Neal Puckett, lawyer for Navy SEAL Matthew McCabe announced that the military has decided to cancel the deposition of Ahmed Hashim Abed.  Read more

Donald A. Bambenek II, Bambenek Investigations

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Making your website as accessible and simple as possible for your users isn't always easy. Luckily, there are many standards and practices that visitors expect on any modern website. We've boiled some of these rules down to our top 12 favorites for you to use as a checklist on your current website or next big project!

1. Layout: Studies have been done that prove Web users look at the top of a page first and then work their way down the left hand side (think of a backwards 7). Try to include your important text, navigation and headings in those areas to increase their visibility.
2. Contrast: Try to choose colors for your text and background that contrast well to make it easy on the eyes. If your foreground and background colors are too similar some monitors may not display the differences well enough to make your text readable.
3. Whitespace: It's tempting to try to include as much information on your page as possible, but overcrowding makes pages difficult to read or scan quickly. Use whitespace between paragraphs, content boxes, graphics and navigation elements to keep your pages digestable.
4. Treat Type Consistently: Keeping the sizes and typefaces you use consistent will help users read your content more easily. Headlines should be larger, body text should be in a single size, and try not to use too many different fonts.
5. Make Links Recognizable: Links should stand out from the rest of the text on your site. Common practice is to underline links and color them blue. If you don't follow these rules, keeping the design of your links consistent will help users know what's clickable.
6. Header: This is one of the first things a visitor sees on your site, so it needs to have a consistent design and persistent navigation on every page. Include your logo at the top left and link it to your homepage to help users quickly return home.
7. Footer: Just like your header, this area should be consistent throughout your site. Include your address, phone number, copyright info, and links to your social media profiles.
8. "About Us": Your about page should be clear and informative. It's the go-to page for people wanting to know more about your website and, if you're a business, why they should use your company over another.
9. Calls-To-Action: A call-to-action is an area on your site that elicits a user interaction, like a "buy now" button or link. Make sure your actions are clear and go where promised, try replacing "click here" with "view gallery" or "see all services".
10. Buttons on Bottom Right: People read from top left to bottom right. If you want users to move through to the next page, put your buttons or links near the bottom right. If you want users to go backward, put your buttons or links on the bottom left.
11. Clear Page Titles: If a page on your site shows the products you sell, call it your "Salon Catalog" or "Wine Tasting Menu", not "Page 4." This helps users when bookmarking a page and also promotes proper indexing by search engines.
12. Break Up Long Blocks Of Text: We read slower online and we read even slower still if all the content is one long paragraph. Break up your text into smaller paragraphs and use sub-heads or graphics to help users scan more easily.

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An excellent article about how Private Investigators could help in patent litigation investigations. written by James Mintz and Staci Dresher of The Mintz Group.

Patent litigation often turns on obscure and long-buried facts, and some private investigative firms are developing expertise that can help patent counsel – on both the defendant and plaintiff sides – find information to support and even shape litigation strategy.  Read more

Donald A. Bambenek II, Bambenek Investigative Group

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The Sports Page Bar and Grill, 2802 Auburn Way N, Auburn, Washington, will be the site of an auction, this evening February 12, 2010, from 6pm-9pm, to raise money for the families of five law enforcement officers slain in Pierce County in 2009.  This will be an opportunity to support the families and again show them how much you care.

All proceeds for the event will go to the Lakewood Police Independent Guild and the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.

There will be a “Run from the Heart” event to benefit the family of slain Pierce County Deputy Kent Mundell. Registration for the event will take place Saturday, February 12, 2010, at noon, at Fort Steilacoom Park.  Read more

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GUN CONTROL!!! The United Nations might be conspiring with the majority of it’s members to set U.S. Firearms policy.  Can they undermine our Constitution? Can an organization whose members are some of the worst humans rights violators, dictate to citizens of the United States what our Rights should be. 

While it might seem impossible, you might want to view youtube, and then reconsider.  

Is it true that Arab and Islamic states consistently vote against the U.S. in the United Nations? You be the judge.  View Snopes.com and then decide for yourself. If you do your own in-depth research, it might shock you. Then look at what the United States gives to these same countries, in foreign aid.

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“Private Detectives and Investigators”, defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics,  The Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-2011 Edition, provides an outline that might be interesting to those researching this career field.

It can be viewed online at: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos157.htm

Donald A. Bambenek II,  Bambenek Investigations

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According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the FDA is updating its warning to the public about a counterfeit version of Alli 60 mg capsules (120 count refill pack) being sold over the internet, particularly at online auction sites. FDA advises people who believe that they have a counterfeit product not to use the drug.

Alli is an FDA-approved over-the-counter weight loss drug that contains orlistat as its active ingredient.  The counterfeit version of Alli does not contain orlistat; rather, it is made with varying amounts of sibutramine, a stimulant drug.

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Gig Harbor, Washington, continues to be victimized by individuals who are stealing copper, wherever it can be found.  The latest incidents involve the cutting of wiring leading to lighting structures. This is very costly to the community and even puts our children at risk.  If these wires are charged and exposed, coming into contact with them could be shocking to say the least.

I know you expect the police to investigate and resolve this, but don’t count on it.  They are already overworked and short on manpower.  It is your duty as a concerned citizen to be vigilant and report suspicious activity to law enforcement immediately.  Critical information such as the exact location of the incident, your observations, a vehicle description (make and color), a license plate number, and a description of the individuals involved, would be very useful.

If you have personal knowledge about these incidents, it is time to STAND UP and contact Gig Harbor Police immediately.     

If you have been on vacation, or are unaware of these crimes please read the THE NEWS TRIBUNE:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/1045400.html 

Donald A. Bambenek II, Bambenek Investigative Group

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That 6396 is half-baked is beyond question to me; this bill is full of conflicts, unfundable mandates and constitutional violations, any of which would almost ensure failure.

So why is it here?

What's the matter with it:

-Having included the violation of the 4th Amendment protections against warrantless search and seizure (as if we didn't get enough of that through the US H.R. 2975 in 2001) -by having the police search our homes looking to see if the guns they think are there are stored properly.
- The unfunded appropriation of law enforcement personnel it would take to go search everyone's houses to make sure their guns were "properly stored". How many homes in Metro Seattle would that be? How do they know we'll be there to let 'em in? Could we reschedule for next week or just break the door down? (As you'll see in the video, Senator Kline commented that this section was included "by mistake" and would be "taken out".)

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For decades counterfeit drugs and medicines have been smuggled into the United States, entering through, and around, various ports of entry.  While working on the Southwest border it was not uncommon to encounter large quantities being smuggled in  to the United States for financial gain.  The market was high and the price for counterfeit medicines and drugs was low.  Unfortunately, people don’t understand the harmful ingredients in many of those counterfeit substances.  Some of the medicines contain no active ingredients, while some contain toxic substances.  

The internet offerings of cheaper medicines has also brought about a boom in the sale of counterfeit products.  There are groups that are obtaining counterfeit medicines from overseas and placing them for sale through various websites.   There are also criminal organizations in the United States that have been manufacturing and selling counterfeit medicines.

It isn’t worth risking your health, or that of a loved one, to purchase medicine or drugs from questionable sources.  Buy from reputable licensed pharmacies.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has posted an article on Counterfeit Drugs and Travel.  To learn more see:

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/counterfeit-drugs.aspx

There are some recent articles on the internet that outline consequences of taking counterfeit medicines:


http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Deadly+imitations:+counterfeit+drugs+are+a+growing+global+enterprise...-a0185654331


Donald A. Bambenek II, Bambenek Investigative Group

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