Taiwan official to be deported from US for labour fraud

Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - Former Taiwanese representative to Kansas City Jacqueline Liu was sentenced Friday morning in United States federal court for fraud in foreign labor after accepting a plea bargain which included a time-served prison sentence, US$80,000 in fines, and deportation.

Editorial: Cameras for officers need plenty of thought - Sat, 28 Jan 2012 PST

Before the Spokane Police Department or Spokane County Sheriff’s Office equips officers and deputies with body cameras, much more thought should be given to what a lens might capture, who will wear them, who will see the footage and when – even the simple question as to how the recordings will be secured. There’s no question the convenience store tape of the confrontation between Otto Zehm and ...

Savers battle Black Friday line-cutters in 'Extreme Couponing: Midnight Madness'

If extreme couponing is like a religion to some people, then Black Friday has got to be some sort of holy day -- so it makes sense that TLC decided to follow some of its coupon-clipping stars on the bargain hunter holiday in "Extreme Couponing: Midnight Madness."The network aimed its cameras at four of its most prolific savers as they battled the late-night crowds for the best deals on Black ...

Register now for lifelong learning at UMass-Boston

Registration has begun for the spring semester at UMass-Boston of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, or OLLI. There are more than 70 courses, from digital cameras and computers to history, Italian, opera and cooking. Membership  costs $175 for one year, with many other activities and trips included.  

Cordaro: 'These are difficult days'

After nearly four hours of legal arguments that will determine how much time he will serve in prison, Robert "Bobby" Cordaro waxed philosophical before a bank of TV cameras outside federal court in Wilkes-Barre.

Giant tugboat, bargain price?

For auction: A 1953 U.S. Army firefighting tugboat known as the Valley Forge.

Five High-Tech Items that Will Cost You More in 2012

Watch out: Cameras, hard drives, PCs, and mobile data will all cost more in 2012.

Group Mobile Announces Best Rugged Computers of 2011 Guide

Group Mobile, well known for carrying the top brands in rugged laptops, rugged tablet PCs, rugged PDAs, and rugged handheld computers has announced their “Best Rugged Computers of 2011 Guide”. The guide is based on opinions of Group Mobile’s rugged computer experts, as well as feedback from Group Mobile customers. For 2011, the categories analyzed include Best Fully Rugged Laptop, Best Bargain ...

One last Kodak moment?

As the iconic company nears bankruptcy, watch for the prices of its low-end cameras to drop.

Claim and Counterclaim: Who Is Bombing Damascus?

In the recent past, it wasn't unusual to hear Syrians (those who dared whisper about politics) say that although they lived under a repressive regime, they had bread on the table, and car bombs didn't go off in their neighborhoods, unlike in their troubled neighbor to the east, Iraq. Such security was part of a decades-old, now decaying grand old bargain with autocratic leaders: they'd provide ...