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Wikinews Shorts: May 7, 2007

A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, May 7, 2007.

A 30 meter section of a gas pipeline in Luka (near Kiev) in Ukraine has been destroyed by an explosion. Although supplies to Europe via this pipeline have stopped, Ukrainian Energy Minister Georgi E. Boyko said that supplies to Europe would not be affected.

“There are no changes in volumes of gas being transported,” Yuri Korolchuk said. “Volumes due to pass through the damaged section are being redirected through the Soyuz pipeline.”

Normal flows are reported in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

Sources

  • “Blast damages pipeline in Ukraine” — Russia Today, May 8, 2007
  • Natalya Zinets, Reuters. “Blast hits Ukraine gas pipeline” — The Scotsman, May 7, 2007

Copper prices are rising. Between record copper imports from China, and a mining strike in Peru, the prices have climbed to over $8100 (United States dollars) a tonne, for a gain of $575 dollars over the last week. However the upward trend is not new, it has been climbing for quite some time. In April 2003, the price of copper was under $2000 a tonne.

The metal market has been tending up due to growth in the Chinese industrial production. This trickles down to the local level, where the buying price at scrap yards is ever climbing, making scrap metal collection a more profitable endeavour for individual people using pick up trucks or other such vehicles to collect and cash in the scrap metal at metal buying yards. It can be collected via agreements with businesses, from the garbage, or, sometimes, by theft.

Copper prices fell today on the NYMEX commodity exchange from US$3.7545 per pound to US$3.7125 based on the July futures contract.

Sources

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  • “Copper up but crude oil down” — Financial Express, May 6, 2007
  • Millie Munshi. “Metals Bubble Poised to Burst on Increasing Supplies” — Bloomberg L.P., May 7, 2007
  • “Commodity Futures” — Bloomberg L.P., accessed May 7, 2007

One man was killed and another injured by an exploding backpack in the parking lot of the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The explosion happened at 4 a.m. PDT when the victim tried to remove a the object left on top of his car.

Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are on the scene. Aerial images did not show any apparent damage.

“We believe the victim was the intended target of this,” Bill Cassell said, spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. “This is being treated as a homicide in which the weapon used to cause death is a non-traditional weapon.”

Both of the victims worked at the Luxor.

Sources

  • Associated Press. “1 dead, 1 hurt in Las Vegas parking lot blast” — MSNBC, May 7, 2007
  • “Explosion kills man in Vegas outside Luxor hotel” — Reuters, May 7, 2007

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Teen broadcasts suicide online

Sunday, November 23, 2008

A Pembroke Pines, Florida teenager killed himself Wednesday, November 19, while broadcasting on the live video site Justin.tv. After making suicide threats and being encouraged by Justin.tv viewers and Bodybuilding.com forum members, Abraham K. Biggs, 19, committed suicide by taking an overdose of opiates and benzodiazepine, which had been prescribed for his bipolar disorder.

Biggs first began blogging about his planned suicide 12 hours before the actual event. He died after taking pills and lying on the bed in front of the webcam. After the broadcast, viewers who apparently thought it was a hoax posted messages such as “OMG”, “LOL”, and “hahahah”.

Hours later, after being alerted by viewers who had noticed that Biggs had stopped breathing, law enforcement and paramedics arrived, discovered his body, and covered the camera. The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office has reportedly confirmed Biggs’ death.

According to Montana Miller of the Bowling Green State University, the circumstances of this case were not shocking: “If it’s not recorded or documented, then it doesn’t even seem worthwhile. For today’s generation it might seem, ‘What’s the point of doing it if everyone isn’t going to see it?'”

Biggs’ sister Rosalind was angry that neither the website nor its viewers reacted soon enough to save him. “They got hits, they got viewers, nothing happened for hours,” she said. She described him as “very happy” and “friendly and outgoing.” “On a normal day, you couldn’t really tell that he got as low as he did.” However, he did have relationship problems with his girlfriend, according to a friend.

Mental health professionals have warned about the possibility that other mentally troubled people would copy his actions. According to Dr. David Shaffer of Columbia University, “Any video showing it as heroic or romantic or glamorous could reduce the anxiety people might feel about suicide. It becomes a respectable behavior and lowers the threshold of suicide.” He and other psychiatrists recommend that potentially suicidal teens talk to others and “tell what’s going on.”

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Chess champion is “Fritzed” by computer

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Russian chess grandmaster, Vladimir Kramnik lost the final match of his man versus machine match against the Deep Fritz chess program. The six game match in Bonn, Germany had a final result of 4-2 for the German-developed chess program which runs on readily available computer hardware.

The first match which concluded on November 25 was a draw, Kramnik lost the second game to the computer with some indications that he overlooked a mate in one win. Third through fifth matches were all draws.

Kramnik, whilst the current world chess champion, is actually ranked third in the world. A contributory factor in this is his health problems. The world champion suffers from a rare form of arthritis which makes sitting playing in tournaments extremely painful for him.

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Illinois high schools now required to buy insurance for athletes

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Illinois high schools now required to buy insurance for athletes
Author: Admin

16 Dec

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

This past Sunday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill known as “Rocky’s Law” that requires Illinois high schools, through the local school district, to buy catastrophic injury insurance up to US$3 million or medical costs for up to five years, whichever one comes first, that covers student athletes. The insurance must cover student athletes while they are competing.

The legislation was named after Rasul “Rocky” Clark. In 2000, the Eisenhower High School football player became paralyzed from the waist down as a result of a tackle during a game. His school based health insurance covered the costs of his medical treatment. A legislator sponsoring the bill noted that the need for this type of insurance is rare. Clark’s mother attended the legislation signing. Her son died last year.

Before parents can claim money from school insurance, they first must pay out US$50,000. Schools have until January 1, 2014 to comply with the law. Schools cannot charge students more than US$5 to defray the cost of insurance. If a school district already requires student to be covered through private health insurance, they are exempted from this law.

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5 Healthy Treats Your Kids Will Love

If you want your children eating healthy snacks, you do not have to rely on carrot sticks and celery. Try to cut off desserts and junk food. You can be creative and fun without exhausting much time or effort. Here is a list of 5 healthy snacks your kids will love.

  1. Whole-grain cereal

The vitamins, calcium and fibre found in whole-grain cereal make it a wise and easy choice to keep in your cupboard. Oatmeal is the perfect way to go, flavour it up with raisins or other dried fruits. If your children prefer cold whole-grain cereal, add some milk and fruit, and you have a snack packed with power.

  1. Yogurt

Active live cultures found in yogurt are good bacteria that help to keep your body functioning at its best. Good bacteria prevent the growth of harmful bacteria that cause bacterial diseases and infections. Kids can eat yogurt, and not even know they are eating healthy. You can add some extra nutritional value and taste with berries and granola creating a yogurt parfait.

  1. Frozen grapes

Grapes on their own are a fine treat that kids love, but to put a fun twist on things, take some seedless grapes and freeze them for about 25 minutes. When frozen, they still have that familiar grape flavour but take on a texture that is almost like a sorbet.

  1. Peanut butter rice crispy treats

Peanut butter has plenty of protein and fibre and can make for a nice change of pace from standard rice crispy treats. You can bind it with peanut butter and brown rice syrup instead of marshmallows. Brown rice syrup will keep the kids’ blood sugar from rapidly rising because it has a lower glycemic index than marshmallows.

How to make it:

Ingredients –

  • 4 cups crispy rice cereal,
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips,
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup brown rice syrup

Method –

First, spray cooking spray on an 11×7 or 9×13 pan. Then spray a large mixing bowl with cooking spray. Pour chocolate chips and rice cereal into the mixing bowl and mix it up with your hands. Heat the peanut butter and brown rice syrup in a small saucepan until it bubbles. Pour the crispy rice cereal and chocolate chips into the bubbling mixture and watch as the chocolate melts as you stir it. Quickly spread your mixture into the prepared pan then let cool completely before cutting into squares.

  1. Baked sweet potato fries

Recent studies have shown sweet potatoes’ ability to raise our blood levels of vitamin A, and they are a good source of B6, C and folate.

How to make it:

Ingredients –

  • 2 pounds of sweet potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon of chilli powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt

Method –

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Cut each sweet potato in half lengthwise, place them flat side down on a cutting board and cut the halves into 1 inch wide wedges. Combine the oil, chilli powder and 1 teaspoon of the salt into a small bowl. Place potatoes on a roasting pan and brush the oil mixture across them. Put the pan in the oven and cook the potatoes, turning once, for 20-25 minutes or until they turn soft. Remove pan from the oven and season with remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Serve it warm.

You may consider ordering through online cake delivery in Noida service to get the best decadent and healthy desserts for your kids. After all, children love desserts and candies, and the more nutritious the options are at your disposal, the better alternative it will be.

‘Bigfoot’ hunters claim to have found corpse of mythical creature in Georgia, USA

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‘Bigfoot’ hunters claim to have found corpse of mythical creature in Georgia, USA
Author: Admin

15 Dec

Friday, August 15, 2008

During a press conference in Palo Alto, California, hunters of the mythical creature Bigfoot claimed to have found a corpse of the creature. Matt Whitton and Rick Dyer say that they were hunting for the creature in the forests of Northeastern Georgia in the United States when they came across the corpse of one of the alleged animals.

After finding the body, Whitton and Dyer allegedly took it home, where it is currently being stored in a freezer. Despite the possibility of the historic find, they will not say where they found the body.

“We have no intentions of revealing the location. We want to protect this [creature],” stated Whitton during the press conference. He also mentioned that an autopsy is going to be conducted on the body.

The two men had earlier claimed that DNA evidence, photos and video would be presented during the conference, but only one photo was shown. Whitton states that all evidence will be provided once the autopsy, scheduled for next week, is completed.

The single photo shown at the conference portrays a blurred black figure in the distance. Whitton claims the creature was walking “parallel” to them as they hauled out the corpse. Another photo on Whitton’s website www.searchingforbigfoot.com shows what is allegedly the corpse, decapitated and stuffed into a freezer.

Tom Biscardi, founder of the Great American Bigfoot Research Organization, joined Whitton and Dyer at the press conference. Biscardi has previously been caught in a hoax. In 2005, his organization claimed to have caught a live male Bigfoot.

Science website LiveScience, run by Imaginova, openly speculates that this is a hoax because of the involvement of Biscardi. It theorizes that this may be a marketing scheme to promote an upcoming film by Biscardi, entitled Bigfoot Lives.

At least one other person states that the group’s pronouncement is a hoax. Jerry Parrino, owner of TheHorrorDome.com, a website that sells Halloween costumes, was quoted as saying to Fox News that the photo appeared to resemble a costume that is being sold on his site.

“It definitely looks like our costume. This body has little to do with Bigfoot and everything to do with a Sasquatch costume that someone developed,” stated Parrino.

Despite the claim, the Fish and Wildlife Reserve refuses to investigate the alleged discovery because it does not appear on an endangered species list in either the state of Georgia or the U.S..

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Doctor to be charged after mother’s death in Ohio

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Doctor to be charged after mother’s death in Ohio
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15 Dec

Thursday, July 28, 2005

A doctor who worked at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will be charged with aggravated murder after her mother was found dead in the trunk of her car Wednesday, authorities in Ohio say. Dr. Malar Balasubramanian, 29, was found in Blue Ash, Ohio, a suburb approximately 15 miles north of Cincinnati lying on the ground beside the road in a T-shirt and underwear in an apparently heavily medicated state. She directed officers to her black Oldsmobile Intrigue which was 500 feet away. There, they found the body of Saroja Balasubramanian, 53, covered with blood-stained blankets. Police said that the body appeared to have been there for about a day.

Dr. Malar Balasubramanian, formerly of the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, worked at Children’s Hospital from June 2001 to June 2004, according to Melanie Finnigan, a hospital spokeswoman. She had recently returned from work in India.

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How Safe Is It Processing Credit Card Transactions Over The Internet?

Submitted by: Jayden Smith

This questions has been asked time and time again. The reality is that merchants are very skeptical about processing credit cards over the internet because for the most part, many merchants have not interfaced with the credit card process often enough to feel comfortable. The feeling is that when entering a card into someone else’s website, that in fact you are giving them free reign to be able to process your credit card whenever they like. The reality here is much different.

Service merchant accounts really have a bad name for themselves and there really isn’t a valid reason why. The fraud departments within the processing companies have gone above and beyond to ensure that these transactions are completely hidden offline from any website and have gone to great lengths to make sure that the transactions are encrypted with code that is long enough where hacking attempts would need a full week to be able to decipher what really took place. These processing companies have over compensated / over protected their servers to be able to run secure socket layer or SSL certificates over the net. They have active hacking teams in-house that organize and pose ongoing threats to the network, passwords, and server. The security of these transactions are in the national security interest of the country and therefore are overseen by the Federal Trade Commission to make sure all holes are patched and threats are mitigated.

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One of the largest most secure networks in the world is Paypal. Paypal currently processes close to 1 million transactions per day partly because of its affiliate Ebay network. The amount of volume running through the online networks is staggering. Financial cryptography is dare we say even more secure than most banking networks based upon the sheer amount of demand there is for the service.

CCMP is another merchant account service company that is processing credit cards into the millions of transactions per year online. The company URL is www.creditcardmerchantprocessor.com for those that are interested in setting up an arrangement with them for a merchant services account. They currently have one of the most secure networks on the planet next to mighty Paypal and invite any hacking teams in to test their networks to see if the database can possibly be cracked or infiltrated. CCMP has been around since 2005 and will continue to process credit card volume into the hundreds of thousands of dollars online. We think it is safe to say that these companies have a firm grip on safety when it comes to processing credit cards online.

One of the largest most secure networks in the world is Paypal. Paypal currently processes close to 1 million transactions per day partly because of its affiliate Ebay network. The amount of volume running through the online networks is staggering. Financial cryptography is dare we say even more secure than most banking networks based upon the sheer amount of demand there is for the service. This questions has been asked time and time again. The reality is that merchants are very skeptical about processing credit cards over the internet because for the most part, many merchants have not interfaced with the credit card process often enough to feel comfortable. The feeling is that when entering a card into someone else’s website, that in fact you are giving them free reign to be able to process your credit card whenever they like. The reality here is much different.

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Celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan dies in car accident aged 50

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Celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan dies in car accident aged 50
Author: Admin

14 Dec

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Plastic surgeon to the stars Dr. Frank Ryan has died in a car accident at age 50. It is reported that the Jeep Ryan was driving crashed over the side of the Pacific Coast Highway and landed on rocks. Lifeguards were first on the scene and unsuccessfully tried to rescue Ryan. It is thought that no other vehicle was involved in the incident.

Dr. Ryan, a celebrity in his own right, performed plastic surgery on several stars including Janice Dickinson, Gene Simmons, Shauna Sand and Adrianne Curry. He appeared on several television shows and became one of the first people to perform plastic surgery on television in 1995.

A representative for Janice Dickinson released a statement about the death of Ryan. She said “Janice is deeply, deeply anguished! She is stunned and wants the world to know what a genius Dr. Ryan was.”

Ryan was traveling with his pet dog at the time of the crash; the dog was found seriously injured in the ocean and was transported to a local veterinarian. Dr. Ryan was pronounced dead at the scene.

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