Submission + - Shooting Massacre at Virginia Tech
ConcernedStudent writes: "A violent gunman has apparently unleashed a deadly massacre on the famed science and tech campus, Virginia Polytechnic University (better known as Virginia Tech). The first reports of gunshots were received by police around 7:15 A.M. but shooting continued across the campus for hours longer. Over 25 people are now confirmed dead with many more injured. The shooter appears to have either killed himself or to have been killed by responding police officers. The New York Times has posted front page coverage, and the local Roanoke Times has been providing blog-style coverage, updated regularly.
NYT Link — http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/16/us/16cnd-shootin g.html?hp
Roanoke Times Link — http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/breaking/wb/113294 "
Submission + - OTC Fat Pills FDA Approved
SuperJew writes: "The prescription diet pill Xenical has recently been
FDA approved for over-the-counter sales in the US.. This marks the first the the FDA has backed an over-the-counter diet pill. All the others available at the drug store have that nice "These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA" warning on them, but this one, to be called Alli won't carry that label. With over 65% of Americans overweight, does this "miracle-pill" from GlaxoSmithKline mark a new era in fat-meds?"
Submission + - University professor chastised for using Tor
Irongeek_ADC writes: "As reported in the The Chronicle of Higher Education, University IT "professionals" came knocking on Professor Censarini's door asking about why he was using the Tor network. While there they also asked that he not teach his students about it, and said it was likely against university policy. An interesting read that goes to show even Universities are turning big brother."
Submission + - Chomsky in feature film on Outsourcing to India
agslashdot writes: "Project Outsourced, a 150 minute indie docu on Outsourcing of IT jobs to India, now on Google Video in 6 parts — Part 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6
Features Brian Behlendorf ( Apache ), Dr. Noam Chomsky (MIT), Dr. Dennis Dalton(Columbia), Dr. William Easterly( NYU) and a host of economists, programmers & venture capitalists."
Features Brian Behlendorf ( Apache ), Dr. Noam Chomsky (MIT), Dr. Dennis Dalton(Columbia), Dr. William Easterly( NYU) and a host of economists, programmers & venture capitalists."
