Expecting a $15 refund from the Utah department of commerce, Jerry Mika of Salt Lake city opened his mail recently to find a $2,245,342 cheque. "I kept trying to find a way to make it legitimate so I could cash it," he said. "I did think about all the things I could do with the money … […]
Debate Between UN conference and US over Internet
US control over how Internet addresses are assigned also defining how people around the world access e-mail and Web sites, dominated discussions as a major UN conference on the Internet opened Monday.While few participants at the Internet Governance Forum attacked the US directly, most were well aware of the role Americans play in crafting domain […]
Non-profit to bring wireless internet to Bangladesh.
A nonprofit based in Bangladesh is seeking local support for an initiative to set up country-wide broadband Internet facilities that will soon link schools across the largely impoverished South Asian country. Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of the Rural Advancement Committee, or BRAC, spoke about the initiative at Harvard as part of his North American tour […]
Teen tech camp targets next-gen IT workers
Faced with dwindling enrollments in university computer science and IT programs, the Society for Information Management has taken a novel approach toward engaging America’s youth in potential IT careers: It is partnering with public libraries and other organizations to create technology camps for teenagers. The first such summer camp, which Chicago-based SIM organized three […]
Scott Harrison’s ‘charity’ brings clean water to Africa
Scott Harrison tells the story of charity : water and how the nonprofit brings clean water to communities in Africa. charity : is based in New York City has raised over $1 million in its first year, by selling $20 bottles of water. Directed by Jordan Lofrgen. Music by Kyle Chipman.
Fear and Anxiety Can Worsen Diabetes
<p>Many but not all studies have found depression and anxiety to be more common in diabetic individuals than in nondiabetics. Researchers in Seattle examined the prevalence of panic attacks in people with diabetes. Panic attacks are sudden, brief episodes of fear and anxiety that cause symptoms such as a racing heartbeat, sweating and shortness of […]