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MickC @ July 29, 2006 # 3 Comments
The house in Gatesville appears to be finally sold. Closing has been set for August 15.
We’re not getting quite (nearly) as much as we should have (wanted to). But, we did go out last night to celebrate anyway. Dinner at Chili’s and some window shopping at Lowe’s. You see, we don’t [...]
MickC @ July 27, 2006 # No Comment Yet
I’m a very happy Vonage user. We have Vonage’s business unlimited plan. Because of we get free, unlimited long distance with this plan, we don’t have any long distance on our home number.
I hope that you can imagine our surprise when our last phone bill included a mysterious charge for long [...]
MickC @ July 21, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Dad Breathes Air Into Son Trapped Underwater For 7 Minutes
Sharif Pipkin saw his son, Aljuwon Pipkin, underwater in a hot tub at the Radisson Hotel they were staying at. He called for help, and as people were trying to pull the boy out, he was grabbing lungfuls of air attempting to get his son [...]
MickC @ July 21, 2006 # No Comment Yet
If there’s one thing that really chaps my hide, it’s something like this quote from BusinessWeek’s report on WalMart’s recent federal court victory overturning a law that made mandates as to how much money they should spend on medical coverage:
“The District Court’s decision, unfortunately, ignores the strong public support for requiring large, profitable corporations to [...]
MickC @ July 20, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Daughter Who Surprised Mom With Birthday Visit Sues Parents
MADISON, Wis. — An Illinois woman is suing her Wisconsin parents for maintaining an icy driveway that she blamed for a fall that broke her ankle two winters ago.
This week, a federal judge refused to toss out the lawsuit, setting up a trial for November.
Carriel Louah, 25, [...]
MickC @ July 12, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Just a quick post to make sure everyone notices that my blog has moved!
No longer is it http://mickc.whizardries.com/blog/, it’s now http://mickc.whizardries.com/.
MickC @ July 11, 2006 # No Comment Yet
WebEx Communications, Inc - Security Update
WebEx Security Advisory
Date: May 23rd 2006
Control #WEBX-06-1-1
Status: Update Available
Published : July 6, 2006
Vulnerability Summary
A vulnerability within the WebEx Downloader plug-in can result in arbitrary components being delivered from unauthorized sources.
Impact
Execution of unauthorized code on workstations having an outdated version of the WebEx downloader.
There is a code update available here.
MickC @ July 7, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Those crazy Yankees.
Court Says Stop Case Against Rude Doctor
CONCORD, N.H. - A judge has ordered the state Board of Medicine to stop disciplinary proceedings against a doctor accused of telling a patient she was so obese she might only be attractive to black men and advising another to shoot herself following brain surgery.
Judge Edward Fitzgerald [...]
MickC @ July 4, 2006 # One Comment
A couple of little known facts about July 4, 1776 are that it is not the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, nor is it the date that we actually declared on independence from the British. The Continental Congress actually declared independence on July 2, 1776, and while they did approve [...]
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