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Konservative Sauli Niinistö vann presidentvalet i Finland.

Konservative Sauli Niinistö har vunnit presidentvalet i Finland.

New submitter KA.7210 writes "I am an employed mechanical engineer, having worked with the same company since graduation from college 5 years ago. I am looking to increase my credentials by taking more engineering courses, potentially towards a certificate or a full master's degree. Going to school full time is not an option, and there is only one engineering school near me that offers a program that resembles what I wish to study, and also has the courses at night. Therefore, I have begun to look at online options, and it appears there are many legitimate, recognizable schools offering advanced courses in my area of interest. My question to Slashdot readers out there is: how do employers view degrees/advanced credentials obtained online, when compared to the more typical in-person education? Does anyone have specific experience with this situation? The eventual degree itself will have no indication that it was obtained online, but simple inference will show that it was not likely I maintained my employment on the east coast while attending school in-person on the west coast. I wish to invest my time wisely, and hope that some readers out there have experience with this issue!"

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More than 150 million people in 180 nations are expected to watch the New England Patriots take on the New York Giants.

Finland gick till val i dag för att välja president.

Sauli Niinistö leder i det finska presidentvalet.

Tusentals människor fick fly sina hem i New South Wales och Queensland, efter att regn och översvämningar hotat att isolera områden i de australiska delstaterna.

wiredmikey writes "A hacker who tried to land an IT job at Marriott by hacking into the company's computer systems and then unwisely extorting the company into hiring him, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. The hacker started his malicious quest to land a job at Marriott by sending an email to Marriott containing documents taken after hacking into Marriott servers to prove his claim. He then threatened to reveal confidential information he obtained if Marriott did not give him a job in the company's IT department. He was granted a job interview, but little did he know, Marriott worked with the U.S. Secret Service to create a fictitious Marriott employee for the use by the Secret Service in an undercover operation to communicate with the hacker. He then was flown in for a face to face "interview" where he admitted more and shared details of how he hacked in. He was then arrested and pleaded guilty back in November 2011. Marriott claims that the incident cost the company between $400,000 and $1 million in salaries, consultant expenses and other costs."