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Wisconsin: No Charges For Couple Found With MarijuanaSubmitted by steveelliott on Wed, 10/29/2014 - 02:06
By Steve Elliott
Hemp News
A Madison, Wisconsin couple investigated for marijuana possession and drug paraphernalia in Baraboo won't be charged for possessing the controlled substance after citing a medical exemption.
The Baraboo Police Department and City Attorney Mark Reitz decided not to prosecute the couple after they provided authorities with valid Wisconsin medical marijuana authorizations from a physician, reports Elizabeth Onheiber at the Baraboo News Republic.
While looking into a complaint of a dog left in the vehicle of Greg and Karen Kinsley on September 13 at Sauk County Fairgrounds, Baraboo Police Sgt. Mark Lee and Det. Jeremy Drexler saw a marijuana pipe through the car window. They seized it, along with a small amount of cannabis, after resolving the pet issue.
The couple provided documentation from Wisconsin doctors recommending medical marijuana, and Karen Kinsley presented a valid Oregon medical marijuana registry card. Greg and Karen said their authorizations for medicinal cannabis are intended to treat Crohn's disease and the pain of scoliosis, respectively.
A little-known 1971 law allows Wisconsin citizens to possess marijuana with a valid doctor's note, and serves as an exemption to the Wisconsin Controlled Substances Act.
Wisconsin: Company Readies Hemp-Based Non-Prescription Cannabinoid Medication For EpilepsySubmitted by steveelliott on Mon, 10/13/2014 - 21:44
PuraMed BioScience, Inc., a company which researches, develops, and markets over-the-counter (OTC) medicinal and healthcare products on Friday announced it is nearing the completion of development of its new non-prescription, hemp-based, homeopathic medication for treatment of epilepsy symptoms including seizures and seizure-related headaches.
Both epilepsy and migraines appear to be triggered by the same cortical spreading depression (CSD) in the brain; the difference is the rate of reaction. This may be why many people who suffer from migraines are prescribed epilepsy medications.
The third most common neurological disorder in the US, epilepsy affects about 2.7 million people, with children and older adults being most susceptible. The condition also causes up to 50,000 sudden deaths each year.
Recent research has shown cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in both hemp and marijuana varieties of cannabis, to be an effective therapy in the treatment of epilepsy symptoms.
"By incorporating standardized hemp oil into our current patented, over-the-counter migraine relief formula, MigraPure, we believe we can offer relief to people who not only suffer with migraines, but also offer relief to people who have seizure-related headaches and other epilepsy-type symptoms," said Russ Mitchell, CEO at PuraMed BioScience.
Wisconsin: Patients Receive Oregon Medical Marijuana Authorizations at Harvest FestSubmitted by steveelliott on Tue, 10/07/2014 - 22:33
By Steve Elliott
Hemp News
Forty-eight Wisconsin medical marijuana patients this year got their Oregon medicinal cannabis authorizations at the annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Fest. "But wait," you may be thinking. "They live in Wisconsin, not Oregon." That's entirely true -- but according to those in the know, having an out-of-state medical marijuana authorization gives these patients some legal cover should the police come calling.
The authorizations were issued by THCF Medical Clinics at the Harvest Fest as part of something called The Ben Masel Project. Masel was a famous Yippie activist based in Madison who started the Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Fest; he died suddenly from cancer three and a half years ago.
"The Oregon permit has saved several people in Wisconsin from arrest," THCF founder Paul Stanford told Hemp News. The fact that Oregon issues permits to out-of-state patients has been helpful to those in Wisconsin and other non-MMJ states, according to Stanford.
"This weekend, we helped 48 patients in Wisconsin get Oregon medical marijuana permits, bringing in almost $10,000 in state fees for the Oregon Health Authority," Stanford told us. "Really, the Wisconsin Legislature should act to help its sick and dying patients, and keep those funds in Wisconsin."
Stanford said speaking at the Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Fest, the 44th annual event, "is an old tradition" for him. "I first spoke here in Madison 25 years ago, in 1989, and I came back and spoke again in 1990 and many years since," he told us.
Wisconsin: Madison Police Chief Says Legalize Marijuana, Use Tax To Fund Drug TreatmentSubmitted by steveelliott on Mon, 09/15/2014 - 18:10
By Steve Elliott
Hemp News
Marijuana should be legalized, taxed, and regulated, and the tax revenues should fund treatment programs for harder drugs, the police chief in Madison, Wisconsin, said on Wednesday.
Madison Police Chief Mike Koval endorsed marijuana legalization during an interview with the State Journal about data showing African Americans in Madison were arrested or cited for marijuana at about 12 times the rate for whites in the city.
Efforts to enforce the marijuana laws are an "abject failure," Chief Koval said, adding the same is true of the broader War On Drugs. "We've done such an abysmal job using marijuana as a centerpiece of drug enforcement, that it's time to reorder and triage the necessities of what's more important now," he said.
Koval said it's time for Wisconsin to consider doing as Colorado and Washington did in legalizing, taxing and regulating cannabis.
The police chief said he would like to see Wisconsin "acknowledge the failure" of marijuana prohibition and focus instead on the "infinite amount of challenges" posed by harder drugs such as heroin. Taxes from marijuana sales, Koval said, would create revenue for the state which could be used to fund drug treatment programs and expand the capacity of drug courts which divert users from the criminal justice system.
Wisconsin: Activist Released At Festival After Showing Oregon Medical Marijuana CardSubmitted by steveelliott on Sun, 09/14/2014 - 16:21
Well-known Wisconsin medical marijuana activist Gary Storck and two companions were briefly detained by law enforcement at the Fighting Bob Fest in Baraboo on Saturday, but were ultimately released after one of the group showed the officers an Oregon medical marijuana card.
"Around 1:20 p.m., we decided to leave, with Karen [Kinsley] stopping at the vending barn to grab some campaign materials while Greg [Kinsley] and I headed to the car," Storck posted on Facebook Saturday. "Upon returning to the car, we were contacted by a Baraboo officer.
"Sadie's barking had made them concerned she was in an overheated vehicle," Storck posted. "But Sadie was not barking because she was hot. A delivery device and a tiny crumb of alleged medicine was spotted, the officer told us.
"Now I have had pets my entire life, and I treasure them more than most people, so I keep aware of the temperatures and conditions I subject my pets to, as many other owners will," Greg Kinsley explained. "Knowing we would only be at the event for about an hour, we walked around for about 20 minutes in a housed barn/shed where we talked to a few folks and wandered by the tables and then to the outside again."
Wisconsin: Law Allowing Marijuana-Derived CBD Oil For Seizures Remains UnusableSubmitted by steveelliott on Mon, 06/16/2014 - 15:24
By Steve Elliott
Hemp News
Two months after Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed into a law a measure allowing the use of cannabidiol (CBD) oil, a marijuana derivative used to quell seizures without getting patients high, nobody has yet been able to access the medicine.
The bad situation is due at least in part because of obstacles foolishly written into the legislation at the last minute, reports Dana Ferguson at the Journal Sentinel.
"It is frustrating," said Amylynne Santiago Volker of the roadblocks between her nine-year-old son, Nicholas, and the experimental treatment. "It's there in paper, but we can't access it."
Unfortunately, Wisconsin's "CBD-only" law appears as useless as most of the rest passed recently by state legislatures who want to be seen as "doing something" in the face of overwhelming popular support for medicinal cannabis, without having the courage to pass an actual medical marijuana law which could help actual patients.
Gov. Walker on Friday told reporters he "wasn't sure" if his administration could do anything to free up access to CBD, but if more could be done through state legislation, Walker claimed he was "committed to working with lawmakers" to do so.
Wisconsin: Senate To Vote On Marijuana-Derived CBD Oil Bill For Children With SeizuresSubmitted by steveelliott on Fri, 03/28/2014 - 18:04
By Steve Elliott
Hemp News
The Wisconsin Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a bill which would legalize a marijuana byproduct, cannabidiol oil, that doesn't make users high, but may relive seizure disorders in children.
The CBD oil bill falls well short of legislation to legalize medical marijuana, reports Jason Stein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, legalizing only one cannabinoid from the plant. The Wisconsin Assembly last week approved the CBD bill on a voice vote, sending it to the Senate.
The bill was moved out of the Senate Health Committee on Thursday, where Chairwoman Sen. Leah Vukmir (R-Wauwatosa) tried to block it from being voted upon because she opposes the legislation. The proposal was instead placed in a committee where it could be scheduled for a floor vote in the Senate's last session on Tuesday, April 1.
The bill would go to the desk of Republican Gov. Scott Walker if passed by the Senate.
Rep. Robb Kahl (D-Monona) sponsored the CBD oil bill after a constituent, Amylynne Volker, told him about her son, Nic, who has about 100 epileptic seizures per day. "God bless them!" Volker said, when she learned the measure is poised to move forward.
Volker said the good news was a great way to celebrate her birthday on Friday. "It's pretty incredible and awesome," she said. "It's almost the best birthday present I could get." She said she already had a doctor in mind if the bill passes.
Wisconsin: Gov. Walker Says 'Not Right Now' To Marijuana LegalizationSubmitted by steveelliott on Mon, 03/03/2014 - 18:37
By Steve Elliott
Hemp News
A Democratic representative has introduced a bill into the Wisconsin Assembly to legalize marijuana, and the bill has attracted six Democratic co-sponsors, but Republican Governor Scott Walker says not so fast.
LRB 3671 would legalize marijuana for recreational and medical purposes in Wisconsin. Its sponsor, Rep. Melissa Sargent, said the bill is a "good start" to bringing better cannabis policies to the state.
"After researching this issue extensively, I believe that this bill will benefit Wisconsin and its citizens in many ways, including: addressing racial disparities in arrests, providing medical benefits, time and cost savings to law enforcement, and additional revenue for the state," Rep. Sargent posted on her website.
But Gov. Walker remains unconvinced. "I don't think you're going to see anything serious anytime soon here, but if other states did, maybe in the next Legislative session there'd be more talk about it," he said.
Walker said he spoke with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper at last week's National Governor's Association Meeting, where Hickenlooper said his state would see $134 million in sales tax revenue from marijuana this year -- a much higher figure than expected, reports WITI.
"He talked about the upsides of the revenue," Walker said. "He also talked about how they weren't rushing to spend that on other things because, he said, it's early and they're still concerned about the side effects."
Wisconsin: Democrats Introduce Bill To Legalize Medical MarijuanaSubmitted by steveelliott on Fri, 10/04/2013 - 16:32
By Steve Elliott
Hemp News
Two Wisconsin Democrats are trying again to legalize marijuana for medical use. Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) and Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) held a Thursday news conference to announce a new medical marijuana bill, saying cannabis can provide pain relief that other medication doesn't.
Erpenbach and Taylor are cosponsoring the Jacki Rickert Medical Cannabis Act, which would legalize cannabis for medicinal purposes. The bill is named after medical marijuana patient Rickert, who is in a wheelchair. "What is (getting) high?" Rickert asked. "Living or gaining weight?"
Sen. Erpenbach called Gary Storck, a medical marijuana patient and advocate for its legalization, "the most persistent constituent in Wisconsin," reports Jessica Vanegeren at The Capital Times. Storck, 58, has been lobbying Erpenbach and others to legalize medical marijuana, which he has been using for 41 years to treat his glaucoma.
"Medical cannabis is all but mainstream now," Storck said at the Capitol press conference.
Erpenbach said opponents claim legalizing medical marijuana will lead patients and others to use the herb for recreational purposes. "I've always found (that line of thinking) disrespectful," Erpenbach said. "I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to actually read the bill."
Wisconsin: Medical Marijuana Bill Unlikely To Pass, Despite Public SupportSubmitted by steveelliott on Mon, 09/16/2013 - 19:01
By Steve Elliott
Hemp News
Democrats in the Wisconsin Legislature are going to try to pass a medical marijuana law again this year; previous attempts have failed.
Thousands of Wisconsin residents are using medical marijuana illegally, according to Gary Storck, a Madison-based medicinal cannabis activist. And a majority of state residents support making it legal for medical purposes -- but the Legislature is unlikely to pass a medical marijuana law, according to observers.
"So many people have been forced into making that choice," said Storck, who has for decades used cannabis to treat this glaucoma, reports Allison Geyer at the La Cross Tribune. "People are going to do it anyway, if they're willing to break the law."
Sen. John Erpenbach of Middleton and Rep. Chris Taylor of Madison will introduce a bill to legalize cannabis for medicinal purposes when the Legislature reconvenes for its fall session. Erpenbach has already sponsored such a bill twice before; Taylor is taking the place of Rep. Mark Pocan, who was elected to Congress last year.
"It will be a tough time," Erpenbach said. "It was tough last time when Democrats were in the majority."
Washington: Medical Marijuana Provider Gets 5 Years ProbationSubmitted by steveelliott on Thu, 07/25/2013 - 18:12
By Steve Elliott
Hemp News
A medical marijuana provider and AIDS patient who supplied military veterans with medical marijuana was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday to five years of probation. Rick Rosio, 57, said the sentence makes him feel humbled and grateful.
Rosio had faced 30 to 37 months in federal prison, charged with growing more than 50 marijuana plants, reports Matt Sledge at The Huffington Post. But after his lawyer pointed out in a Spokane, Washington courtroom that marijuana is now legal in Washington state, Rosio got probation instead.
Incredibly, the prosecutor on the case told U.S. District Judge William Fremming Nielsen that he believed the defendant was altruistic and a man of his convictions, according to Rosio.
"They could have buried me," Rosio said. "I guess the message of this is there are times where the government is compassionate."
Rosio was a medical marijuana business owner and advocate in Montana before he moved to Washington. In Montana, he ended up in court during a dispute with a former business partner and was accused of writing bad checks.
Defense attorney Roger Preven admitted his client is "no stranger to the criminal justice system," he wrote in a sentencing memorandum to the court earlier this month, "but he is also no stranger to helping others even at great risk to himself when he believes in a cause."
Wisconsin: Company Uses Hemp To Help Build Homes, Despite Costly RegulationsSubmitted by restore on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 21:30
Report by Bill Hudson, CBS
PRESCOTT, Wis. (WCCO) – Chances are pretty good that if somebody asks you about hemp, your first thoughts might land on the weed that gets rolled into joints. And that's the unfortunate reality plaguing proponents who seek to strip federal regulations on industrial grade hemp.
"You don't want to tamp too much or we're going to lose our insulation properties," said Ken Anderson as he oversaw the installation of a cement-like hemp mixture into a wall cavity. Anderson's company, Original Green Distribution, instructed builders Tuesday on the correct use of its product, HempStone. It is a breathable material made of hemp fibers and lime that Anderson sees as a safer and more efficient alternative to conventional building materials.
"Not only does it have great R-value, it also has thermal mass, which will then capture heat and bring it in when it's cooler in the house and also transfer heat through the house," Anderson said.
Wisconsin: Capitol press conference to launch new medical cannabis billSubmitted by restore on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 17:43
By Gary Storck, Madison NORML/Special to Hemp News
MADISON - Wisconsin medical cannabis patients and advocates will have something extra to celebrate this holiday season with news that State Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Madison) has scheduled a press conference to announce a new attempt to pass a state medical cannabis law. The press conference is set for the State Capitol's Assembly Parlor (2nd Floor West) on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 1:00 pm.
Rep. Pocan's office has confirmed that he and State Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Waunakee) will again be the lead sponsors of the legislation, LRB-2466/1, again dubbed the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act (JRMMA). They will also be sending a letter to their colleagues asking if they would like to cosponsor the legislation.
In the 2009-2010 session, the JRMMA received an 8-plus hour combined Senate/Assembly Health Committee public hearing that drew hundreds of patients. State organizations including the Wisconsin Nurses Association (WNA), Hospice Organization and Palliative Experts (HOPE) and the WI ACLU testified in support along with representatives of national groups including Patients Out of Time (POT), the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). Opposition testimony was limited to a handful of groups who support the status quo of arresting and jailing medical users including the Wisconsin Medical Society (SMS), and the Wisconsin Narcotics Officers Association (WNOA).
Wisconsin: Hemp as an Energy Source in 1917Submitted by restore on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 19:46
The photo below show the company's employees, mostly area farmers in 1917. The company owner is pictured in the back row at the far right.
By Michael Bachara, Hemp News Correspondent
Established in 1916, the Fairwater Hemp Company was one of the upper midwest's largest hemp producers. It was located adjacent to the booming railroad line and also to the west of the north fork of the Grand River, making it convenient for the production of electricity to power their manufacturing plant. The community of Fairwater, which was founded around the water power of the river in 1848, was officially incorporated in 1921.
In 1917, Fairwater Hemp began using industrial hemp as electrical energy when the river was low by burning the byproducts of their hemp rope manufacture, hemp hurds, to drive a steam engine to produce electricity. This instance is the first documented use of hemp as an energy source.
Although Fairwater hemp operations ceased in 1931, the number of things that can be made from hemp continues to grow today. The possibilities for the plant are endless job producers for those who wish to be innovative. It is this writers opinion, we must re-introduce this agricultural crop to our society, now more than ever.
United States: Ben Masel, Freedom Fighter, Dies Too YoungSubmitted by restore on Mon, 05/02/2011 - 01:39
By Paul Stanford, Hemp News Director
Ben Masel was, beginning in his teens, a leader and activist for freedom and cannabis. Ben was brilliant, incisive and a Grand Master chess champion. He was a seemingly fearless advocate who spent his life supporting others and working for freedom and justice. I am proud and honored to count Ben Masel as an associate, mentor and friend.
Ben was the primary force behind the Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Fest in Madison, Wisconsin, which happens in late September every year since 1970. Until the Seattle Hempfest emerged in the late 90s, it was the largest pro-marijuana rally in the world. I was honored to speak at the Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Fest in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was truly empowering and inspirational to march the half mile from the University of Wisconsin campus down State Street, with 15,000+ others, to the Wisconsin State Capitol in the early Autumn sunshine, the colorful Wisconsin foliage and the crisp clean air. Ben also was a driving force behind Wisconsin's annual Weedstock protestival. The Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Fest continues today and is still one of the largest pro-cannabis events in the world.


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Tory Budget to cut 'housing subsidies' for higher earners
BBC: "A clampdown on "taxpayer-funded subsidies" for "higher earners" living in social housing is to be announced by the chancellor in Wednesday's Budget. Local authority and housing association tenants in England who earn more than £30,000 - or £40,000 in London - will have to pay up to the market rent, George Osborne will say. The move is expected to raise up to £250m a year by 2018-19. It is thought that this could affect 340,000 households." George Osborne said: "the Budget would "reward work over welfare" and allow people to keep more of the money they earned."
Tory Peer: "Pay disabled people £2 per hour"
A Conservative welfare minster has apologised after suggesting that disabled people are "not worth" the national minimum wage and some could only be paid "£2 an hour". Lord Freud, the Welfare Reform minister admitted the comments were "offensive" after they were disclosed by Ed Miliband during Prime Minister's Questions this afternoon. The Labour leader has called on the Tory peer to resign.
Cabinet papers reveal 'secret coal pits closure plan'
Newly released cabinet papers from 1984 reveal mineworkers' union leader Arthur Scargill may have been right to claim there was a "secret hit-list" of more than 70 pits marked for closure. The government and National Coal Board said at the time they wanted to close 20. But the documents reveal a plan to shut 75 mines over three years. A key adviser to then-PM Margaret Thatcher denies any cover-up claims. The miners' strike began in March 1984 and did not end until the next year. [more inside]
How Social Mobility Got Stuck
"Britain's poor were absolutely and relatively better off until Thatcher was elected in 1979. Since then, the bottom half of society is worse off than it was in 1983." "In 1945, when Thatcher turned 20, the richest 0.01 per cent people in Britain received 123 times the mean national average income. By the time she turned 40 in 1965 that had halved to 62 times, and the year before she came to power, in 1978, it was at its minimum: just 28 times the average income."
The Wrong Right
5-part series from Conservative Home about weaknesses in how the UK conservative movement thinks and operates. 1: Polling not punditry. 2: The working class has different concerns in 2012. 3: Conservatives need a new attitude to government. 4: Thatcher and Reagan didn't tame the state. 5: Why does the right treat spending cuts as light entertainment?
Omni Consumer Products
Welcome to Omni Consumer Products. "First they came for the NHS and I said nothing because I was not sick. Then they came for the disabled people and those on benefits and I said nothing because I had an income and didn't care what the 'scroungers' said. Then they came for the schools and I said nothing because I had no kids. Then they came for the police force with private/public partnerships and for speaking up, I received a baton to the face. The private guards looked at their targets and smiled: dissent down 35% this month." [more inside]
The Tories' favourite Lib Dem
Good news for Nick Clegg, deputy Prime Minister of the UK and leader of the Liberal Democrats: he's more popular than the Tory Prime Minister, David Cameron. Perhaps not so good news for the Liberal Democrats' image: that's with Tory party activists. Meanwhile, Cameron has professed his love of Macs and iPads in an interview, undoubtedly causing Apple to become instantly uncool in much the way The Smiths and Paul Weller did a few years ago.
Indecision day UK style
Following days of uncertainty not witnessed since 1974, David Cameron makes a hasty entrance to 10 Downing Street, an hour or so after Gordon Brown made a surprisingly hasty exit. [more inside]
I agree with Nick: you're no Jack Kennedy.
Yesterday, the leaders of the three largest political parties in the UK engaged in a live televised election debate for the first time in history. Most commentators seem to agree that Nick Clegg, the leader of Britain's perennial third party the Liberal Democrats, made the best impression in yesterday's first of three weekly debates leading up to the general election on May 6. The progressive-leaning Guardian even goes so far as to claim that he is now prime ministerial material.
This being Metafilter you will undoubtedly ask, "how does Cory Doctorow figure into all of this?" Well, he agrees with Nick on the Digital Economy Act. Then again, Nick is agreed with quite a lot.
This being Metafilter you will undoubtedly ask, "how does Cory Doctorow figure into all of this?" Well, he agrees with Nick on the Digital Economy Act. Then again, Nick is agreed with quite a lot.
What happens if David Cameron loses?
Most people assumed the Tories would walk the coming election. But with their poll lead evaporating, what would a Conservative defeat mean for Britain – and David Cameron? What happens if David Cameron loses? [more inside]
The next age of government
While much is being made of dysfunctional government [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] and hung parliament [1,2,3,4,5], David Cameron's pitches for a fairer society [1,2,3], smarter policy [1,2,3] and employee ownership [1,2,3,4,5,6,7] have been positively, uh, Obamanian.* [more inside]
Doctor Who and the Overthrow of the Thatcher Goverment
"My exact words were: I'd like to overthrow the government. I was a young firebrand and I wanted to answer honestly. I was very angry about the social injustice in Britain under Thatcher and I'm delighted that came into the show." - former Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel on the shows 80s political stance. Terrance Dicks and Andrew Cartmel on Newsnight. Meanwhile former Doctor David Tennant gives his veiws on the Master-like characteristics of Tory leader David Cameron.
Dot-comservative party?
Webcameron. David Cameron, leader of the Conservative party in the UK, reaches out to the Youtube generation.
Lo! Behold the power of the internet!
Lo! Behold the power of the internet!
That'll teach the guy to put sharply-worded messages on his own property. The nerve of some people.
That'll teach the guy to put sharply-worded messages on his own property. The nerve of some people.
Boris Johnson, crying into his beer, describes the moment he first became aware of "Tory feelings".
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Rocksteady's gorgeous-looking third Arkham game refines its open-world format a bit and lets you drive a whole hell of a lot of Batmobile.
It's squid kids and ink blasting abound in Nintendo's exceptionally fun new online shooter.
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The first stereoscopic 3D edition of the premiere Kart Racing series starring Nintendo's famous mascots and the seventh home release in the franchise (ninth overall). It has a new first-person mode and kart customizations.
Strap on your fighting shoes and get ready to brawl in the first Smash Bros. game for the Wii. Super Smash Bros. Brawl is one of the best-selling Wii games, selling over 4.85 million units worldwide.
A Dragon Quest and Mario crossover board party game for the DS.
The eighth iteration in the series brings the party to the Nintendo Wii. Mario Party 8 is one of the best-selling Wii games, selling over 4.86 million units worldwide.
Mario Kart DS is the first game in the Mario Kart franchise to go online and the fifth overall in the series. As of April 2012, it has sold 22.57 million copies worldwide.
More Mario Party fun on the Nintendo GameCube. Grab three friends and have fun in the Mushroom Kingdom. As indicated on the box art over there on the right, this game included the Gamecube Microphone which connected through the memory card ports and was used in several mini games.
Mario Party 6 is the sixth game in the Mario Party franchise. It introduces several new aspects, such as Orbs, a day and night cycle, and the new characters Brighton and Twila.
Mario Power Tennis is a casual tennis game for the GameCube. It introduced power shots to the Mario Tennis franchise.
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If I have learned anything in my lifetime it is this: Live every week like it's Shark Week.
So, for future reference, the "1-Click Renewal" button on the mobile app is no joke, so here I am having clicked wrong after being off the site for 6 months and with a new 3-month plan ahead of me. I guess I will roll with it-- everything for a reason, right? I am also thinking perhaps last time I was a little less focused on considering the true value of the site. I recently started a new job in Medical Sales, so I've been working quite a bit to learn and be the best rep I can possibly be. So far so good! All that said, I'm here to meet someone who is simply amazing as a person and for me. I am one of the pickiest people I know in terms of someone to select to be in a relationship with, so that isn't exactly helping. But I feel like I bring quite a bit to the table, so I have a bit of a right to expect the same. Let's talk about those two topics a bit: I'm a small town guy. I would rather be outside than inside. When I clean my room I play music I can sing along to and when I'm in a good mood and biking around the city I'm usually rocking country music and wishing I was out on a lake somewhere basking in the sun. I like to be active including working out, soccer, swimming, football and pretty much any other competitive activity one can engage in. I love sports and value few things more than the relationship I have with my grandfather that was forged in Chicago Bears football when I was only 4. I also love the Bulls & Hawks, but don't really get into baseball as much. I love dogs. A lot. I volunteer at a shelter because I don't have time for a dog, but still need this wonderous creature in my life. I love to cook. My job is great but does not make me a millionaire. I came from a small town to a big city and am doing just fine on my own, so I couldn't be prouder of where I have been, am & where I am heading. I have an amazing family including those that raised me as a child and those friends who have helped mold me as an adult. I am gaining new ones every day and am all the better for it. I love life and that can annoy people sometimes because I am remarkably positive and almost exclusively happy. Once I wake up I am ready to go-go-go. Much like Buddy the Elf, I like smiling. Smiling is my favorite. I joke around, act the fool and will do pretty much whatever it takes to get a laugh. Lastly, I want a person with a little bit of everything (and on to topic 2-- how about that segway??). I want someone who appreciates every day. A person who wants to try new activities, new foods and is just interested in always growing and learning from the world around them. I want someone who is active and who is and wants to stay fit. This is a big deal to me, not even because of the aesthetically pleasing aspect but because it's just healthy. A person who doesn't buy into the Chicago "scene" would be great. I've been there and have learned that I don't want to be a part of that sect of the city when there is so much more wonderful elsewhere (DEFINITELY the small town guy in me). A person not afraid to sing karaoke. A person who can joke around with me, but also bring some funny to the table. Nothing offends me, so don't hold back. A person who is honest because I give my trust very quickly and easily and getting burned is not a good time. I love someone with passion and who has ideas and hopes for the future. A person who is not vegan would be great (Vegetarianism is what it is and though it's not for me, I get it. Veganism? Hard pass.). I need a person who is secure in themselves so they can be trusting of me when I am out with my various groups of friends. But also I need that person to be outgoing to she can slip right into the group without skipping a beat. Like I said, I don't need a whole lot of anything, just a little bit of everything. Here we go... :)
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On Wed., Feb. 23, executives and guests of Rotary International and vaccine-producer SanofiPasteur will visit the New York Stock Exchange to draw global attention to Rotary's ongoing effort to eradicate polio. To highlight this special occasion, Rotary International President Ray Klinginsmith and Sanofi Pasteur Vice-President of Global Immunization Policy Dr. Michael Watson, will ring the Closing Bell.
That same evening, the NYSE exterior will be illuminated with Rotary's End Polio Now message, joining Italy 's Trevi Fountain, India 's Charminar monument and other landmarks around the world in a visual public awareness campaign to build support for polio eradication.
Earlier that same day, representatives of the two organizations will also take part in NYSE Euronext bell ceremonies in Lisbon, Portugal; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Brussels, Belgium; and Paris, France.
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Feb. 23 is the 106th anniversary of Rotary, a humanitarian service organization that has been working to eradicate polio since 1988. Eradicating polio worldwide has been Rotary's top philanthropic goal for more than two decades. Rotary club members have contributed more than US$1billion and countless volunteer hours to reach more than two billion children in 122 countries with the oral vaccine. Rotary and its partners have made great progress toward eradication, reducing the incidence of polio by more than 99 percent. In 2010, fewer than 1,000 polio cases were reported worldwide, down from 350,000 cases annually in the late 1980s. Even though the disease is today endemic to only four countries -- India , Nigeria , Afghanistan , and Pakistan -- children everywhere remain at risk as long as polio exists anywhere in the world. In response to a $355 million challenge grant awarded to Rotary by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rotary clubs worldwide are aiming to raise an additional $200 million by 2012. The organization has already raised more than $160 million toward that goal.
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Global started manufacturing absorbents for oil and chemical spills in 1991, and today, supplies the Australian market with a comprehensive range of environmental products, including polypropylene absorbents for oil and chemical spills, and a range of oil skimmers, oil containment booms, and oil/water separation systems. Global has offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane ...
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Since its inception in 1987, ICC The Compliance Center has been training and providing products to comply with dangerous goods regulations to safely handle and transport dangerous goods by air, ground or sea. ICC The Compliance Center has been operating for over 20 years throughout Canada and the United States, and has developed products that have become the de facto ...
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Giancarlo Guerrero to Remain Music Director of Nashville Symphony through 2020
Nashville Symphony Board Chairman Ed Goodrich announced today that the Nashville Symphony Association Board of Directors and Giancarlo Guerrero have reached an agreement extending Maestro Guerrero's contract through 2020. Guerrero will continue to lead the Nashville Symphony for at least the next eight years.
"We are very pleased that Giancarlo has made this long-term commitment to the Symphony," says Goodrich. "His vision, imagination and consistently high level of musicianship continue to bring positive attention to this organization. He has a strong following, not just in Nashville, but across the U.S. and around the globe. His enthusiasm for new music and his gift for breathing fresh energy into time-honored classics have helped to define a distinctive Nashville Symphony sound while generating noticeable excitement in the community."
Goodrich continues, "This announcement demonstrates our commitment to the continued growth and sustainment of the Nashville Symphony and to bringing accessible world-class music to Middle Tennessee and beyond for many years to come."
Last year, Guerrero led the Nashville Symphony to a GRAMMY® win for a second consecutive year with the recording of Joseph Schwantner's Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra. His previous recording with the orchestra of Michael Daugherty's Metropolis Symphony won three 2011 GRAMMY® Awards. A fervent advocate of new music, he has collaborated with America's most respected composers, including John Adams, John Corigliano, Jennifer Higdon and Richard Danielpour.
"From his first concert with the Nashville Symphony, the chemistry between Giancarlo, the musicians and the audience was apparent," says Nashville Symphony President and CEO Alan D. Valentine. "Each performance since then has strengthened that relationship. Extending his contract reconfirms the decision that Giancarlo was the right conductor to take our orchestra to the next level. We welcomed Giancarlo and his family to Nashville in 2009, and I am thrilled that our relationship will continue to strengthen and grow into the next decade."
In addition to his role as Music Director of the Nashville Symphony, Guerrero serves as Principal Guest Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra Miami Residency. This season he will also make guest-conducting debuts with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin and Norwegian Radio Orchestra. He will return to conduct the Boston, Indianapolis, Toronto and Philadelphia orchestras; Brussels Philharmonic; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; and São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra. He will also travel to Australia and New Zealand for performances with the Adelaide Symphony and Auckland Philharmonia.
An advocate for young musicians and music education, Guerrero now returns annually to Caracas, Venezuela, to conduct the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar and to work with young musicians in the country's lauded El Sistema music program. This season he will also work with the student orchestras of Curtis Institute and the Colburn School.
"It is my privilege to be associated with this dynamic organization," Guerrero says. "Each day brings unique opportunities for the orchestra to reach new artistic heights. We are proud of our role as cultural ambassadors for the city of Nashville, and we take that responsibility very seriously, as we seek to foster a love of music and the arts for everyone in our community. I look forward to staying in Nashville – it is truly home for me and my family, and I have so many goals and dreams for the orchestra. I look forward to deepening the ties between the orchestra and the people of Nashville for many years to come."
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That's what we love about boy bands: We get older and they, well, they get older too.
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Effectiveness of a group diabetes education programme in underserved communities in South Africa: pragmatic cluster randomized control trial
1 Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University, Box 19063, Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
2 Diabetic Medicine and Endocrinology, University of Cape Town and Chronic Diseases Initiative in Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, P.Bag X3, Observatory 7935, Room J47 – 85, Old Groote Schuur Hospital Building, Cape Town, South Africa
3 Chronic Diseases Initiative in Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, P.Bag X3, Observatory, Room J47 – 85, Old Groote Schuur Hospital Building, Cape Town, 7935, South Africa
4 Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, G1 06, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada
5 Professor of Health Care Communication, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd Heath Park, Cardiff, WALES, CF14 4YS, UK
BMC Family Practice 2012, 13:126 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-13-126Published: 24 December 2012
Diabetes is an important contributor to the burden of disease in South Africa and prevalence rates as high as 33% have been recorded in Cape Town. Previous studies show that quality of care and health outcomes are poor. The development of an effective education programme should impact on self-care, lifestyle change and adherence to medication; and lead to better control of diabetes, fewer complications and better quality of life.
Trial design: Pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial
Participants: Type 2 diabetic patients attending 45 public sector community health centres in Cape Town
Interventions: The intervention group will receive 4 sessions of group diabetes education delivered by a health promotion officer in a guiding style. The control group will receive usual care which consists of ad hoc advice during consultations and occasional educational talks in the waiting room.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the group diabetes education programme
Outcomes: Primary outcomes: diabetes self-care activities, 5% weight loss, 1% reduction in HbA1c. Secondary outcomes: self-efficacy, locus of control, mean blood pressure, mean weight loss, mean waist circumference, mean HbA1c, mean total cholesterol, quality of life
Randomisation: Computer generated random numbers
Blinding: Patients, health promoters and research assistants could not be blinded to the health centre's allocation
Numbers randomized: Seventeen health centres (34 in total) will be randomly assigned to either control or intervention groups. A sample size of 1360 patients in 34 clusters of 40 patients will give a power of 80% to detect the primary outcomes with 5% precision. Altogether 720 patients were recruited in the intervention arm and 850 in the control arm giving a total of 1570.
The study will inform policy makers and managers of the district health system, particularly in low to middle income countries, if this programme can be implemented more widely.
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- Choose to display or save the file.
Some Communications Suite docs are available as Printable Docs.
How to Add New Content
In wikis.oracle.com language, to add new content, you add a page. To add a page, follow these instructions.
You can use also use links to create stubs for new pages, then click the link to open that new page and edit it. For example, suppose that you add the following link:
[Communications Suite 6 Deployment Example]
After you save your edit, the page displays a link titled "Communications Suite 6 Deployment Example" to a page that has yet to be created. Clicking the link displays the Add Page screen, where you create the page.
It is policy to keep all pages in the root, unless they logically belong as chapters of a book, in which case those pages should be children of the book's TOC page.
How to Indicate a Non-Oracle Contribution
When contributing a new page as a non-Oracle employee, be sure to use the following disclaimer at the top of your page:
{tip:title=Comms Community Contribution} This article has been received from the Comms Community. It has not yet been verified by Oracle. {tip}
How Confluence Keeps Track of Pages
All pages within one space have the same URL prefix, whether a child page or parent page. For example, if you create yourspace:page1, the URL becomes
If you create a page2 as a second page that is a child (nested page) of page1, the URL becomes
Why Does Confluence Use This Structure?
This structure is used by Confluence for a couple of reasons:
- The URL is "flat," enabling you to change the nesting without breaking URLs.
- Breadcrumbs, children macros, and other macros use the parent-child relationships and show the pages as a tree hierarchy, for example:
breadcrumb for yourspace:page1 will be Wikis Home > yourspace > page1 breadcrumb for yourspace:page2 will be Wikis Home > yourspace > page2
By using this hierarchy, you can organize your content into trees that are very easy for users to navigate.
- Page-level permissions (restrictions) apply to the page and all of its children, so if you set the permissions so that only Oracle employees can modify page1, the same rule automatically applies to page2.
- You can move a page and all of its children to a different space or under another page in the same space, making it easy to reorganize even big spaces.
- In the future, you should be able to set a watch on a page and all of its children.
How to Title Your Page
Be sure to work with the Communications Suite wiki administrators to title your page. Consistently naming pages helps users locate information. In some cases, the Communications Suite wiki administrators will have already created pages for content that has to be provided.
How to Use Labels
Confluence enables you to label, or tag, pages with keywords, which helps in categorizing information. (MediaWiki uses the term "category." Other wikis have similar functionality.) You can add labels to pages at any time by using the Labels EDIT link at the top of the page. Look at the list of labels before adding a new label to see if existing labels fit your needs. This wiki uses specific labels and combinations of labels to generate certain pages, so do not remove or change labels from pages.
See our Philosophy of Wiki Labels for guidelines of label usage.
Note: Apparently, you can perform complex label searches in Confluence. Though these searches are not extremely user friendly at the moment, you could type the following in the Search box:
label:( +global?solaris) AND label:( +global?security )
This search returns a list of all the pages tagged with both "solaris" and "security" labels.
Confluence provides a way to view all labels in space. Here are all the labels used by the CommSuite space:
The bigger the text, the more the label is used. From this page, you can click a label to view all pages tagged with that label.
How to Monitor Wiki Changes
Two ways exist to monitor changes to the wiki and have the wiki send you email notifying you of those changes. You need to log in to perform the following two procedures.
- To monitor the entire wiki space:
- Click Space.
- Click Advanced.
- Click Start watching this space.
- To make sure that you receive notifications of pages that you change, do the following:
- Edit your profile.
- Select Email Preferences.
- Click the Notify on my actions checkbox.
How to Add Jump Lists
Jump lists are mini-TOCs that you can insert into a wiki page. Use the following macros to generate top-level and section-level jump lists. You have to use the toc-zone macro for section-level macros:
h1. Title This document summarizes the following: {toc:minLevel=2|maxLevel=2} <-- This gathers all your h2s at the top. h2. Topic 1 This section discusses the following: {toc-zone:minLevel=3|maxLevel=3|location=top|type=list} h3. Subtopic 1-1 h3. Subtopic 1-2 {toc-zone} <-- The pair of toc-zones defines the section you want the macro to work on. h2. Topic 2 This section discusses the following: {toc-zone:minLevel=3|maxLevel=3|location=top|type=list} h3. Subtopic 2-1 h3. Subtopic 2-2 {toc-zone} <-- A new pair of toc-zones defines a new target section for the macro.
If you add a new topic but do not see it in the jump list, make sure you check the following:
How to Add an Attachment
A centralized page contains all the attachments on this wiki space. Use the Communications Suite Attachments page to upload an attachment to the Comms wiki.
To reference an image from the Communications Suite Attachments page, use this syntax:
!CommSuite:Communications Suite Attachments^image.gif|alt="alt text"!
Be sure to add alt text for the wiki for Section 508.
How to Remove an Attachment
To delete an attachment, you require Remove Attachments permission, which is assigned by a space administrator from the Space Administration screens. See Space permissions or contact a space administrator for more information.
To delete an attachment:
- Go to the Communications Suite Attachments page.
- Click the Tools drop-down menu and select Attachments.
This selection displays a list of the attachments in the page.
- Click the Remove link beside the attachment you want to delete.
- Click OK to confirm your action.
How to Subscribe to RSS Feeds
Note: You need an RSS-enabled browser to subscribe to RSS feeds.
- Make sure you are in the CommSuite wiki space.
- Click Browse Space.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Click RSS Feeds under the Subscribe heading.
- Choose the RSS feeds you want to subscribe to, for example, Pages.
The Subscribe window appears.
- Choose how you want to subscribe to the feed or feeds and click Subscribe Now.
- Choose the folder in which you want to receive the RSS feeds.
Choosing a Browser
It appears that wikis.oracle.com supports all of the usual browser choices. However, users have reported some problems with Mozilla when editing content, not when viewing it. Recommendation: Use Firefox when editing content.


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Weekend Visitors
Weekend visitors of Larry and Sue Urban of rural St. Peter were Keri, Elijah and Emma Latin of Chase, Mich., and Michelle, Tyson, Haley and Landon Urban of Ft. Wayne, Ind.
McKendree University
Chelsy Durbin of St. Elmo was named to the dean's list for the fall 2010 semester at McKendree University in Lebanon.
Durbin, a 2008 graduate of St. Elmo High School, is the daughter of Charlie and Nancy Durbin.
Monday, Feb. 28 – Choice of cereal, toast and jelly.
Tuesday, March 1 – Breakfast bagel.
Wednesday, March 2 – Choice of cereal, blueberry muffin.
Thursday, March 3 – Scrambled eggs, sausage links, toast and jelly.
Friday, March 4 – Breakfast to go.
•Milk and juice or fruit offered daily.
Monday, Feb. 28 – Pork fritter on bun, hash brown pattie, fruit and milk.
The New Approach Alternative High School for Bond and Fayette counties students announces honor roll for the second quarter.
The following students have maintained a "B" average or better for the term: Keli Atwood, Kayla Bell, Jon Cripe, Lucrisha Eddy, Breauna Harrison, Darlene Knolhoff, Tina Larson, Devin Manning, Sara McGee, Jacklyn Pearson, Will Smith, Sheyanne Stevens, Samnatha Sullens, Marina Tate, Cheyenne Tinker, Jordan Tiner, Jessica Wright, Dustin Wuehler and Carter Wynne.
Rummage sale this Saturday at FUMC
A rummage sale will be held this Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Vandalia.
Sponsored by the United Methodist Women, the sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Wesley Hall, in the lower level of the church. Enter from the back door of the church, which is located at 127 N. Fourth St.
For more information, call the church at 283-3684.
Handbell registration deadline Saturday
The following is an excellent blog recently posted by Jim Daly, president and CEO of Focus on the Family. Every parent needs to read this.
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Delaney Elizabeth Levanti
Lucas and Jessica Levanti of West Frankfort are the parents of a girl born at 5:17 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
Earl Hovious
A card shower has been requested for Earl Hovious of Brownstown who will celebrate his 89th birthday on Thursday, March 3.
Cards may be sent to him at: P.O. Box 57, Brownstown, Ill. 62418.
Rodes and Beverly Hood of Vandalia will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, Feb. 25.
Rodes and the former Beverly Brown were married on Feb. 25, 1961, at the First Baptist Church in Bowling Green, Mo.
He is the son of the late C. Rodes and Maurine Hood of Bowling Green, Mo., and she is the daughter of the late William and Fay Brown of Whiteside, Mo.
Layne and Brenda Mayfield of Vandalia will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on Monday, Feb. 28.
Layne and the former Brenda Duckworth were married on Feb. 28, 1986, at United Methodist Church in Mulberry Grove.
Their attendants were Vicky Huber, sister of the bride, and Kevin Griffin, friend of the groom.
They are the parents of one son, Marion, who is currently stationed in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor Naval Base. Layne and Brenda visited him in December in honor of their anniversary.
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