Ex-sweeties threatening to post naked pics? Odds are, they'll do it

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By Helen A.S. Popkin

A shocking number of Americans are completely unaware that the sweetie they?re sharing a risqu? photo with today could be the vengeful ex of tomorrow ? is what I, personally, extrapolated from McAfee?s ?Love, Relationships and Technology? study, released Monday.

According to this creepy pre-Valentine's McAfee report, one in 10 Americans have been threatened by an ex-partner to post their naughty pics on the Internet. What?s more, 60 percent of those who did the threatening?actually followed through. Something to think about if, according to this survey, you?re among the 35 percent of Americans planning on sending something sexy to your beloved this Valentine?s Day, via email, text or social media.

As we are reminded yet again, this time by McAfee, no matter what kind of digital data you?re sharing with that special someone, it could very well come back to bite you in a way you won?t enjoy.

Take your password ? please. As careless as we can be about creating our passwords ? ?123456? anyone? ? it seems at least half of us are equally?naive?when sharing our passwords with our partners, suggests the McAfee survey. ??Sharing passwords with your partner might seem harmless, but it often puts you at risk for a ?revenge of the ex? situation, landing private information in a public platform for all to see,"?Michelle Dennedy, an online security expert for McAfee," reminds in a press statement. This, of course, is a not uncommon?occurrence?that we so desperately want to believe happens to other people, dumb people, people unlike us, do not share an everlasting love that is true.

What happens to those people ? at least the people who aren?t us? Well, 12 percent of those surveyed had personal info shared by their partners without their permission. We?re talking serious personal info too, stuff that could get you on ?Judge Judy." This stuff:

• Bank account numbers (62.5%)
• Health insurance ID?s (60.7%)
• Social Security numbers (56.9%)
• Email accounts (59.7%)
• Passwords (53.6%)

Something to think about if you, like nearly 65 percent of smartphone owners surveyed, have intimate information on your mobile device. Though it really doesn't matter if you share your password with your sweetie, because only 40 percent of those surveyed bothered to lock down their smartphones.

Then there?s the thing McAfee is calling ?cyberstalking,? which most of us would apply the less dramatic label, ?stuff everybody does?:

More than half surveyed admitted to checking their significant others? social media pages (duh) and bank accounts and (OK, that?s creepy grafter behavior).

Nearly half log in to scan their partners? emails. (Umm?).

Almost half track their ex-partner on Facebook more than they do their current partner. (Awkward.)

More than two out of five 18- to 24-year-olds have admitted to even tracking their partner?s ex on Facebook (kids these days, I tell ya!) and/or Twitter, compared to the 28 percent national average that snoop on their partner?s ex. (Get a hobby.)

Still, in a refreshing refutation of the tired ?crazy ex girlfriend meme? (most recently rehashed in Toyota?s sexist Super Bowl ad), it turns out guys snoop on their partners more than women do: 46 percent of men admitted to tracking their partner, ex-partner or partner?s ex on Facebook or Twitter, compared to 37 percent of females. Also, it?s mostly men (57 percent) who admitted to checking their partner?s email, social media pages or bank accounts, compared to 52 percent of women.

Speaking of suffering crazy ex's of either gender, the 10 percent whose ex?s threatened posting their naughty pic? They have their reasons ? (45.3 percent), cheating (40.6 percent), or just breaking up with him/her (26.6 percent).

If there?s one big takeaway from McAfee?s statistical insight into human behavior, it?s this: If you're not going to crop your head out of that nudie pic you sext to your future ex, you best be prepared to defend it to your kids one day. Run it through Instagram?s sepia tone filter, perhaps ? at least then you can say it?s art.

Helen A.S. Popkin goes blah blah blah about the Internet. Tell her to get a real job on?Twitter ?and/or Facebook.

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Tiny satellite beams Morse code messages

An ultra-small Japanese satellite is being spotted from the ground, thanks to a set of lights that flash brightly in Morse code.

The novel cubesat, known as FITSAT-1, has been orbiting Earth since early October of last year. Though it tips the scales at less than 3 pounds (1.3 kilograms), FITSAT-1's powerful light-emitting diodes (LEDs) make it a compelling target for skywatchers.

"As long as the LEDs are active, then you will be able to see it using binoculars," veteran Canadian satellite watcher Kevin Fetter told Space.com

An artificial star
FITSAT-1 was built at Japan?s Fukuoka Institute of Technology. The tiny spacecraft is also called Niwaka, after "Hakata Niwaka," an improvised performance of traditional Japanese comedies with masks.

The spacecraft was carried up to the International Space Station on Japan's unmanned H-2 Transfer Vehicle-3 in July 2012, then deployed from the orbiting lab in October by Japanese astronaut Aki Hoshide. [Photos: Tiny Satellites Launch from Space Station]

To cast FITSAT-1 and two other cubesats off into space, Hoshide used the Small Satellite Orbital Deployer that was attached to the Japanese Kibo module?s robotic arm.

FITSAT-1?s orbit is taking it between 51.6 degrees south latitude and 51.6 degrees north latitude. The cubesat contains a neodymium magnet that forces it to point always to magnetic north, like a compass.

Working well
A successful test of FITSAT-1's LED optical beacon took place over Japan on Dec. 11.

"All functions of FITSAT-1 are sound and work very well," said Takushi Tanaka, leader of the project at the Fukuoka Institute of Technology.

Images of the blinking FITSAT-1 have been taken in Japan, Germany and the United States, Tanaka told Space.com. The tiny spacecraft has succeeded in its primary goal of investigating optical communication techniques for satellites, he said.

For Niwaka to be visible, the night sky must be dark enough that a ground observer can see the Milky Way, Tanaka has said. Also, many people are unaware that they have succeeded in photographing the fleeting, flashing light until they've magnified and closely inspected their images.

The FITSAT-1 team attempts to accommodate skywatchers who want to catch a glimpse of the little satellite.

"As observing the light is not so easy, we will flash the light on requests. If you have a plan for observing the light, please advise me (of) the time and date with your latitude and longitude," Tanaka wrote on the FITSAT-1 website. "Now we have a plan for flashing at 09:25:00 on 9th Feb. for the west coast of USA."

Amateurs of space
Tanaka is no aerospace specialist. He's a professor of computer science and engineering, with research interests that specialize in artificial intelligence, language processing, logic programming and robot soccer, in addition to cubesats.

The backgrounds of Tanaka and his team make Niwaka pretty special, the researcher said.

"Most cubesats are developed by some kind of space department of a university, while FITSAT-1 is developed by amateurs of space." Tanaka said.

"Though I do not have much knowledge about space," he added, "I am a ham radio (devotee) since the age of the vacuum tube."

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Windows Phone 7.8 hands-on: cosmetically yours

There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth when Microsoft declared that fairly fresh (and costly) Windows Phone 7 devices like the Nokia Lumia 900 would never taste its latest WP8 wares. To assuage hurt feelings and keep legacy phone owners within throwing distance of the latest devices like the Nokia Lumia 920 or HTC's 8X, Redmond introduced Windows Phone 7.8 (version 7.10.8858), which started arriving via Zune on January 31st. It was likely hoping that the upgrade would tide legacy owners over until their contracts expired or boredom set in, at which point they'd get a new device packing WP8 -- including not-too-costly models like the $249 (contract-free) Lumia 620. So the question is, will the 7.8 bone thrown at WP7 handset owners prevent them from looking at the greener Android or iOS grass across the fence? We've got a Lumia 610 here that was otherwise collecting dust, so head after the break to find out our thoughts.

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Energy leads TSX higher as U.S. data fuels optimism

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index closed stronger on Friday, led by energy and materials shares, which benefited from a rise in commodity prices after positive U.S. economic data.

U.S. non-farm payroll jobs rose in January and gains in the prior two months were bigger than initially reported, supporting views the economy's sluggish recovery was on track despite a surprise contraction in output in the final three months of 2012.

Another report showed factory activity in Canada's largest export market rose last month, reaching the highest level since April.

"Investors are assuming that U.S. and global GDP growth will surprise on the upside down the road," said Sid Mokhtari, market technician and director, institutional equity research, CIBC World Markets.

The analyst noted investors in general are turning more positive on equity markets, shifting to stocks from bonds, a phenomenon some have dubbed "the great rotation".

"There is some vitality to underlying economic trends. We seem to be getting back on track," said Fred Ketchen, director of equity trading at ScotiaMcLeod. "The employment reports have not been blockbusters, but they are better than some estimates."

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index <.gsptse> closed up 83.59 points, or 0.66 percent, at 12,768.83. Nine of the 10 main sectors on the index were trading higher.

Energy shares rose 0.9 percent, tracking higher oil prices. Brent crude climbed above $116 to hit a four-month high on economic optimism.

Suncor Energy Inc , Canada's largest energy company, gained 1.5 percent to C$34.42 and played the biggest role of any single stock in leading the market higher.

Imperial Oil Ltd shares gained 0.25 percent to C$43.91 after the company reported a 7 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit. It also said its final cost of initial development of the Kearl oil sands project in Alberta is expected to be C$2 billion ($2.00 billion) more than earlier projections.

The materials sector, which includes mining stocks, played the second biggest role in lifting the market, rising 1 percent. Its influential gainers included Teck Resources Ltd , which rose 1.8 percent to C$37.

Other stocks on the move included Brookfield Office Properties Inc . Its shares gained more than 6 percent after results for the fourth quarter and full year edged higher.

($1 = $0.9989 Canadian)

(Additional reporting by Jeffrey Hodgson; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

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Rescue for birds covered in 'wax'

31 January 2013 Last updated at 23:29 ET

The BBC visits the West Hatch Animal Centre where margarine is being used to help remove the oil

Hundreds of seabirds - some dead - have been washed up on England's south west coast, covered in a waxy substance.

The RSPCA said it had rescued more than 100 birds, which had been taken to the West Hatch Animal Centre in Taunton.

Earlier reports suggested the white substance was palm oil, but scientists were unable to confirm this, though they believe it is vegetable-based.

Many birds were found at Chesil Cove near Weymouth but others are appearing up to 200 miles away in Cornwall.

There are also reports of some washing up in Hampshire.

At least two of the rescued birds, which are mainly guillemots, have died but rescuers are trying to save others.

Martin Cade, warden of Portland Bird Observatory, said it looked like "hundreds of birds" were being washed up, covered in a "PVA glue-type" substance, while even more could be seen out at sea.

He said: "Most of them aren't dead, and if they get cleaned up by the RSPCA, they have a have a chance of survival."

Steve Trewhella, a naturalist based in Dorset, spent the day at Chesil beach.

'Slick in channel'

He said: "They're covered in this sticky resin. It's not oil, we don't really know what it is, it's clear.

"At first glance they just look wet, but when you touch them, their feathers are completely matted with [the oil], which means they can't clean themselves, they can't waterproof themselves, and consequently they'll freeze and die on the beach tonight if they're not taken away."

The RSPCA said the rescued birds did initially "not respond well" to the cleaning techniques normally used to remove oil.

It has now begun using other products, such as vegetable oil and margarine, to clean the birds with some success.

The charity said a majority of the birds were found around Portland, Dorset, covered in a "greasy film" and suffering from very sore legs.

More birds are expected to be washed up overnight and officers will resume work on Friday to rescue more animals.

Inspector John Pollock, from the RSPCA, said he had never come across the substance.

"We think it might be some sort of palm oil, maybe the way it reacts with the salt in the water and it gets churned up, and it sticks to the birds feathers," he said.

"But I've never dealt with it, 22 years I've been dealing with spills, and I've never dealt with a contaminant like this. It's sort of, like, fuel based."

A spokeswoman for Dorset Wildlife Trust urged people not to attempt to rescue any washed up birds but to alert the RSPCA.

She said: "Just picking up the birds from the sea is dangerous, then when you add the weather conditions and waves it becomes very dangerous."

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Steven Spielberg to receive prestigious ACE Golden Eddie ...

Award winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg has been selected by the Board of Directors of the American Cinema Editors (ACE) to be honored with the organization?s prestigious ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award. The award will be presented at the 63rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 16, 2013 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, it was announced today by the ACE Board of Directors.

?Steven Spielberg is a cinematic treasure,? stated the ACE Board of Directors. ?For over four decades he has been moving audiences around the world with his unique, powerful brand of storytelling. As one of the most successful directors in history, he has brought us beloved films, which have not only delighted us but have been indelibly woven into our cultural fabric. Throughout it all, he has worked side by side with the great Michael Kahn, A.C.E., forming a director-editor partnership that has lasted decades. It is our pleasure to recognize him with the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year honor, especially in a year where he has, once again, created a masterpiece with his latest film, Lincoln.?

Spielberg is one of the entertainment industry?s most successful and influential filmmakers and a principal partner of DreamWorks Studios. He is the top-grossing director of all time, having helmed such blockbusters as JAWS, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones franchise and Jurassic Park, earning billions at the box office. He is a three-time Academy Award? winner, having won his first two for Best Director and Best Picture for Schindler?s List, which received a total of seven Oscars? that year. He won his third Oscar? for Best Director for the WWII epic drama Saving Private Ryan. It was also one of the year?s most honored films, earning four additional Oscars?, as well as two Golden Globes for Best Picture and Best Director. He also earned Academy Award? nominations for Best Director for Munich, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Throughout his career he had also earned a staggering eleven DGA Award nominations, making him the most honored member of the DGA. Last year he successfully took on the challenge of working in 3D animation with The Adventures of Tintin, which won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature. Last year he also directed War Horse, which earned six Oscar? nominations including Best Picture. Most recently, Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award? winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln, based in part on Doris Kearns Goodwin?s ?Team of Rivals,? with a screenplay by Tony Kushner. The film opened November 9th to critical acclaim and has earned over $145 million at the domestic box office to date. It will release internationally in early 2013.

ACE, the entertainment industry?s honorary society of film editors, is comprised of over 704 accomplished editors working in film and television. The ACE Eddie Awards recognize outstanding editing in nine categories of film, television and documentaries. Nominees for the 63rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards will be announced on January 11th. Tickets to the black-tie ceremony are available by calling the ACE office at (818) 777-2900. To apply for credentials to cover the ACE Eddie Awards, please send your email to ace.credentials@gmail.com.

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AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS (ACE) is an honorary society of motion picture editors founded in 1950. Film editors are voted into membership on the basis of their professional achievements, their dedication to the education of others and their commitment to the craft of editing.
The objectives and purposes of the AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS are to advance the art and science of the editing profession; to increase the entertainment value of motion pictures by attaining artistic pre-eminence and scientific achievement in the creative art of editing; to bring into close alliance those editors who desire to advance the prestige and dignity of the editing profession.

ACE produces several annual events including EditFest (a bicoastal editing festival), Invisible Art/Visible Artists (annual panel of Oscar? nominated editors), and the ACE Eddie Awards, now in its 63rd year, recognizing outstanding editing in nine categories of film, television and documentaries.

The organization publishes a quarterly magazine, CinemaEditor, highlighting the art, craft and business of editing and editors.

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GDP unexpectedly shrinks, decline seen temporary

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy unexpectedly contracted in the fourth quarter, suffering its first decline since the recession ended more than three years ago as businesses scaled back on restocking and government spending plunged.

Gross domestic product fell at a 0.1 percent annual rate after growing at a 3.1 percent clip in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday.

That was the worst performance since the second quarter of 2009 and showed the economy entering the new year with little momentum. Economists polled by Reuters had expected GDP to rise at a 1.1 percent rate and none had predicted a contraction.

But economists said there was no reason for panic.

Inventories and government spending sliced 2.6 percentage points from growth, a weight that was expected to lessen in the first three months of the year.

At the same time, consumer spending accelerated and business investment rebounded, suggesting some fundamental strength that should help to support the recovery even as Washington tightens its belt.

"We are not concerned that the economy is slipping back into recession," said John Ryding, chief economist at RDQ Economics in New York.

A second report showed private employers stepped up hiring in January, suggesting an improvement in the labor market. An increase in job gains could help the economy to weather the headwind of higher taxes and possible spending cuts this year.

The ADP National Employment Report showed private payrolls rose 192,000 in January after increasing 185,000 in December.

Stocks on Wall Street were mostly flat, while prices for U.S. Treasury debt fell and the dollar weakened against a basket of currencies.

The data was published as officials at the Federal Reserve wrap-up a two-day meeting. The report will likely provide ammunition for officials at the U.S. central bank to stay on their ultra-accommodative policy stance.

Economists say a growth pace in excess of 3 percent would be needed over a sustained period to significantly lower high unemployment. For the whole of 2012 the economy grew 2.2 percent, and a report on Friday is expected to show the jobless rate held at 7.8 percent for a third straight month in January.

INVENTORY DRAG

The economy was slammed by a monster storm in late October, which caused extensive damage along the East Coast. Economists said that could have cut around 0.5 percentage point off fourth-quarter growth.

The recovery also had to deal with uncertainty over the so-called fiscal cliff of scheduled tax hikes and budget cuts, which hurt confidence even though households and businesses seemed to largely shrug off the worries.

Businesses, caught with too much inventory in their warehouses in the third quarter, slowed their stock building in the final three months of the year.

That slowdown reduced GDP growth by 1.27 percentage points, the most in two years.

But with the pick-up in consumer spending in the fourth quarter, businesses now will need to replenish stocks, which should help lift growth early this year.

"The near stall in inventories and stronger durable spending suggest greater cyclical recovery momentum than expected," said Steven Wieting, an economist at Citigroup in New York.

Excluding inventories, the economy grew at a 1.1 percent rate, slowing from the third quarter's 2.4 percent.

Government spending tumbled at a 6.6 percent rate as defense outlays plunged at a 22.2 percent pace, wiping out the previous quarter's gains. The decline in defense spending was the largest since the third quarter of 1972.

Government subtracted 1.33 percentage points from growth. The likelihood of fresh spending cuts suggests government outlays will remain a drag on the economy, but not as big of a weight as in the fourth quarter.

Export weakness also cut into GDP. Exports have been hampered by a recession in Europe, a cooling Chinese economy and storm and strike-related port disruptions. Overall trade cut a quarter of a percentage point from the change in GDP. Exports fell for the first time since the first quarter of 2009.

RISING INCOME PROVIDES A BRIGHT SPOT

In one bright spot, the report showed that income available to households after taxes and inflation increased at a strong 6.8 percent rate in the fourth quarter.

In addition, the saving rate rose by more than a percentage point, which should cushion households against higher taxes.

Consumers were helped by an easing in inflation.

A price gauge in the report advanced at just a 1.2 percent pace, down from 1.6 percent in the third quarter. So-called core prices increase just 0.9 percent, the smallest gain in two years.

Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of economic activity, rose at a 2.2 percent rate, accelerating from the prior quarter's 1.6 percent growth pace, while business investment rebounded after its first drop in 1-1/2 years.

The housing market was another positive.

Residential construction grew at a 15.3 percent rate after notching a 13.5 percent growth pace in the third quarter.

Homebuilding added to growth last year for the first time since 2005.

"A turnaround in the housing market will be a key support to the economy this year, with homebuilding contributing to growth and higher home prices supporting consumer spending," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial in Pittsburgh.

(Additional reporting by Leah Schnurr in New York; Editing by Andrea Ricci)

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