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Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons dies at 61

(AP) -- Dave Arneson, one of the co-creators of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy game and a pioneer of role-playing entertainment, died after a two-year battle with cancer, his family said Thursday. He was ...

Technology / Software

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Water monitor eyes farm runoff in Gulf of Mexico

(AP) -- A clean water expert at Auburn University hopes a new project that enlists middle and high school students will help reduce farm runoff that is a growing pollution threat to the Gulf of Mexico.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US wages war on bugs afflicting troops abroad

(AP) -- Fluorescent rodent feces, a promising new mosquito repellant and a better flytrap are all part of a war on bugs designed to protect U.S. troops around the world.

Biology / Other

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Cyber spying a threat, and everyone is in on it

(AP) -- Ghost hackers infiltrating the computers of Tibetan exiles and the U.S. electric grid have pulled the curtain back on 21st-century espionage as nefarious as anything from the Cold War - and far more difficult to stop.

Technology / Business

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Motorola calls former CFO "treacherous officer"

(AP) -- A former executive who sued Motorola Inc. for firing him is a "treacherous officer," the telecommunications equipment maker said in court documents responding to his lawsuit.

Technology / Business

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1


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