Britney Spears first to hit 1 million followers on Google+

Britney Spears accepts the best pop video award for "Till the World Ends" at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

By David Eckstein Zap2it

8:02 a.m. EST, December 23, 2011

Well, it appears people do use Google+ after all. The search company's second foray into the social media space (remember Google Buzz?) has delivered its first account with 1 million followers. And that person is Britney Spears.

The pop star recently surpassed the milestone and now leads the second most popular person, Google co-founder Larry Page, by just more than 100,000 fans. Coming in third place is self-professed "Spiritual Advisor" Snoop Dogg. The rapper has 941,000 followers.

These numbers all seem like a lot until you realize that they pale in comparison to more popular social media outfits like Facebook and Twitter.? On Facebook, Spears has nearly 16 million "likes" and she's just shy of 12 million followers on Twitter.

Considering Spears had only 1,100 followers as recently as mid-July, it's still a pretty impressive number.

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Weekly Sandwich: Ham, Cheddar & Apple Butter

December 21, 2011, By Jack Heffron

I just liked the sound of it. Ham, cheddar and apple butter. Found it on The Galley Gourmet, an excellent recipe site by a Midwestern mother of three. I figured the sandwich's mix of sweet and savory had to taste pretty darn good. And it does.

What drew my interest most was the apple butter. I'd never tasted it before. I'd heard of it, sure, but only in reference to people who didn't know their asses from it?an endearingly crusty old insult, one my aunt used to say sometimes and one I've always enjoyed, as long as it wasn't being said about me.

I also liked the site's writer, Nicole, and her use of the word "tartine" in the sandwich's name. Tartine means open-faced, which I didn't know and am sure I'll forget because it's a tough word to wedge into conversation often enough to make it stick. But I'll certainly remember The Galley Gourmet's recipe for this surprisingly delicious ham, cheddar and apple butter tartine.

• 6 ? ?inch thick slices of good country bread *?
• 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter, softened
• 1/3 cup apple butter, homemade or store bought
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons grainy Dijon mustard **
• 1 ? ?lbs Black Forest Ham, thinly sliced (I use Boar's Head) ***
• 12 oz extra sharp white cheddar cheese, sliced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

* other recipes suggest ciabatta

** other recipes include just one type of mustard, which is what I used

*** I didn't

Here are The Galley Gourmet's instructions:

Place oven rack to highest position and preheat the broiler. In a small bowl combine the mustards and set aside.

Butter 1 side of each slice of bread with the butter. Place on a baking sheet. Broil until the bread begins to brown, about 2 minutes. Remove from the oven and spread the mustard mixture evenly over the toasted bread. Then spread the apple butter evenly over the mustard. Layer the ham and the top with the cheese slices. Return the baking sheet to the oven and broil until the cheese melts and begins to brown in some spots, about 2 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with chives. Serve immediately. Enjoy!?

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US offers $10 million for al-Qaida financier

WASHINGTON?? The United States on Thursday established a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to Yasin al-Suri, accused of operating from Iran as a facilitator and financier for al-Qaida.

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The bounty is the first offered for an al-Qaida financier and is aimed at disrupting a financial network that has operated from within Iran's borders since 2005, said Eytan Fisch, a senior Treasury Department official.

Robert Hartung, a senior State Department official, said that under an agreement between al-Qaida and the government of Iran, al-Suri had helped move money and recruits through Iran to al-Qaida leaders in neighboring countries.

Hartung said al-Suri, who is originally from Syria, also was known as Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil.

The U.S. Treasury Department in July blacklisted al-Suri and five other members of his network, exposing what the United States says are direct links between Tehran and the al-Qaida network.

Hartung said al-Suri's network serves as an important conduit for channeling both money and fighters from around the Middle East to al-Qaida leaders in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq.

"He is a dedicated terrorist working in support of al-Qaida with the support of the government of Iran," Hartung said. "As a key fundraiser for the al-Qaida terrorist network, he is a continuing danger to the interests of the United States."

Since 1984 the U.S. Rewards for Justice program has paid more than $100 million to more than 70 people who provided credible information that either prevented terrorist attacks or helped bring accused terrorists to justice, the State Department's Hartung said.

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TiPb Awards: Productivity app of the yearApple finally (yes, finally, deal with it) released the iWork apps for iPhone, namely Keynote, Numbers, and Pages. Agenda Calendar brought elegance to our appointments. Noteshelf made our iPads useful in planning sessions. Elements made...

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This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup]

Dec 17, 2011 5:00 PM 13,501 0

• Google Currents Is a Gorgeous Magazine-Style Newsreader for iOS and Android (iOS/Android) Currents, Google's long-awaited and rumored competitor to apps like Flipboard and Zite, finally launched yesterday, offering Android and iOS users a clean, attractive layout and a fresh way to read blogs, RSS feeds, and other trending news and topics right on your smartphone or tablet for free.
• Better Explorer Brings a Windows 8-Style Explorer to Windows 7, Ribbon and All (Windows) If you like the look of Windows 8's new version of Windows Explorer, but don't want to use the developer preview, free app Better Explorer brings some of the perks to your Windows 7 desktop.
• Microsoft's Beloved Note-Taking Tool OneNote Now Available for iPad (iPad) You guys listed OneNote as one of your favorite note taking applications, and today Microsoft finally released an iPad-optimized version of the awesome tool, while adding a tabbed interface, quick note creation, and more.
• Unstuck Is Your iPad Toolkit for Curing Indecisiveness, Tiredness, Lack of Motivation, and Other Life Issues (iPad) We've all had our "stuck" moments, from the big ("What should I do with my life?") to the everyday ("I'm tired of the same old lunches"). Unstuck is a brilliant app that coaches you through challenges to a better life.
• PDroid Gives You Control Over the Personal Information Your Android Apps Can Access (Android, rooted) PDroid is a free Android utility that allows you to see and block access by apps on your Android phone to your personal data and individually identifying information. The tool shows you which apps have access to information like your phone number, your Device ID (IMEI/MEID/ESN), SIM serial number, and more, and lets you disable access without breaking the apps in question.
• Snapheal Performs Complex Photo Touch Ups and Object Removals in Two Clicks (Mac) You're probably well aware that you can use Photoshop to perform touch ups and remove objects, but that comes with the obvious disadvantage of a hefty price tag. Snapheal is a new Mac app that's designed to handle just about every kind of photo touch up you could want, but for far less money.
• FlashControl Prevents Web Sites Automatically Loading Flash Videos (Chrome) Some sites automatically play Flash videos which can be annoying, troublesome at work, and suck up bandwidth. The Chrome extension FlashControl stops Adobe Flash from loading unless you have authorized a particular site to bypass the restriction.
• Picasa Now Shares Photos on Google+, Adds More Photo Effects and Side-by-Side Picture Viewing (Web) Picasa 3.9 finally has great integration with Google+, allowing you to easily upload and share photos on the service and tag friends. Even if you don't use Google+, you might want to download the update for new editing features.
• MyUnity Fixes Annoyances in Ubuntu's Unity Interface (Ubuntu) If you're using the newest versions of Ubuntu, you probably have an annoyance or two with the Unity interface. MyUnity is a system tweaker based around changing Unity's behavior and appearance.
• iTunes Updates to Version 10.5.2, Fixes iTunes Match and Audio Glitches (Mac/Windows) Today Apple released the latest update to its popular audio and video behemoth to improve performance with their iTunes Match service and general audio glitches experienced by some users. The update is available for download right now, so just run Software Update on your Mac or Windows PC or head on over to Apple to download it from their web site directly.

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