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Sources tell Al Jazeera that Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president, has left the resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh on a journey going to Germany, potentially for medical treatment. Mubarak was being staying at Sharm El-Sheikh under house arrest since he moved down from office last month on the 11. Protesters have called for Mubarak to stand trial for assumed criminal offenses under his presidency.

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On June 9, at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, Steve Jobs unveiled the new 3G iPhone.

Steve Jobs began the presentation by talking about iPhone 2.0. Apple started the developer program on March 6. In 95 days 250,000 downloaded the iPhone SDK, 25,000 developers applied, and 4,000 were admitted into the beta program. Steve Jobs offered testimonials of enterprise customers who had been testing the iPhone’s enterprise features over the past few months. Apple’s Scott Forestall then took the stage to discuss the iPhone SDK. He also explained the similarities between iPhone’s operating system and Mac OS X. Much of this material had been covered in SDK’s announcement in March.

Next, speakers discussed various applications of the iPhone. Some of these applications are free while others cost $9.99. One of the new applications include Loopt’s location-based application, a feature that lets you locate where your friends are. The application even provides maps and directions. You can also read their daily journals and see their photos. This feature seems to blend maps with social networking tools. This could mean competition for myspace or facebook. From eBay, to music, to games, to medical applications, there is something for everyone.

Steve Jobs then returned to the stage to discuss new features for iPhone 2.0. Such features include contact search, iWork document support, parental controls, added languages, and a scientific calculator. Then Steve Jobs discussed the new App Store, where you can buy third-party applications for your iPhone.

Next, Phil Schiller discussed MobileMe, a new set of web tools that let you manage online content. MobileMe delivers push emails, contacts, and calendars to your iPhone. MobileMe stores photo galleries and web information you can access from your Mac, PC, or iPhone.

Finally as the icing on the cake, Steve Jobs took the stage to discuss “something that’s near and dear to my heart, the iPhone.” Nearing the one-year anniversary of the iPhone, Steve Jobs was proud of selling six million iPhones and having 90 percent customer satisfaction. Steve Jobs then discussed the next challenges: 3G networking, enterprise support, third-party application support, international support, and cost.

Steve Jobs compared the new 3G iPhone to other 3G phones, showing that the iPhone downloaded faster and had longer battery life. The new 3G iPhone has 300 hours of standby time, 5 hours of talk time, 5-6 hours of browsing time, and longer for video or audio. Enterprise support and third party applications are also available.

Most importantly, as Steve Jobs proudly proclaimed, the iPhone will be affordable! The first iPhone was $599 and is now $399. However, this new 3G iPhone will cost $199. It will be available on July 11.

Although I am excited about this new iPhone, I may wait awhile before purchasing. With the rapid changes and improvements in Apple technology, one never knows what exciting new products could arrive in the next few years.

Earlier today, James O’Keefe whined about “fraud and corruption and waste” at the U.S. Census Bureau, which he purported to highlight by showing his latest selectively edited video, this one documenting snippets of his two days working for the Census. O’Keefe might instead ponder the $34,000 in costs to the criminal justice system for placing four conservative activists on probation for a combined nine years after they pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charges of entering federal property under false pretenses — to say nothing of the additional costs to law enforcement for investigating and prosecuting the case.

O’Keefe took to Good Morning America to discuss his latest Big Collaboration with Andrew Breitbart:

Speaking of “fraud” and “waste,” in January, O’Keefe and three men entered the Hale Boggs federal building in New Orleans, Louisiana, under false pretenses. Last week, they pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges. O’Keefe received three years probation and was ordered to pay a $1,500 fine; the other men each received two years of probation and $1,500 fines. During his Good Morning America appearance, O’Keefe balked at whether he regretted his actions, but he has yet to address whether he regrets the “waste” to taxpayers for the investigation and prosecution of his actions.

For example, in 2009, one year of probation cost $3,808, officials with the U.S. Courts estimate:

So over three years, the cost of O’Keefe’s probation alone adds up to $11,423. All told, nine years of probation will cost more than $34,000, to say nothing of the cost of investigating and prosecuting the case.

Chevron said it has cleaned up 21,000 of the 33,000 gallons of spilled oil. Much of that has been mopped and vacuumed from city waterways. Absorbent booms on the Jordan River have been capturing traces of oil, and workers were seen digging up oil-soaked soil Wednesday and sucking up residual oil from Red Butte Creek near the spill site.

Chevron said it plans to flush the Red Butte Creek with water Saturday to capture residual oil with absorbent booms. It warned residents the flushing could stir up oil fumes for three or four hours.

But the latest samples from 13 locations along Red Butte Creek and the Jordan River show no danger to human health or aquatic life, Utah Division of Water Quality officials said.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has jurisdiction over oil pipelines and is investigating what caused the spill, said Patricia Klinger, a spokeswoman for the department’s pipeline-safety group. A metallurgist is examining the pipe, she said.

The department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration can fine Chevron, but has no authority over Rocky Mountain Power, which owns the nearby fenced compound and power lines near the pipeline, Klinger said.

Chevron officials said earlier this week that more than 30 claims had been filed with the oil company. The company is taking full responsibility and expects to get hit with a large amount of bills for damages and expenses, Chevron spokesman Dan Johnson said Friday.

“We think that’s appropriate,” he said. “People who pay their bills are trusted.”

The Utah Rivers Council on Friday called for Chevron to deposit $15 million into an escrow account to pay for damages and cleanup expenses. But the expected settlement agreement would make an escrow account unnecessary, Smith said.

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What I Thought In The Detailed Copy of The Times was that the Citizen are left to foot the bill

What I Found Interesting In The Current Copy of The Paper was that the tax payers are left to foot the bill

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What I Believe While Studing The Revised Edition of The Times was that the tax payers are left to cover the charges