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Andrew Gude, a 10-year veteran of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is the new refuge manager for Florida's Lower Suwannee and Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges located in Dixie and Levy counties. He began his new position on September 26, 2011.
"I am very pleased with the selection of Andrew for this position," says Elizabeth Souheaver, the Service's Area Manager for national wildlife refuges in Florida. "Andrew's past field and national experiences will be invaluable as the refuge continues to address habitat restoration and climate change issues. Additionally, I look forward to Andrew sharing current national resource priorities and experiences with his staff, colleagues, and conservation partners."
Andrew began his Service career in 2001 working in the Florida Keys. Most recently he served as the Service's Liaison to the Department of the Interior's Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks in Washington, D.C. working on a wide range of Service policy issues. He was involved with DOI priority projects including National Ocean Policy and America's Great Outdoors. Prior to this, Andrew served as the Ocean and Coastal Refuge Coordinator in Washington. Andrew has considerable experience as a fishery, wetlands, and wildlife biologist; commercial fisherman; diving instructor; vessel captain; fishing guide; environmental educator and project leader for the Corps. All of that experience plus his knowledge stemming from working in Hawaii, Alaska and the U.S. Pacific Islands led to him becoming a key player in the task of securing the four large Pacific Ocean Marine National Monuments as Service-managed areas. By early 2009, those 305 million-acre monuments increased the refuge system's holdings by more than 50 percent.
"I am honored to be chosen for this position and look forward to working with the refuge staff and the community in furthering conservation efforts," Gude says.
The Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge is located southeast of Chiefland with 36,000 acres of wetlands and 16,000 acres of uplands providing important habitat for wading and shore birds, ospreys and swallow-tailed kites. It offers walking trails as well as an interpretive bicycle and auto trail. Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge is a cluster of delicate coastal islands just off the village of Cedar Key, Florida. Since 1929, Cedar Keys has had noteworthy natural and cultural resources from pre-historic and historic times. The refuge presently comprises 13 islands ranging in size from 1 to 120 acres, totaling 762 acres. Ancient Indians once used these lands as camps, eventually making a living off the land thanks to nearby food and supplies. Wading birds, shorebirds, fishes, manatees, bald eagles, crabs and reptiles are frequent visitors to the islands and marshes that make up the refuge.
Originally from Pennsylvania, Gude earned a bachelor's degree in marine biology at Fairleigh Dickinson in New Jersey and a master's degree from Portland State University. In his spare time, Andrew enjoys spending time outdoors with his two children.
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If someone says the magic word 'castle', what image springs to mind? Perhaps you think of the mystery-soaked monuments that cast their long shadows across medieval Europe. Or perhaps you think of the English king Arthur and the court of Camelot.
But Europe holds no monopoly on castles. Asia hosts scores. Here are five of Asia's most striking and strange castles, which transcend bricks-and-mortar, and border on marvellous. Their haunting, massive presence evokes the sound of drums and thunder.
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Limatula species belong to the bivalve mollusk family Limidae (the file shells). The genus Limatula includes bivalves with shells that are small, white or glassy, usually fragile, somewhat elongated and oblique, inflated, often with axial ornamentation, and with prominent beaks. Small auricles are usually present, an internal median groove may be present, and the hinge is without teeth (in contrast to the very similar Limea, which have a series of short teeth on either side of the resilifer [a structure on each shell valve supporting the internal ligament or resilium]). Limatula (and Limea) are generally well under 1 cm in size and are found in ocean sediments throughout the world. (Allen 2004; Oliveira and Absalão 2008)
Allen (2004) reviewed the Recent Limatula species from the Atlantic and provided technical diagnoses for the family Limidae, the genus Limatula (as well as Limea), and the nine Limatula species known from the Atlantic (six of which he describes for the first time). Fleming (1978) reviewed the living and fossil Limatula species from the southwest Pacific and discussed the challenges of recognizing species boundaries based on shell morphology. Oliveira and Absalão (2008) revised the deep water Limidae of Brazil, recording five species of Limatula and one Limea.


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Nationwide, the flu has been running rampant, and Chautauqua County is no exception.
Flu season in the U.S. has come a bit early this year, and unfortunately it has come harder than usual, as well.
According to the Center for Disease Control, this is because, along with the flu virus, there are a few viruses going around which have symptoms similar to the flu. The CDC says that there is a sickness affecting children that mimics the flu, as well as a norovirus which has symptoms similar to stomach flu.
Additionally, the flu virus seems to be more devastating this year in contrast to what the CDC considered an unusually mild flu season last year.
For this reason, the Chautauqua County Health Department is encouraging residents to get themselves and their loved ones vaccinated against this year's strain.
According to Christine Schuyler, commissioner of human services at the health department, the risk of influenza will continue to increase in the county.
Though the number of outpatient visits for influenza is declining after a sharp spike, the CDC says that the recent increase in visits may be attributed in part to a reduced number of routine health care visits during the end of year holidays, which has been observed in previous seasons.
And though some residents have fears about secondary effects of flu shots, Schuyler says vaccinations are recommend for everyone six months of age or older, and anyone who has not been vaccinated should do so now.
According to the CDC, though, the vaccination isn't foolproof, and even those who were vaccinated can still get sick. Vaccinations are based on educated guesses of what flu viruses will be the strongest each year, so occasionally a rare strain of influenza can still infect people.
The CDC says that vaccinations are still the best way to prevent infection, however, good health and hygiene practices should still be observed, such as regularly washing hands, covering mouths when sneezing and not sharing food utensils or drinking glasses.
To remain up-to-date on influenza risks and trends, the CDC has made Fluview available, which tracks the virus's progress week by week. Fluview can be accessed at www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly.


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"Spoiled and coddled" students with "excessive self-esteem" should "learn to roll with the punches" when faced with offensive political or religious messages, said Judge Richard A. Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, in Chicago in a recent speech, reports Ed Week's School Law Blog. Courts should defer more to school administrators' judgment, Posner told the national conference of the Education Law Association.
Some school litigation is caused by "hypersensitive" students with "aggressive" parents, the judge said.
"It seems to me you have to take a certain amount of buffeting to live in society," said Posner, who recounted that in the early 1960s he took the bar exam in a room at Fordham University, a Roman Catholic institution in New York City, where he was greeted by a large crucifix.It was a "sad-looking Jesus Christ," said Posner, a graduate of Harvard Law School. "What do you expect? It's a crucifixion. He's looking down on us balefully. I'm not religious. Some people would be offended: 'This is a secular activity, what are they doing confronting us with this?' I think people should roll with those particular punches."
However, Posner ruled against school administrators who banned high school students from wearing T-shirts that said "Be Happy, Not Gay."
"First of all, these are high school seniors," Posner said in his speech last week. "Since they have to form political opinions, they ought to be exposed to diversity of thought. … I think it is problematic for schools to try to suppress criticism of homosexuality."
Also, school administrators' arguments that the "Be Happy" shirts were a form of bullying were not backed by any hard evidence, the judge said.
On the flip side, the judge ruled against a group of gifted 8th graders at a Chicago magnet school who wanted to wear T-shirts calling their classmates "tards," short for "retards."
In his speech, Posner called for "a high standard for (free-speech) suits by schoolchildren against schools."


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Intense1 wrote:There are coyotes and black bears but truthfully, your biggest concern would be from some whacko, or a rabid bat. Pepper spray would work well and maybe provide some piece of mind. There is safety in numbers, finding someone to join you would be the safest bet, regardless of where you go.
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BEIJING (AP) A Samoan boxer was removed from the Olympic ring on a stretcher Saturday night after getting knocked out in the third round of his first bout.
Farani Tavui briefly went unconscious after taking several hard punches from Marijo Sivolija-Jelica of Croatia in their light heavyweight fight, ringside doctor Charles Butler said.
Butler, the chairman of the international boxing association's medical commission, believed Tavui's injuries weren't serious, but he exercised caution by sending the fighter to a hospital for evaluation and a CT scan.
"There was a tremendous amount of concern for this young man," Butler said. "I believe he will recover fully, but I couldn't take the chance of sending him home. The decision is always to do what's safe for the boxer, and don't worry about anything else."
Tavui clearly lost his equilibrium when he was staggered by a big right hand to his head in the third round, stumbling the length of the ring before finally flopping to the canvas. Tavui stood up as the referee counted, but staggered another distance before falling again.
"When I first got in the ring, his eyes were closed, and I had to raise his eyelids open," Butler said. "I think he was unconscious at that point, but for a very short time."
Tavui awoke and seemed able to raise and move his head as Butler called for a stretcher. The fighter was removed from Workers' Gymnasium four minutes later.
Tavui won the Oceania title at light heavyweight in 2007 and again this year, beating fighters from New Zealand, Australia and Tahiti. He is the only boxer representing Samoa at the Olympics.
"I don't enjoy such injuries, because it can always happen to me," Sivolija-Jelica said. "I am not cruel. I am an emotional boxer. I'm not pleased."


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Chance encounter at Beemer's Pond
I collect stories like some men collect shotguns. I have given shotguns away and many have given shotguns to me. But unlike a shotgun, you can give a story away and still shoot it. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, settle back and I'll pass this story along to you.
Time was, when I've limited out on ducks and geese from a pothole in the middle of a cornfield here in Iowa; I've risen from legendary pits in Stuttgart, Ark. To point my gun at green heads and I've marveled at the 11-man, 11-birds-per-man, 45-minute limit of giant Canada geese on the plains of Manitoba; and hunted ducks up on Big Wall Lake (years ago) with Bernie Long and the late Bob Krejci in a flat-bottom John boat when it was so teeth-chattering cold that I couldn't feel my toes wiggle. That's cold. Every one of those outings produced smiles a plenty and memories forever. But it was a ten minute sojourn to Beemer's Pond the other afternoon within eyesight of the Webster City water tower out there on Airport Road around all that flat country, I got religion. Took me long enough, don't you think?
Long story short the Vern Ross family and myself brewed up a couple of thermos full of coffee, gathered up our binoculars and spotting scopes, and drove out to Beemer's Pond to see what we could see. Well, that was the plan for the afternoon, anyway. About sunset, the plans changed. Suddenly, and without warning, flock after flock, hundreds and hundreds, perhaps as many as a thousand Canada geese, Besser Scaups (bluebills), coot, canvasbacks, ringnecks and white-fronted geese came streaming in out of the southwest. The bottom fell out of the sky and for awhile it was "raining" waterfowl. Wing-tip-to-wing-tip, bumper-to-bumper and bill-to-tail. My scope was black with waterfowl coming in to the pond. They were packed into that little pond like a can of sardines. Great flocks of waterfowl came out of nowhere. The most ducks and geese of assorted species I've seen at one time (second only to the bug Missouri Valley Flyway at Forney, Iowa with it's millions of blue and snow geese).
They came right in on top of us and when the pond filled up, the started landing in the driveway entrance and the nearby field. The spotting scopes were useless; the binoculars were useless. The ducks and geese were too close right on top of us. They'd been up in the air a long time and they were tired. They wanted down – no ifs, ands or buts about it. And the fact that we were right out there in the open didn't seem to bother them. We had a ring-side seat right in the middle of the whole shebang. One of the most awesome and beautiful sights in nature in the outdoors I've seen in a long, long time. It all happens in a heartbeat sometimes, and then it's all over – a tiny window of time opens up, then closes. And if you're not there you never would have guessed it could have happened. If you were there you were lucky. It was happenstance that's what it was pure happenstance. Blind dumb luck of the very best kind. We just happened to be there "glassing" over the pond when it all happened. We were in the right place at the right time and for a blip in time, Mother Nature opened the door and we got to see the whole thing. I wished we could have been there the next morning when they all took off again.
Spring peepers
The winter that almost wasn't is over. It's spring, and the weather is colder now than it was last winter. So, what else is new? Well for starters almost all of the trees have buds on them. Daffodils are sprouting out of the ground, nearly ready to bloom. And quite a number of folks are reporting they have Hyacinths blossoming out already. Wait there's more: The red-winged blackbirds are back, the bronzed grackles are back and the turkey vultures that wintered down in Central America have returned to McMurray's Woods (just north of Kmart and McDonald's) to their summer nesting site.
Here we go again
Hoo boy, you wouldn't believe it. Well, at least I wasn't the only person to witness the big waterfowl extravaganza. At least two others saw the enormous flocks (thousands at a time) of ducks and geese that we did. Arlin Dickinson told me a morning or two later that I should take a ride over to Brushy Creek. He said the lake was as black with thousands of waterfowl that just came in. And a day or so later, Brian Holt on his way to the Pheasants Forever Banquet collared me and said he was there when they came in that day. Everybody had the same story: "Thousands of them, wing-tip-to-wing-tip all trying to land on the water at once." How they kept from knocking each other out of the sky, I'll never know.
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The new Shimano Cumara Casting Rod Series is the ultra-performance bass rod series from Shimano. Designed specifically for bottom-bouncing techniques, these rods are surprisingly versatile due to their premium construction. The Cumara features IM-10 graphite blanks which have been tested to be incredibly sensitive yet deceptively powerful. The Cumara definitely holds its own in regards to performance with many other expensive rods. In fact the Cumara was voted 2008 Best Value Rod by Tackle Tour.
The first thing you will notice about the Cumara rods is that they are extremely lightweight. Shimano was able to bring down their total weight by combining lighter EVA Shaped Foam Grips, a split-grip handle, a small foregrip and an extremely minimalist reel seat.
The new custom Split Reel Seat Design on the Cumara Casting Rods allows for greater sensitivity transfer because your hand is in direct contact with the blank, even in a palm position. The sensitivity exhibited in the Cumara is deadly in slow presentation applications, as well as, deep water where sensitivity makes a world of difference. The superior sensitivity ensures you feel even the subtlest taps.
The Cumara also excels in casting light and weightless baits, but is competent at throwing larger lures and can even be used for light flipping and pitching. The Cumara has an unexpected amount of power to move fish and even though it has a high modulus blank it doesn't feel overly stiff. Designed to be a rod for bottom bouncing techniques, it can pull double duty in a pinch as a reaction bait rod. You really can't go wrong with the Shimano Cumara Casting Rod Series. The features, quality and price are all there.
The Cumara Casting Rods match up perfectly (balance and ergonomics) with the Shimano Core Casting Reel. Click here for more information.
Additional Features:
• Stealth Insert Hook Hanger
• Fuji SIC Black Frame Guides
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Customer Feedback
Comments: I love shimano! There reels and rods are great. I ordered this after it went on sale and pulled in some lunkers with the 7' 11' using a deep diving crank. DEF a good buy and you can tell great quality.
From: Joshua: Lansing, NC
Comments: Bought the 7' 7" H/F punch rod after hearing some good reviews about it having a nice soft tip. Boy did they ever lie to me! Thiis thing is a total broom stick! Sensitive and very well built just a little too stiff forme. But.....for $99 its hard to pass up.
From: Luis: Wauchula, FL
Comments: Just recieved my new Cumara punch rod and can't wait to use it. Awesome sale price. I can't say enough about the service Tackle Warehouse provide's. I live near Toronto Canada and When I place orders they are picked right away and at my door the next day. It's good to know if I find something that's working good in my pre-fish and I need more I can place my order and have it in time for the tournament.Great Service
From: Mike: Canada
Comments: Just got my 7'7" heavy. This rod is seriously ill! And at $100 plus shipping I'm stoked to have snagged one!
From: Jerry: Toronto
Comments: I bought the 7'4 during the labor day sale to use for an extra frog rod.The price during the sale was 120 some odd dollars and in my opinion its worth every penny.I used the rod all day yesterday over on Lake Guntersville without any complaint.The tip is great and also has plenty of backbone plus it has a hook holder now not like my 7'2 thats in the handle.I havent used it with a jig but am very satisfied with the rod for a frog rod.
From: TM: AL
Comments: I own 5 Cumara rods and non of them ever gave me any problems. I never had any problems with the guides cutting my line. Debating if I should pick up the 7'4 H rod since I sold my 7'5 H Crucial! For some reason, even though the Crucial is made out of the IM-10 graphite, they don't feel as good as the Cumaras. Am I the only one that thinks so?
From: Cher: WI
Comments: I got the 7.7ft Heavy. Rods so so sensitive and has the perfect tip and awesome back bone! Love the hook keeper only i wish is that the handle was a 1/2" to a 1' longer. But i still love the rod and the price its at right now. Rods very lite to for its size
From: Sonny: Wareham, MA
Comments: I had very high expectations and this rod exceeded them all by a long shot.
From: Craig: AL
Comments: Unbelievably light rod with a very strong backbone, not to mention very versatile
From: Chad: VA
Comments: Justin, if you can't spell curado (curodo) you shouldn't be able to make a post here. also, from what i've seen SIC guides do not cut braid, they are the best and that is it!
From: Alex: Sterling, VA
Comments: I own three Cumara's the 6'8 medium, 7'2 medium heavy exfast and 7'4 heavy fast, great rods want find anything better. I have try many other brand and there are some good rods out there, but if you are looking for a rod that actually has a taper, Is light,and strong look no further
From: Jakarvis: Weaver, AL
Comments: Now I've heard it all. Justin guy thinks the rod cuts braid lol. How exactly does that happen? Seems he's using the rod in a severly damaged condition or just hates Shimano
Comments: Paired the 7'2" medium w a chronarch 50e and it is a superb setup. Very, very light and cast and retreives flawless. I use it for light bottom bouncing/senko w 6lb seagaur fc and the sensitivity/performance is 10/10!
From: Kats: CA
Comments: I have the Cumara Cast Rod 7'2" Med/X Fast and its junk , no mater what line what reel i use the line drag threw the eyes are very bad durying the retreave of a cast. the Crucial is twice better rod
From: Kevin: Johnson, KY
Comments: REVIEW UPDATE. It's been over 3 years now since I first purchased my CUC68MH Cumara. Well, it's still going strong and still one of my favorite rods to fish with. The EVA foam handle has held up well and I have not had any issues with it falling apart or deterioating. The Fuji SiC guides have also held up very well and I have not had to replace or repair any yet. The only thing that would give away how much older this rod is, is that some paint on the reel seat hood has chipped away. Other than that, this rod still fishes and looks as good as it does as when I first got it. It has helped engrave a lot of great memories into my fishing experience because it has delivered me my personal best largemouth 3 times throughout these years. And I'm looking forward to catching more fish with this rod for many more years to come.
Comments: I won't ever buy another shimano product in my life I found out that all of the ones I bought cut braid like a razorso I don't recommend their rods to nobody it is just like the curodo and citica they suck were r the old ones
From: Justin: FL, Winterhaven
Comments: I own the 6'8" MHF and the 6'8" MF and they are both awesome! Shimano is known for their reels, but in the past several years they have been producing some of the best rods, especially within their price range, of anyone out there! These rods are super light and very sensitive and you can fish without worry due to the lifetime warranty! I paired the CUC-68MH with my Antares AR (calais 100A) and 17 lb fluorocarbon and it performed awesome at Lake Fork with weightless flukes and split shot rigged zoom lizards. I could feel every take. I truly believe this rod helps me catch more fish. I have the CUC-68M paired with a Core 51MG, and it is so light, it feels like an extension of your arm. Truly a dream combo! Get yourself a Cumara!!
Comments: 7'2 MH XF Really great rod. after two months of owning it i just found the hook keeper haha. not cool. i was upset it didn't have one. never seen one on the backside foam or cork
From: King: OH
Comments: I REALLY enjoy fishing with this rod! It would be perfect if it came with cork handles. What is the deal with all rod builders going to foam? I know cork is expensive, but come on! Not one new rod for 2012 with cork except the E21 wild black? A bit re-donk-u-lis. My question is if this rod is gonna be disco or go on sale as the new crucial offers the same great blank for 50 bucks less. At any rate Shimano equals quality you can depend on for a reasonable price.
From: Mark: Spokane, WA
Comments: awesome rods shimano came through again light, sensitive and balnce beutifully with the 200e7 in my opinion they are just as good if not better than the new g-loomis NRX rods buy one they are amazing
From: Candlewood: Connecticut
Comments: Sweet rod, very light and sensitive. I have the CUC-72MH. It balances very well with a Curado e7. The action is great for jigs and t-rigs, and it has a perfect tip. I wish I could have all of these rods, they would be put to great use!
Comments: great rod and super lite weight
From: Bassking81: Anaheim, CA
Comments: I bought the 7'2 M for bass fishing havent had the chance to go out and test it on bass but I caught 62 redfish at the coast in 5 days works perfect. Best rod I have ever owned felt every reef and mud bottom and all the bites. Very light doesnt hurt the arm throwing all day. Thanks Tackle Warehouse for fast shipment
From: Robert: Austin, TX
Comments: The best rod you can ask for, but broke two already at their tip. With the 20 fee I got my new rods. Ever since the third one is still holding up to 20lb stripers.
From: Don: Sacramento, CA
Comments: sweet beautiful sensitive rods. i have a 7'2'' mh fast action best worm/jig rod ever. also have 2 spinning rods also amazing.
From: Jeff: NJ
Comments: Killer rod, light weight, sensitive, and durable. I have this paired up with a Shimano Curado 200E7 and it cast like a dream. The hook keeper is not a problem is actually unique as far as placement goes. If you looking for a sick jig rod pick up the 7' 2" MH and you'll be set for catching monster bass
From: Jon: Illinois, USA
Comments: I love this rod. Purchased the CUC-X72MH. This would be a Heavy Power by other manufacturers. A little tip heavy, but very sensitive and plenty of backbone. Great look too.
From: Surffisher: California, USA
Comments:Can not say enough about these rods. I searched every where in Australia for a one piece 7'2 light casting rod for throwing light spinnerbaits, vibes and cranks at Australian Bass. After 12 months I couldn't find a rod I liked, so I took a massive gamble and purchased the Cumara CUC-72M without actually picking one up or having a play with one as for some unknown reason. Shimano Australia won't bring them over,luckily for me the gamble paid off. These rods are very light and the feel is awesome, I would go as far as to say it is better than the 2 Loomis GLX rods I have been using.
From:Scott: NSW, Australia
Comments:I have had lots of higher priced rods, but once I bought one of these I had to have more. Now I have five of these from the medium to the medium heavy extra fast all in the 6' 8" length. These are so lightweight and responsive they are such a pleasure to fish with. I have been fishing with these for over a year with absolutely no problems.
From:David: Arkansas, USA
Comments:BEST ROD EVER OWNED PERIOD!!!! This rod is amazingly light weight, sensitive, powerful, and comfortable to fish all day. handles Giants like nothing and I love this rod, 100% worth it!
From:Blake: Monroe, MI
Comments:I have the 6'8" MH Fast action Cumara. Great rod for fishing bottom contact lures and soft plastics. The only complaint I have is that the rod is maybe too stiff. When casting, the tip doesn't load as well as I would like in order really fling lures out there. But in terms of sensitivity and lightness, this rod is great. Especially for short distance pitching.
From:Pete: Minneapolis, MN
Comments:best rod ever! 7'2 MH XF. took it out the first day and caught a nice 7lber. no problem, extremely sensitive.
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Comments:This rod is OUTSTANDING, I used the 7'2 MH XF since very early spring for mostly jigging, tubes,Texas rigging, Carolina Rigging drop shotting and "gobying", I also use this rod(with a modded Core) for light plastic swimbaits, traps and light cranks. This Rod does not let me down. A great product for the money.
From:Gary: Smallmouth Paradise
Comments:Very satisfied with this rod, I bought the 7'2" med hvy ex/fast for swimming jigs,it has a nice fast tip but loads extreamly well. I caught an 8.2lb largehead on its 1st day out, handled her no problem.
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If it didn't actually make some sense, the idea of four Americans renting a house in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province to hunt for Osama bin Laden could be fodder for Comedy Central.
According to the New York Times, the four - purportedly from the CIA or FBI - showed up with an exercise machine, furniture and a satellite dish to check out persistent rumors the al-Qaida leader is hiding in the rugged area near the Afghan border.
Their arrival was met with both outrage and bemusement by local residents, who insist bin Laden is nowhere around. But it's a sign that U.S. spy agencies, though still enamored with high-tech gadgetry, are putting renewed emphasis on human intelligence or HUMINT - the old-fashioned art of using spies on the ground to collect valuable information.
"It's expensive and not easily done,'' says Loch Johnson, a University of Georgia professor and author of America's Secret Power: The CIA in a Democratic Society. "The upside is that you really get to know better what's going on.''
Most American spies today serve under "official cover,'' meaning they are assigned to U.S. embassies as diplomats, military attaches or even computer technicians. One problem is that they usually stick close to the office and, as Johnson puts it, "how many al-Qaida members attend embassy cocktail parties?''
Another problem: The United States doesn't even have embassies in some of the countries perceived as posing the greatest threat to American security. One argument for restoring diplomatic relations with Iran is that it would at least put U.S. spooks in a better physical position to assess Iranian nuclear ambitions.
Likewise, the United States might have had a better handle on al-Qaida's growth and Saddam Hussein's military capabilities had it not severed relations with Afghanistan and Iraq. Diplomatic ties were restored after the fall of the Taliban and the old Iraqi regime.
Among the rarest spies are those working under "nonofficial cover,'' meaning they aren't assigned to an embassy, they don't have diplomatic immunity and they are essentially on their own. They may be actual professors or archaeologists, but they are also clandestinely gathering intelligence for the CIA and other agencies.
Few want to do it, and not only because it can be a dangerous job. Johnson recalls cases in which the CIA trained spies to pose as investment bankers, "and pretty soon they figured out they could make more money in investment banking so they left.''
A major goal of any spy is to recruit natives of the target country, either people inside or expatriates who have valuable local contacts.
"It's a serious challenge and in some respects it may be an impossible challenge,'' says Steven Aftergood, an intelligence expert at the Federation of American Scientists. "When it succeeds, it is the result of carefully cultivated relationships with a source who is both a person of integrity and a traitor to his country.''
One of the most famous HUMINT operations was the case of Oleg Penkovsky, a Soviet colonel who initially approached American students in Moscow. He passed military secrets to the United States from the late '50s through the Cuban Missile Crisis before being executed in 1963.
"That kind of highly placed, well-sourced individual who volunteers to assist is the prize you hope for,'' Aftergood says.
"The idea you can simply bribe your way into the planning of al-Qaida or the inner circle of the Iranian government is silly, and if we had 10 times the intelligence budget we still couldn't do it. You can't simply buy your way to better human intelligence - as much as anything else it's a matter of luck.''
With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the United States slashed the number of case agents and shifted more of its $44-billion annual intelligence budget to spy satellites and other technological tools.
The two most recent CIA directors, George Tenet and Porter Goss, both pushed to increase human intelligence capabilities, and Goss' designated successor, Gen. Michael Hayden, says that is his No. 1 priority. The CIA reportedly plans to triple the number of spies around the world.
It is easier said than done, most experts agree.
In a world where Islamic extremism looms as a global threat, "an ideal candidate'' for the CIA is an Arab-American fluent in both English and Arabic, Johnson notes.
But the CIA is often wary of such individuals for fear they may be al-Qaida sympathizers. "The second problem is that these people are much in demand in the private sector by American businesses that want to make inroads in the Mideast market,'' Johnson says.
Thus the alternative - agents like "Paul'' and his three fellow Americans setting up shop in Pakistan in apparent hope of finding locals willing to spill the beans on Laden.
Says Aftergood: "It's either absurd or maybe it's far-sighted.''
Susan Martin can be contacted at email@example.com.
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Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes PhotosWhile in Kenya, Secretary Clinton participated in interviews with local media.
While in Nairobi, Kenya, Secretary Clinton participated in interviews with local reporters, including Seanice Kacungira of Capital FM, Bill Odidi of Metro FM and Fatuma Sanbur of IQRA FM. Their conversations covered a range of topics.
In her interview with Bill Odidi of Metro FM, Secretary Clinton underscored the Obama administration's commitment to Africa. The Secretary said, "I think both the President's visit to Ghana and the very important speech he gave there, my visit to Africa, starting here in Kenya, are meant to send a signal that we want to elevate Africa and African concerns, not just in American foreign policy, but in global policy. If you look at any problem we're facing today, and if you look at any opportunity that exists today, Africa is ripe with both peril and promise. And we want to work with the people of Africa to help solve problems and to give more support to those who are moving their countries in a new direction."
IQRA FM's Fatuma Sanbur asked Secretary Clinton specifically about Somalia. She responded, "[W]e have absolutely no intention of doing any kind of military action on our own. And in fact, we have been pleased that the African Union and African countries have come to the aid of the Transitional Federal Government to try to stabilize Somalia and to drive out the violent extremists who, as you say, often target innocent people.
I mean, what kind of war is it when you kill women and children, and you destroy for the sake of destruction, to intimidate people and just break the spirits of people? And the Somali people have suffered for a very long time. The United States wants to help Somalis themselves take back their country, take it away from foreign fighters and foreign ideas that are un-Somalia. This is not about Somalia anymore. It's about trying to gain control over a piece of territory so that you can create a terrorist haven... This is something that I feel very strongly about. But we're going to support those who are trying to support a better future."
In her interview with Seanice Kacungira of Capital FM, Secretary Clinton emphasized the need to provide opportunities for women. The Secretary said, "[T]he role that women have to play in any society is so critical, and it's particularly critical in Africa, where too many women are impoverished, they're marginalized, they're unable to really obtain the tools of education and healthcare for themselves and their children, and then it perpetuates dependency, it perpetuates the cycle of poverty. And that's especially important because women are the tools and the real drivers of change in their own families. I mean, there's that old saying: You educate a man, you educate a man; you educate a woman, you educate a family.
And the World Bank and other economists have said over and over again that if you want to jumpstart development, then give the tools to your women who are underutilized. A lot of men are already able to exercise their income-generating capacity, and women are held down and held back. So I think we have to provide opportunities for women. We have to respect the rights and roles and responsibilities that women should have. And then the best outcome is for individual women to be prepared and equipped to make decisions that are right for them. If they want to be a broadcaster on the radio, then that should be a decision. If they want to devote themselves to their families and their children, that should be the decision. But if they want to balance family and work, which is what most women who have the opportunity to do so actually do in today's world, then that should be what we aim for – to give women the choices that will enable them to lead the lives that will be productive."


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Officer injured in traffic stop, arrest
Mark Allen Mendenhall, of 311 First Ave. S. was charged with assault on a police officer with injury Saturday morning in Webster County Magistrate Court.
According to the complaint, the incident happened Friday evening during a traffic stop at the intersection of South 15th Street and Sixth Avenue South when Mendenhall fought with and tried to run from officer Chris Weiland of the Fort Dodge Police Department. Weiland suffered an injury to his shoulder according to the report.
Webster County Magistrate William Thatcher set bail for Mendenhall at $2,000 on the assault charge. In addition, bail was set at $2,000 for an additional charge of interference with official acts.
Mendenhall also has a $10,000 bail for a third charge of a parole violation. A preliminary hearing for all three charges has been scheduled for May 24 in Webster County District Court.
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Possession of drug paraphernalia – Williams Whytus, 33, 309 1/2 S. Eighth St., trial scheduled for May 31.
Driving while suspended – Williams Whytus, 33, 309 1/2 S. Eighth St., $397.50 10 days suspended.
Public intoxication – Dillon Michael Heiller, 27, 600 S. Seventh St. $195. Demarkco James Person, 26, 1020 Central Ave. $195.
Interference with official acts – Dillon Michael Heiller, 27, 600 S. Seventh St. $397.50. Demarkco James Person, 26, 1020 Central Ave. $397.50.
Operating while intoxicated, first-offense – Joanni Brown, 47, 229 J St. preliminary hearing scheduled for May 31.


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Let's Make a Deal
Business jet finance has settled into a predictable—and more sustainable—groove after the mad scramble of 2007 and the deafening silence of 2009. Here are eight realities of today's market that you need to understand:
1. Banks still want to finance business jets. Though they aren't giving away the store anymore, loans for business jet acquisitions remain available and financial institutions want to provide them. As an example, Goldman Sachs recently entered the market and, like Chase and Citibank, is seeking to finance jet acquisitions for its banking clients. In part, this demonstrates the durability of some core attractions of business jet finance: the ability to make a significant loan (Goldman is generally looking to loan $10 million and up) secured by good collateral with the credit backing of high- and ultra-high-net-worth borrowers.
2. The competition is cash. In this economy, an abundance of cash is waiting to be put to work. I recently asked an executive at a company buying a jet if it intended to finance the purchase, and the reply went something like this: "With $900 million of cash on our balance sheet, why would we borrow money?" Indeed, industry pundits estimate that cash accounted for approximately 65 percent of business jet buying power this past year. Of the remaining 35 percent, debt finance accounted for about two-thirds and leases for the balance.
3. Interest rates remain low. Rates have inched up and down lately (depending partly on whether the federal government is shut down), but on the whole, business jet finance is cheap, and today's low rates provide an incentive for aircraft buyers to lock in the cheap money while they can. Rates in the neighborhood of 2 to 3 percent for floating-rate deals (and a little more for fixed-rate deals) are pretty attractive, and no one expects them to trend downward. With the possibility of rates going up, aircraft owners are also reportedly showing more interest in refinancing existing loans.
4. Down payments are the norm. Is 100 percent financing available? Yes, but much less so than in 2007. Depending on the financial institution, as an opening bid, jet buyers should expect to be asked to put down 10 to 20 percent. Years ago that would have seemed like a great burden, but many borrowers today have so much cash they aren't fazed by down payments. There are signs that banks are loosening up. Greg Marks at First National Capital Corporation reports, for example, that his institution is showing greater flexibility in terms of down payments required and the length of the amortization period.
5. Shorter terms may yield lower rates. Regulatory changes [see "The Changing Face of Aircraft Lending," February/March 2013] will require banks to keep more capital on hand for longer-term loans (more than three years) rather than shorter-term ones. That provides an incentive for them to charge more for a seven-year note than for a three-year note, since the former ties up more capital.
6. Lenders are picky about collateral. As manufacturers deliver new aircraft, the old ones don't just disappear. The sabre-tooth cat may be extinct, but the 1969 Sabreliner 60 remains available for purchase, as do such 1960s-vintage jets as the Gulfstream GII, Falcon 20-5 and Lear 23. Don't expect your bank to help you acquire them, though. Banks typically want to finance relatively new aircraft, especially jets that are 10 years old or newer.
Ironically, it's not because the value of a GII could plummet tomorrow; on the contrary, relatively new aircraft like a G550 can shed $1 million or more in value each year, while values of GIIs from the late 1960s are holding steady. But the G550 is popular, whereas the average time to sell a GII during the last four years has been more than 400 days. No bank wants to have to foreclose on an aircraft like that, let alone lease it to a customer.
In fact, many lenders (private banks, for example) won't do leases at all, and those that do generally want the aircraft to be no older than 20 or 25 years at the expiration of the lease. That doesn't mean you're out of luck if you want to finance an older aircraft; it means you have to find the institutions that are willing to take on those projects.
7. Lenders are picky about customers. Changes in banking regulations will only further underscore the importance of the credit quality of borrowers. Banks will need to keep greater credit reserves to make aircraft loans to lesser credits, rendering those financings more expensive. The best aircraft deals will go to investment-grade credits with a longstanding relationship to the lender, assuming the lender doesn't have too much credit exposure to the borrower already. That's one reason it usually makes sense to start your search for aircraft finance by contacting your existing bank. Indeed, some banks are basically open for aircraft business only for their existing clients. Conversely, some financial institutions actively seek to syndicate their aircraft loans by selling pieces of them to other institutions.
8. Financing will take time to close. That banks are pickier about collateral and customers goes hand-in-hand with another feature of contemporary aircraft finance: it can take a while to close the deal. Aircraft purchase contracts rarely have a buyer-financing contingency, so if the financing doesn't come through in time, the buyer can find himself in an embarrassing situation.
In a recent transaction, after months of document negotiations, the bank called the customer shortly before the aircraft was ready for delivery to explain that its outside counsel working on the deal had exceeded the cap on attorneys' fees in the commitment letter by 300 percent. The bank refused to stand behind the cap, and (notwithstanding the bank's contractual commitment) the customer had to pay most of the overage just to close the purchase. The outcome might have been different if the buyer had shopped for financing after acquiring the aircraft, when a lender can no longer say "you need my money to close."
Jeff Wieand is a senior vice president at Boston JetSearch and a member of the National Business Aviation Association's Tax Committee.
"secured by good collateral with the credit backing of high- and ultra-high-net-worth borrowers." = not really a loan if it isn't asset backed, it is just charging the borrower to use his own money. Customers should demand that the bank take the jet as collateral, when they pledge their balance sheet is screws up the market for the rest of us. Most banks "in" aircraft financing aren't actually lenders.
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As the warm weather approaches, women who like to soak up the sun are likely to be shopping for the perfect pair of shades. Whether they don something stylish and trendy, or a pair of classic dark frames, most know that sunglasses are an accessory that enhances your health as much as your ensemble.
Because exposure to UV rays can lead to glaucoma, cataracts and age-related macular degeneration, the American Optometric Association (AOA) suggests purchasing sunglasses that block at least 99 percent of both UVA and UVB rays, screen out 75 to 90 percent of visible light and have a gray tint for proper color recognition.
So, the next time you hit the beach or spend an afternoon poolside, be sure to throw on some sunglasses.
In addition to shades, in the summer months, choosing the right eye makeup may be beneficial to one's eye health and comfort.
Women who live an active lifestyle and spend time outdoors are likely to benefit from tubing mascara, which will not flake off and irritate their eyes the way that some traditional mascaras might.


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