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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: [Full Articles Attached] SAVE THE DATES FEBRUARY 16 AND 17, 2012 CWAG Chair, Attorney General Steve Bullock of Montana, is hosting an Energy Summit in Big Sky, Montana, February 16-17, 2012. This two-day summit will explore the latest energy issues facing the West and the United States, including balancing costs with benefits of renewable energy, smart grids, hydraulic fracturing and future trends. The agenda and registration material are attached. JULY 22-25, 2012 CWAG Chair, Attorney General Steve Bullock of Montana, along with California Attorney General Kamala Harris, invite you to participate in the CWAG Annual Meeting at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, July 22 – 25, 2012. Join your colleagues as attendees explore the most pertinent legal issues and spend the evenings enjoying the magic of Disneyland at our social events. Registration information will be available February 1, 2012 at www.cwagweb.org/disneyland. You may make hotel reservations now by calling 714.520.5005, Monday – Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm PST and asking for the Conference of Western Attorneys General room block or by email at http://www.mydisneymeetings.com/gccg12a. Early Bird Registration will be available through 6:00pm PST on June 4, 2012. We look forward to seeing you at the Happiest Place on Earth! STATE REDISTRICTING CWAG Attorney General Lawrence Wasden of Idaho issued an opinion to Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa that concluded political leaders have the authority to appoint commissioners to the Idaho Redistricting Commission, but they do not have the authority to remove them. The state Republican chairman and House speaker announced they had fired two redistricting commissioners after the Idaho Supreme Court rejected the redistricting plan adopted by the Commission. The officials produced a legal opinion of their own, however, contending General Wasden's office is incorrect. The U.S. Supreme Court ordered new interim maps drawn for Texas' April 3 primary, in a battle over as many as four House seats. The unsigned decision sends the case back to a federal district court in San Antonio, which in November drew interim districts to tide Texas over while litigation over their final shape continues. The Supreme Court directed the San Antonio court to base interim maps on the redistricting plan that Governor Rick Perry signed last year, rather than use its own concept of the collective public good. CWAG Associate Attorney General Greg Abbott of Texas said, "The Supreme Court confirmed that the San Antonio court drew illegal maps, without regard for the policy decisions of elected leaders. As the Justices point out, courts are ill-suited to make policy judgments and redistricting is primarily the responsibility of the State." DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Idaho residents who have a long term civil protection order can now obtain a free Idaho Hope Card from the office of CWAG Attorney General Lawrence Wasden. The Idaho Hope Card provides law enforcement with critical information regarding a protection order in a format that is convenient for the person being protected. "The Hope Card is a laminated, wallet-sized card, so it is much easier to carry with you than the actual, multiple-page legal-size court order, General Wasden said. "In case of a potential violation of an order, a law enforcement officer can quickly refer to the Hope Card for more information." HUMAN TRAFFICKING On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, January 11, beauty retailer, The Body Shop, presented petition signatures of more than 720,000 citizens to CWAG Attorney General Rob McKenna of Washington. The petition demonstrates widespread public concern on the sex trafficking crisis affecting children and young people in the U.S. and across the world. "I'm inspired by the commitment demonstrated by The Body Shop, its associates and its customers to raise awareness in the fight against human trafficking," said General McKenna. "This action demonstrates to trafficking victims across the nation, around the world -and right here in Seattle--that there is hope, people care, and we want to help. It also sends a 'zero-tolerance' message to those who would exploit and enslave fellow human beings." ILLEGAL DRUGS CWAG Attorney General Marty Jackley of South Dakota announced the execution of search warrants on two businesses in Rapid City and one in Deadwood have resulted in arrests and the seizure of large amounts of synthetic marijuana and "bath salts." Arrests have been made for the possession, sale or distribution of certain substances for the purpose of intoxication as a class 1 misdemeanor. These matters are the subject of a continuing investigation and additional information will be released at a future date. TOBACCO LITIGATION CWAG Attorney General John Kroger of Oregon announced that Philip Morris will pay the remainder plus interest of a 1999 punitive damage award. As a result, the Oregon Department of Crime Victims' Compensation Fund will receive $56 million. "This was a historic win for the Department of Justice and for Oregon," said General Kroger. A portion of the money will be needed to fund crime victims programs, but a majority of the money will be available to help the Legislature deal with the budget deficit. Under Oregon law, 60 percent of punitive damage awards go to the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund. NUCLEAR ENERGY A federal judge blocked Vermont from forcing the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor to shut down when its license expires in March, saying that the state is trying to regulate nuclear safety, which only the federal government can do. The judge also held that the state cannot force the plant's owner, Entergy, to sell electricity from the reactor to in- state utilities at reduced rates as a condition of continued operation, as Entergy asserts it is now doing. Governor Peter Shumlin said in a statement that he was "very disappointed" in the decision, adding, "I continue to believe that it is in Vermont's best interest to retire the plant." He said he would wait to hear from CWAG Associate Attorney General Bill Sorrell before commenting on an appeal. TAX LAW CWAG Attorney General Gary King of New Mexico issued an opinion addressing a possible violation to the Anti-donation Clause of the New Mexico Constitution. A state representative requested an opinion, asking, "Would granting amnesty to a seller . . . for gross receipts taxes owed on sales made in New Mexico during the period the seller was not registered in the state violate the New Mexico Constitution?" The Opinion states, "providing amnesty for uncollected or unpaid taxes on sales made in the state without adequate consideration would constitute an unconstitutional subsidy of the sellers' businesses in violation of the Anti-donation Clause." CONSUMER PROTECTION CWAG Associate Attorney General Dustin McDaniel of Arkansas filed a lawsuit against a Missouri man and two companies that control six Internet payday loan websites offering loans to Arkansas consumers at interest rates of more than 600 percent. The lawsuit claims the defendants control the operations of the payday loan websites, purported to be based in the Caribbean island of Nevis. According to the complaint, regardless of their location, the unconscionable interest rates charged by the lenders clearly violate Arkansas law. "The websites operated by these defendants offer loans that push consumers further and further into debt," General McDaniel said. "These usurious practices are just as illegal when offered on the Internet as when they were offered from storefronts in Arkansas. We shut down lenders operating in Arkansas and will continue to take action against online payday lenders." Inergy Propane of Vermont has agreed to pay $140,000 in civil penalties to the State and $100,000 as a payment to the Vermont LIHEAP program to settle CWAG Associate Attorney General Bill Sorrell's claims that Pyrofax violated Vermont's consumer protection laws when it assessed "minimum usage fees" in the fall of 2010. An additional $75,500 will be paid to former consumers who received late refunds following disconnection of services. "The Consumer Assistance Program was flooded with calls from consumers in the fall of 2010 after Pyrofax imposed its minimum usage fee," said General Sorrell. "While Pyrofax took steps to quickly reverse the minimum usage fee, the effect of that move was a lot of unhappy customers and eventually a change in Vermont law, giving consumers more flexibility in choosing propane dealers and a penalty if the company is late with refunds."
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I have it but have not yet listened to it.
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Im watching it but not really certain if its that necessary right now.....Logic 9 is fine.
Blake maybe check ebay for Boxed Logic Pro 9.
I have to say a lot of it is very samey - so much angst ! (and so little dynamics and colour). I think a 'heavy ambient' band would be most welcome - loud/soft/loud etc
If you're in a large metropolis you can actually build a small ambient community if you have the willpower and staying power to make it happen.
I was an early adopter back when Bandcamp got started. I love it, they know how to treat artists, and buying music through bandcamp is dead easy. I also like the way they handle physical sales, as I have to box it up and mail it myself, not depend on cdbaby or a different distribution platform. This makes the artist and listeners feel more connected, and I like that.
I'm just listening to Gramophone Transmissions on Bandcamp right now and really digging it. My cup of tea. Proves that rapid gratification can be good.
PS3 or any PC game that isn't too demanding of a video card. I'm into a lot of things, although my preference is to steer away from scrollers or anything that requires twitch-style reflexes.
I was a WoW addict from 2006 - 2009. So I'm thinking that Skyrim might be worth exploring. But I'm also intrigued by The Secret World. Has anyone given that a shot? http://store.steampowered.com/app/215280/
Anyone played anything lately that they'd recommend? My wife and kids are traveling at the moment, which suddenly leaves me with some free time on my hands. I'm tempted to splurge on Bioshock Infinite or Skyrim.
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
I "listened" to this today....IMHO it is their best ever album, raw and powerful, nothing else they've done has ever come close to it.
and by "listened" I mean I whipped out my guitar and tried to play along after not playing these songs for 10-ish years and trying to remember what part comes next....
I should really get back to the stack of ambient CD's piling up on my kitchen table that I bought months ago and then didn't listen to...


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Hello everyone. I decided to join this...
Hello everyone. I decided to join this website, principally guided by a fear of overlooking people that I would otherwise miss, and realizing that the long hours spent within the confines of a hospital afford me little time to meet the type of people who can offer the brilliant conversations as well as the brilliant moments of silence that I seek. So, here I am, sort of... I am a doctor. It does not define me. But, I choose to lead with this just the same, because realistically, it does matter. I am resolutely modern. A classic kind of modern. I like contemporary. I like open-mindedness. I like the concept of destruction for the sake of re-invention. However, with European parents and a Catholic upbringing, I certainly value tradition and espouse family above all. As for interests... I am always looking to my next travel destination, with South Africa and Turkey the current front-runners. I love sports, in particular soccer, which has been the one constant in my life throughout the years. I desperately tried to plan around the recent World Cup in Brazil but just could not make it happen, to my great dismay. This being said, I do not live and die by the local sports team's results. I wish I had more time to read and to own a dog. I possess an indecent amount of knowledge about restaurants and food in general - we're talking Bourdain caliber here. I have a rolling list of restaurants throughout the world that I am intent on going to. It's a little scary really. To be honest, as long as it does not involve cavorting with a bunch of drunk strangers in a dark sweaty room to deafening music every Friday night, I am likely up for it. I am only looking for a few very simple things really, I think: unassuming intelligence, generosity, proper spelling and grammar... With a few caveats - defining yourself through religion and being a vegetarian would just make it too difficult, despite everyone's best intentions. So would owning "toe running shoes" or being a member of the Tea Party. So yeah, the exercise is very simple. Do not try and complicate it - I will not let you.
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Parc Guell, Palazzo Pitti, The Met, Gran Via, Zuma, Marea, Hong Kong Harbor at night, Ma'in & the Dead Sea, Il Canal Grande, Sonoma, Chelsea Market, SAAM ... Anywhere with the right person.
Sinatra, Gladiator, Wilco, Live and Become, Eminem, Cinema Paradio, U2, Serendipity, Grand Corps Malade, Keeping the Faith, Finding Forrester, Great Expectations, Two Lovers, Meet Joe Black, Pride & Prejudice, Shakespeare in Love, LAuberge Espagnole
What I do not like to do would constitute a much shorter list.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers- Katherine Boo... The Count of Monte Cristo, Shakespeare, Dr. Zhivago, Le Monde Est Ma Tribu, The Alchemist, The Master & Margarita, Alamut, Pushkin, Romeo & Juliet, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Lives of a Cell, Szymborska.
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