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Friday
November 26, 2010
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Diogenes
This Ketchikan turkey, Diogenes, is thankful to be a pampered pet.
Diogenes is owned by Mary Kauffman.
Front Page Photo By CARL THOMPSON
Ketchikan: Annual Tree Lighting Ceremonies
Announced - The Greater Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce has announced that on Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 4:00 P.M. The Annual Tree Lighting Ceremonies will take place on the docks immediately adjacent to the Ketchikan Visitors Bureau. Ketchikan City Mayor Lew Williams III, Greater Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mayor David Kiffer and Santa Claus will be on hand to give the command along with all attending community members for the lighting of the Community Christmas Tree.
Immediately following the lighting of the tree guest are invited to join Santa as he leads the march to the covered pavilion at berth 3. There attending guest will be treated to Christmas Carols sung by comprised body of students thorough the school district. Hot cocoa, and cookies will be served by volunteers and stockings will be distributed by Santa to the first 150 children. - More...
Friday - November 26, 2010
Ketchikan: Cooking and Fire Safety - The kitchen is a very busy place is very busy during the holiday season. Because of all the excitement with family, cooking, and celebration, it’s important we recognize the potential for increased fire risks.
According to information provided by the Ketchikan Fire Department, in 2008, firefighters nationwide responded to more than 1,300 cooking-related house fires during the Thanksgiving holiday. These fires resulted in more than 400 needless deaths.
One of the biggest problems is people using deep fat fryers to cook their turkeys during the holidays. “People often don't know how to use them properly and they don't read the directions. When an accident happens, they are not prepared. They put their property, themselves, and their guests or family at risk. One of the problems seen nationally is people will drop the turkey in the extremely hot oil not realizing there's ice and water inside the turkey. This can cause a very violent steam explosion (boil-over), sending extremely hot oil out of the pot. This can cause serious burn injuries and/or fire.”
The Ketchikan Fire Department offers the following cooking tips: - More...
Friday - November 26, 2010
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Alaska: Final Designation of Polar Bear Critical Habitat Announced; Governor Vows to Fight Habitat Designation - The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday designated more than 187,000 square miles of on-shore barrier islands, denning areas and offshore sea-ice as critical habitat for the threatened polar bear under the Endangered Species Act.
Photo Caption: Three polar bears.
Photo courtesy Fish and Wildlife Service © Jessie M. Harris
The designation identifies geographic areas containing features considered essential for the conservation of the bear that require special management or protection.
“This critical habitat designation enables us to work with federal partners to ensure their actions within its boundaries do not harm polar bear populations,” said Tom Strickland, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. “Nevertheless, the greatest threat to the polar bear is the melting of its sea ice habitat caused by human-induced climate change. We will continue to work toward comprehensive strategies for the long-term survival of this iconic species.”
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell expressed disappointment Wednesday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated more than 187,000 square miles in Alaska as critical habitat for polar bears, a decision subjecting the vast area to consultations regarding potential human activities within its boundaries.
“Such consultations are increasingly being misused to challenge responsible resource development,” Governor Parnell said. “This additional layer of regulatory burden will not only slow job creation and economic growth here and for our nation, but will also slow oil and gas exploration efforts," said Parnell.
Parnell said, “While the state is pleased that the final designation exempted existing U.S. Air Force installations, the communities of Barrow and Kaktovik, and manmade structures from critical habitat, we are disappointed that the State of Alaska was not consulted on its numerous other recommendations and comments submitted to the service. We are especially concerned regarding the limited consideration given to the additional economic information the state provided.”
The State of Alaska maintains the designation was not supported by sound science or good economic analysis. The state is considering its options, including a possible legal challenge to the designation.
According to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service press release, the designation of critical habitat under the ESA does not affect land ownership or establish a refuge, wilderness, reserve, preserve, or other conservation area. It does not allow government or the public access to private lands. A critical habitat designation does not affect private lands unless federal funds, permits, or activities are involved. - More...
Friday - November 26, 2010
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Technology: Smishing and Vishing And Other Cyber Scams to Watch Out For This Holiday - You receive a text message or an automated phone call on your cell phone saying there’s a problem with your bank account. You’re given a phone number to call or a website to log into and asked to provide personal identifiable information—like a bank account number, PIN, or credit card number—to fix the problem.
But beware: It could be a “smishing” or “vishing” scam…and criminals on the other end of the phone or website could be attempting to collect your personal information in order to help themselves to your money. While most cyber scams target your computer, smishing and vishing scams target your mobile phone, and they’re becoming a growing threat as a growing number of Americans own mobile phones. (Vishing scams also target land-line phones.)
“Smishing”—a combination of SMS texting and phishing—and “Vishing”—voice and phishing—are two of the scams the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning consumers about as we head into the holiday shopping season. These scams are also a reminder that cyber crimes aren’t just for computers anymore.
Here’s how smishing and vishing scams work: criminals set up an automated dialing system to text or call people in a particular region or area code (or sometimes they use stolen customer phone numbers from banks or credit unions). The victims receive messages like: “There’s a problem with your account,” or “Your ATM card needs to be reactivated,” and are directed to a phone number or website asking for personal information. Armed with that information, criminals can steal from victims’ bank accounts, charge purchases on their charge cards, create a phony ATM card, etc.
Sometimes, if a victim logs onto one of the phony websites with a smartphone, they could also end up downloading malicious software that could give criminals access to anything on the phone. With the growth of mobile banking and the ability to conduct financial transactions online, smishing and vishing attacks may become even more attractive and lucrative for cyber criminals.
Here are a couple of recent smishing case examples: - More...
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Ward Cove Deja 'Vu By
Mary Lynne Dahl - Once again, Ward Cove is the subject of a questionable purchase by a buyer who has already demonstrated that he either does not have or is not able to raise the money that he offers. He also refuses to disclose, does not keep his word and may, in fact, be just another flim-flam man looking at Ketchikan as an easy mark for his own enrichment plans. A Seattle area man, Kenneth Hopen of Hopen & Associates, a Nevada limited liability corporation, has come up with an offer that has, so far, not put a dime on the table. - More...
Friday PM - November 26, 2010
Response to Raw Fish Tax By
Scott Willis This URL is an online form that Bristol Bay Fisherman must submit to the Borough for a Raw Fish Tax. 180,000,000 fish at a nickel per fish. See why the City of Ketchikan wants this Tax? - More...
Friday PM - November 26, 2010
RE: Herring By
Kevin Kristovich - This letter is in response to the comments and concerns made by Lawrence,"Snapper" Carson. For years now, I have been reading about Mr. Carson commenting about the local herring population and how he accuses the Department of Fish and Game for mismanaging the local herring stocks we once had in the Kah Shakes area south of Ketchikan. He also goes on to object to the West Behm Canal area that is designated as a commercial sac roe herring fishery area. - More...
Friday PM - November 26, 2010
Concede By
Michael McColley - Mr. Miller is the one who didn't want the federal government to help Alaskans. Now it is Mr. Miller who tried to file a motion to sue over misspellings and the election process and who asked for help from the federal government.- More...
Friday PM - November 26, 2010
Raw Fish Tax By
Kevin Kristovich - To all Ketchikan commercial fishermen and local harbor users. Show your support to see that the Ketchikan City Council returns the recent funds stripped from the harbor department that were actually voted in by the council in December of 2008 to be held in trust by the harbor department for future harbor improvement and developments. - More...
Tuesday PM - November 23, 2010
Kyle Johanson Should Resign By
Robert Thompson - At the meeting with District One Republicans our representative, Kyle Johanson, encouraged folks to call him - of course, he doesn’t bother to answer his phone. Kyle J. said he is willing to meet with anyone. Yet no one seems to know where he is or how to get a hold of him. - More..
Tuesday PM - November 23, 2010
Herring By
Lawrence "Snapper" Carson - The Alaska Dept. of Commercial Fisheries has decided it is time to fish herring for sacroe in the spring of 2011 in Behm Canal. This is a dormant mandated fishery. It is scheduled to happen when the herring population has reached a threshold population established by the Alaska Department of Commercial Fisheries. - More...
Tuesday PM - November 23, 2010
Profiling has its place. By
A. M. Johnson - As it relates to our current National airport TSA situation... "Once upon a time in the early days of our Western Territory development, a young Eastern newspaper reporter ventured west to witness and report on daily events. Stepping down from the stagecoach in a Western town, he witnessed the crowd gathering around a newly constructed gallows. Inquiring, he found that there was to be a hanging of a young horse thief. Horrified, he witnessed this act and was distraught. Several days following the hanging, it was discovered that the wrong man had been hung. - More...
Tuesday PM - November 23, 2010
Open Letter: New fence at the South Tongass Fire Station By
Scott Cragun - I received (the STVFD) letter regarding the proposed new fence at the South Tongass Fire Station and I have a few questions or comments that I would like to have answered or addressed. - More...
Tuesday PM - November 23, 2010
RE: Cutting Public Safety By Roger Hackstock - Darlene Guzman is absolutely correct, 100%. I've known her for years and if anybody has a grasp on things in Ketchikan she does. The police department and the fire department in the city need your full support. - More...
Tuesday PM - November 23, 2010
Miller needs to let go By
LeAnn Pickard - Am I the only person who is rather shocked by the way Miller is handling the outcome of the votes? He seeks to challenge misspellings of Murkowski's name, regardless of voter intent, and is now planning on calling for a recount because there were volunteer observers who did not have the training needed and therefore some ballots that should have been challenged were not. The math says that even if he gets all the 8,000+ ballots taken out of the equation, Murkowski is still in the lead by a couple thousand votes. - More...
Tuesday PM - November 24, 2010
Man-up Joe By
Michael McColley - I've lived in Alaska most all my life. I know Joe Miller and have met Lisa Murkowski. I believe the people, the voters of Alaska have had their say. Joe you can not push the Alaskans around. Man-up you lost, Lisa won. - More...
Tuesday PM - November 23, 2010
What's sauce for the goose? By
Sandy Powers - I was intrigued by the Kevin Sweeney (Murkowski's campaign manager) quote as reported in Sitnews [Nov. 17th]. - More...
Tuesday PM - November 23, 2010
RE: Iranian Nuclear Weapons Threat By
Adam Price - Mr. Donald Moskowitz’s letter (Iranian Nuclear Weapons Threat, 11/9/10) basically said it’s time to use force against Iran in an effort to stop their nuclear program. The letter states that a number of countries have nuclear weapons, but are considered “stable” and they behave with “rational conduct.” Umm…let’s see, which country is the only one in history to drop not one, but two atomic bombs? - More...
Tuesday PM - November 23, 201o
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