Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Aid for hard-hit areas in Philippians

Tacloban, Philippians desperately needed food and water are only currently be made available to the this city, the hardest hit one. Thousands of victims jammed into the airport to get evacuated. Five days after the hurricane hit aid is first becoming available to a large amount of the areas hit. There are many obstacles in the way of providing aid to the areas that are not major cities.  Even in Tacloban, because of the debris and the they have not been able to get in the level of supply that is needed. President Edwin Lacierda said relief has been good into the cities and supply should increase because of the newly "re-opened" airport. 

http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Aid-trickling-into-hard-hit-areas-in-Philippines-4976149.php

Monday, November 4, 2013

Indonesian volcano erupts, more than 1,000 forced to flee

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted sunday sending ash into the air and forcing 1,000+ people to leave their homes. The volcano alert status was raised to second highest level after the volcano erupted. People in near by villages such as Sikameriah, Bekerah, Simacem and Nardinding and those within three kilometers radius where told to leave their homes and go to safer places away from the volcano. In September residents were told to evacuate because it had revealed signs of activity. Mount Sinabung is one of the 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia. Although there is many dangers of living near a volcano, Penn State reports it also has many benefits. The soil is excellent can be used as an ingredient in medicine. Also, Volcanic deposits can be used to make construction materials.

 http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/indonesia-volcano-erupts-more-than-1000-forced-to-flee/#ixzz2jghoYA00

NYU Student Wedged Between Building

Fire Officials rescued a 19 year old NYU student at 6:25 sunday. The victim, Asher Vongtau, was trapped between two buildings for possibly as long as 2 days. A spokesperson for the fire department says that he is in critical condition and is being treated in the Bellevue Hospital. They are uncertain on how she got trapped between a 5 story parking garage and a NYU dorm building. To rescue Vongatu workers had to break through a concrete wall and it took about 90 minutes to get him out of an area 6-18 inches wide. The fire department spokesperson also said that the only way to get in between the buildings is from the roof of one of them.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/nyu-student-rescued-wedged-buildings-20772728

Monday, October 21, 2013

Buying breast milk online? It may be contaminated

A new market thanks to the internet is now becoming more popular than ever. Buy/selling breast milk online, women her produce to much and also women in need of it have more opportunities than ever. A first of this kind study although has revealed that there are harmful levels of bacteria and contamination in many of the milk sold online. Researches found that 3/4 or 75% of the milk bought online had harmful levels of bacteria growth. These results are due to poor hygiene by of the person during milk collection, use of unclean containers or pumps and unsafe shipping methods.  It is normal for milk to contain some amounts of bacteria but from this study they discovered unhealthy and potentially harmful amounts. 

  •  72% had any detectable gram-negative bacteria, which are associated with bloodstream infections, wound or surgical site infections, meningitis and fecal contamination, 
  • 63% tested positive for staphylococcus, 
  • 36% tested positive for streptococcus,
  •  3% were contaminated with salmonella
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/21/breast-milk-bacteria/3002973/


Monday, October 14, 2013

Adrian Peterson

Adrian Peterson said that he never even considered sitting out of Sundays game against the Panthers. Peterson's 2 year old son was in the hospital and later died due to injuries that were inflicted by a man who was dating his mother.  The game was suppose to be Adrian's therapy, even though they would lose to the Panthers 35-10. Adrian wouldn't comment on the type of relationship he had with his son but did say ""Anytime you lose a child ... it hurts. I can't describe it. But I've got a good supporting cast surrounding me, and I'll be good."  Police arrested Joseph Patterson, 27, on charges of aggressive assault, and aggressive assault on a infant. Patterson had prior abuse charges on his record and his bond was set at $750,000 before the boys death. 
  http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/10/13/panthers-vikings-week-6-adrian-peterson-cam-newton/2976865/

Monday, October 7, 2013

9 year old sneaks onto plane

Although there is a large number of security measures at airports a 9 year old boy at the Minneapolis/St. Paul was able to sneak onto a Delta airline flight and travel to Las Vegas. The boy is reported to be a runaway from the Minneapolis city district and this is not his first "misadventure." An airline expert says that it shouldn't have been easy for the boy to board the flight. He would have had to pass 3 levels of security, TSA, gate agents, and the flight crew, not to mention that he is also a minor. This is a sign that although airport security has improved since 9/11 their are still "gaping wholes."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/10/06/9-year-old-boy-sneaks-onto-plane-flies-to-las-vegas/2931361/

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

33 Injured After 2 Chicago Transit Authority Trains Collide

More than 30 people were injured on Monday after two trains in Chicago collided on the tracks. The accident happened just after 8am. A train heading westbound had stopped at the Harlem station when an out of service train collided into it.  33 riders were transported to the hospital complaining of neck and back pain, but it has been reported that the injuries are only minor. The out of service train was taken with out authorization and the National Board of Transportation  has taken over the investigation.  Two supervisors who were sitting at the station said they didn't see anyone on the train that collided into the parked west bound train.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/2-Trains-Collide-on-CTAs-Blue-Line-225791591.html