Geo’s reporter Anwar hurt in Hyderabad ambush

Updated at: Sunday, July 25, 2010
HYDERABAD: Unknown assailant(s) opened fire at Geo News’ van, injuring reporter Anwar Kamal and driver Naseem seriously here at Thandi Sarak, A PAKISTAN TIMES reported late Saturday.

Two were rushed to a local hospital where they are being provided medical aid.

According to details, Anwar Kamal along driver Naseem was on his way to Hyderabad on Geo’s van after covering a news event relating to Dadu-Manchar Lake, when unknown gunmen on motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire at van.

The ambush took place in front of GOR police station, a woman police station, but the assailants could not be identified who, all of a sudden, succeeded to flee the crime scene, sources said.

Anwar Kamal received a bullet on his left shoulder, hospital sources confirmed to media.

DIG Hyderabad Fayyaz Laghari said security at all the city’s entrance and exit points has been beefed up.

Geo’s reporter Anwar hurt in Hyderabad ambush

Chenab floodwater heading to Qadirabad

Updated at: 1105 PST, Friday, July 23, 2010
LAHORE: Floodwater from River Chenab is heading to Qadirabad while reports of high-level flood in River Chenab at Head Khanki and Head Marala positions are reaching here,reported BY
A PAKISTAN TIMES.

The high-level flood is feared to hit Qadirabad sometimes at 12 pm today, Flood Warning Center said.

FWC has issued warning of high-level flood heading to hit Qadirabad as water level is constantly rising here.
sources:www.geo.tv

Chenab floodwater heading to Qadirabad

Hundreds of dead penguins wash ashore in Brazil

SAO PAULO — Hundreds of penguins that apparently starved to death are washing up on the beaches of Brazil, worrying scientists who are still investigating what's causing them to die.

About 500 of the black-and-white birds have been found just in the last 10 days on Peruibe, Praia Grande and Itanhaem beaches in Sao Paulo state, said Thiago do Nascimento, a biologist at the Peruibe Aquarium.

Most were Magellan penguins migrating north from Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands in search of food in warmer waters.reported by A PAKISTAN TIMES

Many are not finding it: Autopsies done on several birds revealed their stomachs were entirely empty — indicating they likely starved to death, Nascimento said.

Scientists are investigating whether strong currents and colder-than-normal waters have hurt populations of the species that make up the penguins' diet, or whether human activity may be playing a role.

"Overfishing may have made the fish and squid scarcer," Nascimento said.

Nascimento said it's common for penguins to swim north this time of year. Inevitably, some get lost along the way or die from hunger or exhaustion, and end up on the Brazilian coast far from home.

But not in such numbers — Nascimento said about 100 to 150 live penguins show up on the beach in an average year, and only 10 or so are dead.

"What worries us this year," he said, "is the absurdly high number of penguins that have appeared dead in a short period of time."
sources:www.msnbc.msn.com

Hundreds of dead penguins wash ashore in Brazil

Small Screens, Big Budgets

By AMY CHOZICK

For its new gangster series "Boardwalk Empire," HBO built a $5 million, 300-foot-long boardwalk on the Brooklyn waterfront to recreate Atlantic City circa 1920. The set required 150 tons of steel and includes historical elements like the Baby Incubator, an actual nursery where tourists could gawk at tiny, premature infants.reported by A PAKISTAN TIMES
The 12 episodes produced for the first season employed more than 300 crew members, 225 actors in speaking roles and 1,000 extras. It took about 200 days to shoot, twice what a standard network drama would take.

Sumptuous historical epics have long been part of screen entertainment, from Cecil B. DeMille to "Gone With the Wind," "Ben-Hur" to "Braveheart." Now, a Renaissance is flourishing, and in an unlikely spot—cable TV. As broadcast networks cut back and fill the prime-time schedule with reality shows made on the cheap, pay-cable channels are splurging on lavish period pieces, and spending big money to mount these productions. Many of these series strive for high quality. Virtually all of them also take advantage of the looser cable environment to portray grisly violence, heaving décolletage and more.
sources:www.online.wsj.com

Small Screens, Big Budgets

Tony Hawk: Still the World's Best Skateboarder at Age 42

Tony Hawk may very well be the greatest skateboarder of all time. At age 42, the legendary Hawk can still pull off a 900. For those who don't know, a "900" refers to a 900 degree aerial spin off of a skateboard ramp. This is one of the most insane skateboarding tricks, and Hawk is one of only four (in the world) who have ever pulled it off.reported by A PAKISTAN TIMES

Watch the video below as Hawk performs in front of more than 25,000 spectators at the Plaza del Mar beach in Barcelona.

P.S. If you're inspired, here's a collection of HowTo's straight from the master himself.
source:www.wonderhowto.com

Tony Hawk: Still the World's Best Skateboarder at Age 42

Kingston man arraigned in third child-rape case

A Kingston man awaiting trial in two child-rape cases was arraigned Wednesday on charges of raping a third child on hundreds of occasions earlier this decade.

Brockton Superior Court Judge Joseph Walker III ordered Joseph H. Gardner held on $1.5 million bail with surety or $150,000 cash bail.reported by A PAKISTAN TIMES

Gardner, 27, was already being held without bail after pleading innocent Dec. 14 to raping a 3-year-old girl when she was staying overnight at his apartment with her mother.

At the time of that alleged offense, Gardner was out on bail after pleading innocent three months earlier to breaking into a Kingston home and raping a 5-year-old girl.

Plymouth County prosecutors say publicity from those two cases prompted the victim in the latest case to come forward.

Gardner is accused of raping the child on 300 to 400 occasions from 1999 to 2002. The girl reportedly told a counselor about the alleged abuse.

Gardner was indicted by a grand jury July 2 and faces one count of forcible child rape. He faces four additional child-rape counts in juvenile court for encounters he allegedly had with the child while he was still a juvenile.

An arraignment date has not yet been set in juvenile court. Prosecutors will argue to have the charges transferred to Superior Court.

Gardner is due back in Brockton Superior Court on Aug. 23 for a pre-trial conference.
source:www.patriotledger.com

Kingston man arraigned in third child-rape case

E.M.T. Is Arrested in 5 Sexual Assaults in Brooklyn

An emergency medical technician for the Fire Department was arrested in a string of armed sexual assaults dating to 2001, including an attack on an 11-year-old girl July 11 this year, the police said Wednesday.REPORTED BY A PAKISTAN TIMES

The technician, Angus Pascall, 33, was accused of assaulting five women and girls between ages 11 and 22 in Brooklyn. He was captured on Tuesday after the latest victim copied down the license plate number of a car that she was forced into at gunpoint.

“That’s how this case was broken,” Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said.

The woman, 20, was walking in the area of Canarsie on Monday afternoon when the suspect forced her into his car and raped her, the police said. He pushed her out of the vehicle and took off after the attack.
SOURCE:www.nytimes.com

E.M.T. Is Arrested in 5 Sexual Assaults in Brooklyn