Over two million United States households have been affected by home foreclosure (or ‘‘home repossession’’) in 2008 alone [1], and the epidemic shows no signs

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Being bullied and humiliated at school in front of peers can be a difficult experience for children and adolescents, but they usually can escape the ridicule when they leave the school building. With the increased use of the Internet and cell phones by young people, bullying can now follow them wherever they go, even to their own homes, and the messages can be easily shared with a wide audience. It is no wonder that youth who experience cyber bullying may feel trapped and depressed, and seek drastic measures to escape such as ending their own lives. Rachael Neblett, a 17-year-old from Kentucky, was a typical teen who communicated with her friends on the Internet. She began receiving extremely threatening anonymous e-mails and became frightened. The person apparently attended Rachael’s school, as the e-mails noted where Rachael went during the school day. Eventually her parents found out about the e-mails and informed Rachael’s school principal. School officials watched out for her at school, but the bullying did not stop. One day Rachael received an e-mail that said, “I am not going to put you in the hospital, I am going to put you in the morgue. ” Not long after she read

. In 2009, blacks had a higher risk of death than whites from homicide, regardless of education level. Between 2004 and 2009, the homicide rate decreased in the white population, while it increased in the black population. CONCLUSIONS: The relative risk of falling victim to homicide increased in the black

contributed articles doi:10.1145/1897852.1897872 Effective countermeasures depend on first understanding how users naturally fall victim to fraudsters.

deterrence. We find that the availability of Lojack is associated with a sharp fall in auto theft. Rates of other crime do not change appreciably. At least historically, the marginal social benefit of an additional unit of Lojack has been fifteen times greater than the marginal social cost in high crime

Abstract: It has been a known fact from several studies from both developed and developing world that people constantly fall victim of natural disaster. Even in the developed countries where technologies are used as a mechanism to forewarn people about the incidents of disasters, some numbers

Excessive heat has been a stifling influence over the past century with the severity of its wrath only now coming to fruition. Each year during the summer season, people are falling victim to severe heat

Phishing attacks, in which criminals lure Internet users to websites that spoof legitimate websites, are occurring with increasing frequency and are causing considerable harm to victims. While a great deal of effort has been devoted to solving the phishing problem by prevention and detection

cupboards. She had been wearing ‘skinny jeans’, and recalled that her jeans had felt increasingly tight and uncomfortable during the day. Later that evening, while walking home, she noticed bilateral foot drop and foot numbness, which caused her to trip and fall. She spent several hours lying on the ground