The Department of Homeland Security said it and the Defense Department had offered to help gauge the scope of a "cyber incident impacting LMCO," as the maker of fighter jets, ships and other major weapons systems is known. The U.S. government also has offered to help analyze "available data in order to provide recommendations to mitigate further risk," Chris Ortman, a Homeland Security official, said in an e-mailed reply to a query from Reuters.
It was not immediately clear what kind of data, if any, was stolen by the hackers. But military contractors' networks contain sensitive data on arms that are under development as well as technology used by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
No word yet on whether other military contractors that also use RSA's SecurID system have experienced similar problems.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
5-Year-Old Girl Clings To Life After Man Opens Fire In Crowd
A 5-year-old girl was clinging to life last night after a stray bullet pierced her back on a Bronx street, police sources said.
The little girl was standing near a man and a teen on Morrison Ave. near Westchester Ave. in the Soundview section when a gunman ran up and opened fire on the crowd about 10:15 p.m., the sources said.
The man and the teen, ages 24 and 15, were hit in the gunfire, cops said. One bullet hit the young girl in her back and tore through her abdomen, sources said.
“Whoever this animal was, he didn’t care,” a source said. “He was shooting in the direction [of the little girl].”
The shooter fled across the Bronx River Parkway and into the Sonia Sotomayor Houses, sources said. Nine shell cases were later found at the scene.
The girl was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center, where she was in surgery last night. The older victim was taken to the same hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg.
The teen was in stable condition at St. Barnabas Hospital.
Sources said it appears the wounded man and teen were the intended targets of the shooting. The gunman was still at large early Saturday morning.
The little girl was standing near a man and a teen on Morrison Ave. near Westchester Ave. in the Soundview section when a gunman ran up and opened fire on the crowd about 10:15 p.m., the sources said.
The man and the teen, ages 24 and 15, were hit in the gunfire, cops said. One bullet hit the young girl in her back and tore through her abdomen, sources said.
“Whoever this animal was, he didn’t care,” a source said. “He was shooting in the direction [of the little girl].”
The shooter fled across the Bronx River Parkway and into the Sonia Sotomayor Houses, sources said. Nine shell cases were later found at the scene.
The girl was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center, where she was in surgery last night. The older victim was taken to the same hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg.
The teen was in stable condition at St. Barnabas Hospital.
Sources said it appears the wounded man and teen were the intended targets of the shooting. The gunman was still at large early Saturday morning.
Mystery Virus in South Korea Claims Second Victim
By ALICE PARK
Health officials in South Korea reported that a second person has died after being infected with an unknown virus.
According to news reports, eight patients from different parts of the country have been hospitalized in recent months with similar cold or flu-like symptoms, including cough and difficulty breathing. Seven of the eight had recently given birth or were expecting. The first victim to die was nine months pregnant; the second was also due to deliver before her death. Doctors were able to save both babies. The expectant women died of multiple organ failure triggered by severe scarring and thickening of the lung tissue.
(More on TIME.com: Top 10 Panics!)
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said all patients have been transferred to a hospital in the country's capital city of Seoul, and are receiving treatment in intensive care. Two were released after receiving lung transplants.
Health officials are conducting DNA tests on the virus isolated from the patients to identify the cause of the infection. Two of the patients have tested positive for the common cold virus and adenovirus, but doctors believe these agents aren't responsible for the more severe symptoms they have seen in the affected patients. They are investigating whether a new viral or even bacterial agent might be circulating in the country.
Health officials in South Korea reported that a second person has died after being infected with an unknown virus.
According to news reports, eight patients from different parts of the country have been hospitalized in recent months with similar cold or flu-like symptoms, including cough and difficulty breathing. Seven of the eight had recently given birth or were expecting. The first victim to die was nine months pregnant; the second was also due to deliver before her death. Doctors were able to save both babies. The expectant women died of multiple organ failure triggered by severe scarring and thickening of the lung tissue.
(More on TIME.com: Top 10 Panics!)
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said all patients have been transferred to a hospital in the country's capital city of Seoul, and are receiving treatment in intensive care. Two were released after receiving lung transplants.
Health officials are conducting DNA tests on the virus isolated from the patients to identify the cause of the infection. Two of the patients have tested positive for the common cold virus and adenovirus, but doctors believe these agents aren't responsible for the more severe symptoms they have seen in the affected patients. They are investigating whether a new viral or even bacterial agent might be circulating in the country.
Republicans Throw Gay Rights Group Under The Bus For Supporting Obama In 2012
Republican frustration continues to rear its ugly head in the most embarrassing ways…
The GOP field is shaping up to be a disaster of epic proportions. Other than openly gay long shot Fred Karger, the rest of this motley crew is virulently anti-gay, or pretending to be in an effort to kiss-up to social conservatives in Iowa and South Carolina. This sorry batch of embarrassing contenders will only degenerate further if Sarah Palin gets into the race — as it seems like she is likely to do.
In terms of the GOP field, there is no silver lining, no hope, and no pro-LGBT Republican savior. This is the truth and it is reality for those who choose to embrace it.
It is clear that Barack Obama is the obvious choice for the Human Rights Campaign, the LGBT community’s national lobby. Their early endorsement is wise because it sends a strong signal that the community will organize and mobilize to reelect the most LGBT supportive contender in the race — one with a fairly good record on LGBT rights. While far from perfect, Obama did work to repeal Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell and used his bully pulpit effectively, even making an “It Get’s Better” video. Whatever his shortcomings (No ENDA or DOMA repeal etc.), he is light years ahead of his Republican counterparts.
Anyone who argues otherwise is naive, obtuse, or in denial — which brings us to the pathetic press release put out by homosexual Republican GOProud:
“Today, the Human Rights Campaign chose to endorse Barack Obama’s re-election even though the field running for President in 2012 isn’t even set yet. This pre-emptive endorsement ends HRC’s charade of bipartisanship.
“LGBT people who are interested in putting policy before partisanship now know that HRC is little more than a puppet of the Democratic National Committee and an organization that has one goal — to elect more Democrats.
The GOP field is shaping up to be a disaster of epic proportions. Other than openly gay long shot Fred Karger, the rest of this motley crew is virulently anti-gay, or pretending to be in an effort to kiss-up to social conservatives in Iowa and South Carolina. This sorry batch of embarrassing contenders will only degenerate further if Sarah Palin gets into the race — as it seems like she is likely to do.
In terms of the GOP field, there is no silver lining, no hope, and no pro-LGBT Republican savior. This is the truth and it is reality for those who choose to embrace it.
It is clear that Barack Obama is the obvious choice for the Human Rights Campaign, the LGBT community’s national lobby. Their early endorsement is wise because it sends a strong signal that the community will organize and mobilize to reelect the most LGBT supportive contender in the race — one with a fairly good record on LGBT rights. While far from perfect, Obama did work to repeal Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell and used his bully pulpit effectively, even making an “It Get’s Better” video. Whatever his shortcomings (No ENDA or DOMA repeal etc.), he is light years ahead of his Republican counterparts.
Anyone who argues otherwise is naive, obtuse, or in denial — which brings us to the pathetic press release put out by homosexual Republican GOProud:
“Today, the Human Rights Campaign chose to endorse Barack Obama’s re-election even though the field running for President in 2012 isn’t even set yet. This pre-emptive endorsement ends HRC’s charade of bipartisanship.
“LGBT people who are interested in putting policy before partisanship now know that HRC is little more than a puppet of the Democratic National Committee and an organization that has one goal — to elect more Democrats.
R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron: “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” Poet And Musician Dead At 62
Influential musician, author and poet Gil Scott Heron died Friday, May 27th at the age of 62.
According to New York Times reports:
A friend who answered the telephone listed for his Manhattan recording company confirms he died Friday afternoon at a hospital. Doris C. Nolan says he died after becoming sick upon returning from a European trip.
Born in Chicago on April 1, 1949 Gil Scott-Heron was the son of Jamaican soccer player Gilbert “Gil” Heron and singer Bobbie Scott-Heron, who performed with the New York Oratorical Society. Scott-Heron spent his early childhood in Jackson, Tenn where he was raised by his grandmother Lillie Scott, who introduced him to the work of Langston Hughes. After her death Scott-Heron moved to the Bronx with his mother, where teachers recognized his talent as a writer early on. Scott-Heron later attended Lincoln University, largely because it was the same college Hughes attended. Scott-Heron left school after only two years and went on to write his first book The Vulture at the age of 19. The book was published in 1970, the same year that he recorded his first album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox. Over his 40+ year career Scott-Heron would go on to record over a dozen albums and author several more books. He is renowned for his outspoken political tone in his music and poetry, particularly for “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” which has been referenced repeatedly since he recorded it in the 1970′s in Harlem.
Scott-Heron’s life was marked by legal troubles (primarily arrests for cocaine possession) and struggles with alcohol and drug addiction — problems that he spoke openly about in his music. Considered by many to be a Godfather of Hip-Hop Scott-Heron’s work influenced rappers including Common, Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest, Talib Kweli, Mos Def and Brand Nubian.
He will be missed.
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