of gay San Francisco.

Nope,
"the dominant demographic expressing concern is gay men," Wiener told
his colleagues, as he implored them to expand on an earlier ordinance requiring
clothing in restaurants and a barrier between naked bodies and public seating.

But the
more progressive supervisors weren't buying it. Outgoing Supervisor Christina
Olague called the proposal "a solution in search of a problem."
Supervisor Eric Mar described the Naked Guys' behavior as "an isolated
community incident" and well below the level of what the august body
should be considering.

Supervisor
John Avalos played a clip from the movie "Catch 22" of a soldier
getting a medal in the nude because his uniform was covered with blood. He
called the Naked Guys' daily strolls "inconsequential nudity" and
said their impact was "meaningless."

Their
point: That one neighborhood's problem was just that. A body such as the
supervisors, theyof an attack helicopter.

In January 2002, Pratt & Whitney Canada turned to another United Technologies subsidiary, U.S.-based Hamilton Sundstrand, for electronic engine control hardware and software, and the Canadian company “made no mention of a military end use,” the Justice Department said.

Hamilton Sunstrand developed 12 different versions of the software for the Chinese helicopter, which was exported by email, Justice said. Because the Chinese helicopter was dubbed commercial by Pratt & Whitney Canada, Hamilton Sundstrand did not seek an export license.

By April 2003, Pratt & Whitney Canada officials knew the first flight of a Chinese helicopter would be a military version, but did not inform Hamilton Sundstrand that the prototype was an attack helicopter.

By January 2004, Hamilton Sundstrand was aware there might be an export control problem with