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    NSA Surveillance Scandal: Snowden Now In Moscow, Havana Tomorrow

    Russian media has confirmed that Edward Snowden is now in Moscow after leaving his secret Hong Kong hideout. The same sources reported he has a ticket for an Aeroflot flight to Havana, Cuba, leaving tomorrow at 2PM. The former NSA contractor has been on the run since he first revealed details of...
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    'Hybrid' Surveillance Strategy Aided Response To Contaminated Steroid Outbreak In Vir

    An innovative "hybrid" surveillance strategy - highlighted by close cooperation between public health officials and clinical partners - helped Virginia mount an efficient and effective response to the ongoing outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections, according to a report in the...
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    For Small Kidney Masses, Active Surveillance Provides A Viable Alternative To Surgery

    Active surveillance of small kidney masses is a safe and effective alternative to immediate surgery, with similar overall and cancer specific survival rates, according to a study published in the November issue of the urology journal BJUI. The technique is primarily used to treat elderly...
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    The Negative Effects Of Increasing Computerized Surveillance

    Researchers at the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT finish the first longitudinal study on the effects of ubiquitous surveillance in the home. To understand the effects of continuous computerized surveillance on individuals, researchers at HIIT instrumented ten Finnish...
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    Court Decides Warrantless Wiretapping Is OK [Surveillance]

    A US federal appeals court has given the green light for warrantless wiretapping. That means federal government can now spy on communications between America citizens without any warrants—and without fear of being sued, either. More »
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    Focusing On Sustainability Of Infectious Disease Surveillance

    Just as the globalization of trade and travel is rapidly evolving, so is the globalization of infectious diseases and the need for cooperative approaches to detect, prevent and control them, according to Dr. David Dausey, chair of the Mercyhurst University Public Health Department. The outbreaks...
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    30,000 Secret Surveillance Orders Are Made Every Year [Factoid]

    A federal judge has estimated that at least 30,000 secret electronic surveillance orders are made every year in the US, and those who are found to be innocent will probably never know that they've been the target of such snooping. More »
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    Just how powerful are spyware & surveillance gizmos? Do report monkeys make ya...

    ...wanna track 'em down? How best? I had 6/7 great questions deleted on Wed But, being busy, I just deleted V/Ns Is it possible - via hacking etc - to ID 'em? How? Anyone translate search results into simple English...
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    The Radar Plane that Powers the World's Most Advanced Long-Range Surveillance System

    After seeing long-range surveillance's effectiveness during the first Gulf War, the UK acquired Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) technology and integrated it into its all-seeing Sentinel surveillance system. More »
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    The Rotundus GroundBot Wheels Out 3D Video Surveillance on the Go [Video]

    The Rotundus GroundBot is a dual-camera security bot that returns 3D video feeds to a security team located nearby. I think I'll call him Wheelie from now on. Wheels? You tell me. More »
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    Franchise Rewind - DTT Surveillance on Franchise Interviews - Jun 03,2011

    This franchise rewind edition is a bit different. We talk about surveillance. The technology provided by DTT is truly amazing and very helpful to franchisors and franchisees. If you have been in a McDonalds, Burger, Subway or Taco Bell, you have probably been viewed through DTT Surveillance’s...
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    2009 STD Surveillance Report

    Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual report on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States. The data, for 2009, show a continued high burden of STDs, but also indicate some signs of progress. The STD surveillance report includes data on the...
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    Study Of Bloodstream Infections Reveals Inconsistent Surveillance Methods, Reporting

    A new study looking at how hospitals account for the number of pediatric patients who develop catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CA-BSIs) found substantial inconsistencies in the methods used to report the number of patients who develop these infections. The study, conducted by the...
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    Hooking a video surveillance system to a DVD recorder.?

    The camera system only has a VGA out that is currently connected to a monitor. I want to be able to connect it to my DVD recorder for giving copies to the police. The DVD recorder only has s-video and composite inputs. Any ideas? They make adapter cables but they all say "for video cards with tv...
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    How to watch cctv surveillance on phone? My current phone is Sony Ericsson

    Satio with symbian 60 OS. Thanks.? In internet explorer it needs to install activex, but in my phone it cant install and it makes me unable to watch cctv on my phone. Does anyone can help me please?
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    Surveillance Systems Find No Major Disease Outbreaks Since Haiti Quake; Media Examine

    Haitian and U.S. public health experts recently reported that two new surveillance systems set up in Haiti after the January earthquake showed that no major disease outbreaks had developed and that the new systems could be part of the foundation of the country's health system in the long term...
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    Renal Oncocytoma - Are There Sufficient Grounds To Consider Surveillance Following Pr

    UroToday.com - Oncocytoma is a benign tumor originating from the distal tubule. Despite the benign nature of this tumor, it is resected in the vast majority of cases. The issue of pre-nephrectomy renal biopsy as a way to differentiate between benign and malignant renal tumors was addressed in...
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    The Global Epidemiology Of H1N1 Spread Illustrated By HealthMap Surveillance Efforts

    As H1N1 began to emerge in April 2009, HealthMap - an automated online disease tracking and mapping tool created by researchers in the Informatics Program at Children's Hospital Boston - was already collecting information about the virus and plotting that information on a map of the globe...
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    BD Diagnostics Launches The BD Protect(TM) Infection Surveillance And Prevention Soft

    BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced the launch of the BD Protect™ Infection Surveillance and Data Management System, a portfolio of healthcare management software solutions that tracks infections and helps prevent their transmission at three levels -- from...
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    BD Diagnostics Launches The BD Protect(TM) Infection Surveillance And Prevention Soft

    BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced the launch of the BD Protect™ Infection Surveillance and Data Management System, a portfolio of healthcare management software solutions that tracks infections and helps prevent their transmission at three levels -- from...
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