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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Manslaughter charge filed in Hudson boat crash

In this still frame made from WABC-TV video, Carol Stewart, center, mother of missing woman Lindsay Stewart, speaks to an official about the ongoing search for her daughter following a boating accident on the Hudson River near Piermont, N.Y. on Saturday, July 27, 2013. The Coast Guard says the recreational boat struck a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge on Friday night, sending two people into the water who haven't been found and injuring four others. (AP Photo/WABC-TV)

In this still frame made from WABC-TV video on Saturday, July 27, 2013, officials search for missing people following a boating accident on the Hudson River near Piermont, N.Y. The Coast Guard says a recreational boat struck a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge on Friday night, sending two people into the water who haven't been found and injuring four others. (AP Photo/WABC-TV)

This still frame made from WABC-TV video on Saturday, July 27, 2013, shows a boat recovered from the Hudson River following a boating accident near Piermont, N.Y. The Coast Guard says a recreational boat struck a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge on Friday night, sending two people into the water who haven't been found and injuring four others. (AP Photo/WABC-TV)

In this still frame made from video on Friday, July 26, 2013, authorities respond to a boating accident on the Hudson River near Piermont, N.Y. The Coast Guard says a recreational boat struck a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge on Friday night, sending two people into the water who haven't been found and injuring four others. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Hoa Nguyen)

In this still frame made from WABC-TV video, Carol Stewart, center, mother of missing woman Lindsey Stewart, speaks to an official about the ongoing search for her daughter following a boating accident on the Hudson River near Piermont, N.Y. on Saturday, July 27, 2013. The Coast Guard says the recreational boat struck a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge on Friday night, sending two people into the water who haven't been found and injuring four others. (AP Photo/WABC-TV)

PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) ? A deadly nighttime speedboat crash on the Hudson River hurled a bride-to-be and her fiance's best man into the water and left the groom and three others injured, including a friend charged with vehicular manslaughter on Saturday, just two weeks before the couple was to exchange their vows.

Six friends were on board the boat Friday night when it struck a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge, sending Lindsey Stewart and Mark Lennon, both 30, into the water and injuring the other four, including groom-to-be Brian Bond, officials said.

A body matching Stewart's description was recovered Saturday while Lennon is presumed dead, Rockland County Sheriff's Department Chief William Barbera said. The search for Lennon's body will resume Sunday.

"The search has been suspended this evening and the tides have a lot to do with that," Barbera said. "We'll start again first thing in the morning."

Authorities charged the boat's operator, Jojo John, 35, of Nyack, with vehicular manslaughter and vehicular assault. He was arraigned from a hospital bed and ordered held on $250,000 bond, Barbera said. John is suspected of operating the boat while intoxicated but authorities are still awaiting the result of blood tests.

Attempts to reach John's family were not immediately successful and it was not clear if he had an attorney.

Earlier Saturday, authorities pulled a woman's body from the water that matched Stewart's description. Officials were working to confirm that the body was Stewart's but it was unclear how long that could take.

Stewart and Lennon were thrown from the boat when it struck a barge carrying materials for the construction of a replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge, about a half-hour's drive north of New York City.

The boat, a 21-foot Stingray, had left the village of Piermont for a short trip across the river to Tarrytown, authorities said.

Stewart, of Piermont, worked for an insurance company. She and Bond were set to be married Aug. 10, family members said.

Bond, 35, was knocked unconscious in the crash but later woke and was able to call 911, Stewart's mother, Carol Stewart-Kosik, said.

Stewart's stepfather, Walter Kosik, said the couple have known each other since they were young children and used to go to church together.

"They have been friends the whole time, and they fell in love about 3 ? years ago," Kosik said.

They were to be married at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Pearl River, with a reception at a vineyard in Hillburn, he said.

Barbera declined to identify the other people aboard the boat and had no information on their conditions. He said the barge was equipped with lights, but it was still difficult to see on the water late at night.

The New York State Thruway Authority, which is overseeing the bridge project, said it was reviewing safety procedures.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this difficult time," the authority said in a statement. It added that the lighting on the barges appeared to be functioning normally.

Stewart's former English teacher at Pearl River High School, who remained in contact with her through Facebook, called the accident "heartbreaking."

"She was one of my students and a bright, sweet girl loved by everyone," said Doreen Arney. "I knew that she was getting married, and to Brian. To happen to two such special kids ? it just shouldn't happen."

Associated Press

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Saturday, July 27, 2013

MOUNTING QUESTIONSRep Demands Answers on Huma Abedin's Dual Jobs

Despite her husband being the butt of late-night jokes and water-cooler ridicule, Huma Abedin is standing by Anthony Weiner, and he, by her. "I love her,? Weiner said at a press conference Thursday. ?She loves me. We have a son. Nothing else matters."

?But?Abedin is facing her own troubles?-- less salacious than her husband's, but potentially more severe.

On June 13, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, wrote her and Secretary of State John Kerry asking why Abedin, the deputy chief of staff at the State Department under former Secretary Hillary Clinton, was granted status as a "special government employee" after the birth of her son.

That ?title allowed her to work from home as a part-time consultant to State, earning $135,000 as a government employee -- while also?earning? $355,000 as a consultant for Teneo, where former President Bill Clinton is a board member.

Grassley wants to know who?authorized Abedin's change in status, what effect that change had on her security clearances, and whether the department interacted?with the companies with which Abedin consulted.

Craig Holman of Public Citizen, a government ethics watchdog group, says Abedin's dual status raises serious questions.

"If this story pans out that Huma actually had access to inside information while serving as a government official but at the same time serving as a strategic consultant to a firm that actively trades in the stock market, this?could be quite a problem, " he said.

Grassley's office late Thursday gave Fox News the written responses sent to him by the State Department and Abedin.

Abedin wrote that?her consultancy was approved by State Department lawyers.?She added that once approved, she "was not asked, nor did I provide, insights about the Department, my work with the Secretary, or any government information to which I may have had access."

The State Department?said it uses special government employees routinely "to provide services and expertise that executive agencies require..."

But Grassley found the letters unresponsive.? In a statement late Thursday, he said that neither "provided a single document that I requested."

Click for more on the Anthony Weiner scandal.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/07/26/huma-abedin-faces-employment-questions/

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The Hobbit director Peter Jackson liveblogs the last day of the ...

Movie buffs, you wouldn?t want to miss this chance. Ace director Peter Jackson is currently live-blogging the final day of shooting of The Hobbit trilogy. Jackson is using his Facebook page to put up real-time updates, including behind-the-scene photographs to inform fans on what?s going down on the last day of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug shoot.

The movie?s production began two years ago and is the second in the trilogy series based on J.R.R. Tolkien?s 1937 Novel of the same name. The series started off with the first movie in 2012 called The Unexpected Journey and will conclude in 2014 with There and Back Again.

The Hobbit director takes you behind-the-scenes

Jackson has been pretty prolific on his Facebook page, keeping his fans in sync with how the movie is progressing and with the last day of the shoot coming up, has decided to spend whatever time he isn?t shooting, by liveblogging scenes from behind the sets. In the past month or so, Jackson has written goodbye posts to Martin Freeman, who plays Bilbo Baggins, Orlando Bloom who?s essaying the role of Legolas and even Ian McKellan, playing the wise Gandalf.

Since the shoot is taking place in Wellington, New Zealand, it is already half-way through. Jackson posted his first update at about 1AM IST.? At the time of publishing, Jackson's last post was about a couple of hours ago that the crew had broken for lunch and has a long day ahead.

All you Lord of the Rings fans can head on to Peter Jackson?s Facebook page and catch up on the rest of the last day?s shoot of The Desolation of Smaug. To watch the movie, though, you might have to wait till December.

Source: http://tech2.in.com/news/social-networking/the-hobbit-director-peter-jackson-liveblogs-the-last-day-of-the-movies-shoot/909064

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Deposed Egyptian president faces murder, kidnapping charges - report

CAIRO | Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:54am BST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities have detained deposed President Mohamed Mursi for 15 days over an array of accusations, including killing soldiers and conspiring with the Palestinian group Hamas, the state news agency said on Friday.

The report came just hours before millions of Egyptians were expected to take to the streets in mass rallies for and against Egypt's first freely elected leader, who was ousted by the military on July 3.

Friday's step provided legal grounds for the continued detention of Mursi, who has been held by the military since he was ousted. The charges relate to his escape, along with other top Brotherhood leaders, from a prison north of Cairo.

The report on the state news agency said investigating judge Hassan Samir had confronted Mursi with evidence during his questioning. It did not say when or where he had been questioned.

A spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, which says the army has staged a coup against the democratically elected head of state, described the accusations as "ridiculous". Gehad El-Haddad said the move marked the return of the "old regime".

Mursi and many other Brotherhood leaders were rounded up by the authorities during the 2011 uprising that swept Hosni Mubarak from power.

The accusations listed against Mursi included arson, destruction of prison records and "collaboration with Hamas to undertake aggressive acts in the country, attacking police facilities, officers and soldiers".

It also accused him of "killing some prisoners, officers and soldiers deliberately and with prior intent". It added the accusation of "kidnapping some officers and soldiers".

The authorities have issued a gag order stipulating the media may only publish official statements on the case, citing the secrecy of the investigations and national security.

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the probe marked a "grave development", adding that the new government "viewed the Palestinian cause as hostile".

"We challenge the current rulers of Egypt to bring a single piece of evidence on their alleged claim Hamas has intervened in internal Egyptian affairs," he told Reuters.

(This story was refiled to add dropped words in paragraphs 10 and 11)

(Reporting by Tom Perry in Cairo and Nidal al-Mughrabi in Gaza; Writing by Crispian Balmer; Editing by Michael Georgy)

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~3/ZLhenuW5kDM/uk-egpyt-protests-mursi-accusations-idUKBRE96P0A120130726

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New Travel Industry Tactics: Complete Savings | Complete Savings

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Complete Savings: looking at the trends in travel and leisure. the resurgence of the staycation? With schools breaking up for summer this week, are you planning to take a family holiday soon? Did you book a holiday abroad ...

Source: http://completesavingsuk.net/2013/07/26/new-travel-industry-tactics-complete-savings/

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

In switch, US military offers to share spectrum with wireless industry?

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Alina Selyukh Reuters

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The Defense Department uses the airwaves for programs such as pilot training and drone systems and has faced criticism from some in the industry and in Congress for resisting efforts to open those airwaves for commercial use to satisfy growing demands posed by data-hungry gadgets and services.

Reuters file

More wireless spectrum is needed by carriers to satisfy the growing demands posed by data-hungry gadgets and services.

The U.S. Defense Department is proposing to share some of its radio airwaves with the private sector, a nod to growing pressure from the wireless industry and the Obama administration that federal agencies ease their control of valuable spectrum.

In a letter released by the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, the Department of Defense offers to share the airwaves it now dominates in the slice of frequencies from 1755 megahertz (MHz) to 1780 MHz with spectrum-hungry wireless and Internet companies.

The military would rearrange its systems within that slice of spectrum as well as the 2025-2110 MHz band and compress programs into the 1780-1850 MHz band that it would retain.

The Defense Department uses the airwaves for programs such as pilot training and drone systems and has faced criticism from some in the industry and in Congress for resisting efforts to open those airwaves for commercial use to satisfy growing demands posed by data-hungry gadgets and services.

The Pentagon had pointed to its own need for airwaves as its use of drones and other reliance on wireless technology grows. It also had estimated the process of moving its programs to new frequencies would cost more than $12 billion.

Under the new plan, the Defense Department drops the cost estimate to $3.5 billion by compromising on sharing slices of airwaves without completely clearing any of the spectrum bands.

In the letter, originally sent on July 17 to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which oversees federal airwaves, DOD Chief Information Officer Teresa Takai called the proposal "a workable balance to provide access to the 1755-1780 MHz band most desired by the commercial wireless industry while ensuring no loss of critical DoD capabilities."

The NTIA, in its own letter to the FCC, said it had not had enough time to review the proposal and could not yet endorse it.

The FCC, with NTIA's help, is preparing for several auctions of airwaves to take place in coming years, including one that would sell off chunks of federally controlled spectrum. They will be the first reshuffling of airwave ownership since 2008.

Congress has required the FCC to auction off the 2155-2180 MHz band by February 2015 and the industry has sought to pair up that slice of spectrum with the valuable 1755-1780 MHz band, arguing it would collect more money. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have introduced a bill to ensure such pairing.

The FCC has been drafting a notice of proposed rulemaking that would seek public comments on how the FCC should auction those federally owned or already cleared airwaves to the wireless companies and an FCC official said the agency's notice will address the Pentagon's new proposal.

President Barack Obama last month directed federal agencies to look for ways eventually to give up or share more of their airwaves with the private sector. This followed his June 2010 call to open up 500 MHz of federal spectrum for commercial use.

Although the Defense Department's move marks the first big concession by the military for upcoming auctions, the proposal leaves a number of questions unaddressed, including how long the military's programs would remain in the current bands and how the plan may complicate future attempts to clear the spectrum now used by the government.

The DOD did not immediately have a comment.

"While there are many details that need to be resolved, this is a significant breakthrough toward meeting the goal of licensing this spectrum, paired with 2155-2180 MHz, by February 2015," said Steve Sharkey, director of government affairs for technology and engineering policy at T-Mobile USA.

Source: http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/663301/s/2f1107f0/sc/1/l/0L0Snbcnews0N0Ctechnology0Cswitch0Eus0Emilitary0Eoffers0Eshare0Espectrum0Ewireless0Eindustry0E6C10A722339/story01.htm

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Goodbye, Darkness: Light Pollution Is Making Us Forget the Night Sky

Did you know that eight of every ten kids born today won?t experience a night sky dark enough to see the Milky Way? We?re living in an age when light pollution is making stars a rarity?and not just in cities. Paul Bogard, the author of a new book on darkness, even goes so far as to describe it as a natural resource.