31 August 2005

Bush gives new reason for Iraq war

Says US must prevent oil fields from falling into hands of terrorists


CORONADO, Calif. -- President Bush answered growing antiwar protests yesterday with a fresh reason for US troops to continue fighting in Iraq: protection of the country's vast oil fields, which he said would otherwise fall under the control of terrorist extremists."

Read the full story by Jennifer Loven, Associated Press at The Boston Globe...

29 August 2005

Rulinng has unexpected effect here - it stalls projects

In the fight to save her home from a bulldozer, Kathy Tripp suffered what looked like a major blow in June.

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities can condemn people's houses for private development.



But in just two months, the tables quickly have turned. Fueled by a backlash...

Read the full story By Eric Heisler of the Post-Dispatch at STLtoday...

17 August 2005

US-CERT Cyber Security Alert SA05-229A -- Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities

US-CERT Cyber Security Alert SA05-229A -- Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities

Everyone look VERY carefully - it's NOT for Windows. HUZZAH!!!

WORM_RBOT.CBQ

"As of August 16, 2005 at 5:12 PM (Pacific Daylight Time), TrendLabs has declared a Medium Risk alert in order to control the spread of this RBOT variant. Infection reports have been received from Japan and the United States."
See Trend Micro for the full description and solution:

WORM_ZOTOB.D

As of August 16, 2005 at 5:12 PM (Pacific Daylight Time), TrendLabs has declared a Medium Risk alert in order to control the spread of this ZOTOB variant. Infection reports have been received from Brazil and the United States.

Go to Trend Micro for a full description and solution

16 August 2005

BBC - Languages - Homepage

BBC - Languages - Homepage

Time to brush up on those other languages before your next visit to Disney World. At least then you'll understand how you're being insulted.