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Calling All Teen Volunteers!
The Comaine Library loves our teen volunteers! We get tons of compliments throughout the year about what a wonderful job our teens do with helping out with programs, the Friends of the Library booksales and other library events. Anyone in 7th through 12th grade can be a volunteer, even if you have never done it before!
All of our weekly volunteer slots are filled, but we do have a few openings for special volunteers left. Special volunteers come in to help with special projects when needed. This is perfect for someone who has a busy schedule because you can pick and choose which days you want to volunteer. Also, teens can earn volunteer hours simply by coming to a program at or sponsored by the Cromaine Library. These include TAB, the Teen Book Club, and any teen or adult program. Just fill out an application and we'll get you set up!
Even if you volunteered over the summer, you need to fill out a separate application to become a school-year volunteer. Applications are available at the library or upon request via email attachment. Simply send an email requesting an application to Carolyn at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can fill it out and send it right back or drop off your filled out application to the Youth Desk. Check out CromaineTAB on Facebook for updates and volunteer opportunities!
Grant Sweet Memorial Essay Contest 2014 - Deadline Tuesday, 11-4-14, 8 pm!
Grant Sweet Memorial Essay Contest
- Interview a soldier or veteran
- Learn about what their service meant/means to them
- Share what they tell you and what it means to you in a 250-word essay.
Essays must be submitted to Cromaine Library in the Village by November 4, 2014, 8:00 pm to be judged by a panel.
Cash prizes of $300, $200, $100 will be awarded.
We have received a donation that will increase the prize award for our essay contest by $100 each!! First prize will receive $400, second $300 and $200 for third! Please share this exciting news!
Winners must read aloud their essays at Cromaine Library on Monday, November 10, 2014, 6:30-8 pm.
Essays will be published in Hartland Area Community Council's Memorial Day Parade Booklet, Spring 2015.
For more information, call Carol Taggart, 810/632-5200 ext. 114
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Whisper's Users May Not Be So Anonymous After All
Anonymous messages posted on Whisper, the secret-sharing application, might not be so anonymous after all, according to a report from the Guardian published on Thursday. Whisper has strongly denied many of the Guardian's claims.
Whisper lets users post anonymous messages, often secret or gossipy in nature, publicly to the application. Other people can view and comment on the posts, and sometimes whispers posted on the application are used by news organizations, including the Guardian, in articles.
What The Guardian Found
According to the newspaper, Whisper monitors the location of some of its users, even those people who have decided to opt-out of the location sharing, and can track and pinpoint specific users with location turned on to within a 500-meter radius. The company is also reportedly sharing information posted from military bases with the U.S. Department of Defense, and monitoring "potentially newsworthy" users like military personnel and people who say they work at companies like Yahoo.
Additionally, the report claims Whisper is storing user information and post data indefinitely, even if someone believes they have been deleted, and that the company changed its privacy policy after learning about the Guardian's exposé. The information was reportedly gathered while the Guardian was speaking with Whisper about a potential journalistic relationship.
For people who turn off geo-location information, Whisper can use the poster's IP location to discern approximate location data like a particular city, state, or country. Whisper does not have any access to any personal information like name or address, rather a unique user identification code is assigned to each user the first time they download and sign up for the application.
From A Whisper To A Scream
Neetzan Zimmerman, editor-in-chief at Whisper, said the Guardian story was a "pack of vicious lies" and that the news organization "made a mistake posting that story and they will regret it." Zimmerman also said that the data Whisper provided to the Department of Defense was only from users who had opted-in to share their location.
The company says there is nothing in the geolocation data that can put the anonymity of users in jeopardy, and that it does not follow or track users. The company published a complete response to the Guardian's questions, along with links to other stories that describe some of the company's policies.
In January, Forbes reported that Whisper does track users in order to ban harassers or bullies on the site, and that the app has enough information on users for law enforcement to be able to figure out who posts what on the app. Whisper CEO Michael Heyward is fine with that, Forbes notes.
The key thing here is it's not so much about being anonymous to us. What users care about is they're anonymous to the community.
Whisper CTO Chad DePue was also quick to discount the Guardian story. He wrote on Hacker News that the company doesn't collect personal information on users, although it does monitor some location information:
We want to know where a user is in a general sense for things like tracking timezone so when we send pushes we know not to send pushes at 3 in the morning. you'd be surprised how often device timezone may not always match with physical location.
We use general location to determine things users may be interested in. folks who post in lower manhattan may see different results than people in College Station, TX, over time.
We have a lot of anti-spam technology, and what IP you posted from, and what country that IP is in, is important. I can't elaborate on this but it's incredibly logical why we would use that information for things like keeping the app from filling with spammy garbage.
We throw away the IP you used to create the whisper after a brief period of time.
His response was met with heavy criticism. Security researcher Moxie Marlinspike said that, based on DePue's response, he would assume that the Guardian's reporting was "entirely accurate" despite DePue's claim to the contrary.
A Third-Party Assessment
Security researcher and iOS forensics expert Jonathan Zdziarski conducted an independent investigation into the Guardian's claims. He found that although people don't provide their name or other personal information to Whisper, the unique identifier and the location data combined could potentially put someone's identity at risk.
The Whisper app does not appear to be a social networking application with analytics; it appears to be an analytics and user acquisition application that also happens to have a social networking component.
Zdziarski also found that while it would be simple for Whisper to "fuzz" or "salt" the precise location information before sending it to their server, the company does not. Instead, DePue told Zdziarski in a tweet, the company is filtering the location data on the server side.
"It would make much more sense for privacy's sake to simply fix this in future versions of the app," Zdziarski wrote.
Just Don't Trust Anonymous Apps
In the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations and other concerns about privacy and anonymity stemming from controversial polices from companies like Facebook, anonymous applications are on the rise.
Whisper and other apps like Secret and YikYak, supposedly provide users with a safe and secure place to talk about feelings on the Internet. Even Facebook is reportedly building an app that encourages you to spill your guts anonymously.
Users who just read and don't contribute to these online spaces can enjoy a bit of Schadenfreude at others' expense. But some users also post "secrets" on these anonymous networks that can do some serious damage.
Anonymous apps are still a small and growing space. As the Guardian article—along with stories like this Wired piece exposing a hack that could identify Secret users—illustrate, it might not be smart to trust these mobile applications with our deepest darkest secrets.
Anonymous applications are an important part of the Web. But they still have a lot of growing up to do. Until applications let users stay anonymous and safe from both the community and the companies that build them, there will always be a risk in sharing your secrets.
Of course, isn't the whole point of secrets to keep them to yourself?
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Tiny Box Promises To Keep You Anonymous On The Internet
What if anonymizing your Internet browsing activity was as easy as plugging in a router?
One group of privacy-focused developers is working to make that happen. Their $45 Anonabox is an open-source router that has already surpassed its Kickstarter goal by $250,000 with nearly a month to go.
Anonabox uses TOR, an open source privacy solution that encrypts messages through multiple network nodes. Once plugged in, it automatically encrypts all user data through TOR. It's small enough to fit in a wallet, and can be used as a buffer between your laptop and any wired Internet connection to skirt censorship and avoid prying eyes.
Demand for the Anonabox shows the gap in the market for a simplified solution to Internet privacy. I've previously written a tutorial for building a virtual private network for anonymous browsing for free, but it took me dozens of steps to explain. Meanwhile, Adafruit's Onion Pi also uses TOR, but costs double that of Anonabox and still needs to be built as a kit.
See also: Building A Raspberry Pi VPN Part One: How And Why To Build A Server
Of course, Anonabox's reliability depends on whether TOR's software is as anonymizing as it appears. Since 2013, there's been suspicion that the NSA could de-anonymize TOR users. This summer, researchers canceled a talk at the Black Hat security conference in which they were slated to explain how the average person can cheaply do the same.
See also: Researchers Won't Reveal How To Break Tor's Anonymous Web Browsing
If Anonabox does fulfill its security promises, it could be the smallest, cheapest, and simplest solution for online anonymnity to date. As August Germar, a security consultant on the project told Wired, it could have far reaching implications for people in countries where Internet access is censored, limited, or strongly policed.
"It was important to us that it be portable and small—something you can easily conceal or even throw away if you have to get rid of it," he said.
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Researchers Won't Reveal How To Break Tor's Anonymous Web Browsing
Attendees of the Black Hat security conference were looking forward to finding out next month how the average person can identify people using Tor, a browser that masks the identity of users so people can do things like buy and sell drugs online and communicate privately without fear of people intercepting their chats and emails.
But lawyers from Carnegie Mellon University, where the researchers work, requested that Black Hat pull the talk, Reuters reported. The speakers are researchers at the university.
The talk was titled "You Don't Have To Be the NSA to Break Tor: De-Anonymizing Users on a Budget."
Tor has frustrated the FBI, NSA, and other intelligence agencies seeking to tap into online communications. When the FBI busted the illicit Tor website Silk Road, it relied on other clues, like postings on non-encrypted websites, that helped them identify the man behind the operation, Ross Ulbricht.
The researchers from Carneige Mellon were planning to explain techniques that let them find out the identity of Tor users, as well as talk about cases in which criminals had been found.
There has been much speculation about why the popular talk was pulled from the conference. The Software Engineering Institute, a research arm of the university, is funded by the Defense Department and the Computer Emergency Response Team, which also works with the U.S. government. According to Reuters, one of the researchers worked there and hadn't sought permission from his employers for the talk:
[Black Hat spokeswoman Meredith] Corley said a Carnegie Mellon attorney informed Black Hat that one of the speakers could not give the Tor talk because the materials he would discuss have not been approved for public release by the university or the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).
The Tor Project, a nonprofit which helps distribute and develop Tor software, was not involved in the removal of the presentation from the conference. In a statement released Monday night, the group said that they support research on bugs and other security vulnerabilities:
We did not ask Black Hat or CERT to cancel the talk. We did (and still do) have questions for the presenter and for CERT about some aspects of the research, but we had no idea the talk would be pulled before the announcement was made.
Tor officials have promised a fix for the bug that allowed researchers to find the identity of users. In an email to users, Tor project leader Roger Dingledine said:
Based on our current plans, we'll be putting out a fix that relays can apply that should close the particular bug they found. The bug is a nice bug, but it isn't the end of the world. And of course these things are never as simple as "close that one bug and you're 100% safe".
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Facebook Introduces Anonymous Login For Connected Apps
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I'll Tell You A Secret: Anonymous Apps Matter
Until recently, I kept all my secrets to myself.
Sometimes I want to share my thoughts online, but find them too personal for Twitter, and not necessarily appropriate for Facebook. I want to share these thoughts anonymously, either because they're raw emotions, or because I find them embarrassing for some reason, even if they're funny and true.
But then there's Secret, the anonymous social networking app. Its notes and rumors have led technology reporters like me on wild goose chases, trying to confirm bits of gossip, from the true ("Nike is shutting down their wearables division") to the false ("Evernote is getting acquired"), sparking heated debates among entrepreneurs and investors.
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Secret is a bit like a high school bathroom stall, where anonymous comments are etched with the tips of sharp pens, but carry questionable legitimacy.
When Secret launched in January, early adopters were mainly the tech elite, journalists, startup founders and Facebook or Google employees seeking an outlet for gossip, snark and the occasional lie. My Secret feed—formed by posts from friends in my phone book, posts they had liked, or posts near me—was an endless stream of garbage about funding rounds, sexual conquests, or outright character assassinations (and even gossip about some of my good friends).
But then something happened. When Secret began reaching iPhone users outside of Silicon Valley and New York, the Secrets changed. No longer were they all immature; Secrets had developed feelings, and felt more human. I saw requests for prayer, professions of love, and pictures of cancer-free medical scans. They were honest-to-goodness Secrets, and I felt myself slowly becoming a fan of the application I loathed so much at first.
Some of the trash still lingers, but Secret is beginning to become an anonymous application that can be a vehicle for good.
Secret's founders want it to be a safe place where people can talk anonymously without receiving flak from friends or family like they might on Facebook or Twitter. Its vision falls in line with other anonymous apps, most notably Whisper, an application that has allegedly saved someone from suicide.
At the South By Southwest festival in March, Secret cofounder David Byttow said, "We don't have to be nice, but we should be kind." I initially scoffed at this idea, thinking it was completely naive, but now it makes sense. It's cathartic to surrender your own secrets, and to read others. But there's also an element of Schadenfreude that will never really go away.
Breaking Up With Our Social Identity
On social networks like Facebook and Twitter, we are increasingly tied to our real-world identities, whether we use pseudonyms or not. We share our thoughts and feelings, and our friends and followers can see and comment on what we say. We appear in online searches, and our words or pictures are saved to social networks, forever aligning us with things we've said or done over the years, even if they're trivial or awkward.
As more companies begin to adopt social logins for products and services, not only are your life's conversations a part of the online social fabric, but so are your purchases, movements, and Likes. Facebook, for instance, is poised to integrate with everything, and uses your personal information to sell advertising. Twitter, in its quest to be like Facebook, hopes to do the same.
There have always been options to remain anonymous, or at least pseudonymous, online, but all of your conversations are usually associated with a username. Anonymous applications, on the other hand, ditch the necessity of usernames altogether: No one can follow all your posts or comments, it's just you and a bunch of other anonymous strangers sharing your thoughts.
With Secret, you can share as much or as little as you want anonymously—though your friends from your address book that also have Secret will be notified when "a friend" posts. Comments are anonymous, too. Tiny icons identify the same commenter in a thread, but they change with each post, so no one can tell which secrets you share, or which you comment on.
On anonymous apps like Secret and Whisper, you don't have an identity, and your Internet history doesn't haunt you in the form of advertising.
Overcoming Challenges
It's doubtful anonymous applications will ever be as popular as other mobile apps like Instagram or Snapchat.
Secret, available only for iOS, is ranked fairly low in the App Store—it's No. 97 in the U.S. for social networking. Whisper, almost a full year older than Secret, is more popular as the No. 35 social networking app in the US.
The great challenge with anonymous apps is to add new users, but also convince people they're not mobile versions of a Burn Book. If people can't keep their posts clean, harm and gossip could eat these apps and alienate those users that use these platforms as places of refuge, not resentment.
PostSecret is a perfect example of how an anonymous mobile app can fail. As a website and art project, PostSecret.com features postcards with images, drawings, and admissions from people all around the world. Anonymous writers submit their thoughts and feelings to the PostSecret blog, and the moderator publishes selections for the world to enjoy.
PostSecret launched a mobile application in late 2011 that took out the middleman—the moderator—and let users post their own secrets directly to an app. It cost $1.99 and was extremely short-lived. The app was shut down in January 2012 after users, moderators and the creator's family were threatened. The website, however, is still running today.
Navigating moral issues and privacy is something anonymous apps will have to contend with. Secret is dealing with that by taking down destructive posts and letting users flag posts as inappropriate. But some high-profile people don't think that's enough.
Marc Andreessen, Netscape founder and Silicon Valley investor, went on a Twitter rant last month bashing anonymous apps.
"Such experiments start out as naughty fun, end with broken hearts and ruined lives. In the end everyone regrets participating in them," Andreesen wrote.
Secret was also blamed for sparking the drama surrounding a prominent engineer's departure from GitHub and the maelstrom of bad press that followed.
In order for Secret or Whisper to avoid the same fate as PostSecret, it will have to heavily monitor posts to prevent harmful posts from spreading. Of course, gossip, whether true or not, will always spread, and any platform that makes it easier will be filled with it.
How Anonymity Could Succeed
Now more than ever consumers are worried about their privacy online, so if there's an optimal time for anonymous apps to make it into our mobile devices, it's now.
Even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears to be warming up to the idea of online anonymity, having "talks" with Secret that have spurred rumors of an acquisition.
But if Secret wants to become part of my regular app repertoire, a number of personalization filters need to be implemented. For instance, I should be able to block certain words or phrases like "Threesomes" and "Y Combinator" from showing up in my feed. Additionally, the ability to opt out of sending friends notifications when you post would encourage me to write more secrets.
Eventually, Secret's algorithms should begin to learn the type of posts I enjoy—for instance, ones containing positive or humorous sentiment—it could show me more of those, while hiding negative, un-funny posts lower in the feed.
There are many Secret topics I'd like to avoid, but also some I want to follow; I imagine I'm not the only one. If topics were searchable or tagged, people could follow certain Secrets and create anonymous support groups for themselves.
Moms are a great example. Many women probably experience negative aspects of motherhood but feel guilty writing about it anywhere online. With Secret, they can post their complaints as easy as sending a text message to their best friend, and they won't be judged for complaining about their screaming toddler.
It's easy to scoff at anonymous apps when our own feeds are filled with filth. But as I've learned (and come to enjoy), when anonymous, humans have equal capacity to be supportive and cruel. And once app makers allow the cruelty to be filtered out, anonymous apps can become the public diaries we always wanted, all the while keeping our pen names private.
Lead image courtesy of Mack Male on Flickr. All other images screenshots from Selena Larson's Secret app.
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Content Promotion: The Difference Between Brands with Fans & Anonymous Content
Google has been using some pretty effective scare tactics to warn marketers off link building lately. Scalable link building – […]
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Yelp: Court Ruling on Anonymous Customer Reviews 'Could Have a Chilling Effect on Free Speech'
A U.S. court has ordered customer review website Yelp reveal the names of seven of its anonymous reviewers. The order follows a lawsuit filed by a carpet cleaning company which suspected that some of the reviews placed online about it were made up.
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Court Slams Free Speech: Anonymous Yelp Reviews Under Fire by @submitexpress
A Virginia court has published a ruling that could change the landscape of online reviews forever. The ruling declares that Yelp, the popular online destination for business reviews, must divulge the real names behind seven reviewers who criticized a local business under anonymous monikers. The case started in the court of Alexandria, where Virginia-based plaintiff—Joe […]
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With momentum on its side, the organic sector is strutting its stuff.
Anyone who's been in a supermarket lately knows labels can be tricky. Between "organic," "local" and other food claims, what's a savvy shopper to do?
There may never be an end to arguments over whether organic food is more nutritious. But a new study is the most ambitious attempt so far to resolve the issue and it concludes that organic fruit and vegetables offer a key benefit.
The largest study of its kind has found that organic foods and crops have a suite of advantages over their conventional counterparts, including more antioxidants and fewer, less frequent pesticide residues.
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Just in case you're undecided, we will make the case on why your kids should be eating organic
Health motivation still top reason to go organic; parents also want to steer clear of GMO
Imagine an ad campaign for organic food as ubiquitous as Got Milk?, Pork. The Other White Meat, and Beef: Its Whats for Dinner. Thats the idea behind a proposed federal program that would collect money from organic producers, and put it in a single pot for promotion and industry research for the whole organics sector.
No two ways about it. Organic food usually costs a little more than non-organic. But a new study shows that an increasing number of American parents are willing to dig deeper into their wallets to buy products that carry the organic seal.
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In a pan put oil, after the oil is slightly heat add above all the ingriedient, and saute slightly, after that put the egg yellow side down, after the yellow side become golden brown, cook both side till it golden brown, turn off the heat and sprinkle some coriander leaves.
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- Buster Olney, Senior Writer, ESPN The Magazine
Eventually, Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria will grow tired of the Dan Jennings experiment, of having a manager who hadn't managed before last week. Maybe that'll happen after more losses -- Miami has dropped seven of nine since the managerial change, including a tough loss Tuesday -- or after more changes in the coaching staff. Maybe the Marlins will turn it around, and Loria will still switch managers. As the old saying goes, the only sure things in life are death, taxes and a new Miami manager.
The next time Loria considers a change, assuming that conversation doesn't take place until after the 2015 season, here's a name he ought to seriously think about: Alex Rodriguez.
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Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.
Shares of Eastman Kodak dropped as much as 32.8 percent Wednesday following a Wall Street Journal story that the company is preparing for a possible bankruptcy filing.
What follows is a look at stocks in the S&P 1,500 displaying unusual volume in Thursday's trading session.
Here is a look at some companies that have seen their shares deviate significantly from their 50-day moving averages and have lost more than 50 percent in price year-to-date.
K-Swiss has absolutely owned the sports marketing world's attention over the past couple days, as its viral video featuring Danny McBride of "Eastbound & Down" as Kenny Powers has been watched over and over again.
Willie Mays Hays and his Indians team made a commercial imploring American Express customers not to "steal home without it" in the movie "Major League." And Jamie Foxx's Willie Beamon character was pitching MetRX in "Any Given Sunday." But those ads were using fictional characters in a fictional setting. But how about using a fictional character in a real setting?
Mardy Fish will play Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Wednesday. On the surface, it's the story of the world's No. 1 against an American player whose having his greatest run at his hometown slam. But dig a little deeper and you'll find a more intriguing business story.
Following are the day's biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of AutoZone and Del Monte popped while K-Swiss and Office Depot dropped.
It's the "usual suspects" holding down the top three spots on Trading With The Stars. Jonathan Tucker and a very active Stephen Collins maintain a status quo by holding the first two positions. Jonathan has not made any transactions except for bonus bucks since 4/23, and Stephen had been active buying and selling and getting big gains on Advanced Energy--balanced by losses in C-Cor. James Cromwell continues to hold 3rd place.
Actors Jonathan Tucker and Stephen Collins hold onto the first two positions in Trading With The Stars. (We post Jonathan's picture--as he still leads). Stephen had gains on most of his purchases on 4/24, but lost almost 6% on Advanced Energy. Meanwhile, Ernie Hudson continues to be the most volatile moving from down 5th to 8th on losses in Advent Software and Mentor.
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2015 IndoorCompeted in all nine meets ... At the American Indoor Track and Field Championships, placed 9th in the shot put with a mark of 16.31m, 53'6.25" and 15th in the weight throw (15.37m, 50'5.25") ... Posted two top-10 finishes in the shot put (6th; 15.70m, 51'6.25") and a personal-best in the weight throw (5th; 15.64m, 51'3.75") ... Placed fifth in the shot put (16.11m, 52'10.25") at the LSU High Performance Meet, the Tiger Invitational (15.72m, 51'7") and the ASU Invitational (14.63m, 48'0") ... At the season-opening Vanderbilt Music City Invitational, placed 6th in the shot put (15.70m, 51'6.25") and 7th in the weight throw (15.52m, 50'11"). 2014 OutdoorCompeted in the discus and shot put in seven meets ... Posted a personal-best and placed 7th in the shot put at the American Outdoor Track and Field Championships (16.47m, 54'0.5") ... Threw a season-best at the Georgia Tech Invitational in the discus (13th; 46.39m, 152'2") ... Earned a top-10 finish in the shot put at the Memphis Invitational (15.42m, 50'7.25").2014 IndoorCompeted in five meets ... At the American Indoor Track and Field Championships, placed 11th in the shot put with a mark of 15.41m, 50'6.75" ... Earned 7th in the shot put (15.23m, 49'11.75") at the 2014 Redhawks Invite ... Posted a top-10 finish and season-best at the Vanderbilt Indoor Invitational in the shot put (15.42m, 50'7.25").2013 Indoor/OutdoorRedshirted
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Senators have reached a consensus to approve a bill amending the Anti-Money Laundering Act (Amla) and a bill against terrorist financing before adjourning on June 7, according to Sen. Franklin Drilon.
"In a caucus last Monday, the Senate leadership and all the senators agreed to pass these two measures," Drilon told a Senate press forum.
The senators had been debating three bills proposing key amendments to the Amla, including striking out the requirement that the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) notify the owner of a bank deposit when applying for authority to inquire into that bank deposit, among other things.
Also being debated was the antiterrorist financing bill.
The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has warned AMLC officials that the Philippines would end up in the FATF blacklist if the antimoney laundering amendments were not enacted.
The FATF, the Paris-based inter-governmental body that develops and promotes policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, will be assessing the progress made by the Philippines when it meets in Rome from June 18 to 22, said APG executive secretary Gordon Hook.
If the Philippines has not taken "sufficient action" to implement significant components of its action plan by June, the FATF would likely "progress the Philippines" to the blacklist, and call on members to "consider the risks" arising from deficiencies in anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism, Hook said.
"The effect of the Philippines being blacklisted would be very serious," he said in a May 18 letter to Amando Tetangco Jr., the AMLC chairman and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor.
Drilon said being blacklisted would have serious implications on Filipinos working overseas, particularly on their money.
One of the sanctions would be enhanced examination of the remittances, he said.
"Remember that the cardinal rule in the banking system is KYC (know your customer). They can use this principle in order to justify an enhanced extensive investigation for every remittance done by overseas Filipino workers. If we are placed in the blacklist and with the enhanced investigation, that will discourage the workers from going to the banks and the regular banking system and resort to the informal sector with all the dangers of the remitted amount being lost and the adverse effects on the economy of these dollars not being included in our gross international reserves," he said.
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#147: Shannon Knapp, President of Invicta Fighting Championships will recieve the Duomachy Trailblazer Award this Saturday, December 6, during the 1 Dream Awards in Las Vegas Nevada. The award will be presented by UFC Creator and Co-Founder Art Davie. On December 5, IFC10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio can be seen live on UFC Fight Pass 9ET/6PM.
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The always dynamic and candid Tonya Evinger discusses how she is preparing for her upcoming fight with Cindy Dandois at Invicta FC 10 December 5th going down in Houston, Texas at Invicta FC 10.
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Powell earns boys District 8-2A MVP
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Henrietta senior Nick Powell was named the District 8-2A Most Valuable Player for the 2012-13 boys basketball season.
Powell averaged 19 points and eight rebounds per game for the Bearcats, who were the district runner-up and pushed Cisco to overtime in the bi-district round.
Seniors Justin Jones and Cameron Englishbee plus sophomore Brayden Boyd of 8-2A champion Holliday also earned special honors. Jones shared the Offensive Player of the Year honor with Bowie senior Derek Vann and Englishbee was the Defensive POY. Boyd shared Sixth Man honors with Connor Fletcher of Henrieta.
Eagles coach Kyle Tucker is the Coach of the Year.
Bowie sophomore Trey Johnson was tabbed as the Newcomer of the Year.
Holliday advanced all the way to the Region I-2A final, just missing a trip to state with a 46-44 loss to Idalou on Saturday. The Eagles were the only district team to win a playoff game this year.
Five area teams had five or more players qualify for the Academic All-District team, too.
District MVP — Nick Powell, Sr. Henrietta
Off. POY — Justin Jones, Sr. Holliday and Derek Vann, Sr. Bowie
Def. POY — Cameron Englishbee, Sr. Holliday
Newcomer — Trey Johnson, So. Bowie
6th Man — Connor Fletcher, Jr. Henrietta and Brayden Boyd, Jr. Holliday
Coach of the Year — Kyle Tucker, Holliday
Luke Vedder, Jr. Jacksboro; Reid Spiller, Sr. Jacksboro; Cooper Tisdale, Jr. Jacksboro; Jacob Cole, Sr. Holliday; Malachi Cade, Jr. Holliday; Nick Parker, Jr., Holliday; Cole Burns, Sr., Henrietta; Dalton Davidson, Sr., Henrietta; Hayden Hill, Sr., Nocona; Kenton Spikes, Sr., Bowie.
Kirk Weldon, Jr. Jacksboro; Carter Pledger, Jr., Jacksboro; Reed Cummings, So., Holliday; Chase Larson, Jr., Holliday; Zach Everett, Sr., City View; Kent Wingfield, Sr., City View; Ben Fletcher, Sr., Henrietta; Phillip Davis, Sr., Henrietta; Kameron Hill, Fr., Nocona; Jaxon Phipps, So., Nocona; Marcus Vaughan, Sr., Bowie.
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Nocona — Hayden Hill; Kameron Hill; Caleb Swofford; Jaxon Phipps; Brock Skinner.
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Jacksboro — Reid Spiller; Jared Lamberson; Evan Lane; Cristian Botello; Logan Dixon; Luke Vedder; Cooper Tisdale
Henrietta — Tyler Coleman; Ben Alan Page; Philip Davis; Conner Fletcher; Ben Fletcher; Nick Powell
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Avoiding ObamacareSubmitted by docpearce on Thu, 10/31/2013 - 22:32
From what I understand, the gov't can only collect the penalty for non-compliance by taking it out of your tax return. If you don't get a tax return, they legally have no way to get the money from you.
A company or a state should have the balls to set up a free-market plan that uses HSA's and catastrophic coverage to keep costs low and encourage their subscribers to take the penalty but never pay it.
With millions of people being kicked off of "subpar" plans, a company could make a killing by offering a plan that spits in the face of Obamacare
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This is what I've been saying...
If what came from the House was a bill making non-compliance a penalty, a Supreme Court justice can't determine it is a tax, justices don't have that authority, they can't change the language of the law.
When, on the other hand, the Supreme Court determined it to be a tax, it must be sent back to the House, all tax bills originate in the House. If not, it is an unconstitutional law, which makes it null and void.
I hate to think of the billions spent on this monster. The Affordable Care Act (what a joke) was illegally and unconstitutionally passed by Harry Reid and the other traitors in the Senate and signed by a poser in the White House.
It's time for the American people to roll up their sleeves and get to work. Write, call and email your representatives. I'd love to hear the responses. I also find it hard to believe the people in Washington haven't thought this through.
A lien on your house if you own one
It is my understanding that they can also put a lien on you home if you have one. I'm not sure how that would work, but if you don't pay property taxes they can sell your home at auction and you get any extra beyond the outstanding taxes plus you get to keep the mortgage.
Also people are saying that the fine is $95 the first year but that is only the minimum. You can be fined 1% of your income the first year and that percentage will go up in future years. 1% of $30,000 is $300.
Mighty mountains in grandeur stand, but tiny raindrops turn them to sand! Noah, I think I just felt a raindrop!!
They just add any penalty to your annual tax bill
Good luck with that but im all in favor of anyone finding a loophole


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East Allen County Schools made a push to put an iPad in the hands of every student, doubling the number of digital devices in the district. No technology staff were added, just miles of cable and a wireless access point in every classroom.
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Web-based tools continue to proliferate, giving teachers more to add to their arsenal, but it can be hard to determine which resources are worth spending time exploring. Here are some for your consideration.
In a small school on the South Side of Chicago, 40 children between the ages of five and six sit quietly learning in a classroom. In front of each of them is a computer running software called Reading Eggs. The director of North Kenwood-Oakland school says this sort of teaching, blending software with human intervention, helps her pupils learn faster.
Each of Miami-Dade's 350,000 public school students will have access to a digital device by 2015, according to a plan approved by the Miami-Dade School Board. Board members unanimously endorsed the proposal by Superintendent Alberto Carvalho to lease more than 100,000 devices, which will be paid off over a period of up to six years.
For the first time at the International Society of Technology in Education's (ISTE) annual conference, McGraw-Hill Education is presenting its latest digital solutions that address two of the most important issues and trends in K12 education: the Common Core State Standards and the rise of personalized teaching and learning through technology.
While computers and internet access are common in the classroom, students are often using this technology for simple foundational exercises, rather than higher-order data analysis or statistics work that will help prepare them for the modern workforce. The bottom line: Schools are not getting a big enough bang for their education technology buck, according to a new report.
In today's blended learning environment, an increasing number of students and teachers have access to technology that extends the educational process well beyond the classroom walls. As part of this trend, school districts across the U.S. are implementing practices and policies that transform learning environments into one of participatory learning for the purpose of improving student outcomes.
Liberty will pay about $900,000 a year for four years to lease about 3,200 MacBook Air laptops for all high school students. Thousands more will be spent to upgrade software and pay for product licenses, computer bags, expanded wireless connections, and teacher training. Teachers will get laptops over the summer to begin their work, and students will get theirs in the fall.
Seventh and eighth graders in Oregon schools will get a welcome amenity next year when classes start. The board of education approved a technology lease with Apple Inc. that will put iPads in the hands of every middle school student.


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I would like to let the people of Henry County know about a recent change that has been made at the Henry County Sheriff's office.
It appears that Sheriff Danny Cravens has changed his son's hourly pay scale as a part-time deputy sheriff from $12.98 per hour to $25.31 per hour. No other employee at the Henry County Sheriff's office received a pay increase when Deputy Cravens was changed.
Starting this week, hundreds of state legislators from across the country will begin visiting classrooms to kick off the 16th annual "America's Legislators Back to School Program."
In support of new community theatre
Last Friday night my wife and I had the privilege of attending the inaugural performance of The Theatre Downstream. This is Henry County's community theater, which uses the Henry County High School for performances.
The play, "Moon Over Buffalo," was fast-paced, full of humor and action and was wonderfully executed by a truly professional acting troupe.
Recognizing true leadership
As life continues to unfold and I find myself moving to new locations and taking on different challenges, I always take time to look back and evaluate where I came from and the impact those experiences have on who I am becoming.
The closest tie to Louisville I used to have in my youth came in the form of the long concrete path of Interstate 64, which hastened my journey to see family in Cincinnati through its connection to I-71.
As a child and passenger, the trip through Kentucky didn't mean that much to me — just a means to an end and a sightseeing tour chauffeured by my dad.
The older I get the more precious I find life and my relationships with others to be. Our time could be over at any given moment, without warning, and each day is a reminder to prepare for that unfortunate truth.
When I was in elementary school, my family moved from Whittemore Prescott to Gaylord, Michigan. We were building a home in a newly developed subdivision where there was only one finished house, and another being built across the cul-de-sac from us.
Growing up next to corn and beans farms, running in between the corn stalks as a child and riding my grandpa's tractor and combine, I can still picture the long straight rows in fields that appeared to run from a county road to the horizon.
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Slash's New York City Gig To Stream Live + Documentary Short to Premiere on TV
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators will play a special New York show, with plans for programming throughout the week.
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators will play a special New York show, with plans for programming throughout the week.
Slash has spoken out about his former rift with Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley, who called out the ex-GN'R guitarist in his book.
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Slash is appreciative of a BBC riff poll honor, but admits he has trouble taking it seriously.
Duff McKagan was Slash's special guest during his Washington tour stop, with the pair collaborating live on Guns N' Roses' 'It's So Easy.'
Slipknot, Faith No More and a wealth of other bands will start their 2015 down under playing Australia's annual Soundwave Festival.
Slash has lent his guitar talents to penning a score for the upcoming 'Clowns 3D Music by Slash' maze at Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights.
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Former UFO bassist Pete Way has secured guest spots from Slash and Nikki Sixx for his upcoming solo album.
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In celebration of Guitar Center's 50th anniversary, Slash and company will play three shows over the span of a week. The first show is at the Troubadour on Sept.


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it definitely is too long for most of the computers !
It is a cosy small village though, just north of Karlsruhe. It has a rather rural character, is close to the Rhine river and to the forest and is connected to Karlsruhe by tram!
Great place to live in!
- Pros:very rural - nice and quiet
- Cons:very rural - a little boring
- In a nutshell:great place to live and still close enough to Karlsruhe
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I just had a ball checking out Egg-Leo! :)
I'm going back to Egg-Leo sometime during summer :D and I thought S-bahn was Schnellbahn like in Vienna hehehe.
Great video Christine!! Love the Carinal! It looks like so much fun, I wish I was there.
There is a similar shop like ADIS not far from here. On 16 and 17 november here they will offer free of charge hot chocolate. Ciao!
I'm going to enjoy staying here and trying the ice cream.
Best ice cream around huh? Are they open in winter?
Very interesting page ;-)
Hi Christine, thanks for the postcard. Glad you had a good time at Carnival, and made some good updates here. None of my UK friends have ever heard of "Dinner for One" by the way.
You should put YOUR home-cooking under warnings and dangers as your food is so yummy that we all eat too much at your table!
Great tip about 'Katrin'. You should have heard the song about it at the carnival session of the LCC - to the melodie of 'Oh, oh, Katrin' from the Black Föss. They even joked that Katrin only passed Leopoldshafen and gave Eggenstein the cold shoulder ;o)
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5 Tips for Flipping Your PBL Classroom
I am of course a huge project-based learning (PBL) nerd and advocate. I am also an advocate for the flipped classroom, yet at the same time I also have my concerns about flipping a classroom. This model still hinges upon great teachers, and engaging curriculum and instruction. So why not combine PBL and the flipped classroom? It can be an excellent match when you consider some of the following tips. Even Salman Khan believes that the flipped classroom can create the space for PBL.
1. Short Content Videos
The key piece here is short. Kids do not want to be watching hours of content. However, short five- to ten-minute videos could be used to replace lectures in the classroom and free up space for more PBL time. These videos might be introductions to learning the content, or possibly content review. Students who enjoy the flipped classroom often comment that their favorite part is being able to watch videos over and over again as needed. Find or create these videos, and make sure to align them to the significant content you intend to teach and assess in your PBL project.
2. Collaborative Virtual Work
I love it when students assign their own homework. Many times in a PBL project, the team might not quite finish all they want to do in class, and some of this work relies on collaboration. There are many digital tools out there that allow for collaboration, and this could be your chance to "flip the collaboration," whether it's joint research and documentation, or even reflection as a group. This virtual work can also be great documentation for assessing collaboration as one of the 4 C's in the 21st century learning aspect of a PBL project.
3. Virtual Labs and Games
Flipping isn't just videos, because -- let's be honest -- videos can get boring after a while. As you go through the PBL process with students, use other types of virtual activities as both components to learn content and a means of formative assessment. For example, if students need to learn about parts of the body, use an interactive digital lab for them to do a dissection. Or, if students are learning about some math component, have them play a math game outside of the brick-and-mortar setting that still allows you, as the teacher, to check on how they're doing.
4. Product Production
If you are concerned with students taking an excessive amount of time in actually constructing the PBL product, give a technology choice or choices as an element of the final product. These products can be produced and edited in the cloud, where individual students and teams can have access to them 24/7. You can ask students for these links and give them your feedback to help improve their work.
5. Consider Tech Equity
Not all of our students have access the technology. Some of us are lucky enough to have 1:1 classrooms, but not all. Because of that, you need to truly consider equity as a core issue if you intend to flip your PBL classroom. It's difficult for students to collaborate digitally, for example, if some have access to the technology while others do not. In cases like this, consider your flipped components as optional for those students able to use them.
PBL and the flipped classroom model can play well together. In fact, PBL can make it better when students are engaged in authentic work and given voice and choice in how and what they want and need to learn. What are some of the ways you've used both the flipped classroom and PBL? How do you see them complementing each other?
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Any tips for how to get buy-in on the flipped classroom with students? My adult learners seem to only want the information told to them. I have tried bringing in WEB sites for discussion, divided into groups with activities and then class sharing, but one I did have many say that "You are the teacher" and "You are supposed to teach us". They don't get it that they are learning by doing these alternative things.
Lynn, I've found that adults can be a lot more rigid than kids in their conception of how to learn. One way to get around that rigidity is to take the power they hand you and turn it right back onto them...
Them: "You are the teacher. You are supposed to teach us."
You: "Yes, that's right. I am the teacher, and this is the best way to learn."
Also, all the rules about engaging learners apply to adults as much as they do to children.
Nex-gen Students and Tech Goes Hand-in-Hand
Students these days are very much involved with technology. So i don't totally agree with the point #5 Consider Tech Equity. Edtech is showing its magic everywhere now from kindergarten school to University. Though I agree with the fact that combination of PBL and Flipped Classroom can play well together when it comes to make learning fun and completing an assignment within a speculated time with ease.
Hi Jennifer,
I have not tried this myself, but I'm wondering if you held time at the school library or in your classroom before or after school for students who either didn't have access to teach at home or just wanted to get their "home" work done in school. If the flipped classroom elements are optional, it only creates a problem if some students don't have any options to participate. If there was an option, like after school library time, it may help with that. However, I don't think flipped classroom is for every classroom, and if it becomes an issue of equity, it may not be a good fit. It's better to do all the digital work where all students can have access to the technology. Hope this helps!
Hi Becky -- Yes, the people I've brainstormed with have mentioned that as a possibility, too. I would think that teachers and community members would have to do some planning, though, for things like transportation -- a lot of the same kids who don't have technology at home also catch the bus home right after school. Still, this seems like a good solution if the logistics could be worked out.
Has anyone ever tried "in-class" flipping? This would involve having some students "plugged in," watching tutorials or video lectures, while others did independent work, group work, or a teacher-led activity. It would require good planning ahead of time, and it would still consume some class time, but the advantage would be that students would get better quality one-on-one time with the teacher when they aren't watching the videos, and the teacher is still freed up from delivering the content in real time. Has anyone tried an arrangement like this?
Hi Jennifer!
How many kids don't have access. do you know? In our district, some kids use phones, use computers at the library or community center after school, etc. kids without true access were much fewer than we presumed, mostly because even those without computers often had some access through cell phones instead. Some schools i know also have a few "lenders" that they let kids check out for some assignments and projects and there's been surprisingly few problems there as well.
Hi Jennifer,
I know I've heard of some districts that will have loaner devices for students without access. Videos can be loaded onto the device if there's no home connectivity.
Short videos are definitely the way to go. If you're flipping, you are now competing with Xbox, Playstation, ESPN, reality TV, and whatever else the students have going on at home.
Videos need to be short and the more engaging they are, the better. When you're just starting out, production values don't necessarily need to be that high, but you will want to raise the quality level very quickly to keep the students "hooked."
You're now a media producer, and you must design accordingly.
Good article and good suggestions from the commenters, too. But the term "flipped classroom" looks to me like one of those buzzwords that is beginning to lose its usefulness as it is applied to more and more activities. To me, #1 sounds like "flipping" (lectures at home, practice/procedural learning at school). The others describe various learning tasks for students to do at home... what used to be called homework.
It combines traditional classroom knowledge with real-world expertise and skills to better prepare students for success. Project-based learning puts the teacher into more of a facilitator role that allows for greater dialogue with each individual student.
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• I am a spiritual person in that I think we are all connected with the Universe, and that Nature is worth working together for. But I do not believe the Universe has any influence on good or bad. This said, on the point above, I can only be agnostic. It's in the realm of gut feeling… nothing more.
HOWEVER, to the eternal old argument that us atheists cannot PROVE there is no god — my answer depends on what we mean by "God":
1) If you are talking about an intelligent god-like intelligent force out there — true, I cannot prove the negative.
2) If you are talking about any man-made folkloric "gods" of our different cultures, like the Christian God, then yes! — I CAN prove beyond any reasonable doubt that He does NOT exist!
There are 3 ways to dismiss this god alleged to be omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent:
A) His character has all the flaws of man: Jealousy, vengeance, elitist, sectarian, prone to ethnic-cleansing/genocide, has regrets, an inflated ego and need for adulation, unforgiving unless blood is shed, and more… NOTHING of an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent God.
It is supposed to be a prophetic book, yet makes no hints on the age of technology, nor the uniting of the whole world thru the internet. Not ONE hint!
C) Given that the only reason the concept of God exists in our collective minds is because it originates from scriptures like the Bible, a self-crediting and flawed collection of books — there is no logic nor evidence to claim the main character as real.
Not only is there no evidence for him — there is evidence AGAINST him.
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.8 earthquake that shook northern Yellowstone National Park is the strongest there since 1980.
But the Sunday quake was still considered relatively light, and its location didn't raise concerns about the park's supervolcano, which experts say has the potential to erupt with a force about 2,000 times the size of Mount St. Helens and would have worldwide effects.
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations says the earthquake occurred at 6:34 a.m. about 4 miles north-northeast of the Norris Geyser Basin. It was felt in the Montana border towns of West Yellowstone and Gardiner.
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Buster Posey hit a home run and drove in two runs to back Matt Cain's seven solid innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 Saturday. Cain (11-5) gave up two runs on seven hits in 7 1-3 innings, and added an RBI single, to win for the first time since July 15. He walked one and struck out six. Angel Pagan hit a two-run triple, and Marco Scutaro, Hunter Pence and Joaquin Arias also drove in runs for the Giants. D.J. LeMahieu hit his first major league home run or the Rockies, who had won three of four. Drew Pomeranz (1-7) gave up four runs on five hits over four innings to remain winless (0-4) over his last six starts. He struck out three and did not walk a batter. Posey's 19th home run of the season, a two-run shot in the third that landed in the first row of the left field bleachers, gave the Giants a 4-0 lead and was his ninth since the All-Star Break, tied with Chase Headley for second most in the NL. Cain carried a shutout into the sixth, when the R...
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Whaling Ship Drifts Off Antarctic Area
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A Japanese whaling ship crippled by fire drifted off the world's largest penguin breeding grounds Friday, and New Zealand alerted other countries it may need help if the vessel leaked oil into the pristine Antarctic waters.
One crewmember was missing from the 8,000-ton Nisshin Maru, which had started to list from water pumped aboard to fight the fire. The fire was contained below decks but continued to burn, said New Zealand Conservation Minister Chris Carter.
No oil had spilled and the vessel was in no immediate danger of sinking, officials said.
Carter contacted his counterparts in Japan, Australia, United States and Britain – other signatories to the Antarctic Treaty with responsibility for protecting its environment – in case "an international environmental response is needed," ministerial spokesman Nick Maling said.
Antarctica New Zealand chief executive Lou Sanson said he had asked the U.S. Antarctic program to redirect a scheduled flight over the Nisshin Maru on Friday to check the ship's condition and provide the first independent assessment of the vessel since the fire began Thursday.
The ship was carrying 132,000 gallons of heavy oil and 211,000 gallons of furnace oil.
Steve Corbett, a spokesman for Maritime New Zealand, said his agency had spoken with the ship early Friday and the captain said overnight pumping had emptied excess water from the stricken vessel.
"That's corrected the list … but there is still no (engine) power," he said. The fire "is contained and controlled" at present.
"We're confident the situation is under control but there's still an environmental threat and a crewman is still missing," he told The Associated Press.
Search teams were waiting for smoke to clear in the burning area before attempting to assess its condition and search for crewman Kazutaka Makita, 27, Japan Fishery Agency official Kenji Masuda said.
Crew members also planned to reboard the ship to check its engine at that time and restart it if possible, he added.
Japanese officials said the blaze broke out below deck, where whale carcasses are processed. Most of the vessel's 148-member crew were evacuated Thursday to three other ships in the area that also belong to the Japanese whaling fleet, said Hideki Moronuki, an official with the Japan Fisheries Agency.
Hatches were closed to seal off the burning area, and some 30 crew members stayed aboard to fight the fire, pumping in seawater, Moronuki said.
The Nisshin Maru is the mother ship for five other Japanese vessels that hunt whales in annual hunts that Japan says are for research. The hunts began after the International Whaling Commission imposed a global ban on commercial whaling in 1986.
The program is allowed by the IWC, which uses its data and approves its kill quotas. But many environmental groups say the hunts are a pretext to keep Japan's tiny whaling industry alive. Meat from the catch is sold commercially, and canned or frozen whale can be found in most large supermarkets, though it is no longer an important part of the Japanese diet.
One of the ships in the Nisshin Maru's group collided on Monday with a ship from the Sea Shepherd anti-whaling group, which was protesting the hunt. The two Sea Shepherd ships left the area on Wednesday after running low on fuel.
Masuda said it was too early to determine what effect the fire would have on the whaling operation.
The ship was drifting 110 miles from Antarctica's Cape Adare, which hosts the world's largest penguin breeding rookeries with some 250,000 breeding pairs of Adelie penguins, Sanson said.
"It's a long way off the coast but the currents do go that way. We're very concerned about what could happen," Sanson told The Associated Press.
He said the ship was far from help and in a "high energy environment where you get a lot of storms." Conditions were calm Thursday.
The New Zealand navy said it had two frigates that could get to the scene quickly. A Greenpeace ship is also nearby, though Moronuki said Japan would not seek help from anti-whaling vessels.
Institute of Cetacean Research spokesman Glenn Inwood said the New Zealand-owned tug Pacific Chieftain, the closest salvage vessel to the Nisshin Maru, was 6 1/2 days away.
"Contingencies are being made at this stage but, again, it all depends on the damage assessment and that will be done over the next few hours," he told National Radio on Friday.
Associated Press Writer Carl Freire contributed to this report from Tokyo.