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The Military Censor and the Rumor Mill
When told of the 'kidnapping of two officers,' Israel's citizens remained with the questions, but with no authorized report on the goings-on. The defense establishment deemed them incapable of dealing with such a crisis, and chose the easy way out - to slap a sweeping gag order on the affair.
This is how the rumor mill works: At noon on Thursday, I was waiting for a meeting in a small office in Tel Aviv. My host was delayed, and his secretary asked me if I had heard of "the kidnapping of the two officers."
"No," I replied. "I listened to the news on the way and they didn't say anything. Where did it happen?"
"I don't know," she said. "A friend who is a bank investment consultant called to tell me that all the screens in the stock market are red. Those people know things like that."
The hours passed, the rumor spread and with it came the questions. Is this a recurrence of the abduction of soldier Nachshon Wachsman in 1994? How will Sharon handle the crisis? Has the Palestinian front awakened, a day after a soldier was killed in the north and the disengagement objectors rioted on the roads and abused a Palestinian in Gaza?
Israel's citizens remained with the questions, but with no authorized report on the goings-on. The defense establishment deemed them incapable of dealing with such a crisis, and chose the easy way out - to slap a sweeping gag order on the affair. Only in the evening news did the authorities release a report saying that Palestinian rumors had alleged that two soldiers had been abducted in Nablus, but they were later found to be groundless. All our soldiers are safe and well.
The military censor's job is to prevent the enemy's intelligence from obtaining information. However, in this case, the "enemy" was au fait with the events. Reuters in Gaza reported the story about the soldiers' kidnapping at about 3 P.M., and the Arab television networks followed suit. Every Palestinian or Syrian saw live reports from Nablus; only in Tel Aviv and Haifa did people have to settle for unsubstantiated rumors, or know someone who works in a bank. Apparently the defense establishment sees the Israeli public as the enemy from whom it must hide information.
The establishment's explanations sound like schoolboy cloak-and-dagger excuses. "You can't compare releasing a report in Israel to the foreign media." "There were operative considerations." What were they? The Israel Defense Forces wanted media silence to prepare a possible rescue operation, to count the soldiers without pressure from worried families and politicians, and to wait until the families had been notified, like in cases of casualties. But from whom exactly were they hiding it? After all, every Palestinian in Nablus knew that forces were amassing around the city. If he hadn't seen them for himself, he could have switched the channel to Al Jazeera.
It's hard to complain about the military censor. When such frightening arguments are presented, it is hard to resist banning the report, even if it has been broadcast all over the world. What is troubling is the judgment of the ranks that are superior to the censor. No one in the defense leadership - from Shaul Mofaz and Dan Halutz to the head of operations, Yisrael Ziv, and IDF spokeswoman Miri Regev - dared to take responsibility and issue an authorized statement to the public. Something like: "There's a Palestinian report that has not been verified about kidnapping soldiers. The matter is being looked into." So simple, reliable and reassuring. But why hurt the morale? Or take responsibility for a possible botch? It's easier to have the censor black out the screen.
Three years ago, on the day of the battle in Jenin in Operation Defensive Shield, the information was concealed for numerous hours, during which Israel was agitated with rumors of the death of the chief of staff's deputy and defense minister in a helicopter crash. Since then, the defense establishment has held dozens of seminars, in which it admitted its media failure in this incident. Yet now, when the dilemma reawakens, the top brass in the Kirya do exactly the same as they did then. Once again, they decide the Israeli public is not ready to handle such disasters, or they prefer to direct the media to the photo-ops available at a tour by the chief of staff, censuring the less pleasant news.
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What do you do, for instance, when you can't get a visa to pedal through Pakistan?
Why go fast when you can go slow?
Last year, Luke Parry biked 1,300 miles from London to Morocco over the course of two weeks, at one point covering 126 miles in a single day. But according to Parry, who has also cycled to Istanbul and through Scandinavia, speeding through country after country stopped him from fully interacting with each new surrounding. That's why the vehicle of choice for his upcoming journey around the world is a pedicab, or cycled rickshaw, or what he calls the World Rickshaw Taxi. Parry plans to depart this September from his home in the U.K., beginning a 16,000-mile, one-and-a-half-year ride and picking up as many passengers as possible along the way.
Parry has had to alter the route several times so far due to political and climate conditions. "I could have easily gone through Russia earlier in the summer, but because I'm leaving in September, it's just not possible," Parry says.
Parry is also testing out a tracking system to record each ride and give passengers something to remember.
Two weeks ago, the project almost seemed like a no-go. The sponsor that was going to provide the most critical component-- the rickshaw -- backed out. Absorbing the cost with personal funds, Parry traveled 30 miles each way last week to check out a second-hand rickshaw. He came back with good news: this five-year-old "Cycles Maximus Pedicab Rickshaw" will become the World Rickshaw Taxi:
For the young adventurer, all that's left to do before the September departure is paint the rickshaw black and yellow, endure a few more vaccinations, and figure out ways to maximize his trip. Ideas so far? Publicizing any data collected along the way and documenting the entire process on video.

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As Cubans debate the impact of President Barack Obama's historic trip to the island last week, one prominent figure is lambasting the visit: Fidel Castro.
In a full page column titled "Brother Obama," published in the Cuban communist-party newspaper Granma, the former Cuban president rejected Obama's visit and words of reconciliation.
"We don't need the empire to give us anything," Castro wrote, referring to the United States, in his acidly critical and rambling column.
In 2008, Fidel Castro turned power over to his brother Raul following a mystery intestinal illness that nearly killed him.
While officially retired, Fidel Castro, 89, still wields enormous influence in Cuba and observers study his sporadic columns and appearances for insights into Cuba's opaque political system.
During his two-day visit, the first of any U.S. president to Cuba in 88 years, Obama was seen frequently with Cuban President Raul Castro. In addition to a bilateral meeting and a joint news conference, the men dined together at a state dinner and attended a U.S.-Cuba baseball game.


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Douglas County's interim deputy treasurer will get a shot at the top job.
Cindy Monshizadeh, who joined the Treasurer's Office in 1991, topped Sharon Englebrecht in Tuesday's Republican primary for county treasurer.
Monshizadeh finished with 4,194 votes, or 53.1 percent, while Englebrecht finished with 3,703 votes for 46.9 percent.
The results from Tuesday's primary are unofficial, pending consideration of dozens of provisional ballots cast but not yet counted. And while the formal review won't come until Friday, Monshizadeh doesn't intend to wait for official notice before hitting the campaign trail once again.
"I feel really good about the race, and I'm excited and ready to go," Monshizadeh said Tuesday at the Douglas County Courthouse, upstairs from her daily post in the Treasurer's Office.
Monshizadeh will face Paula Gilchrist, social service director for the Salvation Army in Lawrence, who was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
The two women are vying for the post to be vacated by Pat Wells, who did not seek re-election. The winner Nov. 2 will earn about $68,000 a year in the job overseeing a department with 20 employees and an annual operating budget of $375,000.
The treasurer is responsible for collecting taxes, issuing license plates for vehicles and investing county funds.
Monshizadeh and Englebrecht each campaigned on what they considered to be their strengths: experience in the office and dozens of years of experience in the financial industry.
Englebrecht, a safe deposit attendant for U.S. Bank in Lawrence, said she was happy that she ran a "positive, honest" campaign. She's not ready to give up the race just yet.
"I'm still looking forward to Friday," she said, referring to the vote canvass scheduled for 9 a.m. at the courthouse, 11th and Massachusetts streets. "There's always hope."
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Taylor P. Hill was arrested for investigation of second-degree assault-domestic violence and two outstanding misdemeanor arrest warrants, said Sgt. Brian King with the Clallam County Sheriff's Office.
The case is being forwarded to the Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney's Office for a formal charging decision, King said in a statement.
A resident at 16670 state Highway 112 just west of Kalawa Street called 9-1-1 emergency dispatchers at about 11:15 a.m., saying a man living there was armed with a handgun and threatening to shoot everyone in the house, King said.
As a precautionary measure because of the nearby Clallam Bay School at 16933 Highway 112, the school was placed into lockdown from about 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Deputies and Border Patrol agents found Hill living in an outbuilding on the property, King said.
Investigators were told that Hill had brandished a handgun during an argument with household members about the treatment of his girlfriend.
A BB air gun, a replica of a Colt Defender .45 ACP handgun, was found during a search of Hill's residence, King said.
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Album Rating: 3.0alach you have the most confusing tastes
Do you practice trying too hard or does it come naturally?
Digging: Death of Lovers - The Acrobat
Album Rating: 3.5he's just a presumptuous idiot
let it burn wanna let it burn, wanna let it burn wanna wanna let it buuurn
Dooown here at the pawwwn shop
Album Rating: 4.0jailhouse is so fucking sick
Album Rating: 3.5yea. 40 oz is much better as a full album tho i think
Album Rating: 5.0Do I even have to say why this record deserves a "5"? It is a masterpiece and was basically the birth of commercialized american-based reggae punk music. A genre that would gain much exposure following this release. My favorite songs are "Garden Grove" , "Same In The End" and "Caress Me Down".
Album Rating: 5.0SUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMERTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME
and the livings easy.
Album Rating: 4.5It took a long time for me to start loving this album idk it started off slow for me, but after i played it for a long time i started to really enjoy now it is one of my favorite CDs and one of my favorites from Sublime. Great review though, Desolation RIP Bradley
Album Rating: 5.0That's weird I've liked this since I was five years old and that line about "wanna shoot your dad?" scared me
Album Rating: 5.0LIFE IS TOO SHORT SO LOVE FOR WHAT YA GOT
Album Rating: 4.0I don't practice santeria
Album Rating: 5.0ANNIES 12 YEARS OLD IN TWO MORE SHELL BE A WHORE
Never dug this nearly as much as 40 oz (one of my all time favs) but it has its fair share of dope ass jams
Album Rating: 4.5Aw man this album makes me tingly in the downstairs area
Album Rating: 5.0Then 5 it
Caress Me Down is the easiest song ever to play.
Plenty of time to learn when you're Doin Time.
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound OffThis is pretty good, it's just that 40 Oz. feels fresher.
Album Rating: 4.0Never heard 40 oz, but I love this.
Digging: Baths - Romaplasm
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Legal Question in Personal Injury in California
I live in southern california.
A few months back I had a car accident where I was hit by a car and pushed up against a side walk and hit an utility post that broke. Now my insurance only covered for 10,000 and the damages to the other car were 17,000. I paid the rest for the other car's damage but a couple of months go by and I get an Itemized receipt from Edison for the amount of 9,000 for replacing the utility post. I dont have any money left to pay anything and I cant get a loan. I talked to someone from edison electricity company and they said that they could work with me but I would have to pay within a year and after that they would have to go to court to rule a judgment against me. Does that mean i get sued? and if so do they add their legal fees to the 9 grand i already owe?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance
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Thanks for your question. Yes, it does mean that you would be sued. What I am curious about is why did your insurance company only cover $10,000? Surely your coverage was for more than that, right? Was there a finding of fault here? Regarding the Edison claim, you will need to look at your policy and see what the property damage coverage is, as that may be covered. With a $9,000 bill in play, it would be worth speaking with an attorney for a brief consultation. My instinct tells me you may not have been treated fairly by your insurance company (not surprising at all).
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Dallas Mavericks need to figure out how to score when the game gets tight
Our four bits of rock-solid analysis and opinion after the Mavericks' 112-106 loss to Minnesota Saturday night at AAC.
- Goodbye to November. And good riddance. The busiest month of the season ended and the Mavericks got out of it with an 10-8 record, including the season-opening win on Oct. 30. They also play17 games in January, which has 31 days. Mostly, the Mavericks will get a little more rest in December. They had 12 of their 17 games in November on back-to-backs. In December, they have just 13 games and only two back-to-backs. Getting out of December alive was important. It could have been better. But it certainly could have been a lot worse.
- What a difference a year makes. Dirk Nowitzki is averaging nearly 21 points per game and is shooting just a shade under 50 percent for the season. That's a huge leap from last season, when he hadn't even played at this point in the season and would be out another three weeks before returning. Nowitzki said after Saturday's game that he felt great and that's the biggest single reason that Maverick fans should treat the current tailspin as an aberration - as long as it gets rectified Tuesday against the Charlotte Bobcats.
- Nobody can figure out a way to score for the Mavericks when the game gets tight. That's going to be a problem for this team with Jose Calderon out. Neither Gal Mekel nor Shane Larkin has the experience to make adjustments when the defenses clamp down on them. This is going to fall on coach Rick Carlisle and the veteran group of Vince Carter, Shawn Marion and Dirk Nowitzki. They are going to have to adjust without Calderon out there to space the floor. And Monta Ellis won't be handling the ball all the time, but he'll have to shoulder some of that load.
- DeJuan Blair is earning his stripes. He's averaging a double-double over the last four games and he came through with 11 points and eight rebounds against the Wolves on Saturday. That's in 22 minutes, by the way. We don't know whether Blair would produce diminishing returns if he gets more minutes. But until Brandan Wright is ready to play, it might be time to figure it out. Blair is playing too well not to keep him on the court for longer stretches, even at the expense of Samuel Dalembert, who has been solid in most games, too.


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This little girl of mine is my daughter (it's so cool to say that) where I have to help shape her life, how she views people, situations, herself. I want more than anything for my little Wren to have a good sense of who she is, to be confident, to have self love, to be strong, to have a good sense of humor and to love all those in her life.
Right now that last comment is easy...Wren gets excited when I or Jason walks in the room. She doesn't care what I look like, if I've showered or not. She just smiles at me every morning when she wakes up, she smiles at me when I call her name or give her a kiss. She's a happy little girl and I hope every day she looks at life with fresh eyes like she has done for the past 8 months.
For myself as a mom to this adorable little person..I did myself a favor and I put down the "how to books" and began listening to my heart. I know this little girl is growing up so fast..she's already crawling and getting teeth. So I've made it a goal to really enjoy her at this moment. I may rock her more than most, I may opt not to get ready and just lay in my bed with this babe, giving and getting kisses, listening to her little baby voice. I've always wanted to look back on these days with no regret and know that I've taken it all in. I'm just following my mother instincts.
As I was thinking about this post, I was rocking my little girl to sleep, holding her hand, kissing her cheeks. I looked over and saw this framed reminder of what my cousin Heidi wrote to me and gave me at my baby shower. I remember reading it for the first time and I bawled (most of it was the pregnant hormones that we are all blessed with) but it says it all and it's perfect and it still makes me cry...
"Motherhood is the best change your body will go through.
When you're a mom, suddenly the world is hopeful, happy, an amazing place to raise your child.
Memories are brighter, and every tiny second starts to count.
You're measuring your baby in days, months, years.
The mind of a mother is never her own.
And now, as you have this tiny little girl in your arms you'll see that you are her life, her example, her nurturer..perfect or not.
And the beauty is, she doesn't care. She just needs you. Your love is perfect for her. And it doesn't change, if she's a newborn, 7, 28, 50...
You'll always be her mother. What an honor. What a privilege. It's pure joy.
You'll learn more about you everyday and you're going to be awesome."
(Heidi-you have always been so wise..thanks for making me cry every time I read this.)
So to one mom to the next..enjoy that little babe of yours, try not to put yourself down and enjoy all the little and big things because they just grow up way to fast..good thing I'll always be her mom and I'm so blessed that she's always going to be my daughter.
Happy (almost) 8 months little bird of mine


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l Capital University Journal
Hornet athletic highlights
The team opened the season with its best 10-game start (7-3) since the 1993 season.
Seniors Aurelio Jackson and Carlos Morales were named to the all-Big West team in 2001.
mens basketball
Junior Joe Dawson, a walk-on in the fall, tied the Division I-era team record with 65 three-pointers.
womens basketball
Freshman Kristine Knowlton led the Big Sky and ranked among the top 30 in the nation in blocked shots (2.11 per game).
cross country
Senior Annette Corey finished with three top-10 finishes during the season.
The mens team placed third at the Sacramento Invitational.
Freshman quarterback Ryan Leadingham set the school single-season passing record with 2,752 yards.
Sophomore Camron Mbewa was named first team all-Big Sky, leading the team with 72 tackles.
mens golf (2001 season)
The team placed third at the 2001 Big Sky Championships.
Former Sac State golfer Robert Hamilton finished second at the U.S. Amateur Tournament, and received an automatic invitation to the 2002 Masters Tournament.
womens golf (2001 season)
The team captured the title at the Otter Invitational hosted by CSU Monterey Bay, and Erin Brannigan captured her second career title.
The team won two consecutive Western Independent Championships in 2000-01 before moving to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
The team earned its first NCAA West Regional appearance in 1999.
Freshman Nirvana Zaher set a program record for balance beam with a 9.925 on Feb. 22.
The varsity eight won its second straight Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) title last season.
Three members of the team were named to the CRCA All-West Region team and three were named all-WIRA.
mens soccer
Six players were named all-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, including senior defender Jason Gantt (pictured, above).
The team won the regular season conference championship and completed the 2001 season with the best overall record in conference play (4-1-2) since 1992.
Head coach Michael Linenberger was voted 2001 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Soccer Coach of the Year.
Sean Luigs was named to the Division I all-Far West second team. Luigs also received first team all-conference and all-MPSF Tournament honors.
womens soccer
The team earned its second consecutive trip to the Big Sky Tournament. Three members of the team received all-Big Sky Tournament selections, the teams most since 1997.
Jillian Bivert and Lori Meixner were named to the Big West all-conference team in 2001.
Sophomore Nicole Deatherage threw a no-hitter against Providence in February, the sixth Sac State pitcher to throw a no-hitter since 1990.
mens tennis
The team finished the 2001 season with a program-best 20-3 record, including its third Big Sky championship in four years. The team also finished the season ranked 74th in the nation, the first time it cracked the top 75. Five members were named all-Big Sky.
womens tennis
The team began this season with its best start ever (7-1). It tied its best Division I record (11-10) last season. Three members were named all-Big Sky last year.
indoor track and field
Junior Jonathan Davis earned his first Big Sky title in the 55-meter dash with a career-best 6.33 seconds.
Outdoor Track and Field
The womens team tallied 14 new outdoor records.
The team finished the 2001 season with a 20-9 overall record and the teams fifth-consecutive Big Sky championship.
Head coach Debby Colberg was named Big Sky Volleyball Coach of the Year for the fourth time in five years.


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U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights made the following statement regarding the military coup in Mali.
"I am deeply concerned by the recent violence and seizure of power in Mali, and am saddened that this situation is threatening the country's traditions of democracy. The United States government supports the citizens of Mali and their recent lawful election of President Amadou Toumani Touré.
"I am encouraged by the strong statements issued by the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States, and urge that the United States government support their efforts to resolve this crisis."
Source: http://karenbass.house.gov/press-release/us-rep-karen-bass-statement-regarding-military-coup-mali


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I have some mutant Rudbeckia. What is happening to these plants?
I have let this area reseed itself and am trying to have it fill itself in. Should I pull out the odd looking plants? As you can see some of the blooms are green and very small, Some of blooms have tiny blooms growing out of the center of the flower....I have never seen this before.
What is happening with this Rudbeckia?
I have some mutant Rudbeckia. What is happening to these plants?
It's the disease aster yellows http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ipm.asp?code=138
as soon as the temps go below 99F today I will start pulling up the diseased plants...Drat....that will really thin out the garden. Thank you for the quick response!
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I have about given up on Rutabeckia. They are perennials that don't come back, get all kinds of rust and fungus problems, and seem to spread their troubles to plants nearby. I'll admit that I probably am doing something wrong, but I find it easier to just not bother with plants that I find difficult
Thank you, ecrane for that info on aster yellows. I do not need another diseased plant in my garden. Luciee :o)
Luciee - I just found out the same thing about my purple cone flower :(
minnesippi, sorry about your purple cone flower. I planted some seed a few years ago and finally this year, it bloomed. That's right, I have one from a pack of seed. Not much sense in worrying about things that just do not grow very well. Luciee {;^)
And today I pulled up and put into the house trash, a rudbeckia with yellow wilt. I am thankful to you all that I read this info here and knew what to do. Thanks to all, Luciee (;^)
I have found it in my sunflower, monarda, phlox and cone flower..and powdery mildew is especially bad this year as well. I have never had either before and now I have both. Maybe it was the 90 degree March and hot June & July?
I've not heard of aster yellows disease but I do have Rudebekia Goldstrum and until I found that variety I had the problem keeping them growing every year.
I was told that it is the hardiest variety of black eyed susan.
When I looked up aster yellows on the computer, I found out that there are a number of plants which are susceptible, including marigold, which is a staple for me. Now, I am not going to be surprised what I find it on. Luciee {;^)
Don't be too worried yet, it is a disease spread by leafhoppers so if your not organic, fist step, spray insectiside. Second step continue pulling any plant with first sign or starting to wilt (do not compost these plants, throw them away). I had it go through my garden this year and I'm still seeing it pop up because it was wide spread this year for some reason. About everyone with coneflower in town has it and many are oblivious. Its obvious their flowers are sick and they are just letting it spread(small town). It seems like the leafhoppers that went through only mostly really like coneflower and some rudebekia. Hopefully your leaf hoppers have a preference too.
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Google announces Gears: web apps that can run without a net connection
|Gears of war: Google is ramping up its attack on desktop apps like Microsoft Office by allowing web apps to run without an internet connection.
Ajax might be the speediest way to deliver applications to your browser but it basically sucks the second you don't have a stable web connection (think planes trains automobiles and a disturbing number of Australian ISP customers).
Making web applications work effectively offline is the motivation behind Google's latest technology project Gears which was unveiled at the company's Developer Day in Sydney (the first of 10 similar events around the world over the next day or so).
Gears is a downloadable browser extension compatible with all the popular browsers on Windows Linux and Mac OS X.
Quite apart from making it possible for mobile workers to ditch their desktop applications enabling offline operation has other benefits as Google engineer Aaron Boodman explained. "If an application can run offline that implies it has local data and that means it can run much faster."
Getting Gears to work requires a change to the typical Ajax approach which relies on constant (if compact) server communication. While this can induce performance restrictions Boodman said that Google concluded early on that trying to shift to a more PC-native-like approach for building applications wouldn't be feasible. "We wanted to add just enough to Ajax to make it work offline" he said.
In basic terms Gears works by adding a synchronisation layer and a local database to the Ajax approach. To store data Google has adopted SQLite which runs as a small DLL on local systems. "If you've written any database code on the server you can write database code for Gears" Boodman said.
Google has also worked with SQLite's developers to add full text search to the system. "It wouldn't be Google if we didn't have some search in there" Boodman noted. Currently the system can handle millions of documents but a future project (codenamed FTS3) will expand that to tens of millions and add multilingual support.
The other major challenge is ensuring that synchronisation — the bane of every offline/online development project — doesn't hog too many browser resources. "That synchronisation code really chews up a lot of resources" Boodman said.
For end users the experience is meant to be transparent. "We want there to be one URL" Boodman said. It should be the same application you always use with no differences."
Although the Gears software development kit is already available it will probably be a while before Google Docs (or anything else useful) is completely running offline. "This is an early beta release" Boodman said. "It has some rough edges. We know that it will crash occasionally."
"It's not meant to be just a Google project" said Google ANZ engineering head Alan Noble. "We hope Gears is just the first step in helping the industry work towards a standard." Adobe Acrobat Mozilla and Opera have already signed up to the project.
To ensure accessibility Gears code has been released under the New BSD licence which in practice "basically means you can do whatever you want." Boodman said.
The initial release is largely centred on Firefox although IE is supported for Windows users and a release for Safari should debut soon. "We have code checked in but it's not quite ready to deploy yet" Boodman said.


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PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Villagers in northern Papua New Guinea attacked and killed a Christian cult leader, an alleged cannibal, who called himself Black Jesus, local media reported.
The attack happened Aug. 29 in a village around 12 miles outside the town of Madang, the Post Courier reported.
Chief Superintendent Sylvester Kalaut of the Madang Provincial Police said local people attacked Steven Tari, also known as Black Jesus, and another man believed to have been one of Tari's followers.
Initial reports from Tari's home village of Gal indicate that the two men were attacked and killed by locals after he murdered one woman and attempted to take the life of another, Kalaut said.
A report by the Papua's National newspaper said Tari and his follower were attacking a local girl, one of his disciples, when a group of villagers surrounded the two men and hacked them to death.
Tari, 42, was alleged to have killed a grade 7 schoolgirl last month and dumped the body beside the road just outside a village, Kalaut said.
Tari had escaped from Beon jail along with around 50 other prisoners in a mass breakout attempt in March and had been on the run.
He was serving a long jail term after Madang National Court found him guilty in 2010 of four counts of rape.
During his initial trial that started in March 2007 police alleged that Tari had killed and ate three young women he had recruited as sex slaves, the BBC reported at the time.
He failed to appear in court for a while because he had been beaten severely by villagers who had captured him, the BBC said.
During the trial in 2010, Australia's Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported that the court heard Tari preached that young girls were to be "married" to him as it was God's prophecy.
He eventually was found guilty of rape, but not of any other charges.
A report by the Britain's Independent newspaper last week said Tari's 6,000-strong sect called him "the true Christ" and referred to themselves as "flower girls" or "disciples."
The charismatic cult leader wore white robes and is said to have regularly drunk the blood of his "flower girls," the Independent report said.
A cargo, or wealth, cult is a Melanesian movement typified by bizarre rituals, often involving sex and bodily harm. Followers are promised that they will be rewarded with wealth.


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Today we begin our countdown of the top 10 match-ups we can't wait to see at the second annual Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge presented by Under Armour heading into the event at Soldier Field in Chicago.
OL Mitch Hyatt (2015), Suwannee (Ga.) North Gwinnett
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DE Terry Beckner Jr. (2015), East St. Louis, Ill.
His name might not jump off the page, but by this time next year, Hyatt might be the No. 1 offensive lineman in the class of 2015. He's 6-foot-5 and 258 pounds and will only get bigger and stronger, but he's already capable of taking on and beating bigger and better defensive linemen - just ask last year's No. 1 overall player, Robert NkemdicheClick Why Hyatt has an edge: Here to view this Link., who Hyatt got the best of on the field as a sophomore last fall. If Hyatt has shown anything, it's his willingness to step up and go against the best.
-- Woody Wommack, Southeast recruiting analyst
Why Beckner Jr. has an edge:
Beckner Jr. combines defensive tackle size with defensive end quickness and agility. At 6-foot-4 and 270 pounds, Beckner will have no issues matching up physically with any of the offensive linemen at the event. Technically, he is well ahead of his age -- he understands leverage, has quick hands and has second and third moves he can employ if his first move is stopped. Expect offensive linemen to have their hands full with the ultra-talented sophomore.
-- Josh Helmholdt, Midwest recruiting analyst
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Defensive linemen usually have the edge at camps, but Hyatt is a special talent and is technically sound. While he's giving away 12 pounds to Beckner Jr., he takes on bigger opponents well because of his arm extension, patience and excellent footwork. Beckner Jr. is a beast and well-advanced when it comes to size and strength, but I think Hyatt would have the edge here, despite giving away some size.
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PONY League: Hilo teams lapping state field
On Sunday, Hilo's Bronco All-Star teams can rest.
That should give the remaining clubs at the state PONY League tournament (ages 11-12) a chance to exhale.
Hilo Red was dominant again while Hilo Blue received another dominating performance at Walter Victor Stadium, setting up a 9 a.m. contest Monday with a ticket to the championship game on the line.
True to his one-game-at-a-time philosophy, Hilo Red coach Marvin Min wasn't sure what was next after he watched his team belt Mililani, Oahu, 13-0 in a TKO on Saturday on the strength of a nine-run, 11-hit second inning.
His players sure knew who was on deck.
"The other Hilo team," said a smiling Kalani Marquez, who pitched a five-inning shutout and allowed only one hit.
Hilo Blue has been pretty good, too.
If coach Jason Silva had any concerns entering Saturday, it was his team's hitting.
But with Khaden Victorino coming into his own, the tournament has been worry-free.
A day after weaving a 17-strikeout masterpiece, Victorino carried Hilo Blue with his bat, clubbing two home runs with a grand slam and seven RBIs in a 9-4 victory against Kapolei, Oahu.
"Khaden is proving that he is the leader that we all believe he is," Silva said of a 12-year-old he's been coaching for four years. "He's grown tremendously over the last couple of years."
Hilo Red was the first group of All-Stars selected after the regular season, while Silva got second choice.
"That's the one we wanted," Silva said, referring to Monday's matchup. "That was the goal.
"We're all friends outside of competition."
Hilo Red's second inning resembled batting practice.
With one out, eight consecutive batters reached on hits, highlighted by Bula Ahuna's three-run home run, a shot to the opposite field that gave Hilo Red an 8-0 lead.
Stone Miyao homered for the second consecutive day, a three-run shot in the first, and finished with four RBIs, just like he did in a 17-6 victory Friday against Maui. He was 3 for 3 against an overwhelmed Mililani pitching staff.
"We just looked for the fastball and took our time," said leadoff hitter Devin Midel.
Midel added three more hits, including a double, and is 7 for 8 at the tournament.
Rydge Ishii was 2 for 2 with an RBI double and Maui Ahuna went 2 for 2 with a two-run single.
"We had a hunch of what pitches were going to come," said Min, who substituted liberally.
Marquez allowed a hit to begin the second but then retired 10 in a row before giving up his only walk. He struck out three.
"My favorite part was when they started hitting, my defense backed me up," he said. "Just knowing they had my back, I decided to throw strikes."
Hilo Blue won the first game of the day, and Silva looked forward to going to the beach and then watching Hilo Red later in the day.
"We'll let the bodies heal and come out strong on Monday," he said.
Victorino's grand slam in the sixth extended Hilo's lead to 9-3. He gave starting pitcher Izeth Owens-Kalaola a cushion in the first inning with a three-run home run.
Owens-Kalaola pitched what Silva described as three "dominant" innings, striking out one and allowing a run. Kaimi Like followed with two innings and Safae Mauai worked the sixth and seventh.
"Izeth did his job," Silva said. "The defense was on and the bats showed up today.
"The offense was cold yesterday."
Coming off a 6-0 victory against Windward, Oahu, Hilo had multiple contributors in compiling 14 hits.
Kalia Agustin and No. 8 hitter Kypp Miyashiro each produced two hits for the second consecutive day, Kalai Kamalii finished 2 for 3 and drove in a run and Noah O'Hara also batted 2 for 3.
Midel looked forward to Monday, saying the "key is to have fun."
There has been plenty of that to go around for both Hilo teams.
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Hilo Gray 8, Kapolei 5: Devin Garza ripped a bases-loaded triple in the fourth and Hilo won its opener to set up a East Hawaii-West Hawaii matchup in the winners' bracket.
At 9 a.m. Sunday, Hilo faces Kona with the winner advancing to Monday's championship game. Lil Soljahs got a bye Saturday after defeating Hilo B 13-2 on Friday.
Mixing a changeup and palmball in with his fastball, left-hander Mana Kuamoo pitched a complete game for Hilo Gray, allowing just three hits with four strikeouts.
"He's my go-to guy," coach Kyle Wada said. "He's throwing a little harder than the normal 9-year-old."
Joshua Ward had two extra-base hits, a run-scoring triple in the second and an RBI double in the third.
Hilo trailed 5-4 entering the fourth. Kyson Wada was hit by a pitch, and Krysjyn-Kydyn Nakamura and Macen Ducusin reached on errors before Garza cleared the bases with a line drive to center field.
In the second, Kaikua Kokubun singled and scored on Ward's triple, and four batters later Nakamura delivered a two-run double from the No. 9 hole.
Wada estimated half of his team has been playing since T-ball at age 5, and some of his players went to Las Vegas for a Memorial Day tournament.
"That gave them an experience and they really enjoyed that," Wada said. "But it was nothing like this.
"They were nervous, but having (a bye) Friday was an advantage."
Mililani 13, Hilo B 3: Mililani remained in contention by eliminating one of the three Big Island clubs in the five-team field.
Jarrett Tulang and Salvatore Martino each reached on base hits and scored runs for Hilo.
Pitcher Kamren Mehau came on in relief in the second and got out of a jam and worked three strong innings.
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There has been a lot of talk over the last few weeks about how Apple is failing. That the iPhone isn't cool anymore, and that basically Apple is just too old and stubborn to be successful.
We won't know until tomorrow how many iPhone 5s were sold last quarter, or if there's any truth to the claims that Apple is stumbling, but if Verizon's financial report is any indication, Apple's probably doing just fine right now.


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MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J. — A specialty pharmaceutical company has appointed a new VP human resources.
Cheryl Patnick, who has more than 20 years of experience in human resources and mergers/acquisitions, will lead and manage Tris Pharma's human resource activities, the company said Wednesday.
"Tris is at a point in its evolution where it needs leaders who are willing to take charge of the increasing demands of a rapidly growing company while concurrently supporting the culture that has led to its growth," Tris Pharma president and CEO Ketan Mehta said. "Cheryl, who has been working with me for more than a year, is one such leader. We are fortunate to have her joining us in this strategically important position."


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Real women tell us their menopause storiesWritten by Bioharmony
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Google "menopause" and you'll find thousands of results with information and advice on how to deal with it.
Recent studies show that fewer women are using HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) because of it's link to strokes and heart disease1. However, a separate study shows that low dose hormones early on in menopause has made women feel better and did not raise the risk of heart disease2.
With so much conflicting advice it's hard to know exactly what's right. We went straight to the source, chatting to four menopausal women who were willing to share their stories with us. We spoke to Mary and Viv, both in their late fifties and Linda and Liz, both in their early fifties.
This is what they had to say:
How old were you when you first started experiencing menopause and how did you find out?
Mary – At around 50. I had a screaming argument over the dinner table in a restaurant with my sister while we were on holiday. My sister is a nurse and since she had been through it herself, she recognised the symptoms.
Sandy – I also started in my early fifties.
Liz – I started last year when I started getting irregular periods.
Linda – I was 45 when I started menopause. My husband passed away a few months later and the menopausal symptoms stopped. It returned when I was 47.
Viv – I was much younger. It started when I was about 34 or 35. I was nauseous all the time and constantly tired, so I had blood tests that confirmed it.
What is the worst symptom?
Viv – Night sweats and not sleeping.
Mary – They're my worst too.
Sandy – Hot flushes.
Liz – Period pains and heavy bleeding.
Linda – Forgetfulness and depression.
How do you deal with it?
Mary – I use a HRT called Estrofem. It's my best friend!
Sandy – Haha! Mine too. I've been on Estrofem for about 10 years.
Viv – I was also using HRT until I had a stroke. I was told to stop using it because it might have contributed to the stroke. I now use herbal tablets.
Linda – I started taking HRT as well as a hormonal cream but because of our family history of breast cancer I decided to stop both.
Liz – For me, exercise and diet have been key.
Do women get enough support when dealing with menopause?
Mary – I was absolutely impossible to live with without the HRT!
Linda – I found a brilliant female gynecologist who understood and helped me through it. Before that I didn't know what was happening to me so I couldn't expect my family to. I think you only really understand once you have been through it. People think it's used as an excuse for a bad mood.
Viv – I also had a female doctor who was very sympathetic. My husband was great, he understood my mood swings (most of the time).
Sandy – Haha! Men couldn't give a damn! Girlfriends and sisters are more understanding.
Liz – Not if they're younger than you. I had no family support because my sisters are much younger than me and my mother is really old school. It was difficult to get any questions answered.
How did your body change?
Mary – I picked up weight even though I exercised and was careful with what I ate. I started losing the weight after about four years and I now weigh the same as I did in my twenties.
Linda – I also experienced weight gain, as well as a thyroid problem and dry, aging skin.
Liz – I had noticeable weight gain around the middle.
Viv – I call it the middle aged spread – and I got it too!
Sandy – I was lucky, my body didn't change at all. I watch what I eat and keep fit.
What is your one piece of advice for younger women?
Mary – Exercise and healthy eating does help.
Sandy – Yes. Keep fit, happy and healthy.
Viv – It does pass with time. Keep feet cool when suffering with sweats in bed. Always seek advice from a doctor.
Liz – Agree, get as much information as possible from mothers, doctors, media, etc.
Linda – Also look for a female doctor who has an understanding of female changes, have blood tests and lots of exercise.
- http://www.health24.com/news/Menopause/1-928,76374.asp
- http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/03/3031853/benefits-seen-in-hormone-use-early.html


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Union — Jimmie A. Miller, 76, husband of Ellen Miller, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. Jimmie served for more than 20 years as a janitor with SAD 5 in Rockland.
Jimmie's family has chosen to remember his life privately.
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How do you replace an icon?
If you are the CBC's Scott Moore, you turn to a 14-year-old Eminem wannabe in Mississauga, you turn to a childhood rock 'n' roll idol and a freelance composer and every garage band between Scarborough and Nunavut.
"For us to get 15,000 entries is amazing," the executive director of CBC Sports said, as the network's search for a new theme song for Hockey Night In Canada enters its stretch run.
"The whole thing struck a chord, it's a combination of two passions for Canadians -- music and hockey."
The CBC bowed out of a bidding war with CTV to retain the rights to Dolores Claman's HNIC theme song, which has become as much a part of Canadiana as maple syrup, beavers and potholes. For 40 seasons it was the opening fanfare to HNIC. No more. Since June, entries to the CBC's Hockey Anthem Challenge have been coming into the website at CBCSports.ca/anthemchallenge.
"The old anthem is jammed in my brain like the rest of Canada; it is an audio symbol," said Toronto's James Fisher, once a Grant Fuhr wannabe and now a budding composer. "I couldn't pass up the chance to at least try making the next anthem for our country's sport."
Entries range from hip-hop to country, rock, orchestral and stuff that sounds about as inviting as a dentist's drill. A jury of 130 people has trimmed the entries down to 150 with a panel of professional musicians and entertainers whittling that down to five finalists who will be presented on a network special Oct. 4.
"There's definitely gold in there but you've got to cut through a lot of rock to get there," Moore said. "But the gold is easily identifiable,"
The following week, on a HNIC Thursday doubleheader, two finalists will be presented, with fans casting votes to pick the winner -- to be revealed two nights later on the Oct. 11 HNIC broadcast.
About the only preconceived notion he has of the winning tune, Moore says, is that he is looking for "something hum-able." He says there are enough good entries that the network is considering cutting a CD of the jauntier tunes.
Still many of the lyrics available on the website seem trite and when it comes to fingers dancing across a keyboard some of the music is about as appealing as fingernails over a chalkboard.
That makes this contest kind of like NHL broadcasts themselves: It is necessary to weed out the irritating stuff -- like anything wearing a Maple Leaf, Sean Avery having a hissy-fit, or exploding geraniums disguised as Don Cherry's jacket -- to find the interesting bits.
Big names have entered. Legendary rocker Randy Bachman "entered five different songs," Moore said. "I thought, hey, how cool is that? A guy I grew up listening to."
Other entrants include Harlequin, a band out of Edmonton, and Cooper McGill. The latter is a 14-year-old from Mississauga with a home studio and dreams of becoming a full-time music producer.
He's big on rap, but for hockey he has gone to a more rock 'em approach.
"The original song gives me goose bumps every time I hear it," McGill said. "I wanted to create something that when the beat started and the crowd started clapping to the beat, would give goose bumps to a new generation of Hockey Night In Canada fans."
Fisher, 32, a self-described composer/sound designer who lives near Christie Pits, penned Zamboni Heat.
"The inspiration for my song came after I listened to some of the entries and decided I wasn't going to be one of those guys who said he could do better but didn't try."
One of the most viewed entries is from a Toronto band called the Dropjoys. It's titled I'm a Canadian and, writes David LeBlanc: "I wrote it like an anthem with a military style drum beat in loud guitar chords, and cascading horns like a royal announcement."
In other words, like the sound that happens when Richard Peddie comes into a Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd. board of directors meeting to announce the annual profits.
Says Moore: "I don't know if it'll be a finalist but it's a great song. There's another called Blades of Steel that is sort of punk-rock ... the lyrics are terrific."
The winning songwriter receives $100,000, plus half the performance royalties (the other half goes to minor hockey) and the inevitable comparisons with the original theme.
"At the end of the day ... as much as we loved the old theme we couldn't possibly justify paying $3 million to keep it," Moore said.
That tune, written by Claman, is so ingrained in the hockey conscience that Gershwin or Nelly could pen the new theme and it would be greeted by some with all the warmth of Daniel Alfredsson at a meeting of the Leafs fan club.
"Change is difficult for anybody," Moore said.
"But how do you get people to watch Jay Leno instead of Johnny Carson? And how are you going to get people to watch whomever replaces Jay?
"Elements of a show change all the time. We changed from the powder blue jackets. We changed the logo, we change commentators. It's not like we're asking people to accept that Hockey Night in Canada is actually going to be showing basketball. The essence of why you tune in is still the same; some of the window dressing will change."


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Bemidji Legion begins sub-districts today
LITTLE FALLS - A pair of one-run losses on June 26 at Little Falls proved costly to the Bemidji Legion baseball team.
Those setbacks, coupled with an 11-2 loss to Little Falls last week in Bemidji, prevented the Legion from claiming the top seed in the sub-district tournament which begins today. Little Falls earned that position and its reward - home field for the three-team tournament.
Joining Bemidji and Little Falls in the sub-district field is Brainerd and those three teams will open the round-robin tournament today.
Little Falls and Brainerd will hit the diamond at 10 a.m. and Bemidji will battle Brainerd at 1 p.m. The nightcap sees Bemidji squaring off with Little Falls at 4 p.m.
The tournament continues Friday and the top two teams in the double-elimination event will advance to next week's district meet in St. Cloud.
"There are three good teams in this tournament and two will go to districts," said Bemidji coach Mike Fogelson. "During the regular season we won all four games against Brainerd but we lost two close games against Little Falls when we didn't do the little things right. We also won a game 7-0 when we did everything right and lost the last game when we didn't do anything right.
"Now we are in the playoffs and I think that if we take care of business like we know we can, we'll do all right," the coach continued.
Bemidji's roster is comprised of battle-tested veterans who played in the high school state Class 3A state championship game a month ago at Target Field.
Unavailable today, however, are infielder Connor McNallan and outfielder Nick Hovila who are on a church mission trip.
Bemidji's projected lineup will see Mason Bellew at first, Cody Jenkins at second, Mitchell Hendricks at short and Sam Dwyer at third. The probable outfield will have Dom Hayle in left, Cody Rutledge in center and Nick Conner in right.
Collin Leif will be behind the plate and Ryan Hirt is scheduled to open on the mound.
Hirt owns a 4-1 summer record and his ERA is a miniscule 0.72. The ability of Bemidji's pitchers to go deep into a game will be an asset the rest of the season because all of the tournament games will be nine innings instead of seven.
"Playing nine-inning games is not a big deal to some pitchers and I don't think it will be a problem for our pitchers," Fogelson said. "We have proven pitching and a deep staff so nine-inning games should not be an issue for us."
The Legion will take a 17-7-1 record into today's action.


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Cargo Vessel Operator Pleads Guilty
On Nov. 10, Hiong Guan Navegacion Japan Co. Ltd., operator of the commercial cargo ship Balsa 62, agreed to plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla., to conspiracy and to falsifying and failing to properly maintain records meant to ensure environmental compliance, the Justice Department announced.
Specifically, Hiong Guan agreed to plead guilty for falsifying the oil record book kept on board the Balsa 62. Federal and international law requires that all ships comply with pollution regulations that include the proper disposal of oily water and sludge by passing the oily water through an oily-water separator aboard the vessel or burning the sludge in the ship's incinerator. Federal law also requires ships to accurately record each disposal of oily water or sludge in an oil record book, and to have the oil record book available for the U.S. Coast Guard when the vessel is within the waters of the United States.
"Deliberate violations of the environmental laws protecting our oceans will not be tolerated," said Eileen Sobeck, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division. "Hiong Guan agreed to plead guilty today to conspiracy and deliberate falsification of ship records to conceal the illegal discharge of oily waste. This type of criminal conduct is all too frequent and the Justice Department and the Coast Guard will continue to work together to stem the tide of intentional pollution from ships."
"Environmental crimes such as this adversely impact marine life as well as human life," stated U.S. Attorney A. Brian Albritton. "The investigation, prosecution and punishment for this disregard of our environment is an important step in protecting our oceans."
"Marine environment protection is one of the Coast Guard's core missions and it is important to ensure vessel operators comply with federal laws and environmental regulations," said Capt. Timothy Close, the Coast Guard Captain of the Port of Tampa, St. Petersburg and Manatee. "This case is an example of why our Coast Guard boarding teams routinely, and randomly, inspect vessels for procedural compliance."
According to the plea agreement, from June 2007 through February 2008, Francisco Bagatela, the chief engineer of the Balsa 62, directed other crew members and personally participated in the operation of a bypass pipe, also referred to as a "magic pipe," which was used to circumvent the pollution prevention equipment on board the ship, thereby transferring oily water and sludge directly overboard and into the ocean approximately twice a month. On Feb. 25, 2008, Robert Racho replaced Bagatela as chief engineer and continued the use of the magic pipe. Both Bagatela and Racho deliberately concealed these illegal discharges from the U.S. Coast Guard by not recording them in the ship's oil record book.
On both Oct. 31, 2007, and May 31, 2008, the Balsa 62 arrived in the Port of Tampa with its falsified oil record book. The Coast Guard conducted an investigation of the ship on May 31, 2008, based in part on information from crew members aboard the ship. At that time, the officers on board presented the falsified book. The Coast Guard subsequently located evidence on board the ship corroborating the crew members' allegation that the ship had been unlawfully discharging oily waste.
The maximum penalties that the company Hiong Guan faces include fines of $500,000 per felony count, a term of probation of five years and a special assessment of $400 per felony count. According to the plea agreement, Hiong Guan has agreed to pay a $1.75m fine and implement a detailed environmental compliance plan, which requires monitoring of its fleet-wide operations over the course of three years.
Francisco Bagatela and Robert Racho, both citizens of the Philippines, pleaded guilty on Oct. 15, 2008, to felony offenses related to the falsification of the vessel's the oil record book. They each face up to six years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release years.
The case is being investigated by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Investigative Service. The case is being prosecuted by Cherie L. Krigsman, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Leslie Lehnert, Trial Attorney for the Justice Department's Environmental Crimes Section, and Lieutenant William George, U.S. Coast Guard.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)


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" Keep your page in place so you can follow along while typing or use it as a desktop reminder with your list of to-do's! "
For a long time now I have had this strange little device sat on my desk just under the monitor. It is something my husband brought home with him one evening as he thought it would help me with my review writing.
The device in question is a 'page up' and it can be used for holding upright a sheet of paper or photograph. The piece of paper that you wish to look at, be it a recipe card, user manual or some notes you scribbled for yourself while watching a film, is held securely in the slot. I suppose you could use the 'page up' either way but I have mine with the small side at the front as the paper is gently curved and angled in a way that makes it very easy to read what is written.
I usually only have one sheet of A4 paper or a photograph in my 'page up' but a quick test tells me that it can comfortably hold 18 sheets of A4 paper, any more than that and it starts to get a bit unstable. The 'page up' could be used to neatly store lots important bills, letters and appointments rather than having them all over your desk or kitchen counter.
My 'page up' is almost identical to the one shown in the DooYoo picture but there are many different colours and styles to choose from on the 'page up' website. One that particularly took my fancy has an analogue clock embedded within it. A quick look on amazon.co.uk tells me that I can get another 'page up' for about £10 including postage.
I think the 'page up' is a good little item, but I would not pay nearly £10 for one, it combines a paper weight with a handy way to hold and display important bits of paper, freeing up your hands for typing and mouse clicking. It also makes sure your papers don't get blown or knocked off your desk and it holds them at an angle that is comfortable to view and read from.
All things considered it is just another cool invention that makes you wish you had thought of it first. It is not something that is crucial to have but it frees up a bit of desk space and stops things from going missing and looks nicer than most other document holders.
Thank you for reading.
==Page Up Paper Holder==
I do a lot of typing both at home and at work and a lot of the time I find it really annoying when having to copy up a document and type it whilst the page is laying on the table. This makes for a really uncomfortable positioning whilst touch typing and it is not good for posture and neck strain. So to combat this problem there is one simple solution which costs next to nothing.
The Page up Holder is a simple item which costs around 99p and is sold in many places. I got mine from a local stationary shop but I have seen them in lots of places such as Tesco, Staples and everywhere that would sell office type of supplies.
The idea of the item is that you can stand up paper so that it is easy to look at whilst typing on the computer as you can stand it up next to your screen. The Paper Holder is a plastic dome shaped product which comes in an array of different colours. Mine is the same turquoise colour that is in the picture but there are pinks and purples and even black colours to choose from.
The Paper holder is not really heavy but they have filled it with a clear sand like type of material. You can see this through the clear bottom of the holder which shows that it is not entirely filled up but there is enough space inside the Holder for the sand stuff to be shake around, although I don't know why.
The dome shape of the holder has a slit in the top of the weighted product where the paper can be slotted in and held in the upright and easy to view position. You can put in a single sheet at a time or a few but probably no more than around 7 or so pages will comfortably fit into the slot. You can however have smaller pages but I think A4 is probably the largest it will take comfortably.
This small item on the desk top is hardly taking up a lot of room but it is a great little item which does the job it is supposed to do and it does it well. I think for 99p it was well worth the money and I would think a top score of 5 out of stars and a high recommendation if indeed you would need an item such as this.
I do hope that this has been of some help/interest to you.
Many thanks for taking the time to read.
I have used a Page-up document holder in the past at work and have had a positive response to it in the office in the past. It can hold upto 15 sheets of A4 or A3 paper and provides a prominent display for documents and works well for when you are typing up text at work. It is also helpful as it frees up desk space and works on any surface and keeps documents in an upright position in a sturdy manner.
My Page Up was recieved as part of an eco incentive and is white in appearance, containing the words 'Page Up ecogreen'. I am aware it is made entirely of recycled materials and I can imagine a company logo could be attached in order to be used as a promotional aid.
I use the document holder with a lot of success, and have had one or two people borrowing it in the past as it comes in handy and allows the user to sit properly in their chair as they read documents from it to type up. Although it is quite lightweight, it is surprising how well it holds paper and can also be used to display reminders and notes. Taking up very little desk space it is ideal for decluttering a busy workplace and will continue to use it. I would recommend picking one up if you come across them and at a couple of pounds are worth it.
I use one of these Page Up Paper Holders all the time on the desk next to my PC, I do a bit of typing for a mate of my dad's and this makes it easy to prop up the page I am using and brings it up to the same sort of height as my computer monitor so I can see what I am doing easier than having to keep looking down at a flat piece of paper on the desk.
Mine looks exactly the same as the one in the photo Dooyoo have got up but I remember when I came to buy it there was loads of different colours available like pink, purple, clear white and green. I got the blue one because at the time I had a blue computer desk and I thought this colour would go best.
It's a dead clever design. The slit you can see is slightly curved so that when you put your piece of paper into the Page Up it stands upright without bending over at the top. If the slit was dead straight you'd find tall pieces of paper like A4 size would fall over onto itself but the slight curve stops that happening.
It will comfortably hold 3 or 4 sheets of paper but if you try and put any more than that in you'll get a bit of creasing on the bottom of the paper where you have to force it into the Page Up. Any size paper can be used, most of the time it will be A4 you are using but A5 works brill too even though sometimes you will have to slide the A5 paper up a bit because the writing will usually go further down to the bottom of the page and then the Page Up might cover it a bit.
The Page Up can also be used as a paper weight because it has got a wide flat bottom and is filled with crystally granules. This makes the Page Up quite heavy for its size and that also stops it getting lost because there's no chance of it falling on the floor and rolling under the desk without you hearing it.
I paid £2.99 for mine and deffo recommend it to anyone who does a bit of typing on their computer. I have even used it to hold crisp packets when I am doing a review about them because it means I can just glance across for any info I need to make my reviews more interesting.
At the moment my desk is a mess - pages are strewn everywhere, each one relating to a different project. One sheet of paper however, is sitting up perfectly, held as if by magic in a colourful base. The base is known as a 'Page Up' - and if you hadn't already guessed, its sole purpose is to make a sheet of paper stand upright. 'Why would you want to do that?' you may ask... well, for a number of reasons really. If I am reading an important document, I want it in front of me next to the computer screen, rather than on the desk mixed in with all the junk that may have accumulated.
To use the product, you just take the sheet of paper you want holding, and slide it into the slightly curved slot section on top of the Page Up - it really is as simple as that. The device can hold a few sheets of paper at a time - if it's standard thickness printing A4, you can get around six into it, although I have only ever needed it for one. You can put paper in both ways (portrait or landscape) and due to the curve on the loading slot, the paper will stand up straight without folding or flopping over.
The Page Up company (which I believe is French) was founded in 1996, and to date has an estimated 15 million users in 42 countries - however, that's only the beginning of the company's ambitions, with the overall aim being "One Page Up per person... in the world". Somehow, I think that may not happen - but who knows!
Page Up's come in all sorts of designs, and the 'Crystal Colour' version contains millions of sand-like grains which are available in a variety of colours. Although the one shown in the picture has a blue plastic shell with blue sand inside, the one I own is a funky bright orange with a clear perspex exterior. The product is small enough to fit into the hand, and has four rubber feet which prevent the Page Up from sliding around on most surfaces.
This handy page holder really is easy to use, and has helped me be even more efficient, if that's possible ;), when dealing with important documents.
In summary, the Page Up;
-Makes documents easier to read
-Increases work surface space
-Stands all paper formats including A3
-Leaves documents unmarked and not damaged
The product is available in many stationers throughout the country, and costs in the region of £3.99 - highly recommended.
Keep your page in place so you can follow along while typing or use it as a desktop reminder with your list of to-do's!


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Complaint Review: US BANK
US BANK Cash Deposit still "pending" while $36 fee assesed for funds not available Mountain Home Arkansas
*Consumer Comment: You spent money you didn't have...
I left my house on Oct. 3rd without my cash. I wrote a check for an order I had placed, knowing I would need to put the cash (that I had forgotten to bring)in the account early the next morning.
The check I wrote was deposited in a DIFFERENT bank after 2:00PM on Oct. 3rd.
At 6:00AM Oct. 4th we put cash in the bank night depository.
At 9:00AM Oct. 4th the check had not yet cleared my account (according to online banking).
The deposit was not credited until 11:00AM Oct. 4th
Yet at 1:00 PM suddenly online banking shows that the check (that hadn't yet cleared by 9:00AM OCt. 4th) had cleared the account on Oct. 3rd - the same day I wrote the check.
The check was not even deposited in a different bank until after 2:00PM. But it cleared my account that same day and I am charged $36? When I make a deposit after 2:00, the deposit is credited the next business day. Why is a check that was not even deposited into a different bank until after 2:00PM Oct. 3rd credited to my account that same day?
SUMMARY The check did not clear my account until Oct. 4th after 9:00AM (according to online banking) There had been cash waiting since 6:00 AM to cover the check yet I was charged a $36.00 fee.
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You spent money you didn't have...
AUTHOR: Robert - ()
SUBMITTED: Friday, October 04, 2013POSTED: Friday, October 04, 2013
It is very obvious that you spent money you didn't have.
If you had money in the account you wrote a check on, there would have been zero reason to go to another bank and write a check. You could have used your ATM/Debit Card either at an ATM or where ever you needed to buy something.
The ONLY reason you did this is because you "thought" that you could float a check for a day or two until you had the money to put back. The problem with this is that a majority of checks are processed electronically and have been for many years, so when you present a check(especially at a bank) you might as well have just handed them cash and avoided the middle man. Oh wait in your case you didn't have the cash.
Now I bet you are saying..wow how did this person know what I did. Well let's just say that it was what you didn't say that made it very clear....
You wrote the check at 2PM on the 3rd, and did not put the money back until 6AM on the 4th. So while there are just issues with that(more on that in a second), the fact is that you had spent money you did NOT have and technically even if you put the money back in your bank at 2:01PM on the 3rd you were still overdrawn.
Now onto the "more". On-Line banking was never meant to be a replacement to your written register. While it is fairly accurate, it is not 100% accurate and up to date all of the time. It is possible that your check did clear in the overnight processing but didn't get moved to the On-Line banking system for several hours. However, it would not have mattered anyways because you just put cash into the night depository, where there is no proof until an employee reviews it that you actually did make the deposit. But again even by your own admission it wasn't until 6AM.
Perhaps if this was your first Overdraft(lol) you may get the bank to waive the fee this time. But if they do out of a courtesy don't expect them to continue to extend you the same courtesy the next time this happens. So you probably should be careful from now on and not even attempt to spend money until you have it, because you can not guarantee when the check will be submited to your bank.
Oh and I am sure you are still going to think that the bank was wrong, and you are going to "show them" by going to another bank. Well I have news for you. Your next bank would probably do the exact same thing.
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Pottery Barn Inspired Bay Leaf Tree
06 Thursday Dec 2012
Written by Jessica in Christmas, DIY
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Earlier this week I shared a DIY Epsom salt Pine Cone Tutorial and promised to share a tutorial for the Pottery Barn Inspired Bay Leaf Tree shown in one of the photos, so guess what? Today I'm going to share a tutorial that shows you step by step how to make your own Pottery Barn Inspired Bay Leaf Tree using a Foam Cone, Bay Leaves, and of course Epsom Salt and Mod Podge.
Here is what you will need:
- Foam Cone
- Epsom Salt
- Mod Podge
- Paint Brush
- Dried Bay Leaves (Purchase them in the spice aisle at the Grocery Store)
- Hairspray (optional)
Step 1: Cover Bay Leaf with Mod Podge
Step 2: Sprinkle Epsom Salt over entire leaf
Step 3: Once it dries spray hairspray on top of it to keep the Epsom salt from falling off (It works best if you let the hairspray dry for 30/45 minutes before your start gluing the leaves on your cone)
As a side note, before you get started gluing the Epsom Salt Bay leaves onto your cone try to go ahead and Mod Podge Epsom Salt on enough leaves to cover the entire cone or at least come close to covering the cone.
Step 4: Start by hot gluing a row of Bay leaves onto the cone in a sideways direction (this is so you can't see in-between the first row of leaves)
Step 5: Once you have glued bay leaves around the first row of the cone in a sideways direction begin gluing the bay leaves in a vertical direction around the cone. Be sure to overlap the bay leaves as you go around the cone.
Continue gluing the bay leaves around the cone. When you move to another row stagger the leaves by placing the first leaf of each row above the space where the two leaves below it meet(I hope that makes sense).
Step 6: When you get to the top position three bay leaves so that it forms a point
If any of the Epsom Salt comes off during the process or you want to make the top a little more "Frosted" add a little mod podge and sprinkle on enough Epsom Salt to cover the area.
Lastly, Spray the entire tree with Hairspray and let it sit for a few hours…and there you have it, a Pottery Barn Inspired Bay Leaf Tree


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