Archive for August, 2007



Atlanta Falcons starting quarterback Michael Vick is entering a plea of guilty in the illegal dogfighting case in order to avoid any further charges.
“After consulting with his family this weekend Michael Vick asked that I announce today that he has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors regarding the charges pending against him,”  said lead attorney […]

According a security guru at Symantec, both Wii and PS3 are vulnerable to both phishing attacks and malicious viruses. 
“Symantec has recently been using the Nintendo Wii to demonstrate that the vulnerabilities that exist on one platform are very likely to exist to some extent on other platforms such as games consoles. Our Security Response Operations […]

Karl Rove, White House deputy chief of staff, announced on Monday that he would be stepping down from the Bush administration by the end of August.   
“We’ve been friends for a long time, and we’re still going to be friends,” said George W. Bush.   Others, like Barack Obama, are not so sad to see him go.
“Karl Rove was […]

Vitamins C and E and beta carotene, either individually or in combination, do not appear to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events or death among women at high risk for heart disease, according to a report in the August 13/27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Oxidative damage—harm to cells caused […]