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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Two farmers granted the first licenses in the nation to grow industrial hemp filed a federal lawsuit Monday to get final permission from the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The lawsuit asks a federal judge to recognize that hemp is allowed to be grown in North Dakota, said the farmers' attorney, Tim Purdon.
Industrial hemp, a cousin of marijuana, is used to make everything from paper to lotion. But without permission from the DEA, the farmers could be arrested for growing the crop in the U.S.
Hemp contains trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, a banned substance, and it falls under federal anti-drug rules, the DEA says. Hemp proponents say it is safe because it contains only trace amounts of THC, a mind-altering chemical - not enough to produce a high.
"What they say is hemp, we say is marijuana," said Garrison Courtney, a spokesman for the DEA in Washington. "As long as the active ingredient is THC - that's what makes it illegal, and it's still marijuana under the law."
Dave Monson, a state legislator who has pushed for years to grow hemp, said it is grown legally in Canada, just 25 miles to the north of his farm near Osnabrock.
"After 10 years, I've lost patience," Monson said. "I've come to the conclusion that the only way to get any progress is to file this lawsuit and get them off the dime."
The other plaintiff in the lawsuit is Wayne Hauge, who said he planned to seed 100 acres of hemp on his farm. Hauge and Monson were granted the state licenses to grow hemp in February.
State Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson hand-delivered the farmers' applications to grow industrial hemp to the DEA, along with their nonrefundable $2,293 annual federal registration fees. He asked the DEA to give permission by April, in time for planting.
Courtney said the review of the farmers' applications was "still in process" and he would not comment on the specifics of the lawsuit filed against his agency.
source :
KomoTv
ATLANTA (AP): Zoo Atlanta is adopting an 8-month-old orphan orangutan from an Indiana children's zoo, officials said Tuesday. Dumadi is expected to arrive Wednesday and will be given to 25-year-old female Madu, who has been a surrogate mother to another orphan in the Atlanta zoo's 10-member orangutan family.
Dumadi was orphaned last year at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo when his mother died an hour after giving birth to him, likely from a blood clot.
Zookeepers in Fort Wayne were unable to find a female adult there to take the infant, and asked other U.S. zoos to help. Zoo Atlanta was selected because of its large orangutan population and experience in connecting adoptive mothers with orphaned apes.
"While we're sad to see him go, we know this is the best possible situation for Dumadi," Mark Weldon, zoo animal curator of Fort Wayne Children's Zoo, said in a news release. "We want him to be raised by orangutans, not by humans."
Zookeepers in Atlanta will slowly introduce Dumadi to Madu in coming weeks after the infant adjusts to his new surroundings. The pair will be available for public view in about a month, officials said.
Dumadi's transfer was arranged before the Monday euthanization of 29-year-old orangutan Hati, who suffered from chronic kidney failure.
About 8,000 Sumatran orangutans remain in the wild in their native Indonesia, and experts predict the species could be extinct in less than 20 years because of loss of habitat. About 90 Sumatran orangutans live in zoos across the U.S. as part of acooperative program.
Zoo Atlanta has the largest collection of great apes in the U.S., including 23 western lowland gorillas and 10 orangutans. (**)
source : TheJakartaPost
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Indonesia and India discussed a detailed action plan to make their new strategic partnership agreement a reality on Monday.
The agreement, which was envisaged by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2005, is aimed at enhancing cooperation in various fields and boosting economic ties.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda and his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee, who both headed their respective country's delegations at the Third Indonesia-India Joint Commission Meeting, signed a document on agreed minutes to enable a diversification of their trade basket while addressing the impediments to the expansion of trade and investment.
Beside addressing economic cooperation, the meeting also discussed various types of cooperation in several sectors, including political, defense, health, education and space exploration.
Citing the fact that bilateral trade between Asia's two largest democracies had increased significantly over the last several years, both ministers expressed optimism that the countries would achieve the US$10 billion target for two-way trade volume.
Bilateral trade value jumped to US$4.79 billion in 2006 from $3.93 billion in 2005. Trade value has tripled in the last five years, from $1.93 billion in 2002.
The balance of trade was in favor of Indonesia in 2006, with its exports to India at $3.39 billion while its imports reached $1.40 billion.
"The meeting has produced fruitful results. We are in agreement that we are on track to reach the target of $10 billion in 2010 as mandated by our leaders in their meeting in New Delhi in 2005," Hassan told a press conference after the meeting.
Mukherjee said that the agreed plan of action would serve as a blueprint for both countries' future cooperation.
"We believe that the joint commission has produced a very considered and focal document, which will serve as a reference point for expanding our bilateral relations in the future," he said.
The meeting also identified new fields of cooperation, such as special economic zones, the development of alternative energy sources, mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and an extradition treaty, health and pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, mining and biotechnology.
Both ministers also agreed that Indonesia and India needed to cooperate to secure the Malacca Straits from terrorist and piracy threats.
"It is necessary to ensure the security of the Indian Ocean and the Malacca Straits, which are passed by nearly 60 percent of world's energy. The growing activities of terrorist groups and non-state actors in organizing crime requires the attention of the littoral states and international community to ensure the safety of energy flow," Mukherjee said.
India, however, could not take part in Indonesia's plan to build its first nuclear power plant in Central Java as it has to finish negotiating with the United States on nuclear power first.
After the meeting, a memorandum of understanding concerning the setting up of a vocational training center for the construction sector in Aceh was signed by Indonesian Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto and Mukherjee as a symbol of India's contribution to the recovery of Aceh.
Source : TheJakartaPost
Andi Haswidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Indonesian exporters exploring new opportunities in the Eastern European market may want to consider alternative routes to the region other than using traditional ports, such as Hamburg, Amsterdam, or Rotterdam.
Due to the benefit of geographical proximity plus new infrastructural developments, at least four ports in the Adriatic now offered access that was five days faster to the region.
"By using the Adriatic ports, exporters can save up to five days compared to shipping to Hamburg or Amsterdam," Indonesian Ambassador to Hungary Mangasi Sihombing told The Jakarta Post recently in Budapest.
Mangasi was referring to Dubrovnik, Rijeka and Ploce ports in Croatia, and Koper port in Slovenia. "I have personally visited them, and found them to be excellent ports that are able to accommodate large vessels."
Traditionally, Indonesian exporters used Hamburg, Amsterdam and Rotterdam to access both Western and Eastern Europe markets. Sailing times to these ports can be up to 45 days.
"In the past, importers were reluctant to use these (Adriatic) ports because of their size. But now, after the latest infrastructural developments, these ports have become cost-effective shipping destinations," Mangasi said.
Not only faster shipping, but also faster access to the countries that act as gateways to Eastern Europe, such as Hungary, only 8 hours drive from the Croatia ports, compared with 24 hours from Hamburg.
"New highways are now available, and excellent trucks are operated by the logistics companies," Mangasi said.
"Freight from the Adriatic ports can use the highways connecting all the countries in the region, such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, and further feeding into Russia, which has huge market potential with its emerging economy."
Commenting on the administrative procedures for accessing the region through the Adriatic ports, Mangasi said that because most of these countries had recently joined the European Union, the procedures in the ports were similar to those in the Western Europe countries, with which many Indonesian exporters were already familiar.
"Exporters should no longer worry about the paperwork. The Eastern Europe countries have become more up to date in this regard," he said.
Mangasi said that the main problem about using the ports was the lack of agents in Indonesia that could facilitate shipments to the region.
"Right now, Indonesian agents are dominated by the traditional ports. There must be an effort to establish a system that connects agencies in Indonesia to these new ports."
During a bilateral meeting between Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu and Hungarian Economics and Transport Minister Janos Koka in Budapest last week, Indonesia proposed that it use Hungary as a gateway for penetrating the Eastern European market, and signed a commitment to strengthen trade facilitation between the two countries.
Indonesian National Export Development Agency (BPEN) director Bachrul Chairi said that Indonesian exporters interested in seeking market opportunities in Hungary should contact the BPEN.
Source : TheJakartaPost
Yemris Fointuna and Oyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Kupang/Bandarlampung
Students at a senior vocational high school in East Nusa Tenggara rioted on Saturday after it was revealed that none of them had passed the national examinations.
Dozens of students at SMKN Boking in Timor Tengah Selatan regency attacked the school, breaking windows, desks, chairs and blackboards. No injuries were reported.
"Soon after they heard the announcement, the students gathered in the schoolyard and began pelting the school's windows with stones. Some entered the classrooms and destroyed everything in there," an anonymous witness said Sunday.
All 43 students at SMKN Boking, 300 kilometers to the east of Kupang, the provincial capital, failed their exams.
Timor Tengah Selatan Education Office head Marthen Nenabu admitted that the results of the exams were poor.
"The source of the failure was not just the teachers, but also the students, who were unable to do the exams. Why did they destroy the school?" Marthen asked.
He said he hoped the police would investigate the case and question the students.
"The perpetrators have to processed legally," he said.
Police were on guard at the school on Sunday morning, but were yet to question any of the students.
Kupang regency's SMU 2 Kupang Timur saw similar scenes after the exam results were announced. Police detained 20 students believed to have vandalized the school.
The East Nusa Tenggara Education Office said that of the 28,764 students who took the exams this year, 10,908 failed.
Results of the exams were announced nationally on Saturday, although official statistics on results across the country are yet to be released.
Meanwhile, in Bandarlampung, the percentage of students passing the exams rose from 92 percent last year to 93.26, although the announcement of the results in Lampung was still marked with concern.
A total of 400 students at three senior high schools in Lampung all failed the exams. The three were state senior high school SMU Abung Surakarta in North Lampung and two private senior high school in Central Lampung and Bandarlampung.
Hermansyah, head of the Lampung Education Office, said over the weekend that the failure to pass the exams was caused mainly by the poor quality of the teachers, a lack of teaching and learning facilities and poor management of the schools.
Up to 63,147 students in Lampung took part in this year's national examinations, with 44,567 senior high students and 18,580 vocational school students, Hermansyah said, adding that 4,277 of them had failed the exams.
Ahmad Alin, head of a private senior high school in Bandarlampung, expressed concern over the low pass rate at private schools in the area.
He said those who failed usually did not want to take a repeat examination and this meant that there was a greater number of students dropping out of the education system.
Soure : TheJakartaPost
BATAM (Antara): Funds collected from different institutions for efforts to avert and overcome forest fires for one year amounted to Rp 300 billion (US$33 million), Forestry Minister MS Kaban said Sunday.
The minister said the funds were collected from the Office of the Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare (Rp 100 billion), the Forestry Ministry (Rp 66 billion) and the rest from the provincial administrations.
"Each province of the seven participating provinces provides Rp10 billion," the minister said.
Kaban pointed out that 78 percent of areas where forest fires were located belonged to the people and thus local administrations had to take part in efforts to avert and overcome forest fires.
"The provincial administrations must be responsible (for the forest fires)," he said, adding that Rp 26 billion of the funds was used to rent helicopters.
"The fund (Rp 26 billion) is used to rent four to seven helicopters which pour water on fires for about 500 hours," he said.
The minister expressed hope the number of hot spots in Indonesia`s forests could be reduced up to less than 50 percent.
He said in an anticipatory measure his ministry had made socialization in North Sumatra, Jambi, Central Kalimantan and Riau.
Kaban was optimistic that forest fires in Indonesia could be drastically reduced in 2007.
"With the involment of regional heads -- governors and district heads/mayors as well as security institutions like the National Defence Force (TNI) and the National Police -- I believe there will be drastic changes in 2007," he said.
In June 2006, there were about 200 hot spots, and now only two hot spots are detected in Riau and Jambi, Kaban said. (***)source : TheJakartaPost
GLASGOW (JP): Indonesia lost Sunday 0-3 to China in the Sudirman Cup mixed team badminton championship final in Glasgow, a sad end of a dream to bring the trophy back home.
As predicted, women's single Ardianti Firdasari bowed to Chinese top player Zhang Ning 16-21, 9-21, which forced Indonesia to lose 0-3 to China.
Indonesia was earlier down 0-2 after men’s doubles Candra Wijaya and Markis Kido bowed down to world champions Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21-11, 21-13.
“They played extra ordinary… it’s crazy,” said old hand Candra, who was called back to the national squad to boost the team’s morale. “We are new partner and we are lack of preparation.
“Although I’m very sad with the result but getting into the final is already an achievement for Indonesia,” said Candra, who had hoped Glasgow bring him luck as he won the world champion title with old parter Sigit Budiarto a decade ago at the city.
Coach Sigit Pamungkas said his players could not recover their stamina after were forced to play the decisive match against England in the
Earlier, Indonesia’s mixed doubles pair Flandy Limpele and Vita Marissa fell short in overcoming Chinese Zheng Bo and Gao Ling in the opening match of the Sudirman Cup mixed team badminton championship final in Glasgow on Sunday.
Flandy and Vita led the first game 21-19 but lost the second and third 17-21, 19-21 in one hour and 9 minutes.
“It was a matter of luck. Today is not our day,” coach Richard Mainaky said. “They played very well. It was a close match.”
Richard said that the pair had been plotted to face the Chinese since they were in Jakarta.
Meanwhile, Gao Ling said that it was the first time ever she played with Zheng Bo in facing the Indonesians.
“We have an equal chance. It was alright to lose the first game because we still had the chance to win the second and third games,” she said. (Primastuti Handayani/***)
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TheJakartaPost
WASHINGTON - Overwhelmed by the number of soldiers returning from war with mental problems, the Army is planning to hire at least 25 percent more psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers.
A contract finalized this week but not yet announced calls for spending $33 million to add about 200 mental health professionals to help soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health needs, officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.
"As the war has gone on, PTSD and other psychological effects of war have increased," said Col. Elspeth Ritchie, psychiatry consultant to the Army surgeon general.
"The number of (mental health workers) that was adequate for a peacetime military is not adequate for a nation that's been at war," she said in an interview.
The new hiring, which she said could begin immediately, is part of a wider plan of action the Army has laid out to improve health care to wounded or ill veterans and their families. It also comes as the Defense Department completes a wider mental health study — the latest in a series over recent months that has found services for troops have been inadequate.
Ritchie said long and repeat deployments caused by extended wars in
Iraq and
Afghanistan are causing more mental strain on troops. "At the time that the war began, I don't think anybody anticipated how long it would be going on," she said.
Surveys of troops in Iraq have shown that 15 percent to 20 percent of Army soldiers have signs and symptoms of post-traumatic stress, which can cause flashbacks of traumatic combat experiences and other severe reactions.
About 35 percent of soldiers are seeking some kind of mental health treatment a year after returning home under a program that screens returning troops for physical and mental health.
The military has seen a number of high-profile incidents of alleged abuse in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, including the killings of 24 civilians by Marines, the rape and killing of a 14-year-old girl and the slaying of her family and the sexual humiliation of detainees at
Abu Ghraib prison. Officials and military analysts have blamed ethics lapses partly on the strain of combat and insufficient training troops got before being sent to the battlefront.
Ritchie said the 200 new medical health workers will be added to more than 600 uniformed and civilian mental health professionals now working at three dozen Army medical centers and hospitals.
The Army also is planning a number of other improvements, such as streamlining bureaucracy that vets must go through to get care and adding more lawyers and other workers to help them and their families.
A report from a Defense Department task force released Thursday also found "current efforts fall significantly short" in providing help for troops.
"The psychological health needs of America's military service members, their families and their survivors pose a daunting and growing challenge to the
Department of Defense," it said.
The task force was required by Congress under in 2006 law.
Also on Thursday, a Senate panel voted to expand brain screenings and counseling for wounded veterans of the Iraq war and to reduce red tape for service members moving from
Pentagon to Veterans Affairs care.
The bill, approved by the
Senate Armed Services Committee, also would boost disability pay and provide more counseling for family members of tens of thousands of U.S. service members wounded in combat.
The action, which sends the bill to the Senate floor, capped a flurry of activity in recent weeks to reach broad agreement on a single measure that would improve health care following reports of shoddy outpatient treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Separately, the VA said that it would bolster programs to prevent suicide among veterans by hiring additional counselors at each of its 153 medical centers after an internal review found that current VA programs were inadequate.
The unspecified number of new counselors would join 9,000 mental health professionals already employed by the VA to help veterans.
Meanwhile, the White House has backed away from earlier threats to veto a spending bill containing $4 billion more than
President Bush sought for veterans' health care.
Just last month, White House budget director Rob Portman pledged that Bush would veto bills from Congress that would break through Bush's budget caps.
The House is slated on Friday to take up the $64.7 billion measure, which also funds military base construction. A companion Senate bill sailed through the Appropriations Committee Thursday afternoon.
source : http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/military_mental_health
TOKYO - The number of Japanese suffering from mental illnesses topped 3 million for the first time in 2005, the government said Friday, amid efforts to improve mental health services in Japan.
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Approximately 3.028 million Japanese were diagnosed with mental illness, according to a report on people with disabilities issued annually by the Cabinet Office. Mental illness data, tabulated only periodically, was last featured in 2002.
2005 was the first year the number exceeded 3 million, Cabinet Office official Toshiaki Nagato said. Japan's population in 2005 was 127 million.
The report does not explain why the numbers have increased, said Nagato, who helped compile the report.
But he said it likely reflected an increase in the number of mental health care facilities and other treatment options that allow more sufferers to come forward and be counted.
The government has recently started to ease restrictions on compensation allowing more people suffering from depression or stress-related illnesses to qualify for help.
The government has earmarked substantial funds for programs to help those with depression and other mental illnesses and is more actively involved in trying to get those affected to seek help through awareness programs.
Earlier this year, officials said more Japanese claimed and received compensation for work-related suicides and mental-health problems in 2006 than ever before.
Conditions regarded as mental illnesses in the report included addictions,
Alzheimer's disease, depression, epilepsy and stress-related disabilities.
source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070615/ap_on_he_me/japan_mental_illness
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