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14 dead in suicide bomber attack in Somalia
Today's Headlines

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Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Experts: Man controlled robotic hand with thoughts	4 00:00 Chief []
Page 1: WoT Operations
Flight 297 - Muslims engaging in a "dry run"?	5 00:00 Nimble Spemble []
14 dead after suicide bomber attack in Somalia	0 [5]
Al-Shabab training pirates	1 00:00 ed []
Violent conflicts that barely register in the West	14 00:00 CrazyFool [2]
Good morning	9 00:00 Nimble Spemble []
Colombia's FARC Rebel Leaders Clashing Over Money, Santos Says	2 00:00 gromky []
Six houses destroyed, nine militants arrested in Khyber	0 [4]
Key militant commander killed in Kurram Agency	0 [4]
Police suspect attempt on CJ Iftikhar Chaudhrys life	0 [5]
Ten militants killed, 128 arrested in Hangu	0 [7]
Ulfa founder held in Dhaka	0 []
Suicide bomber targets Naval Complex, one dead	1 00:00 Anonymoose [6]
Army Charges Major Jihad	5 00:00 Pappy []
Terrorism Suspect Asks Judge to Dismiss Case	0 []
Iran releases five detained British sailors	1 00:00 Whutch Fillmore6777 [2]
Saudi warplanes continue bombing northern Yemen	2 00:00 Elder of Zion [4]
Nur Misuari acquitted	2 00:00 Pappy []
Page 2: WoT Background
Al-Qaeda tot stunt	1 00:00 Glenmore [5]
Pelosi won't back Afghan plan	6 00:00 Pappy []
Afghans and Pakistanis Rattled by U.S. Withdrawal Plan	3 00:00 Procopius2k [1]
Robert Spencer: Muslim Brotherhood Training Troops in Ft Hood	0 [2]
Afghans, Pakistanis voice doubts about U.S. strategy	2 00:00 Oregon Doodle []
Tests suggest 5 women raped in Philippine massacre	0 []
Rumsfeld Cries Foul on Obama Claim Troop Requests for Afghanistan Were Denied	2 00:00 Verlaine []
Cadet read "Kill Bin Laden" book ~~during~~ while waiting for Obama's speech	8 00:00 Elder of Zion []
Only 100 al Qaeda Now in Afghanistan	7 00:00 NoMoreBS []
Iran envoy new head of UN anti-drug body	2 00:00 trailing wife []
Iran rejects encouraging Hamas involvement in Yemen	3 00:00 lord garth [6]
'Muslims should withdraw their money from Swiss banks'	8 00:00 mojo []
Iran to enrich uranium to 20 percent for needed fuel	0 [6]
New US troops to arrive in Afghanistan in 2-3 weeks	0 []
Page 3: Non-WoT
Evacuation after Santa alarmed by elf	0 [2]
Marine Corps chooses H&K to make SAW replacement	0 []
House Votes To Restore 45 Percent Death Tax	9 00:00 Grunter [4]
Search for extraterrestrials costs IT director his Earth-bound job	14 00:00 Plastic Snoopy [2]
Obama Ecstasy Pills Hit the Street	5 00:00 trailing wife []
India will not sign binding emission cuts-minister	0 [1]
"Poor Al Gore. Global warming completely debunked via the very Internet you invented.	10 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [2]
'Proud Aussie' takes top job	2 00:00 halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division []
Is Venezuela Headed for a Default?	0 []
Tiger Woods looking at $300m payout if alleged dalliances leads to divorce	6 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC []
Honduran lawmakers say 'no' to restoring Zelaya	1 00:00 ryuge []
Comcast buy majority stake in NBCU (NBC/Universal Studios)	0 []
Obama science advisers deny problems with climate research	0 []
Inmate in wheelchair escapes on foot	2 00:00 JFM []
Dog Battle Rattle?	1 00:00 Dar []
Boxer: Hackers should face criminal probe over 'Climategate'	17 00:00 Karl Rove [3]
Climate Change 'Fraud'	4 00:00 Whiskey Mike []
2 bumbling bandits in Maryland attempt to rob funeral home, thinking it's a bank	0 []
Plea Hearings Set For 2 In Krazy Glue Assault	3 00:00 Perry Stanford White []
Google to limit free news access	2 00:00 ed []
Iran bans make-up for women on TV	6 00:00 746 [6]
1,000 cops to be replaced	0 []
Thais pray for hospitalised king	0 []
Police report breakthrough	0 []
Khaleda to be re-elected BNP chief unopposed	0 []
Ft Drum soldier accused in deaths of 2 others	0 []
Those killings? It wasn't for the fat afterall ...	1 00:00 Grunter []
Page 4: Opinion
"It's time to strip the Obama sticker off my car. "	5 00:00 DMFD []
Sullivan: Leaving the Right	12 00:00 phil_b [4]
West Point Asked Cadets To Respond	0 []
NATURE Runs Bitter, Anti-Skeptic Editorial	3 00:00 lord garth [3]
Climategate: Science Is Dying	1 00:00 DMFD []
Anatomy of a Government-Abetted Fraud: Why Indymac/OneWest Always Forecloses	2 00:00 Oregon Doodle []
Worse Than Enron?	3 00:00 DMFD []
Was Cop Killer Prison Convert To Islam?	9 00:00 746 [1]
CNN: Missing Dobbs	3 00:00 Anonymoose []
Pulitzers Change Rules for Online Media - Heres Your Chance Fred	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut []
How Important Is Marjeh?	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru []
Page 6: Politix
Trunk Castle continues to lead Li'l Biden in Delaware	2 00:00 Frank G []
ACORN Dispersing Resources to SEIU, Other Progressive Groups	0 [1]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), Poll numbers cratering	0 [3]
Putin: Will consider return to presidency in 2012	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1]
Cheerleaders get fired up about Salahi	6 00:00 ed []
A World Without ACORN	1 00:00 Barbara Skolaut []
Former Acorn and Schools Employee Is Accused of Fraud	0 []
Govt will need to help shape U.S. media: Waxman	3 00:00 Procopius2k []
Rothenberg's Dangerous Dozen House Seats for 2010	0 []
Matthews Calls Cheney an Ankle Biter, Backtracks on West Point 'Enemy Camp' Claim	6 00:00 746 []
Climategate: it's all unravelling now	20 00:00 trailing wife []
Reid set to unveil new public option, breaking Senate impasse on healthcare	4 00:00 Perry Stanford White []
No word on Easley, Edwards probes	1 00:00 Rambler in Virginia []
Brutal poll for Dems	2 00:00 ed []
Atlanta Mayor Candidate Calls for Recount	0 []
House Republicans Blast Democrats, Obama Over Alleged ACORN Ties	0 []

Science

Experts: Man controlled robotic hand with thoughts

An Italian who lost his left forearm in a car crash was successfully linked to a robotic hand, allowing him to feel sensations in the artificial limb and control it with his thoughts, scientists said Wednesday.

During a one-month experiment conducted last year, 26-year-old Pierpaolo Petruzziello felt like his lost arm had grown back again, although he was only controlling a robotic hand that was not even attached to his body.

"It felt almost the same as a real hand. They stimulated me a lot, even with needles ... you can't imagine what they did to me," he joked with reporters.
The real test will be if it can spank monkeys. And do so without short-circuiting! Ay-Pee article. Rest at link.

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#2 No good can come of this with Italians' penchant for goosing combined w/ remote control robotic hands.

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                12/03/2009 7:11                Comments ||
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#3 Which is scarier? Thought-controlled robotic hands or the mysterious resurrection of the Local page??

                Posted by: ryuge    ||
                12/03/2009 14:08                Comments ||
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#4 Does this mean that I can hold my magazine open with both hands while I er aH - oh yea now I'm going blind !

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2009-12-03
14 dead in suicide bomber attack in Somalia

Wed 2009-12-02
Obama: 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan by summer

Tue 2009-12-01
At least 61 militants killed in Khyber tribal region

Mon 2009-11-30
Air strike kills 30 Taliban in Khost

Sun 2009-11-29
Russia train disaster was terrorist attack

Sat 2009-11-28
IAEA votes to censure Iran

Fri 2009-11-27
Lebanon gives Hezbollah right to use arms against Israel

Thu 2009-11-26
Afghan police commander jailed for having 40 tonnes of hashish

Wed 2009-11-25
Belgian pleads guilty in US jet parts sale to Iran

Tue 2009-11-24
20 turbans toe-tagged in Hangu

Mon 2009-11-23
Gunships hit targets in Kurram Agency

Sun 2009-11-22
Jordanian commandos join war on Houthis

Sat 2009-11-21
Nasrallah reelected Hezbollah chief for sixth term

Fri 2009-11-20
Eight bad boyz dronezapped in N.Wazoo

Thu 2009-11-19
Pak Talibs say they're in tactical retreat

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