WHO@ Newsletter - October 12, 2009
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Super Grandpa!
Man, 81, finishes race after borrowing a catheter
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_marat
Organizers of the Twin Cities Marathon said they won't disqualify an 81-year-old runner who won his age group after using a borrowed catheter. Jerry Johncock of Shelbyville, Mich., was sidelined at an aid station about 21 miles into Sunday's race because a blood clot prevented him from urinating. The aid station had no catheter, but a spectator stepped forward to offer Johncock a catheter he had in his car.
Aides helped insert the catheter and Johncock went on to finish in a little over 5 hours 22 minutes.
Race officials considered disqualifying Johncock because of a rule against improper assistance. But executive director Virginia Brophy Achman said they decided Johncock didn't break the rule.
She called Johncock "a great role model and example of what you can do as a runner."
Johncock's wife, Dorlene, said her husband was cheered by the ruling. She said he found the whole situation a little humorous.
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NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Cold turkey for a Facebook addict - 10/12/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/maga
It's become a daily ritual for millions, but what happens when you de-activate your Facebook account and go cold turkey? Caroline Hocking - a self-confessed obsessive - finds out.
Staying Safe on Facebook: Are You Doing Enough? - 10/12/09
http://media.www.pucchronicle.com/m
Keeping in touch with friends has always been important, but since the invention of the social networking site Facebook, keeping in touch with people has become of part of many PUC students' normal routines.
Is your phone a secret spy? - 10/12/09
http://www.newsok.com/is-your-phone-a-s
Sneaky people and technology can turn your cell phone against you.
Cell phone spyware makes it easy for someone to eavesdrop on your conversations, intercept text messages and identify your location. And you may never know it’s happening, experts say.
Textual overtones - Digital dogging is new tool for office sexual harrassers - 10/12/09
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/j
Digital technology has enabled workers to be more productive, allowed them to communicate around the world instantaneously and generally redefined almost every job description on Earth.
But it’s also given cubicle creeps and departmental degenerates new ways to sexually harass co-workers and underlings.
Techie remanded for harassing wife, demanding dowry - 10/11/09
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c
Police on Friday arrested a software engineer for allegedly harassing his wife after marriage in July this year and threatening to
upload on the internet nude pictures of her if she refused to accede to his demand for dowry. He was remanded in judicial custody after being produced before a magistrate's court.
High-Tech Harassment in Social Media - 10/10/09
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-si
Technology keeps providing new opportunities for harassment: social media identity theft, cell phone abuse, online bullying, the list goes on.
HealthWise: High-tech harassment - 10/09/09
http://www.omaha.com/article/20091009/L
The school bully strides down the hall, ready to wreak havoc on his next victim. Instead of reaching for the nearest open locker to shove the shrimp in, he grabs a cell phone.
HEXUS.TalkingShop: e-victims and the human cost of phishing - 10/09/09
http://channel.hexus.net/content/item.p
The publication of thousands of user names and passwords for Hotmail, Gmail and a number of other flavours of online email accounts on to the web this week has brought the issue of phishing - the fraudulent acquisition of personal information online, usually for criminal purposes - into the mainstream consciousness.
8% of web users have considered hacking into a friend's account - 10/09/09
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.c
More than one in ten social networkers thinks their account has been hacked, says Moneysupermarket.com. Research by the comparison website revealed that 8 percent of web users admitted they have thought about or been successful at hacking into a friend Facebook, Twitter or email account.
$2,000 in bogus bills passed in Sweetwater; funny money traced to Nigerian scam - 10/09/09
http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20
Police are investigating the passing of $2,000 in counterfeit $100 bills at a Sweetwater department store this week.
Even though she was not aware she was holding counterfeit currency, a 48-year-old Sweetwater woman could be in trouble for buying a money order with it.
Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn of infections - 10/09/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/2009
Comcast Corp. wants to enlist its customers in a fight against a huge problem for Internet providers the armies of infected personal computers, known as "botnets," that suck up bandwidth by sending spam and facilitating cybercrime.
Hotmail security breach spreads as 30,000 Gmail and Yahoo! passwords are posted online - 10/08/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
The massive security breach that led to millions of Hotmail customers being advised to change their passwords has now spread to users of email services including Gmail and Yahoo! Mail.
Six charged in '£5m ticket fraud' - 10/08/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl
Six people have been charged over an alleged £5m online fraud involving ticket sales for the Beijing Olympics and other sporting and music events.
Club attacker found on Facebook - 10/08/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl
A clubber who attacked a man with a bottle has been jailed after his victim tracked him down using the Facebook social networking site.
Facebook 'poke' leads to woman's arrest - 10/08/09
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091
A Hendersonville woman was arrested for virtually “poking” someone on the social networking site Facebook. Shannon D. Jackson, 36, was arrested Friday, Sept. 25 for allegedly violating an order of protection.
Scareware on the rise - 10/08/09
http://www.itbrief.co.nz/200910083624/s
Fortinet’s September report found a spike in the number of scareware malware and several new computer vulnerabilities.
Jetstar probes alleged cyber-stalking - 10/07/09
http://www.qt.com.au/story/2009/10/07/j
A TEENAGE girl on a flight from the Sunshine Coast has been contacted by a Jetstar attendant after he accessed her private information on the flight manifest, it is alleged.
Inspector suspended for viewing porn - 10/07/09
http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local
A Grand Traverse County employee is serving a four-week, unpaid suspension for viewing pornography on his office computer.
Citing Cybercrime, FBI Director Doesn't Bank Online - 10/07/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/2009
The head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has stopped banking online after nearly falling for a phishing attempt.
FBI Director Robert Mueller said he recently came "just a few clicks away from falling into a classic Internet phishing scam" after receiving an e-mail that appeared to be from his bank.
Police befriend Facebook, Twitter users - 10/07/09
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2
Canadian police forces are getting tips on how to track sexual predators and gang members by setting up fake accounts on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Whistleblower website invites online leaks, raises legal and ethical questions - 10/07/09
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/technology/09
Will the post-first, ask-questions-later attitude fuelling much of online citizen journalism open new doors for government insiders and other whistleblowers to tell what they know on the Internet?
Teen student charged after emailed AK-47 threat - 10/06/09
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.a
A student was arrested Saturday after an alleged gun threat was emailed to students at a high school in Charlotte, authorities said.
McHenry County man arrested over e-mail threat to county official - 10/06/09
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=32
A McHenry County man apparently upset over the amount of court fees he's been paying on old criminal cases may be in line for a lot more after his arrest Monday on allegations he sent a threatening e-mail to Circuit Clerk Katherine Keefe.
Royal Mail lawyers demand closure of postcode lookup site - 10/06/09
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/1
A UK postcode lookup service has been slapped with a cease and desist letter from the Royal Mail, forcing it to close down its website.
Until last Friday (2 October) North London-based Ernest Marples Postcodes Ltd had been providing web outfits with an API to power their sites that helped people search for information specific to their area.
Rappers used song to scare off murder witnesses - 10/06/09
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/cr
Two rappers were convicted today of trying to scare off witnesses to a murder in a song placed on the internet.
The "chilling" song warned people who talked to the police that they could be shot, the Old Bailey heard.
Woman in Philippines cracks Oklahoma burglary case after spotting suspects over webcam - 10/06/09
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/091006/K1
Police say three people who tried to rob a man's suburban Oklahoma City apartment were caught by his wife in the Philippines, who saw them on the webcam the couple uses to communicate while they are apart.
Man, 81, finishes race after borrowing a catheter
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_marat
Organizers of the Twin Cities Marathon said they won't disqualify an 81-year-old runner who won his age group after using a borrowed catheter. Jerry Johncock of Shelbyville, Mich., was sidelined at an aid station about 21 miles into Sunday's race because a blood clot prevented him from urinating. The aid station had no catheter, but a spectator stepped forward to offer Johncock a catheter he had in his car.
Aides helped insert the catheter and Johncock went on to finish in a little over 5 hours 22 minutes.
Race officials considered disqualifying Johncock because of a rule against improper assistance. But executive director Virginia Brophy Achman said they decided Johncock didn't break the rule.
She called Johncock "a great role model and example of what you can do as a runner."
Johncock's wife, Dorlene, said her husband was cheered by the ruling. She said he found the whole situation a little humorous.
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Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org
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NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Cold turkey for a Facebook addict - 10/12/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/maga
It's become a daily ritual for millions, but what happens when you de-activate your Facebook account and go cold turkey? Caroline Hocking - a self-confessed obsessive - finds out.
Staying Safe on Facebook: Are You Doing Enough? - 10/12/09
http://media.www.pucchronicle.com/m
Keeping in touch with friends has always been important, but since the invention of the social networking site Facebook, keeping in touch with people has become of part of many PUC students' normal routines.
Is your phone a secret spy? - 10/12/09
http://www.newsok.com/is-your-phone-a-s
Sneaky people and technology can turn your cell phone against you.
Cell phone spyware makes it easy for someone to eavesdrop on your conversations, intercept text messages and identify your location. And you may never know it’s happening, experts say.
Textual overtones - Digital dogging is new tool for office sexual harrassers - 10/12/09
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/j
Digital technology has enabled workers to be more productive, allowed them to communicate around the world instantaneously and generally redefined almost every job description on Earth.
But it’s also given cubicle creeps and departmental degenerates new ways to sexually harass co-workers and underlings.
Techie remanded for harassing wife, demanding dowry - 10/11/09
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c
Police on Friday arrested a software engineer for allegedly harassing his wife after marriage in July this year and threatening to
upload on the internet nude pictures of her if she refused to accede to his demand for dowry. He was remanded in judicial custody after being produced before a magistrate's court.
High-Tech Harassment in Social Media - 10/10/09
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-si
Technology keeps providing new opportunities for harassment: social media identity theft, cell phone abuse, online bullying, the list goes on.
HealthWise: High-tech harassment - 10/09/09
http://www.omaha.com/article/20091009/L
The school bully strides down the hall, ready to wreak havoc on his next victim. Instead of reaching for the nearest open locker to shove the shrimp in, he grabs a cell phone.
HEXUS.TalkingShop: e-victims and the human cost of phishing - 10/09/09
http://channel.hexus.net/content/item.p
The publication of thousands of user names and passwords for Hotmail, Gmail and a number of other flavours of online email accounts on to the web this week has brought the issue of phishing - the fraudulent acquisition of personal information online, usually for criminal purposes - into the mainstream consciousness.
8% of web users have considered hacking into a friend's account - 10/09/09
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.c
More than one in ten social networkers thinks their account has been hacked, says Moneysupermarket.com. Research by the comparison website revealed that 8 percent of web users admitted they have thought about or been successful at hacking into a friend Facebook, Twitter or email account.
$2,000 in bogus bills passed in Sweetwater; funny money traced to Nigerian scam - 10/09/09
http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20
Police are investigating the passing of $2,000 in counterfeit $100 bills at a Sweetwater department store this week.
Even though she was not aware she was holding counterfeit currency, a 48-year-old Sweetwater woman could be in trouble for buying a money order with it.
Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn of infections - 10/09/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/2009
Comcast Corp. wants to enlist its customers in a fight against a huge problem for Internet providers the armies of infected personal computers, known as "botnets," that suck up bandwidth by sending spam and facilitating cybercrime.
Hotmail security breach spreads as 30,000 Gmail and Yahoo! passwords are posted online - 10/08/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
The massive security breach that led to millions of Hotmail customers being advised to change their passwords has now spread to users of email services including Gmail and Yahoo! Mail.
Six charged in '£5m ticket fraud' - 10/08/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl
Six people have been charged over an alleged £5m online fraud involving ticket sales for the Beijing Olympics and other sporting and music events.
Club attacker found on Facebook - 10/08/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl
A clubber who attacked a man with a bottle has been jailed after his victim tracked him down using the Facebook social networking site.
Facebook 'poke' leads to woman's arrest - 10/08/09
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091
A Hendersonville woman was arrested for virtually “poking” someone on the social networking site Facebook. Shannon D. Jackson, 36, was arrested Friday, Sept. 25 for allegedly violating an order of protection.
Scareware on the rise - 10/08/09
http://www.itbrief.co.nz/200910083624/s
Fortinet’s September report found a spike in the number of scareware malware and several new computer vulnerabilities.
Jetstar probes alleged cyber-stalking - 10/07/09
http://www.qt.com.au/story/2009/10/07/j
A TEENAGE girl on a flight from the Sunshine Coast has been contacted by a Jetstar attendant after he accessed her private information on the flight manifest, it is alleged.
Inspector suspended for viewing porn - 10/07/09
http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local
A Grand Traverse County employee is serving a four-week, unpaid suspension for viewing pornography on his office computer.
Citing Cybercrime, FBI Director Doesn't Bank Online - 10/07/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/2009
The head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has stopped banking online after nearly falling for a phishing attempt.
FBI Director Robert Mueller said he recently came "just a few clicks away from falling into a classic Internet phishing scam" after receiving an e-mail that appeared to be from his bank.
Police befriend Facebook, Twitter users - 10/07/09
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2
Canadian police forces are getting tips on how to track sexual predators and gang members by setting up fake accounts on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Whistleblower website invites online leaks, raises legal and ethical questions - 10/07/09
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/technology/09
Will the post-first, ask-questions-later attitude fuelling much of online citizen journalism open new doors for government insiders and other whistleblowers to tell what they know on the Internet?
Teen student charged after emailed AK-47 threat - 10/06/09
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.a
A student was arrested Saturday after an alleged gun threat was emailed to students at a high school in Charlotte, authorities said.
McHenry County man arrested over e-mail threat to county official - 10/06/09
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=32
A McHenry County man apparently upset over the amount of court fees he's been paying on old criminal cases may be in line for a lot more after his arrest Monday on allegations he sent a threatening e-mail to Circuit Clerk Katherine Keefe.
Royal Mail lawyers demand closure of postcode lookup site - 10/06/09
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/1
A UK postcode lookup service has been slapped with a cease and desist letter from the Royal Mail, forcing it to close down its website.
Until last Friday (2 October) North London-based Ernest Marples Postcodes Ltd had been providing web outfits with an API to power their sites that helped people search for information specific to their area.
Rappers used song to scare off murder witnesses - 10/06/09
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/cr
Two rappers were convicted today of trying to scare off witnesses to a murder in a song placed on the internet.
The "chilling" song warned people who talked to the police that they could be shot, the Old Bailey heard.
Woman in Philippines cracks Oklahoma burglary case after spotting suspects over webcam - 10/06/09
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/091006/K1
Police say three people who tried to rob a man's suburban Oklahoma City apartment were caught by his wife in the Philippines, who saw them on the webcam the couple uses to communicate while they are apart.
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