For a division of the National Institutes of standards and technology. Mr. Grant, thats quite a mouthful, but what is nistic as its known . Guest i should say every program in washington seems to get one. Weve got one of the catchier ones. The National Strategy for trust and identities in cyber stays is an initiative launched by president obama in springtime of 2011 thats focused to looking to raise the levels of trust online by driving improvements in security and privacy for all of us. The first is the passwords are fundamentally broken both from a security and usability perspective. On the security side, we know from studies that a whopping 76 president of Network Intrusions 76 of Network Intrusions last year were exploited, and use about side managing 25 or 30 different passwords, youre told to make each of them 12 characters, increasingly complex. Its, unfortunately, the perfect combination of bad security and bad use about. Beyond the password side of thing, nstic is looking to g
Signs theen promising next government will be more inclusive. We have to use diplomacy. We have to ally with other countries in the region to create a political system more sustainable. Again, this is a situation where politicians of both sides of the aisle are trying to sugarcoat it. To have a more focused view on the National Security interest and a more limited use of force that reflects our National Interests. Clearly defined missions are important. Not clearlys it is defined. As catherine pointed out, i think the concern that many have is we wake up one day and find what was sold to us by the politicians is not actually the case and we have seen mission creep. We saw that in afghanistan and iraq and members of Congress Need to be willing to take on their own party and administration to make sure we have clarity and limitations and focus on whenever we put peoples lives on the line. Moving onto issues that are still international in scope. You were a member of you are a member of c
Would still be alive had the doctors terminated her pregnancy in time. The case has turned the spotlight on an issue which is seldom discussed publicly in the catholic country. Irish women have taken to the streets demanding the laws be changed. Not the church, not the state, women will decide their fate. Never before have the irish people campaigned so hard for the right to abortion. They are calling for the church and state to stay out of issues related to their bodies. This womans face can be seen all over posters here. Campaigners say what happened to her must never happen again. They are fighting against irelands strict antiabortion laws, which they say scared doctors out of giving her an abortion. I feel it is a very important issue for women and were treated as secondclass citizens in our country. I feel it is my body and my business and not the business of anybody inside that building to tell me what i can and cannot do. It is very important for us to separate church and medica
Did the same to make many holiday seasons a little brighter. Im going to go to the dinner. And i wanted to try something. And that doesnt help me out. We also saw volunteers donating their time at city team ministry, where Homeless People got a good meal, some companionship, and a Little Christmas spirit. When someone actually touches your hand, gives you a smile, listens to you, its a really big thing, especially around christmas time. A lot of people get depressed if their homeless around christmas time. They dont expect much to happen. Giving their time a gift you wont find under the tree. And of course, even though christmas will come to an end soon, the need to help others will not. Frafrl, here in san jose, Second Harvest food bank goes back to work tomorrow morning, collecting food for those who need it. Scott budman, nbc bay area news. Delayed gifts have left plenty of parent unhappy tonight around the country and in the bay area. Chris sanchez is live in znl zj with more on th
Rallied 293 points. The nasdaq 46, and the s p 30. Gold dropped 13 dollars oil was up small change. Oracle surprised wall street by topping earnings expectations. The stock traded around 35 dollars after the close. And a 2 year compromise budget deal has been passed by congress and will be signed by president obama. There was even a consession on military penesions. Daniel stecich of athena Advisor Services joins us now. Daniel, a terrific relief rally yesterday. The market clearly feels better. Do traders feel better now that they know that tapering is going to happen . Thats right. And i think the market likes certainty. What was a surprise was when i was speaking to people yesterday about this, i thought the market might fall off a bit if there were a taper and it did. 60 seconds later it was up 12 points and then by the end of the day we were up 30. But the market does like certainty, the fed gave a little more direct statement as to what they do. No tightening until the Unemployme