Monthly Archives: December 2007

MINA, 21 December 2007 Officials from the municipality, the Ministry of Commerce and the local police foiled attempts to smuggle 39 tons of spoiled sheep meat (a total of 3,900 sheep) into Jeddah from the holy sites. The spoiled meat was confiscated at the entrances to Jeddah, said officials. The largest smuggled shipment was seized yesterday afternoon at the car-auction roundabout in Jeddah, when security officers stopped two lorries carrying three tons each of spoiled meat. Municipality official Mohammed Tamimi said that a number of teams were posted in Jeddah to monitor restaurants, hotels and abattoirs in Jeddah. The spoiled meat was sold as low as SR50 per sheep. Smugglers were fined up to SR10,000, said Hani Marshadi, responsible for monitoring meat at the administration of abattoirs at the holy sites. read more  Read more... (143 words, estimated 34 secs reading time)

Louis San Antonio San Francisco San Jose Seattle South Florida Tampa Bay Washington, D. Executives have just unveiled their line-up for The Garage, an entertainment and party venue that is part of the collector car auction to be held Jan. Added just last year, The Garage is a tented indoor and outdoor area that will feature music, fashion shows and fun expected to follow in the footsteps of the FBR Open’s "Bird’s Nest" entertainment venue. Sonsored by SpeedTV, Salty Senorita’s Salty’s Taco and Chop Shop and Dos Equis, The Garage will host daily patio hours outdoors as well as offer inside space where patrons can enjoy the cool shade. The venue also offers views of the classic cars as they are brought into the main auction tent and go up on the auction block. Fashion shows with apparel from Saks Fifth Avenue, Tommy Bahama and Fleur’t and live music from bands including The Chadwicks, Shirley’s Temple and MetalHead are among activities planned over the course of the week. read more  Read more... (180 words, estimated 43 secs reading time)

A nefarious Trojan file that replaces Google’s contextual text advertising with ads from a different provider could sneak into an unprotected machine. The Trojan, identified by security software firm BitDefender as Trojan. WU, goes after a target favored by many malware-passing criminals – the local hosts file. Since browsers check the hosts file on the local machine first before going out to the Internet to find a match, the criminals passing the Trojan could send requests for the legitimate Google site to a fake one that dumps more malware on the visiting PC. As a BitDefender analyst indicated, the Trojan in its current form deprives Google, and the sites that would normally display its advertising, from the ad views and revenue they would normally enjoy. read more  Read more... (137 words, estimated 33 secs reading time)