| Nigeria: Onne Customs Realises N23.8 Billion in 9 Months | | Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:46:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Nigerian Customs at Onne Port has since January to September 2006, collected N23.82bn as revenue while it seized 157 containers of contraband worth N541,879,782.49 within the same period. The revenue consists of N13.79bn federally collected revenue and N8.6bn non federal revenue. This was without the indication of the target set for the zone this year as it was not disclosed. Briefing newsmen yesterday at the Port, Comptroller of Customs in Onne, Mr. John Atte said due to the strict vigilance of his men and the implementation of the destination inspection programme of the Federal Government has reduced smuggling by 60 per cent. According to him, the Onne Port is now fully ready for their work following the installation of a scanner capable of screening 200 containers a day at the rate of 45 seconds per container.... | |
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| | | Victims in Redwood park crash ID'd | | Posted Thursday, October 05, 2006 2:45:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | OAKLAND ? Authorities Thursday identified the two people who died Wednesday after the 1989 Acura Legend they were in skidded off the road and fell into a gully in Redwood Regional Park. According to the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau and the California Highway Patrol, the deceased are Barakah Nelson, a 26-year-old female, and Jacob Moreno, a 24-year-old male, both of Oakland. Nelson was driving the car when it crashed, said Sgt. R. Bowers, an official with the coroner's bureau. Autopsies were performed Thursday, Bowers said, but details were not available. The CHP, which is investigating the incident, released a statement Wednesday evening which said "for an unknown reason" the driver "failed to properly negotiate a left curve in the roadway" as the car traveled north on Redwood toward Skyline Boulevard.... | |
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| | | Daughter seeks return of breathing machine | | Posted Wednesday, September 06, 2006 4:45:54 PM by Blog57 Team | | LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - A Lancaster woman is appealing to the person responsible for the early Friday morning theft of a vehicle that contained new breathing apparatus for her severely ill father. Lancaster Police say a 1992 Acura Legend stolen from the 800 block of Hershey Avenue contained a breathing machine that had just been delivered to Miguel Rodriguez, 58, who is being treated for terminal prostate cancer at Lancaster Regional Hospital. The car belongs to his daughter, Sonia Rodriguez. She said her father has suffered for several months and had recently been diagnosed with sleep apnea. Doctors say her father requires the device, known as a CPAP machine, to get desperately needed rest from cancer treatment. "He hasn't been able to sleep for about a year, and doctors just finally diagnosed his problem," Ms.... | |
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| | | Jury may get case today in shooting of trooper | | Posted Sunday, September 03, 2006 10:46:05 AM by Blog57 Team | | Prosecutors on Tuesday finished their case against a Hampton man accused of shooting a Virginia State Police trooper last summer near the Hampton Roads Center Parkway. The case could go to a jury today. Rico Burnett, 30, of Hampton is charged with attempted capital murder of a police officer in the July 1, 2005, shooting of Trooper R.S. "Bobby" Bowers Jr. Burnett also faces charges of using and possessing a firearm, evading and eluding, hit and run, possession of marijuana and reckless driving. Burnett is accused shooting Bowers after the trooper tried to stop his speeding car on the parkway. Police said Burnett refused to stop then took off on foot after crashing an Acura Legend into a house on Big Bethel Road. Burnett shot the trooper in the neck and shoulder area and in the leg as the trooper approached him, police said.... | |
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| | | Man shot outside Belltown nightclub | | Posted Sunday, August 13, 2006 12:46:31 AM by Blog57 Team | | Seattle police have arrested three men after a shooting outside a Belltown nightclub that was prompted by a minor traffic collision. The shooting happened about 2 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of Bell Street and Western Avenue. One man was left with a gunshot wound to his chest and was taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment. His condition was unavailable Thursday. According to police, at least four officers were at a nightclub conducting a premise check before closing. Police spokesman Sean Whitcomb said such checks are routine for officers, who want to show their presence just as patrons begin leaving the closing nightclubs. The officers were inside the club when they heard the gunshot. Once outside, officers were told by bystanders that someone had been shot and that the gunman was fleeing in a GMC Suburban that was just driving out of the parking lot of Club Venom.... | |
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| | | He's a Spreadsheet Champ but, Ladies, Certainly No Nerd | | Posted Friday, August 11, 2006 2:45:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | There are champions: World Series champions, Super Bowl champions, Westminster Kennel Club champions. Also, Microsoft Excel champions. Jeffrey Lear, 17, who will be a senior at Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge, is the U.S. Microsoft Excel champion. He earned a free trip last weekend to Walt Disney World because of his performance in March on a certification exam that measures a person's skills with the Microsoft spreadsheet application. Lear, who took the certification test as part of a high school computer class, scored the highest out of more than 40,000 U.S. students, and with the fastest time. .... | |
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| | | Investigation Continues Into Deadly Bronx Car Accident | | Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 12:45:55 AM by Blog57 Team | | Investigators are still looking into what caused a car on the Bronx River Parkway to jump the median Sunday and crash into oncoming traffic. Five people were killed in the crash and two others are fighting for their lives. The accident happened around 2:30 Sunday afternoon between exits 5 and 6 at 177th Street on the Bronx River Parkway. Officials say the 1994 Acura Legend carrying seven people was driving southbound when it crossed the median into northbound traffic and hit three other vehicles. The five people who died were all in the Acura, several reportedly from the same family. The two passengers who survived the crash were taken to Jacobi Medical Center where they're listed in critical condition. .... | |
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| | | Readers share their car singing habits | | Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 2:46:45 PM by Blog57 Team | | Seems like there are lots of Treasure Valley behind-the-wheel singers. In the July 8 Life story called "Car Tunes," we cited a recent survey called "Music in Motion" that said women, redheads, SUV drivers and those born under the astrological sign Aries are the most likely to belt out a song in the car, while Capricorns are the least likely to be caught singing. And, those crooners will likely be singing in the p.m., to rock and roll, oldies and pop music. Plus, if they get caught singing while at a red light, most people will clam up. We invited readers to share their car singing habits with us to see how we rate with the national survey. Here are some of their replies: "What a fun story! I sing in the car all the time. Never in the shower — always in the car.... | |
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