Thursday, May 3, 2012

Stabbing in Aurora Leaves One Dead

Around 4:30 Thursday afternoon, a fight broke out on an RTD bus, as it approached the intersection of Smoky Hill and Chambers.

According to police two men went after one man in the back of the bus. The man on his own stabbed both of the other men. One of them was stabbed in the chest, stumbled off the by then stopped bus and collapsed. The other man, pushed the knife wielder into the bus's windshield, which broke, and then ran into a nearby bar, for help, having suffered cuts to his hands.

Both the men who'd been stabbed, were taken to a nearby hospital, where the one was pronounced dead. The man with the knife is in police custody.

It is unknown, at this time, whether the man pulled the knife in self defense, or if the men went after him because he had pulled the knife.

Police have not released names, but did say all three men were between twenty and thirty years of age. None of the other ten passengers, or the driver were injured.

Russia Threatens Against European Missile Defense

Russia has threatened to use "destructive force preemptively" if the US continues it's plans to build a missile shield in Central Europe.

A fresh set of talks began Thursday, between Russia and NATO, but already Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said the talks were "close to a dead end".

Moscow believes that any kind of missile interceptor system would be a threat to their own security.

The US and her allies state that the system would primarily be to defend against Iranian and North Korean threats.

Ever since 2000, when President George W. Bush proposed a missile defense system in Europe, Russia and the US have argued over it. In 2008, President Obama scrapped the plan.

However, in 2010, Poland and the US signed an agreement to house a missile defense base at Poland's Redzikowo airstrip.

Jered Weaver Throws First No Hitter

Angel's pitcher Jered Weaver threw the first no hitter of his career, last night. It was the second no hitter of the MLB season, and the ninth in Angel's history.

He went the full nine innings, only seeing two batters reach base. One on a missed third strike, by the catcher, in the second; the other on a walk, in the seventh.

Weaver, who finished second in American League Cy Young voting, last year, struck out nine of the Twins' batters. Earlier this year he crossed the one thousand strike outs barrier, in his MLB career.

So far this season, Weaver is 4-0 with forty-five strike outs in 44.2 innings pitched. He is running an ERA of 1.61.

Junior Seau; Dead at 43

Football legend, Junior Seau was found dead on Wednesday, from a gunshot to his chest. Police are investigating, but do not suspect foul play.

A neighbor said he would often see Seau on the balcony, or in the ocean paddle boarding or surfing. Two days ago, he saw him playing the ukulele on his balcony, describing the tune as "Hawaiian-style music". "He was smiling and happy and looking at the sky and looking at the waves."

Seau's football career began in high school, where he also lettered in basketball and track and field. Football, though, was where he really shone, making All-American his senior year. From there he went to USC, posting nineteen sacks his final year there, gaining a unanimous first team All American spot.

In 1990, he was the fifth pick overall in the NFL draft. He quickly became one of the most popular players on the San Diego Chargers, and was nicknamed The Tasmanian Devil. In 2003, he would be traded to the Miami Dolphins, where he played til 2006, when they released him due to injuries.

On August 14, 2006 an extremely emotional Seau announced his retirement and signed a one day contract with the Chargers. But just four days later he signed with the New England Patriots, and played there through the 2009 season. January 13, 2010 he announced his intentions to retire, but never officially did.

Over his twenty year career, he was selected to the Pro Bowl twelve times. Perhaps the biggest highlight of his career was the 1994 AFC Championship game. In that game he was playing with a pinched nerve in his neck, yet had an astounding sixteen tackles.

Seau was consistently active in helping the area around Oceanside, California, especially the Samoan community. In 1992, Seau created the Junior Seau Foundation with the mission to educate and empower young people through the support of child abuse prevention, drug and alcohol awareness, recreational opportunities, anti-juvenile delinquency efforts and complimentary educational programs.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Members of Occupy Cleveland Attempt to Blow up Bridge

On Tuesday, The FBI arrested five members of Occupy Cleveland, after they attempted to blow up a bridge that joined two of Cleveland's suburbs.

Self identified anarchists, the men had worked for months, planning the terrorism. Luckily an FBI informant had inserted himself with them early on, and so every bit was kept track of.

The group researched explosives and purchased what they thought was C-4, but a harmless material had been substituted by the FBI agent.

On May 1, they planted the fake explosives on their target bridge, armed them, left and hid themselves, then waited for the bridge to reach it's peak traffic. At that time they entered the codes that they thought would blow it up. The FBI then immediately stormed in and made arrests.

Each of the terrorists faces jail sentences of more than twenty years. They are being held without bond.

Amazon TV

Amazon has announced that it will begin developing it's own TV shows. Focus will be on comedies and children's shows. The shows will be available through Amazon's streaming service, Amazon Instant Video.

At this point Amazon is offering as much as $55,000 and five percent royalties to anyone who's show idea is turned into a full series.

TV shows were a natural progression from the company's already begun movie making segment.

In November of 2010, Amazon launched Amazon Studios, to begin creating it's own movies. So far Amazon Studios has received over 700 test films, and more than 7,000 scripts. Fifteen movies are currently under production.

Both the movies and shows will also be part of Amazon's Prime service. For $79 a year, members receive unlimited streaming, free two day delivery on an unlimited number of items, as well as other services.

North Korea Could Have 7 or More Nukes

Nuclear experts in South Korea now estimate that the North has enough uranium for as many as six or seven nuclear bombs.

And they are continuing to enrich more materials at Yongbyon, their main nuclear facility. Other sites could be as well, but aren't confirmed.

Concerns and tensions are heightened right now, due to an attempted rocket launch two weeks ago, and the increased amount of threats, against the South, coming from the North.

Much of the world also suspects them of preparing to make an underground test, within the next two months.

Deadly Clashes in Cairo

A score or more of people were killed in Cairo on Wednesday as unknown assailants attacked protestors outside the Egyptian Defense Ministry. It is unknown if all of the dead are from the protestors, or if some of their attackers were killed as well.

Footage from state TV showed full on pitched battles taking place between the two sides. The fighting only ended when military vehicles and riot police formed lines between the two sides.

The protestor camp was rumored to have become armed after one of their number was killed earlier in the week. They are protesting the removal of of Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, an ultraconservative Islamist, from the Presidential ballot. Ismail has dual citizenship in the US, and therefore is not eligible to run.

Protestors accuse the interim military government of sending plain clothed soldiers, or of hiring thugs, to create the violence. Whereas state media said it was residents of the neighborhood, upset over the disruption of their lives, who attacked the protest.

Saving Lives by Listening to The Heart

Marie Johnson had her world fall apart a few years ago. Her husband died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 41. She had predicted he would.

She had been doing a project to create a computerized stethoscope, and tested it on him. To her tests there was an anomaly. When he tried a doctor, their tests told them he was fine. Nine months later he died of a heart attack.

The event of her husband's death, ended up pushing her to work all the harder on her project. She invented a device she calls "CADence". CADence picks up the sound of blood trying to push through a blocked passage, much the same way human ears hear water rushing through rocks.

The device can fit in one hand, takes measurements at four different places on the chest, and within two minutes all the information is analyzed. It is much cheaper than current methods, and has already saved lives.

In June, her company AUM Cardiovascular, will begin clinical trials of CADence country wide. And depending on FDA approval, could hit markets by October 2013.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Canned Woodchuck Cider

In a bit of exciting news for cider lovers, Woodchuck Cider has announced that they have begun a canning line.

Woodchuck is one of the world leaders in cider making. Most notably known for their variety of flavors and great taste.

The company has been massively expanding, and can be found in more and more restaurants, bars, and liquor stores.

Towards which they also announced a new $24 million, state of the art facility, in Middlebury, Vermont. Sometime in July they will be breaking ground on it.