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Massachusetts Atty. General Forces Spammer to Pay

Posted by timothy on from the small-change dept.

Cildar writes "The Attorney General of Massachusetts has forced a Florida spammer to pay a $25,000 fine and enter into a cease and desist order. The original suit contained both state consumer protection theories as well as allegations of CAN-SPAM violations. Here is the Attorney General's press release.

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  1. Re:Cost of doing business by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp!

  2. offtopic but i'd really like to know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I've been trying to find out how W. Richard Stevens died. Anyone of you know?

    1. Re:offtopic but i'd really like to know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Sadly. He was truly an American Icon.

    2. Re:offtopic but i'd really like to know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      NASA spacecraft design pioneer Faget dies

      THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

      HOUSTON -- Maxime A. Faget, a pioneering NASA engineer who designed the original spacecraft for Project Mercury and whose work helped create every human spacecraft the agency has launched since, has died. He was 83.

      Faget died Saturday at his home in Houston, the space agency announced Sunday on its Web site.

      In 1958, Faget joined the Space Task Group, which evolved into the NASA Johnson Space Center.

      "Without Max Faget's innovative designs and thoughtful approach to problem solving, America's space program would have had trouble getting off the ground," said NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe. "He also was an aeronautics pioneer. In fact, it was his work on supersonic flight research that eventually led to his interest in space flight."

      Faget's career with NASA began in 1946, when he joined the staff of Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., as a research scientist. He worked in the Pilotless Aircraft Research Division and later directed the Performance Aerodynamics Branch.

      He conceived of and proposed the development of the one-man spacecraft used in Project Mercury, NASA said.

      "Max Faget was truly a legend of the manned space flight program," said Christopher C. Kraft, former Johnson Space Center director. "There is no one in space flight history in this or any other country who has had a larger impact on man's quest in space exploration. ... History will remember him as one of the really great scientists of the 20th century."

      Faget was part of the original feasibility study for the space shuttle and helped develop the reusable spacecraft.

      After retiring from NASA, Faget was among the founders of one of the early private space companies, Space Industries Inc., established in 1982.

      Faget's wife, Nancy, died in 1994. He is survived by a son, three daughters and 10 grandchildren.

      Funeral arrangements were pending.

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      On the Net:

      www.nasa.gov

  3. RIP Christopher Reeve by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    DrudgeReport reports that he has died.

  4. CHRISOPHER REEVE DEAD AT 52 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on the Drudge Report is reporting that Christopher Reeve was found dead in his California home yesterday. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone will miss him; even if you didn't enjoy his portrayals of Superman, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

    1. Re:CHRISOPHER REEVE DEAD AT 52 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      That's a pity. I thought he did a pretty good job in the movie Deathtrap (indeed, better than Superman).

  5. Christopher Reeves is Dead... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Another scoop by Drudge... I guess there won't be sequels to the South Park episode starring him... Oh well..

  6. Sad news ... Christopher Reeve, dead at 52 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just saw some sad news on Drudge Report - Sci Fi star Christopher Reeve was found dead in his home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  7. I just heard some sad news on TV by Iamnoone · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Actor Christopher Reeve was found dead in the hopsital suddenly not long ago, after falling into a coma. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone on slashdot will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.