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Submission + - Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say (nytimes.com)

Submitted by Bookworm09 on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @01:46PM

Bookworm09 writes: PRAGUE — A man identified as a Russian hacker suspected of pursuing targets in the United States has been arrested in the Czech Republic, the police announced Tuesday evening.

The suspect was captured in a raid at a hotel in central Prague on Oct. 5, about 12 hours after the authorities heard that he was in the country, where he drove around in a luxury car with his girlfriend, according to the police. The man did not resist arrest, but he had medical problems and was briefly hospitalized, the police said in a statement.

Submission + - More Time Outside Tied to Less Nearsightedness in Children (scientificamerican.com)

Submitted by Bookworm09 on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @11:28AM

Bookworm09 writes: For primary school children in China, spending an extra 45 minutes per day outside in a school activity class may reduce the risk of myopia, according to a new study.

In some parts of China, 90% of high school graduates have nearsightedness, and rates are lower but increasing in Europe and the Middle East, the authors write.

"There were some studies suggesting the protective effect of outdoor time in the development of myopia, but most of this evidence is from cross-sectional studies (survey) data that suggest 'association' instead of causality," said lead author Dr. Mingguang He of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou. "Our study, as a randomized trial, is able to prove causality and also provide the high level of evidence to inform public policy."

Submission + - US House takes up major overhaul of patent system (yahoo.com)

Submitted by Bookworm09 on Wednesday June 22, 2011 @03:20PM

Bookworm09 writes: WASHINGTON The House on Wednesday took up the most far-reaching overhaul of the patent system in 60 years, a bill that leaders in both parties said would make it easier for inventors to get their innovations to market and help put people back to work.

The legislation, supported by the Obama administration and a broad range of business groups and high tech companies, aims to ease the lengthy backlog in patent applications, clean up some of the procedures that can lead to costly litigation and put the United States under the same filing system as the rest of the industrialized world.

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