Libya TV channel owner, ex-director held after attack | Morocco ...

TRIPOLI, March 8, 2013 (AFP) -

The owner and former director of a private Libyan television seized by gunmen in a raid on the channel?s headquarters were being held in an unknown location on Friday, the station said.

Unknown assailants stormed the building of Alassema TV on Thursday, abducting the owner Jomaa Al-Osta and the former executive director Nabil al-Shebani, as well as four members of staff, including journalists and anchors.

The staff members, who were all later released, said the kidnappers were angry about the editorial policies of the TV station, which is known to be close to Libya?s liberal coalition that came ahead of Islamists in last July?s legislative elections.

Mohammed al-Sharkassi, an anchor at Alassema TV who was among those released, said the assailants ?identified themselves as former rebels.?

They objected, in particular, to a draft law that would exclude from political life officials under the regime of former dictator Moamer Kadhafi, who was ousted and then slain in the 2011 uprising.

The law has caused a stir among Libya?s ruling elite as it threatens to sideline senior political figures, including Mahmud Jibril, who heads the National Forces Alliances coalition and was an architect of the 2011 revolt.

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders on Friday condemned the attack and expressed deep concern about the fate of Osta and Shebani, calling on the

Libyan authorities to ?take all necessary measures to obtain their release.?

Libya?s national assembly called on Thursday evening for the interior ministry ?to intervene immediately to release the prisoners.?

Source: http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2013/03/81433/libya-tv-channel-owner-ex-director-held-after-attack-2/

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Comguard launches Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business in ...

The announcement comes after the official launch of the Business suites by Kaspersky in the region.

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is designed to help businesses overcome the latest challenges in managing a secure, efficient network. The new flagship corporate security platform, is built to simplify IT security management and ensure advanced protection for business of all sizes and comes with a number of new and improved technologies that allow IT administrators to see, control, and protect their network.

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is the first true security platform built from scratch, created by Kaspersky Lab's engineers from a single codebase making it vastly different from product offered by competitors.

In today's world, with the growth in organized cybercrime as well as boom in employee-owned devices businesses are exposed to a new set of challenges required to protect their data even tougher and faster. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business simplifies and secures business of all sizes comes with a number of new and improved technologies that allow IT Administrators to See, Control, and Protect their network.

The new suite offers Mobile Security and Device Management, Data Encryption and provides Endpoint Control Tools and Systems Management in addition to Industry-Leading Anti-Malware protection from Kaspersky Lab and a host of other features that are managed by Kaspersky Lab's Security Center.

Mohammad Mobasseri, Senior Vice President, Comguard, said, "Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is probably the only security product for businesses as of today that can be customized and scaled according to the businesses requirements. It is a fully integrated security solution that offers better protection to both Enterprises and SMB's alike. We believe Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business will prove to be a game changer for the IT security industry and will be lapped by businesses to secure themselves."

Through its network of resellers, Comguard will now offer Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business across the region including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait among others in following base configurations:

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business: Select - includes Workstation & File Server Security, Application Control with Dynamic Whitelisting, Device Control, and Web Control. Also included is a mobile protection solution which consists of an endpoint security agent and Mobile Device Management (or MDM).

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business: Advanced - includes all technologies in Select configuration, with the addition of Encryption and Systems Management tools. If your business needs include remote deployment, Patch Management and Vulnerability Scanning, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business Advanced is the solution for you.

Kaspersky Total Security for Business - the flagship offering includes additional protection with the inclusion of infrastructure-level protection for Web, Mail, and Collaboration servers. From the endpoint all the way to the Internet gateway, you can protect it with Kaspersky Lab.

Source: http://www.ameinfo.com/comguard-launches-kaspersky-endpoint-security-business-331789

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Retirement Home Nurse Refuses to Perform CPR on - KTLA 5

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KTLA) ? A nurse at a retirement facility refused to perform CPR on a woman who had collapsed and later died.

The nurse called 911 around 11:00 a.m. on February 27 from Glenwood Gardens when the 87-year-old woman stopped breathing.

The 911 dispatcher instructed the nurse to perform CPR, but she refused saying that it was against the retirement facility?s policy to perform?CPR.

The dispatcher asked the nurse to find someone else who would be willing, but no one came forward.

Paramedics arrived several minutes after the call and took the woman to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

The retirement facility released a statement extending its condolences to the family and said its ?practice is to immediately call emergency medical personnel for assistance and to wait with the individual needing attention until such personnel?arrives.?

Source: http://ktla.com/2013/03/02/retirement-home-nurse-refuses-to-perform-cpr-on-dying-woman/

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37-pound tubby tabby Biscuit in need of home

In this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 image made from video provided by the St. Charles Animal Control shelter, Biscuit, a 37-pound cat, looks at his cage in the shelter in St. Charles, Mo. At more than two-and-a-half times the size of a normal cat, the shelter says the the morbidly obese feline has been put on a diet, but he needs an owner who will closely monitor what he eats. (AP Photo/St. Charles Animal Control via St. Louis Post Dispatch)

In this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 image made from video provided by the St. Charles Animal Control shelter, Biscuit, a 37-pound cat, looks at his cage in the shelter in St. Charles, Mo. At more than two-and-a-half times the size of a normal cat, the shelter says the the morbidly obese feline has been put on a diet, but he needs an owner who will closely monitor what he eats. (AP Photo/St. Charles Animal Control via St. Louis Post Dispatch)

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) ? At 37 pounds, Biscuit is about the right weight for a 4-year-old ? human, that is.

A St. Louis-area animal shelter is trying to find a new home for the sweet tabby with a sweet tooth.

Biscuit's salad days were spent pigging out, and now at roughly three times the weight of a healthy adult cat, he's restricted to about a cup of diet food per day.

His first owner, a disabled woman who fed him lots of treats, brought him to the St. Charles Animal Control shelter about a year ago because she could no longer care for him, Teresa Gilley, the shelter's lead animal control officer, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/15VQRvf ).

"She didn't mean the cat any harm," Gilley said. "I just think she didn't know any better."

Another woman took him in but had to return him about a week ago because her new apartment doesn't allow pets, she said.

Gilley said the tubby tabby isn't crazy about his new low-calorie diet, but he has begun adjusting to it. When he arrived, Biscuit could only take a few steps before lying down and panting, but now he's showing increased energy.

"The other day I went into the office, and he was up in the chair," Gilley said. "So he was able to jump pretty high."

Biscuit is neutered and is believed to be about 4. Gilley said he's easygoing and loves being petted.

"He's sweet and loving, and if you talk to him, he'll talk back," Gilley said.

Any prospective owner would need to keep Biscuit away from the gravy and on a strict diet.

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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com

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Nike's 'Vapor Laser Talon' brings 3-D printing to athletic shoes

Devin Coldewey , NBC News ? ? ? 17 hrs.

The latest sneaker from Nike may have a preposterous name, but it's a notable achievement. The Vapor Laser Talon, as it's called, was designed specifically for the 40-yard dash, and was tested and built using a 3-D printer.

At just 5.6 ounces, the shoe is among the lightest out there (shoes like the New Balance Minimus line are as light as 4.4 ounces), but that's not its claim to fame. The "plate," or rigid bottom part in which the cleats and other sole features are embedded, is the first in the sport to be printed.

Nike used a process called Selective Laser Sintering, in which a powerful laser is shone on a plastic or metal powder, fusing it and allowing the surrounding material to be removed. It allowed them to iterate the design over hours instead of days or weeks, making optimization for a single sport or event practical.

In this case, the plate was created with maximum grip on football turf in mind, improving a player's "zero step," the first movements from standing position to running ? in which traction is extremely important.

It's not the first 3-D printed shoe, or even the first to be made for sport (these have a similar goal and use the same process), but it's definitely the first to be made and advertised by a major company like Nike.

No details were shared as to the pricing or availability of the shoe, although it's a safe bet that such a specialized product is unlikely to be found at your local mall just yet.

Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for NBC News Digital. His personal website is coldewey.cc.

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/nikes-vapor-laser-talon-brings-3-d-printing-athletic-shoes-1C8645125

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Improved, more terrifying BigDog robot flings cinder blocks

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Everyone's favorite buzzing, prancing robot, the BigDog from Boston Dynamics, has a new trick. It now has an arm which can be used to manipulate nearby objects with great force ? for instance, in this video, tossing a cinder block a good 15 feet.

The approach Boston Dynamics is taking is to use the robot's whole body as power for its actions. So, as you can see, it actually bends down to pick up the block rather than just extending its arm further. And it tilts its whole body to one side as a counterweight to the block before it throws.

BigDog's creators point out (in their characteristically minimal YouTube description) that this is how athletes and real animals perform many tasks, and it does appear to be practical ? but it's also eerily lifelike. The improved body and lessened noise from the original have failed to make its uncanny animal-like movements any less unnerving.

The latest news on the BigDog project, which is currently funded by the Army Research Laboratory, can always be found on the Boston Dynamics YouTube page. They typically upload a video or two every few months.

Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for NBC News Digital. His personal website is coldewey.cc.

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/improved-more-terrifying-bigdog-robot-flings-cinder-blocks-1C8641477

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