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NZ police officer killed in city siege
Times Online The body of a police officer was left lying in a New Zealand street for over 24 hours as his colleagues and the gunman who killed him continued a tense stand-off. New Zealand police retrieve officer's body The Associated Press Experts on the Napier siege TVNZ Bloomberg – ABC Online – New Zealand Herald – 3 News NZ all 575 news articles |
A Missouri mother should serve three years in prison for her role in a MySpace hoax on a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide, federal prosecutors said in court documents filed Wednesday in Los Angeles.
An anonymous reader writes “From The Washington Post’s Security Fix blog comes a tale that should make any Windows home user or system admin cringe. It seems the latest version of the Zeus Trojan ships with a command that will tell all infected systems to self-destruct. From the piece: ‘Most security experts will tell you that while this so-called “nuclear option” is an available feature in some malware, it is hardly ever used. Disabling infected systems is counterproductive for attackers, who generally focus on hoovering as much personal and financial data as they can from the PCs they control. But try telling that to Roman Hüssy, a 21-year-old Swiss information technology expert, who last month witnessed a collection of more than 100,000 hacked Microsoft Windows systems tearing themselves apart at the command of their cyber criminal overlords.'”
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MarkN writes “The use of story in video games has come a long way, from being shoehorned into a manual written for a completed game to being told through expensive half-hour cut scenes that put gameplay on hold. To me, the interesting thing about story in games is how it relates the player to the game; in communicating their goals, motivating them to continue, and representing their role as a character in the world. This article talks about some of the storytelling techniques games have employed, and in particular the different styles of narration that have been used to directly communicate information about a story, and how that affects the player’s relation to their character and the degree of freedom they’re given to shape the story themselves.”
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Commons committee asks Dhalla nannies to testify
Globe and Mail Two caregivers who allege they were mistreated while in the employ of the family of Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla will be called to testify before a Commons committee next week as other federal parties seize the chance to prolong Liberal woes. Third nanny claims abuse from Dhalla family Winnipeg Sun Dhalla's mother a world traveller despite live-in caregiver Toronto Star The Canadian Press – 680 News – CBC.ca – Toronto Star all 358 news articles Langue : Français |
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US-Afghan-Pakistan summit after Afghan poll
Reuters WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) – The United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold a trilateral summit after the Afghan presidential election in August, the special US envoy for the region said on Thursday, citing progress in getting often fractious … Video: Joining forces against the Taliban threat – 7 May 09 Al Jazeera 'Progress' in Afghan-Pakistan talks Aljazeera.net Xinhua – New York Times – Reuters India – CNN all 6,250 news articles Langue : Français |
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BC Liberals, NDP in dead heat
Globe and Mail VANCOUVER – In the wake of a forceful debate performance, NDP Leader Carole James is sweeping away doubts about her leadership and closing in on Gordon Campbell's Liberals in the final stretch of the election campaign, an Angus Reid Strategies poll … Poll gives BC Liberals a nine-point lead on NDP National Post BC Liberals hold 9-point lead over NDP: poll CBC.ca CTV British Columbia – The Canadian Press – 100 Mile House Free Press – Globe and Mail all 294 news articles |
Even before it’s officially adopted, France’s controversial anti-piracy law has already claimed its first victim. Jérôme Bourreau-Guggenheim, head of web innovation at one of the largest TV-networks in France was fired recently because he criticized the law in a letter to his MP.
Statistically speaking, most students don’t do nearly as well as they planned in a semester. The iPhone – your most portable computer – is an unbelievably helpful tool when it comes to educational organization, studying, note taking, staying connected with other students, data reference, and more.
