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Bob Cavnar: BP's Fishing Folly is a Complete Failure
Admiral Allen announced today that BP's fishing job being undertaken on their Mississippi Canyon Block 252 well has been called off due to total failure. You'll recall that I disagreed with the procedure when it was announced on the 21st, believing it was unwise and risky. After now attempting to fish out the drill pipe (actually 3 pieces) for several days, they have called off the job after completely failing at achieving their goal. Previously, Adm. Allen had said that they wanted to get all the drill pipe out before pulling the BOP (which I also think is unwise), and replacing it with the BOP from the DDII before completing the relief well.
Now, after being treated to a remarkable demonstration of the capabilities of downhole cameras the last couple of nights, we at least know what's inside the BOP, the general condition of the rams, and also that even brand new capping stack rams are subject to getting jammed by hydrates. Two nights ago, they couldn't get the rams on the capping stack open and had to de-hydrate them with methanol and glycol before they would work. Not comforting. After multiple camera runs, pumping more methanol and glycol, and a few failed fishing tool runs, they've thrown in the towel. However, take heart. They're going to pull the damn BOP anyway. That's right, they're going to pull the BOP anyway. What's amazing is that they're pulling it with an estimated 3,000 feet of drill pipe hanging in a set of rams, as well as two other smaller pieces in the stack and God knows what else. Admiral Allen said they're setting an overpull limit of 80,000 pounds over stack weight to pull it free, worried that more would dislodge the casing hanger and packoff that are supposedly in the casing hanger. They couldn't get the camera in that far down, but they still continue to assume that all that is somehow still in place after the well blowing out and flowing for 87 days, probably right through where they say the packoff is set. Not likely. Allen says they're going to actually try to pull the drill pipe, still hung in the rams and then, while suspending the BOP above the casinghead, cut the drill pipe with ROVs and drop it back in the well.
Probability of success of getting that done? Almost zero. First, it will be a miracle if they can get the Cameron DWHC hydraulic wellhead connector at the bottom of the BOP unlatched after all it's been through, even though it is designed to release without over pull. It's just been there a long time under severe stress, and don't forget the torque it suffered as the rig fell, dragging all that riser down with it. It's unlikely it will just unlatch and lift off. Second, if the casing is collapsed at, or just below the casing hanger, then pulling the drill pipe enough to get an ROV under there to cut it will be tricky, if not impossible, and likelihood of it slipping out of the rams while doing that damn likely. All of this will be done with the well open to the world, and it's very possible for them to get in a catch 22; can't pick it up, can't set it back down, can't cut the drill pipe. If the pipe slips out, which is likely, then they could have 20 or 30 feet of damaged drill pipe waving around above the casinghead that will somehow have to be removed.
I know I keep saying it, but what the hell are they doing? I keep thinking these guys, whether it's Chu or BP, have some really smart folks advising them, but so far, I've witnessed scant evidence of that. In the presser today Adm Allen said they're using "an abundance of caution". All I can say is that this is an abundance of something, but caution ain't one of them.
We'll be watching.
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This article was originally published on The Daily Hurricane.
Bob Cavnar's book on the Gulf oil spill, Disaster on the Horizon, will be available in October.


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New Zealand farm sales have fallen for the third consecutive month and are down 10 per cent compared to last year, according to figures out today.
The Real Estate Institute of NZ (REINZ) said there were 30 fewer farm sales in the three months ended October 2012 than in the same period last year.
A total of 256 farms were sold over the three-months, compared with 269 in the three months to September, and 318 in the three months to August.
Numbers are up on a yearly basis though, with a total of 1,410 farms sold in the year to October 2012, which is 28.6 per cent more than the previous year, the REINZ data showed.
The drop in sales last month was more a reflection of the timing of sales at the start of spring than a sign of any particular trend, said REINZ spokesman Brian Peacocke.
"Based on the levels of activity in October we would expect a lift in sales in November as properties go unconditional.
"Levels of listings are generally good, although several regions report insufficient stocks of good sheep and beef properties to meet buyer demand."
Dairy farms stocks are currently higher than demand in some areas, he said.
The median price per hectare for all farms sold in the three months to October rose 10.1 per cent compared to the previous three months, from $18,041 to $19,872.
Compared to October 2011, the median price per hectare increased by 5.3 per cent.
The REINZ All Farm Price Index rose by 5.3 per cent compared to September, from 2,708.97 to 2,852.46.
Compared to October 2011, the index increased by 6 per cent.
Only three regions saw an increase in sales compared to September, led by Nelson with three more.
Grazing properties accounted for the majority of sales, making up 50.4 per cent of total sales over the three months.
- By Ben Chapman-Smith of Herald Online


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Royce & Associates has reported a position of 1.8 million shares in Sun Hydraulics (SNHY), an industrial equipment company specializing in cartridge valves. It has a market capitalization of about $710 million and trades almost 60,000 shares daily at $27.50 apiece with well over $1 million in daily dollar volume. The fund, managed by Chuck Royce, tends to invest in small- and mid-cap stocks, even if it means taking a larger stake. Royce's position has increased since the end of September, up from 1.6 million shares at this time last year.
In the third quarter of 2012, Sun Hydraulics experienced an 8% decline in revenue compared to the same period in 2011. There was very little change to costs -- selling, general and administrative expenses actually increased -- the result being a 22% drop in earnings. Both of these figures reversed trends from the first half of the year, when the company reported growth on both top and bottom lines. Looking at the company's geographic segments, the primary culprit for the decline was international operations (including both Europe and Korea), though U.S. operating income was also down by 9%. Combining results from the third quarter and the first two quarters of the year, sales and net income were about flat in the first nine months of 2012 vs. a year earlier. We'd conclude that Sun Hydraulics is, at best stable, and possibly beginning to see a decline in business....360 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Boston Migraine and Contraception Study (BMAC)
This study has been completed.
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Brigham and Women's Hospital
American Headache Society
Society of Family Planning
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: October 6, 2010
Last updated: May 8, 2012
Last verified: May 2012
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The objectives of this prospective, descriptive study are to:
- generate estimates of the incidence, prevalence, persistence, clinical impact and attributable risk of migraine due to hormonal contraception (HC) use; and
- identify predictive factors for clinically significant changes in headache attributable to HC use.
The investigators hypothesize that:
- Most women with pre-existing migraine will have no significant change from baseline headache frequency or clinical impact attributable to HC at 3 months following initiation; a minority will report clinically significant worsening or improvement
- The incidence of headache and migraine in HC users will not be significantly different from their incidence in NHC users
- There will be identifiable risk factors for development or worsening of headache/migraine in the minority of HC users where that occurs.
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|The Boston Migraine and Contraception Study
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Birth Control Headache MigraineU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Proportion of days with headache [ Time Frame: 84 days ]Our primary outcome is the change in the proportion of headache days over 84 days, adjusted for baseline headache frequency
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Averages for percentage of headache days/28 days [ Time Frame: 84 days ]Our secondary outcome will compare averages for the percentage of headache days/28 days for the days 1-28, days 29-56 and days 57-84, adjusted for baseline frequency
|Study Start Date:
|October 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arm 1: Combined contraceptive
Initiating an estrogen/progesterone contraceptive
Arm 2: Progesterone only contraceptive
Initiating a progesterone-only contraceptive
Arm 3 (control): Non-hormonal contraceptive
Initiating or using non-hormonal contraception or not using contraception
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Health female adults, patients of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Inclusion Criteria:
- Proficiency in English
- Medically eligible for her chosen form of contraception per standard PPLM clinic protocol
- (For Study Arm A) Desire initiation of an estrogen/progesterone contraceptive method at time of clinic presentation and evaluation
- (For Study Arm B) Desire initiation of a progesterone only contraceptive method at time of clinic presentation and evaluation
- (For Control Arm) Initiating a non-hormonal contraceptive, or not initiating any contraceptive method
- (For Control Arm) Stated intention of not initiating any hormonal contraception over the 3 month study period
- Agreeing to study procedures
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to speak and read English
- (For Control Arm) Use of hormonal contraceptive in the past 3 months
- (For Control Arm) Been pregnant in the past 3 months
- States an intention to discontinue use of their newly initiated contraceptive (or lack of contraceptive) before the end of the 3 month study period
- Unwilling or unable to comply with study follow-up procedures
- Inability to give informed consent
- Previous participation in this study
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01216358
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01216358
|United States, Massachusetts
|Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
Sponsors and Collaborators
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Brigham and Women's Hospital
American Headache Society
Society of Family Planning
|Principal Investigator:
|Principal Investigator, MD
|Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
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Keywords provided by Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01216358 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 6, 2010
|Last Updated:
|May 8, 2012
Keywords provided by Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Contraceptive Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
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A Pre-Cellular Therapy Observational Study in Early Huntington's Disease (PRE-CELL)
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This observational study will establish a clinical baseline and measure changes over time in movement, thinking, behavior, brain imaging, blood and spinal fluid markers in subjects with early stage Huntington's disease. Participants enrolled in this study may be eligible to participate in a future planned study of stem cell therapy for Huntington's Disease (HD).
In-person study visits occur at screening, baseline, and every 6 months thereafter for a minimum of 12 months, with interim phone call assessments.
|Huntington Disease
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|A Pre-Cellular Therapy Observational Study in Early Huntington's Disease
- Rate of change from baseline in white matter volume on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scan. [ Time Frame: Baseline and 12 or 18 months ]
- Rate of change from baseline on the UHDRS total motor score [ Time Frame: Baseline and 12 or 18 months ]
- Rate of change from baseline on the Total Functional Capacity score [ Time Frame: Baseline and 12 or 18 months ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
Safety labs: Complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic panel, international normalized ration, partial thromboplastic time, thyroid stimulating hormone, urinalysis, HIV screen.
Biomarkers: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and Plasma, BDNF related and Huntington's Disease (HD) specific gene transcription markers in CSF and blood, Small molecule markers of HD in CSF and plasma
|Study Start Date:
|August 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men or women age 18 and older, English speaking, able to give informed consent and comply with study procedures.
- HD diagnosis confirmed with genetic testing demonstrating CAG trinucleotide repeat length (CAGn) greater than 37
- Early stage HD with Total Functional Capacity (TFC) score of 9-13
- Demonstrable motor signs with a Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) diagnostic confidence level of 4
- Must have a caregiver or informant able to give feedback about the participant and willing to report observations about subject on standardized forms.
- Subjects of child bearing potential must agree to adequate birth control measures including intrauterine device, hormone therapy, hormone rings or barrier methods including foams/gels AND condoms.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Very early disease without demonstrable motor signs (diagnostic confidence level < 4)
- Significant cognitive impairment or dementia as defined by Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score < 12.
- Moderate or advanced disease with TFC < 9
- Concurrent active unstable psychiatric disease including history of suicide attempts within the last year, major personality or psychiatric disorders.
- History of concurrent serious medical illness such as HIV or current anti-retroviral treatment, cancer, major cardiac, pulmonary, immunological or other organ disease.
- History of coagulopathy, bleeding disorder, or concurrent use of blood thinners.
- History of brain tumor, serious traumatic brain injury with coma, or history of brain surgery.
- Any comorbid condition that presents an unacceptable health risk to the patient in the investigator's view
- Clinically significant laboratory test abnormalities, including full blood count, chemistry panel, liver function tests, Prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (PT/INR), lipid panel, electrocardiogram (EKG), or chest x-ray as judged by the investigator.
- Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with safety or adherence to study requirements.
- History or documentation of contraindication for MRI brain scan, including the presence of pacemaker, neurostimulator, aneurysm clips, artificial heart valves, cochlear implants, metal fragments in the eyes, orbits or skin or any other known contraindication to MRI.
- Any significant MRI brain scan findings other than those characteristic of HD.
- Any contraindications to surgery or to the use of general anesthesia, including allergy.
- History of use of any investigational agent within 60 days prior to enrollment
- History of current or previous gene therapy or stem cell therapy.
- History of previous or current treatment with cytokines
- History of sensitivity to ganciclovir.
- Pregnant and/or lactating women
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01937923
|United States, California
|UC Davis Medical Center, Clinical Research Center
|Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
|Principal Investigator:
|Vicki Wheelock, MD
|University of California, Davis
|Responsible Party:
|University of California, Davis
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01937923 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
DR2A-05415 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: CIRM )
|Study First Received:
|August 26, 2013
|Last Updated:
|October 28, 2016
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Huntington Disease
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Movement Disorders
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Cognition Disorders
Neurocognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
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text: Show Hide image Politics 7 June 2012 Centrica and Statoil extend gas exploration partnership Good news for British companies, says David Cameron. Sign up for our weekly email * Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, and the Norwegian oil and gas explorer Statoil have extended their gas exploration memorandum of understanding, signed in November 2011, until June 2013. The memorandum, which has already resulted in the companies bidding jointly in the 27th UK North Sea licensing round, was signed to cement collaboration on gas-focused exploration opportunities in Norway and the UK. In 2011, Centrica signed a ten-year gas supply agreement worth £13bn with Statoil, which secures sufficient gas to meet around 5 per cent of total UK annual demand and caters for around 3.5 million homes. Centrica also recently completed a £1bn acquisition from Statoil of a package entailing the production and development of oil and gas assets in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, increasing its reserves by 29 per cent. Sam Laidlaw, chief executive of Centrica, said: Centrica's relationship with Statoil is vital for UK energy security as it brings together one of the world's largest gas markets with one of the world's largest gas exporters. Today's announcement deepens this relationship and we look forward to working further with Statoil to explore untapped resources across the UK and Norway. The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, said: I'm delighted that Centrica and Statoil are going to continue their successful gas exploration together in Norway and the UK. Gas plays a central role in powering our economy, and today's agreement will ensure that British companies are at the forefront of discovering new energy sources, helping to secure diverse energy supplies well into the future. Subscribe from just £1 per issue More


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Minnetonka principal Adney supported by many on fashion statement
by Don Heinzman, ECM/Sun Columnist — When Minnetonka High School Principal David Adney sent parents a notice about what high school girls were wearing to school last fall, he never thought it would become a national news story.
National media reported the email Adney sent to parents in October when girls started to wear fashionable trendy tight fitting leggings and shorter tops to school.
His most memorable quote to the Minneapolis Star and Tribune was: "Cover your butts up … We are seeing too much."
Adney says the call for modesty got the attention of parents and students.
Ninety-nine percent of the parents who sent emails from all over the country agreed with Adney and commended him for bringing the matter out into the open. He even received a message from a principal in Australia.
The reaction through the social media surprised Adney. He wasn't looking for attention; he merely wanted to remove any distractions in order to make a better learning environment for his students.
Actually, female students and female teachers had first complained to him about the trendy clothes the girls were wearing.
Students for the most part accepted the dress code enforcement and now the girls are wearing appropriate attire.
Adney says he isn't trying to take their fashion individuality away.
Would the learning atmosphere be better if the students wore uniforms?
Adney says there's no research that shows students who wear uniforms do better in school.
Christi Seiple-Cold disagrees. She is director of the International School of Minnesota, bordering Minnetonka, where the students wear burgundy and gray uniforms. She says there are a lot of studies that conclude kids do better in classes when they wear uniforms.
"Students worry more about their studies and not about what they are wearing," she said. "They are less competitive and more cooperative."
Every fall, Adney sends a letter to parents telling them to buy school clothes for their students, not "summer" clothes.
This holiday season parents should keep Adney's message in mind when they buy school clothes as gifts — school clothes, not summer clothes.
Don Heinzman is an editorial writer and columnist for ECM/Sun Newspapers.


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If LaRoche sits in Baltimore, Zim to play first
WASHINGTON -- American League teams are forced to adjust during Interleague Play at National League parks due to the lack of designated hitter.
That remained the case in Washington on Monday night for the series opener between the Nationals and Orioles at Nationals Park. Baltimore was forced to sit Steve Pearce, who is batting .326 with 10 home runs this season, to keep both Nelson Cruz and Chris Davis in the lineup. Cruz started in left field while Davis played first base.
Meanwhile, when the Nationals travel to Baltimore for the final two games of the four-game, home-and-home series, they'll face the opposite situation as the Orioles with the ability to start an extra hitter.
Manager Matt Williams said there are a number of possibilities for those two games at Camden Yards on Wednesday and Thursday regarding his lineup as well as players getting rest. Williams said Ryan Zimmerman, Jayson Werth or Adam LaRoche could all get days off in Baltimore. In the case that LaRoche sits, Williams said Zimmerman would move to first base, where he's started once this season.
"We have to look at the next couple of days and how we come out of it," Williams said. "We'll just have to see how it goes in the next couple [games]."
Daniel Popper is an associate reporter for MLB.com. He also can be found on Twitter @danielrpopper. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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So far, pot smokers are not trudging west to inhale the benefits of legal marijuana in Colorado.
A pot smoking club opened in Denver for Super Bowl Sunday, where people could bring their own stash, light up, watch the game and eat snacks. Club 64 opens on special occasions at 2549 Welton St.
In November, Colorado voters legalized pot smoking as well as the possession of an ounce or less, and legalized growing three plants in a persons home.
The state legislature is working on the finer regulations of retail shops, discussing taxes and licenses. Lawmakers have until July 1 to create regulations for recreational pot stores. It will be next January before the state issues licenses for businesses.
Meanwhile, local governments can choose to prohibit marijuana parlors as well as cultivation, manufacturing and testing facilities, under the new law.
But Club 64 is open anyway, leading a cutting edge of pot smoking parlors. Owner Robert J. Corry, Jr., said the company is pleased to advance the constitutional rights that Colorado voters wisely extended to us.
Corry told the Aspen Daily News that customers have an historic opportunity to consume cannabis in a safe and enjoyable environment, enjoying the company of a diverse crowd who loves freedom.
Prohibition only ends once, he said. Now is the time to celebrate.
Those who attend our parties will have stories to tell their grandchildren. Those who miss the parties miss out on history, he said.
Patrons at Club 64 paid $30 for a one-year membership, plus a $10 cover charge to get in on Super Bowl Sunday.
Other pioneer pot parlors are the Front Tea & Art Shop in Boulder and the Freaky Emporium in Brush, 90 miles east of Denver.
The Freaky Emporium opened last fall and started inviting people age 21 and over to partake in the personal use of marijuana. But the new law prohibits public smoking, and that restriction was used to close the place down, according to a report in the Boulder Daily Camera newspaper.
In Boulder, the Front Tea & Art Shop continues to operate. Customers can smoke their own there, but only in vaporizers. That way they dont conflict with the states indoor ban on smoking.
Attorneys for pot clubs think they can challenge the state's ban on indoor smoking, when it comes to pot, because the indoor clean act expressly refers to tobacco, but not marijuana.
Boulder city officials are considering a ban on pot smoking, but if they do, Boulder attorney Jeffrey Gard, who represents a number of medical marijuana dispensary owners, said a legal challenge will ensue, the Daily Camera reported.
Westminster has already banned retail shops. Steamboat Springs and Lafayette are considering bans.
Nearer Nebraska, there has been discussion among business owners in the Sterling area about opening a new marijuana smoking parlor, but no one seems to be doing anything actively, according to the Logan County Chamber of Commerce.
The Logan County commissioners are expected to decide if a parlor will be allowed locally, or if they should be banned by a local ordinance.
Sterling is 140 miles west of North Platte on the Interstate.
In Sedgwick, 93 miles west of North Platte, a medical marijuana dispensary is opening in a couple weeks.
The dispensary is Dacono Meds. It would be the second medical dispensary for owner Brad Hensen, according to Chelsey Kizer of the Julesburg Advocate newspaper. Hensens first shop is in Dacono, in the Boulder-Ft. Collins area.
But that shop was closed Dec. 31 by the Dacono city council, Hensen told the Bulletin, along with two other medical marijuana dispensaries -- MaryJane's Medicinal and Green Medicals. The council was divided. They voted 4-3 and set a special election.
Residents will vote May 7 to decide if the dispensaries can re-open.
Hensen said the dispensaries generate thousands of dollars each year in sales taxes for local communities. He is looking forward to opening in Sedgwick in a couple weeks, when state and local permits are in place.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper insists he will take steps to ensure that residents of the 48 states where marijuana remains illegal, such as Nebraska, wont be making constant runs to the border to refresh their supplies.
It remains to be seen just what those steps will be.
The federal government holds an axe over the entire process because national laws prohibit the use of marijuana, which effectively prevents banks from working with marijuana businesses.
But it would be a huge job for federal law officers to police Colorado, plus there would be conflicts over jurisdictions.
When Colorado legalized medical marijuana a decade ago, cameras were installed in dispensaries that officials said would be hooked to the Internet, so auditors could check the comings and goings there anytime day or night, but the cameras have not been used and are not working, according to a Denver Post report. The cameras are now considered financially and practically unfeasible, a state marijuana enforcement spokeswoman told the Denver Post recently.
While lawyers and lawmakers wrangle with how to implement legalization, pot dealers and smokers are eager to get going. Craigslist ads claim to be giving away marijuana, but with a twist to get away from the legal prohibition on the sale of marijuana. People seeking marijuana pay only for the delivery, or they sponsor something or they make a donation.
One ad offered free medical marijuana at Buds Worm Farm. The ad said people cannot legally buy pot at this time, but he would give it away for sponsorship of his red wiggler worms. Sponsor 100 worms and get an eighth-ounce of pot, a CBS television station in Denver reported.
A spokesperson for the Colorado Department of Revenue said the ads didnt appear to have come from current medical marijuana providers.
This report was first published Feb. 6 in the print edition of the North Platte Bulletin.
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From Red Army to Al Qaeda: Terror and Postwar Japan
By Yuka Hayashi and Miho Inada
With the confirmation of the death of seven Japanese citizens, the hostage crisis in the remote desert of Algeria has become one of the worst incidents of terror or kidnapping involving Japanese nationals in years. Three others are still unaccounted for, according to the government and JGC, the Yokohama engineering company that employed all the Japanese workers at the gas plant. The Algerian government said 37 foreigners died altogether during the siege.
Postwar Japan has, by and large, been insulated from the type of terror that has afflicted the U.S. and Europe. In recent history, the crisis that resulted in the largest number of Japanese casualties was the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New York. On that day, 24 Japanese citizens died, including a number of bank employees working at World Trade Center offices.
Here's a brief history of such incidents:
Sept. 28, 1977: Five members of Japanese Red Army hijack Japan Airlines plane in Indian airspace with 156 people aboard. All hostages released after Japanese prime minister accepts demands for $6 million and release of imprisoned comrades, illustrating Tokyo's preference for negotiation.
Aug. 2, 1990: Baghdad starts detaining Japanese and Westerners to deter U.S.-led attacks after invasion of Kuwait. Former pro wrestler and member of Japan's parliament Antonio Inoki helps negotiate release of all 41 Japanese "human shields" through talks with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
May 4, 1993: A Japanese policeman becomes first Japanese dispatched by Tokyo for a U.N.-led peacekeeping operation to lose life. A month before the attack by armed group in Cambodia, a Japanese volunteer is shot dead ahead of U.N.-supervised general election.
Dec. 17, 1996: Revolutionary militant group storms Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, taking hundreds of hostages including 24 Japanese, releasing some later. All Japanese survive after Peruvian special forces storm building in April after extended siege, but one Peruvian hostage dies.
Nov. 17, 1997: Egyptian militants kill over 60 people, including 10 Japanese tourists, at a temple in Luxor, Egypt.
Aug. 23, 1999: Four Japanese geologists and their interpreters kidnapped by radical Uzbek Islamists in southern hills of Kyrgyzstan. All freed two months later after Kyrgyz government mediation.
Sept. 11, 2001: 24 Japanese die in Al Qaeda terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 in U.S. Twelve were employees of major Japanese bank with office in World Trade Center.
Nov. 29, 2003: Two Japanese diplomats shot dead in northern Iraq in what Tokyo described as a terrorist attack.
Apr. 8, 2004: Islamist gunmen kidnap three Japanese civilians in Iraq, demanding Tokyo pull out troops from non-combat mission. Tokyo rejects demand, but all three freed several days later after negotiations through local Islamic group.
Oct. 26, 2004: Japanese backpacker kidnapped in Iraq on or close to this date by Islamic militant group demanding Japan withdraw troops from Iraq. He is beheaded a few days later after Tokyo rejects demand and negotiations fail.
Jan. 16, 2013: Suspected Islamist gunmen take more than 100 foreign hostages at Algerian gas plant including at least 17 Japanese employees of engineering company JGC Corp. Algeria said 37 foreign hostages died. Seven Japanese confirmed dead, three still missing.


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American Outdoor Grill (AOG) 24 Inch Gas Grill
American Outdoor Grill (AOG) 24 Inch Gas Grill
American Outdoor Grills, aka AOG, was introduced in 2004 by Fire Magic to provide an entry level product line and compliment for their luxury flagship models. Fire Magic makes some of the finest and most expensive grills available which explains why their "entry level" AOG grills sell in the range of most other manufacturer's premium models. Priced just above Weber's Summit series, AOG possesses the solid, high quality 304 stainless steel construction, powerful performance and sleek look of Fire Magic at a fraction of the cost.
Comparing AOG to Fire Magic is like comparing Mercedes Benz to Rolls Royce. One is exceptional; the other is magnificent. For example, although AOG doesn't have the heavy cast stainless E-burners of Fire Magic that can blast past 1000 F, it has 304 stainless tube U-burners that reach searing temps over 800 F. Everything is just slightly scaled back.
AOG U-burners provide an excellent temperature range and even heat. Unlike straight tube burners, U-burners add a U-shaped tube that spreads the flame across the firebox. Large, stainless flavor bars blanket the upper firebox to further diffuse heat for even cooking. You can drop charcoal and wood chips onto the big flavor bars for a whiff of smoke on thin meats with short cook times.
These grills are beautiful with solid construction and double wall hoods. Stainless steel rod cooking grids come on all models. All have push button electronic ignition. The tapered firebox bottom funnels drippings into a small, slide-out drawer accessed from the front control panel and equipped with a disposable aluminum tray.
AOG grill heads are 24", 30" and 36". They may be ordered as drop-ins, on posts or on free standing double door carts with casters. We caution buyers to carefully consider permanent installations and prefer freestanding models that can easily be changed or moved. Tod Corrin, SVP of parent company RH Peterson, tells us most AOG buyers want freestanding models, whereas Fire Magic owners prefer installations.
Drop-ins and pedestals are set up for natural gas while freestanding models use propane. Pedestals can have a base that bolts onto concrete, or a plain post to be set in concrete. They include a three hour safety timer that automatically shuts gas off. This feature may be retrofitted on any AOG model. All models may be ordered with or without 12,000 BTU side burners, 25,000 BTU double side burners, 16,000 BTU infrared burners, rotisseries with 10,000 BTU back burners and warming racks. AOG also offers a variety of doors and drawers and two pre-fabricated islands.
Fifteen year warranty on U-burners, ten years on all other parts except ignition, flavor bars and accessories which carry a one year warranty. Made in the USA by RH Peterson.
$2,500 Manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP), actual price may vary.
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Propane Gas
Natural Gas Capable
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414 square inches ( about 20 burgers )
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Manufacturer claims that all or practically all of this device is made in the USA
Heat Flux:
77. Heat Flux is the BTU per square inch and is a more useful measure of how much heat a grill delivers than BTU alone.
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Not only is he stupid enough to smoke weed in his car, he owns a Porsche Panamera, the ugliest car Porsche has ever made.
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Not only is he stupid enough to smoke weed in his car, he owns a Porsche Panamera, the ugliest car Porsche has ever made.
Well at least he was keeping a low profile. Nothing about expensive sports car parked at a "burner" wireless phone store suggests anything abnormal at all. "The Wire" called and wants it's plot back. They didn't even need Bubbles to run a hat scam on him.According to reports, Williams' night went to hell when an officer on a routine patrol claims he smelled marijuana coming from a Porsche Panamera which was parked near a Cricket wireless store.
No he's not ignorant/ b/c "Ignorance can be corrected while stpidity is forever".
Saw a sign that said that and always thought it was apropos.
Shawne Williams seems like a prime example of a person who couldn't escape people from his past.
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
The hell with the "people from his past" bunch of BS! It is his fault, not theirs!
These excuses just drive me crazy!
I agree. He has to be held accountable, but it sounds like he has a lot of people trying to drag him down as well. I doubt he wanted his life to end up this way. It's definetly his fault he is in this position.
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
I'm not sure why we refuse to draft PGs. If you don't count Jerryd Bayless (who isn't a real PG, and later got traded for Jack, another non-PG who left after one year anyway), we haven't drafted a PG in the 1st round since Travis Best! 17 years and counting.
Sorry to go off on a tangent. Its a bit of a sore spot.
he was gona deliver the blunt? lol
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2013/02/26/nba-sh...#ixzz2M9ielymuEX-NBA STAR SHAWNE WILLIAMS
The Weed Was Mine!
Ex-NBA player Shawne Williams has pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance following his December arrest ... when cops busted him for smoking a blunt inside his Porsche.
As TMZ previously reported ... Williams was popped in a parking lot in Tennessee after a cop said he smelled weed coming from inside Williams' Panamera. Williams reportedly confessed to the officer that he had weed and codeine (cough syrup) in his car.
Following the arrest, Williams was charged with possession of a controlled substance (for the weed) and possession with intent to sell (for the codeine).
Williams pled guilty to weed possession today and was sentenced to one day in jail and a $500 fine. He was given credit for time served and has already paid the fee.
The codeine charge was dropped after the passenger in Williams' car claimed it was his ... not Williams'.
The lesson: always have a friend around to share the blame.
NBA Star?
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
All people are born ignorant.
1 billion Internet points for you sir
Also, I meant no ill will by the correction, it's just a pretty common mistake that probably bugs me more than the common person.
Notice his nickname wasn't "Born Knowledgeable!"
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It's a shame because this guy had at least enough talent to be a solid rotational player in this league. Another waste of talent.
honestly the more shocking thing here is that someone refered to him as a star...


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Topic: Chemo after surgery with crazy CA 19-9
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Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Winston-Salem Downtown
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Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
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Re: Can I not catch a break?
Thanks everyone. Sorry I have not been around to catch up. Since it is now 2 weeks since i have been able to eat and I have dropped 16 pounds now, we made a family decision to get me back to sweden and my doctors there. I will leave today and get back to my house the next morning. I will have a gp appointment on Friday to try to work out things enough that I will then sit on the toilet instead of hug it. My head doctor is away for two weeks, but is secretary informed us he is sneaking in on Monday so we will be there to pounce!
I am bummed on many levels. I havent had Christmas with my family in 4 years and it is so close, but I have to put my health first and figure out what is going on. Hopefully it is just my stomach is still not happy from the prilosec, but I need to kow for sure and I cannot afford to pay for it here. So
I am heading back to Sweden during the darkest and coldest part of the year and leaving behind 60 degree weather. The good news is I will be back with Hans and since my stomach is so upset there will be no forced eating of the various and wonderfully weird traditional Swedish Christmas fish dishes (it comes all ways...dried, pickled, rotten, dried and then soaked in water). Hallelujah. Free at last. God Almighty I am free at last. No weird fish! I have the perfect excuse.
So off to do my last minute Christmas shopping and packing. Thanks again everyone for your advice and support.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - University of North Carolina sophomore tailback Giovani Bernard has elected to forego his final two years of college eligibility and enter the 2013 NFL Draft.
A native of Boca Raton, Fla., Bernard is draft-eligible because he has been out of high school for three years. He redshirted in 2010 and earned first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors as a freshman in 2011.
This season, he repeated as a first-team all-conference selection at running back and was also named to the first team as a specialist.
Bernard led the league in rushing, scoring, all-purpose yards and punt return average. He rushed for 1,228 yards on 184 carries, finishing 11th in the nation with 122.8 yards per game.
Despite missing two games, he scored a league-best 19 touchdowns (12 rushing, five receiving, two on punt returns) and averaged 11.4 points per game to rank fifth in the nation.
Bernard finished fourth nationally with a single-season school record 198.1 all-purpose yards per game.
"I thoroughly enjoyed my three years in Chapel Hill and coming to UNC was one of the best decisions I've ever made," said Bernard. "I feel like the best decision for my future is to enter the NFL draft this year."
"I want to thank Coach Fedora, this coaching staff and the previous coaching staff for putting me in a position to succeed. I am on track to graduate and I plan on coming back to earn my degree in the Spring of 2014."
The nation's top punt returner, Bernard averaged 16.4 yards per return and scored two touchdowns. He had a memorable 74-yard punt return touchdown to win the NC State game and snap the Wolfpack's five-game winning streak in the series.
He was named the national player of the week for his performance against NC State.
"Gio is a special player and an even better person," said Fedora. "He flourished in our offense and was an outstanding leader for our program. After the season was over, we helped him gather as much information as possible so he and his family could make the best decision for his future."
"We support his decision and wish him nothing but success as he takes the next step in his football career. He is a tremendous ambassador for this program."
A highly-rated running back out of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Bernard redshirted in 2010 after tearing his ACL on the third day of preseason practice.
He bounced back to have a breakout season in 2011.
That year, he rushed for a UNC freshman record 1,253 yards and became the first Tar Heel to run for more than 1,000 yards since 1997.
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I think you offer West 3 yrs/24 million and hope that no team is going to go so far over that as to make it worth West to move. I would consider going 3 yrs/30 million, but I wouldn't be thrilled about it. I wouldn't give him a guaranteed 4th year under any circumstances right now. I would give him a team option though for a 4th year if that would make him feel better, especially if he is confident he will continue to play well.
If they were to shut this down. They would trade Roy and Danny and let West walk. Not resign Tyler and Augustin and let Hill and Paul be the only bright spot and lottery it up for a few seasons. Then when Hill and Paul are in their "prime" still they will have young lottery pieces to really challenge.
Its a 4 year window probably that will result in us losing George (inflated numbers on a lottery team), a botched lottery pick, and injuries. Or we can rearrange our bench and hope that Roy is in a slump, Danny can comeback, and George be a consistent scorer.
Either way we are at the start of this not the end. So quit trying to pitch that it is dooms day 1/4 of the way into the season. Get Real!!!!
I don't see who's lining up to give D West 4 years 40 plus million, maybe there is, I don't know. I think its like anything else, its not sign David West at all costs, but 3 years at 30 plus million sounds reasonable. His game isn't predicated on traditional athleticism, I could easily see him playing to that level through that contract. You can still take a run at Milsap and Josh Smith, but in a reasonable way. If someone is offering 4 years 50 million, let him go, but I don't see it. The other thing to consider is who fills his position.... So back to the point of primes, you waste Danny's prime by not having a viable PF or making him play PF, that will injure him. So ya, I guess we'll see what his market value is... I would have never dreamed Roy's was a max contract, so who knows.
Bad teams are always constantly rebuilding. Good teams are constantly reloading. The fan base is almost gone. Another rebuild will result in the Pacers playing elsewhere (Seattle?) ...
Great players primes are from about 26/27 to 34, regular player primes are from 26 to 30/31, Seth thinks everybody is in their prime on the Pacers, from the 22 years old guy to the 33 years old guy, I want to know what he is drinking.
There were a couple big differences between the 90's team and this team. The first is that the 90's team had the pieces to be able to slowly take over for the veterans as they aged. In 96-97, Jalen only averaged 18 minutes. By the third year of that 3 year run, he was leading the team in minutes. Missing the playoffs allowed the Pacers to take Croshere in the lottery, and by year 3 he was averaging double figures and playing 23 minutes a game. Best and Antonio were really solid bench players that were already there (of course Antonio left).
What is there on this team that can compare? There are some on this year's bench that are solid, but this bench doesn't have the future starters/key role players that were there in the 90's. That puts further pressure on the starters to keep up their play, unlike the 90's team where the starters were gracefully being given a lesser role (by that last year Jackson averaged 27 minutes per game, Smits 23.4, and McKey only 19.8).
The second is the difference in where the Pacers rank in salary. In 1999, keeping that core together had the Pacers at 3rd in the NBA in overall salary. With ownership not wanting to go above the luxury tax, there's no way they stay anywhere near 3rd in overall salary (they're in between 10th and 15th this year). With that in mind, they are going to need cheap players to not only supplement their core but allow them to slowly take over as parts of the core start to decline. And right now, the only cheap player they have with that kind of upside is really Lance (maybe Plumlee, but his upside is limited), and Lance only has 1 year left of being cheap after this year.
I'd love to build a team like the 90's. And unlike some, I think the main core has the ability like the 90's one did to do some damage right now. But this Pacers squad simply doesn't have some of the advantages the 90's one did. If the Pacers end up paying all 5 of their starters over the next year and a half, basically the only upgrades to the team will come from low 1st round draft picks and very low cost bench signings. And unless they get very lucky with one of those, that isn't going to have enough upside to offset any decline from the starters. Even if Lance does work out and becomes a great 6th man, the Pacers likely won't have the money to pay him after paying West, Granger, and George.
Yeah but Tyler still has like 10 years more in his prime why no keep him?.....
But I prefer reload with core players attached.
I'd have to say, who on the roster do you not "dislike" - and that includes players you think are OK but you don't like them due to their contracts? I seldom hear you say a positive thing about anyone that isn't tempered by something negative.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
If West is willing to resign for under $10M/yr, then yeah, I'd love for him to come back.
If there is a good deal that you can make for West, then I hope the Pacers take it. While I think he should be traded since his value is high, it doesn't mean I want him traded for any deal. I just don't see the Pacers making much noise this season, so get something of value while you can.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
I would caution the continual comparing to the 90 Pacers. There is no Reggie here. There is no Jax. There is no Dale. We have no Tony. And the NBA today is not the same. You might as well compare the Pacers to the Colts of the 80s. Cause it is a different game.
I don't want to be "picking" on you again, but why do you constantly feel the need to take someone's opinion and make it extreme?
That is NOT what Seth said.
He practically said the same exact thing as you, and you're purposefully misrepresenting what is said.
I find that I agree with vnzla81 a great deal of the time. One as to look at the players with a critical eye. I don't dislike any of them but I thought they should have moved Granger a few years ago when he still had some value. West is a stop gap player. There are a lot like him available. People are waiting for PG to become a star. I think he is a very good player but will never be a star. Hill is a very good player playing out of position and I like his game a lot. Lance is showing everyone that Bird was right all along and he may be the best chance of everyone we have to become a star player. Hibbert is way outperforming anything that people expected of him. He won't be a star but he will be a top five or six center for a long time. Everyone else on the roster is a journey man and it really doesn't matter if they are here or not. There are always players available to fill these spots. So, what you have is a small market team whose management is delighted to just see them make the playoffs and who have no plan or real desire to get a superstar. They might have had Harden as I said earlier. Houston didn't hesitate when a star became available even when they had a good player to put in that position. I see the Pacers being a mediocre playoff team for several years and then they will go through the rebuilding process all over again and take four to five years to get back to what they are now. ...
Come on man... Green and Young, but no Lance? What does he need to do for you to begin recognizing his existence? I align with you on most things basketball, but this thing you got going on with Lance is just weird to me.
Id say 'Prime" is 25 to 30. Definitely doesn't mean they cant be great after that point though.
It's no more guesswork than those that think DWest is chomping at the bit to stay. Why is your opinion more valid than those who feel differently than you?
That's a 2 way street. I guess your assumptions are more relevant and others who disagree with your view are just wrong.
Where are the Pacers going to get the money to re-sign Paul George since you didn't mention him?
Did he tell you what his opinion is? No, he just said your opinion is 100% baseless, and it is. There is no reason to believe West wants to leave.
His assumption is more relevant. You are making assumptions based on how Dwight Howard thinks and acts. He is making assumptions based on how West has acted and said in the past. For example he turned down the Celtics, who offered more guaranteed money, to come to the Pacers. It sure as hell wasn't because West hates money. Even though it is all just assumptions, at least he is making assumptions based on logic, and history. You are making assumption based on paranoia. That is the simple truth.
That's not true at all. I remember last March, he set a clean pick in multiple games in the same week.
Tyler's set literally dozens of clean picks during his time here.
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You know this how? Relative or friend of DWest? Clairvoyant? Crystal Ball? Yet, my opinion is baseless! Unless you know for a fact how DWest feels your statement is without merit.
Paranoia? WOW! I never mentioned Dwight Howard, talk about irrelevant tripe. How DWest felt prior doesn't mean 2 years later he won't change his mind. Things change in people's lives and their prioities change.
If you weren't paranoid you wouldn't be assuming he wants to leave. Yes people's opinion can change, but what he thought one year ago is more relevant then any assumption based on....well what is your opinion based on? No you didn't say anything about Dwight, I never said you did. I was making a comparison.
If West really doesn't want to come back then we need to get rid of him as soon as possible, but at this moment we do not know. The only people who can know are the Wests and the Pacers, not you, not me, not any of us. To make assumptions, and to hold onto those assumptions as strongly as you do is irrational. You are assuming your assumption is truth, and you are infallible. While it is possible you are right, at best you have a 33% chance of being right.
So please stop being so emotional, and taking things so personal. It just makes you look the fool.
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Lots electrons being spilled over Turner, but what about our frontcourt rotation? LaVoy is a PF/C, and we just added Bynum. I'd planned to write a post about playing Bynum at C and Mahinmi at PF, but now everything is even more crazy. The depth chart right now (pre-cuts):
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Greely Myatt's first exhibition was held when he was 10, in the toy section of Elmore's Five & Dime in Amory, MS. He's been making and exhibiting art ever since. Later this year he will add Beirut, Lebanaon, to his list of cities where he exhibits, when he shows more of the speaking imagery at The Running Horse Contemporary Art Space.
In February of 2011, Myatt was invited by Island Press at Washington University in St. Louis to be a guest artist. There he created a suite of 60x48" prints that follow his interest in cartoon speaking bubbles, as well as a boxed set of prints based loosely on H.C. Westerman's word/letter series.
In 2009 a twenty-year survey of Myatt's art was jointly exhibited at 10 art spaces, museums or galleries in Memphis. Earlier that year he was part of the Heartland exhibition that was first exhibited at the Van Abbemuseum in The Netherlands, then at the Smart Museum at the University of Chicago. In late 2011 Myatt was in Americanana at the Hunter College Art Gallery.
In a recent catalog essay, Leslie Luebbers, director of Art Museum of the University of Memphis, made this sage observation: "Myatt's point of departure has meandered from the South to the suburbs, from the vernacular of the rural roadside to the domestic Americana of antique malls and Pottery Barn. He has fashioned from found materials objects of homey resonance, including quilts, rag-rugs and cake stands, with Guston and Johns, Nancy and Sluggo and Myatt's grandmother peeking out from behind the conceptual curtains, their presence (and the artist's) betrayed by word balloon/clouds and other allusive devices."
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I don't even know what all that means, but it's a lot more impressive than anything appearing on my resume.
Hagelin is currently the director of the Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy, an Iowa-based organization he founded to "identify, scientifically evaluate, and implement proven, prevention-oriented, forward-looking solutions to critical national and global problems," according to the group's website.
In 2003, Hagelin advocated a unique solution to the war in Iraq, what he called "a non-military approach to peace-creation," based on the idea that chaos and disorder in any society can be calmed by using large groups of peace-creating experts trained in "scientifically verified meditation techniques." That approach, he sadly noted in newspaper editorials published at the time, has been "largely ignored by the media, the government and the military."
Crazy? Maybe, but Hagelin's argument that "war doesn't create peace; war creates chaos, social disruption and generations of animosity" is tough to dispute.
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Personally, I've always argued that biotechnology, properly applied, holds great potential for being part of the solution to global hunger and food shortages; that genetic engineering is still in its infancy, scientifically speaking, and revolutionary gains cannot realistically be expected less than two decades after plant scientists have fully engaged in the basic research needed to develop crops utilizing the complex genetic manipulations needed to create such traits as drought tolerance.
That perspective hasn't changed, but I must be honest: After years of listening to both sides of the debate, from respected scientists who make compelling arguments, to well-meaning activists, whose fears are well-founded, Hagelin's views on the subject have made me reconsider my position.
His argument is based on the Unified Field theory—"The most fundamental and powerful level of Nature's dynamics," as he calls it, based on the idea that the complex and interrelated dynamics observed in the sub-atomic realm of particle physics is the template for macro developments in the more visible world, ie, plant science.
Here's what he says about applying the Unified Field theory to biotechnology: "I am deeply concerned that life scientists are implementing bioengineering technologies without adequately understanding the lessons we have learned from the physical sciences. One of the key revelations of modern physics is that phenomena unfold in a far less linear and predictable fashion than 18th and 19th century thinkers assumed. DNA is a complex, nonlinear system and splicing foreign genes into the DNA of a food-yielding organism can cause unpredictable side effects that could harm the health of the human consumer."
In a way, that's basically the "precautionary principle" dressed up in scientific clothing. Most Americans don't subscribe to the idea that new innovations must first be proven safe with anywhere near the same passion as many Europeans do. And to be fair, genetic engineering as applied to the commodity food crops on which we depend—corn and soybeans, primarily—has yet to produce any tangible health effects that would warrant calling a halt to the biotech applications already in place and others currently under development.
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The high school All-American has been playing with the U.S. National Team for nearly three years and among her current teammates are Melissa Seidemann and Annika Dries, who will join Steffens in the fall at Stanford in hopes of challenging for a third straight national title.
Steffens, who grew up in San Ramon and Danville, already has made several trips to the Avery Aquatic Center, where she watched older sister Jessica play for Stanford.
She's already played an international match there, too, when Team USA hosted China in an exhibition match two years ago.
Steffens returns for her second match at the pool when the U.S. Olympic Team hosts Hungary in an exhibition match Monday night at 6 p.m. Her older sister, Dries and Seidemann also will play, as will Stanford grad and USA team captain Brenda Villa.
USA coach Adam Krikorian was raised in Mountain View. Seidemann and USA's Heather Petri (who played at Cal) are also East Bay residents, guaranteeing the match will generate a lot of fan reaction. The contest is expected to sell out.
"I used to go watch Jess play a lot and then, when we played the exhibition match I couldn't believe how many people were there," Steffens said. "It was packed."
The national team is the only opportunity the sisters have had in playing with the same team, which makes Monday night's match even more special.
"We rarely get to see our families so we're very excited to see them," Steffens said. "There will be family and friends there who have never seen us play, or haven't seen us play since we were little. I'm so proud to represent the USA and my family name."
Until Jessica committed to Stanford, there was no reason to believe any of the Steffens family would consider the Cardinal. Most of her family, including both parents, an older brother and dozens of cousins, went to California.
"I grew up wearing blue and gold," Steffens said. "I hated Stanford. When I was little I was a Cal Bear. That was before I really knew anything."
There's a running family joke that the Steffens sisters take advantage of special occasions and large family gatherings by wearing their 'Beat Cal' T-shirt. That would always get a response from the rest of the family as in "what the . . . ?" It was all in good fun, of course.
"My parents are proud that Jessica went to Stanford," Steffens said. "During my recruiting process I was still considering UCLA, USC, and Cal. Once I started to watch Jessica play I grew to love the way the team was run. When I stepped on campus, I knew Stanford was right."
Steffens is the youngest player on the national team, but that's nothing new for her. She's the youngest, of four, in her family. When she's playing, she doesn't feel like the youngest.
"When I hung out with Jessica during age-group play, I would sometimes scrimmage with the older team," Steffens said. "When I first started with the national team that was when Jess was recovering from surgery and that gave me the chance to put myself on the team as Maggie and not Jess' little sister. I made a player of myself and when she came back we were not only sisters, but teammates and friends."
It doesn't seem to bother anyone that Villa, who is making her fourth, and most likely last, Olympic Games, is 14 years older than Maggie and serves as team leader.
"She is awesome," Steffens said. "She has so much experience and so much knowledge you would think she knew it all. That's not how she is. She learns every single day, and she's teaching every day. That's a great trait to have and something I want to become. When we're together it seems like we're all the same age."
Maggie Steffens has more than held her own with the Americans, who are still looking to win their first gold medal after finishing second twice and third once in three previous Olympic appearances.
Steffens led Team USA with 11 goals at the 2012 FINA World League Super Final and scored six goals on the way to a gold medal and Olympic qualification at the 2011 Pan American Games.
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Long Term: Down Change: -10000
Overnight Trade: H -4 @7:30 AM
The corn gapped higher yesterday, but those first ticks of the day ended up being the high of the day. The March corn posted an outside day down on the chart and has seen follow through selling today. The next support is the bottom of the open chart gap at $6.83 ½ followed by $6.78. The momentum of the market is clearly to the downside and it will take a surprisingly large export sales report tomorrow or something from next week's supply and demand report to change the trend.
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Short Term: Down Net Long Futures and Options: -72017
Long Term: Down Change: -5000
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The wheat posted a horrible performance yesterday. The outside day down and new low for the move make the $7.90 level the next downside objective for the March KW. Meanwhile, crop condition ratings are getting worse and exports are improving, so the news isn't all bearish by any means. The market is oversold and due for a bounce, but trying to pick a bottom is futile.
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Short Term: Down Net Long Futures and Options: 59076
Long Term: Down Change: -7000
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Short Term: Down
Long Term: Up
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Short Term: Down
Long Term: Up
Opening Call: Mixed
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