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OK. After a long time without being able to post, I'm back. Lots of catching up to do. Where should I start? The state of private equity and venture capital in Europe and in Turkey or the spectacular amounts of debt EU states got them selves into? In either case, there is certainly no shortage of material these days. I guess I should get into some TypePad shares? :)

Woman Arrested After Killing Virtual Ex-Husband

This article is from Wired.Com. Can't really comment on this one.

A 43-year-old Japanese woman, angry over a sudden divorce in the virtual online game Maple Story, has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into the game where she killed her once-virtual husband, authorities said.

Authorities said the Miyazaki woman illegally accessed the game with a password she hijacked from a colleague. That made it appear as if her coworker committed the online murder.

According to The Associated Press, the woman told police: "I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry."

The hacking allegation carries a maximum five-year prison term.