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Austin, TX (PRWeb) February 21, 2007 -- After a fun-filled vacation at the beach, on the slopes or visiting relatives, the last thing families want to do is come home to a ransacked, burglarized house. According to the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association, each year nearly 5 million families become victims of household burglary, often when they�ve been on vacation.
�There are simple, lo-tech things that homeowners should do to protect their home while on vacation � from stopping their newspaper delivery to keeping lights on,� says Jim Johnson, CEO of uControl, an advanced home security service. �But for homeowners who want greater assurances and protection, there are some hi-tech, yet very affordable, products that provide better security and more control for homeowners.
Home-grown terror threat 'on rise'
LONDON: More than 2,000 home-grown Al Qaeda terrorists are plotting suicide attacks in Britain, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported, citing a secret intelligence document. The security threat is at its highest level since the September 11, 2001, attacks on US and the planning of attacks against British targets will increase further in 2007, the Extremist Threat Assessment document said, according to the newspaper. "The scale of Al Qaeda's ambitions towards attacking the UK and the number of UK extremists prepared to participate in attacks are even greater than we had previously judged," the document said. Britain suffered its worst peacetime attack in July 2005 when four British Islamists blew themselves up on London's transport network, killing 52 commuters and wounding hundreds.
ONLINE UPDATE Fed helps immigrants send money home
WASHINGTON — Even as the federal government is starting to crack down on companies that hire illegal immigrants, it's been helping those same workers send money home, cheap. Dubbed "Directo a Mexico," the Federal Reserve-sponsored service allows customers without Social Security numbers to wire money through the Fed system to Mexico's central bank at little cost. In September, the Fed expanded the remittance program by allowing immigrants, legal or not, to open accounts at participating banks and credit unions in the U.S. or Mexico. About 27,000 transfers are made through the program each month. The program has attracted the attention of conservative immigration activists and members of Congress, who say financial institutions shouldn't cater to illegal immigrants. Rep.
Police nab armed shoplifter
A 25-year-old Mississauga man is facing robbery and breach of probation charges after a shoplifter pulled a knife on security guards at a Brampton home improvement store. Police say security officers stopped the man as he tried to leave the Rona Home and Garden store on Queen Street East. They say he had taken a cordless drill from the shelf and was trying to leave without paying for it. The store security officers say the man took a knife from his jacket and threatened them before running off. Police responded to a 9-1-1 call and arrested a man near the scene. Charged with robbery and breach of probation is Shane McMullan, 25.
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Spyke robot: Home security has never been dorkier
Standing about a foot tall, this remote-control robot won't intimidate any intruders while you're not home. But it will provide a live webcam feed to wherever you are in the world so you can see just what those thieves are pilfering from you. That is, until the bad guys rip your wireless router from the wall, since that's how Spyke, as the little guy's called, streams the video. Until that happens, though, you can see everything Spyke sees, all the while controlling his movements through the Wi-Fi connection. For when you're home, it can receive streamed music that plays over the built-in speakers, and there's an integrated VoIP phone as well. That's right, Spyke does Skype. Recharging is no bother, since when the battery gets low, the bot automatically makes a beeline for its charging station.
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