This, I received via an email forward.

Written by an Australian Dentist

To Kill an American

You probably missed this in the rush of news, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper, an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.

So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let everyone know what an American is . So they would know when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!)

‘An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish , Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.

An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.

An American is Christian , or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan . The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses.

An American is also free to believe in no religion……. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God.

An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world..

The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence , which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.

An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in return………..

When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country!

As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan ..

The national symbol of America , The Statue of Liberty , welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America

Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11 , 2001 earning a better life for their families. It’s been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.

So you can try to kill an American if you must.. Hitler did. So did General Tojo , and Stalin , and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself . Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.

Seriously, one can make money doing pretty much anything? How many can realistically make a lifestyle out of domaining? It is a sad state of this industry that no one talks about it.

Below is a not so subtle strike at wanna be domain millionaires….

Time to wake up folks….

http://cnettv.cnet.com/most-expensive-domain-names/9742-1_53-50072366.html?tag=smallCarouselArea.0

The Web site compromise attack known as Gumblar has added new domain names that are downloading malware onto unsuspecting computers, stealing FTP credentials to compromise more sites, and tampering with Web traffic, a security firm said on Thursday.

The Gumblar attack started in March with Web sites being compromised and attack code hidden on them. Originally, the malware downloaded onto computers accessing those sites came from the gumblar.cn domain, a Chinese domain associated with Russian and Latvian IP addresses that were delivering code from servers in the U.K., ScanSafe said last week.

As Web site operators cleaned up their sites, the attackers replaced the original malicious code with dynamically generated and obfuscated JavaScript, making it difficult for security tools to identify. The scripts attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in Adobe’s Acrobat Reader and Flash Player to deliver code that injects malicious search results when a user searches Google on Internet Explorer, as well as search the victim’s system for FTP credentials that can be used to compromise additional Web sites.

The domain was changed to martuz.cn before both domains were shut down. And now, the malware is coming from sites including liteautotop.cn and autobestwestern.cn, among others, according to ScanSafe.

“Fortunately, it appears the name servers themselves are being shut down,” the company said in a statement. “However, even after Gumblar-related attacks subside, cyber criminals will still possess the botnet of infected computers obtained via Gumblar.”

ScanSafe contends that Gumblar is worse than Conficker, a worm that spreads via a hole in Windows, through removable storage devices and network shares with weak passwords, as well as disables security software and installs fake antivirus software.

Gumblar, which was responsible for 37 percent of all malware blocked by ScanSafe during the first two weeks in May, has more intrusive behavior–it intercepts and monitors Web traffic, as well as installs a data-theft Trojan that steals usernames and passwords from infected computers, ScanSafe said.

In addition, once a Conficker infection is remediated there is no further spread of the worm. However, Gumblar can use the FTP credentials it steals to compromise even more Web sites, potentially exposing many more victims, the company said.

To find out if a computer is infected:

1) Locate sqlsodbc.chm in the Windows system folder (by default under Windows XP, the location is C:\Windows\System32\);

2) Obtain the Sha1 of the installed sqlsodbc.chm. FileAlyzer is a free tool that can be used to obtain the SHA1 of a file;

3) Compare the obtained Sha1 to the list located on the ScanSafe STAT Blog;

4) If the SHA1 and corresponding file size do not match with a pair on the reference list, it could be an indication of a Gumblar infection.

The most effective way to remedy an infection is to do a full reformat and reinstallation, according to ScanSafe. Passwords or login details that were stored or used on infected machines should also be changed.

On The Net : ZDNet

Those fucking scumbags over at Craigslist finally relented. Morons!

Assholes like these should not be able to profit from their ventures. To damn with their ‘free classifieds’. Nothing is free! There is always a price to pay.

Down with Craigslist. We can live without it.

Craigslist – The garbage site of the Internet

Craigslist – Classifieds for perverts and criminals

Craigslist – Any alternatives

Craiglist to drop “erotic services” ads

By Jason Szep

BOSTON (Reuters) – Online classified site Craigslist will replace its “erotic services” ads with a new adult category “to bar flagrant prostitution and porn,” the Connecticut attorney general’s office said on Wednesday.

Craigslist’s sex-service listings have faced intense scrutiny following the April 14 murder of 25-year-old masseuse Julissa Brisman, who advertised on Craigslist in Boston. Philip Markoff, a 23-year-old Boston University medical student, was charged with killing Brisman and with attacks on two other women he met through Craigslist.

Officials from Craigslist were not immediately available to comment.

The “erotic services” section will end within seven days and be replaced with a new section called “adult services” where every advertisement will be manually reviewed by Craigslist staff, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said in a statement.

In April, Blumenthal had asked Craigslist officials to eliminate photographs in the “erotic services” and similar sections of the site, hire staff to screen ads that blatantly violate Craigslist rules and offer incentives for people who flag and report prostitution advertisements.

Craigslist informed him of the changes on Tuesday night, Blumenthal said.

Craigslist, a 14-year-old online bazaar that generates more than 20 billion page views per month in 50 countries with a staff of just 28 people, is partially owned by online auctioneer eBay, which bought 25 percent in 2004.

Along with its free listings for just about anything — from apartments to furniture, jobs and cars — San Francisco-based Craigslist.org provides one of the largest and most controversial sex-service listings.

“We will be monitoring closely to make sure that this measure is more than a name change from erotic to adult and that the manual blocking is tough and effective to scrub prostitution and pornography,” said Blumenthal, who has led a task force with other attorneys general on Craigslist.

Tabloids dubbed Markoff “the Craigslist killer.”

The murder followed the killing of George Weber, a New York reporter knifed to death after responding to a personal ad he placed on Craigslist in March, and the early-April sentencing of Michael Anderson, a Minnesota man convicted of killing a woman who responded to a babysitting ad.

The Craigslist measures could set a precedent for similar sites, Blumenthal said.

“Closing the erotic services section — a blatant Internet brothel — should lead to other blocking and screening measures, and set a model for other sites, if Craigslist keeps its word,” Blumenthal said.

On The Net : Reuters

Multnomah County, Portland, has budgeted $70,000 for a candidate to Tweet. Not bad eh!

Do you tweet and use Facebook? Are you experienced with building social communities?  Can you crank out news releases, editorials, and web content on tight deadlines?  Have you been a one-person video crew?  Are you a stickler for grammar and punctuation?  Do you know your way around web tools, web development and search engine optimization?

Multnomah County is seeking a motivated and experienced communicator, with a passion for writing, blogging, and social media in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will have PR and media experience, the ability to jump between creative and analytical skills, solid verbal and written communication expertise, and a marketing perspective.  If you think strategically and are skilled at 21st century media technology, this might be the position for you.

This unique position works in the Office of Chair Ted Wheeler and closely collaborates with the Public Affairs Office to provide countywide media relations services and leadership on social media. This position will strengthen communication about Multnomah County services, public policies, and issues.  This is an unclassified position which serves at the pleasure of the County Chair.

Experience : Five years of increasingly responsible public affairs or public information experience, including some experience dealing with a legislative body.

Training : Equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Journalism, English, Communications, or a closely related field.

Please provide a written elevator pitch (500 words or less) on why you are the person we’ve described.  Also, submit a résumé, three writing samples, one video you’ve produced, and an example of a social media campaign or site you’ve developed.  Impress us.

For this process only, you may email materials directly to: amy.lippay@co.multnomah.or.us

On The Net : Multnomah County Jobs