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This article is a succinct explanation of cyber weapons. Read it!

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I just thought this should be known…

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Inauguration Fact: The inaugural ball tradition began with the first inauguration, held in New York.

It was unofficial, and President Washington attended alone—his wife had not yet arrived in New York.

Dolley Madison planned the first official ball, held for her husband President James Madison in Long’s Hotel in Washington, DC. Guests paid four dollars to attend.

During Woodrow Wilson’s Presidency, the inaugural balls were canceled to preserve the solemnity of the day. Franklin D. Roosevelt brought back the tradition with an official inauguration ball in 1933, but the war would make the following balls more subdued. In 1949, President Truman began the tradition of multiple balls so that more people could participate and see the President and First Lady.

Image: President William Jefferson Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Dancing at the Tennessee Inaugural Ball in Washington, DC, 01/20/1997, ARC 5950246, Clinton Presidential Library.

Pretty interesting

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After completing the oath, Obama thanked Chief Justice John Roberts, who was reading from notes, and hugged his family. His daughter Sasha said “great job, daddy,” and he replied “I did it.”

“You didn’t mess up,” she added.
Sasha Obama to POTUS “You didn’t mess up” - @ZekeJMiller (via brooklynmutt)

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at Cal’s Classic American Restaurant

A social planner’s complaints about email stalking launched the monthslong criminal inquiry that led to a woman romantically linked to former Gen. David Petraeus and to his abrupt resignation Friday as Central Intelligence Agency chief. […] The agents spent weeks piecing together who may have sent them. They used metadata footprints left by the emails to determine what locations they were sent from. They matched the places, including hotels, where Ms. Broadwell was during the times the emails were sent.
Petraeus Affair Puts Scrutiny on FBI - WSJ.com

Moral of the story: It’s pretty easy for investigators to find out your movements via email metadata.

#themoreyouknow
#bigbrothersmarttips (via journalofajournalist)

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saharareporters:

Pastor 
 
Current president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has bought a private jet, joining a growing number of high-flying Nigerian pastors who own private jets. Mr. Oritsejafor is the chief pastor and founder of the Word of Life Bible Church in Warri, Delta State.

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