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The Media

Submission + - Wrestler's Wikipidea page altered before death! (yahoo.com)

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sirrube
sirrube writes: "On June 24, 2007, Chris Benoit, a WWE wrestler was found dead in a bizarre murder suicide that included the loss of his wife and son. Hours before the death was reported by the police the Wikipedia entry about him was altered reporting the death of his wife. Investigators are looking into who altered pro wrestler Chris Benoit's entry to mention his wife's death hours before authorities discovered the bodies of the couple and their 7-year-old son. MSN News && Yahoo News"
United States

Submission + - Going to Turkey For Cheaper Medical Care (gocurrency.com)

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Erdinc Gevis
Erdinc Gevis writes: "A lot of people have been going to other countries for medical care, especially Turkey. One specific Hospital which is very popular is Jinemed Hospital. They offer IVF, plastic surgery, and dental care. Jinemed has very high success rates after introducing assisted reproductive technologies in Turkey 17 years ago.

"Jinemed Hospital's medical team consist of American & European Board certified Doctors with practice experiences in the United States and Western European Countries." This news comes from www.ivfturkey.com A max of three embryos or possibly four are allowed to be transferred by law.

Jinemed was founded by Professor Dr. Teksen Camlibel, a Physician who has 12 years of experience in the United States and 22 years in Turkey. The five sections that the Hospital specialize in is Infertility, Gynecology, Urogynecology, Gynecology Oncology, and Obstetrical Center. "Jinemed Hospital has a great team of English Speaking Doctors and we are serving UK patients since long years. Currently, American Patients are also choosing Jinemed because of our expert medical team with consultants in the USA, and favorable costs.""
Communications

Submission + - Wikipedia reports death before authorities knew (boston.com) 1

Submitted by earthworm2
earthworm2 writes: Wikipedia had quite the scoop on the death of the wife of wrestler Chris Benoit. It reported her death on 401 GMT 6/25. This was eight hours before authorities discovered the bodies of the couple and their son. Authorities are now looking into who posted the information, in the hope of learning more about the alleged murder-suicide.
After all, I think it was Agatha Christie who said, "The killer always returns to the Wikipedia entry of the crime." Or something like that.
Media

Submission + - Wikipedia (canoe.ca)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes:  
Wikipedia appears to have foretold death of wrestler's wife and child, hours before they died.

From the article:

"Investigators are looking into who altered an online encyclopedia's entry for Canadian wrestler Chris Benoit to mention his wife's death hours before authorities discovered the bodies of the couple and their seven-year-old son."

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Benoit/2007/06 /28/4297803-ap.html
Bug

Submission + - Vista Security Claims Debunked (seclists.org)

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[Send Bug Reports Here]
[Send Bug Reports Here] writes: "Apparently Microsoft still hasn't learned that counting vendor acknowledged vulnerabilities isn't a good way to establish the security of an OS. As an analysis of Microsoft's claims on Full Disclosure shows, we see that the methodology used was badly flawed. A bug in Firefox (not to mention emacs), counts as a flaw for Linux, while IE bugs get ignored on Vista's chart. Then we see that vulnerabilities aren't vulnerabilities when they're security-challenged features such as Vista's Teredo. Also, there's far too little consideration given to severity, given that it stoops to counting even extra access restrictions on a file in OSX to have something to show. In short, the original Microsoft analysis was good PR and poor research."
Linux Business

Submission + - Dell releases Ubuntu PCs worldwide.

Submitted by watzinaneihm
watzinaneihm writes: Dell has announced that it will be selling Ubuntu systems worldwide . The Dell blog also says that it is considering opening up sales to Small/Medium businesses. We have discussed Dell's sales policy to sell only home users before
The Internet

Submission + - Net Neutrality dismissed by FTC (for now)

Submitted by Altery
Altery writes: The FTC has issued a report on broadband competition in which the Commission argues that there is no evidence that Net Neutrality laws are needed. Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras said that legislators should "proceed with caution" in addressing the issue, adding that there are more questions than answers right now about what will and won't harm consumers. Still, the report made it clear that the FTC is on the lookout for abuse, but generally the report is a big win for the telecoms.
Games

Submission + - Duke Nukem Forever Release Date: 12/1/07! (bestbuy.com)

Submitted by wiggles
wiggles writes: It's offical. According to this Best Buy page, Duke Nukem Forever is scheduled for release on December 1st of 2007. Talk about a solution to global warming! All we need to do is find hell, and use the sub-zero temperatures to siphon off our excess heat!
Security

Submission + - CIA Declassifies the "Family Jewels"

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An anonymous reader writes: The CIA has recently declassified some records relating to illegal spying, assassination attempts, and other goodies for afternoon reading. These are available from the CIA's FOIA portal
From the article:
Last week, CIA chief Michael Hayden announced the decision to declassify the records, saying the documents were "unflattering but part of CIA history".
The documents detail assassination plots, domestic spying, wiretapping, and kidnapping.
The incidents include:
* the confinement of a Soviet KGB defector, Yuriy Ivanovich Nosenko, in the mid-1960s
* attempts to use a suspected Mafia mobster, Johnny Roselli, in a plot to assassinate Cuba's Fidel Castro
* the wiretapping and surveillance of journalists, including in 1972 columnist Jack Anderson who broke a string of scandals
Programming

Submission + - Theoretical parallel computer built for first time (networkworld.com) 1

Submitted by James McP
James McP writes: A working computer has been built that for the first time demonstrates the Parallel Random Access Model (PRAM) of parallel processing. According to the Network World article the unnamed machine uses FPGAs to create sixty four 75Mhz CPUs which have a claimed combined performance of "100x" a normal desktop. The PRAM computer was built as part of a NSF grant that has the goal of developing APIs and compiler optimizations to support the PRAM system. As a bonus, if you submit the winning name for the new PRAM computer you can win $500.
Operating Systems

Submission + - Wubi: new Ubuntu secret weapon?

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An anonymous reader writes: There is a new Ubuntu installer out there that might bring about a small revolution in the Linux world. Think about an installer that allows you to install and uninstall Linux as any other application. An installer that does not require you to burn an ISO, that does not change your partitions, that does not change your bootloader, and still gives you a normal dual-boot setup, with full hardware access. Impossible? Enter Wubi. Wubi sits between a demo and a full installation, bringing you the best of both words. It works like a real installation but it is easy and safe to install and remove like a demo. Wubi was born as an independent (GPL) project, but it will become an official Ubuntu installer in Gutsy. Caveat: it is still in beta.
OS X

Submission + - Mac OSX Leopard Leaked (com.com)

Submitted by hey0you0guy
hey0you0guy writes: Somebody has uploaded the beta copy of Leopard to a file sharing site for download. The beta copy of Leopard, the next version of Mac OS X handed to developers last week by Apple, is available on a file-sharing site for downloading. Apple's legal department tends to frown on things like that. Or, at least they did when the same thing happened with a beta copy of Tiger, the current version of Mac OS X released in April of 2005.
Linux Business

Submission + - Amazing Get DVD and Codecs working in Linux (pimpyourlinux.com)

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Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward writes: "You've downloaded and installed Linux, but now you realize that you can't play movies on it! In some countries playing DVD files through DEcss is illegal, so in many cases Linux distributions choose not to let you watch DVD's right out of the box. As well, you'll notice that your favorite codec might not be installed on a fresh distro. This article will show you how to not only get your DVD player working in Ubuntu, but also how to get your favorite codecs. Did you know that it's possible to watch windows media files in Linux? iPod videos that are encoded in h264 can also be viewed, and encoded. Let's get started on making your Linux distribution a Movie machine."
Software

Submission + - Simulation of 9/11 attacks back building failure. (smh.com.au)

Submitted by
BlacKSacrificE
BlacKSacrificE writes: "Sydney Morning Herald reports lads at the Purdue University have created a computer simulation of the aircraft hitting that shows what caused the towers to collapse allegedly. While they are yet to address most of the conspiracy theories claims around the event regarding melting temperatures of steel, pools of thermite-like molten material pouring out of the buildings, and reports of midgets in clown uniforms with explosive squibs, it apparently backs the idea that all the central support beams were taken out, causing the collapse. A video of the simulation is not available online as far as i can find, but I would love to see it nonetheless."
Republicans

Submission + - Is Vice President's Office Above The Law? (washingtonpost.com)

Submitted by
Frosty Piss
Frosty Piss writes: "US Vice President Dick Cheney's office has refused to comply with an executive order governing the handling of classified information for the past four years and recently tried to abolish the office that sought to enforce those rules, according to documents released by a congressional committee yesterday. Since 2003, the vice president's staff has not cooperated with an office at the National Archives and Records Administration charged with making sure the executive branch protects classified information. Cheney aides have not filed reports on their possession of classified data and at one point blocked an inspection of their office. After the Archives office pressed the matter, the documents say, Cheney's staff this year proposed eliminating it."

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