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U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot three pirates holding an American cargo-ship captain hostage after seeing that one of the pirates "had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back," a military official said Sunday. The captain, had been held in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean since Wednesday, he rescued uninjured. Caption Richard Phillips' ship, the Maersk Alabama, was stormed by pirates 350 miles off Somalia on Wednesday morning. He was "resting comfortably" on the USS Boxer after his rescue Sunday night, according to the Navy.

The Leadership School At Kieve

‘’The Leadership School At Kieve’’ was fun. I thought it was a good idea to go for a week because it helped kids step out of their con fort zone and to just get away. The Leader Ship School thought me how to work with people i have never worked with, they thought us that we could do anything if with stuck with it. The human ladder was a fun thing to do because they told us that it wasn’t the size of the person that mattered it was if you believed you could do it. The most fun part was adventure class because they thought you to trust others and believe in yourself. The food was good! I thought solo, and relationships was boring. But overall I had a good time and my cabin person Lucas was awesome.

Electronics or no Electronics

I think were should have cell phones, i-pods, and other electronics. I think we should have cell phones but if we were to have cell phones they should be on vibrate or silent that way if your mom has to tell you something like she is going to pick you up or if there is an emergency, but there should be no texting and at the end of the day you could check your phones. There should be I-pods because some kids like to listen and work at the same time, and some times it helps kids work, I-pods should not be used to look up bad things and to play games such as bubble rap, but to listen to music.

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21,062 deer represent a 27-percent decrease in harvest from 2007 and the lowest deer harvest since 1986, the beginning of the any-deer permit system. The long winter, with record-setting snow packs, created extremely difficult conditions for deer, with deer yarded up on average for more than 140 days statewide, compared to the normal 84 days, according to Lee Kantar, deer and moose biologist for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

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We're all looking for ways to save money, and that includes cutting back our bills, including the electric bill. As it turns out, some of what you're paying for is something called "phantom power."Turning lights off, turning down the thermostat; we all know the basics of saving energy. But there's another power drain going on in homes all over the state. It can happen to anyone, at anytime, and it can be costly.

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Police arrested Alan Talgo, 29 and Katie Matthews, 21 of the Belfast Augusta Road. Talgo and Matthews were both charged with probation violations, marijuana cultivation, trafficking in Schedule Z drugs (marijuana) and possession of Schedule W drugs (subpoxan).Talgo was also charged with possession of Schedule Z drugs due to prescription medication that police allegedly found in his possession. Waldo County Sheriff's Department Detective Merl Reed and Deputy Ben Seekins went to the residence Tuesday night to conduct a probation check.

The officers reportedly found three marijuana plants growing in a bedroom. The sheriff's department K-9 searched the residence.Officers reportedly found four bags of individually packed marijuana.

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Jonathan D. Scott, 32, of Winslow, was stopped on Belmont Avenue prior to turning onto the Route 1 on-ramp. Nathaniel W. Bennett, 55, of Searsmont, was driving a 1998 Subaru wagon west on Belmont Avenue. Scott said he became disoriented and started making his turn, striking Bennett with his 2006 Ford van. Damage was $6,500 to the Subaru and $4,000 to the Ford.

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In 2003, when he won the American League home run title and the AL Most Valuable Player award as a shortstop for the Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids, four sources have independently told Sports Illustrated.

Rodriguez's name appears on a list of 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball's '03 survey testing, SI's sources say. As part of a joint agreement with the MLB Players Association, the testing was conducted to determine if it was necessary to impose mandatory random drug testing across the major leagues in 2004.

When approached by an SI reporter on Thursday at a gym in Miami, Rodriguez declined to discuss his 2003 test results. "You'll have to talk to the union," said Rodriguez, the Yankees' third baseman since his trade to New York in February 2004. When asked if there was an explanation for his positive test, he said, "I'm not saying anything."

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The USS Valle Gulf raced to the location where U.S. sailors boarded the skiff.

Christensen says the suspects were armed with AK-47s and RPGs. They will eventually be handed over to Kenya.

It was the Navy's first arrest since a new U.S. anti-pirate task force was established to deal with the escalating piracy problem in the Gulf.

It also follows an agreement last month with Kenya for the U.S. to hand over arrested pirates.

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Should celeberties serve as a role model

I think if celebrities serve as a role model it would be a bad thing because they the once that are smoking pot and doing drugs, getting drunk and doing steroids and it would be a bad influence on us kids and even some adults. If Baseball, Football players act like they do then no one if gonna want to buy there tickets and even watch them.

Megabucks ticket worth $650,000 claimed

On January 19 A megabucks ticket worth $650,000 was redeemed On January 17 at Belfast Variety. The winning numbers ere 8, 24, 25, 26, 32 the winner matched all six numbers, beating the one-in-5,000,000 jackpot odds.The person who they thought won it was a regular customer who stopped in on there way back home from work.

Obama The New President

Washington awoke Tuesday to an excited crowd that had long begun staking its positions for the noon inauguration of the nation's first African-American president.
Up to 2 million people are expected to gather among the Capitol, White House and Lincoln Memorial by noon.

Up to 2 million people are expected to gather among the Capitol, White House and Lincoln Memorial by noon.

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