Day: April 19, 2006

SPORTSWRITER AND AUTHOR BILL NACK GUEST ON “TALKIN’ HORSES”

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Contact: Robert Bolson, Director of Corporate Marketing Blood-Horse Publications (859) 276-6809; rbolson@bloodhorse.com AWARD-WINNING SPORTSWRITER AND AUTHOR BILL NACK TO BE WEDNESDAY’S GUEST ON BLOODHORSE.COM’S “TALKIN’ HORSES” Lexington, KY — Seven-time Eclipse Award-winning writer Bill Nack, one of sports’ most distinguished authors and writers, will be the special guest live online for the Wednesday, April 19th edition of bloodhorse.com’s “Talkin’ Horses” beginning at Noon ET (9:00 a.m. PT); online at www.bloodhorse.com/talkinhorses. A retired senior writer for Sports Illustrated and best known for writing Big Red of Meadow Stable (reissued

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Cowgirl-inspired camping trailers roll up to the NCM in a “cowgirl caravan” on April 20

WHO: National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame welcome Sisters on the Fly to Fort Worth, Texas. WHAT: Sisters on the Fly, a group of adventure-seeking women that travel across the country in personalized camping trailers decked out with vintage interiors and “cowgirl” pizzazz will visit the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame at noon on Thursday, April 20. Approximately 50 decked out “cowgirl” camping trailers will pull up and park outside the museum while Sisters on the Fly take a cowgirl tour. Come see how these cowgirls dress out the classic camping trailer with a

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IRS to search PayPal records for tax evaders | CNET News.com

IRS to search PayPal records for tax evaders | CNET News.com For more info click on above link update A federal court has granted the Internal Revenue Service permission to search PayPal members’ offshore bank accounts and credit card records to identify possible tax evaders. Under the order, issued by a U.S. District Court judge in San Jose, Calif., the IRS can view those records under certain conditions, the Justice Department announced this week. The IRS is seeking the access as part of its larger Offshore Credit Card Program, which aims to crack down on U.S. taxpayers

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AOL charged with blocking opponents’ e-mail | CNET News.com

AOL charged with blocking opponents’ e-mail | CNET News.com For more info click on above link update America Online on Wednesday apparently began blocking e-mail on its servers containing the Web address of a petition against the company’s upcoming certified-mail program, an issue the company called a “glitch.” The Internet service provider, which has roughly 20 million subscribers in the United States, began bouncing e-mail communications with the URL “Dearaol.com” sometime late Wednesday and continuing through Thursday. A e-mail sent by CNET News.com to an AOL.com address and containing the URL “www.dearaol.com” bounced back on Thursday afternoon

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ISP snooping gaining support | CNET News.com

ISP snooping gaining support | CNET News.com For more info click on above link The explosive idea of forcing Internet providers to record their customers’ online activities for future police access is gaining ground in state capitols and in Washington, D.C. Top Bush administration officials have endorsed the concept, and some members of the U.S. Congress have said federal legislation is needed to aid law enforcement investigations into child pornography. A bill is already pending in the Colorado State Senate. Mandatory data retention requirements worry privacy advocates because they permit police to obtain records of e-mail chatter,

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Microsoft tweaks Windows anti-spyware beta – CNET News.com

Microsoft tweaks Windows anti-spyware beta | CNET News.com For More info click on above link icrosoft has made changes to the latest test version of Windows Defender, an always-on spyware detection tool that will be part of its Vista update. The new Beta 2 includes the ability to display the program icon in the taskbar; improvements in data collection from its SpyNet spyware-reporting network; and revisions to how signature updates are tracked. These changes, posted last week, should help detect new threats better, the software maker said

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