Monthly Archives: July 2007

Firefox 2.0.0.6

Mozilla have released Firefox 2.0.0.6. This version fixes two vulnerabilities; Fixed in Firefox 2.0.0.6 MFSA 2007-27 Unescaped URIs passed to external programs MFSA 2007-26 Privilege escalation through chrome-loaded about:blank windows IMPACT CRITICAL: MFSA 2007-27 MODERATE: MFSA 2007-26 Firefox 2 should … Continue reading

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Tour de France 2007 XXII – the follow ups

The cycling is over, the saga continues; Cycling: Mayo fails Tour drugs test (2007-Jul-31) [The Independent] … The Spanish rider Iban Mayo has earned the dubious honour of becoming the third rider to fail a drugs test in this year’s … Continue reading

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Labertouche Cave rescue

From the Herald Sun; Cave explorers rescued from six-metre hole Article from: AAP July 30, 2007 06:38am A COUPLE exploring caves in Victoria’s west Gippsland area have been rescued from a six-metre-deep hole. A man, 28, from Endeavour Hills and … Continue reading

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Getting a closer look

So that we can do a quick risk assessment before making software available for deployment, we need a few simple tools to look at the changes made to a machine by adding new software, to give a quick pathway and … Continue reading

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Lincoln Hall interview on Enough Rope tonight

Enough Rope : Monday 30 July Lincoln Hall, the mountain-climber who defied science, history and belief by surviving a night on Mt Everest after he had been left for dead 9:35pm tonight on the ABC Enough Rope With Andrew Denton … Continue reading

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Tour de France 2007 XXI

Tonight we have Stage 20 ( Marcoussis to Paris Champs-Élysées ) covering a distance of 146 km. Follow the Tour live: Cycling News Stage 20 Details Cycling News Latest (live) Follow the Tour on the Yahoo! Sports GPS system VeloNews … Continue reading

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Tour de France 2007 XX

Tonight we have Stage 19 Individual Time Trial ( Cognac to Angoulême ) covering a distance of 55.5 km. Follow the Tour live: Cycling News Stage 19 Details Cycling News Latest (live) Follow the Tour on the Yahoo! Sports GPS … Continue reading

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keystone cops

And our confidence in our Federal Police and Politicians ability to use anti-terrorism laws ‘for our safety’, rather than as a political tool rides off into the sunset. 1. Dr Haneef’s mobile phone SIM card was found in the burning … Continue reading

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Tour de France 2007 XIXb – another one bites the dust

UPDATE: Juan Mauricio Soler did not test positive after the 14th stage in the Tour de France. (see below)

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Tour de France 2007 XIX

Tonight we have Stage 18 ( Cahors – Angoulême ) covering a distance of 211 km. Follow the Tour live: Cycling News Stage 18 Details Cycling News Latest (live) Follow the Tour on the Yahoo! Sports GPS system VeloNews Live … Continue reading

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