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Because he was caught. And I would hope people don't fall from escalators every day!!! That would be truly terrible. ;-) SriMesh |  talk  21:38, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Given the number of people in the world and the number of escalators, I guess that there would be at least one fall a day somewhere in the world, in this case its newsworthy because i)the fall occured because the child was clinging to the outside of the escalator ii) the child was saved from injury by being caught in midfall, iii) there is cctv footage of it, and the cctv footage has been picked up by broadcast media, I've tried to reflect this by giving the article a new title and rewriting the intro.KTo288 (talk) 22:43, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the time you have spent. I was wondering if a story could be made of this incident without the video. Several news media are reporting it, but I am not sure how they can all be showing the video footage, what the coprights are on the original. SriMesh |  talk  22:50, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd say this is borderline newsworthy, but the title needs to indicate that the incident occurred on an escalator. Tempodivalse [talk]  22:53, 26 May 2010 (UTC)


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Oil spill in Alaska closes 800 miles of pipeline

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800 miles of the were closed down following a spill of thousands of barrels of crude oil south of, Alaska. A power failure following a routine fire-command system test caused relief valves to open and crude oil overflowed near the Fort Greely pump station 9. The valves opening allowed a pressure release for the system and oil flowed on a pad to a tank that can hold 55,000 barrels (2.3 million gallons). As of Wednesday afternoon, the tank vents were still leaking probably from thermal expansion inside the tank. Another secondary containment area below the tanks capable of holding 104,500 barrels was not yet filled to capacity.

The spill coordinator for the Department of Environmental Conservation, Tom DeRuter, said that the oil spill contamination should be confined to the graveled oil containment liner. "Safety is their No. 1 objective right now. As soon as it is safe to move in, then they'll get the power on and try to empty that tank out. As long as everything is in that liner, it gives us time," DeRuter explained. 40 people had been evacuated from the Fort Greely site, and the Prudhoe Bay station has been reduced by 84%. "We're going to take as long as we need to make sure the site is safe before we start back up," said spokesperson Michele Egan. There is capacity in reserve tanks for 48 hours during this slow down of production.

About 650,000 barrels per day run through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline between Prudhoe Bay to the Port of Valdez oil tankers. The majority of shares in Alyeska are held by BP Exploration, Alaska (BPXA) which is also currently addressing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Foxconn under pressure after tenth employee suicide this year

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Taiwan electronics giant has moved to repair its reputation after the suicide of a tenth employee this year, two others having survived attempted suicides. The latest death came on the same day as, Chairman of Foxconn's parent , opened the Shenzen production facility to the media for the first time. In the face of accusations that he ran a modern day sweatshop, he showed off employee recreation facilities. Gou, bowing as an expression of regret, promised to work to prevent such tragedies occurring again.

Although not a household name, Foxconn is the largest producer of electronics components and electronics products in the world, manufacturing products for companies like Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Dell. Investigations of working conditions are underway. "Apple is deeply committed to ensuring that conditions throughout our supply chain are safe and workers are treated with respect and dignity," said Steve Dowling, an Apple spokesperson. Allen Pu of Fubon Securities said: "Hon Hai needs to resolve the issue because the situation is also negative for Apple and HP. Clients may reallocate some orders to other manufacturers."

Labor activists have criticised conditions at Foxconn's factories as "military-style", with workers working long shifts and not being able to speak to each other. However, Foxconn claims that the suicides were mostly the result of relationship problems unrelated to its own management style, and it argues that for a work force so large the number of suicides is small.


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BP: Plug for underwater oil leak in Gulf of Mexico fails

May 30, 2010 🇺🇸 The procedure implemented by BP on the leaking Deepwater Horizon oil well on Wednesday has failed. According to David Suttles, BP's chief operating officer, "We have been unable to overcome the flow." Suttles stated that after studying three days of results, BP determined that the procedure was a failure.

On Wednesday, BP began pumping mud into the leaking well, a procedure known as top kill. BP chief executive Tony Howard said it would take at least 24 hours to determine if the procedure was successful. The procedure has worked before in surface situations, but was not previously attempted at 5,000 feet underwater.

The procedure involves pumping heavyweight drilling mud from the surface through a, which directs the mud into a lying on the sea bed. From the manifold, the mud is pumped into the, which is sitting on the well.

BP says it pumped 30,000 barrels of mud into the well at rates of up to 80 barrels a minute. After three attempts, the well was still leaking.

The next option, the sixth, is called the Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) Cap containment system. This procedure involves a ROV using a saw to cut off the leaking pipe and place a cap on the pipe. The LMRP Cap is at the scene and the procedure is expected to take four days to complete.

In New Orleans hundreds gathered in protest, calling for a fast stop to the spill and greater efforts to mitigate its ecological and economic effects.


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Overly generous hardship payments
Chinese language TV news has Guo saying one reason for the suicides is because the company makes over generous hardship payments to the bereaved families, and stopping these payments will help stop the suicides, can I include this with an OR tag.KTo288 (talk) 23:38, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Try Broadcast report instead. C628 (talk) 23:41, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Please add your broadcast notes so that we can finish the review. Benny the mascot (talk) 13:50, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
 * TVBS-Europe (w:TVBS)- takes its main news feed from the Hong Kong version. sorry I didn't add this earlier.--KTo288 (talk) 12:09, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

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What are the sources for the following? Benny the mascot (talk) 17:17, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
 * "bowing as an expression of regret" — None of the sources said he bowed.
 * mentions....[quote]“I offer my sincerest apologies to society, the entire public, all our employees and their families because we had no way of preventing these things from happening,” Gou said as he bowed at a press conference today.[unquote]
 * "...for a work force of over 800,000 the number of suicides is small."
 * mentions... [quote]Noting the figures, Dr. Hynek Pikhart, senior lecturer in epidemiology and public health at University College London, said, "The (Foxconn) rates are not probably too high or unexpectedly high."[unquote] ...this is as close as I can come to verify this one....
 * I answered the sources question in the query above....for what I could find to provide confirmation from the sources given.SriMesh | talk  22:40, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for fixing those up. I've made a few changes based on what you've just said, and have resubmitted the article for review. A different reviewer will look at this shortly. Cheers! Benny the mascot (talk) 03:45, 28 May 2010 (UTC)


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"chief executive Tony Hayward said it would be at least 24 hours before officials know whether the attempt has been successful. " BP: effort to plug Gulf oil spill going as planned  Also BP does not stand for Beyond Petroleum. SriMesh | talk  00:59, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
 * It actually does stand for Beyond Petroleum, it was part of a re-branding effort to appear both more "green" and "international". They dropped "British Petroleum" in 2007. ☠ Travis "TeamColtra" McCrea  ☠ - (T)(C) 10:28, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

 * No, actually 'Beyond Petroleum' is just a tagline, and a play on BP. They dropped British Petroleum a long time before 2007; it no longer stands for anything. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:18, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

 * OK, based on above comments I've renamed the article to something that should be more suitable. Tempodivalse [talk]  16:28, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

New Headline
The current headline does not include the expanded content. The plug has failed. The new headline would be better as "BP: Plug for underwater oil leak in Gulf of Mexico implemented, fails"
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Today on Wikinews : The Jamaican government's efforts to extradite Christopher "Dudus" Coke turns violent; a suspected serial killer in the UK has been detained by police; Iraqi Airways contemplates dissolving the airline to avoid paying Kuwati war reparations and, in history, Alse Young becomes the first person executed for witchcraft in America's original thirteen colonies.

Today is Wednesday, May 26th, 2010. I'm Dan Harlow and this is Wikinews.

Attack occurs in Stavropol, Russia; at least six dead (0:40)
A radio-controlled bomb exploded in the city center in the southern Russian city of Stavropol earlier today, killing at least six and injuring more than 40, according to initial reports.

The explosion occurred at 6:45pm Moscow time in front of the Stavropol Trade-Union Sport and Culture Palace as a performance by Chechen dance ensemble "Vainakh" was about to begin. Security officials haven't dismissed a possible connection between the concert and the attack.

According to Boris Skripka, the head of the civilian defense and emergency situation administration, "several of those that were hospitalized are now in intensive care. The wounded have shrapnel wounds. Their conditions are considered critical or medium-critical".

Stavropol is included in the newly-created North Caucasian Federal District of Russia and the country has seen violence from rebel groups recently: on March 29, suicide bombings at the Moscow Metro killed at least 40 people and wounded over 100.

Jamaica: Violence kills at least 30 (1:41)
Authorities in Jamaica say that gunfights in the capital Kingston have left at least 30 people dead, as hundreds of troops and police search for an alleged drug kingpin wanted by the US. At least 25 people were injured as well.

The violence has been triggered by the Jamaican government's efforts to extradite Christopher "Dudus" Coke, the alleged leader of the "Shower Posse" group. Armed security forces stormed the Tivoli Gardens slum of western Kingston on Monday in an effort to locate Coke, who has not been found. Last week, Coke's supporters barricaded the area in an attempt to thwart his arrest.

The trouble has forced the closure of schools and businesses across the capital, and the government has appealed for blood donations for the wounded. A state of emergency is in effect for parts of Kingston.

The US has issued a travel alert to warn citizens against visiting the island nation. Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding has promised "strong and decisive" action to restore order.

Plane crashes into Toronto office building (2:42)
A Cirrus SR-20 single engine aircraft crashed into an office building in Markham, a town near Toronto, at 12:30 p.m. local time yesterday. Both people on board were killed.

The aircraft, which crashed into the roof of the two-story building at Woodbine and Hooper streets, was engulfed in flames. Witnesses say that it looked as if the pilot was trying to find somewhere to land and that the aircraft was trailing smoke and rolled before it crashed.

First reports state that the pilot and passenger were killed on impact, however the 14 employees at Thinkway Toys manufacturing escaped the two-story building and explosions from the crash.

The crash site is near Buttonville airport where many amateur and flight training courses occur.

UK police announce arrest of suspected serial killer (3:30)
Police in the United Kingdom have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of being a serial killer. The man is being questioned over the death of one prostitute and the disappearances of two others in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

The man was arrested on Monday after 36-year-old Suzanne Blamires vanished on Sunday. Body parts believed to be hers were found floating in the River Aire in nearby Shipley by a member of public at 2:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon.

The man, who lives in Bradford's red-light district, is also facing questioning over the April 26 disappearance of Shelley Armitage, 31, and the June 2009 disappearance of Susan Rushworth, 43. This morning a magistrate granted West Yorkshire Police extra time to question the man, which will expire tomorrow evening.

Rushworth was last seen on a double-decker bus heading to Thornton Road. She had three children, was addicted to heroin and suffered from epilepsy. Armitage was last seen on CCTV in the red-light district. She lived just three streets from Blamires and the two knew each other.

The area is being examined by forensics experts, crime officers and police divers. West Yorksire Police's homicide and major enquiries team is conducting the investigation. Police dogs have been used to search a drainage culvert and undergrowth on Thornton Road, and black bags from skips behind nearby halls of residence have been examined. Members of the police underwater search unit were also at work. Previously, separate searches have been held for Rushworth and Armitage.

Assistant Chief Constable Jawaid Akhtar said the remains from the river are of a single unidentified woman. He said that all three woman's families are being assisted by family liaison officers. Speaking at an on-scene press conference at the junction between Dockfield Road and Otley Road in Shipley, he described the investigation as "a very thorough and painstaking inquiry into three missing women, all of them sex workers, with all the necessary resources and expertise devoted to it."

Some British media has compared the case to the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, often referred to as the Yorkshire Ripper. Sutcliffe lived in Bradford and killed three of his thirteen victims there; he also attempted to murder seven more people before his 1981 conviction. Most of his victims were prostitutes.

Oil spill in Alaska closes 800 miles of pipeline (5:56)
800 miles of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System were closed down following a spill of thousands of barrels of crude oil south of Fairbanks, Alaska. A power failure following a routine fire-command system test caused relief valves to open and crude oil overflowed near Fort Greely pump station 9.

The valves opening allowed a pressure release for the system and oil flowed on a pad to a tank that can hold 2.3 million gallons. As of Wednesday afternoon, the tank vents were still leaking probably from thermal expansion inside the tank. Another secondary containment area below the tanks capable of holding 104,500 barrels was not yet filled to capacity.

The spill coordinator for the Department of Environmental Conservation, Tom DeRuter, said that the oil spill contamination should be confined to the graveled oil containment liner. DeRuter explained that "Safety is their No. 1 objective right now."

40 people had been evacuated from the Fort Greely site, and the Prudhoe Bay station has been reduced by 84%. "We're going to take as long as we need to make sure the site is safe before we start back up," said Alyeska Pipeline Service Company spokesperson Michele Egan. There is capacity in reserve tanks for 48 hours during this slow down of production.

About 650,000 barrels per day run through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline between Prudhoe Bay to the Port of Valdez oil tankers. The majority of shares in Alyeska are held by BP Exploration, Alaska (BPXA) which is also currently addressing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP addressed a 267,000 gallon crude oil spill in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in 2006 resulting in a lawsuit against BP Exploration.

Oil spilled after ships collide in Singapore (7:48)
Around 2500 tonnes of oil were spilled into the Strait of Singapore yesterday after two ships collided.

The two ships involved in the collision were the oil tanker MT Bunga Kelana 3 and the bulk ship MV Wally, which collided around thirteen kilometers south of Singapore. The tanker received an estimated ten meter gash on its left side, while the bulk ship sustained only minor damage. After the incident, both ships moved away from the spill and are now anchored.

The oil slick has moved north, and is now now encompassing an estimated four square kilometers around six kilometers south of Singapore. Emergency teams from both Singapore and Malaysia have been mobilized, and around twenty vessels are taking part in the clean-up operations. Both containment booms and chemical dispersant are being used to clean up the oil.

The spill is not expected to have any major effects on shipping; Victor Shum, an official from a consulting firm in Singapore, said that "[i]f it is contained within an oil retaining booms, it may not disrupt shipping traffic." Shum also expressed environmental concerns, saying that "certainly the concerns are there. Even if it is contained, it will take some time to clean up."

Iraqi Airways drops flights to United Kingdom and Sweden (9:02)
Iraqi Airways have announced that they are to drop all flights to the United Kingdom and Sweden. The announcement comes after a row with Kuwait over war reparations.

Iraq and Kuwait are in dispute over billions of dollars of reparations; this includes around $1.2bn in aircraft and parts seized beginning in 1990 by Saddam Hussein. The airline's director general was stranded in the United Kingdom on the basis of a High Court court order obtained by Kuwait Airways last month, but his passport was returned and he was allowed to leave after he informed the court of all the airline's assets in the UK.

Amer Abdul-Jabbar, the Iraqi Transport Minister released a statement saying that "We will announce whether or not we will dissolve the company." The cancellations were announced by the director general of Iraqi Airways, Kifah Jabar Hassan.

Hassan spoke about the plans to dissolve the company, saying that "[w]e can establish another airline company and put an end to this case. With this, the Kuwaitis will get nothing”.

On April 25th, Iraqi Airways sent its first jet to the United Kingdom in twenty years. The flight had been delayed for over a year and was met with further restrictions for nine days after the volcanic ash crisis in Europe. The aircraft was impounded by London High Court and no further flights to the UK have been made.

Irish Senator Kieran Phelan dies at age 60 (10:27)
Irish Senator Kieran Phelan has died suddenly at the age of 60. Phelan died after falling ill in his hotel in Dublin this morning, shortly before a meeting due to be held by the upper house of the Irish parliament.

Phelan, who was a member of the Fianna Fáil party, sat on the Industrial and Commercial Panel and had been a Senator since 2002. He was also a Laois County councilor and was elected council chairman in 1998.

As a mark of respect, Leader of the House Donie Cassidy proposed that the house be adjourned until June 1st.

Mexican cartoonist Gabriel Vargas dies at 95 (11:03)
One of Mexico’s most successful cartoonists, Gabriel Vargas, died yesterday at the age of 95. His death was announced by the National Council of the Arts and Culture. Vargas had been ill for several years before his death, but no cause of death has yet been given.

Vargas’s most successful comic strip was “La Familia Burron” which he started in 1937. The strip looked at a low-income family struggling with everyday life. It sold up to 500,000 copies per week until the 1970s.

Later in his career he won several awards for his work, including Mexico’s National Journalism Prize in 1983 and the National Sciences and Arts prize in 2003.

There was a memorial viewing for Vargas at a funeral home in Mexico City yesterday.

Rollover on Illinois Route 59 in Naperville injures one (11:51)
A motorist was injured during a collision that resulted in a rollover in the city of Naperville, Illinois, United States. The accident occurred at about 8:15 am (13:15 UTC) on the interchange of Illinois Route 59 and Interstate 88.

Naperville police reported that Pavitra Durgam, a 26-year-old from Chicago, was traveling southbound on Route 59 and tried to turn left onto the ramp to Interstate 88. In doing so, she cut in front of a car heading north on Route 59. The other, currently unidentified driver swerved to avoid her, hit a curb, and collided with her car anyway.

Northbound traffic on Route 59 north of Diehl Road, including the entrance into eastbound Interstate 88, was blocked as crews cleaned up the area of the collision. The unidentified motorist complained of back pain and was thus sent to nearby Edward Hospital. Durgam received a citation for failing to yield to oncoming traffic as she turned.

Turkish shopkeeper saves falling toddler (12:51)
A four year old Istanbul toddler was saved from serious injury by quick-thinking shopkeeper Ali Arapi, who caught the boy as he fell the thirteen feet from the floor above. CCTV security cameras caught images of both the child riding on the outside of the escalator and Ali Apari's sure-handed catch.

Noticing that the child was dangling from the handrail Apari ran below the boy as the four year old neared the railing at the top of the shopping center escalator. As the boy fell, Apari positioned himself to catch the toddler as he fell off eight feet above him.

Arapi said later, “Children believe the escalators are playgrounds, the families are irresponsible. The families should take better care of their children.” Arapi had just had a brain operation a month before this incident, and Arapi could have been badly injured himself, if the child had hit his head instead of his arms.

However this is not the first incident of a child falling from riding an escalator at the shopping mall. Four days earlier in imitation of older children, a two-year old had to be rushed to hospital after falling from halfway up the escalator. After these falls the shopping mall has attempted to thwart attempts to ride the outside of the escalators by impeding access with flower pots. In 2006 a sixteen-year old and a three-year old died falling from escalators in Turkey.

Volunteers collaborate in reconstruction of Lolol, Chile (14:14)
Over this past Sunday, which was the day of National Monuments of Chile, a group of volunteers from Santiago traveled to Lolol, a town located in the O'Higgins Region. Lolol, named National Monument of Chile in October 2003, was severely damaged after the major February earthquake; the Church of the town, widely known as one of the oldest in Chile, is currently being restored.

Previously, 35 students of Tourism in the Technical Formation Center of the Los Leones Institute, were working in Lolol between April 30 and May 1, helping to clean up the damage caused by the earthquake.

The famous musical group, Bafona, also visited Lolol, as well as a few other towns that were damaged by the earthquake.

Executive Clerk of the National Monuments Council of Chile, Óscar Acuña, said of the volunteers that "Their attitude is a clear sample of the conscience and love of the Chileans with their legacy and patrimony, especially after the earthquake,"

On this day in history (15:16)

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In 1647, Alse Young became the first person executed for witchcraft in America's original thirteen colonies in the state of Connecticut.

Very little is recorded of Alse Young; her existence is only known through her reputation as a witch. She is believed to have been the wife of John Young, who bought a small parcel of land in Windsor in 1641, sold it in 1649, and then disappeared from the town records. She had a daughter, Alice Young Beamon, who, sadly, would also be accused of witchcraft in nearby Springfield, Massachusetts, some 30 years later.

Like many similar cases of witchcraft, Alse Young was a woman without a son when the accusation was lodged, which implied that she would be eligible to receive through inheritance her husband's estate. Historical record hints at the possibility that there may have also been some sort of epidemic in the town of Windsor in early 1647.

Alse Young was hanged at the Meeting House Square in Hartford, Connecticut, on what is now the site of the Old State House and the second town clerk of Windsor, Matthew Grant, recorded the execution with a May 26, 1647 diary entry, stating simply "Alse Young was hanged."

Witchcraft became punishable by death in the Connecticut Colony in 1642, and this capital offense was backed by references to the King James version of the Bible: Exodus (22:18) saying, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live" and Leviticus (20:27) stating, "A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood (shall be) upon them."

In Connecticut, the crime of witchcraft was listed as a capital crimes until as late as 1750 when it was finally removed from the law.

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Bottled water concerns health experts

May 27, 2010

Canadian researchers from C-crest Laboratories have discovered an "unusually high" amount of bacteria in bottled water. Researchers don't blame specific brands, but bottled water in general.

A random study found unusually high rates of in the bottled water, more than 500 cfu, the legal limit set by  on how much bacteria should be present in drinking water in Canada. Unusually high amounts of bacteria were present in 70% of the test samples across several brands of bottled water. “Heterotrophic bacteria counts in some of the bottles were found to be in revolting figures of (100) times more than the permitted limit,” said Sonish Azam, a Canadian researcher involved in the study, “This amount of bacteria is alarming, as if we are ingesting a cup of culture.”   “Microbiologically speaking,” she said, “tap water is purer than bottled water — most bottled water. We didn't know this until we conducted the research.”

The bacteria are not very harmful to an average person, but many sensitive groups, such as the young, sick or elderly, could get sick from it. "Heterotrophic bacteria counts in drinking water are not a health concern to the general public," was the concluding analyses of a recent study by the World Health Organization.

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What was the date it crashed. The 25th????????????????????????????


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What is going on?--KDP3 (talk) 03:40, 27 May 2010 (UTC)


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To any country who gave up drinkable tap water in favour of bottled water. Too bad it's your parents/grandparents that made that decision for you.


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User talk:76.105.196.157

Hi. I revreted your edit to the BP article, since as a news article, it should reflect the information known at time of writing, and is not a work in progress. However, please don't let this deter you from wikinews. Welcome to Wikinews. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:36, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

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User:Teamcoltra

My name is Travis McCrea I am an Idaho resident, who also lives in Washington, and Alaska. I am currently going to school to obtain my public administration (With a focus on Political Science) degree. I love to write, fight for digital rights.

Educationally, I love History (and do civil war re-enactments), English, and Politics.

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 it's awful. it's like wtf they don't even do that in europe

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Thread:Comments:Oil spill in Alaska closes 800 miles of pipeline/Jesus H Christ/reply

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Obama to suspend Arctic oil drilling

May 27, 2010

According to Democratic Senator from Alaska, the U.S. Department of the Interior has decided to halt all new Arctic exploratory oil drilling applications until 2011. The response is believed to be caused in part by the two current oil spill disasters (that of the Deepwater Horizon Incident and more recently the Alaska oil pipeline malfunction). However, Begich is not happy about the actions taken by the White House.

"I am frustrated that this decision by the Obama administration to halt offshore development for a year will cause more delays and higher costs for domestic oil and gas production to meet the nation's energy needs," Begich claims. Last September, the state of Alaska made a public notice about Shell's desire to drill off the coast of the, placing experimental drilling rigs at two drill site location: "Torpedo" and "Sivulliq".

"Shell is committed to undertaking a safe and environmentally responsible exploration program in the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea in 2010," said President Marvin E. Odum to the 's  (MMS).

Odum follows with, "I am confident that we are ready to conduct the 2010 Arctic exploratory program safely and, I want to be clear, the accountability for this program rests with Shell."

, director of the Alaska project at the Natural Resources Defense Council is not so optimistic: "Hazards present in the Arctic can include frigid temperatures, presence of sea ice, gale-force winds, intense storms and heavy fog ... The potential for loss in the Arctic is great."

Odum believes that the climate in the arctic will make any spill easier to clean up because, "Arctic conditions create differences in responding to oil in cold and ice conditions. Differences in evaporation rates, viscosity and weathering provide greater opportunities to recover oil.  In Arctic conditions, ice can aid oil spill response by slowing oil weathering, dampening waves, preventing oil from spreading over large distances, and allowing more time to respond."

However, Clausen believes that there are no current systems to remove oil from icy ocean waters.

This is not the first time that President Obama's administration has taken the environmentally cautious path in Alaska. The President put off limits to oil and gas exploration until 2017. Bristol Bay currently is one of the top salmon fishing grounds in the state.

Interior Secretary is expected to give a speech at Thursday's  address, regarding the suspension of Arctic oil drilling projects.

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Released as Public Record from the Environmental Protection Agency, this image is of the experimental drilling sites from Shell Oil Company Torpedo and Sivulliq. (Image needs touch up)

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Thread:Comments:Iraqi Airways drops flights to United Kingdom and Sweden/Dissolving the airline/reply

Not true, the debt is with the Government so if private investors take over Iraqi Airways then Kuwaiti can do nothing. Zaps93 (talk) 09:43, 27 May 2010 (UTC)


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Same assets.


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Thread:Comments:Iraqi Airways drops flights to United Kingdom and Sweden/Dissolving the airline/reply (3)

The debt was never held with the airline, instead the Government, if Iraqi becomes private Kuwait can do nothing to the airline only the Government.


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That might work in Iraq, but in the UK it is likely to be held that the new owner inherited the theft and hence the responsibility to pay back. The court will recognise that it is the same airline and so dissolving it is a waste of time. If they want to try that trick they'd save time just selling it and crossing their fingers somebody will be sill (or brave) enough to try it.


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As far as I'm aware the UK can't do anything to it unless they have evidence to say that the new owners stole the aircraft and the part. I think Kuwaiti have acted immature, yes there was a debt, yes Iraq should have sorted it, but Kuwaiti acted completely un proffesional. On another note, if a private investor takes over, the airline will be rebranded to something like Iraqi Airlines or Air Iraq therefore wiping debts like Olympic Airlines did with Olympic Airways.


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That possibly should be the case - but it isn't. Once it is established the airline is the same entity, then it becomes liable for the thefts again, since they were effectively conducted by Iraqi; at the very least, Iraqi accepted stolen goods.

A better bet might be to asset strip the airline - sell off the aircraft etc individually, rather than selling an intact airline.


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Who knows, we'll have to wait and see what the outcome is.


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It'll certainly be interesting to watch. I hope they can resolve this get to the UK sometime.


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So true. I think they need to come to some arrangement. Not only did Kuwait suffer under Saddam but so did the Iraqi people.


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Yes. They should reach a sensible arrangement - such as working together and splitting the profits.


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Yes, but at the end of the day. I don't see Kuwait do that, I see them carrying on being immature about it all.


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His fame wasn't confined to the 1950’s and 60’s (when he was noted for "Tich and Quackers" long before "Lord Charles") - and his TV work continued well into the 1970's - declining with the demise of the TV variety show.


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"... Arapi had just had a brain operation a month before this incident, and Arapi could have been badly injured himself, if the child had hit his head instead of his arms."

_ are speculations. Fast thinking + quick-handed action describes it fair enough. Well done, Arapi.


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Me too - although it is also an immature reaction from Iraq. It is being turned into a point-scoring exercise. If I was either government, I'd get an embassy built (do they have embassies with each other?) and start negotiations.


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Take 8,000,000 round bails of coastal hay, load them on C-131's, open the back door and blow the hay over the spill. Once stabilized collect the oil ladden hay with surface skimmers and process by pressing to remove oil. Compact and bail the comtaminated hay, then burn it in power plants. Send BP the bill!!!!


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Head of US Minerals Management Service resigns following BP oil spill response

May 27, 2010

After reports that US President Barack Obama has fired the director of the, , the revealed that she instead resigned "on her own volition". The resignation occurred amidst growing criticism of the federal government's response to the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion and the agency's oversight over offshore drilling.

Birnbaum, who became director in June 2009, was expected to testify before a subcommittee of the today with Interior Secretary. She was not present when Salazar began to speak, however. Salazar said in a statement: "She is a good public servant. She resigned today on her own terms and on her own volition. I thank her for her service and wish her the very best."

News agencies had reported that Birnbaum was forced out of office, and Obama was expected to officially announce the supposed firing later today in a news conference along with discussing an Interior Department report on the explosion. Birnbaum observed in her letter of resignation that Salazar "will be requiring three new leaders for the, the and the " as the entire Minerals Management Service is reorganized.


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To show you that you can write about pretty much anything! :)


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Hmmm...now how would that be helpful?


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Talk:Obama to suspend Arctic oil drilling

Style
I think the style issues are fixed, rather than having a body link, it is now an "external link" for the source of information. The only other news item which may improve the article is the statement by the anonymous administration official regarding the need to evaluate oil-response capabilities, and the need to also analyze future drilling technologies. (ADN) Some c/e was done to tighten up the facts to the news articles in the references, and I will change the dispute tag to review. The article does bring up two interesting points of debate for the readers, and both sides seem to be here.... cold weather oil drilling pros and cons, and economy and oil production slow down V.S. environment protection and potential hazards. How soon is today's news conference? Kind Regards SriMesh | talk  17:09, 27 May 2010 (UTC)


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Talk:Head of US Minerals Management Service resigns following BP oil spill response

Firing, ousting and resignation
Sources say that Bimbaum resigned- due to growing pressures- but was not fired. Another source Salazar on Birnbaum�s resignation SriMesh |  talk  17:26, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Nice revisions
Sorry for the hassle, nice revision, good article overall. SriMesh | talk  18:57, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, not a problem at all! Your review saved us from having to issue a correction. Thanks a lot! Benny the mascot (talk) 19:03, 27 May 2010 (UTC)


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Vanuatu hit by 7.2 magnitude earthquake

May 27, 2010 Vanuatu has been hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake at 04:14 local time on Friday (17:14 UTC on Thursday). The epicenter was located 215 kilometers to the northwest of, Espíritu Santo, Vanuatu; 340 kilometers to the southeast of , , Solomon Islands; 485 kilometers to the northwest of , Vanuatu; and 2,070 kilometers to the northeast of Brisbane, Australia.

The earthquake had a depth of 36.1 kilometers, approximately 22.4 miles. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in issued a tsunami warning for Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia. They said on the report: "It is not known that a tsunami was generated. This warning is based only on the earthquake evaluation. An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines in the region near the epicenter within minutes to hours." The Vanuatu government Meteorological Office reported infrastructure cracks, and power outages, but does not foresee major damage. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, CNN reported. USGS initially reported the earthquake as 7.6, but they later downgraded it. Magnitude 5.7, 5.2 and 6.4 aftershocks were reported later by USGS.

The tsunami warning was cancelled an hour after it was issued. Geophysicist Barry Hershorn said to The Huffington Post that they had confirmed there was no tsunami from ocean buoys and from coastal sea level gauges in Vanuatu. The Vanuatu goverment said they were pleased the tsunami alert had been canceled. "We haven't received any reports yet about earthquake damage," said Salesa Kaniaha, Meteorological Office acting director of Vanuatu. "The very close proximity [of the epicenter] to Espíritu Santo [the closest island] meant there was nothing much we could do to alert residents to any danger," he added.

Vanuatu is an insular country located in southern Pacific Ocean, located 1,750 kilometers to the east of Australia.

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Art Linkletter, creator of "Kids Say the Darndest Things", dies peacefully at 97

May 27, 2010

, creator of the television show , died peacefully in his Los Angeles, California home Wednesday.

Linkletter was best known for his television broadcasting hits, Kids Say the Darndest Things, People Are Funny, The Art Linkletter Show, and House Party. Linkletter was also a famed author, compiling the quotes from Kids Say the Darndest Things into a best-selling book of the same name. Bill Cosby says that "because of Art Linkletter, adults found themselves enjoying children." A few of Linksletter's other books are I Didn't Do It Alone, Old Age is Not for Sissies, How To Be a Supersalesman, Confessions of a Happy Man, and Hobo on the Way to Heaven.

The -winning song We Love You, Call Collect was recorded jointly by Linkletter and his daughter, who had later died from a fall from a sixth floor apartment.

As the owner of Linkletter Enterprises, Linkletter owned real estate in Australia and invested in oil wells.

Linkletter, originally known as Gordon Arthur Kelly, was born in, Saskatchewan before being adopted by the Linkletter family. Linkletter was predeceased by his daughter and two sons, and is survived by his wife, two other daughters, seven grandchildren, and numerous great grandchildren.


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news articles say it ranged from 5.2 to 7.6

5.2 seems to be the aftershock, but the article title is 5.2, and on the main page it's 7.2

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 * The USGS said 7.2 when I checked their page. As for the difference in numbers, well...there was an edit conflict going on. Should be fixed now. Benny the mascot (talk) 19:25, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
 * OK BENNY THE MASCOT THANKS
 * :| I moved it to 5.2, but it always was 7.2 --Diego Grez return fire 18:55, 28 May 2010 (UTC)


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BP says Gulf oil spill slowed as estimates of oil spilled increase

May 27, 2010A US official said today that BP's latest effort to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been successful in slowing the amount of oil leaking from the well.

The official, Admiral Thad Allen, said that the procedure, known as a "top kill" operation, has been able to block some of the leaking oil at the source, the top of the damaged well. The operation involves pumping material into the well to plug the leak before cement is used to permanently seal the leak. Allen said the operation has "been able to force mud down and not allow any hydrocarbons to come up."

BP hasn't confirmed the success of the top kill operation, saying only that the "operation is proceeding as we planned it," and that there had been no major incidents thus far. Although the possibility of failure is still present, experts say that the longer the procedure continues, the less likely it will be that anything goes wrong.

The procedure began yesterday afternoon, after diagnostics on the damaged equipment on the ocean's surface indicated that it could withstand the added pressure of the mud being pumped into the well. Although engineers involved with the operation wore concerned that the pressure of the mud might not be able to overcome that of the oil, that has thus far not been the case.

Separately, a group of US scientists announced new estimates of how much oil was flowing from the well, ranging from 12,000 to 25,000 barrels a day, far higher than BP's original estimate of 5,000 barrels a day, a figure which BP warned was possibly inaccurate.

In a press conference Thursday afternoon, US president Barack Obama also announced new measures in response to the spill, which include: In statements, Obama criticized the "scandalously close relationship" between government officials and oil companies in the past, saying that the Mineral Management Service, which is the agency responsible for monitoring off-shore drilling, had been corrupt for years.
 * Suspending off-shore test drilling for six months
 * Extending the moratorium on issuing drilling permits for an additional six months
 * Cancelling the sale of leases for off-shore drilling.


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Sudanese president sworn in to another term

May 27, 2010 Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, has been sworn in to another term after winning the country's recent polls, which were largely boycotted by the opposition.

The inauguration ceremony, attended by multiple African leaders and two diplomats from the United Nations, was held earlier today. A reporter for the Al Jazeera news agency described the event as being primarily "a gathering of African leaders".

In his inauguration speech, al-Bashir said that there would be "no return to war" with southern Sudan, and said a referendum on southern independence would be held on time. Southern Sudan is to hold a ballot in January of next year on whether to secede from the rest of the country. The referendum is a key part of the 2005 peace deal that ended Sudan's north-south civil war.

al-Bashir was re-elected in April with 68% of the vote. Many opposition parties boycotted the election, accusing the president's party of having rigged the result.

The president is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes, including allegations that he ordered mass murder, rape and torture in Darfur, where rebels have frequently clashed with the government; al-Bashir strongly denies the claims.


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Farewell, Atlantis. You've done well. As a comment on space exploration and NASA's plans to forgo lunar work, we mustn't neglect this type of exploration. We either move forward or fall back; there is NO standing still.


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Blagojevich defense team wants to restart jury selection in Illinois corruption trial

May 27, 2010

Lawyers for former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich claim that the judge in his corruption trial inappropriately dismissed hundreds of potential jurors without consulting any of the parties in the case. As the trial is likely to last for several months, US District Judge had stated in a previous hearing that he would conduct a "hardship screening" process and dismiss those jurors he feels would be burdened by this duty.

The defense team, however, argues that it must be involved in such changes to the jury pool and claims that over 300 people may have been dismissed in this "unilateral" move. The lawyers are expected to request a redo of the selection process during a status hearing before Zagel on Thursday.

The trial is scheduled to begin on June 3. Blagojevich's lawyers have already filed a request with the US Supreme Court to delay the trial on different, constitutional grounds. Justice John Paul Stevens has given prosecutors until Friday to respond to that motion.


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Experimental aircraft breaks record for hypersonic flight

May 28, 2010

The   managed to break a hypersonic flight record Wednesday during a test flight.

The United States Air Force (USAF) said that the scramjet was able to fly for 200 seconds, achieving a top speed of around 5 and setting a new record for what the Air Force called "the longest supersonic combustion ramjet-powered hypersonic flight." The previous record of twelve seconds was set by the in 2004. This hypersonic flight, also the first to use fuel, was hailed by US government officials as a success. Despite an unknown failure which caused the X-51 to lose acceleration, an X-51 program manager said that the USAF was "ecstatic" about the event's accomplishments.

The X-51 is 14 feet (4.2 metres) long and has no real wings, allowing it to withstand the created during flight. The aircraft launched around 10 a.m. (1700 ) from  in California. It was carried by a to a height of 50,000 feet (15,240 metres) and then released over the  Naval Air Warfare Center Sea Range. The X-51 was then propelled by a solid rocket booster to Mach 4.8.

After about 200 seconds in flight, Boeing said that "something then occurred that caused the vehicle to lose acceleration. At that point, the X-51A was terminated as planned." Although it was expected to fly for about 300 seconds and reach Mach 6, the scramjet only managed Mach 5 at a height of about 70,000 feet (21,336 metres), possibly due to an engine blowout. The aircraft landed in the ocean as planned, and there are no plans to retrieve it.

This test is the first of four planned flights for the X-51 program, with the other three planned for this coming fall. Previously, the X-51 had flown twice, but was attached to the B-52 both times.


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California Senate prohibits sports drinks in public schools

May 28, 2010 Earlier yesterday, California state senators voted 21-11 in favor the prohibition of sales of sugared sports drinks at public schools during class hours. Soft drinks are already banned during school hours. "Sugar-sweetened electrolyte replacement beverages are still available and have surged in popularity among kids," said Senator. "This is a common sense step forward in the effort to address the obesity epidemic in California," he added. Padilla's bill is now on its way to the.

Studies have shown that drinks, especially sweetened, contribute to obesity among adults and children, leading to diseases like diabetes. "Eight out of ten drinks sold in California public schools are sports drinks," Padilla said, citing information from the.

Governor Schwarzenegger is sponsoring a package of legislation aimed at reducing child obesity in California.


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Wikinews:Briefs/May 27, 2010

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Today on Wikinews : As BP reports cautious optimism in it's "top kill" operation to stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the head of US Minerals Management Service resigns and Democratic Senator Mark Begich from Alaska says the Obama administration's moratorium on issuing drilling permits will result in higher costs for domestic oil and gas production. In other news, Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center; the island nation of Vanuatu is hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake and, in history, in 1884, Max Brod, friend of Franz Kafka, is born in Prague.

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Today is Thursday, May 27th, 2010. I'm Dan Harlow and this is Wikinews.

BP says Gulf oil spill slowed as estimates of oil spilled increase (1:10)
A US Coast Guard official said today that BP's latest effort to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been successful in slowing the amount of oil leaking from the well. The official, Admiral Thad Allen, said that the procedure, known as a "top kill" operation, has been able to block some of the leaking oil at the source.

The operation involves pumping material into the well to plug the leak before cement is used to permanently seal the leak. Allen said the operation has "been able to force mud down and not allow any hydrocarbons to come up."

BP hasn't confirmed the success of the top kill operation, saying only that the "operation is proceeding as we planned it," and that there had been no major incidents thus far. Although the possibility of failure is still present, experts say that the longer the procedure continues, the less likely it will be that anything goes wrong.

The procedure began yesterday afternoon, after diagnostics on the damaged equipment on the ocean's surface indicated that it could withstand the added pressure of the mud being pumped into the well. Although engineers involved with the operation wore concerned that the pressure of the mud might not be able to overcome that of the oil, that has thus far not been the case.

Separately, a group of US scientists announced new estimates of how much oil was flowing from the well, ranging from 12,000 to 25,000 barrels a day, far higher than BP's original estimate of 5,000 barrels a day, a figure which BP warned was possibly inaccurate.

In a press conference Thursday afternoon, US president Barack Obama also announced new measures in response to the spill, which include suspending off-shore test drilling for six months, extending the moratorium on issuing drilling permits for an additional six months, and canceling the sale of leases for off-shore drilling.

In statements, Obama criticized the "scandalously close relationship" between government officials and oil companies in the past, saying that the Mineral Management Service, which is the agency responsible for monitoring off-shore drilling, had been corrupt for years.

In lieu of the criticism of the Mineral Management Service,

Head of US Minerals Management Service resigns following BP oil spill response (3:20)
after reports that US President Barack Obama had fired the director of the Minerals Management Service, Elizabeth "Liz" Birnbaum, the Interior Department revealed that she instead resigned "on her own volition". The resignation occurred amidst growing criticism of the federal government's response to the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion and the agency's oversight over offshore drilling.

Birnbaum, who became director in June 2009, was expected to testify before a subcommittee of the House of Representatives today with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, however, she was not present when Salazar began to speak.

News agencies had reported that Birnbaum was forced out of office, and Obama was expected to officially announce the supposed firing later today in a news conference along with discussing an Interior Department report on the oil rig explosion. Birnbaum observed in her letter of resignation that Salazar "will be requiring three new leaders for the Office Natural Resources Revenue, the Bureau of Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement" as the entire Minerals Management Service is reorganized.

Not everyone was pleased with President Obama's decision to halt all new Arctic exploratory oil drilling applications until 2011, however.

Obama to suspend Arctic oil drilling (4:32)
In a statement from Democratic Senator Mark Begich from Alaska, he said "I am frustrated that this decision by the Obama administration to halt offshore development for a year will cause more delays and higher costs for domestic oil and gas production to meet the nation's energy needs".

Last September, the state of Alaska made a public notice about Shell's desire to drill off the coast of the Beaufort Sea, placing experimental drilling rigs at two drill site locations and in a statement by Shell Oil Company President Marvin E. Odum to the U.S. Department of the Interior's Mineral Management Service, "Shell is committed to undertaking a safe and environmentally responsible exploration program ...".

Chuck Clausen, director of the Alaska project at the National Resources Defense Council is not so optimistic, stating, "Hazards present in the Arctic can include frigid temperatures, presence of sea ice, gale-force winds, intense storms and heavy fog ... The potential for loss in the Arctic is great."

Odum countered by saying that he believes the climate in the arctic will make any spill easier to clean up because "In Arctic conditions, ice can aid oil spill response by slowing oil weathering, dampening waves, preventing oil from spreading over large distances, and allowing more time to respond."

However, Clausen believes that there are no current systems to remove oil from icy ocean waters.

This is not the first time that President Obama's administration has taken the environmentally cautious path in Alaska. The President put Bristol Bay off limits to oil and gas exploration until 2017. Bristol Bay currently is one of the top salmon fishing grounds in the state.

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Following other major stories from around the world,

Vanuatu hit by 7.2 magnitude earthquake (7:03)
the island nation of Vanuatu, located 1,750 kilometers to the east of Australia, was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake at 04:14 local time. In response, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia, though "it is not known that a tsunami was generated".

The Vanuatu government Meteorological Office reported infrastructure cracks, and power outages, but does not foresee major damage and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries according to reports by CNN reporters.

As scientists monitor the southern oceans,

Bottled water concerns health experts (7:45)
Canadian researchers from C-crest Laboratories have discovered an "unusually high" amount of bacteria in bottled water. Researchers don't blame specific brands, but bottled water in general.

A random study found unusually high rates of heterotrophic bacteria in the bottled water. Heterotrophic bacteria are organisms that use organic carbon for growth by consuming other organisms. Legal limits set by United States Pharmacopeia on how much bacteria should be present in drinking water in Canada is set at no more than 500 colony-forming units, yet the unusually high amounts of bacteria were present in 70% of the test samples across several brands of bottled water.

Sonish Azam, a Canadian researcher involved in the study, stated that “this amount of bacteria is alarming, as if we are ingesting a cup of culture.” “Microbiologically speaking,” she continued, “tap water is purer than ... most bottled water. We didn't know this until we conducted the research.”

The bacteria are not very harmful to an average person, but many sensitive groups, such as the young, sick or elderly, could get sick from it. However, in a recent study by the World Health Organization, the concluding analyses was that "heterotrophic bacteria counts in drinking water are not a health concern to the general public,"

Moving on now to a part of the world where water in any form is scarce,

Sudanese president sworn in to another term (9:13)
Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, has been sworn in to another term after winning the country's recent polls, which were largely boycotted by the opposition.

The inauguration ceremony, attended by multiple African leaders and two diplomats from the United Nations, was held earlier today. A reporter for the Al Jazeera news agency described the event as being primarily "a gathering of African leaders".

In his inauguration speech, al-Bashir said that there would be "no return to war" with southern Sudan, and said a referendum on southern independence would be held on time. Southern Sudan is to hold a ballot in January of next year on whether to secede from the rest of the country. The referendum is a key part of the 2005 peace deal that ended Sudan's north-south civil war.

al-Bashir was re-elected in April with 68% of the vote. Many opposition parties boycotted the election, accusing the president's party of having rigged the result.

The president is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes, including allegations that he ordered mass murder, rape and torture in Darfur, where rebels have frequently clashed with the government; al-Bashir strongly denies the claims.

Another embattled politician, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich wants to restart jury selection in his corruption trial.

Blagojevich defense team wants to restart jury selection in Illinois corruption trial (10:33)
His lawyers claim that the judge in his trial inappropriately dismissed hundreds of potential jurors without consulting any of the parties in the case. As the trial is likely to last for several months, US District Judge James Zagel had stated in a previous hearing that he would conduct a "hardship screening" process and dismiss those jurors he feels would be burdened by this duty.

The defense team, however, argues that it must be involved in such changes to the jury pool and claims that over 300 people may have been dismissed in this "unilateral" move. The lawyers are expected to request a redo of the selection process during a status hearing before Zagel on Thursday.

The trial is scheduled to begin on June 3. Blagojevich's lawyers have already filed a request with the US Supreme Court to delay the trial on different, constitutional grounds. Justice John Paul Stevens has given prosecutors until Friday to respond to that motion.

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Art Linkletter, creator of "Kids Say the Darndest Things", dies peacefully at 97 (12:22)
Art Linkletter, creator of the television show Kids Say the Darndest Things, died peacefully in his Los Angeles, California home Wednesday.

Linkletter was best known for his television broadcasting hits, Kids Say the Darndest Things, People Are Funny, The Art Linkletter Show, and House Party. Linkletter was also a famed author, compiling the quotes from Kids Say the Darndest Things into a best-selling book of the same name. Bill Cosby said of Linkletter that "because of Art ..., adults found themselves enjoying children."

Linkletter, originally known as Gordon Arthur Kelly, was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan before being adopted by the Linkletter family. Linkletter was predeceased by his daughter, Diane, who died from a fall from a sixth floor Hollywood apartment. He is survived by his wife, two other daughters, seven grandchildren, and numerous great grandchildren.

As the owner of Linkletter Enterprises, Linkletter also owned real estate in Australia and invested in oil wells.

As the American Space Shuttle program nears the end of operations by the close of this year, Space Shuttle Atlantis landed yesterday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after 11 days, 18 hours and 4.8 million miles in space.

Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center (13:24)

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The mission, designated STS-132, carried the Russian-built Mini Research Module named Rassvet and an Integrated Cargo Carrier-Vertical Light Deployable (ICC-VLD) to the International Space Station, and featured three spacewalks, after docking with the station on the third day of her mission.

STS-132 was commanded by Kenneth Ham, piloted by Dominic A. Antonelli, and the four mission specialists were Garrett Reisman, Michael T. Good (who replaced Karen Nyberg due to a temporary medical condition), Stephen G. Bowen and Piers Sellers. This was at least the second time all of the crew had ridden aboard a previous shuttle mission and was Sellers's third trip to space.

This was Space Shuttle Atlantis' 32nd mission and its last, completing almost 25 years of service. Along with Atlantis, the Space Shuttles Endeavour and Discovery will also be retired in 2010 and the shuttles will be shown at museums around the country.

On this day in history (15:16)

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In 1884, Max Brod was born in Prague. Although he was a prolific writer in his own right, he is most famous as a friend, biographer, and literary executor of Franz Kafka.

Brod was a German speaking Jew who had studied law at the German Charles-Ferdinand University, graduating in 1907. By 1924 he was already an established writer and also worked as a critic.

In 1939, as the Nazis took over Prague, Brod and his wife Elsa fled to Palestine, settling in Tel Aviv, where he continued to write and worked as a dramaturg for the Israeli national theater for 30 years. When Elsa died in 1942, Brod was supported by his close companion Felix Weltsch, a friendship which had lasted 75 years from their days in Elementary school in Prague.

However, Brod's most famous friendship was with Franz Kafka, one of the most influential fiction writers of the early 20th century. Brod first met Kafka on October 23, 1902, when both were students at Charles University. Brod had been giving a lecture at the German students' hall on Arthur Schopenhaue when Kafka addressed him after the lecture and accompanied him home.

From then on, Brod and Kafka met frequently, often even daily, and remained close friends until Kafka's death in 1924. Kafka was a frequent guest in Brod's parents' house and it was here that he met his future girlfriend and fiancée Felice Bauer, a cousin of Brod's brother-in-law. Brod, Kafka and Brod's long time friend Felix Weltsch constituted the so-called "close Prague circle" of friends.

Unlike Kafka, Brod rapidly became a prolific, successful published writer. His first novel and fourth book overall, was published in 1908 when he was only 24, and was celebrated in Berlin literary circles as a masterpiece of expressionism.

During Kafka's lifetime, Brod tried repeatedly to reassure Kafka in rejecting his doubts about his own literary efforts, and Brod pushed Kafka to publish his work. Before even a line of Kafka's work had been published, Brod had already praised him as "the greatest poet of our time", ranking with Goethe or Tolstoy.

The two also tried, but failed, to arrange common literary projects but notwithstanding their inability to write in tandem, which stemmed from clashing literary and personal philosophies, they were able to publish one chapter from an attempted travelogue in May 1912, for which Kafka wrote the introduction.

On Kafka's death in 1924 Brod was the administrator of the estate and preserved his unpublished works from incineration despite what was stipulated in the will. He defended this course by saying that when Kafka asked him to burn his papers, he told him he would not carry out this wish, adding, "Franz should have appointed another executor if he had been absolutely and finally determined that his instructions should stand". When Brod fled Prague in 1939, he took with him a suitcase of Kafka's papers, some of which he later edited and published in 6 volumes of collected works.

In 1937 Brod wrote the first biography of Kafka, and he always resisted one-sided interpretation of Kafka, hating the term "Kafkaesque," arguing that it presented a picture of the man and his work contradicted by his own intimate knowledge.

On December 20, 1968, Brod died in Tel Aviv at the age of 84.

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Talk:Experimental aircraft breaks record for hypersonic flight

"Hydrocarbon fuel"
What exactly does this sentence mean? Because every aeroplane since the Wright brothers has used fuel composed of hydrocarbons. Jonathan Hall (talk) 08:30, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

 * Every plane since the Wright brothers hasn't had solid rocket boosters. I don't know what usually goes in them, but my understanding is you can't get it out an oil well. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:17, 28 May 2010 (UTC)


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Talk:California Senate prohibits sports drinks in public schools

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"A girl with obesity" is an interesting caption. It almost sounds as if the obesity is like a pet, as in "A girl with a dog or a ferret". Maybe "An example of childhood obesity" would be more apropos? Turtlestack (talk) 23:48, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, "An example of childhood obesity" sounds good. Gonna change. --Diego Grez return fire 23:51, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ --Diego Grez return fire 23:52, 28 May 2010 (UTC)


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