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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Ohio leader wants thorough hearings on exotic pets | Washington ...
The Republican leader of the Ohio House says thorough hearings are needed on whether the state should ban casual ownership of exotic animals.
A study committee and state agencies have proposed a framework for new regulations that would ban casual ownership of bears, lions, monkeys, venomous snakes and other wildlife. Zoo, circuses and research facilities would be exempt. The suggested ban would start in 2014.
House Speaker William Batchelder told reporters Tuesday that he wanted to find out through hearings what kinds of safeguards would be needed before 2014 and what animals should be included.
Efforts to strengthen the state's law took on new urgency in October when authorities were forced to kill 48 wild animals after their owner freed them from his Zanesville farm and then committed suicide.
Source: http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2012/01/ohio-leader-wants-thorough-hearings-exotic-pets/2106091
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Taco Bell's Stupidly Disrespectful MLK Day Tweet [MLK Day]
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Scientists Create World's Tiniest "Ear"
One night, when I was in my late 20s, I started hearing this weird, tonal scraping sound, but only in the right ear. I obviously considered it unusual, so I went to the hospital to get it checked out. (aside: I LOVE Canada's health care system). The doctor who examined me said that I had a textbook case of a burst eardrum. He prescribed antibiotics, and (since this was a university hospital) he asked if I could come back the next day to get a picture taken of my eardrum for teaching purposes.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Al-Qaida raises flag over Yemen town, seizes control
Khaled Abdullah / Reuters
The historical Radda castle, above, was overtaken by al-Qaida militants on Sunday.
By msnbc.com news services
SANAA, Yemen -- Islamist militants have seized full control of a town southeast of Yemen's capital, raising their flag over the citadel, overrunning army positions, storming the local prison and pledging allegiance to al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, residents said Monday.
The capture of Radda in Bayda province, some 100 miles south of capital Sanaa, underscores the growing strength of al-Qaida in Yemen as it continues to take advantage of the weakness of a central government struggling to contain nearly a year of massive political unrest.
"Al-Qaida has raised its flag over the citadel," one resident told Reuters by telephone. "Its members have spread out across the town's neighborhoods after pledging allegiance to Ayman al-Zawahri during evening prayers (on Sunday)."
After months of street protests demanding he step down, Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed an agreement transferring power to his vice president. NBC's Savannah Guthrie reports.
Bayda province is a key transit route between the capital and Yemen's southern provinces where the al-Qaida militants are most active. Islamist militants have already seized control of a swath of territory and towns in Abyan province in southern Yemen.
An Associated Press photographer who visited Radda on Sunday said the militants were armed with rocket-propelled grenades, automatic rifles and other weapons. He quoted residents as saying the black al-Qaida banner has been raised atop the mosque they captured over the weekend.
The move is likely to raise concern in neighboring Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, and the United States about al-Qaida's spreading presence in Yemen, which lies next to important oil and cargo shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
Washington and Riyadh are pushing for implementation of a deal signed in November under which Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh formally handed power to his deputy to calm unrest and restore order in the impoverished country.
Radda residents said the militants, who stormed the town of 60,000 people overnight Saturday, had killed two policemen, seized the local prison and five police vehicles and were besieging government buildings.
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Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Japan PM lags in polls despite Cabinet reshuffle (AP)
TOKYO ? Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's recent Cabinet reshuffle has failed to lift his public support ratings, newspaper polls showed Sunday.
Noda formed a new Cabinet on Friday in a bid to win cooperation from the opposition and support from voters to raise the sales tax and rein in the country's massive fiscal deficit.
Polls taken immediately after the reshuffle and published Sunday showed support for Noda and his new Cabinet was flat to slightly down from last month. New Cabinets in the past have seen approval ratings jump at least at the beginning, and the latest results signaled a rocky road ahead for Noda's administration.
A poll by the Nikkei business newspaper showed public approval for Noda and his Cabinet was 37 percent, almost unchanged from December. The Yomiuri and the Asahi said their polls showed approval dipped 5 points to 37 percent and 2 points to 29 percent respectively.
Noda's support numbers have steadily declined from around 60 percent since he took office in September. He is Japan's sixth prime minister in five years and already faces a public frustrated with disaster reconstruction efforts and a lackluster economy.
The tax issue has further shooed away supporters.
More than half of those surveyed opposed his plan to raise the consumption tax, while less than 40 percent supported it.
Noda says Japan urgently needs to reduce its debt burden as the nation ages and its work force shrinks, putting a greater burden on the social security and tax systems. He has promised to submit a bill by end of March to raise the 5 percent consumption tax in two stages, to 8 percent in 2014 and 10 percent by 2015.
The plan has divided parliament as well as Noda's own Democratic party. Party powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa and his supporters argue that raising taxes would further hurt the economy.
The Cabinet reshuffle failed to buoy support because voters were dissatisfied with the government's explanation of the tax plan, the Yomiuri said. It said the poll results "spoiled" Noda's plan to tap the public support he had hoped to regain in order to get the opposition to cooperate.
Noda says the reforms can't wait and he has no choice but tackle them.
The newspapers each randomly surveyed about 1,000 eligible voters by telephone on Jan. 13-14 following the Cabinet reshuffle. A poll of that size would typically have a margin of error of 5 percentage points.
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Golden Globes Fashion Face-Off: Angelina Jolie vs. Kate Winslet
Angelina Jolie didn't take home any trophies, but she was instantly a winner at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles, thanks to her one-shoulder Atelier Versace gown.
The shoulder-baring piece showcased the mother of six's many tattoos.
Kate Winslet, meanwhile, opted for a satin cream / black contrasting dress by UK designer Jenny Packham. She won the Best Actress in a Made-for-TV Movie / Mini-Series Award for starring in HBO's Mildred Pierce ... but can she best Angie in a style showdown?
Vote below and decide in another THG Fashion Face-Off!
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