Steve Kubby, co-author of California Proposition 215, grows dangerously ill in US custody

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Steve Kubby, co-author of California Proposition 215, grows dangerously ill in US custody

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Steve Kubby who was facing extradition from Canada, returned to California, was arrested, and is now in custody in Placer County, California Jail, pending a hearing today. He is a medical cannabis patient who relies on the drug to regulate the symptoms of malignant phenochromocytoma, a cancer of the adrenal gland which can cause the level of adrenaline in his system to fluctuate out of control. If left unregulated, this can result in sudden, fatal heart attack, stroke, pneumonia, and a variety of other conditions.

Kubby was arrested on arrival at San Francisco International Airport Thursday night on behalf of the Placer County Sheriff’s Department, having exhausted his extradition appeals in Canada. He was taken to San Mateo County Jail, pending transport to Placer County Jail. While at San Mateo County Jail, he was reportedly denied access to medication and sufficient bedding. On arrival at Placer County Jail, his blood pressure was dangerously high, and so was given Marinol, a THC synthetic.

Communication with Kubby is highly restricted. According to his wife, Michele, Kubby has been placed in solitary confinement, denied access several times to sufficient bedding to keep him warm, and denied access to the cannabis which, according to several experts on his universally fatal condition, has been solely responsible for keeping him alive for decades. The Marinol he is being given partially mitigates his symptoms, but does not completely control them. He now grows dangerously ill.

In particular, he relates how he was ordered by prison medical staff to take beta-blockers for his blood-pressure. Due to the episodic nature of the adrenaline spikes causing the high blood-pressure, according to all of his doctors, the beta-blockers would likely kill him once the spikes dropped. In an interview by phone with journalist Pat McCartney over the weekend, Kubby reported that, for refusing the beta-blockers, he was coerced into signing a waiver absolving the prison of liability, and has since been refused all care, including even Tylenol for pain management.

Activists concerned with medical marijuana, human rights and prison reform will hold a rally at noon today in front of the Placer County Superior Courthouse, where Steve Kubby is scheduled to be arraigned on violation of probation charges.

Kubby was a co-author of California’s Compassionate Use Act of 1996, also known as Proposition 215. He fled to Canada in 2001 to escape the possibility of incarceration for an extended period without access to cannabis, a possibility which, in both his and expert medical opinion, would certainly prove fatal.

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Housebreaking Is An Absolute

By Hope Saidel

Every dog is trained to his owner’s level of comfort. If it doesn’t bother you that Fido likes to watch television sitting next to you on the couch, you’re not going to make an issue of keeping him off the furniture. If it makes you crazy when Spot barks at the vacuum cleaner, you’ll be more willing to put in the effort to teach her not to.

One absolute for us is that dogs must be housebroken. It’s not the most pleasant topic of conversation, but it’s essential to us. We even teach them to urinate and defecate on command. It takes work, patience and absolute consistency, but any healthy dog can be taught to keep her house clean and be a welcome guest wherever she travels.

Puppies under six months old should not be expected to be ‘good’ all day while you’re at work, the kids are at school and no one’s there. If someone can’t get home at mid-day to take the puppy out, exercise it and give it some lunch, it may not be the right time for a dog.

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Years ago, before crate training became the norm in housebreaking, most dogs were ‘paper-trained’ as puppies. I don’t really advise it unless you intend to make it the last stop in dog training. It’s hard to transition a dog from the paper to outside.

Small dog owners may like the option of a permanent, indoor toilet area for their dogs, a ‘litter box’ for dogs. It solves the issues of walking the dog in inclement weather, keeping the dog warm in winter and works well for many apartment dwellers without immediate access to the outdoors. Since small dogs seem to need to eliminate more often, continuous access to a litter box may be ideal for some small dog owners.

Wherever you decide you want your dog to ‘do its business,’ take it there at regular intervals, give it whatever command you choose to use for the behavior and be patient. I even recommend carrying the dog to the toilet area first thing in the morning, or any time you know it really has to go.

When your dog produces the behavior you want – don’t forget the praise. Let your dog know you’re happy with her. And when your dog does ‘mess up,’ remember it’s your fault. It’s always your fault. You weren’t paying attention, you didn’t see the signs, you didn’t get the dog outside in time.

If you catch FiFi in the act, make a loud noise to distract it (I tend to scream ‘No,’ or drop a heavy book on the floor) and hustle the dog outside. If the dog finishes its business outside, praise him to the skies; ‘What a wonderful, clever puppy you are!’ Ideally, someone else will have cleaned up while you’re outside. If not, don’t let the pup watch you do it.

There is no punishment for messing in the house. If you don’t catch the dog in the act, it’s your fault. Just clean up and forget about it. If you take a page from prehistory and ‘rub his nose in it,’ your dog will learn that it’s bad for him if you find messes. So he’ll hide them. Dogs don’t have a ’cause and effect’ memory.

A friend of mine has heard my housebreaking lecture many times and after four years his Dachshund Charlie still urinates in his dining room. Why? My friend won’t commit to paying attention to his dog, and won’t put in the effort needed. He thinks Charlie ‘knows’ he’s bad, because Charlie runs the other way when Sam goes into the dining room. Charlie knows he gets in trouble when Sam goes into the dining room. Charlie has no idea that dried puddle is the source of Sam’s anger, and certainly has no memory of producing it. Don’t be like Sam. It’s easier to teach the behavior you want than fix mistakes later.

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Habib back in Australia, thankful to supporters

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Habib back in Australia, thankful to supporters

Sunday, January 30, 2005

AUSTRALIA — Mamdouh Habib, a former Guantanmo Bay detainee, arrived back in Australia and was reunited with his family on Friday, after having been held in the US navy base for three years without charge.

In a statement through his Australian lawyer, Stephen Hopper, the Habib family thanked the Australian people during Mr Habib’s incarereation. The statement also offered thanks for the work of Mr Habib’s American lawyer saying, “Most of all we’d like to thank Joe Margulies for his excellent efforts … Joe’s the best lawyer in the world.”

Mr Margulies says Mr Habib needs medical treatment for chronic physical and mental conditions he suffers from his incarceration.

Mr Habib was detained by Coalition forces in Afgahnistan three weeks after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, on suspicion of having links to Osama bin Laden and the Al Qaeda terrorist group.

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Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

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Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng
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Thursday, October 22, 2020

2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is scheduled to take place this week.

Tseng runs a firm called eTranslate, which helps software developers to make the software available to the users. In the candidate’s questionnaire, Tseng said eTranslate had led to him working with all three tiers of the government. He previously belonged to the Australian Liberal Party, but has left since then, to run for mayorship as an independent candidate.

Tseng is of Chinese descent, having moved to Australia with his parents from Vietnam. Graduated in Brisbane, Tseng received his PhD in Melbourne and has been living in the city, he told Wikinews. Tseng also formed Chinese Precinct Chamber of Commerce, an organisation responsible for many “community bond building initiatives”, the Lord Mayor candidate told Wikinews.

Tseng discussed his plans for leading Melbourne, recovering from COVID-19, and “Democracy 2.0” to ensure concerns of minorities in the city were also heard. Tseng also focused on the importance of the multi-culture aspect and talked about making Melbourne the capital of the aboriginals. Tseng also explained why he thinks Melbourne is poised to be a world city by 2030.

Tseng’s deputy Lord Mayor candidate Gricol Yang is a Commercial Banker and works for ANZ Banking Group.

Currently, Sally Capp is the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, the Victorian capital. Capp was elected as an interim Lord Mayor in mid-2018 after the former Lord Mayor Robert Doyle resigned from his position after sexual assault allegations. Doyle served as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne for almost a decade since 2008.

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Saudi military attacks Yemeni rebels

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Saudi military attacks Yemeni rebels

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Saudi Arabian military forces have continued their five-day attack against Yemeni rebels, leaving seven Saudis and an unknown number of Yemeni dead, according to the state news agency. The military has stated that only rebel forces on Saudi soil have been attacked, in contradiction with previous reports. Rebels have claimed that the military have targeted Yemeni villages.

An official at Samtah’s district hospital listed seven Saudis, of which four women civilians, as dead and 126 wounded since fighting began. He said Friday had been the “heaviest day” for casualties since Tuesday, leaving two soldiers dead and many wounded. According to Saudi media, rebel shelling killed the women, who were all from the same family.

According to the Saudi government the fighting began when rebels killed a Saudi border official and wounded eleven, going on to capture an area in the province of Jizan, though rebels say that border clashes had started earlier. The latest attacks took place after rebels disguised as women entered Saudi border villages on Friday night.

Rebels claim that Saudi ground troops have entered Yemeni territory, and that they have captured soldiers. They stated on their website that “[w]ith Allah’s help, the Saudi tyrannical advance into Yemen’s territory has been defeated […] A number of its troops have been captured and several military vehicles and supplies been seized.”

The Saudi government responded that the airstrikes were on Saudi border territory to repel the rebels, although on Thursday a Saudi government adviser informed reporters that jets had bombed rebel camps within Yemen with the Yemeni government’s blessing.

Relief agencies are concerned about providing aid to the tens of thousands displaced since the latest offensive started on August 11.

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Posted: August 17th, 2022 by Admin

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Finding The Best Forex System And Forex Trading Signals

Finding the Best Forex System and Forex Trading Signals

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Chris Robertson

Making an educated decision, when attempting to find Forex trading software, is difficult when facing thousands of available applications. Each application is developed with individual algorithms, based on criteria that are not universal. In other words, every company selling Forex trading software has developed it independently. This leaves the customer to interpret which system is adequate, in a sea of many that are inadequate. Short of going back to the old fashioned methods of manually trading, Forex traders need to look for performance that stands apart. This will determine which application best supports the highest buyer standards with the ability to determine Forex trading signals and minimize the risk of losing money.

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Find an application that gives Forex trading signals with live results. It is likely companies will brag about testing software against back results. This information is not sufficient when determining if a system is beneficial. The presence of live results is a key indicator when determining if the system is truly worth using and which gives the best Forex signals. Live results are in sync with a community of international banks, giving users more sources. Other beneficial products include those that do not use double understanding when determining the forecast. Look at how quickly the Forex signal is dispatched. Users should have the ability to quickly analyze information with expedient results just about anywhere in the world. This includes information which assists the trader on the current status of the market for an efficient turnaround time when making a knowledgeable trade and interpreting professional Forex signals. This information should be user friendly and fairly easy to interpret when first using the system. This is highly important giving the liquid state of Forex trading and the ability to make money. Look for an application that allows the user to fully automate a trade. It is of utmost importance to use software that gives the trader the ability to trade in specific markets or according to preference at any time. This automated trading should allow numerous trades in one transaction. This is highly important when trading in an international market with various time zones around the world and the necessity of determining Forex signals. This is really the objective of modern day Forex trading and moving outside of any type of manual trading platform. In addition, the system should allow the user to look at the trade in multiple time frames, indicating different trends. This type of system will allow traders to narrow down the information to key points, making analysis based on Forex signals an easier task. Software should typically give the buyers a trail period of at least 10 days. When looking for software that sufficiently meets the needs of a professional in trading international currency, use the trial period. This will give the opportunity to determine any quirks in the software and if it is the best fit. This gives the potential user a better idea of the quirks involved in a system that is developed independently and the beneficial nature of its professional Forex signals. This is smart decision given the liquidly of the international currency market and Forex trading signals. Chris Robertson

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Study says dogs can smell lung and breast cancer

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Study says dogs can smell lung and breast cancer

Monday, August 7, 2006

Dogs can be trained to detect early and late stages of lung and breast cancer accurately according to a study published by California scientists in the little-known scientific journal Integrative Cancer Therapies.

The study took place over the last five years at the Pine Street Foundation, a non-profit organization which conducts evidence-based research on integrative medicine (combining complementary and alternative medicine and mainstream medicine). Michael McCulloch and colleagues used three Labrador Retrievers and two Portuguese Water Dogs, both common pets, that received basic behavioral dog training. The researchers trained the dogs to lie down next to a sample from a cancer patient and to ignore other samples.

The samples used were breath samples from 55 patients with lung cancer and 31 with breast cancer — the two types of cancer with the highest mortality rates in the United States.

After the training phase, the dogs’ accuracy diagnosis was tested in a double-blind experiment. Among lung cancer patients, the sensitivity and specificity were 99% accurate and for breast cancer sensitivity was 88% and specificity 98%. Because these figures seem almost too good to be true, cancer experts are the same time baffled and skeptical. The authors of the study themselves also say replication of the study is needed.

Importantly, this was independent of the cancer stage, meaning the dogs were able to pick up the scent of cancer in its early stages. This is important because in many cases, the success of any treatment depends on early diagnosis. However, the researchers don’t believe this will lead to the use of dogs in the clinic soon, rather they want to find out which chemicals are actually sensed by the canines, because they could be used in laboratory assays. “It’s not like someone would start chemotherapy based on a dog test,” Dr. Gansler of the American Cancer Society said, “They’d still get a biopsy.”.

The researchers were inspired by anecdotal reports about dogs detecting cancer. In 1989, a British women consulted with her family physician because her Dalmatian kept licking a mole on her leg. At biopsy it showed to be malignant melanoma. When diagnosed too late this form of cancer has a poor survival rate, but in this case early surgery was made possible, and the women survived. Prior studies showed that breath samples from patients with lung cancer or breast cancer contain distinct biochemical markers. This provides a basis for the hypothesis that some cancer types produce volatile chemicals that dogs could smell. A study published in the British Medical Journal already proved that dogs could use their exquisite sense of smell to detect bladder cancer in urine samples, but they were only correct in 41% of cases, and another study provided preliminary evidence that dogs could detect melanomas.

This doesn’t mean you can show your breasts to your dog and it will tell you if you have cancer, other physicians caution, and scientists do not advise people to train their dogs to sniff for cancer. Unresolved issues from the study include the fact that subjects were required to breathe deeper than normal, so it’s not sure whether dogs can smell cancer in normal breath. Also, whether this is a permanent skill that would be retained by dogs was not tested.

Finally, there are concerns that could arise over liability issues: who would be responsible when the dog makes a mistake?

Current detection methods for both lung and breast cancer are not flawless. For lung cancer, chest X-ray and sputum cytology (detecting cancer cells in coughed up fluid) fail to detect many early cases, and CT scan produces many false-positive results unless combined with expensive PET scans. Although it might be comparing apples and oranges, a $2.5 million CT scanner has an accuracy of 85 to 90%. Mammography also produces false-positive results, and it may be difficult in women with dense breast tissue. As such, another type of “pet”-scan, using dogs as a biological assay, might prove feasible for screening if supported by further research. Current tests are also expensive so the use of dogs for preliminary cancer testing could prove to be an affordable alternative for countries in the developing world.

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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate Russell Korus, Vaughan

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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate Russell Korus, Vaughan

Sunday, October 7, 2007

Russell Korus is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Vaughan riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign.

Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party members, Ontario Greens, as well as members from the Family Coalition, Freedom, Communist, Libertarian, and Confederation of Regions parties, as well as independents.

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Easy Forex Trading System Programs Help Beginners Become Savvy Traders

Submitted by: Wade Stewart

There are literally dozens of Forex trading system programs online that offer various levels of study. As a beginner, you should not try to learn too much, too fast. Instead, you ll be much better off finding a system that is laid out in easy-to-understand language. However, wading through all of the complex explanations and strategies can be a bit daunting.

So, How Do I Trade Forex When I m New to this Whole Thing?

This is an excellent question.

The simple answer is that you need a step-by-step way to trade Forex that doesn t completely leave you confused and intimidated. What you ve probably figured out by now is that Forex trading has a steep learning curve, and not everybody is good at teaching this to beginners. I mean, you can read all kinds of articles about pips, spreads, charts, platforms, analysis and so on, but right now, it may all be kind of a blur.

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It s like learning Algebra for the first time, you see a bunch of equations, but until you learn the formula for solving each type of equation, you re pretty much in the dark as to coming up with the right answer. Forex is a lot like this in the beginning. There s so much information being thrown at you, that it s easy to suffer from information overload. That s when you have so much information filling your head, that it causes you to not be able to do much of anything.

Fortunately, there are some very good training programs available that takes the beginning trader by the hand and gently guides them towards making their first trade. Before choosing a program, you should take a moment to think about your particular learning style. Everybody likes to learn things in a particular way.

Some people enjoy reading information and will gravitate towards courses that include books and workbooks with examples. They like to read a little, ponder over the information, then go back and read some passages again to get a clear understanding.

Some people are visual learners and enjoy watching video tutorials and seeing colorful graphs and charts. Also, for those who like listening to lessons, they too will like getting their information in both audio and video formats.

A lot of people can handle lessons in any format, so the above may not apply to you, but it s something to consider when evaluating a Forex home study course.

Another thing to consider when choosing a Forex course is the expertise of the person who s teaching. Sure, it s easy for anybody who has traded for a few months to come along and call themselves an expert. But, the proof is in the pudding, folks. Ideally, your instructor should have several years of currency trading experience. They should also offer students some kind of credible proof that they know what they re teaching.

This is really important, because for you to become a successful Forex trader, who will be using real money, you ve got to be absolutely sure you re learning a credible system. It s too easy for new people to be sucked in by false promises of quick wealth. Okay, I m going to dispel that myth for you right now.

There s no such thing as quick and easy wealth in Forex trading, but smart traders understand how to make steady earnings. So, please stay away from any programs or training material that promises you big earnings for very little work. The best thing that you can do for yourself, right now, is to stay focused on learning Forex the right way.

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