On a flight getting ready to depart for New Orleans, Louisiana:
Jack was sitting on the plane when a guy took the seat beside him. The guy was a wreck, pale, hands shaking, moaning in fear.
"What's the matter?" Jack asked.
"I've been transferred to New Orleans, there's crazy people there. They've got lots of shootings, gangs, race riots, drugs and the highest crime rate."
Jack replied, "I've lived in New Orleans all my life. It's not as bad as the media says. Find a nice home, go to work, mind your own business, enroll your kids in a nice school and it's as safe as anywhere in the world."
The guy relaxed and stopped shaking and said, "Oh, thank you. I've been worried to death. But if you live there and say it's OK, I'll take your word for it. What do you do for a living?"
"Me?" said Jack. "I'm a tail gunner on a Budweiser truck"
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Senate Tired of Your E-mails, Phone Calls; Expected to Pass Bill that Will Keep You from Getting Needed Information
From Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman
American Family Association
Contact Your Two Senators Today!
Without a doubt, this could be the most important letter I have written you.
American Family Association
Contact Your Two Senators Today!
Without a doubt, this could be the most important letter I have written you.
The U.S. Senate is poised to pass Senate Bill 1 (section 220), which would effectively keep AFA and every other pro-family organization in America from providing you information on bills in Congress. Under Senate Bill 1 (Section 220), we would only be able to provide you information on a bill at a high cost and at great danger of being penalized by Congress. Click here for AFA's review of S1 (Section 220).
To put it bluntly, members of Congress are tired of getting your e-mails and phone calls, and Senate Bill 1(Section 220) is designed to keep information from you that might inspire you to call or write your senator.
The new Democratic Senate thinks that if it can keep you from getting information—which is what Senate Bill 1 (Section 220) would do—then it will not be getting e-mails and phone calls from you.
Senators favoring this bill are simply tired of hearing from you. That is the bottom line. They don’t want to hear from you. They don’t want you to be informed. They want to silence you. How? By simply keeping you from receiving information that AFA provides.
I know that language is strong, but Senate Bill 1 (Section 220) will do exactly what I’ve said.
Take Action
- Enter your zip code above or below to create and send an e-mail to your two senators today.
- Call your two senators at 202-224-3121. (Simply ask for one senator. Then call the other one at the same number. Ask your senators to vote against Senate Bill 1 (Section 220).
- Please forward this to your friends and family. It is vitally important that they know what members of the Senate are trying to do.
- Print this information, and share it with members in your Sunday School class and church and urge them to send an e-mail and call.
Thanks for caring enough to get involved. If you think our efforts are worthy, would you consider making a donation to help us continue? Click here to make your donation.
Sincerely,
Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman
American Family Association
Adobe releases patch for cross-site scripting flaw
January 10, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Adobe Systems Inc. has released a security update to address a cross-site scripting vulnerability in versions 7.0.8 and earlier of its Adobe Reader and Acrobat software.
The company yesterday also posted a security bulletin detailing server-side workarounds that Web site owners could use to prevent their sites from being co-opted into attacks using the vulnerability, which was disclosed last week.
The updates come less than a week after two security researchers in Italy disclosed a flaw in an Adobe Reader feature called Open Parameters that could allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript into a browser session. The discovery of the flaw caused considerable concern because of the ease with which it could be exploited and because it allowed any Web site hosting PDF files to be used to carry out an attack.
In response to those concerns, Adobe last week urged all users of its software to upgrade to Version 8 of Adobe Reader and Acrobat, both of which were unaffected by the flaw. At that time, the company also said it would release patches addressing the issue for users who wanted to continue using older versions of the two programs.
Yesterday's security update from Adobe also addressed additional vulnerabilities identified in versions 7.0.8 and earlier of Reader and Acrobat, the company said. The vulnerabilities, which have been assigned a critical severity rating by Adobe, allow for attackers to take complete control of an affected system.
"One way to prevent the Adobe Reader and Acrobat Plugins from passing JavaScript to the browser is to force PDFs to open outside of the browser and Adobe Reader or Acrobat Professional," the company said. Another way to mitigate the risk is "consider creating server-side code (ColdFusion, Java, PHP, ASP.NET, etc.) to read the file and send it back as part of the Response," the company noted.
Steps for taking both actions were detailed in the bulletin released yesterday.
The company yesterday also posted a security bulletin detailing server-side workarounds that Web site owners could use to prevent their sites from being co-opted into attacks using the vulnerability, which was disclosed last week.
The updates come less than a week after two security researchers in Italy disclosed a flaw in an Adobe Reader feature called Open Parameters that could allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript into a browser session. The discovery of the flaw caused considerable concern because of the ease with which it could be exploited and because it allowed any Web site hosting PDF files to be used to carry out an attack.
In response to those concerns, Adobe last week urged all users of its software to upgrade to Version 8 of Adobe Reader and Acrobat, both of which were unaffected by the flaw. At that time, the company also said it would release patches addressing the issue for users who wanted to continue using older versions of the two programs.
Yesterday's security update from Adobe also addressed additional vulnerabilities identified in versions 7.0.8 and earlier of Reader and Acrobat, the company said. The vulnerabilities, which have been assigned a critical severity rating by Adobe, allow for attackers to take complete control of an affected system.
"One way to prevent the Adobe Reader and Acrobat Plugins from passing JavaScript to the browser is to force PDFs to open outside of the browser and Adobe Reader or Acrobat Professional," the company said. Another way to mitigate the risk is "consider creating server-side code (ColdFusion, Java, PHP, ASP.NET, etc.) to read the file and send it back as part of the Response," the company noted.
Steps for taking both actions were detailed in the bulletin released yesterday.
AAA unveils online gas station locator
By DAN CATERINICCHIA ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
WASHINGTON -- The automobile club AAA is encouraging motorists to log on to find gas stations along their route and avoid becoming among the more than 2.5 million people who will need emergency fuel delivery this year.
Starting Thursday, travelers who use AAA's free TripTik online mapping tool can find the nearest gas stations and best fuel prices for about 100,000 U.S. locations. Users simply slide their mouse over each location to see prices for multiple fuel grades.
The service is designed for people planning long road trips on their computer as well as commuters with an Internet-connected laptop trying to find the closest place to fill up before the gas gauge hits "E."
Data come from the Oil Price Information Service, which regularly updates prices at gas stations nationwide. The locations are updated weekly and multiple-grade fuel prices are updated four times daily, according to AAA.
AAA officials say that numerous local club affiliates had asked the national organization to expand its Web site's fuel services offerings, especially after the summer months when gasoline reached $3 per gallon and more people came to the site to use the fuel cost calculators and other tools.
- Dan Caterinicchia, AP Business Writer
WASHINGTON -- The automobile club AAA is encouraging motorists to log on to find gas stations along their route and avoid becoming among the more than 2.5 million people who will need emergency fuel delivery this year.
Starting Thursday, travelers who use AAA's free TripTik online mapping tool can find the nearest gas stations and best fuel prices for about 100,000 U.S. locations. Users simply slide their mouse over each location to see prices for multiple fuel grades.
The service is designed for people planning long road trips on their computer as well as commuters with an Internet-connected laptop trying to find the closest place to fill up before the gas gauge hits "E."
Data come from the Oil Price Information Service, which regularly updates prices at gas stations nationwide. The locations are updated weekly and multiple-grade fuel prices are updated four times daily, according to AAA.
AAA officials say that numerous local club affiliates had asked the national organization to expand its Web site's fuel services offerings, especially after the summer months when gasoline reached $3 per gallon and more people came to the site to use the fuel cost calculators and other tools.
- Dan Caterinicchia, AP Business Writer
Houston in the LA Times: "Houston is feeling energized"
"When the rest of the country is doing well, it seems like Houston is often struggling. But when the rest of the country is struggling, it seems like Houston is often doing well."
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