| Police name murder victim
POLICE have named the teenager murdered in Erith at the weekend as 18-year-old Faridon Alizada. The post-mortem examination, which took place yesterday, gave the cause of death as two stab wounds to the chest. Mr Alizada who was also known as Fighterrr was a member of the IVS gang. A murder inquiry was launched after police were called to a reported stabbing incident in a third floor flat in Verona House, Waterhead Close in Erith. When police arrived at 3am on Saturday they found three youths in their mid to late teens suffering from stab wounds. One of the youths, Mr Alizada, believed to be from the Woolwich area, was pronounced dead at the scene. .
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales accused of expenses rort
The scandal engulfing Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has spread, with a former executive claiming Wales improperly used the non-profit organisation's funds for his own lavish recreation. Danny Wool, who was effectively Wales' right-hand man for two years before he left the donor-supported Wikimedia Foundation last year, said Wales had tried to claim the cost of items such as a visit to a massage parlour in Moscow and expensive bottles of wine. The claims come just as Wales' messy break-up with a girlfriend he met via his free online encyclopedia plays out in the public domain. It includes claims Wales broke Wikipedia's own conflict of interest rules by attempting to influence the site's editing process. Wales has denied any wrongdoing. "Jimbeau [Wool's nickname for his former boss] was certainly not frugal in his spending on his endless trips abroad, but when it came to handing in receipts, he could be somewhat careless," Wool wrote in a post on his personal blog.
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Syracuse Professor Milton Mueller Named First XS4ALL Professor
But our dependence on the Internet also brings up issues of security, privacy, and trust in technology. The subject very much deserves more academic research, and we're happy that the internationally renowned professor Mueller will be doing the job."
The Professorship, which begins January 1, 2008, is part time; Mueller will continue to spend 60 percent of his time at the iSchool at Syracuse. At the close of the fall semester, Mueller stepped down as program chair of the M.S. in telecommunications and network management at the iSchool, and is working with Professor Martha Garcia-Murillo, who takes over the position in January, to ensure a smooth transition.
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Va. hookup thief released after pleading guilty Gay
A Richmond resident was sentenced to jail time Jan. 10 but released soon after for stealing money and credit cards from men he hooked up with in Arlington. Shawn Boyd, 36, was sentenced at the Arlington County General District Court to 12 months in jail and 10 months probation. Since he had already served jail time while awaiting his trial, he was released on the same day he was sentenced. Boyd served his time in the Arlington County Detention Facility. As part of a plea bargain, Boyd pleaded guilty to petty larceny and failure to appear in court in September 2005. Boyd stole a credit card from an Arlington resident on Feb. 15, 2005. He also stole less than $200 from another Arlington resident on March 19, 2005. Officer Loreann Grimes, team coordinator for the Arlington County Police Department’s Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit, said Boyd had been hooking up with men he met online and stealing their money and credit cards afterward.
Dollar Hits New Low as Economic Woes Continue
The president also urged Congress to pass a law that makes it easier for the government to eavesdrop on terrorism suspects. He said the government must have the ability to quickly and effectively monitor the telephone conversations and e-mails of terror suspects. The president said Congress should protect telecommunications companies from lawsuits when they cooperate with the government efforts. He said Congress should give companies legal immunity for helping the government eavesdrop after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "Without the cooperation of the private sector we cannot protect our country from terrorist attacks," Bush said. The president wants Congress to renew a temporary law that expired earlier this month. The House and Senate have passed different versions of the measure, which would continue authorization of a program that lets the government listen in on the phone calls of suspected terrorists and view their e-mails.
FSA sees credit squeeze on banks
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned banks that the crisis in the financial markets will force them to change the way they do business. Chief executive Hector Sants told the BBC that banks would no longer be able to raise as much money as before by selling their loans to other investors. This could permanently push up the cost of loans and mortgages and mean credit is harder to get for some customers. Mr Sants said banks would have to keep more of their loans on their own books. Tightened lending Already, UK banks have been tightening up their lending criteria, with mortgage approvals down 31% compared to one year ago. Many banks are requiring customers to put down larger deposits before they can get loans to purchase a home. In an exclusive interview with the BBC's Robert Peston, the FSA's chief executive said the crisis in global financial markets will require the banks to change.
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