The Rooster
Friday, August 05, 2005
Morning Papers - It's Origins
Rooster "Crowing"
"Okeydoke"
History…
1264 Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt Germany
1858 Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable
1861 US Army abolishes flogging
1861 US levies its 1st Income Tax (3% of incomes over $800)
1864 Spectrum of a comet observed for 1st time, by Giovanni Donati
1884 Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (NYC)
1901 Peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4"
1914 1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave. & E. 105th St, Cleveland)
1921 1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts)
1923 1st American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan)
1924 Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts
1936 At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal
1937 Ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup
1945 Atom Bomb dropped on Hiroshima (Aug 6th in Japan)
1953 Operation "Big Switch" Korean War prisoner exchanged at Panmunjom
1954 Boxing Hall of Fame's 1st election selects 24 modern & 15 pioneers
1957 "American Bandstand," goes on network TV (ABC)
1957 WJZ-TV in Baltimore MD begins radio transmissions
1960 Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) gains independence from France
1962 Nelson Mandela arrested for incitement & illeagally leaving S Afr
1963 Britain, US & USSR sign nuclear test ban treaty
1964 Beatles record "Leave My Kitten Alone"
1964 US begins bombing North Vietnam
1966 Martin Luther King Jr stoned during Chicago march ( OUCH ! )
1966 Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" & "Eleanor Rigby" in UK
1967 Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe"
1967 Pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) & Radio London close down
1969 Mariner 7 flies past Mars
1972 Moody Blues release "Nights in White Satin"
1973 USSR launches Mars 6
1974 Joan Jett forms her rock group the Runaways
1981 Pres Regan fires 11,500 air traffic controllers who struck 2 days ago - THIS IS FAR TOO MUCH STRESS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. THEY SHOULD ALWAYS FEEL THEY HAVE RECOURSE. THEY HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES IN THEIR HANDS. PEOPLE IN NUMEROUS PLANES, PEOPLE ON THE GROUND IF THEY CRASH. THIS IS A TOTALLY BAD IDEA.
1984 Joan Benoit (US) wins 1st Olympic marathon for women (2h24m52s)
1985 Chic White Sox Tom Seaver wins #300 over Yanks at Yankee Stadium
1985 Flexible-wing glider altitude record (214,250') set by Larry Tudor
1986 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway sets the 5k woman's record (14:37.33)
1986 It's revealed Andrew Wyeth had, secretly created 240 drawings & paintings of his neighbor Helga Testorf, in Chadds Ford, Pa
1991 Sergei Bubka of USSR sets pole vault record (20¬") in Malm” Sweden
Missing in Action
1964 ALVAREZ EVERETT SANTA CLARA CA 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1964 SATHER RICHARD C. POMONA CA CRASH NO PARA/BEEPER REMAINS RETURNED 08/14/85
The Jersulem Post
UK Muslims warned police about bomber
One of the trustees of a London mosque said Friday that he warned police in 2003 about a group of extremists that included one of the suspected July 21 subway bombers.
Toaha Qureshi, a trustee of the Stockwell Mosque in south London, said Hamdi Issac, also known as Osman Hussain, was among a group reported to police for "inciting racial and religious hatred in the community" and intimidating mosque management.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123208394244
Netanyahu: Pullout will endanger West
By CAROLINE GLICK
Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski
Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu believes that in the aftermath of Israel's upcoming departure, "Gaza will be transformed into a base for Islamic terrorism adjacent to the coast of the State of Israel."
In an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday, Netanyahu said the terror threat that would develop in a post-withdrawal Gaza would be a danger not only for Israel but for the Western world in general.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121937114
Burial of Jewish terrorist sparks debates
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz decided to prevent Eden Natan Zada (also known as Eden Tzuberi) from being buried in any military cemetery, saying he is "not worthy of being buried next to fallen soldiers."
The security establishment was debating where to bury Zada on Friday afternoon.
The shooter in Thursday's deadly attack in Shfaram, Cpl. Zada, had been listed as AWOL since mid-June. He was to be buried in the military section of Rishon Lezion's cemetery on Friday. Zada's family was given the option of holding such a funeral, or a regular civilian one, and opted for the low-key military burial.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121934718
Terror threats cause ships to reroute
Four Israeli ships were redirected on Friday after receiving a warning from Transportation Minister Meir Shetreet of security risks in Turkey.
The ships, carrying thousands of vacationers, were intended to dock in the port-city of Alania, Turkey.
Shetreet was informed of the intentions of terrorist organizations to attack Israelis in the region and ordered the ships to change course.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123208393354
Solar project could advance 'green' fuel
The production of nonpolluting hydrogen fuel could be facilitated by innovative solar technology successfully tested on a large scale at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. Scientists say it also promises to expedite the storage and transportation of hydrogen.
The chemical process behind the technology was originally developed at Weizmann on a scale of several kilowatts. It was then scaled up to 300 kilowatts in collaboration with scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, Institut de Science et de Genie des Materiaux et Procedes – Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France, and the ScanArc Plasma Technologies AB in Sweden. The project is supported by the European Union's FP5 program.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121935674
Qurei: Today Gaza, tomorrow Jerusalem
The Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank is a step towards liberating Jerusalem, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei declared on Thursday.
Addressing thousands of Palestinians during a rally organized by the ruling Fatah party in Gaza City, Qurei said no Palestinian would ever give up one inch of Jerusalem. "The process of national struggle will continue until we reach Jerusalem and celebrate there and in the West Bank," he said.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121936378
Editor's Notes: 48 hours
By DAVID HOROVITZ
On Wednesday, the army takes a group of Israeli journalists into Gush Katif on what might be described as "the IDF's farewell tribute to the Gaza settlers" tour. It culminates in a briefing by a leading military officer, who describes the "impossible mission" of evacuating thousands of reluctant Jews along a single narrow road, while accommodating thousands of clamoring local and foreign journalists, in the pervasive shadow of Palestinian terrorism.
Leading the trip for most of the day is Erez Katz, a smart, earnest, slender colonel who has served on and off in Gaza for years and who is all too able - as we make the four-km. drive from the Kissufim border crossing across the Strip to the entrance to Gush Katif - to detail the relentless list of shootings and killings every few yards that cost the lives of this Gaza family, that IDF colleague.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121936401
Michael Moore Today
http://www.michaelmoore.com/
CNN: "We've asked Mr. Novak to
take some time off."
CNN suspends Robert Novak for on-air outburst
By Steve Gorman / Reuters
LOS ANGELES - CNN issued a public rebuke to syndicated columnist and political analyst Robert Novak and asked him to "take some time off" after he uttered a profanity and walked off the set during a live broadcast on Thursday.
The on-air outburst by Novak, 74, came when the conservative commentator was interrupted by liberal political strategist James Carville during a discussion of the upcoming U.S. Senate race in Florida on CNN's "Inside Politics" show.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=3569
Just now on CNN’s Inside Politics, in the midst of a ho-hum discussion about Katherine Harris’ Senate race:
Novak: Just let me finish what I’m going to say, James, please. I know you hate to hear me —
Carville: He’s got to show these right-wingers that he’s got a back bone, ya know? Wall Street Journal editorial page is watching. You show ‘em you’re tough…
Novak: You know I think that’s bullshit. And I hate that. Just let it go.
Novak removes his microphone and walks off the set.
http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/04/breaking-novak-explodes-live-on-cnn/
Novak Apologizes for Swearing on CNN Air
By David Bauder / Associated Press
NEW YORK - Robert Novak apologized Friday for swearing on the air and walking off a CNN set, but said it had nothing to do with the federal probe sparked by his revelation of a CIA officer's name in a 2003 column.
"I apologize for my conduct and I'm sorry I did it," he said in an interview.
CNN has pulled him off the air indefinitely. Novak said "I'll follow their guidance" on when he returns.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=3577
The Boston Globe
Russian vessel tries to tow stranded sub
By Yevgeny Kulkov, Associated Press Writer August 5, 2005
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia --A Russian mini-submarine carrying seven sailors snagged on a fishing net and was stuck 625 feet down on the Pacific floor Friday. A Russian vessel attempted to tow the stranded sub to shallower waters as the United States and Britain rushed unmanned vehicles there to help in rescue efforts.
It was unclear whether there was enough oxygen aboard the mini-sub to keep the crew alive long enough for remote-controlled vehicles to reach them from bases in San Diego and Britain.
A Russian rescue vessel snagged the mini-submarine with a cable and was trying to drag it to shallower waters, Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Viktor Fyodorov told NTV television Saturday by telephone.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/08/05/us_britain_to_aid_trapped_russian_sub/
THIS DRILLING IN GEORGIA IS A HUGE MISTAKE. THERE IS AN UNSTABLE 'GEOLOGICAL FAULT' OFF SHORE EASTERN USA. When that is disturbed by drilling there will be tsunamis. This is complete stupidity. A survey was already done in 2000.
Exploration on Georges Bank OK'd
Critics say oil, gas survey could disrupt fishing grounds
By Rick Klein, Globe Staff August 5, 2005
WASHINGTON -- A provision tucked into the energy bill approved by Congress last week calls on the government to conduct a survey of potential oil and gas drilling at sites along the entire US coastline, including Georges Bank off the coast of Nantucket.
The measure directs the Department of Interior to conduct an ''inventory and analysis of oil and gas resources" beneath the outer continental shelf, the relatively shallow areas beginning about 3 miles off the nation's coastline. That includes Georges Bank, a vast underwater plateau that stretches from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia and has been among the world's most fertile fishing grounds.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/08/05/exploration_on_georges_bank_okd/
States sue over power plant water rules
August 5, 2005
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Six Northeast states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming its rules on power plants' water use will cause fish kills and other environmental harm.
The EPA published regulations in July 2004 outlining how power plants nationwide can use water from bays, rivers, lakes, oceans and other waterways for cooling.
Critics of the plants say they take in too much water and that the warm water they discharge harms aquatic life unable to adjust to drastic temperature changes.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/08/05/states_sue_over_power_plant_water_rules/
Alcoholism
Alcoholism Treatment
NEW YORK An expert on alcoholism treatment says nature and nurture go hand in hand in treating the disorder.
Mark Willenbring says about 60 percent of alcohol dependence is genetic. The remaining 40 percent is environmental. Willenbring says three drugs are now on the market that can help people who are trying to stop drinking. He says other medications are on the way.
Willenbring is Director of the Treatment and Recovery Research Division of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health.
http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3630849
Job may help drunk's wife
Jul. 23, 2005 12:00 AM
Dear Abby: I have been married about 16 years, but there is something I can't handle anymore. My husband, "Karl," drinks every day. He insists he doesn't have a problem, but I think his problem is severe.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0723abby0723.html
Deputy admits driving drunk, gets probation
He'd been out celebrating his birthday
By VANESSA McCRAY
Record-Eagle staff writer
TRAVERSE CITY - A Leelanau County sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was sentenced to six months probation.
Mark Elsworth Stevens, 45, entered the plea Friday at his arraignment.
"I let down myself, my community and my department," Stevens said during the court proceeding.
Stevens, the county's "Deputy of the Year" in 2002, was arrested July 13 after a day of drinking and celebrating his birthday. A Michigan State Police trooper stopped Stevens on Cass Road in Traverse City after spotting the off-duty deputy speeding in his personal vehicle and crossing lanes without signaling.
A blood-alcohol test administered at the Grand Traverse County Jail following Stevens' arrest resulted in a reading of .22, nearly three times the legal limit of 0.08, police records show.
http://www.record-eagle.com/2005/jul/23deputy.htm
At least she asked for permission to get drunk
BY JOHN ROSEMOND
balance1020@aol.com
Q: I have a very interesting problem and I am not sure how to handle it. My 15-year-old honor student, an all-around good kid, recently asked her father and me if we would allow her to get drunk in our home. She says she wants to know what it feels like.
After some questioning we discovered that several of her friends were allowed to do this in their homes and have told her how great it was. Now she wants to try it as well. We're thinking that if we let her do it, she'll be less likely to drink irresponsibly later because it will no longer be a big deal.
A: Huh? This is an ''interesting'' problem? I'm sorry, but I'm at a loss as to why you think letting your daughter drink to the point of drunkenness in your home will make it less likely that she will drink outside of your home. You obviously didn't hear what your daughter said. Her friends told her getting bombed was great! Do you think those kids aren't going to get bombed again? Taking another example: Do you think that if you permitted your daughter have sex upstairs, in her bedroom, while you were downstairs reading or watching television, that she would be less likely to become sexually active?
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/people/family/parenting/12194779.htm
Drunk gets jail for death
KITCHENER, Ont. -- A drunk driver who dashed an expectant couple's dreams in a head-on crash was sentenced yesterday to two years less a day in jail.
The collision in Kitchener caused the death of a fetus being carried by 30-year-old Deeann Vangrootel.
Wilson Quiriple, 33, of Petersburg pleaded guilty in Ontario Court to two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm and other offences in relation to an earlier crash.
In a victim impact statement, Vangrootel and her husband, Luc, 36, described how the death of their unborn son, whom they named J.J., has devastated them.
During sentencing, Justice Michael Epstein prohibited Quiriple from driving for five years after his release.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2005/07/23/pf-1144581.html
Alcoholism is curable, doctors say
New drugs hold promise for chronic alcoholics
By Robert Miller
THE NEWS-TIMES
For the past 40 years, counseling — either one-on-one or in group sessions — has been the accepted way to treat alcoholism.
But today, doctors are working on a new model, one that accepts that alcoholism is a disease and can be treated with medication as well as talk.
http://news.newstimeslive.com/story.php?id=73279&category=Local
DRUNK CUT TAIL OFF HIS GOLDISH
Aug 4 2005
Cruel son: I was bored
By Dean Herbert
A CRUEL drunk cut off his goldfish's tail then threw the maimed creature back in its tank.'
Kenneth Grindlay's horrified mum came home to find the fish floating helplessly in the water and a bloody pair of scissors lying on the kitchen worktop.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=15815405&method=full&siteid=89488&headline=drunk-cut-tail-off-his-goldish--name_page.html
Drunk at birth of 9 babies
04aug05
A WOMAN suspected of killing nine of her newborn children told police she gave birth to them in secret, but can't remember how they died because she was always drunk during labour.
The 39-year-old, identified only as Sabine H, was arrested this week on suspicion of manslaughter after police found nine bodies in flower pots and a fish tank in a village near the Polish border.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,16143336%255E663,00.html
Emotional Courtroom Face-Off In Drunk Driving Death
(New York-WABC, August 3, 2005) — It was an emotional courtroom face-off in Queens today. The mother of a boy killed by a drunk driver finally had her say and before being sentenced, John Wirta had to listen.
Eyewitness News reporter Carolina Tarazona is live in Kew Gardens with the story.
Both families addressed John Wirta - both of them expressing their anger their resentment and sorrow. They made it very clear that because of him their lives will never be the same.
Monique Dixon, who lost her 11-year-old son Vesean last October came face to face with his killer this morning. John Wirta was sentenced at the Queen's County Criminal Court to 60 days in jail, nearly three yeas of probation, fifteen days of communtiy service and a $1000 fine.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/wabc_080305_wirtasentencingNOON.html
Scarsdale Parents Fight Drunk Bash Charges
Aug 3, 2005 11:05 am US/Eastern
(1010 WINS) (GREENBURGH, N.Y.) The Scarsdale parents accused of allowing a teenage New Year's Eve party at their home turn into a drunken bash are fighting the charges.
Attorneys for Paul and Christine Taxin say the police had no right to enter their home. The defense is working to suppress any evidence gathered by Greenburgh Police when they went to the Taxin's home on New Years's Eve after getting neighbor complaints.
They are making their argument in Greenburgh Town Court.
http://1010wins.com/topstories/local_story_215113703.html
'I'm a moron' says drunk driver
EDITORIAL - whtimes@archant.co.uk
03 August 2005
A CARPENTER described himself as a "moron" after police found him drunk behind the wheel of a van, a court heard.
Darren Plummer had good reason for his verdict on his behaviour. He had lost a close relative because of a drunken motorist.
And after his arrest he told officers "Moron! I deserve this."
The 23-year-old from Bunnsfield, WGC, went on: "My cousin died because some **** like me pulled out on him, but I still went out and drunk drove."
http://www.herts24.co.uk/content/whtimes/news/story.aspx?brand=whtonline&category=news&tBrand=herts24&tCategory=newswhtimes&itemid=WEED03%20Aug%202005%2010%3A46%3A43%3A663
Blocked access to EC dangerous
By THE BG NEWS STAFF
August 02, 2005
Today the BG News is running a story about the limited availability of EC in Ohio emergency rooms.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio found that if a woman is ill-fated enough to pick a hospital ER that does not give EC, she might not be able to get the drug in time for it to be effective.
Let's assume that it's a Friday night. A college woman is out at Uptown in Bowling Green, partying with friends. She is not usually sexually active, so she is not on birth control. But tonight, she ends up going home with some guy and has sex with him. Although she was aware and willing at the time, she isn't sure if a condom was involved.
http://www.bgnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/08/02/42f13eae0d311
Globe and Mail
Israeli police prepare for riots
Shfaram, Israel — This northern Arab town was deep in mourning on Friday as it buried four townspeople shot by a Jewish soldier opposed to Israel's impending Gaza Strip pullout.
Mourners heaped flowers and lit candles Friday on a makeshift altar fashioned from window frames ripped from the bus where 19-year-old Eden Natan-Zada opened fire, killing the driver and three passengers, and wounding more than 20.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.wmide0805/BNStory/International/
Investigators download info from jet's black box
Air France's flight 358 landed beyond the normal touchdown zone on runway 24L at Toronto's Pearson international airport before it skidded into a creek bed and exploded into flames, lead investigator Réal Levasseur confirmed at a press conference Friday.
Mr. Levasseur said later Friday that key data from the plane's two black boxes was successfully downloaded in France.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.w2crash05/BNStory/National/
Russian rescue vessel trying to tow trapped mini-sub
Vladivostok, Russia — A Russian mini-submarine carrying seven sailors snagged on a fishing net and was stuck 190 metres down on the floor of the Pacific Ocean on Friday.
A Russian vessel attempted to tow the stranded sub to shallower waters as the United States and Britain rushed unmanned vehicles there to help in rescue efforts.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.wruss0805/BNStory/International/
Canadian no-fly list part of travel security reforms
While Canadian officials insist there is no credible threat against Canada Transportation Minister Jean Lapierre announced a review of security at the country's airports, train stations, seaports and subways.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.w2security0805/BNStory/National/
Ottawa plans review of transportation security
Ottawa — Ottawa will today unveil a sweeping review of security at Canada's airports, train stations, seaports and subways, less than a month after a series of terrorist attacks on London's transit system killed 56 people.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.wxsecurity05/BNStory/National/
I always loved horses as a kid.
Clearing up after the horses in Marsa
A court heard that a number of meetings are to be held with all the parties concerned to seek a solution regarding the cleaning up of horse droppings in Marsa.
During the case against the local council mayor and executive secretary, who are accused of failing to clean up the animal droppings, presiding magistrate Jacqueline Padovani Grima was informed that a number of meetings are due to be held to solve this problem and identify who should be responsible for the expenses incurred in the cleaning up process.
Marsa local council had filed a judicial protest demanding funds to clean up the excrement – a process which they said would cost Lm10,000 a year. At the previous sitting, the magistrate ordered the local council to carry out this duty at the government’s expense.
“If everyone puts their heads together, a solution will be found,” she said, adding that it is not acceptable for everyone to point fingers and avoid the responsibility of cleaning up after the horses.
The case was deferred until September by which time, hopefully, the government, police, local council and the Health Department will have come up with a solution.
http://217.145.4.56/ind/news.asp?newsitemid=19084
Horses to help crack down on drunk and disorderly behaviour in North Wales
Jul 23 2005
Rhodri Clark, Western Mail
MOUNTED police are patrolling the streets of a Welsh town this weekend in an attempt to cut drink-related crime.
North Wales Police is bringing horses from Greater Manchester Police to Wrexham this weekend and next.
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=15770929&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=horses-to-help-crack-down-on--drunk-and-disorderly-behaviour-in-north-wales--name_page.html
Starved horses rescued in Morriston
By DEBORAH BALL
Sun staff writer
July 23. 2005 6:01AM
MICHAEL C. WEIMAR/The Gainesville Sun
Pretty Woman, a 3-year-old thoroughbred, and six other horses were rescued Thursday from a Morriston farm by the Horse Protection Association of Florida.
MICANOPY - Seven horses settled in at their new home Friday afternoon at the Horse Protection Association of Florida farm after being rescued Thursday from a Morriston property where officials say they were starved and neglected.
When Morgan Silver, executive director of the horse rescue association, first saw the horses, she said they were skin and bones and their coats were covered with rain rot, a bacteria-like condition in horses that causes scabs to form on the horses's coat.
Silver said the horses were not being fed regularly by their owner, Jacqueline Wright.
Wright could not be reached for comment Friday night.
Levy County Sheriff's deputies contacted Silver on Wednesday after a neighbor complained to deputies that the horses were being starved and neglected, Silver said.
Silver determined the horses were not being cared for properly.
She said Wright was reluctant, but voluntarily gave the horses to the association.
"These horses were tied to trees and five of them were virtual skeletons," Silver said. "The owners are elderly and were financially unable to care for the horses. I'm not sure they'll all make it."
Capt. Chuck Bastak, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office, said no charges have been filed and that deputies were waiting to see how the horses recuperate until they decide if they will file charges.
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050723/LOCAL/50723006/1078/news
Ag officials urge vaccination for horses
MONTPELIER, Vt. Horses should be vaccinated against West Nile virus, get a booster shot a few weeks later and more booster shots annually after that.
That reminder from Vermont state agriculture officials comes after a horse in East Corinth was found to have come down with the mosquito-borne virus.
It is the first reported case of West Nile virus in a horse in Vermont since 2003.
Humans also are susceptible to the virus. Health officials urge guarding against mosquito bites by wearing long sleeves and pants, using insecticide and getting rid of standing water around the yard to deny mosquitos a place to breed.
Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=3631143
New stalls start their own crisis
MARTIN HANNAN
READERS will be aware that I occasionally ask you to bear with me. This week, because I am in the midst of investigating a serious matter affecting racing, I must ask you to follow my account over two weeks.
Part 1 here charts the run-up to what I believe is a situation that risks injury, even death, to horses, jockeys and stall handlers, and mention of the last-named group indicates that I am tackling the thorny issue of Britain's dud starting stalls.
As anyone who follows racing will know, our starting stalls are embroiled in a crisis.
They are supposed to be foolproof and guaranteed to keep horses and jockeys safe, and to open in unison. But they are anything but foolproof, and when a respected trainer such as Mick Channon writes to Racing Post demanding change in no uncertain terms, the sport is in trouble.
http://sport.scotsman.com/racing.cfm?id=1675042005
Northern California Yearling Sale Will Have 249 Horses
by -
Date Posted: 8/4/2005 11:35:05 AM
Last Updated: 8/4/2005 11:35:05 AM
The California Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (CTBA) has catalogued 249 horses for the Northern California yearling sale. The auction is scheduled for Aug. 16 at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, beginning at 11 a.m. (PDT).
Last year, for the sale's inaugural edition, 185 horses were catalogued.
According to the CTBA, this year's group includes 18 yearlings out of stakes-winning mares and 15 with stakes-winning siblings.
http://auctions.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=29353
Pryor horses overcome foal losses of 2004
By MIKE STARK
Of The Gazette Staff
Nature has a way of putting all things to the test.
Last year, it was the Pryor Mountain wild-horse herd's turn. Only one of 28 foals survived, mostly because of hungry mountain lions on the hunt.
This year, the herd bounced back. Nearly every mare capable of getting pregnant got pregnant. Of the 35 foals produced, 28 have survived, enough to make up for the 2004 losses.
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"The herd responded," said Linda Coates-Markle, wild-horse manager for the Bureau of Land Management in Billings.
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/08/04/build/state/35-pryor-horses.inc
BLM plans to round up, sell wild horses
By Associated Press
August 4, 2005
DURANGO - The Bureau of Land Management plans to round up about two-thirds of a mustang herd in Spring Creek Basin north of Dove Creek in an effort to preserve the ecosystem.
The agency scheduled a hearing for Monday in Dolores on its plans. The BLM wants to reduce the herd from about 90 horses to around 35.
http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_3976203,00.html
Wild Horses Teach Humans about God
Starlight event in Rapid City features Wild Horse Ministries
By Bob Ellis
Dakota Voice
You’ve probably heard it said that having a little horse-sense is a good thing. Well, Paul Daily and Wild Horse Ministries of Trout, Louisiana gives new meaning to the expression.
Daily was in Rapid City the evening of August 3 at a “Starlight” event at the Central States Fairgrounds in Rapid City, hosted by South Canyon Baptist Church of Rapid City. Wild Horse Ministries was recommended to Pastor C. Richard Wells by a fellow pastor and friend in San Antonio, Texas who has Daily come for a presentation every year.
http://www.dakotavoice.com/200508/20050804_2.asp
LOOK-OUT: HORSES TO FOLLOW
AFRAD
Winner at Goodwood on Wednesday
Nicky Henderson, trainer
"Kieren (Fallon) said that the Cesarewitch was the obvious race to go for.
"As you can imagine it was a bit experimental stepping up in trip by more than a mile, but he did look as though he wanted to go further last time over a mile and a half."
COLORUS
Winner at Southwell on Monday
Richard Fahey, trainer
"He has plenty of speed, but he is fat and takes a bit of getting fit. He is in the Gimcrack and we hope to get him there, we also have Playtotheaudience in it as well, and we would not be against running two, after all it is York!"
http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=racing/05/07/29/RACING_Lookout.html
Wild Horses and Burros Need Your Help -- From the BLM, Groups Say
Distribution Source : U.S. Newswire
Date : Wednesday, August 03, 2005
To: National Desk
Contact: Chris Heyde of the Society for Animal Protective Legislation, 703-836-4300; Robin Lohnes of the American Horse Protection Association, 202-965-0500; Ripley Forbes of the American Humane Association, 703-294-6690; Lisa Weisberg of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 212-876-7700 ext. 4552
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following statement was released today by the Society for Animal Protective Legislation, the American Horse Protection Association, the American Humane Association, and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals:
http://press.arrivenet.com/pol/article.php/677697.html
Welling woman charged with abusing horses
View opinions on this and other stories.
By Bob Gibbins, Press Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 3, 2005 10:24 AM CDT
WELLING - Cherokee County prosecutors charged a Welling woman Monday with depriving two horses of food, water and shelter.
A warrant was issued for Regina Richards Bird, 46, on the felony count of cruelty to animals. Authorities allege Bird, between July 12 and 22, deprived a gray gelding horse and bay gelding horse, or allowed them to be deprived, of food, drink and shelter while pastured at 23532 E. 830 Road in Welling without necessary foliage.
http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/articles/2005/08/03/news/top_stories/awelling.txt
Swine, horses, goats champs named at fair
Grand champions in swine, horses and goats have been named at the Morgan County Fair as the fair moved into its final full day today and the annual livestock sale scheduled Thursday night.
Skyler Seewald of Brush was named grand champion in market swine with Tyler Amen of Fort Morgan winning reserve grand champion.
In the horse judging Jenna Florian of Snyder captured grand champion in senior English horse, Kari Castor of Weldona reserve grand champion, Trista Karas of Fort Morgan junior grand champion and Nicole Karas of Fort Morgan junior reserve grand champion.
http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/Stories/0,1413,164~8312~2994326,00.html
Sydney Morning Herald
US helps Russian mini-submarine rescue effort
The US Navy will provide an unmanned rescue vehicle to help retrieve a Russian mini-submarine trapped off the Pacific coast with seven crew members on board, a spokesman for the Russian Navy said on Friday.
The mini-submarine was trapped on the sea floor off the Pacific Coast after becoming caught on a fishing net, navy officials said.
Captain Igor Dygalo said in remarks broadcast on Russian television that a US plane will fly to a base in San Diego, California, to pick up a robotic rescue vehicle and then deliver it to the accident site off the Kamchatka Peninsula.
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I can understand some of these measure but where civil liberties are at stake as with The Patriot Act it seems there are Zealots on the loose.
Terror redefines our freedom
By Louise Dodson and Joseph Kerr
August 6, 2005
Sydney's new evacuation plans which were announced by the NSW Premier at the Botanical Gardens.
Photo: Wade Laube
A national identity card, a ban on inflammatory language, and longer detention of terrorist suspects without charge will be considered at a national summit on terrorism announced by the Prime Minister.
Warning that the states would have to accept greater financial responsibilities for fighting terrorism, John Howard said yesterday he had written to the premiers inviting them to the summit.
The meeting will be held next month to assess the need to beef up security and counter-terrorism arrangements following last month's London bombings, which killed 56 people and wounded 700. The NSW Government yesterday announced its own plans for evacuating central Sydney in the event of a terrorist attack.
Mr Howard signalled that civil liberties may have to be redefined in the battle against terrorism. "The most important civil liberty I have and you have is to stay alive and to be free from violence and death," he said.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/terror-redefines-our-freedom/2005/08/05/1123125908789.html
Next step critical as Saudi princes jostle for position
By Sandra Mackey
August 6, 2005
The House of Saud has negotiated the royal succession. Crown Prince Abdullah, de facto ruler since King Fahd was felled by a stroke in 1995, has been confirmed as the new king and his brother, Prince Sultan, is anointed as second in line.
But an uneventful transition now doesn't tell us much about the future.
On the death of the 81-year-old Abdullah, the House of Saud will, in all probability, face a long-delayed showdown over who in the next generation will become Guardian of the Two Holy Places.
The winner could well determine not only Saudi Arabia's future but the stability of the Persian Gulf.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/next-step-critical-as-saudi-princes-jostle-for-position/2005/08/05/1123125905777.html
Corby lawyer: I didn't bring my gun
August 5, 2005 - 4:30PM
Claims that Schapelle Corby's pistol-packing lawyer tried to take a gun into a meeting with Justice Minister Chris Ellison have taken relations between the two men to a new low.
Labelling Senator Ellison's claims a lie, flamboyant lawyer Hotman Paris Hutapea says he left his pistol in his car before yesterday's meeting with Australian officials in Jakarta.
Ironically, the meeting between Corby's legal team and Senator Ellison was called to resolve a long-running row over the level of Australia's assistance for Corby's appeal.
Senator Ellison today said Hutapea had tried to take a gun into the meeting, but was stopped because to do so would have been "entirely inappropiate".
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/08/05/1123125884600.html?from=top5
UK to deport advocates of terror
August 5, 2005 - 9:44PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced new deportation measures against people who foster hatred and advocate violence, a month after terrorist bombings killed 52 people and four suspected suicide bombers.
Clerics who preached hate and websites or book shops that sponsored violence would be targeted.
Foreign nationals could be deported under the new measures.
Blair said his government was prepared to amend human rights legislation if necessary if legal challenges arose from the new deportation measures.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/UK-to-deport-advocates-of-terror/2005/08/05/1123125905646.html
Politics
Democrats block China bill easing way for CAFTA
Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:12 PM ET
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives blocked a Republican bill on Tuesday aimed at boosting support for a free trade agreement with Central America by addressing trade concerns with China.
Republicans hoped a victory on the bill would build momentum for a vote this week on the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA, by persuading trade-wary Republicans from industrial states like Pennsylvania and Michigan to support the trade pact. But Democrats attacked the bill as a cosmetic attempt to tackle serious trade problems with China.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2005-07-26T211254Z_01_N26190640_RTRIDST_0_POLITICS-TRADE-CONGRESS-USA-DC.XML
‘I Rise To Speak On Nepal’
By UWB on July 30th, 2005 in Xtra
US Senator Patrick Leahy’s statement on Nepal to Congress. Full Text.
July 28: I rise to speak about the situation in Nepal, which has received too little attention by the Congress. I will not take the time to discuss in detail the history of this tiny country wedged between China and India. Suffice it to say that not only is Nepal among the world’s least developed countries, it is also facing a ruthless Maoist insurgency and a political crisis instigated by King Gyanendra which together threaten to turn Nepal into a failed state.
http://www.blog.com.np/index.php?p=764
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"Okeydoke"
History…
1264 Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt Germany
1858 Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable
1861 US Army abolishes flogging
1861 US levies its 1st Income Tax (3% of incomes over $800)
1864 Spectrum of a comet observed for 1st time, by Giovanni Donati
1884 Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (NYC)
1901 Peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4"
1914 1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave. & E. 105th St, Cleveland)
1921 1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts)
1923 1st American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan)
1924 Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts
1936 At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal
1937 Ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup
1945 Atom Bomb dropped on Hiroshima (Aug 6th in Japan)
1953 Operation "Big Switch" Korean War prisoner exchanged at Panmunjom
1954 Boxing Hall of Fame's 1st election selects 24 modern & 15 pioneers
1957 "American Bandstand," goes on network TV (ABC)
1957 WJZ-TV in Baltimore MD begins radio transmissions
1960 Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) gains independence from France
1962 Nelson Mandela arrested for incitement & illeagally leaving S Afr
1963 Britain, US & USSR sign nuclear test ban treaty
1964 Beatles record "Leave My Kitten Alone"
1964 US begins bombing North Vietnam
1966 Martin Luther King Jr stoned during Chicago march ( OUCH ! )
1966 Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" & "Eleanor Rigby" in UK
1967 Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe"
1967 Pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) & Radio London close down
1969 Mariner 7 flies past Mars
1972 Moody Blues release "Nights in White Satin"
1973 USSR launches Mars 6
1974 Joan Jett forms her rock group the Runaways
1981 Pres Regan fires 11,500 air traffic controllers who struck 2 days ago - THIS IS FAR TOO MUCH STRESS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. THEY SHOULD ALWAYS FEEL THEY HAVE RECOURSE. THEY HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES IN THEIR HANDS. PEOPLE IN NUMEROUS PLANES, PEOPLE ON THE GROUND IF THEY CRASH. THIS IS A TOTALLY BAD IDEA.
1984 Joan Benoit (US) wins 1st Olympic marathon for women (2h24m52s)
1985 Chic White Sox Tom Seaver wins #300 over Yanks at Yankee Stadium
1985 Flexible-wing glider altitude record (214,250') set by Larry Tudor
1986 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway sets the 5k woman's record (14:37.33)
1986 It's revealed Andrew Wyeth had, secretly created 240 drawings & paintings of his neighbor Helga Testorf, in Chadds Ford, Pa
1991 Sergei Bubka of USSR sets pole vault record (20¬") in Malm” Sweden
Missing in Action
1964 ALVAREZ EVERETT SANTA CLARA CA 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1964 SATHER RICHARD C. POMONA CA CRASH NO PARA/BEEPER REMAINS RETURNED 08/14/85
The Jersulem Post
UK Muslims warned police about bomber
One of the trustees of a London mosque said Friday that he warned police in 2003 about a group of extremists that included one of the suspected July 21 subway bombers.
Toaha Qureshi, a trustee of the Stockwell Mosque in south London, said Hamdi Issac, also known as Osman Hussain, was among a group reported to police for "inciting racial and religious hatred in the community" and intimidating mosque management.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123208394244
Netanyahu: Pullout will endanger West
By CAROLINE GLICK
Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski
Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu believes that in the aftermath of Israel's upcoming departure, "Gaza will be transformed into a base for Islamic terrorism adjacent to the coast of the State of Israel."
In an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday, Netanyahu said the terror threat that would develop in a post-withdrawal Gaza would be a danger not only for Israel but for the Western world in general.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121937114
Burial of Jewish terrorist sparks debates
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz decided to prevent Eden Natan Zada (also known as Eden Tzuberi) from being buried in any military cemetery, saying he is "not worthy of being buried next to fallen soldiers."
The security establishment was debating where to bury Zada on Friday afternoon.
The shooter in Thursday's deadly attack in Shfaram, Cpl. Zada, had been listed as AWOL since mid-June. He was to be buried in the military section of Rishon Lezion's cemetery on Friday. Zada's family was given the option of holding such a funeral, or a regular civilian one, and opted for the low-key military burial.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121934718
Terror threats cause ships to reroute
Four Israeli ships were redirected on Friday after receiving a warning from Transportation Minister Meir Shetreet of security risks in Turkey.
The ships, carrying thousands of vacationers, were intended to dock in the port-city of Alania, Turkey.
Shetreet was informed of the intentions of terrorist organizations to attack Israelis in the region and ordered the ships to change course.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123208393354
Solar project could advance 'green' fuel
The production of nonpolluting hydrogen fuel could be facilitated by innovative solar technology successfully tested on a large scale at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. Scientists say it also promises to expedite the storage and transportation of hydrogen.
The chemical process behind the technology was originally developed at Weizmann on a scale of several kilowatts. It was then scaled up to 300 kilowatts in collaboration with scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, Institut de Science et de Genie des Materiaux et Procedes – Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France, and the ScanArc Plasma Technologies AB in Sweden. The project is supported by the European Union's FP5 program.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121935674
Qurei: Today Gaza, tomorrow Jerusalem
The Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank is a step towards liberating Jerusalem, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei declared on Thursday.
Addressing thousands of Palestinians during a rally organized by the ruling Fatah party in Gaza City, Qurei said no Palestinian would ever give up one inch of Jerusalem. "The process of national struggle will continue until we reach Jerusalem and celebrate there and in the West Bank," he said.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121936378
Editor's Notes: 48 hours
By DAVID HOROVITZ
On Wednesday, the army takes a group of Israeli journalists into Gush Katif on what might be described as "the IDF's farewell tribute to the Gaza settlers" tour. It culminates in a briefing by a leading military officer, who describes the "impossible mission" of evacuating thousands of reluctant Jews along a single narrow road, while accommodating thousands of clamoring local and foreign journalists, in the pervasive shadow of Palestinian terrorism.
Leading the trip for most of the day is Erez Katz, a smart, earnest, slender colonel who has served on and off in Gaza for years and who is all too able - as we make the four-km. drive from the Kissufim border crossing across the Strip to the entrance to Gush Katif - to detail the relentless list of shootings and killings every few yards that cost the lives of this Gaza family, that IDF colleague.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121936401
Michael Moore Today
http://www.michaelmoore.com/
CNN: "We've asked Mr. Novak to
take some time off."
CNN suspends Robert Novak for on-air outburst
By Steve Gorman / Reuters
LOS ANGELES - CNN issued a public rebuke to syndicated columnist and political analyst Robert Novak and asked him to "take some time off" after he uttered a profanity and walked off the set during a live broadcast on Thursday.
The on-air outburst by Novak, 74, came when the conservative commentator was interrupted by liberal political strategist James Carville during a discussion of the upcoming U.S. Senate race in Florida on CNN's "Inside Politics" show.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=3569
Just now on CNN’s Inside Politics, in the midst of a ho-hum discussion about Katherine Harris’ Senate race:
Novak: Just let me finish what I’m going to say, James, please. I know you hate to hear me —
Carville: He’s got to show these right-wingers that he’s got a back bone, ya know? Wall Street Journal editorial page is watching. You show ‘em you’re tough…
Novak: You know I think that’s bullshit. And I hate that. Just let it go.
Novak removes his microphone and walks off the set.
http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/04/breaking-novak-explodes-live-on-cnn/
Novak Apologizes for Swearing on CNN Air
By David Bauder / Associated Press
NEW YORK - Robert Novak apologized Friday for swearing on the air and walking off a CNN set, but said it had nothing to do with the federal probe sparked by his revelation of a CIA officer's name in a 2003 column.
"I apologize for my conduct and I'm sorry I did it," he said in an interview.
CNN has pulled him off the air indefinitely. Novak said "I'll follow their guidance" on when he returns.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=3577
The Boston Globe
Russian vessel tries to tow stranded sub
By Yevgeny Kulkov, Associated Press Writer August 5, 2005
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia --A Russian mini-submarine carrying seven sailors snagged on a fishing net and was stuck 625 feet down on the Pacific floor Friday. A Russian vessel attempted to tow the stranded sub to shallower waters as the United States and Britain rushed unmanned vehicles there to help in rescue efforts.
It was unclear whether there was enough oxygen aboard the mini-sub to keep the crew alive long enough for remote-controlled vehicles to reach them from bases in San Diego and Britain.
A Russian rescue vessel snagged the mini-submarine with a cable and was trying to drag it to shallower waters, Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Viktor Fyodorov told NTV television Saturday by telephone.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/08/05/us_britain_to_aid_trapped_russian_sub/
THIS DRILLING IN GEORGIA IS A HUGE MISTAKE. THERE IS AN UNSTABLE 'GEOLOGICAL FAULT' OFF SHORE EASTERN USA. When that is disturbed by drilling there will be tsunamis. This is complete stupidity. A survey was already done in 2000.
Exploration on Georges Bank OK'd
Critics say oil, gas survey could disrupt fishing grounds
By Rick Klein, Globe Staff August 5, 2005
WASHINGTON -- A provision tucked into the energy bill approved by Congress last week calls on the government to conduct a survey of potential oil and gas drilling at sites along the entire US coastline, including Georges Bank off the coast of Nantucket.
The measure directs the Department of Interior to conduct an ''inventory and analysis of oil and gas resources" beneath the outer continental shelf, the relatively shallow areas beginning about 3 miles off the nation's coastline. That includes Georges Bank, a vast underwater plateau that stretches from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia and has been among the world's most fertile fishing grounds.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/08/05/exploration_on_georges_bank_okd/
States sue over power plant water rules
August 5, 2005
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Six Northeast states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming its rules on power plants' water use will cause fish kills and other environmental harm.
The EPA published regulations in July 2004 outlining how power plants nationwide can use water from bays, rivers, lakes, oceans and other waterways for cooling.
Critics of the plants say they take in too much water and that the warm water they discharge harms aquatic life unable to adjust to drastic temperature changes.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/08/05/states_sue_over_power_plant_water_rules/
Alcoholism
Alcoholism Treatment
NEW YORK An expert on alcoholism treatment says nature and nurture go hand in hand in treating the disorder.
Mark Willenbring says about 60 percent of alcohol dependence is genetic. The remaining 40 percent is environmental. Willenbring says three drugs are now on the market that can help people who are trying to stop drinking. He says other medications are on the way.
Willenbring is Director of the Treatment and Recovery Research Division of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health.
http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3630849
Job may help drunk's wife
Jul. 23, 2005 12:00 AM
Dear Abby: I have been married about 16 years, but there is something I can't handle anymore. My husband, "Karl," drinks every day. He insists he doesn't have a problem, but I think his problem is severe.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0723abby0723.html
Deputy admits driving drunk, gets probation
He'd been out celebrating his birthday
By VANESSA McCRAY
Record-Eagle staff writer
TRAVERSE CITY - A Leelanau County sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was sentenced to six months probation.
Mark Elsworth Stevens, 45, entered the plea Friday at his arraignment.
"I let down myself, my community and my department," Stevens said during the court proceeding.
Stevens, the county's "Deputy of the Year" in 2002, was arrested July 13 after a day of drinking and celebrating his birthday. A Michigan State Police trooper stopped Stevens on Cass Road in Traverse City after spotting the off-duty deputy speeding in his personal vehicle and crossing lanes without signaling.
A blood-alcohol test administered at the Grand Traverse County Jail following Stevens' arrest resulted in a reading of .22, nearly three times the legal limit of 0.08, police records show.
http://www.record-eagle.com/2005/jul/23deputy.htm
At least she asked for permission to get drunk
BY JOHN ROSEMOND
balance1020@aol.com
Q: I have a very interesting problem and I am not sure how to handle it. My 15-year-old honor student, an all-around good kid, recently asked her father and me if we would allow her to get drunk in our home. She says she wants to know what it feels like.
After some questioning we discovered that several of her friends were allowed to do this in their homes and have told her how great it was. Now she wants to try it as well. We're thinking that if we let her do it, she'll be less likely to drink irresponsibly later because it will no longer be a big deal.
A: Huh? This is an ''interesting'' problem? I'm sorry, but I'm at a loss as to why you think letting your daughter drink to the point of drunkenness in your home will make it less likely that she will drink outside of your home. You obviously didn't hear what your daughter said. Her friends told her getting bombed was great! Do you think those kids aren't going to get bombed again? Taking another example: Do you think that if you permitted your daughter have sex upstairs, in her bedroom, while you were downstairs reading or watching television, that she would be less likely to become sexually active?
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/people/family/parenting/12194779.htm
Drunk gets jail for death
KITCHENER, Ont. -- A drunk driver who dashed an expectant couple's dreams in a head-on crash was sentenced yesterday to two years less a day in jail.
The collision in Kitchener caused the death of a fetus being carried by 30-year-old Deeann Vangrootel.
Wilson Quiriple, 33, of Petersburg pleaded guilty in Ontario Court to two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm and other offences in relation to an earlier crash.
In a victim impact statement, Vangrootel and her husband, Luc, 36, described how the death of their unborn son, whom they named J.J., has devastated them.
During sentencing, Justice Michael Epstein prohibited Quiriple from driving for five years after his release.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2005/07/23/pf-1144581.html
Alcoholism is curable, doctors say
New drugs hold promise for chronic alcoholics
By Robert Miller
THE NEWS-TIMES
For the past 40 years, counseling — either one-on-one or in group sessions — has been the accepted way to treat alcoholism.
But today, doctors are working on a new model, one that accepts that alcoholism is a disease and can be treated with medication as well as talk.
http://news.newstimeslive.com/story.php?id=73279&category=Local
DRUNK CUT TAIL OFF HIS GOLDISH
Aug 4 2005
Cruel son: I was bored
By Dean Herbert
A CRUEL drunk cut off his goldfish's tail then threw the maimed creature back in its tank.'
Kenneth Grindlay's horrified mum came home to find the fish floating helplessly in the water and a bloody pair of scissors lying on the kitchen worktop.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=15815405&method=full&siteid=89488&headline=drunk-cut-tail-off-his-goldish--name_page.html
Drunk at birth of 9 babies
04aug05
A WOMAN suspected of killing nine of her newborn children told police she gave birth to them in secret, but can't remember how they died because she was always drunk during labour.
The 39-year-old, identified only as Sabine H, was arrested this week on suspicion of manslaughter after police found nine bodies in flower pots and a fish tank in a village near the Polish border.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,16143336%255E663,00.html
Emotional Courtroom Face-Off In Drunk Driving Death
(New York-WABC, August 3, 2005) — It was an emotional courtroom face-off in Queens today. The mother of a boy killed by a drunk driver finally had her say and before being sentenced, John Wirta had to listen.
Eyewitness News reporter Carolina Tarazona is live in Kew Gardens with the story.
Both families addressed John Wirta - both of them expressing their anger their resentment and sorrow. They made it very clear that because of him their lives will never be the same.
Monique Dixon, who lost her 11-year-old son Vesean last October came face to face with his killer this morning. John Wirta was sentenced at the Queen's County Criminal Court to 60 days in jail, nearly three yeas of probation, fifteen days of communtiy service and a $1000 fine.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/wabc_080305_wirtasentencingNOON.html
Scarsdale Parents Fight Drunk Bash Charges
Aug 3, 2005 11:05 am US/Eastern
(1010 WINS) (GREENBURGH, N.Y.) The Scarsdale parents accused of allowing a teenage New Year's Eve party at their home turn into a drunken bash are fighting the charges.
Attorneys for Paul and Christine Taxin say the police had no right to enter their home. The defense is working to suppress any evidence gathered by Greenburgh Police when they went to the Taxin's home on New Years's Eve after getting neighbor complaints.
They are making their argument in Greenburgh Town Court.
http://1010wins.com/topstories/local_story_215113703.html
'I'm a moron' says drunk driver
EDITORIAL - whtimes@archant.co.uk
03 August 2005
A CARPENTER described himself as a "moron" after police found him drunk behind the wheel of a van, a court heard.
Darren Plummer had good reason for his verdict on his behaviour. He had lost a close relative because of a drunken motorist.
And after his arrest he told officers "Moron! I deserve this."
The 23-year-old from Bunnsfield, WGC, went on: "My cousin died because some **** like me pulled out on him, but I still went out and drunk drove."
http://www.herts24.co.uk/content/whtimes/news/story.aspx?brand=whtonline&category=news&tBrand=herts24&tCategory=newswhtimes&itemid=WEED03%20Aug%202005%2010%3A46%3A43%3A663
Blocked access to EC dangerous
By THE BG NEWS STAFF
August 02, 2005
Today the BG News is running a story about the limited availability of EC in Ohio emergency rooms.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio found that if a woman is ill-fated enough to pick a hospital ER that does not give EC, she might not be able to get the drug in time for it to be effective.
Let's assume that it's a Friday night. A college woman is out at Uptown in Bowling Green, partying with friends. She is not usually sexually active, so she is not on birth control. But tonight, she ends up going home with some guy and has sex with him. Although she was aware and willing at the time, she isn't sure if a condom was involved.
http://www.bgnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/08/02/42f13eae0d311
Globe and Mail
Israeli police prepare for riots
Shfaram, Israel — This northern Arab town was deep in mourning on Friday as it buried four townspeople shot by a Jewish soldier opposed to Israel's impending Gaza Strip pullout.
Mourners heaped flowers and lit candles Friday on a makeshift altar fashioned from window frames ripped from the bus where 19-year-old Eden Natan-Zada opened fire, killing the driver and three passengers, and wounding more than 20.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.wmide0805/BNStory/International/
Investigators download info from jet's black box
Air France's flight 358 landed beyond the normal touchdown zone on runway 24L at Toronto's Pearson international airport before it skidded into a creek bed and exploded into flames, lead investigator Réal Levasseur confirmed at a press conference Friday.
Mr. Levasseur said later Friday that key data from the plane's two black boxes was successfully downloaded in France.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.w2crash05/BNStory/National/
Russian rescue vessel trying to tow trapped mini-sub
Vladivostok, Russia — A Russian mini-submarine carrying seven sailors snagged on a fishing net and was stuck 190 metres down on the floor of the Pacific Ocean on Friday.
A Russian vessel attempted to tow the stranded sub to shallower waters as the United States and Britain rushed unmanned vehicles there to help in rescue efforts.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.wruss0805/BNStory/International/
Canadian no-fly list part of travel security reforms
While Canadian officials insist there is no credible threat against Canada Transportation Minister Jean Lapierre announced a review of security at the country's airports, train stations, seaports and subways.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.w2security0805/BNStory/National/
Ottawa plans review of transportation security
Ottawa — Ottawa will today unveil a sweeping review of security at Canada's airports, train stations, seaports and subways, less than a month after a series of terrorist attacks on London's transit system killed 56 people.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.wxsecurity05/BNStory/National/
I always loved horses as a kid.
Clearing up after the horses in Marsa
A court heard that a number of meetings are to be held with all the parties concerned to seek a solution regarding the cleaning up of horse droppings in Marsa.
During the case against the local council mayor and executive secretary, who are accused of failing to clean up the animal droppings, presiding magistrate Jacqueline Padovani Grima was informed that a number of meetings are due to be held to solve this problem and identify who should be responsible for the expenses incurred in the cleaning up process.
Marsa local council had filed a judicial protest demanding funds to clean up the excrement – a process which they said would cost Lm10,000 a year. At the previous sitting, the magistrate ordered the local council to carry out this duty at the government’s expense.
“If everyone puts their heads together, a solution will be found,” she said, adding that it is not acceptable for everyone to point fingers and avoid the responsibility of cleaning up after the horses.
The case was deferred until September by which time, hopefully, the government, police, local council and the Health Department will have come up with a solution.
http://217.145.4.56/ind/news.asp?newsitemid=19084
Horses to help crack down on drunk and disorderly behaviour in North Wales
Jul 23 2005
Rhodri Clark, Western Mail
MOUNTED police are patrolling the streets of a Welsh town this weekend in an attempt to cut drink-related crime.
North Wales Police is bringing horses from Greater Manchester Police to Wrexham this weekend and next.
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=15770929&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=horses-to-help-crack-down-on--drunk-and-disorderly-behaviour-in-north-wales--name_page.html
Starved horses rescued in Morriston
By DEBORAH BALL
Sun staff writer
July 23. 2005 6:01AM
MICHAEL C. WEIMAR/The Gainesville Sun
Pretty Woman, a 3-year-old thoroughbred, and six other horses were rescued Thursday from a Morriston farm by the Horse Protection Association of Florida.
MICANOPY - Seven horses settled in at their new home Friday afternoon at the Horse Protection Association of Florida farm after being rescued Thursday from a Morriston property where officials say they were starved and neglected.
When Morgan Silver, executive director of the horse rescue association, first saw the horses, she said they were skin and bones and their coats were covered with rain rot, a bacteria-like condition in horses that causes scabs to form on the horses's coat.
Silver said the horses were not being fed regularly by their owner, Jacqueline Wright.
Wright could not be reached for comment Friday night.
Levy County Sheriff's deputies contacted Silver on Wednesday after a neighbor complained to deputies that the horses were being starved and neglected, Silver said.
Silver determined the horses were not being cared for properly.
She said Wright was reluctant, but voluntarily gave the horses to the association.
"These horses were tied to trees and five of them were virtual skeletons," Silver said. "The owners are elderly and were financially unable to care for the horses. I'm not sure they'll all make it."
Capt. Chuck Bastak, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office, said no charges have been filed and that deputies were waiting to see how the horses recuperate until they decide if they will file charges.
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050723/LOCAL/50723006/1078/news
Ag officials urge vaccination for horses
MONTPELIER, Vt. Horses should be vaccinated against West Nile virus, get a booster shot a few weeks later and more booster shots annually after that.
That reminder from Vermont state agriculture officials comes after a horse in East Corinth was found to have come down with the mosquito-borne virus.
It is the first reported case of West Nile virus in a horse in Vermont since 2003.
Humans also are susceptible to the virus. Health officials urge guarding against mosquito bites by wearing long sleeves and pants, using insecticide and getting rid of standing water around the yard to deny mosquitos a place to breed.
Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=3631143
New stalls start their own crisis
MARTIN HANNAN
READERS will be aware that I occasionally ask you to bear with me. This week, because I am in the midst of investigating a serious matter affecting racing, I must ask you to follow my account over two weeks.
Part 1 here charts the run-up to what I believe is a situation that risks injury, even death, to horses, jockeys and stall handlers, and mention of the last-named group indicates that I am tackling the thorny issue of Britain's dud starting stalls.
As anyone who follows racing will know, our starting stalls are embroiled in a crisis.
They are supposed to be foolproof and guaranteed to keep horses and jockeys safe, and to open in unison. But they are anything but foolproof, and when a respected trainer such as Mick Channon writes to Racing Post demanding change in no uncertain terms, the sport is in trouble.
http://sport.scotsman.com/racing.cfm?id=1675042005
Northern California Yearling Sale Will Have 249 Horses
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Date Posted: 8/4/2005 11:35:05 AM
Last Updated: 8/4/2005 11:35:05 AM
The California Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (CTBA) has catalogued 249 horses for the Northern California yearling sale. The auction is scheduled for Aug. 16 at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, beginning at 11 a.m. (PDT).
Last year, for the sale's inaugural edition, 185 horses were catalogued.
According to the CTBA, this year's group includes 18 yearlings out of stakes-winning mares and 15 with stakes-winning siblings.
http://auctions.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=29353
Pryor horses overcome foal losses of 2004
By MIKE STARK
Of The Gazette Staff
Nature has a way of putting all things to the test.
Last year, it was the Pryor Mountain wild-horse herd's turn. Only one of 28 foals survived, mostly because of hungry mountain lions on the hunt.
This year, the herd bounced back. Nearly every mare capable of getting pregnant got pregnant. Of the 35 foals produced, 28 have survived, enough to make up for the 2004 losses.
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"The herd responded," said Linda Coates-Markle, wild-horse manager for the Bureau of Land Management in Billings.
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/08/04/build/state/35-pryor-horses.inc
BLM plans to round up, sell wild horses
By Associated Press
August 4, 2005
DURANGO - The Bureau of Land Management plans to round up about two-thirds of a mustang herd in Spring Creek Basin north of Dove Creek in an effort to preserve the ecosystem.
The agency scheduled a hearing for Monday in Dolores on its plans. The BLM wants to reduce the herd from about 90 horses to around 35.
http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_3976203,00.html
Wild Horses Teach Humans about God
Starlight event in Rapid City features Wild Horse Ministries
By Bob Ellis
Dakota Voice
You’ve probably heard it said that having a little horse-sense is a good thing. Well, Paul Daily and Wild Horse Ministries of Trout, Louisiana gives new meaning to the expression.
Daily was in Rapid City the evening of August 3 at a “Starlight” event at the Central States Fairgrounds in Rapid City, hosted by South Canyon Baptist Church of Rapid City. Wild Horse Ministries was recommended to Pastor C. Richard Wells by a fellow pastor and friend in San Antonio, Texas who has Daily come for a presentation every year.
http://www.dakotavoice.com/200508/20050804_2.asp
LOOK-OUT: HORSES TO FOLLOW
AFRAD
Winner at Goodwood on Wednesday
Nicky Henderson, trainer
"Kieren (Fallon) said that the Cesarewitch was the obvious race to go for.
"As you can imagine it was a bit experimental stepping up in trip by more than a mile, but he did look as though he wanted to go further last time over a mile and a half."
COLORUS
Winner at Southwell on Monday
Richard Fahey, trainer
"He has plenty of speed, but he is fat and takes a bit of getting fit. He is in the Gimcrack and we hope to get him there, we also have Playtotheaudience in it as well, and we would not be against running two, after all it is York!"
http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=racing/05/07/29/RACING_Lookout.html
Wild Horses and Burros Need Your Help -- From the BLM, Groups Say
Distribution Source : U.S. Newswire
Date : Wednesday, August 03, 2005
To: National Desk
Contact: Chris Heyde of the Society for Animal Protective Legislation, 703-836-4300; Robin Lohnes of the American Horse Protection Association, 202-965-0500; Ripley Forbes of the American Humane Association, 703-294-6690; Lisa Weisberg of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 212-876-7700 ext. 4552
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following statement was released today by the Society for Animal Protective Legislation, the American Horse Protection Association, the American Humane Association, and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals:
http://press.arrivenet.com/pol/article.php/677697.html
Welling woman charged with abusing horses
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By Bob Gibbins, Press Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 3, 2005 10:24 AM CDT
WELLING - Cherokee County prosecutors charged a Welling woman Monday with depriving two horses of food, water and shelter.
A warrant was issued for Regina Richards Bird, 46, on the felony count of cruelty to animals. Authorities allege Bird, between July 12 and 22, deprived a gray gelding horse and bay gelding horse, or allowed them to be deprived, of food, drink and shelter while pastured at 23532 E. 830 Road in Welling without necessary foliage.
http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/articles/2005/08/03/news/top_stories/awelling.txt
Swine, horses, goats champs named at fair
Grand champions in swine, horses and goats have been named at the Morgan County Fair as the fair moved into its final full day today and the annual livestock sale scheduled Thursday night.
Skyler Seewald of Brush was named grand champion in market swine with Tyler Amen of Fort Morgan winning reserve grand champion.
In the horse judging Jenna Florian of Snyder captured grand champion in senior English horse, Kari Castor of Weldona reserve grand champion, Trista Karas of Fort Morgan junior grand champion and Nicole Karas of Fort Morgan junior reserve grand champion.
http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/Stories/0,1413,164~8312~2994326,00.html
Sydney Morning Herald
US helps Russian mini-submarine rescue effort
The US Navy will provide an unmanned rescue vehicle to help retrieve a Russian mini-submarine trapped off the Pacific coast with seven crew members on board, a spokesman for the Russian Navy said on Friday.
The mini-submarine was trapped on the sea floor off the Pacific Coast after becoming caught on a fishing net, navy officials said.
Captain Igor Dygalo said in remarks broadcast on Russian television that a US plane will fly to a base in San Diego, California, to pick up a robotic rescue vehicle and then deliver it to the accident site off the Kamchatka Peninsula.
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I can understand some of these measure but where civil liberties are at stake as with The Patriot Act it seems there are Zealots on the loose.
Terror redefines our freedom
By Louise Dodson and Joseph Kerr
August 6, 2005
Sydney's new evacuation plans which were announced by the NSW Premier at the Botanical Gardens.
Photo: Wade Laube
A national identity card, a ban on inflammatory language, and longer detention of terrorist suspects without charge will be considered at a national summit on terrorism announced by the Prime Minister.
Warning that the states would have to accept greater financial responsibilities for fighting terrorism, John Howard said yesterday he had written to the premiers inviting them to the summit.
The meeting will be held next month to assess the need to beef up security and counter-terrorism arrangements following last month's London bombings, which killed 56 people and wounded 700. The NSW Government yesterday announced its own plans for evacuating central Sydney in the event of a terrorist attack.
Mr Howard signalled that civil liberties may have to be redefined in the battle against terrorism. "The most important civil liberty I have and you have is to stay alive and to be free from violence and death," he said.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/terror-redefines-our-freedom/2005/08/05/1123125908789.html
Next step critical as Saudi princes jostle for position
By Sandra Mackey
August 6, 2005
The House of Saud has negotiated the royal succession. Crown Prince Abdullah, de facto ruler since King Fahd was felled by a stroke in 1995, has been confirmed as the new king and his brother, Prince Sultan, is anointed as second in line.
But an uneventful transition now doesn't tell us much about the future.
On the death of the 81-year-old Abdullah, the House of Saud will, in all probability, face a long-delayed showdown over who in the next generation will become Guardian of the Two Holy Places.
The winner could well determine not only Saudi Arabia's future but the stability of the Persian Gulf.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/next-step-critical-as-saudi-princes-jostle-for-position/2005/08/05/1123125905777.html
Corby lawyer: I didn't bring my gun
August 5, 2005 - 4:30PM
Claims that Schapelle Corby's pistol-packing lawyer tried to take a gun into a meeting with Justice Minister Chris Ellison have taken relations between the two men to a new low.
Labelling Senator Ellison's claims a lie, flamboyant lawyer Hotman Paris Hutapea says he left his pistol in his car before yesterday's meeting with Australian officials in Jakarta.
Ironically, the meeting between Corby's legal team and Senator Ellison was called to resolve a long-running row over the level of Australia's assistance for Corby's appeal.
Senator Ellison today said Hutapea had tried to take a gun into the meeting, but was stopped because to do so would have been "entirely inappropiate".
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/08/05/1123125884600.html?from=top5
UK to deport advocates of terror
August 5, 2005 - 9:44PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced new deportation measures against people who foster hatred and advocate violence, a month after terrorist bombings killed 52 people and four suspected suicide bombers.
Clerics who preached hate and websites or book shops that sponsored violence would be targeted.
Foreign nationals could be deported under the new measures.
Blair said his government was prepared to amend human rights legislation if necessary if legal challenges arose from the new deportation measures.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/UK-to-deport-advocates-of-terror/2005/08/05/1123125905646.html
Politics
Democrats block China bill easing way for CAFTA
Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:12 PM ET
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives blocked a Republican bill on Tuesday aimed at boosting support for a free trade agreement with Central America by addressing trade concerns with China.
Republicans hoped a victory on the bill would build momentum for a vote this week on the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA, by persuading trade-wary Republicans from industrial states like Pennsylvania and Michigan to support the trade pact. But Democrats attacked the bill as a cosmetic attempt to tackle serious trade problems with China.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2005-07-26T211254Z_01_N26190640_RTRIDST_0_POLITICS-TRADE-CONGRESS-USA-DC.XML
‘I Rise To Speak On Nepal’
By UWB on July 30th, 2005 in Xtra
US Senator Patrick Leahy’s statement on Nepal to Congress. Full Text.
July 28: I rise to speak about the situation in Nepal, which has received too little attention by the Congress. I will not take the time to discuss in detail the history of this tiny country wedged between China and India. Suffice it to say that not only is Nepal among the world’s least developed countries, it is also facing a ruthless Maoist insurgency and a political crisis instigated by King Gyanendra which together threaten to turn Nepal into a failed state.
http://www.blog.com.np/index.php?p=764
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Auguat 8, 2005. Caption: In this image released by the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) Super Scorpio is retrieved after completing a pod delivery exercise in this May 24, 2002 photo, during Exercise Sorbet Royal 2002, in Frederikshaven, Denmark. The U.S. Navy is sending at least one unmanned Super Scorpio to help rescue seven crewmembers of a Russian mini-submarine, which became stuck on the Pacific sea floor, Friday, Aug. 5, 2005. The Super Scorpios, which are controlled from the surface via a long tether, are used in search and recovery operations. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy Visual News, Journalist 2nd Class Steve Vasquez)
Safe Passage and Good Luck to All.
URGENT: Strain of sweeper to hook stuck submersible insufficient
21:22
05/ 08/ 2005
MOSCOW, August 5 (RIA Novosti) - The strain of the dragging cable necessary to hook up the Russian submersible stuck on the Pacific Ocean's seabed to the rescue vessel is not sufficient enough, Rear Admiral Vladimir Pepelyaev said Friday. "There is always a strain on cables, but there is no information on whether it is the necessary strain to hook up the vessel," he said. It had been reported that the submersible was already hooked up to the rescue vessel, meaning the strain of the cables was sufficient.
21:22
05/ 08/ 2005
MOSCOW, August 5 (RIA Novosti) - The strain of the dragging cable necessary to hook up the Russian submersible stuck on the Pacific Ocean's seabed to the rescue vessel is not sufficient enough, Rear Admiral Vladimir Pepelyaev said Friday. "There is always a strain on cables, but there is no information on whether it is the necessary strain to hook up the vessel," he said. It had been reported that the submersible was already hooked up to the rescue vessel, meaning the strain of the cables was sufficient.
August 5, 2005. 1709 gmt. Most of the turbulence is south of the area where the Russian Mini-Sub is and shouldn't cause problems. It's just the typhoon and it's peripheral weather systems that seem to be of concern. One thing I noticed with these typhoons and hurricanes, once they are on terra firma the oceans act up again in small waves of air turbulence, clouds, small weather systems because there are still 'heat' event issues that remain unresolved by the storm now on shore. They are like residual 'eddies.'
Typhoon strikes Taiwan, heads toward Shanghai
TAIPEI, Taiwan (Reuters) -- -- Typhoon Matsa lashed northern Taiwan with torrential rain and strong winds on Friday, closing down schools, government offices and financial markets in the capital, Taipei.
Packing maximum sustained winds of 89 miles (144 km) per hour and gusts up to 112 miles (180 km) per hour, Matsa's centre was 162 miles (260 km) northeast of Taipei at 6 p.m. (1000 GMT), the Central Weather Bureau said.
The medium-strength storm was moving north-northwest away from Taiwan towards Shanghai, China's richest city and financial hub, at 9 miles (14 km) per hour and is expected to be the worst storm to hit since 1997.
If the typhoon travels at its present speed and course, it is expected to make landfall in China between Friday night and midday Sunday, weather forecasters said.
Even before the typhoon hits, China evacuated over 500,000 people from eastern Zhejiang province and arranged safe harbour for 35,000 boats as the storm churned toward the coast, the official Xinhua agency reported.
"The typhoon is expected to hit China's northern part of Zhejiang province late tonight or early tomorrow morning. It will bring strong wind and rain to Shanghai," an official with the city's meteorological bureau said.
After a night of pounding rain, Taipei's normally busy streets were empty as residents heeded the government's warning to stay at home and be on alert for flash floods and landslides.
No casualties were reported so far, but the agricultural council put initial farm damage at T$36 million (US$1.1 million).
Mudslides, flash floods
Television footage showed mudslides blocking roads in the mountains and a washed-away bridge in rural areas.
"We make necessary preparations every time before a typhoon hits, but the place is still flooded," a bare-footed woman in a village in the northern county of Hsinchu told TVBS, standing before her flooded home next to a pile of sandbags.
"We have been through too many scary floods," she added.
Hsinchu County has been hit hardest by the typhoon, with over 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) of rain recorded in the past 36 hours.
More than 50,000 households were left without electricity and 100,000 families had no tap water, the National Fire Agency said.
Taipei's international airport was still in operation though some flights were delayed.
Loading at two seaports in the north and northeast have also been stopped. Taiwan refiners said their operations were unaffected.
Besides Taipei, schools and businesses in six other cities and counties in northern Taiwan were also shut.
It was the second time in a month that a typhoon has forced financial markets to shut down. In July, Typhoon Haitang killed 12 people in Taiwan and three more are still listed as missing.
Haitang caused T$4.8 billion ($151 million) in damages to the agricultural sector, according to government figures, before swirling into China, where it forced a million residents on the mainland's southeast coast to evacuate.
Typhoons gather strength from warm sea water and tend to dissipate after making landfall. They frequently hit Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Hong Kong and southern China during a typhoon season that lasts from early summer to late autumn.
Copyright 2005 Reuters. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Packing maximum sustained winds of 89 miles (144 km) per hour and gusts up to 112 miles (180 km) per hour, Matsa's centre was 162 miles (260 km) northeast of Taipei at 6 p.m. (1000 GMT), the Central Weather Bureau said.
The medium-strength storm was moving north-northwest away from Taiwan towards Shanghai, China's richest city and financial hub, at 9 miles (14 km) per hour and is expected to be the worst storm to hit since 1997.
If the typhoon travels at its present speed and course, it is expected to make landfall in China between Friday night and midday Sunday, weather forecasters said.
Even before the typhoon hits, China evacuated over 500,000 people from eastern Zhejiang province and arranged safe harbour for 35,000 boats as the storm churned toward the coast, the official Xinhua agency reported.
"The typhoon is expected to hit China's northern part of Zhejiang province late tonight or early tomorrow morning. It will bring strong wind and rain to Shanghai," an official with the city's meteorological bureau said.
After a night of pounding rain, Taipei's normally busy streets were empty as residents heeded the government's warning to stay at home and be on alert for flash floods and landslides.
No casualties were reported so far, but the agricultural council put initial farm damage at T$36 million (US$1.1 million).
Mudslides, flash floods
Television footage showed mudslides blocking roads in the mountains and a washed-away bridge in rural areas.
"We make necessary preparations every time before a typhoon hits, but the place is still flooded," a bare-footed woman in a village in the northern county of Hsinchu told TVBS, standing before her flooded home next to a pile of sandbags.
"We have been through too many scary floods," she added.
Hsinchu County has been hit hardest by the typhoon, with over 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) of rain recorded in the past 36 hours.
More than 50,000 households were left without electricity and 100,000 families had no tap water, the National Fire Agency said.
Taipei's international airport was still in operation though some flights were delayed.
Loading at two seaports in the north and northeast have also been stopped. Taiwan refiners said their operations were unaffected.
Besides Taipei, schools and businesses in six other cities and counties in northern Taiwan were also shut.
It was the second time in a month that a typhoon has forced financial markets to shut down. In July, Typhoon Haitang killed 12 people in Taiwan and three more are still listed as missing.
Haitang caused T$4.8 billion ($151 million) in damages to the agricultural sector, according to government figures, before swirling into China, where it forced a million residents on the mainland's southeast coast to evacuate.
Typhoons gather strength from warm sea water and tend to dissipate after making landfall. They frequently hit Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Hong Kong and southern China during a typhoon season that lasts from early summer to late autumn.
Copyright 2005 Reuters. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
August 3, 2005. 1307 gmt. The seas have changed and are no longer predictable. The storms that have manifested because of Global Warming and Climate Change are abrupt and seafaring is more dangerous than ever. When ships go to sea it is a far better idea to leave port in redundancy understanding one naval ship has to be able to respond quickly if events turn wrong. In other words, although the members of the crew of the mini-sub are perfectly qualified they are still entering expeditions of LESS predictable circumstance and should SCHEDULE expeditions in advance with an understanding rescue is not far in the distance. Certainly notifying a large sub capable of rescue to be within reasonable distance of the survival oxygen supply. This is still not insurance to breaches of structural damage but a better way of surviving the issues of Global Warming.
Burial of King Fahd
August 2, 2005. King Fahd Burial. A simple ceremony to a simple grave site. A King is treated in death the same as a common person. No one discussed his spouses and children he left behind.
Morning Papers - continued ...
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A former Google sales executive has filed a lawsuit against the search giant, alleging it engaged in job discrimination while she was pregnant with quadruplets.
Christina Elwell, who was promoted to national sales director in late 2003, alleges her supervisor began discriminating against her in May 2004, a month after informing him of her pregnancy and the medical complications she was encountering, according to the lawsuit filed July 17 in a U.S. District Court in New York.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5807158.html
Council bans discrimination
By Ken Tatro
Staff WriteSCARBOROUGH (July 28, 2005): With little discussion, the Scarborough Town Council amended its personnel ordinance to add a ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation last week.
The changes were made based on recent modifications to the Maine Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination against any person in employment, housing, public accommodations, credit and education on account of race, color, gender, religion, marital status, nationality or disability, and sexual orientation, added by the Legislature this year.
Scarborough’s definition of sexual orientation mirrors the one included in state law. The definition is “a person’s actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression.”
http://www.keepmecurrent.com/Government/story.cfm?storyID=6757
Law firms shrug off warnings on new age discrimination law
Top lawyers believe new legislation will have minor impact on firms; 60% say they are ‘well prepared’
Commercial lawyers have shrugged off the threat that age discrimination legislation poses to their partnerships, claiming it will have minimal impact on their firms, despite warnings from employment specialists to the contrary.
http://www.legalweekglobal.net/ViewItem.asp?id=25094
Turning 40, Singapore leaders ease up on social engineering without ceding political control
By: EN-LAI YEOH - Associated Press
SINGAPORE -- Singaporeans are seeing HBO's "Sex and the City" on TV. Actors may utter four-letter words on stage. Opposition parties can gather without police permission -- as long as they do it indoors.
Tiny and famously disciplined Singapore is turning 40 on Tuesday, and continuing to lighten up. Gone are the days when chewing gum and long hair were banned. Singaporeans are even being allowed to bungee-jump and dance on bar tables.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/08/03/news/politics/17_31_078_2_05.txt
The Grades That Vanished, and Some Other Threats to Students' Data
By TIM GNATEK
Published: August 3, 2005
LAST school year, thousands of student records in the Natomas Unified School District in Sacramento disappeared.
Two students at Natomas High School, using a stolen password, had gained illegal access to the school's computer network. They raised their grades to A's, then, in an attempt to cover their tracks, unwittingly deleted more than 18,000 records.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/03/technology/techspecial3/03gnatek.html
Wrong signal, Mr President
The newly appointed attorney general, Rama Valayden gave a strong signal and must be congratulated for his stand on gender discrimination. For too long gender has been at the bottom of the agenda.
Rama Valayden took prompt action when two complaints were sent to him regarding a sexist advertisement on “King’s beer” and another one using children to market electrical appliances. We are also grateful that the Equal Opportunity Bill will be discussed in Parliament in September 2005. This key instrument for achieving gender equality is long overdue. But it will be interesting to see the contents of this Bill.
http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article_sup.php?news_id=47322
Harmony, the Best Defense Against Fundamentalism
Opinion
Azerbaijan is a land that nurtured a secular milieu under the Soviet rule; this places it in stark contrast with Jordan that poses a quintessence for religious bigotry. Does this confirm that rearing a secular society could be a conflict prevention technique and harmony the best defense against fundamentalism?
Atul Bharadwaj London
The other day sitting in the bar at my inter-collegiate hall, I overheard a conversation between two Muslims from different parts of the world. The Jordanian Muslim guy was smoking and drinking beer. He made a remark- Muslims are neither supposed to drink nor smoke. On hearing this- the Azerbaijani Muslim, retorted –‘so you are not a Muslim?’ The Jordanian proudly asserted his Islamic roots and connections and asked the Azerbaijani, -‘aren’t you a Muslim too’? The Azerbaijani flatly said I believe in some super natural power but not Islam. Hearing this, the Jordanian looked visibly angry. Just when the argument was getting heated up- the Jordanian withdrew.
The attitude of these two Muslims towards religion reveals the story about the impact of environment in shaping the minds of the people. Azerbaijan, which was a part of the Soviet empire till early 1990, was reared in a secular atmosphere, where human needs were given priority over religion. Whereas, in Jordan religion was made the mainstay of fulfilling human urge from emancipation from the day- to- day miseries encountered by the people.
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/portal/2005/08/78
Danish radio host faces racism charge
Foto: DR, © DR
A radio commentator in Denmark has been charged with violating anti-racism laws after he called on his listeners to kill radical Islamists.
http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/fremmedsprog/English/article.jhtml?articleID=267537
Racism denied in school dispute
Ayanda Mhlongo
August 04 2005 at 08:20PM
The KwaSomubi Development Committee (KDC) has disputed allegations that their demands for the removal of eight teachers and the principal of Cottonlands Primary School in Verulam are racially motivated and that they had threatened parents, teachers and the school's governing body members.
KDC secretary Fakazi Mdletshe said allegations made against them were not true. He said that the KDC was only acting in the best interests of children, who had told their parents that they were unhappy with the treatment they received from the teachers at the school.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=105&art_id=vn20050804085641553C821458
On-field racism
By Liz Minchin
August 5, 2005
Anti-racism campaigns in football will be boosted across Victoria next season, as new complaints of racist abuse in junior matches in Melbourne emerged yesterday.
Following a series of reports in The Age, Football Victoria has confirmed plans to produce new anti-racism material, including pamphlets, to be distributed to almost 2000 junior, amateur and women's clubs next season.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/new-campaign-to-curb-footy-racism/2005/08/04/1123125853874.html?oneclick=true
Attorneys Claim Racism Playing Part In Jury Selection
City Being Sued For Wrongly Accusing Boy Of Murder
POSTED: 5:21 pm CDT August 4, 2005
UPDATED: 6:30 pm CDT August 4, 2005
CHICAGO -- Lawyers for a young boy wrongly accused in the 1998 murder of 11-year-old Ryan Harris say attorneys for the city of Chicago are weeding out black jurors because of their race.
But, the judge hearing the case ruled Thursday that defense attorneys had dismissed potential jurors for legitimate reasons not based on race.
http://www.nbc5.com/news/4811536/detail.html
Shortland Street Star Speaks Out Against Racism
Actress and musician Li-Ming Hu, otherwise known as Shortland Street’s “Doctor Li-Mei Chen”, is calling on New Zealanders to attend the Wellington march against racism on Labour Weekend.
“Racism is still a significant problem in New Zealand,” said Li-Ming, “and in a way the National Front is just the tip of the iceberg. There is a lot of ignorance and misinformation about racial minorities. Marching against racist groups like the National Front is a vital way to bring the issue to the public eye.”
http://www.thread.co.nz/article/1128
Anti-bigotry wristbands launched
Old Firm stars are to launch the charity sale of anti-bigotry wristbands at a supermarket chain.
The blue and green "Say No to Sectarianism" accessories will be sold at 23 Asda stores across west and central Scotland in aid of cancer care, having proved hugely popular with youngsters and adults alike when they were launched by Strathclyde Police earlier this year.
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1726692005
Voice of bigotry - or sense
By Bruce Anderson
FOR 30 YEARS, Ian Paisley was Ulster Unionism’s worst enemy and the IRA’s most valuable propagandist. While the IRA was using terrorism to undermine the links between Ulster and the mainland, Mr Paisley used bigotry. Throughout those years, moderate Unionist leaders worked hard and patiently to persuade world opinion about the merits of Ulster’s case. Throughout those years, Mr Paisley sabotaged their efforts.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3284-1721465,00.html
Sectarian bigotry gets a good, swift kick
For off-the-boat immigrants to this fine country, nostalgia for the homeland can come from the smallest things: the wisps of a familiar song on the radio or a familiar accent heard in passing on the street.
These are the genetic strands of patriotism that no amount of time can dilute. It's been 19 years since I left Scotland and, truth be told, I'm probably more American now than Scottish, with a Pennsylvania-born wife and two sons who occasionally indulge their father with a passing curiosity about the "auld country."
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/opinion/12288366.htm
Richmond campaign detours on low road
Virginians have enough experience with bigotry in political campaigns to know it when they see it. Last week, the ugly hydra reared its head once again.
In the modern incarnation of intolerance, homosexuals have replaced the old bugaboos involving race and religion. It took decades for race-baiting to be discredited . Now it’s gays’ turn for a long ride down that same low road.
The latest attack came courtesy of GOP Del. Brad Marrs, a social conservative serving the 68th House District, including portions of Richmond and Chesterfield County.
In a fundraising appeal, Marrs sniffed that his major challenger, a moderate Republican running as an independent, received a $10,000 donation from a “wealthy homosexual businessman.”
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=90180&ran=87007
The Arab News
More Pledge Allegiance to the New King
M. Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News
Riyadh Governor Prince Salman receives officials and citizens who came to pledge allegiance to King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan in Riyadh on Thursday. (SPA)
RIYADH, 5 August 2005 — Tens of thousands of Saudi citizens from all walks of life continued yesterday to pour into local governorates or make the journey to Riyadh to offer their allegiance to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. A flood of reactions from countries and organizations around the globe have been received by the Kingdom, many praising the late King Fahd for his support for their country or cause.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=67990&d=5&m=8&y=2005
Abdullah to Push Ahead With Reforms
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News
JEDDAH, 5 August 2005 — The new leader of Saudi Arabia, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, is expected to forge ahead with his political, social and economic reform programs to take the Kingdom to new heights of progress and prosperity.
Abdullah, who was declared the Kingdom’s new sovereign on Monday following the demise of King Fahd, is a champion of world peace and an ardent advocate of Arab and Islamic unity. He also wants to strengthen ties with other countries.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=67992&d=5&m=8&y=2005
The Signs of Change
Molouk Y. Ba-Isa, Arab News
One of three electronic signboards on Dhahran Road has added congratulations to the new king and crown prince to its message of condolences.
ALKHOBAR, 5 August 2005 — In the Eastern Province, life is returning to its sleepy summer pace with the conclusion of ceremonies related to the death of King Fahd and the accession of King Abdullah. Yesterday there were no helicopters in the air and no impromptu checkpoints on the roads. However, Saudi Aramco’s popular music radio station, 91.4 FM, has not resumed broadcasts.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=9§ion=0&article=67969&d=5&m=8&y=2005
Those Who Dwell on the Present & the Past Often Miss the Future
Lubna Hussain, lubna@arabnews.com
“So what do you think is going to happen?” asked my friend calling from her office in Turkey.
“In terms of what?” I responded absent-mindedly.
“Well. You know. I mean with the funeral and stuff. There are bound to be problems. I guess most of the royal family will be staying away, right?”
“Of course not,” I retaliated. “Most of them are trying to get back.”
“But is it safe? Don’t you think that it would be the perfect high-profile opportunity that Al-Qaeda would be looking for?”
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=9§ion=0&article=67968&d=5&m=8&y=2005
Prince Sultan: A Man of Charitable Mien
Roger Harrison, Arab News
Crown Prince Sultan
A vigorous and socially aware man, Crown Prince Sultan takes an active interest in the multitude of charities and organizations that carry his name.
Born in 1928, his life covers the entire history of the modern Saudi state. He was four years old when, in 1932, his father, King Abdul Aziz, finally achieved the unification of the Kingdom.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=67991&d=5&m=8&y=2005
Al-Qaeda Threatens London
Mushtak Parker, Arab News
The entrance to Russell Square subway station in London, which reopened Thursday after the July 7 bombing. (AFP)
LONDON, 5 August 2005 — On a day when police in London were on high alert exactly two weeks after the failed 7/21 attacks and four weeks after the 7/7 suicide bombings which claimed 57 lives, Osama Bin Laden’s deputy, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, threatened London with more attacks.
Some 6,000 police patrolled London’s transport system. It was a symbolic day for London Transport because once again a full service was maintained for the first time since the 7/7 bombings. London commuters were determined to show “that life goes on”, but London Underground officials admitted that passenger numbers are down.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=67993&d=5&m=8&y=2005
Britain Sold Israel Key Nuclear Ingredient: Report
Associated Press
LONDON, 5 August 2005 — Britain secretly sold Israel a key ingredient for its nuclear program in the 1950s, according to official documents uncovered by the British Broadcasting Corp.
The BBC’s Newsnight program, broadcast late Wednesday, said government papers held at the National Archive showed Britain shipped 20 tons of heavy water to Israel in 1959.
The program said the water was vital for the production of plutonium at Israel’s top secret Dimona nuclear reactor in the Negev desert. Newsnight said British officials did not impose any conditions on the sale, such as it being used for peaceful purposes, and in one of the documents, a British Foreign Office official cautioned against informing the United States of the sale.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=67995&d=5&m=8&y=2005&pix=world.jpg&category=World
Jordan Busts Terror Cell, Detains 17
Abdul Jalil Mustafa, Arab News
AMMAN, 5 August 2005 — Jordanian authorities have smashed a new terror cell after arresting 17 suspects who belonged to Al-Qaeda branches in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, police sources said yesterday.
“The suspects planned to stage attacks on intelligence personnel and US troops inside the country,” the pro-government daily newspaper Al-Rai quoted the public prosecutor of the State Security Court (SSC) Fawaz Otoum as saying.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=67994&d=5&m=8&y=2005
HERE WE GO. ANOTHER SUDAN. This is how nightmares like Darfur happen. If the Saudis want to 'handle' Mauritana they need to bring their understanding to the United Nations for a resolution and ask for support. This will create militias and we'll have more genocide when it was never intended in the first place. Taking up arms may be the worst thing that can happen right now. Living people are at the end of this issues and the world needs to bring expertise to bear as well as world effort to stop any ethnic cleansing or otherwise at the beginnings of dangerous circumstances.
Editorial: Coup in Mauritania
5 August 2005
The guiding principle toward coups d’etat is straightforward: Any attempt to change a government other than through constitutional means is illegitimate. The seizure of power through the use of force is no more to be tolerated than the seizure of territory by the same means.
That is why the seizure of power by a military junta in Mauritania is wholly illegitimate — and indeed has already been condemned by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, by the African Union and the United States. Other governments, other international organizations, will certainly fellow suit.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=67981&d=5&m=8&y=2005
Mercenaries Play Havoc With Africa’s Development
Hassan Tahsin
Guest Contributor
Since mid-19th century, the peoples of Africa have been suffering from endless wars, whether civil wars pitting the citizens of the same country against each other or armed conflicts involving neighboring countries over borders originally drawn by European colonial powers.
After gaining independence, African countries found themselves struggling with internal squabbles, with various religious, ethnic and political groups jockeying for control.
These wars could have largely been averted but for the role played by mercenaries in fueling conflicts. The mercenary business amounts to a dangerous terrorist phenomenon. If not challenged, it could have devastating effects on the future of Africa.
http://www.arabview.com/articles.asp?article=374
Chicago Tribune
A former Google sales executive has filed a lawsuit against the search giant, alleging it engaged in job discrimination while she was pregnant with quadruplets.
Christina Elwell, who was promoted to national sales director in late 2003, alleges her supervisor began discriminating against her in May 2004, a month after informing him of her pregnancy and the medical complications she was encountering, according to the lawsuit filed July 17 in a U.S. District Court in New York.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5807158.html
Council bans discrimination
By Ken Tatro
Staff WriteSCARBOROUGH (July 28, 2005): With little discussion, the Scarborough Town Council amended its personnel ordinance to add a ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation last week.
The changes were made based on recent modifications to the Maine Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination against any person in employment, housing, public accommodations, credit and education on account of race, color, gender, religion, marital status, nationality or disability, and sexual orientation, added by the Legislature this year.
Scarborough’s definition of sexual orientation mirrors the one included in state law. The definition is “a person’s actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression.”
http://www.keepmecurrent.com/Government/story.cfm?storyID=6757
Law firms shrug off warnings on new age discrimination law
Top lawyers believe new legislation will have minor impact on firms; 60% say they are ‘well prepared’
Commercial lawyers have shrugged off the threat that age discrimination legislation poses to their partnerships, claiming it will have minimal impact on their firms, despite warnings from employment specialists to the contrary.
http://www.legalweekglobal.net/ViewItem.asp?id=25094
Turning 40, Singapore leaders ease up on social engineering without ceding political control
By: EN-LAI YEOH - Associated Press
SINGAPORE -- Singaporeans are seeing HBO's "Sex and the City" on TV. Actors may utter four-letter words on stage. Opposition parties can gather without police permission -- as long as they do it indoors.
Tiny and famously disciplined Singapore is turning 40 on Tuesday, and continuing to lighten up. Gone are the days when chewing gum and long hair were banned. Singaporeans are even being allowed to bungee-jump and dance on bar tables.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/08/03/news/politics/17_31_078_2_05.txt
The Grades That Vanished, and Some Other Threats to Students' Data
By TIM GNATEK
Published: August 3, 2005
LAST school year, thousands of student records in the Natomas Unified School District in Sacramento disappeared.
Two students at Natomas High School, using a stolen password, had gained illegal access to the school's computer network. They raised their grades to A's, then, in an attempt to cover their tracks, unwittingly deleted more than 18,000 records.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/03/technology/techspecial3/03gnatek.html
Wrong signal, Mr President
The newly appointed attorney general, Rama Valayden gave a strong signal and must be congratulated for his stand on gender discrimination. For too long gender has been at the bottom of the agenda.
Rama Valayden took prompt action when two complaints were sent to him regarding a sexist advertisement on “King’s beer” and another one using children to market electrical appliances. We are also grateful that the Equal Opportunity Bill will be discussed in Parliament in September 2005. This key instrument for achieving gender equality is long overdue. But it will be interesting to see the contents of this Bill.
http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article_sup.php?news_id=47322
Harmony, the Best Defense Against Fundamentalism
Opinion
Azerbaijan is a land that nurtured a secular milieu under the Soviet rule; this places it in stark contrast with Jordan that poses a quintessence for religious bigotry. Does this confirm that rearing a secular society could be a conflict prevention technique and harmony the best defense against fundamentalism?
Atul Bharadwaj London
The other day sitting in the bar at my inter-collegiate hall, I overheard a conversation between two Muslims from different parts of the world. The Jordanian Muslim guy was smoking and drinking beer. He made a remark- Muslims are neither supposed to drink nor smoke. On hearing this- the Azerbaijani Muslim, retorted –‘so you are not a Muslim?’ The Jordanian proudly asserted his Islamic roots and connections and asked the Azerbaijani, -‘aren’t you a Muslim too’? The Azerbaijani flatly said I believe in some super natural power but not Islam. Hearing this, the Jordanian looked visibly angry. Just when the argument was getting heated up- the Jordanian withdrew.
The attitude of these two Muslims towards religion reveals the story about the impact of environment in shaping the minds of the people. Azerbaijan, which was a part of the Soviet empire till early 1990, was reared in a secular atmosphere, where human needs were given priority over religion. Whereas, in Jordan religion was made the mainstay of fulfilling human urge from emancipation from the day- to- day miseries encountered by the people.
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/portal/2005/08/78
Danish radio host faces racism charge
Foto: DR, © DR
A radio commentator in Denmark has been charged with violating anti-racism laws after he called on his listeners to kill radical Islamists.
http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/fremmedsprog/English/article.jhtml?articleID=267537
Racism denied in school dispute
Ayanda Mhlongo
August 04 2005 at 08:20PM
The KwaSomubi Development Committee (KDC) has disputed allegations that their demands for the removal of eight teachers and the principal of Cottonlands Primary School in Verulam are racially motivated and that they had threatened parents, teachers and the school's governing body members.
KDC secretary Fakazi Mdletshe said allegations made against them were not true. He said that the KDC was only acting in the best interests of children, who had told their parents that they were unhappy with the treatment they received from the teachers at the school.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=105&art_id=vn20050804085641553C821458
On-field racism
By Liz Minchin
August 5, 2005
Anti-racism campaigns in football will be boosted across Victoria next season, as new complaints of racist abuse in junior matches in Melbourne emerged yesterday.
Following a series of reports in The Age, Football Victoria has confirmed plans to produce new anti-racism material, including pamphlets, to be distributed to almost 2000 junior, amateur and women's clubs next season.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/new-campaign-to-curb-footy-racism/2005/08/04/1123125853874.html?oneclick=true
Attorneys Claim Racism Playing Part In Jury Selection
City Being Sued For Wrongly Accusing Boy Of Murder
POSTED: 5:21 pm CDT August 4, 2005
UPDATED: 6:30 pm CDT August 4, 2005
CHICAGO -- Lawyers for a young boy wrongly accused in the 1998 murder of 11-year-old Ryan Harris say attorneys for the city of Chicago are weeding out black jurors because of their race.
But, the judge hearing the case ruled Thursday that defense attorneys had dismissed potential jurors for legitimate reasons not based on race.
http://www.nbc5.com/news/4811536/detail.html
Shortland Street Star Speaks Out Against Racism
Actress and musician Li-Ming Hu, otherwise known as Shortland Street’s “Doctor Li-Mei Chen”, is calling on New Zealanders to attend the Wellington march against racism on Labour Weekend.
“Racism is still a significant problem in New Zealand,” said Li-Ming, “and in a way the National Front is just the tip of the iceberg. There is a lot of ignorance and misinformation about racial minorities. Marching against racist groups like the National Front is a vital way to bring the issue to the public eye.”
http://www.thread.co.nz/article/1128
Anti-bigotry wristbands launched
Old Firm stars are to launch the charity sale of anti-bigotry wristbands at a supermarket chain.
The blue and green "Say No to Sectarianism" accessories will be sold at 23 Asda stores across west and central Scotland in aid of cancer care, having proved hugely popular with youngsters and adults alike when they were launched by Strathclyde Police earlier this year.
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1726692005
Voice of bigotry - or sense
By Bruce Anderson
FOR 30 YEARS, Ian Paisley was Ulster Unionism’s worst enemy and the IRA’s most valuable propagandist. While the IRA was using terrorism to undermine the links between Ulster and the mainland, Mr Paisley used bigotry. Throughout those years, moderate Unionist leaders worked hard and patiently to persuade world opinion about the merits of Ulster’s case. Throughout those years, Mr Paisley sabotaged their efforts.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3284-1721465,00.html
Sectarian bigotry gets a good, swift kick
For off-the-boat immigrants to this fine country, nostalgia for the homeland can come from the smallest things: the wisps of a familiar song on the radio or a familiar accent heard in passing on the street.
These are the genetic strands of patriotism that no amount of time can dilute. It's been 19 years since I left Scotland and, truth be told, I'm probably more American now than Scottish, with a Pennsylvania-born wife and two sons who occasionally indulge their father with a passing curiosity about the "auld country."
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/opinion/12288366.htm
Richmond campaign detours on low road
Virginians have enough experience with bigotry in political campaigns to know it when they see it. Last week, the ugly hydra reared its head once again.
In the modern incarnation of intolerance, homosexuals have replaced the old bugaboos involving race and religion. It took decades for race-baiting to be discredited . Now it’s gays’ turn for a long ride down that same low road.
The latest attack came courtesy of GOP Del. Brad Marrs, a social conservative serving the 68th House District, including portions of Richmond and Chesterfield County.
In a fundraising appeal, Marrs sniffed that his major challenger, a moderate Republican running as an independent, received a $10,000 donation from a “wealthy homosexual businessman.”
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=90180&ran=87007
The Arab News
More Pledge Allegiance to the New King
M. Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News
Riyadh Governor Prince Salman receives officials and citizens who came to pledge allegiance to King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan in Riyadh on Thursday. (SPA)
RIYADH, 5 August 2005 — Tens of thousands of Saudi citizens from all walks of life continued yesterday to pour into local governorates or make the journey to Riyadh to offer their allegiance to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. A flood of reactions from countries and organizations around the globe have been received by the Kingdom, many praising the late King Fahd for his support for their country or cause.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=67990&d=5&m=8&y=2005
Abdullah to Push Ahead With Reforms
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News
JEDDAH, 5 August 2005 — The new leader of Saudi Arabia, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, is expected to forge ahead with his political, social and economic reform programs to take the Kingdom to new heights of progress and prosperity.
Abdullah, who was declared the Kingdom’s new sovereign on Monday following the demise of King Fahd, is a champion of world peace and an ardent advocate of Arab and Islamic unity. He also wants to strengthen ties with other countries.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=67992&d=5&m=8&y=2005
The Signs of Change
Molouk Y. Ba-Isa, Arab News
One of three electronic signboards on Dhahran Road has added congratulations to the new king and crown prince to its message of condolences.
ALKHOBAR, 5 August 2005 — In the Eastern Province, life is returning to its sleepy summer pace with the conclusion of ceremonies related to the death of King Fahd and the accession of King Abdullah. Yesterday there were no helicopters in the air and no impromptu checkpoints on the roads. However, Saudi Aramco’s popular music radio station, 91.4 FM, has not resumed broadcasts.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=9§ion=0&article=67969&d=5&m=8&y=2005
Those Who Dwell on the Present & the Past Often Miss the Future
Lubna Hussain, lubna@arabnews.com
“So what do you think is going to happen?” asked my friend calling from her office in Turkey.
“In terms of what?” I responded absent-mindedly.
“Well. You know. I mean with the funeral and stuff. There are bound to be problems. I guess most of the royal family will be staying away, right?”
“Of course not,” I retaliated. “Most of them are trying to get back.”
“But is it safe? Don’t you think that it would be the perfect high-profile opportunity that Al-Qaeda would be looking for?”
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=9§ion=0&article=67968&d=5&m=8&y=2005
Prince Sultan: A Man of Charitable Mien
Roger Harrison, Arab News
Crown Prince Sultan
A vigorous and socially aware man, Crown Prince Sultan takes an active interest in the multitude of charities and organizations that carry his name.
Born in 1928, his life covers the entire history of the modern Saudi state. He was four years old when, in 1932, his father, King Abdul Aziz, finally achieved the unification of the Kingdom.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=67991&d=5&m=8&y=2005
Al-Qaeda Threatens London
Mushtak Parker, Arab News
The entrance to Russell Square subway station in London, which reopened Thursday after the July 7 bombing. (AFP)
LONDON, 5 August 2005 — On a day when police in London were on high alert exactly two weeks after the failed 7/21 attacks and four weeks after the 7/7 suicide bombings which claimed 57 lives, Osama Bin Laden’s deputy, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, threatened London with more attacks.
Some 6,000 police patrolled London’s transport system. It was a symbolic day for London Transport because once again a full service was maintained for the first time since the 7/7 bombings. London commuters were determined to show “that life goes on”, but London Underground officials admitted that passenger numbers are down.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=67993&d=5&m=8&y=2005
Britain Sold Israel Key Nuclear Ingredient: Report
Associated Press
LONDON, 5 August 2005 — Britain secretly sold Israel a key ingredient for its nuclear program in the 1950s, according to official documents uncovered by the British Broadcasting Corp.
The BBC’s Newsnight program, broadcast late Wednesday, said government papers held at the National Archive showed Britain shipped 20 tons of heavy water to Israel in 1959.
The program said the water was vital for the production of plutonium at Israel’s top secret Dimona nuclear reactor in the Negev desert. Newsnight said British officials did not impose any conditions on the sale, such as it being used for peaceful purposes, and in one of the documents, a British Foreign Office official cautioned against informing the United States of the sale.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=67995&d=5&m=8&y=2005&pix=world.jpg&category=World
Jordan Busts Terror Cell, Detains 17
Abdul Jalil Mustafa, Arab News
AMMAN, 5 August 2005 — Jordanian authorities have smashed a new terror cell after arresting 17 suspects who belonged to Al-Qaeda branches in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, police sources said yesterday.
“The suspects planned to stage attacks on intelligence personnel and US troops inside the country,” the pro-government daily newspaper Al-Rai quoted the public prosecutor of the State Security Court (SSC) Fawaz Otoum as saying.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=67994&d=5&m=8&y=2005
HERE WE GO. ANOTHER SUDAN. This is how nightmares like Darfur happen. If the Saudis want to 'handle' Mauritana they need to bring their understanding to the United Nations for a resolution and ask for support. This will create militias and we'll have more genocide when it was never intended in the first place. Taking up arms may be the worst thing that can happen right now. Living people are at the end of this issues and the world needs to bring expertise to bear as well as world effort to stop any ethnic cleansing or otherwise at the beginnings of dangerous circumstances.
Editorial: Coup in Mauritania
5 August 2005
The guiding principle toward coups d’etat is straightforward: Any attempt to change a government other than through constitutional means is illegitimate. The seizure of power through the use of force is no more to be tolerated than the seizure of territory by the same means.
That is why the seizure of power by a military junta in Mauritania is wholly illegitimate — and indeed has already been condemned by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, by the African Union and the United States. Other governments, other international organizations, will certainly fellow suit.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=67981&d=5&m=8&y=2005
Mercenaries Play Havoc With Africa’s Development
Hassan Tahsin
Guest Contributor
Since mid-19th century, the peoples of Africa have been suffering from endless wars, whether civil wars pitting the citizens of the same country against each other or armed conflicts involving neighboring countries over borders originally drawn by European colonial powers.
After gaining independence, African countries found themselves struggling with internal squabbles, with various religious, ethnic and political groups jockeying for control.
These wars could have largely been averted but for the role played by mercenaries in fueling conflicts. The mercenary business amounts to a dangerous terrorist phenomenon. If not challenged, it could have devastating effects on the future of Africa.
http://www.arabview.com/articles.asp?article=374
Chicago Tribune
Do I detect a partiality here? Yeah, I think so. Neocon !
Obama coy on backing Daley
City corruption gives `huge pause' to senator, who says it's too early to discuss endorsement
By Gary Washburn
Tribune staff reporter
Published August 5, 2005
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) hedged Thursday when asked if he would endorse Mayor Richard Daley in a re-election run, but Obama made it clear he is concerned about City Hall corruption.
"I think taxpayers deserve a fair day's work for a day's pay," Obama told reporters after appearing with Daley and other fellow Democrats at a downtown news conference on road construction. "They expect that people who are hired are hired because of their qualifications and not because of their contacts.
"I think the [federal] investigation will proceed, and my hope and expectation would be that across the board--not just in the city, but in the state and at the federal level--we create a culture where taxpayers can respect the work that politicians do, since I am one of them."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0508050313aug05,1,3887035.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Saudi Arabia's missed opportunity
By Raja Kamal
Published August 4, 2005
Hours after the death of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, his brother, Crown Prince Abdullah, was declared king, and Prince Sultan, the minister of defense, became the new crown prince and successor to the new 81-year-old king. And all indications from Riyadh seem to suggest that policy changes are not on the radar screen for a country that has been internally challenged for some time. The appointment of the 77-year-old Prince Sultan is a vote of confidence for the kingdom's status quo and signals that the regime is not interested in internal reform.
Sadly, this is a missed opportunity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0508040151aug04,1,4066487.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Residents protest golf gone wild
By James Kimberly
Tribune staff reporter
Published August 4, 2005
A recent gentleman's club outing in which scantily clad women performed provocatively for male golfers on a Naperville course has embarrassed the town's mayor and prompted a criminal investigation.
Naperville police said Wednesday they have reviewed a videotape recorded by a woman who lives near the Country Lakes Golf Club on the city's north side but found no evidence that crimes were committed. The golf event was sponsored by Blackjack's Gentleman's Club in South Elgin.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0508040242aug04,1,3624890.story?coll=chi-news-hed
AT WAR WITH THE PIMPS OF CHILDREN
The FBI is launching a campaign against the predators who control 325,000 child prostitutes in the U.S.
By David Heinzmann
Tribune staff reporter
Published August 5, 2005
Two of the girls--a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old--had "Mr. Cream" tattooed on their bodies.
It was just one of the ways that Mr. Cream, whose real identity is Victor Powell, told the three girls he pimped that they belonged to him, federal prosecutors say.
He also is accused of moving them from motel room to motel room, raping and beating them. All of it kept them in line for months as he peddled their bodies on a South Side "stroll," where men drive by trolling for prostitutes, according to the FBI. Like most pimps who traffic in underage girls, Powell, 22, also took his juvenile prostitutes on the road to Minnesota, St. Louis and Arizona, prosecutors allege.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0508050187aug05,1,7622596.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Coffin photos to be released
New York Times News Service
Published August 5, 2005
WASHINGTON -- Under the terms of a legal settlement announced Thursday, the Pentagon will make available "as expeditiously as possible" photographs of the coffins of service members killed in Iraq.
The agreement runs counter to a long-standing Pentagon policy that bars the public release of such photographs. But in response to requests under the Freedom of Information Act, the Pentagon has already released hundreds of such photographs this year, and it agreed under the settlement to continue to do so.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0508050173aug05,1,5656737.story?coll=chi-news-hed
U.S. to Help Rescue Russian Mini-Sub
By YEVGENY KULKOV
Associated Press Writer
Published August 5, 2005, 8:52 AM CDT
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia -- A Russian mini-submarine carrying seven sailors snagged on a fishing net and was stuck 625 feet down on the Pacific floor Friday with only enough air for crewmen to survive one day, and the United States was rushing an unmanned vehicle there to help in rescue efforts.
However, it was unclear whether there was enough oxygen aboard the mini-sub to keep the crew alive long enough for the remote-controlled U.S. vehicle to reach them from its base in San Diego.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-russia-navy-accident,1,1146801.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Air France Jet Landed Too Far Down Runway
By Associated Press
Published August 5, 2005, 8:35 AM CDT
TORONTO -- The Air France jet that crashed earlier this week appeared to have landed too far down the runway, which may have contributed to it skidding off its path and into a ravine before bursting into flames, investigators said Friday.
All 309 people on board survived.
Investigators said it was too soon to determine whether the long landing, combined with torrential rains and gusting winds, was to blame for the crash.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-canada-plane-crash,1,6835699.story?coll=chi-news-hed
I'll be dammed! Wildlife moves to Chicago River
With cleaner water, many critters have decided they also like a downtown river view. As for tree damage, leave it to beavers.
By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah
Tribune staff reporter
Published August 5, 2005
It wasn't the trendy restaurants or the stunning architecture that brought the latest visitors downtown.
The brown, bucktoothed rodents came because of a natural riverbank with tempting poplar trees.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0508050271aug05,1,5328830.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Unwanted Pregnancy
Roe As A Jewish Issue
Rabbi Marla J. Feldman
There has been a great deal of discussion these days within the Jewish community about the nomination of Judge John Roberts to the Supreme Court, and its impact on matters of concern to the American Jewish community. We are acutely aware that this single appointment has the potential to unravel decades of progress in our social justice agenda.
The continuing viability of Roe v. Wade is uppermost in many of our minds. At stake is not only a woman’s right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, but also the fundamental rights of privacy and religious freedom.
Some have argued that reproductive rights are not a “Jewish” issue. This is just plain wrong. On the simplest level, all women — including every Jewish woman — in America will be affected by a change in the court that results in limiting the right of women to make such deeply private decisions based on their own faith and values. Embodied both in Jewish law and Jewish values is the notion that women are created in the image of God, entitled and empowered to make moral decisions.
From the biblical period through the rabbinic period, in codes and in responsa, from ancient days until today, rabbis and scholars have wrestled with the question of when life begins and the ethics of abortion. The Jewish community has thousands of years of halachic scholarship to add to this modern debate.
Although there are different interpretations of halacha, certain principles are normative. First, abortion is not banned even according to the strictest halachic interpretations. In fact, there are circumstances in which a threat to a woman’s life not only permits, but requires, an abortion (M. Ohalot 7.6). Second, the fetus is not considered to be a person (nefesh), invested with the totality of human rights and obligations, until it is born. Within 40 days of conception, a fetus is considered “mere fluid” (Yeb. 69b; Nid. 3.7, 30b). While vested with some status after that point, a fetus is considered a part of the mother’s body, comparable to a limb.
Many of these principles derive from a passage in Exodus in which two fighters accidentally hit a pregnant woman, causing a miscarriage. The punishment for this injury is a fine, payable to the husband for the economic loss he suffers. (Ex. 21.22ff). Clearly, the rabbis did not consider a fetus to be a “person” or the punishment would have been for murder.
This is not to suggest that Judaism takes these matters lightly. In fact, these questions continue to be debated by scholars and rabbis. Yet the overwhelming consensus of American Jewry supports the rights of women to make such personal decisions according to the dictates of their own faith and beliefs. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, Jewish women would be forced to violate halacha in cases where abortion is required. As a minority community, we cherish the freedoms this country grants us to make such difficult, life-altering decisions based on our personal religious beliefs.
When the state substitutes its moral judgment for that of an adult woman, the slippery slope is frighteningly steep. We have already seen attacks on access to contraception and reproductive health education — ironically, many of the same groups that oppose abortion would limit the means to prevent unwanted pregnancies in the first place.
We need to be clear about what is at stake in the effort to rollback the privacy rights outlined in Roe v. Wade: This is not just about abortion. This is about a woman’s right to make a private and fundamentally religious decision in consultation with her family and her medical advisors and in keeping with her own faith. It is also about citizens with one religious viewpoint trying to impose their views on others. It is as much about the Terry Schiavo fiasco and stem cell research as it is about reproductive rights. It is fundamentally about the constitutional right of privacy and the freedom of religion. Indeed, there is much at stake.
Those who would have us turn back the clock on reproductive rights have forgotten our own history. Roe v. Wade was not decided in a vacuum. Before 1973, thousands of women died every year from unsafe, illegal abortions. These were poor women who did not have access to private clinics or the means to travel to other countries. They were young girls afraid to confront angry parents. They were women trapped in abusive relationships who saw no hope for their future. They were our mothers, our sisters, our daughters. I pray they will not have died in vain.
The beauty of the Jewish legal tradition is that it builds upon our past as it adapts to the world around us. The same is true of the American judicial system. Let us hope our Supreme Court justices, new and old, will have the conviction to move us forward, not backward. n
Rabbi Marla J. Feldman is director of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism.
Special To The Jewish Week
http://www.thejewishweek.com/top/editletcontent.php3?artid=4370
Media miscontrue Roberts's pledge to follow "settled law" of Roe v. Wade
During initial coverage of President Bush's nomination of John G. Roberts Jr. to the Supreme Court, many media outlets have cited Roberts's pledge at his 2003 appellate court nomination hearing to "fully and faithfully apply" Roe v. Wade as the "settled law of the land" as evidence that he would vote to uphold the 1973 decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion if confirmed to the Supreme Court. But the suggestion that Roberts's previous description of Roe as "settled law" signals anything about how he would vote if confirmed to the highest court is incorrect. As an appellate court judge, the position to which he was "applying" in 2003 when he pledged to follow the law, Roberts is bound to adhere to Supreme Court precedent or face possible reversal on appeal. But as a Supreme Court justice, he would be in a position to vote to overturn Roe, or any other Supreme Court decision with which he disagreed, no matter how "settled." In the words of The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), the upholding of binding precedent "is required of lower-court judges," and therefore Roberts's comment "seems to leave open the possibility that he could vote to overturn Roe as a high-court justice."
http://mediamatters.org/items/200507200005
Gov. Bush signs bill increasing regulation of abortion clinics
By JACKIE HALLIFAX
Associated Press
Posted May 31 2005, 2:49 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Jeb Bush signed a bill Tuesday increasing state oversight of abortion clinics that provide second-trimester abortions, saying he did so ``gladly, with pride and conviction.''
Bush said the new law wasn't related to his anti-abortion views but he later added that he was motivated, in part, by his desire ``to create a culture of life in our state.''
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-531bushabortion,0,5489405.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
Protests Will Greet Canadian Abortion Practitioner's Honorary Degree
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
May 31, 2005
Toronto, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- Protesters will be on hand when Canadian abortion practitioner Henry Morgentaler receives an honorary degree from a Canadian university. Both sides of the abortion debate will be stationed outside Alumni Hall when the University of Western Ontario awards the degree.
http://www.lifenews.com/nat1357.html
Indiana Judge: Abortion-Sexual Abuse Investigation Can Continue
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
May 31, 2005
Indianapolis, IN (LifeNews.com) -- An Indiana judge has ruled that the state's attorney general can move forward with an investigation on why teenagers who were victims of statutory rape possibly had abortions without the rapes being reported to authorities.
To further the investigation, Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter asked the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to help his office track down medical records of 84 girls who visited Planned Parenthood abortion businesses.
http://www.lifenews.com/state1065.html
Abused women tend to hide abortion from partner
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Domestic violence may keep some women from telling their partners about their decision to have an abortion, a study published Tuesday suggests.
Researchers found that among more than 800 women who'd had an abortion at a single clinic, the rate of domestic abuse was twice as high among those who had kept the decision from their husbands or partners.
The implication, according to the study authors, is that the abuse contributed to women's nondisclosure, at least in some cases.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=8655780
Effort to legalize abortion gains strength in Colombia
A legal challenge to abortion in Colombia has sparked an outpouring of emotion largely in favor of changing the law.
BY STEVEN DUDLEY
sdudley@herald.com
BOGOTA - With lawsuits, marches and graffiti, Colombian women have launched a campaign to legalize abortion. And the response so far has been surprisingly positive, although the Catholic church is beginning to dig in its heels.
As it is in the rest of Latin America, abortion tears at the soul of this largely Catholic nation. It is illegal in all cases, but prosecution is rare and safe abortions are readily available in the larger cities to those who can afford it. Poor women, however, must use clandestine methods that sometimes lead to permanent damage and even death.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/11777024.htm
Post-abortion counseling hotline going nationwide
By Lisa Leff, Associated Press
After she had an abortion at age 23, Aspen Baker longed for a place to process the unexpectedly difficult milestone -- a place where a pro-choice woman who felt stupid for getting pregnant could express both her regret and relief.
"I wanted to tell my story and be heard for the different parts of me that I don't think really get heard when you are a woman who has an abortion," said Baker, now 29. "To want that and not find it made me feel I must be outside the norm, that I was crazy or weird."
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2896061,00.html
Abortion case first one for US Supreme Court in five years
Published in: Legalbrief Today
Date: Tue 31 May 2005
Category: General
Issue No: 1346
The US Supreme Court has accepted its first abortion case in five years.
The new case, reports The Washington Post, is an appeal by the State of New Hampshire of a Federal Appeals Court ruling that struck down a parental notification requirement for minors seeking abortions. The law requires that an abortion provider give a minor's parents 48 hours' notice before the procedure, unless a judge grants an exception or the girl's life is at risk. But, unlike parental notification or consent laws in most other states, the law makes no exception for cases in which the health of the pregnant girl is at risk. The question for the Supreme Court is whether that makes the New Hampshire law unconstitutional. The court's answers could be important for its consideration of future abortion cases, including ones challenging the recent federal law that prohibits the procedure that abortion opponents call partial-birth abortion.
http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20050531095619268
Neuroimaging Confirms The Greater Vulnerability Of Women's Brains To Alcohol
Women appear to be more vulnerable to chronic drinking than men are. Yet few studies have looked at gender differences in alcohol's effects on the brain. A study in the May issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research addresses this gap in research, using computed tomography (CT) to examine brain atrophy in the brains of alcoholic men and women. The findings support and build upon a prior hypothesis that women develop alcohol-related brain damage more readily than men.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/05/050531111635.htm
Women should be able to have a medical abortion at home, Family Planning Association, UK
23 May 2005
A survey funded by the Family Planning Association, UK, and published today (23rd May) in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology shows that 36% of women who had experienced an early medical abortion in hospital would have opted to complete the procedure at home had they been given the choice.
Early medical abortion is less invasive than surgical abortion and involves taking two tablets. The first tablet blocks the hormones needed for the pregnancy to continue and the second tablet is taken two days later to expel the fetus. The method is used to end unwanted pregnancies of up to nine weeks' gestation. A total of 71% of women in the survey agreed there was nothing that happened at the time of the abortion in hospital they would have been unable to cope with at home.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=24947
Pharmacist refuses birth control
Sarah Sutton is expecting after being denied a morning-after pill
A couple whose contraception failed are expecting their first child after a pharmacist refused to sell them the morning-after pill.
Sarah Sutton and her partner Andy, from Pontprennau in Cardiff, went to buy emergency contraception from their local Asda store in February.
But the on-duty pharmacist refused to sell it because of her "high morals".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4649425.stm
Pediatricians' group says abstinence without birth control won't work
By Lindsey Tanner
Associated Press
07/04/2005
CHICAGO (AP) -- A leading group of pediatricians says teenagers need access to birth control and emergency contraception, not the abstinence-only approach to sex education favored by religious groups and President Bush.
The recommendations are part of the American Academy of Pediatrics' updated teen pregnancy policy.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/sciencemedicine/story/3126916F627689AA862570340083AA86?OpenDocument
Six years after first 'safe haven' laws, battles still raging
Some say policies are encouraging abandonment
By Eric Ferkenhoff, Globe Correspondent July 10, 2005
CHICAGO -- For two years, Tracy and her husband had been waiting for word that a baby was available for the central Illinois couple to adopt. Finally, on a Saturday morning in April 2001, they received a call. Would they adopt a newborn who had been abandoned at a hospital under a new law that allows mothers to drop off their babies within 72 hours of birth at hospitals and police and fire stations without risking prosecution?
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/07/10/six_years_after_first_safe_haven_laws_battles_still_raging/
I am confident Rudolph sees himself saved by God for being a good Christian Soldier and acting when no one else did. I am sure his supporters feel the same way.
Rudolph Gets 2 Life Terms In Abortion Clinic Attack
Unrepentant Serial Bomber Defends Deadly Actions
By Jay Reeves
Associated Press
Tuesday, July 19, 2005; Page A02
BIRMINGHAM, July 18 -- An unrepentant Eric Rudolph gave an impassioned defense of his murderous bombing of a Birmingham abortion clinic Monday as a judge sentenced him to two life sentences and victims confronted him in court for the first time.
The wife of a police officer killed in the blast and a nurse maimed in the storm of shrapnel described him as a cowardly, bumbling American terrorist.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/18/AR2005071801293.html
I would like to know if these women have co-morbidities. Any of them similar. It is still a risk factor that the public should be aware of. Pain, fever, what did these women experience? Something like Toxic Shock? Did they get their menses right after and the tampons used the problem? What exactly? Without that information a complete decision is impossible and further complicates and endangers women's lives.
Abortion pill maker alerts doctors to five deaths
18 Jul 2005 22:50:39 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) - Five women who took the abortion pill RU-486 have died from bacterial infections since its U.S. introduction nearly five years ago, the manufacturer reported on Monday.
"No causal relationship between these events" has been established with the drug, also known as Mifeprex or mifepristone, maker Danco Laboratories LLC said.
"Childbirth, menstruation and abortion, whether spontaneous, surgical or medical, all create conditions that can result in serious and sometimes fatal infection, and there is no evidence that Mifeprex and misoprostol present a special risk of infection," the company said in a statement.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N18279278.htm
Why Canadian women still denied abortion pill
Health Canada cannot extend invitation to maker of RU-486
Shelley Page
CanWest News Service
OTTAWA - In virtually any industrialized country, women seeking to terminate pregnancies need not check into a hospital or abortion clinic. They need only take a fistful of pills and a glass of water. But not in Canada, where RU-486, the so-called abortion pill, remains unavailable a quarter-century after it was invented.
http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=dddab916-bf36-4db3-8ebe-64af122af60d
Board puts off action on morning-after pill
RESTRICTION: Access to emergency contraception at issue in board's proposal.
By ANN POTEMPA
Anchorage Daily News
Published: July 23rd, 2005
Last Modified: July 23rd, 2005 at 03:07 AM
The Alaska State Medical Board voted Friday to extend the public comment period on a regulation restricting access to the so-called morning-after pill, despite having already received a large stack of letters opposing such a change.
Asked why they re-opened the comment period, board members said only that they preferred to postpone action on the matter until their next meeting in Anchorage, where more people could attend. The board met Thursday and Friday in Petersburg.
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/6738617p-6626271c.html
Kilgore 'consistent' on abortion issue, spokesman says
Election 2005
Chris Graham
chris@augustafreepress.com
Jerry Kilgore is not the only gubernatorial candidate dodging questions on abortion.
"Tim Kaine also dodged the question, to use their words," Kilgore campaign spokesman Tucker Martin told The Augusta Free Press this afternoon, referring to charges lobbed by Virginia Democrats at the former attorney general.
Kaine, the Democratic Party gubernatorial nominee, actually did say at a Virginia Bar Association-sponsored debate over the weekend that he would oppose legislation that would make abortion illegal.
http://www.augustafreepress.com/stories/storyReader$35739
Get abortion out of court
July 17. 2005 8:00AM
Last Sunday, we published excerpts from the writings of three people identified as possible nominees for the Supreme Court to replace Sandra Day O'Connor. Here is another.
Emilio Garza, 58, is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. He was nominated by the first President Bush and has served on the court since 1991. These excerpts are taken from a concurring opinion in a 1997 abortion case, Causeway Medical Suite vs. Ieyoub. Garza began his opinion by stating, "For the second time in my judicial career, I am forced to follow a Supreme Court opinion I believe to be inimical to the Constitution."
The Supreme Court's abortion jurisprudence epitomizes a trend toward centralizing and constitutionalizing the most controversial issues of public policy. I believe that expanding the jurisdiction and power of the courts in order to speed the pace of change is unjustified. Where the Constitution does not dictate otherwise, the proper mode of political reform is through enlightened debate, political experimentation and change.
We are a pluralistic nation with strong individualist ideals. One large component of American civic virtue is public debate over issues.
http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050717/REPOSITORY/507170372/1028/OPINION02
Federal Court Rules Against Reproductive-Rights Group in Cases Challenging Okla. Abortion Parental Notification Laws
24 Jul 2005
The 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday issued two rulings against the... Center for Reproductive Rights, which sought to block enforcement of two Oklahoma parental notification abortion laws on behalf of Nova Health Systems, the parent company of the Tulsa, Okla.-based clinic Reproductive Services, the Tulsa World reports (Tulsa World, 7/21). In the first ruling, a two-judge panel denied CRR's request for a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of a 2005 law, saying the statute could withstand constitutional scrutiny (Associated Press, 7/21). The law (HB 1686), which went into effect in May immediately after Gov. Brad Henry (D) signed it, requires physicians to notify in writing a parent or guardian of any minor seeking abortion at least 48 hours before performing the procedure. The law also requires health care providers to inform women of the medical risks of abortion at least 24 hours in advance of the procedure and give women certain information regarding the anatomical and physiological characteristics of a fetus at different stages of gestation. Under the law, the state Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision must inform women that they might be eligible for government benefits and that their partners would be liable for financial support if they carry their pregnancies to term. The board also must publish this information and a list of resources. The law allows for exceptions in cases of emergency. The law also makes it a separate crime to kill a fetus during a crime against a pregnant woman.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=27910
Center for Reproductive Rights Alarmed by Roberts Nomination
July 19, 2005 New York More Info
Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, the nation’s leading legal voice for reproductive rights, tonight issued the following statement in response to the nomination of John G. Roberts to the Supreme Court:
"We are alarmed that the President, in nominating John G. Roberts to the nation’s highest court, has chosen someone who in his legal career has advocated for the reversal of Roe v. Wade. That position, had it been accepted by the Supreme Court, would have risked the health and safety and taken away the constitutional right of millions of women.
Deeply troubling is the brief Roberts co-authored in Rust v. Sullivan. Even though Roe was not at issue in this case, he wrote "we continue to believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled…" Judge Roberts needs to explain if that is not, in fact, his view, why he was willing to put the lives of American women in jeopardy.
We have consistently called for a Senate hearing process that is fair and responsible. Now it is more important than ever that we have a fair and full exploration of Justice Roberts’ views on Constitutional protections and the right to privacy, including Roe v. Wade."
Nancy Northup is available to do interviews this evening and can provide detailed information on the background of John G. Roberts. To schedule an interview, please call Dionne Scott (917) 637-3649.
http://www.reproductiverights.org/pr_05_0720roberts.html
NO STEALH NOMINEES ON THE SUPREME COURT
The U.S. Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade
With the resignation of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a vacancy has opened up on the U.S. Supreme Court, and the President has nominated Judge John G. Roberts to fill her position. Will Roberts recognize and respect the constitutional rights afforded by the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade or will he take the unprecedented step to reverse those rights? The Center for Reproductive Rights calls on Senators to demand full disclosure from Roberts. Americans deserve to know exactly where he stands on issues we care about deeply.
http://www.reproductiverights.org/crt_roe.html
Opinions about abortion complicated but passionate
10:55 PM CDT on Saturday, July 30, 2005
By COLLEEN McCAIN NELSON / The Dallas Morning News
Opinions about abortion don't always fit into neat categories. Religion, biology, personal history and one's moral compass converge to shape a person's views. Although some groups discuss abortion in all-or-nothing terms, many people don't see the issue as a choice between absolutes.
"The majority of Americans have complicated feelings about abortion," said David Garrow, a legal historian at Emory University.
Still, the issue sparks a passionate response from many.
Two Dallas-area residents explain their views on abortion.
Ron Engler
"I believe life begins at conception," said Ron Engler, a Plano software systems engineer. "I came to that conclusion by looking at biological facts. I'm not religious-driven like some people are.
SMILEY N. POOL/DMN
"If you look at the biology, there's only one point where life can begin, and that's the moment of conception."
Gail Griswold
"I believe very strongly that control over our reproductive destiny is one of the fundamental freedoms that women need to have," said Gail Griswold, a community volunteer from Dallas who has three children. "I don't think you'll find anybody who says they are pro-abortion. But I'm firmly pro-reproductive rights."
MONA REEDER/DMN
A teenager when abortion was still illegal, Ms. Griswold said her views were shaped by a time that did not afford women many choices.
"I remember what young women went through," she said. "When young girls got pregnant by accident, it was shameful. It was hidden. Many times, they were forced to bear children they weren't ready for."
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/073105dnnatabsider.2d6df41.html
SAY SAYONARA TO ABORTION
By Ted Rall Wed Jul 27,12:26 AM ET
NEW YORK--Now is a superb time to get that abortion you've been putting off.
Officially, Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' opinion of
Roe v. Wade is "opaque," "mysterious," or--my favorite--just "unknown." But if I'm no genius, it doesn't take one to suss out how Roberts will vote when the next big abortion case hits his docket.
Three facts indicate that Roberts' confirmation spells the end of Roe v. Wade, the decision guaranteeing American women the right to an abortion.
First: Despite repeated denials, it's clear that
Sandra Day O'Connor's shoo-in replacement is an active member of the Federalist Society, the far-right cadre of scary college kids who worship Ayn Rand, dress like Tucker Carlson and care deeply about your sex life. "Many key policymakers in the Bush administration are acknowledged current or former members," reports the Washington Post. "In conservative circles, membership in or association with the society has become a badge of ideological and political reliability." The group takes a hard line against abortion, comparing Roe v. Wade to the infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision defining slaves as property.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucru/20050727/cm_ucru/saysayonaratoabortion
Romney is out of step with state on abortion rights
By Craig Sandler/ State House Roundup
Wednesday, August 3, 2005
This was the week it became valid to write: "Romney, who's not expected to run for re-election." Because now, no one expects him to.
Mitt Romney could certainly still shock everyone - and no doubt delight the Democrats - by announcing he and his anti-Roe position will stand for another term. But it is now safe to say that the whole spectrum of Massachusetts politics would be stunned, and the latest State House News Poll shows why.
Romney adjusted his position on emergency contraception, and while he was at it, abortion, to the same place he already was on embryonic stem cell research: out of synch with Massachusetts voters, but more closely aligned with American voters, and especially with Republican presidential primary voters.
http://www2.townonline.com/hanover/opinion/view.bg?articleid=296823
Memos Show John Roberts Praising Criticism of Abortion Decision
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
August 2, 2005
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- New sets of memos on Supreme Court nominee John Roberts find the former Reagan administration official praising a former Attorney General's speech criticizing the right to privacy, the fictitious right the high court invented to form the basis of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion.
http://www.lifenews.com/nat1505.html
Infection deaths and abortion pill probed
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 2, 2005
LOS ANGELES - Federal health investigators are baffled: Why have four California women died from a bloodstream infection after using a controversial abortion pill?
"On the surface, this appears unusual," said Dr. Marc Fischer, a medical epidemiologist at the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. "That's why we're investigating."
http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-hsdrug4366990aug02,0,7549227.story?coll=ny-health-headlines
THIS IS NOT NEW. I don't know why this patch exists. It is long understood, from the 1950s that estrogen replacement is a danger to longevity. Estrogen replacement is known to cause blood clots. I am not surprised.
Deaths Attributed to Birth-Control Patch Increase
By Kristen Martin
“On your body, off your mind”—this clever catch phrase is associated with the birth-control patch, Ortho Evra, which has advertisements spotlighting supermodel Naomi Campbell and the Norwegian Olympic beach volleyball team.
Despite appealing advertising, though, Ortho Evra—which went on the market in 2002—is causing serious concerns. It is being pinpointed as the cause of death of 23 women, including 17 in the past two years due to blood clots. Blood clots are seen as a high risk for hormonal birth control because estrogen promotes blood coagulation.
The other deaths resulted from heart attacks and strokes.
http://am.novopress.info/index.php?p=859
7 best condoms
There is no question that safe sex in today’s world is the only option. But why should things like condoms take the fun out of it all? Luckily for us, manufacturers are going out of their way to design and create condoms that are not only safe, but highly pleasurable as well.
When used correctly, condoms are designed to completely cover the penis, and contain any ejaculatory fluids before and after orgasm. Thus, condoms can protect the user from the transferral of many sexually transmitted diseases by up to 95%. Additionally, if used correctly, condoms will help prevent unwanted pregnancies.
The condom industry has been around for some time now, and you can rest assured that much time and money has been put into the design and manufacture of these little guys. Most condoms are made of natural rubber latex, and are engineered to fit easily on the penis and stay there without breaking during vaginal or anal intercourse.
http://www.health24.com/Man/Sex/748-751-756,32731.asp
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