Great White Shark Spotted in California!
It's ok, it's in the Monterey Bay Aquarium. They have kept a juvenile Great White Shark alive in captivity for 3 weeks now. Believe it or not, that's a record. The website reports the shark is healthy and is eating salmon presented on a stick.
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Conservation and Research - White Shark Research
Monday, October 04, 2004
Great White Shark Spotted in California!
It's ok, it's in the Monterey Bay Aquarium. They have kept a juvenile Great White Shark alive in captivity for 3 weeks now. Believe it or not, that's a record. The website reports the shark is healthy and is eating salmon presented on a stick.
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Conservation and Research - White Shark Research
It's ok, it's in the Monterey Bay Aquarium. They have kept a juvenile Great White Shark alive in captivity for 3 weeks now. Believe it or not, that's a record. The website reports the shark is healthy and is eating salmon presented on a stick.
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Conservation and Research - White Shark Research
Thursday, September 30, 2004
Begin2Search.com - the Nastiest Trojan Horse I've ever encountered
So I was working today, minding my own business, then all of a sudden, OfficeScan notifies me that it has identified a Trojan Horse trying to get on my computer, but it says that it dealt with it. Same thing happened again. Next thing I know, all my programs quit. I immediately ran Spybot. It cleaned some junk out of my computer, but I went to the Programs folder and I noticed that there was a program there that I didn't put on the machine called "Earn". Also, there is a new search bar called Begin2Search.com. I didn't put that there either. Not only that, but it appears to interfere with the workings of the Google search bar. Also, certain words in browser windows are highlighted. But wait, there's more AdAware is now missing. I don't remember deleting Adaware.
I've looked on the web for definitive instructions on how to get rid ofthis thing. It seems similar to CWS, but more sophisticated. I note in passing that none of the antivirus people seem to be bragging about having the fix to these things. What I'd like to know is how the host websites, and the advertisers linked to them avoid accountability for these criminal programs. I'll post instructions or a link if I figure out what to do with this thng.
So I was working today, minding my own business, then all of a sudden, OfficeScan notifies me that it has identified a Trojan Horse trying to get on my computer, but it says that it dealt with it. Same thing happened again. Next thing I know, all my programs quit. I immediately ran Spybot. It cleaned some junk out of my computer, but I went to the Programs folder and I noticed that there was a program there that I didn't put on the machine called "Earn". Also, there is a new search bar called Begin2Search.com. I didn't put that there either. Not only that, but it appears to interfere with the workings of the Google search bar. Also, certain words in browser windows are highlighted. But wait, there's more AdAware is now missing. I don't remember deleting Adaware.
I've looked on the web for definitive instructions on how to get rid ofthis thing. It seems similar to CWS, but more sophisticated. I note in passing that none of the antivirus people seem to be bragging about having the fix to these things. What I'd like to know is how the host websites, and the advertisers linked to them avoid accountability for these criminal programs. I'll post instructions or a link if I figure out what to do with this thng.
Begin2Search.com - the Nastiest Trojan Horse I've ever encountered
So I was working today, minding my own business, then all of a sudden, OfficeScan notifies me that it has identified a Trojan Horse trying to get on my computer, but it says that it dealt with it. Same thing happened again. Next thing I know, all my programs quit. I immediately ran Spybot. It cleaned some junk out of my computer, but I went to the Programs folder and I noticed that there was a program there that I didn't put on the machine called "Earn". Also, there is a new search bar called Begin2Search.com. I didn't put that there either. Not only that, but it appears to interfere with the workings of the Google search bar. Also, certain words in browser windows are highlighted. But wait, there's more AdAware is now missing. I don't remember deleting Adaware.
I've looked on the web for definitive instructions on how to get rid ofthis thing. It seems similar to CWS, but more sophisticated. I note in passing that none of the antivirus people seem to be bragging about having the fix to these things. What I'd like to know is how the host websites, and the advertisers linked to them avoid accountability for these criminal programs. I'll post instructions or a link if I figure out what to do with this thng.
So I was working today, minding my own business, then all of a sudden, OfficeScan notifies me that it has identified a Trojan Horse trying to get on my computer, but it says that it dealt with it. Same thing happened again. Next thing I know, all my programs quit. I immediately ran Spybot. It cleaned some junk out of my computer, but I went to the Programs folder and I noticed that there was a program there that I didn't put on the machine called "Earn". Also, there is a new search bar called Begin2Search.com. I didn't put that there either. Not only that, but it appears to interfere with the workings of the Google search bar. Also, certain words in browser windows are highlighted. But wait, there's more AdAware is now missing. I don't remember deleting Adaware.
I've looked on the web for definitive instructions on how to get rid ofthis thing. It seems similar to CWS, but more sophisticated. I note in passing that none of the antivirus people seem to be bragging about having the fix to these things. What I'd like to know is how the host websites, and the advertisers linked to them avoid accountability for these criminal programs. I'll post instructions or a link if I figure out what to do with this thng.
Begin2Search.com - the Nastiest Trojan Horse I've ever encountered
So I was working today, minding my own business, then all of a sudden, OfficeScan notifies me that it has identified a Trojan Horse trying to get on my computer, but it says that it dealt with it. Same thing happened again. Next thing I know, all my programs quit. I immediately ran Spybot. It cleaned some junk out of my computer, but I went to the Programs folder and I noticed that there was a program there that I didn't put on the machine called "Earn". Also, there is a new search bar called Begin2Search.com. I didn't put that there either. Not only that, but it appears to interfere with the workings of the Google search bar. Also, certain words in browser windows are highlighted. But wait, there's more AdAware is now missing. I don't remember deleting Adaware.
I've looked on the web for definitive instructions on how to get rid ofthis thing. It seems similar to CWS, but more sophisticated. I note in passing that none of the antivirus people seem to be bragging about having the fix to these things. What I'd like to know is how the host websites, and the advertisers linked to them avoid accountability for these criminal programs. I'll post instructions or a link if I figure out what to do with this thng.
So I was working today, minding my own business, then all of a sudden, OfficeScan notifies me that it has identified a Trojan Horse trying to get on my computer, but it says that it dealt with it. Same thing happened again. Next thing I know, all my programs quit. I immediately ran Spybot. It cleaned some junk out of my computer, but I went to the Programs folder and I noticed that there was a program there that I didn't put on the machine called "Earn". Also, there is a new search bar called Begin2Search.com. I didn't put that there either. Not only that, but it appears to interfere with the workings of the Google search bar. Also, certain words in browser windows are highlighted. But wait, there's more AdAware is now missing. I don't remember deleting Adaware.
I've looked on the web for definitive instructions on how to get rid ofthis thing. It seems similar to CWS, but more sophisticated. I note in passing that none of the antivirus people seem to be bragging about having the fix to these things. What I'd like to know is how the host websites, and the advertisers linked to them avoid accountability for these criminal programs. I'll post instructions or a link if I figure out what to do with this thng.
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Families USA: Healthcare costs rising four times as fast as wages:
If you wonder why your pay isn't going up like it should - it's because all the money is going to pay for health insurance.
Study: U.S. health costs outstrip pay rise - (United Press International)
If you wonder why your pay isn't going up like it should - it's because all the money is going to pay for health insurance.
Study: U.S. health costs outstrip pay rise - (United Press International)
Electronic Stability Control cuts wrecks up to 67%
A NHSTA study says that electronic stability control reduces single-vehicle wrecks by 35% in passenger cars, and by a whopping 67% in SUVs. With numbers like these, you are crazy if you get an SUV without stability control, and in just a few years, carmakers will probably face liability if they offer an SUV without stability control.
Stability units cut crashes - 09/24/04
A NHSTA study says that electronic stability control reduces single-vehicle wrecks by 35% in passenger cars, and by a whopping 67% in SUVs. With numbers like these, you are crazy if you get an SUV without stability control, and in just a few years, carmakers will probably face liability if they offer an SUV without stability control.
Stability units cut crashes - 09/24/04
Pontiac G6 - First owner reviews
The initial owner reviews of the Pontiac G6 are in at Carpoint.com. The reviews are almost uniformly positive. Good call Oprah!
MSN Autos - Consumer Reviews of the 2005 Pontiac G6
The initial owner reviews of the Pontiac G6 are in at Carpoint.com. The reviews are almost uniformly positive. Good call Oprah!
MSN Autos - Consumer Reviews of the 2005 Pontiac G6
Ford claims 25,000 preorders for 2005 Mustang
The all-new 2005 Ford Mustang comes out next month. Ford claims 25,000 preorders. This is the first all-new mustang in more than 25 years.
Ford pins hopes on 2005 Mustang - 09/28/04
The all-new 2005 Ford Mustang comes out next month. Ford claims 25,000 preorders. This is the first all-new mustang in more than 25 years.
Ford pins hopes on 2005 Mustang - 09/28/04
Friday, September 24, 2004
Putting things in Perspective 1000 Dead
This time - not in Iraq, but in one town in Haiti
Hurricane Jeanne hit Haiti hard. One town, Gonaïves, has over 1000 dead. Combine that with the other hurricane deaths all over the hemisphere, and you actually have a toll of death & destruction that exceeds that from the Iraqi unpleasentness. That being said, the United States is constrained from doing too much about it. Why, because Iraq has taken the resources that we'd otherwise have to work on a whole panoply of other problems. We can do precious little in Sudan. We don't have the troops. Africa continues to be devastated by Aids. Gee, we'd like to help, but we have this national deficit.
Of Course, none of this keeps GWB from spending a million or two to fly Air Force One to Florida to hand out ice. I wonder how many aid workers could be sent to Haiti for the cost of One junket trip to Pennsacola. I fogot, in the Bush universe, if people don't speak English, and/or if they have brown skin, and/or if they live in an area that's not a swing state and/or they don't have oil, they just don't matter. That's compasionate conservatism.
www.nytimes.com/2004/09/24/international/americas/24haiti.html
Tax Cuts - Renewed
Speaking of Deficits . .. I just read that Congress approved an extension of the Bush middle-class tax cuts. The cuts extended are the reduced tax rates for Americans under the mainstream bell curve. Yesterday I was in a continuing legal education seminar put on by ICLEF, the Indiana Law Update. It was a great seminar, by the way. If you need Indiana CLE, try to make this one. Anyway, the tax presentation was put on by my law school tax professor (from 19 years ago) Lawrence Jegen. Professor Jegen hasn't lost a beat in almost 20 years. In is trademark rapid-fire style, he outlined how the Bush II era budget has created a ticking time bomb deficit. Prior to today's extension, this year's deficit was predicted to be at $450 Billion. Add another $150 billion to this due to the tax cut extension.
Here's the interesting part . . . Bush's tax cuts have a variety of different termination dates. The ones with the earliest automatic phase out dates are the extensions that apply to the middle class voters. Mostly, we're talking about the ones that Congress just extended. The ones that didn't need extending because they already stretch way out are the ones that benefit mainly the rich, such as the capital gains tax, increased unified tax credits.
This time - not in Iraq, but in one town in Haiti
Hurricane Jeanne hit Haiti hard. One town, Gonaïves, has over 1000 dead. Combine that with the other hurricane deaths all over the hemisphere, and you actually have a toll of death & destruction that exceeds that from the Iraqi unpleasentness. That being said, the United States is constrained from doing too much about it. Why, because Iraq has taken the resources that we'd otherwise have to work on a whole panoply of other problems. We can do precious little in Sudan. We don't have the troops. Africa continues to be devastated by Aids. Gee, we'd like to help, but we have this national deficit.
Of Course, none of this keeps GWB from spending a million or two to fly Air Force One to Florida to hand out ice. I wonder how many aid workers could be sent to Haiti for the cost of One junket trip to Pennsacola. I fogot, in the Bush universe, if people don't speak English, and/or if they have brown skin, and/or if they live in an area that's not a swing state and/or they don't have oil, they just don't matter. That's compasionate conservatism.
www.nytimes.com/2004/09/24/international/americas/24haiti.html
Tax Cuts - Renewed
Speaking of Deficits . .. I just read that Congress approved an extension of the Bush middle-class tax cuts. The cuts extended are the reduced tax rates for Americans under the mainstream bell curve. Yesterday I was in a continuing legal education seminar put on by ICLEF, the Indiana Law Update. It was a great seminar, by the way. If you need Indiana CLE, try to make this one. Anyway, the tax presentation was put on by my law school tax professor (from 19 years ago) Lawrence Jegen. Professor Jegen hasn't lost a beat in almost 20 years. In is trademark rapid-fire style, he outlined how the Bush II era budget has created a ticking time bomb deficit. Prior to today's extension, this year's deficit was predicted to be at $450 Billion. Add another $150 billion to this due to the tax cut extension.
Here's the interesting part . . . Bush's tax cuts have a variety of different termination dates. The ones with the earliest automatic phase out dates are the extensions that apply to the middle class voters. Mostly, we're talking about the ones that Congress just extended. The ones that didn't need extending because they already stretch way out are the ones that benefit mainly the rich, such as the capital gains tax, increased unified tax credits.
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