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By DAVE DOWNEY – North County Times – Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 7:30 pm The Sheriff’s Department will get about half of $21.8 million in state funding being spread among Riverside County departments so they can deal with an anticipated influx of hundreds of state prisoners and parolees, a county public safety panel decided Tuesday. Under a...

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From: “Kieliger, Camilla” Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:01:00 -0700 Subject: Invitation to Comment: Criminal Jury Instructions Comments sought: The Advisory Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions has approved and posted its latest release of proposed revisions and additions to the criminal instructions (CALCRIM) for public comment. The instructions are available for viewing on the internet at http:// www.courts.ca.gov/policyadmin-invitationstocomment.htm...

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By Bob Sullivan – MSNBC.COM A government surveillance software scandal that erupted in Germany this weekend has spread beyond that nation’s borders, raising questions about how far government officials around the globe might go to monitor citizens through spyware. On Saturday, as reported on MSNBC.com, the German-based Chaos Computer Club announced it had examined a Trojan horse program...

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GA: NRA-Funded Shooting Range Opening Friday View original post here: GA: NRA-Funded Shooting Range Opening Friday

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As mega-resorts continue to sprout along much of the Aegean and Mediterranean coastlines, one North Aegean island in Greece is thriving on lower-key, eco-friendly tourism -- thanks to the discovery there nearly 30 years ago of one of the world's most endangered marine mammals. See more here: Protecting Endangered Mediterranean Monk Seal Creates Eco-Tourism Haven in Greece

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WASHINGTON, Oct 11, 2011 (IPS) - A new report on global hunger pinpoints factors at the heart of spikes in food prices it says are exacerbating the unfolding food crisis in the Horn of Africa. Read more: Biofuels, Speculators Driving Food Price Surges

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Meat consumption and production remains on the rise, according to a new report Worldwatch Institute, with large-scale environmental impacts especially linked to the spread of factory farming See original here: Meat consumption jumps 20 percent in last decade with super-sized environmental impacts

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11 October 2011 - The number of natural hazards taking place in Europe increased significantly last year, the United Nations disaster risk reduction agency says, warning that the region's governments need to implement prevention platforms to significantly reduce the danger they pose to their populations. See the article here: Europe's vulnerability to natural disasters quickly rising - UN...

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Last time, I talked about a small red fruit or berry from tropical west Africa, which goes under the fairly accurate name of miracle fruit or miracle berry. Read the rest here: Miracle berry's sweet secret

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Experts speakers argue their cases ahead of an Earthwatch debate in London this week Continue reading here: What should be the top environmental priority for the next 40 years