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Morgan Diffenderfer

Prescription Drug Abuse - Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Act - Goodhousekeeping.com - 1 views

  • the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 won final approval from both houses of Congress
  • The act — which will help regulate rogue online pharmacies where many kids purchase pills for illicit use — should soon be signed into law by President Bush.
  • Nearly one in five teenagers — that's 4.5 million — admit to abusing medications not prescribed to them, reports a 2005 study conducted by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America.
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  • drugs have been easily available to kids surfing the Internet.
  • Case in point: In February 2001, Ryan Haight, an A student and star tennis player from Laguna Beach, CA, died of an accidental overdose of Vicodin, Valium, and a trace of morphine. A doctor prescribed these drugs over the Internet, and a pharmacist filled them online. The 18-year-old had never met either one face-to-face.
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    SCARY HOW EASY SOMEONE CAN GET KILLED FOR BUYING PRESCRIPTIONS OVER THE INTERNET. tHANKS TO THIS BILL, HOPEFULLY PURCHASING MEDS ONLINE WON'T BE AS EASY AS IT USED TO
Rob Eden

iTWire - Lawyer demands jury stops Googling - 0 views

shared by Rob Eden on 17 Sep 09 - Cached
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    The iPhone is making it too easy for jurors to look up information on Google during trials, violating agreements not to lookup outside information during a case.
Burks Oakley

Gawker Hack Exposes Ridiculous Password Habits - PCWorld - 0 views

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    Good article about the use of weak passwords and how easy they are to hack.
chris izatt

Amahi Home Server - Making Home Networking Simple - 0 views

shared by chris izatt on 14 Apr 10 - Cached
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    The Amahi Server is an easy to use server with the best media server, backup and web applications for homes, home offices and small businesses.
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    anyone looking for a simple home server option might want to look at this
Yvonne Garth

Bringing Broadband to Rural America - 1 views

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    "Sandra Thornton is eager to generate new business for the sewing plant she manages just outside Centerville, Tenn. When the machines at Southeastern Pant are running full tilt, the plant's 55 employees can crank out 2,000 pairs a week for police officers, firefighters, and security guards all over the U.S. Nestled among the rolling, ranch-dotted hills of the central part of the Volunteer State, Thornton's plant has managed to stay open when many clothing companies are sending work overseas, by focusing on custom orders. "All the police agencies want their own stripes, their own pocket sizes," she says. "Our equipment is very easy to change over.""
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    People of rural areas will benefit from broadband Internet, becuase it will enable them to connect to millions of other people. Also, store owners and other businesses will thrive with broadband Internet.
Mick Killman

Teen pleads guilty in fatal accident involving texting | News-Gazette.com - 1 views

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    The dangers of texting while driving. This teen got off easy, but has to live with this for the rest of his life.
Susan Walker

CNN.com - Survey: Many students say cheating's OK - April 5, 2002 - 0 views

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    Academic Cheating on the Internet
Stephen Berlinger

Information Technology News - 0 views

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    This is a fabulous website holding vast amounts of current IT news. Some of it's articles are geared towards professionals, where as others are quite informative and easy to read.
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