NASA Satellite/ FDA Study on 4-MEI/ State of the Union

Image from NASA

Missoulian:  NASA launching newest communication satellite
TDRS-L to Add to Communications Constellation

“TDRS-L will become the 11th member of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System orbiting Earth following its launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Liftoff is scheduled for Jan. 23 during a launch window that opens at 9:05 p.m. EST.”

 Missoulian: FDA says it is studying caramel coloring in soda

Questions & Answers on Caramel Coloring and 4-MEI

“4-methylimidazole (4-MEI) is a chemical compound that is not directly added to food; rather it is formed as a byproduct in some foods and beverages during the normal cooking process. For example, 4-MEI may form when coffee beans are roasted and when meats are roasted or grilled. 4-MEI also forms as a trace impurity during the manufacturing of certain types of caramel coloring (known as Class III and Class IV caramel coloring) that are used to color cola-type beverages and other foods.”

Missoulian: State of the Union: High volume, low yield

The State of the Union address will be on January 28, 2014 at 7:00am mountain time.

Highway Safety/ W.V. Spill/ Sexual Assault

Missoulian: Group says Montana among 'worst states' for highway safety laws

Montana Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan

Missoulian: W.Va. tells company to disclose everything spilled
Ranking Members Waxman and Tonko Call for Hearing on West Virginia Chemical Spill

Missoulian: Obama targets college sexual assault epidemic
Rape and Sexual Assault: A Renewed Call to Action

Storm/ Child Pornography Case

Missoulian: Snowstorm shuts down federal government offices

Weather.gov

Missoulian: Court ruling due on child porn victim restitution

 Paroline, Doyle R. v. United States, et al. (12-8561)       

Respondent Amy’s Brief on the Merits

“The Court should read Section 2259 to achieve Congress’s explicit compensatory aims, not to thwart them. As the Fifth Circuit en banc interpreted the statute, it does not require a child pornography victim to establish precisely what fraction of, for example, her psychological counseling costs are the proximate result of an individual defendant’s crime.  Instead, victims like Amy must first establish that they suffered “harm” from a defendant’s child pornography crime.  See 18 U.S.C. 2259(c). This cause-in-fact link or nexus between an individual’s harm and a defendant’s crime establishes a statutorily-recognized “victim” entitled to restitution for the “full amount” of her losses. 18 U.S.C. 2259(c) & (b)(1). This case comes to this Court on a factual finding that petitioner harmed Amy—a finding that was unchallenged below and is well-supported by the record.”

Martin Luther King Jr.

  MLK Day 2014: Start a Year of Citizen Action

MLKDay.gov
"What is the MLK Day of Service?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'

Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors and communities.
The MLK Day of Service is a part of United We Serve, the President's national call to service initiative. It calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems"

 Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site
"A young boy grows up in a time of segregation…A dreamer is moved by destiny into leadership of the modern civil rights movement…This was Martin Luther King, Jr.  Come hear his story, visit the home of his birth, and where he played as a child.  Walk in his footsteps, and hear his voice in the church where he moved hearts and minds.  Marvel at how he was an instrument for social change."
 
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial