Sunday, October 7, 2007
Shona Bracken is running for the Communist Party in the Ontario provincial election in Toronto—Danforth. Wikinews interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign.
Friday, July 22, 2005
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), co-chairwoman of the Out of Iraq Caucus and a member of the International Affairs Committee, along with 26 co-sponsors, proposed yesterday a Resolution of Inquiry in the House of Representatives which, if passed, will require the White House and the State Department to“transmit all information relating to communication with officials of the United Kingdom between January 1, 2002, and October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq.” The resolution, was submitted in the House of Representatives and referred to the U.S. House Committee on International Relations.
The resolution comes in response to questions that have been raised about the handling of pre-war intelligence by the Bush administration, and the planning and execution of the Iraq war. “We would like to see a member of Congress look into whether or not the president committed impeachable offenses,” said John Bonifaz, a constitutional lawyer. “We’ve been having that discussion with a number of offices.”
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary Minority leader, recently met with John Bonifaz and representatives. But Conyers is reluctant to take such a bold step just yet. “My inclination at this time is not to do something like that,” Conyers said, although he noted that he wanted to press for an investigation in other ways, including sending committee investigators to London.
Earlier this month, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) said at a forum held by Conyers “If you read the record of the writing of the Constitution, ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ had a very particular meaning at the time of the drafting of the Constitution. It certainly didn’t mean lying about sex, but it might well mean lying to the Congress about a large public purpose such as Iraq.”, referring to Republican’s filing of such a resolution in 1998 in an effort to remove Bill Clinton from office.
Rep. Barbara Lee’s resolution of inquiry is a less-drastic parliamentary maneuver that would ask the administration to provide more information related to the claims in classified British memos that suggest that pre-war intelligence in Iraq was “fixed” in order to justify the invasion. The Resolution of Inquiry is a privileged resolution, which means that if it is not acted on in 14 legislative days after it is introduced, the member of Congress who introduced it is entitled to request that it be brought to the House floor for a vote. The committee may take the matter up right away, and could vote it down before the August recess. If they do not, they will be required to take it up by September 16th.
RESOLUTION
Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution all information in the possession of the President and the Secretary of State relating to communication with officials of the United Kingdom between January 1, 2002, and October 16, 2002, relating to thepolicy of the United States with respect to Iraq.
Resolved, That not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution—
(1) the President is requested to transmit to the House of Representatives all documents, including telephone and electronic mail records, logs, calendars, minutes, and memos, in the possession of the President relating to communications with officials of the United Kingdom from January 1, 2002, to October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq, including any discussions or communications between the President or other Administration officials and officials of the United Kingdom that occurred before the meeting on July 23, 2002, at 10 Downing Street in London, England, between Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom intelligence officer Richard Dearlove, and other national security officials of the Blair Administration; and
(2) the Secretary of State is directed to transmit to the House of Representatives all documents, including telephone and electronic mail records, logs, calendars, minutes, memos, and records of internal discussions, in the possession of the Secretary relating to communications with officials of the United Kingdom from January 1, 2002, to October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq, including any discussions or communications between the Secretary of State or other officials of the Department of State and officials of the United Kingdom that occurred before the meeting on July 23, 2002, at 10 Downing Street in London, England, between Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom intelligence officer Richard Dearlove, and other national security officials of the Blair Administration.
By Terje Brooks Ellingsen
Trials are won and lost by the quality of evidence your lawyer is able to present. Take good care of your evidence. One can search for criminal Federal Arrest records on the Internet rather than having to go through the courts themselves!. Sometimes, access to criminal records for the private citizens and firms is free of charge. Over the past few years’ road accidents have risen to an alarming level and the ones related to drunk driving are becoming increasingly common.
There is no risk involved in the online accessibility of criminal Federal Arrest records. Criminal Federal Arrest records are indexed by name. So in order to get accurate results you should obtain the exact spelling of the name. The person or company that wants to have the criminal record check need not spend any amount of money for having the record checked. The criminal Federal Arrest records includes the first and last name of the fugitive accompanied by a photo.
Many effective strategies have implemented by the state in order to prevent DUI accidents. Government agencies and court systems sometimes limit accessibility of the information they have posted online or offline to reduce the risks involved in the public accessibility of the criminal records. Civil cases are resolved by individuals and usually do not involve incarceration.
private citizens and firms may not have any access to federal criminal Federal Arrest records. Keep in mind too cases of false or mistaken identities which may bring blame to someone totally innocent of any wrongdoing thus you cannot generalize a person just based on his or her arrest records. Find out more about checking up on arrest records at
governmentrecord.info/criminal-arrest-records-search/index.html
If you are arrested – you will have to provide some basic information which includes your name/ address and telephone number/ the name of an immediate family member and their phone number and the name of the place of your employment. Similarly, firms may have the check before employing any new employees into different positions, particularly for high-profile jobs.
What Happens If You Are Arrested?
The arresting police will then fax the file to the District Attorney’s office so they can draft a criminal complaint against you and assign your case file a docket number. Obviously if you see entries of crimes you have never committed- it is highly possible that someone else has been using your identity!.
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Zach Scruggs, a lawyer for United States Senator Trent Lott, says that State Farm Insurance Company is destroying records related to claims for damage from Hurricane Katrina.
The records allegedly contain information saying that State Farm fraudulently denied insurance claims made by its policy holders, including Lott, that had homes there were damaged or destroyed when Hurricane Katrina came ashore on the Gulf Coast.
Scruggs said that Lott has “good faith belief” that many employees of the insurance company in Biloxi, Mississippi are destroying engineer’s reports that were inconclusive as to whether or not water or wind was the main cause of damage to the buildings affected by the hurricane.
Lott is among thousands of home and/or business owners who had their property damaged or destroyed during the hurricane and had their claims denied because State Farm claimed that their policies don’t cover damage caused by floods or water that was driven by the wind.
State Farm has not issued a statement on the matter so far.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Buffalo, New York —The Buffalo Fire Department and Police were called to a hazmat situation at Canisius College on Main Street after security reported that a one gallon glass container containing chloroform broke, spilling about a pint onto the floor of the college’s science building.
According to communications by firefighters, who arrived at around 8:20 a.m. (eastern time), the glass container spilled on the third floor in room 318. As a precaution the building was evacuated and East Delevan road between Main Street and Jefferson Avenues was closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic while crews worked to clean up the spill.
At about 9:15 hazmat crews entered the room and began to clean up the chemical “using kitty litter” and fans to air out the room. They then sealed the material in a five gallon container. At 9:23 a.m. firefighters stated that they no longer detected the chemical in the air and began to pack up their gear.
Officials for the college assessed the situation and decided to keep the building closed for the day. “At 8:22am this morning the Public Safety Department and Buffalo Fire Department responded to a report of a chemical spill on the third floor of the Health Science Center. As the building is cleaned, the Health Science Building will remain closed today and reopen tomorrow morning,” a college official said to Wikinews, adding they could not confirm the firefighter reports.
Firefighters believe the container containing the chemical was knocked over while someone working with maintenance was cleaning the floors.
There are no reports of injuries, but WKBW reports that the maintenance worker was taken to Sister’s of Saint Mercy’s hospital not far from the college for observation.
Chloroform is a common solvent used in chemistry laboratories. Minimal exposure can cause dizziness, headaches and fainting while prolonged exposure can cause liver and kidney damage. It is considered a hazardous material and environmentally unsafe. Banned as a consumer product since 1976 in the U.S., it was previously used in toothpaste, cough medicines and pharmaceuticals.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
A resident of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound his whole life, Correctional Services officer Paul Johnstone is running for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the Ontario provincial election. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign.
Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party members, Ontario Greens, as well as members from the Family Coalition, Freedom, Communist, Libertarian, and Confederation of Regions parties, as well as independents.
Top Three Helpful Hints For Getting Compare Home Insurance
by
Rex Guy
Sit down with all of your particulars and existing policy, get out the notebook and get stuck into your search, you can even have a cuppa as you get it done! There\’s no question you\’ll discover a lot of information in just a very small amount of time of commencing your search, information is strength which means you need a lot of information. Many web sites offer comparison resources and it will be a sensible idea to make use of them, nearly all are free. Most web sites assist you to generate quotations and return and retrieve them so that you always have the info close at hand.
Getting a deal which is similar to what you currently have should be a somewhat simple undertaking, however you should find it less expensive. As soon as you enter your details on-line you are going to undoubtedly find that your quotations turn out a lot cheaper than the package you have at the moment. It s quite normal to save well over two hundred pounds by simply conducting a bit of shopping around and having a good home insurance comparison afternoon! A couple of hours could possibly see you with some superb deals which better what you already have in terms of the quantity of cover and also the cost. The easy activity of shopping around is the single thing which gets you the very best home insurance package around.
Should you be intent on saving money with your home insurance cover then there\’s no replacement for switching provider. A great way to locate a brand new home insurance cover provider is to do a easy home insurance comparison online.
A lot of people stick to the same insurance company through thick and thin year in year out without shopping any place else. It is rather simple, a lot of us can\’t be bothered to think about changing insurers so we thoughtlessly keep with the same one, but that is costing you money. Just one morning or afternoon relaxing at a computer could have you with many outstanding packages bringing about much more insurance and significantly less cost. Typing in a few particulars online can get you lots of different offers and you may check these out in detail prior to making your decision. Let s be honest everyone wants things less costly and we all want lots of choice and there is an abundance of that in the home insurance marketplace.
The most effective way of saving money on any insurance coverage is by switching providers, a lot of us do not think about swapping to a different provider however. The overwhelming reason people don t swap is easy, we like the easy path and the course of least resistance! We have our renewals each year and may even for a while contemplate shopping somewhere else but then we forget about it and don\’t\’ do what\’s required. Why don\’t you in reality give some serious thought to changing your insurance company? A couple of hours on the internet could possibly get you far better more comprehensive protection at a great deal more economical price and all you need to do is get some home insurance comparison quotations under your belt. That really is as hard work as it will get.
Film director Darrel Patriarco enjoys architecture as well as church/church activities and he digs visiting different places particularly to Andorra.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Three power plant workers at the Salem Harbor Power Station in Salem, Massachusetts died overnight after being severely burned when a water tube they were near burst releasing high pressure steam which burned the men on the head, face, neck and hands just before 9 a.m. EST yesterday.
According to Dominion Resources, the Richmond, Virginia energy company which bought the 1950s-era coal-firing plant, from USGen New England, a bankrupted subsidiary of Pacific Gas & Electric, the three men, two operators and a mechanic were working on the ground floor of the plant on a coal-fired generator when the boiler tube exploded twenty feet above sending high pressure steam at a temperature of 320 degrees Fahrenheit and was, according the Salem Fire Department, down towards them.
The three men, Mark Mansfield, 41, of Peabody, Phillip Robinson, 56, of Beverly and Matthew Indeglia, 20, of Lawrence were first rushed to the North Shore Medical Center in Salem before being transported to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston where they died overnight.
“All three men passed away,” said hospital spokeswoman Christina Jeffrey.
“All of Dominion is greatly saddened at the deaths of these men, They were valuable members of our Salem Harbor family. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families,” announced Thomas F. Farrell II, Dominion chairman, president and chief executive officer.
The boiler involved is 50 years old and, according to plant officials, is inspected yearly. The Salem Fire Department said they have received 19 calls concerning the boiler over the past five years, which, according to the fire department, is not unusual. The area where the explosion occurred was last inspected in April. The boiler tubes carry high-pressure water and steam to turn the turbine generators, which spin to produce electricity.
James “Red” Simpson, business manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 326 has worked at the plant for 25 years said, “In my experience with the plant in the 25 years that I have been here, I can’t say enough for the safety programs that are in place. These gentlemen who were sadly killed yesterday were some of the best-trained power plant workers. All of the safety precautions that had to be in place at the time of the accident, were in place.”
Dominion has shut the plant’s four generators down for a safety review and to assist employees with the deaths. The plant powers 740,000 homes and employs a 145 employees and is located on Fort Avenue in Salem on a 65-acre waterfront site and uses coal-fired generators but also has a generator that runs on oil.
By Danielle Brooks
Following the guests being invited on the morning of the dinner party you will need to get the table laid so that they can enjoy the food you have prepared for them. But before you can lay the table which can prove challenge if the work hasn’t been done before you first need to choose a dinnerware service to serve the food on.
Make sure that you select plates and bowls that are suitable for your party. For the more formal types of parties then it is worth thinking about investing in a good ceramic service. But for the less informal parties then plain china plates will be okay. What is really vital is that you select plates and bowls that match the theme of your dinner party.
After the dinnerware has been chosen now on the morning of the party you should begin the laying of the table so that if you do need to make any changes you can without it causing any interruption after your guests have arrived.
Step 1 – The first thing to be done after placement of the table cloth and mats is to layout your dinner ware. Situate the dinner plate directly in front of where your guests will be sat. Then on to this should be placed the salad plate or soup bowl. Doing this will ensure that there is plenty of space for other items to be located on the table for your guests to enjoy.
Also by placing the plates in this way will avoid confusion and ensures that your guests use the right etiquette when eating the meal. As for the dessert plates these don’t need to be on the table until all other courses have been eaten and when your guests are ready to enjoy the pudding you have prepared for them.
Step 2 – Once the plates are in their correct position now you need to lay out the cutlery (Oneida flatware). For formal dinner parties the fish, dinner and salad fork are placed on the guests left hand side and on the right you will place the fish and dinner knives along with a soup spoon and teaspoon. You should only include the fish knife and fork if you are serving a dish that has fish in it.
Step 3 – Once the dinnerware and cutlery (Oneida Flatware) are in position you now need to place a napkin where each of your guests is seated. Formal dinner parties should have a lace or white napkin on the table but for something a little less formal then brightly coloured ones can be used. The choice about where you place this item is up to you. Some people prefer to fold it and place it on top of the dinner plate, whilst others will just roll it up inside a napkin ring and put it on the left hand side of where the guest is sat.
Step 4 – All of the glasses that are to be used during the dinner party must be placed above the dinnerware and to the right hand side. Put the glasses upside down on the table and this will allow you guests to decide if they want to enjoy any of the drink on offer during the meal. In order to have a glass of what is being offered they simply need to turn their glass the correct way up.
About the Author: Danielle Brooks is a freelance writer who loves to entertain. Some of her favorites for entertaining are her
Oneida flatware
sets, which she usually buys at
Dinnerware
Center.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2005
A Knoxville, USA woman has sold her name on eBay and received an offer. Terri Iligan, age 33, will legally be named “goldenpalace.com” after the required legal work is complete.
The casino owning the website paid $15,199 over the eBay auction service.
She said that she got the idea when trying to find how much it would cost to send one of her children to a golf school previously attended by Tiger Woods.
In an interview by Knoxville TV station WATE, she said, “To my kids and to my husband, I will always be Terri.” As to the opinion of her husband and children, she said, “He thinks it’s funny. As long as they get to call me mom, they don’t care.”