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UF/IFAS Advancement
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Student Philanthropy Profiles
Gabby Milanes
Bay Harbor Islands, FL
Post-graduation plans
As of now, my plans include attending graduate school and studying public health to help me determine whether I want to go to medical school or veterinary school. If I decide on medical school, I would like to study pathology and become a medical examiner. If I decide on veterinary school, I would like to focus on small animals and become a shelter veterinarian.
Why did you choose the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences?
I am proud to be part of CALS for more reasons than I can list. Some of the reasons that have affected me most include:
- My major: entomology and nematology is one of the subjects I don't think I could ever get enough of. The professors are intelligent and caring, the subject is hands-on, and the department is much like a close knit family.
- The dean's office: as an ambassador, I have been blessed with the opportunity to meet and interact with all of the faculty and staff in the dean's office on more than one occasion. Not only are all of the faculty and staff intelligent and funny but they also have a way making you feel included in the college and cared for even when you are stressed out with school work and personal problems.
- Opportunity: While there are numerous opportunities within the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, one that has changed my life is the CALS Leadership Institute. A 3-semester long program, it has not only helped me develop my personal leadership skills but it has also helped me develop group leadership skills. CALS LI has taught me the value of reflecting on my judgements and actions as well as the most effective method of planning goals for my life, keeping with them, and learning from my experiences so I can consistently better myself.
How has philanthropy affected you?
Philanthropy has had a large influence on me at the University of Florida. It has given me the ability to focus more on academics and less on my financial situation, thus allowing me to be less stressed. Donors have also helped to support the organizations that make me feel more at home at UF by giving me a place I feel I belong (CALS Leadership Institute, CALS Ambassadors, entomology club, and Alpha Epsilon Delta). Without these organizations, I strongly believe I would not be the person I am today.
Why should alumni give back to CALS?
Alumni should give back to CALS for a couple reasons. For one, CALS offers many different scholarships unique to its students ranging from academics to travel to accomplishment based merits. Secondly, CALS supports extension events within organizations such as CALS Ambassadors to help recruit potential new students and educate the community about UF, IFAS and opportunities within agriculture. Thirdly, technology is forever advancing and keeping the classrooms up-to-date is costly to the college. With donations from alumni, CALS and the University of Florida are both better able to keep up-to-date with these technologies to provide the best learning tools for students and prepare them for their profession.


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Starting Early Has Benefits
We have been starting our training sessions on Tuesday's and Thursday's at either 6am or 6:30am since October last year but only recently has the temperature got to a point where it is starting to turn people away. Last Thursday was the coldest so far with the temperature sitting on a lovely 0 degrees celsius. Big congrats and thanks to those that brave the conditions to join me.
Despite it getting harder and harder to get out of bed, we are now being spoilt by very still conditions and spectacular sunrises. Instead of keeping them to myself I thought I should share some of the photos that I have been taking during these sessions. Don't be fooled by the photos, these sessions a very hard and the photos are taken while I am doing the recovery portions ;)

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Exposing infants to peanuts protects them against allergies, scientists have found, suggesting that parents have been given the wrong advice for decades.
The first large scale trial testing how to prevent allergies found that depriving babies of peanuts and other allergenic foods might actually increase their risk of food allergy
The Leap (Learning Early About Peanut allergy) study compared two groups of children aged four to 11 months, all of whom suffered from severe eczema or egg allergy and were considered at high risk of developing an allergy to peanuts.
One group ate a peanut-containing snack food at least three times a week, while peanuts were kept away from the other.
Of the children who avoided peanuts, 17 per cent became allergic to the food by the age of five. But only 3 per cent of the children who were randomly selected to consume peanut as infants went on to develop a peanut allergy - equivalent to a more than 80 per cent risk reduction.
"For decades allergists have been recommending that young infants avoid consuming allergenic foods such as peanut to prevent food allergies," said lead investigator Professor Gideon Lack, from King's College London.
"Our findings suggest that this advice was incorrect and may have contributed to the rise in the peanut and other food allergies."
"This is an important clinical development and contravenes previous guidelines. Whilst these were withdrawn in 2008 in the UK and US, our study suggests that new guidelines may be needed to reduce the rate of peanut allergy in our children."
Prof Lack added: "Parents of infants and young children with eczema and/or egg allergy should consult with an allergist, paediatrician or their general practitioner prior to feeding them peanut products."
He stressed that infants showing early signs of peanut allergy were excluded from the study and effects of peanut consumption in this group remained unknown.
Early introduction of peanut-containing food was found to be "safe and well tolerated" in the children. The infants were not fed whole peanuts because of the potential risk of choking.
Rates of food allergy have risen in recent decades and one in 50 school-age children in the UK is now affected by peanut allergy.
In susceptible children, peanuts can cause symptoms ranging from hives and abdominal pain to anaphylaxis, an extreme and potentially lethal immune reaction.
The Leap findings are reported in the New England Journal of Medicine and were also presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Houston, Texas.
Co-author Dr George Du Toit, a consultant in paediatric allergy at Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, said: "The next stage of our work, the Leap-On study, will continue to monitor those children who consumed peanut to see if they remain protected against allergy even if they stop consuming peanut for 12 months.
"The Leap-On study will help establish if the protection provided against the development of peanut allergy is sustained and not dependent on ongoing peanut ingestion."


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1x01 Pilot
First Aired: Sep. 20, 1984 on NBC
Summary: When Theo brings home a bad report card, Cliff uses Monopoly money to teach him about economic realities. Meanwhile, Cliff is surprised by Denise's newest boyfriend, a former merchant marine who has spent time in a Turkish prison.
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The DMF is a technical document that contains support data for specificity, limit of detection, robustness, ruggedness, and equivalence to USP methodology. The DMF can be used to streamline the validation of the BioLumix system, saving companies that wish to adopt the technology time and money. For over the counter drugs the documents can serve as the basis for the validation package.


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how about being able to restrict posting in a particular forum until you reach a certain post number. Setting the post number to 25 for the webhost forum would deter almost all spammers i would think.
a possibility if it gets worse anyway...
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Cool, just uploaded! Here it is!
Cool, just uploaded! Here it is!
Uploaded! Excited to see this!
Nice track! 30 BAT are on their way to you. Please tell anyone else you know who might be interested!
I'm an idiot and misread this, so I posted links to my Soundcloud (I was half asleep when I read the post, that's the excuse I'm going with). Anyway, I added one of my tracks here: https://mixolicious.com/noonedanger/the-fallen
Nice, add your BAT address to the track description if you want the 30 BAT
Apparently it is not my day for reading comprehension >_<
Listen to my track! Thanks guys
Thanks to everyone who uploaded a track, if I missed anyone please get in touch. I have extended the promotion to 100 users and created a page for the promo:
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Only saw this today this is awesome , please see below my latest track with adress in description
Hi there here is my youtube channel i play guitar bass vocals and keyboard:) all recorded and shot at home http://www.youtube.com/c/heinsightmedia registered and uploaded. cool site heres my link!!!
Thanks, nice track. I've just run out of Eth to pay gas fees so I'm going to have to buy some more then send you the BAT.
Edit: you didn't leave your BAT address, if you update your track and put it in the description.
thank you glad you like the track!!! we upload weekly on youtube ill make sure to try to put audio versions on your site too:)
updated with BAT address too
Here are my latest productions:
Please send the BAT as a tip to my Brave enabled website 'cause I did not get a link when I tried to sign up at Mixolicious. https://www.shinytracks.com Thanks!!!
I just need to get this off my chest and maybe hand out a reality check, I certainly needed one.
This promotional idea was going well, or so I thought. I was onboarding new users and listening to their creations day by day, and happily paying out the BAT as promised. Then a few days ago someone wrote to me to let me know that they had been scamming me by uploading random music found the internet, and in total had scammed me out of $250 worth of BAT which they immediately traded to BTC. I checked the logs and researched the transactions on the Ethereum network and sure enough it was true. I then deleted all accounts they had created.
I guess I was naive not to assume someone would try this. As much as I love crypto, it sure does bring out the worst of humanity. These people are everywhere, looking for opportunities to take advantage of others, and I suggest to stay vigilant and critical of everything and everyone. I will continue the promo and will advertise it in the future but I will be more discerning about what people upload.
Cool idea!!! I am excited!
I am signing up now and uploading my first track!
Edit: I have uploaded one of my EDM track feel free to check it out!
Thank you very much!! I look forward to the future of your Service!
my wallet address
Is this promotion still available?
Wow man that's straight wrong…sorry that happened. I will upload a song of mine as soon as I can. It's instrumental though and in the beginning stages is that ok?
Sure, I'd love to hear it! The site is a bit quiet at the moment, I'm just developing/experimenting with some new features and I intend to start advertising soon.


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Restaurants in Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory) – 4897 Restaurants
Is Burger
hAppYHapPy posted tailim.blogspot.com 740 Reviews
At last the beef burger is nicely wrapped and next is the delicious bite of the wonderful burger.
Cup-Bon Danau Desa (Rolling Ice)
Affordable And A Variety Of Delicious Dishes And Snacks For You To Choose From! The Set Meals Are Very Popular Here And The Selection Of Drinks, Hot Or Cold, Will Bowl You Over!
Ristorante Porto Romano
Pas De Nom posted chillout-soulout-freakout.blogspot.com 471 Reviews
I wish my stomach got extra room for a pizza. Too bad that I am easily full by the pasta and soup. I heard their pizzas are good too! I will definitely come back for them! Wait for me!
Menya Zen Japanese Noodle
店家所呈现的 Onsen Tamago Soba 非常的吸引人,煮得刚好够熟的温泉蛋上撒了一些 Chili Flakes 和黑芝麻,为这道面增添了一些色彩。 Onsen Tamago Soba 的配料让人惊喜! 有萝卜泥,海苔,切得漂亮的青葱和让人惊艳的山葵 (Wasabi)。 是不是很特别呢,本人从来没吃过面里拌有山葵,这家是第一次! 我们把温泉蛋,配料和荞麦面混合在一起吃,味道出乎意料的好! 一入口,面带有很香浓的山葵味道但是吃起来并不觉得辣。
Sushi Zento 膳户
Sushi Zento 的定价属于高价位,但是食物的水平实在是让人很失望。 而且,员工的素质也有待加强,我们只是要点餐就叫了侍应生3,4次,还得等个10分钟才可以点餐。 http://bmf0827.blogspot.my/2015/08/sri-petaling-sushi-zento.html
Allexsis Cafe
Alexxis Café is one of the most café that is care for its customers. Allexsis café is the café that served fresh food, served hot with affordable prices. This is has always been Allexsis café philosophy. At this place, individuals can drop by to have a meet up with their friends; can hang out at our magazines corner. Here also an individual can bring along their notebook to enjoy surfing our WIFI services. The guest also can enjoy the view outside the café that is the live of Kuala Lumpur which is near the Petaling Street Market and Petaling Street. Being stated by our previous guest, they have always love this place for its wide range of food and beverages with affordable prices. Not to forget our dedicated staffs who put their best efforts to handle any custom orders from customers. One of the recent additions to Kuala Lumpur's nightlife scene, Capricorn is already becoming a favourite of locals and expats alike. Being spread into two floors, the club's massive party space aim to defy the trend towards venues with smaller rooms featuring types of music. The first floors are huge dance floor, comfortable sofas and a diamond-Shaped DJ deck that can be adjustable. The second floors are giving features of a chic VIP area overlooking the main floor below. Variety of music are prepare to guest like a mix of hip-hop, house, EDM and retro with a regular DJs including MIO and DJ EDz. Thinking of treating yourself a Set Lunch with a relaxing moment? Come on down and try our lip choices of mains which is Spaghetti Bolognese, Spaghetti Carbonara, Kampung Fried Rice, Nasi Lemak Ayam Berempah and a delicious Ice or hot Lmon Tea with affordable price.
Arenabobburger & seafood
We sell a variety of burgers and seafood. We also provide delivery service. For reservations and delivery.
Al-Nafoura Restaurant
Yemeni and Middle Eastern Halal Restaurant in Wangsa Maju. Discover our extensive selection of halal mouthwatering and authentic Arabic cuisine in comfort.
Green Lane Noodles
posted www.vkeong.com 879 Reviews
Overall, I'd give Green Lane Noodles a solid 7/10 for what we had. I think they are doing a good job considering the number of dishes they have to prepare. There are a couple of other things we did not try which include lobak and koay teow th'ng. Recommended to try if you need a fix of Penang food. I'd definitely be a regular here if only they weren't so far away.


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In 2010, the area now known as SoBro (South of Broadway) suffered major flooding that flowed into buildings and devastated the Louisville Free Public Library's main branch, a result of wastewater backup. That same year, the Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District started its green infrastructure program to incentivize companies to make their properties more wastewater friendly, which helps the environment, eases stress on the sewer system and helps ease flooding downtown.
MSD has allocated about $12 million in incentives to date, representing a total of $25 million spent on green infrastructure projects by public and private money. It recently funded its 100th project, the new headquarters of Solid Light, an exhibit design and building firm at 800 S. Fifth St.
The building had been home to electrical supply company CED/E&H Electrical. It was an old warehouse with concrete around it, said Solid Light President and CEO Cynthia Torp.
Over the past year and a half, Solid Light has changed the property's landscape from impermeable to nearly 100 percent permeable, Torp said, which allows the rainwater to be absorbed into the ground instead of sitting on top of concrete.
The total investment in the project was $521,000, of which MSD and the city of Louisville gave $121,000.
"I learned about the green incentives through the city, but also I met — almost immediately after I bought the building — with MSD to talk with them about trying to do something to green this space up because it was two acres of impermeable property," Torp said.
The rainwater from the roof of the building was all going straight into the sewers.
"So I worked with MSD just to understand what they had to offer and what other places were doing," she said.


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Features - no. Security - no. Software developers - go?
Have we been too quick in dismissing the iPhone SDK? Despite no formal announcement yesterday (and March fast approaching), Apple last night slid out firmware 1.1.4 for both the iPhone and iPod touch.
Perhaps the most intriguing thing about this update is that once installed it appears to do "nothing". That's right, not a single superficial or functional change in sight – so is this firmware simply laying the foundations for you know what.
For the record, Apple says the 162.1MB patch "fixes bugs and supersedes all previous versions" – thanks for the resounding clarity. There have also been no detailed release notes as yet.
Interestingly, 1.1.4 also appears to be easily hackable (so it's not for that) with reports already filtering through that the existing, previously-all-encompassing ZiPhone unlock works a treat. This despite the author urging users "DO NOT UPGRADE TO 1.1.4, ZiPhone will work with 1.1.4. But I need to FULLY test it and do a few adjustments." He has also posted the key.
Point to ponder: could this lax-security be a sign Apple is finally embracing all the unlockers out there? After all it could be argued their efforts have lead to far more iPhone sales than there would have been otherwise. Of course Apple can't officially condone it, but it can offer little resistance as 1.1.4 appears to do.
Stay tuned, I'm sure there will be a lot more soon…
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728 E. GENESEE An 8 story boutique mixed-use development with highly urban aspirations in the heart of CNY.
KOFFMAN SOUTHERN TIER INCUBATORSpaces throughout the building are designed to instigate interaction between startups.
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lördag 14 maj 2011
The Guessing Game
I've been MIA the last couple of weeks. Very very busy. I came home from a business trip the other night, leaving for a new one tomorrow.
So where have I been? What polish am I wearing? The polish is a clue to the city and the city is a clue to the polish :-D
Of course I took some time off to haul a few pretties. I promise to show them to you as soon as I can. I'll do a proper post of the mystery polish as well, but this will have to do for now.
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A Letter From the Bishop
Blessings and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ. Thank you for this time of sabbatical; it has been a tremendous gift to have time away for rest, reflection, learning and reading. I am taking time for silent prayer and meditation each morning, and for the past two weeks, hiking in the desert in southern California in Joshua Tree National Park, the Thousand Palms Oasis and near Mt. San Jacinto. But even in these remote places, the news from around the country of the death of two more Black men at the hands of police, and the killing of five police officers and the wounding of seven others has broken into the incredible beauty of these places. It has pulled me back to the reality of our country's great need to see these events as a call to greater understanding, justice, peace and hope – and perhaps, finally, a step towards a new reality for all the people of America.
I commend to you the statement of Presiding Bishop Eaton, the lead article of this week's e-newsletter by Acting Bishop Nancy F. Nelson, and a statement from the Conference of Bishops of the ELCA for you to consider as you wonder where God might be leading you and your congregation or ministry in these days. The events of the past week are not far from us — the Black Lives Matter movement was born in Oakland, and the death of Oscar Grant reminds us of that. Any of our rostered leaders who spent time at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN know the area of Falcon Heights well. The place where Philando Castile was killed is about a mile from the seminary. It is only one block from the gas station where I worked for three years while I was a student at Luther. That, and the fact that my brother and sister-in-law are retired sheriff's deputies, has put away any distance from my call as bishop I might have hoped to maintain for the remaining weeks of my sabbatical. And so I write, compelled by God's Spirit to encourage all of us to be in deep and prayerful conversation about these events.
A significant part of my sabbatical time has been spent in learning about the experiences of Latinas/os, Native Americans and African Americans throughout the history of this country to the present day. A significant (and hard) read has been "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," by Michelle Alexander. The thesis of her book is that Black Americans have been subjugated by white Americans first through slavery, then through "Jim Crow" laws and attitudes, and now through a criminal justice system that has disproportionally arrested and incarcerated Black men and women. This system goes on to disenfranchise Black Americans from being able to vote, find meaningful employment and decent housing, provide for their families, or feel as though they are seen as anything but suspects by the police. This book is a challenging read, and one that I highly recommend. If white Americans are to have any meaningful dialogue with African American citizens, it will be crucial to try to understand the experience that many Black people have had and are having in this country. This book can be an important step in the process.
As a civil rights lawyer, Dr. Alexander carefully makes her case through an analysis of the laws and leadership of this country that have sought to maintain white privilege at the expense of the rights and freedoms of Black Americans. Corporate, institutional and individual racism have all played a role in leading us to where we are today – where the cries and hopes of those who believe "Black Lives Matter" are met with disdain or calls that cheap topiramate online "All Lives Matter" or "Blue Lives Matter." I don't know that I can now or will ever fully be able to understand the pain that African Americans feel when their cries for justice go unheard or are muted by those who wish to minimize their anguish and experience. Black Lives Matter — not because they are more precious in God's sight than anyone else but because Black men and women have been and are being disproportionately targeted and marginalized by our justice system in ways that can no longer be denied.
I also don't know if I can truly comprehend the pain of the families of the five police officers who were targeted and killed by a gunman bent on revenge — officers who only moments before had been standing with those who were peacefully protesting the deaths of two more Black men at the hands of the police. The reality is that police officers literally put their lives on the line every day to serve and protect the citizens in their charge, which the vast majority of police officers in this country do with honor and distinction. Yet once again, we have been confronted with the deaths of two of our citizens, who, had they been white, would likely be alive today. I can only wonder what might come from finding a way for all seven grieving families from Baton Rouge and Falcon Heights and Dallas to gather together to share their deep grief from a holy place that only God's grace in Jesus Christ could occupy and eventually bring healing, hope and restoration.
In that spirit, I need to listen. To listen to the voices of the family and friends of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling and Lorne Ahrens and Michael Krol and Michael Smith and Brent Thompson and Patrick Zamarripa. To listen to the voices of those who fear seeing blue lights in their rear view mirror. To listen to the voices of police officers who simply wish to serve and protect. I invite you to listen to the voices of the community where you have been called to serve. To listen to the voices of those whose experience of our justice system has been different from your own. To listen as you attend an Anti-Racism workshop. And to pray, before, during, and after those conversations. Pray together. Pray that God may, as President Obama reminded us from the prophet Ezekiel during the Memorial Service in Dallas this week, give us new hearts. I leave you with the President's moving call to our nation:
"In the end, it's not about finding policies that work. It's about forging consensus and fighting cynicism and finding the will to make change. Can we do this? Can we find the character, as Americans, to open our hearts to each other? Can we see in each other a common humanity and a shared dignity, and recognize how our different experiences have shaped us? And it doesn't make anybody perfectly good or perfectly bad, it just makes us human. I don't know. I confess that sometimes I, too, experience doubt. I've been to too many of these things. I've seen too many families go through this. But then I am reminded of what the Lord tells Ezekiel. 'I will give you a new heart,' the Lord says, 'and put a new spirit in you. I will remove from you your heart of stone, and give you a heart of flesh.' That's what we must pray for, each of us. A new heart. Not a heart of stone, but a heart open to the fears and hopes and challenges of our fellow citizens."
May it be so. And may God have mercy upon us, direct our words and our deeds, and give us peace.
BP Mark
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In a roundtable discussion on October 10th 2016, Prof Jörg Monar (College of Europe, Burges), Miguel Papí (European Parliament) and Prof Wolfgang Wessels (University of Cologne) examined the European Council's role in the Area of Freedom Security and Justice. The discussion was commented by Brice Cristoforetti (College of Europe, Bruges).
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Dale Robertson, the leader of TeaParty.org, displays a handmade sign with a racial slur. Mediaite, the source of this photo, later blocked out a portion of the offending word. Robertson's sign itself is not blocked out. [Source: Mediaite]Tea party activist Dale Robertson, who leads TeaParty.org, displays a sign at a "Liberty Concert" tea party rally in Houston that many critics will condemn for being openly racist. The sign reads, "Congress = Slaveowner, Taxpayer = N_ggar." Josh Parker of the Houston Tea Party Society later claims that Robertson is asked to leave the event because of the sign. Robertson, one of the organizers of the event, told tea party activists via ResistNet that the rally is the first of a series of events "designed to be the key to create a model for our Nation to Take Back America. The Tea Party does not intend to waste their time simply rallying. The Plan is to optimize the events, they will be fun and Citizens will be asked to run for office, with the focus of Restoring America, and thus, putting it on the Conservative track." According to Robertson's email, he and his organization intend to run thousands of tea party-affiliated candidates in the 2010 elections, either as third-party candidates or as Republicans. In 2010, Mediaite reporter Tommy Christopher will observe: "I happen to be friends with a lot of conservatives, including many involved in the tea party movement, and while I disagree with them, I don't think for a second that Robertson speaks for them, or for most tea partiers. The problem is that, after over a year of protests, the movement has still not succeeded in expelling this element." [Washington Independent, 1/4/2010; Mediaite, 3/26/2010] Robertson later claims the photograph of the sign was doctored, and will say that the sign actually read, "Congress = Slaveowner, Taxpayer = Slave." Mediaite Photoshop expert Philip Bump will say that there is no evidence showing that the photograph was tampered with or altered. Robertson will promise to provide a picture of the "actual" sign, but will fail to do so. He will blame high-ranking members of the Republican Party for attempting to besmirch his character and reputation. [Mediaite, 3/31/2010]
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Tea party activists Dale Robertson and Laurie Roth, co-hosts of a radio talk show in Spokane, Washington, welcome Martin "Red" Beckman as their guest. Robertson is known for actively denying that tea party organizations condone racism, though he himself displayed a sign with a crude racial slur at a recent tea party event (see February 27, 2009). Roth has called President Obama a "socialist Communist," a closet Muslim, and a traitor who wants to overthrow the US government in favor of an Islamist "caliphate." According to the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights's Devin Burghart, Roth and Robertson routinely invite "birthers and other bigots" on their show. Beckman is a well-known anti-Semite and militia supporter, who in 1994 was evicted from his property in Montana for refusing to pay taxes on the property. Robertson introduces Beckman by saying: "Red's a great guy. He's been actually leading this fight long before I probably was even born. Red has written many books, one is Walls in Our Minds, another is Why the Militia. And so you'll find that he agrees with you, Laurie, wholeheartedly that owning a gun is a constitutional right. And he is an authority on the Constitution and what the government has done to undermine our authority as citizens." Robertson concludes the interview by recommending that his listeners read Beckman's books, saying, "Once you read them you'll realize that we've definitely been deceived by our government and we need to do everything in our powers to take our nation back." [Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights, 10/19/2010; CDAPress (.com), 4/19/2011] Another anti-Semite invited onto Roth and Robertson's show is John Weaver, a Christian Identity preacher (see 1960s and After) who has written numerous articles calling Jews the "spawn of Satan." [Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights, 10/19/2010]
Entity Tags: Dale Robertson, Barack Obama, Devin Burghart, John Weaver (Christian Identity pastor), Martin J. ("Red") Beckman, Laurie Roth
Some "tea party" leaders express their dislike of the Supreme Court's recent Citizens United decision allowing unlimited corporate spending in elections (see January 21, 2010), a position that puts them at odds with the Republican Party and mainstream US conservatism. Hours after the decision was handed down, Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele hailed it as "an important step in the direction of restoring the First Amendment rights" of corporations (see January 21, 2010, January 22, 2010, and February 2, 2010), but some tea partiers see the decision much differently. Texas tea party activist Shane Brooks says in an email to Talking Points Memo reporter Zachary Roth: "This decision basically gives the multinational corporations owned by foreign entities [the right] to pour unlimited funds into the pockets of corrupt corporate backed politicians to attack everything this country stands for. We might as well be able to vote for Disney or the SEIU as president of the United States of America." Nashville Tea Party official Kevin Smith recently wrote that the ruling "puts corporations in a position to crowd out smaller competition and buy politicians from the local sheriff to the president himself." Dale Robertson, the leader of TeaParty.org, said after the decision: "It just allows them to feed the machine. Corporations are not like people. Corporations exist forever, people don't. Our founding fathers never wanted them; these behemoth organizations that never die, so they can collect an insurmountable amount of profit. It puts the people at a tremendous disadvantage." Sacramento tea party activist Jim Knapp tells Roth: "Most of the anger by tea party supporters is directed at the effects of special interest money.… I believe that campaign finance reform is the most important political issue facing America. I would even go so far as to say that this issue is even more important that our current financial crisis and jobs. Everything in American politics is affected by special interest money. From who controls our monetary policies in treasury and the Fed to regulation of Wall Street. I would also venture to say that it was special interest money which precipitated the current economic crisis." Everett Wilkinson, the leader of a Florida tea party group, tells Roth that his group has "mixed feelings" about the ruling. On the one hand, he says, "getting corporations more involved with politics could be a detrimental thing." The ruling also upholds free speech, he counters. FreedomWorks, the lobbying organization that helped found the tea party movement, and officials of the Tea Party Patriots refuse to speak to the issue with Roth. The reporter writes: "[T]heir opposition to the Court's ruling on behalf of corporations hints at an ideological split between the movement and the GOP that has long existed under the surface. Tea Partiers—especially the rank-and-file activists, as opposed to the movement leaders—often embrace a more populist, anti-corporate position than does the Republican Party, or the conservative movement that under-girds it. This difference underlies much of the tension we're increasingly seeing between Tea Partiers and the GOP." [TPM Muckraker, 2/3/2010]
Entity Tags: Kevin Smith, Dale Robertson, Everett Wilkinson, Jim Knapp, Republican Party, US Supreme Court, Michael Steele, Zachary Roth, FreedomWorks, Shane Brooks
Timeline Tags: Civil Liberties
Tea party leaders angrily deny that their movement has any tolerance for racism and anti-Semitism, and say that accusations of this are attempts by "liberals" to "marginalize" the movement. Any incidents of racist or anti-Semitic sloganeering or other activities, they say, are isolated and not tolerated by the organizations themselves (see February 18, 2009, August 1, 2009, August 4, 2009, August 4, 2009, August 6, 2009, August 11, 2009, September 2009, September 14, 2009, March 16, 2010, March 20, 2010, March 24-25, 2010, May 14, 2010, July 14, 2010, July 15, 2010, July 23, 2010, August 6, 2010, September 11, 2010, September 12, 2010, and April 15, 2011). Sal Russo, chief strategist of the Tea Party Express, says: "Liberals and Democrats, with help from their friends in the media, have tried to marginalize the tea party movement. First they said [the tea party movement] was AstroTurf, that these weren't real people (see March 13, 2009 and After, April 2009 and After, April 6-13, 2009, April 8, 2009, April 14, 2009, April 15, 2009, April 16, 2009, July 23, 2009, July 24, 2009, August 4, 2009, August 4, 2009, August 5, 2009, August 6, 2009, August 6-7, 2009, August 10, 2009, August 10, 2009, August 11, 2009, August 28, 2009, July 3-4, 2010, August 30, 2010, and September 20, 2010).… Then they said it's just a bunch of crackpots, and they would go out and find the oddest person in the crowd. Now they're using race. But the attempts to vilify this movement is what you'd expect. It's not going to work with the tea party." Tea party leaders say that recent reports of harassment, threats, and vandalism of Democratic lawmakers by opponents of the Obama administration's health care reform initiative (see August 5, 2009, August 5, 2009, August 6, 2009, August 6, 2009, August 10, 2009, March 20, 2010, and March 24-25, 2010) are isolated incidents that have nothing to do with their organizations; House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) says he has also received hateful emails and telephone messages, but has chosen not to publicize them. Cantor has previously said that someone fired a bullet into his Richmond office, an event that local police will determine was a ricochet and not fired directly at his office. As to suggestions that Republican lawmakers such as himself have encouraged their supporters to harass or threaten Democrats, Cantor says, "Any suggestion that a leader in this body would incite threats or acts against other members is akin to saying that I would endanger myself, my wife, or my children." However, Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says he and others were singled out by Cantor, and have received death threats and harassing emails and telephone calls, including some from people identifying themselves as tea party members. Senate Sergeant at Arms Terry Gainer has told reporters that there is "no evidence that annoying, harassing, or threatening telephone calls or emails are coordinated." Dale Robertson of TeaParty.org says that he believes the reports of tea partiers vilifying or spitting on Democratic lawmakers are lies concocted by Democrats: "These people could be anybody. I wouldn't put it past the Democrats to plant somebody there. They're trying to label the tea party, but I've never seen any racial slurs." In February 2009, Robertson was photographed holding a sign at a tea party rally in Houston bearing a racial slur (see February 27, 2009). [Washington Independent, 1/4/2010; Washington Times, 3/26/2010; Mediaite, 3/26/2010]
Entity Tags: Eric Cantor, Chris Van Hollen, Dale Robertson, Sal Russo, Obama administration
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The Traveling Biergarten is going back to the farm- Appleton Farms in Ipswich, MA!
We'll be pouring Notch session beer in half-liter glaskrugs and have authentic biergarten furniture set-up for your relaxation. There will also be a selection of games to play should you find the urge to toss some corn bags around.
Appleton Farms charges $3 admission for non-Trustees members.
About Appleton Farms: Appleton Farms offers a rare glimpse into New England's agricultural past- rolling grasslands, grazing livestock, stone walls, and historic farm buildings are part of this 1,000-acre pastoral landscape. One of the oldest continuously-operating farms in the country, Appleton Farms still raises dairy cows, goats and chickens and is home to six miles of paths for pedestrians and horses. The farm was gifted to the Trustees by Colonel Francis Appleton and continues to operate in its centuries-old tradition by operating a Farm Stand and CSA.
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High-rise Manual: Typology and Design, Construction and Technology
Johann Eisele, Ellen Kloft
Birkhðuser-Publishers for Architecture, 2003 - Architecture - 235 pages
A standard work on all relevant planning stages of building a high-rise structure - from project development to the realization and the facility management. What constitutes a high-rise building? A high-rise is, in fact, any building with more than 9 storeys and not just those striking skyscrapers which shape modern city skylines. In the past architects who designed such structures used to be the exception but in the last 10 years more and more architectural offices have begun to focus on this type of building. However, the sheer complexity of designing and planning the construction of a high-rise as opposed to other building types requires a wealth of specialized experience and expertise. The High-Rise Manual is the first comprehensive reference work on this subject. All relevant aspects of such an undertaking are examined in detail by some 25 specialist authors. Each step is extensively documented including the initial project planning, the building organisation, the laying of the foundations, the supporting structure, the building technology, the office design, and the Facility Management. Theoretical contributions present the basic principles of selected topics revealing how the task is viewed from the different perspectives. With countless illustrations, plans, and CAD drawings, this volume highlights the basic principles and details vital in building high-rise structures.
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It doesn't get more refreshing than this! This Portugese white blend has a ton of minerality with citrus and tart pineapple flavors. It has a hint of flint and petrol on the nose to add some awesome complexity. It pairs fantastically with raw seafood or shellfish, but can also disappear easily when drunk on its own.


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A basic program for converting a PDF file to a Microsoft Word document for free
PDF to Word Converter is an app that lets you turn an ordinary PDF file into a Word document that you can share with others. If you ever wanted to quickly send an email without a large attachment and without slowing down your computer, this app can help.
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PDF-to-word-free is user friendly and uncomplicated software; it takes little time to navigate. It is a valuable asset, as people share PDFs more than any other type of file. Not only does it allow users to open and read PDF documents, it also allows for quick and easy editing. Options allow users to edit output variables like the destination and name; users can also choose to convert an entire PDF document or only specific pages. The software is capable of excluding embedded images so that the conversion displays only text. PDF-to-word-free is a powerful application that allows inputs from the user code to accurately recognize and convert tables, numbered lists, bullets, newspaper columns, paragraphs, and other standard documenting features, producing editable and well-formatted documents.
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Overall, this free app has no significant conversion problems when tested. It is an amazing free software that makes converting PDF files a cinch. It is available in English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Czech, German, Chinese, Japanese and Russian.
PDF-to-word-free is available to convert only documents less than five pages, and it is valid for only 100 conversions. If the app is needed to convert PDF files on a regular basis, it may not be the best software to use. Additionally, highly-formatted and complex documents containing lots of pictures are more challenging and can produce conversion errors. Unfortunately, there is no "drag and drop" capability for this application.
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text: In April Wines of Germany teamed up with savvy Calgary retailer Metrovino to hold a seminar on German wines for a motivated group of local sommeliers. Led by winemaker and Deutsches Weininstitut representative Ulrike Lenhardt, participants learned the latest on developments in the industry. In the evening and an exclusive consumer tasting of German wines was held for Metovino's VIP customers.