Reuter site - Jets intercept plane near Camp David while Obama there

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Jets intercept plane near Camp David while Obama there

Sat, Jul 09 21:11 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two fighter jets intercepted a civilian plane in restricted airspace near Camp David on Saturday, marking at least the third such incident in a month while President Barack Obama was there.

North American Aerospace Defense Command spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Bill Lewis said the plane, which was out of radio communication, left the restricted airspace and landed without incident.

Last Saturday, a small plane got within six miles of the presidential retreat before it was intercepted by an F-15 fighter jet. On June 11, fighter jets scrambled to guide another small plane away from the area without incident.

Camp David has been a presidential weekend and holiday retreat in the nearby Maryland mountains for decades.

(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Greg McCune)

Reuter site - Adele, Lady Gaga power music recovery

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Adele, Lady Gaga power music recovery

Wed, Jul 06 21:47 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British soul singer Adele and flamboyant pop singer Lady Gaga have helped the U.S. music industry stage a modest comeback after a decade of decline.

According to data released on Wednesday by tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan, overall album sales rose 3.6 percent to 221.5 million units during the first half of 2011, the first increase since 2004.

While it is too early to judge if the trend will last through the year, an annual increase would be only the second in 11 years.

To be sure, the year got off to a rough start, with overall weekly sales hitting record lows several times. But Adele and Lady Gaga have restored some hope to an industry battered by piracy, label retrenchment and the recession.

Adele sold 2.5 million copies of her second album "21" in the 19 weeks after it went on sale in late February. It spent 10 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 and never dipped below No. 3.

"21" easily outpaced Lady Gaga's second effort, "Born This Way," which has sold 1.5 million copies -- albeit after only six weeks. But Lady Gaga's sales slumped after a record-breaking first week when it sold 1.1 million copies with help from a 99 cent promotion on Amazon.com.

"Born this Way" currently ranks at No. 12 on the latest weekly chart, while "21" is at No. 2.

"ROLLING" TO NO. 1

Adele's success has been powered by her chart-topping hit single "Rolling in the Deep," the best selling digital track so far this year with 4.1 million downloads.

The title track of Lady Gaga's album was No. 3 with 2.9 million units, just behind perky pop singer Katy Perry's "E.T." with 3 million units.

While Lady Gaga has been ubiquitous on the worldwide promotional trail in a staggering array of colorful costumes, Adele has adopted a relatively low-key approach for her confessional album. She recently postponed the remaining nine dates of her sold-out tour of mid-sized North American venues because of throat problems.

The success of "21" revived sales of Adele's 2008 debut, "19," which yielded two Grammy Awards including best new artist. It sold 341,000 copies during the first half to rank as the top-selling "catalog" release among albums that were distributed more than 18 months ago. Its total sales stand at 1.2 million copies.

The third-biggest selling artist so far this year is another soulful British act, the folk revivalists Mumford & Sons, who have sold 982,000 copies of their 2009 debut "Sigh No More," thanks in part to attention-grabbing performances at the Grammys and the Coachella music festival in California. Its total sales are currently 1.6 million.

Country singer Jason Aldean's "My Kinda Party" (763,000) and pop/R&B singer Bruno Mars' "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" (686,000) rounded out the top five.

More than 40 years after their breakup, the Beatles managed to top one chart during the first half. Their 1969 album "Abbey Road" was the No. 1 vinyl release, selling 20,200 copies.

(Reporting by Dean Goodman; editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

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Reuter site - Factbox: News that broke on Twitter

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Factbox: News that broke on Twitter

Thu, Jul 07 20:05 PM EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hackers broke into the Twitter feeds of Fox News and PayPal this week, raising concerns about how secure the microblogging site is as it increasingly becomes a platform for news dissemination.

Twitter, which allows people to send 140-character text messages, or Tweets, to groups of so-called followers, is one of the most popular social networking services on the Web, along with Facebook.

Here are five prominent news events that broke on Twitter:

OSAMA BIN LADEN'S DEATH

In the time between the White House announcing a late-night press conference, and President Obama telling the world Osama bin Laden had been killed, one Twitter user had already broken the news of his death on May 2.

Keith Urbahn, the chief of staff for former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, wrote, "So I'm told by a reputable person they have killed Osama Bin Laden. Hot damn."

Urbahn later said he did not know for certain if Bin Laden was dead, but that "the bar for checking sources is much lower in Twitter."

HUDSON RIVER PLANE CRASH

When US Airways flight 1549 unexpectedly landed in the Hudson River in New York City in January 2009, Twitter users were among the first to break the news and post photographs.

Janis Krums tweeted a picture of passengers on the wings of the floating Airbus passenger jet: "There's a plane in the Hudson. I'm on the ferry going to pick up the people. Crazy."

The incident is an example of how Twitter and other social media sites allow anyone with a smartphone to break news.

ROYAL WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT

The Clarence House Twitter feed had all the details on Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding in Britain.

The Twitter feed for the Prince of Wales announced in early January detailed plans for the big day, including the date of the wedding, how the bride would arrive, and who would conduct the royal ceremony.

Twitter has been well received among celebrities such as Charlie Sheen, who used the platform to rail against his employer CBS on his way to more than 4 million followers.

U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS

U.S. presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle used Twitter to announce their 2012 election campaigns.

Newt Gingrich wrote, "Today I am announcing my candidacy for President of the United States." He also Tweeted a link to a video of his announcement.

Obama announced his 2012 campaign in a social media blitz on April 4. On July 6, the president held a "Twitter townhall" where he pressed his economic agenda and poked fun at Republicans. Obama, who is not known for brevity, tweeted, "One last point -- I know Twitter, I'm supposed to be short."

HILLARY CLINTON WON'T WORK TWICE UNDER OBAMA

CNN issued a tease on Twitter about an interview with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in which she said she would not stay on President Obama's cabinet if he is elected to a second term.

A CNN executive producer tweeted on March 16 that Hillary Clinton "would NOT be in an Obama 2nd term cabinet."

The Tweet was an advertisement for a later interview on CNN with Clinton, and highlighted one way news companies use the social media tool.

Sources: Reuters, other news reports

(Reporting by Roy Strom; Editing by Richard Chang)

Reuter site - U.S. Internet providers to act against online pirates

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U.S. Internet providers to act against online pirates

Fri, Jul 08 13:22 PM EDT

By Lisa Richwine

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Consumers who illegally download copyrighted films, music or television shows might see their Internet speed slowed or access restricted under an industry anti-piracy effort announced on Thursday.

U.S. Internet service providers, including Verizon Communications Inc, Comcast Corp, Time Warner Cable Inc, Cablevision Systems Corp and AT&T Inc agreed to alert customers, up to six times, when it appears their account is used for illegal downloading. Warnings will come as e-mails or pop-up messages.

If suspected illegal activity persists, the provider might temporarily slow Internet speed or redirect the browser to a specific Web page until the customer contacts the company. The user can seek an independent review of whether they acted legally.

Internet access will not be terminated, according to a statement from the industry partners behind the effort. The coalition includes groups representing movie studios, independent film makers and record labels.

The group argues that content piracy costs the U.S. economy more than 373,000 jobs, $16 billion in lost earnings and $3 billion in tax revenue each year.

Industry officials said they thought most people would stop copyright violations once they were warned about illegal activity. The warnings also might alert parents unaware of their children's activity.

"We are confident that, once informed that content theft is taking place on their accounts, the great majority of broadband subscribers will take steps to stop it," James Assey, executive vice president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, said in a statement.

Two consumer groups said the effort had the "potential to be an important educational vehicle" to help reduce online copyright infringement, but voiced concern about the sanctions.

"We are particularly disappointed that the agreement lists Internet account suspension among the possible remedies," the Center for Democracy & Technology and Public Knowledge said in a statement.

The groups said it would be "wrong for any (Internet service provider) to cut off subscribers, even temporarily, based on allegations that have not been tested in court."

The Obama administration welcomed the industry effort.

"We believe it will have a significant impact on reducing online piracy," Victoria Espinel, the U.S. intellectual property enforcement coordinator, wrote on the White House blog.

The administration expects the organization that implements the program to consult with advocacy groups "to assure that its practices are fully consistent with the democratic values that have helped the Internet to flourish," she added.

(Editing by Andre Grenon)

Reuter site - News Corp to close News of the World

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News Corp to close News of the World

Thu, Jul 07 11:54 AM EDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation will close its tabloid News of the World after this Sunday's edition, as a result of an escalating phone hacking scandal, James Murdoch said on Thursday.

"The News of the World is in the business of holding others to account," the deputy chief operating officer of News Corporation told staff. "But it failed when it came to itself."

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Reuter site - Google's browser tops 20 percent market share: report

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Google's browser tops 20 percent market share: report

Tue, Jul 05 15:00 PM EDT

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Google Inc's <GOOG.O> Chrome Web browser has grabbed more than 20 percent of global market share, while Microsoft Corp's <MSFT.O> long-time leader Internet Explorer has slipped below 50 percent, according to Internet statistics firm StatCounter.

A sevenfold increase in usage in the last two years is a boost for Google, which is trying to convert its dominance in Web search into operating systems and mobile software, bringing it into direct competition with Microsoft.

Google's Chrome browser, launched in December 2008, took 20.7 percent of the global market in June, according to StatCounter, up from 2.8 percent in the same month in 2009.

In the same time, it said the various versions of Internet Explorer fell to 44 percent from a 59 percent share two years ago, while Mozilla's Firefox dipped slightly to 28 percent from 30 percent.

Google's gains come as the company makes a concerted push into browser-centric, or "cloud" computing. In May, Google launched its long-awaited Chromebook, a laptop that works almost entirely on software accessed via the Internet, rather than installed on the machine. This is a direct challenge to software leaders Microsoft and Apple.

Microsoft, which controlled as much as 95 percent of the market in the early 2000s after crushing browser pioneer Netscape, has seen its market share ebb after disputes with antitrust regulators in the United States and Europe, which accused Microsoft of abusing its monopoly in operating systems to dominate the browser market.

The resolutions of those disputes effectively prohibited the world's biggest software company from making Internet Explorer the default browser in its dominant Windows operating system. Microsoft, which is developing the IE10 version of its browser, settled the issue with European Union regulators in December 2009, pledging to give consumers better access to rival browsers.

StatCounter, based in Dublin, Ireland, says its statistics are based on data collected from a sample of more than 15 billion page views per month from more than 3 million websites.

Net Applications, a more widely used browser statistics source, estimates that Google has not increased its share quite as much.

According to its market share data for June, Microsoft's Internet Explorer leads with 53.7 percent, Firefox has 21.7 percent and Chrome 13.1 percent. Apple Inc's Safari has 7.5 percent and Norway's Opera Software <OPERA.OL> 1.7 percent.

(This story was corrected to show comparison period two years ago, not one)

(Reporting by Bill Rigby. Editing by Robert MacMillan and Gerald E. McCormick)

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Reuter site - Verizon to eliminate unlimited data plans

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Verizon to eliminate unlimited data plans

Tue, Jul 05 16:20 PM EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile provider, will stop offering customers unlimited data service plans on July 7, meaning higher prices for heavy users of services such as mobile Web surfing.

Verizon Wireless plans to charge $5 more per month than its biggest rival, AT&T Inc, which stopped offering unlimited data services last year. Unlike AT&T, Verizon is not offering any new cheaper option for low data users.

Under its new terms, customers who limit their data use to 2 gigabytes (GB) will pay $30 a month, according to the venture of Verizon Communications Inc and Vodafone Group Plc, which currently charges its customers $30 per month for unlimited data use.

To put this in perspective, 2 hours of streaming music to your cellphone every day would generate 9 GB of data downloads, according to the Verizon Wireless online data use calculator.

In comparison, AT&T charges $25 for 2 GB of data and also offers a $15 per month plan for customers who only use 200 megabytes of data.

AT&T has said the lower priced plan helped it add millions of new customers who might otherwise have not been willing to pay for wireless data services.

Customers who use more than their plan allows will have to pay $10 for every extra Gigabyte of data they use, according to company spokeswoman Brenda Raney. This charge is in line with what AT&T offers today.

Verizon's heavier data users will also be able sign up for a $50 per month plan for 5 GB or $80 a month for 10 GB, Raney said.

Since Verizon is not cutting its lowest monthly fee for data services, Pacific Crest analyst Steve Clement said the move would be "relatively neutral for (Verizon's revenue), with the potential for upside as people take larger buckets of data or start paying the fee for going over their limit."

Customers who view data fees as a key factor might move from Verizon to rivals such as Sprint Nextel Corp, which still offers unlimited data services. But Clement expects that might not be a huge bonus for Sprint.

"The risk you run, I guess, is that people balk at caps and move to carriers that don't cap data," Clement said. "People make carrier decisions for lots of reasons. I don't know if the amount of data is high on your list."

Both Verizon and AT&T sell the Apple Inc iPhone, which created an explosion in demand for services such as mobile web-surfing and downloading of mobile applications.

Telecom shares were basically flat after the news, which was widely expected.

Verizon shares closed up 2 cents at $37.82 on the New York Stock Exchange, where AT&T shares were down 5 cents at $31.63. Sprint shares closed down 4 cents at $5.39, also on NYSE.

(Reporting by Sinead Carew; editing by Matthew Lewis and Andre Grenon)

FOURTH OF JULY RECIPES

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July, Independence day for the United States of America.  That means fireworks and barbecues.  While there are laws against fireworks in many of the states in the North East and elsewhere, including the home state of Radio516.com, there is no law right now against a good old fashion barbecue, so, to help you with your celebration before you head out to the parks and piers to take in the lights, we encourage you to fire up the grill, and try out one of these recipes for size.

First up is the Firecracker grilled Salmon, a deeply seasoned and marinated delight that has enough servings for a family of eight, or a party of five, followed by a old faithful American Firecracker Fried Chicken recipe and Hot Pink Lemonade.

Firecracker Grilled Salmon:

Ingredients:

8 (4 ounce) Fillet Salmon
3 Teaspoons of brown sugar
1/2 Cup of Peanut oil
4 Tablespoons of Soy Sauce
4 Tablespoons of Green Onions (chopped)
2 Cloves of Garlic (minced)
1 1/2 Teaspoons of ground ginger
2 Teaspoons crushed Red Pepper Flakes
1 Teaspoon of Sesame oil
1/2 Teaspoon of Salt

Directions:

Place Salmon in a non porous glass dish.  In a separate medium bowl, combine peanut oil, soy sauce, vinegar, green onions, brown sugar, garlic, red pepper flakes, sesame oil and salt.  Whisk together and pour over fish.  Marinate the fish in the refrigerator for four to six hours.

Prepare outdoor grill with coal about five inches from the grate, lightly oil the grate.

Grill the fish for ten minutes for ten minutes per inch of thickness or until fish flakes with  a fork.

Firecracker Fried Chicken Drumsticks:

Ingredients:

8 Chicken Drumsticks
1/4 Cup of Hot Pepper Sauce
1/3 Cup of All Purpose Flour
2 Tablespoons of Yellow Cornmeal
1/2 Tablespoon of salt
3 Cups of Vegetable Oil for Frying

To marinate, remove skin from chicken, place in a resealable plastic bag.  Pour sauce over chicken, seal bag and refrigerate to marinate it for 1 to 24 hours hours, the longer the marinate, the spicier the chicken

In another resealable bag, combine flower, cornmeal and salt, add chicken and shake to coat.

Heat the oil in a large deep skillet in mid to high heat.  Add chicken and fry uncovered for 25 to thirty minutes or until juices run clear.

Hot Pink Lemonade:

1 Cup of Water
2 Cups of White Sugar
2 1/4 Cups of Fresh Lemon Juice
7 Cups of Cool Water
2 Cups of Ice
3/4 Cup of Blueberries

Boil one Cup of Water with the sugar in a saucepan over medium to high heat, stirring until liquid becomes clear.

Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice , pour 7 cups of cool water and ice into serving pitcher.  Add Lemon syrup and blueberries.  Stir until you get a hot pink color.

Curated and Introduction by: Keith Nation
Recipes by: Christine L., Tisha Ann,Candice S. of Allricipes.com

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When Plankton Attacks

What is are Plankton?

Well the answer depends on who you ask.  If you ask your science professor, the answer would be floating single cell organisms in bodies of water that rely on photosynthesis for living.  However, if you ask your college age best friend, they may tell you the correct word is planking, or pound plankin' (#plankin), the latest trending topic to pop up on twitter.

Planking is laying down on your face to the ground or to an object like a plank of wood and having it photographed.  of course you may already know this, you may have planked yourself today.  If not, let me introduce you, people are planking on police cars, on the statue of liberty, on Mcdonalds signs, in frat houses, on checkout lanes, on toilet bowls, on the milk freezer in thegrocery store, kids are planking everywhere, even families  are getting in on the action.

The game has been around for a while, it originated in Australia in 1997, took over Great Britain in 2009, and is now spreading viraly throughout the US, and today, it is all over twitter.

Plank on people.  Plank on.

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