Rescue attempts continue for Tasmanian miners

Thursday, May 4, 2006 Rescuers are continuing their efforts to reach the trapped miners in the Beaconsfield mine in northern Tasmania. A five tonne borer drilling machine has been secured in place to drill a one metre hole through the remaining 12-16 metres of rock that fell into the main shaft. Since drilling began at 7pm last night, the machine has made a 2 cm wide pilot hole half way to the...
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‘Kama Sutra’ worm set to strike

Friday, February 3, 2006 Computer security experts warn that a malicious computer worm, dubbed "Kama Sutra," is set to wreak havoc this Friday, February 3rd on Microsoft Windows computers worldwide. Kama Sutra is designed to destroy files that end in .doc, .zip and .pdf. The Kama Sutra worm has been spreading through cyberspace since January 16, packaged in emails with subject headings such as:...
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