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1937: the start
The Vlaams Radiokoor was founded in 1937 by the Belgian National Radio Institute (NIR/INR). The history of the radio choir is inextricably linked with that of its sister ensemble at the same broadcaster: the Great Symphony Orchestra (now the Brussels Philharmonic).
The Flemish Musical Service, headed by director Paul Collaer, was from the outset a pioneer of modernism, making it possible to perform the lead-ing works of composers such as Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc and Sergei Prokofiev.
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The radio choir and orchestra, tasked with performing significant premieres and performances of contemporary music, received glowing reviews. A few examples from 1939: the world premiere of Stravinsky's cantata Le Roi des étoiles ('The King of the Stars'), thought to have been lost.
Collaer also involved the choir in the rediscovery and performance of early music – a very new discipline. A sampling from the programming of 1939: the oratorium Jephte by Carissimi, Il ballo del Ingrate by Claudio Monteverdi as well as 15th and 16th century a capella music by the Flemish polyphonists such as Orlando di Lasso and Jacob Obrecht.
1945: orchestra and choir as showpieces
After the war, the strengths remained a great deal of contemporary music, early music, the great repertoire and Flemish music. The choir took part in significant world premieres such as the Figure humaine by Francis Poulenc (1945) and The Euménides by Darius Milhaud (1949), the latter a work for which Milhaud had waited more than 25 years. Belgian works were also performed, such as the Agnus Dei by Robert Herberigs, Icare by Marcel Poot and Inferno by Norbert Rousseau.
"One of the great treasures of the broadcaster is without doubt the presence of the choir, with which large-scale vocal and orchestral works can be performed."
1970: Vic Nees
From 1970 until his retirement in 1996, Vic Nees was the choir's conductor: he is without any doubt the most important Flemish choral composer of his generation. He introduced a new style with contemporary choral techniques such as clusters, aleatoric music, and whispering and speech choirs.
Nees developed a niche for the choir in 19th and 20th century choral music from its native land, and performed many premieres of works by fellow composers. He also revived forgotten works of the region's own musical heritage. With these recordings he built a rich sound archive of Flemish choral music. The choir thus fulfilled its pioneering role in the renewal of amateur choral life in Flanders.
1998: independence
In 1998, the management of the public broadcaster decided to dissolve the choir and orchestra. The ensembles were obliged for the first time to have to work independently of the broadcaster. The operation was not without risk but despite a turbulent start, the Vlaams Radiokoor increasingly found its rightful place in its home country and increasingly at the international level.
Johan Duijck was hired as chief conductor of the new Vlaams Radiokoor. His challenge was nothing less than to transform the choir from a studio ensemble into a concert-ensemble. Cautiously, concert series were launched under its own management, and collaboration was sought with new partners.
After Johan Duijck, the Danish conductor Bo Holten took over the helm in 2008, in 2011 it is Hervé Niquet who continues to refine the sound and further expand the choir's international reputation. As from 2019, Bart Van Reyn is the music director of the choir.
"I can say with absolute certainty that this is a highly professional choir. Its stylistic approach is unusually strong. When we are rehearsing works from a wide range of different styles and periods, I am surprised at how quickly we reach the desired result."
Bo Holten – chief conductor 2008-2011
2019: solid reputation
Today, the Vlaams Radiokoor is a regular player on the European concert circuit. There is great interest in France, Italy and the Netherlands and the first bookings from the UK and Germany are coming in. Renowned ensembles such as Les Siècles or the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam are working with the choir.
"The choral singing has wonderful richness, clarity and fervour, above all in the Messe vocale, which is breathtaking."
Gramophone (UK), april 2018, CD 'Charles Gounod'
As in the past under the aegis of the radio broadcaster, the hallmark of the Vlaams Radiokoor remains its unique flexibility, its skill in a very broad repertoire and its pioneering role as a discoverer of unusual repertoire – and just like in its golden age, this reputation is recognised throughout Europe.
The Vlaams Radiokoor is, together with Brussels Philharmonic, an institution supported by the Flemish Community.


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Jonathan David Berchem
Jonathan D. Berchem is a Senior Partner who concentrates his practice in the areas of municipal law and general civil litigation, including insurance defense, construction litigation and employment law. Admitted to practice in Connecticut state and federal courts, as well as the United States Supreme Court and Pennsylvania state courts, Attorney Berchem is a member of the Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations, as well as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Jon Berchem is a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law (J.D. 1995), where he was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. He received his undergraduate degree from Fairfield University (B.A. 1992).
In November of 2011, Jon Berchem was appointed as Milford City Attorney. He had previously served the City of Milford as a Fire Commissioner from 2008 to 2011. In 2012, Jon received the coveted Public Sector Award from the Milford Chamber of Commerce for his work in these roles.
Jon is actively involved in community affairs in his hometown of Milford, CT, where he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Milford, Inc. for two years and was a member for over 15 years. Jon is also a member of Board of Directors of the Milford Rape Crisis Center and is a member of Milford National Lou Gehrig Little League. He has previously served on the Board of Directors of the Cardinal Shehan Center in Bridgeport and is a former Vice-Chair of the Board of Managers of the Woodruff Family YMCA. In October, 2017, Jon received the Good Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America-Connecticut Yankee Council, which recognizes outstanding leaders in the community who through their vocations or avocations provide exceptional role models for youth in the area.Jon Berchem has a Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory AV peer rating, which is based on peers' evaluation of a lawyer's legal ability and general ethical standards. For more than twenty years he has volunteered as a Connecticut Bar exam grader, and has also volunteered as a member of the Grievance Panel for Fairfield County. In 2018, Jonathan Berchem was selected as a James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation, a collection of the State's most outstanding lawyers, judges and teachers who devote their time and talent to sponsoring programs that address matters concerning the legal profession, the administration of justice, and the rule of law in society.
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Insurance Defense
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1995
- Pennsylvania, 1995
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1999
- Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
- Fairfield University
Honors and Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory AV peer rating
- Boy Scouts of America – Connecticut Yankee Council, Good Scout Award, 2017
- Milford Chamber of Commerce Public Sector Award, 2012
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Milford Bar Association, Member
- Connecticut Bar Association, Member
- New Haven County Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
- Woodruff Family YMCA, Milford, Connecticut, Vice-Chairman, Board of Managers
- United Way of Milford, Inc., Board of Directors, Assistant Treasurer
- Cardinal Shehan Center in Bridgeport, Board of Directors
- Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Member
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- City of Milford, City Attorney, 2011- present
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Four contributors to Tiny Crimes: Very Short Tales of Mystery & Murder gather for a conversation about reimagining the genre of crime writing.
Tiny Crimes gathers leading and emerging literary voices to tell tales of villainy and intrigue in only a few hundred words. From the most hard-boiled of noirs to the coziest of mysteries, with diminutive double crosses, miniature murders, and crimes both real and imagined, Tiny Crimes rounds up all the usual suspects, and some unusual suspects, too. With illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook and flash fiction by Carmen Maria Machado, Benjamin Percy, Amelia Gray, Adam Sternbergh, Yuri Herrera, Julia Elliott, Elizabeth Hand, Brian Evenson, Charles Yu, Laura van den Berg, and more, Tiny Crimes scours the underbelly of modern life to expose the criminal, the illegal, and the depraved.
"This collection of rabbit-punch stories demonstrate the limitless power and possibilities of crime/noir, a genre not afraid to tell you all about the downtrodden and outsiders who are gonna get you and get you good. Tiny Crimes packs a big wallop." —Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World
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Break bread (or sushi, as the case may be) with surprise dinner companions
Sunday, April 30, 2017
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Suggested Donation: $20 + membership
Includes: appetizer, main course, and dessert
What is it?
Sunday Dinner is for breaking bread with surprise dinner companions. We'll swap stories (each place will be set with a fun/thought-provoking question to pose to the table) and feast together on a beautiful meal.
Who's it for?
Sunday Dinner is for folks who love to eat and are up for a lightly-facilitated social adventure—especially when it means they don't have to cook.
What are the benefits?
- Sunday Dinner is a fun and relaxing way to end the weekend.
- The food at Good is always delicious and made with fresh and healthy ingredients.
- You'll make new friends and no doubt have a few laughs.
What will I get?
- A fixed menu consisting of sea salt edamame, colourful hand-rolled vegetarian sushi, and, for dessert, a fruit galette with whipped ginger cream, served with Silk Road tea.
What other details do I need to now?
We can accommodate most food intolerances, but not severe allergies. If you have any questions about the menu, please feel free to contact us. Tickets are now available. Space is limited to ten.


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Allure Beauty Swag Limited Edition Box – Available Now!
Allure Beauty Thrills has been rebranded to Beauty Swag with several Conde Nast magazines! The first box will be with Allure, second July box with Brides and third box with Glamour in September.
Pre-Sale is available now. You can buy all 3 boxes (May, July, September) for $149.96.
Here's the Allure, May Beauty Swag Box:
- CERAVE® Ultra-Light Moisturizing Lotion with Sunscreen
- CHAPSTICK® Total Hydration Vitamin Enriched Lip Oil
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FYI – thiss box is separate from Allure's monthly subscription box – check out our Allure Beauty Box reviews for more info.
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Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia actively participates in a variety of events throughout the province. Our egg farmers enjoy interacting with the public to share the egg farming story, talk about eggs, and provide informative resources and promotional egg items.
Saltscapes East Coast Expo
April 20-22 2018
Halifax, NS
Dal AC Community Day
Community Day attracts hundreds of visitors to campus for four hours of fun and hands-on experiences all focused on agriculture. We have so much for you to see and do - and learn!
The Dalhousie Agricultural Campus invites you to join us on Thursday July 19th, from 10am to 2pm for a fun and jam-packed day on campus. Everyone is welcome to attend this FREE event!
Thursday, July 19
10 am until 2 pm
Dalhousie Agricultural Campus, Truro
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Meet Your Farmer at the Mall
Have you ever wondered where your food actually comes from? On August 24 & 25 at Mic Mac Mall, meet the men and women behind the scenes who play a major role in putting food on your table!
August 24-25
10 am until 6 pm
Mic Mac Mall, Dartmouth
World Egg Day
Join us as we celebrate the humble egg! Details to be determined.
Friday, Oct. 19
Details to come!
Saltscapes Harvest Greets the Holidays Expo
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Historic Overview Martin Earley
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Martin Earley (born 15 June 1962) is a former Irish professional road bicycle racer, who competed in the 1984 and 1996 Olympic Games.
He turned professional in 1985 with the Fagor team with whom he stayed until 1987. In 1986 he won the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia and the second of the Tour of the Basque Country. In 1987, he was part of the Irish team at the world road championship that ended with a win by Stephen Roche. After that he rode for Kas and then the Dutch PDM team of Sean Kelly. The highlight of his career was a stage win in the 1989 Tour de France when he broke clear of three riders 750m from the end of 157 km from Labastide-d'Armagnac to Pau. Earley completed five of his eight Tours; his highest finish was 44th in 1989.
After PDM left the sport, he rode for Festina, then switched to mountain biking by riding for Raleigh and then for individual sponsors. He competed in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta in the mountain bike race and finished 25th.
He has a practice as a physiotherapist and chiropractor. He has been a coach to cyclists including Irish Olympians Robin Seymour and Tarja Owens.
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Steven Burton, Managing Director at Genius Sports, is an internationally recognised sports lawyer with more than 15 years' experience working alongside some of the world's largest leagues and federations, including the English Premier League, La Liga, the ATP and the International Tennis Federation.
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- Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Philippe Petit[3]
- Ben Kingsley[4] as Papa Rudy
- Charlotte Le Bon[4] as Annie Allix
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Plot- In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.
Review-In the early 70's, professional high-wire walker/lunatic Philippe Petit decided to walk between the then unfinished Twin Towers and now, over 40 years later, Robert Zemeckis (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Back to the Future, Forest Gump) has brought his story to the big screen.
Now, this is not the first time that the silver screen has played host to this story, Man on Wire was released in 2008 and won the Academy Award for best documentary.
As for this version? It winds up being really good, but it's a bit of a slog to get to the good stuff.
It starts really badly with Joseph Gordon-Levitt talking directly to the audience atop a slightly blurry CGI version of the statue of liberty in a wandering accent and terrible wig. Unfortunately, what I hoped to be a one time gimmick kept re-appearing. I shouldn't really have to tell you this Mr. Zemeckis but cinema is a visual medium. Show, don' tell and if you have to keep telling me what characters are feeling/thinking/doing go back and re-do your script.
Latecomers will be pleased to know that the first third is purely an origin/training montage with more narration. Also, Sir Ben Kingsley(still enjoying his break from acting) turns up as Papa Rudy, a mentor to our main character with an even more wandering accent.
From there the film develops an oceans 11 type vibe as too many characters are introduced, coincidences happen and the team are able to get in place for the main event. The walk between the towers.
And what an event it is. Forget the rest of the film, when Philippe is on the wire, its an amazing experience, arguably one of the greatest scenes is Hollywood history. The camera zooming and swooping with the monologue helping as it should, the screen showing us the real world and the world inside his head. It's worth the price of admission and more alone.
It also inspired vertigo in about half the audience so please be aware.
And, for the first time since Dredd, this is a film that needs to be seen in 3D on the biggest screen you can, watching this on your flat-screen won't have anything near the impact.
Throw in a pretty good period authentic soundtrack and you have a slightly rushed film that celebrates one mans insane, wonderful dream.
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Everyone has a dream job growing up: doctor, vet, ice cream taste tester. But how do you actually get the gig? Marketplace is looking into how with the occasional series How to be a ...
My name is Zahir Basrai, and I'm an emergency medicine physician practicing in Los Angeles.
As a kid, I remember watching the show "ER" with George Clooney, that was kind of my first introduction to [working in an] emergency room. As a pre-medical student, I was lucky enough to shadow an emergency medicine physician, and it was at that time that I was first introduced to the energetic, chaotic, amazing environment that is an emergency department.
There are a couple of things that you need to have in order to be a good emergency medicine physician. One of them is the ability to multitask. It's something that's acquired after years of training. But the idea is you're seeing as many patients as possible as quickly as possible, and during that time, you're constantly being interrupted by nurses or by texts, and then you have to be able to bring yourself back and kind of refocus and reprioritize what needs to happen in your emergency department to make things flow.
I think grit is a really important thing as well. Emotionally, you sometimes have to deliver really hard news to families, and you have to be able to compartmentalize this in order to be able to step out of those emotional situations and be able to resume the practice and handle the demands of the department.
I think the best part about emergency medicine is that ability to form an instant connection with your patient. You don't have time to develop rapport when there is an emergency, so you have to be able to form an instant connection with them. And it's that human bond that keeps me coming back to work every day.


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A Pure Strain of Ancient Corn, and Its Keepers
By Sarah Calley For hundreds and hundreds of year the Abenaki People lived on both sides of the Connecticut River in what are now called Vermont and New Hampshire in the United States around the villages called Haverhill and Newbury. By the time European settlers arrived in these areas, the Abenakis had been growing sweet corn on the oxbows of the river for centuries. It was very different from the sweet corn of today. Abenaki corn grew only about three feet high and produced one ear per stock, that ear being about four inches long and containing 8 to 12 rows of kernels.
The Abenakis had allied with the French during the frontier wars of the 1700's, but the British were victorious and one of the first places the English-speaking settlers headed for was the rich lands in the oxbow country. Corn was unknown in Europe. It had been developed by native peoples in South America and gradually moved north. So the settlers must have been fascinated to learn about this plant that was new to them. The Abenakis shared their corn seed with some of the first European families who settled in Newbury and Haverhill.
One family in particular was so impressed that they grew the corn every year, saved the seed, and replanted the next year, from generation to generation. This went on for more than 200 years. One descendent of this family was a man named Carroll Greene. He had moved from the area but still valued the corn and grew it every year. Sarah and Charles Calley met Mr Greene in the 1970's. They saw the corn growing in his garden and were intrigued. Mr Greene told the Calleys they could have seed but he challenged them to become the "keepers of the corn", as he was an old fellow and he wanted the corn to survive. He also told them about being the descendent of one of the early settlers in Newbury, Vt.
So the Calleys grew the corn for about 35 years, and, coincidentally, during that time, they moved to Newbury. Then, by another coincidence, Sarah Calley, the gardener in the family, met Nancy Millette of Haverhill. And Nancy Millette happened to be the chief of the Koasek Band of the Abenaki Nation. Chief Millette was astonished because the tribe had lost the corn seed many years before and were no longer growing it.
The late Chief was a very dynamic woman who appreciated corn's place in the Abenaki heritage and understood the importance of a pure strain of ancient corn in a hybridized genetically modified organism world. She saw what was needed and the Calley family agreed. Thus the corn seed was given back to the Abenaki people. Their planter, Peggy Fullerton and her family, have resumed the role of "keepers" of the corn.
Editor's Note: When Sarah Calley contacted the tribe for permission to share this article, the response was "of course" and:
Corn is one of the most sacred parts of our communities, our Green Corn Ceremony is all about our love for growing and harvest. Without you it may have been lost to us forever. --Kevin Fagnant


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Storytime Pottery Hour
Wednesday, July 25th | 11am-12pm
We'll be reading "Mother Bruce", a story about a bear who likes to eat hardboiled eggs and keep to himself but then finds himself in a situation that he can't escape. Don't be like Bruce, be social and come out to make this bear face plate perfect for sharing snacks with friends.
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Achu Tamba Chi Muluh & Julius Che,
Reporting from Abidjan
As the United Nations feels that Outtarra is the best man to rule Ivory Coast, his men (militias) have hidden under the UN resolution 1975 to bring untold hardship to Gbagbo's opponents. Infront of the very eyes of the French and UN forces, Outtarra's men are ingaged in Genocidal acts once seen only in Rwanda in 1994. Is this not western hypocracy to believe that as the Rwandans are planning a 17 years remembrance of untold brutality ever witnessed against the human race, the UN and France in Ivory Coast are still exercising thesame lukeworm attitude as Ivorians are being Butchared, and burnt in the name of regime change.
The action of Outtarra's militia in Duekoue on their match to Abidjan is something that no individual, not to talk of an organisation like the UN can tolerate. Instead of the UN indulging in France's war by bombarding Laurant Gbagbo's residence, they should put enough energy to discipline Outtara's forces who are acting more of a militia and petit bandits than a liberation force.
France intentions in Ivory Coast are load and visible – Coco business and huge banking investment which Laurant Gbagbo has naturalised. To this, they need Outtara to reverse their futune and prolong not only the aspect of neo-colonialism in French African, but simply turning Africa into la 'France Autre Mer'. Everywhere across Abidjan, copses lie rotten on the streets and there is a potential threat of disease outbreak, especially Cholera. As forces of Outtara take seige of Gbagbo's presidential residence assisted by UN and French Bombardment, Gbagbo remians resiliant, defiant and unwilling to give up power. He has instead chosen to carry the fight back to the UN and Outtara as his forces launched a counter attack at the Hotel where Outtara is hold up. Gbagbo believes he has a right to defend himself and country against Outtara and the French whom he consider as outsiders and non ivorians.
In so far as Gbagbo remains defiant, Outtara and the French just have to wait or reconsider an alternative. This is because, if Gbagbo is killed, Outtara looses the right to become Ivory Coast president according to the Country's constitution. The constitution holds that, if the president afscorn or dies, it is the president of the National Assembly that takes over. For now, Gbagbo is still the president having being sworn in by the Constitutional council. So he holds this joker close to his heart as the game continues.
Ivory Coast and Libya is a lesson all shoulkd learn. It is better time the UN should engage all dictators in Africa and the Middle East with equal force as is in Ivory Coast and Libya or just shut up when another country turns bloody. They should not forget that Cameroon is on the pipeline and who knows next.
The UN should not sit and allow history judge it. Outtara's forces should be reigned in and the French agenda of regime change be reversed. Let it be the business of Ivorians and not that of the French. Let France not drag other nations into their greedy war. Posterity shall be history.
Ivory Coast once the hub of peace and business in Sub Saharan Africa has degenerated into a xianophobic confict just because one powerful nation called France has lost its grip as a colonial power and wants to re-instate in with whatever means necessary as stated in its sponsored UN Resolution 1975.
Related Articles
- The Lede: French Strike Gbagbo Defenders During Rescue of Japanese Diplomat in Ivory Coast (thelede.blogs.nytimes.com)
- French helicopters attacked in Ivory Coast (ctv.ca)
- Ivory Coast: UN, French Fire On Gbagbo's Residence (huffingtonpost.com)
- Ivory Coast: UN Attacks Gbagbo's Troops (news.sky.com)
- Ivory Coast bond falls as fighting continues – Reuters (news.google.com)


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Arete Herbs will be vending at Terrain's Dig Into Spring Festival again this year! Clover Market & Terrain are collaborating again this year, so it's going to be good!! Come join the Spring festivities at the beautiful Terrain at Styers from 12-5!
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The Mark
Oconee Street at Foundry Street Athens, Georgia
The Mark is a new mixed-use development with 72,400sf of retail space and 289 apartments. The center is located just off Historic Downtown Athens and is adjacent to the University of Georgia. The development will offer complimentary on-site retail parking, key-card access resident parking decks, city bus stops on site and ride-on - off access to the Athens Greenway via the Firefly Trail.


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The bulldog is the school mascot for the Tygarts Valley High School. This particular bulldog mural was designed and painted by Lindsay Fincham, a student at Tygarts Valley. She asked the administration if she could paint the design somewhere on the building, and the school loved the idea, funding the entire large-scale project.


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Grab your friends and your favorite beverages for a fun social sewing event! As part of National Serger Month, we're hosting a Sip N Serge event where you'll make a cute microwave bowl cozy. Bring your own soda, tea or other drink and we'll provide you with everything else you need – including the serger, fabric, instructions and more!
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More and more bloggers are getting into the Meme business...I love it! Memes can be so much fun <3
This one is called Basic B*tches, over on the Not Quite Pink blog.
So what do I wear when I take of all my clothes?
So what do I wear when I take of all my clothes?
I'll start from head to toe :)
Hair: Mostly i'm a Truth gal, but lately I have been wearing tram hair. For tram I stick to either Beige, or CreamyYellow. (Wearing C411 in CreamyYellow) When I wear Truth hairs I switch from Strawberry, Beach, Oasis, or Fairyfloss. I rarely wear any other colors. My main hair color is light blonde.
Skin: Hope from The Sugar Garden has been the skin love of my SL for a little while now. But I have been known to break out my Curio or my League skins.
Brows: I usually just wear the brows from the last skin I was wearing, since my Hope skin doesn't come with brows. I believe at the moment I'm wearing the brows that come with the Isla skin from League.
Eyes: Aphotic Gloom. I only wear those eyes. They're just so darn pretty. My favorite color is Mochiberry, which is part of the Special Edition #3 Clarus eye collection.
Lashes: As of late, since I absolutely can't get mesh lashes to work for me, I've been wearing a combination of the Lush and Doll lashes from Hush, with the tattoo layer from the Lush lashes only.
Shape: The shape is my creation. It's a modified version of my Moka shape, which should be back on the MP shortly.
Feet: I mostly wear the Arched bare feet from Gos Boutique. I'd prefer my SLink feet, but tsg hasn't made appliers for them yet. The Gos ones will do for now however. They're really cute, and it's actually really easy to match the skin. Unlike the SLink though, they aren't perfect, that's what bothers me >.<
Undies: Since I wear a lot of mesh, and surprisingly there are still people out there who don't have a mesh enabled viewer, I am always wearing the Comfy Womfy undies from *BOOM*, usually in Doll Pink. They're little enough to stay hidden, but cover my naughty bits quite well.
Accessories: I'm almost never seen without the FairyTale Charm bracelets from Noodles. I love them so much <3
And I always have one of my Cross necklaces from Maxi Gossamer on. Although for some reason, even though I'm wearing one of them, it decided not to show up for the picture *facepalms*
Oh, and I can't forget my Wedding Ring. It's the Everlasting Love bridal set in Platinum from Earthstones.
Welp, there are my basics. What are yours?
<3 Jasey


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text: The Cove exposes the slaughter of more than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises in Taiji, Japan every year, and how their meat, containing toxic levels of mercury, is being sold as food in Japan and other parts of Asia, often labeled as whale meat. The majority of the world is not aware this is happening as the Taiji cove is blocked off from the public. http://thecovemovie.com ~☼~ The Cove – La Baie de la Honte relate les massacres de dauphins au Japon et ceci à de quoi rebuter les spectateurs qui "aiment trop les dauphins pour supporter de les voir souffrir" ou recherchent avant tout le divertissement. http://bit.ly/749Xel


text: Wow. I cannot believe my time in China is officially half way over. I guess time flies when you are having fun. I have learned so much over the past three months while living in China. There have been many obstacles, challenges, and confusion. However, with all of that there has been lots of new friendships, learning, growth and lots and lots of love. It takes a certain kind of person to want to live abroad. But, It take a lot of guts to move to China. Especially not knowing anything about the country, except the typical stereo types. I pictured China as this very strict, communist country before arriving here. While there are many interesting rules I don't quite understand in the government, this country is anything but strict. It is full of some of the most interesting and talented people I have ever met. I look forward to my last three months in China. I hope they are as special as the first three have been!


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No, I'm not talking about fat! The word I'm talking about is FEAR. This is one of the nastiest words I know, and it has to go! The effects of fear has about the same effects as cancer, it will eat you alive.
Fear cannot be a part of a Believers life. Fear cancels out faith, and without faith it is impossible to please God. I don't know about you, but I live to please God. The only fear we as believers should have is the fear of the Lord. The fear of the Lord is not a scared kind of fear. It's an awesome fear.
Proverbs 1:7 says, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instructions."
1 John 4:18 says, "There is no fear in love; but perfect love cast out fear, because fear involves torment." But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us."
Wow, No fear in love. So that means if we are in fear, our love walk needs some work. Not only that, if we are being tormented by something, we know we have fear going on someplace. We have given fear [some] [place] in our life. Fear can't have any place in our life! Fear is one of the devils biggest weapons.
He seems to be able to attack people with fear and they accept it in a minute. Fear hits you like a knife sometimes. It just jumps on you. What a lot of people don't know, is that we have the right to speak to fear and command it to go in Jesus name! If we have received Christ as our Savior we have been given the keys to the kingdom of God and all the authority that is in Christ has been handed over to us. Matthew 16:19 says, "And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
For more on this, get my booklet called, "Fear Doesn't Live Here Anymore."
It will help you to understand the power and authority you have, and how to use it. The Bible tells us not to fear 365 times. I'm thinking, God doesn't want us to fear!
If God tells us that many times to, 'fear not' then He makes a way for us to obey His command.
If we are living with fear, we are listening to the devil. Like anything, it's a choice that has been left to us to make. We can choose to live with it and let it control, or even kill us, or we can tell the devil and fear to, GET OUT IN THE NAME OF JESUS!
We have the right and the authority, but do we have the guts? The devil has deceived people into thinking he's the boss and what he says goes. Well, he's a liar and a thief and he will kill you if he can. Stop him with the Word of God coming out of your mouth! Find out what God says and use it to stop the enemy. Oh, He'll try to resist you, but you have the power of God's Word working on your behalf. Satan will have to retreat. He'll try to come back, but now you know what to do! Back him right back out the door and slam the Word of God in his face. Soon he'll leave you alone. God's Word is your weapon. Keep it sharp and ready to do battle. Don't ever lay it down and don't let it get rusty. A good soldier is ready in season and out!
I can hear someone saying, "oh yeah you think it's so easy don't you Lois?" Did I say it would be easy? No, I didn't, but if God say's we have the right, and authority to shut the enemy down…. then I'm in. I may not do everything right, but I intend to PUSH BACK WITH THE WORD!!!


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An essential component of cannabis pasta sauce is cannabis-infused olive oil. But you can't just substitute cannabis-infused olive oil for regular olive oil in pasta recipes. That's because heating cannabis-infused oils and butters above 350 degrees Fahrenheit causes the cannabinoids to breakdown, diminishing the quality of your infusion.
Because of this, the key to making good cannabis pasta sauce is to make a strong cannabis-infused olive oil. You won't be cooking with this oil, but rather, integrating it into your cannabis pasta sauce while it's off the heat.
All of the following recipes for cannabis pasta sauce are calibrated so that a ½ tablespoon of cannabis-infused olive oil is enough for you to feel good and high. The actual strength of the cannabis-infused olive oil is relative to your preference or tolerance, so you'll want to play around with that when you're infusing your oil. If you're cooking for a group of people with different levels of tolerance, make your cannabis-infused olive oil less potent; you can always drizzle extra cannabis-infused olive oil on pasta when serving to your friends with higher tolerances.
1. Basil and Bud Pesto
Makes four servings' worth of pesto sauce.
One of the best parts about making a batch of basil pesto is that it keeps well in the freezer, making for a simple, satisfying cannabis pasta sauce that requires very little effort. All you have to do is scoop out what you need to toss into your hot pasta of choice. Feel free to double or triple this recipe when basil is in season — you'll be glad you stocked up for the winter. Otherwise, keep in the refrigerator for up to a week.
2 cups basil leaves
2 tablespoons pine nuts (pistachios or walnuts are a good alternative)
2 cloves of garlic
2 tablespoons cannabis-infused olive oil
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
½ cup grated parmesan
- Mince in a food processor basil, pine nuts, and garlic.
- While the food processor is still running, slowly drizzle in cannabis-infused olive oil. Transfer your mixture to a freezer-safe container and stir in grated parmesan.
- Stash your pesto in the freezer for future use — just make sure you label it is "special pesto" so that you don't forget it's been infused with cannabis.
2. Anchovy Pangrattato Spaghetti
Adapted from the New York Times
Makes four servings
This weed spaghetti comes together quickly and couldn't be more satisfying — especially if you already have a case of the munchies. The recipe also features plenty of black pepper, a spice which has anxiolytic properties that can help buffer against THC-induced anxiety.
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons of cannabis-infused olive oil
12 anchovies, chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 cup coarse, dried bread crumbs
Black pepper
1 pound spaghetti
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce (optional)
Make your pangrattato:
- In a medium skillet, warm extra-virgin olive oil and red pepper flakes over medium-high heat. Once oil begins to shimmer, add breadcrumbs and toast for a few minutes until just golden. Reduce heat to low, then add anchovies and garlic and cook for another minute until fragrant, stirring constantly to avoid burning the garlic. Add plenty of freshly ground black pepper, then remove from heat. Stir in cannabis-infused olive oil to evenly coat breadcrumbs.
- Cook spaghetti per the directions in a pot of salted water. In the meantime, whisk together egg yolks and fish sauce in a serving bowl. When pasta is al dente, use tongs or a pasta ladle to transfer pasta to serving bowl, stirring with egg yolk mixture so that pasta is evenly coated. Add pangrattato, tossing to coat spaghetti. Season with more black pepper and an extra drizzle of olive oil.
3. Lemony Ricotta Pasta
Adapted from The Kitchn
Makes four servings
This cannabis pasta sauce requires no cooking, only a bit of warming, making it ideal for use with cannabis-infused olive oil. It's also a meal that is ready in under 15 minutes — even less, actually, because it's essentially done by the time your pasta is cooked. Another bonus to this cannabis pasta sauce is that it contains lemon zest, an ingredient that contains the terpene limonene, Like black pepper, limonene helps to offset the adverse effects of THC and will help to ensure that you're happily high.
1 pound pasta, small shapes like penne or fusilli
2 cups ricotta cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons cannabis-infused olive oil
Juice and zest of one lemon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup loosely packed basil leaves
- Cook pasta per the directions in a pot of salted water
- Chiffonade the basil by stacking leaves together, rolling into a cylinder, and slicing crosswise to form thin ribbons. Combine ricotta, parmesan, olive oil, lemon juice and zest, salt, and pepper in a metal bowl that fits over the top of the pot. When pasta is nearly cooked, set bowl on to top of pasta pot and stir together; the mixture should be warmed through by the time the pasta has finished cooking.
- Drain pasta then add to bowl with ricotta mixture and basil, tossing to coat. Serve immediately.
4. Fettuccine Alfredo
Adapted from Bon Appetit
Makes four servings
This cannabis pasta sauce is a comfort food classic that calls for cannabutter instead of cannabis-infused olive oil. Use a concentrated batch of cannabutter* for this — like the cannabis-infused olive oil, you'll want ½ tablespoon to correspond to a serving of weed.
12 ounces fettuccine
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons cannabutter
¾ cup grated Parmesan
- Cook fettuccine per the directions in a pot of salted water. Drain pasta when al dente, reserving a cup of pasta water.
- Bring pasta water to a simmer in a large skillet, then whisk in regular butter. Continue to whisk as you gradually add parmesan a bit at a time until it is completely melted and combined with water in pan, building a creamy sauce. (If sauce is too thick to easily coat pasta, add a bit more water.) Add pasta and toss into sauce, then remove from heat.
- Now add cannabutter, stirring pasta rigorously in pan in order to coat evenly as well as allowing cannabutter to emulsify with sauce. Transfer to serving platter. Top with plenty of freshly-ground black pepper, garnish with extra parmesan, and serve hot.
* If your cannabutter isn't strong enough for this recipe, you can swap it out for cannabis-infused olive oil, but you'll want to add a splash of heavy cream into the pasta water to ensure that it retains the creamy richness that butter provides.
5. Spaghetti Carbonara
Adapted from Serious Eats
Makes four servings
This cannabis spaghetti sauce takes a bit more effort to make, but you'll be rewarded with a rich classic that's perfect for a lazy weekend lunch, or even as a pasta you can serve for brunch.
1 pound spaghetti
1/2 cup diced guanciale, pancetta, or bacon
2 tablespoons cannabis-infused olive oil
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 large eggs
6 egg yolks
¼ cup grated Pecorino Romano
¼ cup grated Parmesan
- Cook spaghetti per the directions in a pot of salted water. Let the water continue to boil after finished pasta is removed.
- Meanwhile, add guanciale and extra-virgin olive to a large skillet, slowly rendering the fat over medium-low heat. Remove from heat when guanciale becomes crispy.
- Whisk together eggs, yolks, and both cheeses in a large metal bowl that is large enough to set on top of pot of pasta, seasoning with black pepper. Set aside.
- With tongs or a pasta ladle, transfer cooked pasta to skillet with guanciale, scraping bottom of the pan for browned bits. Add cannabis-infused olive oil to skillet, tossing pasta to coat. Transfer all of skillet contents to metal bowl with egg-cheese mixture. Gradually add ½ cup of pasta water to bowl too, making sure that eggs don't get cooked by the heat of the pasta water.
- Set metal bowl over pot of water with heat still on. (If necessary, drain out some water so that water does not touch bottom of your metal bowl.) Stir and toss constantly with a pair of tongs until sauce becomes thick and creamy. Remove from heat and season to taste with salt, black pepper, and extra parmesan. Serve immediately.
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FOP To City Attorney: Don't Settle Key Cases Against The Police...
FOP President Graham demands Corporation Counsel Ed Siskel not settle controversial cases tied to former Northwestern professor...
The Fraternal Order of Police is demanding that the city go to trial on two key federal lawsuits alleging police framed innocent men.
In a letter from FOP President Kevin Graham to the city's top attorney, Ed Siskel, Graham demanded that the city go to trial on the cases of two exonerated men, Stanley Wrice and Armando Serrano, both of whom were exonerated of their crimes due, in part, to the investigations of disgraced former Northwestern professor David Protess and his students.
"There now exists a large body of evidence that the release of convicted killers based upon allegations of police misconduct from advocates at Northwestern University are false," Graham said in a letter to Corporation Counsel Ed Siskel.
Wrice was convicted and sentenced to 100 years for the 1982 gang rape and severe burning of a woman. Serrano was convicted of gang murder in 1993.
The Wrice exoneration imploded after Judge Thomas Byrne ruled in 2014 that he would not grant a certificate of innocence petition to Wrice because, the judge said, he believed Wrice was guilty of the crime.
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In a 44-page ruling, Judge Thomas Byrne concluded that what he called strong circumstantial evidence, eyewitness testimony and physical evidence recovered at the crime scene all "powerfully" pointed to the guilt of Stanley Wrice in the 1982 rape.
In his ruling, the judge also cast doubt on the credibility of the witness recantations in the case, pointing out that these witnesses never changed their testimony about Wrice's participation in the gruesome crime until decades after the crime when they were approached by students working with Protess.
Serrano and another man, Jose Montanez, were convicted for the 1993 murder of another gang member. In 2004 Protess and several students began investigating the case. The central witness whose testimony convicted the two men retracted his statement after meeting with students working with Protess.
Attorneys have alleged misconduct in this investigation as well. In a letter to former Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, they made these accusations about the Serrano investigation:
Indeed, accusations of suspicious recantations have haunted Northwestern investigations headed by Protess, who left the school in scandal after the university said he had lied about other investigations and altered subpoenaed evidence. In 2014 the most influential wrongful conviction case in the state's history, the 1999 exoneration of Anthony Porter, imploded when Cook County prosecutors released the man, Alstory Simon, from prison who was convicted after Porter's exoneration. This man's confession was obtained by investigators working with Protess, an investigation prosecutors assailed in 2014 when they released Simon.
Despite all the evidence of wrongdoing at Northwestern and a federal lawsuit alleging a pattern of misconduct, the Corporation Counsel under Siskel has refused to aggressively fight exonerations tied to Northwestern and Protess.
Instead, Siskel has been a virtual ATM for police misconduct cases. Last week, his administration settled the case of an offender who dragged an officer under her car in 2013. The offender was charged with attempted murder, which was later plea bargained, against the officer's wishes, to reckless conduct. Nevertheless, the offender in this case filed a federal lawsuit against the officer, which Siskel's administration reportedly settled.
A few months ago, Siskel's office settled for $2.5 million to a woman who claimed officers pointed a weapon at her child during the execution of a search warrant. Despite the fact that a pistol was found in the woman's purse and her boyfriend was sentenced to 17 years in prison as a result of the search warrant, the city settled the case.
This settlement in particular begs a question: Is Siskel's administration punishing officers for doing excellent police work? It seems as is if he is.
Last year, the city settled a $31 million lawsuit brought by a several defendants, some of whose attorneys were from Northwestern, on the claim that they were wrongfully convicted.
The FOP and detectives denounced the decision, claiming there was overwhelming evidence tying the four men to the crime.
Chicago police officers and detectives are tired of city attorneys throwing them under the bus. Graham and the FOP are now demanding that Siskel fight these cases.
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Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter - Mon, April 18, 2016
Heavenly Father, show your will and discipline those nations who are ruthless in their injustice. Convict us, your people, that we as individuals and as congregations must be places of reconciliation, justice, healing, and hope. Use me, along with my brothers and sisters in our congregation to show your righteousness and your justice toward those in our community who need freedom from oppression and who need someone to help stand up for justice in every area of life. In Infant Jesus' name I pray. Amen.


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Stephane Forest House - Modern wood house surrounded by pine trees
(Under active construction)
1-2 person medium rooms, 1-2 person master rooms
Outside walkway views
Center high ceiling meeting area
Full-stock kitchen
Chinese style round dining table
Beautiful forest scenery
- WIFI internet
- Room control AC
- Full kitchen
- Bathroom essentials
- Bedroom pillows and sheets
- Adjustable water temperature
History and design
Stephen house is the second rental house that we have built after the [Walden Swimming Pool Villa](link-this). One of the volunteers who came here, Stephane, a Belgium architect, designed and drafted the initial house plans. After some time working on the design of Stephane House, Stephane left to design eco-friendly houses somewhere in Oceania and other volunteers along with full time workers carried on the work of designing and construction of this house.
Located to next to The Walden Cafe and surrounded by pine trees, the Stephane House is great for those who like a serene and secluded escape from the chaos of the city. Have a walk around the lake and then drink an expresso in the Cafe.
Outside and yard
Step into the yard on the rectangular stone blocks that lead to the house front door and around to house to various locations. Throughout the yard you will see many large, smooth stones and a variety of tree species such as the Gingko tree, which is native to China and widely cultivated throughout the countries history. The leaves of the Gingko Tree is very unique and shaped like a fan like structure. In the night, the lights are strategically positioned so that the whole house lights up very beautifully.
Interior center area
Walking through the front doors, in the centre of the house lays a grand long table made from a single solid tree trunk. It is said that the tree trunk was imported from South East Asia. Hanging from the ceiling are very distinct lights of assorted shapes and sizes.
The center living area is cleared to the ceiling and surrounded by large glass windows. Behind the long tree trunk table, there is a wooden fireplace that can be used in colder months. To the right back corner, lies and staircase leading up to the second floor. Upon going outside onto the deck, you will have a nice view of the surrounding yard. Going further up the stairs to the roof provides a almost 360 degree view of the pine trees which reach up to the height of the roof.
Bedroom accommodations
Bedroom amenities
- Mirror
- Toilet
- Wardrobe and cabinet
- Shower with multiple controls for water pressure
- Bathtub
- Queen size bed
- Heavy blue satin curtains
- Temperature control
- Study table
- Bedside desks and light switch
The Stephane Forest House contains 2 medium size bedrooms and 2 large size bedrooms connected to the central area and the second floor outside hallway.
Bedrooms come with full queen size bed that will fit 2 persons easily. The design is a very open space connecting the bathrooms and bedroom together. The beds are very comfortable and the bathroom is fully equipped.


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The library is proud to announce the opening of the "Blessed Be the Tie that Binds" Apron Exhibit on April 30 in the Grambling Room of the Library Events Center through June 8. An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, May 1 from 5-7PM in the Grambling Room. The public is invited to attend this event that will feature Friends of the Library cookbook sale that will benefit programs held at the library. The exhibit contains over 80 aprons ranging from gingham aprons, holiday aprons, and first sewing project aprons in addition to one apron that is over 100 years old. Several vintage "tools of the trade" that women used in the home will be featured in addition to the aprons. Every apron tells a story and the public is invited to discover the women behind the aprons in "Blessed Be the Tie that Binds" Exhibit.
For centuries, creative work that originated in the domestic sphere was considered more hobby than art. Dismissed as "women's work," endeavors such as embroidery, sewing and quilting were and sometimes still are less esteemed than traditionally highbrow fare, such as painting or sculpting. However, this exhibit at the library, "Blessed Be The Tie That Binds," aims to overturn this perception by embracing an unabashedly female domestic art form — the apron. This local exhibit highlights and celebrates the role of women in the home and the aprons they wore.
For more information concerning this upcoming exhibit contact Emily Arnold, Programming Coordinator, at 513-6444.


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MBFI 2017-18 board roster announced
Winnipeg, MB - The Manitoba Beef and Forages Initiatives Inc. (MBFI) Annual Update Meeting, saw the election of the new and expanded 2017-18 MBFI Board of Directors.
Ramona Blyth of MacGregor will return to the role as MBFI chair for the next two years while Killarney's Dave Koslowsky will flank Blyth as the MBFI vice-chair over the next year. (The full 2017-18 MBFI board roster is included on page 2 of this media release).
Blyth says the MBFI board is now expanded from five to seven members and provides a vote at the board table for each of three other core partners of the MBFI while maintaining a majority membership of beef producers to help provide a solid governance structure for the rapid acceleration of activities on-farm and off for the three MBFI sites near Brandon. It was something, Blyth says, that the Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) board – the group from which a handful of MBP board members had previously formed the MBFI Board from the farm's original launch until now—immediately recognized as a positive move for the MBFI. The new MBFI Board was confirmed in a motion by MBP's Board of Directors the following day.
"Any great partnership features strong and meaningful dialogues among the core partners," says Blyth. "When our core partners from Manitoba Agriculture, Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association and Ducks Unlimited Canada expressed their hopes to have a stronger voice and voting privileges at the MBFI board level, we immediately saw the benefits to the organization. At the end of the day, this new MBFI board will be excellent for partner relations and guarantee MBFI an even stronger profile for our work on-farm and going forward off-the-farm on critical items like fundraising and the new MBFI learning centre."
Speaking on behalf of all four partners, Manitoba Beef Producers General Manager Brian Lemon echoed Blyth's words.
"The fact that we have this board in place represents a lot of effort and goodwill from all the partners, and marks a further maturation of MBFI and I believes sets the corporation up to really begin to deliver even more benefits to Manitoba's beef and forage producers," says Lemon.
Lemon says he expects a good turnout of the new board at the MBFI's Pasture Days to be held June 22, 2017 at the First Street Pasture on the outskirts of Brandon. Lemon welcomes all members of the public as well as beef and forage producers and agricultural interests to check out the event and say hello while learning about MBFI research. More info on MBFI Pasture Day 2017 can be found at mbfi.ca.
Chair Ramona Blyth, MBP Board member two year term (until 2019)
Vice-Chair Dave Koslowsky, MBP Board member one year term (until 2018)
Secretary & Treasurer Brian Lemon (non-board member)
Director Classification Term
Miles Beaudin Appointee - Mb Agriculture one year term (until 2018)
Kristine Tapley Appointee - Ducks Unlimited Canada one year term (until 2018)
Darren Chapman Appointee - Mb Forage and Grasslands two year term (until 2019)
Lawrence Knockaert Beef/Dairy producer at large two year term (until 2019)
Don McIntyre Beef producer at large one year term (until 2018)
The MBFI Management Committee (formerly referred to as MBFI Steering Committee) is the group that leads the day-to-day management of activities at the farm and is an important and active part of the governance of MBFI. It takes its direction from the Board. It includes a single representative of each of the four core partners, as well as the Committee Chair who also sits at all the MBFI Board meetings as the conduit between the Board and the management of the farm sites. Members of the MBFI Management team are:
* Committee Chair Don Guilford, Producer
* Mb Agriculture Glenn Friesen
* Ducks Unlimited Canada Ken Gross
* Manitoba Beef Producers Brian Lemon
* Mb Forage and Grasslands Duncan Morrison


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I am so excited to show new paintings along with seven other amazing artists at the studio of Larry Akers. Eye Play Studio is nestled in Barton Hills as 2311 Ridgeview Drive.
Sunday the 13th is Mother's Day and we'll be hosting free jazz brunch! From 11:30 to 1:30 there will be live jazz by pianist Steve Garmhausen and djembe drummer Hector Kriete. Mimosas, fresh German coffee cake and caffeinated brew will surely help your mom feel loved!
We'll be set up under tents in the front yard, under the carport and inside Larry's studio space. Mediums on display include sculpture, glasswork, drawing, painting and pottery. Live music and literary performances plus free food and drinks will round out the fun. Come join us!


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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Contest: Cabbage & Roses At Home with Country
Readers!! I only have 3 comments for the Cabbage and Roses book giveaway! It ends this Friday, so make sure you leave a comment on your thoughts. Otherwise, I have 3 readers who are happy their chances of winning are awesome...
OH, and thank you to Fabulous Finds for including me on her list of top 10 favorite blogs!
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Recruiting participants for 'What lies ahead', a new research study
BeGOOD Citizens is looking for young people aged 16 to 17 years old to take part in a research study to discuss their views on ethics, mental health and technology. You will take part in a digital role-playing activity and the session lasts about 1-hour.
Find out more about the 'What lies ahead' study here or email email@example.com.
BeGOOD's Research
BeGOOD Early Intervention Ethics (EIE) is a research study comprised of distinct but overlapping studies – Mothers, Psychosis and Citizens EIE – focused on the ethical, societal and scientific dimensions of the early intervention paradigm where it intersects with psychiatry, mental health and child development.
One of our earlier research studies, Psychosis EIE investigated the conceptualization and enactment of 'good practice' in early intervention in psychosis services from the perspectives of service users and clinicians. Mothers EIE investigated the social, political and ethical dimensions of early intervention in maternal and child development drawing on fieldwork in Northern Ireland and Mother and Baby Units in UK Women's Prisons. Citizens EIE focuses on investigating young people's values, preferences and experiences relating mental health early intervention.
A core component of our research focuses on involving young people in the development of our research, through our Young People's Advisory Groups (YPAG) who meet regularly. Around 30 young people aged between 16 and 18 years from Oxfordshire take part in our groups: together they form one group focusing on mental health and the second on ethics. We belong to GenerationR, a national YPAG alliance and work with researchers across the University of Oxford to involve YPAG members in broader mental health and clinical research.
BeGOOD is based in the Neuroscience, Ethics and Society research group (known as NEUROSEC) at the University of Oxford. NEUROSEC specialises in ethics of early intervention and prevention strategies becoming possible due to advances in neuroscience, genomics and big data projects. We conduct independent ethics research and we deliver ethical guidance for a range of scientific and clinical studies in the Oxford Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. Our core research interests involve young people, mental health and neuroscience innovations in a global context.


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Amy Schumer is brave and so are you!
The 2016 Pirelli Calendar images were released today. Traditionally the Pirelli calendar features beautiful women in a small amount of clothing welcoming you into each new month with their own take on joy and sexuality. This year the producers and photographer Annie Leibovitz took the calendar in a different direction. The 2016 calendar features comediennes, activists, athletes, and models. There is a mixture of talent and beauty and with that comes and even greater variety of circumstances and vendettas.
Comedienne Amy Schumer is one of the lucky women to be hand-picked by Miss Leibovitz for this calendar feature and she is a fantastic choice. I saw her movie and I now think she should be president (honestly, it was that funny and I have really loose standards with politics).
She stands among 11 additional brilliant and talented women including Serena Williams and Patti Smith. Each woman has her own page-long feature giving detail into her life, her humor, her goals, and her accomplishments yet, the only comment I've heard or read has been that 'Amy Schumer is soooooooooooooooooo brave'. Put that comment on repeat and you've just experienced my entire social media experience for the day.
There is no contesting that she looks exquisite posing for the photographer with coffee cup in hand, her pleasant confidence, and her beautiful body stretched out long and natural. The bravery comment comes from the fact that Amy has posed nearly-nude in a publication that is famous for featuring the media-perfect bodies we've all come to know and love. Her body is lovely, but her body is fat.
Fat according to what we're told is perfect.
Fat according to those who preceded her.
Curvy according to plus-sized model standards.
Brave according to those who've never seen someone without washboard abs (I don't think Amy would get offended if she knew I said she didn't have washboard abs. I think her abs are lovely).
Amy Schumer is brave but her bravery isn't because she posed her imperfect and rolly-polly body in a very public way. She isn't brave because she is ugly and unfit and yet still has the confidence to be seen.**
She is not superficially brave.
Her bravery is her challenge and fight against what we know to be true about beauty and confidence. Her bravery, as much as I hate it, is in her existing atop such a public pedestal. We have an Instagram filter for everything, we're sold 40FF bras on 34B models, and our hereditary bloat on our stomach needs to meet it's maker (in a dark and sinister way). Amy Schumer is so brave because she is one of the few walking through the desert of perfection that all of us will eventually walk through. This desert sucks us dry of our identity, our confidence, our natural traits. This desert provides oases in lemon cleanses, expensive purses, and '#Iwokeuplikethis' posts.
I'm not saying that she isn't perfect and she now is trying to win our acceptance….I'm saying that she is perfectly made and that she is brave because she is fighting a way in through the brainwash, even if that means sacrificing herself (because lord knows we fall into the trap every day).
The fact that she posed semi-nude for the world to see and comment on is very very brave. I would never want my image to be so public that I didn't have control over who saw it and what they said about me. Amy basically walked into a firing squad and handed out shotguns. If this was my life you would likely find me in my closet surrounded by half-eaten donuts and Velveeta.
The fact that she is a regular woman that posed semi-nude and not a supermodel that posed semi-nude is NOT brave. The fact that a supermodel poses semi-nude is not brave. Women are women.
You should never have to feel like you are 'brave' for existing.
Be brave for what you stand for. Be brave because you cruised into the gas station after being on 'E' for 3 days. Be brave because you took a different job or relocated to a different city. Be brave because you walked out. Be brave because someone needed you. Be brave because you love. Be brave because you adopted. Be brave because you let a child murder your body so that you could love and raise it for the next 18 years. Be brave because you've never tried fried scorpion candy (and maybe it sounds like a cool way to die if that happens).
Be brave because of the things you do for yourself and those you love.
Amy is brave because she loves herself and she loves her fellow woman enough to show the world the extraordinary that lies within the ordinary.
Amy is brave, Serena is brave, Fran Lebowitz is brave, Ava DuVernay is brave.
Amy Schumer is brave and so are you.
**Also please let it be known that I do not believe that Amy is fat, ugly, unfit, etc. I chose those words to get closer to the thoughts we create about ourselves.


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CAMP / Week 5
We're now half way through camp here at Stillwood which means we're all more than ready for a proper break. It's not easy to be high energy all the time, especially when you're trying to survive off camp food. I've been keeping so busy that I don't really have time for any of my own work, such as blog posts, but today I'm finding the time because its been far too long!
This weeks news: In a few weeks we'll be running the teen camps. These weeks are special because of special events like going to the Cultus Lake Watersides and a surprise party. The party this year will have an old Hollywood theme, big band and all. Somehow I ended up participating in this band, so I get the honour of dusting off my alto saxophone and getting up an hour earlier than normal for practices. It's just like being in high school again (oh joy).
For staff break I'm lake hopping with Taylor. We're heading straight from Cultus Lake on Tusday night to Harrison, then on to Kawkawa for a few nights with a possible day trip to Lindeman Lake. There is nothing I'd love/need more right now than to just lay on a dock for four days, so here's hopping the weather smartens up.
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Calling all clubs, students and advisors!!!
There's a change coming your way! The Student Activities Committee is replacing the Student Chapter Display contest with the NEW University Website Display Contest!
Why the switch?
Well it comes down to 4 reasons: 1) by eliminating the roving chapter displays we are no longer excluding smaller colleges and universities that can't afford shipping or traveling with their display; 2) it is time to update everyone to the 21st Century. Today's students need to know how to use social media, and how to construct informative posts; 3) gives students and professionals an opportunity to attend more of the Annual Meeting; and 4) showcases Undergraduate and Graduate students success and activities.
How will this contest work?
Student clubs/chapters will create a website that incorporates good web design, demonstrates how the next Annual Meeting's theme is incorporated into its posts, includes a page that is current and up to date with club/chapter leadership ( advisors and coaches), and has frequent postings.
To see full details, including how points are distributed, please see the University Website Display Contest page (http://rangelands.org/students/university-website-display-contest/) for the new contest description and judging criteria.
We hope this change will improve contest participation as well as Student participation in symposia, workshops and sessions at the Annual Meeting.
Please note that Student clubs and chapters are still invited to participate in the Trade Show, but there will be no judging of your booth.
If you have any questions regarding the change or this new contest, please contact Rory O'Connor (email@example.com) or Kim Gibbs (firstname.lastname@example.com).


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Jon Mastrandrea
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Mr. Mastrandrea comes to Tribal with over 25 years experience in all facets of Municipal trading, underwriting and sales. Mr. Mastrandrea started his career with 8 years at Smith Barney in the Municipal department and has worked at such high profile firms as Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch. After a brief stint as a portfolio manager at Fiduciary Trust, Mr. Mastrandrea has returned to trading all aspects of Municipal debt and was most recently a Senior Vice President at R. Seelaus, a family owned boutique trading and sales firm.
Mr. Mastrandrea received his MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Clouded jugement
I am listening to Marco Polo's accounts of his travels. I am surprised that the Mongols aren't public enemy #1 on the Jihadis hit list. The more you study history the more you see humans as a tumultuous creature, not unlike the planet we inhabit. Why should one expect otherwise. Morality is a temporary aberration, a refractory pause in vapor against the sunlight. Donkey dumps on a pathway through indifferent mountains.
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Kanye West debuted his collection for Yeezy Season 4 on Wednesday, Sept 7th. West unofficially kicked off New York Fashion Week with nothing short of a bang. But it wasn't the glory filled fireworks he might have been hoping for. To date, Kanye has kept us on our toes waiting until the last minute to provide show details and so far this has worked for the Yeezy brand. Season 4 was broadcast live, with models standing on a lush green lawn on New York's Roosevelt Island where West continued to deliver muted separates, neutral bodysuits and oversized jackets paired with sneakers and heels. The models revealing the "multicultural" image he sought at his open-casting call just days before. However, due to the lack of proper planning and execution the show took a stumble and has found itself caught in a barrage of backlash from fans and critics.
The insufficient organization lead to the absence of much needed EMS when several models fainted while standing in the unusual heat on the park lawn. Ill fitting shoes and broken heels presented themselves as a major problem just moments before the show started and during the show as one model chose to remove hers mid-runway. At the end of the show, models were exhausted, security was loose, and fans and critics were left unimpressed.
While the line continues to have a safe apparel target, Kanye's money-maker shoe line needs to be refocused. Adidas has made it known publicly that they did not produce any of the heels for the Yeezy collection. A Yeezy spokesperson released a statement ensuring the high level of quality control testing the heels will go through prior to production. But has the damage already been done?
So what did Yeezy Season 4 teach us? That proper preparation and respect for the industries general standards can aid in producing a better show. Like most of the readers of this article, we love Yeezy and understand its influence. BUT, if Kanye wants to continue to pursue fashion and be taken seriously, he needs to understand that above fame and celebrity we appreciate and respect a thoughtful, well-executed show rather than one thrown together haphazardly for publicity and glory. As fans we are all rooting for you Kanye, but we just deserve a little more than what you've been delivering. The same conceptualization and execution that goes into your concert performances that you so kill it on, should go into your collections and runways shows.
Jackée Trinidad
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Working as a beauty writer practically requires me to turn up at work wearing as little product as possible – a blank canvas if you will – to be smothered and swatched in potions and pigments from 8 'till 5. As it's my job to swatch and sniff my way through the latest and greatest beauty launches, each month I debrief on the ones worth writing home about.
I've always been super terrified of bright colours in eye makeup, but I think all those Chanel ads of Kristen Stewart in red eyeshadow rubbed off on me last year… I'm consequently obsessed with warm eyeshadow - reds, pinks, coppers etc - they've had a bad rap in the past (pink eye mainly), but if you've got green eyes as I have, red is both forgiving and flattering. This is the perfect palette because as well as the brights and shimmers, it contains the nudes and neutrals that you need to build your base. It's especially good for taking a look from day to night in a pinch - simply add sparkle.
I'm a big fan of going natural on the lips, it makes life a lot easier, especially when reapplying on-the-go. Finding the perfect nude has been a hit-and-miss adventure - mostly because if you're going for 'my lips but better', the texture is every bit as important as the colour. This ticks all of the boxes - a flattering, neutral colour, non-drying consistency, and sheer staying power make it pretty much perfect.
As someone who suffers from hormonal acne (god bless birth control), masks like this are legit the only products that I've ever found to have tangible results. This one is pricey, there's no two ways about it, but it's also a cult hit and it's good for a reason - it contains AHAs, lactic acid, and salicylic acid - pretty much the holy grail trio of blemish battlers. Now onto my second jar, I don't go a week without using it.
MORROCCANOIL TREATMENT Oil
It's my first winter with coloured hair, and as the weather has got colder I've noticed my ends are increasingly dry, fluffy, and frizzy. Enter, Morroccanoil - I've tried every fancy hair treatment on the shelf but I always come back to this - why don't I just stay loyal? Smoothing, hydrating, softening, smells great, adds shine, and never looks greasy or removes texture. The perfect hair oil.
Along with dry hair, this winter has been the first where I've really suffered from dry hands and lips too. Hands are still a work in progress (suggestions are welcome!) but the lip issue has been solved by Glossier Balm Dotcom - most specifically the coconut flavour. I tried the original a few years ago and wasn't impressed (Vaseline in a cute tube), but the coconut version not only smells/tastes 4682939 times better, but also seems to work completely differently - it feels much less greasy and much more nourishing. I slather it on thick every night before bed and layer it over my lipstick by day.