Archive | October, 2007

CDC: Drug-resistant staph deaths may surpass AIDS toll – CNN.com

16 October 2007

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CDC: Drug-resistant staph deaths may surpass AIDS toll – CNN.com Deaths tied to these infections may exceed those caused by AIDS, said one public health expert commenting on the new study. The report shows just how far one form of the staph germ has spread beyond its traditional hospital setting. How scary is this?

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Mychal Bell of Jena 6 fame had FOUR previous offenses, ordered to juvenile hall for probation violation

12 October 2007

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Per CNN.com –Mychal Bell of ‘Jena 6′ ordered to juvenile facility ” But Judge J.P. Mauffrey agreed with prosecutors that Bell had violated the probation he was given for four previous juvenile offenses, including two simple battery charges, the sources said. Bell had been placed on probation until he turned 18. Civil rights activist Al Sharpton, who [...]

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Hacking video games to cheat is a business strategy

2 October 2007

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Fantasy games like “World of Warcraft” and computer environs like “Second Life,” to name a few, have their own currency or other virtual valuables that can be traded for hard U.S. dollars. In other words, hacking into a video game to cheat can be a business strategy. And so clamping down on it could be key [...]

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