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http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/05/billions-us-aid-never-made-it-pakistani-army-gener/?uniontrib
UAV demonstrated the ability to detect and warn troops if there are chemical warfare agents present. The UAV combines chemical sensors and advanced algorithms to allow rapid aerial chemical detection and tracking:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/single.php?id=8860
Honeywell has been developing sustainable/renewable biofuels for use in jet engines since 2007, and things have progressed to the point that US forces just ordered 600,000 gallons of renewable jet fuel made from weeds, algae or rendered fat from animal corpses:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/05/sustainable_biofuel_push_for_usaf/
Law enforcement officers can now fly while armed:
http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2009/09/law-enforcement-officers-flying-armed.html
Even though 15 million people are looking for work in the US, employers are having a hard time finding people who are qualified for jobs such as nurses, pharmacists, MRI technicians, and engineers:
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/05/employers-struggling-fill-openings/?uniontrib
Flooding in India has left 2.5 million people homeless, with at least 250 dead:
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE59435320091005?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines since 2006 was gathering strength and may remain stationary off the northwestern coast of the Phillipines for the next 3 days. It is bringing heavy rain, the possibility of floods and landslides, and sunk a ship today:
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5910VE20091005?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
Two new studies found that 1 in 100 children have autism disorders:
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/05/studies-1-100-kids-have-autism-disorders/?uniontrib
Gene therapy may be used as "closed heart surgery" in the future. Helping hearts heal themselves instead of prescribing a drug to sustain a failing heart would be a huge boost to many people:
http://www.rdmag.com/Life-Science-Is-closed-heart-surgery-via-gene-therapy-the-future/
Hawaii hotels had their weakest summer ever:
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091005/NEWS01/910050353/Hawaii+hotels+post++weakest+summer+ever
A group of Italian debunkers is claiming it has proved that the Shroud of Turin - revered as the cloth that covered Jesus in the tomb - was man-made. The shroud bears the image of a crucified man. Believers say Christ's image was recorded on the fibers at the time of his resurrection:
http://www.physorg.com/news173977462.html
Keeping a laptop longer is actually more expensive than replacing it after 3 years. The repairs needed for a laptop to continue to be used in years 4 and 5 average $960 per laptop--you can buy a new laptop for less than that. After the 3rd year, hard drive failures go up dramatically, as do problems with keyboards, screens, and batteries:
http://www.infoworld.com/d/hardware/upkeep-makes-laptops-costly-after-three-years-476?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2009-10-05
Vonage released a free application for the iPhone and BlackBerry that undercuts the international calling rates of major wireless carriers:
http://www.cedmagazine.com/News-Vonage-calling-app-iPhone-BlackBerry-100509.aspx
Adobe is releasing their new flash player for almost all smartphones... 19 out of 20 of the top mobile device manufacturers have signed on to assist with the advancement, with only Apple not wanting Flash for the iPhone:
http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/adobe-flash-expands-all-smartphones-except-iphone/2009-10-05
This looks like a normal bathroom scale...but it has WiFi and sends your weight, fat mass and BMI over the Internet. This enables users to monitor their progress via a web page and an iPhone app:
http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/10/01/wifi-enabled-bathroom-scale/
Borders is offering free WiFi instead of the T-Mobile WiFi pay service:
http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/09/30/free-wifi-comes-to-borders-bookstores/
Verizon-led Venture Capital fund is focused on promoting LTE development and has already identified up to 1.3 billion in investments:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/verizon-wireless-announces-4g-venture-forum-designed-encourage-innovation-advanced-mo?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Couple married in a Halloween-themed wedding...they were made up as vampires and he arrived in a hearse. The minister was dressed as Jason from the "Friday the 13th" movies and after the vows were exchanged, he ordered the groom not to kiss his new bride but instead to bite her on the neck:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33175767/ns/today-today_halloween_guide/