Image by Getty Images via @daylifeA chair for Karl Rove sits empty at a House judiciary hearing
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/06/18/ottawa-runway-incident.html?ref=rss
Engineered systems are typically created using lightweight, crushable concrete that gives way under the weight of the plane, slowing it down safely.
"If there would be an excursion [past the main runway] it would be like driving into a sandbox," Wiszniowski said. "The blocks of the engineered material arresting system absorb some of the energy and momentum of the aircraft, bringing it basically to a stop in the designated area."
RCMP wrong to use Taser on Dziekanski: report
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/06/17/bc-dziekanski-braidwood-report.html?ref=rss
The final inquiry report on the death of Robert Dziekanski has concluded the RCMP were not justified in using a Taser against the Polish immigrant and that the officers later deliberately misrepresented their actions to investigators
Ash borer threatens Ottawa farm's rare trees
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/06/17/ottawa-emerald-ash-borer-central-experimental-farm.html?ref=rss
Labrador PCB-removal plan unsafe: councillor
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/06/16/hopedale-contamination-616.html?ref=rss
BP to drill controversial Rockies site
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/06/15/bc-bp-drilling-rocky-mountains.html?ref=rss
The provincial government awarded tenure to BP Canada for the Mist Mountain project last December, over the objections of conservationists and First Nations on both sides of the border, as well as the Fernie town council.
Those critics say there is not enough environmental oversight for the project, which they believe will impact water and wildlife in the Rocky Mountain ecosystem.
British Columbia Bans Mining, Drilling in Flathead River Valley
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2010/2010-02-10-01.html
The Ottawa Connection: Malaysian Timber Sultan's Secret Canada Assets Exposed
http://world-wire.com/news/1006180001.html
Tokyo tax authorities. The scandal involved the payment of kickbacks by nine Japanese shipping companies in return for being allowed to carry timber from Sarawak to Japan.
Baru Bian, chairman of the Sarawak branch of the People's Justice Party, PKR, and one of the leaders of the opposition, said he was "shocked" to hear that Taib's family had amassed such a huge amount of wealth while the rural population in the state remained poor.
Penan Violently Attacked as Communities Set Up Road Blockade to Protect Their Rainforests
http://world-wire.com/news/1006210001.html
Lee Ling Group must stop violence in the Upper Limbang - Community rights must be respected
U Sank My Carrier!
http://www.exile.ru/print.php?ARTICLE_ID=6779&IBLOCK_ID=35
van Ripen did something so important that I still can't believe the mainstream press hasn't made anything of it. With nothing more than a few "small boats and aircraft," van Ripen managed to sink most of the US fleet in the Persian Gulf.
Israeli Mother Addresses European Parliament ***
G20 : Faith and Business Edition
http://creekside1.blogspot.com/2010/06/g20-faith-and-business-edition.html
Kady snagged this pic of the Inscribe the Bible bus parked outside Charles McVety's Canada Christian College at Karl Rove's speech for the G20 Faith and Business session on Friday.
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