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Saturday, July 20, 2013
Leap Motion controllers now shipping
Would you look at that? Seems Leap Motion's eagerly awaited motion controller has started shipping a few days early -- well, a few days before its delayed July 22nd date, but we'll take it. We've received a couple of confirmations from future Leapers that their devices are on the way. Until they actually arrive, however, why not take a look at some of the apps developers have been working on for the system?
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Friday, July 19, 2013
Ex-NSA chief: Huawei spies for China, Snowden security leak 'most destructive' in U.S. history
China-based network hardware company Huawei poses an "unambiguous national security threat" to the United States, according to former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden in an interview with the Australian Financial Review.
Hayden, who is a retired four-star Air Force general, also deemed Edward Snowden's exposure of the United States' PRISM program "the single most destructive leak of American security information in our history," adding that Americans will be far more comfortable with the nation's secretive surveillance programs "once the media gives us a proper opportunity to explain exactly what it is the U.S. intelligence community does for its people."
Hayden isn't the first U.S. official to raise doubt about Huawei's trustworthiness as a business partner. Late last year, a U.S. House Intelligence Committee released a damning report about Huawei (and ZTE), saying the companies posed a national security threat to the United States because of their potential to spy and steal data on behalf of the Chinese government. The committee also "strongly encouraged [U.S. companies] to consider the long-term security risks associated with doing business with [the company]" and advised "U.S. network providers and systems developers ... to seek other vendors for their projects."
The U.K. government has some misgivings about Huawei as well: It is launching a review of the vetting process it uses for Huawei products. In particular, the U.K. government is upset that Huawei was able to sell networking products directly to major network operator BT without proper vetting. The company has a Cyber Security Evaluation Centre in the U.K., but it is under direct control of Huawei; the U.K. wants to staff the evaluation team with employees from the British intelligence agency so as to head off any potential Chinese espionage using Huawei equipment.
But Hayden was more direct in accusing Huawei of spying for China: "Two or three years ago, Huawei was trying to establish a pretty significant footprint here in the United States. ... I reviewed Huawei's briefing paper, which said all the right things. ... But God did not make enough briefing slides on Huawei to convince me that having them involved in our critical communications infrastructure was going to be OK," Hayden said. "My conclusion was that, no, it is simply not acceptable for Huawei to be creating the backbone of the domestic telecommunications network in the United States, period."
AFR interviewer Christopher Joye asked Hayden point-blank whether "it is reasonable to assume that hard evidence exists that Huawei has engaged in espionage on behalf of the Chinese state."
To that, Hayden replied, "Yes, that's right. And, at a minimum, Huawei would have shared with the Chinese state intimate and extensive knowledge of the foreign telecommunications systems it is involved with. I think that goes without saying. That's one reality."
Hayden also had some choice words about former NSA contractor Snowden. "He's certainly not a hero," said Hayden. "The word 'traitor' has a very narrowly defined legal meaning that he may not in the end quite meet. I personally think Snowden is a very troubled, narcissistic young man who has done a very, very bad thing."
Snowden, by Hayden's reckoning, leaked details about the PRISM program "because of his ideological embrace of transparency as a virtue. ... It is a little like the Boston bombers. The issue [in the Boston bombings case] is at what point does Islamic fundamentalism flip over and become a genuine national security threat?" Hayden said. "Likewise, at what point does a cultural tendency toward transparency flip [as in the Snowden case] over to become a deep threat inside your system? They are similar issues."
Whatever his motives, Snowden's leaks have already made the United States more insecure, according to Hayden. "The Snowden leaks have the potential, if not already the reality, to be the most single most destructive leak of American security information in our history," Hayden said. "Snowden is attempting to reveal the underlying architecture of the U.S. intelligence-gathering network. We've lost cups of water before. We've lost buckets of water. Yet this is a guy who is exposing the very plumbing that pipes the information. He's exposing the methods through which we access information."
Beyond criticizing Snowden for exposing PRISM, Hayden chastised the media for "[mangling] this story so badly that Americans don't quite understand what it is that their government is or is not doing."
"When the media gives us a proper opportunity to explain exactly what it is the U.S. intelligence community does for its people, then I think we can make Americans very comfortable," Hayden said.
This story, "Ex-NSA chief: Huawei spies for China, Snowden security leak 'most destructive' in U.S. history," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.
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Moody's raises US outlook to 'stable' from 'negative'
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Moody's Investors Service on Thursday raised the U.S. sovereign outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the country's triple-A rating, citing steady growth despite reduced government spending.
The rating agency's move eased the threat of a cut to the world's biggest economy.
Moody's said the federal government's debt trajectory is on track with criteria the rating agency previously laid out, even without further budget measures from Washington.
The economy is growing moderately, but it is still "progressing at a faster rate compared with several Aaa peers and has demonstrated a degree of resilience to major reductions in the growth of government spending," Moody's said in a statement.
The U.S. budget outlook has brightened in recent months, alleviating some of the pressure on policymakers for more fiscal compromises.
On May 14, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said the U.S. federal budget deficit is shrinking at a faster pace than expected, and forecast this fiscal year would end with the smallest shortfall since 2008.
"We feel that we have enough information on the debt trajectory at this point to make a conclusion even without information on any possible further actions in Washington," said Steven Hess, Moody's lead U.S. sovereign credit analyst.
Even the possibility of further debate on raising the U.S. debt ceiling this year - allowing the government to keep borrowing money - is unlikely to hurt the rating, Hess said.
"We think that they will raise the debt ceiling, as they always have in the past," he said. "But even if there's some delay, we're not too concerned about that affecting the government's ability to service its debt."
Analysts said the affirmation means the U.S. sovereign rating could be safer now for years to come.
"We are still running sizable deficits but they are not getting worse," said Guy LeBas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia.
"Barring a nuclear event or the re-emergence of the debt ceiling problem, this drastically reduces the chance of a U.S. downgrade in the next couple of years," he added.
Last month Fitch also affirmed the U.S. sovereign AAA rating. But that agency kept a negative outlook, saying still-elevated debt levels leave the country vulnerable to shocks without more deficit reduction.
Standard & Poor's rates the country AA-plus, with a stable outlook. S&P cut the rating in August 2011 after a bruising round of debt ceiling debates in Washington raised fears of political dysfunction.
In addition, Moody's affirmed the Aaa senior ratings of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Banks and the Federal Farm Credit Banks, which the agency considers to be directly linked to the rating of the U.S. government.
While the stable outlook means the agency is unlikely to cut the U.S. sovereign rating in the medium term, Moody's noted that could change in the future.
"Without further fiscal consolidation efforts, government deficits are anticipated to increase once again over the longer term," the Moody's statement said.
The outlook covers the next couple years or so, Hess said. After that, he added, "a triple-A rating is not guaranteed forever."
Additional reporting by Pam Niimi and Richard Leong.
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Thursday, July 18, 2013
Former Powell coach joins Sparks' staff at Carson-Newman
Former Powell head coach Derek Rang has joined Ken Sparks' staff at Carson-Newman as the graduate assistant in charge of receivers.
Rang spent two seasons building a reputation for defense at West High School under Scott Cummings before taking over as head coach at Powell for a season.
Here is more on Rang's new position from Carson-Newman:
Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks has announced the hiring of former Powell head coach Derek Rang as the program's new graduate assistant in charge of receivers.
Rang resigned from Powell after one season after he was placed on administrative leave with pay following allegations of testing irregularities during an End of Course Algebra II test he was administering and that he left the class unattended during the testing.? However, Sparks has no qualms about his new coach's character nor giving him a second chance.?
"Derek has a long history of proving himself," Sparks said. "He comes highly recommended by coaching staffs at Maryville high school and college (where he played), at Knoxville West (where he was a defensive coordinator) and the folks that worked with him at Powell.? To me that outweighs the fact that he made a mistake.
"I think the Lord works all that out in a way that he winds up at Carson-Newman and we're certainly glad he's here."
In his lone season at Powell, Rang guided the Panthers to a 12-2 record, an appearance in the Class 5A state semifinals and the number three ranking in the state.? The Panthers rolled up 416 points and 5,247 yards of total offense under Rang's guidance.?
"I'm thankful for Coach Sparks for giving me the opportunity," Rang said. "It supports the core values that I believe in.? I'm just ready to help develop kids to be better men in the world today.
"Spiritually, this program isn't about wins and losses; it's about the growth of the individual.? As they go on in their life path, I want to instill in them Christian principles that help them along the way."
Prior to Powell, Rang spent two seasons as the defensive coordinator at West where the Rebels notched back-to-back 11-3 records.? His defenses forced 81 turnovers in a two-year span, including 43 in 2010, which ranks third all-time in the TSSAA record books.
"He has an openness to learn and grow that I really appreciate," Sparks said. "He knows he's got work to do and that makes me excited.? He has a wonderful youthful enthusiasm that's really energizing."
Rang will work with a receiving corps that loses a key cog in Jason Brown, but returns leading receivers Steven Isom and Anthony Eubanks.? Isom grabbed 21 balls for 317 yards while Eubanks had eight receptions for 139 yards.? Both players averaged more than 15 yards a catch.?
"They work hard," Rang said. "The receivers compete and finish.? And we've got a good mix of some guys with some size, but also some elusiveness.? I think it'll be a smooth transition."
The Eagles open their season Sept. 5 against Wayne State at 7 p.m.
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Source: http://oakridge.wbir.com/news/news/614932-former-powell-coach-joins-sparks-staff-carson-newman
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Kansas City Mayor: Gun buy back programs don?t reduce shootings, curfews do
Posted on: 6:20 am, July 17, 2013, by Matt Stewart, updated on: 06:37am, July 17, 2013
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ? Gun ownership is such a hot topic right now. Some want tougher gun laws while others fight for the right to bear arms. But regardless of where you stand on this issue, one truth remains. Too many people are being shot to death, killed by guns and the people who use them.
According to Kansas City police, 56 people have been killed so far in 2013. That?s about the same number of people who were killed by this time of year in each of the past five years. Forty-eight of those killed this year died from gunfire.
Mayor Sly James recently posted a blog about what he thinks should be done to stop gun violence. He argues that gun buy back programs and vigils aren?t working.
What he believes is working are city-wide curfews, the opening of community centers to young teens and the efforts of the Kansas City No Violence Alliance where officers, prosecutors and federal officials work together to get violent criminals off the streets while providing potential criminals the resources to find a job.
But he says the overall best way to reduce inner city violence is to improve the school system.
Only 33 percent of all third graders in Kansas City can read proficiently and the Mayor says those who can?t read by third grade are four times less likely to graduate from high school.
Many of those who don?t graduate go to a life of crime where it costs three times as much to jail them than to educate them.
He believes the Turn the Page program and Early Childhood Education Commission will help improve the education of Kansas City children. But he adds it takes time to turn around a culture of violence and he hopes parents will take responsibility and steer their children away from the cycle of violence still plaguing Kansas City streets.
Source: http://fox4kc.com/2013/07/17/kansas-city-mayor-gun-buy-backs-dont-work-curfews-do/
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