Pfizer Exec Arrested On Child Pornography Charges

clipped from blogs.wsj.com A Pfizer vice president has been arrested on charges of receiving, possessing and distributing child pornography. Alan Hesketh, 61, was arrested at JFK airport by federal agents Wednesday and is being held without bond, reports the newspaper The Day. Hesketh, who works on patent issues in the firm’s offices in New London, Conn., is currently on leave from the company, a Pfizer spokesman told the WSJ . The company is “cooperating fully with authorities,” the spokesman added. A call from the WSJ Law Blog to Hesketh’s lawyer wasn’t immediately returned this morning. Hesketh is accused of posing as a 28-year-old woman in online chats while trading images of children engaged in sexual acts, according to a court document filed in the case. He signed on as “Suzybibaby” from his home, as well as from an Internet address registered to Pfizer in New York.

Volcano (Anak Krakatau)

Must see visual. Growth from 1920 to the present is remarkable.

clipped from news.aol.com Indonesia's Anak Krakatau -- or "Child of Krakatau," volcano is shown erupting Thursday, sending up clouds of hot gasses, rocks and lava. There have been no deaths associated with the eruptions that began earlier this month, but thousands of villagers have been evacuated from the area. Ed Wray, AP A boat sails past the volcano on Sunday. A vulcanologist monitoring Anak Krakatau said it was likely to rumble and roar for some time. "It's spectacular, it's just amazing to be here," said Patricia Anderton, a tourist from New Haven, Conn. Smoke and ash rise from the volcano Thursday. While powerful, the latest eruptions are mild compared to the 1883 eruption of Anak Krakatau's "father," a blast that killed tens of thousands of people. Anak Krakatau rose from the sea decades ago. Here is a late 1920s view of a mostly underwater volcanic eruption that led to its birth