| Greek Orthodox Leader Dies at 69
Enthroned in 1998, Christodoulos trained as a lawyer but switched to the priesthood in 1961, preaching reform in Greece's stuffily old-fashioned church and becoming one of the country most popular, albeit divisive, figures in its recent history. A polyglot who surfed the Internet, Archbishop instituted sign-language liturgies for the deaf and made plans for a religious television station, and buoyed the faith's dwindling numbers with the aura of a rock star. He enlivened sermons with one-liners and animated antics. He cheerfully allowed teenagers to wear miniskirts and body-piercing jewelry to religious services. He embraced rather than disgraced AIDS patients. Schooled by Catholic monks in Athens, the archbishop moved to mend the divide between Eastern European and Rome-based Christianity, which dates back to 1054 but deepened in the 20th century.
Clinton: Bush Has Lost Touch With Public
Her audience, which included an equal number listening in an adjoining room, roared with approval when the former first lady took note of the Republican president's dwindling time in office. "Tonight is a red-letter night in American history," she said. "It is the last time George Bush will give the State of the Union. Next year it will be a Democratic president giving it." Bush is isolated at the White House, Clinton said, inviting the president to join her in meeting the kind of people she has come across during her campaign. "Sit at tables at diners and hear what's on America's mind," she suggested. "I have been in and out of the homes and work places and community centers across America. What they want to talk to me about is the insecurity they feel and the fears they are confronting," she said.
JavaScript worm still spreading, infection origin unknown
The JavaScript worm Ars has covered previously is still out in the wild—and it's still causing hell for webmasters and malware researchers alike. According to a recent post by Bojan Zdrnja at the SANS Internet Storm Center, the actual infection vector has been discovered, but there's still no hard data on how systems are actually infected in the first place. For those of you who are new to the story, this particular JavaScript worm generates a randomized script on the same server. This script points to a container file that holds various exploits, but the file is single-use only. Once the end user downloads and installs it, the infected server caches the visitor's IP address and never prompts the individual for file installation again. Even if the visitor declines to download the infected package, the randomized file name changes for each individual.
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