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Monday, September 6, 2010
President Alvaro Colom says torrential downpours causing flooding and landslides have undone the country’s reconstruction from Tropical Storm Agatha in May. Up to eighteen people are reported killed in rain-related incidents across the country as weather systems in both the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific batter the region, and forecasters expect another 48 hours of precipitation. At least ten people were killed, 20 rescued, when a landslide buried a bus as it traveled on the Inter-American highway in the worst single-incident.
Five people are dead, 39 injured after a suicide bombing in the Dagestan Republic of the North Caucasus. The information is still unfolding, and earlier reports had three killed, 26 injured. The attack occurred at 00:30 local time (20:30 UTC) when a Zhiguli car packed with explosives drove into the gates of a military base near Buynaksk. AFP reports a second explosion nearby on a nearby highway, but with no injuries.
The Arizona Cardinals US football team has released Heisman trophy-winner Matt Leinart after being unable to find a favorable trade. Leinart had been unable to break out of the back-up quarterback role with the team after early injuries kept him on the sideline for a couple years, and expressed his frustration publicly on Monday. The Cardinals, forced to trim their team roster to 53 players, cut Leinart leaving him without a team.
After driving away from police, a thirteen-year-old driver struck a pole, plowed through a couple of fences, and bumped a parked car into the house before coming to a rest at the front door. Police spokesperson Ros Wetherall reported officers attempted to stop the Holden Commodore around 1 a.m. local time (5 p.m. UTC), but had to search for the vehicle which they found crashed into the home on Grovelands Drive, Camillo. The driver and one other youth in the car were uninjured. The young man will appear in court on charges of reckless driving, failing to stop and not having a driver’s licence.
By Greg Schnoor
Santa Rosa County in Florida provides some of the most breathtaking getaway and adventures spots, plus fun activities for visitors of all ages. Here is just a sampling of the Florida tourist attractions in this county that you must add to your trip:
1. Navarre Beach
One of Floridas treasured barrier islands, Navarre Beach is located on Santa Rosa Island and has pristine beaches that are ranked among the top beaches in the country every year. Visitors often compare crossing Navarre Bridge to transcending paradise.
This Florida tourist attraction is surrounded by super clear emerald waters and the beaches feature clean, powdery white sand that squeak under your tours. The Gulf Islands National Seashore between Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach is an eight-mile stretch of undeveloped shoreline and a magnet for nature lovers.
Navarre Beach offers visitors endless activities to choose from, including beach volleyball, tennis and biking. Water activities include the usual favorites such as surfing, boarding, wakeboarding, jet skiing, sailing, SCUBA diving and snorkeling. Also, the warm Gulf waters are a haven for a wide variety of fish, making the area one of the best for fishing.
2. Blackwater River State Forest
One of the largest forests in the state, this idyllic Florida tourist attraction is named for the Blackwater River, which begins in Alabama and flows through the forest into Blackwater Bay located near Milton in Santa Rosa County.
The forest is a favorite for eco lovers who marvel at the rivers shifting sand bottom streams among the few you will find in the country. The forest is also host to a longleaf pine/wiregrass ecosystem, which, when combine with the Conecuh National Forest in the north and Eglin Air Force Base in the south, make up the largest adjoining ecological community of this type in the world.
Visitors can camp in the forest, go horseback riding, canoe or kayak along the river, and take in the hundreds of different plant and animal species.
3. Golfing
Santa Rosa Countys golf courses are bona fide Florida tourist attractions and favorites with the pros. Theyll soon become your favorites too. Lush, emerald-colored greens overlook mesmerizing blue bays and lakes and provide year-round golf for players at all skill levels.
You can choose from over seven courses conveniently located within the area. Hidden Creek Golf Club in Navarre is an 18-hole championship golf club and has been rated the finest golf facility in Northwest Florida and given 4 stars by Golf Digest.
Tanglewood Golf and Country Club in Milton is an 18-hole regulation length public golf course with picturesque fairways and water features. Theyve teamed up with Stonebrook Golf Club in nearby Pace to provide great golfing at affordable prices.
Tiger Point Golf Club in Gulf Breeze offers golfers one of the most scenic layouts with amazing waterfront views and soaring southern pines. It boasts a recently redesigned Scottish-style East Course, and was voted best course overall in 2007 by the Pensacola News Journal for their Best of the Bay awards.
4. Shopping
No vacation is complete without indulging in a shopping spree or two. Navarre, Gulf Breeze, and Historic Milton in Santa Rosa County, as well as the surrounding area, is home to some of the most versatile shopping youll find anywhere. Theyre sure to have something to please any visitor.
Craft and antique hunters wont be disappointed with the selection available in the area, either. Find the perfect item for your home or souvenirs in any of the many antique and arts and crafts shops in Gulf Breeze, Pace, Milton or Navarre. For a one-stop antique hunt, Annais Antique Mall in Gulf Breeze is a 12,000 square foot area with over 88 antique dealers and is open seven days a week.
A major attraction is Cordova Mall in nearby Pensacola. It is the largest and most upscale shopping mall in the area. It features more than 125 specialty stores with every brand name you can think of. Shopaholics are sure to find favorite department and brand name stores, as well as enticing specialty stores.
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Monday, September 7, 2015
The US economy added 173,000 jobs in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. The unemployment rate fell from 5.3 to 5.1 percent, the lowest since April 2008.
Although August job gains were lower than most economists forecast, job growth numbers for June and July were revised upwards by a combined 44,000. Average job gains over the past three months stand at 221,000, compared to March-May’s 189,000 monthly average. Over the past twelve months, job growth has averaged 247,000 per month.
Average hourly earnings rose 0.3 percent, or 8 cents, marking the largest increase in earnings in seven months. Hourly earnings had risen by 6 cents in July. Wages have risen by 2.2 percent over the past year.
Job growth in August was primarily concentrated in the health care and social assistance, financial activities, and professional and business services sectors. Those three areas of the economy added a combined 108,000 jobs. Food service and drinking places employment increased by 26,000 over the month, and other economic sectors saw employment hold steady. Manufacturing, on the other hand, saw employment decline by 17,000 in August. A stronger dollar and worldwide economic weakness make US exports less desirable, leading to a flattening in manufacturing employment so far this year after steadily rising in the early years of the US economic recovery.
The solid overall job gains led analysts to slightly raise expectations for a decision by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this month. Investors raised the likelihood of a September rate increase from 26 percent before the jobs report to 30 percent, and stocks dropped by over one percent on Friday. “The payrolls data is certainly good enough to allow for a Fed rate hike in September,” said Deutsche Bank’s head of currency strategy, Alan Ruskin. “The big question is still whether financial market volatility will scupper the plans.”
“This is the first time the market has looked at a Fed meeting and really has no idea what the Fed is going to do,” said Mark Kepner, a New Jersey equity trader with Themis Trading. “Right now you’re looking at the overall uncertainty and that’s what’s hanging on the market. I don’t think this number in and of itself changes how somebody’s going to vote.”
A compilation of brief news reports for Sunday, January 10, 2010.
Outgoing Croatian president Stjepan Mesi? pardoned 36-year-old Siniša Rimac, a convicted war criminal, jailed for eight years for participating in executions of Serb civilians back in 1991, when Croatia was at war with Serb forces. Among other crimes, he is guilty of killing a 12-year old girl. At that time he was part of a military unit led by Tomislav Mer?ep, who was never prosecuted.
Rimac’s jail term was shortened by one year, following president Mesi?’s decision.
Serbian president Boris Tadi? described the act as “anti-european” and “anti-civilisational” that cannot be justified.
Mohamed Kohail, a Canadian resident convicted after a deadly school fight in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia will not be executed as originally sentenced. The country’s highest court, the Supreme Council, cancelled the death sentence but ordered that Kohail face retrial in the case. The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed this development on Saturday.
Kohail’s younger brother Sultan is also charged in this case and could also be sentenced to death as his case was moved from the youth court to the adult system. Both brothers deny that they had caused the death of Munzer Haraki during the 2007 brawl.
More than 4,000 police officers attended the funeral of Constable Ireneusz “Eric” Czapnik in Ottawa, Ontario on Thursday. Czapnik was stabbed to death outside the Ottawa Hospital‘s Civic campus the previous Tuesday while completing paperwork at his vehicle. He was the first Ottawa police officer to be killed on duty since 1983.
Kevin Gregson, a suspended RCMP officer, is charged in connection with Czapnik’s murder.
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At 6:30a.m. Friday local time (1230 UTC) a gunman entered an ABB factory in St. Louis, Missouri, and began shooting. At this time it appears that he had killed three and injured five others, then himself. St. Louis Police Chief Dan Isom says, “”We are very confident that this is the shooter.” Reports say that there were two bodies found on the outside of the factory and two bodies, including that of the shooter, found on the interior.
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A French court ruled in favor of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in a fraud case where fraudsters stole money from his bank accounts. He was awarded one Euro (US$1.43, ?0.89) in damages.
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Art Clokey, a pioneer in the field of claymation, died Friday due to chronic disease. Clokey was well know for one of the characters he created, Gumby.
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Friday, January 25, 2008
B2B Trade Area of Taipei Game Show, criticized by trade buyers last year, but accompanied with 2008 Taiwan Digital Content Forum, moved to the second floor at Taipei World Trade Center for world-wide participants with a better exchange atmosphere this year.
Not only local OBMs (Softstar Entertainment, Soft-World International Corp., International Games System Corp., …, etc.) but also companies from New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea showcased different specialists with multiple styles. Especially on South Korea, participated members from G? Trade Show (Game Show & Trade, All-Round, aka Gstar) showcased gaming industry of South Korea and the G? upcoming at this November with brochures.
In the 2-days Digital Content Forum, world-class experts not only shared industry experiences, members from Taiwan Gaming Industry Association also discussed and forecasted marketing models for gaming industry. With participations from governmental, industrial, and academical executives world-wide, this forum helps them gained precious experiences of digital content industry from several countries.
According to the Taipei Computer Association, the show and forum organizer, the digital content industry in Taiwan was apparently grown up recent years as Minister of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China Steve Ruey-long Chen said at Opening Ceremony yesterday. Without R&Ds from cyber-gaming, and basic conceptions from policies and copyright issues, this (digital content) industry will be fallen down in Taiwan. If this industry wanted to be grown up in sustainability, gaming OBMs in Taiwan should independently produce different and unique games and change market style to market brands and games to the world.
Understand the Fine Print on Family Travel Insurance Policies
by
patrick chong
A family travel insurance policy may, at times, exclude certain countries, regions and activities from its standard provisions. The logic behind it is usually obvious, but it might indicate that research is required sometimes before setting your heart on a specific holiday destination or type.
A question of risk
Providing insurance is largely the business of trying to assess the risks involved in a given situation and working out a price to cover the financial aspects of that for the policyholder concerned. As a principle, it certainly applies to family travel insurance, but in some circumstances an insurance provider may decide the risks are too great and decline to offer appropriate cover. In other cases they may agree to do so but only under certain special conditions and with the payment of additional premiums.
Here are a few examples of where such circumstances may arise.
Dangerous countries or areas of countries
Some destinations may be considered too dangerous for normal family travel insurance including situations where the country or region is officially designated as a war zone; there is extensive civil strife; local law enforcement is unreliable and general crime is at very high levels; a high degree of political instability exists which may degenerate into conflict; there is a high and well-documented risk of kidnapping; or where the country is currently subject to a serious and widespread outbreak of infectious disease.
Broadly speaking, before choosing a holiday destination outside of what might be termed to be familiar overseas destinations , it might be highly advisable to consult the Foreign Office s site in order to obtain travel advisory information. In some situations, similar advice might be obtained through the World Health Organisation or the embassy of the country concerned.
Dangerous activities
In some circumstances, your insurance provider may consider that certain activities are, by their nature, too dangerous to cover on a standard policy. Interpretations of what is, or is not, a dangerous sport or related activity vary tremendously. The only way to be sure as to what the situation is with a given policy is to read it thoroughly.
Nevertheless, you may find that certain sports and pastimes are often excluded, including skydiving; parachuting; hang-gliding; micro-light piloting and perhaps other forms of general aviation activity; bungee jumping; scuba diving or any participation in activities that might involve the use of submersibles; mountaineering and rock climbing;
motor sports; some types of boating, particularly if high-speed power boats are involved.
Of course, this list isn t inclusive and some of the above activities may, in reality, be covered by your standard policy. However, in the context of a claim is not best time to find out that they are not! So, if you have any doubts at all, it might only make common sense to check with your provider of your family travel insurance well in advance of your departure.
Patrick Chong is the Managing Director of Insuremore. We provide low cost travel insurance and offer a range of policies including
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, annual, multi-trip and single-trip insurance. For all your travel insurance needs, Insuremore can help you in the quickest and most cost-efficient way.
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Monday, December 12, 2005
Cronulla Beach in Sydney, New South Wales was the scene of racist mob-violence yesterday. In what has been described as disgusting, un-Australian and shameful behaviour, participants in a 5000-strong mob assaulted people suspected of being of Lebanese origin. The angry, alcohol-fuelled crowd also turned on anyone who tried to help the victims, including police, security guards and ambulance officers.
Following an attack on two lifeguards earlier in the week, allegedly by men of Lebanese descent, a protest had been organised via text messages and a small number of usenet postings.
Sutherland Shire Mayor Kevin Schreiber says inflammatory text messages calling for revenge attacks fueled the violence. Mr Schreiber said the heavily-circulated messages ensured troublemakers went to the southern Sydney beach looking for a fight. Police had patrolled the area all weekend after text messages began circulating among the community calling for vigilante responses to unwelcome visitors on the beach.
“The sending out of that text message was foolish and irresponsible and ensured that people from all over Sydney came to Cronulla looking to cause trouble and this was further fueled by alcohol,” said Mr Schreiber.
Sydney’s popular talk-back radio station 2GB also promoted Sunday’s event. Breakfast announcer Alan Jones has been accused of “fanning the flames.” Callers who recommended vigilante action were not discouraged to take the law into their own hands. Mr Jones, notorious for inflammatory comments, repeated the text message for Cronulla residents to defend their territory several times.
As the crowd marched along the beach and foreshore area, waving Australian flags, the crowd chanted racist slogans, with many wearing clothes bearing racist sentiment.
Middle Eastern men were openly targeted and assaulted. A young Muslim woman wearing a veil was chased into a kiosk on Cronulla beach. Police tried to move her away from the chanting crowd but were unable to reach the security of the command post. While the woman and police officers hid in the kiosk, a crowd surrounded the kiosk and shouted “Kill the Lebs”, while others climbed on top of the kiosk.
As police horses and special operations officers formed a line and pushed the crowd away, they were bombarded with beer bottles. After half an hour, an ambulance arrived at the kiosk and people were loaded into it. The ambulance, transporting six injured youths, escorted by police and police horses, was also bombarded with beer bottles. One struck an ambulance officer on the head. His colleague suffered lacerations to the arm.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview.
Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 race immediately following the 2008 election. Schriner refers to himself as the “Average Joe” candidate, and advocates a pro-life and pro-environmentalist platform. He has been the subject of numerous newspaper articles, and has published public policy papers exploring solutions to American issues.
Wikinews reporter William Saturn? talks with Schriner and discusses his campaign.