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University of Mississippi Press Release
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University Receives Nano Rocket Research Grant
UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi can become a leader in nano technology research thanks to a new Department of Homeland Security $2 million feasibility study for the development of miniature rockets for the aerial intercept of bees carrying illicit substances.
"This grant offers law enforcement the potential for a new tool to stop the theft of THC- laden pollen from the University's Marijuana Project," said Dr. Mamoud ElSoy.
The research grant explores the feasibility of developing a sensor, tracking system and nano-missile that will destroy aerial bees that have crossed the security perimeter of the university's government-funded marijuana field. "This grant for a feasibility study will catapult the University into a leader of micro self defense systems," Dr. Rod Born, vice chancellor for research said. "We are appreciative that Mississippi Senator Trent Lott secured this funding."
"It is our hope," Dr. Born stated, "that this research may lead to new pest control technologies such as alternatives to spraying for mosquitoes which plague Mississippi river bottoms."
"We weren't even aware bees were stealing pollen from plants grown to provide a source of research marijuana until the book 'Electric Honey' by Sam Love revealed how the pesky little interlopers have managed to evade our security," Dr. ElSoy said. "Based on the book's confirmation that bees have been stealing marijuana pollen we secured the grant."
Under the feasibility study researchers at the University of Mississippi will work on a joint research project with engineers at Mississippi State University to explore how new advancements in nano technology, including micro jet engines no larger than a small computer chip, can be used to power a micro-missile that can destroy bees flying at full speed through the Marijuana Project's chain link fence.
In the research application the University cited research at Mississippi State University which showed the difficulty in eradicating bees surrounding the government funded marijuana field. The researchers at MSU's Agricultural School have clocked pollen laden honey bees at speeds exceeding 15 miles per hour. Research on the foraging range of honey bees shows that they will travel as far as 8 miles from the hive in search of certain types of pollen.
"The task of honey-bee defense is an overlooked area for research," Dr. Rod Born said. "We are excited that the University of Mississippi can play an important role in the defense of the country."
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Electric Honey Press Release
Publisher: BookSurge
Publication Date: June 2006
Web site: www.samlove.net
Contact: Sam Love
973-902-2890
New book reveals secret theft of marijuana
A surprising by-product of the officially sanctioned marijuana patch at the University of Mississippi plays a starring role in Electric Honey, a new novel by Sam Love. Nature’s Aquarian Age gift sets the scene for a cultural clash that still splits American culture.
As liberated sex, drugs and rock and roll spread faster than the legendary Southern kudzu plant on campuses in the 1960's, a cultural backlash also developed that sowed the seeds of today’s conservative victories.
Peach, the narrator, is an eye witness to these adventures as she explores an alternative freedom. She chronicles how a joke by a small band of university pranksters piques the interest of Colonel Billy, an ageing super-patriot who needs a cause to breathe life into both his struggling patriotic organization and his failing love life. By challenging the students and their mythical threat, he wages a fight for America's soul that makes today’s gyrations of Rush Limbaugh, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and George Bush seem perfectly rational.
The anti-Communist phobia and cultural rebellion of the 1960's seems as foreign today as a fairy tale, but Electric Honey brings it all back for those who lived it and those who wished they had.
“Now, in an age of holy wars, Patriot Acts, right wing radio, terrorist witch hunts and extreme conservative politics, those trying to preserve their sanity could use a good laugh while waiting for the social pendulum to swing back in their direction. Electric Honey offers that therapy,” according to author Sam Love.
If you are a fan of Carl Hiaasen or Barry Hannah you will enjoy the high jinks in Electric Honey.
Electric Honey is available on Amazon.com and BookSurge.com.