| ISO dishes up biometrics standard for banks
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a standard for the use of biometric authentication at financial institutions but banks are unlikely to invest in the technology. ISO standard 19092:2008, called Financial services Biometrics Security framework, describes a security framework for using biometrics for the authentication of consumers and staff in financial services by fingerprint image, voice identification, eye scan and facial image. .
Fredonia Baby Needs Life-Saving Liver Transplant
"The numbers are not what they should be and we're just going to continue to run some tests to see what they are," said Lydia Walnicki.
Not what she wanted to hear from the doctor after giving birth to her baby girl.
"There really is no cure for her condition. You wish all the time that you could spare your child, with all the treatment that she has to go through," said Walnicki.
Piper was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia, a condition that affects the liver and only one in every 15,000 to 20,000 babies.
"You go through all kinds of feelings, you wonder, is there something that I did, my husband wondered if there was something he did, something in our lifestyle, I was wondering did I not eat healthy enough during the pregnancy," said Walnicki.
Transcripts tell of communication breakdown in standoff
They also try to build up trust with the subject to try and talk them down without the need for force. In this case, Smith was told through phone conversations that Moore would come down if he brought her cigarettes. Smith delivered cigarettes to Officer William Cox and told him what he knew, who then passed them on to the commanders. But moments later, SWAT entered the room. “She doesn't want to die," Smith told Cox, “she just wants a cigarette and I can bring her down." But even at that point, there was no intention to give Moore the cigarettes because the negotiation team didn't connect with her. Things like cigarettes need to be earned and require exchanges during negotiations, Soderberg said. “We don't just give something right away whether they ask for," she said, “and expect that they're going to come out." Eureka Police Officer Mary Kirby, who negotiated with Moore that day, said in the transcripts she was only able to reach her once, and in that brief conversation, Moore seemed enraged and then hung up the phone.
EPD warns residents of possible phone scam in area
The Eureka Police Department has received three phone calls from citizens regarding a phone scam. EPD Public Information Officer Suzie Owsley said that if three residents have reported the scam, there are probably many more receiving the bogus offer. The scam artist contacts residents and says he represents an international shipping company and that he will be shipping a package with money and prizes worth more than $10,000. The caller attempts to ask for personal information, Owsley said. She reminds people not give out any personal information over the phone when on the receiving end of a call. The best thing to do is to tell the caller, “no thank-you," and hang up, Owsley said. .
Two forecasts call for flat economy in 2008
The annual roundup of state financial outlooks all indicate Alaska's economy will stagnate in 2008. Forecasts for Anchorage were a bit more encouraging, as were the possibilities for Alaska exports. World Trade Center Alaska held forecast seminars in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau the week of Jan. 21. The Anchorage Economic Development Corp. held a forecast luncheon on Jan. 30 at the Egan Civic and Convention Center. Both forecasts predicted flat growth - signaling a change in the economy - leaving some attendees wondering why they were dropping $35 to $45 for a lunch of rice and chicken to hear bad news. At the World Trade Center luncheon in Anchorage, Commissioner Emil Notti presented a forecast on the state's rural economy, while Northern Economics president Pat Burden gave a statewide economic overview.
Exempla asks judge to toss AG's approval of hospital sales
It seeks to reverse John Suthers' ruling from last month. State lawmakers also have introduced two bills aimed at restricting similar hospital transactions and ensuring that all proceeds from such sales be spent on medical services. If the $311 million sale goes through, both hospitals would be completely owned by Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, a Kansas nonprofit that already controls 50 percent of the two hospitals. Arvada nonprofit Community First Foundation wants to sell its interest to Sisters of Charity. Catholic hospitals must follow ethical and religious directives that prohibit doctors from performing birth control procedures such as abortions, vasectomies and tubal ligations unless deemed medically necessary. Medical staff members at Catholic hospitals also are restricted from removing feeding tubes from patients in a vegetative state.
Mall muscle relaxers
The leather embrace of a cushy electronic massage chair envelops Mike Papenfuse as other shoppers lug packages around him on the first floor of Valley View Mall in Roanoke. After slipping a dollar bill into the chair's control box, Papenfuse's head and shoulders begin to quiver rapidly, and a smile comes over his face. "Pretty good. This really makes a difference," says Papenfuse, who's in the midst of a Christmas shopping trip. He turns his head to the right to glimpse his similarly seated friend, Chris Mills, who has also inserted a buck for three minutes of motorized comfort at the invisible hands of First Class Seats. "Not as good as a human massage, but I'd still like to have one of these at home for watching football," he says. Such lounging and luxuriating shoppers represent a microcosm of the growing demand for vended massages in malls across the nation.
Internet Family Sues MySpace After Teen Commits Suicide
While the Internet has a wealth of good things going for it, there are some bad points as well. Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook illustrate these points well. Most users of MySpace and Facebook use the sites as they were intended -- a place to meet friends and find like-minded people to chat with and make new friends. However, both Facebook and MySpace have had problems with sexual predators preying on unsuspecting children using the sites. DailyTech reported earlier this month that Megan Meier, a 13-year-old girl, had committed suicide after a cyber-bully tormented her on her MySpace page. In the case of Meier, the local district attorney said charges were unlikely to be filed. The Dallas Morning News reports that another young girl, a 14-year-old identified only as Julie Doe from California killed herself in July of 2006 after being sexually assaulted by a 30-year-old man that she had met on MySpace named Kiley Ryan Bowers.
Reiser Trial
Reiser is expected to be back on the stand on Wednesday and Thursday. A DNA expert for the defense might also testify Thursday, Tamor said. Outside court, defense attorney William Du Bois told KCBS Radio reporter Bob Melrose, "It seems like a good introduction, but we have a long way to go. We're just trying to focus on the days, weeks and years that are seriously at issue in the case." Du Bois' cell phone began chirping as the interview continued. The defense attorney agreed that much of today's discussion got "inextricably tied up in his technical explanation of his world" and that it was "hard to get through it without boring the listener." But now that we're through that stage, the talks will soon turn to the years after the Reisers got married -- and why Hans would never kill the mother of his two children as alleged, as the children were the "most important to him in the world." Hans also didn't have the opportunity to kill his wife, Du Bois said.
FSA sees credit squeeze on banks
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned banks that the crisis in the financial markets will force them to change the way they do business. Chief executive Hector Sants told the BBC that banks would no longer be able to raise as much money as before by selling their loans to other investors. This could permanently push up the cost of loans and mortgages and mean credit is harder to get for some customers. Mr Sants said banks would have to keep more of their loans on their own books. Tightened lending Already, UK banks have been tightening up their lending criteria, with mortgage approvals down 31% compared to one year ago. Many banks are requiring customers to put down larger deposits before they can get loans to purchase a home. In an exclusive interview with the BBC's Robert Peston, the FSA's chief executive said the crisis in global financial markets will require the banks to change.
American Idol Buzz
Through Aug. 2, the tour had raked in $14.6 million and had been seen by more than 265,000 fans, Billboard figures show. It appears almost every show is sold out or close to sold out. In past years, some venues showed capacity levels of 60 percent or fewer, especially season three. Permalink | Comments (0) | Post your comment | 8/31: Paula giggling on X Factor By Rodney Ho | Wednesday, August 30, 2006, 09:08 PM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Simon has a show in the UK that is a LOT like "American Idol" or "Pop Idol" called "X Factor." He recently invited Paula Abdul and here she is giggling her way through. Sharon Osborne is a judge, too, here. Permalink | Comments (35) | Post your comment | 8/30: Why didn't Carly get cut? By Rodney Ho | Tuesday, August 29, 2006, 11:42 PM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Okay.
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