Saturday, August 22, 2009

Free Networking & Diabetes Charity Awareness Event Sponsored By HeroTechs







C
ornell Cooperative Extension is a key outreach system of Cornell University with a strong public mission and an extensive local presence that is responsive to needs in New York communities.


Save The Date:
Monday, October 19, 2009 6PM - 8PM

Host:
Mac's Steakhouse 12 Gerard Street Huntington, NY 11743

Charity:
Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension

Awareness (Diabetes):
Much of the focus the educators emphasize is centered on teaching children and adults how to live a healthy lifestyle which reduces the risk for developing type 2 diabetes. These educators work with limited resources to teach people, many of them children battling weight problems and at high risk to this disease, how to change their lifestyle. An important part of this education is teaching proper food and nutrition habits which allow people to properly manage their Diet to avoid or reduce their risks of developing type 2 Diabetes. The educators help adults make healthy food choices and teaches them how prepare healthy meals for their families.

Supplies Needed:
Kitchen Supplies are needed for this program, items such as: Vegetable peelers, potholders, icepacks, measuring cups, insulated bags, spatulas, slotted spoons, etc.

Cost:
FREE

Event Coordinators:
Tom McCabe – HeroTechs.biz
David Gussin – 516ads.com

Event Sponsors:
Tom McCabe - HeroTechs.biz
Rick Bange - Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Brian White- ameripriseadvisors.com/brian.x.white
Mitch Gold & Gary Crino - Classic Home Services - liPainting.li,
Bruce H. Guttman, Esq. - guttmanlawfirm.com ,
Luke Jensen - Genxvoip.com

Friday, August 7, 2009

Twitter & Facebook outages and the Koobface Internet Worm...


Did Koobface Cause Twitter, Facebook Outages?


August 6, 2009By Alex Goldman:


A new variant of the widespread Internet worm Koobface made its debut today -- just as Twitter and Facebook were hit by denial-of-service attacks (define). Coincidence? Researchers admit it's too early to say for sure, but some say it's likely.
Koobface is a virulent worm that was originally designed to compromise Facebook accounts. Since last year, there have been hundreds of variants of the malware, some of which attack other Web sites.


At the very least, Koobface remains up to its old tricks....