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Anti-Videogame Activist Jack Thompson Disbarred

The Florida Supreme Court has affirmed the Bar's recommendation to have him permanently disbarred from practicing law in Florida, effective in 30 days. According to a report from GamePolitics, the June 2008 report of Judge Dava Tunis that originally recommended Thompson's disbarment was heavily referenced in the new four-page document issued by the court Thursday.

Anti-video game activist Jack Thompson disbarred in Florida

The latest activist faulting video games for the ills of society lost his last 1UP in Florida Thursday, after the state supreme court disbarred him permanently. It seems his frivolous lawsuits and outspoken antics finally caught up with him.

Anti-video game activist Jack Thompson disbarred in Florida

The latest activist faulting video games for the ills of society lost his last 1UP in Florida Thursday, after the state supreme court disbarred him permanently. It seems his frivolous lawsuits and outspoken antics finally caught up with him.

Controversial videogame lawyer Jack Thompson disbarred

Jack Thomson, a self-proclaimed Christian Conservative and anti-videogames activist, has been removed from the Florida Bar by the Supreme Court of Florida. The former attorney is well-known in the gaming community for his highly conservative views on sales of videogames with violent and/or sexual content.

Jack Thompson Disbarred

Sockatume writes "The Florida Supreme Court has approved Judge Dava Tunis' recommendations for the permanent disbarment of John B. "Jack" Thompson, with no leave to reapply and $43,675.35 in disciplinary costs. The ruling is a step up from the enhanced disbarment that had been suggested by the prosecution, which would have forbidden him from reapplying for ten years. Thompson has 30 days to appeal the ruling before the disbarment is permanent. Thompson responds to the ruling."

Jack Thompson disbarred

Florida attorney Jack Thompson, well known in gaming circles for his fierce opposition to violent video games in any form, has been permanently disbarred from practicing law in the state of Florida, and can no longer take on new clients.

Report: Jack Thompson, video game industry scourge, disbarred

Executives throughout the video game industry may be breathing a big sigh of relief. That's because it looks like one of the industry's biggest critics, Florida lawyer Jack Thompson, has had his voice cut off at the knees, to mix a metaphor or two.

Anti-Matter Created By Laser At Livermore

zootropole alerts us to a press release issued today by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, announcing the production of 'billions of particles of anti-matter.' "Take a gold sample the size of the head of a push pin, shoot a laser through it, and suddenly more than 100 billion particles of anti-matter appear. The anti-matter, also known as positrons, shoots out of the target in a cone-shaped plasma 'jet.' This new ability to create a large number of positrons in a small laboratory opens the door to several fresh avenues of anti-matter research, including an understanding of the physics underlying various astrophysical phenomena such as black holes and gamma ray bursts." The press release doesn't characterize the laser used in this experiment, but it may have been this one.

BDO Consulting Hosts Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Event for Corporations and Financial Institutions

CHICAGO, Nov 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BDO Consulting, a division of BDO Seidman, LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services organizations, will be hosting a luncheon seminar for the Chicago area business community, featuring a distinguished panel of anti-money laundering experts. The program, entitled Anti-Money Laundering: The Road to Continued Compliance, is designed to provide institutions and organizations with a background on the current state of anti-money laundering regulations and related compliance considerations. In light of current issues facing financial institutions, special attention will be given to anti-money laundering and the Bank Secrecy Act as they relate to mergers and acquisitions transactions.

IDLC organises training course on Anti Money Laundering and Anti Terrorism Ordinance

IDLC Finance Limited, a multi-product Financial Institution, arranged a training programme on "Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance, 2008 and Anti-Terrorism Ordinance, 2008" to strengthen knowledge of its employees on money laundering.

Microsoft anti-piracy move irks China official

Telstra pumps $20m into West Oz networks Email spam increases eightfold; Agent-HNY blamed Microsoft anti-piracy move irks China official ING Direct redesign extends to open source mash-ups Fujitsu to ‘free cool’ new Perth data centre Internet breaches the final frontier Malware and compliance issues swamp firms Microsoft set to roll out Vista SP2 beta New standard will make mobiles easier to customise ICANN releases draft gTLD guidebook Anti-Scientology activist off the hook... sort of Top 10 best features found in laptop computers Compuware tackles Microsoft source code bugs Moran pioneers aged care business intelligence Terria hit with two losses

SIFMA Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference

Now in its ninth year, SIFMA’s Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference is the securities industry’s premier event for anti-money laundering compliance training. The conference brings together the leading experts from industry, the regulatory agencies, and law enforcement to discuss the most recent developments in anti-money laundering compliance and financial crime. The program will include representatives from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, FINRA, Comptroller of the Currency, FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security. Topics will include:

CanIt 5.0 Anti-Spam Released

Roaring Penguin Software upgrades their CanIt line of anti-spam software to provide Managed Services Providers effective and affordable anti-spam, and anti-virus solutions for small and medium-sized organizations.

SanDisk Offers McAfee Anti-Malware Technology in Secure USB Flash Drives SanDisk Offers McAfee Anti-Malware Technology in Secure USB Flash Drives

Oct. 21, 2008 - SanDisk Corporation and McAfee, Inc. today announced SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise with anti-malware protection from McAfee. In addition to protecting corporate USB flash drive users from data leaks, the solution includes the McAfee Scan Engine, which offers advanced heuristic analysis for comprehensive detection of both known and unknown threats.

Videogame makers bank on sequels

Videogame makers bank on sequels A screenshot from the videogame "Call of Duty: World at War" is seen in this handout image. REUTERS/Activision/Handout

StandGuard Anti-Virus 6.0

DETAILS: StandGuard Anti-Virus offers native scanning of mail on IBM i. The new add-on Domino feature lets users manage, scan and clean Domino mail and databases residing on IBM servers. StandGuard Anti-Virus Domino features include:

AVG anti-virus mistakenly tags system file

Generally speaking, anti-virus software contributes to keeping PCs up and running smoothly. Occasionally, however, things don't quite go as planned. As the Security and the Net blog reports, a recent definition update for the popular AVG Free 7.5 and 8.0 anti-virus apps mistakenly tagged a Windows system file and told users to delete it:

First official national videogame archive

he videogame medium is, depending on when you start counting, 46 years old. That's still relatively young compared to other popular media, but it's old enough, it seems, to start preserving the industry's rich history. To that end, the United Kingdom's first official national videogame archive was launched earlier this week. It will house a treasure trove of consoles and cartridges ranging from the humble beginnings of 1972's 'Pong', to the blockbusters of the 21st century.

Anti-fraud site hit by a DDoS attack

Bobbear DDoS AttackThe popular British anti-fraud site Bobbear.co.uk is currently under a DDoS attack (distributed denial of service attack) , originally launched last Wednesday, and is continuing to hit the site with 3/4 million hits daily from hundreds of thousands of malware infected hosts mostly based in Asia and Eastern Europe, according to the site’s owner. Targeted DDoS attacks against anti-fraud and volunteer cybercrime fighting communities clearly indicate the impact these communities have on the revenue stream of scammers, and with Bobbear attracting such a high profile underground attention, the site is indeed doing a very good job.

Anti fraud site hit by a DDoS attack

Bobbear DDoS AttackThe popular British anti-fraud site Bobbear.co.uk is currently under a DDoS attack (distributed denial of service attack) , originally launched last Wednesday, and is continuing to hit the site with 3/4 million hits daily from hundreds of thousands of malware infected hosts mostly based in Asia and Eastern Europe, according to the site’s owner. Targeted DDoS attacks against anti-fraud and volunteer cybercrime fighting communities clearly indicate the impact these communities have on the revenue stream of scammers, and with Bobbear attracting such a high profile underground attention, the site is indeed doing a very good job.

Academic Anti-Zionism in Australia

When it comes to radical trends including anti-Zionism, Australian campuses are like most other Western universities, only even more extreme. The ubiquity of left-wing politics in Australian academia means that writing about campus Israel-phobia requires discrimination since the range of subjects is so large. The focus here will be on just a few of Australia's most egregious academic anti-Zionists.

Video Game Foe Disbarred

The latest activist faulting video games for the ills of society lost his last 1UP in Florida last week, after the state supreme court disbarred him permanently. It seems his frivolous lawsuits and outspoken antics finally caught up with him.

DVD, videogame theft on the rise

OCT. 30 | DVD shrink, or theft as a percentage of sales, rose 16% last year, while videogame theft increased more than 20%, prompting Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target and many movie and game suppliers to meet recently to explore anti-theft methods that would make product useless once it’s improperly taken from stores.

Organization creates anti-virus testing best practices

A group of security companies, anti-virus testers and media companies have created standards for evaluating anti-malware products.

Geeks battle Marines in Call Of Duty 5 videogame debut

People play videogame "Call of Duty: World at War" in San Francisco. Videogame maker Activision teamed with retail chain GameStop to debut "World at War" by letting COD fans using XBox 360 consoles play the new release online against real soldiers.

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