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US Treasury Secretary: "We need the ability to seize firms"

March 25, 2009 🇺🇸 Treasury Department secretary Timothy Geithner and the Obama administration are pressuring Congress to allow the government to seize troubled financial institutions such as insurance companies and investment firms. Currently, banks are the only such entities that the government has authority to take over. Speaking before the House Financial Services Committee, Geithner said "The United States government does not have the legal means today to manage the orderly restructuring of a large, complex non-bank financial institution that poses a threat to the stability of our financial system."

Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) agreed, saying, "When non-bank major financial institutions need to be put out of their misery, we need to give somebody the authority to do what the FDIC can do with banks."

Geithner would work with the White House and Federal Reserve to execute any such takeovers.

The expanded powers would have allowed the seizure of companies such as pariah AIG, which has already received US$180 billion in government aid. The recent controversy over the payment of bonuses has bumped up the plan to high priority. It was initially to have been part of a more comprehensive overhaul by the government of the financial regulatory system.

Not all are happy with the proposal. Republican House minority leader John Boehner derided the plan, saying it would be "an unprecedented grab of power."

Maxine Waters (D-CA) criticised the government for its lack of transparency in dealing with the current crisis, and questioned Geithner on whether firms such as Goldman Sachs had received preferential treatment by the government. Such probing may indicate reluctance on the part of Congress to grant the expanded powers.

Other than simply taking over a firm, the government would also be able to purchase its assets, guarantee losses, and take out a partial ownership interest.

"It is a terrible, tragic thing that this country came into this crisis with such limited tools for trying to protect the economy itself from the kind of distress that would come as the system came back down to Earth," Geithner summarized.


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Patricia Viola still missing - Bogota, NJ - 2/13/01
What a wonderful end to this story and hopefully Elba will live a long life. This story actually makes me hopeful that my missing wife, Patricia Viola, who vanished from our Bogota, NJ hope over eight years ago on Feb. 13, 2001, may have fallen into the same fate. Patricia has epilepsy and vanished without her medication. Severe seizures could have possibly caused my Patricia to have amnesia or worse. I still believe she could have landed in a State Psychiatic Hospital as well. I have encouraged the Bogota Police over the years to investigate this possibility but they refused. Maybe now they will. For more information on my dear Patricia, please see her web site, http://www.patriciaviolamissing.homestead.com

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Canada commits C$127.4 million to fighting tuberculosis

March 25, 2009

On Tuesday, World Tuberculosis Day, the Government of Canada committed C$127.4 million to the fight against tuberculosis (TB) worldwide.

The Minister of International Cooperation, Beverley J. Oda, said "Our government has a comprehensive, long-term approach in the global fight against tuberculosis and Canadians can be proud that our country continues to be an international leader. We have achieved significant results, as Canada has already contributed to the successful treatment of more than four million tuberculosis sufferers and saved over half a million lives."

Three programs will be funded via the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The Reach Facility Accelerated Case Detection Program will receive $100 million, The Capacity Building for Tuberculosis Control Program will gain $20 million and the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Control Program will receive $7.4 million.

It is reported that the CIDA minister will increase aid to Africa twofold where TB is killing those suffering from AIDS, more than any other illness. TB also kills more women worldwide than any other disease. In 2006, over 9,000,000 people worldwide were infected with TB.

"Every 20 seconds someone dies from TB, TB is a devastating airborne and opportunistic disease that preys on the poor and takes 1.7 million lives every year. The tragedy is compounded by the fact that TB can be cured and treated for as little as $20." Chris Dendys, RESULTS Canada Executive Director said. RESULTS is an advocacy group which works to increase the public and political will to put a stop to hunger and poverty.

"Today's announcement from CIDA, which comes on World TB Day, is an important step in positioning Canada as a global leader in TB control," said Dendys. "These new investments will ensure that more people are diagnosed, treated and cured."


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WHO says Zimbabwean cholera epidemic 'past its peak'

March 25, 2009

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that the cholera outbreak that has struck the African country of Zimbabwe seems to have passed its peak.

The WHO said that "while data collection and verification remain a challenge throughout the country with the effect that weekly statistics are not always accurate or complete, the overall trend over the last 2 months is of a decreasing number of cases and deaths.

"The situation with the current cholera outbreak is improving. The overall trend over the last two months is of a decreasing number of cases and deaths," the WHO said.

The number of new cholera cases in the week ending March 14 was 2,076, almost half of the 3,812 infections reported the week before, and 8,000 per week in the beginning of February. The WHO stated that the fatality rate per week dropped from a peak of 6% in January to 2.3% this month.

91,164 total cases were reported as of March 17 since the epidemic started in August of last year, with a total of 4,307 deaths. The cholera epidemic is the deadliest in Africa for a decade and a half.


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Pilots in 16-death crash jailed for praying instead of flying

March 25, 2009

The pilot and co-pilot of Tuninter Flight 1153, which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in 2005, killing sixteen people, have each received ten-year jail sentences for the ditching of the flight. They were found to have prayed instead of trying to direct the plane to safety when the engines failed. Tuninter Flight 1153, from Bari, Italy, to Djerba, Tunisia, crashed into Italian waters on August 6, 2005. The flight ran into trouble because the ATR 72 twin-engined turboprop had mistakenly been fitted with the fuel gauge for an ATR 42, which has a lower fuel capacity. The incorrect reading on the gauge was relied upon, and led to the aircraft suffering fuel starvation and eventually running out of fuel. The right engine failed at 23,000 feet, and the left at 7,000 feet.

Captain Shafik Al Gharbi and co-pilot Ali Kebaier Lassoued were described as having panicked and started praying aloud, rather than following emergency procedures to bring the plane safely to a runway. After gliding for sixteen minutes, the pilots decided to attempt a crash-landing in the Mediterranean, and the aircraft crashed into the sea about 23 nautical miles to the Northwest of Palermo.

The court in Palermo also sentenced five other employees of Tuninter to sentences of between eight and nine years' imprisonment. None of the accused were in court to hear the verdict, and none will serve time in jail before the appeals process is completed.


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Relics of 39 saints found by British Museum

March 27, 2009

Relics of 39 saints were found by staff of the British Museum today in a 12-century German portable altar. The altar had been donated in 1902, but had not been opened until today.

It had been opened for a cleaning and a check on its condition, prior to being scheduled for display in a new medieval art gallery at the Museum tomorrow. When it was opened, James Robinson, the curator of medieval antiquities, found a linen cloth which itself contained several dozen bundles of cloth, each of which was labelled.

The back of the altar contained a list of names, including those of John the Baptist, James, John, and Mary Magdalen, and 36 others, indicating that relics of these individuals were believed to be encased there. However, only 39 bundles were found, indicating that at some point before the most recent rearrangement of the bundles in the 19th century, one had been lost.

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DEATH TO ISRAEL —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.71.150.109 (talk) 00:29, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Fuck Jews. They deserved the Holocaust. Fucking terrorists against the peaceful Germans. There must be another Holocaust to teach the Jewish scum where their place is in the world. 6,000,000 Jews killed? Pah! Hitler should have wiped out all the Jews for their crimes against the German state and the world and the people of Palestine.

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Canadian annual seal hunt begins amid controversy

March 25, 2009 The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, opened the Canadian seal hunt amid protests by animal rights groups, at a time when bans on seal product imports are becoming more prevalent internationally.

Seal hunters along the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence are allowed to catch a maximum of 270,000 Harp Seal pups from a total estimated population of 5.5 million. 8,200 is the allowable catch of Hooded seals from an estimated population of 600,000, and seal hunters may catch 50,000 grey seals from an approximate population of 300,000.

The Harp seal pups may be killed as soon as they have molted their white pelts, which occurs 10 to 21 days after birth.

It is reported that Russia has shut down the seal hunt on its shores. The United States, Netherlands, and Belgium ban the import of seal products. The European Parliament committee has endorsed a ban on seal product imports by the 27 European Union (EU) member states, in the form of a proposed bill that would still allow the Canadian Inuit to trade in seal products for first nation cultural purposes. All members of the EU must approve the bill for it to become law.

"While we are extremely disappointed that the European Parliament has called for a ban of the trade of seal products, our position remains that any ban on a humanely conducted hunt, such as Canada's, is completely without merit. We will continue to explore all legal and diplomatic options and we will exercise our rights to their fullest extent under international trade laws if and when it becomes necessary and appropriate."

"Sealing is a significant source of income in many small, isolated coastal communities throughout Atlantic Canada, Quebec and the North, and creates critical employment opportunities for processing plants, as well as fuel, food and equipment suppliers in coastal communities," said Minister Shea.

"Our government will continue to defend the rights of Canadian sealers to provide a livelihood for their families through our humane, responsible and sustainable hunt," she said. "It represents as much as 35 per cent of a sealer’s annual income and is important for thousands of families at a time of year when other fishing options are limited at best."

The first area to open up to the seal hunt was the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where 30 percent of the catch is allowed.

Sixteen observer permits have been issued. "The majority of the observers are people who protest against the seal hunt, but there are journalists and other observers as well. We try to make sure there's an even proportion of sealing activity and observer activity," Mr. Jenkins, Department of Fisheries and Oceans spokesman said. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is going to observe and record the commercial seal hunt.

"It's devastating to be here, to know the commercial seal hunt has started again. It's clear that a change is on the horizon with the European Parliament voting on a proposal to ban seal-product trade in the EU and many people in the Canadian sealing industry believe that could spell the beginning of the end of the commercial seal hunt," commented Rebecca Aldworth, director of the Canadian chapter of Humane Society International.


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Four-storey building collapses in Lagos, Nigeria; two dead

March 25, 2009

A residential four-storey building collapsed in, Nigeria on Tuesday. At least two people have died, and another fourteen people have been rescued from the debris.

The building was located in the Idi-Araba neighbourhood, a densely populated area of the city.

A spokeswoman for the Red Cross, Umo Okon, stated that "there are about 14 people so far rescued alive. It was a four-storey building, fully residential. There are still some people trapped inside."

Construction workers working at another site nearby helped remove the building's roof to help the rescue effort.

Building collapses are not unheard of in Nigeria: In 2006, 28 died after a building, with a restaurant and shops, collapsed in Lagos. In July of last year, three people were killed when another four-storey building came down in, the capital of the country.

It is still uncertain what caused the incident, although collapses such as these have in the past been blamed on poor building standards and low construction material quality.


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omg funny i want to ride one!

awesome —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.170.95.2 (talk) 06:34, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

I want to ride one too! All night long... By the way, the land of pastries has kangaroos? What is this world coming to... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.169.132.76 (talk) 15:47, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

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STS-119 lands successfully in Florida Image: NASA/Chuck Tintera. The space shuttle Discovery landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, ending its thirteen-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft's landing was delayed for two hours due to low-lying clouds and heavy winds. Discovery had been sent out to the ISS in order to install a new set of solar panels to increase its power supply.

Members of the STS-119 crew pose after landing. L-R: Commander Lee Archambault, Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialists Joseph Acaba, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and John Phillips. Image: NASA/Kim Shiflett. “Welcome home, Discovery, after a great mission to bring the International Space Station to full power,” said an astronaut, George Zamka, radioing from the mission control center in Houston, Texas. NASA tested an experimental tile under the Discovery's left wing during its approach for landing. The tile was almost eight centimetres thick, and had a bump in it, intended to disturb the otherwise smooth airflow over the shuttle's wing, thus exposing it to high amounts of heat. Engineers installed the tile in order to measure the excess heat that was generated on downstream tiles. A military airplane monitored the heat with an infrared camera. The findings will be used to help determine better designs for future shuttles. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NASA:

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, pronounced /ˈnæsə/) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program. NASA was established on July 29, 1958, by the National Aeronautics and Space Act.[3] In addition to the space program, it is also responsible for long-term civilian and military aerospace research. Since February 2006 NASA's self-described mission statement is to "pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research."[4] NASA's motto is: "For the benefit of all".[1] The motto of NASA's Office of Education is: Shaping the Future: Launching New Endeavors to Inspire the Next Generation of Explorers.[5]

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Should they lose their jobs? Absolutely. Should they be jailed? Of course not. What good does that do anyone? 173.27.52.171 16:19, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Religion is idiocy.

 * Perhaps so, but is panic a crime? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 07:42, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Depends on if you're flying a passenger jet or not. Ennen (talk) 10:12, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

 * I'm sure if we were in that situation, we would panic too. Sometimes fear can completely overwhelm people. Don't get me wrong, they should have tried to save the plane and it's passengers. I don't believe they should be jailed for panicking and letting their fear overwhelm them, though. Papercutbiology (talk) 10:52, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Their incompetence, and blind reliance on magic powers, cost lives. As far as I'm concerned, that's negligent homicide. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.215.55.157 (talk • contribs)  19:57, 21 April 2009

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After read the news, i felt so embarrassed on these two pilots. They should be punished because they are educated people who shouldnt depend on their praying when there is emergency. IF m not mistaken during their cadet training, they had tought by their superior how to take immediate action when there is a emergency calls and not just close your eyes and pray for the god help. Hope this kind of things wont happen anymore. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.24.190.170 (talk) 07:49, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

about the crash
It's saddening to know that the two pilots did not do anything but somehow it becomes impressive on my part beacuse at least they know their faith and that in bad times, they knew that prayers could save them. my condolensces to those familes who lost a family member in the crash. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 124.107.218.239 (talk • contribs) 10:11, 25 March 2009

 * If that were true they should have prayed for the other people not themselves, otherwise they weren't being very good Christians/Jews/Muslims/whatever they were and God wouldn't have given a crap, ne? -Victor Sheckels 173.27.52.171 11:14, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

 * I am suprised to see how both the people who convicted these pilots and everyone who has commented so far display a complete lack of familiarity with the official report into this accident.

When the plane ran out of fuel, the pilots did not know because they had an incorrect fuel indication. So what did they do? Instead of focusing on gliding, they tried to restart the engines. That is what ANY pilot would do! The problem was, doing that decreased the distance the plane could glide. There was no way for them to know that it was impossible to restart the engines. The plane had to ditch because the pilots were doing what they were supposed to, NOT because they were yelling "God save us!" -Chuckstar, 28 November, 2013

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I have mixed feelings towards this article. This is by far one of the most controversial articles I have seen. Although it was wrong of them to let 16 people die, seriously, I want YOU to think about this: If you had engine failure in a plane, flying extremely fast and knowing you're going to have to crash the plane and most likely you're going to die, never see your family again or the light of day, wouldn't you be praying to? I mean, sure, you should have learned in training that blah blah learn to crash a plane properly blah blah blah in case of engine failure blah blah blah. You're in the middle of nowhere and now you have to crash a plane with nowhere to formerly land. And now, you are in the cockpit with lives of both the passengers and yourselves in your hands, what do you do? Well, you're all going to die anyways, so pray. It makes sense. If it doesn't, then go to church and learn to appreciate life. They go to jail for their faith. Who knows, maybe their prayers allowed them to live. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.169.135.238 (talk) 12:50, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * You get on with the training you've been given. They survived to be prosecuted - perhaps if they'd not wasted time praying to some nonexistent God they could have brought the plane down in a way that saved more lives. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:24, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

'''I feel mixed feeling like many people do. If I were in the situation of the pilots I would have paniced too but I don't know if I would have just given up. The pilots should have at least tried to bring the plane safely down. The pilots paniced and prayed to God to save them, that just spells out GIVING UP. I feel so sorry for the passengers, we put alot of power in the pilots hands every time we get onto a plane, we expect them to fly us safely to our destination and if there ever is an accident to do what they are suppose to do. And as for their imprisonment, I do not agree. I think they should have just been fired from their jobs and should have never been aloud to fly planes ever again. Putting them to prision because they paniced and gave up sounds more like revenge than justice. ''' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.176.171.19 (talk) 15:50, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Just shows that religion is complete rubbish and should not be relied upon at any time

Religion is untrust worthy and rubbish as proved here —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.12.64.152 (talk • contribs) 09:45, 26 March 2009

All you saying Religion is wrong or "rubbish", I feel bad for you. You're all going to burn in Hell when you die and have a painful time in eternity. Yeah, but it's okay, you'll be with all the other European athiest assholes that smack down God. Have a great life knowing that. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 168.169.194.150 (talk • contribs) 12:24, 26 March 2009
 * Knowing what? That I don't believe a damn thing you said? As an athiest, I don't BELIEVE in hell, and thus, obviously can't believe I'm going to end up there. Your cruel, oh-so-christian threats lose all their "divine" power, and that scares you, I know. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.215.55.157 (talk • contribs) 20:01, 21 April 2009

The same reason why we oh-so depend on presidents to help our countries. Papercutbiology (talk) 13:37, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Professional action by pilots
You can hear the whole of the crash dialogue from the black box at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZSGw51ZkmA Apart from understandibly "Oh God" and "God help us", it would seem that the pilots acted professionally at all times. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.100.250.230 (talk) 14:30, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

"Pilots in 16-death crash jailed for praying instead of flying" The headline says it all. The jailers made the right choice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.103.191.187 (talk) 21:44, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

they did not give up thats why they are still alive   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdAgu38K0Mo&feature=related —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rebeldawg (talk • contribs) 14:47, 23 April 2010

Why not charge them with murder
They should get life in prison for murder —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 96.224.137.92 (talk • contribs) 01:07, 24 April 2009

justice fachiste —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 41.224.184.225 (talk • contribs) 11:51, 20 September 2009
 * But they did not have any negative/bad intentions. They were highly destressed. They expected the engines to restart. (I also watched Mayday S08E07 — Falling Fast) However, they should really have been gliding at V BG instead of hoping and praying. Every pilot should do that. ––S536870912 (talk) 13:46, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

not true
the pilot and copilot acted by the book and i challenge whoever posted this article to prove me wrong. the damn plane ran out of fuel over the mediterranean sea. they were professional till the end trying to save the plane and the passengers and of course themselves. they never gave up and if you think they did and prayed instead ur a moran. besides how you explain the fact that they both survived along most of the passengers. in an emergency like that ull be wishing u have them in charge when ur several thousand feet above ground. and lets see if you dont pray to God when ur about to hit the drink and die. talking about giving and praying go listen to black boxes recordings all over the web and see the panic and the crying of the pilots when they know they about to die... well they humans too, no blame but ur a moran. here's a link to the black box recording http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdAgu38K0Mo&feature=related —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rebeldawg (talk • contribs) 14:36, 23 April 2010

 * Your writing is so shite that I gave up trying to read the whole thing you wrote there, but in response to your challenge to disprove the notion that the pilots were competent I must decline. The article does not make any comment, merely reports the fact that the court judged the pilots to be incompent. Your challenge would be better directed at the prosecution. My understanding is that bail was granted pending an appeal; I don't know what became of that but the Italian "justice" system is painfuly slow so it may still be pending. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:47, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

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they shuld not have been jailed. Only the mechanics should. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 124.183.172.100 (talk • contribs) 07:06, 28 July 2011

Many uneducated judgements being made!
Firstly before passing opinion on this based on a few media reports you should look into the crash in a actual detail. You can listen to the CVR recording on YouTube and there is also an episode of Air Crash Investigation on the accident. These pilots didn't just give up and start praying. They asked God for help, that's help for everyone on the plane. Whilst saying these few words they were doing their jobs. They were faced with a situation that based on the information they had was confusing and they made the decision 99% of other pilots would of made and that was to try and re start the engines. The incorrect fuel reading lead them to believe this was possible and because they spent their time trying this option the planes propellers where not set back for optimal gluiding distance. The incident was re created on a simulator and 1 pilot running the simulator made it to land the other crashed a mile short, the simulation was undertaken with the knowledge that the engines couldn't be restarted and without any distress caused by the situation. I think that shows this plane was going down in the water no matter who was piloting it. These pilots acted professionally. The reason the pilot was jailed was the incident based around the refuelling. Before the flight he couldn't find a refuelling slip in the cock pit, he made the assumption the plane had been refuelled because it was showing max on the fuel gage and thought the previous pilot must have accidentally kept the refuelling slip. Now this was wrong by the pilot, had he questioned this issue more then there could of been a chance someone might of worked out there were issues with the fuel level reading. He was not jailed because he simply asked for Gods help! I'll add as well that Italy is know for being strict and unfair with these incidents. The runway collision at Milano Linate in 2001, the air traffic controller was jailed and the crash investigator stated that the air traffic controller was the final victim of that accident. Although he made some wrong decisions he was in no way to blame. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 165.120.146.192 (talk • contribs) 04:28, 11 December 2015

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If an engine failure happens, I would always glide at V BG, which is the most efficient gliding speed (highest glide ratio). ——S536870912 (talk) 13:28, 5 March 2016 (UTC)


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Comedian Stephen Colbert wins NASA space station name contest

March 25, 2009

American comedian Stephen Colbert has won a NASA contest poll to determine the name for a new wing on the International Space Station.

After using his Comedy Central show The Colbert Report to call on fans to vote in the contest, the write-in name "Colbert" topped the poll with 230,539 votes.

NASA officials said they ultimately reserve the right to choose an appropriate name, but have said top vote-getters will receive "the most consideration". The final decision will be made in April.

Almost 1.2 million total votes were cast in the contest, which ended Friday. "Colbert" received more than 40,000 more voters than the second place runner up, "Serenity", which was one of the choices NASA put forward.

Colbert has mocked the NASA suggestion on The Colbert Report, saying, "Come on, Serenity? That's not a space module, that's a Glade plug-in."

The contest rules say NASA has the right to choose a name "in accordance with the best interests of the agency." The rules also say, "Such name may not necessarily be one which is on the list of voted-on candidate names."

Other modules on the space station are named Unity, Harmony and Destiny.

NASA insiders have told Space.com if they choose not to name the module after the comedian, they may consider naming the station's new $19 million toilet "Colbert" instead.

Colbert, who plays a narcissistic political pundit on his satirical show, has called on his fans (known as "The Colbert Nation") to help have other things named after him in the past.

Among his other namesakes are Steagle Colbeagle the Eagle, the mascot of the Saginaw Spirit junior ice hockey team in Michigan; Stephen Jr., a bald eagle born at the San Francisco Zoo; Aptostichus stephencolberti, a species of trapdoor spider; Air Colbert, a Virgin America airplane; and AmeriCone Dream, a Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor.


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Authorities search home of owner of German Wikileaks domain

March 25, 2009

German authorities have searched the homes of Theodor Reppe, a 32-year-old student who owns the "wikileaks.de" domain. Reppe has homes in Dresden and Jena in Germany. Wikileaks describes itself as an "uncensorable Wikipedia for untraceable mass document leaking and analysis."

The police report obtained by Wikileaks states the reasons for the raid were "distribution of pornographic material" and "discovery of evidence". Wikileaks, however, asserts that the raid was in connection to Wikileaks hosting "censorship lists" of websites blocked by governments in Australia, Denmark, and Thailand. Wikileaks most recently published an alleged list from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). The list contains thousands of URLs that are blocked when internet service providers use the government's software. Most URLs are alleged child porn sites and gambling sites. One of the blocked URLs on the ACMA's list included an image previously hosted on Wikimedia Commons. Wikileaks does not host and has never published child pornography.

Wikileaks goes on to allege that Mr Reppe was not properly informed of his rights when the searches were taking place. According to Wikileaks, authorities demanded the German domain be shut down and asked that passwords for the domain be handed over to them.

The 'wikileaks.de' domain is a mirror of 'wikileaks.org', and had been registered to Mr Reppe since at least November 2007. As of this report the website was still operating. Reppe and Wikileaks have not been charged with any crimes and no arrests have been made. Wikileaks also says that Reppe refused to sign any documentation from authorities "due to its inaccuracies".


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European Parliament agrees on unified airspace

March 25, 2009

On Wednesday, the approved the "Single European Sky II" legislation that will lead to the creation of a single European airspace. The single European airspace will result in "more efficient rules, leading to shorter flights, fewer delays and reduced fuel consumption". In turn, this should result in fewer emissions and cheaper ticket prices. Implementation should be completed by 2012.

Currently the European airspace consists of 650 parts with 60 different control centers and 27 (ATC) zones. International flights have to switch between national air traffic control zones, also known as "blocks", when they enter another country. This leads to delays and bottlenecks, causing airplanes to consume more fuel.

Euro parliamentarian Corien Wortmann stated that Euro parliamentarian Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert agrees:

Benefits for the aviation industry over the next ten years are estimated at 2 to 3 billion. CO2 emissions should be cut with approximately 16 million tonnes. As a first step the airspace of Germany, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland will be combined. The European transport ministers are expected to approve the legislation at the end of March.


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U.S. Postal Service running out of money

March 25, 2009 🇺🇸Tensions are running high at the U.S. Postal Service as it faces an enormous budget shortfall. Even after announcing it was cutting 3,000 jobs, the beleaguered government agency is still quickly running out of money.

Postmaster General John Potter asked the United States Congress for help on Wednesday, once again bringing up the possibility of reducing mail delivery from six to five days a week. The service reduction would save approximately $3.5 billion this year.

Another way to cut costs could include changes to how it pays for its employee retirement plan, which would save a further $2 billion. Closing small and rural post offices is another possibility that has been discussed.

Many measures have already been taken to stem the agency's losses. Construction of new facilities has been put on hold and existing ones put up for sale, millions of man-hours have been cut, and executive salaries have been frozen.

House Oversight Post Office Subcommmittee chairman Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.) has expressed reluctance with the plan to reduce service, saying "With the Postal Service facing budget shortfalls the subcommittee will consider a number of options to restore financial stability and examine ways for the Postal Service to continue to operate without cutting services."

Other than cost cutting, Congress could also appropriate taxpayer dollars to fund the struggling Postal Service, which currently does not rely on public funding outside of a subsidy for international voting mail and services for the blind.

If nothing is done, the USPS will soon run completely out of money, and may be unable to pay many of its bills. Salaries are the agency's highest priority to continue paying, though other debts may have to wait to be paid, said Potter. Last year the Postal Service lost $2.8 billion.


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Czech PM calls Obama's rescue plan a 'road to hell'

March 25, 2009

Mirek Topolanek, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and the head of the European Union, called United States President Barack Obama's plan to spend almost US$2 trillion to revive the country's faltering economy a "road to hell".

he said, warning that the US's massive bailouts could risk destabilising financial markets worldwide. He urged other EU governments to avoid making similar plans.

The remarks were made during Topolanek's report to Members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday.

The comments are in sharp contrast to UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown's speech to the European Parliament on Tuesday, in which he spoke of a "new era" of cooperation in the ongoing global recession between the United States and Europe.

"Never in recent years have we had an American leadership so keen at all levels to cooperate with Europe on financial stability, climate change, security and development," Brown said Tuesday.

Mirek Topolanek has become a lame duck prime minister after he was ousted in a vote of no confidence in his government in Prague late Tuesday.


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The article doesn't explicitly say why the Czech PM mentioned the 'road to hell'. The actual reason is that Czech PM finds the overspending by the US government + permanently protecting the US market a lack of cooperation. I think sources that quote sentences before the few sentences mentioned here, reflect the reason better. Cheers, Van der Hoorn (talk) 21:16, 25 March 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:EPA proposes using Clean Air Act to fight global warming

I guess it's pretty clear now that the EPA has lost their minds, or have no idea how the environment works... or they just don't care at all. Carbon Dioxide should not be classified as a pollutant. Humans and animals exhale it as part of their natural biorythyms, plants and algae convert it back into oxygen necessary for animal life. This whole global warming thing worries me. Not the fear of destroying our world's ecology -- no, nature has found ways around extremes to ensure life continues, even if it won't be human life. My fear is of the government abusing its powers and using global warming as a tool to knock out people who they don't like. Someone giving the government a hard time? Sic the mindless eco-friendly zombies on them. An industry doesn't want to play ball and let the government buy them out? Call them on their producing of 'pollutants' and the like. This whole thing just reeks of... god, it's just awful. --98.110.200.96 20:50, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

CATO Global Science Report: 0.02°C Temperature Rise would be averted by new EPA rules
0.02°C Temperature Rise Averted: The Vital Number Missing from the EPA’s “By the Numbers” Fact Sheet, June 11, 2014.

An interesting analysis of the proposed new CO2 regulations for US power plants. Their methodology appears sound. Worth a look for the charts. --Tillman (talk) 02:22, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

EPA is Overstepping their Bounds!
The EPA regulations against wood burning stoves are harming many small business in the United States. It will cut sales drastically because many of their former products will only be available for commercial use in the future. They can also be sold exclusively to burn coal.

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outdoor_wood-fired_boiler

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Comments:Czech PM calls Obama's rescue plan a 'road to hell'

He's right.

He's wrong. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.191.157.184 (talk) 22:34, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

 * When Europeans and the Chinese are telling us how to run a capitalist country were doing something wrong.--66.229.11.230 00:48, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

The Czech's
Czech? Lmao, The Czech Republic has a President? Czech is a FAIL COUNTRY. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.169.31.75 (talk) 12:39, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

He is totally stupid —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.103.179.207 (talk) 16:21, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

IT IS A ROAD TO HELL!!!
Bush spent too much when he was president for 8 years! What now? Now obama has already spent more! He is using our money! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.84.216.252 (talk) 22:02, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Plutocracy?
Well its all Greek to me, but the god of hell is also the god of money :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.56.126.25 (talk) 18:46, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

This guy was ousted by a vote of "no confidence." Why are his words quoted still? He is considered an inept mind by an entire nation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.103.191.187 (talk) 21:56, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

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Turks and Caicos Islands Premier resigns

March 27, 2009 Michael Misick, the Premier of the United Kingdom overseas territory the Turks and Caicos Islands, resigned Monday from his post in the West Indies territory. He is accused of corruption. Oliver Galmo Williams, a member of Misick's Progressive National Party, has been sworn in to replace him as Premier.

Misick had previously announced plans to resign on March 31 but says he wants to allow his successor more time to form a government, even though the UK intends to suspend most of the constitution. A retired British judge is leading a Commission of Inquiry, with an interim report pointing to a "high probability of systemic corruption." Misick also called the suspension of the constitution "tantamount to being re-colonised".

"I still think I have the majority of support in the public and in the country but suddenly the majority of elected members, who represent voters at this time, wanted me to step aside, therefore I think I have done the honourable thing. At this time the country needs a unified government. I did not want to hold on to leadership at all costs," he told the Caicos Free Press.

British Governor Gordon Wetherell is expected to be given power by the UK. Misick, a judge who trained in Britain, is accused of selling state lands to property developers for his own profit.


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Priests jailed for $8.6 million theft

March 25, 2009

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Two Roman Catholic Church priests in the United States, were sentenced to prison for theft. They were convicted of stealing over US$8 million from St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach, Florida.

Retired Monsignor John A. Skehan and Reverend Francis B. Guinan were accused in 2006 of misappropriation of funds from the church collection plates and church bequests.

Judge Jeffrey Colbath handed down the sentence on Skehan who received 14 months in prison followed by seven years on probation. He plead guilty in January 2009 to grand theft of over $100,000. The defense, prosecutors and Diocese of Palm Beach had requested probation for Skehan, who is 81 years old. Skehan has paid back $750,000.

"The court finds the defendant is not merely sorry because he got caught, but is truly shameful, embarrassed and remorseful," Judge Jeffrey Colbath said. "The crime of the defendant was pure greed unmasked. There was not a shred of moral necessity to excuse the defendant's crime."

Circuit Judge Krista Marx sentenced Guinan who received four years in prison and was found guilty of theft of just under $100,000.

"No matter how many good works you have performed in your many years as a priest, your legacy will always be one of thievery and deceit," Judge Krista Marx said. Skehan had invested in a Co. Clare cottage, a Co. Kilkeeny pub, and two penthouse condominiums. As well as real estate he had purchased a collection of gold coins worth around $300,000. Both priests had embarked on gambling holidays and real estate ventures.

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Congressman and former Presidential candidate Ron Paul was "crazy".... haaa haa haa, NO HE WASN'T.

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I don't think this is smart... each country should have it's own airspace. Soon, Europe is just going to be one big country.

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"..Judge Krista Marx said. Skehan had invested in a Co. Clare cottage, a Co. Kilkeeny pub, and two penthouse condominiums,". What does "Co." stand for? I'm not sure that it's really a common abbreviation, in this sense.. One would assume co-op, but then how does a co-op pub work? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.30.122.32 (talk) 09:12, 26 March 2009 (UTC)


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US Air Force jet crashes in California

March 26, 2009 A United States Air Force F-22A Raptor fighter jet crashed in the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States on Wednesday, according to officials.

The airplane, which seats one person, crashed at approximately 10:30 am local time about 35 miles northeast of Edwards Air Force Base in California. The cause of the accident has not yet been ascertained, and the fate of the pilot is unknown. The jet was on a test mission when it crashed.

The F-22 is a supersonic fifth-generation fighter jet. It was originally designed in the 1980s as a means of entering Soviet airspace and attacking Soviet bombers if they attempted a nuclear strike. After the Cold War ended, the jet was then used as a long-range fighter jet.

This is the second crash involving an F-22. In 2004, another Raptor crashed in a Nevada during a test mission. The pilot managed to eject from the aircraft safely and did not sustain any injuries, although the aircraft was destroyed.

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George S. Welch: First Man Through the Sound Barrier? I Facebook
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I would like to thank the brave pilot for his service to our nation. I would also like to praise Lockheed Martin for it's commitment to excellence and patriotism. Both, the fallen test pilot and Lockheed-Martin are loyal defenders of freedom and justice! I sleep better at night knowing that there are such brave people who will risk life and limb to help protect this nation against it's ruthless and heartless enemies! I know that I speak for every GOD fearing AMERICAN when I say, "the prayers of myself and my family, are with you and your loved ones".
 * Allah Ackbar, I shall pray we stop giving contracts to Lockheed to produce the cheapest planes possible.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.48.113.100 (talk) 11:29, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

You call an F-22 a cheap one? You're what, a B-2 pilot? Got used flying on a 2,2 billion plane?--95.165.36.43 21:27, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Crashes
Too many crashes these days... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.234.137.100 (talk) 10:41, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
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North Korea missile launch looks imminent

March 27, 2009

North Korea may be planning to launch one of its Taepodong-2 missiles in the next few days, having announced earlier that it intends to put a communications satellite into space.

U.S. intelligence officials announced Wednesday that a missile had been rolled out to a pad at its Musudan launch facility. It is unknown whether the missile is in fact carrying a satellite, or if a warhead may be in its place. The missile is reported to be capable of carrying either. Only after a post-launch analysis will officials be able to determine what the missile may have been carrying.

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton commented that were North Korea to launch a missile, they would be in violation of a United Nations Security Council resolution, and that the U.S. would voice its opposition with the U.N. if North Korea went through with the plan.

Fears abound over the possibility of the missile being used in warfare, with the Taepodong-2 rumored to be able to reach the U.S. states of Alaska and Hawaii.

Japan has warned that it will shoot down any such missiles launched by North Korea with its U.S.-made Patriot anti-missile defense system.

South Korea's response was less specific, with chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung-lac saying "If North Korea launches [a] rocket, certain countermeasures are unavoidable."

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One day after attempted rescue, six stranded whales die on Australian beach

March 26, 2009

Six have died after becoming stranded on a southwest Australia beach, one day after conservation officials attempted to rescue them.

A pod of about 90 were stranded on  Tuesday. More than 70 of the mammals died, along with four, but about 10 whales were guided back out to sea by officials from the Australian.

Six of the rescued whales washed up on a different beach less than a day later. Three died of natural causes Wednesday, and the other three were shot by veterinarians due to their poor condition.

About 180 volunteers, wildlife officers and veterinarians participated in the Tuesday rescue effort, but officials said there had always been a risk that the whales could be stranded again. "It is frustrating, there is a lot of effort by the community and by DEC staff, it is a frustrating process when that happens but it's not totally unexpected," said John Carter, state conservation department officer.

The other four whales rescued Tuesday are still believed to be at sea, and department officials are monitoring the ocean to verify their safety.

Almost 500 whales have died in five mass beachings over the last five months. The West Australian coast has seen 21 mass whale and dolphin strandings since 1984, according to the department.

The whales tried swimming back to shore shortly after the Tuesday rescue, but conservation officials guided them to deeper waters with the hopes that they would stay out at sea. Scientists cannot explain what draws whales so close to shore.

The whales were stranded Wednesday in a remote location where conservation officials could not transport rescue equipment. At least one of the whales was attacked by sharks, officials said.


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The Post office would not have a budget profit if the Gov let them keep their prophet instead of taking every single penny they make.--66.229.11.230 03:58, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

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Judge refuses to dismiss charge against Barack Obama assassination plotter

March 26, 2009

A federal judge refused to dismiss a charge against an Arkansas man accused of plotting to assassinate Barack Obama.

Paul Schlesselman, 18, argued the threats against Obama were not a "true threat" under the law because they were made during questioning by law enforcement officials while he was in custody, and he could not have carried them out.

Judge J. Daniel Breen rejected the argument, claiming he could not go beyond the facts outlined in the indictment. "Due to the limited information available to the court, the bulk of the defendant's argument is unsupported by applicable facts," Breen wrote in a statement.

Schlesselman, of West Helena, and Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tennessee, are accused of plotting to kill dozens of black people during a murder spree that would end with them attempting to assassinate Obama.

Schlesselman has also filed a motion to suppress evidence collected by police; a hearing on that motion is set to go before Breen on April 16. The court has already rejected a motion by Schlesselman and Cowart to dismiss the charges against them because the racial makeup of the grand jury was predominately African American.

The men have been charged with targeting members of a specific race, conspiracy to rob a federal firearms licensee and possession of a sawed-off shotgun.


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Not Serenity :'( Spacehusky (talk) 05:05, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Still rooting for Gaia! --Resplendent (talk) 05:45, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

lol.--66.229.11.230 08:19, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Naming a space station after a comedian... Makes me think of a song... AMERICA, FUCK YEAH! COMIN' IN TO SAVE THE MOTHERFUCKIN' DAY YEAH!... With a picture of Colbert. He's a hero and symbol of AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!

NASA is an organization that needs public support. They would get more limelight if they took the name of Colbert. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.103.191.187 (talk) 21:49, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

God Bless America Stephen Colbert —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.166.175.146 (talk) 00:20, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Recommend the second sentence be: After using his Comedy Central show The Colbert Report to call on fans to vote in the contest, the write-in name "Colbert" topped the poll with 230,539 votes.

Reasoning is that a blue link can now be added toCOBERT, for the treadmill. Thanks. Shoessss (talk) 23:23, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
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Girls in Florida sell pink lemonade, donate money to breast cancer research

March 26, 2009

Two 8-year-old girls in Orlando, Florida, located in the United States, have made a big donation to the research and curing of breast cancer. Victoria Petrucelly and Jesse Theobald along with classmates from their third grade class at The Christ School, raised almost US$24,000 by setting up lemonade stands and selling pink lemonade.

The two girls were thinking about starting the lemonade stand in 2008, but were inspired to donate money when Petrucelly's mother, who suffered from the disease, died on Valentine's Day, February 14.

"When my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, we decided to make it a pink lemonade stand to raise money for people with cancer," Petrucelly said to the press. Other cash donations were made by companies like Publix Supermarkets and the restaurant chain Chick-Fil-A.

Between the students and two girls, nearly 65 gallons of the sweet and sour drink were sold on the weekend ending March 22. They hoped to raise just $50. MD Anderson Cancer Center, which is located in Orlando, received the donation, presented by the two girls in a ceremony earlier this week.


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Utah legalizes homebrewing

March 29, 2009

🇺🇸The United States state of Utah has legalized homebrewing of beer and wine.

H.B. 51, "Exemption for Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing License", was signed into law by Utah governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. on March 24 after being passed by large majorities in both houses of the State Legislature. The bill was introduced by Salt Lake City representative Christine A. Johnson (D-25th district) and will take effect on May 12.

The act modifies existing Utah law to give an exemption to the state's requirement of a brewing license for amateur brewers, as long as the beer or wine they produce is not for sale and the amount produced is less than 100 US gallons (379 liters) per year for an individual or 200 US gallons (757 liters) for a couple. The unlicensed distillation of spirits remains illegal in the United States under federal law.

Although prohibition of alcohol in the United States ended in 1933 and the homebrewing of beer has been legal at a federal level since 1978, many US states, counties and cities restrict the production, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages more tightly than is done at the federal level. With the passage of Utah's legislation, four US states still forbid homebrewing: Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma.

The legislation was introduced largely through the work of University of Utah law student Douglas Wawrzynski. AHA director Gary Glass was also closely involved with Rep Johnson in drafting the bill's language. Wawrzynski told Wikinews about what led him to initiate a campaign to change the law:

"I moved to Utah from Connecticut in 2005 and started into the hobby [of homebrewing]  shortly thereafter. There are multiple homebrew shops that have been operating legally in Utah for several years, so it wasn't until after I started law school in the fall of 2007 that someone suggested to me that the hobby might not be legal in Utah. After having done some research and contacting the American Homebrewers Association, I began to understand the current ambiguity of the law and how it could certainly be interpreted to adversely affect homebrewers. In fact in 2005 the city of South Salt Lake had taken steps to affirmatively enact penalties for engaging in homebrewing. While that effort was ultimately abandoned it illustrated just how the current state of the law could have a negative impact on homebrewers."

Despite the restrictions, according to the American Homebrewers Association (AHA), some seven thousand people in Utah were illegally taking part in the hobby, which has 750,000 adherents nationwide. Rep Johnson said "home-brewing is a healthy and vibrant hobby in Utah" and thanked the AHA for "thorough education, great committee testimony and association members who flooded elected officials with emails of support."

The bill passes on Rep Johnson's second attempt to introduce it. As H.B. 425, the act was introduced late in the Utah legislature's 2008 session, where it did not reach a Utah Senate vote. Ms Johnson's legislative work has primarily concerned equality and human rights in Utah, including a successful attempt to add a voluntary amount to the marriage license fee in order to fund shelters for victims of domestic violence and a failed attempt to introduce language banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity into Utah state law.

Opposition to the bill, meanwhile, was sporadic and reflected, in Wawrzynski's view, bad understanding of homebrewing rather than hostility toward the hobby:

"In each of the several committee meetings this bill went through, the bill was met with challenging and sometimes bizarre questions regarding its impact and what this would enable people to do. One Senator, Senator Lilenquist [State Sen. Dan Liljenquist, R -23rd district]  even inquired if this bill would make it legal for someone to put beer in a baby bottle and give it to a one year old."

Ronda Rudd Menlove, a Republican representing the 1st district, says her primary concern in voting against the bill was the potential for alcohol to affect children:

"When the vote was taken on HB 51, I had a constituent sitting by me, a young high school student. I briefly explained the bill to him during the debate and then asked him how he would vote on the bill and why. This is what he told me. He said that he was concerned that young people would have greater access to alcohol because alcohol would be brewed in homes resulting in great accessibility for youth living in those homes. This concerned him greatly as a member of a local youth city council as well. He is concerned about the amount of under-age drinking in his community and believed that greater access to alcohol could cause an increase in under-age drinking in Utah...."

"My secondary reason for voting against the bill is that I am adamantly opposed to the excess use and abuse of alcohol. I am opposed to any use of alcohol by pregnant mothers. As a secondary level teacher and high school administrator, I worked with troubled youth and special education populations. I have struggled with young people who live with the effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. If you want to be very depressed, read about the lifelong effects of FAS. This syndrome affects learning and behavior that is often erratic and unpredictable. Most of the students with FAS fail miserably in school and find little success in school, jobs, or life. This is a very serious problem related to alcohol use and one that affects the innocent fetus and not the perpetrator of this action."

"Utah has quirky alcohol laws. The overarching goal of preventing under-age drinking and the abuse of alcohol has created these laws. The intention is admirable and one that I support. How to achieve these goals is challenging and has resulted in laws that may seem strange to others living outside of Utah. Utah's Governor and Legislature has struggled with this and recently passed legislation revamping these laws. I voted against those changes due to the fact that little information was provided about the impact of the changes."

Kraig Powell (54th district), a Duchesne County Republican, the other representative to vote against the bill in its final form, said he did so because a constituent was "concerned about increased access to alcohol and drunk driving dangers". Meanwhile, Senate Majority Assistant Whip Gregory Bell (R-22nd district), said to the Deseret News: "I'm not comfortable with home brewing. It seems fraught with mischief to me."

Wawrzynski believes that education and understanding from the community were critical in the passage of the bill.

" [T] hrough the efforts, emails and testimony of people like Representative Johnson and Gary Glass, and most importantly, from Utah homebrewers themselves, we changed minds through education. In fact, the Chairman of the Senate Business and Labor Committee, Senator Valentine (R-14th district)  openly admitted on the record that he had been compelled to change his vote to a favorable one after hearing compelling testimony from member of the Utah community."

"I think that as the state of Utah continues to grow in diversity, the community will become enriched with a wide array of backgrounds and opinions. As this happens we will have an opportunity to develop a greater understanding of our own neighbors and how differences in lifestyle can ultimately be respected and embraced."

Paralleling a common motto of the homebrewing community, Wawrzynski proclaimed on passage of the bill: "Utah homebrewers are finally free to relax, stop worrying, and have a legal homebrew".

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Comments:Canadian annual seal hunt begins amid controversy

The photo on this article may lead reader to believe that whitecoats are hunted. They are not. Whitecoats became illegal to hunt over 20 years ago. The image of a cute, fluffy, white baby seal is an image used by many animal activists to tug at the heartstrings of unknowing people. Thusly, the article does not have an unbias stance. --Zippo (talk) 14:51, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Agreed, that photo needs to change ASAP. 207.164.82.166 18:24, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

The photo was changed, thank you! 207.164.82.166 21:40, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

One simple question to ask - if this hunt were taking place anywhere but on pristine, white ice, would it be a problem? Red blood on white ice is not pretty - but get over it! Why not take issue with something a little less humane, like acres of chickens suffocating under each other, or bloody, messy, slaughter-houses? Perhaps criticize China for eating dogs!? Listen up - it's hunting. Killing of wild animals - providing furs, oil, and meat, while also keeping the population at a sustainable level compared to essential fish stocks. It provides badly needed money for fishermen and their families. If the hunt doesn't continue as is, it will eventually become a cull, a killing for the sake of killing, with little to no use of the animal at all. A cull to save the ailing fish stocks. By the way, the "Animal Rights" groups that pretend to be against the hunt - they don't really want the hunt to end. If it did, they would stand to lose MILLIONS OF DOLLARS in funds. The seal hunt makes more money for these groups through misinformed people throwing away their cash than the hunters could dream at making in many seasons. Lets get things in perspective, and recognize it's a harvest like any other. Pretend that it's pig farming - free-range pigs of the sea, and it's time for market. Now that I mention it - the old sealers still call the seals "swile" - imagine that.

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Encouraging unprotected sex to 17 year olds! Awesome! Who cares about the pain of carying a damn baby around for 9 months anyways, what the hell do the care about anyways? Babies don't give a shit about life, they sit there and drool and shit all over the place. They are some of the most selfish pieces of shit I know of. So yes, good job FDA! Let young teens get there plowed in the vag and get gonasilphaherpitlitus.


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Tornadoes rampage through Mississippi

March 26, 2009

Residents in Mississippi awoke to scenes of destruction after two tornadoes touched down before sunrise near the town of Magee and in a rural area of Lauderdale County, around 90 miles east of Jackson.

Dozens of homes and a church were demolished, and at least 20 people injured near Magee. Mayor Jimmy Clyde in an interview on NBC's Today show commented that the town was in "dire straits."

The town is currently without power, and most roads heading into and out of town have been made impassable by debris. No deaths have been reported so far.

Eleven homes and businesses were damaged by the tornado in Lauderdale County, near the Alabama border. In Magee, the only thing left standing at the 100-year-old Corinth Baptist church are its doors. "Our church is still here, because our church is the people, but the building is gone," said a parishioner.

Two people had to be airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

Mississippi Department of Transportation workers are laboring to restore power and other utilities to the affected areas.

Due to the time of a day, many people were caught off guard and were forced to scramble to safety. One resident tearfully summarized the night's events: "I lost everything."

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Somali pirates seize two European tankers, Seychelles yacht

March 28, 2009

Pirates in Somalia have seized two European tankers within twenty-four hours. In the same time frame three other vessels escaped and a yacht which disappeared after departing the Seychelles has been reported as hijacked.

Yesterday MV Nipayia, a 9,000-ton tanker owned by Athens, Greece-based Lotus Shipping and flagged in Panama, was seized. The vessel has eighteen crew members from the Philippines and a captain from Russia. She was hijacked 380 miles from Hobyo.

Early today the MV Bow Asir, a 23,000-ton oil and chemicals tanker, was also seized in the same area, a 750,000 square mile ocean expanse near the Gulf of Aden. The vessel is owned by the Isle of Man's Star Tankers and is managed by Norwegian firm Salhus Shipping. There are conflicting crew numbers of 23 or 27 crew on board, but it is known that five of these are Polish and the captain is Russian.

Salhus was alerted at 0729GMT by the Bahamas-flagged ship that two small boats were chasing the vessel; at 0745GMT another message said they had boarded and three hours later an email confirmed the ship had been seized. There are sixteen to eighteen pirates on board, armed with machine guns.

The Seychelles' state broadcaster reported yesterday that a small yacht from the islands is thought to have been seized. The Serenity, with two people from the Seychelles on board, departed the nation on February 28 and headed into the Indian Ocean. The ship never arrived at her destination of Madagascar. Nothing has been heard from the ship since she left port.

Three other ships were also targeted in two separate failed attacks yesterday. At 0907GMT MV Explorer III and MV Ocean Explorer stated that two small boats were chasing them. The ships were able to outrun the pirates. Later, at 2055GMT, the MV FD Gennaro Aurilia increased speed after a fishing boat began to approach. The master radioed nearby warships for help, after which the boat turned off its light and retreated.


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NATO and Iran talk for first time in 30 years

March 26, 2009

Last week, NATO and Iran had contact for the first time in thirty years, NATO officials stated Thursday. "[An Iranian] diplomat met with Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Martin Erdmann," said chief alliance spokesman James Appathurai. The Iranian embassy in Brussels declined to comment on the visit.

The visit to Brussels by the Iranian diplomat was the first "since the regime of the Shah" collapsed in the Iranian Revolution led by Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979.

"It was a first informal contact about the subject of Afghanistan, [but] we have not yet programmed a second meeting," said Appathurai. Because of Afghanistan's opium production and the stream of Afghan refugees crossing Iran's border, "the Iranians are interested in possible cooperation on Afghanistan," a NATO official stated.

Earlier on Thursday, Iran said that it would attend the international meeting on Afghanistan next week in The Hague, Netherlands. Appathurai added that "the fact that Iran has accepted to go to the conference in The Hague is good news and constitutes a new step in the regionalisation of the Afghan issue".


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