1. The Daily Reflector, Sunday, January 1, 2012 A
NatioN WoRLD
LOS ANGELES McDONALD, OhiO SyDNEy, AuStrALiA BritiSh cOLuMBiA
Head designer at Apple knighted 4.0 earthquake strikes Ohio 2nd deadly avalanche kills skier
Fans of the clean, inviting look of the Authorities said a minor earthquake Officials said the second deadly ava-
iPhone, iPad and other blockbuster Apple hit in northeast Ohio. lanche in western Canada within two
products are legion, and that includes The U.S. Geological Survey says the days has killed a skier.
Queen Elizabeth II. 4.0 magnitude quake struck Satur- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl.
The British monarch has awarded a day afternoon in McDonald, outside of Dan Moskaluk said Saturday that the 45-
knighthood to Jonathan Paul Ive, a Brit Youngstown. year-old skier died Friday afternoon near
and also the head of Apple Inc.’s design There were no immediate reports of Revelstoke, British Columbia.
team since the mid-’90s. damage. One witness about 20 miles He said the victim was among a group
Ive received an Order of the British Em- from the epicenter said she saw the or- of 11 people led by a guide who were heli-
pire for services to design and enterprise. naments shake on her Christmas tree. skiing. Heli-skiing tours involve using he-
Ive is credited with helping the late Steve Others say it was strong enough to pan- licopters to take downhill skiers to terrain
Jobs bring the consumer-electronics com- ic pets and send relatives running for difficult to reach by other means to ski in
pany back from the brink of financial ruin cover. a natural setting.
in the late 1990s with his whimsical design It was the latest in a series of minor Moskaluk said four of the skiers were
for the iMac computer, which came in quakes in the area in 2011, though resi- caught in an avalanche which completely
bright colors at a time where bland shades dents say Saturday’s appeared to be stron- buried man who died.
had dominated the PC world. ger than others. the associated press The remaining members of the group
He later helped transform Apple into Many have struck near an injection FirEwOrkS BurSt over the sydney were safely pulled out.
the envy of Silicon Valley with the iPod, well used to dispose of brine water that’s a opera house as New Year’s celebrations
the iPhone and, most recently, the iPad. byproduct of oil and gas drilling. begin on saturday. From Associated Press reports
Mexico gang produces tons of meth in Guatemala
By E. EDuArDO cAStiLLO phetamine, if it produced
AND SONiA PErEZ that much.
the associated press The United Nations Of-
fice on Drugs and Crime
MEXICO CITY — Mex- said in its 2011 World Re-
ico’s powerful Sinaloa drug port that total meth sei-
cartel appears to be extend- zures worldwide amount-
ing its massive production ed to 65 tons.
of methamphetamine into But there are many
neighboring Guatemala, as signs pointing to the
hundreds of tons of precur- Sinaloa cartel’s involve-
sor chemicals stream into ment in an extensive
the Central American na- chain of meth production
tion. the associated press
and distribution. The
While Mexico usually is gang already has moved
NAvy MAriNES stand guard in front of barrels containing 120,000 kilograms of methylamine, a controlled substance used
estimated to be the main into industrial-scale meth
as a precursor to methamphetamine, that were inside containers headed for Guatemala, seized at the pacific port of Lazaro
supplier of meth used in production in Mexico.
cardenas, Mexico, on dec. 23.
the United States, seizure And after several big labs
data suggest that neighbor- in Mexico were raided,
ing Guatemala could in isolated mountains and cember alone, and all of it The Guatemala-bound ing to Guatemala could the cartel may feel more
fact be producing as much an alliance with a key was heading for Guatema- chemical seized in Mexico, theoretically produce comfortable operating in
or more. Guatemalan trafficker to la. Officials in Guatemala, methylamine, can yield its more than a billion one- Guatemala.
That data, along with make the Central Ameri- meanwhile, have seized weight in uncut meth, ac- gram doses of pure meth, “Sinaloa is the main
interviews with U.S. and can nation a new interna- 7,847 barrels of precur- cording to Steve Preisler, an and billions more if cut to group down there that is
Guatemalan officials, also tional meth production sors in 2011, equivalent to industrial chemist called street-level purity. producing meth,” said a se-
indicate that Sinaloa cartel base. about 1,600 tons and far the father of modern meth- Authorities said it’s nior U.S. law enforcement
chief Joaquin “El Chapo” Mexican authorities more than Mexico’s total making. not entirely clear where official in Mexico City,
Guzman is taking advan- seized 675 tons of a key seizures of 1,200 tons in the That means the total Sinaloa could sell thou- who could not be quoted by
tage of Guatemala’s remote, precursor chemical in De- same year. amount seized in or head- sands of tons of metham- name for security reasons.
Cars set afire in LA, arson suspected farm equipment
auction
Friday, January 6, 2012 – 10:00 AM
By MichAEL r. BLOOD made and no injuries re- James “Jay” Rouse
1859 Liddell Rd. Seven Springs, NC 28578
the associated press ported.
(2) JD 7410, JD 2955/Loader, JD 8120, Farmtrac 535, Satoh Bison, JD
Another car fire was re-
9400 Combine, JD 9660 STS Combine, JD 635F, JD 625F Grain Heads, JD
LOS ANGELES — Sev- ported about 7 p.m. Friday 4710 Sprayer, (2) Grain trucks and many other misc farm equipment items
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North Hollywood area, of- this morning,” he said.
ficer Robert Collier said. The new fires broke out
He said he didn’t have even as authorities beefed
further details of the blazes, up patrols and urged the the associated press
but said arson is suspected public to remain vigilant
JANUARY
LOS ANGELES FirE DEPArtMENt firefighters assist a man
and there could be a link to overnight.
out of his apartment as multiple cars burn in a carport in
the earlier blazes. Officials announced at
mixer
the sun Valley neighborhood of Los angeles on saturday.
“We believe there might least $35,000 in rewards
be, but we don’t know for for information leading
sure,” he said. to the conviction of the officials said. inspiration for the Doors’
Fire officials said the first person or persons respon- One of the homes was hit “Love Street,” and the
report came in shortly after sible. in Laurel Canyon, where house was listed for nearly
midnight, and the most All of the Friday’s fires Morrison and his girlfriend $1.2 million earlier this
recent about three hours were in a 2-square mile once lived, neighbors said. year, according to real es-
later. area and most were in The winding road was the tate website Zillow.com.
Early Friday morning, densely populated residen-
fires were reported in near-
ly two dozen locations in
tial neighborhoods where
residents likely would be DONALD R. PATRICK, DDS
Hollywood and the neigh- asleep. “THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DENTISTRY”
boring city of West Holly- Authorities interviewed
wood during a four-hour witnesses and looked for Adult dental patients
period before dawn. any video footage that may have more complex dental
In nearly every case, the have captured the person, problems than younger
fire started in a parked car. or people, responsible for patients. Our office with
Flames from torched ve- the spate of crimes. 36 years of experience can
hicles ignited some nearby Investigators from four help you better understand
houses early Friday, includ- agencies met for a strategy what is wrong and what
ing one once occupied by session, while Los Angeles needs to be done. Don’t
Doors frontman Jim Mor- officials summoned inves- be a dental cripple for
rison. tigators from the federal life. Seek help from an
But Collier said that al- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobac- experienced dental
though some of Saturday’s co, Firearms and Explo- professional. We are
blazes are in carports and sives. experienced in crowns,
bridges, and root canal
garages, he didn’t have any Fire officials couldn’t
therapy.
reports of damage to build- say whether the rash of
We are blessed to have
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