Friday, March 16, 2012

FC Barcelona defender Éric Abidal will be taken into surgery for a liver transplant in the next few weeks, his club announced yesterday.

The France international football player, 32, had previously undertaken surgery to remove a tumour from his liver in March 2011. He recovered from the initial operation in time to win the UEFA Champions League with his club in May. In a statement, FC Barcelona cited ongoing medical concerns as reason for the player’s admission. “Given the development of his medical condition, Abidal will undergo a liver transplant in the following weeks”, the statement read. It added: “The transplant is an option that has been considered since the beginning of his treatment, one year ago. At the express wish of the player, the club request the utmost respect for the right to privacy.”

His club did not estimate how long he will be out of action, and there is serious doubt as to whether or not Abidal will be fit in time to make the French side for the Euro 2012 Championships, set to be held between June and July in Poland and Ukraine. Teammates posted messages at social networking site Twitter to convey their goodwill for the defender. Forward David Villa, who is currently out of action with a broken leg, said, “All my strength for Abidal! You will get through it. You are very strong. We will all be by your side.” “You will return and you will do it like always, being the best”, wrote central defender Gerard Pique. “You are an example for everyone.”

Abidal signed with Barcelona in 2007, leaving his old club Lyon. So far this season he has made 20 first-team appearances for the Spanish side; he has not played since injuring his hip in an international friendly against Germany earlier this month.

After his recovery from his surgery in 2011, he said he “thought that [he] wouldn’t play again”, and told of how he sold all the cars he owned, donating the money to “the fight against illnesses with some associations that I have had contact with”.

byAlma Abell

Since water is known for leaking and flowing freely, it can easily find its way into your home. Water most commonly enters through roofs, but can occasionally seep through windows and doors, causing extensive damages to your home. The problem with water coming into your home and pooling in the wrong places is that is can warp materials, cause stains, and create a hospitable environment for mold growth.

Because water damage can be so serious, it is important to seek repairs as needed, and look into further means of prevention. The sooner you seek repairs, the less extensive the repairs will likely need to be. To learn more, here are the top five signs that you need water damage restoration in Long Island, NY.

Unpleasant Odors

Water pooling in places it shouldn’t means that the water will become stagnant, resulting in the growth of bacteria and mold, both of which can cause further damage to your home and problems with your health. Musty and earthy scents are usually a red flag that you need to seek help for water damage restoration.

Peeling Paint

If your drywall because saturated from leaks, it may cause the paint inside your home to begin peeling. Loose water often causes paint to peel, which will require water damage restoration.

Visible Stains

While it may be one of the most obvious signs, it’s still important to keep an eye out for stains. Stains are usually brown, and are most commonly found on ceilings and dripping down walls.

Signs of Mold

Where there is stagnant water, there is mold. Signs of mold growth can often be detected by spotting visible growth, which is usually fuzzy and discolored. Mold should be taken seriously, so seek Long Island water damage restoration as soon as you notice any in your home.

Sagging Walls and Ceilings

Last but not least, sagging ceilings and walls are a sign of water damage. Added water weight can cause sagging to occur.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Pakistani security forces, aided by artillery and tanks killed 38 Taliban insurgents today in two separate attacks near the Afghanistan border in the Orakzai district of the North-West Frontier Province of the country, according to government officials.

Security men say that Orakzai, located to the southwest of Peshawar, became a Taliban stronghold since the army led offensives against other Taliban areas in different parts of northwest Pakistan.

An army checkpoint in Sayd Khalil Baba village was attacked by militants early on Sunday. However, security troops killed 26 insurgents with artillery fire, according to Samiullah Khan, a senior administrative official in the area. Sajid Khan, another government official of Orakzai told the Reuters news agency that scores of militants attacked the checkpost in the village on Sunday morning. “They used rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and machine guns, but our soldiers’ response was quick and tough,” he added. Ten militants were wounded in this attack according to the latter, who is based in Kalaya, the district’s principal town.

Within hours, a military convoy was ambushed by Taliban attackers in an adjoining village. At least a dozen insurgents were killed in this attack, according to local authorities. Officials said only Pakistani soldier was injured in the attack. There was no confirmation of the figures provided by administrative officials available news agencies, as journalists are prohibited from entering the area.

Security officials claimed around 250 militants have been killed in several clashes in the Orakzai district. Pakistani Taliban leader {{w|Hakimullah Mehsud]] was believed to have control over this region. The latter is thought to have been killed in an U.S. drone strike in January this year.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Cook Islands and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats rugby league player Adam Watene has died. The Wildcats announced the death of the 31-year-old earlier today. They reported he collapsed in the gym shortly after a training session.

A spokesman said, “The Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are sad to announce the sudden passing of Adam Watene. The circumstances surrounding Adam’s death were sudden and unexpected. Everyone at the Wildcats’ thoughts are with Adam’s family, and we ask for their privacy to be respected at this difficult time.”

Watene started his rugby league with the Castleford Tigers and was later signed by the Bradford Bulls. After a year of playing for the bulls of which he only made five first team appearances, he was allowed to sign for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He played a total of 28 games in the two seasons he was with the club.

The Wildcats also said “There will be no further comment from the club at this stage.” Watene is survived by his wife and two children.

A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, November 13, 2008.

Contents

  • 1 Study shows that carrying excess fat around waist increases risk of early death
  • 2 EU abolishes rules banning oddly-shaped fruit
  • 3 Vase bought for £1 sells for £32,450
  • 4 Blackwater may pay financial penalties for improper arms shipments
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A new study has found that people storing extra fat around their waist have a strongly increased chance of early death, even if their overall weight is average. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine today, found that for each addition 5 cm on the waist, the chance of early death is increased by between 13% and 17%.

In the study, 360,000 people from across nine countries in Europe were surveyed.

One of the study’s authors, Professor Elio Riboli of Imperial College London, commented on the findings. “We were surprised to see the waist size having such a powerful effect on people’s health and premature death,” he stated.

Sources


The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, has today lifted its ban on unusually shaped fruits and vegetables, in what the EU’s agriculture commissioner has called “a new dawn for the curvy cucumber and the knobbly carrot”.

The regulation has previously been criticized as an example of the EU’s bureaucracy by critics of the organisation.

The products affected by the deregulation are apricots, artichokes, asparagus, aubergines, avocadoes, beans, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cauliflowers, cherries, courgettes, cucumbers, cultivated mushrooms, garlic, hazelnuts in shell, headed cabbage, leeks, melons, onions, peas, plums, ribbed celery, spinach, walnuts in shell, water melons and witloof/chicory.

Sources


A vase purchased at a car boot sale for £1 has sold for £32,450, following advice from experts on the BBC‘s Antiques Roadshow television program. The vase was sold in an auction at Christie’s.

The vase was found to be a 1929 work made by the French designer Rene Lalique.

Sources


Recent anonymous press briefings by US State Department officials indicated that its arms control division may punish Blackwater Worldwide for improper paperwork.

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has the power to fine or agree voluntary penalties with exporters of certain weapons, who do not follow correct procedures. Blackwater Worldwide, a private military company, exported automatic weapons to Iraq that became the subject of a federal investigation first disclosed in 2007. Concern was expressed by the unnamed officials that paperwork errors may make the weapons untraceable, and that some reached Iraq’s black market.

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Friday, April 1, 2005 Several sources report Pope John Paul II, who was receiving nutrition from a tube inserted through his nose, is no longer using the tube. The tube was inserted shortly after the pontiff appeared at his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square and was only able to speak several words.

The tube used was threaded down the nose and throat into the stomach. A surgically implanted tube was also considered at the time, but it was deemed excessively invasive according to Dr. Barbara Paris, director of geriatrics at Maimonides Medical Center in New York.

There are reports the pontiff has a severe urinary tract infection. The infection caused a severe fever which developed into a medical crisis. He is being treated by antibiotics and has recently suffered from heart failure and a significant reduction in kidney function. According to the Vatican, he is currently “lucid”, breathing shallowly, and surrounded by his top aides.

The Pope’s condition has led many to pray — both Catholics and non-Catholics. A large number of people are outside the papal apartment in the Vatican City. Many people have also come to pray at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.

The ailing Pope also suffers from Parkinson’s disease, which makes it difficult for him to talk while knee and hip ailments are taking a serious toll on his mobility. The series of new ailments follows the breathing tube insertion by only a month’s time.

Pay Day Loans – What you should know

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Todd O\’Brien

You require cash right away but you do not want to ask a favor from friends and relatives. Pay day loans refer to short-term loans usually acquired during paydays. You get the cash through your bank account and you pay for the interest usually on your next payday. Knowing the interest or a cost involved in a payday loan will give you an idea whether you will pursue getting one or not.

First, the best thing to do first is to search for lending companies offering lower rates on their payday loans. Third, before signing in for a payday loan require the lending company to provide you with the computation of the composition of the payday loan. Moreover, if you are not able to pay the full amount of your payday loan the lending company will charge you a finance fee to lengthen the duration of your loan.

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Always bear in mind that the lending company will push you to pay the full amount of the loan. Pay day loan also referred to as a pay day advance, is a little and short term loan normally given to borrowers and secured against their next salary. These loans has been a savior to many people caught up by urgent expenses in the middle of the month before the next salary, without someone to turn to.

Such emergency cases include medical expenses, school fees, vehicle repair and other expenses, which could not have been predictable at the time of the last pay check. The reason why the rates are so high is that risks exposed to the lender are higher compared to conventional loans. If the borrower fails to repay the loan in due time, then the loan grows incredibly at a blast. Another problem is that there is exploitation by the lenders. Many people get enclosed into a trap of a pay day cycle.

Pay day loans are a loyal rescue to so many problems but should always be the last option to think about. It is advantageous when borrowers are informed on the rapid growth of interest rates associated with these loans before attempting to borrow. A Quick Run Down Of Pay Day Loans If Your Looking To Get One. Usually with no credit check required, credit issues that would prevent other types of loans are no longer a problem. With cash available either the same day or next day for many payday loan companies, there is no long wait required.

Companies are constantly competing for business in the payday loan market and will offer rates that are suitable for any budget. Without having to worry about where the extra money is going to come from for any situation, the stress of an emergency is astronomical. It\’s important to be well-informed and ask questions if something seems unclear. Many companies even offer extended payment plans, or can give you a renewable loan if the problem is ongoing. Pay day loans can offer an affordable solution to consumers who find themselves in an emergency situation with no cash on hand.

If you want

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help pay to get a vehicle or house unexpected emergency, like your boiler providing up 1 you, or an expensive car part heading these types of loans are excellent. Although in case your going to just buy luxurious items your proberly greatest saving. These pay day loans are excellent for emergancy buys similar to house or vehicle problems which you just cant afford now.

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Contents

  • 1 Wikinews News Brief, February 27 2008 0430 UTC
    • 1.1 Introduction
    • 1.2 Events of worldwide notability, military action, disasters etc.
      • 1.2.1 Kenya peace talks put on hold
      • 1.2.2 Jersey child abuse case ‘was not covered up’
      • 1.2.3 Nigerian election result will not be annulled
      • 1.2.4 Iraq demands immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops
    • 1.3 Non-disastrous local events with notable impact and dead celebrities
      • 1.3.1 Massive blackouts hit Florida
      • 1.3.2 Thousands protest privatisation of Australian electricity industry
      • 1.3.3 Pakistan’s ban on YouTube lifted
      • 1.3.4 Minor earthquake shakes England
    • 1.4 Business, commerce and academia
      • 1.4.1 Seeds placed in Norwegian vault as agricultural ‘insurance policy’
      • 1.4.2 Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch to be auctioned off
      • 1.4.3 Microsoft Network users experience international outage
      • 1.4.4 Video hosting website Stage6 to shut down
    • 1.5 Arts and culture
      • 1.5.1 N.Y. orchestra helps forge relations with North Korea
    • 1.6 Footer

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Monday, July 16, 2007

In two separate incidents, men posing as members of the New York Police Department (NYPD), have invaded homes in the New York City area. In both cases, they robbed the residents, but in the most recent, they sexually assaulted a woman.

On Saturday, July 14, at 1:09 a.m. EDT (UTC-4), four men knocked on the door of a Yonkers, New York, apartment. The 33-year-old male that lives there opened the door, as the men outside wore NYPD hats and t-shirts, and had badges hanging around their necks.

The men promptly ordered the male victim to the floor. “When this guy pushed me, he had a gun in my face,” the victim said. “I could see the other guy. He motioned to the others, come on, let’s go, let’s go.” The intruders shouted “Where are the drugs?” as they ransacked the apartment.

Two of the men entered the bedroom and sexually assaulted the 30-year-old female. The couple has a five-year-old child, who was sleeping in another bedroom. “The more I resisted, the more he began to hit me,” the woman said. She said she was sexually assaulted by two of the men while her boyfriend was bound and guarded.

Frightened. Make you think twice before you want to open the door, you know

Police said the men then left with a cell phone, a laptop computer, a diamond ring and a gold chain. Police do not believe that they were real officers. As of this afternoon, no arrests have been made.

On Thursday, July 5, shortly after six p.m. in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn five men knocked on the door claiming to be “the police.” When the victims opened the door, they pushed their way in demanding the family give them drugs and money.

When police responded to a call reporting a robbery, they found the family, husband, wife and their daughter, tied up. The man suffered a head injury when he was pistol-whipped. Police say the robbers got away with a camera, jewelry, and US$5,000 in currency.

Neighbors told NY1 that they were stunned. “Frightened. Make you think twice before you want to open the door, you know,” said one of the neighbors. “Now you be asking for all this ID and stuff and even still you’re going to wonder, are they for real? So it’s kind of scary.”

There is no word about whether the two cases are connected. Yonkers is on the border of New York City, but is outside the jurisdiction of the NYPD.

byAlma Abell

Is a broken air vent causing issues and costing you money in your home or business? The surprising truth is probably more than you realize. For most people, air vents more than likely never really cross their minds. In many cases an air vent is placed in an area that is easily over looked, like high up near the ceiling or perhaps even behind furniture. Esthetically this is can be a good thing, but sometimes it can also be a hindrance of basic home maintenance and repair.

Signs You May Need Air Vent Repair:

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  • Specific rooms not heating/cooling

  • Suffering from allergies

  • Odd or displeasing smells

  • Higher heating/cooling bills

Flow into Better Air Quality

Over time air vents collect dust and other particles or debris that can create poor ventilation issues. This can cause a significant increase in how hard a heating and cooling system has to work, thus resulting in higher energy bills each month. As if that is not enough incentive to check your home for any needed air vent repair, it can also increase the amount of allergens circulating in your home. Smell something odd? Odd odors in your home, especially those contained in specific rooms could be signs of mold growth within your vent or its filter. This could potentially cause issues for not only allergy sufferers, but for those who have asthma as well.

Call a Professional and Breathe Easy

If you have noticed any of the signs mentioned above, take the time to call a professional to check the air vents in your home. You can get the most out of your air ventilation systems by utilizing the services of companies like Duct Armor, who specializes in products and services that optimize the performance and quality of your ventilation systems and essentially the air you breathe.