https://freerepublic.com/tag/casestudy/ en-us Sat, 29 Nov 2003 16:06:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1030685/posts <p>Mary Lou Robinson heard the doctor's words. Until this moment, this day in September 1996, she didn't believe they could be true.</p> <p>"I'm sorry to inform you, you are HIV positive."</p> <p>The day before, the same doctor had recommended Robinson be tested for the virus that causes AIDS. She had had mysterious symptoms for two years that doctors and tests could not explain. But HIV never entered the realm of possibilities of what Robinson thought was making her sick.</p> Shreveport, LA, Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1030685/posts#comment Sat, 29 Nov 2003 16:06:12 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/707394/posts HACKINGAussie hacker jailed for sewage attacksby Luke TaggPosted Thu, 01 Nov 2001A 49-year old Brisbane man has been sentenced to two years in prison for hacking into a local council's computerised waste management system, causing an environmental disaster which saw millions of litres of raw sewage spill into rivers, parks and the grounds of a Hyatt Regency hotel. Vitek Boden was found guilty on 30 charges involving computer hacking, theft and causing significant environmental damage after his exploits in March and April last year, in what is being described as the world's first environmental vandalism case. The Maroochydore District Court... iAfrica.com cooltech https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/707394/posts#comment Fri, 28 Jun 2002 02:47:19 GMT