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Crack Attack! är ett fritt datorspel baserat på Tetris Attack till Super Nintendo. Spelet är ett snabbt och effektfullt pusselspel som kan spelas helt ensam, mot datorn eller mot en mänsklig motståndare över datornätverk.

Crack Attack! har öppen källkod och är skrivet i C++ och OpenGL av Daniel Nelson. Licensen är GNU GPL och spelet finns fritt tillgängligt för nedladdning till GNU/Linux, Windows och Mac OS via dess officiella webbplats. Mac OS X-versionen portades av Jeff Disher, men Daniel Aarno gjorde en annan portning till Mac som han namngav Mac Crack Attack! I Aarnos Mac Crack Attack! finns finesser som ljud och fullskärmsläge medan Dishers portning inte har det. Spelet inkluderas i de flesta större GNU/Linux-distributioner.

Projektet har sedan version 1.1.10 tagits över av Andrew Sayman som har släppt spelets senaste version (1.1.14) till GNU/Linux och Windows. Denna version inberäknar ljud skapat av Miguel Ángel Vilela, en extremlåg grafikinställning, möjligheten att spela mot datorn och diverse buggåtgärder.

Namnet valdes för att antyda hur beroendeframkallande spelet är, och det refererar till narkotikan crack.

Spelupplevelse
 Solo Mode - Spelaren spelar ensam i ett försök att nå högsta möjliga toppoäng.
 Two Player Mode / VS computer - Två motståndare tävlar om att överleva längst medan det går på tid.
 X-treme Mode - Samma spelstil som de normala lägena, men inkluderar nya typer av avfall och block.

Koncept
Spelaren måste förhindra att en växande hög med block når toppen av skärmen. Blockhögen växer långsamt i början men ju mer tiden går, desto fortare växer högen. Spelaren måste eliminera blocken genom att tillsammans matcha tre eller fler likfärgade block. Om blocken når skärmens topp har spelaren sju sekunder på sig att reducera mängden block innan spelet är förlorat. Varje gång ett block elimineras eller då avfall omvandlas till block, kommer blockhögen tillfälligt att sluta växa. I samma ögonblick pausar också tidtagaren. När sjusekundersbegränsningen är nådd kommer spelaren att som sista chans ha endast en sekund på sig att eliminera blocken för att återställa tidtagaren. Om allt avfall elimineras och det inte finns några block kvar i kontakt med toppen av skärmen, kommer tidtagaren att ställas om till sitt ursprungliga läge igen.

Avfall skapas genom kombinationer eller genom att eliminera tre block samtidigt (undantaget är gråfärgade block vilka skapar grått avfall även då tre block elimineras). När två motståndare möts kan vilket avfall som helst som skapas av den ena spelaren falla över på den andra sidan. När spelet upplevs i solo mode faller avfallet på spelaren. När väl avfall faller på spelarens sida kan det elimineras genom att framgångsrikt kombinera, och därmed eliminera, något block som står i förbindelse med det.
2000  ---------- 1.1.3
2002  ---------- 1.1.8
2003  ---------- 1.1.10
2004-10-22 - 1.1.11
2005-03-27 - 1.1.12
2005-04-23 - 1.1.13
2005-05-14 - 1.1.14

Kombinationer/Kedjor
Kombinationer (kombos) eller kedjor kan genomföras då en blockeliminering omedelbart åtföljs av fler elimineringar. Det här leder till att poängen från blockelimineringen multipliceras - ju längre kombo, desto högre blir kombomultipliceringen. Den högsta multipliceringen som går att uppnå på skärmen är x12. Emellertid är detta endast en grafisk begränsning, och avfallet som skapas fortsätter att öka ännu mer då fler kombos utförs konsekvent efter att antalet x12 har nåtts.

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Externa länkar
 Crack Attack!:s officiella webbplats
 Spelets projektsida på savannah.nongnu.org

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This piece is inspired by a recent trip to Vancouver Island. We hiked along a beach mixed with large grey rocks and bright green grass. Around the first bend, we discovered a break where the rocks arced up, hugging the clear ocean view. I pictured a young deer framed by the bright green grass, the rocks on either side, and a seemingly endless ocean stretching out behind.
A deer? How strange to picture one grazing along the ocean. It would almost feel out of place, but truly it wouldn't. Deer are native to the area, so why would it feel like it didn't belong? Without the backdrop of an emerald forest or a calming meadow it would seem foreign in this habitat. Also a fawn this age is rarely seen alone and exposed like this. It would be unexpected to say the least, and yet so satisfying in this peculiar placement.
I can relate. Being somewhere that is not our own, exposed and out of our element. But there is strength, growth and an opportunity to evolve here. This fawn does belong. While it may catch us off guard, this is her home. We all have had a time outside of our own forest, displaced from our all too familiar setting. There is excitement to be had when we leave the expected, embracing the different to find ourselves in something new, something risky, something unfamiliar.
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Nearly choked, listen to Air, old Simpsons, Anna Friel, CMOS battery, work, bad back, lazy.
I should be going out with friends from work on Wednesday. The last time I was in a Hogshead pub was in Exeter with Katie on our great date. I got an email from her this evening, the rude rainbow script, she has a nice sense of humour.
I remember sitting in the courtyard waiting to bump into her the few days before, I was sitting on the grass, surrounded by bees, hoping they wouldn't sting me. They didn't, and I got to find out Katie's name, so it was worth it. I wish we lived closer.
Using my mobile again as I can't be bothered to turn on my PC. Need sleep. Can't stop thinking about work and I have a song stuck in my head. Will write a decent entry soon.
Ate an entire pizza for dinner today, quite impressive for me, was a very yummy pepperoni one, but now I'm feeling a little bloated. It was worth it, I couldn't let it go to waste!
Lynne's been having trouble with her computer, it's not viewing web pages, but email and MSN works fine. Hopefully it'll be ok in the morning. If not it could be tricky to solve.
I'm waiting for my parcel to arrive tomorrow, my bargain 160GB SATA hard disk (with controller card, cable, power convertor) and a nice firewire card I can shove in my dad's computer for my iPod.
Been looking into SSL certificates too, and talking about IP addresses on the internet. Now I'm going to watch Eddie Izzard's sketch that he did entirely in French. It's hilariously funny and very impressive. Then I'll watch some more of Great Teacher Onizuka and head to bed.
Oh, and I killed my parents' old fan heater. Still, it was old and probably very inefficient, will buy a new one from Argos soon, as it's pretty cold this week.
Room's looking better now, and I feel better, I should take days off work more often! Still, I did have a nosebleed, but aside from that today's been pretty good.
Will try and order my phone again later tonight, might even get it Thursday morning if I'm lucky.
Damn, I thought they might, they cancelled the order. No new phone for me yet.
Hopefully I should be getting myself a new phone on Tuesday (assuming the credit card is processed okay), not holding my breath as I've put the flat's address and it never asked for the billing address, which is technically still my parent's house. But I want this phone (T610) and my new number isn't bad (almost as cool as my old one).
Looking forward to a pub lunch tomorrow, and comedy night in the evening. Have invited Ursula and Amy along, after I bumped into them and Luke and a few friends on Wednesday at the end of my work social.
Was slightly late to the social, as was many people, due to the snow. My ten minute journey took nearly two hours, as everyone crawled along. I think it was also due to the closure of the M5 from junctions 8 to 11. Still, it was a good night out.
So I talked to Lynne (guaranteed to lift my spirits), watched Office Space (very funny but I failed to watch the ending properly), and I managed to stumble upon a 400g bar of Galaxy in the back of a cupboard (just 300g left as of Saturday morning).


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Seth MacFarlane appears to have hinted at the allegations of underage sexual misconduct against Kevin Spacey in an episode of Family Guy way back in 2005.
After Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of making a sexual advance on him at a party when he was just 14, Hollywood actor Spacey posted a statement on Twitter apologising for any wrongdoing while also coming out as gay.
However, it seems MacFarlane may have hinted at this in a season 4 episode of Family Guy from 12 years ago.
Rapp described in an interview how he attended a party hosted by Spacey when he was 14. He claims the actor picked him up, brought him to a bed and lay down on top of him after other guests left. Rapp, who said he had the impression Spacey was drunk, said he pushed him away and left.
This eerie prediction follows MacFarlane also seeming to touch on the sexual harassment and abuse aimed at Hollywood women by movie producer Harvey Weinstein, which hit headlines earlier this month.
A clip from him announcing the best supporting actress Oscar nominations in 2013, alongside Emma Stone, garnered attention as he joked about how the nominees 'no longer have to be pretend to be attracted' to Weinstein.
However, MacFarlane later addressed this comment on Twitter, admitting the joke had come 'from a place of loathing and anger'.
A number of celebrities, including Rose McGowan, and gay activists have condemned Spacey for using his apology for apparent underage sexual misconduct as his coming out speech.
Rapp has since taken to Twitter to explain his decision for coming out with his story this weekend, declaring he wanted to 'make a difference' for men or women who may have experienced similar encounters to what he alleges happened with Spacey.
Spacey, a Tony Award winner for Lost in Yonkers,' stars in the Netflix political drama House of Cards.€ He also served for 10 years as artistic director of London's Old Vic theatre company.
Kevin Spacey's statement in full.
I have a lot of respect and admiration for Anthony Rapp as an actor. I'm beyond horrified to hear his story. I honestly do not remember the encounter, it would have been over 30 years ago.
But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years.
This story has encouraged me to address other things about my life. I know that there are stories out there about me and that some have been fueled by the fact that I have been so protective of my privacy.
As those closest to me know, in my life I have had relationships with both men and women. I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life, and I choose now to live as a gay man.
I want to deal with this honestly and openly and that starts with examining my own behaviour.


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I was delighted to hear about the Foxytunes-Yahoo! deal. The Israeli media reports 30-40 mil , which is x10 on investment.
I met Alex & Vitaly, brothers and founders, in the summer of 2006, while visiting Israel on another project. A long talk in my hotel room has developed to a short but sweet brand strategy project. One of my most enjoyable collaborations ever.
Over a couple of weeks, mostly through email and Skype, we had some seriously exciting conversations about the future of music and the Internet, and how Foxytunes can help. At the time they were already a highly popular Firefox extension, but found it hard to communicate and differentiate their offering.
My job is rarely that easy – all the good stuff was there, we just had to dig for it together, focus it, and articulate it. That's because Alex & Vitally are true visionaries, driven by a very clear ideology. I would come up with catchy ways to convey what they were about, and they would gently slap my hand when the message wasn't as accurate and clear as it was in their mind, or if it could make anyone, anywhere, confuse their true cause.
Back in the days, we used to talk about how information wants to be free (this fight is still going on, recently the fight for user information). It can also be said that music wants to be free, and Foxytunes is a product built around that world-view.
For me, Foxytunes were always the poster-boys-case-study for a post I wrote about the relationship between brand strategy and product development. Now I can finally say it.
I would like to think our collaboration helped them communicate more clearly and get decision makers along the way "get it" the same way Firefox users so easily groked them, but I always knew they were going to be successful – with or without my help.
I've met very few web entrepreneurs more deserving of becoming multi-millionaires.
Mazal Tov guys! It has been a pleasure and an honour!
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Arunachala gives specific instruction to Gautama, that how circumambulating should be done , slowly and gently, with a complete devotion to Lord Shiva with prescribed methodology. Often I found myself ,while circumbulating Arunachalam my keen interest diversifies toward the culture , the people , there economy and lifestyle. It is these inquisitiveness to learn new things and new ways of living ,that make me explore different sites , temples around the parikrama path. I opened the Gate. Though there is a lot bushes here and there , still I found that there is also an lane for one person to get in.So, I started walking, and after sometime , I had to also take an stick , to drive away snakes or other wild animal , as the bushes are becoming more dense and I was suspecting , that I am entering inside a forest.
Arunachala , you can find so many temples in so many places both inside and outside.


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Freedom Memoirs – Day 281
November 8, 2021 ~ mohingaamatters
A year ago today, people of Myanmar casted their votes in 2020 General Election regardless of raging Coronavirus. Although many knew that 2008 Constitution was not the ideal political system that we wanted, long queues in front of polling stations in very early morning proved that people wanted democracy; power in their ballot cards, not at the tip of a gun. To many ordinary people, the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, was a glimpse of hope to a better future, and hence, landslide victory of the NLD was witnessed for the second time in Myanmar's limited period of quasi-democracy, until Min Aung Hlaing disrespected our votes with continuous accusation of "election fraud" and a military coup. It is so unfortunate that, after a year, we have to continue fighting for the country's fate to escape from the curse of military dictatorship.
With the spirit of defiance, protesters across the country came out today chanting, "Min Aung Hlaing will never get to rule us," to mark the anniversary of November 8 election. Marching rallies were observed in Mandalay City, Kalay, Yinmabin, Taze townships of Sagaing Region, Hpakant Township of Kachin State, Launglon Township of Taninthayi Region, and in Yangon's North Okkalar Township, a protest banner against the regime's education was hung at No. 4 State High School of the township. Despite the regime's violence, protesters continue to express their rejection towards the military regime to this day.
Meanwhile, the regime has continued to oppress democratic forces in the most ruthless ways. Today, Ma Thinzar Zaw, a member of Dagon University Students' Union, was sentenced to 10-year imprisonment by the military court under Penal Code 124B which criminalised any attempt to bring into hatred or contempt, or excite disaffection towards the government. She was detained by the junta on September 14 with five other university students in Yangon. One of the detainees Ko Sithu Aung has also been jailed for 10 years on November 3. Last night, the regime's television released a photo of 88 Generation Leader Ko Jimmy, who was violently arrested in late October, with weapons, accusing him of carrying out "terroristic operations". From Ne Win and Than Shwe to now Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's generals have long seen young and educated students as threats that would shake the status quo.
The regime soldiers' killing spree knows no bounds. Yesterday, junta soldiers entered and raided Pauk Pin village in Monywa Township to search for protesters. Feared of the soldiers, mentally ill Ma Mya Lay Nwe, 28, ran away but she was shot and killed with two gunshots according to Khit Thit Media. Again in Kwan Chan Kone Township of Yangon Region, a 19-year-old Maung Zin Wai Aung was arrested by junta soldiers on November 5, and he was killed during the interrogation on November 6. His family was informed about the death by regime soldiers today.
Started out as non-violent protests against the regime, we have come to accept that armed revolution is inevitable with this murderous military of Min Aung Hlaing. War has been raging in many parts of the country. On Mindat-Matupi highway of Chin State, regime forces and Chinland Defense Force (CDF) Mindat clashed around 1pm today, killing more than 10 soliders from the regime's side and destroying an armoured military truck according the CDF Mindat's spokesperson Ko Yaw Man. He said that no casualty was reported from their side. In Karen State, Karen National Union (KNU) confirmed that 13 regime soldiers died in 15 clashes which took place between November 4-7.
In Kokang Region of Northern Shan State, regime forces launched offensive operations against Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) these days, as reported by The Kokang. On November 5, regime forces launched artillery shelling for more than 30 times at MNDAA's base. Retaliated by the MNDAA, dead bodies of regime soldiers and weaponry were found afterwards. The Kokang reported that since the military kept on sending reinforcement to the frontline, more clashes are expected in the near future.
In Pale Township of Sagaing Region, local resistance group "Pale Jokers" detonated landmines at about 100 troops of military forces around 10:30am. General Pale of Pale Jokers estimated that about 30 soldiers were harmed but details were yet to be confirmed. In another part of Sagaing Region, Monywa City saw a shootout around 10am this morning. The combined force of four PDFs ambushed junta soldiers who were providing security to township irrigation office, and killed four soldiers according to Khit Thit Media.
Armed revolution means collateral damage, and civilians, especially those in rural areas, suffer the most from it. In Sagaing Region, Katha Township, PDF and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) ambushed the military watercraft near Moe Tar Lay village around 10am this morning, which resulted in a clash. Afterwards, regime troops shelled heavy artillery into the village and burned the houses. Due to the active conflict, thousands of villagers had to flee from their homes, and since the battle continued, locals could not start the relief and rescue efforts, Khit Thit Media reported.
Today on our social media, many netizens reminisced the Election Day last year, and reflected how things drastically changed in just one year. From UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews to embassies from the Western countries issued statements that rejected the military coup and demanded Min Aung Hlaing's forces to end violence. One could only wonder, if such calls were effective, we would have won our revolution with massive rallies back in February. Min Aung Hlaing and his lackeys only respond to violence, the only language they know. That's why resistance fighters are determined to fight, and many civilians are supporting the armed revolution. Of course extrajudicial killing and collateral damage are not always an answer. But after witnessing the barbaric activities of the regime for nine months, what options do we have?
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FRESH: 'Missing' – Sam Dickinson
Sam Dickinson releases his version of "Missing"
Good friend of talkaboutpopmusic.com, Sam Dickinson, has released his new single, "Missing", the second single from his upcoming album "Off Script", due out in October 2020. "Missing" is his interpretation on the 90's dance classic by Everything But The Girl. Speaking of his new single Sam said: "When we were recording the album it became clear that the 90's was a huge inspiration for it's sound. I wanted to cover a track which represented that era. It's actually quite a sad song lyrically and I wanted a new generation to hear the brilliance of the song writing and to enjoy the vibe we created for it".
Sam's previous releases, including the 2019 single "All We Are" have been played on BBC Radio 2 by the likes of Alan Carr, Paul O'Grady and Graham Norton, the latter saying: "He just keeps getting better and better". Sam has also had his music streamed almost 700,000 times making him one of the North East's fastest rising stars. His last single, "Diamond Skin", was streamed over 80,000 times in one month. The album "Off Script" is also available to pre-order digitally on iTunes and Amazon as well as on CD and limited edition cassette from his website. Sam will also be opening for Gabrielle and Alexandra Burke in 2020!
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So perhaps you've read an article or two that I've written and wondered "just who is this character?"! Well I thought maybe it would be time to introduce myself and what I'm all about. Well it's all about the music! Having been born in the late 1970's I was heavily influenced by my parent's love of 'popular' music and rock and roll of the 1950's and 60's. My Mother always said she should of married Elvis and my father was, and is still, in love with Sandie Shaw! But while my Dad's tastes stopped in about 1967, my Mum carried on loving music throughout the 70's, 80's and beyond. My first memory was playing on the floor whilst my Mother was ironing one day with the radio on, and hearing ABBA's "Super Trouper" dancing my nappy off to it! Maybe that's where it all went wrong…?! Having been subjected to all and sundry in my infant years, I finally found my feet in the mid-1980's and began 'partying' to the likes of Culture Club, Stevie Wonder(!), Elkie Brooks and Bananarama to name but a few! The year 1987 would have a profound effect on my listening tastes and from thereon in my life would be dominated with buying and listening to music. Any number of outstanding songs were released and listened to that year, most notably "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" and "La Isla Bonita". That Summer my mind was completely taken over with music and sounds I'd never heard before and I was totally taken in by it all. My father would say "whaaar rubbish you got on naaaaao?" (I'm from Norfolk!) but I was hooked. And it continued so for the rest of the decade and the next. At the beginning of 1988 I 'met' my true love and the singer I've worshipped more than any other artist or group. You may know of her. She's from Australia…! Aside from pop music, my tastes are many and varied and continues to grow and expand as I 'mature' in age. I've always been heavily interested in films and in particular the mechanics of film making and of course film music, so scores and subsequently orchestral music takes up a lot of my tastes and collection. 90's dance and club tunes also takes up much of the space in my head and I'm surprised my brain has stopped shaking from the years of abuse it took being dragged to nightclubs, often three times a week in my 20's! I find with each year that passes I regress back to my youth and of course the 1980's. 80's music dominates and the lust to see as many 80's acts and singers play live now is insatiable. I'm still getting into the groove as much as every breath I take, but I'm never gonna give up listening to my heart and pumping up the volume, simply because I LOVE MUSIC…any kind of music!
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What does it mean to "Be Present"? It means to be fully focused on each moment of your life. Instead of aimlessly scrolling through your phone when you should be spending quality time with family, focus on actually spending time with them. Being more present is one of my #2019goals 💕 What are some goals that you have set for yourself this year?


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While Terminals 2 and 3 remain of the original design, the airfield has seen radical modernization, and the terminal complex is beginning an expansion of passenger facilities that will remake it as North America's first airport built around airline alliances.
Chicago's Airports Prepare For Nearly Five Million Passengers During 2019 Christmas/New Year Travel Period
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) today announced O'Hare and Midway International Airports are expected to be among the busiest airports in the country for Christmas-through-New Year holiday travel. Nearly five million passengers are expected …
Federal Authorities have Added O'Hare International Airport to a Coronavirus Screening Program for Travelers from Wuhan, China
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New Police Facility at O'Hare International Airport Opens
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Damian Collins, a Conservative lawmaker in Britain who is leading a parliamentary inquiry into fake news and Russian meddling in the country's referendum to leave the European Union, said this weekend that he, too, would call on Mr. Zuckerberg or another top executive to testify. The social network sent executives who handle policy matters to answer questions at an earlier hearing in February.
The fallout from the reports added to questions Facebook was already confronting over the use of its platform by those seeking to spread Russian propaganda and fake news. The social media giant has grappled with the criticism over the issue for much of the past year, and struggled to keep public opinion on its side.
Over the weekend, Facebook was on the defensive. Top executives took to Twitter to argue that the company's protections had not been breached, and that Facebook was thus not at fault.
The data was obtained in 2014, when Cambridge Analytica, through an outside researcher, paid users small sums to take a personality quiz and download an app, which would scrape some private information from their profiles and from those of their friends — activity that Facebook permitted at the time. The approach was based on a technique pioneered at Cambridge University by data scientists who claimed it could reveal more about a person than even their parents or romantic partners knew.
The researcher hired by Cambridge Analytica, Alexandr Kogan, told Facebook and his app's users that he was collecting information for academic purposes, not for a political data firm owned by a wealthy conservative. Facebook did nothing to verify how the information was being used.
Facebook's chief security officer, Alex Stamos, issued a similar defense in a series of tweets that have since been deleted.
"The recent Cambridge Analytica stories by the NY Times and The Guardian are important and powerful, but it is incorrect to call this a 'breach' under any reasonable definition of the term," Mr. Stamos tweeted.
The explanation did little, however, to stem the tide of anger as independent researchers pointed out that many others could have similarly misused Facebook data.
Jonathan Albright, research director at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, wrote that the lack oversight and transparency into what sort of data Facebook collected on its users meant that the company's platform could continue to be exploited.
"Unethical people will always do bad things when we make it easy for them and there are few — if any — lasting repercussions," Mr. Albright said.
Paul Grewal, a vice president and deputy general counsel at Facebook, said in a statement that the company was looking into whether the data in question still existed. "That is where our focus lies as we remain committed to vigorously enforcing our policies to protect people's information," he said.
This month, The Times viewed a set of raw data from the profiles Cambridge Analytica obtained. And a former employee of the data firm described having recently seen hundreds of gigabytes of unencrypted data files on Cambridge servers.
There were also questions from technology experts and others about Facebook's reaction to the news reports by The Times and The Observer, especially its decision to suspend the account of Christopher Wylie, a data expert who oversaw Cambridge Analytica's data harvesting — but also spoke out about it to the two news organizations.
On Friday, Facebook threatened to sue The Observer to stop it from publishing, the newspaper's outgoing editor, John Mulholland, said on Twitter.
Then, late Friday evening, Facebook posted a statement that expressed alarm at the data leak. The company promised to take action and announced that it was suspending the accounts of Cambridge Analytica, Mr. Kogan and Mr. Wylie.
By then, Facebook had learned that Mr. Wylie, who left Cambridge Analytica in 2014, was a named source for the news reports.
In a statement on Sunday, Mr. Wylie described himself as "a curious and naïve 23-year-old," when he first went to work for Cambridge Analytica.
His lawyer, Tamsin Allen, said that last week Mr. Wylie offered to help Facebook recover the missing data.
Now, though, Facebook said on Sunday, Mr. Wylie is refusing to cooperate with the company until the suspension is lifted — a move the social network is not willing to make because of his role in the data harvesting.
In both Britain and the United States, lawmakers said that in the light of the new reports, they wanted fresh answers from both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica about how the data was obtained and what was done with it.
Mr. Collins, the British lawmaker, said he planned to call Alexander Nix, the chief executive of Cambridge Analytica, to return to Parliament and answer questions about testimony last month in which he claimed that the company never obtained or used Facebook data.
"It seems clear that he has deliberately misled the committee and Parliament," Mr. Collins said.
In the United States, the attorney general of Massachusetts, Maura Healey, announced on Saturday that her office was opening an investigation. "Massachusetts residents deserve answers immediately from Facebook and Cambridge Analytica," she said in a Twitter post that linked to the Times article.
Also on Saturday, the two top Congressional Democrats leading inquiries into Russian interference in the 2016 election — Senator Mark Warner of Virginia and Representative Adam Schiff of California — called for investigations of the Facebook data leak.
"This raises serious questions about the level of detail that Cambridge Analytica knew about users," said Mr. Schiff, who is the ranking Democrat on the House intelligence committee.
Matthew Rosenberg reported from Washington, and Sheera Frenkel from San Francisco.


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Buckingham's unique company culture flourishes despite dispersed workforce
Buckingham Strategic Wealth (Buckingham) is a growing organization of advisors, financial specialists, and thought leaders—part of the largest advising group in the world. They have over 250 employees, working from 19 offices across the US. They came first in the Extraordinary Organization of the Year category in Jostle Awards 2016 due to their internal workplace culture and engagement achievements with the use of the Jostle® platform. They're currently achieving 96% employee engagement rates.
"When you have offices spread across the country, a thriving culture quickly becomes difficult to manifest."
Molly Zerjal
Content Marketing Specialist
Buckingham was looking for a way to maintain a thriving company culture despite the distance between their multiple locations across North America. Their unique and people-focused culture is of utmost importance to them: "Buckingham has always generated a culture of dedicated work matched with lightness and play. We're an approachable, fun sect in an industry that often feels dreary and elitist," said Molly Zerjal, Content Marketing Specialist at Buckingham. The problem was they didn't have a way to maintain and foster this culture across their locations.
They started looking for an intranet shortly after opening several new locations and going through a period of growth: "The Jostle intranet entered our world at a perfect time. Several new locations and a hiring boom made it feel like we went from a boutique firm to a corporate powerhouse overnight. We were scrambling, looking for a way to make several parts a whole, and an intranet seemed like a solution," said Molly.
Buckingham found and launched the Jostle platform in February 2015 and the positive impact has been extraordinary. They've successfully connected their people across locations, given a voice to all employees, and their culture is thriving.
All employees—from leadership to new hires—are making good use of the Jostle intranet's many features. People are recognizing each other in real-time with Shout-Outs (a short, personalizable thank-you message that appears on the live-feed), staying abreast of company news with vibrant NEWS Articles, and have easy access to all administrative documents via LIBRARY.
"The Jostle intranet has become our virtual coffee shop on the corner where we all gather to catch up. It's where we get to know one another beyond the signature blocks, where personalities emerge, and camaraderie strengthens."
Buckingham NEWS
How is Buckingham using the Jostle intranet?
Here are just some of the ways that Buckingham is using the features of the Jostle intranet to create a stronger sense of community in their organization:
Celebrating personal milestones
Buckingham is using NEWS Articles to celebrate their employees' personal and professional achievements. Not only are they openly recognizing these achievements, they're creating a stronger sense of community by sharing it with the entire company. "Success outside the walls of Buckingham is as important and as celebrated as within," shared Molly.
NEWS Article celebrating employee achievement
Recognizing, rewarding, and poking fun
"Laughter is an unofficial pillar of our firm," shared Molly. This is reflected in Buckingham's use of Shout-Outs—not only are they using them to congratulate each other for good work and contributions, they're also using them to bring a sense of lightness and play to the platform. "We love our Shouts-Outs," Molly said, "whether it's praise for a colleague, trash-talking sports, or sharing personal pics, there's a constant stream of activity and updates."
Activity Update that celebrates the achievements of colleagues
Spotlighting teams
Buckingham uses their Jostle NEWS view to publish various series of articles, including one which spotlights different Buckingham locations, which they call "BuckCribs". They gather information, photos, and even videos from one location and showcase it via the Jostle intranet. This gives everyone a better understanding of what day-to-day life is like in that office and other parts of the country, which is serving to bring teams closer together. People are even booking flights to visit other offices and explore the surrounding areas! "With offices all over the country, the Jostle intranet is an important resource. On here, distance is no obstacle," said Molly.
BuckCribs on Buckingham's Jostle intranet
Buckingham is doing astonishing things with the Jostle platform. With a sustained, focused effort, and a dedicated Intranet Community Team, they've moved away from communicating via email to connecting and collaborating with the Jostle intranet.
In doing this, Buckingham has not only improved their communication and ability to recognize one another, they've brought their unique culture to life and their people closer together. "The personality of our firm and our associates is very present on our Jostle intranet. The best word to describe it: energy. Our intranet is a constant stream of updates, achievements and fun. It's an embodiment of our business, our culture, and ourselves," shared Molly.
"Without the Jostle platform, we would not be the company we are today. We would be a firm with several locations and a lot of people who don't know each other."
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Jostle's People Engagement® platform is helping organizations around the world become extraordinary. It creates connected and vibrant workplaces by connecting employees, enabling communication, and driving workplace culture. We make it easy for companies to engage their employees. This allows our customers to achieve employee participation rates of over 85% — that's over 5X industry norms. For more information contact info@jostle.me or visit us online at www.jostle.me.
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