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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Following the introduction of a “Do Not Track” feature in modern browsers at the end of last year, Wikinews interviewed several companies and groups about the feature.
Any good auto accident lawyer will tell you that the steps you take following a crash could have a big impact on how an eventual case goes down. Whether youve been injured or not, its important that you follow these steps to not only ensure that things go right from an insurance and legal standpoint, but that you preserve your right to sue for damages should things begin to head in that direction. Dont worry about who was at fault, or if there was shared fault. Those things can be examined by an auto accident lawyer at a later time. For now, take the time to carefully follow these steps, which will give you a head start on any legal proceedings that may need to take place in the future.First things first. If youve been involved in a crash, dont even think about leaving the scene. An auto accident lawyer can tell you that anyone who makes such a mistake is leaving themselves open to a number of legal problems. One, if the crash was your fault, you could be held liable for hit and run charges, which could be serious. Even if it wasnt your fault, you need to stay put for the time being so you can follow the rest of the steps. This is a precarious time frame and you dont want to make snap decisions before youve had time to clear your head and think about them.Next, exchange information with the other driver. Youll want to get their full name, address, phone number, and all of the pertinent information about the car they are driving. If they have insurance, youll want to get this information as well. One great thing about the modern era is that more people than ever are walking around with digital cameras in their pockets. If you have a phone that takes pictures, snap a few of any damage that was done in the crash. On site pictures can mean a lot in a court, as there is no disputing whether further damage was done after both parties left the scene.If the crash is very minor and no damage was done, there is little need to involve the authorities. If it is anything more than that, however, youll want to get the police on the scene to file a report. If the other person is ticketed for the crash, it can be used as powerful evidence for your auto accident lawyer should the case go to court. Even if the incident occurred on private property, a police officer can assign fault to a party, which will make a great deal of difference later on. Even if no damage is visible at the time of the accident, it isnt the worst idea to get the cops involved anyway. Some injuries fail to manifest themselves until hours or even days later.Finally, contact an auto accident attorney if you believe you will want to file a suit against the other party and their insurance company.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Sunday, the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks drafted Brisbane, Australia native nose tackle Jesse Williams in the fifth round of the NFL Draft. Going into the draft, there were some expectations by the Brisbane Times and other media outlets that Williams might be selected in the first round. Injuries, which resulted in Williams being unable to participate fully in the NFL Combine, likely were reasons why he was not selected higher.
Gridiron football is not the most popular football code in Australia, with rugby league, rugby union, soccer, and Australian rules football all being more popular participation sports. Williams’ youth sporting career reflected this, with Williams playing rugby union until he was 15 years old at which time he switched codes and joined the local gridiron team, the Bayside Ravens. A year later, his playing ability earned him a scholarship offer from the University of Hawaii. He could not meet the university’s academic standards so eventually he attended Western Arizona Community College instead. In 2011, he transferred to the University of Alabama and played for the Alabama Crimson Tide for two seasons. Both seasons, his Crimson Tide team won the national championship.
Williams’ selection is unique amongst Australians as most Australians who have played in the NFL have been kickers. He is also only the second Australian ever to be drafted in the NFL Draft.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
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A diverse group of approximately 25 people gathered at the Johnson County Library on Monday to participate in reference librarian Scott Vieira’s class, Wikiwhatia? Wikipedia.
Scott opened the session by sharing a disparaging quote from Robert McHenry (former editor-in-chief of Encyclopedia Britannica) comparing Wikipedia to a public restroom. He then shared a quote from Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur, in which he stated Wikipedia is the blind leading the blind. Scott shared Wikipedia usage data from a 2007 Pew Internet study showing 36% of adults have consulted Wikipedia and that that Wikipedia receives 10,000-30,000 searches per second. Scott also pointed out that Wikipedia now has over two million articles in English alone (over nine million articles in 250 languages). So there is a discrepancy here, lots of critics and lots of use.
Scott then shared some historical information in order to provide a context for understanding Wikipedia. This included some important names and dates in the history of encyclopedias… including Pliny the Elder (23-79 C.E.) who published 37 Volumes of Natural History, and Joachim Sterck van Ringelbergh (c. 1499-1556) who first used the term encyclopedia, and then d’Alembert and Diderot who published 17 volumes of their French Encyclopedia from 1751-1765. Encyclopedia Britannica was first published in Scotland in serial format 1768-1771.
Scott also discussed more recent history, sharing a photo of Ward Cunningham –who is credited with being the inventor of wiki software. Wikipedia was founded on Jan 15, 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales. Sanger left Wikipedia in 2002 and founded Citizendium in 2007 a complementary project which now has 4500 articles.
After the historical perspective, the class moved into using Wikipedia. Everyone in the audience had used Wikipedia. The class explored the content of Wikipedia, realising there is a whole lot going on. Scott demonstrated that the article about “frogs” for example, is semi-protected. The “history of science” article was examined, including the history of changes. Discussion covered how people contribute, who contributes and edits. The group also talked about Wikipedia bots, which aid in routine tasks in a semi-automated or automated fashion.
A discussion about teachers, school media specialists and students regarding their use of Wikipedia ensued. Some teachers and school media specialists are negative about Wikipedia, but Scott’s hope is that they will use it to start a discussion about the need to evaluate and critically think about information (even when it’s from more traditionally reviewed and edited sources).
An unanswered question from an audience member was, “What was the first Wikipedia article?”
Discussion topics from Scott to audience were as follows:
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Currently, there are blackouts, heavy rain, and high winds in British Columbia. Over 220,000 BC Hydro customers have no power. Buildings have already collapsed and trees have been knowed down. Five Vancouver rivers were in danger of flooding, which rain fell at 10 mm an hour for more than six hours at midday.
The steel frame of a four-storey building under construction in Vancouver collapsed. Construction workers escaped injury, luckily they were on a coffee break at the time of the incident. The steel frame crushed cars in a parking lot and missed a truck driver.
Citizens had to evacuate a subdivision of 30 homes. The winds smashed trees into houses in West Vancouver.
“We have some real fears here with electrical problems,” said Captain Rob Jones Cook of the Vancouver Fire Department. “This is impinging on electrical poles and lamp standards. We also have hydro bus lines running down two sides of the building.” The Vancouver Fire Department says they have no idea as to why the building collapsed.
Winds are gusting at more than 100 kilometres an hour (62 mph) in some areas and rainfall amounts of 50 to 130 millimetres.
According BC Hydro spokeswoman Elisha Moreno, the hardest-hit areas are Vancouver, Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford and Mission, B.C. “We’re trying to be optimistic and hoping it’s by end of day today, but there may very well be customers that are into the early-morning hours before restoration,” Moreno said.
Extensive ferry cancellations, road closures, and massive power outages are in effect until the storm ends.
The RCMP have advised people to stay home and off the highway.
The same heavy weather has also affected nearby Washington State, USA.
Car Insurance Plays an Essential Role In The Lives Of The Drivers
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Robert.b
Insurance plays a very important role in the lives of an individual. After conducting numerous independent researches, it can be viewed that female drivers are far more concerned and conscious as compared to the male members in losing their car keys. According to research, it can be revealed that almost 9 out of 10 individuals include the desire to loosing the keys of their vehicles in diverse ways. Due to which most of the females tries to seek covers including replacement of the car locks to attain freedom from these troubles. This is because, most of the non-profit organizations do not attempt to offer the entire claims of the vehicle, whose keys are lost or stolen. Most of these organizations fail to offer the services under the terms of an insurance policy. Moreover, as the car keys of recent days include higher percentage of coded electronic transponder chip that is unique for every individual cars, insurance policies, so the insurance companies need to be more conscious while solving the problems of these electronic car keys. As losing the car keys is mainly practiced by women, still now a days men also follow these affairs. Due to which, most of the car insurance companies tries to resolve the problems of the claims of key replacements within a certain amount of money. Besides, still females tries attain the entire amount of replacement, which is almost impossible for most of these non-profit making organizations. This, results in mental tensions, which might cause varied types of disorders in various cases.
In order to reduce their mental tension, most of the females drivers seek to attain the car insurance including handbag covers, along with the keys and locks of the vehicle. Not only this, if any case due to sheer inconvenience, the vehicle gets struck, then you can surely hire a mechanic but its expenses need to be beared. In order to get freedom from such types of problems, most of the individuals desire to attain key insurance schemes from various non-profit organizations. It is a very worthy decision for any individual utilizing vehicles for both personal and professional reasons. This can easily help to get rid from varied types of lock or key related troubles within few seconds.
Not only this in recent days, most of the individuals also desired to attain a spare car key. This might prove helpful for an individual including the habit of loosing the car keys innumerable times. It is worth than the gold and so it is highly preferred by numerous individuals. It is a better idea to attain a spare key than attaining a new vehicle in this age of economic recession. As it is most likely that you accidentally dropped the keys within a drain or your toddler of the toilet, and for them it is the most successful idea. So, it is essential to utilize the idea of key insurance but still it is essential to become conscious to retain their personal vehicles.
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Sunday, July 4, 2010
Russia’s Internal Affairs Ministry’s Department for Own Safety says it will begin a “check” on Russian Militsiya lieutenant colonel Artem Kuznetsov, who is publicly accused by a group of American lawyers of illegitimately imprisoning and then torturing Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky to death. Later, head of Investigating Committee of the Prosecution Office Alexander Bastrykin said he will “personally check” the course of investigation into actions by Kuznetsov and his coworkers. In 2007 and 2008, Magnitsky worked in Russia for American investment fund company Hermitage Capital Management and was involved in the disclosure of a large-scale corruption among several top law enforcement officials in Moscow.
Lawyers concerned with the death of Magnitsky, which occurred in Butyrka prison on November 16 of last year, started the bilingual website russian-untouchables.com, where they presented evidence of Artem Kuznetsov’s alleged efforts to cloak the crimes. As reported by the website’s authors, Kuznetsov was a key player in a US$230 million theft from the Russian government and then successfully brought criminal charges against everyone who reported his theft.
The central part of website material is a ten-minute video providing a summary of the case. Its main point is the fact that multiple large-scale luxury buyings registered to members of Kuznetsov’s family; they are not comparable to official income of all of these persons. It is emphasized in the video that Kuznetsov’s official monthly income is $850 per month (in roubles), and to gain all the assets found to be connected with him he would have to work for 322 years. The video was released in the middle of last week, and gained enormous popularity within Russian blogosphere, and drew attention of some mass media.
One of the American lawyers, Jamison Firestone, states at the website that last month he directed several petitions to check the sources of Kuznetsov’s family wealth to Russian authorities: the President of Russia, Prosecutor General Yury Chaika, Department for Own Safety and Department for Preventing Corruption and Other Crimes of Interior Ministry. News website Lenta.ru states that addresses were directed on May, 21, but there were no replies since then.
Magnitsky’s case has received international attention for several months. In April 2010 US Senator Ben Cardin proposed the cancellation of US visas to 60 Russian officials allegedly connected with Magnitsky’s death. He directed an appeal to US State Secretary Hillary Clinton.
There has been no decision on it yet, but last Tuesday Clinton urged Russia to bring officials responsible for the death of Magnitsky to justice, The Daily Telegraph says. She told the US-Russia “Civil Society to Civil Society” summit in Washington that the Obama administration is “deeply concerned about the safety of journalists and human rights activists in Russia”. In the meantime Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev were meeting last week during Medvedev’s visit to US.
Magnitsky’s advocates emphasize that Kuznetsov, since committing his crimes, was promoted in service; previously, he was working for the Department of Tax Crimes of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of Moscow, and at the start of 2010 began to work in Department for Economic Safety of the Interior Ministry. Recently there were many cases when civil groups and private persons publicly reported alleged large-scale corruption crimes within top Russian authorities, with some evidence provided.
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
The owners of the Noodle House Restaurant of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.), Canada were overwhelmed by community support Tuesday when the restaurant overflowed with customers, cards, flowers, and personal pleas to not leave the province.
According to CBC News Prince Edward Island, the recent outpouring of support occurred after Tommy and Lina Ko, the restaurant owners, announced they would close the restaurant and leave the province following an incident two weeks ago, when groups of up to 200 teens from two nearby schools surrounded the restaurant, pelting it with snowballs, and threatening the Kos. Charlottetown Police Chief Paul Smith told CBC PEI that his force is ready to take whatever action is necessary to crack down on the behaviour and last week started videotaping over lunchtime when most of the misbehaviour has taken place. Police noted that they have received complaints from other businesses, pedestrians, and drivers in the busy “fast food alley” and intend to seek co-operation from the schools in identifying the main culprits.
However, a CBC PEI story from October, 2002, reported the Kos asking police to do more to stop the littering and other vandalism in the area including having signs smashed, windows broken, and fireworks set off in front of their restaurant. At that time, Deputy Chief Richard Collins told CBC PEI: “You can’t have upwards of 1,500 to 2,000 students in and around that area at dinner hour and not expect for some of them to misbehave,” but promised to continue patrols and try to teach the students respect of property.
Tommy Ko told CBC News that he was overwhelmed by the support this week and in thanks put on a surprise free buffet, though customers insisted on paying anyway. Nevertheless, after fighting the harassment for some five years, the Kos say they still are not sure they want to stay.
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When redecorating a kitchen or bathroom, the options for flooring are a bit more limited than those in some other areas of the home. Two potential choices are tile and linoleum. Understanding the pros and cons of each of these options will make the choice a little bit easier.
Linoleum is typically cheaper to purchase than tiles. This is especially true in the case of natural stone tiles, but is also usually the case with ceramic or porcelain tile. Because it is typically faster to install unless old flooring needs to be removed first, it can also be less expensive to install linoleum. Many of the newer types of linoleum can easily be installed by a somewhat skilled do-it-yourselfer. Tiles may be better off being installed by a professional, as they are more skilled and will be able to complete the job more quickly than a homeowner would. Professionals also have the right equipment to cut any tiles to size if this should become necessary.
A tile floor will have a much more higher-end appearance than one made of linoleum or vinyl flooring. However, there are many options available for either tile or linoleum to make it easy to match the decor of the home.
Linoleum tends to offer a more padded surface, which can be better if you spend a lot of time on your feet. Tile is a much harder surface and can feel cold when the temperatures in the home drop during the winter.
Both linoleum and tile flooring are relatively easy to maintain. The grout between the tiles needs to be sealed to prevent stains, and many types of natural stone tile need to be regularly resealed. Over time, a linoleum floor will gradually become a bit stained and discolored even with regular sweeping and mopping. A tile floor is less likely to have this problem, but a heavy object falling on the floor may crack a tile, so it’s a good idea to have some spare tiles on hand just in case something happens and a tile needs to be replaced. Visit Elitecarpetca.com for more information. You can also like them on Facebook for more information.
The article was published with the claim that the explosion happened in Beijing. This was incorrect as it happened in Henan province, which is not near Beijing.
Furthermore, the article says there were 17 people trapped in the mine but the sources indicate it was 16.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
An early morning coal mine explosion in Beijing, China left 20 miners dead and seventeen trapped inside. The blast occurred at approximately 06:00 am (22:00 UTC) local time in the Henan province, about 430 miles (690 kilometers) south of the capital Beijing.
A spokesperson for the State Administration of Work Safety said that the cause of the blast and the depth of the trapped miners are unknown. He also confirmed that seventeen people were trapped instead of 30 as previously reported.
China’s mining industry is one of the most dangerous in the world with thousands of deaths each year. Earlier this year 115 miners were rescued from a flooded coal mine in China. The group survived by eating sawdust, tree bark, paper and coal. 1,600 illegal Chinese coal mines have already been shut down this year in an attempt by regulators to improve safety standards. The number of fatalities in Chinese mines had fallen, but rose suddenly again earlier this year.
