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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Watch This Bugatti Driver Leave His Veyron ?Engine On? In London
Picture the scene: it?s a hot day, you?re parched, and so you make a quick pit stop to refuel. In your haste to quench your thirst, you leave the keys in the ignition with the engine running. That?s usually safe enough to do with an average car, but it takes a very brave stupid soul to do this with a ?1m Bugatti Veyron in Central London.
The key?s in the ignition, but the driver?s not in his seat
Amazingly, that?s what the Arab owner of this W16-engined monster did. Fortunately for him though, the car wasn?t ?lifted? during the three minute period it was left alone for. We assume potential thieves were deterred by onlookers. Either that, or the supercar?s ?Essex tan? interior colour scheme?
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Police questioning of Zimmerman grew more pointed
George Zimmerman, right, stands up at the defense table with his attorneys, Mark O'Mara, left, and Don West, center, as he is identified by state witness Doris Singleton, a Sanford police officer, during her testimony in Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, July 1, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.(AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)
George Zimmerman, right, stands up at the defense table with his attorneys, Mark O'Mara, left, and Don West, center, as he is identified by state witness Doris Singleton, a Sanford police officer, during her testimony in Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, July 1, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.(AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)
George Zimmerman arrives for the 16th day of his trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, July 1, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.(AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)
George Zimmerman arrives for the 16th day of his trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, July 1, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.(AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)
George Zimmerman arrives for the 16th day of his trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, July 1, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.(AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)
George Zimmerman, with his attorneys, Mark O'Mara, left, and Don West, center, stands to be identified by state witness Chris Serino, a Sanford police officer, during his testimony in his trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, July 1, 2013. West is signaling to the witness that his client will stand to be identified. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) ? Jurors in the George Zimmerman trial on Monday listened to a series of police interviews with detectives growing more pointed in their questioning of the neighborhood watch volunteer's account of how he came to fatally shoot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Prosecutors played audio and video tapes of the interviews that Zimmerman had with Sanford Police investigators Doris Singleton and Chris Serino in the hours and days after he fatally shot the Miami teen.
In an early interview, just hours after the Feb. 26, 2012, shooting, Singleton recounted that Zimmerman noticed a cross she was wearing and said: "In Catholic religion, it's always wrong to kill someone."
Singleton said she responded, "If what you're telling me is true, I don't think that what God meant was that you couldn't save your own life."
But in an interview several days later, Singleton and Serino suggest Zimmerman was running after Martin before the confrontation. They also ask the neighborhood watch volunteer why he didn't explain to Martin why he was following him. The officers insinuate that Martin may have been "creeped out" by being followed.
"Do you think he was scared?" Singleton asked Zimmerman in one video interview.
Under cross-examination, though, Serino said Zimmerman seemed straightforward in his answers and didn't show any anger when talking about Martin. Serino said the increasingly pointed questioning was a tactic known as a "challenge interview" where detectives try to break someone's story to make sure they're telling the truth.
Zimmerman has said he fatally shot the teen in self-defense because the Miami-area black teenager was banging his head into the concrete sidewalk behind the townhomes in a gated community.
Zimmerman, 29, could get life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder. The state argued during its opening statement that Zimmerman profiled and followed Martin in his truck and called a police dispatch number before he and the teen got into a fight. He has denied the confrontation had anything to do with race, as Martin's family and their supporters have claimed.
In his first interview at the police station, Zimmerman said he saw Martin walking through his neighborhood on a dark, rainy night while Zimmerman was driving to the grocery store. He told Singleton that he didn't recognize Martin and that there had been recent break-ins at his townhome complex.
"These guys always get away," Zimmerman told Singleton, a statement similar to one that prosecutors have used previously to try to show that Zimmerman was increasingly frustrated with the burglaries and his encounter with Martin was a breaking point.
Zimmerman told the police officer that he lost track of Martin and got out of his truck to look for a street name he could relay to police dispatcher. When the dispatcher suggested Zimmerman didn't need to follow Martin, Zimmerman started to head back to his vehicle. At that point, Zimmerman said Martin jumped out of some bushes, punched him and he fell to the ground.
Zimmerman said that Martin began hitting his head against the sidewalk as Zimmerman yelled for help and that Martin told him, "You're going to die tonight."
With Zimmerman's shirt and jacket pushed up during the struggle and his holstered gun now visible, he thought Martin was reaching for his firearm holstered around his waist. Zimmerman told the officer that he shot Martin and the teen said, "You got me."
In a written statement, Singleton read in court, Zimmerman refers to Martin as "the suspect." Singleton said it didn't appear that Zimmerman showed any anger when talking about the teen. Prosecutors must show that Zimmerman acted with ill will or a depraved mind in order to get a second-degree murder conviction.
Zimmerman also acted surprised when Singleton told him Martin was dead.
"He's dead?!" Singleton recalled Zimmerman saying, before he lowered his head toward the table in the interrogation room.
Earlier Monday, prosecutors called FBI audio expert Hirotaka Nakasone to focus on the issue of who was screaming for help on 911 calls during the confrontation. Jurors were played the 911 calls several times last week.
The recordings are crucial pieces of evidence because they could determine who the aggressor was in the confrontation. Martin's family contends it was the teen screaming, while Zimmerman's father has said it was his son.
Even though he was a pre-trial witness for the defense, prosecutors called Nakasone to set up later testimony from either the teen's mother or father that they believe it was their son yelling for help.
During his pre-trial testimony, Nakasone testified that there wasn't enough clear sound to determine whether Zimmerman or Martin was screaming on the best 911 sample, an assertion he repeated Monday.
The FBI expert said that it's easier for a person with a familiarity of a voice to identify it than someone who has never heard it previously. That is especially true if the recording is of a subject screaming and the person trying to identify the voice has heard the subject under similarly stressful circumstances previously, Nakasone said.
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The Importance of Being Online | A Bode Abode - Sarah E. Bode
(Pulled from my blog on Rumor Has It, PR?s website.)
You might be asking yourself why bother with the World Wide Web.? How would being www-savvy help my business?
According to a report on?www.internetworldstats.com, over 75% of North Americans are online?Googling, Facebooking, Tweeting, e-mailing, Skyping, shopping, searching, more!? That?s 273,785,413 people!? And the outlook is even better if you?re international, seeing how Asia has over 1,000,000,000 people online!
Just think about all those potential clients you?re missing out on?over 2.4 billion people worldwide!
The Internet is really a magical place.? People can do all sorts of things with it?research, forming communities, networking, sharing, caring, shopping, searching, reading, and all other sorts of things! ?That?s why so many people are utilizing the big ol? WWW.
Lots of businesses use their websites as central hubs for information and as a means for connection all over the Internet.? Think?all those social media sites (Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Tumblr, and soon MySpace is coming back!), search engines, online forums, and more!? Linking your website to those kinds of sites is helpful to your customers or potential customers.
Having a website for your business allows customers to seek you out.? You?re not merely serendipitously popping up in front of their glazed over eyes. ?Remember the phone book?? Where did that thing go?? It?s online now?although there is a surprising lack of yellow on the Yellow Pages website.? But most users tend to just Google or Bing it.? These are search engines and utilized by loads of people?they even set them as their Internet browser home pages, use installed SE toolbars, or use an integrated Internet browser (like Google Chrome). ?And now, with smartphones flooding the market, even more people are surfing the web in search of you!
Here are 12 reasons why businesses without an online presence are missing out on a goldmine of potential customers:
1:? Technology To Compete?? In bygone days, a small business usually lacked the resources of their larger competitors. Now even a small business can access much of the same technology as the giant corporations. They too can use auto-responders, accept online payments and even deliver products over the Internet.
2: Niche Markets Abound?? The Internet has opened up all sorts of niche marketing opportunities that either never existed before, or were too expensive to tap into.
3:? Lifting The Profile?? With a professionally designed web site, it?s now easy for a small business on the Internet to have the appearance and credibility of being a large corporation.
4:? Low Cost?? Compared to other media, the Internet enables a business to advertise at considerably lower prices. It may not be a replacement for other marketing, but the Internet is generally cheaper than advertising on television, radio, or in newspapers, magazines and even by direct mail. ?As an example; posting out a mailing to customers will probably cost around $1.50 a pop (allowing for printing, postage etc), whereas to email the same message to customers costs next to nothing!
5:? Open 24/7?? By automating a web site, a business can be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No extra staff costs and no overtime rates to pay!
6:? Serving The Local Area?? Not everyone wants to take the time to drive all over town to shop. It is a fast moving world and it seems that we all want things to be quick and easy. Using the Internet is a quick and easy way for people to access information about products and services from the comfort, convenience and privacy of their own home. No fuel costs, no traffic jams ? no time wasted.? Locally based businesses can usually get a free website listing in their local Internet directories.
7:? Reaching A Global Audience?? More countries are getting on the Net each year. The Internet breaks down geographical boundaries and limitation. With the help of search engines, people can now locate and buy products and services from every corner of the world.
8: ?Customer Feedback Made Easy?? The Internet makes it possible to capture visitor information. Keeping in touch (via email) helps to cultivate long-term relationships. Also, the widespread use of discussion forums is a popular way to get quick, low-cost customer feedback.
9:? Frequently Asked Questions?? Questions that may normally be answered by phone can be answered on the Internet. A website can list the answers to the most frequently asked product or service related questions. This can save on phone bills and free up a lot of time and maybe an extra employee.
10:? Interactivity?? The Internet is much more dynamic than a few years ago. Some examples of this include:
- Automatic product updates through the use of databases.
- Automatic web site content and image changing.
- The increasingly common use of live video and audio streaming.
- These and other Internet service can save money and increase business efficiency. They can also open the door to exciting new marketing opportunities.
11:? Test Marketing New Products?? The Internet offers quick and easy ways to conduct low-cost market research. A questionnaire on a web site, or by email, can test very quickly and inexpensively whether a product gets a good response. What?s more, different offers or marketing approaches can be tested using different pages on the same website.
12: Use of Time Sensitive Promotions?? It is easy to quickly change promotions or offers on the Internet. Emails can be sent out or a website offer changed almost instantly. Time sensitive promotions such as running contests, or product specials can be a good way to attract traffic and sales to an online business.
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If you?re interested in maximizing your company?s accessibility to customers and gaining access to an even larger pool of potential customers, see what Sarah Bode at?Rumor Has It, PR?can do for you. ?Feel free to contact her here for your free initial consultation.
Source: http://sarahebode.com/main/the-importance-of-being-online/
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Monday, July 1, 2013
Family: American killed in Egypt was a teacher
WASHINGTON (AP) ? The family of an American college student killed in Egypt during violent protests says their son cared passionately about the Middle East and was in the country to teach English to children and to improve his own Arabic.
Andrew Pochter, of Chevy Chase, Md., was killed Friday in Alexandria during clashes between government supporters and opponents. His family said in a statement Saturday that he was stabbed by a protester while observing the demonstrations.
"He went to Egypt because he cared profoundly about the Middle East. He had studied in the region, loved the culture, and planned to live and work there in the pursuit of peace and understanding," the statement said.
The country has been roiled by ongoing demonstrations between protesters trying to oust President Mohammed Morsi and Islamists seeking to keep him in power. The U.S. State Department has warned Americans against all but essential travel, and households have been stocking up on goods in case the protests drag on.
The 21-year-old spent his spring semester studying in Amman, Jordan, as part of the AMIDEAST Education Abroad Program and was teaching in Egypt before returning in the fall to Kenyon College in Ohio. He majored in religious studies, was active in Hillel House ? the campus center for Jewish life ? and was a member of the rugby club and an organizer for the Middle Eastern Students Association, the college said.
Meryn Chimes, a New York University student who said she was a friend of Pochter, recalled how he traveled to Morocco between high school and college and sent her excited letters about how much he loved it there.
"When he came back, he just had this passion for the Middle East," she said.
During his travels, she said, he would marvel at everything from the food to the people he encountered at marketplaces to the Colonial architecture of Alexandria. She said he told her how much he loved teaching Egyptian children and how they worked so hard to master English.
"He said he hoped they liked him as a teacher, which I'm sure they did," she said.
She said they last spoke a few days ago.
"He really wanted to broaden people's perspective, especially in America. He wanted people to see places the way he saw them," said Chimes, noting how Pochter had spoken of potentially becoming a reporter.
"He saw the world in a way that I don't think anyone else did, and it was a really beautiful way," she added.
Lucas Pastorfield-Li, a friend from college, said he bonded with Pochter over a shared interest in education and international affairs. He said Pochter was soft-spoken and humble but also a talented musician who would weave international topics ? he did a college research project on the Muslim Brotherhood ? into freestyle raps.
"He had a way of just being way too wise beyond his years. I feel like most of the people in my generation are constantly trying to be heard," said Pastorfield-Li, 20, adding, "He had an amazing way of just conveying wisdom in such a humble and kind of subtle way."
He said Pochter would have been the "perfect poster boy" for any ad campaign for the college.
"It's not just me right now that this is really affecting," he said. "He was such an important person to so many people at the school, and Kenyon's such a small school, someone like Andrew is going to be a celebrity."
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/family-american-killed-egypt-teacher-152819995.html
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Kerry extends Middle East peace mission
By Lesley Wroughton
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry extended his Middle East peace mission on Saturday, shuttling between Jerusalem and Amman for more talks with Palestinian and Israeli leaders on reviving their stalled negotiations.
Cancelling a scheduled trip to Abu Dhabi, Kerry flew from Jerusalem to the Jordanian capital Amman for yet another meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. He returned later via Tel Aviv to see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the third time.
"Because Secretary Kerry's meetings on the peace process remain ongoing in Jerusalem and Amman, we will no longer be able to make a stop in Abu Dhabi," State Department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf said. Kerry had apologized to the United Arab Emirates for his change in plans.
An Israeli official involved in the talks said Kerry's visit could yield an announcement that Israeli and Palestinian delegates would meet under U.S. and Jordanian auspices.
"There is such a possibility, but it is not certain," the official told Reuters. A U.S. official declined to comment.
Direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations broke down in late 2010 in a dispute over Israel's settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, territories that Palestinians want within a future independent state.
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat greeted Kerry on Saturday at Abbas's residence in Amman before the president joined them. Abbas and Kerry had met in Amman less than 24 hours earlier.
Erekat asked how Kerry's sessions with Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres on Friday went. Kerry responded: "It was good, it was interesting."
State Department officials said Abbas and Kerry met privately for about two hours before advisers joined them.
"U.S. efforts are continuing (but) until now no results that can lead to the resumption of negotiations," a Palestinian source, with knowledge of the talks, told Reuters.
SENSE OF URGENCY
It was unclear whether Kerry would be able to announce a resumption of talks before his scheduled departure for Asia on Sunday, but U.S. officials have compared his shuttle diplomacy to Henry Kissinger's Middle East peace efforts in the 1970s.
Kerry saw Netanyahu for several hours on Thursday as well as on Friday and had a Jewish Sabbath dinner with Peres. Israeli officials gave no details of those meetings.
Kerry - now on his fifth visit as a peace broker - has said he would not have returned to the region so soon if he did not believe he could make progress. He has been guarded about his plans to break the stalemate, while warning time is running out.
He is keen to clinch a deal to resume talks before the United Nations General Assembly, which has already granted de facto recognition to a Palestinian state, convenes in September.
Netanyahu is concerned that the Palestinians, in the absence of direct peace talks, could use the U.N. session as a springboard for further statehood moves circumventing Israel.
With the Middle East engulfed in turmoil from protests in Egypt to the Syrian civil war, which is spilling into neighboring countries, Kerry has said it is time for "hard decisions" by Israel and the Palestinians.
"It is urgent because time is the enemy of a peace process," he said in Kuwait last week. "The passage of time allows a vacuum to be filled by people who don't want things to happen."
State Department officials believe the sides will return to negotiations once there is an agreement on confidence-building measures - such as a partial Israeli amnesty for Palestinian security prisoners - and a formula for fresh talks.
As an incentive for talks, Kerry is also working on a $4 billion economic plan led by ex-British prime minister Tony Blair, which would channel new investments in Palestinian areas via the private sector to boost jobs and economic growth.
(Additional reporting by Dan Williams in Jerusalem and Ali Sawafta in Ramallah; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-extends-middle-east-peace-mission-114711516.html
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How to switch your Gadgeteer RSS feed reader from Google Reader to Feedly
If you read The Gadgeteer’s RSS feed with Google Reader, you are probably already aware that back in March, Google announced that it would be retiring their RSS feed service on July 1, 2013. That’s tomorrow for those of you without a calendar In the past 3 months I’ve tried several different Google Reader replacements [...]
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