Daily Archives: January 21, 2014

Chinese pensioner suffers third-degree burns after static electricity from clothes he was putting on causes gas explosion felt 300 yards away

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A Chinese man was badly burned after static electricity from his clothes ignited fumes from a gas leak at his home as he dressed.

Wen Chung suffered second and third degrees to his face, neck and hands in an explosion at his home in Jiangdu, in eastern China, that his nephew said could be felt 300 metres away.

The 78-year-old is being treated for injuries at the Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital that his relatives say were partly caused during his attempts to put the fire out.

The initial explosion burnt his face, then Mr Chung sustained further injuries to his hands as he desperately tried to stop the flames spreading.
Mr Chung’s nephew told The Global Times: ‘The power of the explosion was very strong. You could feel the blast within a 300-meter radius.

 

Safety officials believe that static electricity from Mr Chung’s clothes ignited fumes that had been leaking from a faulty pipe.

 

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Pope has a message for global elite

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For the first time, an address from the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics will be read out to the political and business elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday.

The event sees global leaders congregate to discuss pressing world issues.

Since taking up his post in March 2013, Pope Francis has been outspoken about the problem of income equality, a central topic of this year’s conference.

The papal address comes on the heels of an Oxfam report that found 85 of the world’s richest people now own nearly half of the world’s wealth.

Pope Francis has wasted no time in reaching out to global decision-makers. He issued a public letter to G20 leaders in September, urging them to develop “a global financial framework with its own just and clear rules … to achieve a more equitable and fraternal world.”

 

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2,000 flights cancelled as winter storm Janus sends country into another polar plunge – with up to a FOOT of snow expected today on the East Coast

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A snowstorm is spreading across the country this morning bringing with it a polar plunge in temperatures.

Some 2,000 flights were cancelled on Monday in advance of Tuesday’s winter storm Janus that is forecast to bury the Northeast in up to 12 inches.

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The brunt of the storm is expected to slam the Washington, D.C. – Philadelphia – New York corridor with heavy snow and brutally cold temperatures.

Coastal areas are on high alert for blizzard conditions which will set in from Tuesday afternoon into the evening.

Conditions are not expected to be as brutal as the ‘polar vortex’ three weeks ago but most of the U.S. will still face a significant drop in temperature.

To the Southwest, California and adjoining regions can expect continued problems from the historic drought already plaguing the region.

The dry conditions statewide led Governor Jerry Brown to formally declare a drought on Friday in order to seek federal assistance.

 

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Bomb Kills 18 on Bus Carrying Shiites in Pakistan

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Police say a car bomb has hit a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims in a restive region of western Pakistan, killing 18 people.

Police officer Mohammad Aslam says the bomber detonated explosives planted in a car along the road when the convoy of buses returning from Iran passed by in the Dren Garh area of Mastung district Tuesday.

Aslam says one bus was damaged and caught fire. He said the death toll could rise as several of the 24 injured were in critical condition.

 

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In 2013 SCR Transported More than 3.2 Million Tons of Cargo and More than 415 Thousand Passengers

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In January – December 2013 South Caucasus Railway transported 3275.2 thousand tons of cargo and 415.4 thousand passengers. In the reporting period SCR volume of freight decreased by 5.3% compared with 2012, while passenger traffic increased by 4% (from 52992,0 thousand passenger/km to 55123,8 thousand passenger/km).

In export traffic throughout the year 456 tons of cargo was transported by rail, imported 1260.7 thousand tons, and in local traffic 1558.5 thousand tons.

In the nomenclature of the goods carried the past year in particular non-ferrous ore (1.3 million tons), grain cargo (over 455 tons), oil loads (276.8 thousand tons), building materials (133.5 thousand tons), cement (more than 110.2 thousand tons) dominated.

However, only in December SCR transported 245 tons of cargo: 29.7 tons in export, 120 tons in the import and 95.3 thousand tons in the local traffic .

And within 415.4 thousand passengers carried out last year 60.2 thousand people were transported to the international and 355.2 thousand in the domestic traffic.

SCR CEO Victor Rebets instructed corresponding managers to hold a detailed examination of the situation and to take steps to ensure growth in freight and passenger traffic, attracting to the railway additional cargo volumes and new passengers .

 

SCR increased efficiency of locomotive and car Fleets

 

In 2013 South Caucasus Railway significantly increased the level of efficiency of freight cars and locomotive.

According to recent statistics SCR car turnover compared to the same period in 2012 accelerated to 0.2 days or 6.7 %. On average one car was in circulation during 3 days.

Average daily productivity of one car reached 4995 net tkm/wagon, which is 10.6 % more than in 2012.

Performance of the locomotive fleet also improved. In particular, the average mileage of one locomotive was 394 loc/km, which is higher than in 2012 by 7.7%.

The Company achieved such results due to its policy of railway infrastructure and traction-rolling stock improvement on the basis of comprehensive measures to ensure traffic safety.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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