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...goes on to argue that Jakarta should have final say on any vaccines made from its viruses. For its part, the WHO has tried hard to accommodate Indonesia's objections. At a high-level meeting in Geneva late last month, the WHO raised the possibility of creating a virtual vaccine stockpile that developing countries might be able to draw upon in the event of a pandemic. But there's plainly frustration that Indonesia remains stubborn. "We're grateful to [Supari] for helping us understand the concerns of developing countries," says David Heymann, the WHO's senior representative on pandemic influenza...
...Francisco Negrón, general counsel of the National School Boards Association, says students and parents should expand their understanding of a school's boundaries. He notes that schools in Prince Georges County, Md., and elsewhere now hold some classes online and that many public schools are as much virtual communities as real ones. "When kids go on MySpace and make threats against teachers or other students," he says, "that becomes a safety issue for schools...
Risk, the online game that the College Events Board launched across campus this weekend, is a game with the goal of virtual domination...
...Before parents set their kids loose in Zwinktopia or any other virtual world, however, they should know there is nothing to prevent, say, a pedophile from joining the site and masquerading as a 13-year-old girl. Although some sites aimed at younger kids, such as Disney' s ToonTown and Ganz' s Webkinz, only let members exchange canned messages, on Zwinktopia kids are free to type their own messages. However, swear words and sexually explicit comments get replaced with a "bleep." And while there is no age verification process, members who claim to be 17 or younger are directed...
...She’s particularly interested in fashion and culture—interests that encouraged her to co-found the virtual directory Urbanista Online...