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  Alaska keeps lead in Arctic games medal count (CBC North) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:55 GMT
Team Alaska is maintaining a strong lead in the medal count at this week's Arctic Winter Games in Grande Prairie, Alta., but athletes from northern Alberta are catching up.
  Alaska House passes state operating budget (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:07:42 GMT
JUNEAU, Alaska - The Alaska House has passed an $8.1 billion state operating budget. The measure, which contains funding conditions for state natural gas pipeline work, now goes to the Senate. ...
  Dad Heartbroken After Daughter's Death In Alaska (KDKA Pittsburgh) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:08:41 GMT
Police in Alaska are investigating the death of a woman from Slippery Rock who they believe was killed by wolves. Robert Berner says his 32-year-old daughter, Candice, moved to Alaska last August and was working there as a special education teacher.
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903 (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:14:23 GMT
Engineering on the fly, 12-year-olds Christian Benavidez, left, Cole Davis, middle, and Shaun Combs work on their shelter Monday, March 9, 2010, during the Alaska Conservation Camp’s winter camp at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903 (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:14:13 GMT
Trying out their incomplete shelter for size, twelve-year-olds Shaun Combs, left, Cole Davis, middle, and Christian Benavidez stretch out inside Monday, March 9, 2010, during the Alaska Conservation Camp’s winter camp at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903 (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:07:53 GMT
A thermometer hung on a tree in camp Monday, March 8, 2010, lets campers know what tempertures they have endured during the Alaska Conservation Camp’s winter camp at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903 (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:07:47 GMT
Calvyn Ambrose, 14, sparks his flint and steel as he practices his fire building skills Monday, March 8, 2010, during the Alaska Conservation Camp’s winter camp at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.
  Indians, Alaska Natives, in poorer health (UPI) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:03:17 GMT
ATLANTA, March 11 (UPI) -- Compared with other groups, non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native adults are more likely to have poorer health, U.S. health officials said.
  Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO William S Ayer sells 10,000 Shares (Guru Focus) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:27:50 GMT
By insider. CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO of Alaska Air Group Inc. ( ALK ) William S Ayer sells 10,000 shares of ALK on 03/10/2010 at an average price of $40 a share. Read more » »
  Alaska House to take up state operating budget (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:07:53 GMT
JUNEAU, Alaska - The House is expected to take up the state's operating budget today. The bill crafted by the finance committee has $4.3 billion in state agency general fund spending - about $29...
Electric Guitar News
  Rock Out With A Homemade Electric Guitar (NPR) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:07:04 GMT
Forget the air guitar solos, go electric for under $10. Sound artist Ranjit Bhatnagar, a member of NYC Resistor, specializes in building cheap, DIY instruments. He explains how to make an electric guitar from a plank of wood, some wire, a magnet and a guitar string.
  On latest guitar game, players strum real strings (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:25:22 GMT
NEW YORK -- An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.
  Gamers get chance to be real guitar hero (The New Zealand Herald) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:09:38 GMT
NEW YORK - An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.Power Gig: Rise of the SixString is a game first and foremost. But its maker, Seven45...
  On latest guitar game, players strum real strings (AP via Yahoo! News) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:19:53 GMT
A new musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.
  Is 'Power Gig' the next step for music video games? (The Christian Science Monitor) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:06:01 GMT
As sales of 'Guitar Hero' and 'Rock Band' continue to slip, Seven45 studios introduces 'Power Gig: Rise of the Sixstring," which ships with a real electric guitar.
  Today: H 10 /L 2 (Guelph Mercury) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:51:15 GMT
An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument. “The leap to (playing) guitar will be seamless,” said Jeff Walker, vice-president of marketing at Seven45.
  On `Idol,' Bowersox shines, 3 sink in judges' eyes (WTOL 11 Toledo) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:30:35 GMT
The 24-year-old singer from Toledo took the stage with an electric guitar on last night's show to belt out Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason."
  Ewan around America with a $250 phone budget - part 2 (All About Symbian) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:01:30 GMT
Some say he plays tiddlywinks with 50p pieces. Some say he plays electric guitar secretly at 5am each morning. All we know is, he's called Ewan Spence.
  New music game boasts a real six-string (Everett Herald) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:56:35 GMT
An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument. “Power Gig: Rise of the SixString” is a game first and foremost.
  On latest guitar game, players strum real strings (San Francisco Chronicle) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:24:49 GMT
A new musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument. "Power Gig: Rise of the SixString" is a game first and foremost. But its maker, Seven45 Studios, says players will be able to plug... Electric guitar - Guitar - Video game - Music - Stringed
Microsoft
  Microsoft warns of new IE bug; attacks under way (Computerworld) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:40:59 GMT
Computerworld - Microsoft today warned of a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer that is already being exploited by hackers, the second such admission in the last two months.
  Free computer training for job-seekers (Orange County Register) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:47:37 GMT
Are you out of work or know someone who is? Then this might interest you: Microsoft is offering free computer training and the chance to become certified in its programs to 1 million job-seekers across the country. Whether you're a novice or a pro,...
  IE Zero-day Exploit Code Goes Public (PC World) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:20:09 GMT
An Israeli researcher has published exploit code for an Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability that Microsoft had just disclosed on Tuesday.
  Google Still Tops, but Bing Inches Ahead (PC World) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:19:59 GMT
Microsoft's Bing search engine continues to grow slowly, but remains far behind Google, which has maintained its 70%-plus share of the market.
  Microsoft changes EU browser ballot shuffling (Network World) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:39 GMT
Responding to reports that its European ballot screen was not truly randomizing the positions of the top five browsers, Microsoft today said it has changed the algorithm that shuffles the spots.
  Report: Microsoft moves up Windows 7 SP1 release date (Computerworld) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:11:13 GMT
Computerworld - Even though Microsoft has dropped a plan to wait nearly two years after Windows 7's launch to issue a first service pack, it won't deliver the update before the fourth quarter of this year, a site that has accurately predicted past Windows timetables said today.
  Microsoft changes EU browser ballot shuffling (Computerworld) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:40:59 GMT
Computerworld - Responding to reports last week that its European ballot screen was not truly randomizing the positions of the top five browsers, Microsoft today said it has changed the algorithm that shuffles the spots.
  Microsoft moves up Windows 7 SP1 release date (MalaysiaNews.net) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:45:33 GMT
Computerworld - Even though Microsoft has dropped a plan to wait nearly two years after Windows 7's launch to issue a first service pack, it won't deliver the update before the fourth quarter of this ...
  Microsoft changes EU browser ballot shuffling (MalaysiaNews.net) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:45:42 GMT
Computerworld - Responding to reports last week that its European ballot screen was not truly randomizing the positions of the top five browsers, Microsoft today said it has changed the algorithm that...
  Google still tops, but Bing inches ahead in search market (Network World) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:14:06 GMT
Microsoft's Bing search engine continues to grow slowly, but remains far behind Google, which has maintained its 70%-plus share of the market in recent months.
Scheduling Software
  Hakuna Medical Staff Scheduling Software (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:01:00 GMT
Hakuna is proud to announce the release of its medical staff scheduling software. Hakuna understands that in medical emergencies there is no time to be understaffed or worrying about an employee schedule. Hakuna's scheduling software ensures each schedule has the right nurse, ambulance driver, EMT, or doctor scheduled for each shift.
  Campus Management and Ad Astra Partner to Deliver Real-time, Two-way Integrated Student Information System and ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT
BOCA RATON, Fla. , March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Campus Management Corp. announced today that it will expand its relationship with Ad Astra Information Systems, a leading provider of scheduling software for postsecondary education. Â The companies are integrating Ad Astra's premier scheduling software, The Astra Schedule Suite, with Campus Management's top-rated student information system ...
  Benson ups Epicor ERP use at Crewe facility (PrintWeek) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:44:06 GMT
UK packaging print giant Benson Group is extending its use of Epicor's resource planning tools to its Medica Packaging facility in Crewe.
  GIRO supplies HASTUS to Stockholm Metro (Metro Magazine) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:21:52 GMT
The installation completes the first phase of an aggressive implementation plan developed by GIRO and MTR to ensure smooth operations and efficient service when MTR officially began operating the metro on Nov. 2, 2009.
  Running, apparel in Foot Locker's future (Market Watch) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:25:29 GMT
Foot Locker Chief Executive Ken Hicks is beefing up the shoe retailer's running business and selling more apparel in an attempt to grow revenue.
  Online Easter Event Ticket Sales Ensures Maximum Church Growth (Christian News Wire) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:26:25 GMT
MEDIA ADVISORY, March 8 / Christian Newswire / -- During the holidays such as Christmas and Easter, many churches rely on special events – larger and more frequent church services, holiday-themed performances, concerts and even art galleries – to draw people in to their church as a form of outreach to the community.
  The call for parity in the major leagues (Baltimore Sun) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:38:01 GMT
Baseball's unbalanced schedules don't lead to fair play
  Centro receiving $168k from Recovery Act for bus shelters (WSYR 9 Syracuse) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:34:02 GMT
Centro will receive close to $170,000 in Economic Recovery Act transit funds to help purchase and install 21 bus shelters from across the area. The money is part of $25.7...
  Paratransit scheduling software criticized (Delaware County Daily Times) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:09:41 GMT
CHESTER — Missed appointments, late rides and rushed drop-offs.
  Healthscreen Amends Financial Agreement with Wellington Financial (Marketwire) Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:02:43 GMT
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 2, 2010) - Healthscreen Solutions Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MDU), Canada's premier provider of physician practice enhancement services and electronic medical record (EMR) software, today announced a revised Agreement with its financial partner, Wellington Financial LP.
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Technology News
  Report finds online censorship more sophisticated (AP) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:21:53 GMT

A woman works online in her cubicle at an office in Beijing on February 4, 2010. China's homegrown social media sites like Weibo are booming thanks to their better knowledge of the world's largest Internet market, and the censorship stifling foreign rivals like Facebook, Twitter, and Google-owned YouTube.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AP - Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the Internet and jail dissidents, Reporters Without Borders said in a study out Thursday.
  Feds pledge tough review of Comcast-NBC deal (AP) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:54:11 GMT
AP - Federal regulators are pledging rigorous reviews of Comcast Corp.'s proposed purchase of NBC Universal to ensure that it would not stifle competition or harm consumers.
  VeriSign to spend more than $300M on tech upgrades (AP) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:35:24 GMT
AP - VeriSign Inc., whose technology is key to allowing Internet users to access Web sites with names ending in ".com" and ".net," plans to spend more than $300 million over the next decade to upgrade its systems.
  Twitter unveils tool to share tweeting locations (AP) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:47:25 GMT
AP - Twitter can now let the world automatically know your whereabouts as well as your thoughts and activities.
  Sony unveils new motion contoller to slow Nintendo (AP) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:59:03 GMT

In this undated image released by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony's new motion controller is shown. The Japanese maker of the PlayStation 3 unveiled Thursday, March 10, 2010, its highly anticipated motion controlling system, as it takes aim at Nintendo's dominance in the gaming sector. Used with the existing PlayStation Eye camera, the new wireless motion controller can track players' body movements. The controller, in turn, has on its end a light-emitting orb that is recognized by the camera. (AP Photo/Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)AP - Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us.
  February video game sales drop 15 percent (AP) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:13:35 GMT
AP - U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system.
  Ga. man who posted 'Elton John must die' arrested (AP) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:47:05 GMT
AP - A Georgia man who posted a video of himself on the Internet holding a sign that said "Elton John must die" has been arrested for making terroristic threats.
  New iPhone OS Rumored To Finally Allow Multitasking (NewsFactor) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:57:02 GMT
NewsFactor - Version 4.0 of the operating system for Apple's iPhone, iPod touch, and the forthcoming iPad will represent a major overhaul of the software and will feature a "full-on solution" to one long-standing gripe about Apple's devices -- their inability to multitask.
  Verizon Expects a 4G Smartphone Earlier Than Planned (NewsFactor) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:56:15 GMT
NewsFactor - Verizon Wireless hopes to debut its first 4G smartphone in the middle of next year, months earlier than planned, a company executive revealed Wednesday. The new handset will debut about three to six months after its Long-Term Evolution network launches, Verizon Wireless CTO Anthony Melone told The Wall Street Journal.
  OnLive Plans On-Demand Streaming of Video Games (NewsFactor) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:56:32 GMT
NewsFactor - In a move to shake up the online gaming industry, OnLive has announced PC and Mac versions of its on-demand, instant-play games will roll out in June during the E3 2010 show. Here's the rub: Gamers don't have to buy a console, and they can get broadband speeds.
  OnLive taking videogames into the Internet "cloud" (AFP) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:02:54 GMT

Gamers try out a boxing game at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles. California startup OnLive plans a June 17 launch for a service that streams video games over the Internet, meaning players can avoid buying expensive consoles or packaged software.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - California startup OnLive plans a June 17 launch for a service that streams videogames over the Internet, meaning players can avoid buying expensive consoles or packaged software.
  Safari 4.0.5 offers improvements to Top Sites, third-party plug-ins (Macworld.com) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:52:00 GMT
Macworld.com - Whether you’re a fan of Apple’s Web browser, or just having some problems with its competition, there’s now a new Safari update available just for you. Well, you and everybody else—you wouldn’t want them to feel left out, would you?
MS Security News
  MS10-017 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980150) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves seven privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
  MS10-016 - Important: Vulnerability in Windows Movie Maker Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975561) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update addresses a privately reported vulnerability in Windows Movie Maker and Microsoft Producer 2003. Windows Live Movie Maker, which is available for Windows Vista and Windows 7, is not affected by this vulnerability. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker sent a specially crafted Movie Maker or Microsoft Producer project file and persuaded the user to open the specially crafted file. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
  MS10-015 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (977165) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves one publicly disclosed and one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logged on to the system and then ran a specially crafted application. To exploit either vulnerability, an attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally. The vulnerabilities could not be exploited remotely or by anonymous users.
  MS10-014 - Important: Vulnerability in Kerberos Could Allow Denial of Service (977290) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if a specially crafted ticket renewal request is sent to the Windows Kerberos domain from an authenticated user on a trusted non-Windows Kerberos realm. The denial of service could persist until the domain controller is restarted.
  MS10-013 - Critical: Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (977935) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opened a specially crafted AVI file. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
  MS10-012 - Important: Vulnerabilities in SMB Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (971468) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves several privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker created a specially crafted SMB packet and sent the packet to an affected system. Firewall best practices and standard default firewall configurations can help protect networks from attacks originating outside the enterprise perimeter that would attempt to exploit these vulnerabilities.
  MS10-011 - Important: Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (978037) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS). The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to the system and starts a specially crafted application designed to continue running after the attacker logs out. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability could not be exploited by anonymous users.
  MS10-010 - Important: Vulnerability in Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Could Allow Denial of Service (977894) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if a malformed sequence of machine instructions is run by an authenticated user in one of the guest virtual machines hosted by the Hyper-V server. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally into a guest virtual machine to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability could not be exploited remotely or by anonymous users.
  MS10-009 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Windows TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (974145) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if specially crafted packets are sent to a computer with IPv6 enabled. An attacker could try to exploit the vulnerability by creating specially crafted ICMPv6 packets and sending the packets to a system with IPv6 enabled. This vulnerability may only be exploited if the attacker is on-link.
  MS10-008 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (978262) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update addresses a privately reported vulnerability for Microsoft software. This security update is rated Critical for all supported editions of Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP, Important for all supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7, Moderate for all supported editions of Windows Server 2003, and Low for all supported editions of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
  MS10-007 - Critical: Vulnerability in Windows Shell Handler Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975713) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. Other versions of Windows are not impacted by this security update. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an application, such as a Web browser, passes specially crafted data to the ShellExecute API function through the Windows Shell Handler.
  MS10-006 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in SMB Client Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978251) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT
Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker sent a specially crafted SMB response to a client-initiated SMB request. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must convince the user to initiate an SMB connection to a malicious SMB server.
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