Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Sons of Anarchy Boss on Season 4 Finale: Clay Suffered a "Fate Worse Than Death" (omg!)

[WARNING: The following story contains major spoilers from the Season 4 finale of FX's Sons of Anarchy. Read at your own risk.]

There was pretty much only one question on viewers minds heading into Sons of Anarchy's Season 4 finale: Was Clay going to die?

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He certainly had done enough to deserve it. This season alone, Clay (Ron Perlman) involved SAMCRO in drug-running for the Galindo cartel, killed one of the club's founding members in Piney (William Lucking), ordered a hit on Jax's old lady Tara (Maggie Siff) and beat his own wife Gemma (Katey Sagal) to a bloody pulp. Oh, and Jax (Charlie Hunnam) finally found out that Clay conspired years ago to kill Jax's father.

Yet, as the season's final hour unspooled, Clay, who remained in the hospital after being shot by Piney's son, Opie (Ryan Hurst), was once again spared. When Jax learned that Galindo has been in cahoots with the CIA the whole time, he is forced to keep Clay alive in order to broker the arms deal between Galindo and the Irish Kings. But creator Kurt Sutter says Clay suffered a "fate worse than death": Jax has officially taken over as president of SAMCRO, stripping Clay of what mattered most to him.

In our Q&A below, Sutter defends his decision to keep both Clay and Juice (Theo Rossi) alive this season and weighs in on Gemma and Tara's battle for Jax's heart. Plus: Where will things stand between Opie and Jax in Season 5?

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It seemed from the midpoint of the season that Clay had to die. Why did you choose to keep him alive?
Sutter:
Obviously, I love the character and I think Ron just brings a gravitas to the show and, quite honestly, I did not want that to go away yet. But I just think there's more story to play out now that Jax has this information [about Clay].? [Killing him] just seemed like a waste to me.? Why just have the information for one episode and then kill Clay? To me that sort of diffuses and takes away the potency of those secrets. I didn't want to throw that away.?

I learned that on The Shield, when Vic knew that Shane killed Lem but he couldn't do anything about it. That season was just full of that great f---ing tension with these guys who were broken and ripped apart about it, and yet they had to go out and work together. ... So, I just felt it was really fertile ground for story.?There is just some great sh-- to play out with the two of them having to have this secret together.

But you did seem to point toward Clay's death so hard. What if fans feel cheated?
Sutter:
Oh, I think people are already pissed that he was not dead [after being shot by Opie]. But that's all great, man. I love the fact that people are that committed and plugged in emotionally. But I do think that when they see the struggle that Jax has ? it's not like Jax suddenly forgives [Clay].?Jax would like nothing more than to keep pushing that knife into [Clay's] throat. I think people may be frustrated, but their frustration will be a shared frustration with Jax.

And Clay didn't come out of the finale completely unscathed.
Sutter:
Right. For someone like Clay to be reduced to a guy who is wounded and weakened and has his f---ing patch ripped away? It is almost like a fate worse than death for Clay. It's the humiliation of it all. It's like he has literally been f---ing neutered. ... For a guy as hard and as alpha as Clay, that it is worse than if [Jax] just f---ing slit his throat.?

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Let's talk about why Clay is still alive: The finale also revealed the Galindo cartel is working with the CIA.
Sutter:
We knew we were going to do that from the jump.?And I am hoping if you go back and look at every scene that Romeo [Danny Trejo] had from the beginning, we laid clues in throughout. We didn't tell the story in a way that you could look back and go, "Wait a minute, that does not make sense."? It all sort of falls into place and makes sense.?

And even though that relationship is keeping Clay alive, it also spared SAMCRO from Potter's RICO sting.
Sutter:
I love that the thing that undermined all the law enforcement attempts this season was other law enforcement. It was Potter [Ray McKinnon], who undermined Eli [Rockmond Dunbar], and then it was ultimately the CIA that undermined Potter. I just like the fact that the complications and the political arena of the justice system is its own f---ing outlaw organization that is constantly shooting itself in the foot.??

Clay isn't the only character to cheat death this season. Did you ever consider having Juice's suicide attempt be successful?
Sutter:
I did weigh both options.? The truth is, I felt?like if we did that to Juice, ultimately the Piney scene would just have less weight. And that was the death to me that I had planned out since the beginning of the series. I felt like, "If I do both of those guys, I am going to be doing both of them a disservice. ... But that stuff doesn't go away.? Juice is still living with the guilt of what he did.? That information is still out there and will always be out there for us to use, if it makes sense.?

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Piney's death brought Opie back to the fore, especially his issues with Jax. What should we make of Opie's absence at the table in the final scene?
Sutter:
It just felt too convenient for everything to fall in place with Jax.? And I just like the idea that when you hear that door open, you assume it is Opie, but it's Tara. I knew I was going to sort of leave Opie out there undecided.? It doesn't mean he has written Jax off or he is going away, but it just means he's not ready to go in and sit at that table. We will be able to play that out next season.

As you said, Tara shows up for Jax at the end. In that moment, has she finally beaten Gemma in the battle for Jax?
Sutter:
I think it is definitely a statement. ... Tara is the one now at the head of that table with Jax. Gemma did not see that coming.? She just assumed that she would be able to manipulate and keep everybody in line and that she would be the one behind her son.? And yet suddenly there is the threat of a new queen. So, we get to play out a little bit more of that battle of the matriarchs next season.? It's almost like Gemma sort of created her own Frankenstein.?

And Tara still has some intel on Gemma that Jax is unaware of.
Sutter:
I definitely think it is leverage that Tara has, which allows her to have that defiance. Gemma was smart enough to destroy the evidence, but Tara has some leverage over Gemma and Gemma has to navigate around that. I think it will be a more interesting way to go for Season 5.? It's not so much about Gemma saying, "All right, how am I going to get rid of Tara?" It has to be more about, "How do I bring Tara closer? How do I win her back?" That is a more difficult skill for Gemma than just f---ing hitting someone in the head with a skateboard.?

With Gemma and Clay both being pushed out of the inner circle a bit, do you think they will reconnect in exile?
Sutter:
I don't know.? There is a part of me that thinks as f---ed up as it is... ultimately these people are just meant to be together no matter what the damage is.? And in an odd way a lot of times those relationships are rectified.? And yet I think, "Are we doing the story a disservice by doing that?" I think they are intrinsically tied to each other because of the secrets, so I do think there will always be an ongoing relationship with them.? I'm just not quite sure what that's going to look like.?

Is there room for Unser (Dayton Calllie) to finally be a real player in that weird triangle?
Sutter:
It was a lot fun to do to sort of put him in the middle of the whole Clay and Gemma thing and to play out some of the history and dynamic between him and Gemma. I don't necessarily think he and Gemma are going to hook up, but I do think that relationship will continue and play out.? So he'll definitely be around and we always end up finding something fun for that character.?

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Tig looked a little angry about losing his seat as Sergeant at Arms. Will he fight Jax?
Sutter:
Tig has always has been Clay's guy. I didn't want to leave everybody in absolute conflict with Clay.? I felt like he needed an ally. And even though Tig may be misinformed, Clay does have at least one guy who loves him.

And, of course, Tig seems to have started a pretty nasty beef with the Niners.
Sutter:
I wanted to set up something in terms of tension for when Jax takes over at the head of this club. We'll begin with some sense of immediacy and some kind of threat.? And I don't exactly know what that will be yet, but I did want to lay some track so we can hit the ground running with something next season.

Earlier this season, you told me this finale felt similar to a series finale. Do you think that will allow you to reinvent the show next season?
Sutter:
It's a reinvention in terms of people's responsibilities and roles within the club.? But for me, it's sort of the end of an act. I realized towards the end of the season that we were coming to a ... more reflective end. And I don't know this for sure, but I almost get a sense that perhaps this next act of Sons might have some of that dynamic. Not that it's not going to have action and be what the show is, but I'm okay if the show has a different energy. We have so much emotionality that we've revealed between these characters. Those scenes and that dynamic can't happen as quickly.? They almost have to happen slower because there's so much more to digest.?

So, what do you see as the focus of the next act?
Sutter:
I want to [focus on] what type of leader Jax will be.? ... Which father will Jax emulate at the head of that table?? Can he be the guy and fulfill his father's vision, which is to turn the club around and make it legitimate? Or will he ultimately just become Clay.? For me, it really is: Can Jax replace Clay without becoming Clay?

What did you think of the finale?

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

[OOC] Super Human: Teens

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Monday, December 5, 2011

WCS confirms the return of the Persian leopard In Afghanistan's central highlands

WCS confirms the return of the Persian leopard In Afghanistan's central highlands [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 5-Dec-2011
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Camera trap images tell a story of the survival of Afghanistan's rugged wildlife and continued threats to many species

Recent camera trap images from the rocky terrain of Afghanistan's central highlands have revealed a surprise: a Persian leopard, an apex predator long thought to have disappeared from the region, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.

In a series of images that provides indisputable proof that the big cat persists in the country's interior, a big adult leopard can be seen prowling around the camera trap's field of view and investigating the camera itself, appearing to threaten it with canines exposed.

The camera traps captured dozens of images of other wildlife species, including lynx, wild cat, wolf, red fox, and stone marten, an impressive suite of predators still surviving in the Hindu Kush highlands, where Wildlife Conservation Society scientists and Afghan rangers have been conducting surveys in recent months.

"To see such a varied array of wildlife after we have endured so much conflict gives us hope for Afghanistan's future," said Mostapha Zaher, Director General of Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection Agency. "Intact ecosystems represent a foundation for our country's reconstruction and development. This is also our heritage, our natural resources, our fauna and flora. It is incumbent upon all of us to conserve and protect our environment and hand it over to the next generation of the citizens of Afghanistan."

Camera traps give conservationists a valuable research tool in remote wildlife areas. In addition to providing a cross-section of an ecosystem in terms of the presence and absence of wildlife, the devices record data that, in sufficient quantities and placement, can be used to generate population estimates for individual species.

"The presence of leopards and lynxes in Afghanistan tells us that these big cats are finding enough prey to survive," said Ghani Ghuriani, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock. "This means that the rangelands can still support ibex, urial, and other species, which is a good sign for both wildlife and the people of this region who also depend on these grasslands for grazing."

Peter Zahler, Deputy Director of WCS's Asia Program, said: "We are thrilled by these images and the story of survival that they tell, but we were sobered by the fact that the cameras also took photographs of local people walking past with guns. Poaching is still a very real threat, and WCS is committed to helping the Afghan government and local communities protect these rare and beautiful animals."

With the assistance of WCS and in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the government of Afghanistan has launched several initiatives to safeguard the country's wild places and the wildlife they contain. This includes the creation of the country's first and only national park, Band-e-Amir, in 2009, which is co-managed by local villagers and the government. The park provides jobs and revenue from the thousands of tourists who visit each week during the summer months. WCS worked with Afghanistan's National Environment Protection Agency to create the country's first-ever list of protected species, which prohibits the hunting of snow leopards, brown bears, and other wildlife. WCS provides educational workshops for soldiers at Bagram Air Base and other military bases across Afghanistan in an effort to limit illegal wildlife trade in the country that threatens leopards and other fur-bearing animals.

With USAID support, WCS has worked with the Afghan government, UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme), and others to craft new environmental laws and regulations and train government officials in their application. WCS works directly with more than 55 local communities in Afghanistan to better manage their natural resources. WCS staff train and deploy community rangers to monitor wildlife, and patrol the region to stop poaching and enforce the new environmental laws.

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WCS confirms the return of the Persian leopard In Afghanistan's central highlands [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 5-Dec-2011
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Contact: John Delaney
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Camera trap images tell a story of the survival of Afghanistan's rugged wildlife and continued threats to many species

Recent camera trap images from the rocky terrain of Afghanistan's central highlands have revealed a surprise: a Persian leopard, an apex predator long thought to have disappeared from the region, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.

In a series of images that provides indisputable proof that the big cat persists in the country's interior, a big adult leopard can be seen prowling around the camera trap's field of view and investigating the camera itself, appearing to threaten it with canines exposed.

The camera traps captured dozens of images of other wildlife species, including lynx, wild cat, wolf, red fox, and stone marten, an impressive suite of predators still surviving in the Hindu Kush highlands, where Wildlife Conservation Society scientists and Afghan rangers have been conducting surveys in recent months.

"To see such a varied array of wildlife after we have endured so much conflict gives us hope for Afghanistan's future," said Mostapha Zaher, Director General of Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection Agency. "Intact ecosystems represent a foundation for our country's reconstruction and development. This is also our heritage, our natural resources, our fauna and flora. It is incumbent upon all of us to conserve and protect our environment and hand it over to the next generation of the citizens of Afghanistan."

Camera traps give conservationists a valuable research tool in remote wildlife areas. In addition to providing a cross-section of an ecosystem in terms of the presence and absence of wildlife, the devices record data that, in sufficient quantities and placement, can be used to generate population estimates for individual species.

"The presence of leopards and lynxes in Afghanistan tells us that these big cats are finding enough prey to survive," said Ghani Ghuriani, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock. "This means that the rangelands can still support ibex, urial, and other species, which is a good sign for both wildlife and the people of this region who also depend on these grasslands for grazing."

Peter Zahler, Deputy Director of WCS's Asia Program, said: "We are thrilled by these images and the story of survival that they tell, but we were sobered by the fact that the cameras also took photographs of local people walking past with guns. Poaching is still a very real threat, and WCS is committed to helping the Afghan government and local communities protect these rare and beautiful animals."

With the assistance of WCS and in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the government of Afghanistan has launched several initiatives to safeguard the country's wild places and the wildlife they contain. This includes the creation of the country's first and only national park, Band-e-Amir, in 2009, which is co-managed by local villagers and the government. The park provides jobs and revenue from the thousands of tourists who visit each week during the summer months. WCS worked with Afghanistan's National Environment Protection Agency to create the country's first-ever list of protected species, which prohibits the hunting of snow leopards, brown bears, and other wildlife. WCS provides educational workshops for soldiers at Bagram Air Base and other military bases across Afghanistan in an effort to limit illegal wildlife trade in the country that threatens leopards and other fur-bearing animals.

With USAID support, WCS has worked with the Afghan government, UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme), and others to craft new environmental laws and regulations and train government officials in their application. WCS works directly with more than 55 local communities in Afghanistan to better manage their natural resources. WCS staff train and deploy community rangers to monitor wildlife, and patrol the region to stop poaching and enforce the new environmental laws.

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Gingrich begins Iowa push with call for civic duty

Republican presidential hopeful former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at the annual meeting of the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Republican presidential hopeful former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at the annual meeting of the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

(AP) ? Americans are going to have to do more for themselves if they want the government to do less, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Thursday.

The former House speaker's call for "more responsible" citizens is the crux of the message he said he planned to stress as he approached the final month of campaigning for votes in Iowa's leadoff nominating caucuses.

"Whether you are a parent or grandparent or an aunt or an uncle you have responsibilities to your community, your neighborhood," Gingrich told about 500 employees of an insurance company at its Des Moines headquarters. "And we're all going to have to roll up our sleeves and be a little bit more responsible in the next 30 years."

While warning that he alone couldn't turn the country around as president, Gingrich also expressed confidence in his resurgent campaign. He is riding a wave of late support, having lost most of his national campaign staff in June over fundraising and strategy issues. Larger crowds turned out during his two-day Iowa visit than those coming to see his Republican rivals recently.

Gingrich capped the visit Thursday by headlining the Polk County GOP fundraising dinner. Party officials said they had hoped two weeks ago to sell 300 tickets to the dinner, but they ended up packing packed 450 into the convention hall and had to turn about 100 away.

Earlier, he met with some of Iowa's many Republican state lawmakers and picked up backing from a former top supporter of rival Herman Cain.

"I'm going to be the nominee," Gingrich said in an ABC News interview. "It's very hard not to look at the recent polls and think that the odds are very high I'm going to be the nominee."

Gingrich's demeanor, loose and cheerful, belied the increasing intensity in the once slow-moving campaign for Iowa's Jan. 3 caucuses.

While a driving snow in central Iowa heralded the coming caucuses, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was preparing to air his first advertisement in Iowa, a spot for Friday touting his business background and plan to cut the budget.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry also planned to introduce a new ad Friday, his seventh, focusing on his Christian faith.

Two nationally televised debates are scheduled within the next two weeks in the state.

Despite leading in some national and Iowa polls, Gingrich has little of the campaign infrastructure on the ground. Identifying supporters and turning them out at roughly 1,700 precinct-level political meetings requires an organizational network other candidates have spent more time developing than Gingrich has.

Last month, he hired back two of the Iowa staffers who quit in June, and added three more this week.

Gingrich joked Thursday that a methodical march to the caucuses would have been no challenge.

"We had a chance in June to do it easy, and thought to ourselves, why would you want to do that?" Gingrich said during an Associated Press interview.

He said he's now scrambling to build a campaign organization while hoping a winning message can resonate with undecided caucusgoers.

Gingrich's scholarly style ? he's a former college history professor ? and blunt candor have produced standout debate performances that have boosted his fundraising in recent months.

Without scolding, he said lasting economic recovery would require sacrifice.

"So every person who says they want a smaller bureaucracy and less power in Washington, you better sign up to do more things yourself," he told the AP.

It was a message that won over Charlie Gruchow. A tea party organizer in Iowa, he had been a strong supporter of Cain. But the reports of sexual harassment and an alleged extramarital affair had damaged Cain, said Gruchow, who said he would support and likely work for Gingrich's campaign.

Gingrich's path is far from certain.

Polls of Iowa GOP caucusgoers have shown Romney continually strong but not dominant, underscoring a healthy contingent of Republicans looking for an alternative to the former Massachusetts governor.

Gingrich's history as a Washington insider with nuanced positions, such as support for allowing some illegal immigrants to remain in the country, has prompted rivals to begin attacking him in the conservative state.

Texas Rep. Ron Paul released a blistering Internet video Wednesday, raking Gingrich in part for receiving more than $1.5 million from the embattled federally backed mortgage company Freddie Mac for consulting work after he left Congress.

"If we want nuance, we have that in Romney," said Iowa Republican activist Chuck Laudner. "What we want is clarity."

Associated Press

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Sunday, December 4, 2011

[OOC] The Return of Netharzeem

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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Boehner says payroll tax cut good for economy (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? The top Republican in Congress said on Thursday that extending a payroll tax cut for workers would boost the U.S. economy, putting himself at odds with members of his party who are skeptical of its benefits.

Minutes after declaring "I'm not an economist. I don't know what kind of impact it's going to have," Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner said renewal of the tax cut would be economically beneficial.

"I don't think there is any question that the payroll tax relief, in fact, helps the economy, in allowing more Americans ... to keep more of their money," Boehner said when pressed by reporters.

Boehner's comments, quickly welcomed by the White House, were in sharp contrast to what members of his party were saying just days ago.

Many Republican lawmakers are skeptical that extending the tax cut beyond this year will help job creation and say it will have only a temporary effect on the economy.

The White House, investment banks and some economists have warned in recent days that U.S. economic growth could suffer in 2012 if the cuts are allowed to expire.

Until earlier this week, Republicans had been lukewarm to extending the payroll tax cut, but they have come under political pressure to do so in advance of the 2012 presidential and congressional elections.

"Republicans have finally felt the heat of doing something about the payroll tax cut," said House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.

But Boehner said his party was sticking to its demand that the tax cut be paid for and not add to the country's $15 trillion debt.

Obama has proposed a tax increase on wealthy Americans, but Republicans have rejected that, saying it would hurt business owners who generate jobs.

White House spokesman Jay Carney called it progress that Boehner backed extension, but he rejected a Senate Republican plan to pay for it as an "unbalanced approach."

Senate Republicans offered a plan on Wednesday to cover the projected $120 billion cost of extending the tax cut. It would continue a pay freeze for federal workers through 2015 and gradually reduce the federal workforce by 10 percent.

The Senate could begin voting as early as Thursday evening on competing funding plans by Democrats and Republicans. Both proposals will likely fail, triggering intensive negotiations on a compromise.

Without congressional action by December 31, the payroll tax that workers pay would revert to 6.2 percent, up from the current, temporary 4.2 percent tax. On average, it would cost American families about $1,000 a year.

(Additional reporting by Donna Smith, Rachelle Younglai and Caren Bohan; Editing by Ross Colvin and Eric Walsh)

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Android Smartphones Have Big Security Hole [VIDEO] (Mashable)

[brightcove video="1303264940001 " /] If Google was just starting to forget about the Android malware threats from earlier this year, now it has another security headache: Researchers at North Carolina State University just discovered a new vulnerability in some of the most popular Android phones being sold today.

[More from Mashable: Tyra Banks to Host Google+ Hangout]

The security flaw, described in detail in this white paper, is specific to a certain implementation of the Android operating system, the researchers say, so it doesn?t necessarily affect all Android phones. Most Android handset makers integrate their own software (sometimes called "bloatware") on top of the basic Android OS (for example, HTC?s Sense interface) to serve up various services and differentiate themselves.

But that software is exactly what???s opening up certain phones to malware threats, the research says. Dr. Xuxian Jiang led a team that looked at multiple Android devices, and found that some of the pre-loaded applications that various manufacturers put in, like text-message notifiers, created a ???backdoor??

[More from Mashable: Can a Hack Force HP Printers to Burst Into Fire? HP Says Hell No]

What sort of problems could arise? That depends on what sort of malware those hackers use. Theoretically, the vulnerability could be used to install software that records phone calls, send text messages, or even wipe the phone?s settings, according to Science Daily. It?s not clear if hackers could use the backdoor to actually ?root? the phone, but if it?s possible, all bets are off.

The good news: the researchers also tested phones running stock Android, and those phones were ?basically clean,? Jiang says. So was the Motorola Droid.

But many other popular phones are vulnerable. The research specifically names the HTC Legend, EVO 4G, and Wildfire S; the Motorola Droid X; and the Samsung Epic 4G. Most at risk are users of the EVO 4G, which displayed the most vulnerabilities. The EVO is the third most popular smartphone in the U.S., according to research from NPD.

Short of throwing your cellphone away, there are easy ways Android users can guard against malware. First and foremost: download only from trusted sources, like the Google Android Market. While the Market doesn?t have a 100% spotless record on malware, it?s still the biggest and most secure app store for Android, and when Google learns of any problem, it acts fast.

Besides that, users should use a screen password, install OS updates as soon as they?re available for your device, and caution from viewing sensitive information over public Wi-Fi. Finally, several security companies, such as Lookout and Norton, have free security apps that will help protect your phone from becoming a nest for viruses and trojans.

Jiang?s research is ongoing -- he?s going further into the Android device catalog to see if any more phones are vulnerable to the same problem. Mashable contacted Google, Samsung, HTC and Motorola about the report, and we?ll update this story with any responses.

This story originally published on Mashable here.

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Friday, December 2, 2011

Gingrich trails in organizing in early-voting Iowa

Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich talks to supporters Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, during a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver)

Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich talks to supporters Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, during a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver)

Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gives an interview Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011, during a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa.(AP Photo/Dave Weaver)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ? Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich leads the 2012 pack in buzz but trails his rivals in just about every other category in Iowa.

The former House speaker is striving for a remarkable comeback with the smallest staff and the fewest precinct-level campaign backers of the seven candidates competing in the Jan. 3 presidential caucuses that kick off voting in the fight for the GOP nomination.

Gingrich, who casts himself as the idea candidate bucking convention, is betting that his prescriptions for what ails America ? more so than tried-and-true campaign tools ? can help him win in Iowa, a state where a stellar organization traditionally has been the key to turning out supporters to local political meetings called caucuses on a cold, Midwestern winter night.

"The traditional ways might not be the most efficient way. Newt has shown us campaigning now is different," said Katie Koberg, Gingrich's deputy Iowa caucus director. "It's not about how you many staff you can hire."

Can it work? It's a gamble.

Gingrich's task was made more difficult this year after his campaign imploded and Iowa moved its caucuses earlier in the year, on the heels of the holiday season.

But Koberg says a combination of traditional staff work and online recruiting could help Gingrich piece together an organization that could harness the momentum he has gathered.

With just four staff members ? a fifth is scheduled to come aboard Friday ? Gingrich's team in Iowa is at once reaching out through traditional methods, attending party functions and signing up supporters in person, and reaching out in less conventional ways.

Adding to Gingrich's structural challenges in the state, rivals are beginning to criticize him directly. Texas Rep. Ron Paul's campaign released an Internet video that cast Gingrich as a Washington insider who has profited personally from his stature in government. The ad specifically criticized Gingrich for money his consulting firm was paid by the federally backed mortgage company Freddie Mac.

For months, Gingrich has led a campaign on life support, raising money on the Internet by capitalizing on highly praised debate performances that, in turn, helped him finance his trip to the next debate.

Gingrich often repeats his campaign's website address during nationally broadcast interviews and debates, which has drawn Iowans into his organization. Interested Iowans get a call back from Koberg or one of her aides, are put on the mailing list, and are asked about volunteer work and, importantly, whether they will caucus for Gingrich.

There are risks to Gingrich's shoestring Iowa campaign. He holds few of his own events, choosing instead to appear at businesses or Republican Party functions. The events don't cost his campaign money to set up, but the audiences may be less reliably interested in hearing him.

For example, more than 150 western Iowa and Omaha-area Republicans packed the meeting room in a pizza restaurant in Council Bluffs on Wednesday night to hear Gingrich. On Thursday, he was expected at an insurance company, an association meeting and a county GOP function in the Des Moines area.

In Council Bluffs, Gingrich was asked to explain his immigration position, which has sparked criticism from some of his GOP rivals. He has called for allowing some established illegal immigrants to remain in the country ? his opponents argue that he favors a type of amnesty ? and he described deporting all the millions of people in the United States illegally as unrealistic.

"I don't want to start down the road toward policies that are hopeless," Gingrich said, prompting light applause. "There is a middle road that gets us to legality without citizenship."

Such events are all he can do, given that there are only five weeks until the caucuses. And the approach fits with Gingrich's confidence that his appeal as a tested congressional leader with an array of post-congressional career policy hallmarks will attract Republicans searching for an alternative to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who has been a leader in national polls and in Iowa, despite a less aggressive Iowa campaign.

There's also a recent precedent for a successful, unconventional approach in Iowa.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee vaulted to the top of the polls in Iowa four years ago on a shoestring budget and little organizational structure. However, Huckabee, a former Baptist minister, made deep inroads with Iowa's conservative evangelical clergy and Christian home-school advocates, giving him key niches.

Gingrich, on the other hand, is cobbling together a coalition of evangelicals, with supporters such as longtime social conservative Loras Schulte, and establishment Republicans such as the Iowa House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer.

Associated Press

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Man on vacation confused for a Russian spy, almost restarts cold war

Threats of Russian espionage can come from the unlikeliest of sources, as Jim Mimlitz, owner of Navionics Research, a small integrator firm, knows only too well. Curran Gardner Public Water District, just outside of Springfield, Illinois, employed Mimlitz's firm to set up its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system (SCADA), and the spy games began when Mimlitz went on vacation in Russia. While there, he logged into the SCADA system to check some data, then logged off and went back to enjoying Red Square and the finest vodka mother Russia has to offer.

However, five months later a Curran Gardner water pump fails, and an IT contractor eyeballing the logs spots the Russian-based IP address. Fearing stolen credentials, he passes the info up the chain of command to the Environmental Protection Agency (as it governs the water district) without bothering to contact Mimlitz, whose name was in the logs next to the IP address. The EPA then passed along the paranoia to a joint state and federal terrorism intelligence center, which issued a report stating that SCADA had been hacked. Oh boy. A media frenzy followed bringing all the brouhaha to Mimlitz's attention. After speaking with the FBI, the massive oversight was identified, papers were shuffled, and everyone went about their day. So, next time you delete all your company's e-mail, or restart the wrong server, remember: at least you didn't almost start World War III. Tap the source link for the full story.

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