This is the time of year, once the new year comes, that people start to look forward to winter being over and getting outdoors, and they start planning things.

People tend to forget around the New Year. I think it's just because it's winter-time, and it's cold out, and people are sedentary. Who wants to be outside in the cold walking a dog?

I think it's going to come as a big surprise to a lot of people.

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Prices have fallen 25 percent since their record highs in September. After the New Year, motorists can expect prices to begin rising as refineries cut back production to conduct their annual maintenance and begin the process of producing the summer blend of gas, which must be completed by the end of February.

The Russian New Year exploit is by far the most serious of the increasing number of mobile code exploits appearing in the last six months. We cannot emphasize enough how important it is for anyone conducting electronic commerce to inspect all information coming into their company to look for these types of attacks before they cause damage.