Rugby, hackers and pixies
With the rugby season barely a month old, six young players have already broken their necks — that means they may never walk again. On “CLose Up” on One tonight Martyn Bates investigates why, despite a change of rules, rugby continues to exact this toll. Some New Zealand children have found a new
pastime. In the privacy of their own homes, and with the help of a personal computer, they are “hacking” — breaking into commercial data bases. For “Close Up,” Ted Sheehan has been asking New Zealand hackers how they justify this electronic burglary. The dictionary defines pixie as a fairy or elfin like creature. But they do exist
outside the fairy world. They are children with an often lovable personality but many problems of mental and physical diability. For their parents, there is little magic, but a lot of pain and confusion waiting for a correct diagnosis. Carole de Colville explores some of the puzzles of the rare disease of hypercalcaemia.
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