Monday, July 16, 2012

Needles Found in Airline Sandwiches

Four Delta Airlines flights, flying out of Amsterdam, all found surprises in their food.

On each of the US bound flights, a turkey sandwich was found with a sewing needle in it.

Two of them were found by passengers, which prompted the search of a total of eighteen flights.

For now, Delta has stopped serving sandwiches on their flights. All of the sandwiches were prepared by Gate Gourmet.

The FBI and TSA are working with Delta and Gate Gourmet to investigate how the needles ended up in the sandwiches.

Ford Recalling 10,000 2013 Escapes

More than ten thousand 2013 Ford Escapes are being recalled.

Ford is recalling vehicles from the US, Canada, and Mexico.

An error in manufacturing led to extra carpet padding that can get in the way of the brake pedal.

All of the vehicles with the error were made between March 8 and June 7 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Owners of the vehicles are being asked to call Ford at 866-436-7332.

No injuries or accidents were reported due to the problem, Ford is making the recall after "internal evaluations" discovered it.

Floods in India Kill Over 100

Over one hundred people have been killed in India due to flooding along the Brahmaputra River.

Four hundred thousand people have been left homeless in Assam.

A lot of the flooding was caused by levee's over flowing, causing anger among the populace.

Many people accuse government officials of pocketing money that was meant to improve the levees.

Officials counter that people are just living in the wrong places, saying the areas are at high risk of flooding.

The national government is now investigating the situation.

Fiat Now With Espresso Maker

Fiat's new 500L model will come with a espresso maker option.

The hand held espresso maker plugs into its own power source in the center console.

Lavazza's expresso maker takes less than a minute to make you drink.

It is available for an extra three hundred dollars.

Plans are for it to be available all throughout western Europe by the end of the year.

However, fears of being sued are for coffee burns, are keeping the company from making it available to the US.

Remembering: Apollo 11

At 09:32 EDT, on July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 takes off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

On board were Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins.

Over the next seventy-six hours they would travel 240,000 miles, and enter an orbit around the moon.

Armstrong and Aldrin would become the first men to walk on the moon.

As he stepped on the lunar surface, Armstrong said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

When they left the moon they left behind a plaque that reads, "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot on the moon. July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."

Five more Apollo missions would land on the moon, but since 1972 no one has been back.

Remembering: Washington DC

July 16, 1790 the Congress of the United States declares a location for a brand new capital.

They choose a mosquito infested area of swamp, due to it's proximity to navigable rivers.

President George Washington a French architect and city planner named Pierre L Enfant to design the future city.

In 1793 the President's Mansion was one of the first buildings began, it would be finished in 1800.

Though originally named the District of Columbia, it would later be named after Washington.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

UAE Begins Using Oil Pipeline

On Sunday the United Arab Emirates began using the new cross country oil pipeline.

The nearly two hundred and fifty mile long pipeline will carry at least 1.5 million barrels a day.

UAE officials have been filling the pipeline since June 30, but it wasn't allowed to begin flowing til today.

Til now, all of the country's oil was transported by tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has repeatedly threatened to shut down.

With the new pipeline, oil now flows directly to the city of Fujairah, which lies on the Indian Ocean.

Oman, the only other Middle East country that borders the Indian Ocean, is also planning a pipeline that will avoid the Persian Gulf.

Deadly Tornadoes Strike in Poland

Kujawy-Pomorze and Wielkopolska provinces in Poland were struck by multiple tornadoes on Saturday.

Over one hundred homes were destroyed, killing one and injuring at least a dozen others.

Hundreds of acres of forest were damaged and power lines were downed throughout the area.

Storms are expected to continue for at least the next couple of days.

Government forces are rushing to the aid of the affected areas in attempts to search for the missing and restore power.

Aurora Police Ask For Help in Search for Woman



The Aurora Police Department is asking for the public's help.

Fifty-seven year old Dorine Avery is missing and was last seen around noon on Saturday near her house in Aurora, Colorado.

Avery is a petite black woman, about 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighing less than 100 pounds.

She was last seen wearing pink pajamas and black "fuzzy type" slippers.

Police added that recent medical issues make walking difficult and prevent her from walking very far, which added to the worries for her safety.

Anyone with information about Avery's whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Alton Reed at 303-739-6068 or Detective Gretchen Fronapfel at 303-739-6013.

Floods Kill 26 in Japan

At least twenty-six people have lost their lives to floods and mudslides in southern Japan, and six more are missing.

Torrential rains have caused the flooding and mudslides, which have cut off thousands of Japanese.

Around a quarter of a million people had been ordered to evacuate, but many were being allowed to return home Sunday, as the rains stopped.

The Japanese Defense Forces have been using helicopters to fly in food and supplies, to cut off areas.

Western Japan also saw some flooding due to the rains, but it was limited and only damaged about one hundred homes.