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Jun. 28th, 2004
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Jun. 28th, 2004 07:51 amDriving to work, the ABS light was on the entire way. Also, my radio just stopped working. It was fine yesterday.
Not a good start to the week.
Not a good start to the week.
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Jun. 28th, 2004 08:13 amDick Clarke spoke at the ALA conference this weekend. (Did you get a chance to see him, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rikhei?)
In other news, there are rumors that a woman has given birth to a frog. (Thanks,metaphorge.)
Also, as I've said before, language and music are very closely related, and now math can tell us how.
rikhei?)In other news, there are rumors that a woman has given birth to a frog. (Thanks,
metaphorge.)Also, as I've said before, language and music are very closely related, and now math can tell us how.
Finally, they get something right!
Jun. 28th, 2004 10:24 amEnemy Combatants Can Challenge Detentions
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that an American captured overseas in President Bush's war on terrorism cannot be held indefinitely in a U.S. military jail without a chance to contest the detention.
Four of the nine justices concluded that constitutional due process rights demand that a citizen held in the United States as an enemy combatant must be given "a meaningful opportunity" to contest case for his detention before a neutral party.
Two more justices agreed that the detention of American citizen Yaser Hamdi was unauthorized and that the terror suspect should have a real chance to offer evidence he is not an enemy combatant.
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The Bush administration had no immediate comment on the rulings, MSNBC reports. But you can bet your bottom that they would have had something to say if the decision had gone their way.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that an American captured overseas in President Bush's war on terrorism cannot be held indefinitely in a U.S. military jail without a chance to contest the detention.
Four of the nine justices concluded that constitutional due process rights demand that a citizen held in the United States as an enemy combatant must be given "a meaningful opportunity" to contest case for his detention before a neutral party.
Two more justices agreed that the detention of American citizen Yaser Hamdi was unauthorized and that the terror suspect should have a real chance to offer evidence he is not an enemy combatant.
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The Bush administration had no immediate comment on the rulings, MSNBC reports. But you can bet your bottom that they would have had something to say if the decision had gone their way.
another case to look forward to
Jun. 28th, 2004 10:40 amThis won't be decided until 2005.
Justices to Hear Medical Marijuana Case
The marijuana case came to the Supreme Court after the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in December that a federal law outlawing marijuana does not apply to California patients whose doctors have prescribed the drug.
In its 2-1 decision, the appeals court said prosecuting medical marijuana users under the federal Controlled Substances Act is unconstitutional if the marijuana is not sold, transported across state lines or used for non-medicinal purposes.
Judge Harry Pregerson wrote for the appeals court majority that smoking pot on the advice of a doctor is "different in kind from drug trafficking." The court added that "this limited use is clearly distinct from the broader illicit drug market."
In its appeal to the justices, the government argued that state laws making exceptions for "medical marijuana" are trumped by federal drug laws.
Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act to control "all manufacturing, possession and distribution of any" drug it lists, Bush administration Supreme Court lawyer Theodore Olson wrote.
Justices to Hear Medical Marijuana Case
The marijuana case came to the Supreme Court after the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in December that a federal law outlawing marijuana does not apply to California patients whose doctors have prescribed the drug.
In its 2-1 decision, the appeals court said prosecuting medical marijuana users under the federal Controlled Substances Act is unconstitutional if the marijuana is not sold, transported across state lines or used for non-medicinal purposes.
Judge Harry Pregerson wrote for the appeals court majority that smoking pot on the advice of a doctor is "different in kind from drug trafficking." The court added that "this limited use is clearly distinct from the broader illicit drug market."
In its appeal to the justices, the government argued that state laws making exceptions for "medical marijuana" are trumped by federal drug laws.
Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act to control "all manufacturing, possession and distribution of any" drug it lists, Bush administration Supreme Court lawyer Theodore Olson wrote.
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Jun. 28th, 2004 02:21 pmBones point to origins of speech
New research suggests humans may have been able to talk much longer ago than previously thought, the Spanish media has reported.
The claim is based on ear bones from skulls found in the Sima de los Huesos (Pit of Bones) at Atapuerca, northern Spain, in the early 1990s.
They are said to belong to Homo heidelbergensis, who lived some 350,000 years ago and is thought to have been an ancestor of the Neanderthals.
Some scientists believe humans only acquired the ability to speak about 160,000 years ago.
[...] "Human hearing differs from that of chimpanzees... in maintaining a relatively high sensitivity from 2-4kHz, a region that contains relevant acoustic information in spoken language," wrote the team.
H. heidelbergensis had "a human-like pattern" of sound power transmission through the outer and middle ear at frequencies between 3 and 5kHz, they added.
This contrasts with our nearest living relatives, chimpanzees, which pick up sounds peaking at around 1 or 8kHz - outside the normal range of human language.
New research suggests humans may have been able to talk much longer ago than previously thought, the Spanish media has reported.
The claim is based on ear bones from skulls found in the Sima de los Huesos (Pit of Bones) at Atapuerca, northern Spain, in the early 1990s.
They are said to belong to Homo heidelbergensis, who lived some 350,000 years ago and is thought to have been an ancestor of the Neanderthals.
Some scientists believe humans only acquired the ability to speak about 160,000 years ago.
[...] "Human hearing differs from that of chimpanzees... in maintaining a relatively high sensitivity from 2-4kHz, a region that contains relevant acoustic information in spoken language," wrote the team.
H. heidelbergensis had "a human-like pattern" of sound power transmission through the outer and middle ear at frequencies between 3 and 5kHz, they added.
This contrasts with our nearest living relatives, chimpanzees, which pick up sounds peaking at around 1 or 8kHz - outside the normal range of human language.
lots of stuff going on today
Jun. 28th, 2004 02:35 pmNew head for US jail abuse probe
The US army has announced another change to its investigations into the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal.
It is appointing a more senior general to take charge of the probe into the role played by military intelligence interrogators at the prison.
The army named three-star Lt Gen Anthony Jones as the new chief investigator.
Crucially, he is slightly more senior than the top US commander in Iraq, Lt Gen Ricardo Sanchez.
In terms of military protocol, that will facilitate questioning Gen Sanchez, whose own role in the affair has come under scrutiny.
The US army has announced another change to its investigations into the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal.
It is appointing a more senior general to take charge of the probe into the role played by military intelligence interrogators at the prison.
The army named three-star Lt Gen Anthony Jones as the new chief investigator.
Crucially, he is slightly more senior than the top US commander in Iraq, Lt Gen Ricardo Sanchez.
In terms of military protocol, that will facilitate questioning Gen Sanchez, whose own role in the affair has come under scrutiny.
my last post for a while
Jun. 28th, 2004 03:53 pmHow interesting . . . that the alleged inaccuracies in Moore’s movie—which I’ve not yet seen—appear to be considerably more upsetting to the mainstream than say, those in the president’s State of the Union messages, press conferences and requests to Congress for the power to go to war with Iraq.
Fahrenheit 2004
Fahrenheit 2004