09-05-2005 22:01									#1
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http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1362134.htm

quote: A Russian court has ruled that an astrologer can proceed with a lawsuit against the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for its plans to bombard a comet. The astrologer claims the destruction of the comet would "disrupt the natural balance of the universe." Marina Bai's case was thrown out of a lower court because Russia has no jurisdiction over NASA, but the ruling was overturned when her lawyer, Alexandra Molokhova, was able to show that the agency's office in the US Embassy in Moscow does fall under Russian jurisdiction. Ms Bai seeks a ruling that will restrict NASA in its plans to annihilate a section of the Tempel 1 comet, in a project that has been dubbed Deep Impact, as well as punitive damages of $US300 million. "My client believes that the NASA project infringes upon her spiritual and life values as well as the natural life of the cosmos and would disrupt the natural balance of forces in the universe," her lawyer said. The lawyer says Tempel 1 has sentimental value to Ms Bai because her grandparents met when her grandfather pointed the comet out to his future wife. In a $US279 million project, NASA in January launched the Deep Impact spacecraft. It will travel to the comet and release an impactor - a 370-kilogram self-guided mass - on July 4, which is expected to create a crater that could be as large as a football stadium. Scientists believe that the exposed material from the resulting crater will yield clues to the formation of the solar system and provide important information on altering the course of comets or asteroids on a collision course with earth. Effects of the collision will be visible from earth with an amateur telescope.

Good thing that NASA cant be sued by Russians....What if Miss Cleo decides to sue?

	09-05-2005 22:02									#2
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quote: MOSCOW (AFP) - A Russian court ruled that an astrologer could proceed with a lawsuit against the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration for plans to bombard a comet whose destruction would "disrupt the natural balance of the universe," ITAR-TASS said. Star-reader Marina Bai's case was thrown out of a lower court because Russia has no jurisdiction over NASA, but the ruling was overturned when her lawyer, Alexandra Molokhova, was able to show that the agency's office in the US embassy in Moscow does fall under Russian jurisdiction. Bai seeks a ruling that would restrict NASA in its plans to annihilate a section of the Tempel 1 comet in a project that has been dubbed "Deep Impact," as well as punitive damages of 8.7 billion rubles (300 million dollars, 240 million euros). "My client believes that the NASA project infringes upon her spiritual and life values as well as the natural life of the cosmos and would disrupt the natural balance of forces in the universe," Molokhova was quoted as saying. The lawyer said Tempel 1 had sentimental value to Bai because her grandparents met when her grandfather pointed the comet out to his future wife. In a 279-million-dollar (215-million-euro) project, NASA in January launched the Deep Impact spacecraft which will travel to the comet and release an "impactor" -- a 370-kilogram (820-pound) self-guided mass -- on US Independence Day (July 4) which is expected to create a crater that could be as large as a football stadium. Scientists believe that the exposed material from the resulting crater will yield clues to the formation of the solar system and provide important information on altering the course of comets or asteroids on a collision course with earth. Effects of the collision will be visible from earth with an amateur telescope, according to the mission's website.

	09-05-2005 22:04									#3
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Give her a shiny new 6" quartz crystal, pat her on the head, and send her on her way...

	09-05-2005 22:05									#5
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What a nut job...

Independence Day meets Deep Impact?

Sounds like Jerry Bruckheimer should be suing.

	09-05-2005 22:07									#6
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Now that I think about it, some Jains should get together and sue her for her willful mass genocide of innumerable living things.

	09-05-2005 22:09									#7
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Well, it is good to see Russians embracing traditional American values and file a frivolous law suit

	09-05-2005 22:16									#8
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Lets nuke Russia, might improve the place.

	09-05-2005 22:17									#9
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Marina Bai is stupid, throw a 370-kilogram self-guided mass impactor at her.

	09-05-2005 22:26									#10
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But the fact is, she is suing for the destruction of the universe's balance....why should SHE get the money?!?!?!

	09-05-2005 22:48									#11
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I hate astrologists.

	09-05-2005 22:53									#12
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Silly Sagittarius

	10-05-2005 00:01									#13
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I predicted this would happen, you guys remember that, right? It was in the starz...

	10-05-2005 06:52									#15
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You mean the court didn't throw the case out on the basis that astrology is worthless pseudoscience?

	10-05-2005 07:05									#16
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A Company in Canada is sueing the State of Calif. because Calif. is going to stop using MBTE in our Gas.

	10-05-2005 07:08									#17
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IIRC, they are suing the United States, not California.

	10-05-2005 18:36									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Joseph A Company in Canada is sueing the State of Calif. because Calif. is going to stop using MBTE in our Gas.

What's MBTE? Cali is buying Canadian petrolium?

	10-05-2005 18:49									#19
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now that is really crazy - maybe the king of crazy.

we got some lawyers here? does she have a chance? maybe if she could file it in a california court she'd have better odds?

	10-05-2005 18:59									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Skywise What's MBTE? Cali is buying Canadian petrolium?

Dunno what MBTE is but MTBE is an gas addiitive :

http://www.epa.gov/mtbe/gas.htm

	10-05-2005 19:00									#21
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to nasa blowing stuff up in outerspace

	10-05-2005 19:31									#22
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MTBE is nasty stuff that causes cancer, just like hundreds of other common industrial and household chemicals..

	10-05-2005 20:45									#23
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quote: MTBE is nasty stuff that causes cancer

Somewhat exagerated.