Now an Online Game to improve Mental Health of the Youth

A youth welfare group has come up with a new way to improve the mental health of young people: an online video game. Called “Reach Out Central”, this online role-playing game has been promoted by the Inspire Foundation. In this game players can “test-drive life and play it when and how you want to”.

Helping and befriending the computer-controlled characters that inhabit the online world is essential, and the Inspire Foundation hopes skills developed in the game and choices made there about friends, partying, work and life in general will transfer to the real world.

The foundation’s director of programs, Jonathan Nicholas, said that young people aged 16-25 would be targeted, as they were the most vulnerable.

He also said a major focus was to develop a cool, fun game that looked good and was engaging. Engagement was difficult to achieve by simply forcing booklets of information at young people.

Mark Rosser, senior program manager for youth at national depression initiative beyondblue, said one in five young people suffered from depression each year and he was concerned that fewer than 40 per cent of them actually went on to seek help.

Nicholas believes Inspire’s use of an engaging game to deliver mental health information online is a winning strategy. He said much of Reach Out Central’s content was based on an education program used in schools.

“Rather than being a static game it’s probably best to think about Reach Out Central as an online soapie game - we’ll continue to add in and write new storylines,” he said.

The Sony Foundation stumped up the $500,000 needed to develop the game, but it is also supported by beyondblue, NSW Health, Teen Spirit Foundation and The Golden Stave Foundation.

Source : healthyjockey.com

India to have maximum Cardiac cases in the world by 2010

The Institute of Preventive Cardiology (IPC) foundation has associated itself with Emami Foundation to start a Centre on Preventive and Non-invasive Cardiac Care in the city and the Vishwa Jagriti Mission Trust would support the Foundation in this project.

Addressing a press conference, cardiologist Dr Pratiksha Reeg Deb said, “Young India is falling prey to heart-related ailments and is on the verge of an epidemic, which will be much greater that the tsunami,” and added, “We need to awaken the Indian citizens to that they can start the prevention programme before it is too late.”

“Heart disease is a disease of ignorance. Prevention is the only vaccination to heart attack,” is the only piece of advice Dr Deb has to offer to the heart patients.

According to her, due to faulty lifestyle like improper eating habits and patterns, lack of exercise, addictions like alcohol, tobacco, smoking, the risks of problems like diabetes, cholesterol, blood pressure and heart ailments are looking up in today’s young generation.

Dr Deb said,”By 2010,India will have the maximum number of cardiac cases in the world and by 2015, 60 per cent of the cardiac deaths in the world.” “About six crore Indian adults are suffering from Coronary Artery Diseases while another 18 crore more face the same risk,” she informed.

Responding to a question, Dr Deb stated that this Preventive and Non-surgical Cardiac Clinic would first examine the financial status of a patient and then decide to offer free treatment to them.

Mengulas SAMSUNG L760 (SGH-L760)

Bagian yang paling mengagumkan pada SAMSUNG L760 terletak pada software-nya. Didesain sebagai ponsel bagi para blogger, perangkat ini tampil dengan fasilitas RSS Reader dan juga perangkat lainnya untuk meng-upload content langsung ke provider, seperti YouTube dan juga BuzzNet. Ini adalah handset berseri 'L' pertama kali, jadi wajar saja jika kita tak tahu pasti jika perangkat ini bakal digunakan sebagai 'blogging phones' di masa yang akan datang.

Walaupun kita masih tak tahu pasti seberapa 'ampuh' software yang dimiliki SAMSUNG L760, namun dengan kemampuan sharing content, seperti misalnya dengan YouTube, merupakan terobosan tersendiri.

Namun sayangnya, SAMSUNG L760 mungkin telah melupakan sesuatu, yakni bahwa ia bisa menjadi sebuah handset yang benar-benar idel dengan dukungan HSDPA (3.5G), daripada dengan dukungan UMTS yang sudah 'kuno'.

Para penikmat YouTube bisa jadi sangat 'frustasi' dengan dukungan download sebesar maksimum 384Kbps dan juga 128Kbps untuk upload. Tentunya hal itu bisa bertambah cepat dengan dukungan HSDPA.

Namun demikian, jika Anda ingin berbagi content yang telah Anda buat di ponsel Anda dan juga berbagi banyak data lagi, SAMSUNG L760 masih menjadi pilihan yang cerdas.

Spesifikasi:

Jaringan: GSM

Data: GPRS + UMTS (3G)

Layar: 240x320 pixel, 262k warna

Kamera: 2 megapixel

Ukuran: Medium slider 100x47x15mm / 93 gram

Bluetooth: Ya

Memory card: microSD

Infra-red: Tidak

Polyphonic: Ya

Java: Ya

Baterai: Belum diketahui (ponsel/bun)

Sumber : KapanLagi.com

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63% of Malware Emerges from U.S. Sites

Cyveillance,Inc. report chronicles a continued rise in malware distribution and phishing attacks.

U.S.-based Web sites hosting malware are responsible for the majority of malware distributed on the Internet, according to a report by security company Cyveillance,Inc. Click here to see the report (PDF).

The company's "Online Financial Fraud and Identity Theft Report" found that Web surfers visiting sites based in the United States are more at risk from malware attacks and online identity theft than visitors to sites based in other countries, with more than 63 percent of malware distributed to visitors via tainted U.S.-based Web sites.
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In addition, 25 percent of malware-hosting sites, where the actual binary malware files are hosted and served up, are based in the United States. China leads the way with 34 percent of malware-hosting sites, the report found.

"We believe that this is simply a case of following the money," said Todd Bransford, vice president of marketing at Cyveillance, based in Arlington, Va. "The criminals want access to the computers of U.S. citizens so they can eventually tap into their financial resources. Therefore, they distribute malware on sites visited by U.S consumers."

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"Obviously, a drop site hosted in the United States can be accessed from anywhere in the world, so the high percentage of U.S.-based drop sites may be more a factor of the simplicity and level of automation afforded by U.S. service providers to criminals … with a stolen credit card number," he said.

The report includes data collected and analyzed between April 1 and June 30, 2007, based on information collected from more than 200 million unique domain name servers and 150 million unique Web sites. Some 2 million URLs were found to be distributing malware.

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"Conservatively, it is fair to estimate that malware attacks via the Web doubled in Q2 compared to Q1," Bransford said. "Given that more than 60 percent of these sites were hosted in the United States, it seems fair to assume that the malware threat to U.S. citizens on the Web is up 100 percent."

The Cyveillance report also recorded a 20 percent increase in the aggregate quantity of brands targeted, indicating that phishers continue to change targets. Since 2005, over 1,400 companies have been attacked, the report concluded.

"Genius" DVDs can harm babies

Watching DVDs
Depending on your child's age, 'genius' DVDs can either slow their ability to learn new words, or have no effect at all DVDs and videos said to stimulate babies' brains can slow vocabulary development if they are overused, US researchers report.

For every hour a day spent watching such recordings, infants aged 8 to 16 months understand an average six to eight fewer words than babies who do not watch them, says Associate Professor Frederick Zimmerman of the University of Washington and colleagues.

Older toddlers are not harmed or helped by the videos, the researchers report in the Journal of Pediatrics.

"The most important fact to come from this study is there is no clear evidence of a benefit coming from baby DVDs and videos, and there is some suggestion of harm," Zimmerman says.

"The bottom line is the more a child watches baby DVDs and videos, the bigger the effect. The amount of viewing does matter."

Zimmerman and colleagues conducted random telephone interviews with more than 1000 families with babies and asked detailed questions about television and video viewing.

Parents of the 8- to 16-month-olds were asked how many words like choo-choo, mummy and nose their child understood.

Parents of the toddlers were asked how many words like truck, cookie and balloon their children knew.

"The results surprised us, but they make sense. There are only a fixed number of hours that young babies are awake and alert," says Professor Andrew Meltzoff, a psychologist who worked on the study.

"If the 'alert time' is spent in front of DVDs and TV, instead of with people speaking in 'parentese' - that melodic speech we use with little ones - the babies are not getting the same linguistic experience," Meltzoff adds.

"Parents and caretakers are the baby's first and best teachers. They instinctively adjust their speech, eye gaze and social signals to support language acquisition.

"Watching attention-getting DVDs and TV may not be an even swap for warm social human interaction at this age. Old kids may be different, but the youngest babies seem to learn language best from people."

Dr Dimitri Christakis, a paediatrician at Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute who worked on the study, says parents frequently ask him about the value of such videos.

"The evidence is mounting that they are of no value and may in fact be harmful," Christakis says.

Red and Blue Foods Are The Cancer Fighters

· Health properties detected in new laboratory tests
· Pigment can slow growth or even kill tumour cells

* Ian Sample, science correspondent

Natural pigments that give certain fruit and vegetables a rich red, purple or blue colour act as powerful anti-cancer agents, according to a study by American scientists.

The compounds, found in foods such as aubergines, red cabbage, elderberries and bilberries, restricted the growth of cancer cells and in some cases killed them off entirely, leaving healthy cells unharmed.

The study combined laboratory tests on human cancer cells with experiments on animals that were designed to see whether a diet rich in the foods made a difference to their risk of developing cancer.

Foods with the highest levels of the compounds were most effective at slowing cancer growth, with exotic purple corn and chokeberries stopping the growth of colon cancer cells and killing 20% in lab tests. Foods less enriched with the pigments, such as radishes and black carrots, slowed the growth of colon cancer cells by 50% to 80%.

The findings bring scientists closer to unravelling the key ingredients responsible for giving fruit and vegetables their cancer-fighting properties.

Because the pigments, which belong to a class of antioxidant compounds known as anthocyanins, are not easily absorbed by the bloodstream, they travel through the stomach to the gastrointestinal tract, where they are taken up by surrounding tissues.

Their survival through to the lower part of the intestine may be the key to their role in preventing cancers in the tract, the scientists believe.

Researchers led by Monica Giusti, an expert in plant nutrients at Ohio State University, extracted anthocyanins from a variety of exotic and more common fruits and vegetables that all had a deep red, blue or purple hue and added them to flasks containing a suspension of human colon cancer cells.

When the team calculated how much of each extract was needed to reduce cancer cell growth by 50%, they found anthocyanin from purple corn to be the most potent. Chokeberries and bilberries were nearly as effective, while radish anthocyanin required nine times as much - or 131 micrograms per millilitre of cancer cell solution to cut cell growth by half.

In a second study, the researchers fed rats with colon cancer a diet of anthocyanin extracts from bilberries and chokeberries, which are most often used as flavourings in jams and fruit drinks. Colon tumours in the rats fell by 60% to 70% compared with a control group that were not given anthocyanin.

"All fruits and vegetables that are rich in anthocyanins have compounds that can slow down the growth of colon cancer cells, whether in experiments in laboratory dishes or inside the body."
The team are now investigating whether it is possible to modify the structure of the pigment compounds to make them even more potent. Tentative results so far suggest that grafting an extra sugar or acid molecule to the anthocyanins improved their effectiveness.
The work is part of a long-term investigation aimed at a greater understanding of the 600 anthocyanins found in nature. "We're just beginning to scratch the surface of understanding how the body absorbs and uses these different structures," Dr Giusti said.

In June, market researchers reported that sales of anthocyanin-rich blueberries had doubled in the past two years. The berries joined a growing list of what associations marketing the products call "superfoods", alongside oily fish, brazil nuts and tomatoes. Anthocyanins have previously been linked to helping towards a healthy heart and with treating skin conditions.

Source : www.guardian.co.uk

Get Your Custom Laptop Design by NVousPC

With the prevalence of laptop thefts around, here’s a good way to distinguish your laptop from the rest of the pack. NVousPC lets you design your own paint job on your own laptop or one that’s bought from them. Its a pretty cool thing since the design is basically painted on and its unlike those custom designed stickers that could be peeled off easily . Here is the design example, its awesome.

NVousPC offers its notebooks in two base models, the 14.1” Mercury and the 15.4” Ether. Both versions come with a minimum of 1GB of RAM, the option to upgrade to an Intel Core2Duo T7600 CPU, and Windows Vista. Additionally, NVousPC offers after market custom painting for consumers that already own a notebook.

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Windows vs. Linux

When make a platform decision, many organizations focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), reliability, and support. Here is the chart can help put these key criteria in perspective as you compare the advantages and disadvantages of Windows Server versus Red Hat commercial Linux.

How To Preventing Credit/Debit Card Fraud

By taking certain precautions, a user can prevent their credit or debit card from being misused both online and offline :

1. Do not provide photocopies of both the sides of the credit card to anyone. The card verification value (CVV) which is required for online transactions is printed on the reverse of the card. Anyone can use the card for online purchases if the information is available with them.



2. Do not click on links in email seeking details of your account, they could be phishing emails from fraudsters. Most reputed companies will ask you to visit their website directly.



3. While using a credit card for making payments online, check if the website is secure The CVV will also be required.



4. Do not give any information to persons seeking credit card information over phone



5. Notify your bank / credit card issuer if you do not receive the monthly credit card statement on time. If a credit card is misplaced or lost, get it cancelled immediately.

Top 10 Most Popular Cellular Cellphones

RIM BlackBerry Curve (aka BlackBerry 8300)
Though it doesn't bring Wi-Fi or 3G support, the BlackBerry Curve offers a best-of-breed design and a well-rounded set of features to make it an attractive device for consumers and mobile professionals alike.

Specs : Up to 240 min, BlackBerry Handheld Software, GSM 850/1900

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199.99 - 199.99




AT&T 8525
For the ultimate road warrior, the 3G-enabled AT&T 8525 provides the speed, the power, and the productivity tools to get your work done on the go.


Specs : 64 MB, Cingular Wireless, Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 / UMTS 850/1900/2100

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299.99 - 299.99




Nokia N95 (Unlocked)
With a 5-megapixel camera, advanced multimedia capabilities, and GPS, there's no doubt that the Nokia N95 is one of the most feature-packed smart phones to date, but poor battery life and sluggish performance make it hard to justify the high price tag.

Specs : Up to 390 min

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619.99 - 740.99




Samsung BlackJack
The Samsung BlackJack heralds another 3G-enabled smart phone to Cingular's lineup. While it supports the carrier's video and music service, some design and performance issues trip up this otherwise sexy device.

Specs : Up to 330 min, 64 MB, Cingular Wireless, Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, GSM 850/900/1800/1900

Check Prices :
99.99 - 99.99




HTC Mogul PPC-6800 (Sprint)
The Sprint Mogul by HTC brings some needed design and feature updates to its predecessor, and refreshes the carrier's staid lineup of smart phones. It has some performance issues, but is worth the upgrade.

Check Prices :
299.99 - 299.99




Motorola Razr2 V9m (Sprint)
In a Razr-weary world, the Motorola Razr2 V9m surpassed our expectations by offering a fresh and dynamic new approach to the Razr line. Video performance was below par but the phone succeeded on other fronts.

Specs : 0.3 lbs, Up to 220 min, CDMA 850/1900, With digital camera / digital player

Check Prices :
249.99 - 249.99




RIM BlackBerry Pearl (T-Mobile)
Though nothing revolutionary, the addition of multimedia features and the already solid e-mail capabilities make the RIM BlackBerry Pearl an attractive device for business users and consumers alike.

Specs : 210 min, 64 MB, BlackBerry Handheld Software, GSM 850/900/1800/1900

Check Prices :
149.99 - 299.99





LG VX8300 (Verizon Wireless)
The LG V8300 is a well-designed and high-performing EV-DO phone for Verizon Wireless.



Specs : 3.9 oz, Up to 210 min, CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Verizon Wireless, With digital camera / digital player

Check Prices :
49.99 - 49.99





LG Prada (aka KE850)
While the LG Prada is a gorgeous phone with a stunning touch screen display, its simple feature set may not justify its hefty price tag. That said, if you want one of the most fashionable phones available, the LG Prada is definitely the phone to get.

Check Prices :
599.99 - 599.99





Motorola Krzr K1 (AT&T)
Though the GSM Motorola Krzr K1 has a more attractive color scheme than the CDMA Krzr K1m, some feature differences make it mostly comparable with its sibling.

Specs : 3.6 oz, Up to 390 min, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband), With digital camera / digital player

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99.99 - 192.88

Cara Mencuri Data Kartu Kredit

Artikel ini tidak ditujukan untuk mengajari anda gimana mencuri data kartu kredit, tapi ingin memberitahu anda supaya di kemudian hari anda bisa terhindari dari kejahatan pencurian data kartu kredit. Istilah kejahatan kartu kredit yang biasa di istilahkan "carding" sejak adanya internet meningkat ratusan persen. Ironisnya Indonesia masuk dalam jajaran top 10 (sempat di peringkat pertama) sehingga kartu kredit terbitan Bank-Bank Indonesia ditolak ketika belanja online di situs luar negeri.

Para hacker sangat suka sekali kejahatan yang satu ini, kenapa? Karena kalau cuma nge-hack website atau deface (merubah tampilan/link website) merupakan sesuatu yang tidak ada untungnya. Dan hal ini bisa ke deteksi dan pelaku kejahatan bisa ketangkap dengan mudah kalau sites yang dia masuki memiliki TRACKER (program pelacak ip/link) atau LOG FILE (file yang mencatat aktivitas user/ip yang masuk ke website). Kalau carding mereka bisa bebas tanpa jejak dan juga kadang-kadang setelah mendapatkan datanya, mereka sebarkan antar hacker sehingga susah dilacak orang pertama yang mencuri data kartu kredit. Kejadian baru-baru ini yaitu situs internet teroris Indonesia juga di register dari hasil carding.
Ada beberapa cara yang digunakan oleh hacker dalam mencuri kartu kredit, antara lain:

1. Paket sniffer, cara ini adalah cara yang paling cepat untuk mendapatkan data apa saja. Konsep kerjanya mereka cukup memakai program yang dapat melihat atau membuat logging file dari data yang dikirim oleh website e-commerce (penjualan online) yang mereka incar. Pada umumnya mereka mengincar website yang tidak dilengkapi security encryption atau situs yang tidak memiliki security yang bagus.

2. Membuat program spyware, trojan, worm dan sejenisnya yang berfungsi seperti keylogger (keyboard logger, program mencatat aktifitas keyboard) dan program ini disebar lewat E-mail Spamming (taruh file-nya di attachment), mirc (chatting), messenger (yahoo, MSN), atau situs-situs tertentu dengan icon atau iming-iming yang menarik netter untuk mendownload dan membuka file tersebut. Program ini akan mencatat semua aktivitas komputer anda ke dalam sebuah file, dan akan mengirimnya ke email hacker. Kadang-kadang program ini dapat dijalankan langsung kalau anda masuk ke situs yang di buat hacker atau situs porno.

3. Membuat situs phising, yaitu situs sejenis atau kelihatan sama seperti situs aslinya. contoh di Indonesia ketika itu situs klik bca (www.klikbca.com), pernah mengalami hal yang sama. situs tersebut tampilannya sama seperti klikbca tetapi alamatnya dibikin beberapa yang berbeda seperti www.clikbca.com, www.kikbca.com, dll, jadi kalau netter yang salah ketik, akan nyasar ke situs tersebut. Untungnya orang yang membuat situs tersebut katanya tidak bermaksud jahat. Nah kalau hacker carding yang buat tuh situs, siap-siap deh kartu kredit anda bakal jebol.

4. Menjebol situs e-commerce itu langsung dan mencuri semua data para pelanggannya. Cara ini agak sulit dan perlu pakar hacker atau hacker yang sudah pengalaman untuk melakukannya. Pada umumnya mereka memakai metode injection (memasukan script yang dapat dijalankan oleh situs/server) bagi situs yang memiliki firewall. Ada beberapa cara injection antara lain yang umum digunakan html injection dan SQL injection. Bagi situs yang tidak memiliki security atau firewall, siap-siaplah dikerjain abis-abisan.

Ada beberapa cara lagi yang dilakukan para hacker, tapi cara-cara di atas adalah cara yang paling umum dilakukan hacker untuk carding. Untuk itu dalam menjelajahi hutan internet, hendaknya kita selalu WASPADA seperti pesan Bang Napi he...he...he....