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Shortly after old news about the threat from SQL injection was found last week in bulk on the Internet, a new massive compromises more than half a million websites. As the malware TrendLabs blog, the threat takes the form of a standard SQL injection that some of you may have heard a lot.The script called JS_SMALL.QT culprit was found, was by Ivan Macalintal, the threats to the Advanced Search Prog

Venezuela’s president says possible border area camp would be act of “aggression”. See headlines and more here……. Corruption inquiry stepped up as Israel prepares to mark 60th anniversary. See headlines and more here……. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drewryonline.net%2F%3Fp%3D484'; addthis_title = 'Chavez+warns+Colombia+over+US+base'; addthis_p

JPMorgan chief warns of long, deep US recession(NEW YORK) JPMorgan Chase & Co chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon on Monday told bank investors that while the current credit market crunch may soon be over, the US economy could still face a deep and extended recession.The slump in mortgage and corporate loan markets could bottom out this year, said Mr Dimon, whose bank has largely side-stepped

Moody’s warns on bond-insurer ratings again This time, second-lien mortgage securities may test ratings, agency says By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch Last Update: 4:16 PM ET May 13, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Poor performance of second-lien residential mortgage-backed securities could put pressure on the credit ratings of bond insurers, Moody’s Investors Service said Tuesday

If one bothers to listen, he will quickly find that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran is once again warning us of his plan for destruction.Granted, the man is a total looney tune. Yet this total looney tune is making his very serious intentions clear-over and over again. He is hell bent on destroying Israel and a "peace accord" is the last thing on his mind.Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Israe

HONG KONG - Nissan Motor reported a 14% decline in quarterly operating profit for January-March on Tuesday. In the tough year ahead, for which Nissan is projecting a 30% drop in profits, the automaker may have to accelerate its expansion into emerging markets such as Russia. Japan's third-largest automaker, controlled by France's Renault, reported that its operating profit in the quarter was 211.

Microsoft has warned consumers of “high-end” pirated software products. An illustrative examples of high-end piracy are three retail outlets in Sim Lim Square, Singapore, which were raided by local authorities. Microsoft revealed that at the end of an investigation spanning over 11 years, the counterfeiters were arrested. “High-end software counterfeiting is a dis

Microsoft has warned consumers to exercise caution and be wary of what it referred to as “high-end” pirated products. According to the Redmond company, end users and small businesses are the most likely to fall victim to counterfeiters dealing with high-quality bootlegged software. Illustrative examples of high-end piracy are three retail outlets in Sim Lim [...]

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda emphasized in a recent interview with the Washington Post the importance of the United Nations to “more actively itnervene” to help the people of Myanmar, given the paranoia that engulfs the minds of its military junta leaders. He believes it is a mistake to even suggest dispatching soldiers from a particular [...]

This is terrible, Oxfam warns 1.5 million may die in Burma. what can we do about it if their Government does not let us offer support? I do not understand their kind of thinking. This is terrible, I'm going to pray for all of these people. What necessary steps can we take, in order to provide for people in Burma?VIDEO:The death toll following the Burmese cyclone disaster could rise to 1.5 million,

Marijuana is one of the world’s most commonly used illegal drugs. There are approximately 300 million users worldwide and 28 million users in the United States alone.Marijuana comes from a plant called “Cannabis sativa.” The chemical found in this plant that produces the altered states of consciousness is called “delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol” or “THC.” Whether smoked as a cigarette, or cooked into baked goods like brownies or cookies or brewed like a tea, marijuana use causes: relaxation, reduced coordination, reduced blood pressure, sleepiness, disruption in attention, an altered sense of time and space. In high doses, marijuana can also cause hallucinations, delusions, impaired memory and disorientation.

By: Matthias BauerThe manufacturer Asus cautions customers against using cloned batteries with their Eee PC. Supposedly, some damages occurred with those batteries and those aren’t covered by warranty.Asus advertises not to use cloned batteries with their Eee PC. Probably, some problems could appear and thereby damaged Eee PC’s won’t get repaired free of charge by Asus.A Chinese manufacturer offers cloned batteries for the Asus Eee PC which provides 10.400 mAh and promise a battery runtime of 5.5 hours. Supposedly, it happened that a battery overheated while recharging and blasted after that.Officially, Asus does not know anything about those incidents, but the Eee PC’s warranty does not cover such damages. The Chinese battery manufacturer denies this incident and they say that com

May 9, 2008 US sub-prime crisis far from over, warns Jim Rogers By Grace Ng THE United States sub-prime crisis rocking world financial markets is not over by a long shot, warns investment guru Jim Rogers. 'I doubt that we're halfway through,' he said yesterday, adding that he expects more write-downs from European and US banks for their investments linked to delinquent US mortgages. 'We certainly haven't hit the bottom as far as I'm concerned.' He is also pessimistic about oil prices, tipping that crude can 'go much, much higher', even passing the US$200-per-barrel-mark some pundits have predicted. Oil hit about US$123 a barrel yesterday. Mr Rogers, chairman of investment group Rogers Holdings, was speaking at the launch of the Barclays Global Agriculture Delta Fund. The fund gives invest

An old voice from Poland’s past told reporters it is important to avoid angering the Russian government which carries within its soul traditional fears and anxieties about the outside world. General Wojciech Jaruzelski, who once headed Poland, emphasized “it is in the interests of the West.. to have a stable Russia. Russia’s history and some [...]

Russia has threatened to send more troops to the Georgian separatist province of Abkhazia if Georgia adds to its own military presence in the region. The total number of Russian troops in Abkhazia, whose separatist government is backed by Moscow, is not open to outside monitoring. On Sunday, a defence ministry spokesman had told AFP that the number was already 3,000. Russia accuses ex-Soviet Georgia of preparing a military operation to recover control over Abkhazia, which lies on the Black Sea just across the mountainous border from Russia. More...

The State Bank of Viet Nam has alerted people to the appearance of a lot of online money trading companies, and warned people about that kind of trading. According to the State Bank of Viet Nam, in the last time, several companies, which only had the functions of giving consultancy and brokerage services, have set up... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The above video "Don't Copy That Floppy" is only from 1992, but judging by its cluelessness it may as well be a scratchy black and white film about how to behave at a weenie roast. This video is simultaneously fascinating and ...

This from Pat Crowley at the Enquirer:Beshear asks for helpERLANGER - Unable to get his plans to raise revenue through the General Assembly, Gov. Steve Beshear is now looking outside of Frankfort for help.During a speech Wednesday to the Boone County Education Foundation in Erlanger, Beshear asked members to help convince legislators to pump more money into the state budget."I need you to communicate with legislative leaders and the public at large the impact of this budget, a budget full of disappointing numbers," Beshear said. "Let them know there are viable opportunities for additional revenue."To add revenue, Beshear proposed two measures: putting casino gambling on the ballot and raising cigarette taxes. Both were rebuffed by lawmakers.Beshear said the state faces more cuts, including

Iran, today, bitch slapped their red headed step-child… JPost Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issued a warning to Syria on Thursday not to side with the Americans. “We must always be prepared to thwart the plans of the US in the region,” Ahmadinejad told Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem in Teheran. According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), Ahmadinejad [...]

Business Times - 24 Apr 2008 China warns of housing price hikes in second quarter (SHANGHAI) China's top economic planning agency has warned that a range of economic factors were likely to push up domestic property prices in the second quarter. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said in a quarterly report on China's real estate sector released on Tuesday that upward pressure on housing prices was mounting again after a slight slowdown in the first three months. 'Excessive liquidity and the appreciating yuan are driving asset prices including houses higher, while soaring costs of steel and labour are also pushing prices forward, especially in small and medium-sized cities,' the report said. 'Meanwhile, huge amounts of funding have fled equity markets after recent slumps .

An Indonesian government minister warned Thursday that fuel subsidies could exceed 200 trillion rupiah ($21.74 billion) in 2008 if oil prices remain at current high levels and consumption is not reined in. Purnomo Yusgiantoro, minister for energy and mineral resources, told reporters the amount of subsidized fuel consumption could rise to 41 million kiloliters, or 15.5 percent higher than the government's budgeted forecast. About 60 percent of the fuel consumed in Indonesia is subsidized by the government. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government was facing a challenge in controlling consumption of subsidized fuel after actual consumption reached 9.6 million kiloliters in the first quarter. The government has earmarked 126.8 trillion rupiah for fuel s

Geneva.— CUBA warned Friday that the food security of developing countries is endangered for a variety of reasons, among them the rising cost of fuel. Jorge Ferrer, minister counselor of Cuba’s permanent mission in Geneva, told the World Trade Organization that the spiraling cost of food is threatening world stability, reported PL. During a meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee known as the Doha round, Ferrer emphasized that the WTO’s agriculture negotiations, which in practice reduce food aid and export credits, are also issues which must be taken into account. Obviously, the economic, political and social stability of an important group of underdeveloped countries cannot be put at risk solely as a result of trade considerations, he emphasized. The diplomat reiterated th

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has recently been made aware of several complaints from pet owners and veterinarians that multiple brands of jerky treats manufactured in China have been making pets sick. Symptoms of illness have included vomiting, diarrhea, and lethargy. To our knowledge, no deaths have been reported.Guess they don't read my blog.The AVMA posted an alert on its Web site on September 13 to inform its members and the public about what was known. Today, the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) issued a statement saying it also has become aware of an unusual number of dogs presenting similar symptoms and abnormal test results associated with consumption of some jerky treats. The ACVIM statement is available at www.acvim.org/uploadedFiles/

WASHINGTON -- Chicken jerky treats may have sickened dozens of dogs, federal health officials warned Wednesday despite failing to find any trace of contamination. The Food and Drug Administration said it's fielded more than 70 complaints, involving more than 95 dogs, from owners who believe their animals fell sick after eating the products, sold variously as chicken tenders, strips or treats. While most dogs appear to have recovered, an unspecified number died.I have personally read and much more than 70 complaints - if your dog ate these treats and got sick and you believe it is related, you MUST call the FDA. The FDA said it's conducted extensive chemical and microbial testing on the treats but has not identified any contaminant. The agency continues to investigate. Separately, the FDA

The head of a US business executives group warned Thursday that the world's largest economy could endure a "double dip" recession if efforts by the authorities fail to spur growth."If, after the economic stimulus package takes effect and we get into (20)09, and the ... lower interest rates do not kick in, there is a probability of (a) double-dip recession," said Harold McGraw, chairman of Business Roundtable, which represents chief executive officers of leading US companies."That could have serious effects on the other developed countries," said McGraw, who is also head of publishing giant McGraw-Hill.US economic growth has slowed dramatically in recent months and a growing number of economists fear the world's largest economy will experience a recession during the first half of 2008 amid

ESPNsoccernet - UEFA Champions League - Capello warns Inter of Reds Fellow Italian Giovanni Trapattoni will come up against the Azzurri in World Cup 2010 qualifying after being appointed the new Ireland coach. Capello said he would have no qualms Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

SHANGHAI, April 17 (Reuters) - China's top state asset regulator warned government-owned companies about financial risks posed by credit tightening and rising energy and raw material costs, the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Is the commercial mortgage market on the horizon of a 'double crunch?' With new legislation coming in to place in 2008, commercial property owners are going to have to come to grips with a whole new set of rules with regards to energy use and efficiency, this is in addition to facing the mortgage 'storm' that is hitting the industry in general...

A preliminary government report produced by the National Toxicology Program suggests that the chemical bisphenol A, which is found in shatterproof plastic bottles, may be linked to hormonal problems, such as early puberty, and possibly even tumors. According to the Washington Post, citing the Centers for Disease Control, “More than 90 percent of Americans [...]

By: Bogdan Botezatu, Hardware EditorMotherboard manufacturer DFI has just issued a consumer warning about some counterfeit motherboard models, which are widely as the production company. However, despite the fact that counterfeit pieces similar to DFI in the model simulation are stamped as UFR MCP78V and MCP68PV, two models which are not represented in the company's portfolio.In particular counterfeit unit in the Indonesian market, and UFR investigations, which unveiled that counterfeit motherboards distributed at the local computer, called TIGA. Moreover, through imitation UFR branding appears to be prepared to board a Chinese manufacturer J and B."We appealed to the alleged cease and desist party to the act. DFI will not allow and permit any illegal use and introduced in the legal depart

Declaring that the housing & mortgage crisis has mushroomed into the worst global financial shock since the Great Depression, the Int'l Monetary Fund is now estimating the chance of a worldwide recession at 25% and hints that governments may have no choice but to bailout banks and borrowers before the situation is solved. From a story at The Guardian found through Patrick.net:The US mortgage crisis has spiralled into "the largest financial shock since the Great Depression" and there is a one-in-four chance that it will cause a full-blown global recession, the International Monetary Fund warned yesterday.As finance ministers and central bankers arrived in Washington to discuss ways of tackling the crisis, the IMF warned, in its twice-yearly World Economic Outlook, that governments migh

The introduction of both native third-party applications and enterprise support to the iPhone is likely to sap further marketshare away from Palm and Research in Motion, says an investor note from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Business Times - 12 Apr 2008 Asia is still hitched to US train, warns IMF Economic and financial spillovers are still significant By ANTHONY ROWLEY IN TOKYO IN a report likely to shake the confidence of Asian markets and regional policy makers, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) firmly rejected yesterday the notion that Asian economies have largely decoupled from the impact of a slowdown in the US and other advanced economies.'Asia has not de-linked and spillovers (from turmoil and recession elsewhere) could be significant,' the report said, while urging financial and monetary authorities to step up contingency plans to deal with possible problems ahead.The report on the Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and the Pacific is the latest - and most bearish - of a series of official reports

End of the uptrend? “As we saw Thursday and Friday, the uptrend for stocks is over for now, with the market now reacting to earnings and unable to break out of its recent trading range,” said Hinsdale’s Nolte. Investors have also been betting that a U.S. economic recession would be shallow and brief. Yet, uncertainty over [...]

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters, April 10) - If U.N. peacekeepers abandon the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea, a new war could break out between the two Horn of Africa neighbors, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report.The U.N. border mission, or UNMEE, has already withdrawn nearly 1,700 troops and military observers who for the past seven years had been trying to prevent Eritrea and Ethiopia from resuming a border war they fought from 1998-2000.The peacekeepers had been stationed in a 15.5-mile (25-km) buffer zone inside Eritrea. But Asmara turned against UNMEE because of U.N. inability to enforce rulings by an independent commission awarding chunks of Ethiopian-held territory, including the town of Badme, to Eritrea.Most UNMEE troops have been sent home temporarily and only 164 p

The earth is doomed unless we do more to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Head of the Nasa Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, James Hansen, told the EU that their 550 parts per million of C02 was simply not good enough, and should be slashed down to 350 ppm.  Europe’s 550 ppm target is already the world’s most rigorous, with countries like the US and China not even coming close to this figure.  Hansen is convinced that levels need to be drastically reduced if, "humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed". The new figure of 350 ppm is a number that scientists have developed after dredging up large amounts of muddy crap from the bottom of the ocean to study the levels of Co2 present in it. Wh

PARIS - THE subprime crisis is not over, the head of the OECD Angel Gurria said on Wednesday, describing it as a 'collective bankruptcy' and damning failures throughout the chain of financial risk and regulation.Mr Gurria was particularly critical of supervision of the financial sector, telling the French newspaper Liberation that the rules 'were not sufficiently respected or were not strict enough.'He said: 'The entire institutional chain, well oiled, all this sophistication, on Tuesday the pride of the authorities, has been put into question by this collective bankruptcy.'In this respect, he pointed his finger at 'the banks, the investment funds, intermediaries, the credit rating agencies, the insurers.'The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development works on behalf of 30 indus

Muqtada al-Sadr, Shiite leader of the Mahdi militia, warned the Iraq government he might end the self imposed cease fire which has held his men away from fighting American and Iraq armed forces. However, his comments did not stop US and Iraq military forces from continuing their efforts to defeat the Mahdi militia in [...]

Business Times - 09 Apr 2008 IMF warns of 'elevated' risks to global financial system Report highlights concern over impact of financial turmoil on major economies By ANTHONY ROWLEY IN TOKYO RISKS to the stability of the international financial system remain 'elevated' in the wake of the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned yesterday in a report that also flagged growing concern over the impact of financial system turmoil on the major economies.The report was issued as the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors prepare to meet in Washington on Friday to discuss new policy responses to the crisis.In its latest Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF urges policymakers to 'take immediate steps to mitigate the risks of an even more

"Global warming has plunged the planet into a crisis and the fossil fuel industries are trying to hide the extent of the problem from the public, James Hansen, seen here, NASA's top climate scientist says"[via physorg]

DVD-rental vending machine maker RedBox today warned customers to be on the lookout for any unusual activity or physical changes to local RedBox kiosks, after the company discovered evidence that criminals had retrofitted at least three of the machines with devices to steal credit-card information. An example of a RedBox machine with an [...]

I think they are scared and they do not know what is  going to happen tomorrow. Already the interior ministry released an official statement regarding the General strike attacking those who are calling for it by big names from those minority of minority that work against the nation. The interior ministry said that it would stop any attempt of destabilizing the general security from protests in the streets and encouraging citizens on mutiny "already I have known Malek-X the famous leftist and blogger activist blogger was arrested and currently detained in some police station for distributing flyers" Ladies and Gentlemen I believe that the General Strike has already won thanks to this statement :) By the way the MB are not going to participate in the strike , as usual , th

Brain expert warns of huge rise in tumors and calls on industry to take immediate steps to reduce radiation. Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study by an award-winning cancer expert has concluded. He says people should avoid using them wherever possible and that governments and the mobile phone industry [...]

 Nancy Pelosi issued a warning to General Petraeus that he better not “put a shine on the events in Iraq” when he meets congress next week. “I hope we don’t hear any glorification of what happened in Basra,” said Pelosi, referring to a recent military offensive against Shiite militants in the city led by the Iraqi [...]

  Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura caused shockwaves during a national interview when he warned Barack Obama to be wary of a potential assassination attempt. "I believe very strongly that if an independent candidate like myself - a rogue - were to get into the President's race legitimately, if the polls looked like he had a chance to win, I believe that candidate would either be physically assassinated or would be assassinated credibility-wise or in some manner by our government because I do not believe they would ever allow a true independent or a citizen to become President of the United States," Ventura told The Alex Jones Show. "I say this in all seriousness - watch out Barack Obama," he added.   Ventura is not the first to warn of a potential

~Snooper~When I first saw this title, Pelosi warns Petraeus on Iraq testimony, pop up in my Reader from the Politico, my first thought was as such: &^*%$#U*(K#$#%$$$%&@@!**(!!!! Seeing that we try to keep this blog family safe, I did not place in English that which I was saying to myself out loud and really loud out loud.I wonder if she is going to willfully suspend disbelief.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) warned Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker on Thursday "not to put a shine on recent events" in Iraq when they testify before Congress next week."I hope we don't hear any glorification of what happened in Basra," said Pelosi, referring to a recent military offensive against Shiite militants in the city led by the Iraqi government and supported by U.S. forces.

U.S. stocks dropped for the first time in three days, after Ben Bernanke issued a warning that the nation may be headed towards a recession. This is the first time that he has officially acknowledged that an U.S. recession is possible due to credit crisis, declines in employment, and significantly lower consumer spending.

Today Ben Bernake, the Federal Reserve Chairman, warned Congress that the economy may shrink over the first half of this year, which would signal the start of a recession. Yet, he didn’t offer assurances of further interest rate cuts. In prepared testimony to Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, Bernanke didn’t use the word recession. But it’s the [...]

Shares of LoJack Corporation (NASDAQ: LOJN) are being hit hard in after-hours trading. The company is issuing an earnings warning for 2008, although it is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

From the Daily News (hat tip to WasWatching.com):It's been a week, of course, since an obscure blog first reported on the juicy parts of "Vindicated." It's been a week since fans learned of Canseco's claims that he introduced A-Rod to a steroid dealer, and that the third baseman returned the favor by trying to sleep with Canseco's then-wife. Canseco is still reveling in the discomfort he's caused Rodriguez. Every awkward "no comment" from A-Rod gives Canseco great glee. The best part, Canseco says in an exclusive interview at the Omni Berkshire in midtown, is that Rodriguez can't do anything about it. If A-Rod threatens to sue Canseco or goes on "60 Minutes" to attack his credibility, Canseco will respond with "Max," the Canadian steroid dealer he claims to have hooked A-Rod up with in th

Contact: Ryan Loskarn, Communications Director Jill Bader, Press Secretary 202-224-2764 Alexander Calls for Legislation to Help Homeowners, Warns Democrats Not to Turn Mortgages Into Junk Bonds Says Democratic Proposal Would Lead to Higher Monthly Mortgage Payments for American Families “Their legislation raises the risk involved in mortgage lending and would lead to higher interest rates and higher monthly [...]

April 1, Channel News AsiaJAKARTA: Indonesia's president has urged the mainly Muslim nation not to resort to violence in protests against an anti-Islamic film, and barred the Dutch filmmaker behind it from entering the country.President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono also said the screening of "Fitna", which has sparked several protests here since its release on the Internet last Thursday, would be banned in the former Dutch colony."I am asking (Indonesians) not to engage in actions such as destruction, violence and sweepings (harassing foreigners), because Islam and the other religions forbid violence and it is also against the law," Yudhoyono told journalists late Monday.The 17-minute film features imagery of the attacks on New York in 2001 and Madrid in 2004 combined with quotes from the Kora

Today, Infoworld is reporting that Sophos is warning Mac users that there is a Mac trojan malware out there to scare Mac users into purchasing unnecssary software by stating that their system has be compromised.  This type of software is not unusual on a Windows machine, but is new for Macs.    “The Trojan, named Troj/MacSwp-B [...]

Atari has received its third Staff Determination from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department.This letter threatens that if Atari is unable to comply with the Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4450, which lists the standards a company must meet to be part of the NASDAQ exchange, then the company will be delisted.The company will request a hearing with the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel in order to make the case that the company should remain listed in light of the pending acquisition by Infogrames Entertainment of Atari. However, this reasoning does not guarantee that the panel will allow Atari to remain on the market.

The US Treasury Secretary gave warning today that there is more pain ahead in the American housing market after he said prices must be allowed to drop before the economy can stabilise.It emerged yesterday that house prices in 20 US cities had declined by 10.7 per cent in the 12 months to January — the worst fall in more than 20 years.

McCain did not provide specifics about any immediate plans to deal with the crisis, saying he was "prepared to examine new proposals and evaluate them based on these principals."He also called for a meeting of the nation's top mortgage lenders, asking them to pledge support for customers and homeowners."Working together, they should pledge to provide maximum support and help to their cash-strapped but credit worthy customers," he said. "They should pledge to do everything possible to keep families in their homes and businesses growing."Presidential hopeful John McCain is asking the lenders to work with their customers. So give us the opportunity to save your home! Read the entire article here

Olympus is set to increase the price of digital SLR lenses and accessories by around 15%, blaming the falling value of the pound.In a letter sent to UK dealers - since confirmed to Amateur Photographer - Olympus's marketing general manager Mark Thackara states: 'As you probably know, the Pound has depreciated significantly against the Euro in recent months. 'Whilst we are working hard at minimising the impact on mainline product, adverse currency movement will affect all imaging and audio accessories including DSLR lenses and flashguns which are expected to rise by around 15%.' Chris Cheesmanmore : amateurphotographer

The Unied States State Department has warned Americans traveling to China for the upcoming Olympic Games they may discover while in the supposed privacy of a hotel room, people are listening into their conversations. The State Department warning suggests tourists can be under surveillance even when resting in a hotel bed. The State Department comment [...]

Google may cut its workforce as it integrates online ad firm DoubleClick into its operations, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt warned in a blog posting after the acquisition was approved by the European Commission on Tuesday. “As with most mergers, there may be reductions in headcount. We expect these to take place in the U.S. and [...]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has put out an alert for consumers in the U.S. on Saturday. They have stated that people should throw away all cantaloupes from a Honduran manufacturer named Agopecuaria Montelibano.They have been working very closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to try and pinpoint the origin of the latest salmonella outbreak, and they believe they have found the source in cantaloupes.Cantaloupes Recalled over Salmonella Outbreak Concerns.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that cantaloupes from Agropecuaria Montelibano, Honduras appear to be associated with Salmonella Litchfield outbreak in the United States and Canada.Salmonella is a common bacterium that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail in

FDA detains Honduran producer's cantaloupesThe Food and Drug Administration warned that cantaloupes from a Honduran producer may be tainted with salmonella and it detained all shipments of cantaloupes by the company.The agency also advised stores to pull from their shelves any stock of the cantaloupes produced by the company, Agropecuaria Montelibano. And it urged consumers to check with stores about the origin of any cantaloupes they might have recently purchased and to throw away any that came from the company. As of the Saturday announcement, the FDA had received reports of 50 people becoming sick in 16 states and nine in Canada linked to eating cantaloupes. Fourteen people have been hospitalized; no deaths have been reported, the FDA said. Food-borne salmonella infection can cause naus

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa warned on Saturday that diplomatic tension with Colombia will rise if an Ecuadorean was among the dead in a bombing raid on a rebel camp inside its territory this month. Correa broke off diplomatic ties with Bogota after the March 1 Colombian attack on a guerrilla camp in Ecuador [...]

Hackers may be exploiting an unpatched hole to plant malicious code in Word docs and any system that opens them. Be extra careful when opening documents in Windows, especially if they are Word files. Microsoft on Friday warned that cyber criminals may be taking advantage of an unpatched flaw in the Windows operating system to [...]

Credit Suisse warned today that difficult market conditions in March would likely force the company to report a first quarter loss. The Swiss banking giant noted that it was profitable through February, but had to revalue certain asset-backed securities in its CDO trading business after the market turned earlier this month. The total write-down stood at $2.82 [...]

Hiding somewhere in the mountains around the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden lashed out at the European Union and warned its leaders that terrible punishment awaited those who supported publication of the infamous Danish cartoons. “Your publications of these drawings-part of a new crusade in which the Pope of the Vatican had a [...]

The Kremlin gave Britain warning yesterday that there would be no improvement in relations until it abandoned Cold War-hostility towards Russia. The Foreign Ministry said that Britain had become increasingly critical of Russia, urged on by Boris Berezovsky, the billionaire anti-Kremlin campaigner, and other political refugees. Its annual diplomatic review appeared to dash hopes of a fresh start

SEOUL - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak warned on Monday that global economy may be entering a crisis and it was impossible now to say where it might be headed. 'We are only in the beginning... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

By Terence Hunt, AP White House Correspondent Bush: Federal Government Must Guard Against Overcorrecting Economy With Sweeping ChangesWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush on Saturday said the government must guard against going too far in trying to fix the troubled economy, cautioning that "one of the worst things you can do is overcorrect." Democrats said Bush was relying on inaction to solve the problem.Bush, in his weekly radio address, said the recently passed program of tax rebates for families and businesses should begin to lift the economy in the second quarter of the year and have an even stronger impact in the third quarter. But he urged caution about doing more, particularly about the crisis in the housing market where prices are tumbling and home foreclosures have soared to an all

By Terence Hunt, AP White House Correspondent Bush: Federal Government Must Guard Against Overcorrecting Economy With Sweeping ChangesWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush on Saturday said the government must guard against going too far in trying to fix the troubled economy, cautioning that "one of the worst things you can do is overcorrect." Democrats said Bush was relying on inaction to solve the problem.Bush, in his weekly radio address, said the recently passed program of tax rebates for families and businesses should begin to lift the economy in the second quarter of the year and have an even stronger impact in the third quarter. But he urged caution about doing more, particularly about the crisis in the housing market where prices are tumbling and home foreclosures have soared to an all

Lindsay Lohan has warned her younger sister to stay away from nightclubs if she wants to be a star.The ‘Mean Girls’ beauty - who completed a two-month stint in rehab last year for drink and drug problems - is keen for aspiring actress Ali, 14, to avoid all the pitfalls she endured.She said: “I’ve [...]

On Saturday, Reuters reported that Wall Street banks may be subject to a “systemic margin call” that might deplete the financial institutions of $325 billion of capital, as subprime mortgages continue to deteriorate, JPMorgan Chase & Co. said in a report late Friday. After Thornburg Mortgage Inc. received a default notice after the lender [...]

DEBKA - Gen. Yasar Buyukanit, the Turkish chief of staff, said if President Pervez Musharraf lost his grip, Pakistan could fall into Taliban hands and a terrorist organization gain control of nuclear arms for the first time. The general was addressing an international terrorism conference in Ankara Monday, March 10. Sunday, the two parties in opposition to Musharraf forged a power-sharing alliance to govern Pakistan, vowing to evict him from the presidency. Islamist groups have also stepped up their attacks since the Feb. 18 general election.

The following video so closely ties into an entry I made a few days ago that it could almost be titled a sequel. In this brief video segment, Dan Rather makes some startling accusations as he is visiting the ladies on ‘The View’ talk show. Watch and listen. What he is discussing [...]

A new Canadian study suggests a significant number of young people deliberately hurt themselves, not as an attempt at suicide but as a way of coping with mental stress. Study co-author Dr Mary K. Nixon said the survey of youth in Victoria, B.C., is fairly limited but the results underscore the need for a wider national look at what she says is a little understood problem. More... © The Canadian Press, 2008

Jim Lorimer, bodybuilding promoter and co-founder of the Arnold Sports Festival and the IFBB Arnold Classic, warned professional male bodybuilders competing in the bodybuilding competition in a private athlete’s meeting last Thursday night about reporters asking questions about “enhancement.” This was interpreted by those in attendance as a reference to anabolic steroids and other performance enhancement drugs although Lorimer never mentioned steroids directly.Lorimer offered guidance for bodybuilders who were approached by reporters:" Don’t focus on anything but the fantastic effort these athletes make which is… beyond athletes in every other sport as far as physical commitment and discipline and hard work and that’s the story I think we got to… Again, we got to make sure we

Blog ping is a new ping service that allows us to send pings to major directories like Technorati, Webblogs, Newsgator, etc whenever you update your blog. It includes up to 26 directories and you just enter the site name, URL, select the directories want to send, and press the 'Send Pings!' that’s all!The advantage of such services is that, it has the ability to cover a multitude of search engines at once and knowing that some of these directories, in turn, contain many others.[Source]

A former employee pleaded guilty to fraudulent use of patient informationDallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. last week sent out notices to about 37,000 patients informing them about the potential compromise of their personal and financial data.The warning came after Terrence Brooks, a former data processor at a Tenet bill-processing center in Frisco, Texas, was arrested last month and subsequently pleaded guilty to five counts of fraudulent possession and use of identification information stolen from Tenet.Steven Campanini, a spokesman for Tenet, said that Brooks' illegal activity was discovered after the Arlington Police Department in Texas told the company that it was investigating potential consumer fraud involving Tenet data last December. After the problem was traced to Brooks, he was

The Web is scarier than most people realize, according to research published recently by Google. The search engine giant trained its Web crawling software on billions of Web addresses over the past year looking for malicious pages that tried to attack their visitors. They found more than 3 million of them, meaning that about one in 1,000 Web pages is malicious, according to Neils Provos, a

Well, this is a bad news for all Safari browser users around the planet, both Macintosh and Windows, who use Safari to visits PayPal. On Thursday, February 28 2008, Paypal warns buyers to avoid Safari browser, because the risk of being hacked. Michael Barrett, PayPal’s chief information security officer, said that Safari is missing at [...]

Conservative Leader says that Food Security should rank alongside Energy Policy and National Security.THE UN World Food Programme (WFP) is to hold an emergency meeting in Rome today, as rising food prices across the world threaten to create a new constituency of millions of city-dwellers who are unable to afford basic foodstuffs.The Organization for Economic and Co-operative Development (OECD) has warned that food prices could rise by between one fifth and one half over the next ten years.The sudden leap in the worldwide price of grain and other basic foodstuffs could mean that millions of hitherto relatively affluent people in cities would not be able to afford food, Greg Barrow, a London-based spokesman for the WFP, said on Tuesday.He said the key factors behind the price-shift were:•

Jessica Aldred Guardian - Wednesday February 27 2008 Original URL   Logs being taken to a pulp and paper factory in Riau province, Sumatra. Photo: Dita Alangkara/AP   The destruction of Sumatra's natural forests is accelerating global climate change and pushing endangered species closer to extinction, a new report warned today. A study from WWF claims that converting the forests and peat swamps of just one Sumatran province into plantations for pulpwood and palm oil is generating more annual greenhouse gas emissions than the Netherlands, and is endangering local elephant and tiger populations. The fastest rate of deforestation in Indonesia is occurring in central Sumatra's Riau province, where some 4.2m hectares (65%) of its tropical forests and peat swamps have been cle

Microsoft is warning Windows Vista users that a forthcoming service pack for the operating system may stop some third-party programs working. The software giant has released a list of programs that may be broken by the SP1 update for Vista. Most of the software hit by the upgrade are security programs that prevent Windows users falling prey to viruses, Trojans and booby-trapped web pages. The Windows Vista update will be released to the public in mid-March. Service Packs are among the biggest updates Microsoft issues for its various operating systems. The software firm said SP1 makes Vista more secure and reliable and introduces some new features. The list of programs affected by SP1 is divided into three.Some will be blocked by the update, some will not run and others will lose so

Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories Sheikh Mohammad Hussein renewed on Sunday his warnings against the plots of the Israeli occupation authorities in the Holy City. "The Israeli occupation authorities conduct suspicious acts targeting the Palestinian holy places under ungrounded pretexts," Sheikh Hussein said in a press release.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Ryanair Holdings Plc declined 12% on Monday as Europe's largest low-cost airline reported a 27% drop in adjusted third-quarter profit because of lower ticket prices, and warned that higher fuel prices and weaker consumer spending could cut next year's profit by as much as 50%. Third-quarter net income at the budget carrier slipped to 47.2 million euros from 47.7 million euros a year earlier. Excluding a one-time gain of 12 million euros from the disposal of aircraft, adjusted profit fell 27% to 35 million euros. Passenger traffic rose 16% to 12.4 million. Sales climbed 16% to 569 million euros as a 30% increase in ancillary revenue offset a 4% drop in yields, also known as ticket prices. Ancillary revenue includes revenue from food sold on the plane, lugg