http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=John+Hart Internet John Hart Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=220992&ca=Internet I had an opportunity recently to attend a convention of hackers and crackers. Yes they do get together and share secrets. I wanted to get a first hand pulse on privacy and security on the web. I think it can pretty much be summed up by this comment from one of the hackers I ran into: "I can read any... Internet John Hart Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=151467&ca=Internet Spammers spend thousands of hours trying to figure out how to get around spam filters on the public email network. A spammer's goal is to reach millions of people with the same email message and hope that enough folks respond to the offer. Public email networks hire full-time programmers to write sp... Internet John Hart Sat, 05 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=148830&ca=Internet The public email system is so polluted with email invaders -- those creatures who will stop at nothing to get into your email box with unsolicited junk, viruses and spyware -- isn't it time we got a private, regulated email system? And what about personal privacy? Every email we send and receive the... Advice John Hart Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=79865&ca=Advice It's a well-known fact that children can be walking petri dishes when it comes to strange pathogens. Kids don't always wash their hands, they share food, and they come to school coughing and sneezing, and this leads to the spread of bacteria and viruses. But my wife and I have discovered a protectiv... Society John Hart Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=47393&ca=Society Iowa, Illinois and other midwestern states appear to be in the grip of a mumps outbreak. The CDC reports that more than 600 people have been infected by just two carriers of the virus. Two infected people on two separate airplanes. That fact alone demonstrates how easy it is these days for a virus t... Medicines and Remedies John Hart Sat, 08 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=45356&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies Recently, Utah's epidemiologist, Dr. Robert Rolfs, injected his entire state with a heavy dose of complacency and told them not to worry about bird flu. He said, "Avian influenza means bird influenza. It's a problem for birds right now in other parts of the world, and it is a problem for birds there... Medicines and Remedies John Hart Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=44541&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies The results of a government-funded study show that very high doses of an avian influenza vaccine, supplied by Sanofi-Aventis, are needed to produce an immune response that should guard against the virus. 54% of the volunteers received two shots of 90 micrograms each, 28 days apart. A typical flu sho... Parenting John Hart Tue, 04 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=44372&ca=Parenting The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 mandates that high schools have a local wellness policy and program in place by July 1, 2006, to promote more healthful food choices by students. However, a recent study of 271 public high schools by Penn State researchers, published in the Fe... Business Management John Hart Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=42452&ca=Business+Management A recent survey showed that 60% of American businesses were not ready for the coming Avian Influenza pandemic. However, 73% said they wanted to get ready, but weren't sure what to do. Here then, is a starter list of six things you should include in your business preparedness plan. 1. Absenteeism wil... Wellness, Fitness and Diet John Hart Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=11970&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Flu season is just around the corner once again. But this time, it may be coming disguised as a serial killer. There is deep concern that a new killer flu, nicknamed "Bird Flu," may mix with ordinary flu and kill millions of people. This is how Robert Webster of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...