Archive for June, 2007

Hydra-headed ‘Storm’ attack starts

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Web-based attack poses as greeting card, tries three exploits June 28, 2007 — A new round of greeting-card spam that draws users to visit attack sites relies on a sophisticated multipronged, multiexploit … via Computerworld

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Free Software’s Anti-Steve

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Forbes - And that’s prompted Linux creator Torvalds to hint on a popular open-source mailing list that he may follow suit . It’s a bit of social engineering that’s hardly on par with a Steve Jobs keynote. But for a hairy software coder, it’s pretty slick.

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Writers Laws for Blogging

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Writers Laws for Blogging The Aviva Directory carries an article on Blog Law>12 Important U.S. Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know . via Writer’s Edge

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Rockets aren’t expecting immediate help from draft

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

ESPN.com - Next on Houston’s wish list is a power forward with scoring punch, though Daryl Morey doesn’t expect to plug that hole … I think he’s got a very good attitude, and he was excited to opt in. We think he’ll help us next year.” All the moves, of …

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On Dumars’ to-do list: Draft well, sign the star, find a center

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Detroit Free Press - On Dumars’ to-do list: Draft well, sign the star, find a center June 24, 2007 BY KRISTA JAHNKE FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER Pistons … McDyess is expected to opt-in for the final year of his contract, and he’ll be rewarded with a contract extension that likely …

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Newark sex ed curriculum worries parents

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

“Do people your age who are having sex worry about getting an STD?”

Until this year, fifth- and sixth-graders in Newark learned about sex by watching a half-hour videotape. via Inside Bay Area

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ABC email glitch gives BHP free promo

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Computerworld Australia - ABC News Online - Bi-daily bulletin mailing list NEWSMAIL@ABCNEWSLETTERS.NET.AU”. BHP’s communications spokesperson, Samantha Evans, claimed the email was sent because of a “spamming problem at ABC’s end”. However, ABC Online Editor, Bob Johnston …

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Not all groups delighted to be in gay directory

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Orlando Sentinel - If there was a space between ads for Plumbing Contractors and Pressure Cleaning, for example, they plugged in filler listings of businesses from a mailing list they purchased, Parker said. That’s how the Christian Coalition of Florida ended up under …

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Hominy & Hash

Monday, June 25th, 2007

American Reporter - ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Two things happened this week that really got me thinking how little we know about the American flag. First, an email came to a mailing list I’m on asking members and fellow editors for their advice. A reader wrote to one …

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Win a copy of Rich Man Poor Man Book II

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

femalefirst.co.uk - Be sure to keep up to date on all the latest cult and classic TV releases on DVD by visiting the Universal Playback website and sign up here to join the monthly mailing list! To ‘cash’ in on this exciting release, we are giving away Rich Man …

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