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Hawaiian dams on brink of collapse
KILAUEA, Hawaii: Seven are missing,tai two are dead after an earthen dam build in the late 19th
century collapsed and flooded a village.
Hawaiian state officials, including slate it Defense Director Maj. Gen. Robert Lee, fear that the
dam collapse could signify widespread pt (411cms with several aging earthen dams throughout the
The dam, which was one of several that served to control the Kilauea Stream, collapsed Thursday.
Officials warn that other dams drmustroant - could go at any time."
"Sounded like a 747 jet crashing here in the valley, all the trees popping and snapping and every
thing," Kilauea resident John Hawthorne said. "It was just a horrendous sound, and it never quit."
The American Society of Civil Engineers report that as many as 22 dams in Hawaii may have struc
tural deficiencies serious enough to he a satety threat.
"Fm very concerned. We have ahout 60 dams like this and many more throughout the state, and
they are old. The one that burst that caused this damage was built in 1890," said Hawaiian State
Senator Gary Hooser. "There are seven people missing, young and old, men and women, and two
bodies have been found. It is a very sad time here for our people in Kauai. We're small community
We're a family. It affects the community on the North Shore."
State officials continue to monitor the situation closely.
Alabama legislature considers "Rosa Parks Act"
MONTGOMERY, Alabama: Alabama state lawmakers are currently considering a law that several
members say is a long time in coming: and act that would pardon everyone arrested for violating seg
regation laws in the state decades ago.
"This is something that's long overdue. It's something aimed at giving the state a forward look,"
said state Representative Thad McClammy.
The new measure could affect thousands of African-Americans still living in Alabama and other states
who were jailed or fined for doing things like drinking out of the wrong water fountain or sitting in
the wrong seat on the public bus.
"I think it's wonderful. There were 89 people arrested during the bus boycott, and I think every one
of them should be pardoned because of the contribution they made to the state and the nation," said
Democratic Rep. Alvin Holmes, who has a record of addressing civil rights issues in the state.
The state legislature is only in session another week. but lawmakers are confident that the act will
pass before time runs out.
"I can't imagine anyone opposing this,
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Skating policies prevent hits to Penn State's pocketbook
The Penn State administration is having a hard time dealing with damages
attrihuted to skaters and skateboarders. A recent email from Student Affairs
Director Ken Miller emphasizes the policy on skateboards, roller-skates, and
bicycles, and that students are causing large amounts of damage on campus. A
full copy of this policy is available at http://guru.psu.edu/policies/SYl6.html.
This policy states that skates and bicycles are not permitted on walkways or
roads. It also states multiple times, "the use of skateboards on campus is pro
hibited.-
The fairness of this policy has been debated by administration and skate
hoarders for some time now. A student skateboarder on campus, who wished
to remain anonymous, believes that skaters are being unfairly accused. "Most
of the damage is from people who are underage drinking," This student
believes that their recreation and possible future career are being compared to
illegal drinking and vandalistic behavior. "It's unfair that they compare me to
people who are breaking the law, when I'm just doing something fun and
healthy.-
Concerning the policy on bicycles, it is unclear on which pathways bicycles
are permitted. Although the policy states bicycles cannot be ridden on walk
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Sony again delays PS3 launch date
TOKYO, Japan: The Sony Corporation announced on Wednesday that it was again delaying the
launch date of its newest next-generation video game console, the PS3, or Play Station 3.
Although the console was scheduled to be shipped this spring, a series of copyright, patent and tech
nology disputes as well as some troublesome technical glitches has led to the release date being pushed
back to November.
"When we initially announced our plans to launch this spring, we had expected the standardization
work on all of the technologies to be completed by last August, but there were improvements that were
decided on since then," Sony Games Division president Ken Kutaragi reported Wednesday at a busi
ness meeting to update software developers who had been kept in the dark about the delay. "We want
ed to be sure to include all future technologies that are available now."
The new six-month delay in the release of the PS3 is highly annoying to garners and industry enthu
siasts, who have been speculating on the console's release date, games and system specifications for
over a year.
However, industry analysts and software developers are more concerned about the business impact
of the new six-month delay.
"There's nothing in the first half of the year, and the install base in the second half will be so small it
will have no material impact for earnings at all," KBC technology and business analyst Hiroshi
Kamide said. "This is going to be a honendous year."
Sony executives are also concerned that the new relc:ase date will put the PS3 in direct competition
at release with the forthcoming Nintendo Revolution, which is scheduled to be released at roughly the
same time with several new innovations that break pining conventions.
Sony's press release stated that the PS3 will cost at least $5OO at launch and will have a selection of
five to seven games.
Unrest grows in Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador: Ecuadorean President Alfritido Patligio has repeatedly called for peace and calm as
the widespread civil unrest in his country grows amid free trade protests and the resignation of the
Interior Minister.
Three democratically elected governments in Ecuador have been forcibly removed or overthrown
within the last ten years.
Citizen protesters took 15 government soldiers hostage after calls for improved public works projects
and education were ignored by the elected government,
Resigned Interior Minister Alfredo Castillo warned that the continued tension created by Native
Americans, contracted oil workers, and irate citizens could lead to yet another coup if their concerns
are not addressed.
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bicycle racks and placed them on or near walkways. "The SGA spends hun
dreds of dollars catering to the bike riders and attacks everything else. They
just feel like they need to blame someone, and the skateboarders are the easy
target," The damages on campus have been reported in the thousands. Many
of the damages have been to benches, railings and some buildings. Even dam
ages to the Nittany Lion statue outside of the Junker Center have been report
ed.
The Administration wants to strictly enforce the policy to prevent more
damages and repairs. "Over the last several weeks there has been significant
damage to outdoor areas and facilities including stair railings, benches and
buildings that appears to be the result of acrobatics being performed by bicy
cles, skateboards or in-line skates. At a time when campus resources are
stretched thin, these damages end up hurting the entire campus community.
Policy SYI6 regulation of the General University has strict guidelines about
the use of bicycles, mopeds, skateboards, sleds and in-line skates on
University property. This policy will be strictly enforced to prevent further
damage from happening to University property."
The administration seems to be backed into a corner concerning its options
with how do deal with this vandalism. Whether or not skateboarding or gener
al vandalism is the cause for these damages, they do have to be paid for.
Odds are good that the costs will be passed on to innocent students through
tuition and housing increases.
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