Monday, June 11, 2012

'Jersey Shore' cast member Deena arrested in NJ

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Syrian troops and rebels clash across country

This image made from video released by UNSMIS, the UN observer mission in Syria and accessed Saturday, June 9, 2012, purports to show destroyed buses after overnight fighting in Damascus, Syria. In Damascus, residents spoke about a night of shooting and explosions in the worst violence Syria's capital has seen since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began 15 months ago.(AP Photo/UNSMIS via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL

This image made from video released by UNSMIS, the UN observer mission in Syria and accessed Saturday, June 9, 2012, purports to show destroyed buses after overnight fighting in Damascus, Syria. In Damascus, residents spoke about a night of shooting and explosions in the worst violence Syria's capital has seen since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began 15 months ago.(AP Photo/UNSMIS via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL

This image made from video released by UNSMIS, the UN observer mission in Syria and accessed Saturday, June 9, 2012, purports to show destroyed buses after overnight fighting in Damascus, Syria. In Damascus, residents spoke about a night of shooting and explosions in the worst violence Syria's capital has seen since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began 15 months ago.(AP Photo/UNSMIS via AP video)

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(AP) ? Syrian troops attacked a rebel-held town in the center of the country with helicopter gunships on Monday and shelled other restive areas across the country, activists said.

The aerial assault targeted the strategic river crossing town of Rastan that has resisted repeated government offensives for months, they said.

It is part of an escalation of violence in recent weeks that comes despite an internationally-brokered cease-fire that was supposed to go into effect on April 12 but never took hold.

"The regime is now using helicopters more after its ground troops suffered major losses," said Rami Abdul-Rahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. "Dozens of vehicles have been destroyed or damaged" since the end of May.

Syria's Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi recently said that rebels are now using sophisticated anti-tank missiles. Videos posted by activists over the past week have shown many destroyed tanks and armored personnel carriers.

The Observatory and the Local Coordination Committees also reported government shelling in the central provinces of Homs and Hama, the southern region of Daraa, the northern province of Aleppo, and suburbs of the capital Damascus and Deir el-Zour in the east.

The Observatory reported the deaths of four civilians and an army defector in shelling in the area of Ashara in Deir el-Zour, and said another eight unidentified bodies had been discovered nearby. It reported three dead in the Hama shelling.

In Moscow, the Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Iran on Wednesday. Russia and Iran are Syrian President Bashar Assad's strongest allies. Moscow and China have vetoed two Security Council resolutions that threatened possible sanctions against Syria.

The ministry said in a statement that Russia is not playing the role of advocate for certain Middle East regimes. "We are speaking for the strict observance of the norms and principles of international law in the interest of supporting regional stability and security in the Near and Middle East and North Africa," it said.

Syrian activists say the violence has claimed the lives of more than 13,000 people. On Sunday, activists said government shelling killed at least 38 people in the rebellious Homs district in the country's center. It was impossible to independently confirm the death toll.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Sunday that he could not rule out military intervention in Syria, saying the situation there is beginning to resemble the violence that gripped Bosnia in the 1990s.

Hague told Sky News television that time was "clearly running short" to implement international envoy Kofi Annan's cease-fire plan. It was supposed to take effect on April 12 but never took hold.

Hague said Syria was "on the edge of collapse or of a sectarian civil war so I don't think we can rule anything out."

Associated Press

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Home Brewing Supplies ? The way to get Them, Food And Drinks ...

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

The 5 top phone scams ? and how to avoid them

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By Jessica Citizen
Tecca

While so many spams and scams?these days concentrate on email and other online pursuits, some fraudsters are sticking to what they know best: the telephone.?We've bundled up the five worst phone scams that are still making the rounds, throwing in some solid tips to help you avoid the impact.

1. Charities
The phone rings. The caller, who's asking for money, claims to be from the "Childhood Cancer Fantasy Fund." She explains the charity in some detail and offers you a generous gift in exchange for your donation. Perhaps it's a lottery ticket with a large and enticing prize! All you need to do is hand over your credit card details.

This is arguably the lowest form of scamming ? appealing to your good side in an effort to make a few bucks. The worst examples occur in the wake of a disaster, as vultures descend to capitalize on everybody's grief. Unfortunately, charity scammers don't only strike when times are bad.

Fortunately, it's easy to avoid becoming a victim by adhering to one simple rule: Never make donations over the phone, no matter how nicely the caller may ask and how tempting the reward. No charity will run a phone-only fundraiser, so ask the caller to please point you to a website with more information. If it's a legitimate organization, this won't be a problem.

2. Law and order
Another popular phone scam preys on the human desire to escape trouble, whatever the cost. The caller tells you that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest and that you must pay a fine right now or risk a jail term. You'll have to provide your credit card details for an over-the-phone payment and perhaps a few personal details for "identity verification." Your full name, date of birth and Social Security number will suffice ? in other words, just enough for someone to commit identity fraud.

There are a couple of variations of this scam that have done the rounds recently, striking drivers who have allegedly incurred red light camera fines?or penalizing struggling Americans who have taken out short-term loans.?Callers will often know a startling amount of information about you, but it won't necessarily all add up. Listen closely for errors in what callers say, and always ask for more information. Keep in mind that debt collectors do not have the power to arrest anyone! Get a contact name and phone number, and ask to call them back. Then call your local police station and report them, rather than the other way around.

3. Winning big
Whether it's an around-the-world trip, a new car?or a pile of cash, getting a call saying you've won something is pretty exciting ? exciting enough, perhaps, to give away your personal information and bank details, compromising your family's safety. That'll bring you back down to earth quickly.

Taking inspiration from the classic Nigerian prince scam, this sort of prize-winning hoax is a doozy. The caller claims that you have won something so incredible that it doesn't matter that you cannot remember entering the lottery. Because you don't have the winning ticket, however, you'll need to prove your identity, so please hand over your full name, address, date of birth and Social Security number. Sometimes, the prize is awkward to ship, so they'll need your credit card information as well to cover the postage and handling (but don't worry, because the prize itself is worth much more than you'll pay!).

Predictably, though, once that information has left your lips, the scammer has his prize, and you're left with nothing. A safer plan: Don't crack open the champagne just yet, and make sure you check all of the fine print first. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

4. Work at home
It sounds like the best thing in the world ? a phone call offering you a job to work from home. You'll only need to put in a little effort, but the payoff is huge. It sounds so great that you don't really think much about how the caller got your number or how they knew you were out of work.

This scam pops up fairly frequently in email inboxes, but it occurs over the phone as well. Generally, you will be required to make an initial investment to secure your employment. You can do that by either handing over your credit card details or by making an untraceable cash transfer through a service such as Western Union.

Occasionally, the "jobs" advertised are legitimate. More often, they are fronts for money laundering or other dirty deeds. You may be asked to sell items via eBay, make sales calls for assorted products, or make bank deposits into certain accounts. Even more often than that, however, is that the moment your money changes hands, your so-called employer mysteriously disappears.

5. Bank alerts
You've gotten a voicemail saying your bank card has been suspended; please call this toll-free number to activate it. As a bank is a pretty secure place, you'll have to jump through a few hoops to prove that you really are the account holder, so you'll need to hand over all of your account details, your SSN, full name, date of birth, address, phone numbers ? the works.

By now, surely you've guessed: This one's a scam, too, and you've just handed over all of the required information for someone to open a bank account in your name before setting about destroying your credit history. They'll probably max out your credit card while they're at it, too.

While this style of bank scam is nothing new, it's recently undergone a bit of a makeover. As voicemail becomes more prevalent, scammers no longer need to speak directly to their victims. Instead, they ask you to dial a new number, making the call seem safer. Advice given to everybody looking to avoid phone scams is told to never give out personal information over the phone, unless you initiated the call. By dialing the provided toll-free number, you're more likely to believe you're contacting a legitimate business, and all that good advice will evaporate.

The best advice in this situation is to ignore the call. Pop into your local branch and get the teller to check your card for you. I'm sure she'll find there's no suspension on your funds.

Be cautious
Use your common sense whenever answering the phone. If something sounds unusual or too good to be true, don't fall for the trap! When in doubt, don't hand over any cash, personal details or other sensitive information.

Ask for as much information as you can ? the full name of the charity and some contact details ? and do your research. Look up the charity online, search for the phone number you were given, and use databases such as 800notes.com to see if anybody has any experience with your caller.

If this tweaks your conscience, look up your local Red Cross or Cancer Council or Make-A-Wish Foundation and pledge some money directly. You'll feel better knowing the money is going exactly where it should be, not into the pockets of a low-life scammer.

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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Gonorrhea growing resistant to drugs, WHO warns

(AP) ? A sexually transmitted disease that infects millions of people each year is growing resistant to drugs and could soon become untreatable, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

The U.N. health agency is urging governments and doctors to step up surveillance of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, a bacterial infection that can cause inflammation, infertility, pregnancy complications and, in extreme cases, lead to maternal death. Babies born to mothers with gonorrhea have a 50 percent chance of developing eye infections that can result in blindness.

"This organism has basically been developing resistance against every medication we've thrown at it," said Dr. Manjula Lusti-Narasimhan, a scientist in the agency's department of sexually transmitted diseases. This includes a group of antibiotics called cephalosporins currently considered the last line of treatment.

"In a couple of years it will have become resistant to every treatment option we have available now," she told The Associated Press in an interview ahead of WHO's public announcement on its 'global action plan' to combat the disease.

Lusti-Narasimhan said the new guidance is aimed at ending complacency about gonorrhea and encouraging researchers to speed up their hunt for a new cure.

Once considered a scourge of sailors and soldiers, gonorrhea ? known colloquially as the clap ? became easily treatable with the discovery of penicillin. Now, it is the second most common sexually transmitted infection after chlamydia. The global health body estimates that gonorrhea is responsible for some 106 million infections annually. It also increases the chances of infection with other diseases, such as HIV.

"It's not a European problem or an African problem, it's really a worldwide problem," said Lusti-Narasimhan.

Scientists believe overuse or incorrect use of antibiotics, coupled with the gonorrhea bacteria's astonishing ability to adapt, means the disease is now close to becoming a super bug.

Bacteria that survive antibiotic treatment due to a mutation that makes them resistant then quickly spread their genes in an accelerated process of natural selection. This is a general problem affecting all antibiotics, but gonorrhea is particularly quick to adapt because it is good at picking up snippets of DNA from other bacteria, said Lusti-Narasimhan.

"If it didn't do so much damage it would actually be a fun organism to study," she said.

Resistance to cephalosporins was first reported in Japan, but more recently has also been detected in Britain, Australia, France, Sweden and Norway. As these are all countries with well-developed health systems, it is likely that cephalosporin-resistant strains are also circulating undetected elsewhere.

"I think this is probably only the tip of the iceberg," said Prof. Catherine Ison, who oversees the national surveillance program for treatment of resistant gonorrhea in England and Wales.

The over-the-counter availability of low potency antibiotics in some Asian countries is one of the reasons why resistance is increasing, she said.

Doctors in Britain are now switching to using a combination of antibiotics over a longer period of time to combat resistant gonorrhea, said Ison, who is based at the UK's Health Protection Agency.

The Geneva-based WHO wants countries not just to tighten their rules for antibiotic use but also to improve their surveillance systems so that the full extent of the problem can be determined.

Better sex education is also needed, as proper condom use is an effective means of stopping transmission, said Lusti-Narasimhan.

"We're not going to be able to get rid of it completely," she said. "But we can limit the spread."

Associated Press

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