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Thursday, January 19, 2012
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Wikipedia, Google protest US antipiracy proposals
This screen shot shows the blacked-out Wikipedia website, announcing a 24-hour protest against proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress, intended to protect intellectual property that critics say could facilitate censorship, referred to as the "Stop Online Piracy Act," or "SOPA," and the "Protect IP Act," or "PIPA." (AP Photo/Wikipedia)
This screen shot shows the blacked-out Wikipedia website, announcing a 24-hour protest against proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress, intended to protect intellectual property that critics say could facilitate censorship, referred to as the "Stop Online Piracy Act," or "SOPA," and the "Protect IP Act," or "PIPA." (AP Photo/Wikipedia)
NEW YORK (AP) ? January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles, joining other sites in a protest of pending U.S. legislation aimed at shutting down sites that share pirated movies and other content.
Reddit.com shut down its social news service for 12 hours. Other sites made their views clear without cutting off surfers. Google blacked out the logo on its home page, directing surfers to a page where they could add their names to a petition against the bills.
Local listings site Craigslist took a middle route, changing its local home pages to a black screen directing users to an anti-legislation page. After 10 seconds, a link to the main site appears on the home page, but some surfers missed that and were fooled into thinking the whole site was blacked out.
The Internet companies are concerned that the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and the Protect Intellectual Property Act under consideration in the Senate, if passed, could be used to target legitimate sites where users share content.
The 24-hour Wikipedia blackout is an unprecedented move for the online encyclopedia. The decision was reached after polling the community of contributors, but dissenters say political advocacy undermines the site's mission as a neutral source.
However, it's not complete: the block can be bypassed by changing browser settings to disable JavaScript, or by using the version of the site designed for cellphone screens.
There's also a "mirror" or copy, of Wikipedia called The Free Dictionary, but it's not up to date.
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Wikipedia for mobiles: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/
"Mirror" site of Wikipedia: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
GOP candidates vie for backing of SC military vets (AP)
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. ? Mitt Romney has ex-POW John McCain vouching for him. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum highlights his time on the Senate Armed Services Committee. And former House Speaker Newt Gingrich frequently calls himself an "Army brat" who grew up on military bases.
While Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Texas Rep. Ron Paul are the only GOP candidates to have worn a military uniform, all of the Republican presidential contenders are emphasizing their military ties these days in a state that's home to 413,000 veterans and eight military bases, with thousands of people on active duty.
"My purpose in life was to never be the president of the United States," Perry says as he campaigns ahead of South Carolina's primary Saturday. "My purpose has always been to serve my country and my state whenever they need or they call. That's our duty as Americans."
Perry's days as an Air Force pilot in the 1970s and his father's B-17 tail-gunner missions in World War II are staples of his South Carolina message as he looks to right his struggling campaign.
Paul, a flight surgeon in the 1960s who made his name as an antiwar congressman, is filling mailboxes with five-page letters that include a picture of him as a young draftee in a full-brimmed Air Force hat. "Let me begin by telling you that the troops know first and foremost that I am one of them," he writes.
There's a reason for the intensive courting: As long as South Carolina has been instrumental in deciding GOP nominees, the state's voters have rewarded candidates with military service. Every GOP primary winner since Ronald Reagan in 1980 has been a veteran.
This year may end that streak. Polls show Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, leading the pack. With the economy pushing U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts to the back of voters' concerns, some in South Carolina argue that GOP voters aren't pining for the biggest hawk this time.
"Financially, people are in dire straits right now," said state Sen. Lee Bright, a backer of Michele Bachmann before she left the race. "They realize that the more money we spend overseas the less money they are going to spend at home."
Nonetheless, most of the candidates have spent considerable time along the South Carolina coastline, wooing active-duty military members and veterans ? many of whom lean toward the GOP ? clustered around the bases near Charleston that for many years fueled the state's economy.
Perry, for one, has struck an aggressive posture lately, pledging that as president he would send troops back to Iraq to prevent Iran from exerting too much muscle in the region. On one upstate swing, he solemnly inspected a memorial garden and read markers to five Medal of Honor winners. He was accompanied by a former Marine captain with burn scars over half his body from the explosive device that hit his vehicle in Iraq and killed some of his comrades.
That veteran, Dan Moran, delivered a full-throated endorsement of Perry before a rapt audience. "For what it's worth, coming from somebody who had the honor and privilege of being able to spill some blood for his country, this is the man and this is the time," Moran said. "This country needs him."
Perry also has tried the personal touch, at one point pulling up a chair at voter Linwood Mizell's table to share more with the Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient.
Despite the special attention, Mizell held back. "I really haven't totally made up my mind," he said.
Romney, for his part, has campaigned with McCain, the 2008 GOP presidential nominee and Vietnam veteran, and seems to talk up the military everywhere he goes in the state.
"This is a proud military state," Romney said Saturday in Sumter. A day earlier, Romney was on Hilton Head Island for a veterans' event attended by hundreds.
Meanwhile, Santorum has traveled the state arguing that Democratic President Barack Obama is determined to shrink the Pentagon. The Republican insists the cuts will hurt national security and he often seeks out spouses and parents of military members to hear their concerns.
"I will not cut defense," Santorum pledged recently in Charleston. "I will not reduce the budget deficit by cutting the central role of the federal government. In fact, I will allow the Defense Department to grow to make sure that we are not cutting the benefits and the pay of our men and women in uniform."
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Associated Press writers Philip Elliott, Jim Davenport and Julie Pace contributed to this report.
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Quirky and fabulous iPhone apps for amateur photographers (Appolicious)
Are you always jealous of your sister?s crazy cool iPhone photos? Or does your Uncle Ted have the best remakes of vintage family photos? Well stop obsessing, it?s not healthy. We have some fabulous photography iPhone apps that will keep you busy spicing up your family photos for hours. And, these distinctive apps are sure to make all your family and friends jealous of your pictorial skills.
The Mr. Chiizu Plus ~ Photo Decoration with Artists app ($0.99) for iPhone is a very artsy photo app for having fun with your family photos. Use one of the five free themes and add your own quirky touch with text bubbles, stickers or drawings. If you get bored with the free themes, there are tons more available through in-app purchase. I love the ?Magic Face Finder? that automatically decorates group photos. And of course, you can share photos on your favorite social media sites.
Don?t you just love those black and white photos of babies where one item will be in color? Check out the free Color Splurge app for iPhone and create this photography effect yourself. This snazzy app fully integrates with Facebook so you can grab your album photos and get artistic with color. Then, upload a flashy new profile picture or share colorful new pictures of your family. You will definitely impress your friends with the pictures you make from this app.
Photo booths always bring out the goofy in folks of every age. Now you can snap photo booth photos of your family and friends everywhere you go with the PocketBooth iPhone app ($0.99). You can even order hard copies of the photos if you wish or print to your own printer. There are even different effects you can apply to achieve your desired outcome such as sepia,1975, antique and more. This app is perfect for children?s birthday parties and family reunions.
Use the Slow Shutter Cam app ($0.99) for iPhone to create ghost images and waterfall effects to your choice images. This ingenious app gives you a real-time previews, allows you to ?freeze,? select shutter speeds, and even has a handy self-timer, to name just a few of its features. It takes a little playing around with to master the selections, but it?s totally worth the time investment.
Create a list of your favorite photography iPhone apps
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Little oil seen after ship splits in New Zealand
In this Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 photo provided by Maritime New Zealand, the stranded cargo ship Rena breaks in two pieces after overnight storms with 19 foot, (six meter) waves pounding the vessel, off Tauranga Harbor, New Zealand. The Greek-owned Rena ran aground on Astrolabe Reef 14 miles (22 kilometers) from Tauranga Harbor on North Island on Oct. 5, 2011, spewing heavy fuel oil into the seas in what has been described as New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster. (AP Photo/Maritime New Zealand) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
In this Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 photo provided by Maritime New Zealand, the stranded cargo ship Rena breaks in two pieces after overnight storms with 19 foot, (six meter) waves pounding the vessel, off Tauranga Harbor, New Zealand. The Greek-owned Rena ran aground on Astrolabe Reef 14 miles (22 kilometers) from Tauranga Harbor on North Island on Oct. 5, 2011, spewing heavy fuel oil into the seas in what has been described as New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster. (AP Photo/Maritime New Zealand) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
In this Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, photo released by Maritime New Zealand, the cargo ship Rena, grounded off Tauranga Harbor, New Zealand, is seen split into two pieces after being lashed by pounding seas. The Greek-owned Rena ran aground on Astrolabe Reef 14 miles (22 kilometers) from Tauranga Harbor on North Island on Oct. 5, 2011, spewing heavy fuel oil into the seas, fouling pristine beaches and killing up to 20,000 sea birds in what has been described as New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster. (AP Photo/Maritime New Zealand) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ? A light sheen of oil extended about two miles (three kilometers) from a wrecked cargo ship that split in two over the weekend, but so far the damage appears small compared to the environmental disaster created when the vessel ran aground in October, New Zealand authorities said Monday.
About 150 cargo containers also spilled from the Rena, and officials were warning beachgoers to stay away from the debris that has washed ashore. Some people have been seen scavenging bags of powdered milk from the beach, but authorities warned the food may be unsafe.
Bruce Fraser, a spokesman for Maritime New Zealand, which oversees shipping, said it estimates that fewer than 100 tons of oil remain on the wreck.
The Rena spilled about 400 tons of fuel oil when it ran aground Oct. 5 on Astrolabe Reef, 14 miles (22 kilometers) from Tauranga Harbor on North Island. That spill, considered the worst maritime environmental disaster in New Zealand history, fouled pristine beaches. Authorities found 2,000 dead seabirds from the spill and estimate 10 times as many might have perished.
Since then, salvage crews have removed about 1,100 tons of oil from the ship, along with nearly 400 20-foot and 40-foot containers. It was a slow process to remove cargo from the wreck, however, and hundreds of containers remained by the time pounding seas broke it apart.
The two pieces of the ship are now too precarious for crews to attempt further salvage efforts, at least until the seas calm. Salvage crews are now focused on preventing more of the shipping containers from washing ashore.
Tugs have pulled some containers away from the coast. Some containers have had buoys or locator beacons attached to them so they can be more easily recovered when sea conditions allow.
The debris that has washed ashore includes milk powder, timber, plastics and paper.
Waihi Police Sgt. Dave Litton said police closed public access to popular Waihi Beach on Monday morning after four cargo containers and other debris from the vessel washed ashore. He said police received calls about people driving off with some of the bags of milk powder that are strewn along the beach.
Authorities say the milk and other items washed ashore could be health hazards.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Vickie Guerrero suffers dual disappointments at WWE TLC
BALTIMORE ? Everyone has ?off? nights, but WWE TLC 2011 easily represented one of the worst evenings in Vickie Guerrero?s esteemed professional career. Not only did Dolph Ziggler lose the vaunted United States Championship to Zack Ryder ? a defeat that delivered a crushing blow to the showoff?s ego ? but a bout arranged by SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long saw her other client, Jack Swagger, fall victim to Sheamus? feared Brogue Kick.
Understandably, WWE?s resident cougar wasn?t in the best of moods when WWE.com caught up with her moments after The All-American American?s humiliating loss to The Great White. Despite her discontent, however, Vickie just couldn?t resist the opportunity to sound off ... and make us consider adding ear plugs to our holiday wish lists.
?It wasn?t just a bad night. It was a pathetic night!? Vickie hissed. ?First of all, we were treated wrongly by Teddy Long. I mean, scheduling Jack in a match against Sheamus? How unfair is that? He didn?t even come to me to ask for my permission first! What kind of general manager is he? You know, he?d better watch his step, because I may just come and take his job one day.?
With regards to Ziggler losing the star-spangled championship, Vickie was visibly devastated as she recalled the blond blowhard?s U.S. Title collision with Long Island Iced-Z. Before Sunday night, Ziggler was the longest reigning champion currently in WWE. (PHOTOS)
?I miss the title,? Vickie said with a frown. ?Tables, Ladders & Chairs was supposed to be a big pay-per-view for us. But you know what? We?re going to pick up the pieces and persevere.?
For complete coverage of WWE TLC 2011, click here.
Source: http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/2011/vickie-guerrero-disappointments
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Friday, December 2, 2011
Clinton urges Burma (Myanmar) to deepen reforms, announces modest US moves (The Christian Science Monitor)
Washington ? Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used her historic trip to the isolated country of Burma (Myanmar) to announce Thursday some relaxation of economic restrictions ? moves aimed at giving the military rulers a taste of the larger benefits they can expect from expanding the country?s fledgling reforms.
The US will no longer block financing that Burma seeks from international institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Those measures announced by Secretary Clinton are modest and do not yet include any easing of US sanctions on the country.
Also, a restoration of diplomatic relations is not imminent, according to State Department officials. But Clinton did discuss with the country???s civilian president, Thein Sein, a path that can lead to restoration of full diplomatic relations with the US and Burma???s return to the community of nations, the officials said. The path includes continued political and economic reforms, releasing of political prisoners, and improved respect for human rights.
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The US has not had an ambassador in Burma for two decades and is represented there by a chargé d???affaires.
???Today, the United States is prepared to respond to reforms with measured steps to lessen its isolation and improve the lives of its citizens,??
Clinton also hailed last year?s release from house arrest of the pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi and her freedom to participate in parliamentary elections next year. But she added that the restoration of political freedoms to one high-profile democrat ?will be insufficient unless all political parties can ... compete in free, fair, and credible elections.?
Later Thursday in the traditional economic and cultural capital of Rangoon (Yangon), Clinton met with Ms. Suu Kyi, and the two global political personalities expressed mutual admiration before sitting down to a private dinner.
The Nobel laureate has said she supports the US opening to Burma and Clinton???s visit as a means of encouraging the country???s military leaders to pursue and deepen their reforms. She has also said that while she trusts the new civilian government led by Thein Sein, she is aware that not all the country???s rulers agree with even the initial political and economic reforms.
In her meeting with Thein Sein, Clinton gave a detailed presentation of the steps the US will watch for as it considers reciprocal measures toward improving relations, according to a senior State Department official who briefed reporters.
Clinton laid out five ???areas of concern??
US officials said the meeting resulted in no timetable for progress, but underscored Clinton?s point that US measures including the easing of sanctions will depend on steps in Burma.
Clinton said conditions are ?not at the point yet that we can consider lifting sanctions,? but she insisted that any steps the government takes will be ?matched? by the US.
She did not mention that many of the punitive measures the US has taken against Burma would require congressional action to be lifted. Some congressional leaders have been critical of the administration?s engagement with the repressive country, saying whatever small reforms have been instituted so far could be easily reversed.
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