| Malware writers exploring Software as a Service model
The business of writing, buying, and selling malware has become increasingly commercial over the past few years, but a new report from online security firm Finjan sheds light on just how mainstream the crimeware business has gone. Earlier this month, the company discovered a small, standalone application gathering data on over 8,700 servers, including web sites from 2,500 North American companies and a handful of sites in Alexa's top 100 ranking. Potential buyers were able to log into the malicious server hosting the data-gathering service and evaluate any given web site's size and Google Page Rank to decide whether or not the site's FTP information was worth purchasing or not. The concept of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is nothing new, but this is the first time anyone has organized the purchase of FTP login credentials, with additional tools available to help a buyer confirm he's making a smart purchase.
Community Calendar (Now With Fish Fry Listings!)
The Life and Art of Charles M. Schulz In the ToonSeum Gallery at Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, March 8 April 27. Celebrate the creation of Peanuts, one of the most popular and influential comic strips of all time, and its creator Charles Schulz. Reproduction comic strips and preliminary sketches of the strip show you the development of iconic Peanuts characters such as Snoopy, Charlie Brown and Lucy. Quotes by Charles Schulz and comic strips by prominent cartoonists who influenced him as a young artist help you understand his creative process and artistic focus. Entertaining Peanuts collectibles from six decades add to the fun. www.pittsburghkids.orgSnoopy Dance Party at Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. Dance your heart out as we transform the Theater into a Peanuts dance club for the whole family! Make your own Snoopy ears to complete your outfit.
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Winds shifting in the debate over education
Listening to Jones testify on HB 881, I am suddenly aware that, indeed, the center of gravity on the education debate has shifted. No longer are we stuck on inputs and debate about how one government can best grow another, which the input set chooses to define as "local control." "It is a unique opportunity," Jones says of her bill establishing a state commission to grant charters, along with a fairer funding model. "This enhances local control by letting the consumer decide. To narrowly define local control [as] government monoply control does a disservice to Georgia." And to children who either drop out or struggle through bad schools that show no promise of improving. Permalink | Comments (188) | Post your comment | Categories: Column .
Every School Every Thursday -- Des Moines East/North
Student council members will go around and collect the change from each classroom and place the money in a large container by the front office so students can see how much has been collected. This is not a contest, just a service project. The money goes to support children with leukemia and their families, as well as cancer research. This year's student council members are Jonathon Hyde, Morgan Dubreuil, Ryan Thammathay, Kelsey Ambrose, Olivia Bruek, Kevin Pham, Grant Smith, Breonna Harris, Alexis Larson and Manny Aguilar. Their teacher sponsors are Peggy Culver and Kim Jensen. The student council has already sponsored a plastic-bag recycling project and a food drive this year. Pleasant Hill
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The students in Heather Lynam's classroom have a business called Cluster Creations.
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Frontpage Interview's guest today is Kenneth R. Timmerman, the New York Times bestselling author of Countdown to Crisis, The French Betrayal of America, Preachers of Hate: Islam and the War on America, and Death Lobby: How the West Armed Iraq. In 2006 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his groundbreaking reporting on Iran 's nuclear weapons program. He is the author of the new book, Shadow Warriors: The Untold Story of Traitors, Saboteurs, and the Party of Surrender.
FP: Kenneth R. Timmerman, welcome to Frontpage Interview.
Timmerman: It's my pleasure, Jamie.
FP: Thank you for joining us today to discuss the assassination of Imad Mugniyeh, one of the most wanted terrorists in the world, in Damascus on Tuesday. Give us the background on this guy.
Scouts Honor Frank McNeill Sr.
He grew up in Bethesda (Presbyterian Church) and served in many positions as a young man and as a family man." Burns listed the many roles that McNeill and his wife, Ann, have played in the church leadership. He was active in the youth group and the Fayetteville Presbytery Youth. He was chairman of District 6, and vice president of the Presbytery Youth Council. Later, he served as Sunday School teacher, Sunday School superintendent, youth adviser, deacon, trustee, and an elder. Burns said he will always remember McNeill standing on the front porch of the church, "sticking out his right hand of fellowship to welcome everyone coming to the church. "I've used the word 'served' a lot, and not by accident," Burns said. "Because Frank has served many people and the community, I still seek him out for advice because he always approaches situations with an open mind and open heart.
Welcome to Adlon Hotel in Stockholm
New EU rules mean traditional Swedish vodka will not be allowed to be called simply vodka, in what ministers are calling a 'silly' regulation. Wallstrm laments lack of women named for top EU jobs (7 Mar 08) Sweden unhappy with EBRD head selection process (6 Mar 08) Man gulps his way out of drunk driving citation (28 Feb 08) New European rules on the labelling of alcoholic drinks were intended to clear up confusion over use of the word 'vodka'. Drinks known as vodka are currently made not only of grain or potato, but also of grapes, bananas and other produce. The new rules mean that labelling will have to be clearer, so that people have a better idea of what a particular drink containes. But the rules also mean that the traditional Swedish word for vodka - 'brnnvin' - will have to be accompanied by the words 'spirit drink'.
Nanopores That Can Recognize, Separate Proteins and Small Molecules
Nanopores, holes less than one-thousand the width of a human hair, are capable of isolating strands of DNA or therapeutic drugs from a solution, based mostly on the size of the pores. Now, a chemist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has created nanopores that can recognize and interact with certain molecules, actively controlling their movement across synthetic membranes. Results were published online Feb. 3 in Nature Nanotechnology. .
Sims says Sonics may leave, but NBA here to stay
RON SIMS HAS not talked lately with Clay Bennett, nor has he been in touch with the NBA. But as the King County executive who endured stadium-extortion attempts from Major League Baseball, as well as the National Football League, he knows a little about sports business and the Seattle rich-guy crowd. So when he says there's virtually no chance that the Sonics will remain in Seattle beyond the expiration of their KeyArena lease in 2010, the man has some credibility on the topic. When he says he has met with members of three separate potential Seattle ownership groups, all known to the National Basketball Association, who said they are willing to buy a team and contribute to a new arena while seeking to retain the Sonics name, that also has some credibility.
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