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Katrina Kaif not only sizzles on the silver screen, but the top Bollywood actress’ name has also now unwittingly become one of the most dangerous search keywords, as far as Indian net users are concerned.

While browsers use billions of keywords in different search engines like Google or Yahoo! Buzz, Katrina Kaif’s name stood out the second and was classified as the second most dangerous keyword for India. Cyber criminals and hackers create websites based on popular search keywords and persuade the browsers to download files carrying malicious software which could expose their personal and financial data, a study by McAfee, the world’s leading security technology company, found.

The study to identify the most dangerous web searches found that in India the most dangerous search word was ‘Waptrick,’ a website for free downloads of music, ring tones, wall paper, animations and logos for mobile phones, followed by Katrina kaif, Orkut, Yahoo mail, Shahid Kapur, rediffmail, ‘How to earn money’, Namitha, Shimla and ‘Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.’

Maximum Risk

In its report titled ‘The Web’s Most Dangerous Search Terms’ released on Thursday, McAfee said cyber criminals maximized their profits by seeking the largest pool of possible victims with popular search terms about current events, gadgets and celebrities. The company researched more than 2,600 popular keywords to assess the degree of risk for each. The ‘Maximum Risk’ referred to the maximum percentage of risky sites a user might encounter on a single page of search results. The study found that the riskiest keyword world over was ‘screensavers’ with a maximum risk of 59.1 per cent as nearly six out of the top 10 search results for ‘screensavers’ contained malware.

Surprisingly, searches using ‘Viagra,’ a popular keyword which is very common in spam mails, had lesser risky sites, the report said. Another interesting fact that emerged was that most used keywords which were also a risk pertained to working from home.

McAfee vice-president Jeff Green says: “Like sharks smelling blood in the water, hackers will create related websites laden with adware and malware whenever a particular top increases in popularity. Unsuspecting consumers are then tricked into downloading malicious software that leads them to blindly hand over their personal assets to cyber criminals.”

It’s been additional than five years since Salman began dating Katrina. Over the years, the couple’s relationship has survived several ups and downs and, not to forget, the repeated barrage of rumours of their split. But the duo has yet to formalize their relationship into a marriage.

Reports say Salman, who is 42, recently popped the question to Katrina, 24, but she refused it politely, saying she has a flourishing career to look after. It’s a known detail that a married actress is often viewed in Bollywood as someone past her prime. Only, Aishwarya Rai has been exclusion to this rule so far. And Katrina, who’s riding the peak of popularity wave, doesn’t actually want to commit any professional hara-kiri by committing to marriage at this point in time.

A slumped marriage proposal of course wouldn’t go down well with the moody Salman, who, grapevine says, has begun to shut Katrina out of his life. The star has supposedly begun taking all the things that hark back him of Katrina out from his apartment.

But we would not like to jump the gun and pen the obituary of a relationship that has been beautiful and amazingly steady so far.

The closing ceremony of the Indian primary league (IPL2) in South Africa was given a Bollywood feel with Katrina Kaif mesmerising the crowd with her stylish moves and shakes. She achieved to the Oscar winning number “Jai Ho” along with a troupe of dancers.

Buzz up!

Actress Shilpa Shetty of the Big Brother reputation, who also co-owns the IPL team Rajasthan Royals, accompanied the closing ceremony but she kept absent from the stage. Ironically, Katrina Kaif, who is the kind ambassador of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, entertained the mass in spite of her team losing to the Deccan Chargers Hyderabad in the final.

Katrina in fact outshone the well-known popular singer Akon, who also fulfilled at the event. Eddy Grant fascinated the audience with his popular numbers including “Walking in the Sunshine” and Gimme Hope Jo’anna”.

Keep going Katrina!

Even as Royal Challengers Bangalore fight to secure a place in the semi-finals of the ongoing IPL, it’s brand ambassador Katrina Kaif is cheering on the team from home.

The Bollywood beauty has embarked on a nationwide campaign called “Meet And Greet Katrina Kaif” to remain the interest of cricket fans alive in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament in South Africa and to specially raise the morale of Royal Challengers Bangalore, which is performing superior than last year but still not good enough.

At the promotional incidence held in Bangalore, Katrina said though she’s not cheering the team in South Africa, she’s happy to cheer from home where all fans are.

“…the silver lining is that I am cheering for my team with fans! It feels better cheering for them from home, as not everyone can afford to travel to all the venues to watch their team play,” Katrina said at the event.

When asked about her team’s chances of reaching the finals, Katrina was optimistic.

“I will continue to cheer for the Royal Challengers and believe we have a chance to win the finals. My favorite cricketer is Rahul Dravid, who I believe is a true gentleman,” Katrina revealed.

Katrina, who had been shooting her film De Dana Dan in Singapore before flying to Bangalore, added that she’s been watching all the matches in the IPL so far.

State Superintendent Linda McCulloch today announced any new students enrolling in Montana public schools as a result of Hurricane Katrina are welcome and eligible for federal program benefits.

“In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Montana schools may experience the arrival of students leaving the aftermath of destruction. I know Montana schools will open their doors to welcome and help out these students,” said Superintendent McCulloch. “Schools should treat such students as ‘homeless students’ to qualify for federal assistance programs. It is likely that these students will lack school and immunization records. Some will arrive without parents and be living with relatives or friends. The lack of records should not hinder any such student from enrolling immediately. OPI is working with other state education agencies in the Hurricane area to obtain this information.”

The federal McKinney-Vento Act defines “homeless children and youth” as “Children and youth who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence, including children and youth who are: sharing the housing of other persons due to the loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason.” In compliance with this Act, children rendered homeless by the hurricane must be enrolled immediately and placed as appropriately as possible with verbal information from the parent and/or student.

“As a homeless child or youth they automatically qualify for and are entitled to all of the federally funded programs offered in a school or district. This includes all of the TITLE Programs as well as IDEA and school lunch programs, “noted McCulloch.
“Families hosting ‘Katrina refugees” may also qualify for free or reduced cost meal programs through the federal Food and Nutrition Service,” explained Superintendent McCulloch.

In cases where a household from a designated disaster area moves in with another household, the displaced individuals may be considered homeless and consequently automatically eligible for free meals. The host family will have to apply to be eligible for free or reduced price meal benefits

If there are questions regarding an issue with a child or youth enrolling in and attending class in a district please contact your District Homeless Liaison or contact Terry Teichrow, State Coordinator for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth at 406-444-2036 or tteichrow@mt.gov.

“The U.S. Department of Education is asking the Office of Public Instruction to keep track of the numbers of those children and youth who come into Montana. Please keep us informed, by e-mail, of the numbers and status of any students enrolling because of Hurricane Katrina,” concluded Superintendent McCulloch. “I would like to thank all students and schools who are participating in hundreds of local relief activities to aid the victims of this national disaster.”

State Superintendent Linda McCulloch today announced that Montana school children have raised $112, 440.99 for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

“This Thanksgiving Montanans have something to be very thankful for, our school kids. In September, I began ‘Montana Kids Care’ through the Office of Public Instruction to encourage school children to join in raising money and materials for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Since then we have recorded contributions that conservatively total $112,440.99,” reported Superintendent Linda McCulloch.

“Montana kids deserve a great big thank you for all their hard work. Activities ranged from penny drives to bake sales to school dances to filling a semi-truck trailer with relief supplies,” said Superintendent McCulloch. “I am convinced the $112,440 we know of is a very conservative figure. We literally hear of new projects every day.”

“Corvallis kindergartners brought in their piggy banks. Columbia Falls kids had ‘Loot for Louisiana’ days. Hamilton kids did a 2,330 mile walkathon covering the distance from their hometown to New Orleans. A 1000 homemade suckers raised money for Bonner Schoolis ‘Coins for Katrina’ drive, while Bozeman’s Chief Joseph Middle School students filled a semi tractor trailer with food, clothing, bedding, toys, furniture, and pet food,” pointed out Superintendent McCulloch. “You have to marvel at the ingenuity and sense of fun brought to all these wonderful projects by thousands of Montana kids.”

The Office of Public Instruction has heard from 98 schools and student organizations from across Montana. Schools donated their contributions directly to a wide variety of different relief organizations. More than half the funds went to the American Red Cross and Salvation Army and there were other efforts that sent relief to “adopted” individual schools in Louisiana and Mississippi.

“The school slogan for Hawthorne Elementary in Helena is ‘Strong Minds, Gentle Hearts.’ I think that sums up very nicely the goal of Montana schools. The sense of personal and civic responsibility is alive and well in Montana classrooms. We should all be thankful for that,” concluded Superintendent McCulloch.