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From Our Families To Yours
                   Happy Thanksgiving

Dear Friends,  
On this special holiday we would like to extend a heart felt thanks for all you have done to assist us with our campaign.  Your input, guidance, good advice, financial contributions, and overall friendship keep us Thankful throughout the year.  

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October 2, 2009

 

Ms. Sheree Krider

2708 Maxon Drive

Louisville, Kentucky 40220

 

Dear Ms. Krider,

 

Thank you for contacting me with your opposition to mountaintop removal mining.  I appreciate hearing your thoughts on this important issue.

 

I share your concerns about mountaintop mining, which has serious effects on our waterways and natural areas, especially in Kentucky.  As you are aware, mountaintop mining involves the removal of the top of a mountain in order to recover coal.  Excess dirt and rock from the mountaintop are usually disposed of in valleys and often destroy streams and wildlife habitat.  I believe we need to protect our sources of clean water.  Mines take a tremendous toll on the land and nearby water, and I agree we need to find a solution to minimize the damage of mountaintop removal.

 

That is why I joined with some of my colleagues to introduce H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act.  This measure will effectively end mountaintop mining by amending the Clean Water Act to exclude from the definition of "fill material" any pollutant that is discharged into water primarily for the purpose of disposing of waste.  H.R. 1310 is pending approval by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  Although I am not a member of this Committee, please be assured I will continue to urge my colleagues to support this bill.

 

In addition, I have expressed my grave reservations over the practice of mountaintop removal mining to President Obama's Administration, including Nancy Sutley, Chair of the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). It is encouraging that the Obama Administration is taking a step forward to halt the devastating and irreversible damage.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Department of the Interior (DOI) recently announced a coordinated approach, which includes the following efforts:

 

. The Corps will modify the usage of Nationwide Permit (NWP) 21 to prevent its use for authorizing mountaintop removal permits in the Appalachian region.

. The EPA and the Corps will strengthen the regulation, enforcement, and permitting of surface mining operations.

. The EPA will improve and strengthen oversight and review of water pollution permits for discharges from valley fills.

. The Corps and EPA will jointly clarify how to evaluate impacts on proposed mitigation projects and streams.

 

I am hopeful President Obama and Congress will work together to build on these efforts to ensure that this irresponsible practice no longer threatens the Appalachian region or the health and security of its residents.

 

In the meantime, thank you again for sharing your views with me.  Please do not hesitate to call on me if I may be of service to you in the future.  If you would like to learn more about my work in Washington and in Louisville, please visit my website at www.yarmuth.house.gov where you will find the latest news, my weekly schedule, video from hearings, and information about constituent services.  You can also sign up for my e-newsletter to receive periodic updates on important issues and services for your family.

 

 

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Angel Justice : Index

 

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Background   How the Raich v. Ashcroft federal medical cannabis lawsuit born, and who is involved

In the days immediately following September 11, 2001, as the world was riveted by the issue of terrorism, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration turned its sights on a nonviolent group of seriously ill Americans, as it stepped up the level of time, money, and Federal law enforcement personnel used to attack medical cannabis patients. Multiple raids on the homes and gardens of California’s medical cannabis caregivers and patients soon followed. The DEA raids became ever more outrageous and more harmful to patients. Angel Wings Patient OutReach, Inc. worked hard to develop a sound legal strategy to help ensure patients’ and caregivers’ safety and to create new public policies on the federal level. Our legal team felt we had to do everything we could to stop the federal government's dangerous actions.

Angel Wings Patient OutReach, Inc. retained attorneys Randy Barnett and Joshua Greenberg who agreed to bring forth the historic lawsuit of first impression, Raich, et al. v. Ashcroft, et al. The lawsuit was filed on October 9, 2002, by patient-activist Angel McClary Raich and Angel's two anonymous caregiver growers. It charged then-Attorney General John Ashcroft and DEA Administrator Karen Tandy with violating constitutional rights under the Commerce Clause, the Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments, and medical necessity. Angel Raich, a medical necessity patient with life-threatening illnesses, is asserting her right to fight for her own life.

The plaintiffs asked Judge Martin J. Jenkins to issue a Preliminary Injunction during the pendency of the action, enjoining the defendants from arresting or prosecuting the plaintiffs, seizing their medical cannabis, forfeiting their property, or seeking civil or administrative sanctions against them for their activities with respect to any of the following: (1) the possession of medical cannabis by plaintiff Angel McClary Raich for her personal medical use; (2) the ability of Angel Raich to obtain medical cannabis from her caregivers, John Doe Numbers One and Two, for her personal medical use; (3) the ability of John Doe Numbers One and Two to cultivate and provide medical cannabis to Angel Raich for her personal medical use; and (4) the processing of medical cannabis by Angel Raich for her personal medical use.

According to the Complaint, the federal Justice Department and the DEA were unconstitutionally exceeding their authority by embarking on a campaign of seizing and forfeiting privately-grown intrastate medical cannabis from California patients and caregivers, arresting or prosecuting them, mounting paramilitary raids against them, harassing them, and taking other civil or administrative actions against them.

On March 5, 2003, the District Court denied the preliminary injunction, despite finding that "the equitable factors tip in plaintiffs’ favor." The plaintiffs appealed the denial of their motion for preliminary injunction.

In the first proceeding in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, amicus curiae briefs were filed by the following amici: The State of California along with Alameda County, the City of Oakland, and Butte County; the California Medical Association along with the California Nurses Association; and Marijuana Policy Project along with Rick Doblin, Ph.D. and Ethan Russo, M.D.

On December 16, 2003, the Court of Appeals reversed the District Court, holding that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on their Commerce Clause argument, and thus determining that it was unnecessary to address the remaining arguments.

On April 20, 2004, the Attorney General and DEA Administrator filed a Petition for Certiorari in the United States Supreme Court. Once the federal government filed its Petition for Certiorari the name of the case was changed from Raich v. Ashcroft to Ashcroft v. Raich. Ashcroft became the Petitioner and Raich became the Respondent. The Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari on June 28, 2004. Briefing and oral argument followed.

On June 6, 2005, in a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court reversed, holding that the “CSA is a valid exercise of federal power, even as applied to the troubling facts of this case,” and remanded the case to the Court of Appeals for disposition of the numerous other issues raised by the plaintiffs. The name of the case changed to Gonzales v. Raich to reflect the appointment of a new attorney general.

In the Court of Appeals, on remand from the Supreme Court, briefs have been filed by the parties and by several amici curiae. Oral arguments are scheduled for March 27, 2006.

We remain optimistic of ultimate victory in this case. Our immediate goal is to win again in the Court of Appeals. If necessary, we will again defend that ruling in the Supreme Court. This case could signal a dawning of a new day for rational and compassionate policy making.

We are facing a monumental court battle of national significance. This is a landmark, precedent-setting case, so it is important that the precedents it creates be positive for the medical cannabis movement.

Raich v. Gonzales is funded in part by Angel Wings Patient Outreach, Inc.,a nonprofit organization that is an advocate for the civil rights, human rights, and disability rights of medical patients, their caregivers, and their physicians.

If you would like to make a donation to help combat the unfair persecution of medical cannabis patients, please mail your tax-deductible contribution to: Angel Wings Patient OutReach, Inc. 4100 Redwood Road, #365, Oakland, California 94619-2363.

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Angel McClary Raich April 2008.

October 28, 2009, Angel McClary Raich is having brain surgery on her growing brain tumor and its new cysts growing round it. The surgery will be at Stanford Hospital. Angel said, "One thing is for sure I am scared to death! I don’t remember ever being this scared!"

Date of Angel's Brain Surgery

· Angel's brain tumor surgery will be on the morning of October 28, 2009, five days before my 44^th birthday (which is November 2). I am not sure of the time for the surgery yet and will let you know as soon as it is set.

   · Angel's pre-operative appointment is scheduled for October 20^th, 2009, at 11am.

· Surgery will be performed at Stanford University Medical Center, Surgical Department: 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, in the Palo Alto Area. Friends and family can wait in the waiting room located on the 2^nd floor.  Read More...

Angel can use all the help and support she can get right now!

Learn more about Angel's brain surgery, her growing tumor and the several growing cysts, and her brain tumor MRI images, and the surgery risks and complications. Read More...

"Make a Donation" to help Angel with her brain surgery and recovery. Click here...

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Thank you for caring for her! We are sure you love her as much as we do!

Sincerely,

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Angel McClary Raich April 2008.

NEWS ALERT  October 28, 2009, Angel McClary Raich is having brain surgery on her growing brain tumor and its new cysts growing round it. The surgery will be at Stanford Hospital. Angel said, "One thing is for sure I am scared to death! I don’t remember ever being this scared!" - John Adler Angel's brain tumor doctor says, radiation failed!

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Militia movement resurfaces across U.S. - Life- msnbc.com

 

Militia movement resurfaces across nation

Resurgence in part coincides with the arrival of Obama administration

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Ray Southwell, left, and Norm Olson, members of the Alaska Citizens Militia, stand by the woods near their home in Nikiski, Alaska, on Sept. 29. Olson's militia is small at the moment, but there has been a resurgence of the militia movement nationwide.

By RACHEL D'ORO

Associated Press Writer

updated 6:23 p.m. ET, Fri., Nov . 20, 2009

NIKISKI, Alaska - Norm Olson's genial tone belies his reputation as a radical militiaman, yet here he is, at 63, an affable grandfather explaining why Americans should arm themselves against their government.

Walking stick in hand, clad in military fatigues, he strolls a trail in the woods near his home, located on 22 acres near Nikiski, a small, unincorporated community with isolated roads and no local government. The nearest state trooper post is two towns away.

A fellow militiaman, armed with an assault rifle, walks along as Olson — a man whose conspiracy theories were so extreme that he was kicked out of the group he founded, the Michigan Militia, 15 years ago — discourses on the need for a paramilitary Alaska Citizens Militia.

He lays out his ideas about imminent economic collapse and social chaos incited by federal bailouts and other forms of intrusion by a tyrannical government.

Olson's militia is minuscule at the moment, but there has been a resurgence of the militia movement nationwide, in part coinciding with the advent of the Obama administration. At least 50 new right-wing militia groups have been identified by the Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit civil rights organization. All have formed within the last two years, many spreading their speeches and combat exercises on YouTube.

"It's the response to fear," Olson says.

Olson lets that sink in. Then he adds: "The federal government can roll into your driveway in the middle of the night and snatch you up and take you away and you'll never be seen again."

Heated rhetoric
If the words sound familiar, there is good reason. It is rhetoric that was typical of the so-called patriot movement of the 1990s, amid similar circumstances: A Democrat, Bill Clinton, was in office. There was heightened interest in gun control legislation. Veterans were returning from the first Gulf War. Elaborate conspiracy theories were spreading.

Today's troubled economy and the perception that other countries are rising in influence might also be fueling activity among white supremacist and militia groups, according to an intelligence assessment by the federal Department of Homeland Security.

A significant difference this time, according to the April analysis, is that the nation has its first black president. "Right-wing extremists," the report says, "are harnessing this historical election as a recruitment tool."

There is a violent edge to this movement. Lone wolves and small groups who are "embracing violent right-wing extremist ideology are the most dangerous domestic terrorism threat," according to the report. It cited an April shooting in Pittsburgh that left three police officers dead at the hands of a gunman reportedly influenced by racist ideology and fears that a gun ban was imminent with Barack Obama in charge.

In the first five months of Obama's presidency, racist, right-wing extremists killed at least nine people, according to Chip Berlet, senior analyst with Political Research Associates, a Somerville, Mass., think tank.

Such attacks are a vent for racial anxiety and outrage at the perceived liberal government by people who feel powerless to reach the political elites, according to Berlet. Instead, they target those within reach.

"It's a perfect storm for violence," Berlet said. "You ignore it at our peril."

But Jonathan White, a professor at Allendale, Mich.-based Grand Valley State University who has done extensive research on violent extremism and terrorism, says most militia members are "rhetoric only" — and that's where he puts Olson. The danger comes, he said, when these ideologies prompt paranoid "Alamo" groups to gear up for a standoff with the perceived enemy.

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It's been a week since the American Medical Association reversed its long-held and counterproductive position on medicinal marijuana, but the DEA still included the AMA's hard line on its website until this evening.
The advocacy group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition -- and online activists -- didn't allow the misinformation to last. The group called on members to email the Department of Justice, and now the bullet point is gone.
While I think the problem was more likely an oversight than an attempt on the part of a government agency to lie to its citizens, LEAP should be congratulated for seeing the error and getting it fixed. The government is aware that advocates for sensible drug policies are watching closely and won't stand for misinformation. It does feel like the tables have been turned, and this victory is a sign of more to come. Kudos to LEAP for mobilizing quickly and bringing about this change.
And while we’re looking at that hideous DEA site, maybe we should urge the Justice Department to get around to redesigning the DEA website to look all Baracky like the main DOJ site.
LEAP is also right to focus attention on the AMA decision, because it could be a tipping point on medicinal marijuana -- and another nail in the coffin of prohibition.
The AMA move is exciting because it could move us closer to reclassifying pot as something other than a Schedule 1 controlled substance. This would open the door to more marijuana research. Maybe researchers seeking to conduct studies of marijuana's effects could get it from more than one source.
Reclassification is a step on the path to legalization, and the AMA was a roadblock. New studies will now show what many already know: the drug is virtually harmless for moderate, responsible users (especially when vaporized). Things are changing, and it's good to see online activists ready to keep pressure on the government to reconsider decades of failed drug policy.

 

Update from Jeannie Herer - Jack Jeannie Herer's MySpace Blog |

 

 

 

 

 

11/17/09
Update from Jeannie Herer
Last Saturday I went to see Jack at the rehab facility. I went out to smoke with Jack’s roommate. While we were out back, a nurse came and told me a woman and her daughter was at the nurses’ station with a restraining order for me. She asked me what she should do. I said I didn’t know and asked her what she thought I should do. She said she’d keep them at the desk so I could go around the building to the parking lot.
I got in the van and was pulling out of the parking lot when Joy Graves and Steve Cherms pulled up about an inch in front of me, blocking my way out of the parking lot. Steve got out of his car and started yelling at me and banging on the windshield and waving around his cane.
Then Seeva Cherms and her daughter came out of the building and Seeva ran over and started banging on the driver’s side window and yelling at me, waving around the restraining order. I kind of panicked and called the first person on my phone list and they called 911 and then 911 called me back and stayed on the phone with me until two police cars arrived. I just sat in the van with the doors locked and the windows rolled up.
First, the police spoke to them and then came over and asked me what was going on. I told them I was visiting my husband who was in the facility with an anoxic brain injury. I showed them the first restraining order that Joy Graves filed against me, that was dismissed in its entirety. It was filed the day after I posted our attorney, Bill McPike’s, response to Seeva saying Jack had gone to him for a legal separation. Bill said it didn’t happen. Jack had only talked to him about people putting his name on their products. One of the things the restraining order said was that I couldn’t post anything on Jack’s websites. That’s why I’m making this public now, while I can.
We met Steve and Seeva one time at Eddy Lepp’s house and the next thing we knew they came over to our house with legal papers they wanted us to sign making us their daughter’s godparents. They said they grew up in the mob, and they are bounty hunters, and how Steve is supposed to be a big martial arts guy. We didn’t sign the papers.
I told the police about the suspicious Power of Attorney papers that Joy says Jack signed a couple of hours before he had his heart attack and that she is trying to get the rights to Jack’s new book.
The police called their supervisor and he said the restraining order was no better than a leaf on the ground. The policemen said I could just go ahead and drive off. I said I was afraid Steve would follow me so the police stood there with them until I could get far enough away.
Because Joy has caused so many disturbances while I’ve been there, the facility is not allowing me to see Jack for now. Only Jack’s kids can see him. My attorney is doing what she can, as fast as she can, but court dates take time to come around.
Joy also went to Lake County, California and filed a legal separation from me for Jack on October 29. She gave the date of the end of our marriage as 7/7/09. If Jack had wanted a legal separation on 7/7/09, why didn’t he get it himself? He didn’t have the heart attack until September 12. Our 10-year anniversary was September 9. He was on the road but he called me and wished me a happy anniversary and told me he loved me and that he would be in Santa Rosa with me as soon as he was finished with the Portland hemp fest.

 

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Illinois prison eyed for Gitmo detainees

Gov. Pat Quinn says proposal is an opportunity to create jobs

The Thomson Correctional Center, located 150 miles west of Chicago, has emerged as a leading option for Guantanamo detainees.

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CHICAGO - Gov. Pat Quinn said selling a prison in rural northwest Illinois to the federal government is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create jobs in the struggling area.

But plans to sell the prison that would then be used to house some detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba is creating controversy because of safety concerns.

Federal officials are expected at Thomson Correctional Center on Monday to inspect the prison.

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Quinn said Illinois is being considered along with at least two other cities in Colorado and Montana.

President Barack Obama wants alleged terrorism suspects from the military-run center to be transferred to U.S. soil so they can be prosecuted. The plan to use the Thomson facility, about 150 miles west of Chicago, was first reported by the Chicago Tribune.

Thomson was built by the state in 2001 with 1,600 cells, but budget problems prevented it from fully opening, and it now houses about 200 minimum-security inmates.

It is unclear how many Guantanamo detainees — many held without charges since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan — would be transferred to Illinois or when. Obama initially planned to close the Guantanamo Bay prison by Jan. 22, but the administration is no longer expected to meet that deadline.

If the Federal Bureau of Prisons buys the facility, it would be run primarily as a federal prison, but a portion would be leased to the Defense Department to house a limited number of Guantanamo detainees, the White House official said. Perimeter security at the site would be increased to surpass that at the nation's only Supermax prison, in Florence, Colo., the official said.

'Positive impact'
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the Senate's second-highest-ranking Democrat, said in a statement Saturday he would support the plan. He said the prison would house fewer than 100 Guantanamo detainees and would have a "significant positive impact on the local economy" by generating more than 3,000 jobs.

Thomson Village President Jerry Hebeler said the move would generate desperately needed revenue for the town of about 500 residents near the Mississippi River.

"It's been sitting there for eight to nine years and our town is like a ghost town," Hebeler said of the prison, adding that a tavern recently closed and a planned housing development fell through. "Everybody moved or got different jobs."

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Some lawmakers opposed the idea of terrorism suspects being brought to Illinois.

U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, a Northbrook Republican running for Obama's old Senate seat, circulated a letter among elected officials asking them to write to Obama opposing the plan, saying bringing Guantanamo prisoners to the state would make it a target for terrorist attacks.

U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo, whose district includes Thomson, said he adamantly opposed the proposal and that he has consistently joined with a majority of his colleagues "in fighting efforts to bring these terrorists onto our shores ... where they could one day be released into our communities."

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A wing inside the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Ill.

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Guantanamo Bay "is set up to house these dangerous terrorists, and they should stay there," said Manzullo, an Egan Republican who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade.

Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Democrat, said Kirk and other Republicans were "pandering to irrational fears" and that closing the Guantanamo Bay facility would strengthen national security because al-Qaida used it as a recruiting tool.

Phone and e-mail messages left with Jim O'Connor, a spokesman for Illinois Sen. Roland Burris, were not immediately returned.

Thomson is not the only U.S. town that had hoped to lure Guantanamo detainees. Officials in Marion, Ill., Hardin, Mont., and Florence, Colo., also have said they would welcome the jobs that would be generated.

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Action Alert:

Senate Bill 510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Tell the Senate committee not to threaten quality organic and local food production

Act now! Contact your senator before November 18.

Our food safety system is broken. Industrialized food production gives rise to serious food safety problems, and our government's ability to regulate corporate agribusiness must be strengthened -- without harming small-scale and organic family farmers.

Bills in Congress propose to give more authority to the Food and Drug Administration to regulate for food safety, inspect food processing facilities, and order mandatory recalls. The House passed its own food safety bill in July. The Senate's bill is in committee and scheduled for a mark-up (committee vote) this coming Wednesday, November 18.

Allowing the FDA to crack down on corporate food producers that threaten our citizenry's health is a step in the right direction -- as long as legislation contains protections for small-scale, organic and local food systems. Small farms could be forced out of business by increasing costs for record-keeping, testing and other measures they will not be able to comply with. These are our country's safest farms -- part of the solution, not part of the problem!

Now is the time to contact Senate committee members (especially if one is from your state) that will make changes to the bill on November 18. Our message is: Senate Bill 510 must contain protections for small-scale and organic family farms.

Please call as many committee members as you have time for!

MESSAGES FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

1. Regulate farms and food processors based on risk -- with organic and local systems as the lowest-risk.

While no farm and processing plant can be completely safe and completely eliminate food safety risks, different production systems carry different levels of risk. Small and medium-sized organic farms are low-risk farms from a food safety point of view, and local food systems are low-risk systems. This fact speaks to a risk-based regulatory approach, particularly given limited federal dollars available for system-wide regulation and the need to prudently target the use of those funds.

Organic farms are already controlling pathogens and improving food safety in various ways that conventional, industrial-scale farms do not. Specifically, food safety regulation for organic and small-scale producers should focus on education and training, not one-size-fits-all food safety standards.

2. Protect organic farmers from conflicting food safety regulations.

Tell your Senator to ensure that the bill directs the FDA to integrate any food safety standards with the existing federal organic standards. No farmer should be forced to choose between organic certification and food safety rules, and the two should be streamlined to avoid unnecessary additional burdens and incompatibilities.

3. Protect wildlife, biodiversity and habitat from misguided food safety regulation.

Likewise, the food safety bill should ensure that FDA food safety standards do not conflict with existing federal conservation, environmental and wildlife standards. Farmers should be encouraged to adopt conservation practices on their farms -- in fact, many conservation practices such as vegetated buffer zones and wetland preservation have been shown to reduce the presence of foodborne pathogens on farms.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2009 Dear Friends: NCADP is committed to work with you in the struggle to rid our country of capital punishment. Working with state and national affiliate organizations and partners, we believe that with the right combination of passion, strategy, resources and effort we can win on this issue, and help our country live up to its potential. Our focus right now is on moving towards abolition in various states. We're proud to have been a strong partner with our affiliates in New Jersey and New Mexico as they won abolition over the last couple years. We stand together with great national, regional and local groups, especially including EJUSA, Witness to Innocence, Journey of Hope, MVFR, MVFHR, the ACLU, Amnesty International USA, and so many others. With this issue of Abolition Times, we're inaugurating a new electronic newsletter for those around the country who support the abolition of the death penalty. We encourage you to send us ideas about information we can share in this newsletter, and to share with your friends. If you know someone whom you think would appreciate receiving this information, please email margaret@ncadp.org. And we always encourage you to take action on our website, especially at www.ShoutingFromTheRooftops.org. Yours in partnership, Sachin Chheda Deputy Director, NCADP New Texas commission chair says he is not a political pawn; actions suggest otherwise New Texas Forensic Science Commission Chair John Bradley told a Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee hearing yesterday that he wasn't a political pawn of Governor Rick Perry, but it appears he has no plans to hear the Beyler report on the Willingham case any time in the near future. Please join us in Shouting from the Rooftops that an innocent man has been innocent and executed, and that this injustice will not stand!  Read More. No acceptable model for death penalty statute, says major law group The Council of the American Law Institute (ALI) recently voted to withdraw a section of its Model Penal Code concerned with capital punishment because of the "current intractable institutional and structural obstacles to ensuring a minimally adequate system for administering capital punishment." The Institute based its decision on a study it commissioned to look into the practice of the death penalty since the recommendations were made in the Model Penal Code. The recommendations for how to make the death penalty less arbitrary had been adopted in 1962 and were cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in its 1976 opinion allowing a reformed death penalty to be reinstated. Section §210.6 of the Code had defined cases appropriate for capital punishment, aggravating and mitigating circumstances, and special sentencing procedures, and was intended to meet significant concerns regarding the practice. This move essentially withdraws ALI from any attempt to fashion an acceptable death penalty because the system has proven to be unworkable. See ALI's statement here. Kentucky affiliate hosts Journey of Hope tour in advance of NCADP Conference NCADP's Kentucky affiliate, the Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (KCADP), just completed a "Journey of Hope …From Violence to Healing" tour around the state featuring murder victim family member and NCADP board member Bill Pelke, death row survivor Shujaa Graham, and Terri Steinberg, the mother of a Virginia death row prisoner. By sharing their "Voices of Experience" with groups all across the state, the Journey speakers helped KCADP educate tens of thousands of Kentuckians both face to face and through earned media coverage, and signed up many new members. The event was timed as a precursor to NCADP's Annual Conference in Louisville from January 14-17, 2010. Read more. Get involved! If you received this email from a friend, sign up for NCADP's email list. You can join our efforts to Shout from the Rooftops, about the innocent and executed. And help us reach out to victims families by making a contribution to Rachel's Fund, or set up your own Rachel's Fund page. Join us at our annual conference this January in Louisville - it's not too late to get $50 off your registration! Support one of our many partners around the country or in your state: EJUSA Witness to Innocence ACLU Amnesty International MVFR MVFHR Journey of Hope Catholic Mobilizing Network Your State Affiliate	IN THIS ISSUE New Texas commission chair says he is not a political pawn; actions suggest otherwise No acceptable model for death penalty statute, says major law group Kentucky affiliate hosts Journey of Hope tour in advance of NCADP Conference Get involved! Unsubscribe Click to instantly unsubscribe from this mailing list.
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Police Charge Brooklyn Man With Selling Liquid Marijuana - NYTimes.com

 

 

Liquid Marijuana Seized in Brooklyn

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Published: November 11, 2009

In what the police called an unusual drug arrest, a Brooklyn man was charged on Wednesday with selling liquid marijuana.

“It has not been seen around here before,” said Capt. Gerard Dowling of the Manhattan South narcotics division, referring to a dark green mixture of alcohol and marijuana.

The police said they seized eight Mason jars of the substance on Wednesday from the home of the man, Anthony Briordy, 32. They said they also seized cocaine and prescription painkillers, including OxyContin.

An undercover officer began purchasing the liquid and other drugs from Mr. Briordy about two months ago, the police said. Mr. Briordy was said to have told the officer that the liquid was often mixed with fruit punch.

The police said that throughout the investigation, Mr. Briordy told the officer that he made the mixture at home and that a four-ounce dose of it was stronger than one marijuana cigarette.

The liquid was classified as a controlled substance, the police said, after laboratory tests determined that it was an extremely potent form of marijuana.

 

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Protect Patients: Legalize Medical Marijuana

Help protect patients from federal prosecution for medical marijuana use by asking your representative to cosponsor the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act.

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Support for ending marijuana prohibition is rising. We're winning, but we need you to keep up the pressure. Urge your representative to cosponsor legislation to decriminalize marijuana.

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The Single Tax

Awakening Earth

In 1879 Henry George proposed a Single Tax system in his book, Progress and Poverty. The idea was that no one really owns land, and that we all merely rent it. The Single Tax was to be a rent on land, but not upon improvements to the land or of profits made from the use of it. The advantage of the system, was that it was simple, and it is a fact that things which are kept simple do tend to work out better.

Most likely it would be alright in an agrarian society, but that's not what we have anymore. Now we have an Industrial Technological society, and the landscape has completely changed.

Our current system of taxation is a most complicated mess. Politicians funded by Corporate Special Interest groups and Lobbyists, have introduced so many exclusions, exceptions, and subsidies into the tax codes, that even an intelligent person who works full time as an accountant cannot hope to comprehend it all. In 2003 a GAO report said that 50% of Corporations were paying no taxes at all! Currently the disparity between the rich and the poor is greater than it was during the Great Depression. Thus, the rich have engineered for themselves a free ride, while dumping the tax burden upon everybody else, especially the Middle Class.

The solution is quite simple : siphon money off the top for government use in providing the infrastructure of society available to everybody. There is plenty of money there for this, and by eliminating taxes for most members of society, their economic activity will increase, which is good for business.

The way this should be done is through a Single Tax on Corporate Profit for businesses, and Capital Gains for individuals. It would be a graduated tax system, and the form would be one page long, since there would be no exemptions, exclusions, or subsidies. Under this Single Tax system, a Corporation might consider raising their prices in order to pass their tax off on somebody else, but if they did, they would either stifle their sales, or push themselves into a higher tax bracket. Optimum pricing is a fairly simple economic formula here.

Under this system most businesses, and the overwhelming majority of citizens, would never have to pay any taxes at all, and the government would have all the money it needs for providing society's infrastructure. Only the largest Corporations and the Ultra-rich would be paying taxes, but they can console themselves through the increased economy activity of everybody else. There aren't actually any losers here, except in the minds of a few people whose personal greed is larger than the planet. True economic wealth exists only in the flow, and not in the accumulation.

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Jack Herer: A Man Well-Loved is Saved Again - Salem-News.Com

 

Jack Herer: A Man Well-Loved is Saved Again

Bonnie King Salem-News.com

The Hemperor is slowly improving, with constant TLC the best medicine.

Jack Herer is alert and communicating with family and friends. Here, he is recovering from oral thrush, and his mouth is dry and irritated. 11/09
Salem-News.com

(EUGENE, Ore.) - For over 30 years, Jack Herer has been the inexhaustible guru of the hemp movement. Many people have expressed their deep concern for Jack's well-being since his heart attack in mid-September, at an Oregon hemp festival.

Sunday night, Jack Herer was taken by ambulance to the hospital in Eugene from the rehabilitation center where he has been receiving care. His breathing became more distressed throughout the afternoon, and finally he was rushed to the Emergency Room.

He was diagnosed with bronchitis, and given antibiotics to overcome the illness. Such prevention may not have been possible just a few days ago, when a "Do Not Transport" order was in effect. Because of a recent change in Jack's care, they were able to get him appropriate treatment, which could literally have saved his life.

More good news, Jack has been responding well to Speech, Physical and Occupational therapy treatments administered at the care center where he's residing in Eugene, Oregon. He is coherent. His speech is beginning to come back. He has no IV's, no breathing tube, and though he has a feeding tube, they expect to remove it as soon as this week.

The bad news, is the breakdown within the ranks of Jack's supporters. While Jack works to heal and rehabiitate, the world outside his room is swirling with controversy.

Much has been said as of late regarding the recent change of Jack's care management, and the subject has seemingly taken on a life of its own. Jeannie Herer and others are unhappy with the new decision by the care center to acknowledge a Power of Attorney that moves authority of Jack's care to Joy Graves and Chuck Jacobs.

Avamere Riverpark is a reputable facility providing nursing care and physical rehabilitation for Jack. Nurses and rehab therapists are working closely with him and the medical staff, providing a personalized treatment program for Jack.

Jack Herer in rehab

Before the Storm

Chuck Jacobs has been Jack's right hand man for three years. As driver/assistant and friend, he worked, lived, and traveled with Jack and the team. He just returned from a European tour with hemp oil innovator Rick Simpson, standing in for Jack. Jack depended on Chuck.

Joy Graves is Jack's assistant and long time friend. Working shoulder to shoulder at the hemp festivals through the summer, she was a strong, trustworthy staple of the team.

In early summer, Jeannie and Jack went their separate ways. Not surprisingly, they are both overwrought with obligations and a packed schedule, and she hoped to inspire Jack to take it easy. She says she believed they would reunite at the end of the season. Jack had Jeannie's name taken off his lease in July. By many accounts, they were separated.

From his house, Jack worked on his new book and prepped for the festivals. Eve Lentz was a writer-in-residence for some time, editing the long-awaited mushroom book, which is still a work in progress. Jack was continuously surrounded by friends, new and old, confidants and professional partners.

According to friends, he was outspoken, as usual, and made it known that he didn't plan to leave his house to move with Jeannie, or accept the "take it easy" proposal. He left for the festivals in the NorthWest, an annual tradition for the Jack Herer team.

At noon on September 12th, 2009, the first day of the Portland HempStalk, Jack called a meeting with Chuck, Joy and a notary public. Jack had a Power of Attorney drawn up, and explained that, in addition to other issues, he had concerns about the publication of his upcoming book in case something should happen to him. It was a subject of some contention between he and Jeannie, as she's recently noted there were some "problems with the book" that he had been working on for over a decade. Chuck and Joy signed the paperwork, and got back to work.

Little did they know, the documents would gain sudden importance, and become the fuel for an underlying flame, ready to ignite.

When Jeannie heard that Jack had been hospitalized in Portland, she flew in and assumed her position as caretaker and wife. And it's been a tough road to haul. Since his heart attack, Jack has been moved 3 times, had one diabetic episode, and even suffered a fall out of bed.

There have been difficult challenges, difficult decisions, and more than not, long difficult days.

His drive to decriminalize marijuana and bring the value and benefits of the hemp plant into focus has never waned. The people that have joined him on this journey are not just a bunch of followers. They are leaders in their own right, speaking up and putting into action their belief in the future of legal cannabis use, and industrial hemp production in United States.

Chuck and Joy, along with many others, were integral in the successful organization, set up, break down, manning of the booths, travel to and fro, and overall care of Jack throughout the festival season.

Now, seven weeks later, they have taken the reigns of his care again.

DO NOT RESCUSCITATE

Joy Graves was at his bedside last week when she discovered there was a DNR order in Jack's chart. "Do Not Resuscitate", the nurse explained, means that should Jack have a heart attack, he would not receive CPR, they would not make every effort to save him. They would let him die in peace. "Do Not Transport" was also checked, which means there would be no ambulance ride to the hospital.

The order was a surprise to Joy, and a shock after all the effort to save his life. She inquired as to how it came to be, and how it could be changed. Jeannie Herer had signed the order, so it was up to her to change it. Unsatisfied with that conclusion and in an attempt to ensure Jack's ability to survive a future health emergency, she revealed that she held Jack's Power of Attorney.

The care center took some time to deliberate the ramifications of the situation, bringing in their legal team, and determined that the document was legal and binding.

The DNR order was reversed.

"For a person that was extremely displeased that it took so long for CPR to begin at the time of his heart attack, it was baffling as to why Jeannie signed a DNR," Joy Graves said.

"They wanted me to sign a DNR form," Jeannie wrote in a MySpace bulletin. "The doctor explained that if he had another heart attack, he wouldn’t be able to survive it but if I didn’t sign the paper, they would still have to pound on his chest and possibly crack his chest and also shock him. He said that when people die a natural death, endorphins are released that make them more comfortable at the end but not when you do that. So I agreed."

Sunday night, the DNR order reversal may well have saved Jack's life.

Throughout the evening, Jack's breathing became more and more distressed, and the rattle in his chest turned to a struggle for air. Medical attention clearly was in order. Because the DNR had been revoked, they were able to get Jack to the Emergency Room at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center where he was diagnosed with bronchitis.

He received x-rays, a breathing treatment, and a prescription for antibiotics. Without intervention, he would likely have developed pneumonia. He was back in his room and in good spirits Sunday evening, feeling much better.

The DNR would have made the ambulance ride to the ER impossible.

Jack's Progress Report

Last week, I was told that Jack slept most of the time, day and night. Sometimes he grumbled in his sleep. He had barely spoken, and was so tense that physical therapy seemed a moot point.

Prior to the change of care, Jack was on daily narcotics including Percocet and Oxycodone (every four hours), which have since been nearly discontinued, and are relegated to specific pain relief when necessary. Saturday night, he didn't need any drugs to sleep well through the night.

He is NOT being given any hemp oil. The care center, driven by federal guidelines, refuses to allow it.

The staff at the care center has been happily surprised at his improved response in all three therapies. So well in fact, that they are increasing it to five days a week.

According to Eve Lentz, he has been singing "You are my Sunshine". "It is hard to hear him, his voice is very light and breathy, but he's trying," she said.

He has also said a few people's names, and short sentences like "I love you", "Oh boy", "Oh man", and "Where's the baby?" referring to his godchild. Seems like rather slow progress, but then again, his mouth has really been hurting.

Jack has been recovering from oral thrush, a painful mouth infection that often affects those with a weakened immune system. This caused him to be unable to swallow easily, and it was necessary to limit his water intake, for risk of pneumonia.

Joy was corrected when she gave him water one day, and the next day another old friend was stopped from giving him a drink several times. After a brief argument, she was asked to leave by the care center, not due to an order by Joy, which has been inferred.

This week they will begin regular eating and drinking, and hopefully remove the feeding tube.

Jack has been surrounded by his loved ones. His children have been with him often, and Jeannie, now understood to be Jack's estranged wife, has been allowed in to see him though her authority has been circumvented.

Because of the negative publicity, specifically via online networking sites, the facility has allegedly received threats since the change in his caregivers, and even has fielded calls from imposters of family members and others. This could have interrupted his care, requiring him to be moved yet another time. Fortunately for Jack, that is not the case.

One More Thing

Rumors abound, most have so little merit that it insults the intelligence of the reader to be bothered with them. However, one such claim regarding alleged drug use by Jack at the festivals requires attention.

No one would disagree that a man with his health history should not consider such things, but there is no evidence to back up the charge that has become nearly viral online. There was a drug screen soon after Jack was taken to the hospital initially, and we are told that it revealed THC and nothing else.

Where Does He Go From Here?

The frustration, fear and confusion felt by so many of Jack's friends is not to be understated. This is a sensitive, emotional subject. Keeping the faith is something they take to heart, and love Jack they do. All the people involved seem to sincerely want what's best for him, and with time will likely find level ground with one another.

But what's really important here isn't all of that, it's JACK. He still has a long, climb ahead, and he's showing real progress. He's working hard.

Several groups and organizations including the THCF in Portland and Jim Matthieson of the Herbivores in Seattle have expressed their intentions to host benefits to help offset the costs of Jack's care, which is mounting.

By all accounts, Jack loves his home in California where he has lived for several years. Should Jack continue improving at the rate he is, he will be home again, watching the sunset from his porch, pondering his next adventure, in good time. Whether or not he is able to resume his previous lifestyle completely, he well may return to it.

Though his home was nearly given up for lack of finances, some quick minded friends made sure that didn't happen. Efforts have been successful in keeping Jack's house, and it waits for his homecoming.

Be it known: The Hemperor Shall Return.

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Bonnie King has been with Salem-News.com since August '04, when she became Publisher. Bonnie has served in a number of positions in the broadcast industry; TV Production Manager at KVWB (Las Vegas WB) and Producer/Director for the TV series "Hot Wheels in Las Vegas", posts as TV Promotion Director for KYMA (NBC), and KFBT (Ind.), Asst. Marketing Director (SUPERSHOPPER MAGAZINE), Director/Co-Host (Coast Entertainment Show), Radio Promotion Director (KBCH/KCRF), and Newspapers In Education/Circulation Sales Manager (STATESMAN JOURNAL NEWSPAPER). Bonnie has a depth of understanding that reaches further than just behind the scenes, and that thoroughness is demonstrated in the perseverance to correctly present each story with the wit and wisdom necessary to compel and captivate viewers.

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(Jack’s wife, Jeanie, needs money for the lawyer and other necessities.  If you have a dime to spare please help her out!  ShereeKrider@usmjparty.org)

 

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Jack's Condition

This is Jack's wife, Jeannie. Jack had a heart attack in Portland, Oregon on September 12. I was in California waiting for him to come home. I flew to Portland, went to the hospital and was told that a woman named Joy Graves had come to the hospital with a Medical Power of Attorney that Jack had allegedly signed, naming her and Chuck Jacobs as the people in charge of Jack's medical care. It wasn't complete and looks like someone forged his signature. The hospital's legal team determined it was no good.

Jack is now in a skilled nursing facililty in Eugene. Joy Graves has taken the paper to them and they have accepted it until their legal team decides what to do. In the meantime, I am not allowed to see Jack or even get news about his condition over the phone. Jack has already been neglected in the nursing home. He fell out of bed there and hit his head shortly after being admitted. He had lumps on his head from it and bruises on his upper eyelids.

I've had to hire an attorney to deal with this. I don't have much money but I'll do what I can. I love Jack very much and can't believe this is happening to him now, when he needs me the most.

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scrubby joe

that is so bogus how dose this happen to such a good guy ill keep him in my prayers is the account at us bank still open for donations (and can you access it)

Posted by scrubby joe on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 12:53 PM
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The Tao of Zachariah

Zachariah Langley

Damn I hate to read that.. Jack has helped more people than he even knows. He and you will be in my prayers, and know things will get better..
Much Love to you and Jack the Man :)

Posted by The Tao of Zachariah on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 1:07 PM
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$moken4Life

Youdont Needtoknow

crazy this calls for a lynching of one mrs joy graves!!!!

Posted by $moken4Life on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 2:16 PM
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ElectroPig™

ElectroPig Von Fökkengrüüven

  I'm sure that no matter what happens, Jack's interests ARE being protected!  There are far too many people that know and love Jack to let anything happen that would not be in his best interests.
  Jack's fans around the globe will settle for nothing less than Jack's best interests being ABSOLUTELY SECURE...so no matter what the final verdict or "whoever wins this fight" as it were, Jack Herer WILL be the one to come out on top of the heap!  
  Whatever happens, the age-old rule is that the truth always comes out eventually, and since there's literally MILLIONS of people paying very close attention to Jack's situation, this will be no exception, I'm sure!
  The world has got Jack's back!  d=^)
  ......Overgrow The World!......

Posted by ElectroPig™ on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 2:16 PM
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Peachie Pie™

Melanie Tenenbaum

I find this absolutely disgusting. Whom ever this Joy lady is, she should know that God and Karma will deal with her. As they are taking advantage of the GodFather of HEMP, it will NOT be tolerated.

Posted by Peachie Pie™ on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 2:16 PM
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aWaKeNMoBiUs

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Frankly, when I came across this post, I was assailed by several issues, all somewhat stupid even in there ...
What power will the supposed "Advocate," Joy Graves about Jack?
What kind of power will have the same woman, which is larger than that of Jeannie?
What the hell will want to now, neither with Jack, a position quite debilitating, they can not make pictures sad?
Jeannie, our (my, family and friends) prayers are with you. If there is another, more direct support, please do not hesitate in common icar.
All try to do to help her, as the Jack. And peace be present in the heart of Jack. I have strength to endure this latest ordeal.
With respect, friendship and affection
Carlos Santos aKa aWaKeNMoBiUs..

Posted by aWaKeNMoBiUs on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 2:16 PM
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AMENMAATRA

May the force be with you and Jack!

Posted by AMENMAATRA on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 2:16 PM
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Whitney Reed

that's terrible... I hope the situation gets better asap and you can see Jack and I hope he recovers quickly! Much love ....

Posted by ♥♥ Jordan's Mommy ♥♥ on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 2:16 PM
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dtlaJaime

Jaime Verde

Jennie, the whole world is watching....So many people respect and love Jack,,we can not allow this to happen. Compassion is what this movement is all about

Posted by dtlaJaime on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 2:16 PM
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Kate {Irish Queen}

awwwww Im so sorry Jeannie! I sincerely hope everything turns out well for your family, is there somewhere we can send donations?

Posted by Kate {Irish Queen} on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 2:16 PM
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ElectroPig Von Fökkengrüven

..Long Live The Emperor!  d=^)
...... 
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Gabe "End the Drug War" Rivera

Well, if Jack would have been doing a better job of networking to 'end the drug war', his Karma wouldn't be serving him in such a negative fashion.  Sucks to have failed the entire planet, don't assume it won't fail him back.

Posted by Gabe "End the Drug War" Rivera on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 2:16 PM
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Erica

Erica Womachka

omg what can we do let me know.

Posted by Erica on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 2:21 PM
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Rogue

Rogue Norton

OH NO!!  If we can help in Internet-land, let us know.

Posted by Rogue on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 2:46 PM
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<CztarChild>

holy shit, Jeannie ~ what a ridiculous situation!!!!  my thoughts into the universe with be with you and Jack ~ goddessspeed that this madness comes to an end soon!

Posted by <CztarChild> on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 2:46 PM
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Medical Cannabis Journal

This is terrible. I am going to repost this.  If I can get some extra $ I will try to send.  My heart goes out to you and Jack!

Posted by Medical Cannabis Journal on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 2:46 PM
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