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[February 09, 2010]

Noteworthy -- Chinese crackdown on hacker training

Feb 09, 2010 (The Kansas City Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- CHINESE CRACKDOWN Police in central China's Hubei province have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited more than 12,000 paying members online and gave them cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday. Three persons were arrested for allegedly running the hacker site, known as the Black Hawk Safety Net. The crackdown comes amid growing concern that China is a center for Internet crime and industrial espionage.

THE BOOKSHELF "Closing the Innovation Gap," Judy Estrin (McGraw-Hill Professional) The author, who has helped start successful companies, conducted early research for the Internet's underlying technology, and been chief technology officer at Cisco, says shortsighted business decisions threaten the innovation that has made the U.S. economy great. Innovation isn't optional, she says, and big changes are needed in education and in businesses' cultures and organizational structures.

WHAT'S HOT Last month's World Economic Forum isn't the only gathering of bigwigs. The public relations firm Weber Shandwick polled CEOs on which executive get-togethers they regarded most highly and came up with seven that rated well.

1. Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, held in September in New York 2. Chief Executives Club of Boston, eight lunches throughout the year 3. Wall St. Journal CEO Council, has been in Washington; not set yet for 2010 4. World Economic Forum 5. Fortune Brainstorm: Tech, July in Aspen 6. Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy Board of Boards, three meetings throughout the year, in New York, London, Abu Dhabi 7. National Summit (Detroit Economic Club), a new entrant last year; a 2010 event hasn't been scheduled LOOKING BACK Ten years ago in Business, the week of Feb. 9: -- Ford's Claycomo plant shuts down its assembly line for the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique. The line is being retooled to make the Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute.

--Archon Group, a real estate investment firm that manages City Center Square, has a written agreement to buy the former Jones Store downtown.

--A 42-year-old Independence man who is between jobs hits a much anticipated slot machine jackpot of $258,010.10 at Station Casino Kansas City.

Greg Hack, ghack@kcstar.com To see more of The Kansas City Star, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.kansascity.com. Copyright (c) 2010, The Kansas City Star, Mo.

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