Ignite Your Inner Alter Ego With Online Gaming | Freedom Wall ?

(NewsUSA) ? In the world of online gaming and interactive avatars, self-expression is limitless, providing people a new way to express themselves and escape the mundane. Regular people can abandon their daytime personas to don mohawks and spiked leather jackets as punk rockers. Dog walkers can be rock stars. Busy professionals can check responsibilities at the door and discover life from a different perspective.

The chance to redefine yourself is the allure of social gaming sites like Sims, Zynga or IMVU ? a three-dimensional platform that allows people to create an avatar, or a graphical representation of their alter ego, dress up, meet new people and play new games like ?Walk Off.? With 80 million registered users, fans around the world say IMVU is leading the pack. The only question left is: What?s your avatar style?

Punk: You know that hot pink, pixie haircut you always wanted? Your avatar can rock it without hesitation. What about tattoos and piercings? Your avatar is a blank slate ready to represent any piece of your personality, no matter how large or small. If you?re holding back from buying the studded punk boots you always wanted, your avatar can boldly strut your stuff.

Goth: Both male and female Goths have plenty of room for creative expression on IMVU. From their hair, makeup, clothing and environment to the kinds of pets they own (dragons, spiders, snakes ? oh my!), users can truly connect with their gothic roots. IMVU even allows users to design their own clothing or furniture to be sold in a virtual catalogue. Some users have profited so much from selling their virtual items that IMVU represents another source of income for them ? occasionally even primary.

?Since joining IMVU, I have met tons of new friends and every day look forward to the fun it brings me,? said IMVU user Shayne Shiells of San Francisco, Calif. ?I express myself through fashion, even designing some of my own clothes and accessories to sell on IMVU, and meet friends who have similar interests.?

Vintage: Vintage lovers probably listen to more vinyls than MP3s and prefer a drive-thru movie over an IMAX-3D blockbuster. Do you scour thrift stores and consignment shops to find the best vintage clothing? Meet fellow ?thrifters? online, challenge them to games and discover a new universe of vintage-fabulous accessories and apparel. Imagine yourself in 40?s and 50?s flapper dresses, polka-dot pumps, Burlesque skirts and gangster pinstripes. Build your avatar at www.imvu.com/catalog/web_landing.php?p=PRNewsUSA.

Social gaming offers endless opportunities for people around the world to connect, make new friends and express themselves, no matter the style of their alter ego.

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No, the Miiverse Will Not Coinside with Existing ... - Game Podunk

As most of us know by now, the new Nintendo Wii U will also be bringing a new social network to the gaming world of Nintendo called the Miiverse. But for anyone wondering, no, the Miiverse will not coinside with existing social networks. That means no Facebook, Twitter, or other social networks (is MySpace still a thing?) will be connectable with the new gaming social network.

Why not, though? Well, Laurent Fischer - Nintendo of Europe?s managing director of marketing and public relations - explained with another question, "I have three devices permanently doing that already; what is our benefit to do so also?" He continued by going more in-depth as to what the Miiverse actually is, stating that "The community will be the Wii U owners, who will have this common interest for video games and our expectation about that is it?s going to be a way to enhance the idea of sharing information on the video game."

So in other words, we won't have to worry about getting even more invites to games other people are playing on Facebook, even if they are much better than Farmville and the like. Unless they make a Farmville U. God help us if they do...

What are your thoughts on this matter? Do you like how individualistic Nintendo is being with their Miiverse? Or do you think restricting it from outside social networks might be a bad move from a marketing standpoint?

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Southern Baptists: Gay rights aren't civil rights

Gerald Herbert / AP file

Participants at the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans listen on Tuesday. A resolution adopted Wednesday differentiates gay rights from civil rights.

By msnbc.com staff and news services

NEW ORLEANS -- A day after electing their first African-American president, Southern Baptists on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a resolution opposing the idea that gay rights are the same as civil rights.

The resolution adopted at the denomination's annual meeting in New Orleans affirms Southern Baptists' beliefs that marriage is "the exclusive union of one man and one woman" and that "all sexual behavior outside of marriage is sinful."

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It acknowledges that gays and lesbians sometimes experience "unique struggles" but declares that they lack the "distinguishing features of classes entitled to special protections."

"We deny that the effort to legalize 'same-sex marriage' qualifies as a civil rights issue since homosexuality does not qualify as a class meriting special protections, like race and gender," the resolution says.?

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David W. Key Sr., director of Baptist Studies at Emory University's Candler School of Theology,?told The Associated Press?that as gays and lesbians become accepted in the larger American society, the Southern Baptist Convention is trying to separate itself from some of the more hateful rhetoric while still staying true to its beliefs.

The resolution on same-sex marriage and civil rights includes a statement that the SBC stands against "any form or gay-bashing, whether disrespectful attitudes, hateful rhetoric, or hate-incited actions."

But even with those disclaimers, statements such as this one could hurt evangelism efforts because they are likely to be objectionable to many people who are "not necessarily affirming, but also not rejecting" of gay rights issues, Key said.

Key said the Southern Baptists have continued to be outspoken on issues regarding gays and lesbians where other denominations with similar beliefs have not made the same type of public statements or taken the same types of actions, such as a boycott of The Walt Disney Co. for its gay-friendly policies.

The civil rights resolution comes at the same time the 16 million-strong Nashville-based denomination is taking stands in other areas that will help it reach out to new members and distance itself from its image as a denomination of Southern white conservatives.

The election of the Rev. Fred Luter Jr. on Tuesday as the first African American president of the nation's largest Protestant denomination was hailed as historic by denomination leaders who see it as a sign that Southern Baptists have truly moved beyond a divisive racial past.

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In a news conference after the vote, Luter said his appointment is more than a symbolic gesture.

"If we stop appointing African Americans or Asians or Hispanics to leadership roles in this convention after my term is over, we failed. We absolutely failed," Luter said. Instead, he said, "This was a genuine, authentic move by this convention that says our doors are open, and the only way they can see that is not just putting up an African American president, but seeing other ethnic groups in other areas of this convention. Time will tell and I'll be a cheerleader promoting that."

Delegates to the annual meeting also voted to let churches use an alternative name less connected to the South and the group's past ties to slavery.

The proposal to allow affiliated churches to refer to themselves as "Great Commission Baptists" won approval from 53 percent of the 4,800 ballots cast.

"If it helps us with our mission, I think it will be great," said Brad Howard, pastor of Barton Baptist Church in Lucedale, Miss., Reuters reported.?"I'm hoping it will benefit some of our congregations."

Attempts to change the name date back to 1903, and outgoing Southern Baptist Convention President Bryant Wright appointed a task force in September to study the question again. The convention's executive committee opted against a wholesale name change earlier this year, but favored giving churches the option of using the alternative moniker.?

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.

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Sony's Google TV-enabled NSZ-GS7 Network Media Player up for pre-order at J&R

We knew Sony's next batch of Google TV-enabled hardware was coming this summer, and now at least one device is up for pre-order at J&R. Folks who've been wanting the Android-based service without shelling out for a full TV set from the company will now only need to part with $200 for its NSZ-GS7 Network Media Player. The unit comes complete with an updated remote featuring a QWERTY keyboard, motion control, a microphone (for "voice commands") and a touchpad, and it's said to work with most of Sony's 2012 TV lineup. There still seems to be no word on this streaming box's exact specs, a ship date or when you'll be able to snag its Blu-Ray touting sibling, but you can hit the source link to secure one for yourself in the meantime. Here's to watching whether it'll muster up more gusto for the platform than Logitech's Revue, once it's planted consumers' AV racks.

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First video taken with Google Glasses shared

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Google has publicly unveiled new photos and the first video from the real view of their augmented reality glasses prototype. The images show what the wearer sees while reading a newspaper, catching a football in the backyard and helping a smiling child play on the jungle gym.

Such views don't necessarily represent anything people haven't seen before with head-mounted portable cameras. But they do hint at how Google Glasses could enable many people beyond geeky life-casters to capture a diverse array of moments in their lives ? the video shows the bouncy viewpoint of the Google Glasses wearer doing flips on a trampoline.

Google tech lead Max Braun showed off the photos and video at the Google + Photographer's Conference on May 23.

The Internet search giant has yet to show off real images or photos of how the glasses could seamlessly integrate virtual information with what a person sees in the real world. Its earlier unveiling of "Project Glass" included a concept video that imagined a wearer getting social calendar reminders and map directions in his field of view.

Still, many members of the public still seem enthusiastic about just having a pair of glasses with a small camera attached. One of the top comments on the YouTube video of the trampoline jumping simply stated "Shut up and take my money!"

The most popular comment of all had a perhaps tongue-in-cheek suggestion for using the Google Glasses ? "Good for POV [point-of-view] porn."

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Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees dies

By David Browne, Rolling Stone

Robin Gibb, one-third of the Bee Gees, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, his spokesperson has confirmed via a statement.?Gibb was 62 years old.

"The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery," reads the statement. "The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time."

Two years ago, Gibb battled colon and liver cancer, but despite making what he called a "spectacular recovery," a secondary tumor recently developed, complicated by a case of pneumonia.?

Gibb was born in Manchester, England, in 1949, along with twin brother Maurice. (Maurice died in 2003 of complications from a twisted intestine; eerily, Robin had surgery for the same medical issue in 2010.) Along with their older brother Barry, the brothers began harmonizing as a trio in Australia, where the family moved in 1958. Although the Bee Gees had some success in Australia -? they hosted a weekly variety show there ?- they didn't truly arrive until they returned to England and signed with manager Robert Stigwood. Robin's quivering, vulnerable voice was featured prominently on several of the group's earliest and most Beatles-eque hits, including "New York Mining Disaster 1941," "I Started a Joke," "Massachusetts," and "I've Gotta Get a Message to You."

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Although he looked and sounded like the meekest Bee Gee, Robin grew into the family rebel. By 1969, he and Barry were feuding over whose songs should be singles, and Robin, then 20, was declared a "ward of the state" by their father when his drinking and partying seemed to take over his life. "It happened so fast that we lost communication between us," Gibb later recalled. "It was just madness, really."

But it also Robin who, in 1971, made the first call to Barry to reunite with his brothers. Robin's solo career had stalled, and Barry and Maurice's attempts to continue as the Bee Gees as a duo had floundered as well. "If we hadn't been related, we would probably have never gotten back together," Robin said at the time. Robin's voice was heard, beautifully, on the chorus of their minor 1972 hit "Run to Me."?

The Bee Gees' massive second wind arrived with their proto disco hit, "Jive Talkin'," in 1975; two years later, their contributions to Saturday Night Fever made them bigger stars than ever. Most of the hits from that era featured Barry's falsetto voice, but the brothers' vocal blend remained an indelible apart of their sound.

The group entered another fallow period during the early Eighties, although during this time, Robin produced a semi-hit album by Jimmy Ruffin, brother of the Temptations' David Ruffin. The last Bee Gees album, "This Is Where I Came In," was released in 2001. Two years later, Maurice died, and with his passing the Bee Gees ended. (Their other, younger brother Andy died in 1988.)

Robin and Barry reunited periodically ?- in 2010, they made an appearance on "American Idol" and inducted ABBA into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ?- and talked about a duo tour, but nothing materialized. Robin, though, kept his hand in music. With his son Robin-John, he wrote an ambitious piece, "The Titanic Requiem," a mix of orchestral and vocal pieces telling the story of the doomed liner on the 100^th anniversary of its sinking. "It's a serious subject and it's not a rock opera," Gibb said before its debut. "There are no backbeats. This could have been written 300 years ago."

Featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the work had its world premiere in London on April 10th. But in a sign that Gibb's health had taken a turn for the worse, he wasn't able to attend.

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There are literally millions of websites on the internet that are waiting to be seen and there is no doubt that numerous of them are already selling auto parts. No matter how successful or not they could be there is no doubt that there is a whole market on the internet that is dedicated to selling auto parts. In fact, whether you want car parts for your brand-new Toyota Crossbreed vehicle or you?re looking to fix the brand new Chevy Cobalt that you?re presently driving, there are many companies on the Web that will certainly be able to help you out.

As far as buying your car parts from an online store, there are numerous benefits to doing so and you can bet that the bulk of individuals who currently perform their auto repairs themselves assume that buying car parts from on the internet is now the norm. Even though that might not be true and you most certainly ought not by your auto parts from simply anywhere on the internet, there are certainly advantages to exploring the prices, and right here are some other reasons that one really should purchase their replacement parts from online:

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Boehner may intervene soon against gay troops? DOMA lawsuit

WASHINGTON ? A Republican-led House panel may intervene as soon as next week against litigation that aims to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act on the grounds that it unfairly prohibits gay troops from obtaining benefits for their same-sex spouses.

The litigation, known as McLaughlin v. Panetta, was filed on behalf of gay troops and veterans by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network and Chadbourne & Parke LLC. It?s pending before the District Court of Massachusetts.

Christopher Man, counsel at Chadbourne & Parke LLC, told the Blade via email on Saturday he believes the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, led by House Speaker John Boehner, is ?likely to intervene soon, possibly as soon as next week? and plaintiffs will oppose the intervention.

The Justice Department sent notification to Congress last month that it wouldn?t defend DOMA in the McLaughlin case ? keeping in line with President Obama?s determination last year that the anti-gay law was unconstitutional ? as well as provisions in Title 10, Title 32, and Title 38 of the U.S. Code prohibiting gay troops from receiving benefits.

Boehner?s panel, which took on defense of DOMA last year following a 3-2 party-line vote in the administration?s stead, is already defending the statute in other cases challenging its constitutionality.

On Feb. 9, Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan, a lesbian in the New Hampshire National Guard and plaintiff in the gay troops? lawsuit, met with Boehner?s staff to ask the Ohio Republican to stop defending DOMA in court, but was told he?ll likely continue defense of the law. She?s been diagnosed with stage-four incurable breast cancer and is seeking survivor benefits that are awarded to veterans in opposite-sex marriages for her spouse, Karen Morgan.

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iPad 2 Refurbished vs New

Hey guys,

I am going through a slight buyer remorse right now as I have placed an order for a refurbished iPad 2 16GB version via Apple as I thought the $349 price tag was hard to resist. Soon enough, I have realized the regular price for these are $399 and if I order from other authorized retailers like B&H, I don't get taxed. (They offer free shipping too)

I did the math and with the cash back, the price difference is only roughly $25 between the new one and the refurbished one. $375 vs $399

I know how Apple refurbs are (they look new and work just as good) but in the long run, will there be any disadvantages for going this route? (Loss in profit because of the refurb box.. etc)

What would you do?

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Dutch cheese pokes holes in Swiss bragging rights

Bill Schlingsog, left, of Middleton, Wis., passes off the championship trophy to Peter Piersma, a judge and representing the Netherlands, at the 2012 World Champion Cheese Contest Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in Madison, Wis. The top winning gouda was made by Freisland Campina company in Wolvega, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Bill Schlingsog, left, of Middleton, Wis., passes off the championship trophy to Peter Piersma, a judge and representing the Netherlands, at the 2012 World Champion Cheese Contest Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in Madison, Wis. The top winning gouda was made by Freisland Campina company in Wolvega, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Robert Aschenbrock of Stratford, Wis., shows off the top winner, a low-fat gouda from the Netherlands, at the 2012 World Champion Cheese Contest Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in Madison, Wis. The gouda was made by Freisland Campina company in Wolvega, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Luis Jimenez Maroto of Mexico samples a cheddar from Cabot Creamery Cooperative in Cabot, Vermont during the finals at the 2012 World Champion Cheese Contest Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in Madison, Wis. As a growing number of foodies try to outdo one another in their pursuit of local, sustainable, organic and handcrafted fare, the artisan cheese competition has become a hot ticket for those looking to get their gouda on. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Table supervisor Tim Czmowski, right, passes around a piece of Marieke Smoked Gouda during judging at the 2012 World Champion Cheese Contest Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in Madison, Wis. As a growing number of foodies try to outdo one another in their pursuit of local, sustainable, organic and handcrafted fare, the artisan cheese competition has become a hot ticket for those looking to get their gouda on. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) ? Hundreds of cultured spectators nibbled on cheese and crackers, waiting patiently for an hour as dozens of judges deliberated Wednesday night before naming a Dutch Vermeer the world's best cheese.

What was once a low-key industry affair noticed only by a handful of spectators and reporters is now a must-have ticket for those looking to get their gouda on. The World Champion Cheese Contest sold out of all 400 tickets in the first year they were offered; the artisan cheese competition has become another way for foodies to outdo one another in the pursuit of local, sustainable and handcrafted fare.

The contest, held every two years in Madison, typically draws more than 2,000 entries from nearly two-dozen nations. Usually only the judges taste the cheese, but this year's ticketholders sampled 15 of the top entries while they mingled with Wisconsin cheesemakers and the international panel of judges.

The spectators witnessed a mild upset in the judging. Swiss cheesemakers had won the past three contests, and comprised two of the top three finalists this year. But it was a low-fat Gouda named Vermeer from Friesland Campina, a company based in Wolvega, Netherlands, that took top honors.

The company didn't have any representatives in Wisconsin, but will receive its formal award at a banquet in Madison next month.

Dutch judge Peter Piersma woke up the cheesemaker's plant manager, Piet Nederhoed, with a phone call. It was about 1 a.m. Holland time.

"I got him out of bed so he was a little quiet, but then he got very excited," Piersma said.

Dan Konz, a cheese grader from Kimball, Minn., said the winning Vermeer stood out for its "nice, smooth, clean flavor. It had nice body and mouth-feel. A very clean taste."

Experts compare specialty cheeses to wines: Both have subtle variations based on their region of origin, year of creation and the techniques employed by master craftsmen. The judging protocol is also similar. Judges roll entries in their mouths, search for nuanced characteristics and then discard the samples. Some judges wipe their tongues with napkins between tastings.

While the judges sampled the finalists, spectators did the same with cheeses from countries such as Germany, South Africa and Australia.

"In the past, unless you were a super cheese geek, this is not something you went to," said Jeanne Carpenter, executive director of Wisconsin Cheese Originals, an organization of artisan cheese fans. "But getting to try 15 different cheeses from 15 different countries, plus meeting the best of Wisconsin's cheesemakers, people love that."

Steve Ceder, a painting contractor from Madison, paused from nibbling on cheese Wednesday night to survey the hundreds of fellow connoisseurs who seemed equally delighted to taste new samples.

"Ah, this is Wisconsin," he said, calling the night "a wonderful experience."

The three-day contest began Monday, with judges grading 2,500 entries in 82 cheese and butter classes on flavor, texture, body and color. The winner in each class advanced to the semifinals, where the top 16 were chosen for Wednesday night's finals.

As expected, cheesemakers from the U.S. and Switzerland were extra sharp. Seven finalists were from the U.S. ? five from Wisconsin and one each from Utah and Vermont.

Five other finalists were from Switzerland, including the two runners-up: second-place Kaserei Grundbach, a company in Wattenwill that entered a smear-ripened semi-soft winzer kase; and SO Appenzeller Kase of Appenzell which took third place with its Appenzeller cheese.

While the judges deliberated, Estela Roustan, a Spanish teacher from the Wisconsin Dells, said she was eager to try the samples from Croatia and Spain.

"There's so much variety and diversity here," the 67-year-old said. "It's so wonderful. When you get to taste them, it's almost like you're traveling to different countries."

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Hackers busted after one becomes FBI informant

NEW YORK (AP) ? The shadowy underworld of Internet hackers was rocked by news Tuesday that one of the world's most-wanted and most-feared computer vandals has been an FBI informant for months and helped authorities build a case against five alleged comrades.

The FBI said it captured the legendary hacker known as "Sabu" last June, and he turned out to be Hector Xavier Monsegur, 28, a self-taught, unemployed computer programmer with no college education, living on welfare in public housing in New York.

His exploits made him a hero to some in cyberspace until he made a rookie mistake ? he posted something online without cloaking his IP address, or computer identity ? and someone tipped off the FBI.

Soon after his arrest, he pleaded guilty and began spilling secrets, leading to charges Tuesday against five people in Europe and the U.S. and preventing more than 300 attacks along the way, authorities said.

Also charged with conspiracy to commit computer hacking were Ryan Ackroyd, 23, of Doncaster, England; Jake Davis, 29, of Lerwick, Scotland; Darren Martyn, 25, of Galway, Ireland; Donncha O'Cearrbhail, 19, of Birr, Ireland; and Jeremy Hammond, 27, of Chicago. The Europeans were previously arrested in separate hacking cases, though two of them were re-arrested on Tuesday.

Hammond, who was arrested Monday, appeared before a federal judge in Chicago and was ordered transferred to New York. Hammond was charged with crimes related to the hacking in December of Strategic Forecasting Inc., a global intelligence firm in Austin, Texas, that affected up to 860,000 victims.

Law enforcement officials said it marked the first time core members of the loosely organized worldwide hacking group Anonymous have been identified and charged in the U.S.

Investigators said Monsegur and the other defendants were all associated with the group, and some were also part of the elite spinoff organization that Monsegur formed last May, Lulz Security or LulzSec. "Lulz" is Internet slang for "laughs" or "amusement."

Monsegur and the other defendants were accused in court papers of hacking into corporations and government agencies around the world, including the U.S. Senate, filching confidential information, defacing websites and temporarily putting victims out of business. Authorities said their crimes affected more than 1 million people.

Prosecutors said that among other things, the hackers, with Monsegur as their ringleader, disrupted websites belonging to Visa, Mastercard and Paypal in 2010 and 2011 because the companies refused to accept donations to Wikileaks, the organization that spilled a trove of U.S. military and diplomatic secrets.

Also, prosecutors said, Monsegur and the others attacked a PBS website last May and planted a false story that slain rapper Tupac Shakur was alive in New Zealand. Investigators said it was retaliation for what the hackers perceived to be unfavorable news coverage of Wikileaks on the PBS program "Frontline."

But it was the arrest of Monsegur that sent shockwaves through the Anonymous movement, where many described him as a leader and one of the collective's most skilled hackers.

Some Anonymous members put on a brave face.

"Anonymous is a hydra, cut off one head and we grow two back," read one defiant message posted to Twitter.

But the atmosphere in one of the group's chat rooms had an edge of panic. One Anonymous supporter discussed cleaning the group's hard drive. Another warned that if Sabu is cooperating, then "we are all going to have the FBI at are (sic) door."

A Twitter account associated with Monsegur has some 45,000 followers and regularly spouts expletive-filled anti-government messages. His last tweet on Monday was in German and described the federal government as being run by "cowards." It was apparently aimed at concealing his role as an informant.

"Don't give in to these people," the message read. "Fight back. Stay strong."

Monsegur pleaded guilty in August to charges that included conspiracy to commit hacking, admitting he obtained dozens of credit card numbers online and gave them to others or used them to pay his bills.

His deal with prosecutors requires his full cooperation and testimony at any trial. In return, he gets leniency from a potential prison sentence of more than 120 years. He is free on $50,000 bail.

In July, when LulzSec's attacks were grabbing world headlines, someone alleged that Sabu was Monsegur and posted personal details about him on the Internet. Sabu took to Twitter to deny it.

Barrett Brown, a former journalist who became closely associated with Anonymous, said Sabu's cooperation with the FBI could do serious damage to Anonymous.

"He was an admired Anon," he said. "He's been a leader. People came to him with information. God knows what else he told them."

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Associated Press writer Satter reported from London. Also contributing were Associated Press writers Colleen Long and David B. Caruso in New York and Michael Tarm in Chicago.

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In this day and age of mass-advertising, social media, fast food restaurants, take out meals, and every imaginable distraction known to man, it is understandable that people are not living more active, healthy lives. ?However, the fact of the matter is that we don?t have a choice if we want to live long into the future and meet our grandkids and great grandkids. ?If we want to see what the next wave of technology will be, or if we want to see how our country and the world is going to shape up, then we need to remain vigilant about staying healthy. In this post, I hope to give you some very simple steps that you can take, day in and day out, to live a healthier lifestyle. This site is filled with ideas and??guides on how to be healthy, and this page should just make it that much simpler. ?So, let?s dive right in:

1. Turn off the TV when eating.
   • It is estimated that people eat, on average, 500 or more calories each meal?when they are glued to the TV (or Hulu, or Netflix, or whatever other entertainment), versus people who sit and talk to each other without other distractions.
2. Use smaller plates
   • Remember being told "There are starving children in Africa! You should feel lucky to get all this food, so eat up!"? ?Well, back when people said that, the meals were a bit healthier. ?Now they are crap (unless you cook at home yourself). ?So, instead of telling children to eat everything on their super-sized plates, try just using smaller serving dishes. ?This forces you to serve them smaller, and less calorie-rich meals.
3. Do most of your shopping at the edges of the grocery store (start at the edges and fill your cart their first)
   • About 99.9% of the items in the aisles of grocery stores are crap. ?They have high amounts of processed sugars, high-fructose corn syrup, and little nutritional value. ?Stay in the edges where the fruits, veggies, fresh meats and seafoods, and dairy products are. ?If you load up in these areas (especially fruits and veggies), then you will have less room in your cart for crap, and thus healthier items at home.
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   • What I mean here is walk, don?t drive or use machines to do all the work for you. ?Try to use the stairs whenever possible, don?t use elevators. ?Park at the far end of the parking lot for a good walk into your office/store. ?And for goodness sake, stop using those stupid electric powered carts to get around unless you have a true disability (i.e. you?re paralyzed!!!!). ?Watch the Disney movie Wall-E?to see a very realistic example of how using machines degrades our health and fitness over time.

These are some simple yet effective ways to reduce your child?s caloric intake. ?Most of what is written here is aimed at the adults for a simple reason?.children will imitate you! ?So, start being proactive with your health choices, stop saying it?s too hard, and start working on that long life you have in mind. ?Doing so will have a trickle down effect for your children, and cause them to make some good choices as they grow up. ?If you need more information about specifics on meal planning and dietary information, please see our post on healthy eating habits.

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United-Continental computer hiccups affect some fliers

By Joe Myxter, travel editor

UPDATED 12:15 p.m. PT: Customers of United Airlines?saw improved?service on Sunday?as the airline?worked through technology glitches during its combination of the United and Continental Airlines reservation systems.

On Saturday, United?adopted the reservation platform of the former Continental Airlines after the companies merged to form the world's largest airline, now known as United Airlines and owned by United Continental Holdings.

But after spending months preparing for the change ? including training about 15,000 employees on the new software ? United said on Sunday that technical issues had flared up at airports across the system, causing delays.

In particular, problems with the company's airport check-in kiosks meant customers had instead to line up to see service agents, spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said.

"We did have some issues with our kiosks and at times that slowed the check-in process," McCarthy said, adding that the airline's performance had improved by Sunday morning as the company installed upgrades to the kiosks.

About 75.5 percent of United's mainline flights were on time ? arriving within 14 minutes of their scheduled slot ? on Sunday morning, as were about 87.1 percent of its Express flights, according to McCarthy. "Employees are working hard to take care of our customers," she said.

Original story: In a final step of its merger, United-Continental on Saturday performed a massive procedure consolidating two IT systems into one, a process called a ?cutover.? The transition?has gone relatively smoothly, though some fliers have been affected by missed connections and late departures and arrivals.

Some travelers reported about their experiences on Twitter:

• ?Getting an upgrade on #United has never seemed less convenient or more expensive than it does now. Congratulations guys!,? tweeted @rogermud.
• ?Flying on #United or #Continental today? Arrive early as they?ve completely bungled the debut of their new check-in system. #mergerfail,? wrote @owasow.
• ?#United rolled out their new website today and it takes significantly longer to load,? @deanwampler tweeted.
• ?If you?re flying #United/#Continental today & have the option to check in curbside, do it! Reading horror stories but curbside was a breeze,? said @ericschmoldt.

In an e-mail to msnbc.com, United Airlines spokesperson Rahsaan Johnson said one system is now supporting the carrier. "The system conversion involves moving millions of reservations and re-establishing numerous communications links. The vast majority of this work is going well, and we are resolving technical issues that we are identifying during this process," he said.

?As a letter grade, I give them a B-,? said Joe Brancatelli, frequent flier and publisher of business-travel newsletter JoeSentMe. Most problems, he said, have been reported at pre-merger United hubs such as Dulles International in Washington and O'Hare International in Chicago. Former Continental hubs, he observed, have not had as many problems.

As for the delays at Dulles and O'Hare, Johnson said the airline is working "to speed up airport kiosks, which at times have slowed check-in," but added "most of our flights have either departed on time or within 30 minutes of the scheduled departure time.

As of 5 p.m. ET, United's on-time percentage for departures out of O'Hare was at 16 percent, according to Flightstats.com. Out of 83 tracked departures, one was canceled, 28 were delayed between 15 and 30 minutes, 20 delayed between 30 and 45 minutes and 21 were delayed more than 45 minutes. By comparison, American Airlines' on-time percentage out of O'Hare was 85 percent.

?Barring an absolute meltdown, the electronic side has gone as well as expected,? Brancatelli told msnbc.com. ?In fairness, I don?t see the gigantic problems we?ve seen with other cutovers.?

Recent history is littered with cutovers that didn?t go quite as planned. Perhaps the most infamous snafu took place in 2007 when US Airways tried to integrate the systems of merger partner America West. The result? Out-of-order kiosks, long lines, flight delays and lots of inconvenienced and angry customers.

More recently, Virgin America and?Cathay Pacific?have suffered IT-migration meltdowns that impacted travelers? ability to manage reservations, access mileage plan accounts or talk to a reservation agent.

As for United's cutover, ?people haven?t lost a seat or not been upgraded, but it?s not running as smoothly as it should,? Brancatelli said, adding that problems will be fixed in the days ahead, but said the issue today is moving people through the system.

Continental's last flight, 1267, departed from Phoenix at 11:59 p.m. PST on Friday and arrived on-time in Cleveland as United 1267 on Saturday morning.

The airline will stop using Continental's "CO" code. That means no more Continental Airlines tickets, or flights ? even though the Continental name is still painted on some planes.

If you?re traveling today, Brancatelli urges carrying on your luggage if you can, printing out everything, leaving for the airport early and allowing plenty of time, and if you?re not flying over the next few days, staying off United.com.

?Don?t obsess that all the miles you?ve rode haven?t caught up. They will. Today is about people traveling now,? he said.

United and Continental have gone to great lengths to lay the groundwork for a successful transition. Earlier this week, United's Johnson said the carriers?conducted four dress rehearsals, successfully migrating the data from United?s Apollo-based system to Continental?s SHARES-based one.

?As in any dress rehearsal, we figured out potential issues that might arise, fixed them and developed procedures in case they arise again,? he said.

The last flight will mark the completion of the takeover of Continental by United. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

Have you run into problems flying on United or Continental this weekend? Tell us on Facebook.

Information from the Associated Press and Reuters was included in this report.

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Wandering gray wolf leaves California, returns to Oregon

The wandering gray wolf who last year became the first wild wolf recorded in California since the 1920s crossed the border Thursday and headed back to his home state of Oregon.

The young male, nicknamed Journey by a conservation group, entered California in late December, attracting international attention. He remained on the move, trotting nearly 1,000 miles in three Northern California counties, crossing highways, pine forests, scrubland and even ancient lava flows.

Biologists say OR7, as the animal is officially known, is doing what young wolves do: setting out on its own to find a mate, establish a new pack or perhaps join another one.

Having apparently accomplished none of that in the Golden State, he headed north. At midnight Thursday, readings from his GPS collar placed him in Jackson County, Ore.

"There's just no place like home," tweeted one of his followers. "Back in Oregon where there's no sales tax. Outlet mall here I come!," tweeted another.

Where the wolf will go next is anyone's guess. He could just as easily lope back to California as remain in Oregon.

"He was predictable in his unpredictability," said Karen Kovacs, a wildlife program manager for the California Department of Fish and Game.

She said biologists were astonished at the animal's ability to return to areas he had visited and marked with urine. And while it is not uncommon for young males to travel long distances when in "dispersal," Kovacs said this wolf's marathon meanderings stood out.

Since he left his home pack in northeastern Oregon in September, OR7 has traveled more than 2,000 miles as measured in straight lines on a map ? meaning that, in actuality, he has covered far more ground. "Just incredible," Kovacs said.

The wolf traversed private ranch land and public lands in Siskiyou, Shasta and Lassen counties.

Kovacs said there are no confirmed photographs of the animal in California. But based on satellite data, her department believes one person ? possibly two ? photographed his saucer-sized paw prints and another two may have caught brief glimpses of him in the state.

Most of the reported wolf sightings, which came from as far south as Sonoma County, were large dogs or coyotes. "We got sightings of wolves all over the place," Kovacs said.

Although OR7's home pack has killed livestock in Oregon, he stuck to wild prey in California. Kovacs said he was not connected to any livestock losses and biologists found evidence that he had dined on deer carcasses.

Hunted, trapped and poisoned, gray wolves disappeared from California nearly 90 years ago. After they were successfully reintroduced to the northern Rockies in the 1990s and started spreading West, biologists say, it was just a matter of time before one showed up in California. But it could be years before the state can boast an established pack.

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Online Christmas Shopping Tip #4: Wrap it up

If you?re like most, there?s not a lot of extra time around the holidays. If you need to save some time on wrapping, most online stores offer a gift wrapping service for a small fee. At some point during the ordering process, you may be asked if you would like to add gift wrap or a name tag. It?s as easy as the click of a button, which is much easier than trying to tie the perfect bow.

Online Christmas Shopping Tip #5: Check Delivery Dates

When placing your order, check to make sure that the item is in stock or will be delivered in time for Christmas. Many times, especially near the holidays, items will go on a backorder status. It?s not uncommon for an advanced order item to have a delivery date of January, so be sure to check the status of the items in your shopping cart, along with their expected delivery dates. Not only that, but it?s also a good idea to check on the company?s shipping policy and delivery time for in-stock items.

Online Christmas Shopping Tip #6: Christmas Cards?

With all the stuff going on in December it?s easy to forget to send out Christmas cards to family and friends. But if you forget to send traditional Christmas cards in time all is not lost. In fact, there are some great sites and services online that will send your christmas cards out for you (saving you precious time). You can find services that are both free and paid, and services that send both digital and tradition paper Christmas cards.

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