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Wikinews Shorts: March 7, 2007

A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, March 7, 2007.

The European Union has banned the 35 planes in the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) 45 aircraft fleet from flying in EU airspace. The reason provided by EU was that these plans do not fulfill the safety requirement for international planes and thus were banned. PIA has redeployed its Boeing 777 jets from US to EU flights to facilitate passengers in Europe. Flights PK 782 and PK 790 are still running on time from Toronto in Canada.

Sources

  • “EU bans old PIA planes” — Gulf Daily News, March 6, 2007
  • “EU imposes ban on all but seven PIA planes” — Pakistan Dawn, March 6, 2007

The Oklahoma Senate approved a bill introduced by lawmaker Patrick Anderson of Enid that enables police to seize vehicles when drivers fail to produce proof of insurance. The bill was tacked onto a measure to prohibit inserting microchips into people without their permission. 91,000 drivers have been ticketed for lack of insurance in Oklahoma to date.

Sources

  • RON JENKINS, Associated Press. “Senators approve bill to allow vehicles to be seized” — Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise, March 6, 2007
  • Associated Press. “Senators approve bill to allow vehicles to be seized” — FOX23, March 6, 2007

The New Orleans Saints have released All-Pro wide receiver Joe Horn because of money issues. The Saints hope to draft LSU (Louisiana State University) wide receiver DeWayne Bowe in the NFL Draft to fill Horn’s place.

Sources

  • BRETT MARTE,LCanadian Press. “New Orleans Saints release four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Joe Horn” — CBC News, March 1, 2007
  • “Saints release Horn from his contract” — The News-Star, March 1, 2007

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Dinnerware

An Introduction To Picnic Baskets

Submitted by: Kristy Annely

Picnic baskets are the best way to eat outdoors, and the great outdoors is the best place to eat. So why not get a picnic basket as a gift for someone you love or care for? Or how about one just for yourself?

Picnic baskets are great for taking to a baseball game, a public park, private garden, or just your living room on a rainy day! They come in all shapes and sizes, all styles and tastes. You can buy them packed with dinner plates, bowls, silverware, mugs, corkscrews, picnic blankets, cutting boards, glassware, and much, much more.

Or, if you need a way to pack the food itself, you can buy a picnic basket that is already full of food. They come very simple, containing just the basic like cheese and crackers and a bottle of wine, or very luxurious and decadent. Gourmet picnic baskets can include, smoked salmon, caviar, a wide variety of cheeses and crackers, breads, jams and jellies, fruits and vegetables, various dips, or a couple bottles of wine.

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Picnic baskets are usually made from a wooden weave, such as willow or maple strips. They can also be made of rattan and solid wood with hinges and flaps. Others are made of nylon for full durability and longevity.

Picnic baskets range in price from about $10 for a simple, vintage-style, empty basket for full customizability, to $200 or more for a picnic hamper. A picnic hamper is a huge basket with handles to be carried by at least two people. The hamper can be packed with dinnerware, napkins, and other objects, along with a gigantic assortment of food that is sure to please your entire palate.

No matter what you re looking for in a picnic basket, the possibilities are endless. So why not? Get outside and dig in!

About the Author: Picnic Baskets provides detailed information about decorative, wholesale, wicker, gourmet, and wine picnic baskets, as well as picnic gift baskets, picnic baskets for two, and more. For more information go to

e-picnicbaskets.com

and/or visit its sister site at

e-fruit-baskets.com

for related information.

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Brazil’s Minas state stops sales of Toyota Corolla

Friday, April 23, 2010

Minas, one of the largest states of Brazil, has stopped the sale of the Toyota Corolla over safety concerns.

The move was made after nine Corolla customers reported that their cars automatically accelerated. The state public prosecutor’s office said in an online statement on Tuesday that the problem is blamed on accelerator pedals sticking underneath floor mats. Local government said the issue was “putting in danger the lives of occupants”.

According to the prosecutor’s office, sales of Corollas may resume when Toyota alters the floormats in its current models. Toyota has recalled over eight million vehicles worldwide due to acceleration problems.

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Missing Afghan jet found; 104 believed dead

Saturday, February 5, 2005

On Saturday NATO and Afghan troops located the wreckage of the Kam Air Boeing 737 missing since Thursday.

Afghan interior ministry spokesman Latfullah Mashal announced the discovery. “The debris of the plane was found around 25 kilometers east of Kabul in a mountainous area called Band-e Ghazi.”

The jet had been enroute to Kabul from Herat when it was diverted due to heavy snow. The crew then sought clearance to land across the border in Peshawar, Pakistan before it lost contact with air control. 104 persons are reported to have been aboard, including 8 crew members; there are no signs of survivors reported.

The weather conditions have hampered search and rescue efforts. NATO-operated helicopters located the crash site. Afghan police and units from Afghanistan’s foreign peacekeeping force are investigating the scene of the crash, according to Mr. Mashal.

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Sports

Horse Training Moving Your Horses Feet

By Annabelle Cabella

Do you want to learn moving your equines feet?

Training to direct your horse to motion in different routes is also a chance to gain the equines reverence. In the world of equines, there are leaders and followers, and as an equine trainer, you are in the equines domain and you need to adjust. As a horseman, you certainly want the position of the leader and your horse as the follower. Achieve this thru groundwork and by moving your horses feet.

In a herd, the alpha horse has the capability and ascendancy to make the other equines move in any direction. When a horse is with you, the animal operates in the same principle and it only responds accordingly in your ability to establish yourself as the leader. Command respect at all times, especially while on groundwork. Let it be clear, if the horse does not respect you on the ground, it will not respect you on the saddle.

Bear this in mind, Whoever moves first is the loser!

This appears like a simple concept, but it is a natural fact, your horse notices each time you keep your feet still and make his move. If it senses that you are moving your feet as a response to its own movements, it will entitle the horse for the more dominant role. This is the rationale why you must get connected to your horses feet as the leader on groundwork. For any purpose why you are training your horsewhether it is for jumping, competition, or for pleasure ridinga good partnership must be established during groundwork.

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How to make your horse move and warm-up with you

Have a spacious training area. A round pen is great place to do it. Also be sure that the surface is flat and void of any unnecessary obstacles and distractions. Safety for both you and your horse should be prioritized.

Start the training with a positive attitude and make sure that your horse is up to the task.

Understand the right of communicating with your horse. At this point, body positioning, signals, and motion are the most vital variables. Learn where you want to place yourself in relation to the equine. Recognize where to place pressure to get the horse moving to direction you desire. Using tools like a stick or a whip may be an excellent idea. Such aids are only used for extending your energy and not for hitting the horse.

It is all about positive reinforcement. Learn the best rewards to give to the horse.

Voice commands can be helpful as well but focus on your body language.

Learn how to hook-up. You can effectively make the horse to stop moving with this technique.

Always be sensitive with the horses feelings. Dont push too hard when the equine is already showing signs of boredom, anxiety, and exhaustion. Always be sensitive with the equines feelings. Dont push too hard when the equine is already showing signs of boredom, anxiety, and exhaustion.

Learn how to hook-up. You can effectively make the equine to stop moving with this technique.

By principle, the horse perceives groundwork as playtime with you. Conversely, as a serious horseman, moving your equines feet is all work for you. Dont worry; it pays dividends in the end.

About the Author: If you want to learn more about

round pen horse training

in natural horsemanship, visit

EasyHorseTraining.com

. The website provides useful resources and equine training videos that you and your horse will love!

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Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101.

Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United States.

Schreckengost’s peers included the far more famous designers Raymond Loewy and Norman Bel Geddes.

In 2000, the Cleveland Museum of Art curated the first ever retrospective of Schreckengost’s work. Stunning in scope, the exhibition included sculpture, pottery, dinnerware, drawings, and paintings.

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Wikinews interviews specialists on China, Iran, Russia support for al-Assad

Monday, September 23, 2013

Over the past week, diplomatic actions have averted — or, at least delayed — military strikes on Syria by the United States. Wikinews sought input from a range of international experts on the situation; and, the tensions caused by Russia’s support for the al-Assad regime despite its apparent use of chemical weapons.

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Tensions in the country increased dramatically, late August when it was reported between 100 and 1,300 people were killed in an alleged chemical attack. Many of those killed appeared to be children, with some of the pictures and video coming out of the country showing — according to witnesses — those who died from apparent suffocation; some foaming at the mouth, others having convulsions.

Amongst Syria’s few remaining allies, Iran, China, and Russia continue to oppose calls for military intervention. In an effort to provide a better-understanding of the reasoning behind their ongoing support, the following people were posed a range of questions.

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Fleet Management

Top 5 Factors For Selecting Gps Tracking Application

Top 5 factors for selecting GPS Tracking Application

by

terryrlittrell

It has been trend now days of using Smart Phones like iPhone, BlackBerry or Android and many more whether school going kid or young professionals. Nobody revoke uses of smart apps such as gps tracking applications.

In app world there is lots of GPS Tracking Applications avail for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry. These gps applications have own pros and cons. For instance, Pros: You can track your kid or spouse through your smart phone. Cons: You’ll have to keep eye on privacy of your data.

Therefore selecting GPS Tracking Application is most important and avoided topic in app world. So we are going to illustrate most important factors while selecting any gps tracking application. Features of the application, application availability on cross platform i.e. Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows, Relevance of data provides by application, Privacy of user and Most important thing price of application as it decide to purchase it or not.

1.Features Features of Application plays vital part in buying any gps tracking application. While Selecting Any GPS Application, Look around the features of application such as whether application provides location data or not, list of incoming / outgoing call, list of sent / received texts.

Another Most Important factor is way of masking application in your spouse’s smart phone or kid’s smart phone. After Checking features of application, compare it with other competitor’s application avail in the market. So you’ll get idea about how powerful gps tracking application is?

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It’s always better to go with application have gps location data, list of incoming / outgoing calls, list of sent / received texts and way of masking application.

2.Cross Platform Tracking – Check Platform independence of Application whether it avails for all platform or not i.e. iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, windows mobile or Java based phones. Don’t forget to check cross platform working ability of application. For instance if you’re using android phone but you’re partner is on iPhone in this case it’s better to check it out whether you’re selected application provides cross platform tracking or not (like wise Android to iPhone tracking, iPhone to BlackBerry Tracking or BlackBerry to Android Tracking and vice versa.)

For avoiding this kind of situation always choose application works on cross platform.

3.Data Relevance Data is the heart of any gps tracking application. Look around frequency of data update, notification to user about such set places and relevance of data. Also check whether the application provides data updating as per its setting or user can set the setting as they want i.e. Data updating after every 1 hour or 2 hour, alert for specific place.

Select GPS tracking application based on relevance of data, customized setting for data retrieval and notification as per need of user.

4.Privacy – Now day users are more concerned about their privacy, nobody wants interference into their privacy. This same thing applies while using any gps tracking application. Check it after downloading data into application, it keeps on third party server or own server of application provider or not. If apps don’t store the data after downloading which mean you’re data is safe with the respect of privacy of user.

It’s better to use application that doesn’t store data once it downloaded on their server.

5.Price – Most of the GPS Tracking Applications are paid with monthly or yearly pay out. Some application has minimal price whether pricing of some application are too high. It’s difficult to buy application for user if the pricing is dear.

So always consider if you’re spending $$$ on application monthly or yearly in return which features you’re getting. If you don’t want some other advanced feature then don’t spend extra bucks on gps application.

Always consider these 5 factors before selecting any gps tracking application for android, blackberry or any other smart phones.

The author has precisely portrayed some of the most striking features of the

GPS Tracking Application

. In app world there is lots of

Children GPS Tracking

Apps available like blackberry tracking application, Android Tracker application. It is easily available in the market now.

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Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101.

Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United States.

Schreckengost’s peers included the far more famous designers Raymond Loewy and Norman Bel Geddes.

In 2000, the Cleveland Museum of Art curated the first ever retrospective of Schreckengost’s work. Stunning in scope, the exhibition included sculpture, pottery, dinnerware, drawings, and paintings.

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