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Microsoft has issued Security Advisory (979352) after its own investigations into the highly-organized hacking attack in late December, the one that Google earlier this week attributed to China, led the software giant to conclude that a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Internet Explorer was used by the perpetrators. 

“The company has determined that Internet Explorer was one of the vectors used in targeted and sophisticated attacks targeted against Google and other corporate networks,” a Microsoft spokesperson told Ars. “Microsoft continues to work with Google, other industry partners and authorities to actively investigate this issue. To date, Microsoft has not seen widespread customer impact, rather only targeted and limited attacks exploiting IE6.”

While Microsoft says it is only aware of limited, active attacks attempting to use this vulnerability in IE6, and has not seen attacks against other versions of IE, the vulnerability is not limited to version 6, according to the security advisory. Internet Explorer 5.01 on Windows 2000 SP4 is not affected, but IE6 on Windows 2000 SP4, as well as IE6, IE7 and IE8 on supported editions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 are all affected. 

“The vulnerability exists as an invalid pointer reference within Internet Explorer,” the advisory reads. “It is possible under certain conditions for the invalid pointer to be accessed after an object is deleted. In a specially-crafted attack, in attempting to access a freed object, Internet Explorer can be caused to allow remote code execution.”

Microsoft did not give any workarounds for the flaw in the security advisory, but it did list five mitigating factors:

• Protected Mode in IE7 on Windows Vista limits the impact of the vulnerability.
• In a Web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a webpage that is used to exploit this vulnerability or do so via a webpage that accepts or hosts user-provided content or advertisements. In all cases, however, an attacker would have no way to force users to visit these websites and would have to convince them to do so, which is typically achieved via an e-mail or instant message.
• By default, Internet Explorer on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 runs in a restricted mode that is known as Enhanced Security Configuration. This mode sets the security level for the Internet zone to High and so is a mitigating factor for websites that you have not added to the Internet Explorer Trusted sites zone.
• An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability 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 affected than users who operate with administrative user rights.
• By default, all supported versions of Outlook, Outlook Express, and Windows Mail open HTML e-mail messages in the Restricted sites zone, which should mitigate attacks trying to exploit this vulnerability by preventing Active Scripting and ActiveX controls from being used. However, if a user clicks a link in an e-mail message, the user could still be vulnerable to exploitation of this vulnerability through the Web-based attack scenario.

Microsoft says it will continue to monitor the situation and will either post a patch on Patch Tuesday or will release an out-of-cycle security update. We will keep you posted when Microsoft does release an update.

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The cost of sequencing a person’s genome continues to fall. Illumina this week introduced a machine that can sequence an individual’s genome for under $10,000. That is one percent of the $1 million it cost to decode a human genome three years ago.

The announcement pushes San Diego-based Illumina to the forefront in an intense race to develop faster and cheaper genome-decoding equipment. The next-cheapest technology costs five times more.

Illumina, which unveiled its HiSeq 2000 at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, clearly believes the machine will establish its leadership in the gene-sequencing category. “Other companies are talking about future products, but we’re talking about products that are going to ship next month,” CEO Jay Flatley told Forbes.

Illumina says its first customer is BGI, formerly known as the Bejing Genomics Institute, which has ordered 128 of the new gene-sequencers for its new genome center in Hong Kong. The HiSeq 2000, which can sequence two genomes simultaneously, is priced at $690,000. Flatley said during Illumina’s R&D Day presentation today that the purchase will make BGI the world’s largest genome center. In a statement issued by Illumina, BGI’s president says it is focused on using genetic analysis to enhance agriculture and food production and to develop the personal genomics field in China.

It will be interesting to see how the competition shapes up from here. Complete Genomics of Mountain View, CA, which Luke profiled in 2008, has a stated goal of sequencing individual genomes for $5,000 each. It has a different business model from Illumina. Rather than selling sequencing machines, Complete Genomics does the genome decoding in-house and sends clients the results. Last November, the company published a “proof of principle” in the journal Science that demonstrated it could sequence and analyze a person’s genome for $8,005 to $1,726.

Another competitor is Helicos Biosciences of Cambridge, MA, which announced last year that it had sequenced the genome of one of its founders for $50,000. That is about the same price Illumina set last August for its sequencing service aimed at consumers.

Cheaper sequencing will enable more researchers to examine genomes from large numbers of individuals for differences linked to health risks or disease. Some believe that the information will lead to personalized medical care, based on an individual’s genetic information. No one knows how low the cost of genome sequencing can go. But it’s probably fair to say we haven’t seen the bottom.

As the electric/hybrid auto revolution gathers speed, it’s becoming more and more apparent that green vehicles don’t need to be slow. First, of course, came the Tesla Roadster. Then, just this month, Revenge Design Inc unveiled their Verde. Now, or at least not long from now, you can add another green dream to your list: The Future Vehicle Technologies eVaro. The Canadian-made hybrid gets up to 275mpg, has a top speed of 135mph, and can go from 0 to 60 in a butt-clenching five seconds.
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Yes, you read the headline correctly. New research has shown that parents, particularly mothers, have lower blood pressure than people who aren’t parents. Plus, blood pressure wasn’t affected by the number of kids or the ages of kids. So, two-year-old or 16-year-old, it’s all the same when it comes to blood pressure.

Are you surprised? Me too, a bit.

Yet, this is one of those “how interesting” studies. No doctor is going to tell you to have a kid to lower your blood pressure! You can do that with exercise and a diet low in sodium.

“This doesn’t mean the more kids you have, the better your blood pressure,” said Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a Brigham Young University psychologist who studies relationships and health. She said that the findings are linked with parenthood only, not the number of children or employment status.

According to Holt-Lunstad, even though caring for children can be stressful, deriving a sense of meaning and purpose from that stress is associated with better health. However, it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly why parents were found to have lower blood pressure. It could be a biological or social response.

The study involved 198 adults who wore portable blood pressure monitors for 24 hours. The age range of participants was 20 to 68 years, and 70% had children.

Through statistical analysis, researchers were able to account for other factors known to influence blood pressure: age, body mass, gender, exercise, employment and smoking. They zeroed in on the relationship between parenthood and blood pressure, and found it to be positive.

Overall, the 24-hour blood pressure readings for parents averaged 116 / 71. That’s 4.5 points lower than non-parents for systolic blood pressure (the first number). And it’s 3 points lower than non-parents in diastolic blood pressure. The difference is statistically significant. The findings were reported in journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Why do you think parents in this study were found to have lower blood pressure than non-parents?

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While we still dont know if Windows Mobile 7 is arriving this year we can tell you that Windows Mobile 6.6 is supposedly scheduled for a February release. In other words we might get a better Windows Mobile version this year but it might not be the one that everybody expects.Codenamed Maldives the new version could be unveiled next month at MWC 2010. The new version should bring native support for capacitive touchscreens but its too early to tell what other updates Windows Mobile 6

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Two weeks ago I wrote an article here about global warming and the advocates — call them warmists — who tamper with Wikipedia to reflect their own biases. One warmist named William Connolley, a green ideologue in Britain, had rewritten 5,428 climate articles. His goal was to bring the articles into line with Green Party dogma.

A number of people responded, some taking the position that Wikipedia is a waste of time so why bother with it? But that is not satisfactory. Here is a better response, from Howard Hayden, a friend of mine. He puts out The Energy Advocate, a newsletter that raises many doubts about global warming and related energy issues. “Wiki is a great source of non-controversial information,” he told me. “It’s a shame it has been hijacked by true believers.”

I agree. I find Wikipedia useful and I do use it. But I avoid it where science and controversy interact — global warming, biodiversity, intelligent design, and a few other issues. There, Wiki cannot be relied upon. Political activists have enough time on their hands to make changes that suit their tastes.

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Well, this is just plain clever. It doesn’t seem like you can buy one just yet, but hopefully that will change soon, as I want one. [OOOMS via NotCot]

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•5 Efficiency of blower is 83%.
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Soft Servo Systems now offers its general motion control and CNC products with the popular and proven EtherCAT interface system (visit: http://www.softservo.com/EtherCAT.php?catID=2&subID=11): a fast, vendor-independent, Ethernet-based realtime network for servo and I/O communications that works with CANopen over EtherCAT (CoE) servo drives and I/O devices.

With this system, RJ45 Ethernet cables are plugged directly into the Ethernet port on the PC, and servo drives are connected in a simple, single-line daisy-chain – no hardware is required, not even a terminator. Up to 32 servo drives (plus additional I/O stations) can be integrated in one network.

The EtherCAT interface system is fast, with an interpolation rate of 0.5 ms. There are no delays in gateways, and there are no underlying sub-systems. Its simplified configuration and standard cabling, as well as the elimination of adapter cards, switches and hubs, make this a very economical system, both in terms of initial cost and in terms of maintenance.

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Soft Servo Systems, the leading provider of PC-based motion control products, was founded in February 1998 by MIT professionals with funding from private investors.

Soft Servo Systems was among the first to develop a truly PC-based servo controller in which a single, powerful host computer, combined with FPGA technology, performs all real-time servo control operations. Our products integrate and leverage this servo control with the most advanced information and communication technologies. In addition to handling feedback loops, multi-axis coordination and NC path generation, the computer also provides the graphical user interface, data processing, plant monitoring, network communication, file management, and more.

Soft Servo Systems’ soft motion and soft CNC products are based on our unique and proprietary software technology that fully exploits the ever-improving CPUs in personal computers to give customers superior CNC/motion control performance. Soft motion technology eliminates the need for a motion control coprocessor card. The multi-axis servo loops are entirely closed in the CPU and provide extremely fast and accurate motion control. The end result is a highly flexible, low cost control system, with exceptional features that traditional PC-based controllers (still requiring motion control boards) cannot provide.

Soft Servo Systems’ CNC and general motion control products run on Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows XPe, with a real-time kernel. The open architecture of our core soft motion technology minimizes hardware, connections, and setup requirements, thereby maximizing scalability and customizability for CNC and motion control systems.

Soft Servo Systems, Inc. offers high-performing, innovative, and affordable motion control solutions to high-volume OEMs in the machine tool, factory automation and general motion control industries. Let Soft Servo Systems’ PC-based motion control help you to achieve the ultimate flexibility and intelligence in building your CNC or motion control system.

Introducing the Model 830, Impulse Heat Sealer with remote seal head. When you need flexibility, enhanced production, space maximization, and total process control, this sealer is the perfect choice. The separate control cabinet, seal head and touch screen allow you to place each component to maximize your specific sealing process requirements. It’s virtually a Custom machine without the custom price tag.

Arranging a Heat Sealing station is as easy as 1-2-3. The Seal Head can be placed in a laminar flow hood, on a tabletop, cart or stand, and is operable in a vertical, horizontal or angled position. The Touch screen is mounted on a flexible arm so the operator has easy access and visibility. The control cabinet can be wall mounted, lay flat or stand up within 6 feet of the seal head.

The new 830 Heat Sealer was engineered to overcome the space constraints of heat sealing pouches in flow hood applications. This heat sealer is fully validatable with the repeatability and reliability required in the medical industry. Standard features include full digital process control and display through the LCD touch screen HMI, password protected seal parameters, visual and audible alarmed process fault indication, multiple recipe storage (50), seal lengths up to 35”, validation verification ports and external exhaust port. The laser cut and welded stainless steel case provides a clean room friendly, seamless enclosure for cleaning that is not corrosive to biocides and sterilization fluids. The sealer is 100% validatable and calibratable, ISO 11607, CE compliant.

Don’t sacrifice valuable workspace. The 830 Heat Sealer with Remote Seal Head answers the industry’s need for smaller footprints, modular design and ease of operation through its simplified operator touch screen. The Modular design simplifies maintenance and sterilization further reducing downtime. The electrical power and pneumatic tubing are easily disconnected from the machine. The remote seal head enhances productivity by eliminating the need to fit a large heat sealing machine into a small work space.

PERSPECTO is the extensive WAGO monitor and panel program for operating and monitoring the process data of machines, systems, and control technology.

PERSPECTO is optimized for the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM, fast, flexible and adaptable.

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OD external display module accessory for electronic motor protection relays.

When electric motors stop pumps, mixers, ventilators and other machines, the maintenance personnel must know immediately the reason of that stop.

It may occur by an overload, motor jam, phase lose or over temperature in the winding among others.

Now it is possible to know quickly the status of the relay by mean of the OD accessory adaptable for several relays.

It is very easy to install.

The size is 22mm diameter like a standard push button. Ideal for motor control centres (MCC)

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Someone had an iPod and a driving game. What he didn’t have was a desire to hold his phone and twist it this way and that. Enter Legos, lately becoming the go-to method to instantly raise the awesome factor of anything. So this unnamed Lego maniac used the interconnecting blocks to build an iPhone holder connected to some tiny steering gear and a wheel. Does it work? Yes. Does it work well? Ummm… Follow the jump to see it in action. Hat tip to Don!

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The Oprah Show is getting us ready for Adam Lambert’s big O debut! The Harpo Team Tweeted this image of the glam rocker with The Queen of Talk just ahead of his interview and performance on the show next Tues., Jan. 19th.

A Jaguar anunciou nesse começo de ano que o modelo XFR já esta a venda no mercado brasileiro. Mas para quem quiser ter um esportivo desse na garagem terá que desembolsar 450 mil reais.

Mas o preço é justo, pois o carro é equipado com um motor de 5.0 litros V8 que rende 510 cavalos de potencia, conseguindo fazer de 0 a 100 km/h em cinco segundos e alcançando velocidade final de 250 km/h.

No seu interior a marca também caprichou nas novidades. O modelo é revestido todo em couro até mesmo o volante, é equipado com computador de bordo sensível ao toque onde o usuário pode comandar a tração tanto 4×2 como 4×4.

Fonte: Quatro Rodas

Microsoft sees no need for a “new approach to China,” though rival Google has adopted one that has generated quite a response. In an interview with CNBC today, CEO Steve Ballmer said his company has no plans to cease operations in China or take a moral stand on the Chinese government’s attitude toward free speech. Said Ballmer: “We’ve been quite clear that we are going to operate in China [and] we’re going to abide by the law.”

Asked earlier in the day by Reuters if Microsoft (MSFT) had plans to pull its business out of China, Ballmer answered, “No….I don’t understand how that helps anything. I don’t understand how that helps us and I don’t understand how that helps China.”

Of course, Microsoft has quite a bit more at stake in China than Google (GOOG)–all those pirated copies of Windows, for example.

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