“BILLINGS, Mont. – A man was charged with burglary after he allegedly broke into a home, ate cheese from the refrigerator, made a mess in a bathroom and fell asleep on a child’s bed…” Read the rest at msnbc.com
Cancer patients have been left free of the disease after being treated with a new drug which harnesses the power of their own immune cells. Four of 38 patients treated have seen the disease disappear, while five others saw reductions of 50 per cent in their tumours. The drug works by activating the body’s disease fighting T cells.
It was a sad, sad, day for the world of music yesterday. Hearing the news about Isaac Hayes passing away, had me thinking of all the great albums that Black Moses and the legendary Stax Records left us to always remember him by.
Failure of other drivers to use a turn signal is one of the most annoying things on the road, and it may be on the rise, according to the State Police. A study found:
42 percent said they didn’t have time,
23 percent said they were lazy,
7 percent skipped the signal to “add excitement” to their trip.
Imagine what else goes on when the cameras are not rolling. Remember what minorities have been complaining about for years? In light of this,We need more cameras!
An 18-year-old was punched 13 times in the face by a deputy, and it was all caught on tape. The deputy, Brian Tollison, has been fired and had been charged in the incident. The video show other deputies Taser and kick 18-year-old Jeremy Rucker several times. “Then they have the audacity, to treat this man as if he’s a piece of meat”
Censors Not Able to Keep Up w/ NBCs online Olympics Coverage
I am sure that you were fearing censorship at these Beijing Olympics.
No, not censorship by the Chinese.
Censorship by those folks at NBC who would prefer you to watch what they want you to watch and, most specifically, when they want you to watch it.
By Paul Ranger
It has been reported that wireless Hackers/snoops with equipment have been able to capture transactions, and steal customer’s information while being outside of retailers premises, who, use wireless connection when conducting shoppers transactions.
Many stores use outdated encryption method for security even though, they, and the criminals know the old code has been broken. Is it that these shopping outlets do not have the will to upgrade to a more secure system, or perhaps they think it is cheaper to let things remain the way they are. Either way the consumers whose information were compromised will pay the bigger price because of the turmoils they will experience in their lives because if identity theft imposed on them.
I don’t believe in too much government regulations, however when businesses refuse to do the right thing, then, perhaps government should step in and hold these stores responsible for their carelessness. Look below at the story that has me steaming!
A federal grand jury has indicted men in 5 countries for allegedly hacking into computers of 9 retailers and stealing more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers.
By The Associated Press
Authorities have cracked what is believed to be the largest federal hacking and identity theft case ever, involving the theft and sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers…Read the full story At: MSN
Did Your Favorite Store Tell You Your Credit Information was Compromised?
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008By Paul Ranger
I don’t know about you but, I’m annoyed when I get these so called credit protection offers from companies promising to alert me when there is unauthorized use of credit in my name. The offer sometimes come with a measly $5.00 check for me to deposit as a discount off the usually $70.00 per year fee, and, confirmation that I want to join their program.
What really annoys me is this; why should I have to pay extra for protecting something that the banks and retailers should be protecting in the first place? especially that, the protection offer are for alerts after the horse has left the barn. Who let the horse out in the first place? To alert me after the Identity theft has already taken place is no protection at all. This is only an alert that misery awaits me ahead. With all the high interest rates credit card companies charge, one would think they would be able to provide better protection, but, they want us, the public to pay. The stores are no better, instead of investing in better encryption methods, they would rather keep the cheaper older system. They want us to pay for it.
Perhaps it’s time for federal legislation to make them do the right thing….oops…the lobbyist for the industry would…can you see where I’m going? Read the story that got me started below…
Did stores hush up credit card scam?
Not all retailers told their customers when hackers swiped more than 40 million credit card numbers in the biggest such heist ever.
By The Wall Street Journal
Most states mandate that companies tell their customers when their credit card data is stolen from stores. The laws are designed to give consumers a chance to protect themselves against fraud or identity theft…Read more at: MSN Money,
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