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MELLOHAWK Logistics USA is now a WCA member
MELLOHAWK Logistics USA is now connected to more than 815 partners worldwide
You can count on us to represent your shipments to and from the USA and any destination on the globe. We reinforce our commitment as specialists in worldwide transportation & logistics services to ship cargo of every kind and size. Our staff has over two decades of international shipping experience in ocean freight, air freight, trucking, warehousing, specialized logistics services, and personal effects.
As member of WCA Inter Global, the world's largest single network with 815 member offices around the world, we will be able to develop trade and partnerships to and from the emerging economies and bring the most competitive rates and solutions to our customers.
Please meet our MELLOHAWK Logistics USA team: mellohawk.com/team-usa/
Station Manager
Mr. Dorival Groppa
+1 954-704-1477
Originally from Brazil, our Station Manager, Dorival Groppa, holds over 20 years of experience in Logistics in the United States. With his strong organizational and problem solving skills, he has worked for major Freight Forwarders and has extensive knowledge with both air and ocean shipments, documentation compliance and project cargo.
Export/Import Coordinator
Ms. Diozielen Lorena
+1 786 398-1988
Our Export/Import coordinator, Diozielen Lorena, comes from Brazil and is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English. She has extensive experience in customer relations, documentation compliance and coordination of airfreight shipments to and from South America.
MELLOHAWK Logistics USA office team is supported by MELLOHAWK Logistics Canada. Both offices together are committed to guarantee you the best service in freight forwarding.
Thinking about your next shipment from or to the USA?
Let us quote for you!
MELLOHAWK Logistics: 15 years speeding clients to their goal
As we celebrate 15 years of international shipping business, we want to thank our clients who have trusted us for their success. Osh Bites is one of those clients. Lucas Holtz and Diogo Cabus came to us in 2016 to import their first pallet of the famous Brazilian Tapioca. With big ideas in mind, great dreams in their hearts, and a well-set business plan, they accepted the challenge to start a new business in Canada.
But no business starts without great effort. Before choosing their first product to import, Lucas and Diogo took several months researching the products that Brazilians, living in the GTA, missed the most. On the top of that list there was the Tapioca which is used to make a Brazilian style crepe. They understood the market needs and decided to focus on the quality of product.
By the time they had their first meeting with MELLOHAWK Logistics, they already knew their market, their product, and their supplier in Brazil.
MELLOHAWK Logistics helped them to identify the requirements to import the product into Canada and to choose the most profitable route, making the process as smooth as possible. Logistics plays a key role when it comes to better management of cost, and a company with the know-how of MELLOHAWK Logistics can help optimize their investment to achieve their goal. With Osh Bites initiative and MELLOHAWK Logistics experience they are achieving their goals in record time.
MELLOHAWK Logistics is fundamentally a combination of success stories, determination, persistence, hard work, and passion. For 15 years we have provided the highest quality service to ensure our maximum effort in helping our clients to thrive because their success is our success.
ATTENTION MELLOHAWK Logistics Partners: eManifest requirements START ON OCTOBER 01, 2016
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: As of OCTOBER 1, 2016, all agents are required to transmit advance House Bill data as per eManifest regulation described below:
What is an E-Manifest?
E-Manifest is a term used to describe the advance, electronic conveyance of freight information to Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) prior to a shipment arriving at a border or prior to departure from originating country. It expedites the customs clearance process by allowing pertinent information about shipments to be assessed and approved by customs officials in advance of any shipment's physical arrival. E-Manifest will require carriers, freight forwarders and importers in all modes of transportation (air, marine, highway and rail) to electronically transmit cargo, conveyance, house bill / supplementary cargo and importer data to the CBSA prior to loading in the marine mode and prior to arrival in the air, rail and highway modes.
Please inform all your operations staff to comply with full pre-alert and be aware of our deadlines and potential penalties by Canada Customs if information is not received on time.
Failure to comply with submission of information prior to loading will be a $5000.00 CAD fine by Canada Customs to MELLOHAWK Logistics. Fines imposed to MELLOHAWK Logistics will be billed at cost +10% administration fee back to the agent or shipper who failed to submit data to MELLOHAWK Logistics prior to loading.
For the complete eManifest regulation visit eManifest CBSA
TIME FRAMES for Submitting Advance Information to MELLOHAWK Logistics
- MAWB or MBL Number
- HAWB or HBL Number
- Shipper full name and address
- Consignee full name and address
- Cnee contact name, tel. number and e-mail address
- Cargo Description
- Cargo Weight
- Cargo dimensions
- Type of packing
- Port / Airport of Destination
Find here our OFFICIAL eMANIFEST INFORMATIONAL LETTER
FREE SEMINAR: Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
MELLOHAWK Logistics International Training Center has teamed up with North American Trade School to present the Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management seminar in a 3-hour presentation. It will introduce concepts of global logistics and freight forwarding. Discover the process of international business, transportation, and logistics for shipments all over world via truck, train, air, and ocean.
FREE registration. Click on the following link: http://northamericantradeschools.ca/supplychain
This seminar introduces you to the newest MELLOHAWK Logistics International Training Center program: GLOBAL LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT. For more information on our program content, pricing, and schedule, click on the following link and fill it up the online form: http://mellohawk.com/training/
Good NEWS! Less Bureaucracy and Less Cost. Brazil is the first MERCOSUR country to use the ATA Carnet
On June 28, 2016, Mr. Robson Braga de Andrade, president of Brazil's National Confederation of Industry (CNI) and Mr. Jorge Rachid, Brazil's Secretary for Revenue, signed a new provision that will allow Brazil to accept the ATA (Admission Temporaire/Temporary Admission) Carnet use in the country, for 5 years starting in September.
Brazil will be the 75th country in the world and the 1st MERCOSUR country to adopt the ATA Carnet, which allows temporary export and import of goods without taxes. Brazilian customs will recognize ATAs from other countries starting this July.
According to Jorge Rachid, the adoption of ATA Carnet "is a major step toward improving Brazilian market competitiveness", meaning that "an operation signed in Brazil will now be recognized by the world".
Companies can use the ATA Carnet for three types of situations: to carry commercial samples; to ship professional equipment and goods for presentation; or for Fairs, Trade Shows, Exhibitions, and similar events. With the ATA Carnet acting like a passport for goods, products can move from country to country with the same document for a maximum of 12 months.
The other 74 countries that have already adoptd the ATA Carnet represent almost 75% of the Brazilian foreign trade, including United States, China, Germany, Japan, and Mexico.
Our clients will benefit from this new regulation which will speed up the import/export process to Brazil and dramatically reduce costs when it comes to the temporary admission of goods. If you have any questions or would like a quote for your next shipment to Brazil please leave your contact information here.
Ariadne Sakkis e Diego Abreu. Agência CNI de Notícias. Brasil é o primeiro país do Mercosul a usar o ATA Carnet. Available at http://www.portaldaindustria.com.br
Top 5 Brexit Logistics Issues You Need to Watch!
Two weeks have passed since the United Kingdom (UK) announced the result of the Brexit (British Exit) referendum was to leave the European Union (EU). 52% of voters choose to leave, creating a new discussion about politics, international trade, and economics.
According to Logistics Manager, in a survery of 320 UK business people , 52.2% agreed that the Brexit result will have some kind of impact on their business. The main business concerns in business were economic stability, currency value, international trade deals with Europe, and the possible reduction in migrant workers
The New York Times Logistics Report argued that logistics companies may experience the Brexit result in two ways: the first one is the potential cutting into the movement of goods, but the second is the potential rising demand for services to help retailers and manufacturers navigate changing relations and trade rules.
"There clearly is going to be a period of transition here where everyone is trying to figure out exactly how Brexit will take place. But it's not like the U.K. will stop trading with the EU and the U.S. or anyone else," said Andrew Clarke, chief financial officer at Minneapolis-based C.H. Robinson to the New York Times publication.
Many companies built their head offices in the UK as a way to get access to EU markets, butt now, they've lost their gateway. They will need a new plan.
The business world is forecasting how Brexit will affect the global economy. Shortly after the Brexit vote announcement, The Wall Street Journal published an article about how this political move will influence the European supply chain. Article authors Paul Page, Robbie Whelan, and Laura Stevens interviewed shipping and logistics operators to uncover a potential two-pronged, short-term effect of Brexit, creating the 5 key concerns of Brexit.
- New duties, taxes, and restrictions in the international trade:
Once the UK secedes from the EU, products entering and leaving the UK might be subject to duties and other taxes along their routes from manufacturers to end customers. What was once a simple shipping process to nations across the EU will be complicated as UK businesses might face new restrictions before they can sell their goods in other countries.
- The establishment of new distribution channel strategies
The authors note that retailers both inside and outside the UK will have to rebuild their distribution channels to match the new trade map. According to Mark White (Chief commercial officer at SEKO Logistics Worldwide) some of the company's customers are already considering moving their physical stock out of the UK and into Holland, Germany, and other EU countries—especially if a large portion of their sales happen on the continent—to avoid the new taxes and complications.
- The new reality for the UK economy and the potential of new players in the market
One positive economic point is that the Brexit vote could give UK businesses a short-term boost because of the weakened pound, considering that Britain's currency dropped 11 percent following the Brexit vote and has traded as low as $1.32, making British goods cheaper for buyers in other countries, according to Lila Snyder (President for global e-commerce at Stamford-Connecticut based international shipping provider Pitney Bowes).
But as the pound took a hit last week, so did the stocks of multiple shipping and logistics companies. Shares of XPO Logistics dropped 14.9 percent, FedEx fell 3.8 percent, and United Parcel Service declined 2.2 percent in New York trading. In the European markets, shares of A. P. Moller-Maersk declined 3.1 percent, and shares of logistics provider DSV fell 5.2 percent
- The rearrangement of UK main partners: China trade.
Forbes cautions that the financial effects of Brexit will continue. A total of $3 trillion dollars was wiped from stock markets across the globe following the Brexit vote announcement.
Corporate buyers in China are reducing their orders as China's June Purchasing Managers' Index dropped to a four-month low. Although the situation will not likely cause a global recession, it will dampen the growth of the global economy..
- The Brexit vote is not legally binding yet.
Brexit vote is not legally binding yet, as the British Parliament still has to pass the laws that will allow the UK to withdraw from the EU. BBC News points out that the UK has to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to set in motion the legal withdrawal process, which could take up to two years. till, it is best to look ahead and consider now the possible risks and implications for future supply chains.
Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE. APICS is the premier professional association for supply chain management blog post. Forecasting Brexit's logistics implications. Available at http://www.apics.org/
Moving back home? Make sure you confirm your destination import requirements
The process of knowing the Destination Import Requirements is essential in personal effect moves, and should be the first thing done prior to any new move.
Companies who regularly handle personal effects know that Import Regulations for Used Personal Effects vary from country to country, and to gain duty-free entry there is a list of specific customs forms, declarations, visa status confirmations, passport copies, packing lists and bills of landing required.
The original packer must know, and the destination agent must confirm exactly what documentation requirements are necessary for import clearance of any given personal effects shipment.
This should be done before packing, before the survey, before the client leaves town and before shipping. According to WCA Relocations, if neither is doing this before all those steps, then both parties have been negligent as Personal Effect Forwarders and additional costs will be incurred.
If you are planning to move back home taking all your belongings with you, MELLOHAWK Logistics can provide you with a complete and detailed quotation, based on the most competitive rates in the market.
Our services include freight, documentation and customs clearance assistance at destination (when required).
Please contact us for a quote on your specific move.
Arnon G. Melo is announced part of the National Board of Directors of CIFFA
We are pleased to announce that Arnon G. Melo, Managing Director of MELLOHAWK Logistics is now part of the National Board of Directors of the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) for the 2016/2017 year. The CIFFA Mission is to represent and support members of the Canadian international freight forwarding industry in providing high level of quality and professional services to their clients. The volunteer national board of directors, elected each year at the association's annual general meeting, oversees the activities and advocacy of the association on a national level, dealing with subjects of both domestic and international importance to its members.
"CIFFA has been instrumental in the development of my freight forwarding career and the success of my company; from providing training to networking to quality counsel regarding compliance and all aspects of international trade. I am delighted to take a more active role in the organization", says Arnon.
MELLOHAWK Logistics has been a member of the Canadian International Freight Forward Association since 2003, and our goal has always been to strive for the best level of service and security as standardized by CIFFA. As a freight forwarder, the association provides the opportunity to share the stature of the CIFFA brand, recognized as a symbol of excellence by Canadian importers and exporters.
We thank CIFFA for this opportunity.
Learn more about CIFFA at: http://www.ciffa.com
Learn more about MELLHAWK Logistics at: http://www.mellohawk.com
MELLOHAWK Logistics joins the 1st Latin America Business Meeting in Toronto / 1 Encontro Empresarial da America Latina em Toronto
On June 22, MELLOHAWK Logistics will join the Latin American Bilateral Trade Initiative (LABTI) at the 1st Latin America Business Meeting, in Toronto.
The purpose of the event is to develop commercial and trade initiative between Canada and the Latin American countries, focusing on the business opportunities and the process of opening companies in Canada.
If you/your company are interested in, you can register yourself through the phone 416-977-009 (ext 224) or by e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
The event will take place at City Hall Toronto – Council Chambers – from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
MELLOHAWK Logistics teams up with Beautiful World to Support Girls' Education
MELLOHAWK Logistics teamed up with Beautiful World Canada to send 26 suits to their graduating class in Uganda. Smythe donated the suits. Beautiful World is a Canadian charity that gives scholarships to help students complete secondary school, vocational school and university. Over 90% of their students are women. They work with very poor students in Sierra Leone, Uganda, Rwanda and South Africa. Currently, they are supporting 265 students. By investing in education, they can enable these students to create a brighter future, not only for themselves, but also for their families, communities and countries.
This year marks a great year of accomplishments for Beautiful World's students in Uganda. They are the first in their program to complete University degrees. The courses they studied range from Information Technology to Bachelor of Science to Bachelor of Business Administration. Some students graduated from Bachelors of Quantitative Economics and one student graduated from a Bachelor of Community Health.
Beautiful World's scholarship students come from different regions but many have similar pasts. Many students at this graduation are AIDs orphans and have been raised by extended families or grandparents. Beautiful World sees the benefits of educating women in West Africa – for every extra year that a girl stays in secondary school, her future income increases by 15% – 25%. Once she earns an income, she will reinvest 90% in her family, helping to lift them out of poverty. She will marry later and have fewer but healthier children. Her children will be much more likely to attend school.
MELLOHAWK Logistics sees the benefits in educating girls. The students in Beautiful Worlds program have overcome huge obstacles and have come out on top. These students will need interviewing clothes and deserve their hard work to be acknowledged – MELLOHAWK Logistics is insuring this happens. We have shipped the suits to Uganda. The jackets will be given out during a graduation ceremony late next month – stay tuned we will have pictures of the ceremony.
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Monday, September 14, 1998
The sky is blue. It should be a nice day to go fishing. After breakfast we drove into town around 9:30 a.m. to exchange some money. We were getting low and needed some cash to pay Paddy. We got to town before the banks opened so we spent some time walking around. It was a beautiful morning. We had even seen a rainbow driving into town.
We were trying to find a branch of the Bank of Ireland as we had coupons for no fee exchanges. After looking around and not finding one we went to the post office instead. In the post office Sallie asked a man in line if he knew where the Bank of Ireland was located. His replied with a puzzled look, "Right next door."
It wasn't entirely our fault. Every Bank of Ireland we had seen to this point had been painted this blue-green color. So we had been looking for a building painted that way. This branch was a basic brown on the outside. But the inside was painted that blue-green color. As far as exchanging money goes, I found out (after I got home and looked at my bank statement) that I had received the best exchange rate from the ATM machine at the airport. And there are ATM machines everywhere (even it seems in the smallest of villages) so there is no problem getting cash whenever you need it. I think I am repeating myself.
After exchanging our money it was back to the B&B. Catherine, had made us cheese sandwiches to take along. We walked down to the bay where we had to wait a few minutes for Paddy. His boat is definitely a fishing boat. It appears to be very old and very well used (which is the way a fishing boat should be). The boat was powered by a small car engine that was mounted in the floor in the back of the boat. This worked well except for the exhaust fumes that occasionally drifted into the boat.
We went out into the bay and fished by trolling around several islands. Clew Bay is filled with small islands from several feet across to several acre's. Sheep were on most of these islands. I guess they don't have much trouble herding them out here. Sallie, Jody, and myself each had fishing poles with 4 or 5 jigs on the line. Mom fished using a line tied to the boat (no pole). She caught the first fish.
We fished from about 11:15 a.m. to about 2:00 p.m.. As we would go over a shoal off an island we would each catch several fish. Several times we each caught two fish at once and a couple of times Sallie and Jody caught three fish on their line. By 1:30 p.m. we had caught over fifty fish, mostly mackerel. Sallie caught 19 fish, Jody caught 12, and Mom and I each caught about 10 each.
After 1:30 the fish stopped biting and we had plenty so we called it a day. As we headed back to shore Paddy filleted several of the fish for us. We had so many that we gave him more than half to keep. Back on dry land we paid him for the trip. It only cost us £10 each ($15 USD) which I thought was a very good deal.
We went back to the B&B to change clothes and to put the fish in the freezer. Catherine was going to cook them for our dinner tonight. Sallie and Jody went back down to the bay to clean a few of the fish that Paddy didn't have time to fillet. When they got back and washed, we drove to Crough Patrick.
We had been able to see Crough Patrick from the bay. The day was beautiful, the sun was shining, there was very little wind, in other words, perfect. We got to the base of Crough Patrick at 4 p.m.. After asking someone coming down from the mountain how long it took to climb we learned that it took four hours. We decided there wasn't enough time left in the day and that we would come back in the morning.
We went back into Westport to find a place to get a snack. We parked near the center of town and found a small restaurant, Dunnigan's Pub. I had a Guinness Beer, oysters and Irish Stew. The Irish Stew was wonderful. The oysters were larger than the ones I had in Rosscarbery but they tasted strongly of the bay. Mom only had a dessert and Sallie and Jody split a small pizza. We would be eating again in a few hours but we were hungry.
We walked around town some more and spent some time in the local grocery store. It is always interesting to go to the grocery store in a community. We bought several snacks including two more of the Carrot Cakes that were so delicious (we had bought one several days before).
Back at the B&B we found Catherine rearranging the furniture. Jody and I lent a hand moving tables and chairs back and forth until everything was just the way she wanted. Finally we were allowed to relax and catch the news. Gee...more news on Bill Clinton...I'm so proud to be an American. Where is that all Simpon's channel?
An hour later we were called for dinner. She had baked some of the fish and fried the rest. She had also prepared a potato dish that was very good and a vegetable plate. For me she had cooked several pieces of chicken (as I am allergic to fish). For dessert she had made a sort of short cake soaked in rum. Or should I say some Rum with a piece of short cake thrown in. All the food was delicious. Unfortunately, those oysters decided to make a return visit. I had to excuse myself several times to run upstairs to hug the porcelain throne.
In spite of this the meal was delicious even with my bulimic routine. After dinner I went to bed early. I am not sure what everyone else did. I didn't really care.

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Saw a piece by Lisa Barone on the Bruce Clay blog yesterday about the new commercial in the US for Ask.com. First of all you sort of ask yourself who the heck came up with the line 'Experience Instant Getification' I Ask you! (pardon the pun).
But I think they have positioned it really well the new interface works. I have been playing with it for about 6 months or more now since it was launched as 'AskX'. Loved it back then and it has grown on me even more now.
Everything is there that you would want functionality wise and you can tell they have really thought about how to effectively position 'Vertical Creep' but still let the different products stand in their own right. The ability to move between text, images, local and other areas of the search results returned works well and at first I was a touch annoyed by the preview function as you roll over the search results but in all honesty it makes perfect sense and you actually start to enjoy using it.
Looks great, works great and the commercial isn't bad either!


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The 0.2 version of dmedia (codnamed 'Feature Frenzy'), the storage component of Novacut Video Editor, has been released right according to the schedule. Geeky bits follow with a sneak peek of the first iteration of the UI.
At this point dmedia is really just for developers and highly adventurous end-users, but the design and implementation are both progressing quickly.
What's New?
For the end user, dmedia now brings some eye candy. Utilizing NotifyOSD and Application Indicators, this release implements most our pro file import UX design. Not everything is implemented yet, but hopefully one thing is already clear: we really really care about design! To see the file import UX in action, checkout this video.
Other major changes:
- dmedia runs as a D-Bus service
- Imports have a rich audit trail, including tracking individual imports, batches of imports, and the computer they occurred on
- Many improvements have been made to CouchDB views
- The Python
dmedialibpackage has been renamed to
- The Debian
python-dmediabinary package has been renamed to
For additional details, see the bugs fixed in the dmedia 0.2 milestone.
Contributors Spotlight
These people made commits to the dmedia 0.2 release:
- David Green
- Jason Gerard DeRose
- Manish Sinha
- James Raymond
- Bilal Akhtar (thanks for last minute help with transitional package!)
Special thanks
And a special thanks to:
- Akshat Jain for his tireless efforts promoting Novacut :D
- Martin Owens for helping us understand what Application Indicators can and can't do over the D-Bus API, and for letting the RenderMenu ride the coattails of his upcoming progress indicator
- David Jorden for bringing his unending enthusiasm to our IRC channel and helping us all dream big
- Eric Adler for bringing his considerable broadcast engineering experience to our IRC channel
- Shane Fagan for professionally hanging out in our IRC channel and always offering a thoughtful, interesting perspective
- Antonio Roberts for making frequent celebrity guest appearances in our IRC channel, filing great bug reports, and doing some adventurous beta testing
What's next?
We do monthly time-based releases, always releasing on the last Thursday of the month. That means we promise to make a release on time each month, but never promise what exact features will land.
dmedia 0.3 will be released on Thursday January 27 2011, and development is already underway. To see the bugs targeted for this next release, checkout the dmedia 0.3 milestone.
Unfortunately, James Raymond's (He is our own ohso admin) beautifully designed HTML5 video browser didn't quite make it into this release. In the meantime, checkout this teaser to get a taste of what's coming. The video browser will be completed early in the 0.3 cycle.
So, you want a taste of the future? Fear not, because we have a PPA with packages for Lucid, Maverick and Natty to install from
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:novacut/stable && sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get install dmedia
Alternatively, you can download the source tarball here: dmedia-0.2.0.tar.gz
If you need any help or have a suggestion for us, please stop by our official IRC channel #novacut on Freenode.


text: Tap to show main menu Jump To: Example Detailed Analysis References Image Showing a Kayak in the Mouth of a Whale Jump To: Example Detailed Analysis References Outline Email claims that an attached image depicts a kayak caught in the open mouth of a whale as it surfaces to feed. Brief Analysis The image is not what it seems. In fact, the image is a clever combination of two separate photographs taken by Sitka, Alaska based photographer Tim Shobe. The original feeding whale photograph that was used in the manipulation can be viewed on the photographer's website. The other photograph depicting the kayaker was also taken by Tim Shobe. Tweet Share Tweet Examples Subject: Kayak in mouth of whale This is an actual picture from Alaska!!!!!!! He is in the whales MOUTH! Incredible picture taken in Sitka Hi all. I couldn't resist sending this one along. The photo was taken at the entrance to Katlian Bay at the end of the road in Sitka. The whale is coming up to scoop up a mouthful of herring (the small fish seen at the surface around the kayak). The kayaker is a local Sitka Dentist. I haven't talked to him yet, but haven't heard of any injuries out of the experience. Enjoy, Steve ================== Yep, that is me in the picture. Yep that is a whale that was just around the corner from the ferry terminal. "Paddle really fast" is the only thing I could think of at the time.. Also thinking that I don't look like a herring, don't smell like a herring but with the same herring instinct of "get the hell out of the way of that big mouth!!" Still living to tell yet another story.. Rich K Sitka's very own Dr. Richard Kraft during one of his routine oral examinations: Photo credit for photographs used in this image: Tim Shobe Detailed Analysis This compelling image, which depicts a kayaker paddling his small craft through the massive mouth of a whale as the creature rises to scoop up herring, is circulating around the world via email, blogs and social networking websites. The image is certainly one that would cause most viewers to do a double take and it has generated a great deal of discussion. Many commentators have suggested that the image is the result of some clever digital manipulation. In this case, these commentators are perfectly correct. In fact, the image is the result of the combining of two unrelated photographs using an image manipulation program. Sometimes, images that circulate via the Internet carry hidden information about them in the form of embedded metadata. Opening the image in a photo processing application can give the viewer access to this metadata, which often reveals camera information, the date the shot was taken and - most importantly for our current purposes - the name of the photographer. In this case, the photographer is revealed in the metadata as Tim Shobe. Googling the photographer's name quickly reveals his website, Shobe Studios. And a quick look around the photo galleries on the website soon turns up the very same feeding whale image, albeit with the kayaker conspicuously absent. The photograph of the kayaker was also taken by Tim Shobe. I contacted Mr Shobe to ask if he could provide some insight into the origin of the manipulated image and he was kind enough to offer the following reply: Hi Brett... Thank you for your interest in my whale/kayaker image that has inadvertently made it's way through cyberspace with the help of forwarded emails and sites such as yours. I have heard good things about it and I have actually received 'hate mail' by those that don't know any better, but in an effort to put things into a positive and truthful light, please allow me to forward you the email that I sent to someone else recently requesting the same info from me. Here's the scope for the record: Being bored one night and looking through my images, I came across some photos of whales that I took and then one of my friend Richard from here in Sitka while he was in his kayak. These two images were from two completely different times and locations...(roughly 3 months apart). I came up with the idea to create a manipulated image with the help of Photoshop to use as a small piece of entertainment for a few of my friends on my email list. The whale image of mine that I used for this piece was one of many captured during a day in which I blessed to have witness several humpback whales bubblenetting and lunge feeding. I will not give the exact location, but it was in March and near Sitka. Tim Shobe also provided the original photographs he used in his creation. I have included these photographs in sequence below: A March 2010 article by Sitka Sentinel Staff Writer Shannon Haugland provides more details about the image's subsequent "escape" into cyberspace: Sitkan Tim Shobe is known for taking photos so good they're "unbelievable.'' But none is quite so unbelievable as the one he took of his friend Rich Kraft paddling through the mouth of a bubble-feeding humpback. The photo of the humpback is real, and so is the one of Kraft. But the two together? Not real. "He sent it to me, and I showed it around work,'' said Kraft, who is a physician at SEARHC-Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital. The image included a quip about Kraft conducting an oral exam. "It was just a picture to get a chuckle,'' Kraft said. He thought his friends would enjoy Shobe's photographic and PhotoShop skills -- and the joke -- and sent it along to a few people about 10 days ago. But in the world of the Internet, such things take on a life of their own. Before Kraft knew it, the photo had come back to him after reaching several other people. The question was always: "Is this real?'' The caption "one plus one can still equal one" and the joke about an oral exam were missing, which probably resulted in some people being deceived, Kraft said. He even received a call from an Anchorage reporter, and an offer from a cousin to send it to National Geographic. Thus, as has happened many times before, a skilled - and perfectly innocent - piece of Photoshop malarkey has escaped into the wilds of cyberspace and managed to dupe a hefty number of recipients along its journey. Note:Special thanks to Tim Shobe for his rapid reply to my query and for his kind permission to use his photographs in this article. Tim is a talented artist who has many beautiful photographs available for viewing on his website. Tweet Share Tweet Last updated: September 12, 2013 First published: May 24, 2010 By Brett M. Christensen About Hoax-Slayer References Shobe Studios 2010 Whale Feeding Whale Kayaker photo believed to be real... Sitka Sentinel


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This homemade summertime treat is packed with two Southern favorites: refreshing peaches and nutty pecans.The sweet peaches add great texture, and the pecans pack in a crunchy bite to this ice cream recipe.
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon table salt
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1. Whisk together first 3 ingredients in a large heavy saucepan. Gradually whisk in milk and whipping cream. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly,
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Nutritional Info
- Calories270
- Carbohydrates20 g(7%)
- Fat21 g(32%)
- Protein3 g(6%)
- Saturated Fat12 g(61%)
- Sodium66 mg(3%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat0 g
- Fiber0 g(0%)
- Monounsaturated Fat0 g
- Cholesterol77 mg(26%)


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Sunday, July 13, 2014
Quiet Time
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Hi Marianne,
I just want to say I love your blog; especially your 'Quite time' posts! I'm looking forward to them every week and it's a great comfort for me to see that there still are people who are open about their faith in Jesus Christ, even on the internet (which is not so common in the Netherlands, where I live).
I am thankful for this one in particular, as it lead me to Jennie Allens' website. Right now, I'm considering buying 'Restless' and hoping it might give me some inspiration and tools to reinforce my relationship with the Lord.
Bless you!
- July 14, 2014 at 2:34 AM
Hello Marianne,
I just want to say I love your blog, especially your 'Quit time' posts. I look forward to them every week!
Thanks for this one in particular, as it lead me to Jennie Allens' website and her new book, which I now consider buying.
Love from the Netherlands!
- July 14, 2014 at 2:40 AM
- cindy said...
That just hit me smack between the eyeballs. Thank you. My Mama had a stroke almost 5 weeks ago and is in our home now. The days can get long and hard when you still have a full time career to handle. I needed to read this today to get my perspective back.
- August 28, 2014 at 5:25 PM


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Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn would have turned 57 years old on Tuesday if he were alive but his birthday was remembered in a fond way by the city of Poway.
Gwynn lived in the north San Diego County city about 20 miles north of Qualcomm Stadium during his Hall of Fame career and up to his death in 2014 due to salivary cancer. The eight-time batting champion with the San Diego Padres was honored Tuesday with the unveiling of an 11-foot statue of him in his Padres' uniform tipping his cap and holding daughter Anisha.
And think, because Gwynn had a personal relationship with me, the ceremony was on my radar and I made sure the nice local story went national. http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/MLB/2017/05/09/Tony-Gwynns-hometown-erects-statue-in-his-honor/1141494361490/
It also reminds me of those times Gwynn the college baseball coach would get on my case because my newspaper wouldn't let me cover more of his San Diego State baseball games. One night in the office, I scored big with this doozy: "Most people want to see more of Tony Gwynn. Tony Gwynn wants to see more of me."


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Most sexual development occurs in late childhood and adolescence. This period of rapid growth and development is called puberty. Puberty involves physical growth and sexual maturation, as well as psychological and social development.
Puberty usually begins between the ages of eight and 12 in girls and between the ages of 10 and 14 in boys. In some cases, puberty does not occur within the normal age range. This condition is called late puberty or delayed puberty.
Adolescents who experience delayed puberty should be evaluated by a health care specialist (e.g., endocrinologist) to rule out genetic disorders, such as Klinefelter syndrome (condition caused by an extra X chromosome in males) and Turner syndrome (condition caused by an incomplete or missing X chromosome in females), and other medical conditions (e.g., disorders of the thyroid or pituitary gland, diabetes, kidney disease).
Puberty occurs as a result of increased hormone levels triggered by an area of the brain called the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. At the onset of puberty, the hypothalamus begins secreting gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) to the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland then begins secreting leutenizing hormone (LH), which stimulates special cells in the testes and ovaries to produce sex hormones called testosterone and estrogen. The increase in these hormones results in maturity associated with adulthood.
Signs of puberty in girls include the following:
- Appearance of underarm and pubic hair
- Breast development
- Growth spurt (period of rapid growth; girls usually reach their adult height by about 16 years of age)
- Menstruation (menstrual periods)
- Increase in subcutaneous (under the skin) fat in the pelvis, breasts, and upper back
Signs of puberty in boys include the following:
- Appearance of underarm, chest, facial, and pubic hair
- Deepening of the voice
- Ejaculation (reflex in which semen is ejected from the penis; usually follows an erection and may happen during sleep)
- Growth spurt (period of rapid growth; boys usually reach their adult height by about 18 years of age)
- Gynecomastia (condition in which a hard nodule forms under each nipple; usually disappears within 2 years)
- Growth of the penis and testes (testicles)
- Increase in muscle mass
In addition to physical signs of sexual development, puberty also involves psychological (emotional) and social development, in which the adolescent begins to establish his or her independence and own identity. During adolescence, teens begin to evaluate their personal strengths and weaknesses, create long-term goals, and make decisions about their future. Before this age, many kids have more unrealistic expectations about their future (e.g., "I'm going to be a professional athlete," "I'm going to marry a movie star."). They also begin to establish their sexuality.
In early adolescence, both boys and girls often struggle with body image and self-esteem. They may wonder if they are developing normally and may show an interest in members of the opposite sex. In fact, many young teens develop strong friendships with members of the opposite sex, in addition to friendships with members of same sex, which become increasingly important during this time.
During the middle teen years, adolescents often become more comfortable with their bodies and with their sexuality. Many teens begin dating between the ages of 14 and 16. At this age, adolescents usually are self-centered and relationships tend to be one-sided.
Social relationships develop substantially during late adolescence (i.e., after the age of 17). In this age group, dating often becomes more serious and intimate relationships, including sexual relationships, are much more common. Homosexual experimentation, which may or may not indicate homosexuality, as well as sexual promiscuity (with members of the opposite gender or members of the same sex) also are relatively common during this stage of sexual development.
Parents and caregivers should stress the importance of safer sex before adolescents become sexually active. Open communication about sexuality is an important part of healthy sexual development.


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Public Feedback & Involvement, Tools & Strategies...
better communication and outreach efforts
If this is such an important initiative, not only for DHS but for the entire federal government, then why has there been no communication from the media? There should be public service announcements/advertisements on tv, the radio, newspapers, etc so that everyone is aware this initiative is occuring. When conducting the National Dialogues on the QHSR last summer, public outreach efforts included direct calls and emails ...more »


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I thought I would share a link to a recent internet interview I did with Think Digit about what makes ThinkPad design tick. Read the article and find the answer to this question and more.
What Do ThinkPad & Ferrari Have in Common?
I hope you find the article interesting.
David Hill


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Behind the Dictionary
Lexicographers Talk About Language
NBA Lingo: Staying Aggressive While Avoiding Hero Ball
It's NBA Finals time—a time I love. I've been watching the NBA since I was a wee lad, back in the mythical time of Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and the Minotaur. (I think the Minotaur played for Portland, but let me fact-check that.)
Every spring, the NBA playoffs are like a long-running TV show I return to eagerly, and like most other TV shows, the NBA has its own lingo, which can be colorful and clichéd, odd and obnoxious, clever and cute. Here are some terms—more slang than jargon—from the Association, as the NBA is often called. Even if Golden State and Cleveland don't go seven games, words are enjoyable even in garbage time.
hero ball
This is a fairly straightforward term that got a humorous spin thanks to an inept marketing campaign. When TNT started their coverage of the NBA playoffs this year, they had a new slogan: Hero Ball! One problem: hero ball refers to selfish, dumb basketball. The "hero" is a player trying to do too much individually at the expense of passing, teamwork, and smarter plays. TNT gamely tried to recover, as announcers suddenly started talking about "the redefinition of hero ball," but the damage was done. I wonder if next year's playoffs will be called "Air Ball!" or "Turnover!"
the LeBrons
This is a sorta affectionate term for any team including LeBron James—the unquestioned best player of the past 10 years or more. Jerry Greene recently used this nickname in the Orlando Sentinel: "With a functional Kyrie Irving, the Cleveland LeBrons can be competitive against Golden State. Without Irving, get out the brooms." (In other words, Cleveland could be swept: lose the series 0-4.) For four years and two championships, fans watched the Miami LeBrons. Calling a term the LeBrons is definitely an insult to King James' teammates, it's also a pretty apt compliment: the guy has made the finals five years in a row, and he brought Cleveland back from basketball oblivion in one season. This term is a throwback to a similar term involving the player LeBron is constantly compared to: Michael Jordan, whose teammates were called the Jordanaires.
the Splash Brothers
This is a nickname for Golden State's backcourt of 2015 MVP Stephen Curry and fellow all-star Klay Thompson. Warriors marketer Brian Witt came up with this one as a hashtag in 2012 after a particularly stunning performance by the two sharpshooters. The nickname is a play on Bash Brothers, as fellow Oakland stars Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire were known. A splash is also reminiscent of the swish of the ball going through the net, which is fitting for two guys with absurdly high shooting percentages. The NBA has always been the home of great nicknames, such as Larry Legend (Larry Bird), the Big Fundamental (Tim Duncan), Wilt the Stilt (Wilt Chamberlain), the Iceman (George Gervin), the Answer (Allen Iverson), the Truth (Paul Pierce), the Admiral (David Robinson), the Glove (Gary Payton), the Mailman (Karl Malone), the Microwave (Vinnie Johnson), and the Round Mound of Rebound (Charles Barkley).
As I discussed in Slate awhile back, aggressive is the ultimate NBA buzzword among players, coaches, and announcers. Seemingly everyone associated with the NBA loves this word—or at least prefers it to more truthful or interesting alternatives. If you believe the NBA community, being more aggressive is key to rebounding, shooting, defending, hustling, staying hydrated, not losing your hotel key, and winning the White House in 2016. I tried to stay aggressive while writing this column, but my laptop didn't respond well to the constant trash talk and flagrant fouls.
This prefix began with the hack-a-Shaq, a play on the game Whac-A-Mole coined for when teams would deliberately foul all-time great center Shaquille O'Neal due to his poor free-throw shooting. The idea is that since Shaq stunk at free throws, you'd eventually come out ahead. Since then, the strategy has been used with other craptastic shooters, and the prefix hacka- took on a life of its own. If you foul poor shooters DeAndre Jordan and Dwight Howard, it's hacka-Jordan and hacka-Howard time. Unfortunately for the fans, it's also hacka-patience time, since watching terrible free-throw shooters clumsily toss up bricks is not exactly riveting entertainment.
hand down, man down
Former coach and player Mark Jackson often bellows "Hand down, man down!" after a player makes a shot. This expression appears to come from boxing and can be loosely translated as, "If you don't keep your hands up, you shall soon kiss the canvas." Since keeping your hands up is also important to basketball defense, the phrase is an NBA natural, though I suspect Jackson enjoys the catchy rhyme as much as the sage advice. If you tune into a finals game, you will surely hear this phrase, among others. Jackson has more catchphrases than a superhero team, as he also likes to exclaim "That was a grown-man move," "You're better than that," and "Mama, there goes that man!"
This term has been around since at least the 1980s, but it's one of the most distinctive and creative NBA terms. To posterize another player is to dunk on them—but not just any dunk. To achieve posterization, the dunker must dunk so forcefully upon the dunkee (who pitifully fails to contest the shot) that the dunkee would appear cowering and helpless if someone made a poster of this tragic spectacle. If you posterized somebody, you could also say you gave them a facial, because your dunk was so very in their face.
I feel like the concept of posterization could be more broadly used. Perhaps writers of Internet think pieces could be said to posterize the subjects of their pretentious monologues. Maybe my dog could posterize a squirrel by chasing it up a tree. I'd say the entire human race has posterized Mother Earth through centuries of environmental abuse: though I guess we've actually posterized ourselves in that case. As Mark Jackson would say, "You're better than that, humanity."


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text: The EMCDDA coordinates a network of National focal points (NFPs) set up in the 27 EU Member States, Norway, the European Commission and in the candidate countries. Together, these information collection and exchange points form REITOX, the European Information Network on Drugs and Drug Addiction, that links the national information systems of the 27 Member States and Norway and their key partners to the EMCDDA. It acts as a practical instrument for the collection and exchange of data and information.


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The Life of Barbara Grier
Always enthusiastic, often imperfect, Grier helped develop and sustain an industry, not just for herself, but for so many others.
Joanne Passet's Indomitable: The Life of Barbara Grier presents the life of LGBTQ publishing pioneer Barbara Grier in tandem with the development of the LGBTQ press itself. Passet's choice shows how much she understands the woman at the heart of Indomitable—a bibliophile whose passion was her work and work her defining passion. Laid out in unflinching yet surprisingly compassionate prose, this biography portrays a woman who valued, more than anything, written representations of her community.
Grier brashly sought out both women and lesbian literature in the 1940s, a time when such activities were illegal. She soon realized her formative experiences as an out lesbian—often so counter to the closeted women she would meet—were unique. This realization led Grier to believe literary representation was a potent key to validation.
Always a voracious reader, in the 1950s she began collecting everything related to lesbian publishing that she could find, eventually amassing more than 15,000 books as part of a collection that expanded over time to include a wide range of LGBTQ literature, correspondence, periodicals, and journals. Collecting introduced Grier to the early gay and lesbian press, first as a newsletter subscriber and frequent letter-writer, then as a columnist, writer, and reviewer, and, finally, as the dynamic force behind Naiad Books.
Passet's easy, accessible style belies the completeness and rigor of her research. She depicts Grier as a complex, often controversial figure who possessed strong, sometimes ruthless focus. It's obvious how completely literature and lesbianism defined Grier, so, it's fascinating, though not terribly surprising, how deeply the field of LGBTQ publishing bears her stamp.
Always enthusiastic, often imperfect, Grier helped develop and sustain an industry, not just for herself, but for so many others. The combination makes Indomitable a fascinating, must-read addition to the genre.
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Letitia Montgomery-Rodgers
Disclosure: This article is not an endorsement, but a review. The author of this book provided free copies of the book to have their book reviewed by a professional reviewer. No fee was paid by the author for this review. Foreword Reviews only recommends books that we love. Foreword Magazine, Inc. is disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.


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1. Vintage Rolex watches. 2. Comic book print. 3. Multiple initial rings. 4.Double monk strap shoes. 5. Vintage carryalls. 6. Men's shirt collar 'necklaces' remember this? 7.Skinny leather suspenders. 8. Tattoos, lots and lots of them, just like Mr. Wooster (above). 9. Vintage top hats.
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About MAVRC
Minnesota Association of Verbatim Reporters and Captioners
The Minnesota Association of Verbatim Reporters & Captioners is a tax-exempt organization, incorporated and registered with the State of Minnesota. MAVRC is also a recognized affiliate to the National Court Reporters Association. Its purpose is to represent the interests of stenographic reporters.
MAVRC is a Board-run association and the composition of the Board of Directors is the President, President-Elect, Vice President-Official, Vice President-Freelance, Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate Past President and four Directors-at-Large.


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Is Linux.org hurting Linux?
Exercise: try doing a google search for "Linux" and check out the first website that comes out in the results page. It is Linux.org. It is not the official Linux website (there is no such a thing, save maybe kernel.org), but in practice, millions of people believe it is, and for most it represents the very first face of Linux they will have the pleasure to meet.
Is it a nice, modern, exciting page fostering Linux adoption?
Hardly so. Even worse, far too many energies seem to be dedicated to raising money, which would not be not a negative fact per se, if the money bit did not look like the main purpose of the website:
- Banner on the top
- Banner on the left
- Banner on the right
- Banner on the bottom
- ContentLinks in the middle (with all those lovely pop-ups)
- Another banner on the left
- Bookstore
- Hardware manufacturers
- Vendors
- Subscriptions
- Donations
- Advertise with us
- River Belle Casino
- Lucky Nugget Casino
- Jackpot City Casino
- Gaming Club Casino
- weight loss pills
- online casino
- online poker
- Best online casino
- Health and Fitness Forum
- #1 Best Web Hosting Messenger
- Linux Gifts for all occasions!
- Buy Vitamin Supplements
- Online bingo UK
- Online Casinos
- Online Slots
- Online casino
- Online Backgammon: Linux
- Online Casinos
- myblog.typepad.com
- Casino Software
- Online Casino Offers
Take your pick. All in the main page of the main Linux website. And remember that we are talking about a website that is #1 in the google search for "Linux", something they are well aware of and monetizing upon:
Linux Online, the primary online resource for the Linux Operating System since 1994, has earned the respect of the Linux community and the media. Our site is featured regularly on television and radio, and in newspaper and magazine stories about the success and popularity of Linux. The major search engines list Linux Online as the first destination when searching for the term "Linux". In addition, both Netscape Communicator and Internet Explorer refer their users to Linux Online when "Linux" is entered in the location field.
The Obvious Way
Linux Online provides an ideal starting point for current and future user's journey into the Linux Operating System. Network administrators, IT managers, and the average user come to Linux Online to find out about the operating system as well as to learn about the latest products and services available for use with this innovative and well-proven OS. With over one million unique visitors per month, Linux Online will give your advertising campaign a much wider audience than any other Linux website available today. Simply put, there is no better opportunity for your company to promote its Linux product or service than Linux Online!
Very Desirable Audience
Linux Online can bring to your company or organization a slice of the most sought after marketing and advertising audience in the industry. Based on a recent survey, we found that the typical Linux Online visitor is male, 31 years old, earns $42,000 US per year, has a post-secondary degree and uses Linux on his home PC. 73% of our Linux Online visitors are responsible for purchasing computer equipment, software, and services for PCs for end-use or for their company. With over 58% of those buyer's responsible for a department or entire company, we've got your market's attention! Additionally, 29% put Linux to use in their work environment.
Linux Online is a popular gathering place for the Linux community where current and potential Linux users can find the latest news and information about Linux and Open Source. You will reap the benefits of our experience with launching successful advertising campaigns by our commitment to making your campaign as effective as possible. Among the benefits you receive by advertising with Linux Online:
- Your advertisements appear on a site designed to connect consumers with valuable Linux resources, products, services, and applications.
- Exposure to over one million unique visitors and five million total hits per month to make sure your product or service is seen.
- Priority listing in the vendors area of Linux Online. Vendors are normally sorted by country and then alphabetically. As an advertiser on Linux Online, you will be placed at the top of your respective country/area ahead of the alphabetical list.
- Free impressions on the Linux Online ad directory. Directly below banner advertisements is a link to a page showing all the current ads on the site at http://www.linux.org/advert/bin/directory.
- ...
The official objective is to promote Linux, but is it the only objective?
"You will reap the benefits of our experience with launching successful advertising campaigns by our commitment to making your campaign as effective as possible".
And all this is needed to support the website?
Well apparently it is not enough. Donations are also welcome: "Linux Online is a community supported web site. We need the help of visitors, like you, to pay the day to day costs of operating this site."
Really? Did anybody even bother to look for donated hosting instead of donated money? I have seen far lesser Linux websites hosted for free, would it be so problematic to find a real sponsor for a change?
Moreover, it does not look to me that much has been invested back into the website in the past 12 years. The page looks and feels like a site straight out of the early 90's which is what it basically is, even the information is a bit dated and sometimes even confusing, hardly something to encourage users to try Linux.
How is the image of Linux going to be affected by having casinos and pills advertised on its main page? If an enquiring soul stumbles upon this website when investigating whether to use Linux on his desktop, is the 90's revival feast going to convince him? How many users have already been turned off?
So is Linux.org helping Linux or not?


text: Bradley Manning faces a court-martial for allegedly leaking classified data to Wikileaks The video was made public by Wikileaks, which promotes the leaking of information to fight government and corporate corruption, in April when it posted it on the website collateralmurder.org.'Classified data'The first charge against Manning is for violating army regulations by "transferring classified data onto his personal computer and adding unauthorised software to a classified computer system," the statement said. The second charge says the soldier, who has been in custody since May 29, is also accused of "communicating, transmitting and delivering national defence information to an unauthorised source". in depth 'Collateral murder': Watch the full video Blog: WikiLeaks vs the Pentagon Listening Post: WikiLeaks Al Jazeera is not responsible for the content of external websites While the charging document doesn't mention Wikileaks, Manning is accused of giving the video and at least one cable "to a person not entitled to receive" them. The charges were brought under the military code of justice and could result in a trial by court-martial. The gunsight video shows an attack by a US Apache helicopter on a group of men in a square in Baghdad.It includes audio of the conversations between the Apache helicopter pilots and controllers in which they identified the men in Baghdad as armed fighters and asked for permission to open fire."Look at those dead bastards," one person is heard saying in the recording, to which another replied: "Nice". Shortly after the initial shooting, a van arrived to pick up the dead and wounded and it was fired upon by the Apaches. Two children in the van were injured and later evacuated by US ground troops. Among those killed in the incident were Namir Noor-Eldeen, 22, a Reuters photographer, and his assistant and driver, Saeed Chmagh, 40.The families of the two Reuters journalists, who said they have until now received no compensation for the incident, have demanded that the Americans responsible should stand trial.After the graphic footage was released, the White House described the incident as "tragic" and insisted that US forces in war zones took pains to avoid civilian casualties.'Military whistleblowers' Technology magazine Wired initially reported Manning's arrest and described him as an intelligence analyst who came under suspicion after he told a former hacker during an email exchange that he had leaked the video. Wired said Manning had also claimed to have leaked other classified information, including video of a 2009 bombing in Afghanistan that killed dozens of civilians, and 260,000 classified US diplomatic cables. At the time Wikileaks said only that it had obtained the video "from a number of military whistleblowers" and had been able to view and investigate it after breaking an encryption code, but did not provide any further information on how it got hold of it.On Tuesday, it announced the news of Manning's indictment, saying; "Private Manning charged with disclosing Iraq-slaughter video. Trigger happy Apache crew remain uncharged." SOURCE: Agencies


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This summer, for the first time since Steve Jobs returned to Apple Computer Inc., the chief executive will not deliver a keynote at the Macworld New York industry show.
In fact, not only will the annual July trade show lack Jobs, it won't even have the same name. IDG World Expo, which organizes the event, has rechristened it "Create," while recalibrating the show to appeal specifically to such creative professionals as Web page designers and graphic artists.
Apple still will have a booth at the show, but the number of companies exhibiting will drop to about 150 this year, from 245 last year. The emphasis will shift to expert speakers and educational seminars.
As distressing as this news may come to frequent attendees of the July Macworld show, particularly those who aren't creative professionals, a close look at Apple's recent relationship with the trade shows indicates the change should come as no surprise.
When IDG said in October that it planned to move the New York show back to Boston, where it originated in 1984, Apple said it would not participate because it "disagreed" with the move.
A public spat followed, and word trickled out that Apple preferred New York because of the large number of creative professionals there, as well as because of the city's role as a global media center.
Despite months of negotiations with IDG, Apple refused to relent on the Boston decision. The company also delayed committing to this year's New York show, and in the end declined to send Jobs. Apple's behavior no doubt played a part in IDG's decision to revamp the East Coast show, held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
Apple also caused, intentionally or not, the collapse of IDG's Macworld Tokyo show, usually held each March.
After the company told IDG it would not even have a booth there, much less send Jobs for a keynote, other major exhibitors -- Adobe, Macromedia and Microsoft Corp. among them -- pulled out, too. IDG canceled the show in December.
Apple did participate, however, in the fourth major Mac show, the annual Apple Expo Paris, last September. Apple, not IDG, produces that show, however, which doesn't carry any great expectations of major product announcements.
Since the brouhaha with IDG last year, some observers have suggested that Apple has been re-evaluating its participation in Macworlds -- particularly the East Coast installment -- because Jobs has tired of the pressure of coming up with enough snazzy new products to sufficiently enthrall U.S. Mac fans twice a year.
"Apple wants to get out of having that twice-yearly anchor for doing product announcements that it has gotten locked into," said Michael Gartenberg, a research director with Jupiter Research Inc. of Darien, Conn.
Gartenberg said Apple has "outgrown the dedicated conference" for Mac users and needs to broaden its appeal by increasing its participation in other general PC and technology trade shows.
"The people who buy will continue to do so," Gartenberg said. "They need to go beyond the Mac faithful."
Tim Bajarin, president of Creative Strategies Inc., a research firm based in Campbell, Calif., said he thinks Jobs "has been shifting his thinking" regarding the kinds of major product announcements typical of Macworld shows.
Bajarin noted that the announcements at the last few New York shows have been more mundane -- upgrades to existing models, for instance, as opposed to the dramatically new flat-screen iMac unveiled at the San Francisco show in 2002 or the 17-inch PowerBook G4 introduced this year.
In other words, Apple gradually has made the January show the de facto venue for its major new-product announcements. If, as it appears, Apple would rather not make major announcements in July, a Jobs keynote, then, serves no purpose.
Tying major product announcements to the biannual Macworld schedule also has created a host of marketing headaches over the years.
For example, knowledgeable Mac users historically have timed their buying around the major shows. This behavior slows sales in the weeks before a show and often is followed by heavy demand for freshly announced products after the show. The slow-moving older models and backlogs of unfilled orders for the newer ones wreak havoc with Apple's ability to manage inventory.
Another problem with making major announcements on a fixed schedule is that the products often aren't ready to ship. In those cases, products may be rushed out the door before they're ready -- meaning they have serious bugs -- or they won't be available for weeks after the announcement.
The 17-inch PowerBook G4 announced in Jobs' Jan. 7 keynote, for instance, didn't start shipping until two weeks ago.
Nevertheless, Apple has made progress in recent years in breaking its habit of saving major announcements for the two U.S. shows.
For example, the introductions of both the eMac -- April 2002 -- and the revamped iBook -- May 2001 -- were timed to coincide with the period when educators do most of their buying. Apple introduced its popular iPod MP3 player in October 2001, well-timed for the holiday buying season.
Indeed, Apple has been criticized over the years for announcing major products in January -- after the holiday season.
But Bajarin said he thinks January announcements suit Apple. "They build up the market over the course of the year," he said.
One aspect of the shows Apple would be loathe to lose is the vast amount of free publicity the Jobs keynotes invariably generate. Besides the expected coverage by Mac magazines and Web sites, the presentations receive extensive coverage from mainstream media, particularly newspapers.
That's one reason why Apple probably will stick with a splashy Jobs keynote at the San Francisco show, but Gartenberg said Apple could use other trade shows as vehicles for announcing new products the rest of the year.
"At any trade show Apple decides to attend," Gartenberg said, "if they want a keynote for Steve, they'll get one. He can have his pick of keynotes."
Apple's growing national chain of retail stores in high-visibility shopping malls have supplanted yet another traditional Macworld function: a means for the Mac community to see Apple's new wares up close.
In his January keynote Jobs said that the 1.4 million people who visited the 51 Apple Stores -- including the outlet in Towson -- in December was "equivalent to 20 Macworlds."
Bajarin said Apple actually has been surprised at how many people the stores have reached, and "the stores are a more cost-effective way to promote Apple aggressively" than the trade shows.
Scaling back its presence at the Mac shows would save the money spent on transporting staff and equipment to venues far from Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.
Although it may be in Apple's best interest to de-emphasize the July show, Mac users on the East Coast face the end of a tradition. About 58,000 attended last year's Macworld New York, down from 64,000 in 2001. Macworld San Francisco usually draws the larger crowds, with the January show pulling about 90,000.
"Personally, I am very disappointed there will be no keynote and am having second thoughts about going," said Dave Ottalini, vice president of publicity for the Washington Apple Pi Mac users group.
The Washington group usually sends several busloads of Mac users to New York.
However, the change could spawn an increase in regional events sponsored by Mac user groups on the East Coast, which would be more accessible to a larger number of people.
Ottalini said his group already is contemplating working with other Mac user groups in the region, including the Maryland Apple Corps, to create a such an event in the Baltimore-Washington area.


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Rose Catherine Workman
Rose Catherine Workman, age 86 of California, and formerly of Montrose, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, in Vacaville, Calif., following a long illness.
Funeral services were Feb. 9 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Vacaville, with the Rev. Benedict Delon officiating. Interment followed at the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery.
A native of Montrose, Minn., Rose was born April 27, 1915. She was the youngest daughter, one of 10 children born to Maggie and Simon Sochnik.
Rose married Ervin Workman of Howard Lake, in 1946. As an Air Force wife, she made a home for her family in Hawaii, Massachusetts, England, and other places.
When her husband retired from the Travis Air Force Base, California, in 1963, they settled in Vacaville.
Rose was active in St. Mary's social and voluntary functions, including working with mentally handicapped children. Her passion for and excellence at ballroom dancing will be fondly remembered by her family.
Rose is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and Ralph Jaeck of Reno, Nev.; and Mary and Joseph Kelly of Fair Oaks, Calif.; a son, Thomas Workman of Vacaville; grandson, Morgan Jaeck of Sparks, Nev.; granddaughters, Sarah Jaeck of Reno, and Lauren Rose Kelly, of Fair Oaks; great-grandson, Owen Jaeck of Sparks; sisters-in-law, Marilyn Soshnik of Delano, and Dorothy Mitchell and Elaine Workman, both of Howard Lake.
Rose's nine brothers and sisters, and her husband, Ervin Workman, who died in 1991, preceded her in death.
Memorial contributions may be made in Rose's memory to Notre Dame Parochial School, 1781 Marshall Rd., Vacaville, CA 95687, or to the Irene Larson Center, 1707 California Dr., Vacaville, CA 95687.
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Harry Styles' mum Anne Twist breaks Twitter silence as she thanks fans for their support following the sudden death of her husband Robin
The mum thanked fans and friends for their support following his tragic passing
HARRY STYLES' mum has broken her Twitter silence to thank fans and friends for their support following the death of her husband Robin.
In a simple tweet, she wrote: "Thank you for all the love and support our family have been given... Robin would be humbled by the love you have all shown. Thank you"
It was announced last week that Robin, Harry's stepdad, had passed away at the age of just 57 after losing his battle with cancer.
Robin helped raise Harry and his sister Gemma during their teenage years.
A representative for Harry, 23, said: "Harry's stepfather, Robin Twist, sadly passed away this week after a long battle with cancer.
"The family asks for privacy at this time."
Harry was best man when his mum Anne Cox married Robin in 2013 and admitted that giving his speech was "the most nerve-wracking thing" he'd ever done.
He said: "I practised on my own for days beforehand, on the sofa reciting it to myself. I tried to make it have a bit of everything."
Robin, who regularly showed his support for Harry on social media, also has two children, Mike and Amy, from his previous marriage.
The devastating news comes just six months after Harry's One Direction bandmate Louis Tomlinson suffered the loss of his mum Johannah Deakin.
Louis was one of the first bandmates to send his condolences, and wrote online: "Devastated to hear the news about Robin.
"He was the such a lovely kind and funny guy. Sending all my love to the whole family. You'll be missed mate."
Taking to Instagram to send words of comfort to his One Direction bandmate, Liam shared a tender picture of Robin with his wife Anne's arm wrapped around him as they both smile at the camera.
Liam wrote: "Harry my heart really goes out to you such an extremely sad day for us all who knew Robin.
"What a kind, gentle and beautiful soul, a true rarity to find in today's world.
"Sometimes they really do take the best of us far too soon. X"
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The first Sunday of the advent season comes a little early this year, right on the heels of Thanksgiving, and if you are looking for some inspiration to usher in this time of expectation and hope, I have some great books for you to try. For the last few years I have made a point of doing more than putting a wreath on the table and lighting a candle. Instead, I have chosen one book every year to use as a guide to learning more about this church tradition. Here are my favorites.
God with Us: The publishers of Image Journal released a coffee table style book last year that is probably the most comprehensive and beautiful book for Advent that I have found. It contains artwork, poetry, and devotions from some of the best post-modern evangelical minds
Poems of the Incarnation: If you haven't read any poetry by Luci Shaw, this is a good place to start. She wrote an entire collection of poems about the season with her usual flair for smart turns of phrase that create unorthodox yet profound images.
Prayers for Advent : Even if you are not familiar with the Book of Common Prayer, this devotional is an excellent, yet condensed, version of the Advent readings from that classic missal as well as some other sources such as St. Augustine.
Watch for the Light: Christian martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer and others write about the theme of expectation in a group of readings.
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Team Topnaar-Gobabeb (Richardt Swartbooi, Samuel //Gowaseb, Whitey Uirab and Theo Wassenaar) took part in the famous Desert Dash bicycle race and finished unbelievable 369km within 19h 57m 16s.
The race started at 3pm on 13 December in Windhoek and led over the Kupferberg Pass and Us Pass to finish in Swakopmund on the coast on the 14th. For the first (32km) and last (46km) stage all team riders were on the bike at the same time. Between these stages each rider of the team had to cycle on their own. Whitey – equipped with a lot of energy – started the first solitary stage (Stage 2) and completed a very fast 67km, in spite a strong headwind for most of the way. After sunset, Richardt took over what is easily the most difficult long stage (Stage 3): 76km in the dark, with a lot of hills, a very corrugated road and a large amount of dust kicked up by the support vehicles as they pass. Theo followed him on perhaps the easiest stage (Stage 4) – flat, even slightly downhill past Ganab to Bloedkoppie, although this all happens in the middle of the night, accompanied only by the moonlight and stars. Near the end of this stage things got quite difficult, with the fog descending and the road turning into a nightmare of corrugations and potholes. At about 4:30 AM, Samuel started high-flying into the sunrise from Bloedkoppie to Goanikontes on the Swakop River (Stage 5: 74km). For the last stage (Stage 6: 46km), the team came together again to ride to Swakopmund, where they finished this unbelievable race in slightly less than 20 hours – an average of 18.5km/h. Respect to all participants! And a big thanks from the team to all the Gobabebians who turned out to welcome them at the finish!
A number of partners have joined hands to support the team. We would like to thank all our sponsors and supporters:
- Mannie Heymans of Mannie's Bike Mecca for bicycles and moral support
- Tjipe Murangi of Mannie's Bike Mecca for training
- Mary Seely for sponsoring clothes
- Talitha Maritz for sponsoring clothes
- Sugnet Smit for obtaining sponsorships
- Elna & Caroline for everything!
- Thorsten Machauer for driving team vehicle
- Stephanie Faul and friends for clothes and bits and pieces
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9 Spooky, Kooky Halloween Nail Art Designs
Many of us are now counting down the days of dreadful and funny Halloween. Those, who are so rapid and persistent in making decisions, have already acquired their appropriate terrifying costumes and have practiced the corresponding Halloween makeup in front of the mirror, while for another group of Halloween-fancier girls that countdown process may turn into a literally panicked experience, as scouring the Internet has yielded no results yet " no costume, no makeup selected and those days are just flying by. Whether you already know who you'll be this Halloween or not, our selection of spooky, kooky Halloween nail art designs can only enhance the drama and excitement about your look.
No matter on which day you will make up your mind about your ideal Halloween look and no matter how you will do it " imitating others or passionately bringing into action your crazy and dreadful fantasy, one thing is paramount about the day dedicated to the dead " you want to look super-terrific and to feel super-terrified. Accordingly, the more abhorrent and fearful accents you blend together and the more dreadful shades of red, black and orange you assemble in your ensemble, the more people will confer on you the title of "Mrs. Terrific'.
See also: 15 Creative Halloween Nail Ideas To Inspire
And we are here to contribute and why not, also accelerate the pace of your becoming the queen of the dark forces. Apart from your sinister costume and seductive makeup we recommend you to create a world of horror on your fingertips, as well. Maybe your rich imagination will be quite enough to bring it into play, or maybe you are vigorously searching for some unique ideas in the Internet.
We are readily sharing with you these 9 fun and unique Halloween nail art designs that will tell 9 realistic stories of horror to any sensitive netherworld-believer. However, fantasy is not yet sufficient to coat your fingernails with those dreadful figures. You will also need thin detailing brushes, nail polishes and acrylic paints and of course, crafty hands and some painting skills.
Nightmare Nails
You have definitely spent some nights writhing under tantalizing nightmares, then suddenly opening your eyes and breathing a sign of relief that it was just a nightmare. Now, try bringing to mind all those dreadfully laughing figures, skulls, black cats and bats and depict them on each of your nails. You can use lavender pink nail polish as a base, and then apply acrylic paints of different shades to make your hands an embodiment of nightmare.
The Castle of Ghosts
Those abhorrent ghosts usually find their permanent homes in large and isolated venues; accordingly castles have always been one of the favorite lodgings of the ghosts. Using black and pumpkin orange nail polishes you can coat your fingernails with dreadful castles full of phantoms and even if your Halloween costume and makeup are not so impressive, stay assured that your nails will definitely fill that gap.
A Bunch of Horrible Creatures
In order to implement this crazy idea onto your nails, you just need to pull together all those horrendous creatures escaped from horror films. Applying different shades of green, orange, pink, black and white you can depict a skull on one nail, a mummy " on another one, a dreadfully laughing girl with two pigtails " on the third one or a green nasty creature " on the forth nail.
Bloody Festival
In order to organize a horrible bloody festival right on your nails, you will need to blend red and white colors, mustering in one place vampire lips with protruding fangs, an amputated blood-soaked eye, bloody trails and murderous sharp knife, stabbed into the heart. So while at the Halloween party try making as many gestures with your hands as you can to horrify as many people as possible.
Boo Clown Nails
Halloween is a day when you can utilize your fantasy to the maximum up to showing the horror film "Boo' on your fingernails. After you have coated your nails with lavender pink nail polish, start illustrating the sinister clown's hat, legs and skull and inviting the Halloween attendees to line up and watch the murderous film once more.
Boo Phantom Nails
Keep on converting your nails into a cinema screen, on which the horror film "Boo!' is playing. Coat your nails with black lacquer base sketching on them an all-white phantom tirelessly wondering around who is also addicted to the pumpkins.
Gruesome Cemetery at Night
No one ever dares to head to the cemetery all alone at the middle of night but you will be able to show everyone what really happens there if you bring into action our terrific Halloween nail art design. If you want to use your nails as a canvas for illustrating horrible graveyard, first of all cover your nails with cobalt blue base lacquer, then pass to conveying cemetery atmosphere " a grave gross, a leafless tree on the brink to attack you and a malicious witch wondering among the graves and communicating with the dead creatures.
Skulls and Spider Webs
Applying black and white acrylic paints you can make your fingernails the ideal lodge for dangerous skulls and labyrinth-like spider webs. You can even add some atrocious mommies to provide adrenaline rush.
Black Animals
Black cat is considered to be the symbol of fiasco, while bats are integral parts of night. Now imagine them combined with Halloween curved pumpkins and leafless trees, calling them into play on your fingernails with orange-black colorblocks and you get one fantastic Halloween nail design! Now touch someone's shoulder with your terrific fingers and see the dreadful effect on his face.
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I borrowed a wonderful tip from Thea at Organized Living Essentials where she suggested doing a Pre-Halloween Dress Rehearsal for the kids costumes. That way you could take a few photos before the hectic Trick or Treat evening. I decided to try this for several reasons:
-My kids costumes are really bulky this year and trying to get them to sit still for pictures and go right into Trick or Treating would be ridiculous.
-I decided to photograph them individually to get more photos and if they were both in costume at the same time, this would have been impossible!
-Now I can post the pics on the blog and facebook as well as email them to all the grandparents before Halloween is over. Then everyone is more in the mood and I make sure everyone gets to see the pics in a timely manner. Believe me, as much as I love Halloween, as soon as it's over, I immediately throw all decorations and costumes back in their bins! So it helps to already have the pictures taken care of.
-I can just enjoy watching them trick or treat and not worry about getting the perfect costume picture when they are so distracted.
-Inevitably before any big photo event, whether it's birthday's, pics with Santa, etc, someone will spill juice all over themselves, or get a horrific runny nose, or fall and end up with a giant red bump on their forehead. I'm not sure which will happen tonight, but I'm not going to worry about it because I've already got the pictures!
The one thing I didn't do was make a sign that says '2012' because, well, I forgot. Maybe I'll make a quick one and snap one more pic tonight.
Here are a couple of the results. Thanks for the idea Thea!
And one from our small town Halloween Party we went to:
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