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Carrie Underwood wore $25 million in jewels at Emmys
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Carrie Underwood didn't just bring her talent to the Emmy Awards Sunday night.
TasteOfCountry.com says she was decked out in more than $25 million worth of diamonds.
The country star sparkled on stage courtesy of Johnathan Arndt, and was decked out with more than 152 carats. Carrie's necklace was reportedly worth $18 million, while the matching earrings are worth $3.2 million. She also flashed a $4 million diamond solitaire ring on her right hand.
Underwood took part in the ceremony, performing The Beatles' "Yesterday" in a tribute to TV milestones from 50 years ago. But Carrie says the "coolest thing" about the experience was "the sweet letter" she received from Paul McCartney, who gave her "his blessing to sing it!"
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Cops: Chicago Mass Shooting Was Revenge
(NEWSER) – Police have now rounded up four suspects in the Chicago mass shooting that left 13 people injured, and they also think they have a motive. Bryon Champ, 21, and Kewane Gatewood, 20, were arrested earlier; now theChicago Tribune reports Tabari Young, 22, and Brad Jett, 22, have also been arrested and charged. Police believe Young and Champ fired into the crowd at the park, while Gatewood provided Young's weapon (a military-grade gun, perhaps an AK-47) and Jett served as lookout. Champ had been grazed by a bullet earlier that day, and went to the park with revenge in mind, say police—though a very general revenge at that.


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Taylor Swift recently released the music video for her new single "Shake It Off," and now she's letting fans in on what went into making the clip.
T-Swift is sharing outtake videos from the video shoot, beginning with her cheerleader scene. The singer explains what it was like to transform into a cheerleader and be thrown in the air, what she did to prepare for the video, and more.
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It looks like Lady Gaga fans can look forward to a new breakup song. The Mother Monster has released a teaser of a new song called "Swine."
Hints on the star's Twitter page suggest that she plans to reveal the song in full this Sunday, the day at a performance in London. Gaga shared footage of her rehearsals for it.
The rest of the video shows the singer angrily banging on a drum set, screaming the word "swine." She's also dubbed her performance "#SwineFest" and is expected to debut more from ARTPOP at the concert, which will be live streamed on iTunes around the world.


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Check out our Top 7 songs about work, and make sure to pat yourself on the back for all the hard work you've done this year!
1. Britney Spears "Work B**ch"
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Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley introduces new dog via Twitter
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Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley is following through on his family plans. After the country star got married last December, he said he and his new wife Brittney wanted kids but would start their family with a dog.
Late last week Brian posted a photo on Twitter of Brittney holding their new German Shepherd pup, Smoke.
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WATCH: Bill Clinton: Obama should fulfill 'keep your plan' vow
Bill "Secretary of Explainin' Stuff" Clinton said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that President Barack Obama should fulfill his promise to Americans that "if you like your health care plan, you can keep it" even if it means modifying the law popularly known as "Obamacare."
Obama made that pledge again and again, both in the run-up to the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and in the 2012 campaign — but it was false. Republicans determined to roll back Obamacare have pounded away at this broken promise, even as thousands of Americans have been receiving word that insurers are scrapping their current policies.
"I personally believe — even if it takes a change in the law — the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they got," Clinton told the online magazine OZY.
The former president — who riled Obama's re-election team in June 2012 by praising Mitt Romney's "sterling business record" — came out on balance as strongly in favor of the health care overhaul.
"The big lesson is that we're better off with this law than without it," Clinton said.
The botched rollout of insurance marketplaces known as exchanges, exemplified by the failure of the national website HealthCare.gov, resembles the glitches that hurt Medicare Part D when it came off the line under then-President George W. Bush.
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(TMZ) - George Jones... the country music megastar whose heartfelt vocals and close-to-home lyrics defined the genre for generations ... has died, TMZ has learned. He was 81.
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Jones was hospitalized in Nashville Thursday for a fever and irregular blood pressure, though the cause of death was not immediately released.
Jones was in the middle of a tour -- it was supposed to be his last -- when he fell ill. Several dates had already been canceled.
Jones' towering influence on country music was equaled only by his public persona ... which often imitated the melodrama in his songs... and was well-chronicled in the tabloids. He was married four times -- once to Tammy Wynette -- and made countless headlines for drinking, stormy romances and violent rages.
But his star-power in country music cannot be overstated. Jones has charted more country hits than any other artist ... "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is perhaps his biggest, but the list of charted hits is around 150.
He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992 ... though given how much influence he had on country music ... they might as well have honored him every year.
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Delaware's affluenza case affects justice, too
The blogosphere is afire with outrage: A rich do-nothing given probation for raping his three-year-old daughter! Judge says he "wouldn't fare well in prison"! What injustice!
Hold on a sec. The case of Robert Richards IV, the aforementioned do-nothing, is a miscarriage of justice, but not for the reasons bloggers, and some journalists, are screaming about.
First, just to clarify, the crime took place in 2005, and sentencing happened in 2009. We're learning about it now because Richards's ex-wife has filed a civil suit based on the rape. This didn't just happen yesterday.
Second, while it is unusual (to say the least) that Judge Jan Jurden took Richards's welfare in prison into account, the real injustice is that by the time Richards was sentenced, he was only convicted of fourth-degree rape, which only calls for a prison term of zero to 2 ½ years. In Delaware, fourth degree rape is usually applied in cases of "statutory rape," i.e., sexual intercourse with a minor. Technically, the criminal statute does include non-consensual sex, but normally, that calls for a higher charge.
Originally, Richards was charged with two counts of second-degree rape, each of which would have carried a mandatory ten years in prison. But a few days before the trial, in June 2008, Richards got a plea deal from the Delaware state prosecutor: admit to the abuse, and go down to fourth degree instead of second. Prosecutor Renee Hrivnak recommended probation, not jail time—surely part of the plea deal as well.
So the real question is: Why was such a generous plea deal offered, in a case as hideous as this one?
There are many possibilities, with varying degrees of believability.
Most likely, and unfortunately for all of us sickened by this crime and its sentence, is that there wasn't a strong enough likelihood of conviction. Media reports from the last 24 hours only repeat the accusation made by a five-year-old girl, fully four years after the rape occurred—together with an admission from Richards, who said, "It was an accident and he would never do it again." What does he mean by "accident" here? We don't know.
Moreover, by 2008, there probably wasn't any physical evidence remaining from the 2005 crime. And weren't we just told, in the context of the accusations against Woody Allen, that child testimony is often unreliable?
It's very possible that Richards's lawyers played a high-stakes game of chicken, and the Delaware prosecutors offered this deal because the slimebag might've gotten away with it otherwise. That's not quite justice, but it's not "affluenza"—a rich dude getting 'treatment' instead of punishment—either. The current internet mob's cry is that a rich guy just got away with rape. Actually, a rich guy got away with rape in the (probable) absence of fully convincing evidence two years after the crime.
It's also possible that the Delaware state prosecutors, or the judge, were in cahoots with the rich-as-royals du Pont clan, of which Richards was a scion. It is Delaware, after all; a small state with a handful of very wealthy families, of whom the du Ponts are the wealthiest. Could someone have said something at a country club to someone in the prosecutor's office? It's certainly plausible, especially to fans of House of Cards—but of course there's no evidence anywhere of wrongdoing. Not at this time, anyway.
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ATV riders, Bundy son protest feds in Utah
(NEWSER) – The showdown between citizens and feds over federally administered lands spread yesterday to Utah, where about 50 people took to their ATVs in a protest that sought to reclaim access to a canyon that had been closed to vehicles since 2007. "It's a county road," says the county supervisor, who organized the ride as a private citizen. "We claim it. Just because (Bureau of Land Management) owns the property, that doesn't mean they own the right-of-way that exists." It wasn't just locals who showed up for the rally and ride, notes the Salt Lake Tribune: Out-of-town supporters included Ryan Bundy, son of Cliven Bundy. "I came here to re-open a road," he told the crowd.
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Christine McVie rejoins Fleetwood Mac for one song
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The band's all back together, if only for just one or two nights.
Fleetwood Mac took the stage at London's O2 Arena Wednesday with long-departed keyboardist Christine McVie in tow. In a moment captured on amateur video, McVie, who left Fleetwood Mac in 1998, rejoined the band briefly Wednesday night to perform their classic hit "Don't Stop."
It's been a long road back to the concert stage for McVie who has repeatedly turned down the band's request to rejoin them on various projects. Fellow band member Stevie Nicks finally announced recently that Nicks would rejoin them briefly for two shows on their current tour.
Fleetwood Mac is celebrating the 35th anniversary of their classic album Rumours this year. The band also recently released their first new music since 2003 - a four-track EP titled Extended Play.
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How I'll end the war: Notes from an officer on his way to Afghanistan
Here is an American military officer's first hand account of war, how it's fought and how it ends.
Nick Willard is the pen name of a service member heading to Afghanistan on one of the final deployments in the closing days of America's longest war. He will write what he sees in an ongoing feature for The Daily Beast that will appear as regularly as his schedule allows.
To speak openly and freely, to tell the American people and the world of readers on the web about the truth as he finds it, he has chosen not to use his real name.
I'm going to Afghanistan again. The long war is almost over and I'll be part of how it ends.
This time I'll write about it.
I know what the next few weeks are all about: run through my military train ups; pack boots and body armor in a duffel, books and iPod in the backpack at my side; set aside clothes for the arid heat and others for the mountain frost; spend fewer and fewer hours at home the closer I get to deployment day; feel the dull pain of leaving my family grow so bad I want to just be overseas already so I can stop worrying about missing them and start counting the days till I can see them again.
Soon, I'll leave my family. They know it too. We've been through this before.
Right now, 13 years in to America's longest war, with its end scheduled for Dec 31, 2014, Afghanistan barely registers in the background of the national conversation. It's different for us, the 33,000 U.S. service members still there, trying to make sense of our mission, keep our buddies alive, and reckon with what we have accomplished and how we will leave things.
Most American forces are headed home, but thousands of others—including me—are headed back to war, against the flow of the drawdown.
In many ways, we're the closers, the clean-up crew. As Dec. 31, 2014 approaches, we'll witness the politics and posturing morph into policy as the U.S. presence either shifts to some residual force or goes to zero. We'll breathe the ambiguity until the decision is made. We'll listen to our commanders say the mission is clear. We may hear the messaging echo the final days of the Iraq war with the hollow talk of honoring the "blood and treasure" invested in Afghanistan, and how the last units will "turn out the lights."
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The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to a multiplayer trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, slicing more than $6 million off their payroll to get under the luxury tax threshold, league sources told ESPN.com.
A trade call to finalize the deal is scheduled for Tuesday.
The Grizzlies would send big man Marreese Speights, guard Wayne Ellington and guard Josh Selby to the Cavs for big man Jon Leuer. There are also believed to be a future draft pick involved in the deal.
Reducing payroll both short- and long-term has been a goal of the new Grizzlies ownership and led to other trade talks involving Rudy Gay and Zach Randolph over the past several weeks.
Speights averages 6.5 points and 4.7 rebounds as a key big man off the bench for the Grizzlies but makes $4.2 million this season and has a player option at $4.5 million for next season. The Grizzlies owe Gay, Randolph and Marc Gasol nearly $50 million alone next year.
Ellington is averaging 5.5 points in 40 games off the bench.
The Cavs were able to make the deal because they had more than $10 million in cap space in which to absorb Speights. That would likely mean the Grizzlies would receive a trade exception of more than $6 million that would be good for a year.
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(Washington, DC) -- President Obama insists the future of Ukraine must be decided by the people of Ukraine. In a White House statement, Obama said Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty must be respected. Over the weekend, a Kremlin-backed referendum to join Russia was overwhelmingly approved by voters in Crimea. The President signed an executive order expanding U.S. sanctions against several Russian officials involved in Russia's actions in Ukraine.
The U.S. and allies are rejecting the Crimea referendum. The latest U.S. sanctions aim to impose costs on individuals who "wield influence in the Russian government and those responsible for the deteriorating situation in Ukraine." The President's executive order covers economic sanctions and travel restrictions. Obama insisted there is still a diplomatic path open to Russia. He warned, however, that further sanctions will be imposed by the U.S. and allies if Russia does not back out of Crimea.


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Seattle Seahawks play a terrible game, but somehow escape with a win
When the Seattle Seahawks needed one final stop, coach Pete Carroll didn't hold anything back.
The Rams trailed 14-9, with fourth-and-goal on the final play of the game. They came out in an empty backfield set, so the Seahawks had a decision to make. They could have played it safe and covered all five receivers going out for a pass. No chance.
The Seahawks blitzed, rushing six players at quarterback Kellen Clemens. Under pressure, Clemens hurried a throw to Brian Quick, who didn't have time to wheel around on his route against Brandon Browner. The throw went over Quick's head, and the Seahawks won. Barely.
This won't be a game the Seahawks put on a highlight reel at the end of the season, but a loss could have had serious implications in the NFC West race or playoff seeding. Seattle survived with a 14-9 win, and improved to 7-1. That's all. There was nothing to get excited about.
The Seahawks gave up 200 rushing yards to a one-dimensional offense with a backup quarterback who hadn't started a game his team won since 2009. Seattle's banged-up offensive line was horrendous on Monday night. The Seahawks gave up seven sacks and never allowed the offense to get going.
Even the one highlight the Seahawks had, an 80-yard touchdown to Golden Tate, wasn't something they'll want to remember.
Tate caught a long pass over cornerback Janoris Jenkins, who fell down. The moment Tate broke free from Jenkins, he started waving goodbye to safety Rodney McLeod. He was so involved with taunting and waving at McLeod, he almost wandered out of bounds before the end zone, and he also was close to getting caught.
Tate scored, but got a 15-yard taunting penalty.
"It's a great play by Tate, but just finish the play and get on with the game," ESPN analyst Jon Gruden said on the broadcast, not trying to hide his disdain. "I have no idea what Golden Tate is doing right there."


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Report: Story Of Toddler Tossed Out Of KFC Is A Complete Hoax
The story about three-year-old Victoria Welcher, who was allegedly told to leave a Kentucky Fried Chicken because she was scaring other customers due to injuries she sustained after a dog attack, is apparently a hoax, a source close to the investigation told Laurel Leader-Call.
After the story went viral, the fast food chain donated $30,000 to help the toddler's family with medical bills. The source said the restaurant decided to hire a third party investigator after details about the incident did not add up.
KFC released a statement Friday stating it will continue to take the investigation seriously, but it has not been able to verify the incident.
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(San Francisco, CA) -- A third victim is dead as a result of Saturday's plane crash in San Francisco. The Boeing 777 operated by Asiana Airlines crashed on landing and erupted into flames. Doctors at San Francisco General say the third victim was a child. Several victims remain hospitalized. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are looking into the cause of the crash. Flight 214 was landing at San Francisco International Airport when the landing gear struck a seawall. The tail of the plane also broke off.
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- An interesting perspective on Internet privacy techniques can be found here.
- Message encryption does not protect email file attachments. It is important to encrypt files that are meant to be sent as attachments as well. Any file encrypter (used for encrypting files on disk) can be used (such as ccrypt, TrueCrypt, or EncFS), but a different encryption tool / password should be used for attachments than the one used for private encryption of important files on the hard drive.
Text obfuscation
Companies routinely monitor the email and IM of its workers, governments of countries (even those founded by intellectuals and "revolutionaries" like Thomas Jefferson, who advocated strong privacy rights) routinely spy on its own citizenry, and even ISPs monitor unencrypted internet traffic for their own entertainment (I have personally watched this happen). Due to the volume of email and texts over the internet, word recognition algorithms are generally required in order to accomplish meaningful data-mining of text messages.
For purposes that do not require encryption (but for which there is a desire to limit the text data-mining techniques commonly used today), a few methods are available (but not foolproof).
- One method of text obfuscation is to translate your article into another language (using Google Translate, for example, or Babelfish (now owned by Yahoo and without SSL encryption available), or Bing Translator (owned by Microsoft and without SSL encryption available) -- or even all three in series) and then to translate it back. This introduces random grammar, word choice, and spelling errors that obscures both the writing style of the original author and sometimes the text to the point of poor recognition by text-mining scanners. The more languages into which the message is serially translated, the greater the unrecognizability.
- Anonymouth is a Java-based project for anonymizing writing styles (in English). Also see here.
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- To convert a text file to a faux-encrypted text file:
fauxcrypt <input.txt> <output.txt>
Message and file encryption
PGP (Message Encryption)
GnuPG is the free open source implementation of the OpenPGP standard for PGP. It is a tool to encrypt your messages (such as email) to be unlocked only by someone who has a key to unlock it. While gpg is the default OpenPGP tool for command-line usage, gpg2 is the utility generally used by GUI frontends.
Enigmail with Thunderbird
By far the easiest method for encrypting email is using the Enigmail add-on for the Thunderbird email client. It creates PGP key pairs, stores and retrieves keys from keyrings, and encrypts and decrypts messages automatically.
Kleopatra (Cryptography and Certificate Manager)
Kleopatra is a certificate manager and a universal crypto GUI for KDE. It supports managing X.509 and OpenPGP certificates in the GpgSM keybox and retrieving certificates from LDAP servers. Install:
sudo apt-get install kleopatra
- Create a new OpenPGP keypair:
- K menu -> Utilities -> Kleopatra -> File -> New Certificate... -> Create a personal OpenPGP key pair
KGpg is the GUI for KDE to manage the key pairs and other options of GnuPG. It has fewer options than Kleopatra. Install:
sudo apt-get install kgpg
PGP Troubleshooting
If KGPG or Kleopatra gives an error, it is because of a problem with settings in the gpg.conf configuration file ( ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf). Edit the file (using either ~/ or /home/user/ ):
kate /home/user/.gnupg/gpg.conf
Comment out the two lines at the bottom:
#debug-level basic #log-file socket:///home/user/.gnupg/log-socket
scrypt (Message Encryption)
scrypt encrypts / decrypts messages with a strong algorithm. Using a 10-character password combining random alphanumeric and special characters, an enormous amount of computing power is required to decode messages by someone that does not have the password. See the website for usage parameters. Install:
sudo apt-get install scrypt
bcrypt (Message Encryption)
bcrypt encrypts / decrypts messages with a strong blowfish algorithm. It is also able to overwrite the original message with a garbage-appearing replacement, further obscuring traces of the original message. See the website for usage instructions. Install:
sudo apt-get install bcrypt
- An example service menu for using bcrypt from the Dolphin file manager is here.
File archival and encryption
Archives with Passwords
- See this section.
EncFS (File and Disk encryption)
EncFS is a free, open-source tool to encrypt files and store them in a secondary directory. See the Wikipedia article. Additional installation steps can be found on Ubuntu Forums. Install:
sudo apt-get install encfs libpam-encfs
- A Dolphin file manager service menu "KDE Service Menu EncFS" is available:
- Dolphin -> Settings -> Configure Dolphin... -> Services -> Download New Services...
- -> Search: KDE Service Menu EncFS -> Install
- A Gnome-based front-end named Cryptkeeper is available:
sudo apt-get install cryptkeeper
ccrypt (File and Attachment Encryption)
ccrypt is a command-line utility to encrypt files using the AES encryption algorithm with a password. Install:
sudo apt-get install ccrypt
- Encrypt a file:
ccrpyt test.odt
- which will yield the encrypted file test.odt.cpt after prompting for a password
- Decrypt a file:
ccrypt -d test.odt.cpt
- Several available GUIs for ccrypt are listed here.
TrueCrypt (File and Attachment Encryption)
TrueCrypt is a free, open-source application that allows encryption of files using a 256-bit AES encryption algorithm with a password. Download and Linux installation instructions are here.
Disk and Storage Encryption
- See the Ubuntu Community documentation for methods of full disk encryption.
- See the Ubuntu Community documentation for methods of filesystem encryption.
Passwords and file authentication
- See this excellent article at H-Online about password protection for everyone.
Random password generator
- Pwgen is a command line utility to generate a block of random 8-digit alphanumeric passwords. Run it from Konsole (in Kubuntu) or Terminal (in Ubuntu). Install:
sudo apt-get install pwgen
- Run pwgen:
- UUIDgen is a default utility to generate a random UUID (using only hex-digits). Run:
The random UUID can also be used as a 32-digit password, if desired.
Password checker and enforcement
John the Ripper is a free open source password cracker that uses a dictionary of over 4 million commonly used passwords in many languages. Because this tool is widely available, it is useful for scanning and securing your own LAN and computers for password strength. Install:
sudo apt-get install john
- Passwdqc is a module to enforce password strength. Install:
sudo apt-get install passwdqc
- To check the MD5 sum of a file, use this command in the command line:
md5sum filename
- There are several Dolphin service menus to add / check md5sums (and other types of checksums) for files, such as "Check md5sum within Dolphin", "MD5 verify", and "Checksum". Select and install:
- Dolphin -> Settings -> Configure Dolphin... -> Services -> Download New Services... -> Search: md5
Web browsing
Web tracking, scripts, and advertisements are extremely intrusive on the Internet. A dossier of your online habits is created by a multitude of services, including every major portal such as Google and Yahoo, as well as a variety of tracking services on the Internet. This is accomplished through the use of the "cookies" in your browser and by a variety of web elements (sometimes called "web beacons") embedded on the web pages you visit. Your behavior is monitored and correlated by recording the IP address of your computer (even when you turn off the cookies in your browser). It is highly recommended to configure your web browser to erase your cookies and history every time the web browser is closed; otherwise, every website you subsequently visit can instantly see the long list of recent websites you have visited. In Firefox, for example, cookies can be accepted for the current session but erased upon closing:
- Firefox -> Edit -> Preferences -> Privacy -> History -> Firefox will: Use custom settings for history
- -> Always use private browsing mode (or customise the settings to your desired level of privacy)
- In addition, both Adblock Plus and NoScript are highly recommended as plug-ins for Firefox (and other Gecko-based browsers) to limit exposure to undesirable web elements, scripts, and tracking mechanisms.
DNS Servers and Search engines
- Most users rely on the DNS server of their ISP (Internet Service Provider). DNS queries can be recorded, however, and theoretically correlated by an ISP to the data traffic to/from a user's IP address serviced by that ISP. A somewhat less trackable solution is to use a DNS service that does not belong to your ISP. This can belong to another commercial ISP or to a third party service such as OpenDNS, Comodo, Google (though slightly less secure due to Google's own tracking mechanisms), another free DNS service, or (for maximum security) a publicly-available international DNS server. For example, a Verizon customer could use the AT&T DNS servers or the OpenDNS servers. An AT&T customer could use one of the Verizon servers or the Comodo servers. It is important to use a reliable DNS provider, however, as man-in-the-middle DNS redirection and DNS cache poisoning attacks are increasingly common. Stick to one of the major DNS services (just not your own ISP's DNS service). It is important to note that starting Feburary 25, 2013, 5 major ISPs (Internet Service Providers) in the US (Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, Time Warner Cable, and Cablevision) have agreed to IP address recording and reporting (to the CCI) on behalf of the MPAA and RIAA. If using one of these ISPs, take extra efforts to ensure your privacy. (It is also important to note that major ISPs now often censor content using filters such as Cleanfeed. Choose your DNS and search providers carefully.)
The DNS server setting can be changed in the router's settings (recommended) or individually for each computer. If changing on an individual computer, use the Network Manager or Wicd settings, or if using a static IP address with manually configured settings, add a line to /etc/network/interfaces with a list of the desired dns-nameservers at the end of the iface stanza so that the file resembles:
auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.35 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.0.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 gateway 192.168.0.1 dns-nameservers 188.8.131.52 126.96.36.199 126.96.36.199 126.96.36.199 18.104.22.168 18.104.22.168
- Many search engines track your search requests (notably Google, Bing, and Yahoo) and keep logs of the searches they receive from your IP address. DuckDuckGo.com is a filtered search engine that has made its reputation not only by promising not to track searches, but also by providing a secure (encrypted), Tor-capable and anonymized search portal. Point your browser to https://duckduckgo.com. (It can be used with Tor turned on.) Another search engine with similar privacy claims is Startpage / Ixquick.
- Many censorship/filtering/tracking techniques (that use deep packet inspection) cannot be used with secure (SSL/TLS encrypted) websites (denoted by https:// ). Use them whenever possible. For example, use the secure Wikimedia portal for Wikipedia (and other Wikimedia services) instead of the insecure portal(s).
- Many websites keep logs of referring http headers (which can be correlated with cookies to track your browsing activities). To turn off the passage of referral headers in Firefox, see this info.
Changing a MAC address
The MAC address of your network interface card is the "fingerprint" of your network connection. It is not possible to hide the MAC address and many tracking methods now use the MAC address to record user habits. (See this informative blog post.) To combat this, it is possible to change ("spoof") your apparent MAC address using software. It is important to remember, however, that it is generally the MAC address of the router (not computers on a LAN) which is displayed to the Internet. If you change the MAC of your computer but not the MAC of your router, you will gain nothing. Be sure to change both frequently (but most importantly that of the router).
- It is possible to set the MAC address to a random selection in the Network Manager configuration:
- Network Manager -> Manage Connections... -> connection -> Edit... -> Ethernet -> Cloned MAC Address -> Random -> Ok
- Macchanger is a utility to change a MAC address. Install:
sudo apt-get install macchanger
Certificate verification
- Certificate authorities charge a fee to store and verify certificates. However, many websites use self-signed certificates that are not registered with any certifying authority. A free system of certificate "network notaries" has emerged called Perspectives. A certificate's validity (even if self-signed) can be checked using a Firefox plugin. For more info see this introduction or this article.
- CAcert.org is a free certifying authority that maintains weak certificates that are recognized by many open source operating systems, but not by Firefox or most browsers. (For browsers that do not include CAcert.org recognition, certificates appear to be self-signed certificates.) While Debian incorporates CACert.org's root certificate by default, Ubuntu derivatives do not (Canonical was originally founded with funds earned from Thawte, a certifying authority founded by Mark Shuttleworth.)
Tor (Network privacy)
Tor is a project to allow privacy while using the Internet and to limit usage tracking. It routes your traffic through several anonymous nodes, so that your usage appears to come from an IP other than your own. (There are always risks when using the Internet that even Tor can not help with, though. Read this.) Using Tor can slow down your Internet usage significantly, depending on how much traffic is being passed through the Tor network (routine file-sharing or large downloads will also significantly reduce performance of the Tor network.)
- Install Tor by following the instructions here. Note that the instructions require port 11371 on your firewall to be open to use the gpg keyserver (and download the key for the debian package). Then see the Tor installation guide for details.
- By default Tor (once it is running) acts as a Socks5 proxy on port 9050. To send traffic from any application through Tor, configure the settings of that application to use a socks5 proxy on port 9050.
- Also see these additional tips.
Vidalia (Tor interface)
Vidalia is the recommended Qt4-based GUI frontend for Tor. If not installed with Tor, install:
sudo apt-get install vidalia
Tork (KDE Tor interface)
TorK is a KDE interface for Tor that relied on the older Qt3 platform. It is no longer included in the (K)Ubuntu repositories. However, if desired it can be installed (along with the older Qt3 libraries). See this section.
Using Tor with Firefox and Thunderbird
Recent versions of Firefox and Thunderbird allow direct use of Tor as a Socks5 proxy, both for traffic and DNS resolution. See this section for information on configuring this for Firefox and this section for information on configuring this for Thunderbird.
Using Tor with other programs
- Other programs can also be used with Tor as a proxy. For an overview see these tips.
- Konversation, an Internet Relay Chat client
- Filezilla, an FTP client
- Both the Internet Messaging clients Kopete and Pidgin can be used with Tor (using the Off-the-Record messaging system through plugins).
- Tails is a free, complete GNOME-based Debian Linux operating system with Tor enabled by default. Iceweasel (the free Debian version of Firefox) and other Internet tools are cryptographically-enhanced, and, for privacy, browsing and other Internet usage traces are minimised. Components include LUKS for disk-encryption, Nautilus Wipe for erasing disk traces using the Nautilus file manager, KeePassX for password generation and encyrypted password storage, the Firefox plug-in HTTPS Everywhere to ensure the usage of encrypted website portals, and Off-the-Record_Messaging for Internet Message encryption, among others.


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A readmit student is any student who has previously been enrolled at Francis Marion University and who has not attended continuously one or more semesters (fall or spring).
For students who have not attended another institution since leaving FMU:
- Once you have been admitted, you may contact the department of your major to register for classes.
For students who have attended another institution since leaving and wish to return to FMU:
For any questions about your eligibility to return to Francis Marion, speak to one of our Admissions Counselors to find out more information (843) 661-1231.
*Click here to request and send an electronic copy of your high school transcript to FMU at no charge.


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Back from the 20th Century, Lilith Fair returns to active duty at Blossom Music Center on July 27.
The 90's traveling music festival gave many a female artist an opportunity to find an audience and show that a bunch of woman can come together, ply their artistry and make tons of money.
The lineups are still evolving from city to city, but according to Lillithfair.com, the Blossom show will include, Sarah McLachlan, Mary J. Blige, Court Yard Hounds, Serena Ryder, Sara Bareilles, Kelly Clarkson, Nikki Jean, Zee Avi, Anjulie and more.To read more or comment...
Full Disclosure: I've never seen T.S.O's bread & butter Holiday shows, so I've no comparison for the Beethoven's Last Night show at E.J. Thomas. If you're a big T.S.O. fan, I apologize for my lack of previous T.S.O. experience. If you're not a T.S.O. fan, well then, it probably doesn't matter as they seem to be polarizing among music fans and you probably hate them.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra leader Paul O'Neill has been successfully riding the group's holiday tour for more than a decade, bringing rocked-up, elaborately arranged takes on Christmas tunes to the masses and making a killing in the process.To read more or comment...
All right all you Phisheads (or whatever the hell you're calling yourselves these days)
Now's the time buy a new hacky sack, practice your meatstick dance and shop around for a gallon drum of patchouli oil (did I hit all the stereotypes?) because your prayers have been answered and you won't even have to drive to Vermont.
That's right phans, PHISH will be performing at The Blossom Music Center on Saturday, June 12.To read more or comment...
Country and pop music singing/songwriting legend Willie Nelson & Family will be performing at the Akron Civic Theatre on Thursday, May 11.
Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday, March 19.To read more or comment...
Songwriters Tribute Setlist
-Save The Last Dance For Me (sung in a stripped down style by Rob Thomas)
-Be My Baby (Ronnie Spector who said she loved "Ellen Degeneres" instead of Ellie Greenwich and sounded rough)
-We Gotta Get Out of This Place (Eric Burdon who sounds pretty good)
- Don't Be Cruel (Chris Isaak doing a decent Elvis impression)
-Money Honey (Peter Wolf)
River Deep, Mountain High (Fefe Dobson trying way too hard channel Tina instead of just singing the song...she looks the part, though.)
Shake Rattle Roll (all of the tribute singers struggling to read the teleprompter)
Not bad, some good moments hopefully it'll be in Cleveland next year...To read more or comment...
Let's hear it for ABBA for staying retired.
That's not an indictment on those who don't or come back and enjoy themselves. But it's a welcome bit of self-awareness that that they are willing to roll with the real and admit that they don't have it vocally (at least according to Frida).
Plus they don't need to work.
Benny ponders what it would be like if all the folks in the Rock Hall never existed.
Perry Como would be a music god...it might have been a little like this.
Wyclef Jean is babbling but at least he means it.
Wow, Jimmy Cliff's shiny silver jacket....Rock n' RollTo read more or comment...
Let's hear it for Billy Joe Armstrong for so eloquently proving the point I and others have been trying to make for years about the influence of The Stooges.
I hope that guys who wrote me every year I complained about The Stooges snub heard that list. Even if the doesn't know 80 percent of those bands.To read more or comment...
Whoo Hoo!
As a long time (old school) Genesis geek I gotta say Watcher of the Skies is a pretty good opener for the scheduled four (4!) hour program.To read more or comment...
Grunge survivors Pearl Jam will be embarking on an 11 city Spring tour of the Midwest and east coast including a stop at Quicken Loans Arena on May 9.
The band's 2009 release Backspacer has been mostly hailed as "return to form" (which happens pretty much anytime a rock band that's been around for 15 or more years makes a "back-to-basics" rawk record) and arguably their best record of the century debuting at number on on the Billboard charts. The album released on the band's own Monkeywrench records has been certified Gold, but record sales don't really mean crap to tour mon$ter$ like PJ so that's just extra ca$h for the band.
With Matt Cameron about to join the reunited Soundgarden, who may be headlining a few summer festivals, who knows when Pearl Jam will hit the road again so snap up your tickets.To read more or comment...
Singer/songwriter Mark Linkous better known as indie rock artist Sparklehorse has died from a self inflicted gunshot wound on Saturday, according to his family.
Linkous most recent releases are the collaborative albums Dark Night of the Soul with Danger Mouse featuring a slew of guests singing his words and the In The Fishtank 15 made with electronic artist Fennezz as part of the continuing In The Fishtank series.
Reports say Linkous who in 1996 while on tour with Radiohead accidentally overdosed on a combination of alcohol and prescription pills that left him unable to use his legs for sixth months. Linkous was staying with friends in Knoxville when after an upsetting series of texts with a still unknown person walked into a nearby alley, pointed his own rifle at his chest and pulled the trigger.
According to his manager Shelby Meade, Linkous was nearly done with his upcoming album slated to be released on Anti- Records.
On Saturday, Meade and Linkous family posted the following on his websiteTo read more or comment...
Enjoy editor Yvonne Bruce Webb and pop music writer Malcolm X Abram talk about area events --- musical and otherwise.


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PAWS Pet of the Week: Meet Tiddles!
Tiddles, the Orphaned Tuxedo Girl, Seeks Fuuuurever Home
Meow! My name is Tiddles. I am almost 8 years old. I am a gorgeous black and white kitty, 12 pounds, spayed, and have medium-length fur. I'm a friendly girl who loves attention. I'm also an opinionated, talkative cuddle-bunny. I like sleeping under the covers or at the foot of the bed.To read more or comment...
Collar Rules: Keep your pup secure!
Courtesy of AkronDogStuff.com
With all this gorgeous weather we are all out and about a lot more. Woot! With that, comes the chances of your poochTo read more or comment...
Can a Chihuahua Get $3M From Will
In her will, heiress Gail Posner left $3,000,000 for the care of her pet chihuahua, Chonchita, and two other animals. Now, the heiress' son is claiming that the pets trust is an attempt to deprive him of his inheritance.To read more or comment...
Bionic Cat Walks on Prosthetic Legs
Oscar, a three-year old British cat, has joined the rarefied ranks of bionic animals. After a horrifying accident chopped off his hind legs, Oscar has gotten a second lease on life through two bionic leg implants.To read more or comment...
No More Doggies in the Window?
To reduce the number of animals in shelters and encourage pet adoption, cities are considering bans on the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores. San Francisco is also considering a ban on the sale of small mammals, birds and reptiles.
Click the link for a video report.To read more or comment...
Man run over by truck after dog puts it in gear
RIDGE MANOR, Fla.: A man was reportedly run over by his own truck after his dog put it into gear. The sheriff's office reported that 43-year-old Christopher Bishop was checking under his Ford F-150 for oil leaks Sunday evening. He had put the running truck into neutral and left the driver's door open.
While he was under the truck, Bishop's bulldog, Tassey, jumped into the truck and knocked the vehicle into gear. The truck rolled over the left side of Bishop's body.To read more or comment...
Dog 'Signs' New N.C. Animal Cruelty Laws
North Carolina has a new law that could put people in jail for the worst cases of animal abuse. On hand for the governor's signing ceremony was Susie, who was a puppy last year when she was burned, beaten and left to die.
Click below to see the video
Man found with 200 black cats
A homeowner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who happens to be a cat lover, owns about 190 cats over city limit. So he's asking the public to adopt some of his black cats to save them from being euthanized. (June 23)To read more or comment...
The Pet Party, benefiting NEOhio Pet Food Bank, June 26, 27
PAX: Peace for Animals was founded in 2001 as a nonprofit organization. In 2010 they established Northeastern Ohio's Pet Food Bank to help those who have fallen on tough times and are struggling to feed their pets.To read more or comment...
'Catios' Bring Cats Outdoors
Some cat owners who would never dream of letting their pets roam free outside have come up with a creative compromise: an enclosed space — usually in the form of a screened-in porch or deck — that allows them to share the great outdoors.To read more or comment...
PAWS Pet of the Week: Meet Frankie!
Frankie lived with a nice family for the first three years of his life. Now, he finds himself homeless because they needed to move and couldn't take him.To read more or comment...
Lost puppy reunited with Ohio family after car crash
ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — A missing puppy that fled an Ohio car crash has turned up safe and healthy at a dog-friendly home.
Bella, a pug and beagle mix, was traveling with the family of five that owns her when their Jeep Liberty went off a road in Elyria and crashed on Saturday.To read more or comment...
PAWS Pet of the Week: Meet Angel!
Angel is a 5-year-old DECLAWED black and white female. She was found wandering, and PAWS cannot locate her family. So, this lost little Angel is seeking a new home. She's a very loving girl who will make someone the most wonderful companion cat.
Angel loves to snuggle and be near her foster parents. Although she doesn't like to be held, she is a major lap cat. She will cuddle on her foster dad's lap while he works on the computer. Do you work at home and long for a quiet companion? Angel would be the perfect girl for you!To read more or comment...
Fat Cat Looks to Slim Down, Find a Home
Fat Joe is a really big cat, weighing in at 36 pounds. That's made him more difficult to adopt, but people at the humane society say the right family could take him in.To read more or comment...
Cats of murder victim need homes
The Beacon Journal story on the murder of Clara Wilfong ran on June 3rd and contained this:To read more or comment...
Kitten born with two faces
A kitten born in West Virginia with a rare defect that's usually fatal, is so far, beating the odds. Here is another video on two-faced cats that explains the phenomena .To read more or comment...
PAWS Pet of the Week: Meet Pepper!
Pepper is a handsome 19 lb. Schnauzer mix. He is 7 years old, potty trained and is crate trained. He is neutered and current with shots.
Pepper is growly at first meeting but is not aggressive. He needs gentle guidance when meeting men for the first time, then he's ok. He is very loving and wants nothing more than to be with his people, a soft bed, petting, and good eats. He is very obedient and knows sit and stay, and maybe shake. Pepper was an owner-surrender to a local pound whose life circumstance changed, so they could not keep Pepper. After we brought him into PAWS and into his foster home, the foster home found him to be a gentle, a very loving dog, and not high maintenance at all. He will make a wonderful pet for someone! Pepper is great with the foster home cat too! By the way, Pepper was shaved down because his fur was very matted.To read more or comment...
Sydney Opera House holds concert for canines
Hundreds of dogs and their owners have descended on the Sydney Opera House for a concert specifically for canines.
Organisers say the event, the work of American musician and artist Laurie Anderson, is the first of its kind.To read more or comment...
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo hosts June 12 pet adoption drive
While the Zoo is home to a number of exotic animals, on one day each year it becomes a temporary haven for dozens of domestic dogs and cats in need of good homes. Those interested in adopting a pet should plan to attend the 10th annual Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 12, at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
The event showcases more than 100 adoptable pets from 20 local animal shelters and rescue groups. More than 750 cats, dogs, kittens and puppies have been adopted through Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo since its inception in 2001.
"Our goal is to find great homes for these wonderful animals," said Sue Allen, the Zoo's Manager of Marketing & Public Relations. "We really need people who are willing to provide the love and care these dogs and cats deserve."
Representatives from local humane organizations will be on hand to offer advice on how to choose the right pet for you and how best to care for it. Each shelter sets its own adoption fees and policies, and some require a waiting period.
The event is free and takes place on the Zoo's Ticket Plaza. For health and safety reasons, visitors should leave their current pets at home.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $10 per person, $7 for kids ages 2 to 11 and free for children under 2 and Zoo members. Parking is free. Located at 3900 Wildlife Way, the Zoo is easily accessible from Interstates 71, 77, 90 and 480.
To learn more, visit clemetzoo.com or call (216) 661-6500.
PAWS Pet of the Week: Meet Wilson!
Wilson and his brother were found under a porch by a homeowner's dog and, needless to say, they had quite a scare! Since then, his brother has been adopted and now it's his turn to find his forever home.
Don't be fooled, Wilson may be a bit nervous in his cage, but opens right up once in a comfortable environment. He loves to play but also loves to find time for his afternoon cat naps! Also, watch out when you turn on your faucet! Wilson loves to play in running water (a little habit he learned from his foster sister). Wilson would do great on his own or make an excellent friend to any feline.To read more or comment...
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Amanda Bynes tweets Barack Obama and Michelle are ugly
After months of wild and erratic tweets, Amanda Bynes has shifted her comments and towards the President and First Lady.
This morning, for some unknown reason, Amanda Bynes took to Twitter to declare:
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are ugly!— Amanda Bynes (@AmandaBynes) July 8, 2013
The Tweet by the troubled actress is the latest in a string of tweets devoted to calling people ugly. Celebs she has targeted include Jenny McCarthy, Rihanna, Courtney Love and Jay-Z. In May, she was feuding with model Chrissy Tiegen about being ugly.
Most recently she went from saying Drake is "gorgeous," to yes, "Drake is ugly."
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Teen faces life sentence over pot brownies
(NEWSER) – A Texas teen is facing five years to life in prison for allegedly making and selling pot brownies due to the particulars of the state's drug laws—and his recipe. Jacob Lavoro's fateful mistake was allegedly adding hash oil to his batch. While possession of up to two ounces of pot is a misdemeanor in the state, possession of hash oil is a felony, and its inclusion in the brownies allowed the state to count the other ingredients in the baked goods, from the sugar to the butter, when calculating the weight of the illegal substance. The sentence is tied to a single batch weighing in at about a pound and a half—or 660 grams of hash oil, reports KEYE TV, though Toke of the Townreports Lavoro allegedly made the brownies using only a few grams. Lavoro, a former high school football player, has a clean record otherwise.
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Judge to Man: You're Still Legally Dead
(NEWSER) – Donald Miller remains legally dead, even though he showed up in court and tried to persuade a judge otherwise. As you can guess, there's a long story here: The Ohio man admits to leaving his hometown more than 20 years ago, jobless and alcoholic, and finding work in Atlanta and Florida. Returning to Ohio in 2005, he found himself declared dead. And yesterday a judge said the 61-year-old can't legally be brought back to life—dead is dead, and Miller will have to go on without a Social Security number or driver's license, the Courier reports.
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Canon announces a new model in its Powershot S premium compact camera line: the Powershot S100Monday September 19 2011
With its Powershot S line, Canon offers pocketable cameras to enthusiastic photographers. After the Powershot S90 in 2009 and the Powershot S95 in 2010, Canon now announces the new Powershot S100.
Even if this new version looks very much like the S95 (click here to compare them side-by-side), the S100 is a brand new camera in many respects. First of all, the lens was improved with a wider aperture and larger focal length range: the Powershot S100 comes with the equivalent of a 24-120 mm lens. This lens offers a fast f/2 aperture at wide-angle, along with a less impressive f/5.9 at 120mm.
The sensor itself also changed: the S100 uses a Canon 12.1 MPix "high sensitivity" CMOS sensor in a 5.5 x 7.5 mm (1/1.7") format. In combination with this sensor, the S100 gets the brand new DIGIC 5 image processor, which is supposed to be 6 times faster and offers more advanced image processing and noise reduction. Canon claims that this combination of a new image processor and a new sensor should reduce the noise in low-light conditions and increase the dynamic range. We will definitely check these claims when we get the DxOMark test results.
In addition to this effort to reduce noise, the S100's ISO range was extended up to 6400 for better low-light shooting conditions, and it was given an improved image stabilization system with no less than 7 modes for such situations as video, macro, panning, and tripod photos.
Canon also announced a pretty nice continuous shooting speed for a compact camera: up to 2.3 fps, compared to the 0.9 fps of the S95.
Some nice additional improvements of the Powershot S100 are:
- A full HD movie recording capacity at 24 fps
- A white balance system with different areas to compensate for mixed lighting
- A built-in GPS unit that can keep track of your movements even in between photos
All of these new features come with one caveat, however: compared to the S95, the S100's battery life is very short. You'll want to keep an extra battery with you if you're planning on shooting more than a couple hundred photos per charge.
Further readings for the Canon announces a new model in its Powershot S premium compact camera line: the Powershot S100
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A "premium" digital camera, the Sony DSC-RX100 is not lacking in persuasiveness: a larger-than-usual CMOS sensor; a bright, high-quality wide-angle (f1/8) lens; a more compact size than all other expert APNs on the market; and a weight that is only half that of the Canon PowerShot G1 X. All complemented by the latest Sony image technologies, such as 50p video, rapid burst shooting, integrated HDR, shooting at night without a tripod, and a brand-new "WhiteMagic" display screen. Does this mean that the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 will become the new camera of reference among expert compacts?
Announced in June 2011, the Panasonic Lumix DMC GF3 will be of interest to photographers who can afford an easy-to-use compact camera with interchangeable lenses and an image quality superior to that of other compact cameras (such as the Canon Powershot S100).
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Inappropriate Comparison
Merely because S100 is that good that receives a score so close to Nikon J/V 1, is not an acceptable reason to compare them. Sensor wise, canon S100 has a sensor of 43mm² while this parameter for Nikon J/V 1 is almost triple at about 123mm². Canon S100 is solely a magnificent camera and based on dependable comparison provided by DxO Mark, there isn't even one camera with this size of sensor which can deliver such an image quality. In my understanding Pentax Q would be a proper rival which has a bit smaller sensor and received a respectable score of 47.
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Wrong market analysis
The real big question is: do you want to buy a much bigger camera that is not very much better in term of picture quality, like the Nikon J1 and V1. The picture quality / size ratio of the Canon S100 is really great. It's just 5 point behind the Nikon camera but easely fit in the pocket of a jacket. Can't say the same of all the interchable-lens camera.


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WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel's 'I told my kids I ate all their Halloween candy'
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Jimmy Kimmel played a massive Halloween prank on the children of America once again.
For the third year, the late night host asked parents to tell their kids they'd eaten all their hard-earned Trick or Treat candy, film the horrified reactions, and then upload the videos to YouTube.
On Monday, Kimmel presented the results.
Cruel? Hilarious? Both?


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Christina Aguilera sizzles in 'Maxim!'
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"Maxim" magazine's October cover girl is the genie in a bottle herself, Christina Aguilera, and she looks amazing!
The mag has released a few images from her shoot, where she is wearing a red, satin, fitted, corset dress, and another where she is in a retro bikini, in black and white.
The pop star's look has certainly changed a lot over the years, but now she's showing she has curves and is not afraid to use them! Christina is back and better than ever, and she is stunning!
Check out a peek at her "Maxim" shoot below:
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Night Feeding Tours – May 24
Hours: Gates open at 6:00 PM. Tours from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM. Last admittance at 7:15 PM. Feeding begins at 7:30 PM.
Adults: $15
Children (3-11): $10
2 & Under: Free
Purchase Tickets: Tickets may be purchased at the ranch – cash, credit Visa, Mastercard & Discover are accepted forms of payment at the ranch. Tickets are non-refundable.
No reservations required.
Enjoy a guided tour of all the residents (Siberian tigers, lions, cougars, black leopards, bobcats, coatimundis and foxes) at our sanctuary! Tours begin at 6:00 PM and leave approximately every 15 minutes. Tours last about 45 minutes and include a viewing of all our residents, as time allows, along with facts about the animals. To see the feeding, we suggest everyone arrive at the ranch by 7:15 PM to allow for adequate time for check-in and walking to the feeding point. At 7:30 PM, you will get to watch over 450 pounds of meat distributed throughout the sanctuary! Get ready to see their "wild" side – there's sure to be plenty of roaring!


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Proposed legislation would make 'reckless' people pay for their own rescuing
(Liz Klimas) Two bills proposed by Michigan state legislators would allow cities to request payment of people who have made "reckless" choices that put them in dangerous situations necessitating their rescue by professional teams.
MLive reported that the proposed legislation would apply during states of emergency and to people, who by their own "grossly negligent" choices, put themselves in danger. For a person to be charged, it would have to be "conduct so reckless as to demonstrate a substantial lack of concern for whether injury results."
"Hopefully a local unit of government will never have to use this option," one of the bills sponsors, state representative Brandon Dillon, said, according to MLive. "But if they do, it will make sure taxpayers are not on the hook for providing emergency response for somebody who's acting stupidly."
The bills (House Bill 4856 and House Bill 4857) would allow municipalities in certain situations to make up for the cost of paying rescue teams and for any medical supplies or services used.


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Hamas Commits Act Of Nuclear Terrorism, According To U.N Definition
In the latest step in a war of attrition with Israel, Hamas targeted one of the country's nuclear reactors with rockets — an act which escalates the recent outburst of violence in the area to the level of nuclear combat.
An act of terrorism against a nuclear reactor in any form is defined as terrorism, as set out by the United Nation's 2005 International Convention for the Suspicion of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism.
According to the United Nations, "any nuclear reactor, including reactors installed on vessels, vehicles, aircraft or space objects for use as an energy source in order to propel such vessels, vehicles, aircraft or space objects or for any other purpose," or "any plant or conveyance being used for the production, storage, processing or transport of radioactive material."
Three rockets were fired towards Israel's nuclear reactor in Dimona, but the rockets were intercepted, and there are no signs of damage to the reactor.
Immediately after the attack, Hamas claimed responsibility for the rockets, stating that they launched long range M-75 rockets towards the reactor in southern Israel.
During the third day of combat between the militants and Israel Defense Forces, Palestinians launched over one hundred rockets into southern and central Israel. Over the past three days, 250 rockets have been launched between the two sides.
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Astronaut Calls Kid, 6, Who's Fighting to Save NASA
(NEWSER) – A 6-year-old Denver boy is such a big fan of outer space that he created an online petition on the White House's We the People website when he heard that Congress might slash NASA funding. Connor Johnson still has a long way to go—about 85,000 signatures—to warrant an official White House response, but a phone call yesterday is delivering a jolt of publicity. It came from none other than Gene Cernan, who was the last astronaut to walk on the moon 41 years ago, reports 9News.


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Ted Cruz is the Miley Cyrus of the Senate
Cruz's addiction has lead him to do the unthinkable. No, not shutting down the government, but the more amazing feat of becoming the Miley Cyrus of politics. In fact, he's been making Miley look like a camera-shy recluse.
What's next for Cruz to get our attention? Cruz giving a speech in Senate chamber while licking a gavel à la Miley? Tweeting out a nude selfie? Or worse: twerking.
Some of Cruz's fellow Republicans have been warning us for weeks about his erratic behavior, but we have ignored them. Sen. Bob Corker called him "confused." Karl Rove noted that, "His fellow senators don't know where he is coming from." And Republican congressman Peter King—a man known for his warmth and compassion—made it clear that what Cruz is doing is "a form of governmental terrorism."
How did we miss the signs of Cruz's fame addiction? He didn't even try to hide it. Just this past February, in only his second month as a U.S. senator, Cruz made it clear that he required insatiable amounts of attention. Then, he used video clips and innuendo to attack Chuck Hagel's reputation during Hagel's confirmation hearings for secretary of defense.
Senator John McCain, a great judge of character (as demonstrated by his choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate in 2008) tried to warn us then about Cruz. But we didn't listen. We wrote it off as a guy just having a little fun.
I keep thinking to myself: We should have seen this coming. After all, this not the first time Cruz has dabbled with fame. Cruz, like Miley Cyrus, was a "child star." Cyrus as "Hannah Montana," and Cruz as the national debate champion at Princeton University. In the Ivy League world, this achievement made Cruz a star. In fact, Cruz's college friends recalled him "as 'sort of a stud' with girls on the debate circuit." And as many are aware, once you get a taste of fame, it sucks you in. All you think about is scoring some more. All your actions are calculated to that end.
The worst part is that Cruz almost beat his fame addiction. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he went out into the real word where titles like "debate champ" don't turn many heads. So instead of being the golden boy of the media, Cruz kicked around for a bit working on George W. Bush's presidential campaign and as the Texas solicitor general.
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Pitbull represents the 305 at the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party
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Mr. Worldwide, AKA, Pitbull heated things up as he closed out the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party. If you didn't know he represents his hometown of Miami, you do after his performance! He not only spoke in his native tongue, but he performed many of his hits, in which he represents the 305.
The crowd got to hear "Feel This Moment," "Don't Stop the Party," "International Love," and some Pitbull classics.
As always, Mr. 305 took the stage in style in his infamous black Pitbull-style pants, and of course, his shades.
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The Pre-Emptive War on Hillary Clinton
Smack dab in the middle of this jolly holiday season, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus set political tongues wagging when he told radio bomb-thrower Hugh Hewitt that the party's oppo-research machine is already combing through the metaphorical trash of a certain blond Democratic presidential possible. (Hint: It's not Elizabeth Warren.)
Faster than you can say "Hillaryland," Priebus's words were tweeted, blogged, and otherwise splashed about as though the man had just admitted to sacrificing live chickens in the basement of Karl Rove's house.
The more appropriate response would have been, "Well, duh!"
Of course Republicans are hard at work prepping for 2016. They'd be nuts not to be. "It's standard operating procedure in this media environment," observes Kevin Madden, a former campaign spokesman for Mitt Romney. "The only real surprise would be if research work wasn't being done."
One of the big lessons the GOP took from its epic 2012 fail: Define your opponent early and often and—most important—before he (or she) manages to define you. "There were certainly lessons learned from the 2012 campaign," says Tim Miller, who toiled as RNC spokesman during the cycle. "The Obama campaign did a really good job starting early in building up infrastructure both for its ground campaign and from a data standpoint—both of which have been covered ad nauseam—but also from an opposition research standpoint in defining Mitt Romney." Not that Team Obama labored alone, says Miller, noting that the campaign was richly aided in its mudslinging by the Democratic National Committee and by the fledgling oppo-research outfit American Bridge 21st Century.
Republicans have no intention of getting out-slung again. In March, Miller, along with ex-Romney campaign manager Matt Rhoades and ex-RNC political director Joe Pounder, joined forces to give their team an oppo-research firm of its own, America Rising. The group's aim, explains executive director Miller, is to create a research infrastructure that can be applied to any race. Of the 30 or so current staffers (with more to come!), some are hard at work on midterm races, such as the effort to unseat Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR). Researchers also are keeping tabs on Democratic rising stars, including Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, and the Castro brothers. "We're cataloging all the video of them and all of their quotes now," says Miller, "so we don't get caught unprepared like we did with President Obama—someone who rose very quickly."
But who are we kidding? The scream-inducing specter haunting Republican dreams is President Hillary Rodham Clinton. It may be absurdly early in the election cycle. The first-lady-turned-senator-turned-secretary-of-state may ultimately decide not to run. But until further notice, Clinton is the 800-pound badass silverback whom Republicans are dead set on keeping out of the Oval Office at all costs. So it is never too early to start stripping the shine off her star.
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- Nelson Mandela Demanded Justice Before Forgiving White South Africans
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Big Sean & Naya Rivera announce engagement
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Big Sean and Naya Rivera are now an engaged couple.
The "Glee" star's rep has confirmed to "E! News" that after about six months of dating, the rapper has popped the question. The news first came from gossip site JustJared.com, who reported that Naya broke the news while wearing her engagement ring on the red carpet at a "Latina" magazine party in Los Angeles Thursday night.
Big Sean and Naya stepped out together for the first time in April at the L.A. premiere of "42." Apparently the two met when Naya attended Sean's 25th birthday party earlier this year, which was followed by the rapper admitting his crush on her during an interview. Naya and Sean then started exchanging some flirtatious Twitter messages back and forth, and shortly after started officially dating.
The rapper recently told "E!" that every morning he wakes up, he realizes that he's "winning so hard."
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WATCH: Kelly Rowland confirms engagement to manager Tim Witherspoon
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Wedding bells will soon be ringing for Kelly Rowland.
The singer and "X-Factor" judge finally confirmed rumors that she's engaged to her manager Tim Witherspoon on Monday's "The Queen Latifah Show." Showing off her rock, she channeled her Destiny's Child bandmate, Beyoncé, by saying that Witherspoon "put a ring on it."
She also revealed that Witherspoon first popped the question over Skype while she was in Bulgaria. Kelly admitted that the two have been together for years, but have "kept it very, very low."
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