Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
WHO asks Pakistan to investigate cholera case
The World Health Organization is asking Pakistan to investigate a reported case of cholera in the northwest Swat Valley amid concern that an epidemic could break out in flood affected areas.
WHO says cholera, which can spread rapidly after floods and other disasters, is endemic in Pakistan and the case may be unrelated to any large-scale outbreak.
But …
Animal bedding from pulp sludge
International Absorbents Inc. recently announced that it had signed an agreement with Newstech Recycling of Coquitlam, British Columbia, to process 55,000 tons of waste fiber annually into animal bedding. International had been processing about a third of Newstech's sludge previously. It is expected that the capacity required for the additional sludge will be operational by this …
Australia's A-League Soccer results
Results of weekend playoff matches in Australian soccer's A-League:
Major Semifinal
Central Coast 3, Newcastle 2, extra time
(Central Coast wins 5-4 on aggregate)
Minor Semifinal
Second Leg
Queensland 2, …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Chief's GBP15m share benefit
Allied Domecq chief executive Philip Bowman could benefit by up toGBP15 million in share options if the Bedminster Down drinks companyhe heads is taken over, it has emerged.
Pernod Ricard, working with Jim Beam owner Fortune Brands, is indiscussions to buy Allied, owner of brands including …
Irving Robbin
Irving Robbin, 68, a jeweler who was named Retailer of the Yearthis year by the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce, died Mondayin Hawaii.
Mr. Robbin, of Highland Park, was one of 15 jewelers nationwideto be honored for excellence by Rolex Watch Co. this year. He wasowner and president of Persin and Robbin Jewelers, 24 S. Dunton Ave.,which he operated for 30 years.
He was president of the National Ramah Commission, a Jewish campprogram, and president of its Wisconsin camp. He was a pastpresident of the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Robbin was school board chairman and trustee for NorthSuburban Beth-El Synagogue in Highland Park, founder …
Actor Snipes asks for new trial in Fla. tax case
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Monday asked that Wesley Snipes' bond be revoked if a judge refuses to grant the "Blade" actor a new trial on tax-related charges.
Snipes' defense attorney asked for the new trial during a two-hour hearing in federal court. Daniel Meachum argued that two jurors had sent him e-mails recently claiming three other jurors had determined Snipes' guilt before the 2008 trial began.
Snipes faces three years in prison for his conviction on three tax-related counts. He was acquitted of a handful of other counts.
Snipes, star of the 1992 film "White Men Can't Jump," has been free on bond while appealing the conviction. He didn't attend …
New Vatican plan lets Anglicans convert easier
The Vatican announced a stunning decision Tuesday to make it easier for Anglicans to convert, reaching out to those who are disaffected by the election of women and gay bishops to join the Catholic Church's conservative ranks.
Pope Benedict XVI approved a new church provision that will allow Anglicans to join the Catholic Church while maintaining many of their distinctive spiritual and liturgical traditions, including having married priests.
Cardinal William Levada, the Vatican's chief doctrinal official, announced the new provision at a new conference.
In the past, such exemptions had only been granted in a few cases in certain countries. The new …
Balloon Fest Puts a Twist on Party Entertainment
To the untrained eye, this might seem to be the thinnest ofarts, barely even a craft. Yet watching balloon entertainers' handspull, bend and knead latex tubes of pink, red and blue into bulbycritters does have a certain fascination - especially for the young.
And say what you will, balloons can teach life lessons. Apreschooler quickly learns about the fragility of existence …
Atop Yemen al-Qaida, a militant who vows to hit US
SAN'A, Yemen (AP) — Only four years after he and a band of militants made a daring escape from a San'a prison, Qassim al-Raimi has become the dominant figure in al-Qaida's most active franchise — the Yemen-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.
The group's military commander, al-Raimi is thought to be the brains behind a series of attacks, including the foiled plot to mail bombs to the United States and multiple attacks against Yemen's U.S.-backed government. In writings and videos, he has vowed to topple the San'a regime and to strike America.
"His charisma and leadership skills have qualified him to be al-Qaida's military dynamo," said Nabil al-Bakeery, a Yemeni expert on …
2.7 million gamers reach for `Halo'
Master Chief isn't lacking for friends.
More than 2.7 million people logged onto the video game "Halo: Reach," the upcoming prequel to the first-person shooter trilogy starring supersoldier Master Chief, developer Bungie Studios announced Monday.
Players collectively logged more than 16 million hours and more than 1.1 billion virtual kills during the 18-day public beta test of the game's multiplayer mode, Bungie said in a statement, adding the game will be launched worldwide on Sept. 14 _ except in Japan, where it will debut a day later.
"It's exceeded our expectations," said Bungie Studios community director Brian Jarrard. …
Local briefs
City man charged with assault, kidnapping
Police arrested a Charleston man wanted on charges of first-degree sexual assault and kidnapping.
Joseph Hambrick II, 22, of 812 Main St., is being held forallegedly beating his girlfriend, raping her with a variety ofobjects and holding her in a bedroom of their West Side apartmentearly Sunday.
Hambrick came to the Grant Street apartment he shared with agirlfriend and their children and began to beat her with his fists,according to a filed criminal complaint.
He held her against her will in a bedroom and sexually assaultedher with objects, according to the complaint. Police recoveredseveral of those objects …
Hate crime victim's estate sues NY authorities
NEW YORK (AP) — The estate of an Ecuadorean immigrant filed a $40 million civil rights lawsuit Monday that blames police inaction over prior violence for the man's stabbing death during a confrontation with a mob of teens who had made a sport of targeting Hispanics.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn against county and municipal governments and numerous officials who work for them.
Marcelo Lucero, a 37-year-old dry cleaning worker, was walking with a friend near the Patchogue Long Island Rail Road station around midnight in November 2008 when a group of seven teenagers confronted them. During the ensuing brawl, Lucero and his friend were peppered with …
PSV and Rangers draw 0-0 in Europa League
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Rangers and PSV Eindhoven played out a 0-0 draw in the first leg of the Europa League's round of 16 on Thursday.
Goalkeeper Neil Alexander stopped Marcus Berg's 15th-minute strike after the Sweden forward was put through by compatriot Ola Toivonen.
Defender Marcelo headed Balszs Dzsudzsak's curling cross wide in the 70th, wasting his side's best chance.
El Hadji Diouf played alone up front for Rangers, which rarely threatened. Defender Kyle Bartley's blocked second-half header off Hadji Diouf's corner was Rangers' only real chance of the game.
Rangers welcomes PSV at Ibrox next Thursday.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Killer gets longer term in 2nd trial
Angelo Rivera, who won a second trial for a 1985 murder but againwas found guilty, received 80 years in prison Wednesday, 20 more thanhis original sentence.
Criminal Court Judge Thomas Durkin stressed that the increase"was not out of vindictiveness," but was imposed because prisonguards had found four homemade knives in Rivera's cell.
Rivera's attorney contended that prison officials already hadpenalized his client for the weapons, making the longer sentenceunfair.
Rivera, 27, was convicted in 1985 of murdering Zelia Simmons,58, who was beaten to death after drinking with Rivera and two othermen. He was found guilty again last month.
Simmons' body was found in a North Side alley, but a trail ofblood led to the apartment of Richard Norman in the 1400 block ofWest Fletcher, according to prosecutors Neal Goodfriend and AdrienneMebane.
Norman, who is serving a life sentence for the murder, confessedthat he alone killed Simmons, the prosecutors said.
Despite the confession, Rivera was charged after a third man,Jeffrey Meger, testified that he saw Rivera hit Simmons with ahammer.
In 1990, a federal appeals court overturned Rivera's convictionand ordered a new trial because Norman's confession had been excludedat Rivera's trial.
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