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Thursday, June 26, 2008
California Unveils Environmental Action Plan
A vast, in depth plan of action for reducing emissions and promoting energy efficiency has been unveiled in California.
The ambitious proposal calls for cutting CO2 emissions by 10% by the year 2020. Other steps include promoting walkable cities, high speed rails and would require more hydrogen and hybrid delivery vehicles.
Planners and environmental groups have claimed the program could be a blueprint to other states and developing nations such as China.
Governor Schwarzenegger supports the plan and it could take effect as soon as 2012.
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The ambitious proposal calls for cutting CO2 emissions by 10% by the year 2020. Other steps include promoting walkable cities, high speed rails and would require more hydrogen and hybrid delivery vehicles.
Planners and environmental groups have claimed the program could be a blueprint to other states and developing nations such as China.
Governor Schwarzenegger supports the plan and it could take effect as soon as 2012.
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Obama Urges Supporters to Help Clinton Debt
In a show of unity after a hard-fought campaign, Barack Obama is calling on his supporters to help ease Hillary Clinton's $22 million debt.
Obama asked his top fund-raisers to make up at least $10 million, the amount she owes to outside vendors. The remaining $12 million comes from loans she gave to her campaign.
Clinton thanked Obama in an email. The two are set to meet with fund-raisers today and will campaign together tomorrow in Unity, NH.
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Obama asked his top fund-raisers to make up at least $10 million, the amount she owes to outside vendors. The remaining $12 million comes from loans she gave to her campaign.
Clinton thanked Obama in an email. The two are set to meet with fund-raisers today and will campaign together tomorrow in Unity, NH.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Lifestyle Choices Trigger Genetic Changes
Decisions you make about what you eat and how often you exercise could have effects as far reaching as your genes.
A group of 30 men with low-risk prostate cancer were tracked over the course of three months while on a strict healthy diet, daily exercise routine and stress reduction techniques.
The expected results of overall health improvements were there but the big news came with a comparison of before and after prostate biopsies.
Around 500 genes had been modified. 48 were turned on and 503 had been turned off. Disease preventing genes went on the warpath while disease promoting genes lay dormant.
"'In just three months, I can change hundreds of my genes simply by changing what I eat and how I live?' That's pretty exciting," said Dr. Dean Ornish, head of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California. "The implications of our study are not limited to men with prostate cancer."
A group of 30 men with low-risk prostate cancer were tracked over the course of three months while on a strict healthy diet, daily exercise routine and stress reduction techniques.
The expected results of overall health improvements were there but the big news came with a comparison of before and after prostate biopsies.
Around 500 genes had been modified. 48 were turned on and 503 had been turned off. Disease preventing genes went on the warpath while disease promoting genes lay dormant.
"'In just three months, I can change hundreds of my genes simply by changing what I eat and how I live?' That's pretty exciting," said Dr. Dean Ornish, head of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California. "The implications of our study are not limited to men with prostate cancer."
Dechaine Records Private Rules Supreme Court
In 1989 Dennis Dechaine was tried and convicted of the kidnapping and murder of 12 year old Sarah Cherry. He is currently serving a life sentence.
State Attorney General Steven Rowe created the Beaulieu commission in 2004 to investigate allegations that police and prosecutors augmented notes, ignored other suspects, misled the jury and destroyed evidence.
The resulting four page report found no evidence of misconduct. The report, however, was not accompanied with any documentation, notes or evidence.
James P. Moore, a former federal agent and activist for Dechaine, demanded they be released under the Freedom of Access Act. The commission did not respond so Moore appealed to the Cumberland County Superior Court.
The State Supreme Court ruled that the commission was a private body. The members, it argues, "were requested, not mandated, to perform the investigation, and they were asked to do it as independent private citizens, separate from the government and without being requested or expected to make any recommendations."
Two jurors dissented, saying, "The investigatory panel organized by the Attorney General was clearly performing a traditional government function – the internal investigation of allegations of prosecutorial and law enforcement misconduct."
The fight is not over for Moore who is considering taking his case to the Legislature.
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State Attorney General Steven Rowe created the Beaulieu commission in 2004 to investigate allegations that police and prosecutors augmented notes, ignored other suspects, misled the jury and destroyed evidence.
The resulting four page report found no evidence of misconduct. The report, however, was not accompanied with any documentation, notes or evidence.
James P. Moore, a former federal agent and activist for Dechaine, demanded they be released under the Freedom of Access Act. The commission did not respond so Moore appealed to the Cumberland County Superior Court.
The State Supreme Court ruled that the commission was a private body. The members, it argues, "were requested, not mandated, to perform the investigation, and they were asked to do it as independent private citizens, separate from the government and without being requested or expected to make any recommendations."
Two jurors dissented, saying, "The investigatory panel organized by the Attorney General was clearly performing a traditional government function – the internal investigation of allegations of prosecutorial and law enforcement misconduct."
The fight is not over for Moore who is considering taking his case to the Legislature.
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A Hard Rain's a-fallin'
A 55 pound of cement powder fell out of the Russian Skies and into a suburban Moscow home last week, creating a two and a half foot hole in the owner's home.
The sack of cement was dropped by the Russian Air Force in an effort to clear up cloudy skies for a June 12th celebration of Russia's post-soviet independence. Cloud Seeding, as the procedure is known, involves dispersing Silver Iodide, Liquid Nitrogen and Cement Powder to modify the clouds.
The drop was the first gaff in over twenty years of the practice.
The owner of the cement-bombed house plans on suing.
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The sack of cement was dropped by the Russian Air Force in an effort to clear up cloudy skies for a June 12th celebration of Russia's post-soviet independence. Cloud Seeding, as the procedure is known, involves dispersing Silver Iodide, Liquid Nitrogen and Cement Powder to modify the clouds.
The drop was the first gaff in over twenty years of the practice.
The owner of the cement-bombed house plans on suing.
Source
5 Million at Hunger Risk in Zimbabwe
A recently publish UN report says that up to 5.1 million people in Zimbabwe could be at risk of a food shortage.
The report cites poor grain production and rising farming costs among the reasons for the shortage.
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's blames Western sanctions for the rising price of grains and cereals. The UN Report, however, points the finger back at his administration and alleges mismanagement of the country's resources.
Opening grain trading to private traders could alleviate the problem, suggests the report.
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The report cites poor grain production and rising farming costs among the reasons for the shortage.
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's blames Western sanctions for the rising price of grains and cereals. The UN Report, however, points the finger back at his administration and alleges mismanagement of the country's resources.
Opening grain trading to private traders could alleviate the problem, suggests the report.
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