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THE COFFEE BREAK - Friday, April 4, 2008
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Four U.S. airlines are being investigated for failing to
meet federal safety orders, said officials who this week
released audit findings of several airlines.
Southwest, Delta, American Airlines and United Airlines
have grounded dozens of planes and called off hundreds of
flights for safety checks and adjustments, The Washington
Post reported Thursday.
Maintenance issues and insufficient government regulations
found in March at Southwest Airlines prompted the review
of dozens of U.S. airlines, officials said.
Along with airline safety regulation crack downs, the
Federal Aviation Administration is working to conclude
75 out of 2,000 investigations of students accused of using
unlawful aviation mechanic certifications to land important
jobs in the aviation business, USA Today reported.
There are only a "handful" of suspected students who haven't
been found since the investigation began in 1999, FAA
spokeswoman Laura Brown told the newspaper. The mechanics
were suspected in line with a federal prosecution of
St. George Aviation, the Florida institution that gave
out the certificates.
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Traffic-blocking gator to become shoes
An alligator that was caught after blocking a Miami road has
been sold to a processing facility to be killed and turned
into consumer products. Brian Wood, owner of All American
Gator Products, said he paid $280 for the alligator, which
was caught Tuesday after blocking traffic on U.S. 441, the
Miami Herald reported Wednesday. Wood said the gator's skin
will be used for shoes and wallets while its bones will be
used to make soap and its meat will be breaded and deep
fried for sale at the Islamorada Fish Company and Rustic
Inn Crabhouse. Gabriella Ferrero, a spokeswoman for the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said
large alligators that are considered to be a nuisance are
often sold to processing plants. The plant said about 100
of the 2,000 alligators processed annually are reptiles
that have been branded a nuisance by the state.
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New York Aquarium's oldest shark dies
The New York Aquarium has announced its oldest shark, a
43-year-old sand tiger, has been euthanized after a long
illness. Hans Walters, a shark specialist and Animal
Department supervisor at the aquarium, said the shark,
named Bertha, fell ill more than a month ago and was
euthanized Saturday, the New York Post reported Wednesday.
"It was a real rough decision," Walters said. He said a
necropsy performed after the shark's death to discover
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death, was brought to the aquarium in 1965 after she became
ensnared in a fisherman's net.
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College dorm rooms go co-ed
Colleges including the University of Pennsylvania, Clark
University and Wesleyan University have begun allowing
students of different sexes to share dorm rooms. Oregon
State University, Ithaca College, Clark University and
Dartmouth University have also taken the step of allowing
male and female students to room together in mixed-gender
dormitories, the Boston Globe reported Wednesday. "It's
definitely a growing movement on campuses across the
country," said Clark University Dean of Students Denise
Darrigrand. "It's a new world, and gender has taken on all
kinds of new definitions. It's about being more inclusive,
and it's about keeping pace with the times." Darrigrand
said about 30 students at the school have taken advantage
of the mixed-gender rooms. Students and college officials
said that while romantic partners sharing rooms is not
unheard of, most of the male-female roommate pairings are
just friends. "The typical arrangement is friends, true
friends who simply want to live together," said Jeffrey
Chang, a Clark student who lives with a female friend.
"They simply feel more comfortable together, and get along
better day to day."
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reader Comments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What are your thoughts on Chelsea Clinton refusing to talk
about the Lewinsky scandal?
"Chelsea is absolutely right in not answering this question.
She would not know anything more than what's already been
in the press. I'm sure the 'Lewinsky scandal' wasn't
(nor should have been) breakfast conversation at the
Clinton family table. Although, she should be more tactful
than terse with her answer. Maybe a better answer would be:
"That's a private matter between my mother and father, and
is irrelevant to my mothers' campaign.""
"Hi. I think Chelsea Clinton is 100% right in that it is
none of the business of the people asking her about it.
She probably has no more information as to what supposedly
happened than the rest of us since her parents probably did
not talk to her about the supposed affair. I think she is
a pretty smart girl and is a help to her mother trying to
get elected."
Gerry
"She is right on. Why would she have to answer any
questions about the Lewinsky scandal?!"
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