Global Health Group to assist Namibia in developing strategic malaria control plan (Monday 13th of October 2008 10:39:00 AM)
A five-member team from the teaching hospital of California-San Francisco's Global Health Group
will help Namibia develop a promotions plan aimed at eradicating malaria in the country, the
New Era reports. The team, which arrived in Namibia on Oct. 5, ...
(more)Sweden On Verge of Passing Sweeping Wiretap Plan (Thursday 05th of June 2008 06:25:46 PM)
An unnamed reader writes "No one seems to have noticed that Sweden is close to passing a
far-reaching wiretapping program that would greatly expand the government's spying capabilities
by permitting it to monitor all email and phone traffic coming in ...
(more)TVA Security Lapses Could Endanger US Health, Economy (Friday 23rd of May 2008 06:11:23 AM)
Coondoggie links to a Network World story about myriad security flaws (described in a report
from the supervising Accountability Office) at all levels of the Tennessee Valley Authority,
the country's largest public power utility, excerpting: "The Tennessee ...
(more)Securing Your Notebook Against US Customs (Thursday 15th of May 2008 10:23:55 PM)
Nethemas the Great points out a piece from Bruce Schneier running in the UK's Guardian
periodical with some tips for international travelers on securing folder microelectronics
circuitry for border crossings. A taste of the brief article: "Last month ...
(more)Drinkable Languages Offered At LA Time-Travel Mart (Monday 03rd of March 2008 09:30:04 PM)
An anonymous reader writes "Via the sci-fi blog io9 comes a fantastic project that not only has
a great premise but backs a great cause. The San Francisco writing center called 826 Valencia
works to teach kids passion for the written word. The program ...
(more)Robust New Partnership to Grow Industry Standard LUTCF and FSS Designations (Thursday 20th of December 2007 05:30:07 PM)
The star-spangled banner College, the nation's leading non-profit fiscal community service
educator, and the communal partnership of safeguard and business top brass* (NAIFA), the
country's largest commercial government-provided services club organization, ...
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