I would say Happy President's Day, but for many of us, it's Happy Snow
President's Day. We just started getting hit with the snow here in New
England at around 7 this morning and are expecting up to two feet of snow -
yeek!
I'm working at compiling the cyberstalking statistics for 2002 and hope to
have those done by the end of this week, so keep an eye on our site!
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Hmm, this may be the solution to
lower divorce rates:
Dutch artist to marry herself http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_750542.html?menu=news.quirkies
A Dutch artist is to marry herself to show people how much she loves the different sides of her character.
Jennifer Hoes, 29, has ordered a complete wedding party, wedding dress and marriage certificate.
She told Haarlem's Dagblad newspaper: "I want to celebrate with others how much I'm in love with myself."
She says she regards the wedding as a reward for her years of struggle between the emotional and business sides of her character.
Ms Hoes said: "Finally I managed to unite these conflicting parts of my character, and I find it most logical that it results in a wedding."
An alderman of the city of Haarlem has agreed to act as registrar, although the wedding will not be registered officially in the books.
Ms Hoes said she doesn't rule out a more conventional wedding at some stage in the future.
"But I will never divorce myself. I donšt want to become emotionally dependent from another for not being in balance with myself. This marriage is really for better or for worse," she added.
Story filed: 08:23 Friday 14th February 2003
In the News
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Sumit Becomes HotSumitra16 - 02/17/03 http://www.rediff.com/netguide/2003/feb/17chat.htm
What makes some people choose chat IDs that portray them as the opposite sex?
When Gurpreet, a fairly healthy, 19-year-old male logs on to a chat room, he undergoes a sudden change. He picks the name CoolBabePreetu. 23-year-old Sunil does it too, opting for SweetSunita. And so does Sagarika, who logs on as BigDude.
SURVIVAL SKILLS: Internet auction scam preys on the gullible - 02/16/03 http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/5178132.htm
Here's a dumb but scary scam that's going around the Internet and preying on eBay and PayPal users.
The scheme seems so outrageously stupid that it's hard to believe anyone would fall for it.
Comfort back in County Jail - 02/15/03 http://www.rochesterdandc.com/news/0215story13_news.shtml
A man accused of being an Internet predator is back in the Monroe County Jail after spending a few days in a Syracuse jail on a new rape charge.
Schneider: Prison official accused of sending hostile e-mails - 02/14/03 http://www.lsj.com/columnists/schneider/030214_john_1b.html
Internal investigators for the Michigan Department of Corrections are looking into charges that the department's manager of Prisoner Affairs, an Eaton Rapids resident, sent threatening e-mails to a prisoner's wife and to a Web site operated by supporters of the prisoner.
To Thwart the Identity Thieves - 02/11/03 http://us.f139.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter?YY=99531&order=down&sort=date
With the problem getting worse each year, only a bold reform approach will do the job. How about a market-based solution?
In Phoenix, a burglar allegedly lifted a computer from TriWest Healthcare Associates that holds key personal information, including Social Security numbers and health records of 500,000 U.S. Defense Dept. employees from 16 Western states.
Online Activism Is Not Always Legitimate - 02/13/03 http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/5171643.htm
DURING THE on-again/off-again march to war in Iraq, perhaps you and 10,000 of your closest friends have received a petition that goes something like this:
"Today I understand that 25 Congresswomen in the U.S. House of Representatives walked out -- and refused to participate in the vote to give Bush war powers -- they were led by Barbara Bell of California and
they took up residence on the White House lawn. ... They say women can change the world. Here is a chance!"
E-Valentines Can Cause Lost Love With IT Administrators - 02/13/03 http://library.northernlight.com/FB20030213380000034.html?cb=229&dx=1006&sc=0#doc
Sending that e-card, racy love note, forwarding that funny Valentine and even opening an email from your sweetie or secret admirer can cause more than heartache for IT administrators this Valentine's Day; it can
jeopardize your organization's network security.
83% of Spam Contains Hidden Tracking Codes - 02/12/03 http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=ofspamcontains1045055252&area=news
Eight out of ten spam e-mails contain covert tracking codes which allow the senders to record and log recipients' e-mail addresses as soon as they open the message. These are among the findings revealed this week by OUT-LAW.COM, the IT and e-commerce legal service from international law firm Masons. The research was carried out for OUT-LAW.COM by network security experts iomart.
Viruses and Hoaxes - 02/11/03 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/11/1044725776645.html
Have you received an email about an impending virus from someone that you know, similar to the one below? The virus (called jdbgmgr.exe) is not detected by Norton or McAfee anti-virus systems. It sits quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by messenger and the address book, whether or not you send emails to your contacts.
DoJ: We Want to Read Your E-Mail - 02/11/03 http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/1582401
Attorney General John Ashcroft wants to expand the government's domestic surveillance powers under the controversial USA Patriot Act to include reading individual e-mails and monitoring a person's Web surfing
activities. The Patriot Act, which is already under legal attack by privacy groups, was passed following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and gives the Justice Department broad new electronic eavesdropping powers.
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