US charges homeless man after plane stolen and crashed in Maryland

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Police from Frederick in Maryland, US have charged a homeless man with three offenses after a light aircraft was stolen from Frederick Municipal Airport early yesterday morning. The single-engine aircraft crashed as its thief tried to take off.

51-year-old Calvin Cox was arrested near the scene in the nearby woods after officers arrived. He was discovered by dog handlers. The Piper Super Cub came off the runway and ran onto grass, sustaining damage to its fuselage and propeller as well as possibly its engine. The crash occured at 2:15 a.m.

Cox has been charged with felony theft, burglary, and trespassing. The plane was removed from an airport hangar and belonged to the Mid-Atlantic Soaring Association, who uses it to tow gliders. Michael H. Higgins, the association’s president, said it would be difficult for someone unfamiliar with the aircraft to start it, as several buttons and switches are required. He described the incident as “a very unusual situation.”

Police described Cox as familiar with aircraft. They say that while they have yet to determine any motive, they believe Cox’s “intention was to leave the Frederick area.” Nobody was injured in the crash.

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How Co Workers Can Benefit Through Carpooling.}

Submitted by: Alice Sutton

Are you feeling sick of huge traffic jams, air pollution and increasing fuel prices? Do you really wish to find a solution to this? Then not to worry since we already have a solution for this problem. All you can do is form a carpool. Carpools have proved to be the best alternative to public transport and commuting privately. With the increase in carpool sites in different countries, the awareness about carpool has also increased in these countries. We can define carpool as a ride sharing where people share their vehicles with other carpoolers and commute together. This makes a lot of sense since you save money on gas, maintenance of the vehicle and parking fees. Also you contribute in saving the environment and reduce the level of harmful gases being transmitted in the air due to traffic jams. You also get the benefit to expand your network in meeting new people.

How do employers benefit?

With the increasing prices in fuels, carpooling has attracted more and more commuters every day. Everywhere you just get to read about carpooling, whether its newspapers, magazines, radio or televisions. Everywhere you will get to read advertisements or get to hear some discussions on it. So find out why we employers should introduce this feature of covoiturage Belgique and covoiturage Luxembourg.

Some of the advantages that the employers are benefitted is that they are now able to hire workers from any geographical area who can willingly work in a relaxed and rested manner and not to forget less demand for parking area. If I was a worker and was hired in one such company than I would personally look for commuting time and the expenses for it. Sharing rides with one or more fellow employees reduces the commuting expenses significantly. At times the commuting time many not change but riders who once travelled alone can now take in more commuters to get some sleep, work, read or just listen to some music.

Workers too are less stressed since they do not have to drive alone or fight the traffic and remain alert throughout the whole journey. The true fact is they save money and are active enough to work. This research has proved details that relaxed workers tend to be more productive with better results and maintain a healthy relationship with their coworkers. In huge metropolitan cities the cost of parking vehicles is expensive for the whole day. Also building a whole parking lot for the whole staff can cost you millions. Larger parking areas require more space and the workers will have to walk for some time. It is healthy but at times it is inconvenient to walk when it is pouring or snowing. So with more and more promotion of this feature you can save millions for sure.

With employers using this feature of covoiturage Luxembourg and covoiturage Belgique can help in promoting it too. More number of workers using this feature can make this feature famous too. You can also use many of the carpooling websites to make some bookings. If you want carpool matches to be done with your co-workers then it is very important that you get the maximum number of registrations done on the website at the earliest. All the employers can do is to suggest a website for the workers to use.

Another way is that you can make sure of registering yourself with one of the car sharing services so that you reach your destination on time. This is because you will be travelling with different people and sharing it with them. So this means that if people are travelling with you, then time is very important since along with you these people too wish to reach on time. The best option is to travel in advance to avoid such situations.

Thus, becoming a part of this wise idea will be beneficial to all in many reasons. You will not only be benefitted economically but also save a lot on gas and contribute towards saving the environment too. Even huge traffic jams on the roads will lessen up soon and parking spaces will hardly be needed as well. Carpooling has now become a successful form of commuting across the country and has made it easy for commuters to share a vehicle between groups of commuters willing to reach the same destination. Generally, a shared commute can also be established through an agency responsible for riders willing to travel to the same destination. However, with the internet bringing in more facilities, you can simply go online and book yourself one or just simply go the search engine like Google to get more information on this.

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United Kingdom to introduce graphic images on cigarette packets

Sunday, September 28, 2008

The United Kingdom is set to become the second European country to place graphic images on cigarette packets. 15 different images are to be placed on the packs of all brands of cigarettes. They will be introduced on October 1. The images will be introduced onto all other forms of tobacco by 2010.

The written warnings were introduced in 2003 and have been deemed a success by the Department of Health. A spokesman said that the written warnings had been a success with research showing more than 90,000 smokers had been motivated to call the NHS quit line because of them.

Despite being the only the second country in Europe to introduce the images several other countries have already placed them onto packets. These include Canada, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand and Singapore.

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Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson said: “Written health warnings have encouraged many smokers to stop. These new stark picture warnings emphasis the harsh health realities of continuing to smoke.”

Not everyone is welcoming the new images. The smoking lobby group, Forest, said smokers were being unfairly targeted and called the images intrusive and offensive. Simon Clark, director of Forest, said the group supported education efforts “but these pictures are designed not just to educate but to shock and coerce people to give up a legal product”.

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At least eight dead as building collapses during construction in China

Sunday, July 6, 2008

At least eight construction workers have died and thirteen more are injured after a building collapsed during construction in Qiuzhigou Village, a suburb of China’s Wuhan City. It is unclear how many more if any are trapped as the project’s coordinator fled and is being sought by police.

The collapse occurred at 5 p.m. local time yesterday and reduced the four-story structure to a five-metre pile of rubble. The building was a private residence and was illegal as authorities had not been informed of it. Its location in an area accessible only via narrow alleys is hampering search and rescue efforts as heavy equipment such as cranes is having difficulty reaching the scene.

Around 100 rescuers continue to pick through the rubble in the rain. An investigation has been launched.

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Surgeons reattach boy’s three severed limbs

Tuesday, March 29, 2005A team of Australian surgeons yesterday reattached both hands and one foot to 10-year-old Perth boy, Terry Vo, after a brick wall which collapsed during a game of basketball fell on him, severing the limbs. The wall gave way while Terry performed a slam-dunk, during a game at a friend’s birthday party.

The boy was today awake and smiling, still in some pain but in good spirits and expected to make a full recovery, according to plastic surgeon, Mr Robert Love.

“What we have is parts that are very much alive so the reattached limbs are certainly pink, well perfused and are indeed moving,” Mr Love told reporters today.

“The fact that he is moving his fingers, and of course when he wakes up he will move both fingers and toes, is not a surprise,” Mr Love had said yesterday.

“The question is more the sensory return that he will get in the hand itself and the fine movements he will have in the fingers and the toes, and that will come with time, hopefully. We will assess that over the next 18 months to two years.

“I’m sure that he’ll enjoy a game of basketball in the future.”

The weight and force of the collapse, and the sharp brick edges, resulted in the three limbs being cut through about 7cm above the wrists and ankle.

Terry’s father Tan said of his only child, the injuries were terrible, “I was scared to look at him, a horrible thing.”

The hands and foot were placed in an ice-filled Esky and rushed to hospital with the boy, where three teams of medical experts were assembled, and he was given a blood transfusion after experiencing massive blood loss. Eight hours of complex micro-surgery on Saturday night were followed by a further two hours of skin grafts yesterday.

“What he will lose because it was such a large zone of traumatised skin and muscle and so on, he will lose some of the skin so he’ll certainly require lots of further surgery regardless of whether the skin survives,” said Mr Love said today.

The boy was kept unconscious under anaesthetic between the two procedures. In an interview yesterday, Mr Love explained why:

“He could have actually been woken up the next day. Because we were intending to take him back to theatre for a second look, to look at the traumatised skin flaps, to close more of his wounds and to do split skin grafting, it was felt the best thing to do would be to keep him stable and to keep him anaesthetised.”

Professor Wayne Morrison, director of the respected Bernard O’Brien Institute of Microsurgery and head of plastic and hand surgery at Melbourne’s St Vincent’s Hospital, said he believed the operation to be a world first.

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Sewing Machines: Making A Comeback?

By Kathryn Whittaker

While we don’t have to rely on sewing machines to satisfy our basic clothing needs, more and more people today turn to sewing to create unique, luxurious, one-of-a-kind pieces. Every family has that hand embroidered grandmother’s table cloth or a hand-made quilt, and these pieces are as cherished as the most sophisticated haute couture creations. And instead of paying hefty sums to someone for creating these little pieces of luxury for you, you can develop the easy skills of making your own monograms, embroideries or even hand-sewn button-holes – all the little luxuries that make the difference.

With the help of a reliable sewing machine, you can instantly personalize a lot of everyday necessities. For example, you can create a set of unique napkins or add a classy touch to your bed linen and bath towels with a monogram. And with a little practice you can even alter and mend your clothes.

When choosing your first sewing machine, make sure you understand how much sewing you plan to do. The honest answer will save you money and time, as you will not pick a too complex and upscale sewing machine for your basic sewing needs.

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If you plan to study sewing and even recreate expensive designer clothes to save money, you will need a more upscale sewing machine. Sewing your own clothes makes sense only if your sewing skills are high enough to recreate high-end clothes, such as suits, jackets and dresses. You won’t save money on sewing your own jeans, because the pattern, fabric, buttons, and the time spent will make this pair of jeans more expensive than any of the designer creations. However, sewing children’s clothes does make sense, because you need little fabric, and you don’t really need complicated patterns.

A sewing machine is a great investment for those who have a passion for clothes design and like to wear one-of-a-kind pieces and don’t want to limit their clothing choices to what they see in department stores. With a sewing machine and a little patience you have full control on where the pockets go, what kind of buttons you use, and where the hemline stops. You should be aware that creating clothes from scratch or even amending the existing pattern requires sewing skills and a lot of time and devotion.

A more practical use for sewing machines is mending and altering the clothes you already have. We all have that special pair of trousers or jeans that we love and hate to throw them out. Sewing machines also work great for those who like personalizing item with monograms and embroideries.

Sewing for your home is quite labor-consuming; drapes and upholstery require lots of fabric and professional-grade equipment for precise sewing notions, such as rivets and hooks. Still, you can create simple drapes and even roman blinds on your basic sewing machine. Don’t forget about quilting that once fuelled the sewing machine craze. It seems like patchwork is coming back, and many fashion designers even use elements in their collections.

Sewing machines are indispensable for crafts, which are a great way to relax and unwind after a busy day. Studies have shown that sewing reduces stress! When sewing something, no matter for what purposes, people achieve something that gives them a lasting satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment. Besides, hand-made simple purses, gift bags for wine bottles, tablecloths and napkins make wonderful and thoughtful gifts.

And who knows, maybe after you discover the joys of sewing, you will decide to move forward and open a small sewing business to create and sew unique pieces of clothing. Many upscale boutiques and fashion fairs feature such mini-collections often sewn on simple household sewing machines.

About the Author: Kathryn Whittaker writes articles on a number of different topics. For more information on Sewing Machines please visit sewing-machine-guide.com/ and for additional Sewing related articles please visit sewing-machine-guide.com/sewingmachine-articles/

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Wal-Mart owes back taxes, according to State of Wisconsin

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

According to the state of Wisconsin, Wal-Mart has avoided paying millions of dollars in state taxes by paying rent on 87 Wisconsin properties. The Wisconsin State Department of Revenue call this behavior “abusive and distortion of income.”

Wal-Mart is doing this by setting up one subsidiary to run all its stores and setting up another subsidiary to own its real estate. The operating subsidiary then pays the rental cost to the real estate subsidiary and takes a tax deduction for the rent. This money will, however, end up in the corporation’s own pocket.

As a result of Wal-Mart’s actions, the state tax auditors say that Wal-Mart owes more than $17.7 million in back corporate income taxes, interest and penalties from 1998-2000.

The Wal-Mart corporation claims that they are doing nothing wrong, rather they are taking advantage of an overlap of state and federal tax laws in an effort to reduce their taxes and costs.

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Al Sharpton speaks out on race, rights and what bothers him about his critics

Monday, December 3, 2007

At Thanksgiving dinner David Shankbone told his white middle class family that he was to interview Reverend Al Sharpton that Saturday. The announcement caused an impassioned discussion about the civil rights leader’s work, the problems facing the black community and whether Sharpton helps or hurts his cause. Opinion was divided. “He’s an opportunist.” “He only stirs things up.” “Why do I always see his face when there’s a problem?”

Shankbone went to the National Action Network’s headquarters in Harlem with this Thanksgiving discussion to inform the conversation. Below is his interview with Al Sharpton on everything from Tawana Brawley, his purported feud with Barack Obama, criticism by influential African Americans such as Clarence Page, his experience running for President, to how he never expected he would see fifty (he is now 53). “People would say to me, ‘Now that I hear you, even if I disagree with you I don’t think you’re as bad as I thought,'” said Sharpton. “I would say, ‘Let me ask you a question: what was “bad as you thought”?’ And they couldn’t say. They don’t know why they think you’re bad, they just know you’re supposed to be bad because the right wing tells them you’re bad.”

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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with NDP candidate Sheila White, Scarborough-Rouge River

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Having worked as an aide, advisor, and Executive Assistant to municipal and provincial politicians, Sheila White is running for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Scarborough-Rouge River riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign.

Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party members, Ontario Greens, as well as members from the Family Coalition, Freedom, Communist, Libertarian, and Confederation of Regions parties, as well as independents.

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The Beginning Of Medical Scrubs

We are used to seeing doctors in the hospitals and healthcare centers wearing scrubs today. We cannot think of a hospital with medical personnel without their scrubs or at least lab coats. Scrubs are a necessity in creating a hygienic and sterile environment in the hospital. However, you will be surprised to know that scrubs have only been in existence since the last century or so.

Till the 1900s, surgeons and the staff of the surgical ward generally performed surgeries in their regular everyday clothes. The clothes carried millions of germs and bacteria. At the most, surgeons used an apron over their clothes to prevent their clothes from getting damaged by the blood stains and other fluids in the surgical ward. No gloves were used and surgeries were performed with bare hands. Even the instruments for performing the surgery weren€™t sterilized. In fact, most surgeons preferred having blood stains on their aprons as it was a sign of their professionalism.

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When the awareness of bacteria and harmful infections spread, lab coats were introduced that were used by surgeons while performing surgical procedures. These lab coats were mostly for the protection of surgeons rather than the protection of the patients. Soon the face mask was also introduced and surgeons wore mask while performing surgeries. As time passed, surgical gloves came into use. The sterilizing of surgical accessories also started in large numbers.

Modern scrubs were introduced during the 1940s. Many scrubs were even made of special bacteria resistant materials. This was a measure taken in order to ensure the safety of patients and doctors. Cleanliness became the first priority. Today Scrubs Online Store provides all sorts of scrubs and medical uniforms. Patient gowns and drapes in the operating room are also considered a part of scrubs and uniforms. In the beginning, the scrubs used in the surgical wards were generally white in color. White color represented purity and hygiene. But the combination of white attire with white surroundings and the bright surgical ward light put a great strain on the eyes of surgeons and other medical staff. This gave birth to green medical scrubs.

It was in the beginning of 1960’s that these white scrubs were completely replaced by green surgical scrubs. The advantage of green was that it minimized the eye strain on surgeons and was also a great color to hide blood stains, which on white gave a very disturbing effect. There are even many medical centers and hospitals today that still use the traditional green scrubs, especially in the surgical ward. With the advent of the 1970’s the latest and most trendy scrubs were introduced. These included scrubs in different colors, prints, styles and cuts. There is a variety of medical scrubs available at Cheap Scrub Sets store. They offer branded scrubs from all the famous brands such as Cherokee, carhartt, dickies and Disney. They offer so many different prints and styles that it is difficult for you to choose. They even offer tops with prints of cartoon characters and animals. Even tops with floral designs are available. In short, scrubs have gone through drastic changes over time and will continue to flourish into amazing colors, styles and prints.