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Saturday, June 2, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
"No Production Of Chemical Weapons"...
Man Indicted for Chemical Weapons Offenses
U.S. Attorney’s Office
May 17, 2012 Northern District of New York
(315) 448-0672
— filed under: Breaking News, Press Release, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, announced today the indictment of Martin S. Kimber, 59, of Ruby, New York. Kimber is charged in three counts with violations of the chemical weapon statute (counts one and two), which prohibits individuals from possessing, stockpiling, or using a toxic chemical as a weapon; and with a violation of the consumer product tampering statute (count three).
The indictment alleges that in December 10, 2010 and December 23, 2010, Kimber received medical care at the Albany Medical Center and that on January 24, 2011, he wrote to complain about having to pay for his treatment. It further alleges that on February 22, 2011, the Albany Medical Center Associate Medical Director wrote back to explain why the bills were appropriate and discussed the outcome associated with the defendant having provided inaccurate information about his injury and his decision not to complete the care proscribed by his treating physician.
The indictment alleges that on March 2, 2012, Kimber spread mercury, a known toxic substance, throughout various areas of the Albany Medical Center cafeteria, including in and around food served to customers, and on and around heating elements use in food preparation. It further describes three previous instances, March 28, 2011, April 11, 2011, June 23, 2011, where mercury was spread around the hospital on days when New York State toll records establish the defendant traveled from his home in Ruby, New York and exited at the get-off for the Albany Medical Center. The indictment alleges that on March 2, 2012, Kimber’s activities were captured on hospital video surveillance cameras in the Albany Medical Center cafeteria—where mercury was subsequently found—including on food consumed by at least one patron. Canisters of mercury were subsequently found by law enforcement officers in Kimber’s home and car. The person who ate the contaminated food was subsequently treated in the hospital’s emergency room. An emergency chemical response team at the Albany Medical Center responded promptly to the mercury contamination on each occasion and removed it from the premises.
The defendant was arrested on April 25, 2012 and is in jail, being held in pretrial detention. On March 2, 2012, following a detention hearing, United States Magistrate Judge Andrew T. Baxter determined that Kimber poses a serious danger to the community and that no combination of release conditions could be established to permit him to be released without continuing to pose a danger to the community.
A complaint filed in support of an arrest warrant was unsealed on April 26, 2012. It alleged that a search warrant was executed at Kimber’s house and automobile. Besides the seizure of two canisters of mercury, the complaint further alleged that approximately 21 guns were removed from Kimber’s residence. Literature reflecting sympathy for domestic terrorism (The Turner Diaries) was observed during the search, which states on the cover page, “This book contains racist propagnda” and “The FBI said it was the blueprint for the Oklahoma City bombing. Searching officers further observed a Nazi swastika on a wall of Kimber’s home.
The two chemical weapons counts each contain a maximum possible term of life in jail and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross loss to any victim. The consumer product tampering charge contains a maximum possible penalty of 10 years in jail and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross loss to any victim.
Mercury is a known hazardous substance that has been very well-studied. Among other things, mercury is a human neurotoxin that kills nerve cells, can result in brain and lung damage, respiratory failure, ataxia, speech impairment, constriction of the visual field, hearing loss, and somatosensory change. Mercury is readily absorbed through unbroken skin, by intestinal absorption after ingestion, and by inhalation of vapors. It accumulates in the body and can cause damage to internal organs including kidneys.
The allegations in the Indictment and criminal complaint are mere accusations and all persons are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
This case is being investigated by special agents of the Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration-Office of Criminal Investigations, and Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistance has been provided by the Towns of Albany and Ulster Police Departments. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Craig Benedict. Questions may be directed to AUSA Benedict at 315-448-0672.
U.S. Attorney’s Office
May 17, 2012 Northern District of New York
(315) 448-0672
— filed under: Breaking News, Press Release, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, announced today the indictment of Martin S. Kimber, 59, of Ruby, New York. Kimber is charged in three counts with violations of the chemical weapon statute (counts one and two), which prohibits individuals from possessing, stockpiling, or using a toxic chemical as a weapon; and with a violation of the consumer product tampering statute (count three).
The indictment alleges that in December 10, 2010 and December 23, 2010, Kimber received medical care at the Albany Medical Center and that on January 24, 2011, he wrote to complain about having to pay for his treatment. It further alleges that on February 22, 2011, the Albany Medical Center Associate Medical Director wrote back to explain why the bills were appropriate and discussed the outcome associated with the defendant having provided inaccurate information about his injury and his decision not to complete the care proscribed by his treating physician.
The indictment alleges that on March 2, 2012, Kimber spread mercury, a known toxic substance, throughout various areas of the Albany Medical Center cafeteria, including in and around food served to customers, and on and around heating elements use in food preparation. It further describes three previous instances, March 28, 2011, April 11, 2011, June 23, 2011, where mercury was spread around the hospital on days when New York State toll records establish the defendant traveled from his home in Ruby, New York and exited at the get-off for the Albany Medical Center. The indictment alleges that on March 2, 2012, Kimber’s activities were captured on hospital video surveillance cameras in the Albany Medical Center cafeteria—where mercury was subsequently found—including on food consumed by at least one patron. Canisters of mercury were subsequently found by law enforcement officers in Kimber’s home and car. The person who ate the contaminated food was subsequently treated in the hospital’s emergency room. An emergency chemical response team at the Albany Medical Center responded promptly to the mercury contamination on each occasion and removed it from the premises.
The defendant was arrested on April 25, 2012 and is in jail, being held in pretrial detention. On March 2, 2012, following a detention hearing, United States Magistrate Judge Andrew T. Baxter determined that Kimber poses a serious danger to the community and that no combination of release conditions could be established to permit him to be released without continuing to pose a danger to the community.
A complaint filed in support of an arrest warrant was unsealed on April 26, 2012. It alleged that a search warrant was executed at Kimber’s house and automobile. Besides the seizure of two canisters of mercury, the complaint further alleged that approximately 21 guns were removed from Kimber’s residence. Literature reflecting sympathy for domestic terrorism (The Turner Diaries) was observed during the search, which states on the cover page, “This book contains racist propagnda” and “The FBI said it was the blueprint for the Oklahoma City bombing. Searching officers further observed a Nazi swastika on a wall of Kimber’s home.
The two chemical weapons counts each contain a maximum possible term of life in jail and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross loss to any victim. The consumer product tampering charge contains a maximum possible penalty of 10 years in jail and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross loss to any victim.
Mercury is a known hazardous substance that has been very well-studied. Among other things, mercury is a human neurotoxin that kills nerve cells, can result in brain and lung damage, respiratory failure, ataxia, speech impairment, constriction of the visual field, hearing loss, and somatosensory change. Mercury is readily absorbed through unbroken skin, by intestinal absorption after ingestion, and by inhalation of vapors. It accumulates in the body and can cause damage to internal organs including kidneys.
The allegations in the Indictment and criminal complaint are mere accusations and all persons are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
This case is being investigated by special agents of the Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration-Office of Criminal Investigations, and Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistance has been provided by the Towns of Albany and Ulster Police Departments. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Craig Benedict. Questions may be directed to AUSA Benedict at 315-448-0672.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Dreamboard member found guilty for participating in international criminal network organized to sexually exploit children
Dreamboard member found guilty for participating in international criminal network organized to sexually exploit children....I am Proud to Be Me..Everyday..Allday.Thanks to my 10 uncles,For knowing the Importance Of It All.
Friday, May 18, 2012
"Gambling Crazy-Ness",In Northeast,Ohio
CLEVELAND -- A Channel 3 crew was there when one person was arrested after a "skimmer" is allegedly found on a 5/3 Bank ATM at Euclid Avenue and East 14th Street Thursday morning.
The Ohio Highway Patrol says a 5/3 Bank security guard contacted them regarding a skimmer being found at the bank's ATM.
OSP took one person into custody, then turned the case over to the FBI and U.S. Secret Service.
Troopers describe the "skimmer" as a device mounted onto the front of an ATM that reads the magnetic strip on a person's card as it's inserted into the machine.'
That allows the skimmer to collect data from the card and gives it to people who then use the card numbers for fraudulent purposes.
The Ohio Highway Patrol says a 5/3 Bank security guard contacted them regarding a skimmer being found at the bank's ATM.
OSP took one person into custody, then turned the case over to the FBI and U.S. Secret Service.
Troopers describe the "skimmer" as a device mounted onto the front of an ATM that reads the magnetic strip on a person's card as it's inserted into the machine.'
That allows the skimmer to collect data from the card and gives it to people who then use the card numbers for fraudulent purposes.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
"60 Generations,Of the same Problem"Should never happen.
Sinaloa cartel members named kingpinsBy the CNN Wire Staff
updated 1:50 PM EDT, Tue May 8, 2012
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Four Mexican traffickers were added to the kingpin list
Two of them are sons of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman
Their father was added to the list in 2001
(CNN) -- The U.S. Treasury Department added four figures in the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel to its kingpin list, including two sons of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
The department's designation freezes any assets he may have under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibits financial and commercial transactions with them.
Guzman, who is considered the most wanted man in Mexico, had two of his sons designated kingpins.
Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar was once arrested by Mexican authorities for money laundering, but he was later released, the Treasury Department said.
Ovidio Guzman Lopez also has a large role in the cartel, the department said.
The pair join their father, who was placed on the list in 2001.
The designation is made through the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the department.
"OFAC will aggressively target those individuals who facilitate Chapo Guzman's drug trafficking operations, including family members," said OFAC Director Adam J. Szubin. "With the Government of Mexico, we are firm in our resolve to dismantle Chapo Guzman's drug trafficking organization."
The two others added to the list are Noel Salgueiro Nevarez and Ovidio Limon Sanchez. Both are in Mexican custody.
Salgueiro is the head of the Sinaloa cartel in the state of Chihuahua, which includes Ciudad Juarez.
Limon was an operative for the cartel in Sinaloa state, the department said.
Friday, April 20, 2012
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USACE teams with Afghan power utility to solve outages in southern Afghanistan
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Afghan utility technicians and their U.S. Army counterpart, Staff Sgt. Scott Michael, assemble the air disconnect switch as part of the Sangin Substation upgrade project in early March. (USACE Photo)
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Helmand and Kandahar province residents, businesses and industry have more consistent and reliable power now thanks to the team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ electric experts and their Afghan counterparts from Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, the state-run power utility.
Task Force Breshna Barq, a group of American Soldiers whose mission in Afghanistan is to bring electric power to the country, and DABS installed a new power switching center and feeder lines at an electrical substation north of Sangin, in Helmand province, in March.
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thomas Black, the deputy commander of Task Force Breshna Barq, Staff Sgt. Scott Michael and Staff Sgt. Benjamin Talbert, all from the 249th Prime Power Battalion and assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South, teamed with utility company’s engineers and technicians to make improvements and perform preventive maintenance at the Sangin Substation.
“Because the Sangin Substation caused so many power outages for so much of southern Afghanistan, DABS asked the Corps of Engineers to help make relatively inexpensive and minor improvements to the substation. The improvements promised to have a huge impact on the safety, efficiency and reliability of the electric power that currently flows through the Sangin Substation,” said Jim Murray, the project’s manager.
“The Sangin Substation has all of its original equipment,” said Murray, who deployed from Detroit. “The substation was built a few decades ago so the equipment is worn out, needs to be replaced and could have been hazardous simply because of its age.”
Black agreed. “The lines needed to be re-strung or elevated to reduce phase-to-phase and phase-to-ground faults that were primarily induced by weather, and the power switching center needed to be replaced so that interruptions to power distribution were minimized.”
Engineer Rasoul, the Afghan project lead, estimated that up to 90 percent of the faults at the Sangin Substation caused significant problems for every substation tied into the grid. (Note: Engineer is an honorific, like “doctor,” in Afghanistan.)
“When a small fault happens at Sangin, the whole system — Helmand and Kandahar — is disturbed,” Rasoul said. “We run the Kajaki powerhouse at maximum load capacity, which is about 32 megawatts, continually. When the power is disrupted multiple times a day, it seriously affects the industry in both provinces.”
The engineers worked with Regional Command Southwest personnel from the Command’s Stability Operations Office, or C9, to organize their transportation and the transportation of equipment and parts. The C9 development plans team supports civil and military organizations that perform missions to improve Afghan lives.
“With USACE, we supported the work they did with DABS to not only deliver projects but also mentor DABS electricians,” said newly-arrived Royal Air Force Wing Commander Mark Collins, the C9 development plans chief. “If we can unlock opportunities, smooth passage of information or proactively assist to make things happen then we are meeting our objectives.”
Collins said the C9’s objectives include supporting the relationship between rural farmers and their urban consumers, building the capacity of the Afghan government and supporting strategic infrastructure projects.
“Each of these objectives relies on electrical power to some extent” said Collins. And, “the teamwork needed to deliver the people and parts for this project cannot be overestimated. Wing Commander Charlie Allen, my predecessor, and I worked closely with Chief Warrant Officer 5 Black, the USACE team, and DABS engineers to make this happen.”
Both Collins and Allen are based out of the Headquarters Air Command, Royal Air Force, High Wycombe, England.
The USACE team arrived at the patrol base Feb. 27 and completed the Sangin Immediate Repair Project Mar. 19.
The team met with the Patrol Base Commander Lt. Josh Chambers-Snoddy, 2nd Platoon leader, Kilo Company, the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines and Platoon Sergeant, Staff Sgt. Derrick Linneman who not only made their stay at the very austere patrol base very comfortable, said Black. “They were instrumental in the movement and coordination of our materials.”
The next day, the task force met with their Afghan counterparts to discuss the project schedule and details.
Like most projects in Afghanistan, this improvement project had logistical and security challenges that had to be overcome, Rasoul said.
“Security in Helmand is always a concern,” he said. “Our transmission lines are always at risk of being damaged and affecting power transmission. We have to repair broken components, transformers and cables and Sangin is particularly susceptible to damage.”
Afghan and USACE engineers and electricians clean, repair and service the 110kv main disconnect switch assembly at the Sangin Substation in Helmand province. This work allowed the team to safely work on the power distribution system. (USACE Photo)
“There is no hardware store where we could get supplies,” Black added. “We had to bring everything we thought we would need. We made tools out of parts of other tools, fabricated and welded the power supply center frame using old, rusty steel pieces and repaired welding equipment before the real work could begin.”
DABS engineers took a leading role in much of the work and were able to purchase some needed items in Sangin or access items at a DABS warehouse in Kandahar.
“Having DABS engineers with us made the project go much quicker because they could do and procure things our guys could not,” said Black.
“Not only were we installing a power supply center at the substation and the associated framing, connectors, trenching and wiring, we also installed new Sangin City and Salancala feeder lines connections and infrastructure inside the substation compound ,” Black said. The team ensured that the new power lines met clearance requirements ensuring, safe operation and with fewer nuisance faults.
The team replaced or added air switch terminals, dead break elbows, load break adaptors, corner pole transition arrays, surge arrestors and other power line components as part of the project. They also tightened or reconfigured power lines to alleviate phase to phase and ground faults and stress on the cables.
“I was thoroughly impressed with DABS throughout the whole mission,” said Talbert, from Kalihi, Hawaii. “I was a little concerned in the beginning that they would not have the technical knowledge or drive to accomplish the project’s scope. But, from the very beginning, they showed not only the drive to complete the mission, but also a resourceful and innovative way of attacking each individual task. The Afghans used materials on site that may have been seen by Americans as just scraps or rubbish, to fabricate frames for the switch gear and power control station.”
Talbert also said that teaching their Afghan team members to work according to acceptable code was a good experience. “I believe they learned a lot from us and will use this knowledge for the rest of their overhead electrical distribution.”
“By the time we finished this project, we had learned a lot about being resourceful and using what is available and adapting it to our needs,” said Black. “Sometimes, you just have to use what you’ve got because that’s all you’ve got. Our Afghan teammates showed us how much can be accomplished with very little.”
Rasoul, who has been a DABS engineer for 35 years, said that he had worked with Afghan, Russian, Tajik, German, Chinese and American electrical engineers during those years but the relationship he built with Black was special. “To me, Chief Thomas Black is my brother. I trusted him and I learned a lot from him.”
Black concurred. “I think I learned more from Eng. Rasoul than I ever taught him. The time I spent with DABS’ engineers and technicians taught me that with flexibility, ingenuity and creativity almost anything can be done. Eng. Rasoul repeatedly impressed me by solving problems that seemingly had no solution. Afghanistan is fortunate to have engineers like him.”
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thomas Black calibrates the distance between a grounding switch and contact as part of the Sangin Substation upgrade project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South partnered with the Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, the state-run utility to perform the upgrades in early March. (USACE Photo)
The Bigger Project
A critical phase of the overall South East Power System-Helmand project, a joint U.S. Agency for International Development, USACE and Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat electric power project, this power switching center installation is a first step in bringing more reliable and consistent electric power to the people in southern Afghanistan.
“We had to make some immediate repairs to the substation even before we award the main contract for the greater SEPS project,” said Jim Murray, the South East Power System project manager. “Because the condition of the existing equipment at the Sangin substation is so poor, electrical faults and tripped power circuits leading to frequent power outages were common. The significance at this substation was more acute because when those faults occurred, the trip travelled back up the power line to the original power source, the Kajaki Dam power plant, and caused the turbines there to undergo hard shutdowns.”
Hard shutdowns damage the turbines and result in extended power outages, Murray continued.
Located up-river from Sangin, the Kajaki Dam is the site of a twin-turbine power station that will be upgraded beginning in November through a U.S. AID contract that includes the installation of a third turbine.
“Adding the third turbine will greatly increase the power available for the citizens of Helmand and Kandahar provinces, but the existing substations cannot handle the upcoming load,” Murray said. “So, upgrading substations at Musa Qal’eh, Tangi and two near Sangin is critical to the overall power improvement plan.”
The South District expects to award the contracts for substation improvements along the Helmand River from Lashkar Gah west toward Kandahar by the end of April with construction beginning in May and the upgrades completed by October 2013.
Also included in the SEPS-Helmand contract award is about 130 kilometers of 110 kilovolt transmission and 20 kilovolt distribution power lines, said Murray.
“The total cost of all the district’s SEPS work in Helmand province will be about $110 million,” Murray said. There will be new substations, larger power conductors, switchyards, power lines and completion kits.
The completion kits include such things as meters for accurate reading of customer consumption, power poles, replacement power switch centers and other equipment necessary to operate and maintain the new stations and lines well into the future.
DABS will benefit from the installation of tamper-resistant consumption meters at residences and businesses said Murray.
“In Kandahar, DABS estimates it collected about 27 percent of the possible revenue from electric power use because the old-style analog meters are easily manipulated and there are difficulties in controlling power supply. With the upgrades USACE has already made there, they now estimate they collect about 50-60 percent. Once the new meters are installed, it will be possible for DABS to collect up to 85 percent of the possible revenue,” Murray said.
Providing electricity to the citizens of southwestern Afghanistan is one of the most important things that the Corps of Engineers is doing here,” said Air Force Col. Benjamin Wham, the South District’s commander. “We build military installations and police stations which are critical to the security of Afghanistan’s citizens, but projects like this, where we tangibly improve the day-to-day lives of people, are rewarding to all involved. I am proud of Task Force Breshna Barq’s work and the commitment our team has to the future of Afghanistan.”
2012/04/20 • Comments
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Afghan utility technicians and their U.S. Army counterpart, Staff Sgt. Scott Michael, assemble the air disconnect switch as part of the Sangin Substation upgrade project in early March. (USACE Photo)
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Helmand and Kandahar province residents, businesses and industry have more consistent and reliable power now thanks to the team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ electric experts and their Afghan counterparts from Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, the state-run power utility.
Task Force Breshna Barq, a group of American Soldiers whose mission in Afghanistan is to bring electric power to the country, and DABS installed a new power switching center and feeder lines at an electrical substation north of Sangin, in Helmand province, in March.
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thomas Black, the deputy commander of Task Force Breshna Barq, Staff Sgt. Scott Michael and Staff Sgt. Benjamin Talbert, all from the 249th Prime Power Battalion and assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South, teamed with utility company’s engineers and technicians to make improvements and perform preventive maintenance at the Sangin Substation.
“Because the Sangin Substation caused so many power outages for so much of southern Afghanistan, DABS asked the Corps of Engineers to help make relatively inexpensive and minor improvements to the substation. The improvements promised to have a huge impact on the safety, efficiency and reliability of the electric power that currently flows through the Sangin Substation,” said Jim Murray, the project’s manager.
“The Sangin Substation has all of its original equipment,” said Murray, who deployed from Detroit. “The substation was built a few decades ago so the equipment is worn out, needs to be replaced and could have been hazardous simply because of its age.”
Black agreed. “The lines needed to be re-strung or elevated to reduce phase-to-phase and phase-to-ground faults that were primarily induced by weather, and the power switching center needed to be replaced so that interruptions to power distribution were minimized.”
Engineer Rasoul, the Afghan project lead, estimated that up to 90 percent of the faults at the Sangin Substation caused significant problems for every substation tied into the grid. (Note: Engineer is an honorific, like “doctor,” in Afghanistan.)
“When a small fault happens at Sangin, the whole system — Helmand and Kandahar — is disturbed,” Rasoul said. “We run the Kajaki powerhouse at maximum load capacity, which is about 32 megawatts, continually. When the power is disrupted multiple times a day, it seriously affects the industry in both provinces.”
The engineers worked with Regional Command Southwest personnel from the Command’s Stability Operations Office, or C9, to organize their transportation and the transportation of equipment and parts. The C9 development plans team supports civil and military organizations that perform missions to improve Afghan lives.
“With USACE, we supported the work they did with DABS to not only deliver projects but also mentor DABS electricians,” said newly-arrived Royal Air Force Wing Commander Mark Collins, the C9 development plans chief. “If we can unlock opportunities, smooth passage of information or proactively assist to make things happen then we are meeting our objectives.”
Collins said the C9’s objectives include supporting the relationship between rural farmers and their urban consumers, building the capacity of the Afghan government and supporting strategic infrastructure projects.
“Each of these objectives relies on electrical power to some extent” said Collins. And, “the teamwork needed to deliver the people and parts for this project cannot be overestimated. Wing Commander Charlie Allen, my predecessor, and I worked closely with Chief Warrant Officer 5 Black, the USACE team, and DABS engineers to make this happen.”
Both Collins and Allen are based out of the Headquarters Air Command, Royal Air Force, High Wycombe, England.
The USACE team arrived at the patrol base Feb. 27 and completed the Sangin Immediate Repair Project Mar. 19.
The team met with the Patrol Base Commander Lt. Josh Chambers-Snoddy, 2nd Platoon leader, Kilo Company, the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines and Platoon Sergeant, Staff Sgt. Derrick Linneman who not only made their stay at the very austere patrol base very comfortable, said Black. “They were instrumental in the movement and coordination of our materials.”
The next day, the task force met with their Afghan counterparts to discuss the project schedule and details.
Like most projects in Afghanistan, this improvement project had logistical and security challenges that had to be overcome, Rasoul said.
“Security in Helmand is always a concern,” he said. “Our transmission lines are always at risk of being damaged and affecting power transmission. We have to repair broken components, transformers and cables and Sangin is particularly susceptible to damage.”
Afghan and USACE engineers and electricians clean, repair and service the 110kv main disconnect switch assembly at the Sangin Substation in Helmand province. This work allowed the team to safely work on the power distribution system. (USACE Photo)
“There is no hardware store where we could get supplies,” Black added. “We had to bring everything we thought we would need. We made tools out of parts of other tools, fabricated and welded the power supply center frame using old, rusty steel pieces and repaired welding equipment before the real work could begin.”
DABS engineers took a leading role in much of the work and were able to purchase some needed items in Sangin or access items at a DABS warehouse in Kandahar.
“Having DABS engineers with us made the project go much quicker because they could do and procure things our guys could not,” said Black.
“Not only were we installing a power supply center at the substation and the associated framing, connectors, trenching and wiring, we also installed new Sangin City and Salancala feeder lines connections and infrastructure inside the substation compound ,” Black said. The team ensured that the new power lines met clearance requirements ensuring, safe operation and with fewer nuisance faults.
The team replaced or added air switch terminals, dead break elbows, load break adaptors, corner pole transition arrays, surge arrestors and other power line components as part of the project. They also tightened or reconfigured power lines to alleviate phase to phase and ground faults and stress on the cables.
“I was thoroughly impressed with DABS throughout the whole mission,” said Talbert, from Kalihi, Hawaii. “I was a little concerned in the beginning that they would not have the technical knowledge or drive to accomplish the project’s scope. But, from the very beginning, they showed not only the drive to complete the mission, but also a resourceful and innovative way of attacking each individual task. The Afghans used materials on site that may have been seen by Americans as just scraps or rubbish, to fabricate frames for the switch gear and power control station.”
Talbert also said that teaching their Afghan team members to work according to acceptable code was a good experience. “I believe they learned a lot from us and will use this knowledge for the rest of their overhead electrical distribution.”
“By the time we finished this project, we had learned a lot about being resourceful and using what is available and adapting it to our needs,” said Black. “Sometimes, you just have to use what you’ve got because that’s all you’ve got. Our Afghan teammates showed us how much can be accomplished with very little.”
Rasoul, who has been a DABS engineer for 35 years, said that he had worked with Afghan, Russian, Tajik, German, Chinese and American electrical engineers during those years but the relationship he built with Black was special. “To me, Chief Thomas Black is my brother. I trusted him and I learned a lot from him.”
Black concurred. “I think I learned more from Eng. Rasoul than I ever taught him. The time I spent with DABS’ engineers and technicians taught me that with flexibility, ingenuity and creativity almost anything can be done. Eng. Rasoul repeatedly impressed me by solving problems that seemingly had no solution. Afghanistan is fortunate to have engineers like him.”
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thomas Black calibrates the distance between a grounding switch and contact as part of the Sangin Substation upgrade project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South partnered with the Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, the state-run utility to perform the upgrades in early March. (USACE Photo)
The Bigger Project
A critical phase of the overall South East Power System-Helmand project, a joint U.S. Agency for International Development, USACE and Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat electric power project, this power switching center installation is a first step in bringing more reliable and consistent electric power to the people in southern Afghanistan.
“We had to make some immediate repairs to the substation even before we award the main contract for the greater SEPS project,” said Jim Murray, the South East Power System project manager. “Because the condition of the existing equipment at the Sangin substation is so poor, electrical faults and tripped power circuits leading to frequent power outages were common. The significance at this substation was more acute because when those faults occurred, the trip travelled back up the power line to the original power source, the Kajaki Dam power plant, and caused the turbines there to undergo hard shutdowns.”
Hard shutdowns damage the turbines and result in extended power outages, Murray continued.
Located up-river from Sangin, the Kajaki Dam is the site of a twin-turbine power station that will be upgraded beginning in November through a U.S. AID contract that includes the installation of a third turbine.
“Adding the third turbine will greatly increase the power available for the citizens of Helmand and Kandahar provinces, but the existing substations cannot handle the upcoming load,” Murray said. “So, upgrading substations at Musa Qal’eh, Tangi and two near Sangin is critical to the overall power improvement plan.”
The South District expects to award the contracts for substation improvements along the Helmand River from Lashkar Gah west toward Kandahar by the end of April with construction beginning in May and the upgrades completed by October 2013.
Also included in the SEPS-Helmand contract award is about 130 kilometers of 110 kilovolt transmission and 20 kilovolt distribution power lines, said Murray.
“The total cost of all the district’s SEPS work in Helmand province will be about $110 million,” Murray said. There will be new substations, larger power conductors, switchyards, power lines and completion kits.
The completion kits include such things as meters for accurate reading of customer consumption, power poles, replacement power switch centers and other equipment necessary to operate and maintain the new stations and lines well into the future.
DABS will benefit from the installation of tamper-resistant consumption meters at residences and businesses said Murray.
“In Kandahar, DABS estimates it collected about 27 percent of the possible revenue from electric power use because the old-style analog meters are easily manipulated and there are difficulties in controlling power supply. With the upgrades USACE has already made there, they now estimate they collect about 50-60 percent. Once the new meters are installed, it will be possible for DABS to collect up to 85 percent of the possible revenue,” Murray said.
Providing electricity to the citizens of southwestern Afghanistan is one of the most important things that the Corps of Engineers is doing here,” said Air Force Col. Benjamin Wham, the South District’s commander. “We build military installations and police stations which are critical to the security of Afghanistan’s citizens, but projects like this, where we tangibly improve the day-to-day lives of people, are rewarding to all involved. I am proud of Task Force Breshna Barq’s work and the commitment our team has to the future of Afghanistan.”
The Dangers of "Making Movies"..
Bollywood actress Meenakshi Thapar was kidnapped by two fellow actors, who then beheaded her after extorting money from her family, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Thapar, 26, appeared in an Indian horror film in 2011, where she met her alleged killers, actors Amit Jaiswal and Preeti Surin, the report says.
The two lured her on a trip, abducted her, and then demanded almost $50,000 from her family while threatening to make Thapar star in pornography, the report says.
Thapar’s mother deposited some of the funds into the actress’ account, but she was allegedly killed anyway. The police say she was strangled, beheaded, and then had her body dumped in two separate locations, according to the report.
“She was strangulated in a hotel and her body was hacked into pieces and thrown in a water tank. They threw her head from a moving bus while traveling back to Mumbai,” law enforcement told The Daily Telegraph.
The two were caught with Thapar’s mobile phone and admitted to the killing, the police said.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/04/18/bollywood-actress-killed-beheaded-in-extortion-plot-by-two-fellow-actors-report/?intcmp=obinsite#ixzz1sbJLZBMo
Thapar, 26, appeared in an Indian horror film in 2011, where she met her alleged killers, actors Amit Jaiswal and Preeti Surin, the report says.
The two lured her on a trip, abducted her, and then demanded almost $50,000 from her family while threatening to make Thapar star in pornography, the report says.
Thapar’s mother deposited some of the funds into the actress’ account, but she was allegedly killed anyway. The police say she was strangled, beheaded, and then had her body dumped in two separate locations, according to the report.
“She was strangulated in a hotel and her body was hacked into pieces and thrown in a water tank. They threw her head from a moving bus while traveling back to Mumbai,” law enforcement told The Daily Telegraph.
The two were caught with Thapar’s mobile phone and admitted to the killing, the police said.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/04/18/bollywood-actress-killed-beheaded-in-extortion-plot-by-two-fellow-actors-report/?intcmp=obinsite#ixzz1sbJLZBMo
Where's the "Secret Service",When ya need em?
University hopes to repel stoners on '420' dayBy Jim Spellman, CNN
updated 9:02 AM EDT, Fri April 20, 2012
Fertilizer used to snuff out pot smokingSTORY HIGHLIGHTS
April 20, or 4/20, is a day when marijuana advocates rally to support legalizing the drug
Last year, as many as 12,000 gathered at University of Colorado at Boulder for "420 Day"
This year, the university hopes to deter the pot proponents with lawn fertilizer
It's unclear why 420 is synonymous with pot culture, but many theories abound
Boulder, Colorado (CNN) -- When the clock strikes 4:20 p.m. on April 20, or 4/20, marijuana fans will come out of the shadows to proudly smoke pot in parks and on college campuses across the country. The number 420 has become synonymous with all things marijuana, but exactly why is less clear.
Whatever the number's origin, "420" events across the country have become opportunities to advocate the legalization of marijuana. The expansion of medical marijuana in California, Colorado and other states is making efforts to legalize marijuana more mainstream and making more people comfortable coming out and smoking pot in public, according to Chris Conrad, curator of the Oaksterdam Cannabis Museum in Oakland, California.
One of the biggest pro-pot rallies is the annual smokeout on the campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder. The rally has taken place for about a decade and, in recent years, attendance has grown, according to university spokesman Bronson Hilliard. Last year, more than 10,000 people showed up to light up on the campus' Norlin quad.
"People fly in from around the country to participate," Hilliard explained. "We don't understand why they have to come to (this) campus."
This year the university is attempting to put an end to the annual ritual. They will shut down the campus to everyone except faculty, staff and students. Violators could face trespassing charges.
A haze of smoke rises above marijuana advocates at the UC Boulder 4/20 rally in 2010.To discourage students from lighting up, the university has decided to fertilize the grassy area of Norlin quad on Friday.
"We're trying to do things to make it not a fun place to be," said Hilliard. "We are using a fish-based fertilizer. It is a rather foul-smelling emulsifier.
"We're telling people they'll have a lot fewer headaches if they stay in Denver."
Police may also give out tickets to those smoking marijuana on campus, though in previous years few tickets have been given out. Last year, campus police handed out 23 tickets and made five arrests for marijuana possession.
CU police department spokesman Ryan Huff said the smoke-outs have become too dangerous.
"It's hard to keep track of that many people high on marijuana," he said.
Why these marijuana advocates congregate each year on April 20 is a bit of a mystery steeped in the hazy lore of the American pot culture. Some have said 420 is a local police code for someone smoking marijuana. Others have said it refers to the number of active chemicals in marijuana.
Medical marijuana in Washington
Pat Robertson wants pot legalized
Getting Grandma to try pot
Can pot smokers breathe easy? Another theory holds that 420 is a nod to Bob Dylan and his 1966 song "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" which contains the lyric, "Everybody must get stoned." Multiply 12 by 35 and you get 420.
Conrad said the leading theory traces the beginning of 420 to the early 1970s when a group of students at San Rafael High School in California would meet at 4:20 each afternoon to smoke marijuana.
"It (was) the time between when classes were over and their parents came home," he said. "The number 420 signifies that somebody is smoking marijuana right now and it becomes a clarion call for others to join."
Eatocracy: When celeb chefs get the munchies
According to Conrad, the story goes that the San Rafael teens named themselves "the Waldos" and would meet very day at 4:20 p.m. near a statue of Louis Pasteur to smoke joints.
A website that claims to be associated with the Waldos declares them to be "The Founding Fathers of 420," although it doesn't appear to be current. Attempts to reach the owners of the site were unsuccessful.
No matter what the origin, the number now signifies the pro-marijuana culture: Craiglist ads for roommates, or for even so-called "casual encounters," often note "420 Friendly." An episode of the animated TV show Family Guy called "420" involves a plot in which marijuana becomes legalized and 420 Magazine is devoted to marijuana culture. The 2003 California State Senate bill that became the law that established medical marijuana in the state was called SB420.
What began is a secret code word between stoners has gone mainstream.
It's a form of shorthand essentially. As far as being a secret code, it's one of the least secret," explained Conrad with a laugh.
"Hey..I wanna go Smoke some pot,Laugh Alot..Eat Alot,And fry my brain.
Please point me in the Right Direction!!LOL"
updated 9:02 AM EDT, Fri April 20, 2012
Fertilizer used to snuff out pot smokingSTORY HIGHLIGHTS
April 20, or 4/20, is a day when marijuana advocates rally to support legalizing the drug
Last year, as many as 12,000 gathered at University of Colorado at Boulder for "420 Day"
This year, the university hopes to deter the pot proponents with lawn fertilizer
It's unclear why 420 is synonymous with pot culture, but many theories abound
Boulder, Colorado (CNN) -- When the clock strikes 4:20 p.m. on April 20, or 4/20, marijuana fans will come out of the shadows to proudly smoke pot in parks and on college campuses across the country. The number 420 has become synonymous with all things marijuana, but exactly why is less clear.
Whatever the number's origin, "420" events across the country have become opportunities to advocate the legalization of marijuana. The expansion of medical marijuana in California, Colorado and other states is making efforts to legalize marijuana more mainstream and making more people comfortable coming out and smoking pot in public, according to Chris Conrad, curator of the Oaksterdam Cannabis Museum in Oakland, California.
One of the biggest pro-pot rallies is the annual smokeout on the campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder. The rally has taken place for about a decade and, in recent years, attendance has grown, according to university spokesman Bronson Hilliard. Last year, more than 10,000 people showed up to light up on the campus' Norlin quad.
"People fly in from around the country to participate," Hilliard explained. "We don't understand why they have to come to (this) campus."
This year the university is attempting to put an end to the annual ritual. They will shut down the campus to everyone except faculty, staff and students. Violators could face trespassing charges.
A haze of smoke rises above marijuana advocates at the UC Boulder 4/20 rally in 2010.To discourage students from lighting up, the university has decided to fertilize the grassy area of Norlin quad on Friday.
"We're trying to do things to make it not a fun place to be," said Hilliard. "We are using a fish-based fertilizer. It is a rather foul-smelling emulsifier.
"We're telling people they'll have a lot fewer headaches if they stay in Denver."
Police may also give out tickets to those smoking marijuana on campus, though in previous years few tickets have been given out. Last year, campus police handed out 23 tickets and made five arrests for marijuana possession.
CU police department spokesman Ryan Huff said the smoke-outs have become too dangerous.
"It's hard to keep track of that many people high on marijuana," he said.
Why these marijuana advocates congregate each year on April 20 is a bit of a mystery steeped in the hazy lore of the American pot culture. Some have said 420 is a local police code for someone smoking marijuana. Others have said it refers to the number of active chemicals in marijuana.
Medical marijuana in Washington
Pat Robertson wants pot legalized
Getting Grandma to try pot
Can pot smokers breathe easy? Another theory holds that 420 is a nod to Bob Dylan and his 1966 song "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" which contains the lyric, "Everybody must get stoned." Multiply 12 by 35 and you get 420.
Conrad said the leading theory traces the beginning of 420 to the early 1970s when a group of students at San Rafael High School in California would meet at 4:20 each afternoon to smoke marijuana.
"It (was) the time between when classes were over and their parents came home," he said. "The number 420 signifies that somebody is smoking marijuana right now and it becomes a clarion call for others to join."
Eatocracy: When celeb chefs get the munchies
According to Conrad, the story goes that the San Rafael teens named themselves "the Waldos" and would meet very day at 4:20 p.m. near a statue of Louis Pasteur to smoke joints.
A website that claims to be associated with the Waldos declares them to be "The Founding Fathers of 420," although it doesn't appear to be current. Attempts to reach the owners of the site were unsuccessful.
No matter what the origin, the number now signifies the pro-marijuana culture: Craiglist ads for roommates, or for even so-called "casual encounters," often note "420 Friendly." An episode of the animated TV show Family Guy called "420" involves a plot in which marijuana becomes legalized and 420 Magazine is devoted to marijuana culture. The 2003 California State Senate bill that became the law that established medical marijuana in the state was called SB420.
What began is a secret code word between stoners has gone mainstream.
It's a form of shorthand essentially. As far as being a secret code, it's one of the least secret," explained Conrad with a laugh.
"Hey..I wanna go Smoke some pot,Laugh Alot..Eat Alot,And fry my brain.
Please point me in the Right Direction!!LOL"
Those Canadians."Catch On Fast"..Stay Safe.
Illegal credit card factory raided:
Weapons and ID fraud evidence seized.
Burnaby
File # 2012-0009242
2012-03-20 10:30 PDT
On March 7, 2012, a joint Burnaby Economic Crime Section and E-Division Commercial Crime Section operation identified a residence in Burnaby, BC believed to be involved in a large scale identity theft operation. The occupants of that residence, a male and his common law wife, were arrested and a search warrant was subsequently executed.
Computers; data storage devices; a printer/scanner; several large boxes of stolen mail, hotel receipts, passports, payment and identity documents; a card printer; an embosser; a foil stamp; foil and other supplies used to a make fraudulent documents; a Canada Post bag and jacket; B&E tools and a small amount of drugs (ecstasy and marijuana), were seized. Also located and seized during the raid were: a taser, 3 air rifles and 2 pellet hand guns. The air rifles and pellet guns were realistic looking firearm replicas and could have been easily been mistaken for more lethal weapons. These types of weapons are often used in robberies or other crimes involving threats or intimidation.
19 Charges have been sworn against Anthony Pavo STULEC, a 29 year old male of Burnaby, and Stephanie Jean Smyth, a 21 year old female of Burnaby.
Stulec remains in custody while Smyth has been released on bail.
Charges include:
Possession of a Prohibited Weapon
Possession of Instruments Used to Commit Forgery
Making of Identity Documents
Possession of Stolen Mail
Possession of Stolen Property – Hotel Receipts
Fraudulent Use of Credit Card Data
Trafficking in Forged/Altered Credit Cards
Investiagtor:
Linda REINHART
Burnaby Detachment
Economic Crime Unit
604 294 7741
Posted By:
Corporal SKOLROOD
Burnaby Detachment
Communications Services
604 294 7922
Email: bcrcmp@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Weapons and ID fraud evidence seized.
Burnaby
File # 2012-0009242
2012-03-20 10:30 PDT
On March 7, 2012, a joint Burnaby Economic Crime Section and E-Division Commercial Crime Section operation identified a residence in Burnaby, BC believed to be involved in a large scale identity theft operation. The occupants of that residence, a male and his common law wife, were arrested and a search warrant was subsequently executed.
Computers; data storage devices; a printer/scanner; several large boxes of stolen mail, hotel receipts, passports, payment and identity documents; a card printer; an embosser; a foil stamp; foil and other supplies used to a make fraudulent documents; a Canada Post bag and jacket; B&E tools and a small amount of drugs (ecstasy and marijuana), were seized. Also located and seized during the raid were: a taser, 3 air rifles and 2 pellet hand guns. The air rifles and pellet guns were realistic looking firearm replicas and could have been easily been mistaken for more lethal weapons. These types of weapons are often used in robberies or other crimes involving threats or intimidation.
19 Charges have been sworn against Anthony Pavo STULEC, a 29 year old male of Burnaby, and Stephanie Jean Smyth, a 21 year old female of Burnaby.
Stulec remains in custody while Smyth has been released on bail.
Charges include:
Possession of a Prohibited Weapon
Possession of Instruments Used to Commit Forgery
Making of Identity Documents
Possession of Stolen Mail
Possession of Stolen Property – Hotel Receipts
Fraudulent Use of Credit Card Data
Trafficking in Forged/Altered Credit Cards
Investiagtor:
Linda REINHART
Burnaby Detachment
Economic Crime Unit
604 294 7741
Posted By:
Corporal SKOLROOD
Burnaby Detachment
Communications Services
604 294 7922
Email: bcrcmp@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Just Another "Camp Pendleton" Story..
(CNN) -- A body found Tuesday in California is that of Brittany Killgore, the missing wife of a deployed Marine, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said Wednesday.
Killgore, 22, was last seen alive Friday night when she left her apartment wearing an evening dress, heading out on a date with 45-year-old Marine Staff Sgt. Louis Perez, investigators said.
Killgore had recently filed for divorce from her husband, Marine Lance Cpl. Cory Killgore, who was serving with an artillery unit in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, they said. He left for the United States on emergency leave when he learned his wife was missing.
Two people are in custody in connection with the case. One is Perez, who was questioned after a friend filed a missing persons report for Killgore, then later arrested on charges of possession of a stolen assault rifle.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department said Perez is being "actively investigated" in connection with Killgore's death.
The other person in custody is Jessica Lynn Lopez, 25, who was found at a Ramada motel near the San Diego airport Tuesday after paramedics responded to a call for medical help. Lopez was briefly hospitalized with lacerations, then jailed on suspicion of Killgore's murder.
Her relationship to Killgore is still unclear. CNN affiliate KGTV in San Diego reported that authorities found Killgore's body based on leads stemming from Lopez's arrest.
Investigators later found Killgore's body in a rural part of neighboring Riverside County. Authorities have not said how she died.
Perez, who is based at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, pleaded not guilty to a weapons and stolen property charge Wednesday. The judge set bail at $500,000.
"We believe he knows more than what he initially told us," said Sheriff's Capt. Duncan Fraser. "We do not believe he is being cooperative with us."
Killgore, 22, was last seen alive Friday night when she left her apartment wearing an evening dress, heading out on a date with 45-year-old Marine Staff Sgt. Louis Perez, investigators said.
Killgore had recently filed for divorce from her husband, Marine Lance Cpl. Cory Killgore, who was serving with an artillery unit in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, they said. He left for the United States on emergency leave when he learned his wife was missing.
Two people are in custody in connection with the case. One is Perez, who was questioned after a friend filed a missing persons report for Killgore, then later arrested on charges of possession of a stolen assault rifle.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department said Perez is being "actively investigated" in connection with Killgore's death.
The other person in custody is Jessica Lynn Lopez, 25, who was found at a Ramada motel near the San Diego airport Tuesday after paramedics responded to a call for medical help. Lopez was briefly hospitalized with lacerations, then jailed on suspicion of Killgore's murder.
Her relationship to Killgore is still unclear. CNN affiliate KGTV in San Diego reported that authorities found Killgore's body based on leads stemming from Lopez's arrest.
Investigators later found Killgore's body in a rural part of neighboring Riverside County. Authorities have not said how she died.
Perez, who is based at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, pleaded not guilty to a weapons and stolen property charge Wednesday. The judge set bail at $500,000.
"We believe he knows more than what he initially told us," said Sheriff's Capt. Duncan Fraser. "We do not believe he is being cooperative with us."
Even this Killer,Hired a "Prostitute",before Killing Innocent People.
Anders Behring Breivik,
who has admitting killing 77 people in twin terror attacks in Norway last summer, testified today that his original plan included chopping of the head of former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland and posting a video of the beheading on the web.
"The plan to was to behead Gro Harlem Brundtland while it was being filmed," Breivik said in court Thursday. "It was meant to be a very powerful psychological weapon."
Breivik, a right-wing extremist who claims he committed the July 2011 murders to protest Islamic immigration to Europe, said he got the idea of decapitation from al Qaeda videos.
Breivik said he had also intended to bomb Norway's royal palace and the headquarters of Norway's Labor Party. After detonating explosives in central Oslo that killed eight, he stormed the nearby resort island of Utoya, where the Labor Party was holding a youth rally, and shot and killed 69 people.
Testifying at the fourth day of his trial, Breivik explained that he had to change his plans to set off three bombs in Oslo when building a single fertilizer-based bomb proved difficult. He said he chose the summer youth retreat of the ruling Labor Party as a target when he failed to prepare in time for a meeting of journalists and the Labor Party's annual meeting. Brundtland had appeared at the youth retreat, but had left by the time Breivik arrived.
Heiko Junge/AP PhotoNorwegian Anders Behring Breivik, reacts as a... View Full Size Heiko Junge/AP PhotoNorwegian Anders Behring Breivik, reacts as a video presented by the prosecution is shown in court, Oslo, Norway, April 16, 2012.
Breivik explained that he prepped for the Utoya Island massacre by playing the computer games "World of Warcraft" and "Modern Warfare" for hours daily. He shot his victims with two weapons named after Norse gods. The confessed killer showed no remorse for his victims Thursday, referring to them as "traitors." He believes that members of Norway's liberal elite betrayed the country by opening it to Muslim immigration.
Breivik cried on the first day of his trial, which began Monday, but not for those he killed. He confessed to the murders, and then began crying after the played a portion of a propaganda video he had made in support of his new "crusade" in Norway.
Before the massacre, Breivik posted a 1,500-page manifesto online in which he said he was just one operative in a group called the new Knights Templar that would lead a violent conservative Christian revolution in Europe. On Tuesday, he said the Knights Templar would lead a revolt against "multiculturalist" governments.
The 33-year-old had rejected an insanity defense, saying he considered an insanity diagnosis "the ultimate humiliation." Though he was found insane in an initial examination, a second team of doctors found him to be sane.
His defense is expected to try to prove his sanity by calling both Islamic extremists and right-wing extremists to the stand during his trial to demonstrate that he is not the only one who believes "Europe is the setting for a war of religion."
who has admitting killing 77 people in twin terror attacks in Norway last summer, testified today that his original plan included chopping of the head of former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland and posting a video of the beheading on the web.
"The plan to was to behead Gro Harlem Brundtland while it was being filmed," Breivik said in court Thursday. "It was meant to be a very powerful psychological weapon."
Breivik, a right-wing extremist who claims he committed the July 2011 murders to protest Islamic immigration to Europe, said he got the idea of decapitation from al Qaeda videos.
Breivik said he had also intended to bomb Norway's royal palace and the headquarters of Norway's Labor Party. After detonating explosives in central Oslo that killed eight, he stormed the nearby resort island of Utoya, where the Labor Party was holding a youth rally, and shot and killed 69 people.
Testifying at the fourth day of his trial, Breivik explained that he had to change his plans to set off three bombs in Oslo when building a single fertilizer-based bomb proved difficult. He said he chose the summer youth retreat of the ruling Labor Party as a target when he failed to prepare in time for a meeting of journalists and the Labor Party's annual meeting. Brundtland had appeared at the youth retreat, but had left by the time Breivik arrived.
Heiko Junge/AP PhotoNorwegian Anders Behring Breivik, reacts as a... View Full Size Heiko Junge/AP PhotoNorwegian Anders Behring Breivik, reacts as a video presented by the prosecution is shown in court, Oslo, Norway, April 16, 2012.
Breivik explained that he prepped for the Utoya Island massacre by playing the computer games "World of Warcraft" and "Modern Warfare" for hours daily. He shot his victims with two weapons named after Norse gods. The confessed killer showed no remorse for his victims Thursday, referring to them as "traitors." He believes that members of Norway's liberal elite betrayed the country by opening it to Muslim immigration.
Breivik cried on the first day of his trial, which began Monday, but not for those he killed. He confessed to the murders, and then began crying after the played a portion of a propaganda video he had made in support of his new "crusade" in Norway.
Before the massacre, Breivik posted a 1,500-page manifesto online in which he said he was just one operative in a group called the new Knights Templar that would lead a violent conservative Christian revolution in Europe. On Tuesday, he said the Knights Templar would lead a revolt against "multiculturalist" governments.
The 33-year-old had rejected an insanity defense, saying he considered an insanity diagnosis "the ultimate humiliation." Though he was found insane in an initial examination, a second team of doctors found him to be sane.
His defense is expected to try to prove his sanity by calling both Islamic extremists and right-wing extremists to the stand during his trial to demonstrate that he is not the only one who believes "Europe is the setting for a war of religion."
U.S. Drones..
New intel leads to more targeting of Al Qaeda in Yemen
By Barbara Starr
The increased pace of counterterrorism strikes in Yemen by U.S. drones and aircraft is a result of what U.S. military and intelligence officials describe as improved intelligence about the leadership of the al Qaeda movement in that country.
The United States is using a broad range of assets, including manned U.S. fighter jets, along with unmanned drones operated by the military and by the CIA, according to two senior American officials who would not be identified because of the sensitive nature of the information.
The target list of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula terrorists the United States has developed has emerged since an American drone killed Anwar al-Awlaki last year in Yemen. Al-Awlaki was identified as a key operative, and the United States has focused on trying to determine the leadership structure that has emerged since his death.
Both officials said the standard of judgment for a U.S. strike is that the target must have a "direct interest" in attacking the America.
"The emphasis is on surgical targeting" one official said, explaining that the focus is on specific targets where there is detailed intelligence that supports the decision to conduct an airstrike.
Just this past week, five U.S. drone strikes killed six suspected al Qaeda militants in the southeastern Yemeni province of Shabwa, two security officials and one defense ministry official told CNN's Hakim Almasmari. According to two Defense Ministry officials, at least 11 U.S. attacks were conducted on Yemeni soil over the past week alone.
The Defense Secretary Leon Panetta emphasized on Thursday that the United States is seeking out only those who threaten the America.
"Our target there represents those terrorists, or those al Qaeda terrorists that involve a threat to this country, and there are very specific targets," Panetta said at a House Armed Services Committee hearing. "This is not broad-based, we are not becoming part of any kind of civil war disputes in that country. We are very precise, and very targeted and will remain pursuant to those operations."
He added that the position of the administration "is to go after ... those al Qaeda terrorists, who are involved in planning attacks on this country. No more, no less."
The United States is also working with Yemen's special forces to increase their capabilities as part of the counterterrorism strategy in that country, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the same committee.
"It's important not to see this as we are only doing one thing and not the other," Gen. Martin Dempsey said.
The Washington Post reported Thursday that the CIA is seeking permission to conduct so-called "signature" strikes, which generally are aimed at targets or compounds involving suspicious behavior. CNN has not be able to confirm the report. Panetta would not comment on the Post story when asked about it at the hearing.
By Barbara Starr
The increased pace of counterterrorism strikes in Yemen by U.S. drones and aircraft is a result of what U.S. military and intelligence officials describe as improved intelligence about the leadership of the al Qaeda movement in that country.
The United States is using a broad range of assets, including manned U.S. fighter jets, along with unmanned drones operated by the military and by the CIA, according to two senior American officials who would not be identified because of the sensitive nature of the information.
The target list of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula terrorists the United States has developed has emerged since an American drone killed Anwar al-Awlaki last year in Yemen. Al-Awlaki was identified as a key operative, and the United States has focused on trying to determine the leadership structure that has emerged since his death.
Both officials said the standard of judgment for a U.S. strike is that the target must have a "direct interest" in attacking the America.
"The emphasis is on surgical targeting" one official said, explaining that the focus is on specific targets where there is detailed intelligence that supports the decision to conduct an airstrike.
Just this past week, five U.S. drone strikes killed six suspected al Qaeda militants in the southeastern Yemeni province of Shabwa, two security officials and one defense ministry official told CNN's Hakim Almasmari. According to two Defense Ministry officials, at least 11 U.S. attacks were conducted on Yemeni soil over the past week alone.
The Defense Secretary Leon Panetta emphasized on Thursday that the United States is seeking out only those who threaten the America.
"Our target there represents those terrorists, or those al Qaeda terrorists that involve a threat to this country, and there are very specific targets," Panetta said at a House Armed Services Committee hearing. "This is not broad-based, we are not becoming part of any kind of civil war disputes in that country. We are very precise, and very targeted and will remain pursuant to those operations."
He added that the position of the administration "is to go after ... those al Qaeda terrorists, who are involved in planning attacks on this country. No more, no less."
The United States is also working with Yemen's special forces to increase their capabilities as part of the counterterrorism strategy in that country, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the same committee.
"It's important not to see this as we are only doing one thing and not the other," Gen. Martin Dempsey said.
The Washington Post reported Thursday that the CIA is seeking permission to conduct so-called "signature" strikes, which generally are aimed at targets or compounds involving suspicious behavior. CNN has not be able to confirm the report. Panetta would not comment on the Post story when asked about it at the hearing.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
You Can Dress Em Up,But Ya Can't take them Anywhere..
Dixon comptroller arrested
Posted on: 2:45 pm, April 17, 2012, by Shellie Nelson and Jonathan Ketz, updated on: 10:56am, April 18, 2012
..The city comptroller for Dixon, Illinois was arrested by FBI agents for allegedly misappropriating more than $30 million in city money to fund her personal expenses.
Rita Crundwell, 58, handled all finances for the city since the early 1980s.
“We’re retired,” a Dixon family told News 8 while they drove up on the Crundwell farm. ”We’d thought we’d take a ride.”
Crundwell is accused of defrauding more than $3.2 million in public funds from the city of Dixon since the fall of 2011. Crundwell is also accused of misappropriating more than $30 million in city funds since 2006.
“You can’t get rich overnight. I mean it’s terrible,” one of the residents said. “Officials are supposed to be trustworthy.”
The complaint against her says Crundwell used the money “to finance her own lavish lifestyle, including operating a horse farm.”
In addition to her arrest, federal agents seized evidence during searches of Crundwell’s home, office, and farms in Dixon, Illinois and Beloit, Wisconsin. They seized seven trucks and trailers, three pickup trucks, a $2.1 million motor home and a Ford Thunderbird convertible. Police said all of those items, plus about $339,000 in jewelry and millions in credit card payments and operating expenses for her horse farms, were paid for with money Crundwell allegedly took from Dixon’s city bank accounts.
“What little I know of her, she was a nice friendly person,” resident Mel Witmer said. ”She was a very successful person from my perspective.”
Crundwell took an extended unpaid vacation from her $80,000-per-year job as the Dixon comptroller in 2011. When another city employee filled in for her, that employee brought the city’s bank records to the attention of Mayor James Burke.
That’s when Burke reported Crundwell to law enforcement, since “none of the withdrawals appeared to be related to any legitimate business of the City of Dixon,” according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office.
An FBI review of Crundwell’s bank accounts and city finances showed a city bank account about which the mayor reportedly had no knowledge of. The account was jointly held by Rita Crundwell.
A total of $785,000 was reportedly deposited into that account, and more than $620,000 was removed from that account in September 2011.
“It’s like there’s a fire going on, and we’re just out sight seeing,” residents outside the farm told News 8 Tuesday. “We’re just going to see the action because we’re board.”
The review also showed more than $3.2 million was moved out of the city’s Capital Development fund and into the mystery account between September 2011 and March 2012. That money was then allegedly spent by Crundwell for her personal and business expenses including the purchase of a $67,000 pickup truck, $450,000 in horse farming expenses and $600,000 in online credit card payments.
In all, Crundwell is accused of depositing more than $30 million into the mystery account between July 2006 and March 2012.
Crundwell was expected to appear in federal court Tuesday afternoon, and her bond was expected to be decided at that hearing. The city council held an emergency meeting Tuesday evening and the first public statement about the case is expected to come from the mayor on Wednesday.
Posted on: 2:45 pm, April 17, 2012, by Shellie Nelson and Jonathan Ketz, updated on: 10:56am, April 18, 2012
..The city comptroller for Dixon, Illinois was arrested by FBI agents for allegedly misappropriating more than $30 million in city money to fund her personal expenses.
Rita Crundwell, 58, handled all finances for the city since the early 1980s.
“We’re retired,” a Dixon family told News 8 while they drove up on the Crundwell farm. ”We’d thought we’d take a ride.”
Crundwell is accused of defrauding more than $3.2 million in public funds from the city of Dixon since the fall of 2011. Crundwell is also accused of misappropriating more than $30 million in city funds since 2006.
“You can’t get rich overnight. I mean it’s terrible,” one of the residents said. “Officials are supposed to be trustworthy.”
The complaint against her says Crundwell used the money “to finance her own lavish lifestyle, including operating a horse farm.”
In addition to her arrest, federal agents seized evidence during searches of Crundwell’s home, office, and farms in Dixon, Illinois and Beloit, Wisconsin. They seized seven trucks and trailers, three pickup trucks, a $2.1 million motor home and a Ford Thunderbird convertible. Police said all of those items, plus about $339,000 in jewelry and millions in credit card payments and operating expenses for her horse farms, were paid for with money Crundwell allegedly took from Dixon’s city bank accounts.
“What little I know of her, she was a nice friendly person,” resident Mel Witmer said. ”She was a very successful person from my perspective.”
Crundwell took an extended unpaid vacation from her $80,000-per-year job as the Dixon comptroller in 2011. When another city employee filled in for her, that employee brought the city’s bank records to the attention of Mayor James Burke.
That’s when Burke reported Crundwell to law enforcement, since “none of the withdrawals appeared to be related to any legitimate business of the City of Dixon,” according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office.
An FBI review of Crundwell’s bank accounts and city finances showed a city bank account about which the mayor reportedly had no knowledge of. The account was jointly held by Rita Crundwell.
A total of $785,000 was reportedly deposited into that account, and more than $620,000 was removed from that account in September 2011.
“It’s like there’s a fire going on, and we’re just out sight seeing,” residents outside the farm told News 8 Tuesday. “We’re just going to see the action because we’re board.”
The review also showed more than $3.2 million was moved out of the city’s Capital Development fund and into the mystery account between September 2011 and March 2012. That money was then allegedly spent by Crundwell for her personal and business expenses including the purchase of a $67,000 pickup truck, $450,000 in horse farming expenses and $600,000 in online credit card payments.
In all, Crundwell is accused of depositing more than $30 million into the mystery account between July 2006 and March 2012.
Crundwell was expected to appear in federal court Tuesday afternoon, and her bond was expected to be decided at that hearing. The city council held an emergency meeting Tuesday evening and the first public statement about the case is expected to come from the mayor on Wednesday.
Sec_News
Statement at Open Meeting to Adopt the Joint Final Rule,
Joint Interim Final Rule,
and Final Interpretations Regarding the Further Definition of
“Swap Dealer,”
“Security-Based Swap Dealer,”
“Major Swap Participant,”
“Major Security-Based Swap Participant,” and
“Eligible Contract Participant”
by
Commissioner Troy A. Paredes
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.
April 18, 2012
Thank you, Chairman Schapiro.
I often boil down what we do as regulators to this: We draw regulatory lines that influence – and sometimes definitively determine – the economic activity that can and will occur. The hard part is deciding where to draw the lines because every option we face when deciding whether and how to regulate has both costs and benefits associated with it. It should come as no surprise, then, that there can be disagreement over where to draw the regulatory lines that establish how far the government will reach into the private sector and how heavy the government’s hand will be.
Having said this, there should be widespread agreement over one thing: We need to be thorough and even-handed in assessing the potential consequences of our regulatory line drawing, carefully evaluating the intended goals of our actions while giving due regard to the possible undesirable effects of our choices. In other words, the SEC must engage in rigorous cost-benefit analysis when fashioning the securities law regime. Regulatory decision making should be supported by data, to the extent available, and demanding economic analysis.
A rigorous cost-benefit analysis that empowers us to make informed tradeoffs across a range of potential outcomes is the best way of achieving the common good. A less diligent analysis might miss many impacts, leading to regulatory missteps. The failure to account for certain benefits, for example, might lead to lost opportunities if we choose not to regulate when circumstances warrant that we do. Conversely, the failure to account for certain costs runs the risk that we do more harm than good when we do regulate. For example, in addition to out-of-pocket compliance costs, adverse consequences such as lost innovation and decreased competition must be weighed. Just as we emphasize the benefits of our rulemakings, we need to identify and consider the potential downsides. If not, our decision making will be skewed.
* * * *
With this in mind, let me turn to the recommendation that is before the Commission this morning – a recommendation that I support.
In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act, the recommendation before us is to further define certain terms, including “security-based swap dealer” and “major security-based swap participant.” These definitions are very significant in that they determine which entities will be subject to additional registration, capital, margin, and business conduct mandates as a result of Dodd-Frank.
No rule is perfect, and I do have some disagreement with aspects of the recommendation. But that should not detract from what I believe are meaningful improvements to the final rule as compared to the proposal and other outcomes that this rulemaking could have led to.
To single out one important change from the proposal, I would like to compliment the staff for your thoughtfulness in crafting the phase-in for setting the threshold for the de minimis exception to the “security-based swap dealer” definition. The phase-in reflects a measured approach that enables the Commission to continue evaluating where the de minimis line should be drawn with the benefit of what we learn from how the security-based swap market develops under the new regulatory regime.
I am even more encouraged by two developments that occurred over the course of the rulemaking that particularly resonate with what I said earlier about the need for rigorous cost-benefit analysis.
First, data ultimately came to play a key role in the rulemaking, especially in shaping the de minimis exception, including the phase-in. The Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation’s analysis gave the Commission a solid basis for evaluating the impact of different possible de minimis thresholds.* To my mind, until our attention turned to the data, it was difficult to find adequate support for the various de minimis thresholds that were considered. As is the promise when decisions are rooted in data, Risk Fin’s analysis allowed the Commission to make a more informed, disciplined choice in discharging our regulatory duties and to steer clear of what otherwise could have been an arbitrary conclusion about where to draw the de minimis line. In future rulemakings, we need to ensure that we take advantage of whatever data are available as early as possible.
Second, how behavior will change and how the marketplace will adapt cannot truly be known until a new regulatory requirement goes into effect. Traditional cost-benefit analysis allows us to anticipate potential consequences, but at some point we will have experienced actual consequences. Accordingly, I am pleased that the Commission has directed the staff to undertake a serious study of the regulatory regime once it is in place. The staff report should reflect a thorough assessment of the regulatory regime’s actual impact on the security-based swap market with an eye toward providing the Commission with data and other information that will empower the agency to better calibrate the regime in the future if warranted. Put differently, there is a commitment to what amounts to a retrospective analysis – the kind of analysis that will allow the Commission to account for the real-life consequences of the rules we adopt so that we can ensure that the regulatory regime is achieving its intended benefits at an acceptable cost.
In concluding, I want to join my colleagues in thanking the staff – most notably, those from the Division of Trading and Markets and the Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation – for your dedicated efforts on this rulemaking. I look forward to the continued collaboration of the two Divisions. Indeed, I welcome the early and often engagement of Risk Fin in all of the Commission’s regulatory initiatives.
Thank you.
* See http://sec.gov/comments/s7-39-10/s73910-154.pdf.
Joint Interim Final Rule,
and Final Interpretations Regarding the Further Definition of
“Swap Dealer,”
“Security-Based Swap Dealer,”
“Major Swap Participant,”
“Major Security-Based Swap Participant,” and
“Eligible Contract Participant”
by
Commissioner Troy A. Paredes
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.
April 18, 2012
Thank you, Chairman Schapiro.
I often boil down what we do as regulators to this: We draw regulatory lines that influence – and sometimes definitively determine – the economic activity that can and will occur. The hard part is deciding where to draw the lines because every option we face when deciding whether and how to regulate has both costs and benefits associated with it. It should come as no surprise, then, that there can be disagreement over where to draw the regulatory lines that establish how far the government will reach into the private sector and how heavy the government’s hand will be.
Having said this, there should be widespread agreement over one thing: We need to be thorough and even-handed in assessing the potential consequences of our regulatory line drawing, carefully evaluating the intended goals of our actions while giving due regard to the possible undesirable effects of our choices. In other words, the SEC must engage in rigorous cost-benefit analysis when fashioning the securities law regime. Regulatory decision making should be supported by data, to the extent available, and demanding economic analysis.
A rigorous cost-benefit analysis that empowers us to make informed tradeoffs across a range of potential outcomes is the best way of achieving the common good. A less diligent analysis might miss many impacts, leading to regulatory missteps. The failure to account for certain benefits, for example, might lead to lost opportunities if we choose not to regulate when circumstances warrant that we do. Conversely, the failure to account for certain costs runs the risk that we do more harm than good when we do regulate. For example, in addition to out-of-pocket compliance costs, adverse consequences such as lost innovation and decreased competition must be weighed. Just as we emphasize the benefits of our rulemakings, we need to identify and consider the potential downsides. If not, our decision making will be skewed.
* * * *
With this in mind, let me turn to the recommendation that is before the Commission this morning – a recommendation that I support.
In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act, the recommendation before us is to further define certain terms, including “security-based swap dealer” and “major security-based swap participant.” These definitions are very significant in that they determine which entities will be subject to additional registration, capital, margin, and business conduct mandates as a result of Dodd-Frank.
No rule is perfect, and I do have some disagreement with aspects of the recommendation. But that should not detract from what I believe are meaningful improvements to the final rule as compared to the proposal and other outcomes that this rulemaking could have led to.
To single out one important change from the proposal, I would like to compliment the staff for your thoughtfulness in crafting the phase-in for setting the threshold for the de minimis exception to the “security-based swap dealer” definition. The phase-in reflects a measured approach that enables the Commission to continue evaluating where the de minimis line should be drawn with the benefit of what we learn from how the security-based swap market develops under the new regulatory regime.
I am even more encouraged by two developments that occurred over the course of the rulemaking that particularly resonate with what I said earlier about the need for rigorous cost-benefit analysis.
First, data ultimately came to play a key role in the rulemaking, especially in shaping the de minimis exception, including the phase-in. The Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation’s analysis gave the Commission a solid basis for evaluating the impact of different possible de minimis thresholds.* To my mind, until our attention turned to the data, it was difficult to find adequate support for the various de minimis thresholds that were considered. As is the promise when decisions are rooted in data, Risk Fin’s analysis allowed the Commission to make a more informed, disciplined choice in discharging our regulatory duties and to steer clear of what otherwise could have been an arbitrary conclusion about where to draw the de minimis line. In future rulemakings, we need to ensure that we take advantage of whatever data are available as early as possible.
Second, how behavior will change and how the marketplace will adapt cannot truly be known until a new regulatory requirement goes into effect. Traditional cost-benefit analysis allows us to anticipate potential consequences, but at some point we will have experienced actual consequences. Accordingly, I am pleased that the Commission has directed the staff to undertake a serious study of the regulatory regime once it is in place. The staff report should reflect a thorough assessment of the regulatory regime’s actual impact on the security-based swap market with an eye toward providing the Commission with data and other information that will empower the agency to better calibrate the regime in the future if warranted. Put differently, there is a commitment to what amounts to a retrospective analysis – the kind of analysis that will allow the Commission to account for the real-life consequences of the rules we adopt so that we can ensure that the regulatory regime is achieving its intended benefits at an acceptable cost.
In concluding, I want to join my colleagues in thanking the staff – most notably, those from the Division of Trading and Markets and the Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation – for your dedicated efforts on this rulemaking. I look forward to the continued collaboration of the two Divisions. Indeed, I welcome the early and often engagement of Risk Fin in all of the Commission’s regulatory initiatives.
Thank you.
* See http://sec.gov/comments/s7-39-10/s73910-154.pdf.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Exclusive: Secret Service Bragged About Protecting Obama While Partying At Colombian Brothel
Exclusive: Secret Service Bragged About Protecting Obama While Partying At Colombian Brothel:
ABC News’ Reena Ninan, Christine Romo and Mary Bruce Report: CARTAGENA, Colombia — ABC News has learned exclusively that the Secret Service officials accused of misconduct in Colombia revealed their identities by boasting at a Cartagena brothel that they worked for President Obama. Partying at...
So...You Put The "American" People in Danger...(Once Again..Just Like On 9/11) Because of..
Sex and Ignorance...
I Guess that's OK....LOSERS!!
Always Remember...
All "Truth"...Must come to "Light"...
It's just sad...That it took..12 years
12 Long Years..And Alot of Dead Americans!!
ABC News’ Reena Ninan, Christine Romo and Mary Bruce Report: CARTAGENA, Colombia — ABC News has learned exclusively that the Secret Service officials accused of misconduct in Colombia revealed their identities by boasting at a Cartagena brothel that they worked for President Obama. Partying at...
So...You Put The "American" People in Danger...(Once Again..Just Like On 9/11) Because of..
Sex and Ignorance...
I Guess that's OK....LOSERS!!
Always Remember...
All "Truth"...Must come to "Light"...
It's just sad...That it took..12 years
12 Long Years..And Alot of Dead Americans!!
Problems at "Gmail"...Again
Issues with Google's Gmail service prevented some users from accessing their e-mail accounts Tuesday afternoon -- an issue Google said it was aware of and was attempting to fix.
Google's Apps Status Dashboard acknowledged the problem, as of 12:42 p.m. EST, noting that the issue affected less than 2 percent of users.
We're aware that some users are experiencing an error when accessing their Gmail," a Google spokesman told FoxNews.com. "We’ve implemented a fix and users should be able to access their mail shortly. We apologize for the inconvenience."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/17/google-to-address-scattered-gmail-outages/#ixzz1sK4UR5Q2
Google's Apps Status Dashboard acknowledged the problem, as of 12:42 p.m. EST, noting that the issue affected less than 2 percent of users.
We're aware that some users are experiencing an error when accessing their Gmail," a Google spokesman told FoxNews.com. "We’ve implemented a fix and users should be able to access their mail shortly. We apologize for the inconvenience."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/17/google-to-address-scattered-gmail-outages/#ixzz1sK4UR5Q2
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