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Tensions have been high in a groundwater conservation district where some farmers reliant on the Ogallala Aquifer are fighting to maintain their right to pump unrestricted amounts of water. View original post here: In West Texas, Push Comes to Shove Over Water Restrictions

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Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012  - Subject: Invitation to Comment: Legislative Proposal (Realignment) Comments sought on proposals: A new proposal to establish uniform procedures for all types of court revocation of supervision has been posted to the California ... Original post: California courts notice – Invitation to Comment: Legislative Proposal (Realignment)

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by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office AGGRAVATED MAYHEM AND SPECIFIC INTENT Mayhem (PC 203) is committed when the defendant permanently disfigures the victim. Mayhem is a general intent crime. ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/qiS-Hha9VGQ/12-03-16_wc.mp3 See the rest here: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending March 16, 2012

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Alaska Dispatch – Amanda Coyne – Mar 15, 2012 The long-awaited investigative report concerning prosecutorial misconduct in the federal corruption trial of the late Sen. Ted Stevens has been released publicly. And it appears that, as ... Read more here: Reactions to the report on Ted Stevens corruption trial

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The Appeal Democrat News – March 15, 2012 11:10:19 PM Retiring Yuba County Superior Court Judge Dennis Buckley is endorsing county public defender and former Marysville City Councilman Benjamin Wirtschafter as his replacement. Wirtschafter, one of three ... See more here: California – Retiring Yuba County judge backs public defender

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The Appeal Democrat News – March 15, 2012 11:10:19 PM Retiring Yuba County Superior Court Judge Dennis Buckley is endorsing county public defender and former Marysville City Councilman Benjamin Wirtschafter as his replacement. Wirtschafter, one of three ... Original post: California – Retiring Yuba County judge backs public defender

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ScienceDaily (Mar. 15, 2012) - Wild orangutans that have come into contact with eco-tourists over a period of years show an immediate stress response but no signs of chronic stress, unlike other species in which permanent alterations in stress responses have been documented, new research from an Indiana University anthropologist has found. Read the original post: Wild Orangutans...

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Shooting Education’s Role in Recruiting Hunters Visit link: Shooting Education’s Role in Recruiting Hunters

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More than 100 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have called for greater international oversight of the emerging science of synthetic biology - including a moratorium on the release and commercial use of synthetic organisms and their products until the potential risks are fully understood. Continued here: NGOs call for international regulation of synthetic biology

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ScienceDaily (Mar. 15, 2012) - Plants subjected to a previous period of drought learn to deal with the stress thanks to their memories of the experience, new research has found. The findings could lead to development of crops better able to withstand drought. Continue reading here: Plants 'Remember' Drought, Change Responses to Survive