Now China's government on the other hand...

If they said, "We're looking into the incident" I would believe they didn't know what was going on, but because they flat out deny that their country had anything to do with it (as usual), I think it's almost as good as owning up to it. Not like someone else has your range of IP's or that your hacking school has been hacked into by Nigeria.

Cyber attack? Let the government take over!

The government is notorious for being a bunch of Luddites, the military hires contractors to do all their real IT support. So the government decides to do a cyber attack simulation, which apparently was about as technical as a bunch of people standing around talking about different scenarios. They decided that the real problem was that if (the privately owned) infrastructure we rely on was attacked, that the government wouldn't have instant access to meddle with whatever they wanted.

Hmm imagine that, an organization that pays educated people to put together and maintain a system, might not want Senator Ted Stevens (who up until recently was in charge of this sort of thing) randomly unplugging everything when he supposes your service might be the reason he can't get "Wheel of Fortune" on his TV. Let's also remember that he may have decided that the problem was with a company that has nothing to do with the issue. And even if he did get the right company, he is certain to be less qualified to make any suggestions on how to mitigate or remedy any technical issues.

I think it is a noble thought that we might be susceptible to a cyber attack and that we need to be more prepared. But giving the government control of all things technical is not the right first step. Perhaps requiring critical infrastructure to meet a set of security standards would be in everyone's best interest. If the government can pass laws requiring automakers to meet fuel efficiency standards, they can certainly pass laws requiring ISP's and hosting facilities to meet internet security standards. In fact they've already mandated that all .gov sites use DNSSEC.

I like the way ...

It started in primary, positive reinforcement; when it seemed that the kids were losing focus, the one conducting would start singing, "I like the way (name of child) is listening", until the other kids noticed that the new focus was on paying attention. Kristy took it home by singing things like, "I like the way Amber is cleaning", etc. Today Amber was upset about something and was crying on the way home when Julie started singing, "I like the way Amber is crying".