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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (32114)	2/7/2004 2:42:51 PM
From: Cactus Jack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104216

WR, Great photos. What cruise line? jpg

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (32114)	2/7/2004 2:50:11 PM
From: abuelita	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104216

WOW! great pictures fuzzy. i like the one of you and the fuzzette. you clean up real good <vbg> -rose

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (32114)	2/7/2004 5:53:17 PM
From: altair19	Respond to of 104216

Wharfy, Wow...spectacular pictures....nice gene pool too. Altair19

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (32114)	2/7/2004 10:24:13 PM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 104216

Court rejects effort to ban foods that contain hemp A federal appeals court in San Francisco yesterday rejected a government effort to ban the sale of bread, protein powders and other foods made from hemp, the psychoactively benign botanical cousin of marijuana. The decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals undercuts an attempt to halt domestic consumption of hemp launched by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in October 2001. The decision leaves unresolved the bigger battle over the federal government's prohibition on domestic agricultural production of hemp, which can be used for everything from paper production to car parts. Currently, hemp products and foods are produced from seed, oil or fiber imported from other countries, such as Canada, where harvest is not prohibited. Unlike smoked cannabis, hemp contains only trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the chemical that produces the "high" sought by the pot users. The three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit ruled that the DEA maintains regulatory authority over smoked marijuana and synthetically derived THC, but not over food that contains hemp. Officials at the DEA and Justice Department declined to comment. Ex-member of militant group convicted in death of cohort RAPID CITY, S.D. — A federal jury yesterday convicted a former American Indian Movement (AIM) member of murdering a woman who had been suspected of being a government informant. Arlo Looking Cloud, 50, faces a mandatory life sentence for the 1975 shooting death of Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, 30, a fellow member of the Indian militant group. Her body was found in 1976. Jurors convicted Looking Cloud of first-degree murder committed in the perpetration of a kidnapping. He had been indicted in March with another former AIM member, John Graham. Looking Cloud's attorney said he will appeal. FDA bans sale of ephedra beginning in early April WASHINGTON — Sales of ephedra must stop by early April, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday in finalizing its ban of the herbal stimulant. In the meantime, "do not take these products," warned FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan. The FDA announced in December the ban was coming, but yesterday it issued a regulation setting the ban in motion. The law requires a phase-in period, and the FDA says sale of ephedra will become illegal April 12. University's $16 million plan swaps loans for scholarships The University of Virginia will spend more than $16 million a year to replace loans with scholarships for poor and middle-income students, easing the debt they carry from college, the school announced yesterday. The initiative, dubbed "Access UVa," is the most expansive financial-aid effort at a U.S. public university. Beginning this fall, incoming freshmen whose families qualify based on poverty guidelines will have all their financial need-based loans replaced with scholarships. The next year, other students who are eligible for some financial aid will receive enough grant money to prevent them from graduating with a debt load greater than the in-state cost of one year's education, about $14,520. Also ... Ohio Gov. Bob Taft signed one of the country's most far-reaching gay-marriage bans yesterday. The bill also prohibits state employees from getting marital benefits for their unmarried partners, whether homosexual or heterosexual. ... Delaware officials ordered the destruction of some 12,000 farm chickens yesterday after confirming the flock was infected by avian influenza. The flu strain is different from the one in Asia and is no threat to humans, officials said. seattletimes.nwsource.com lurqer