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The Dog's 2013 Chinese Horoscope
Beyond the boundaries
The subtle shifts involved in the Year of the Water Snake year make the steadfast Dog nervous. If you are going to thrive in 2013, you must become a little more flexible. Being receptive to the changes ahead will help the Dog find love and money in 2013. Clinging stubbornly to old patterns will be an exercise in futility, anyway. The only thing constant in the Year of the Water Snake is change.
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The Water element means additional responsibility for the Dog. Fortunately, your dutiful sign likes to stay busy. Taking care of relatives, befriending newcomers, and running errands for sick neighbors will be a good use of your time this year. In fact, the more you follow your generous instincts, the greater rewards you will reap.
The Dog needs to be vigilant about its health in a Snake year. Regular check-ups are critical to your well-being. It's also important to attend to small aches and pains in the early stages. Neglecting a chronic problem will cause it to escalate. Snake years can be very deceptive, because changes occur beneath the surface. Therefore, a battery of tests can be helpful in detecting illness at its earliest stage.
It is important for the Dog to conserve its energy this year. Snake years are deceptive. And can cause you to feel overly confident. Then, after loading up your schedule with appointments, you will fall down, panting and exhausted. By creating healthy boundaries, you can reap great benefits from the Year of the Water Snake.
The Dog's love horoscope
Friendship could turn to romance for the Dog in the Year of the Water Snake. Your sign is very cautious about letting down its guard with unfamiliar people. Fortunately, the sexy Snake year can increase your appreciation for a platonic pal. And luckily, the feeling seems to be mutual. Single Dogs would be wise to search their social circles for a suitable partner.
A Dog that is in a committed relationship needs to cut their partner a little slack this year. The Year of the Water Snake puts a tremendous emphasis on flexibility. If you are too demanding toward your mate, a breakup could ensue. The sooner you accept your lover's human foibles, the better your love life can become. There is a chance that infidelity will rock your world in 2013 -- Snake years tend to put temptation in everyone's path -- and this may be a deal-breaker for you ultra-loyal Dogs.
The Dog's money horoscope
It's important for the Dog to demand credit for the work it performs in this Year of the Water Snake. Snake years prompt people to behave in underhanded, sneaky ways. If you aren't careful, a colleague could try to take responsibility for the jobs you perform. Therefore, it's important =to assume a more prominent role in the workplace. Drawing attention to your own achievements doesn't come naturally to the discreet Dog. However, it is important for you to showcase your own accomplishments during a deceptive Snake year.
The wise Dog will take a conservative approach to money in 2013. The Year of the Water Snake often incurs unexpected expenses. By putting a set portion of its income into savings each pay period, you will be in a better financial position. Unemployed Dogs will likely find work on their own steam, provided you emphasize your unique talents and accomplishments. A resume revamp is strongly advised.
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#C.A.R.E. #JustLegalizeIt2014 #HempCanSaveThePlanet
Are you under the delusion that marijuana is legal in California??? Check out this 2012 crime report. Over 21,000 Arrested in California on Marijuana Charges in 2012
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Unfortunately the cat is out of the bag in regards to concentrates. I had hoped that it would not get popular until we achieved legalization in the US. I think this not only complicates the issue, but opens up the opposition to new weapons to use against us. What we need to remember is that responsible cannabis use would include concentrates IF they are being used to regulate dosing. High concentrates of cannabis can allow the patient to smoke LESS since it's so highly concentrated and that is a good thing! ~Susan Soares
by Mark Kleiman
A friend who follows drug policy is puzzled by this line in a Reuters story about the semi-final rulemaking for Washington's regulated cannabis market.
Responding to concerns of fueling a black market, the board also clarified that highly potent marijuana extracts,which have gained in popularity in recent years, may be legally sold so long as they are adulterated with at least trace amounts of an inert substance, such as vegetable oil.
Yes, it's rather hard to figure out what that means, but the reporter – working within space constraints – can certainly be pardoned for not explicating fully. Here's the story as I understand it:
The Liquor Board faced a legal question and a policy question.
The legal question is whether the initiative-passed statute the Board is supposed to implement, which permits the sale of "useable marijuana" (defined as flowers) and of "marijuana-infused products," does or does not allows the sale of concentrates such as hashish or "hash oil." The lawyers for the Board decided that it didn't. But – as I among others pointed out – that created a definitional puzzle. Clearly, a drop of butane hash oil in a gallon of olive oil would constitute a "marijuana-infused product." But how about a drop of olive oil in a gallon of BHO? At what magical point does diluted BHO become infused olive oil?
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Susan Soares
A new advocacy group called SAM (Smarter Approach to Marijuana), co-founded by Patrick J. Kennedy, a former congressman and self-admitted alcohol and oxycodone addict, proposes treating marijuana use in the following manner: "Possession or use of a small amount of marijuana should be a civil offense subject to a mandatory health screening and marijuana-education program. Referrals to treatment and/or social-support services should be made if needed. The individual could even be monitored for 6-12 months in a probation program designed to prevent further drug use." But is this forced treatment for marijuana warranted?
In Psychology Today's "Is Marijuana Addictive?," the authors compared marijuana to other substances and found that it does not pose the same risks of dependence. It is estimated that 32% of tobacco users will become addicted, 23% of heroin users, 17% of cocaine users, and 15% of alcohol users. Yet only 9-10% of regular marijuana users will ever fit the definition of dependent . Moreover, the other substances are objectively more harmful than marijuana. So what is the incentive for this push for treatment centers for marijuana use when Mr. Kennedy knows from available evidence and personal experience that alcohol and pharmaceutical drugs are far more harmful? Based on my own personal experience, I think I have at least part of the answer.
About a year ago, I was put through some marijuana re-education of my own when I had to attend court-ordered Deferred Entry of Judgment classes. Every Wednesday night for 18 weeks, I met with a health department leader and other unfortunate drug war casualties. The class would start off with roll call and paying a weekly fee. We would watch a video on addiction or the teacher would read some course work to us. Then he would give us some questions that we were required to answer. Most of them were things like, "How does your addiction affect your daily life"?
At first I quietly just didn't answer most of the questions or I just wrote in, "I'm not addicted. I use cannabis as a medicine. It helps me control my migraines." The teacher started singling me out by reading my answers, thinking that I would buckle from public shame.
It's important to realize that the attendees in the Deferred Entry of Judgment classes were given a free pass from the court and they are scared of going to jail. Defendants who are offered a DEJ have no prior record or they have stayed out of trouble for over 5 years and have no violent crime history. A DEJ means that after you complete the program, you can say that you were never arrested. It's a way to run a LOT of drug related cases quickly through the judicial system using fear. If you don't make it through the program the court will order you to jail for what ever the sentence was without any hearing because you have already plead guilty. Typically the DA overcharges a defendant in order to entice a plea deal so that is a scary prospect.
But I didn't buckle when I was presented with quiz after quiz that asked me to admit to addiction. I stood up for myself. Without cannabis, my life would again center around debilitating migraines, which honestly were driving me toward suicide.
After I started speaking up, I was approached by almost everyone in the class. They all had heartbreaking stories and also felt like they were being herded through a BS program, but you do what you have to do and so they answered the questions as if they believed they were addicted.
In the end, the instructor graduated me early to get rid of me and didn't even pee test me because he knew it would come up positive for THC. He was aware of my court documents stating that I could not only smoke cannabis but grow it.
Under the guise of "treatment," what they were doing was working on creating statistics that would support a HUGE money grab for more services and create a story of crisis that doesn't really exist!
Published in CNN Money's Private equity's rehab roll-up In February 2006, Bain Capital (yes, the company that clean-livingMitt Romney used to run) purchased an outfit called CRC Health Group for $723 million and proceeded to go on a shopping spree, snapping up nearly 20 new treatment facilities over the next two years. The company took a breather during the financial crisis, but in 2011 resumed its buying binge with the purchase of some smaller treatment centers.
Rehab, it turns out, is a pretty good business. Is rehab roll-up-able? In the most basic sense, the answer is yes. But are these treatment centers working to end addiction or is it all about the profit margin?
All treatment programs are not created the same. "CRC uses a cookie-cutter approach," says Dr. Howard C. Samuels, an addiction specialist and licensed practitioner based in Hollywood. "It's the assembly line of recovery." Samuels, who runs his own 14-bed facility, the Hills Treatment Center, says that he used to refer patients to CRC, but ceased doing so when he felt that bureaucracy and the bottom line had overwhelmed concern for individual treatment.
One word I hear over and over again when cannabis activists get together is "WHY?" As in, "Why on earth do we continue to punish adults who simply choose to relax with marijuana instead of the more harmful substance, alcohol?" I think the answer is clear. Follow the money!!!!
by Susan Soares ~ Coalition for Cannabis Policy Reform Fundraising Chair
By Peter Hecht
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Last Modified: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 - 7:46 am
California voters favor legalizing pot for recreational use, strongly support the existence of medical marijuana dispensaries and want the feds to butt out of the California cannabis business.
In a California Field Poll released today, voters – by a 54 to 43 percent margin – say they want California to legalize marijuana beyond medical use with regulations similar to alcohol.
In the state with America's largest medical marijuana industry, the poll found that 67 percent of voters oppose an ongoing crackdown by the state's four U.S. attorneys on businesses selling pot for medicinal use.
The statewide poll was conducted little more than three months after voters in Washington and Colorado each passed measures to legalize marijuana as a mere pleasurable pursuit – upping the stakes in America's marijuana debate.
The poll results indicate continued strong support for medical marijuana as the stateSupreme Court is deliberating on whether scores of California cities and counties can ban marijuana dispensaries.
Meanwhile, California voters across party lines seem to be taking issue with federal threats, raids and prosecutions involving medical marijuana businesses.
The state's four U.S. attorneys have brought criminal cases against some medical marijuana providers and growers and sent letters threatening seizures of properties of others.
While all marijuana use is illegal under federal law, U.S. prosecutors assert California's medicinal cannabis industries have been "hijacked by profiteers" violating both state and federal laws.
In the poll of registered voters in early February, 68 percent of Democrats, 55 percent of Republicans and 78 percent of independents said they oppose the federal crackdown.
"It's certainly not winning over the hearts and minds of Californians," state Field Poll Director Mark DiCamillo said of voters' reactions to federal enforcement efforts. "The getting tough policy by the feds is not impacting public opinion in a positive way."
Poll respondent Stewart Hintz, 47, a Republican from Rocklin who doesn't smoke marijuana, said the federal crackdown was inevitable because dispensaries appear to be drawing numerous people with little or no medical need. But Hintz said, it's time for pot to be legal – and for the government to back off.
"Once (alcohol) prohibition was repealed, the feds pretty much took their hands off – and I think that's the best model," he said.
Some 58 percent of Field Poll respondents also said they favor allowing medical dispensaries in their cities or towns, with the stores strongly supported by voters in Northern California, the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County and modestly supported elsewhere in Southern California.
"I haven't seen any substantive negatives" about dispensaries, said Patrick Cole, an independent voter in Butte County who last tried marijuana in college nearly four decades ago. "The executive branch gets on its high horse about how insidious this is and how it's corrupting our neighborhoods. Yet there is a liquor store on every corner."
The poll results drew a spirited response from the director of California's largest medical marijuana dispensary.
"This poll … heartens me and makes me feel validated," said Steve DeAngelo, whose Harborside Health Center dispensary in Oakland is being targeted by federal prosecutors who have sued to seize the property.
He said the poll results also suggest that California politicians opposing medical marijuana and its distribution "are going to see serious consequences" at election time.
Richard Lee, who led Proposition 19, the failed ballot measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana in California in 2010, said poll results give momentum to advocates backing an initiative to legalize nonmedical use in 2016.
"I think it shows that it's going to win in 2016, and it's just a matter of writing the best law that we can."
Bishop Ron Allen of Sacramento's International Faith Based Coalition, a member of Californians Against Legalizing Marijuana, said the poll results show that "we have to do a better job of educating the community about the harms of marijuana."
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/02/27/5220454/field-poll-california-voters-favor.html#storylink=cpy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —A new bill is aimed at cracking down on people driving under the influence of drugs.
Under SB 289, introduced by state Sen. Lou Correa, it is illegal for a person to have in his or her blood any detectable amount of drugs while driving, unless it was taken in accordance with a valid prescription from a doctor.
The drugs are from those classified in Schedules I, II, III, or IV of the California Uniform Controlled Substance Act.
Former Sacramento Sheriff John McGinness, who represents the California Peace Officers Association, supports the bill.
"You're talking about something that's per se unlawful, prohibited -- so therefore, its mere presence, coupled with the operation of the motor vehicle, is a threat to the safety of the public," McGinness told KCRA 3, adding that he is waiting for details on how the bill would be enforced.
The most current draft of SB 289 does not make an exception for marijuana, for which patients receive a doctor's recommendation, rather than a prescription.
"It would impact thousands and thousands of patients across the state who are not impaired," said Lanette Davies, a spokesperson for Crusaders for Patients Rights. "There's nothing in their system that's impairing them, but they would be driving illegally if this bill is passed."
Davies said a better way to ensure safe driving would focus on the nature of impairment, rather than the medication in the driver's system.
However, supporters believe SB 289 is a good start in getting drugged drivers off the roads.
"The goal is to minimize the likelihood of anybody operating a motor vehicle on the highways in California when there's evidence to show they have some level of impairment that will compromise your safety and mine," McGinness said.
According to a recent study released by the Office of Traffic Safety, more California drivers tested positive for drugs that may impair driving at 14 percent, than they did for alcohol at 7.3 percent.
Read more: http://www.kcra.com/news/politics/New-bill-aims-to-crack-down-on-drivers-impaired-by-drugs/-/11797268/18979288/-/7eiiaiz/-/index.html#ixzz2LMQevgyl
February 10, 2013 9:30 am • BY ELLEN KOMP California NORML
In Hillary Clinton's farewell speech as secretary of state, she said, "We need a new architecture for this new world, more Frank Gehry than formal Greek."
Clinton was referring to Venice, Calif.-based architect Frank Gehry, who molded a unique style of laid-back architecture and is the world-class architect of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles and the forthcoming Dwight D. Eisenhower memorial.
Someone who worked with Gehry in the 1980s reported him "coming out of rooms with clouds of [marijuana] smoke behind him." It wouldn't be too surprising. Even Meghan McCain says pot smoking is everywhere in LA.
I raise this in answer to the op-ed you printed recently from an employee of a drug testing company touting her company's services as the means of achieving a safe and productive workforce, even in the wake of marijuana smokers winning their rights back in Colorado and Washington.
I beg to differ.
First of all, drug testing has never been scientifically shown to be effective at improving workplace safety or productivity, and studies indicate that the great majority of drug-positive workers are just as reliable as others. Medically, the consensus of expert opinion is that drug tests are an inherently unreliable indicator of drug impairment. Dr. George Lundberg of the American Medical Association has called them "Chemical McCarthyism."
Second, by screening out marijuana smokers, we're weeding out (so to speak) some of our most creative and, I would argue, productive employees. If you doubt that marijuana smokers have contributed to our society, see veryimportantpotheads.com. In the case of someone using marijuana for medical purposes, it's downright discrimination to deny them employment for using what a doctor has legally recommended under state law.
Silicon Valley, the brainchild of entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates (who both admittedly smoked pot in their youth), notoriously does not drug test its employees, knowing they'd lose much of their talent that way. Yet the region is responsible for much of California's economic productivity, in one of the few nonmilitary industries the U.S. has.
Henry Ford's method of sending investigators into his workers' homes to observe their drinking habits seems outrageous today, yet employers are basically doing the same thing by demanding its workers pee in a cup on Monday to find out what they did on Friday night. Is it really their business?
There is an alternative called impairment testing that has been shown to be more effective than drug testing at assuring workers' safety. But chemical tests are entrenched in our political process and with businesses and insurance companies, and the more forward-thinking ideas are, so far, crushed under the Greek architecture of the old days.
Carl Sagan, one of the many productive members of society who enjoyed marijuana, said, "The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world."
It won't do us much good to end the injustice of marijuana prohibition if only the unemployed can exercise their right to use it. And those companies that exercise drug testing will have only a piss-poor workforce.
Ellen Komp is the deputy director of the California chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Her column is a response to an opinion piece supporting workplace drug testing that appeared in the Star-Tribune on Feb. 3.
Pot Legalization Goes Federal
~I love that William Lacy Clay signed a bill in 2008 "accidentally" but it ended up being a good thing for him politically! ss
By Chris Goo
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A new effort is under way in Congress to legalize marijuana.
After Colorado and Washington became the first two states to approve the sale and use of pot, marijuana advocates are turning their eye toward the federal government – something they don't often do.
Members of Congress will introduce between eight and 10 bills to roll back federal marijuana restrictions and levy new taxes.
The first two were introduced this week by two liberal members of Congress. Reps. Jared Polis, D-Colo., and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., on Monday rolled out a pair of bills that would legalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, while still allowing states to ban it.
Polis's bill, the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act, would remove marijuana from the list of banned substances under the Controlled Substances Act and regulate pot under a renamed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana and Firearms. Marijuana growers would have to buy permits to offset the costs of federal oversight.
Blumenauer's bill, the Marijuana Tax Equity Act, would levy a 50-percent excise tax on the first sale of marijuana, typically from growers to processors or sellers, plus annual "occupation taxes" of $1,000 and $500 on marijuana growers and anyone else engaged in the business.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., meanwhile, plans to introduce another marijuana bill sometime soon. He's the only Republican to formally support either Polis or Blumenauer as a cosponsor.
Blumenauer's office confirmed that a slew of bills are on the way.
"We are in the process of a dramatic shift in the marijuana policy landscape," Blumenauer said in a prepared statement on Monday.
He may be right. Marijuana legalizers enjoyed unprecedented success in 2012, hitting on their two major legalization initiatives at the state level in Colorado and Washington. Since then, bills have been introduced to roll back marijuana restrictions in Hawaii, Oklahoma and Rhode Island.
It's unlikely Congress will legalize pot anytime soon, despite polls showing broader public acceptance of pot. In December, 64 percent of Gallup respondents said they don't want the federal government stepping in to prevent pot legalization in states that allow it. In November, another nationwide Gallup poll showed that 48 percent think marijuana should be legal, while 50 percent think it shouldn't be.
But Polis's bill only has 11 cosponsors and must make its way through the Republican-controlled House Agriculture Committee. Blumenauer's has two and must make its way through the GOP-controlled House Ways and Means Committee.
What's significant about the new push, however, is that it comes on the heels of actual state-level policy change. State and federal laws now thoroughly conflict on the topic of marijuana, and never before has Congress considered legalization in that context.
In fact, Congress rarely considers marijuana legalization at all. The Washington, D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project considers a 2011 effort by then-Reps. Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Ron Paul, R-Texas, to have been the first serious effort to end marijuana "prohibition" at the federal level. That bill went nowhere. Before that, Frank pushed a bill in 2008 that mostly decriminalized marijuana federally. In a Democratic Congress, that bill died in committee. One of its seven cosponsors signed on by accident.
The present effort appears more coordinated. Along with their bills, Polis and Blumenauer released a 20-page white paper on the history of marijuana's illegality. It's the first time pot legislation has been introduced in such a multi-bill wave.
For decades, marijuana advocates have pushed medical-pot laws and decriminalization measures through state ballot initiatives and state legislatures. The federal push, unlikely as it may be, represents a new prong in their strategy.
By Paul Armentano
February 6, 2013, 1:54 p.m.
Former head of the Drug Enforcement Administration Robert Bonner wrote in his Feb. 1 Blowback article, "There is still no such scientific study establishing that marijuana is effective as a medicine."
Nonsense. Over the last several years, the state of California, via the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, has conducted several placebo-controlled, FDA-approved clinical trials affirming the safety and therapeutic efficacy of cannabis. Other institutions have as well. (Click here for an overview of more than 200 such trials.)
Summarizing the findings of many of these trials, Dr. Igor Grant of UC San Diego declared last year in the Open Neurology Journal: "The classification of marijuana as a Schedule I drug as well as the continuing controversy as to whether or not cannabis is of medical value are obstacles to medical progress in this area. Based on evidence currently available the Schedule I classification is not tenable; it is not accurate that cannabis has no medical value, or that information on safety is lacking."
Bonner's second claim, that "not a single scientifically valid study by a qualified researcher has ever been denied by the DEA or, for that matter, by the National Institute of Drug Abuse," is equally specious. In fact, in recent months the NIDA has stonewalled an FDA-approved clinical protocol by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine to assess the treatment of cannabis in subjects with post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Sue Sisley, who sought to conduct the study, told Wired.com: "At this point, I can't help but think they [the federal government] simply don't want to move forward. Maybe they figure if they stall long enough, we'll give up and go away."
Finally, Bonner's suggestion that advocates would be better served targeting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is a red herring. The FDA exists to determine whether patented products from private companies can be brought to market. Because the present law forbids any legal private manufacturers to exist, there remains no entity available to fund the sort of large-scale clinical research and development necessary to trigger an FDA review.
This is not to imply that cannabis could not meet the FDA's objective standards for safety and efficacy. According to a keyword search on PubMed, the U.S. government repository for peer-reviewed scientific research, there are more than 22,000 published studies or reviews in the scientific literature pertaining to marijuana and its biologically active components, making cannabis one of the most studied therapeutic agents on Earth. Further, the plant has been used as medicine for millenniums and is incapable of causing lethal overdose in humans. By objective standards, cannabis is arguably safer than most conventional therapeutics it could potentially replace.
The federal government's insistence that cannabis remain classified in the same schedule as heroinand in a more prohibitive schedule than cocaine is not based on either science or reason. As opined in a 1997 New England Journal of Medicine article, it is time for federal authorities to "rescind their prohibition of the medical use of marijuana for seriously ill patients and allow physicians to decide which patients to treat."
Paul Armentano is deputy director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Lawsand coauthor of the book "Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?"
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Posted February 6th, 2013
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February 5 - The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Riverside vs. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center, a case determining whether or not Riverside may ban medical marijuana dispensaries within its borders.
The justices, appearing at a special session at the hundredth anniversary of the UCSF law school, were equally hard on attorneys on both sides of the case.
"The Legislature knows how to say, 'Thou shalt not ban dispensaries,' " Justice Ming W. Chin told IEPHWC's attorney J. David Nick. Answered Nick, "If you were to allow bans, city by city, county by county, that is the opposite of what the Legislature was trying to accomplish."
In questioning Riverside's attorney Jeffrey V. Dunn (pictured at podium), one of the justices pointed out that if all counties in California banned dispensaries, no one in California could visit a dispensary. Words like "consistent" and "establishment" weighed for their full meaning, and the letter as well as the stated purpose of the law was discussed.
Nick made it clear that locals have a great deal of authority over zoning of dispensaries, but that the Court has never ruled that locals may make illegal anything legal under state law (except perhaps in a single cited case). Much was made of the fact that state law merely offers limited immunity from state law only.
Dunn is a partner at Best, Best and Krieger, an Irvine-based law firm that has promulgated anti-dispensary ordinances throughout California and according to their website, has now been paid to defend those ordinances in 30 municipalities. Dunn assisted in the drafting of a bill last year giving cities more power to regulate dispensaries. A BB&K attorney recently gave a presentation at the California Association of Code Enforcement Officers meeting.
A ruling is expected within 90 days.
This year is also the 100th anniversary of marijuana prohibition in California.
California Supreme Court to Hear Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Case Tuesday in San Francisco
Americans for Safe Access
For Immediate Release: February 4, 2013
California Supreme Court to Hear Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Case Tuesday in San Francisco
Court is expected to weigh in on whether municipalities can ban distribution, deny patients a legal medication
San Francisco, CA -- The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow morning at University of San Francisco in a closely watched case that addresses whether local governments can lawfully ban medical marijuana dispensaries or should instead be compelled to adopt ordinances regulating them. The case, City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center, is one of at least six appellate court cases coming down on different sides of the issue. Although multiple appellate rulings have overturned bans on local distribution, the Riverside court upheld that city's ban, claiming that the wellness center violated municipal code and was a "nuisance per se."
What: California Supreme Court oral arguments on the legality of municipal bans against medical marijuana distribution
When: Tuesday, February 5th at 10:15am
Where: University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton Street, McLaren Conference Center (Rooms 250–251)
"Local dispensary bans thwart the will of the electorate and the State Legislature, and are therefore preempted by state law," said Joe Elford, Chief Counsel with Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the country's largest medical marijuana advocacy group. "Hundreds of thousands of California patients who are too sick or otherwise can't cultivate medical marijuana themselves rely on dispensaries for safe and legal access, a right they should not be denied."
The Riverside case, which is being argued by J. David Nick, is the lead case on this issue currently before the High Court. However, several other appellate decisions from southern California on the same issue were also granted review, including County of Los Angeles v. Alternative Medicinal Cannabis Collective, 420 Caregivers v. City of Los Angeles, City of Lake Forest v. Evergreen Holistic Collective, City of Temecula v. Cooperative Patients Services, Inc., and People v. G3 Holistic. In most of these decisions, the court has sided with municipal governments in their effort to prevent regulated distribution, but two appellate rulings notably hold that local officials may not ban distribution and must develop regulations instead.
Specifically, the County of Los Angeles decision from July 2012 overturned a local ban on dispensaries, reversing the lower court's preliminary injunction from the previous year. The appellate court in County of Los Angeles held that "medical marijuana collectives…are permitted by state law to perform a dispensary function," and that "[Los Angeles] County's total, per se nuisance ban against medical marijuana dispensaries directly contradicts the Legislature's intent." The Court further concluded that, a "complete ban" on medical marijuana is "preempted" by state law and, therefore, void.
Last year, ASA filed an amicus 'friend of the court' brief in the Riverside case, arguing that the city's ban ought to be overturned. "While municipalities may pass reasonable regulations over the location and operation of medical marijuana collectives, they cannot ban them absolutely," read ASA's amicus brief. "These bans thwart the Legislature's stated objectives of ensuring access to marijuana for the seriously ill persons who need it in a uniform manner throughout the state." While more than 50 localities in California have regulated the lawful operation of dispensaries, over 170 cities have questionably banned their operation outright.
Despite some misconceptions, the Riverside case will likely not address the legality of medical marijuana sales and distribution, which has been fully litigated and established as a right under state law. The most recent decision in this regard came from People v. Jackson, a criminal case in which the legal sale of medical marijuana by a storefront dispensary was affirmed and a defense established for Jackson and other future defendants. The California Supreme Court refused to review or depublish the Jackson decision, which now stands as the law of the state.
According to the California Courts, Tuesday's oral arguments are part of a special session, "the latest in a series of student outreach programs to improve public understanding of the state court system, [which] also commemorates the University of San Francisco (USF) School of Law Centennial Celebration." The hearing will be broadcasted by livestream on The California Channel at http://www.calchannel.com.
Further information:
Appellate decision in the Riverside case: http://AmericansForSafeAccess.org/downloads/Riverside_Decision.pdf
ASA amicus brief in the Riverside case: http://AmericansForSafeAccess.org/downloads/Amicus_Riverside.pdf
Links to other appellate decisions on this issue: http://bit.ly/XrfMBB
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not everyone is like my grandmother. if you happen to be a fan of astoundingly-skillful displays of knitting, you can buy this handmade mohair shark sweater on Etsy for $1000.
my dad--the son of that hardworking grandmother of mine--always warned us as kids that we'd get paid more for thinking than for working. we'd earn extra money for things we could do with our brains than we'd ever earn in exchange for things we could do with our hands. this was a motivating stay-in-school-or-else thing to say to a child (not that I probably needed much motivation--that classes were canceled today disappointed me more than a little bit). I was too young at the time to think about the cultural differences between blue-collar and white-collar, or about education and class and associated barriers.
my dad probably didn't mean knitting, though he might have. it's not exactly blue-collar work, but its not exactly medicine or lawyering either. and however we want to divide these genres of potentially gainful employment, it was the fact that handmade knick-knacks of all kinds are being sold for hundreds and thousands of dollars that led me to question the dichotomy my dad's assertion sets up.
does mental exertion merit higher monetary rewards than physical labor? and if so, why? who says? is it that thinking is harder to teach and to see? harder to measure? is it that people sometimes don't want to think? or just that there's only so much thinking a person can do? that doesn't work, then--there's only so much pushing and pulling and running a person can do. our brains and bodies are both limited.
can we say thinking is more difficult than knitting? no, too simple. can we even say thinking is less physical than knitting, or that knitting is less mental than any other human activity? is knitting more fun than puzzling over budgets or legal precedents? maybe. but for whom? is thinking complexly and critically is more grueling and therefore more valuable and important than knitting? maybe. but to whom? that thousand-dollar knitted shark sweater is sold. you could pay about the same amount to spend forty-two hours hanging out with a plumber. or to get eighteen and a half hours of legal advice, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. the price is four times as high for this fancy custom handmade steel banister. does that make so much of knitting, so much of plumbing, and so much of lawyering all worth the same, then?
I might still be too young to understand all of this. whatever we mean by 'market economy' doesn't yet have a home on the Things That Pretty Much Make Sense shelf in my brain. it's complicated. where is the line between work one does with one's brain and work one does with one's hands and body? how do we justify all the splits we carve between these activities? I am reminded of questions I asked last spring, in this post. what good is anything you can do with your brain if you can't then use your mouth and hands and fingers and toes to carry it around to the world and make it happen?


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Sericulture in J-K to get boost with new factory in Samba
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Sericulture in Jammu and Kashmir will get a boost with the newly established silk weaving and silk filatures factories at Bari Brahmana area of Samba district.
These new facilities have been established with project cost of Rs 16.80 crore and Rs 6.64 crore respectively.
Equipped with modern machinery and equipment under the expert guidance of the Central Silk Board, government of India, both the units have been built in a record time of two years.
The Principal Secretary of Industries and Commerce, JammuKashmir, Manoj Dwivedi said that ranging from the treatment of cocoons to the production of silk and designing of finished fabrics like sarees, everything can be done at one place from now onwards with the establishment of these units.
The silk filatures and silk weaving factory has already produced 4,60,000 metres of silk fabric and it is estimated that in future over 40,000 families associated with sericulture in the Union Territory will be benefited with their establishment.
Moreover, with the intervention of Jammu Kashmir Industries, the cocoons growers in the region will be able to derive more profits.
While talking to ANI, the managing director of Jammu Kashmir Industries (JKI) Sanjay Handoo said that JKI is there on the behalf of the government to intervene in the cocoon market in order to stabilise it.
"Earlier, there used to be an open auction enabling people from outside to participate in it due to which the cocoon growers of Jammu did not get fair prices for their product. But now as JKI will be participating in these auctions and this intervention will secure the livelihood of thousands of cocoon growers as they will get genuine market rates for their produce," he said.
It is in this context that JKI will be procuring 60,000 kilogram cocoons in Jammu division that will be used in the newly established silk factory at Samba.
JammuKashmir produces international grade silk which is mainly required by power-looms and export-oriented units.
Around 2,800 villages in the union territory have sericulture as an important economic activity.
Out of these, 1,500 villages are situated in Kashmir and the remaining 1,300 villages in the Jammu region.
Moreover, the territory has around 75 lakh mulberry trees and produces around 900 metric tonnes of silk every year. (ANI)


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Phil Mickelson wants to put on another vintage display at The Open after filling the Claret Jug with fine wine worth £13,000 a bottle.
American ace Mickelson, 44, handed back the trophy on Monday at this year's venue, Royal Liverpool in Hoylake.
The star admits he still watches his blistering final round 66 from Muirfield regularly on repeat. It secured a memorable win for the ecstatic left-hander who lifted his fifth Major and first on British soil.
He has enjoyed toasting his triumph with a French Burgundy red wine which is among the most sought-after - and costly - drops in the world.
Mickelson said: "I stressed we had to treat the Claret Jug with the reverence and respect that it deserves and only put good stuff in it.
"One of my friends, their definition of the good stuff was a bottle of 1990 Romanee-Conti wine. I didn't know what this was when I drank it. I just knew it was really good. It tasted great, that's all I was worried about.
"That was the best bottle that was ever put in there. It was delicious and I'm very appreciative. We drank a few of those bottles that night."
Mickelson's final round heroics at Muirfield earned him £945,000 first prize and secured back to back wins after arriving having lifted the Scottish Open.
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He is yet to even get a top 10 finish in 15 attempts though on the PGA Tour this season in America.
But the ace, now 13th in the world, insists his game is not far off and has been working hard to improve his putting with guru Dave Stockton.
Mickelson, whose poor putting wrecked his career Grand Slam hopes at last month's US Open, added: "It hasn't been a good year. But I believe the next five years are going to be some of the best in my career.
"The parts are a lot better than the whole right now. I'm driving the ball with more confidence and better than I ever have. And I feel much better with the putter after a good breakthrough these last couple of weeks."
Mickelson says he is also getting the benefit of daily stretches before and after playing to stay subtle.
He likes Hoylake, where he came tied 22nd when Tiger Woods won there in 2006.
He said: "The thing I like about Royal Liverpool is the same thing I liked about Muirfield. It''s those last 20, 30 yards short of the green, where you often have to land a golf ball, as it will continue to bounce on to the green if you strike it properly.
"There is not these repellent hillsides in the landing area that kick balls off into the trouble."
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Writing a novel is a bucket list item. Almost everyone thinks they've got a good novel in them, and everyone has stories to tell. People around the world use NanoWriMo to provide the motivation to finally write that novel, strike the item off the bucket list. Some people use it to find out if they can do it, to find out if they've got what it takes to make a go as a professional writer.
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Leanne Harter got our program started with her Story County Report - hot weather warnings from the animal shelter for pets and livestock as well as miscellaneous regulations and awards. Jennifer Knox and Young Birder president, Tyler Harms, were on hand to tell us about the Iowa Bird of Mouth and read some poems about American Robin (the May Bird of Mouth) and Eastern Bluebird (the June Bird of Mouth). Our discussion led us to the recent bird-ebrity, a western tanager sought by out-of-state birders armed with cameras and scopes after they received the report of the bird on Scott Avenue in Ames. In keeping with the theme of habitat for beautiful winged creatures Nathan Brockman from the Butterfly Wing at Reiman Gardens told us how to develop habitat to attract butterflies as well as the butterfly survey to be conducted during the Butterfly Field Day at McFarland Park next Saturday. Although anyone is invited to join in, the butterfly survey is a serious citizen scientist activity to monitor the number and location of butterflies, many of which are on the endangered species list.
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Our last two guests spoke about the future of the family shelter(s) in Boone. Mike Easton told the story of how Cornerstone Church received Crawford Hall as a gift from Boone Biblical Memorial Church in 2016 as part of its church property. Kathy Pinkerton, current director of Crawford Hall, told how the social justice community of Boone renovated Crawford Hall in 2011 to serve as a shelter for women and families headed by women.
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Heya, I'm Niall.
I'm 17, from Ireland and was diagnosed with Dyspraxia when I was about 11.
I'm currently in my first year of College studying Creative Digital Media. Also an aspiring writer
I'm what you might call a bookworm, if I'm not reading I'll be listening to music or gaming.
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If people are to survive and recover from disasters, they need access to sufficient food and resources to rebuild their livelihoods and ensure their future well-being. 'Food security' exists when everyone has access to enough food to live a healthy and active life. In an emergency, Oxfam responds as quickly as possible while working within existing market structures. This ensures that there is not only access to food, but that our response also helps to rebuild and strengthen livelihoods for longer term viability.
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Situated in the North-East, Northumberland provides a long stretch of coastline bordering the North Sea. Even though it is a more sheltered expanse of water it is still susceptible to all the strong currents found in Ocean bordering beaches, perfect for surfing and body-board sports.
All along the coastline you'll find some superb little seaside resorts for your consideration, they might not be the most famous in Britain but they have become a little more than lost places with beaches, such as the gorgeous Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Activities at beaches in Northumberland
Like so many places around the country the beaches in Northumberland can provide a variety of activities enabling you to discover the beaches that suit you and your lifestyle. Should you wish to take a relaxing walk along the coastal paths or chill out on the smooth sandy beach then you can do just those things.
Bamburgh Castle Beach is one of those great beaches with a sweeping stretch of sand banked against grassy dunes and fronted by an attractive looking sea. The easterly facing beach also takes great benefit in being a beautiful sight in the early hours of the morning when the sun rises. Suitable for windsuring, surfing and swimmers alike, this beach is a good benchmark for the seaside.
The beaches in Northumberland are also accommodating of the weary traveller and many come with nearby camps or caravan parks. One such beach would be the lovely Beadnell Bay Beach, a picturesque beach located not too far from the small town of Beadnell. It is more known for it's walks and places to visit around the beach but is also supportive of canoeing and surfing.
Some of the nearest beaches in Northumberland
Take your time to explore each and every beach in Northumberland, it won't be a wasted trip if you make the wrong decision but you may find a more suitable beach for your needs by using our unique searching features to ensure a great day out for whomever it is you plan on taking.
Beaches in Northumberland
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text: Our whole nation benefits from the preservation of natural habitats and their diversity of animal and plant species-yet small groups of private landowners often bear most of the costs of setting land aside for conservation purposes. This imbalance has generated many conflicts since the passage of the Endangered Species Act in 1973 and remains one of the most controversial issues to be resolved as the ESA makes its way through Congress for reauthorization. To provide policy makers, landowners, and other stakeholders in the ESA debates with impartial baseline information, this book offers multidisciplinary perspectives on the role that private property plays in protecting endangered species in the United States. The opening chapter traces the evolution of the ESA and set forth the parameters of the debate over regulation of private property. Four subsequent chapters explore the judicial and economic implications of ESA and suggest how issues of scale and diversity affect the implementation of the ESA on private property. The volume concludes with eight principles to help frame the ongoing ESA reauthorization debate, developed by the University of Wyoming's Institute for Environment and Natural Resources Policy Board, the sponsor of the research presented in this book.


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Read: Matthew 2:1-12
Every other month I write a short article about faith and life for the local newspaper. This month I wrote about the Wise Men (Magi) from Matthew 2. Since today is the day after Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth I decided to share that article for my midweek meditation this week. Here it is….
One of the most popular Christmas gifts of the past several years has been GPS (Global Positioning System) units for our vehicles. I sometimes wonder how long those units will continue to be sold now that those same capabilities are available on most smart phones.
One feature on those units is the woman's voice that tells you when to turn and when you have arrived at your destination. At this point she still doesn't tell you when to stop for gas or when to use the restroom but that day may be coming soon.
A common word we hear from this GPS voice is "recalculating." She says this word anytime you take a different route than the one she thinks is best for you. I have switched that voice to mute on my phone so I don't have to listen to her. I would much rather listen to my wife's directions from the passenger's seat (wink).
This whole GPS phenomena at Christmas has reminded me about the Magi (The Wise Men) that came to see Jesus in Bethlehem after his birth (Matthew 2:1-12). God gave them a star in the sky to guide them to the Savior of the world. They followed that guiding light and ended up at Jesus' side.
In verses 10 and 11 of Matthew 2 it says, "On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrhh." Because the wise Magi from the east followed the star (God's directions) they found the Savior that God had sent to the world in Jesus.
The lesson for me was this: It's okay to mute the voice on my GPS unit, but I need to make sure I am not doing the same to God. The Lord wants to give us direction and guidance in our lives and we need to listen and follow that direction at all times.
Those Magi in the Bible have come to be known as wise men. We would be wise as well if we allow God to lead us to our Savior Jesus Christ. "Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Messiah, the Lord." (Luke 2:11)
Make it personal: How are you hearing God's voice in your life? How are you receiving His direction? Maybe the better question to ask is what can you do in the New Year ahead to hear those directions even clearer? Let's make that change!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone,
Glen Rhodes, Minister of Discipling and Community Life, Arthur Mennonite Church


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The latest research report on 'Trenette Market' by Persistence Market Research presents a detailed analysis concerning market share, market valuations, revenue estimation, SWOT analysis, and regional spectrum of the business. The report further highlights key challenges and growth prospects of the market, while examining the business outlook comprising expansion strategies implemented by market leaders.
Market Introduction:
Trenette is a type of pasta that is flat and narrow in structure, it is commercialized in dried form, traditionally found in Italy and is associated with the market of Liquria and Genoa. Trenette is one of the most ancient forms of pasta which is known to serve with pesto alla genovese, and the dish which is served is known as trenette al pesto in Italy. To enhance the flavour of trenette al pesto, it is suggested to be boiled with potato or green beans. Trenette is wider than spaghetti but usually not wider than fettuccine.
One of the key features of trenette which makes it distinct from other pasta is that the dough used for the preparation of trenette is eggless. Trenette can be made easily at home but requires patience until the dough is perfectly made. Usually, Italians use olive oil to smoothen the texture of the trenette dough and a pinch of salt is also advised to add in the dough in order to enhance the taste of the final product.
Market Key Players:
Some of the key players in trenette market are La Molisana, Barilla Group, De Cecco, Divella, Rana, Voiello, Buitoni, National Pasta Association and C.F. Mueller Company among others.
Market Segmentation:
Trenette market is segmented on the basis of product type, distribution channel and region. On the basis of product type market is segmented into dried and fresh. The demand for natural fresh trenette is more as it tastes much better than the dried one. On the basis of distribution channel, the market is segmented into supermarkets/hypermarkets, convenience stores and online stores. Supermarkets/hypermarkets stores are expected to hold a relatively higher share in the trenette market followed by the convenience stores. On the basis of region, trenette market is segmented into North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Middle East and Africa.
Market Regional Outlook:
Regional segment for the market of trenette is divided into five different regions: North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa. Among these segment Europe is expected to have the major market share globally, as it is the largest producer and exporter of trenette. In Europe region, Italy is generating the major revenue as it the native dish of the same country, followed by Spain. In terms of revenue Asia Pacific is also one of the important contributor in the trenette market. China, Australia & New Zealand probably has the largest trenette market in the Asia-Pacific region.
Market Drivers:
Strong growth of disposable personal income along with increasing population is prophesied to boost the growth of trenette market. Apart from this, change in way of living along with civilization is anticipated to drive the growth of trenette market in the coming four to five years. The arrival of new type of consumers along with the entry of several new players in the global market is expected to bolster the growth of trenette market around the world during the forecast period.
Meanwhile, it has been pointed that consumption of trenette is high among the young generation. The variety of trenette available in the market is also going to drive the growth of trenette market over the forecast period. With emergence of modern retail formats, a new format for operations in the form of food courts and specialty stores in large format malls has emerged.
These food courts and specialty stores offer consumers easy access to food and beverage at the time of shopping and entertainment activities and also offer a choice of selecting different product by comparing it then and there. These improved retail formats has helped companies to offer its trenette products to the consumers in a better way. Consumers can now easily select their desired product in varieties, which are made available in stores in such malls. All these factors are supporting the growth of the trenette market, worldwide.
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Merriam-Webster's online dictionary defines resilience as "the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens." In emergency management, we often think of a resilience strategy as our systems' ability to better withstand shocks and recover from these shocks in an improved state. It is the idea of bending without breaking. And when there is a break, there is a quick recovery.
Today, we face rapid urbanization. Disasters are becoming increasingly worse. There are huge economic impacts from natural hazard damages and coastline changes. A resilience strategy can help a community or organization mitigate—or adapt to—these stressors.
Read about one example of our resilience work here. Developing a resilience strategy also includes:
- Long-term strategic planning
- Post-disaster redevelopment planning
- Economic recovery and redevelopment analyses and plans
- Community risk reduction planning
- Climate impact analyses
- Risk reduction planning for vulnerable populations
- Land use and zoning programs
- Communications planning
- Hazards-integrated comparisons for plans/codes
- Insurance coverage
- Feasibility studies
- Risk assessments
- Housing recovery and redevelopment plans
Does your jurisdiction or organization need a resilience strategy? Read some additional information about resilience and our experience in it here.
Outside of emergency management, resilience is a skill that can be taught and learned. Read this case from Harvard Business Review about Martin Seligman's research teaching resilience, which is being tested by the U.S. Army.
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Miles: 1936 and 2016: Not so different after all
Danny Miles, Columnist
December 2, 2016
The 2016 presidential election is behind us, and now that a few weeks have passed, the country will able to reflect and analyze what exactly just happened. If any word can describe this election cycle, it would probably be "chaotic," and I have a feeling that historians decades from now will still be ...
Spartans for Hillary members champion campus voter registration
Sarah Parr, Staff Reporter
September 30, 2016
With one of the most controversial presidential elections in history coming up in less than two months, getting young people to register to vote is at the forefront of many people's minds. Paying special attention to registering students and, really, anyone on campus, to vote, is one of the prim...
Campaigning for Clinton, actor Adam Scott made appearance on campus
Samhitha Cinthala, Contributing Reporter
September 30, 2016
If you've seen "Parks and Recreation," you most definitely will know the calzone-loving politician and former Pawnee city manager, Ben Wyatt, played by actor Adam Scott. But what you might not know is how similar Scott and Wyatt are in reality, as both are mature and oriented towards their comm...
Chakraborty: Make an educated vote
Ankita Chakraborty, Columnist
September 30, 2016
As I scrolled down my newsfeed on Facebook today, I saw an alarming post. Now I usually choose to isolate myself from heated political debates over social media, restraining my inner keyboard warrior when I see a post extolling Trump's virtues. However this person stated that they would be voting for t...
Economics Professors join students to watch the first presidential debate
Miriam Ridge, Staff Reporter
September 30, 2016
In typical Case Western Reserve University fashion, Monday night's presidential debate watch party at Leutner Commons began with a technical difficulty. From a missing VGA cord to a green display, and then to a lack of audio, it felt like the odds were against us. Luckily, in typical CWRU fashion, the st...
Paving New Political pathways
Jasmine Gallup, Staff Reporter
September 9, 2016
In the weeks before the Democratic National Convention (DNC), Senator Bernie Sanders' campaign for the presidency was losing steam. But even as it became more and more apparent that Sanders was not going to receive the Democratic nomination for president, his supporters continued to fight for him and ...
Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein continues her campaign trail in Cleveland
Jasmine Gallup, Staff Reporter
September 2, 2016
As voter satisfaction with both the Democratic and Republican nominees for President plummets to its lowest point in two decades, Ohioans may be interested to know that the Green Party's Dr. Jill Stein will be continuing her grassroots campaign for the presidency this Friday, Sept. 2, at 6 p.m., in ...
Miles: Yes, it's another article about Trump
Daniel Miles, Columnist
August 20, 2016
It's not like I enjoy writing about Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump. Yes, he's an endless source of hilarity. Yes, he's also a stinging reminder of the fact that the American political process has gone completely insane. Yes, you could write books—and I'm sure many people are—illustra...
Cleveland remains insecure about RNC security
Aquene Kimmel, News Editor
April 8, 2016
The 2016 Republican National Convention is just months away, and many different offices, businesses and individuals are busy gearing up. Cleveland remains insecure about event security Cleveland Police Union President Steve Loomis recently told Cleveland.com that he is "very, very concerned" about how be...
Town halls let Clevelanders get to know Democratic candidates
Aquene Kimmel, News Editor
March 18, 2016
With just a few days notice, Bernie Sanders came to Cleveland for a small town hall event on the Saturday before Spring Break. The next Saturday, Hillary Clinton followed suit. Many CWRU students, staff and faculty got their hands on the highly in-demand tickets through the Social Justice Institute (SJI)...


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Sponsors of the "Gang of Eight" Immigration Bill expressed confidence that their legislation can pass the House of Representatives, despite the challenges it will face.
"I believe that by the end of this year, the House will pass the Senate bill," said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) on Fox News Sunday. "I know that's not what they think now and I know they'll say oh no, that's not what's going to happen, but I think it will."
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Schumer cited support of groups, such as the Catholic Church and the business community, who "don't typically side with Democrats." Schumer's comments came during an appearance on Fox News Sunday.
Sen. John McCain (R., Az.) joined Schumer in arguing the bill would pass.
"I'm concerned about the task ahead of us," McCain told Fox New Sunday. "I respect the House of Representatives. I respect their views, and we have a job ahead of us in convincing them."
"It's not going to be easy," McCain added, "but I think Republicans realize the implications of the future of the Republican Party in America if we don't get this issue behind us, and by the way we do share the common goal of believing that the de facto amnesty is there, that we need to bring 11 million people out of the shadows."
Despite the senators' optimism, members of the House seemed less certain that the bill would even come up for a vote, let alone pass.
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, told CNN's State of the Union that Republicans in his committee were not interested in the "Gang of Eight" bill, which he said would "give legal status to 11 million people before it solves all the problems with securing the border, with e-verify, with entry-exit visas … that's 1986."
"70% of the Republicans in the Senate voted against the immigration bill," Goodlatte noted. "Republicans are the majority in the House. We want to work with Democrats, we want to work with Luis [Gutierrez] and others to do a bill, but not the Senate bill."
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R., S.C.) told FOX News Sunday, "I'm more interested in doing it right than on Senator Schumer's schedule."
"The Senate bill is not going to pass the House. It's not going to pass for a myriad of reasons." Gowdy reiterated, "The issue is not the broad principles of the immigration reform and humanity and respect for the rule of law. Virtually everyone agrees on the broad principles, where we get ourselves into a little bit of a difference of opinions are the details."
"Everyone agrees on border security for instance, but I can not sell, in South Carolina, a border security plan where the security comes after the legalization … nor would I try to sell any of those plans," Gowdy noted.
Rep. Donna Edwards (D., Md.) seemed to agree that the House would be unlikely to bring up the Senate version of the bill.
"We're not going to bring the Senate bill to the floor," Edwards told ABC's This Week, "but it can be a framework for what we move forward in the House"
"I don't want to predict what's going to happen," Edwards said. "I feel really confident, but not overly so, that we can move a bill forward."
Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said she was "hopeful" the Senate bill would pass.
"I'm very optimistic that we will before too long, and certainly this year, have comprehensive immigration reform," Pelosi said. "I believe that the members of Congress … will do what is right for our country, and it certainly right for Republicans if they ever want to win a presidential race."
Goodlatte maintained, "the compromise is going to have to come both in getting a bill out of the House and then going to conference with the Senate to work out the differences."


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North Carolina's long Atlantic coast has a history of weathering and withstanding hurricanes, but high winds and storm surge can do damage even inland when the conditions are right. After the storm, it is natural to want to help our neighbors. If you are a resident of our apartments in Raleigh, NC and want to give help, this is your guide.
A WRAL phone bank has raised $713,492 for Hurricane Florence relief. Thank you for your generosity.
Financial donations can still be made to any of our charitable partners: Red Cross, Salvation Army, NC Disaster Relief Fund and Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC.
Donations – by credit card, check or cash – are always the most efficient way to make sure that relief agencies on the scene of a crisis are able to purchase and distribute any necessary items.
The American Red Cross has 800 volunteers in locations throughout the state, and they've got 100 shelters open that are serving 10,000 people. Your Red Cross donations support those relief efforts.
The N.C. Disaster Relief Fund is currently accepting contributions for Hurricane Florence damage. Contributions are distributed by the United Way of North Carolina and directly help Hurricane Florence victims.
If you are unable to give online, you may mail your contribution to:
North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund
20312 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
To contribute to the Salvation Army's Florence disaster relief efforts, visit www.HelpSalvationArmy.org or call 1-800-SAL-ARMY.
The Salvation Army does not place an administrative fee on disaster donations. During emergency disasters, 100 percent of designated gifts are used to support specific relief efforts.
North Carolina Community Foundation Disaster Relief Fund was activated Thursday to support recovery efforts related to Hurricane Florence in North Carolina.
When you want to help but don't know how, Durham-based NeedsList offers a real-time needs registry for humanitarian aid, where non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can list their supply, volunteer and cash needs in real time to share with supporters.
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WRAL, GoTriangle, the United Way and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina will collect donations – of money and goods to help with hurricane cleanup – Thursday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh (inside Gate A off Trinity Road) and at the food bank distribution facility at 1924 Capital Blvd. in Raleigh.
GoTriangle, the United Way and the food bank will pack trucks and buses to deliver donations directly to impacted counties.
The food bank also accepts donations online, and checks can be mailed to 1924 Capital Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604.
Food donations are accepted at Food Bank distribution centers in Durham, Raleigh, New Bern, Greenville, Southern Pines and Wilmington.
The most needed items for disaster relief are:
- Toiletries, including dental supplies (shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, hand sanitizer, etc.)
- Blankets and pillows
- First Aid items and unopened medicines
- High-protein canned meals with pop-top cans (ravioli, soups, spaghetti)
- Single-serving meals that do not require refrigeration or cooking/meals ready to eat
- Single-serving snacks such as raisins & granola bars
- Paper goods and products (paper towels/plates/cups/napkins, plastic utensils)
- Diapers (adult and child)
- Baby formula
- Cleaning supplies and disinfectant wipes
- Bottled water
- Work gloves, utility and rubber gloves
- Utility knives and flashlights
Please do not donate: Used clothing, shoes, toys, books, games or anything that can spoil, rot or create an odor.
For more information on ways to help, click here.
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