blog-heap o' links
RESTON, Va...
She had seen it on TV plenty of times, so for Erin Kemp, wrangling a stray
alligator that wandered into her yard was no big deal... 
marijuana... driver... said he was transporting bottled water to
Los Angeles... estimated street value of the marijuana is $1,440,900...
[thanks to the wonders of the black market, brought to you by the
Prohibitionist Tyranny of the United States...] thedailyobserver.ca/ ... 13:14:56...What if we could
prove a general rise in the incident of illness/cancers starting from the date
that cannabis became banned in our society? What if the thing that is keeping a
nation of backward people like Afghanistan without modern medicine so healthy,
is the THC in the blood stream? Have you ever noticed how healthy even the
elderly are in that neck of the woods? Elected officials have no right playing
god according to someone's moral concepts. Every other living thing does fine
as we have until recently without prohibition laws... salem-news.com/ ... 13:14:14A
47-year old Portland man has received a 16-month prison sentence over a
conviction for Possession and Manufacture of a Controlled Substance...
marijuana... was a
valid Oregon Medical Marijuana user... police say he possessed an amount far in
excess of what is legal... Oregon Medical Marijuana Card that allowed him to
have one and a half pounds of marijuana to treat his medical condition, and
allowed him to grow up to six marijuana plants at one time"... had over 20
pounds of marijuana in his house at the time of his arrest... freep.com/ ... 13:11:56[54yo]
Grosse Pointe Farms man is in critical condition one day after his family found
him bleeding from his head -- and police found 50 pounds of
marijuana in his
basement... street value was estimated in the tens of thousands of dollars...
dozens of plants in various stages... also 10 packaged bundles of marijuana in
a refrigerator... His family said he has a drinking
problem, which police think might have led to a fall down the stairs...
freep.com/ ... 13:09:38About
$700,000 worth [yeah, sure] of
marijuana that was
grown by a Clinton Township family in an empty storefront church in Detroit has
been seized by local police... [57yo couple] and their [34yo] son... face
charges of growing and conspiracy to grow marijuana and possession of
marijuana.... maximum penalty of 15 years in prison...
more than 200 marijuana plants... hosted.ap.org/ ... 12:57:59New
Mexico has a new medical
marijuana law with a
twist: It requires the state to grow its own... requires
New Mexico to oversee a production and distribution system for the drug...
"The long-term goal is that the patients will have a safe, secure supply
that doesn't mean drug dealers, that doesn't mean growing their own..."
[AHHHH! More government control! AHHHHHHHH! Repeal! Repeal! Repeal!]
hosted.ap.org/ ...
12:56:05Shrouded in a sweet-smelling haze, clusters of men and women
unwind as they inhale fragrant tobacco from water pipes in the myriad cafes
that line London's Arab quarter. But Britain is going smoke free on Sunday, and
cafe regulars will soon be deprived of one of their favorite pastimes. The
smoking ban applies to covered public places and brings the nation in line with
the more than 35 other countries and territories... Experts say smoking bans
are spreading because of soaring [group-thinky socialized] health
costs... "It's going to take a big part of my social life away... I don't do
pubs and this was an alternative..." "Isn't it a shame if this doesn't exist
anymore," said retired lawyer Ibrahim El-Nour, raising his hands to the sky and
taking a long drag of an extra-strong tobacco called saloom... hosted.ap.org/ ... 12:22:05BOGOTA,
Colombia... A sharp-eyed airport inspector foiled a plot to ship 20 pounds of
cocaine to Panama when he discovered the drugs stuffed
inside sets of false teeth... news.bbc.co.uk/ ... 12:05:27The Senegalese authorities
have found an empty sailing boat with 1.2 metric tons of cocaine on board...
near the Atlantic Ocean resort of Mbour... Senegal's biggest cocaine seizure...
worth some $100m on the streets of Western Europe... 
SHEBOYGAN, Wis... A man
accused of stomping a pet tropical fish to death during a dispute with a
girlfriend faces charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to
property... also broke a stereo and shattered a picture window... 
LAS
CRUCES, N.M... a report of animal hoarding - the fourth in the Las Cruces area
since mid-May... at least 10 dogs in the front yard of the residence and 12 to
18 more in the back... two goats and numerous chickens and ducks... believe
more animals are inside the home, judging by the smell coming from it...
resident was not cooperative... reuters.com/ ... 12:04:32Israel... police came to take [NF], convicted of
attempted murder, to a sentencing hearing... he was gone without a trace.
"After we searched the house we saw that he somehow managed to take the monitor
off his leg and place it around he neck of his dog, who continued to walk
around the house..." 
Army Sgt. Frank
M. Sandoval, 27, of Yuma, Ariz., died June 18 in Palo Alto, Calif., of
wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small arms fire
Nov. 28, 2005, in Tikrit, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th
Artillery, Fort Sill, Okla. defenselink.mil/ ... 22:52:22Army Staff Sgt.
Daniel A. Newsome, 27, of Chicopee, Mass., died June 27 in Baghdad,
Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. defenselink.mil/ ... 22:51:20Army Sgt. 1st Class
Nathan L. Winder, 32, of Blanding, Utah, died June 26 in Ad Diwaniyah,
Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash. defenselink.mil/ ... 11:43:18Army Capt.
Darrell C. Lewis, 31, of Washington, D.C., died June 23 in Vashir City,
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using
rocket propelled grenades, mortars and small arms fire. He was assigned to the
1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. defenselink.mil/ ... 11:38:56Army Sgt. Joel A.
Dahl, 21, of Los Lunas, N.M., died June 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds
sustained when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He
was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat
Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. defenselink.mil/ ... 11:38:24Army Pfc. Andre
Craig Jr., 24, of New Haven, Conn., died June 25 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. defenselink.mil/ ... 11:38:06Marine Cpl. Derek
C. Dixon, 20, of Riverside, Ohio, died June 26 while conducting combat
operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian
Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune,
N.C. marijuana with two
students... two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and one
count of furnishing marijuana... had tutored [14yo] at her home... smoked pot
with the teen on three occasions... second 14-year-old student participated one
of those time... reuters.com/ ... 12:06:08Britain
is proposing to remove the term "prostitute" from the criminal statutes because
it carries too much stigma... a new bill that the Justice Ministry has drafted
refers simply to persons who sell sex persistently --
defined as twice or more in three months... "We just wanted to remove
the stigma of the label 'common prostitute'.... It's been around since 1824, so
it was a bit outdated. It just wasn't really helpful to label people..." new
bill introduces measures to try to get sex workers out of the industry, and
in effect decriminalizes prostitution for those who are
not considered persistent... ktar.com/ ... 11:33:28Phoenix police found nearly
1,500 pounds of
marijuana in a
residential neighborhood Wednesday night... 50 packages of marijuana...
[with a prohibition-inflated grossly over-]estimated street value of
around $600,000... medicalnewstoday.com/ ...
11:30:56Scientists at the Alaska Stable Isotope Facility can tell
whether marijuana
confiscated in a traffic stop in Fairbanks likely came from Mexico or the
Matanuska Valley. They're also working on a way to determine whether it was
grown indoors or out. A few more years and enough samples and they hope to have
something even more precise: an elemental fingerprint that could tell police
where and under what conditions a sample of marijuana was grown... [Which
would all be cool and neat if it weren't for how it will serve PURITALIBAN
RELIGIOUS TABOO TYRANNY!] cbs4denver.com/ ...
11:29:45DENVER... Citizens for a Safer Denver have collected enough
signatures on a petition to get another
marijuana initiative
on the city's November ballot... would make marijuana possession by adults the
city's lowest law enforcement priority... allafrica.com/ ...
11:28:00Kampala... THE days of local artistes who smoke
marijuana may be
numbered. The commandant of the Violent Crime Crack Unit has threatened to
arrest any musician and other members of the public got smoking the weed...
freep.com/ ... 11:27:29The 911
call a Dearborn cop made after he overdosed on
marijuana brownies
has become fodder for Internet humor... winnipegsun.com/ ...
11:26:24Winnepeg... [56yo] former longtime city cop is facing drug
charges after more than a dozen
marijuana plants were
found in his East Kildonan home... Reached at his home, [he] said the marijuana
was for personal use, not for sale... Army Sgt. Trista
L. Moretti, 27, of South Plainfield, N.J., died June 25 in Nasir Lafitah,
Iraq, when her unit was attacked by insurgents using indirect fire. She was
assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team
(Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska. defenselink.mil/ ... 00:37:00Army Spc. Eric C.
Palmer, 21, of Maize, Kan., died June 24 at Landstuhl Regional Medical
Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by
insurgents using small arms fire June 21 in Bayji, Iraq. He was assigned to the
1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. defenselink.mil/ ... 00:36:28Army Sgt. Michael
J. Montpetit, 31, of Honolulu, died June 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries
sustained from a non-combat related incident. His death is under investigation.
defenselink.mil/ ... 00:36:03Army Pfc. Henry
G. Byrd III, 20, of Veguita, N.M., died June 24 in Landstuhl Germany, from
a non-combat related illness sustained June 18 while in Iraq. His death is
under investigation. defenselink.mil/ ... 00:35:39Army Sgt. William
E. Brown, 25, of Phil Campbell, Ala., died June 23 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds
suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Carson, Colo. defenselink.mil/ ... 00:34:57Army Spc. Dominic
N. Rodriguez, 23, of Klamath Falls, Ore., died June 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. His death is under
investigation. weed was legalized in
New Mexico," police say a man with 67 marijuana plants in the trunk of his
car told them... ktvz.com/ ... 00:20:18[40yo]
Sherman County man has been arrested for manufacturing marijuana after a large
indoor growing operation was found in the town of Wasco [Oregon]...
50
marijuana plants
in a sophisticated hydroponics environment... [they're always
"sophisticated"... funny, that!] also found more than
three pounds of dried marijuana... additional arrests are expected...
sunstar.com.ph/ ... 00:18:05BAGUIO
CITY –- An estimated P2-million worth of confiscated
marijuana was burned
by heads and representatives of various government line agencies and
non-government organizations at the Burnham Park football field Tuesday
morning... held in commemoration of the International Day Against Drug Abuse
and Illicit Trafficking, was led by Mayor-elect Reinaldo Bautista Jr., chairman
of the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council, and Superintendent Oliver Emnodias,
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency regional director for the Cordillera.
According to Enmodias, the 50 bricks of the
illegal drug marijuana or cannabis sativa burned Tuesday was confiscated in
Ambabo, Tinglayan, Kalinga last April 1, while the rest or
five more bricks and 22 kilos of dried marijuana
included in the burning, were seized in a buy-bust operation conducted in La
Trinidad, Benguet last September 16... examiner.com/ ... 00:16:21Maryland
Transportation Authority Police arrested two men in Baltimore County Tuesday
after a search found nearly 42 pounds of
marijuana in their
car. Police say an officer stopped the car for speeding and
following too closely on I-95 south of White Marsh... [Test your
cynicism. Pick one of the following: a. They must've been smokin' their
own stash if they wee speeding and following too closely with 42 pounds in the
car! b. Nobody could be that stupid; the cops 'typed them and made up
charges just to pull them over...] azcentral.com/ ... 00:12:58Border
officials recently seized over half a ton of marijuana from smugglers in San
Luis. U.S. Customs and Border Protection valued the 1,063 pounds of marijuana
at more than $1.7 million... Two men, a U.S. citizen and a Mexican citizen,
gave conflicting answers to routine questions at the San Luis port of entry on
Sunday... The San Luis port of entry is located near U.S. 95 and the
International Border in southwestern Arizona and scans about 27,000 vehicles
daily... [headline should be: Imagine all the ones they DIDN'T
catch!...] iht.com/ ... 00:11:26Indonesia...
Cooks in Aceh province and other regions in the north of Sumatra island say
they use tiny amounts of crushed
marijuana leaves or
seeds as a spice in certain dishes. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Vice
President Yusuf Kalla said that there was "no way" Indonesia would legalize or
decriminalize marijuana as some countries in western Europe have done. "It is
all right to use it as a food seasoning, but it should not be fully legalized,"
Kalla was quoted as saying by The Jakarta Post... Army 1st Lt.
Daniel P. Riordan, 24, of St. Louis, Mo.Army Sgt. Joel A. House, 22, of
Lee, MaineArmy Sgt. Jimy M. Malone, 23, of Wills Point, TexasArmy Spc. Derek
A. Calhoun, 23, of Oklahoma CityArmy Staff Sgt.
Michael D. Moody Jr., 31, of Richmond, Va.Army Sgt. Chris Davis, 35, of
Lubbock, TexasArmy Pvt. Shane M. Stinson, 23, of Fullerton, Calif.Army Spc. Carter
A. Gamble Jr., 24 of Brownstown, Ind., died June 24 in Duraiya, Iraq, of
wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Benning, Ga. defenselink.mil/ ... 14:50:33Army Pfc.
Jerimiah J. Veitch, 21, of Dibble, Okla., died June 21 in Baghdad, Iraq,
of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck with a rocket propelled grenade.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. defenselink.mil/ ... 14:50:13Army Maj. Sid W.
Brookshire, 36, of MissouriArmy Staff Sgt. Darren P. Hubbell, 38, of Tifton,
Ga.Army
Spc. Joe G. Charfauros Jr., 33, of Rota, Mariana IslandsArmy Pfc. David
J. Bentz III, 20, of Newfield, N.J. Army Spc. Joseph
P. Kenny, 20, of Veneta, Ore., died June 23 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries
suffered from a non-combat related incident. His death is under investigation.
Kenny was assigned to the 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. defenselink.mil/ ... 14:42:04Army Sgt.
Alphonso J. Montenegro II, 22, of Far Rockaway, N.Y.Army Sgt. Ryan M.
Wood, 22, of Oklahoma CityArmy Pfc. Daniel J. Agami, 25, of Coconut Creek,
Fla.Army
Pfc. Anthony D. Hebert, 19, of Lake City, Minn.Army Pfc. Thomas
R. Leemhuis, 23, of Binger, Okla. pot... behind a fake
wall in the bathroom... in his motor home on Interstate 80... abkhazia.com/ ... 11:17:01Of Illegal drugs,
marijuana is the most
frequently used drug in the Abkhazia (breakaway province of Georgia)...
Treatment programs directed at marijuana abuse are rare, partly because many
who use marijuana do so in combination with other drugs, such as cocaine and
alcohol. However, with more people seeking help to control
marijuana abuse, [almost exclusively because they are ordered to do
so by the religious-tyrannical PuriTaliban-controlled courts] research has
focused on ways to overcome problems with abuse of this drug... localhost/ ... 11:15:03...Police
[agents of the PuriTaliban tyranny oppressors] ask that hikers, ATV
riders or anyone out and about this summer to be on the watch for
weed.
"We're trying to keep it
out of kids' hands, so if you do run across it, people are leery about
actually calling in and giving the information. Like I say, you can remain
anonymous. We can take your tip and attempt to get the marijuana off the
street," said Aaron Young of the West Virginia State Police... SAGLE,
Idaho... Charlie the black lab drove his owner's car into the Pend Oreille
River... hosted.ap.org/ ... 14:30:23An
Oregon man has sued over a traffic accident that involved an unlikely pair of
vehicles - his Lamborghini and a small plane piloted by FBI agents... propeller
from the Cessna airplane mangled the driver's side of the black Lamborghini
that Marlowe Treit had given himself as a 60th birthday present in 1998... on a
road that goes through the Aurora Airport... 
Miami-Dade... With no rain or even clouds to warn him of
the danger, death came literally out of the blue Thursday to a self-employed
landscaper. The killer was a powerful bolt of lightning that cracked through
perfectly clear skies... first seared a tree, then traveled and struck... David
Canales, 41... standing nearby... called a "bolt from the blue" or "dry
lightning" because it falls from clear, blue skies. He was pronounced dead at
South Miami Hospital... the country's lightning capital.
Five of the 47 people killed by lightning across the country last year were in
Florida... Most lightning bolts carry a negative charge, but "bolts from the
blue" have a positive charge, carry as much as 10 times the current, are hotter
and last longer. The bolts normally travel horizontally away from the storm and
reach farther than typical lightning, then curve to the ground...
Army Spc. Karen
N. Clifton, 22, of Lehigh Acres, Fla., died June 21 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when her vehicle was hit with a rocket propelled grenade. She
was assigned to the 554th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police
Battalion, Kaiserslautern, Germany. defenselink.mil/ ... 14:07:33Army Pfc. Raymond
N. Spencer Jr., 23, of Carmichael, Calif., died June 21 in Baghdad, Iraq,
of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by insurgents using an improvised
explosive device and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion,
12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort
Bliss, Texas.defenselink.mil/ ... 14:06:14Army Pfc. Jacob
T. Tracy, 20, of Palestine, Ill., died June 18 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds
suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle June 17
in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. defenselink.mil/ ... 14:02:08Marine Sgt. Shawn
P. Martin, 30, of Delmar, N.Y.Marine Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Wilson, 28, of
Duluth, Ga.Army Sgt. Dustin
J. Perrott, 23, of Fredericksburg, Va., died June 21, in Miri, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
marijuana plants
Thursday after a tip led them to an outdoor grow operation. The Huronia
combined forces drug unit eradicated $21,000 worth of pot, which was found in a
field on private property in the area of Highway 11 and County Road 93 in
Oro-Medonte Township... alternet.org/ ... 13:59:32PuriTaliban Religious Taboo Propaganda
Marches Onnnnn.....pot- that is
terrible. The result is the same- with one you get relaxed or drunk, the other
you get relaxed or high. The main reason marijuana is not legal is that it
would be too easy to grow your own and how would the government get THEIR
money? It would be too difficult to tax. The issue is not whether marijuana is
bad for you it is "How does the government get their share"?.." mymotherlode.com/ ...
13:56:39Mokelumne Hill, Ca -- 3,600
marijuana plants were
seized Friday near Hwy 26 in the Mokelumne River Canyon... Although the plants
were not fully grown, the Sheriff's Department believes the plants were tended
to on a daily basis. If each plant had been allowed to grow until maturity, the
department says this particular marijuana crop would be valued [under
PuriTaliban religious hate-crime prohibition enforcement] at over $9
million... sunstar.com.ph/ ...
13:55:26Philippines... ILLEGAL drug charges have been filed against a
man accused of possessing a
marijuana joint when
arrested in an alley... in March, this year... police... received a telephone
call that three armed men were seen... when he arrived at the place, he saw
three men talking in an alley... While the men were unarmed contrary to the
information police has received, one of the three was holding a partly-lit
rolled paper the way marijuana smokers hold joints... thedailyobserver.ca/ ... 13:52:55Writer agrees with
decriminalization of marijuana... Editorial... Humans have depended on cannabis for
thousands of years. Oil dependency is new, as is the concept of making plants
illegal. I agree with Rick Reimer, it's time to reconsider our priorities, and
the facts about cannabis marijuana, with an open mind. From all the research
I've seen, decriminalization makes sense... alaskareport.com/ ... 13:51:41Using a process called stable-isotope
analysis, Alaska scientists have been working with law enforcement officials to
trace marijuana to the area in which it grew... Marijuana is the most abused and widespread drug in Alaska,
according to the [PuriTaliban tyranny propaganda-spewing] U.S.
Drug[-warrior employment assurance] Enforcement Administration...
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore... A
valve on a truck hauling animal waste from a Klamath Falls processing plant
broke, spilling 4,000 pounds of pig blood...
The US House of Representatives has voted to overturn a
ban on aid to overseas groups practising abortion. The move was approved by 223
votes to 201, but it is unlikely to be signed by President George W Bush...
news.bbc.co.uk/ ... 00:40:56The
Taleban do not pose a threat to long-term stability in Afghanistan, President
Hamid Karzai has said... dismissed threats from the militant group that it
plans to step up attacks on the capital, Kabul... hosted.ap.org/ ...
00:26:18Lebanon's defense minister declared victory Thursday over the
Fatah Islam militant group, saying it had been crushed after a monthlong
military assault on its stronghold in a northern refugee camp and only mopping
up remained... Sheik Mohammed Haj of the Palestinian Scholars Association, a
mediator who met with the militant group's leaders in recent days, said Fatah
Islam "has declared a cease-fire and will comply with the Lebanese army's
decision to end military operations..." hosted.ap.org/ ... 00:25:11during
an operation to build schools and clinics and improve ties with tribal elders
in Ghazni - the first time such an effort has been led by the U.S.-trained
Afghan army... A NATO vehicle rolled over a mine in eastern Afghanistan
Thursday, triggering a blast that killed one soldier... Four others were
wounded... 
Marine researchers are warning about a growing number of
dolphin bite cases in Sarasota County... wild dolphins are becoming more
aggressive because boaters are feeding them... newsday.com/ ... 01:22:53A
missing dog up for sale on an animal rescue Web site led Suffolk County police
to a Medford house where they found more than 50 dogs in "deplorable condition"
Wednesday... house was littered with trash or debris, and animal feces and
urine, and that there was no water in the dogs' dishes... Three people at the
house... were arrested... charged with animal cruelty... possession of stolen
property... an employee of Bide-a-Wee animal shelter... was charged with grand
larceny for allegedly stealing the dog... marijuana seedlings
had been planted below artificial lighting and an elaborate audio-video
surveillance system were among the discoveries made when narcotics detectives
used a search warrant to raid a home... loaded sawed-off shotgun, drug
paraphernalia and quantities of crack cocaine, heroin, marijuana and ecstasy
were also found inside the first-floor bedroom of [19yo] resident... a loaded
handgun was found outside on a table near where [resident] and several friends
were swimming in a pool... eurekareporter.com/ ... 01:45:34A
man burning sulfur to prevent mildew caused by his indoor
marijuana-growing
operation Tuesday afternoon created a hazard for residents and firefighters...
a cleaning crew in an adjacent apartment heard a smoke detector sounding.
Workers entering the apartment discovered a strong odor and a haze coming from
a bedroom. They backed out and phoned 911... "The tenant did not take into
account the life safety hazard he created for his neighbors," said AFPD
Assistant Chief Ed Trigeiro. The tenant left the building for two hours while
the sulfur burned, Trigeiro said, creating a significant hazard in the older
apartment complex, which did not have fire sprinklers installed... [Illegal
and dangerous grow operations of this kind are less likely to exist under
liberty.] wiltonvillager.com/ ...
01:43:49Boucher fears legalizing
marijuana for medical
purposes could lead to looser drug policies overall, which she said would send
the wrong message to children... kvoa.com/ ... 01:41:57TUCSON, Ariz. -- A former U.S.
Border Patrol agent convicted of stealing
marijuana while on
duty in 2005 has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison and ordered to pay a
$30,000 fine... [Even with repeal, corrupt public officials will be tempted
to the quick and dirty buck in some more sinister area, but at least we won't
have prohibitionist tyranny.] bbsnews.net/ ... 01:40:44With the
U.S. House of Representatives expected to consider a
medical marijuana
amendment within weeks, Rhode Island legislators have resoundingly
overridden a gubernatorial veto to make that state's medical marijuana law
permanent. Today's 58-11 House vote follows a 29-4 Senate vote to override on
Wednesday... palmbeachpost.com/ ...
01:39:53PORT ST. LUCIE — A 20-year-old ended up in jail Wednesday
when the police officer [an agent of the insidious forces of oppression]
whom he asked for directions noticed a
marijuana "blunt"
tucked behind his ear... abclocal.go.com/ ...
01:38:30EDINBURG, TX... 2,000 pounds of
marijuana in a
warehouse... caught fire... took more than 35 firefighters about half an hour
to extinguish Wednesday's blaze with 1,000 gallons of water and five gallons of
chemical suppressant... firefighters were exposed to so much marijuana smoke
they would not be able to pass a drug test, despite the air packs they wore...
hosted.ap.org/ ... 00:28:31A
former Mexican governor... Mario Villanueva, the former governor of the
Caribbean state of Quintana Roo... freed after six years behind bars was
immediately re-arrested Thursday on a U.S. extradition request in which he is
accused of helping smuggle 200 tons of cocaine into the United States...
[You can repeal all the stupid prohibitions... and corrupt public officials
will find other ways to profit at the expense of others.] boston.com/ ...
00:13:57A Harvard medical resident wants sunbathers to pay attention to
yet another threat: collapsing sand holes that he says have
killed dozens of young people in the past two decades... a pastime as innocent
as building a sandcastle could lead to a family tragedy... 
a shark
appeared at a depth of 3,600m (12,000ft) - far deeper than sharks are usually
found... giant boulders litter part of the sea-floor after being transported
dozens of kilometres from the coast... 
Rats are gnawing at beer
cans and making holes in caps of whisky bottles stored in police storehouses in
eastern India and apparently getting drunk... 
A
zookeeper who was fatally attacked by a jaguar had violated the rules by
opening the door to the animal's cage.... Denver Zoo Vice President Craig Piper
said the February death of Ashlee Pfaff was caused by "human error...." deseretnews.com/ ... 11:54:25GREAT
FALLS, Mont... State bear managers seeking to capture and collar female grizzly
bears as part of a population count recently trapped a 7 foot, 6 inch male
grizzly that weighed 750 pounds after a winter of hibernation... took two
scales and a hydraulic crane to weigh the 8-year-old bruin... had 3 1/2-inch
claws... neck circumference of 4 feet... hasn't reached its full size. "He's
got some growing to do..." 
It took two
fire trucks, five firefighters, several animal rescuers and about 250 gallons
of water to rescue a kitten that refused to come out of a West Virginia storm
sewer drain... Firefighters have rescued iguanas off of telephone poles, snakes
out of sewer pipes and cats out of trees.... "Firefighters will go try to save
anything..." news.yahoo.com/ ...
11:51:55SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. - A barn fire at an award-winning American
Saddlebred farm in south-central Kentucky killed 24 horses... 3-T Farm in Allen
County... Army Sgt. 1st Class
William A. Zapfe, 35, of Muldraugh, Ky.Army Pfc. Joshua S. Modgling, 22,
of Las VegasArmy Spc. Darryl
W. Linder, 23, of Hickory, N.C., died June 19 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds
suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas. defenselink.mil/ ... 22:33:11Army Sgt. Derek
T. Roberts, 24, of Gold River, Calif.Army Spc. Val J. Borm, 21, of
Sidney, Neb.Army Spc. Farid Elazzouzi, of Paterson, N.J. Army Sgt. Eric L.
Snell, 35, of Trenton, N.J., died June 18 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds
suffered when his unit came in contact with insurgents using small arms fire in
Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. defenselink.mil/ ... 22:30:35Army Pfc. Larry
Parks Jr., 24, of Altoona, Penn., died June 18 in Arab Jabor, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. defenselink.mil/ ... 22:30:00Army Sgt. Richard
K. Parker, 26, of Phillips, Maine, died June 14 in Scania, Iraq, from
wounds suffered on June 13 when improvised explosive devices detonated near his
vehicle during combat operations. He was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion,
152nd Field Artillery Regiment, Maine Army National Guard, Waterville, Maine.
defenselink.mil/ ... 10:54:12Army Capt. Joshua
E. Steele, 26, of North Henderson, Ill., assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st
Infantry Division (Transition Team), Fort Riley, Kan.Army Sgt. 1st Class
Christopher D. Henderson, 35, of Hillsboro, Ore., assigned to the 1st
Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Transition Team), Fort Riley, Kan.Army Sgt. 1st Class
John M. Hennen, 26, of Vinton, La., assigned to the Louisiana National
Guard's 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, Lake Charles, La.Army 1st Lt.
Frank B. Walkup, IV, 23, of Woodbury, Tenn., died June 16 in Kirkuk,
Iraq, from injuries sustained in Rashaad Iraq, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his position during dismounted operations. He was
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team,
25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. defenselink.mil/ ... 10:49:13Army Staff Sgt.
Roy P. Lewsader, Jr., 36, of Belleville, Ill., died June 16, in Tarin
Kowt, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by a
rocket-propelled grenade. He was assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry
Division, Fort Riley, Kan. defenselink.mil/ ... 10:48:33Army Sgt. Danny
R. Soto, 24, of Houston, TexasArmy Spc. Zachary A. Grass, 22, of Beach City,
OhioArmy Pfc. Michael
P. Pittman, 34, of Davenport, Iowa, died June 15 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive
device and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley,
Kan. marijuana growing operation in the woods nearby, resulting in a
second arrest... Nine mature plants, 19 starter plants, and 78.8 grams of dried
marijuana were seized. Had the marijuana grown to maturation and been
harvested, Hensley estimated the street value at $10,000... [yeah,
yeah...] philly.com/ ... 11:28:58The nation's drug czar... urged schools to embrace random student
drug testing... [PURITALIBAN TYRANNY! REPEAL DRUG PROHIBITIONS! REPEAL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS! REPEAL DRUG CZARNAZI!] medicalnewstoday.com/ ...
11:27:46John P. Walters, Director of National Drug
Control Policy, today released a new Special Report showing that teens who use
drugs are more likely to engage in violent and delinquent behavior and join
gangs... [YOUR TAX DOLLARS (if you pay taxes) ARE FUNDING THIS INSANE
PURITALIBAN PROPAGANDA! STOP THE INSANITY! REPEAL! REPEAL! REPEAL!!!]
visaliatimesdelta.com/ ...
11:26:41Tulare
County Sheriff’s Department deputies Tuesday discovered and destroyed 399
marijuana-garden plants with a potential street value of $1.59 million...
[propaganda achieved at an incalculable cost to society] leadercall.com/ ... 11:25:50A routine traffic stop [is there really any such thing
anymore? was there ever?] by the Jones County Sheriff’s Office netted
two arrests and the confiscation of more than seven pounds of marijuana...
Deputy... became suspicious when the driver... could not produce a
driver’s license... [oh, clue, kids: be sure to carry ID when you're
driving contraband around!] "We estimated this has a street value of around
$8,000..." [Only because of Prohib, bud!] minotdailynews.com/ ...
11:23:21Two
North Dakota farmers were issued licenses to grow industrial hemp in February.
They’re still waiting to plant a seed. Now, the farmers, Dave Monson and
Wayne Hauge, have filed a lawsuit against the federal Drug Enforcement
Administration, which hasn’t yet acted on the request. Hemp is legal to
grow in North Dakota under state law, but a federal law still bans anyone from
growing hemp, which is a cousin or marijuana. Federal officials say because
hemp contains even a trace amount of tetahydrocannabinol, or THC, a banned
substance, it falls under federal anti-drug rules. Supporters of industrial
hemp say it is safe because it doesn’t contain enough THC to produce a
high... [While reasonable people say, REPEAL! REPEAL! REPEAL!] countercurrents.org/ ... 11:22:31King Hemp By Rand
Cliffordpot in your car
without getting caught. This fall he will release a second one on how to keep
police from raiding your home for marijuana. Now for the kicker: Cooper is a
former narcotics officer once considered among the top cops in Texas, where
more marijuana is seized each year than in any other state. The formerly
straight-laced lawman has become a shaggy-haired militant for the legalization
of weed... left law enforcement a decade ago. "I will do anything legal to
frustrate law enforcement's efforts to place American citizens in jail for
nonviolent drug offenses." Federal drug agents said his tips won't keep them
from finding your stash, and they advise drug users to save their $20 and use
it to help post bail... chron.com/ ... 11:18:43Connecticut's governor, a cancer survivor,
vetoed a bill that would have allowed people with certain serious illnesses to
use marijuana, saying it was fraught with problems and sent a
mixed message to children... Army Cpl. Dustin
R. Brisky, 26, of Round Rock, Texas, died June 14 in Tallil, Iraq, of
wounds suffered from an explosion. He was assigned to the Army Reserve's 952nd
Engineer Company, Paris, Texas. The unit was attached to the 92nd Engineer
Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
defenselink.mil/ ... 23:42:34Army Staff Sgt.
Michael A. Bechert, 24, of New Castle, Ind., died on 14 June in San
Antonio, Texas of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised
explosive device on May 30 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry
Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. 
SYDNEY, Australia...
Australian customs officials... discovered two snakes and three lizards stuffed
inside three [gnome] garden figurines... A day later, officials at the same
facility... found five snakes and five lizards stuffed inside pottery figures
and other ornaments... It is illegal to bring live reptiles into Australia
without a license... hosted.ap.org/ ... 23:33:22Reptile experts
removed an 8-foot-long, 170-pound alligator from the basement of a Buffalo home
and planned to drive it to a Florida sanctuary in the back of a minivan... It
is illegal in New York to own an alligator without a permit, but officials said
the man who raised it will not face charges because he turned himself in. The
man had built an indoor pond in his basement. He also owns more than 20 lizards
and large snakes... hosted.ap.org/ ... 23:13:36
The first skull of the
earliest known ancestor of the giant panda was been discovered in China... at
least 2 million years old... formally known as Ailuropoda microta, or "pygmy
giant panda," would have been about three feet long, compared to the modern
giant panda, which averages in excess of five feet. Previously this animal had
been known only by a few teeth and bones, but a skull had never been found...
hosted.ap.org/ ... 23:12:43State Game and Fish
officials will help staff members at Carlsbad Caverns National Park remove
exotic fish and amphibians from the pond at Rattlesnake Springs... aimed at
restoring native species, including the roundnose minnow and greenthroat
darter. Non-native species that will be removed include the green sunfish, the
largemouth bass and the bullfrog. "The predatory nature of the non-native
species is having a significant effect on the native species in the pond....
The smaller native fishes are having a difficult time surviving..."
hosted.ap.org/ ... 23:10:46
One of
three turtles at the new Georgia Sea Turtle Center had surgery on Monday, only
two days after the center opened... surgical team implanted bone screws and
attached an external fixation device to stabilize Nick's head injury...
Georgia's first facility devoted to sea turtle rehabilitation... hosted.ap.org/ ... 23:09:59What is
believed to be the first giant manta ray born in captivity has arrived at a
southern Japanese aquarium... the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, more than a year
after its parents mated... the baby manta, rolled up like
a tube, came sliding out of the mother manta, then quickly spread its fins and
began swimming around... hosted.ap.org/ ... 23:07:20Eighty-four Siberian tigers, among the world's rarest
animals, have been born since March at a
northeastern China breeding center... 13 more pregnant Siberian tigers were
expected to give birth to a total of 20 to 30 cubs by October...
Fewer than 400 Siberian tigers - also known as Amur,
Manchurian or Ussuri tiger - are believed to survive in the wild, about 20 of
them in China and the rest in Russia... the largest tiger species, weighing up
to 600 pounds... in danger from poachers who want hides and bones for
traditional Chinese medicine... hosted.ap.org/ ... 11:32:49A rare
turtle has hatched at the Tennessee Aquarium, one of only three places in the
United States that display the endangered species... A Beal's four-eyed turtle,
named for two white spots on the back of its head that look like a pair of
eyes... hosted.ap.org/ ... 11:32:28
Elephants emerged safer and tigers won a vote of support, but
sharks and corals failed to win protection at a two-week wildlife trade
conference that ended Friday... breitbart.com/ ... 00:16:48LOS ANGELES... Four dead dolphins have washed ashore with
fatal bullet wounds and fifth with lacerations on its pectoral fin, said
authorities who have offered a reward for information on the slayings...
Air Force Maj.
Kevin H. Sonnenberg, 42, of McClure, Ohio, died June 15 when his jet
crashed five miles north of Balad Air Base, Iraq. He was assigned to the 112th
Fighter Squadron, Toledo, Ohio. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
defenselink.mil/ ... 00:29:01Army Master Sgt.
Arthur L. Lilley, 35, of Smithfield, Pa., died June 15, in Shkin,
Afghanistan, from wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned
to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C. defenselink.mil/ ... 00:28:37Army Pfc. Casey
S. Carriker, 20, of Hoquiam, Wash., died June 13 in Kirkuk, Iraq, from
injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. His death is under
investigation. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. defenselink.mil/ ... 00:28:16Army Spc. Josiah
W. Hollopeter, 27, of San Diego, Calif., died June 14 in Balad, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small arms fire
in Al Muqdadiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
defenselink.mil/ ... 00:27:56The
Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that
the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have
been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military
honors.Army
Pvt. Lawrence P. Burkett, U.S. Army, of Jefferson, N.C. He will be
buried Saturday in Jefferson.... In early December 1944, Burkett was a member
of Company A, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. The 90th ID had
been assigned the task of breaching the southern portion of the enemy's "West
Wall" near the German city of Saarbrücken. The 357th was occupying a
bridgehead in the Dillingen Forest near the Saar River when the Germans
launched a strong counterattack. The 357th suffered many casualties and on Dec.
11, Burkett was among those listed as missing in action. In May 2006, U.S.
officials were notified that a German citizen had found and dug up the remains
of a possible American soldier in a wartime fighting trench in the Dillingen
Forest near Saarbrücken. The U.S. officials traveled to the site and
collected the remains and associated evidence, including Burkett's
identification tags and his social security card. In September 2006, a team
from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) excavated the burial site in
the Dillingen Forest and recovered additional human remains and material
evidence.... marijuana being grown
inside normal-looking homes using artificial sunlight... Many new caretakers of
this crop are recent arrivals recruited by the lure of making easy money...
newly-arrived immigrants have become common caretakers of the illegal crop...
mlive.com/ ... 00:21:20Michigan
State Police troopers acting on a tip Thursday night
discovered 88 pounds of
marijuana during a
traffic stop... [At least they didn't use the "routine traffic stop"
propaganda.] after receiving information from the Southwest Enforcement
Team, a multijurisdictional drug unit, that a large amount of marijuana was
being brought into the state from Arizona... A man and woman from Arizona were
arrested... stopthedrugwar.org/ ... 00:19:49A
bill that would legalize the use of medical
marijuana in New York
state passed the General Assembly Wednesday night on a 92-52 vote, but now the
Republican-dominated Senate is balking. Although Senate Majority Leader Joseph
Bruno (R-Brunswick) sounded agreeable at a Wednesday morning news conference,
just hours later he was criticizing the bill as unworkable and vowing to
introduce competing legislation. With the clock ticking toward adjournment of
the legislature next week, the move could kill the legislation this year. Even
if the Senate passed its own bill, there is little time left reconcile
differences, and the lawmakers face other pressing matters... allheadlinenews.com/ ... 00:19:06Wawota, Sask... After
doing some research on
marijuana, a 15 year
old Saskatchewan student decided there were some
benefits from the drug and he discussed it with
his schoolmates. School officials at Wawota
Parkland high School don't agree and the student says they
have threatened to call the police or take legal action... kjct8.com/ ... 00:18:08CENTENNIAL, Colo... A former
Marine is challenging the state's medical
marijuana law, saying
marijuana helps him deal with injuries suffered during Operation Desert Storm.
Thirty-8-year-old Kevin Dickes (dix) of Aurora pleaded NOT guilty in Arapahoe
County District Court yesterday to a charge of marijuana cultivation, after
police said they seized 71 plants from his home in April. The state's medical
marijuana law approved by voters in 2000 allows patients under a doctor's care,
who get a medical marijuana card, to legally possess up to two ounces of pot,
or six plants... A provision in the law could allow for more plants... courttv.com/ ... 00:17:06WICHITA,
Kan... Police arrested a man for
marijuana possession,
but not before officers had to save him from choking after he apparently tried
to hide the drugs by swallowing them... as one of the officers approached the
driver's side, "he noticed the driver was choking on a large Baggie" of
marijuana... was passing out when one of the officers reached down his throat
and pulled the Baggie out... Air Force Lt. Col.
Glade L. Felix, 52, of Lake Park, Ga., died June 11 at Al Udeid Air
Base, Qatar. His death is under investigation. Felix was assigned to the 622nd
Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. defenselink.mil/ ... 03:21:02Army Spc. Damon
G. Legrand, 27, of Lakeside, Calif., died June 12 in Baqubah, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with anti-tank mines,
rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned
to the 571st Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd
Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash. defenselink.mil/ ... 03:20:31Marine Lance Cpl.
Johnny R. Strong, 21, of Waco, Texas., died June 12 while conducting
combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion,
7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif. 
Maryland beekeepers have
lost 45 percent of their bees since last year - but the death toll is likely
attributable to weather, not a national trend of mysterious die-offs,
Maryland's top bee inspector said Wednesday. An unusually warm November and
December likely caused high fatalities in the state's 8,200 bee colonies...
hosted.ap.org/ ... 02:54:59Georgia Aquarium
officials say it may be months before they know what caused Wednesday's death
of another whale shark, the second this year at the only facility outside Asia
that displays the huge, rare fish... Army Pvt. William
C. Johnson, 22, of Oxford, N.C., died June 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds
suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry
Division, Fort Riley, Kan. defenselink.mil/ ... 00:52:20Army Pfc. Cameron
K. Payne, 22, of Corona, Calif., died June 11 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds
suffered from an improvised explosive device that detonated near his vehicle
during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. marijuana grow
operation. If the homeowner doesn’t permit the inspection, fire officials
– sometimes escorted by police – return to enter the home. Fire
Chief... will continue to operate "status quo" for the foreseeable future. He
wouldn’t comment on the case before the courts... courant.com/ ... 12:00:32An
Enfield couple [45 & 44yo] arrested in September on charges of [doing
nothing worse than] growing
marijuana in their
home were granted special probation Tuesday...
accelerated rehabilitation... ordered... [by the PuriTaliban Religious
Morals Tyrants] to undergo substance abuse evaluations, random urinalysis
tests and perform 100 hours of community service during their two-year
probations... Under acceleration rehabilitation, a defendant who completes the
probationary period successfully has his record expunged... [And why are
these Taboo Bullies imposing these invasive and unpleasant tortures upon this
couple? Because...] Police found [a mere] 20
marijuana plants in the basement in various stages of maturation,
special lights, irrigation and heating capacity to grow the plants... [And
how could the Taboo Priests have found this private operation?] After
receiving information about a possible marijuana growing operation... [Some
pigeon turned them in, someone who caved in to the threats of the PuriTaliban
Establishment Tyrants.] shreveporttimes.com/ ...
11:51:52MANSFIELD... [Agents of PuriTanical oppression] are
seeing an increase in reports of marijuana plant cultivation in recent weeks...
led to the [unjust incarceration] of five people and [religious] arrest
warrants being issued for at least two more... "Right now we’re finding
plants from 6 inches to about a foot. We usually don’t get many calls
until the plants get much bigger and visible. But we’ve been getting calls
on these smaller plants. We’re not complaining..." [said an official
Tyrant Priest].... wistv.com/ ... 11:48:07AIKEN, SC... [Agents of
the PuriTaliban oppressor regeime] arrested [a 51yo] Aiken man Monday night
and seized [his] 29 marijuana plants growing behind his home. ...ranging from
one to three feet tall... They also seized a handgun [which he was not
accused of using for anything illegal, but it is made illegal in the demented
minds of the PuriTaliban oppressor regeime].... A stranded deaf Atlantic bottlenose dolphin delivered her
calf Monday at a marine mammal rehabilitation center in the Florida Keys. The
unnamed calf is approximately 42 inches long and weighs about 30 pounds... The
calf's mother, Castaway, has been vocalizing to the calf and the baby has
answered back... Castaway cannot process the calf's return sounds. "Castaway's
vocalizations are not normal," Lingenfelser said. "She speaks in a monotone,
similar to the way that people who cannot hear speak..." officials installed a
dolphin "chat line" of sorts, electronically connecting Castaway's habitat with
a lagoon at Dolphins Plus, a research and interactive educational facility a
few miles away. Underwater speakers and microphones were installed at both
locations and connected via phone lines donated by AT&T Florida. Officials
hope the calf will develop communications' skills by speaking to dolphins at
Dolphins Plus when the system is fully turned on soon... Army Sgt. Dariek
E. Dehn, 32, of Spangle, Wash., died June 2 in Sharkat, Iraq, of wounds
suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 6th
Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas. defenselink.mil/ ... 11:02:53Army Sgt. Cory M.
Endlich, 23, of Massillon, Ohio, died June 9 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds
suffered from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 1st
Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat
Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. defenselink.mil/ ... 11:02:31Army Pvt. Scott
A. Miller, 20, of Casper, Wyo., died June 9 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds
suffered from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th
Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat
Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. defenselink.mil/ ... 11:02:10Army Staff Sgt.
Brian M. Long, 32, of Burns, Wyo., died June 10 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
wounds suffered from an explosive ordnance. He was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker
Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. defenselink.mil/ ... 11:01:48Army Sgt. Charles
E. Wyckoff Jr., 28, of Chula Vista, Calif., died June 6 in Helmand
Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire. He was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. defenselink.mil/ ... 11:00:04Air Force Airman 1st
Class Eric M. Barnes, 20, of Lorain, Ohio, died June 10 as result of an
improvised explosive device attack on an Air Force convoy about 100 miles south
of Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron,
F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. The Chatham County
Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Eradication Team and an Army National Guard Air
Unit conducted a marijuana eradication operation on June 5. Officers located
52 plants in three plots just off Highway 64 near
Bower’s Store Road. All plants were ranging in size from
6 to 12 inches... Estimated value of 52 marijuana
plants at maturity is $100,000... [Enforcement
priests for the lying, propagandizing prohibitionist PuriTalibanical tyrants
attacked Mother Nature on June 5. The terrorists located 52 plants... ranging
in size from 6 to 12 inches... and bragged about their accomplishment as being
worth a tenth of a million dollars, and the mooing masses believed these stupid
but alarming lies by the religious zealot-terrorists.] pr-inside.com/ ... 11:51:25SINGAPORE... Two Africans
appeared in a Singapore court Tuesday, accused of trafficking more than 14
kilograms (31 pounds) of marijuana -- about 28 times the amount that draws a
mandatory death sentence by hanging... tcpalm.com/ ... 11:50:26A Port St. Lucie teen who
in 2003 accused a county firefighter of spiking firehouse brownies with a
laxative was arrested Sunday after a deputy said he found bits
of marijuana in his mouth during a routine traffic stop...
[wwwhhhaaattt!?!? How "routine" is it to check someone's MOUTH during a
traffic stop?] nervous behavior prompted a search of the vehicle, which
revealed two bags of marijuana that appeared to have been chewed open...
[oh. idiot teen.] thewhig.com/ ... 11:48:12Provincial police seized $900,000 worth of
marijuana when they stopped a car for speeding in Loyalist Township on
Saturday... 39 kilograms of marijuana and $6,230 in cash... ksdk.com/ ... 11:47:44Knox County, Texas... It
started out as an early Saturday morning traffic stop in Knox County, Texas.
However, when it was all said and done, Munday Police had seized 131.5 lbs of
marijuana... [Police say 44yo's] behavior led them to inspect the truck... 8
yr. old granddaughter was a passenger... nysun.com/ ... 11:46:04New York State lawmakers are expected to
approve legislation allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The
Democrat-led Assembly could pass a medical marijuana bill as early as this
week... Two men were arrested Saturday on suspicion of harassing
a dolphin known locally as "Dave" off the Kent coast in southeast England...
reuters.com/ ... 23:19:12Ten of Nepal's 250
endangered elephants are suffering from tuberculosis in a national park and the
disease is threatening to spread to humans and other wildlife... reuters.com/ ... 23:17:21
National park rangers in
the Democratic Republic of Congo are battling to save a 2-month-old gorilla
found clinging to its dead mother, who was shot dead through the back of the
head... the young mountain gorilla, born on April 15 and named Ndakasi by
conservationists, had accepted baby formula from a feeding bottle. Mountain
gorillas usually suckle for up to three years in the wild... Only
700 mountain gorillas survive in the wild, more
than half of them in... eastern Congo's Virunga National Park...
At least two have been killed and eaten already this
year by rebels living off the land as militia fighting drags on despite the
official end of Congo's five-year war in 2003, in which violence, hunger and
disease killed around 4 million people... news.bbc.co.uk/ ... 23:15:54Nations have agreed to ban
international trade in... sawfish... The spectacular rostra, or snouts, can
fetch prices of more than $1,000 (£500), and all species of the fish are
critically endangered. Australia secured a small exemption allowing live
exports for aquaria... hosted.ap.org/ ... 23:12:01
A thousand-pound,
6-year-old beluga whale arrived at a Tacoma Aquarium early Sunday after a
flight on a chartered military transport plane from Chicago. Qannik, an Inuit
name for snowflake, traveled tucked inside an enormous, foam-padded tank in the
DC-8 plane for a cross-country flight that cost $84,000... entire cost to move
the beluga from Chicago's John G. Shedd Aquarium to his new home was nearly
$120,000... The aquarium kept the timing of Qannik's move under wraps to stave
off protests... Some animal rights activists argue whales should not be held in
captivity, and they oppose airlifting the marine mammals... 
Trees are down around the metro and across Minnesota after a day of
strong storms... Wisconsin Rapids, near Stevens Point, is reporting a lot of
damage after baseball sized hail hit the area, damaging buildings, vehicles and
trees. A tornado may have touched down there as well... A tornado touched down
near Elizabeth in western Minnesota as thunderstorms swept across Otter Tail
County on Thursday... no immediate reports of injuries... marijuana case can be
tried in civil court — a step that would open up law enforcement to
fighting lawsuits from people who have plants confiscated or destroyed. "This
is new ground we're breaking," Judge Barbara Roberts said at the beginning of
the discussion Friday morning... madison.com/ ... 13:23:28"Dying people shouldn't be
denied basic liberty," makes many good points, but before physician-assisted
suicide is considered, other options should first be available, like legal
access to medical marijuana... antiguasun.com/ ... 13:23:03...The
marijuana lobbyists
are ignoring the results of the latest research that shows the relationship
between marijuana and schizophrenia... [Which is that people who support
prohibition are blatantly certifiably illogical, inconsistent, and
bipolar.] tricities.com/ ...
13:21:39Officers seize over $28,000.00 worth of
marijuana from a
TriCities motel room... 12 pounds... Police arrested four men... One of the
suspects... is wanted in South Florida for allegedly distributing cocaine...
mediatakeout.com/ ... 13:20:26NOOOOOO!!! AMSTERDAM TO BAN MARIJUANA SMOKING!!!..
Bush greeted as
hero in Albania... 
Wal-Mart... West Monroe [La.]
man... carried a 42-inch Sanyo Plasma TV to a self-checkout aisle after
switching the original price tag of $984 with one for only $4.88. Wal-Mart Loss
Prevention officers witnessed the alleged transaction and called police...
UPPER
TOWNSHIP, N.J... turtle... [65yo] woman who swerved to avoid hitting the
reptile... lost control of her car, crashed through a guardrail and tumbled
down an embankment before the car flipped over onto its roof... was wearing a
seat belt and was not critically injured... 
US scientists have
identified the genes behind silk spun by the black widow spider, which they say
could help make super-strong body armour... [but sticky?] 
YOKO Ono has spoken for the first time about how John Lennon talked
her round after she considered aborting their only son, Sean. The 74-year-old
artist says she was unsure whether to have the baby because she did not want to
"burden" Lennon, with whom she had just been reunited after an 18-month
split... "...he said, 'Of course we are gonna keep,' like he was really upset
with my remark. And I thought, 'Well let's go ahead with this.'..." Ono also
reveals that the former Beatle's insistence on going home to see his
five-year-old son on the night he was murdered may have cost him his life...