From the rather amusing blog Wine and Excrement comes this important potential policy change regarding general aviation (private airplanes) regulation in America:

See “NTSB to recommend installation of U.S. senators on every GA aircraft“, by “Sisyphus", Wine and Excrement blog, 8/13/10
http://wineandexcrement.com/ntsb-to-recommend-installation-of-u-s-senators-on-every-ga-aircraft/2370/

Separately, from the same source, comes information about a lawsuit filed by former President Jimmy Carter against current President Barack Obama for identity theft. The note includes this gem:

When asked how trademark of a “character” could apply to Mr. Carter, a real person, Nortel replied, “Please. No one thinks Mr. Carter is for real.”

See “Former Pres. Carter sues Obama under theories of identity theft“, by “Zelos", Wine and Excrement blog, 8/12/10
http://wineandexcrement.com/former-pres-carter-sues-obama-under-theories-of-identity-theft/2355/