Targeted: Twitter Hit with Phishing Attack (Data Storage Today)

Twitter, the popular microblogging site, has become the latest target of phishers. The company is warning its members to be careful of messages that redirect them to spoofed Twitter sites in an attempt to steal their user names and passwords. "This particular scam sent out e-mails resembling those you might receive from Twitter if you get e-mail notifications of your Direct Messages. The ...

BJP demands Ajay Maken's resignation over DDA scam (Calcutta News)

Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which heads the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), and the All India Confederation of Scheduled Castes and Tribes Organisation Monday demanded the resignation of Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken over allegations of fraud in the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) housing allotment.

DDA denies housing fraud, politicians demand probe (Calcutta News)

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Monday strongly denied allegations of any foul play in the draw for over 5,000 flats, but politicians demanded a high-level enquiry into the alleged scam and the resignation of Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken.

BJP demands Ajay Maken's resignation over DDA scam (New Kerala)

New Delhi, Jan 5: Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which heads the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), and the All India Confederation of Scheduled Castes and Tribes Organisation Monday demanded the resignation of Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken over allegations of fraud in the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) housing allotment.

A Corner Bordered by Roosters and Rush Hours (Washington Post)

Accokeek, in southern Prince George's County, has a dual personality not readily visible from Route 210, a four-lane highway that bisects the community.

OTHER: Dakar's new era gets underway (autosport.com)

Following the 2008 event's cancellation due to terrorist threats, the legendary Dakar Rally has movd to Argentina, but the organisers promise the same challenges

All News... Medway at Large - Reporters' Notebook (The Kent Messenger)

Writing this remotedly from from home up northish in the hood. Didn't have time to update today but just wanted to write a few lines to keep up appearances before this blog returns with a proper regular flourish in the New Year.

2008 Duneland Year in Review: The ups then downs of a troubled year (Chesterton Tribune)

Amid a number of records and unprecedented events, one thing is clear about 2008: The year ended on quite a different note than when it began. Consider President George W. Bush’s declaration in February, when he tried to assure Americans that “this country is not recession-bound.”

Bare Bones BlazeDS Object Remoting (Java World)

Submitted by dmarx on Thu, 01/01/2009 - 16:07. In this blog posting, I will demonstrate using BlazeDS for object remoting between a Flex client and a Java EE -based server.

Three Versions of Linux Put to the Test (PC World)

When you're talking Linux, three big names always pop up: Canonical's Ubuntu, Novell's openSUSE and Red Hat's Fedora.