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=Shuttle Endeavour blasts off on final flight= = = CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - U.S. space shuttle Endeavour blasted off on Monday to deliver a potentially revolutionary physics experiment to the International Space Station on the next-to-last flight in NASA's shuttle program. Spacecraft Endeavour's 25th and final voyage was expected to reach the orbital outpost on Wednesday. NASA plans one more mission to the station, using the sister shuttle Atlantis, in July, before phasing out the shuttle program this summer. With six veteran astronauts strapped inside, Endeavour roared off its seaside launch pad at 8:56 a.m. (1256 GMT) when Earth rotated into position to optimally align the shuttle with the space station flying 220 miles (354 kms) above the planet. The Endeavour mission is being led by Mark Kelly, a four-time shuttle veteran who is married to convalescent U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. The Arizona Democrat is recovering from a Jan. 8 assassination attempt that killed six people and injured 12 others. She was at Kennedy Space Center to watch Endeavour's launch. The shuttle carries the $2 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer particle detector, which is designed to analyze cosmic rays for fingerprints of dark matter, antimatter and other phenomena undetectable by traditional telescopes. The instrument, built by a consortium of 60 research agencies in 16 countries, is expected to sift through 25,000 cosmic ray hits a second and operate for at least the next 10 years while attached to the outside of the space station.  Read it on Global News: [|Shuttle Endeavour blasts off on final flight]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/16/technology-shuttle-endeavour.html

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IMF chief accused of sex assault by 2nd woman=

International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's New York City court appearance on sex charges has been postponed until Monday. Strauss-Kahn, who had been considered a front-runner to vie for the French presidency next year under the Socialist Party banner, was expected to be arraigned Sunday after an alleged sexual assault on a maid at a New York City hotel. But his lawyer William Taylor told reporters outside Manhattan Criminal Court on Sunday, "Our client willingly consented to a scientific and forensic examination tonight… at the request of the government, and in light of the hour we have agreed to postpone the arraignment until tomorrow morning." Strauss-Kahn, 62, was yanked from an airplane moments before it was to depart for Paris from New York on Saturday, police said. He’s expected to plead not guilty to charges of a criminal sex act, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment. Police confirmed Sunday that the maid had picked Strauss-Kahn out of a lineup. Taylor and fellow lawyer Benjamin Brafman visited the Harlem police precinct where Strauss-Kahn was being held early Sunday afternoon. Brafman — who represented the late Michael Jackson in a child molestation case in 2004 and got a not guilty verdict for rapper "P. Diddy" Sean Combs on illegal weapons and bribery charges — refused to answer questions, only saying that his client "denies all the charges against him." The IMF chief was removed from the first-class cabin of an Air France jet at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday afternoon by officers from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said Paul Browne, New York Police Department spokesman.

//http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/05/16/strauss-kahn-imf.html//

//May 16 2011//

My Current Event.... News!.=

=**//Ignatieff promises flood-relief plans//**= Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff stopped in Manitoba on Tuesday to tout his party's $225-million freshwater strategy, which would also assess options to deal with future flooding in the region. Manitoba is experiencing a massive flood that is bringing water levels to levels unseen in 150 years. The flood has already forced almost 700 people from their homes in Manitoba. Saskatchewan officials are also warning that flooding could remain a threat in that province for the rest of the month. Ignatieff told a news conference that his party would examine the best scientific options to deal with flooding, especially in provinces such as Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

The Liberal leader said he wants to bring together hydraulic engineers, scientists, experts, community leaders to figure out what is the long-term strategy to deal with the persistent flooding. "I think that this is important first step that sends a signal right across the country," Ignatieff said. "The federal government can't keep coming in after the fact. We've got to go in with the provinces, municipalities before fact, and this is the kind of investment that will start us on right route." The Liberal leader sidestepped any questions of whether the federal government had done enough to help communities impacted by the floods. Ignatieff said people who are coping with flooded homes don't want politicians to start "name-calling." "I didn't come here to play games with this; this is too serious," he said. "People in these situations want solutions, they don't want a lot of finger-pointing." The Liberal leader also said provinces, such as British Columbia, Quebec and New Brunswick, often confront significant flooding problems. Ignatieff said water-related disasters, such as droughts and floods, continue to be Canada's most expensive natural disasters.

=Japan orders compensation for nuclear plant evacuees=

Japan's government ordered the operator of a tsunami-damaged nuclear plant leaking radiation to pay $12,000 US to each household forced to evacuate from the area, but some of the displaced said the handout was not enough. Tens of thousands of residents unable to return to their homes near the nuclear plant are bereft of their livelihoods and possessions, unsure of when, if ever, they will be able to return home. Some have travelled hundreds of kilometres to Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s headquarters in Tokyo to press their demands for compensation. Hiroaki Wada, a Trade Ministry spokesman, said Friday that TEPCO will pay compensation as soon as possible, with families forced to evacuate getting one million yen (about $12,000) and individuals getting 750,000 yen (about $9,000). Payments are due to begin on April 28. "There are around 150 evacuation centres alone. It will take some time until everyone gets money. But we want the company to quickly do this to support people's lives," Trade Minister Banri Kaieda said at a news conference.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/04/15/japan-evacuees-compensation.html

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= =Ex-Canada Post carrier accused of mail theft=

A former Canada Post mail carrier who worked in Winnipeg's east end is facing charges in connection to the alleged theft of tens of thousands of dollars worth of mail. //A former mail carrier is suspected of stealing mail along his Transcona-area route.// //(CBC)// The 45-year-old carrier was based out of the Crown corporation’s Nairn Avenue distribution centre. He was arrested Feb. 18 and released on a promise to appear in court to face charges of theft of mail and theft of credit card, police said. The carrier’s 46-year-old wife is also facing a charge of possession of property obtained by crime, said police. The alleged thefts of people’s mail took place between January 2010 and mid-February of this year, according to police. People and businesses in the Transcona area suffered “significant” losses of mail, police said. The carriers former co-workers told CBC News they complained to their bosses about opened and undelivered mail in his truck as early as 2008. One said she’s frustrated it took so long for something to be done. Canada Post declined comment, only saying the man no longer works there.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/04/14/man-mail-theft-charges.html =

= =Tories vow crackdown on elder abuse= A re-elected Conservative government would change the criminal code to add vulnerability due to age as an aggravating factor in elder abuse, Stephen Harper said Friday. The move would allow for stiffer sentences for those who take advantage of older Canadians. "Seniors have built this country and in doing so provide us the wisdom to address the challenges ahead," Harper said. The Conservative leader says the change would mean those who prey on vulnerable seniors will get sentences that reflect society's condemnation of these crimes. "We hope it will mean criminals will be deterred from victimizing seniors," Harper said. "Elderly Canadians, our seniors, have earned our gratitude for a life of hard work in service to our families, our communities and our country," Harper said. "Helping and protecting seniors was the kind of thing our government was working on before this election. It's the kind of thing we're going to keep working on." A 2007 report by Statistics Canada showed reports of violence against seniors rose 20 per cent between 1998 and 2005. In 2005, there were 160 violent incidents for every 100,000 seniors, almost 14 times lower than the rate recorded for persons aged 15 to 24.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/04/15/cv-election-harper-elder-abuse.html

How should we respond to globalization's impact on the environment? **// Part A. //** **// 2 //**// .**Goldman Sachs Recommends Selling Commodities** // ** Everyone in asia are going to be running out of food because everyone wants money and they are not thinking about the food they need all they are thinking about is how rich there going to be. **

** 3. This headline isn’t really specific. However this article is about **** Asian food demand continues to increase as the continent’s population expands and regional economies grow stronger **

** 4. Headline one says that they are more interested in the money than feeding themselves. **

** 5.there going to be starving because everyone wants money, that’s all they want in there city. **

** 6. No one is doing anything about it because all they want is money not food they would rather starve & have money all the time, but clearly they arnt thinking that much because they could use the money for food. **

** 7. I Don’t think soo. **

**// Part B. //** ** Putting food first ** **// [] //**

** Food Crisis – Ghanaians Express Anger At Government ** **// [] //**

**// World Bank Food Price Index Up 36% Vs. Year Ago //** **// [] //**

** Leading food expert says global crisis 'inevitable' ** **// [] //**

** Jim Harkness: We could learn from China's food planning ** **// [] //**

anthem,"The Star-Spangled Banner," which preceded the title game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. She was mildly criticized on Internet and social networking sites but there was none of the outrage caused when Janet Jackson infamously bared a breast after a "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 Super Bowl.

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An earthquake toppled houses and damaged a hotel and supermarkets in China's extreme southwest near the border with Myanmar, Were also known as Burma, on thursday, The Earthquake killed 22 people and injured morethan 200 people. All the buliding are crushed, Smashed, police firefighters and soldiers rish to the area to try and save those people who are trapped. A man and a girl was trapped ina stairwell of a fourty story building. The quake hit while many people, including students, were home for a customary midday rest the addition to 22 people killed 200 people were injured.

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