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Wikinews Shorts: April 9, 2007

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Wikinews Shorts: April 9, 2007

A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, April 9, 2007.

Contents

  • 1 Three-year-old New Zealander chokes to death on candy
  • 2 Golf: Zach Johnson wins 71st Masters
  • 3 New York couple taking taxi to Arizona
  • 4 Vocational nurse charged with fatal Houston fire
  • 5 Iran starts industrial-scale production of nuclear fuel

The New Zealand Police has reported that a three-year-old boy choked to death on Saturday afternoon, due to what they believe was a piece of candy at his birthday party.

The parents did call New Zealand’s emergency number, 1-1-1, after their son alerted his parents to the fact that he was choking. The paramedics were unable to revive the Napier boy when they arrived at the scene.

The case has been referred to a coroner.

Sources

  • Nzpa. “Three year old dies after choking on candy” — Fairfax New Zealand, April 9, 2007
  • “Three-year-old birthday boy chokes to death” — New Zealand Herald, April 9, 2007

Relatively unknown golfer Zach Johnson won the 71st Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Johnson shot 3-under-par 69 in Sunday’s fourth round, to win by 2 strokes over Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen, and Rory Sabbattini.

Johnson won a purse worth US$1,305,000 and a lifetime qualification to the Masters Tournament, held annually at the Augusta National Golf Club.

Sources

  • Press Release: Vartan Kupelian. “Johnson Proves His Mettle In Masters Victory” — The Masters Tournament, April 9, 2007
  • Gene Wojciechowski. “Johnson beats Tiger at his own game” — ESPN.com, April 9, 2007
  • “A strange week ends with a green jacket for Johnson” — CBS Sportsline, April 8, 2007

A couple living in New York City have decided to take a taxi all the way to Arizona. Betty and Bob Matas are retiring and leaving the city for good. What started as joke, has become reality, in part to spare their cats from traveling in a jetliner cargo-hold. They have negotiated a US$3,000 flat fee instead of the metered rate, which was estimated at US$5,000.

Sources

  • “New York couple taking cab to Arizona retirement” — CNN, April 8, 2007
  • “New York City Couple Hails Cab to Arizona” — Fox News, April 8, 2007

A vocational nurse working for Dr. John Capriotti, a plastic surgeon, was accused of setting the fire that wounded several and killed three people in Houston, Texas on March 28. She was allegedly trying to cover up the fact that she hadn’t completed the paperwork for an upcoming audit.

The fire began in Dr. Capriotti’s office on the fifth floor and quickly spread to the sixth. Arson investigators from the Houston Fire Department, the FBI and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had been working to determine the source of the fire.

Sources

  • Anne Marie Kilday. “Bond set at $330,000 for nurse in fatal fire” — Houston Chronicle, April 8, 2007
  • Associated Press. “Woman afraid of losing job confesses to fatal fire” — The Dallas Morning News, April 8, 2007
  • Kimberly Pina. “Area fire departments evaluate high-rise strategy” — Houston Chronicle, April 6, 2007
  • Joe Stinebaker. “3 dead in Houston office building fire” — Lexington Herald-Leader, March 29, 2007

Iran announced that it has started industrial scale production of nuclear fuel involving hundreds of centrifuges. The announcement comes as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reasserts his nation’s nuclear rights in the face of two rounds of sanctions by the UN Security Council, which is seeking a halt to such work.

The United States denounced the declaration, saying it showed Iran was defying the international community.

Sources

  • Parisa Hafezi. “Iran announces “industrial” nuclear fuel work” — Reuters, April 9, 2007
  • Marc Wolfensberger and Patrick Donahue. “Iran Says Nuclear Enrichment Reaches Industrial Scale” — Bloomberg L.P., April 9, 2007
  • “President: Iran to generate nuclear power on schedule” — Islamic Republic News Agency, April 9, 2007


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McCain ad questions Obama’s benefit to families

Thursday, August 7, 2008

The latest advertisement for United States Republican presidential candidate John McCain is questioning Democrat Barack Obama’s benefit to families.

Last week the BBC reported that the McCain campaign had released an advertisement comparing Obama to American celebrities Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, calling him “the biggest celebrity in the world.”

McCain’s newest advertisement, released early this week, continues along those same lines.

“Is the biggest celebrity in the world ready to help your family?” the narrator asks, according to The Boston Globe and a video of the ad displayed on its website. “The real Obama promises higher taxes, more government spending. So, fewer jobs.” With images of wind turbines in the background, the narrator says, “Renewable energy to transform our economy, create jobs and energy independence, that’s John McCain.”

The Boston Globe reports that McCain’s latest ad does not acknowledge that Obama’s economic policy, especially the proposed rollback of current president George W. Bush’s capital gains tax cuts, would largely affect the wealthiest of America, not the middle class.

Obama, the BBC reports, is quoted as calling McCain “cynical,” “desperate” and “in the pocket of Big Oil.”

The latest Obama video, shown on the USA Today website, touts McCain as “just more of the same” politics employed by George W. Bush. The ad cites a May 22, 2003 Fox News Channel interview where McCain says “the President and I agree on most issues. There was a recent study that showed I voted with the President over 90 percent of the time.” The ad then criticizes McCain’s policies on tax cuts, money for oil companies, and “tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.”

USA Today does note that “[w]hile the ad shows McCain touting the fact that he had voted “with” President Bush more than 90% of the time, the Arizona senator did criticize the administration’s conduct of the war in Iraq — calling early on for more troops to be sent there. He also voted against the president’s original tax cut plan — though McCain now says he supports extending those tax cuts. And, he proposes cuts in all kinds of corporate taxes, not just those on oil companies.”

McCain is set to appear at an Ohio furniture plant Wednesday to reinforce the messages in his latest advertisement.

“America has the second highest business tax rate in the entire world,” he plans to say, according to prepared remarks issued by his campaign, and released by The Boston Globe. “Is it any wonder that jobs are moving overseas when we are taxing them out of the country? Unfortunately Senator Obama’s plans would raise taxes on businesses even more. He has promised tax increases on income, tax increases on investment, tax increases on small businesses. This is exactly the wrong strategy. Raising taxes in a bad economy is about the worst thing you could do because it will kill even more jobs when what we need are policies that create jobs.”

Obama spokesman Bill Burton responded:

“Is the biggest proponent of George Bush’s tired, failed policies ready to bring about change? Another day brings another dishonest attack from John McCain. While Senator McCain knows that Senator Obama has proposed cutting taxes for 95% of American families, what he’s not telling us is that he wants to give $4 billion in tax breaks to the oil companies, continue giving tax breaks to corporations that ship our job overseas, and provide no direct tax relief for more than 100 million middle-class families. It’s time to retire these old policies and bring new energy to America.”

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Asbestos victims file 6.6 billion yen class action lawsuit in Tokyo

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Construction workers and next of kin of deceased workers filed a lawsuit in Tokyo, Japan Friday seeking damages of approximately 6.6 billion yen (about US$64 million) from the government and manufacturers related to illnesses stemming from exposure to asbestos. 178 plaintiffs; including construction workers and family members filed the suit in Tokyo District Court against 46 building manufacturers and the Government of Japan.

According to the Mainichi Daily News, the class action suit is the first that has been filed in Japan related to health damages caused by asbestos exposure at construction sites. The plaintiffs hail from the Japanese prefectures of Tokyo, Saitama and Chiba.

The plaintiffs claim that the government and manufacturers knew of the dangers of asbestos inhalation but failed to take proper precautions, including ceasing to promote asbestos as a cheap fire retardant and banning production of the material.

They state that after inhaling asbestos in the workplace, 172 people have developed lung cancer or mesothelioma, and that almost half of those afflicted are now dead. Plaintiffs argue that the government and health ministry did not act quickly enough after international organizations issued warnings in 1972 that asbestos could be a carcinogen.

Plaintiffs also place blame with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for sanctioning the use of asbestos under Japanese Industrial Standards, and with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for approving the use of materials comprised of asbestos and other substances under Japan’s Building Standards Law.

We will do our utmost until we win the suit.

“We will do our utmost until we win the suit,” said Kazuo Miyajima, 78, who heads the group of plaintiffs. Lawyers for the plaintiffs released a statement saying: “We seek complete relief for the victims by clarifying the liability of the state and the manufacturers.”

Approximately 40 construction workers from Kanagawa Prefecture plan to file a similar lawsuit in June in Yokohama District Court.

After a 2005 revelation that residents who lived near a factory in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture developed diseases related to asbestos, the government implemented a law in 2006 which provides monetary assistance to asbestos victims and relatives of deceased family members. The plaintiffs argue that the amount of financial assistance given to families and victims of asbestos-related diseases is not sufficient.

Asbestos has been used in Japan as a fire retardant, for sound absorption, and for insulation. It was mixed in concrete and water and sprayed on walls and ceilings, but the practice of spraying asbestos in this manner was banned in Japan in 1975.

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  • 13 Apr, 2021
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Tmj Help How Can You Get Rid Of Pain In Your Jaw?}

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TMJ Help – How Can You Get Rid of Pain in Your Jaw?

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Do you have pain in your jaw? Is it hard to open and close your mouth? Do you clamp your teeth together without significantly thought about it?

Did you recognize the present there are muscles around the joint of your jaw too am able to cause these symptoms? Let’s talk about those muscles and something like that joint–the temporomandibular joint, or TMJ. If you have pain around your TMJ, you may hold TMJD. TMJD means dysfunction of the TMJ. It means it doesn’t work as vastly as it should.There are muscles inside your mouth, outside your mouth and in your cheeks that can be tight. They can furthermore be causing your TMJ issues.I’m betting too if you press your finger all around your jaw area on the inside of your mouth where the soft tissues meet the bone (that is, upward from your upper teeth and down based on data from your dwindle teeth) you’ll supply lots of very tender (or woefully tender) areas. Just press into them, or gently massage them, for several seconds, until they begin to feel a reduced number of tender. They will start to feel less tender because your muscles plans to start to relax, or release. That’s what happens when we drive into tight muscles–they relax. (But only if they are the make for of pain. If tender muscles are being caused by something else, alternatively as opposed to making the cause, they can’t relax with pressure.)I remember well the first time I “released” my whole mouth; I could certainly not close my jaw, as my face was so relaxed. Cheek muscles get “too tight” also. Place one finger outside and one inside a cheek; let the tips of the fingers touch; explore and force into any tight cities in the cheek muscles.Of course, if you impel or massage inside or outside your mouth, you will have to have no finger nails. And, if you come to find Other tenderness afterward, that’s a natural response to pressing to “tight” muscles.There are other ways to rest easy the muscles around your TMJ, too. Here’s an easy little movement to advantages relax the muscles in the jaw area: Pretend you are chewing while you own your teeth apart and your lips closed. By the way, some people obtain that actually chewing gum relaxes this jaws. For other people, chewing gum aggravates tight jaw muscles.

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  • 12 Apr, 2021
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Glasgow cannabis enthusiasts celebrate ‘green’ on city green

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Coinciding with Easter Sunday, Glasgow Cannabis Social Club’s annual 420 event was held on Glasgow Green, under sunny blue skies, and overlooking the river Clyde. Despite the city’s council attempting to revoke permission for the gathering at the last minute, police were happy for it to go-ahead with approximately a dozen officers attending in high-visibility vests.

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The Daily Record reported five arrests were made for minor offences, likely smoking and possession of small quantities of cannabis. Taking a less-sensational — and more accurate — line of reporting, the Monday edition of Glasgow’s Evening News stated five were referred to the Procurator Fiscal who is responsible for deciding if charges should be brought.

Official figures provided by the police were that 150 attended. With people coming and going, Wikinews reporters estimated upwards of 200 attended, compared to nearly 700 who had signed up for the event on Facebook. Hemp goods were advertised and on sale at the event, and some attendees were seen drinking cannabis-themed energy drinks.

“I was searched and charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act (which is a lot of bollocks)” one attendee noted online, adding “not fair to happen on a brilliant day like it was, other than that I had a great day!” A second said they were openly smoking and ignored by police, who “were only really focusing on people who looked particularly young”.

Cannabis seeds were openly and legally sold at the event and a hydroponics supplier brought a motortrike towing an advertising trailer. Actually growing cannabis is, however, illegal in the UK.

With the event openly advocating the legalisation of cannabis, speakers put their arguments for this to a receptive crowd. Retired police officer James Duffy, of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, spoke of the failed United States alcohol prohibition policy; stressing such policies needlessly bring people into contact with criminal elements. Highlighting other countries where legalisation has been implemented, he pointed out such led to lower crime, and lower drug use overall.

One speaker, who produced a bottle of cannabis oil he had received through the post, asserted this cured his prostate cancer. Others highlighted the current use of Sativex by the National Health Service, with a cost in-excess of £150 for a single bottle of GW Pharmaceuticals patented spray — as-compared to the oil shown to the crowd, with a manufacturing cost of approximately £10.

Similar ‘420’ pro-cannabis events were held globally.

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  • 12 Apr, 2021
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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate John Ogilvie, Carleton—Mississippi Mills

Sunday, October 7, 2007

John Ogilvie is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Carleton—Mississippi Mills riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his 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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  • 11 Apr, 2021
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Three dead in murder-suicide shooting at Southern California fast food restaurant

Sunday, June 20, 2010

A 6-year-old boy and his father were shot and killed Saturday afternoon while eating inside a busy Del Taco fast food restaurant in San Bernadino, California, before the shooter turned a gun on himself.

According to the San Bernadino Police Department, 56-year-old Jimmy Schlager arrived at the Del Taco at 1:15pm PST (2015 UTC) on a bicycle, and, armed with two semi-automatic guns, entered the restaurant and opened fire on a family of four who were dining together. The employees and other customers all ran out of the restaurant and escaped without injury.

The father of the family, identified as 33-year-old Alex Trujillo, was declared dead at the scene, said the San Bernadino Fire Department. His wife and two sons were taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center in critical condition. His 6-year-old son, Adrian, died shortly after. The victims each suffered two bullet wounds, except the mother, who police say received up to ten gunshots. The names of the 29-year-old woman and her 5-year-old son have not been released. Both remained in critical condition on Saturday night.

After shooting the family, Schlager, later identified as the woman’s step-father, shot himself in the head. He was taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where he later died from the self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Police said Schlager had previously been arrested a number of times, on charges that included theft and assault with a deadly weapon.

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  • 11 Apr, 2021
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Your Guest’s Experience: Learning Through A Hospitality Management System

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Of the most important aspects of the hospitality industry is customer service. This is more than just having a beautiful hotel and great front desk service; it extends to each and every aspect of the guest’s stay and ever interaction with each member of the staff from the valet to the hotel manager. Tracking this has never been easier with the development of fully customized hospitality management system programs.

Collecting Data

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One of the most important features of any hospitality management system software package is the ability to collect the data that is relevant to your specific needs. As a manager there are specific areas that you want to be able to focus in on to ensure that your guests have the most positive experience in your hotel.

Issues you may want to collect data on include tracking times to check-in, to get into the room or the access services offered by the hotel. By tracking these issues you can establish parameters or performance levels and then measure how effectively these performance levels are maintained across and between hotels.

Set Action Plans

Having a plan to keep increasing your business is another aspect of a top hospitality management system. From the data collected you can set action plans for improvement or correction, and then monitor and track how effectively these plans are implemented and the results obtained from the new plans.

Action plans may also identify new systems or techniques that can be used to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of a particular aspect of the hotel. This could include everything from increasing the performance of housekeeping services to setting up routine maintenance and repairs that cut down on emergency calls from guests.

Not only will a hospitality management system allow you to set up action plans to correct areas of poor performance, but you can also use it to integrate and share customer feedback, allowing employees to see how their actions make a difference to the experience of the guest.

The results of using a hospitality management system are a more effectively functioning hotel. This, in turn, translates into higher guest satisfaction and increasing brand loyalty by guests. For managers of chains or multiple hotels in different cities, having this all at your fingertips in one easy to use program is a true breakthrough in management possibilities.

Our hospitality management system programs can be fully customized to meet your needs for a single hotel or an international chain. To learn more go to www.steton.com and Request for a Demo

  • 10 Apr, 2021
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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Family Coalition Party candidate Ray Scott, Algoma-Manitoulin

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Ray Scott is running for the Family Coalition Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Algoma-Manitoulin riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his 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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  • 6 Apr, 2021
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The Theory Of Plumbing Explained

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To become a plumber requires training. That probably comes as no surprise. Even those of us who know little of what plumbers do, know that they have to have a great handle on what theyre doing

To become a plumber may mean as much time and training as a three or four year degreed course or technical school training, or it may mean a formal or informal apprenticeship. It may mean both. While there is a great deal of variety in the training involved to become a plumber, one thing is sure. You have to learn how to become a plumber. You cant, like some innate skills, just start doing it and learn as you go along. Were you to do that someones plumbing would suffer as a result.

Here are some of the training programs you should consider if you want to become a plumber.

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The first is a course offered in the United Kingdom as a two day weekend event for those who think they want to become a plumber but want to make sure without endangering their current occupation.

The course is held Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 4pm with a half hour lunch break. The cost is 351.33 including taxes, or approximately 700 US. Those who take the course may not actually want to become a plumber. They may be folks who want to learn some basic do it yourself plumbing skills for their own residential use. A gourmet buffet is included in the fee.

The first part of this two day introduction into the plumbing world involves theory. To become a plumber you must have an excellent handle on this theory. The training is divided up into seven distinct categories. The first category is the general overview and history of the plumbing industry. Now is when youll learn about those who wanted to become a plumber in past decades and centuries. Youll learn not only about the plumbing world as a whole but also about the related agencies and governing bodies and the paths you can take in your quest to become a plumber.

Chapter two is an exploration of the basic principles of plumbing. Youll learn about the basic scientific applications of plumbing. One thing thats important to know about your effort to become a plumber is that while it doesnt require extensive upper-level math skills it does require some familiarity with basic science such as physics and chemistry.

Cold water supply is the subject of the third chapter, and hot water supply the subject of the fourth. Youll look at residential water supplies, hot water systems and combination as well as Y plan boilers. The next chapter will teach the basics of the various heating systems, without which you cant become a plumber. Youll learn about the primary types of residential central heating, after which youll study the chapter on bathroom installation, such as the bathtub, shower, sinks and toilet installations, maintenance and repair.

The final theoretic session in your quest to become a plumber is the question and answer session, in which you ask instructors whatever you want to know.

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  • 5 Apr, 2021
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