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A handful of movies — "The Great Gatsby," "Gravity" and "12 Years a Slave" — are poised to dominate the craft categories, while Disney's "Frozen" seems like the front-runner set to win animated feature and original song. Here's how the races currently stand:
"The Wind Rises"
"The Croods"
"Despicable Me 2"
"Monsters University"
Bubbling under: "Ernest & Celestine," "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2," "Epic," "A Letter to Momo"
Analysis: Before "Frozen" opened last month, conventional wisdom had this Oscar going to the great Hayao Miyazaki for "The Wind Rises," the movie he says will be his last. But "Wind," a fictionalized bio of Zero airplane designer Jiro Horikoshi, isn't one of Miyazaki's more accessible movies, nor is it one of his best. And because Miyazaki had already won this category in 2003 for "Spirited Away," sentiment won't be a deciding factor. "Wind" will still make it in, though, perhaps pushing aside the lovely friendship story "Ernest & Celestine," the French movie distributed by GKIDS. The question: In a year dominated by decent commercial hits like "Despicable Me 2," can there be room for two animated art-house movies?
"12 Years a Slave"
"The Great Gatsby"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Oz the Great and Powerful"
Bubbling under: "Saving Mr. Banks," "American Hustle," "Her," "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Analysis: "Gatsby" might not be a factor for best picture or in acting, but it figures to clean up in several craft categories, particularly for the lavish work done here by Oscar winner Catherine Martin. "12 Years' " period plantation sets are an obvious choice, and branch voters will likely follow precedent, nominating spectacles like "The Hobbit" and "Oz." "Gravity" is a less conspicuous choice (and may well be bumped by the '70s swagger of "Hustle"), but its finely detailed spaceship interiors contributed much to the film's sense of authenticity.
"The Great Gatsby"
"12 Years a Slave"
"American Hustle"
"Oz the Great and Powerful"
"The Invisible Woman"
Bubbling under: "Saving Mr. Banks," "The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug," "Lee Daniels' The Butler," "Inside Llewyn Davis," "The Lone Ranger"
Analysis: "Gatsby's" Martin again leads the field, which includes several impeccably dressed period entries ("Inside Llewyn Davis," "Saving Mr. Banks" and "The Butler" among them) that could find a spot over the ostentatious "Oz." Ralph Fiennes' Dickens tale, "The Invisible Woman," has the lowest profile of the group, but its costume designer, Michael O'Connor, is a branch favorite, having won an Oscar for "Jane Eyre" and a nomination for "The Duchess." Look for him to land another nod.
"Captain Phillips"
"12 Years a Slave"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
Bubbling under: "American Hustle," "Nebraska," "Inside Llewyn Davis," "Lee Daniels' The Butler," "Saving Mr. Banks," "All Is Lost"
Analysis: The category closely mirrors the best picture nominations, but there is precedent for recognition even if the movie doesn't make it in. (Most recent example: Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter won the Oscar for the non-nominated "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.") That could bode well for the superb work Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill did throughout Ron Howard's race movie, "Rush."
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"12 Years a Slave"
"Lee Daniels' The Butler"
Bubbling under: "Rush," "Dallas Buyers Club," "American Hustle," "The Great Gatsby," "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
Analysis: Peter Jackson's Tolkien movies have always been nominated, and the second "Hobbit" movie shouldn't buck the trend. "12 Years" required both aging makeup and work that would convey the physical horrors of slavery. And "The Butler," with its long time span, had the aging demands as well as the challenge of making John Cusack look a little like Richard Nixon.
"12 Years a Slave"
"Saving Mr. Banks"
"The Book Thief"
Bubbling under: "Rush," "Captain Phillips," "Monsters University," "Her," "Frozen"
Analysis: This could be a big year for Hans Zimmer, who provided distinctive scores for both "12 Years" and "Rush." And while "The Book Thief" didn't fare well with critics, composer John Williams probably will rate a 49th(!) nomination, and given its understated excellence, few will begrudge it.
Movie awards predictions: In the Dec. 10 Envelope section, the Gold Standard column about movie awards predictions referred to the U2 song in "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" as "Ordinary Day." The song's title is "Ordinary Love." —
"Let It Go" ("Frozen")
"Young and Beautiful" ("The Great Gatsby")
"In the Middle of the Night" ("Lee Daniels' The Butler")
"Ordinary Day" ("Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom")
"The Moon Song" ("Her")
Bubbling under: "You and I Ain't Nothin' No More" ("Lee Daniels' The Butler"), "Atlas" ("The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"), "Happy" ("Despicable Me 2"), "So You Know What It's Like" ("Short Term 12"), "Sweeter Than Fiction" ("One Chance"), "Amen" ("All Is Lost"), "I See Fire" ("The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug"), "Rise Up" ("Epic")
Analysis: Young girls everywhere have already memorized and are proudly belting out "Frozen's" power ballad "Let It Go." (We're partial to snowman Olaf's sweet, naive "In Summer.") Meanwhile, Lana Del Rey's somber "Young and Beautiful" scored with critics and those predisposed to warbly song stylings. Beyond that, there are original songs from U2, Taylor Swift, Coldplay and Beyoncé, though none of them have quite etched themselves in the public's consciousness. Karen O's lullaby, "The Moon Song," is lovely and could prove the exception once "Her" arrives in theaters.
"Captain Phillips"
"All Is Lost"
"12 Years a Slave"
Bubbling under: "Lone Survivor," "Man of Steel," "Pacific Rim," "Iron Man 3," "Star Trek Into Darkness," "Inside Llewyn Davis," "The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug," "The Great Gatsby"
Analysis: "Gravity" stands to win both sound categories, though the field sports several worthy contenders. Branch voters can't resist the clang-clang, so "Man of Steel" or "Pacific Rim" (or both) could win nominations over the subtler work contained in "All Is Lost" or "12 Years."
"Captain Phillips"
"All Is Lost"
"Lone Survivor"
Bubbling under: "Man of Steel," "12 Years a Slave," "Inside Llewyn Davis," "The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug," "The Great Gatsby," "Pacific Rim," "Star Trek Into Darkness," "Iron Man 3"
Analysis: Music-heavy movies do well here, so "Llewyn Davis" might win a nom over "All Is Lost" or "Lone Survivor."
Movie awards predictions: In the Dec. 10 Envelope section, the Gold Standard column about movie awards predictions referred to the U2 song in "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" as "Ordinary Day." The song's title is "Ordinary Love." —


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Connecticut has made a big jump in the right direction in the fight to Label GMOs. The Connecticut state Senate approved the legislation late Tuesday night with a vote of 35-1. The bill's future in the Connecticut house seems grim, however, with criticism coming from majority democrats over concerns of the impact on neighboring states.
Senate Bill 802 will require food that is genetically modified to be labeled clearly with the words ''Produced With Genetic Engineering.'' The law will also require seed stock containers to be labeled if the seed contains GMOs. Furthermore, the bill will allow the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection to ban food items that are not properly labeled.
If passed, the bill will go into effect July 1, 2016, or as soon as July 1, 2015, if neighboring states Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania or New Jersey pass similar legislation. Connecticut House Speaker Bendan Sharkey is concerned about his state going out on its own on this issue and the potential economic disadvantages that could result. He said, "I would like to see us be part of a compact with some other states." He hopes those states would include New York or some of the larger states.
The Vermont House has overwhelmingly passed labeling bill H.112 with a a vote of 107-37. Opponents of that bill are worried about the looming possibility of a lawsuit with the biotech industry. The bioscience industry says GMOs are safe and vows to fight labeling. The bill now stands before the senate. If passed, the law will go into effect after at least 2 years, or 18 months if at least 2 other states adopt similar policies. The bill has been watered down under the guise of avoiding lawsuits to exclude the labeling of meat and dairy products. GMO Salmon will still be labeled.
The 2013 Farm Bill has been followed closely, as concern has been that efforts of individual states will amount to nothing if the 2013 Farm Bill currently before the US House or Represenatives passes as presented. The bill passed an house AG comittee last week. The bill includes an admendment known as the Protect Interstate Commerce Act (PICA). PICA Prohibits state laws from being made that discriminate against goods produced by conventional production practices that are sold within a state's borders but are produced in another state. However, Senator Barbara Boxer has recently introduced an ammendment that would require national GMO labeling.
It is now time for citizens to contact their senators and representatives encouraging them to support the following amendments to the 2013 Farm Bill:
- Support Senator Merkley's (D-Oregon) amendment (#978) to repeal the "Monsanto Protection Act" provision in the 2013 government spending bill that attacked judicial oversight of genetically engineered crops.
- Support Boxer's (D-California) Sense of the Senate amendment (# 1025) in support of mandatory GMO labeling as well as her amendment requesting that FDA and USDA study the 64 countries around the world that already require GMO labeling (# 1026).
- Support Senator Begich's (D-Alaska) amendment (# 934) to ban the sale of genetically engineered salmon until Federal wildlife agencies are properly consulted.
- Support Senator Sanders' (I-Vermont) amendment supporting the existing rights of states to enact their own laws requiring the labeling of genetically engineered foods. Already this year 26 states have introduced labeling laws with the possibility of passage in a number of states.
In April, California Senator Barbara Boxer and Oregon Senator Peter DeFazio introduced The Genetically engineered Food Right-to-Know Act that is the first federal GE labeling bill to be introduced in the senate since 2000. The bipartisan labeling bill has been supported by over 100 organizations and businesses.
Already in 2013, 52 bills have been introduced in 26 states to require labeling of GMO ingredients. According to surveys, more than 90 percent of Americans support the labeling of genetically engineered foods. In fact, many consumers are surprised to learn that GE foods are not already labeled.
Currently, the FDA requires the labeling of over 3,000 ingredients, additives and processes, but the agency has resisted labels for genetically modified foods.
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Please do everything you can to promote labeling of all GE products and stop the spread of these products. You gave a right to know what you are eating and feeding your family. Lets all get back to growing gardens using pure seed and experience the joy if fresh healthy products the way God intended them to be.
As consumers we should have the right to know what we are paying for and eating. For myself I have invested in a deep freeze and am raising as much food as I can from HERITAGE SEED and organic methods. When purchasing I use my local farmers market and products that and USDA organic. What are the chemical companies so conserned about if their products are safe and beneficial?


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Saturday, 6 March 2010
A GOOD Life
If I haven't lost you yet, I don't think you'll be disappointed reading along.
A number of things recently have led me to believe more than ever that the key to a fulfilling life is finding the things you LOVE about life and passing these on to others. I know this isn't a novel concept. But I think far too often, energy is wasted when people concentrate too much on how to make others happy, how to do things the "right" way and what other people think.
Here are some examples of passing on the things one loves:
1. There is a famous, now dead, singer from Denmark named Tommy Seebach. He had three children, one of them a son named Rasmus, who is now also a famous musician in Denmark. Rasmus wrote a song about his father's life and death, where he sings to his dad (sorry about my translation: "It took me 29 years, but I understand now. I've done exactly what you said I should. 'Sing, boy, just sing'. And so I am." The way that this song brings me to tears is incredible. I first heard this song in the fall and every time it came on my iPod, I had to stop running because I was crying so hard. Now I have heard it twice on the radio as I drove to pick up the Lorax and by the time I get to his daycare I have a red, teary face and I have to explain "It was just Rasmus Seebach". It's such a perfect example of how by doing what one loves and what one is good that, that joy can not only be passed on to one's child, but also that that child, Rasmus can have such an effect on others or, well, at least me :).
Here's a pic Rasmus and his brother, Nicolai put up on a blog post about their dad.
2. This one is from my real life. There are a lot of people who are in situations where they are not as close to their children as they would like to be. SR is in this situation with his son who lives in the US. My mother had a similar situation with her father. She wrote a few words about her dad in an email to us:
Though my father has been gone 21, almost 22 years and I always spent much less time with him than my mother, it is my experiences with him that I recall on almost a daily basis. He taught me to fish and water ski. Though he had never gone skiing himself, he was determined to help me learn on warm summer nights on the glassy lake. He instilled in me his love of gardening, explaining poisonous flowers and those used medicinally. I remember how he planted hundreds of impatiens the summer of our wedding so the reception would be more beautiful. Though he didn't cook often, he loved to try different things like mushrooms or cauliflower in the deep fryer after the french fries were done. He even made his own pickles several years. I still love the smell of fresh dill. He gave me an appreciation of beautiful things which he sometimes collected, i.e. the Danish plates. He was soft-spoken with a great sense of humor taking pride in telling the latest funny joke or story. He gave me an interest in medicine, sometimes by telling about interesting cases. I often go through the JAMAs and any article in the newspaper or magazines on health looking for interesting info thinking of him.
This is an old picture of my mom with The Bois.
Well, the point of this is, it is not hard to live a good life, as it should come naturally. But the point is to DO it, as life is short. One does not have to have children to inspire others and bring joy into their lives.
I thought I had better take a second to make a list of things that bring me joy: running in the white sunlight in the first days of spring, running in new places and running in places for the 110th time, skiing in the mountains under the brightest blue sky, walks on milky, warm summer nights, playing Chopin and Bach on the piano, tyring to sing like Aimee Mann or Taylor Swift, smiling, making people laugh, yurts (just kidding), reading Virginia Woolf, travel books, physical and metal challenges of all kinds, seeing my husband sweaty and muddy after a race and swimming with my kids. Well, there are so many more, but I better stop now since I'm crying too hard to keep writing and I know that means this is getting sappy.
Please tell me about the things you love, that you will pass on...
8 comments:
- Fast Bastard said...
Are you referring to really difficult welding?
Or getting an eye spud under a metallic foreign body sunk into someone's cornea?
- 6 March 2010 at 17:13
- sea legs girl said...
Fast Bastard, you got that name for a reason. Sometimes I think the only reason you read my blog is to make fun of me. :(. But metal challenges ARE much more satisfying than mental ones.
- 6 March 2010 at 17:34
- cherelli said...
Ha, love the welding comment! You make a good point, sometimes it is way too easy trying to please others instead of pleasing ourselves and therefore helping others. My zen/love moments come from physical exercise, sunlight filtering through trees or clouds, views from on top a mountain, silence in nature, a can't-put-down-novel; healthy, colourful, REAL food; my husbands laugh, and seeing others happy during momentous times in their lives....
- 7 March 2010 at 02:08
- sea legs girl said...
Cherelli, Thanks for that wonderful list. :)Perfect start ot my day.
- 7 March 2010 at 07:05
- olga said...
I was talking to RD's last night how, no matter how life "beats you up", always, always find good things in it, whether in these particular lessons, or simply just anywhere else.
- 7 March 2010 at 14:54
- Danni said...
Great post.
- 8 March 2010 at 03:27
- Diana said...
I think this post is truly lovely. Here are some things that bring me joy, sometimes shared with others and some I love because I do them on my own:
Baking something beautiful and delicious, especially for someone else. Realizing my love of baking comes from all those patient hours with my grandma in the kitchen. Running in the morning when the world is still. Reading a good novel. Riding bikes through the city with my husband. Watching my dog run with abandon and happiness down a long stretch of beach. Having that same tired dog curl up next to me under a blanket. Not killing my potted plants. Having conversations that last for hours with my best friends. Relaxing in the evening after I've had a truly productive day of research, writing and finding time to fit in a run.
And now I will return to my regular life in which I am much less sentimental and I abhor sappy comments like the ones I just wrote. :)
- 8 March 2010 at 11:36
- sea legs girl said...
Diana, oh, thanks. I loved it. I don't feel too guilty about making you sappy.
- 8 March 2010 at 21:59


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5. Research the literature on the inheritance and risk of the disorder/condition/trait.6. Discuss factors complicating the interpretation, the overall risk of genetic disorder/condition/trait, and identify additional information needed. Provide literature support.7. The scholarly paper should be 2-3 pages excluding the title, reference pages, and appendices.8. Attach the Genetic Family History and the Genogram as two separate appendices to the paper.9. Include an introductory paragraph, purpose statement, and a conclusion. Refer to APA manual to properly title the appendix.10. Include level 1 and 2 headings to organize the paper.11. Include a minimum of two (2) professional peer-reviewed scholarly journal references to support the paper (review in Ulrich Periodical Directory) and be less than five (5) years old. The course textbook may be one of the references.12. APA format is required (attention to spelling/grammar, a title page, a reference page, and in-text citations).13. Submit paper to Turnitin by clicking on the Assignment.14. Make any revisions necessary based on the Originality Report.15. Submit by the posted due date by again clicking on the Assignment.The assignment is based on breast cancer. I hope all have identified someone to complete the genetic family history. First complete the history and then create a family genogram. Next you will go into the assignment criteria as noted below:The paper needs an introduction and a conclusion on the written portion of the assignment. The introduction should be general information. For this assignment, you may want to discuss general information about collection of a pedigree, health history and general information on the disease. You will further discuss the disease later in the paper.Provide an explanation of the genogram by interpreting the family history.This section I am looking for an interpretation of the genogram. Give a brief history on whom you completed genogram on, what you found, information specific to each generation.Discuss patterns of the disease focusing on a single disorder/condition.This could be a level two heading as it is under the overall genogram information.Focus on one single genetic disorder or condition found when you completed the history.Is this an autosomal dominant, recessive, talk about the genetics of the diseaseResearch the literature on the inheritance and risk of the disorder/condition/trait.This could be your second level two headingWhat does it mean for the others, research and locate information related to the risks of inheritance.Discuss factors complicating the interpretation, the overall risk of genetic disorder/condition/trait, and identify additional information needed. Provide literature support.Back to a level one headingAny issues when you were completing the genogram and history. Did you get enough information, was it limited, how can this effect what you found, any risks identified?Complete the history; interpret what you found on the genogram generation by generation. Once one genetic disease/disorder identified, break it down and discuss the inheritance pattern. Then talk about who in the family is at risk for the disease. Lastly, what else do you need to know, any issues with collection of data that could affect?
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The stage was set for Andrew Luck to put another fourth quarter comeback victory on the board on Sunday in Indianapolis, but the Dolphins wouldn't cooperate.
Cornerback Brent Grimes picked Luck off in the end zone and the Colts fired incomplete on three straight pass plays just outside the Miami red zone with less than two minutes to play before linebacker Phillip Wheeler sacked Luck on fourth down. One first down by the offense later, the Dolphins were 24-20 winners and 2-0 on the season.
The Dolphins grabbed the lead late in the third quarter when Charles Clay plunged into the end zone on a one-yard run. The score was set up by a 34-yard catch by wide receiver Mike Wallace, who had a much better day in his second week as a Dolphin than he did in the season opener. Wallace caught a touchdown to open the scoring and finished the day with nine catches for 115 yards. Clay had 109 receiving yards of his own and Ryan Tannehill overcame intense pressure that led to five sacks to throw for 309 yards on the day.
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Griffey headlines Reds Hall of Fame inductees
CINCINNATI -- Much of the 2014 class of the Reds Hall of Fame are not only tied together for their contributions as players for the franchise, they have deep ties to the city of Cincinnati.
Ken Griffey Jr., Ron Oester, Dave Parker and 19th-century player Jake Beckley were named as the hall's newest members. Griffey, Oester and Parker were all born and/or grew up in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI -- Much of the 2014 class of the Reds Hall of Fame are not only tied together for their contributions as players for the franchise, they have deep ties to the city of Cincinnati.
Ken Griffey Jr., Ron Oester, Dave Parker and 19th-century player Jake Beckley were named as the hall's newest members. Griffey, Oester and Parker were all born and/or grew up in Cincinnati.
"It's a homegrown group," Parker said. "That's great for the city, great for the high school system. We all came from the Cincinnati school system."
"It's special that three Cincinnatians got in. That makes it even more special," Oester said.
Griffey Jr. was the top vote-getter selected by fans, alumni and media through the modern player ballot. Parker, Oester and Beckley were selected by the Veterans Committee, comprised of Reds Hall of Fame members and executives, baseball historians and members of the media.
On Feb. 10, 2000, Griffey returned to his hometown after the Reds acquired the Moeller High School star in a trade with the Mariners. In his first season, he hit 40 home runs with 118 RBIs and was voted on to the National League All-Star team.
Although injuries hampered his career over many of his years in Cincinnati from 2000-08, Griffey batted .270 with 210 home runs and 602 RBIs. His 630 homers over a 22-year Major League career are sixth-most all time.
On the Reds, Griffey is seventh all-time in homers, sixth with an .876 on-base-plus slugging percentage and fourth with a .514 slugging percentage. Griffey and his father, Ken Griffey Sr., will be the only father-son duo to be in the Reds Hall of Fame.
This is the latest honor for Griffey's storied career. He was inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame this past summer. He is expected to be a shoo-in for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible for the first time in 2016.
A 1974 graduate of Withrow High School, Oester spent his entire 13-year big league career with the Reds from 1978-90. He was a member of the Reds' 1990 World Series title team that swept the A's.
"I don't have words to describe it. 'Unbelievable' doesn't do it justice. I'm speechless," Oester said of his election. "I'm just glad I played for the Cincinnati Reds. I never thought about anything like this."
Oester, who was a Reds coach for six seasons after his playing career ended, was a .265 career hitter. He was Major League Baseball's Hutch Award in 1988.
The first major free-agent signing by the franchise in December 1983, Parker played four seasons for the Reds from 1984-87 and was a two-time NL All-Star.
Parker, who graduated from Courter Tech High School in 1970, was the team's Most Valuable Player Award winner from 1984-86 and won two Silver Slugger Awards. In 1985, Parker batted .312 with a league-leading 125 RBIs and was second in the league with 34 home runs, 198 hits and a .551 slugging percentage.
"It's the greatest honor that's been bestowed upon me thus far," said Parker, who is hopeful of one day being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. "I was definitely surprised."
Beckley played seven seasons for the Reds from 1897-1903. His .325 average ranks third on the Reds' all-time list. He batted over .300 in six of his seven seasons with the club. His 77 triples as a Red rank third on the franchise's all-time list, and at the time of his retirement from baseball in 1907, his 244 overall career triples ranked first in all-time. Beckley died in 1918 from heart failure at the age of 50. He was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
Induction ceremonies for all four players will be held this summer at Great American Ball Park on a weekend to be announced.
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon.


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Men with foreign accents pretending to work with the state's health department are phoning residents to ask about specific surgeries, hoping to obtain personal bank and medical information, state officials said Thursday.
The fraudulent callers seem to be targeting women, inquiring if they have had surgical mesh or bladder sling surgery. Described as mostly men with foreign accents, the callers are making offers of compensation for surgeries gone wrong in an attempt to lure people into giving up personal information, according to the California Department of Public Health.
It's unclear if there have been any victims or how many there have been, but several complaints have been reported to the CDPH, spokeswoman Anita Gore noted.
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The Puerto Rico Senate agricultural committee is attempting to regulate experimentation with GMO seeds, specifically due to Monsanto research facilities located on the island. According to the website Corpwatch, however, Monsanto wouldn't even send a representative to testify at a hearing about GMO research and its potential dangers.
As CorpWatch reports:
Puerto Rico has ... been a major location for the development of genetically modified crops since 1987, conducting open air field tests on corn and soy, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. Crops developed on the island and other Monsanto research locations have a number of unusual properties – some are resistant to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide or any herbicide with glyphosate as active ingredient. Others secrete an insecticidal toxin called Bt and there are even combination strains that combine both these traits.
[Agricultural] Committee chair senator Ramón Ruiz-Nieves of the Popular Democratic Party told the media that he intends to summon Monsanto again, insisting that the company should be regulated locally since it receives substantial local and U.S. government subsidies for its activities in Puerto Rico, and is registered with the local Agriculture Department as a bona fide farmer.
This is not the first time local officials have targeted Monsanto. On April 22, senators María de Lourdes Santiago of the Puerto Rico Independence Party, and Larry Seilhamer of the New Progressive Party, introduced Senate Bill 524, which would mandate the labeling of foods with genetically modified content sold on the island. The Senate Health Committee is expected to hold hearings on this bill later this year.
Monsanto has also been embroiled in a legal controversy over the fact it plants crops on 1,500 acres, despite the fact that Puerto Rico's 1952 constitution prohibits agricultural landholdings larger than 500 acres. In May, Puerto Rico Agriculture Secretary Myrna Comas, a well known food security scholar, referred this matter to the Puerto Rico Justice Department, requesting a legal opinion.
"It is our duty to monitor the food health of our people. If we are given evidence regarding some effect on the island we'll take it into consideration," Comas said in a radio interview.
Because of Puerto Rico's Commenwealth status, the question of the island's senate's jurisdiction has been raised by Monsanto. The GMO behemoth, with a history of toxic chemicals for agriculture and other uses (DDTs, PPCs and Agent Orange among many), contends that Puerto Rico cannot pass restrictive GMO laws that supercede extremely lax federal legislation and regulation.
The battle with Monsanto to rein in GMO research on the island was featured in an article in the widely-read Puerto Rican newspaper, El Nuevo Día (The New Day). In a June 11th report on the paper's Internet site, Gerardo Cordero writes (translation by google and BuzzFlash at Truthout):
International environmentalists question genetic manipulation by Monsanto, as well as the use of certain pesticides described as highly harmful. In some jurisdictions these environmentalists have led protests that have resulted in a temporary blockade of Monsanto operations.
Senate Bill 624 proposes the creation of a Seed Certification Program, within the Department of Agriculture. The measure recommended the creation of a Board of seeds and the issuance of licenses as part of the regulation of their production and sale.
Senator Nieves Ruiz, author of the bill, argued at the hearing about the importance of ensuring genetic purity of seeds that are grown in Puerto Rico and said the move would promote food security guarantees for the people.
Among Monsanto's arguments for refusing to offer testimony to the Puerto Rican senate committee is that it doesn't grow GMO agricultural products for consumption on the island; it just creates the Frankenstein seeds there through research.
Given the aggressive efforts of the commonwealth agricultural committee, one can hope that it will inspire obsequious congressional lawmakers and administration regulators to stop letting Monsanto pretty much write its own ticket on the mainland.
But then again, that would mean there would have to be a law that congress and the White House cannot be bought with campaign contributions.
And that doesn't appear anywhere on the horizon because the companies that own the politicians aren't going to let it happen.
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A New Jersey man pleaded not guilty Thursday after police say he told them he threw his 3-month-old daughter off a bridge, as searchers and relatives held out hope that the infant might still be found alive.
Shamsid-Din Abdur-Raheem, 21, of Galloway Township, appeared composed during his arraignment in Newark via video link from the Essex County jail, where he is being held on $700,000 cash bail. Public defender Regina Lynch entered the plea on his behalf.
Abdur-Raheem is charged with attempted murder on accusations that he assaulted the baby's maternal grandmother after showing up at her home and snatching the girl, Zara Malani-lin Abdur, from her arms Tuesday afternoon. He is also charged with kidnapping, two assault counts and child endangerment.
Police say Abdur-Raheem forced his way into the grandmother's East Orange apartment around 4 p.m. Tuesday, striking her in the face, choking her and pulling the baby from her arms before fleeing in a van.
The 60-year-old grandmother, whom police declined to identify, chased after Abdur-Raheem and was struck when she tried to stop him by throwing herself in the path of his vehicle, authorities said. Abdur-Raheem then headed toward southern New Jersey, and police say he told them he tossed the child from the Garden State Parkway's Driscoll Bridge, over the Raritan River, on his way.
Search teams using boats, helicopters and dogs found no sign of the baby as the search entered its third day Thursday. State Police Sgt. Julian Castellanos said the mission was still a rescue attempt even though the odds of a baby surviving that long were slim.
The child's mother, Venetta Benjamin, had no visible reaction Thursday as she watched Abdur-Raheem, clad in an orange jail jumpsuit, answer questions on the video screen in court. She left the court, accompanied by a woman in a priest's collar and other relatives, without commenting.
Officials say Benjamin, who has sole custody of the infant, had sought a restraining order against Abdur-Raheem around the same time Tuesday afternoon that he is accused of showing up at her mother's East Orange apartment. Benjamin's lawyer, Mitchell Liebowitz, said the baby was snatched before the restraining order was served.
New Jersey's acting attorney general, Paula Dow, has classified the case as severe domestic violence.
Abdur-Raheem's father, Mushin Raheem, said the relationship between his son and Benjamin, who are not married, had been bumpy since they started dating as freshmen at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.
"They had their problems, you know what I mean?" Raheem said, saying his son could get angry but not unusually so.
"Everybody has a temper," he said. "He's mad, you get mad, you know."
Raheem said his son and Benjamin moved into an apartment together in Galloway Township about two weeks ago. She moved out within a week, Raheem said, going to live with her mother.
Raheem said that the couple had brought the baby to his home four or five times, and that the idea that his granddaughter could be dead was weighing heavily.
"Man, I'm distraught," he said. "I'm distraught."
Raheem said that Amin Muhammad, an Atlantic City imam who was close to his son, brought the young man to his father's home Tuesday night. Police arrested Raheem there later.
He wouldn't say what his son, who aspired to go into criminal law, told him then.
"It's very difficult," Raheem said. "Everybody in my family's hurt by this."