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Orthodox Rabbi Alleged to Sexually Exploit Students
articles.latimes.com — Rabbi Mordechai Elon, a popular figure, has not been charged with any crime, and no evidence has emerged that any of the students allegedly involved were under age 18, but the case is rattling the foundations of Israel's Orthodox by casting a focus on topics some would prefer to avoid: sexual harassment by religious leader.. (Submitted by DigSomeMore) More…
Microsoft researcher wins "Nobel" of computing
seattletimes.nwsource.com — Chuck Thacker, a technical fellow at Microsoft Research, has won the prestigious A.M. Turing Award -- sometimes called the Nobel of computing -- for a lifetime of contributions to computing. The Association for Computing Machinery recognized Thacker for his work on building Alto, the first modern personal computer, while working for Xerox PARC. (Submitted by alphadoggs) More…
Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls
npr.org — On Wednesday, more than 1,000 women who flew military planes during World War II will be honored with the Congressional Gold Medal. They were known as WASP, Women Airforce Service Pilots, and at the time of their service, they were civilians. They waited three decades to be granted military status. And history nearly forgot them. (Submitted by hijack) More…
Continental: Threaten us with fines and we'll cancel flights
news.yahoo.com — The Transportation Department next month will begin having the option of fining airlines any time a flight departs more than 3 hours late. An indignant Continental Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek says his company will cancel flights altogether rather than risk such fines... Have a nice day and thank-you for not flying Continental. (Submitted by nahsrocketeer75) More…
Vitamin D Crucial To Activating Immune Defenses
physorg.com — Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that Vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defenses and that without sufficient intake of the vitamin, the killer cells of the immune system - T cells - will not be able to react to and fight off serious infections in the body. (Submitted by legofanboy) More…
