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Tuesday Highlights: Reuters reports that Apple has been hacked by the same group that attacked Facebook last week, no data stolen as of yet, Apple to release software tool to defend against malware used in hack; David Goldman at CNN on Apple's hunt for the "next billion-dollar product"; could that product be an iWatch? Jonny Evans says it just might be, and he cites patents to boot!; Network World says "the final barriers to widespread Mac adoption in the enterprise" have been removed, thanks to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies; and Carol King over at Seeking Alpha believes this "growing slice of the enterprise market should offset other concerns" investors feel about Apple; Samsung is eating up the cool-factor, thanks to Google's growing Android platform; Ben Bajarin on Apple's "sophisticated simplicity"; Horace Dediu asks a pertinent question: "Why is it that everyone wants to copy Apple's products but nobody wants to copy being Apple?"; Adobe tells us to hang on, they're prepping a patch for the Zero Day PDF flaw; 90 jobs lost thanks to Opera's switch over to WebKit; Microsoft quietly upped prices on Mac Office, should Apple double-down on iWork?; got useless data on your Mac? Detox My Mac can help; Mactuts+ has the scoop on reading your books on Kindle for Mac; Dropbox no longer supporting unpaid users?; were Apple to release a $330 iPhone, they could triple their marketshare in China; iPad helps man to speak for first time in 20 years; iPhone mini, this summer!; redesigned MacBook Airs with Retina Displays, 3rd Quarter 2013, says rumor, more in our Hardware/Software section where you'll also find the latest in Apple patent applications including 3D OS X, a more accurate haptic feedback system, among others; Forbes review of the Pebble smart watch, MacRumors review of printable papercraft model of 5" iPhone, will give you idea of the feel that may come with the larger iPhone; Macworld tutorial on jailbreaking your iPhone; a touch-screen MacBook Pro is nothing to fear; tablets to have noticeable impact on future television viewing.

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  • "Apple Says It, Too, Was Attacked by Hackers"?AllThingsD?1:14 PM
  • "Apple computers 'hacked' in breach"?BBC?1:31 PM
  • "Apple Also Targeted by Hackers, Company Reveals"?PC Magazine?1:49 PM
  • "Apple hit by malware attack: The company said it has found no evidence that the attackers stole any data"?IDG News Service?3:25 PM
  • "Apple becomes latest company to be hit by a cyber attack"?V3?3:25 PM
  • "What You Need To Know About Today's Apple Hack"?Cult of Mac?1:31 PM
  • "Apple, Facebook, and Twitter hacks Reportedly originated in Eastern Europe"?The Verge?9:00 PM
  • "Is this the Apple iWatch? Patents say it could be..."?Computerworld?10:57 AM
  • "Barclays: Apple Is Getting Smoked By Samsung, And It Needs An Answer Pronto"?Business Insider?10:44 AM
  • "Apple's Penchant for Sophisticated Simplicity"?Tech.pinions?10:05 AM
  • "Why doesn't anybody copy Apple?" ["Put another way: Why is it that everyone wants to copy Apple's products but nobody wants to copy being Apple?"]?asymco?8:07 AM
  • "Greenlight Makes Case to Stop Apple Preferred-Stock Vote"?Bloomberg?8:29 AM
News
  • "Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 13: Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 13 delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_41." [Direct download: 69.32 MB]?Apple Support?4:02 PM
  • "Java for OS X 2013-001: Java for OS X 2013-001 delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_41." [Direct download: 63.84 MB]?Apple Support?4:16 PM
  • "After hack, Apple releases Java security update for Mac users"?9 to 5 Mac?4:08 PM
  • "Apple issues Java update after security breach"?CNET Reviews?4:18 PM
  • "Apple releases Java update for OS X to protect users against vulnerability used in its hacking"?The Next Web?4:07 PM
  • "Oracle Patches Java 7 & Java 6 Following Apple Hack To Close 'Remote Compromise'"?Cult of Mac?5:17 PM
  • "Website responsible for Apple and Facebook breaches Reportedly discovered"?AppleInsider?5:47 PM
  • "Apple comments on hacker attack"?The Loop?1:50 PM
  • "Apple Updates iTunes to Version 11.0.2 with Bug Fixes, Composer View for Music"?MacRumors?4:18 PM
  • "Adobe to Patch Zero Day PDF Security Threat this Week"?The Mac Observer?8:07 AM
  • "Opera WebKit switch caused loss of 90 jobs in last quarter"?Electronista?8:25 AM
  • "Microsoft Ups the Price of Office for Mac Users by Roughly 17%"?DailyTech?8:29 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "iTunes 11.0.2" [Editor note: Link still reflects 11.0.1]?Apple Support?4:15 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Review: Detox My Mac - Cleanse Your Mac of Useless Data"?MacTrast?8:30 AM
  • "Kindle for Mac: Everything You Need to Know to Read in Sync"?Mactuts+?8:29 AM
  • "Need to convert streaming audio/Video for personal use? Say hi to Jaksta"?AppleDailyReport?8:23 AM
  • "KeyCue, the keyboard shortcut cheat sheet finally takes on life in menu bar"?IT.Enquirer?7:50 AM
  • "Word Counter: Powerful Free Word Count (And Much More) Utility For OS X"?MacPrices?11:59 AM
  • "Here's A Cheap Mac App You Didn't Know You Need, But Once You Get It, You'll Need It"?McSolo?7:49 AM
  • "Two Awesome Mac Writing Tools Compared: One Is Free, One Is Not, Which Is Best?"?TeraTalks?7:49 AM
  • "Two Tried And True Tools For Mac Users To Visualize And Monitor Network Traffic"?BohemianBoomer?7:49 AM
  • "An Idea Whose Time Has Come: A Mac, iPhone, iPad Journal For Evernote That You'll Love To Use"?Mac 360?7:49 AM
  • "Why You'll Love The Mac Screen Padlock Tool That Apple Should Build Into OS X"?NoodleMac?7:48 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Office for Mac prices jacked up; time for Apple to get serious about iWork"?AppleDailyReport?9:39 AM
  • "Dropbox doing a Gmail: drops support for unpaid users"?Foliovision?7:47 AM
Press Releases
  • "Firefox 19 Integrates PDF Viewer, Boosts HTML 5"?FairerPlatform?1:13 PM
  • "Mozilla puts native PDF viewer in Firefox 19"?MacFixIt?12:18 PM
  • "In Brief: CadFaster asking users for help in future product through new Survey"?Architosh?8:26 AM
  • "Zevrix Releases BatchOutput PDF 2.0: Adds Hot Folder Processing"?prMac?9:56 AM
  • "Doremisoft YouTube Converter for Mac Adds support 40-plus new video site"?prMac?8:21 AM
  • "Let Your Album Cover Shine with Cover Lights and Your Philips Hue Bulbs"?prMac?8:21 AM
  • "Verdasys to Launch Mac OS X Agent for Digital Guardian Enterprise Information Protection Platform at RSA 2013"?Business Wire?8:12 AM
  • "Analyst: A $330 iPhone could triple Apple's market in China/But can Apple make a cheap phone that isn't, in Tim Cook's words, 'a crappy product'?"?Fortune?8:16 AM
  • "Apple could triple share of Chinese market with $330 'iPhone mini'"?AppleInsider?8:16 AM
  • "Industry loses $4 billion since 2010" ["Best Buy, Walmart, Apple, Amazon, and Staples were the top retailers, again, in 2012. Apple, Samsung, HP, Sony, and Dell made up the top five brands for the year and accounted for 45 percent of sales up from 42 percent in 2011. Apple and Samsung accounted for $6.5 billion in increased sales in 2012, while the remainder of the consumer technology industry declined by almost $9.5 billion."]?NPD Group?10:42 AM
  • "Apple grabs huge slice of 2012 consumer technology sales: Consumer tech sales fell 2 percent in the U.S. last year, yet Apple had a good year with almost 20 percent of all sales, says NPD."?CNET News?11:50 AM
  • "Obama Tries But Fails To Ignite Apple And 3D Printing"?Forbes?8:22 AM
  • "iPad Helps Man to 'Speak' Again After 20 Years of Silence"?PadGadget?10:56 AM
  • "The Beauty Of Broken Macs: Photos Of Abandoned Apple Kit Found By Explorers"?Digital Arts?8:30 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "These Videogame Sites Are for 'Mature' Audiences Only: Geezers Play the Senior Leagues to Avoid Young Guns; Minimum Age for 2old2play Is 25"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?3:25 PM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Office? HD tracks all the changes at Macworld|iWorld 2013"?iMore?8:46 AM
  • "Some Sights and Sounds of Macworld/iWorld 2013"?MacVoicesTV?8:23 AM
  • "Apple catches up with iPad mini demand, new orders now listed as 'in stock'"?AppleInsider?5:57 PM
  • "Apple Releases iOS 6.1.2 to Address Exchange Calendar Bug"?MacRumors?12:06 PM
  • "Apple releases iOS 6.1.2 to address Exchange calendar bug"?iDownload Blog?12:06 PM
  • "Apple releases iOS 6.1.2 with fix for Exchange calendar bug"?9 to 5 Mac?12:06 PM
  • "iOS 6.1.2 hits, fixes Exchange battery drain bug"?12:42 PM
  • "Apple fixes Exchange (but not passcode unlock) bug with iOS 6.1.2"?Ars Technica?1:26 PM
  • "Apple releases iOS 6.1.2 to fix Microsoft Exchange calendar bug that ate batteries and data"?The Next Web?12:11 PM
  • "TidBITS: iOS 6.1.2 Fixes Battery-Draining Exchange Bug"?TidBITS?3:26 PM
  • "iOS 6.1.2 Released with Fix for Battery Life Bug [IPSW Direct Download Links]?OS X Daily?1:27 PM
  • "Apple Releases iOS 6.1.2 With Exchange Bug Fix"?Apple Bitch?1:15 PM
  • "iOS 6.1.2 Update Is Jailbreakable"?Forbes?4:10 PM
  • "Apple could unveil iPhone Mini this summer, says analyst"?CNET News?8:15 AM
  • "iPad mini now 'in stock' in many countries"?MacNN?3:25 PM
  • "Redesigned MacBook Air Reportedly Planned for 3Q 2013 Launch, Possibly with Retina Display"?MacRumors?9:05 AM
  • "Report: Apple to launch 11 and 13-inch Retina MacBook Air in Q3"?9 to 5 Mac?9:16 AM
  • "Apple plans Q3 launch for MacBook Air with Retina -- report"?CNET News?10:41 AM
  • "Apple Stops Selling The Mac Pro Through European Online Stores"?Cult of Mac?8:08 AM
  • "Mac Pro No Longer Available In European Apple Stores"?AppleBitch?7:51 AM
  • "Mac Pro Sales No Longer Possible In EU Ahead Of Possible Refresh"?App Advice?8:47 AM
  • "iPad 5 to switch to iPad mini display tech for thinner assembly"?iDownload Blog?8:47 AM
  • "Apple launches Apple TV in India for Rs 8,295 ($150)"?9 to 5 Mac?8:56 AM
Granted Apple Patents
  • "Apple Granted 36 Patents Covering a Proximity Detector, Active Apple Store Packaging, a Haptic Feedback System & Much More"?Patently Apple?8:13 AM
  • "Apple granted 36 patents, including for proximity detection"?CNET News?11:24 AM
  • "Apple Granted Patents for 3D Version of OS X & MacBook Pro"?Patently Apple?7:50 AM
  • "Apple wins design rights to MacBook Pro with Retina display"?AppleInsider?8:11 AM
  • "Apple awarded patent for more accurate haptic feedback system"?AppleInsider?8:11 AM
  • "Apple Patents Extremely Accurate, Localized Haptic Feedback For Multitouch Devices"?TechCrunch?8:21 AM
  • "Apple filed patent is for adaptive audio feedback system, method"?AppleDailyReport?8:52 AM
  • "Apple files patent for a keyboard with increased control of backlit keys"?AppleDailyReport?8:51 AM
  • "Apple eyeing ways to support platform independent typesetting for documents"?AppleDailyReport?9:02 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Flower Board HD For iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99), The iPhone Version Is Also Free"?Apple Sliced?8:51 AM
  • "Noogra Nuts For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?8:51 AM
  • "Dangerous Zombie For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?8:51 AM
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?8:13 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?8:13 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?8:13 AM
  • "Apple Mac Pro Prices -12 & 8 Core Models... $2,649 To $6,199 -Best Deals, Reviews & Information"?MacReviewZone?7:49 AM
  • "Apple MacBook Air Prices Closeout, Refurbished & Used -$599 To$1,869 -Best Deals, Reviews & Information"?MacReviewZone?7:49 AM
  • "iPod Touch Prices... $70 To $399 -The Best Deals, Reviews And Information"?MacReviewZone?7:49 AM
  • "PadGadget Daily App Deal ? 14 iPad Apps on Sale"?PadGadget?8:29 AM
  • "3-Day Sale on Counterpoints Bundles"?Accordance?11:23 AM

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  • "Apple's Ive on how Cupertino looks at product names: In a recent appearance on the BBC children's show 'Blue Peter,' Apple's design guru talked about how sensitive Apple is toward words, as well as products."?CNET News?9:07 PM
  • "Director Ran Out of Money, Finished Shooting his Oscar-Nominated Movie on an iPhone"?MacRumors?9:29 PM
  • "Cassandra -Wednesday Review: The Week in Full Swing"?eXtensions?9:07 PM
  • "iWatch Out: a look at Apple's wearable smart watch timepiece strategy"?Stabley Times?7:12 PM
  • "Apple hacked by the same Chinese hackers that breached Facebook"?VentureBeat?1:15 PM
  • "Hackers Hit Apple, But No Data Apparently Stolen"?App Advice?1:15 PM
  • "Apple HQ also targeted by hackers, will release tool to protect customers"?Ars Technica?1:15 PM
  • "PC vs Mac? (aka: Digging Samsung Series 7 Chronos)"?Layers Magazine?11:51 AM
  • "The Macalope: Lies, damned lies, and non-sequiturs"?Macworld?10:56 AM
  • "Which Company Will Step Up To Take A Bite Out Of Apple's Massive Revenue And Profit Growth?"?Mac 360?10:37 AM
  • "Samsung to out-innovate Apple by, um, [SUB: Please Add Reasoning Here]?Revert to Saved?9:39 AM
  • "Does A Company Like Apple Need A Genius Like Steve Jobs?"?The New Yorker?8:57 AM
  • "Robert Scoble Is Switching To Android" ["'I'm no longer an Apple fanboy,' Scoble wrote in a post on Google+ yesterday. 'I'm getting ready to leave the Apple platform and switch to Android.'"]?ReadWrite?8:31 AM
  • "The Office for iPad Myth Lives On"?BYTE?8:30 AM
  • "Samsung is more innovative than Apple? Steve Kovach thinks so"?iSource?8:30 AM
  • "Apple iWatch Leaks Drip With Desperation"?Forbes?3:23 PM
  • "Fitness Watch Market Set To Top $1 Billion In 2013, Even Without Apple's iWatch"?BGR?8:25 AM
  • "Can a 'nifty' iWatch from Apple catch on? As a phone, maybe not; but as a health monitor, maybe"?Computerworld?8:31 AM
  • "Ex-Apple Exec: An iWatch Is More Likely Than An Apple TV"?Business Insider?8:22 AM
  • "When Will Tablet Shipments Overtake PCs?"?Tech-Thoughts?7:51 AM
  • "How To Stop Hating Google And Learn To Love Google Drive And Docs With RocketDocs"?Mac 360?7:49 AM
  • "The Problem That Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Amazon, And PC Makers Really Have With Apple"?PixoBebo?7:48 AM
Non-Apple
  • "The Average American Knows 355 More People Than She Has Facebook Friends"?Yahoo! News?7:30 PM
  • "PlayStation 4 should go all-in on cloud-streaming games: The technology for live-streaming gameplay is still imperfect, but the era of physical media is ending."?CNET Reviews?6:42 PM
  • "Review: The ultimate Chromebook challenge"?The Register?8:29 AM
  • "iPad? Pah. Behold the EYEPAD, patented by Sony for the 'PS4': Totally different from Apple because it glows"?The Register?8:29 AM
  • "Entertainment Lawyer Stephen Smith Believes New Legislation Could 'Dumb Down' Video Games"?Forbes?8:18 AM
  • "Is Microsoft paying comment spammers to promote Bing?"?Foliovision?7:47 AM
  • "Dell Profit Slides 31% on Falling PC, Mobility Sales"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?5:40 PM
  • "Dell beats Wall Street estimates: The company's fourth-quarter results top estimates as its enterprise business holds up with slight declines. The consumer business takes a big hit."?CNET News?4:42 PM
  • "Dell yearly results posted; profit down 31 percent"?Electronista?5:28 PM
  • "Dell (DELL) is scheduled to release its FQ4 earnings after the bell, with the Street forecasting..."?Seeking Alpha?7:13 AM
  • "Dell in a tight spot with results on deck"?MarketWatch?7:15 AM
  • "Dell's Ubuntu Ultrabook lands in UK"?PC Pro [Free Registration Required]?7:15 AM
  • "Dell upgrades its developer edition Ubuntu Linux laptop/In addition to upgrading its Sputnik Ubuntu Linux laptop for developers, Dell is also making it available in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa."?ZDNet?7:13 AM
  • "Dell bringing improved Sputnik to Europe"?Heise Online?7:27 AM
  • "HP Plans To Make Android-Based Tablet, Smartphone"?CRN?7:18 AM
  • "HP Envy x2A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing"?Wired?7:19 AM
  • "HP quadruples virtual machines in new blade: New ProLiant WS460c Gen8 blade server adds server efficiency and cuts operational costs, Hewlett-Packard says"?Computerworld?1:58 PM
  • "Outlook.com exits preview with 60 million active users, Hotmail UI to be retired this summer"?Engadget?6:48 AM
  • "Microsoft Says Outlook.com Gained More Than 1.5M New Users In The 12 Hours After Last Night's Official Launch | TechCrunch"?TechCrunch?5:45 PM
  • "Microsoft's Outlook.com comes out of preview phase: Hotmail users will be upgraded to the new email service by summer"?Macworld UK?6:49 AM
  • "The Great Hotmail-to-Outlook.com Transition Begins"?Techland?6:56 AM
  • "Microsoft's Outlook.com breaks 60 million user milestone in six months"?V3?7:44 AM
  • "Gates admits Microsoft mobile strategy sucked"?Tech.Blorge?7:41 AM
  • "Intel plans to grow smartphone market share in MEA: Chip maker targets telecom operators with smartphone strategy"?ITP Technology?7:28 AM
  • "AMD chip, touch controllers all head to next PlayStation: Report: The company's next console will also allow for cloud-based gaming and possibly, the ability to play games with people on other platforms."?CNET News?8:32 AM
  • "AMD reveals its first 28nm processor: Jaguar is the successor to Bobcat"?The Inquirer?7:26 AM
  • "Paging Dr. Watson: IBM Partners with Sloan Kettering and WellPoint to Treat Cancer (w/Video)"?Medgadget?7:36 AM
  • "IBM's New PureSystems Promise to Ease Big Data, Cloud Adoption"?E-Commerce Times?7:39 AM
  • "Oracle - Sound Acquisition Strategy Continues To Pay Off"?Seeking Alpha?7:44 AM
  • "Cisco's small-cell move is focused, but its network aims are ambitious: The company will show off its first licensed small cells along with services software that goes deep into the carrier core"?Computerworld?8:10 AM
  • "When Will Tablet Shipments Overtake PCs?"?Tech-Thoughts?6:43 AM
  • "Samsung storms into Silicon Valley with plans to build 'massive' semiconductor campus"?Yahoo! News?2:06 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple may increase share buyback at shareholder meeting next week: Apple's annual shareholders meeting is scheduled for next week and it's already generating a lot of press"?Macworld UK?11:24 AM
  • "What to Expect at Apple's Shareholder Meeting"?Forbes?8:29 AM
  • "Outside Of The Box Logic And Why Apple Might Still Not Be A Buy"?Seeking Alpha?8:21 AM
  • "Apple spent $1.97m lobbying US government in 2012, Google spent $18.22m"?Macworld UK?8:47 AM
  • "Apple, Google, Microsoft - Only 1 Winner Here"?Seeking Alpha?8:57 AM
  • "The Young And Restless Portfolio: Selling Apple In This Aggressive Growth Portfolio"?Seeking Alpha?12:07 PM
  • "Google tops $800. It's the new Apple ... for now"?CNNMoney?12:42 PM
  • "AAPL: Ecosystem Matters, Says Raymond James; Pondering BB, Lumia Trends"?Barron's?11:50 AM
Industry News
  • "Stocks Ride Deal Talks to October 2007 Levels"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?9:16 PM
  • "Dow and S&P close at new 5-year highs"?CNNMoney?9:16 PM
  • "S&P 500 Rises to Highest in Five Years on Merger Optimism"?Bloomberg?1:37 PM
  • "Stock Futures Rise Amid More Deals Activity"?TheStreet?8:27 AM
  • "Futures Follow European Shares Higher"?FOXBusiness?8:28 AM
  • "Asia Markets: Shanghai, Hong Kong stocks slide; yen weighs Tokyo/Stocks in Hong Kong and Shanghai got slapped Tuesday after several local Chinese governments imposed further restrictions on home purchases, with the central bank's move to curb liquidity in the money markets also weighing on sentiment."?MarketWatch?8:25 AM
  • "Europe Markets: Europe stocks rise after German ZEW report/European stock markets posted broad-based gains on Tuesday, boosted by stronger-than-expected German economic-sentiment data, with shares of Danone SA among major advancers after a job-cut announcement."?MarketWatch?8:25 AM
  • "Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading"?Associated Press?5:18 PM
  • "Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at 1 p.m."?Associated Press?12:42 PM
  • "Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading"?Associated Press?5:18 PM
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

14 hurt in Kansas City blast, cause unclear

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ? An official says 14 people have been confirmed as injured in a massive gas explosion in an upscale Kansas City shopping district.

Kansas City Manager Troy Schulte says officials don't yet know if anyone was killed in the explosion, which destroyed JJ's restaurant.

Authorities also are still trying to determine the full cause of the blast. Schulte says they do know there was a gas leak followed by an explosion. At this point, he says authorities believe it may have stemmed from an accident involving a utility contractor.

Earlier police spokeswoman Rhonda Flores said it appeared that a car crashed into a gas main near JJ's just after 6 p.m.

People have been cleared from the area around the restaurant.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/official-kansas-city-blast-cause-unclear-14-hurt-023826657.html

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Conclave brings out cardinals' dirty laundry

(AP) ? Popular pressure is mounting in the U.S. and Italy to keep California Cardinal Roger Mahony away from the conclave to elect the next pope because of his role shielding sexually abusive priests, a movement targeting one of the most prominent of a handful of compromised cardinals scheduled to vote next month.

Amid the outcry, Mahony has made clear he is coming. And a Vatican historian said Wednesday that there is no precedent for a cardinal staying home because of personal scandal.

Conclaves always bring out the worst in cardinals' dirty laundry, with past sins and transgressions aired anew in the slow news days preceding the vote. This time is no different ? except that the revelations of Mahony's sins are so fresh, and ordinary Catholics seem to want to have a greater say in who is fit to choose their next pope.

This week, the influential Italian Catholic affairs magazine Famiglia Cristiana asked its readers if the Los Angeles-based cardinal Mahony should participate in the conclave given the revelations. "Your opinion: Mahony in the conclave: Yes or No?" reads the online survey of one of Italy's most-read magazines.

That followed a petition by a group in the United States, Catholics United, demanding that Mahony recuse himself from the papal conclave.

Mahony, however, has made clear he will vote. "Count-down to the Papal Conclave has begun. Your prayers needed that we elect the best Pope for today and tomorrow's Church," he tweeted earlier this week. He promised daily Twitter updates from the conclave.

Last month, a court in Los Angeles ordered the release of thousands of pages of confidential personnel files of more than 120 priests accused of sex abuse. The files show that Mahony and other top archdiocese officials maneuvered behind the scenes to shield accused priests and protect the church from a growing scandal while keeping parishioners in the dark.

Mahony was stripped of his duties last month by his successor at the largest Catholic diocese in the United States. But the administrative dressing-down by Archbishop Jose Gomez only affected Mahony's work in the archdiocese, not his role as a cardinal.

Historian Ambrogio Piazzoni, the vice prefect of the Vatican library, said there was no precedent for a cardinal staying away from a conclave because of personal scandal, though in the past some have been impeded either by illness or interference by governments.

Regardless, he said, any decision to stay away would have to be approved by the full College of Cardinals given that the main duty of a cardinal is to vote in a conclave.

"The thing that characterizes a cardinal is to be an elector of the pope," he told reporters.

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Iran protests Berlin film award for banned Jafar Panahi

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has complained to the organizers of the Berlin film festival for giving Iranian director Jafar Panahi an award for an allegorical movie made in defiance of a 20-year state ban.

Panahi shared the best script prize at Berlin on Saturday for "Closed Curtain" with co-director Kamboziya Partovi for a film made in secret, which mirrors aspects of Panahi's life under house arrest in the Islamic Republic.

"We have protested to the Berlin film festival. Its officials should amend their behavior because in cultural and cinematic exchange, this is not correct," said Javad Shamaqdari, the head of Iran's national cinema organization, Iran's student news agency (ISNA) reported on Monday.

The movie follows the story of two people on the run from state security and is considered by critics to be a multi-layered portrayal of how restrictions on the filmmaker's work and movement have brought on depression and even thoughts of suicide.

Iran banned Panahi from making films for 20 years in 2010 and sentenced him to six years in prison on charges of "propaganda against the state" following the country's 2009 disputed presidential election.

While he remains at home under house arrest, Panahi has previously described himself as a victim of injustice and an Amnesty International statement published at the time of his conviction said he may be forced to report to prison at any time.

"Everyone knows that a license is needed to make films in our country and send them abroad but there are a small number who make films and send them out without a license. This is an offense ... but so far the Islamic Republic has been patient with such behavior," Shamaqdari said without mentioning Panahi or the film by name, ISNA reported.

A celebrated filmmaker in the West for his portrayals of issues such as women's rights and support for political opposition, Panahi was not able to attend the Berlin festival.

At a news conference in Berlin last week, Partovi avoided discussing the sensitivities around the film, simply saying that "nothing had happened until now" but that he did not know what the future held.

"Closed Curtain" is the second film Panahi has made in defiance of the ban, after 2011's "This is not a Film". It is unclear whether he will face prosecution for breaking the ban.

"Closed Curtain" is set in an empty villa in Iran, presumably beside the Caspian Sea.

A man, played by Partovi, arrives with his dog, and proceeds to draw the curtains and black out the windows, sealing himself off from the world outside and preventing the authorities - real and imagined - from seeing what is happening.

When the dog accidentally switches on the television, we see footage of stray dogs being rounded up and killed, explaining why he had to be smuggled in inside a bag and kept indoors.

A young man and woman, on the run from the police, burst in and the woman stays, but her existence and that of the man becomes unclear as viewers must decide if they are fictional characters in Panahi's script or actual people.

The layers of reality multiply as Panahi himself arrives, and posters advertising some of his past movies are revealed beneath sheets before being covered up again.

In the allegory of Panahi's life under house arrest and inability to work freely, we see him walking into the sea at one point, a reference to taking his own life.

"He was not constantly thinking about suicide, no, because then he wouldn't have been able to make the film," Partovi told reporters in Berlin last week. "But if I imagine myself unable to work and just sitting at home, then I am sure I would start to think about suicide."

(Reporting By Marcus George, editing by Paul Casciato)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/iran-protests-berlin-film-award-banned-jafar-panahi-141713190.html

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Pick the Best Batteries for a DIY Project with Adafruit's Battery Guide

Pick the Best Batteries for a DIY Project with Adafruit's Battery GuideWhen you're looking to power a DIY project, you have a ton of different battery choices, and it's not easy to decide on which solution is best. To help you make the right choice, Adafruit has put together a guide to picking the best battery for your project.

The project goes through each type of battery, from alkaline to lithium, and talks about the cost, size, and power output. From there, you can pick the best battery for the job. Looking to make it super easy to service? 9V or AA batteries are probably your best bet. Need to get a 5V input? Use three alkaline batteries. If you don't want your projects tethered to a power supply, Adafruit's guide is a good place to start so your electronics get the juice they deserve.

All About Batteries | Adafruit

Photo by Heather Kennedy.

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/iG02hsm5jGA/pick-the-best-batteries-for-a-diy-project-with-adafruits-battery-guide

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