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After getting teased all weekend on Instagram, our friends and partners at Intelligentsia Coffee are now ready to debut a limited edition new run of reserve coffees, unveiled under the project name Café Inmaculada. This release is comprised of three distinct and rare coffee varieties, including the "Maragesha," a spontaneous crossing of the maragogype variety with the famed gesha variety, the variety perhaps most prized by coffee enthusiasts around the world.
Café Inmaculada translates to "Immaculate Coffee", and is a collaboration between Camilo Merizalde of the famed Finca Santuario and his childhood friends, the brothers Santiago, Andres and Julian Holguin. The program began in November 2011 in the Valle de Cauca region of southwestern Colombia, near the city of Cali, using a tiny 8 hectare plot of land belonging to the Holguin family. Together with Intelligentsia, these producers have created from scratch a brand new coffee growing project on previously untouched soil, planted intentionally with shade-giving guava trees and rare, previously commercially unavailable coffee varieties.
These five exotic coffee varieties are well-known in coffee breeding circles as genetic source material that produce exceptional cups of coffee, but are extremely rarely planted on farms because of their very low production yields. Speaking with Sprudge from Honduras, Intelligentsia green buyer and co-owner Geoff Watts told us that Cafe Inmaculada's location – influenced by a wild temperature swing from daytime to night, and moisture-laden winds from the nearby Pacific Ocean – amounted to the ideal environmental conditions for cultivating exotic coffees.


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The time immediately following the Second Vatican Council is often presented as one of great renewal in the Church. However, that impression is one-sided. While there was much change and renewal in the period right after the council, council teachings were often half-digested and there was much confusion.
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DirectAccess Server 2012 Configuration cannot be retrieved from domain controller
Hi everyone,
We are using DirectAccess over Server 2012. There is just one server, no load balancing.
Everything works fine, all clients can connect successfully and operations status page shows all in green. Nevertheless on the dashboard page in the configuration status section it say "Configuration for server [servername] cannot be retrieved from the domain controller."
I found a few hints what could cause this problem:
In my case, the RAConfigTask, a scheduled task, was not enabled on the affected WS2012 server (DA entry point in a multisite deployment). After just enabling it, the errors has gone." http://blog.gocloud-security.ch/2013/01/11/ws2012-directaccess-and-the-configuration-for-server-server-name-retrieved-from-the-domain-controller-cannot-be-applied-error/
Group Policy was filtering out my DA server from the GPO object for some reason. To fix, I opened up Group Policy Management on the domain controller and made sure that my DA server was a part of the group."http://www.joedissmeyer.com/2012/12/more-issues-and-solutions-for.html
Server has no connectivity to the domain in order to update the policies. Run "gpupdate /force" on the server to force policy update. GPO replication might be required in order to retrieve the updated configuration. This could be because there is no writable domain controller in the Active Directory site of the Remote Access server. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverNIS/thread/56fedb17-1274-4e1a-b2d0-fea809f0bc45
I checked everything. Task is enabled and completed successfully, GPO is not filtered out, run gpupdate without any errors, could connect to domain controller, no errors on domain controller, domain controller is writable.
So, I have no idea what could cause this error. Any ideas or hints?
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i have the exact same problem i figured out that there was a problem with the logon as a service
secpol.msc --> Local Policies --> User Rights Assignement, Logon as a service i have NT Service\All Services
i can acces the group policy via the cpnsole just fine i have not connectivity issues what so ever.
i decided to open a call with microsoft, their suggestion .... we dont know reinstall so i did and here we are same problem and no solution. it is getting frustrating...
I have a similar issue that says that I dont have access to the GPO. The Direct Access itself still works, but all of the sudden I cannot access the wizard to make changes or see the configuration. I have done the same troubleshooting you listed above and found no answer thus far. I have a ticket open with Microsoft on the issue. If/when I get a resolution I will share it.
I have a similar problem. The GPO is downloaded to the server, but the scheduled task that applies the setting fails with code "0x1" but no where can one see what the code does, or whats going wrong. Elsewhere its suggested that certificates on the hidden interfaces are whats causing the problem, but why hide all the interfcaes....
I wonder if there is a RODC in play here. RODC's don't allow you to access GPO settings.
I'm getting the same error and I think it's because the server is on the same subnet/site as the RODC we have in our DMZ. I'm thinking if there is a way to force the logon to only go to specific domain controllers, then I can skip the RODC for AD queries and tasks.
Using DirectAccess with RODC is not supported : https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn464274.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396#bkmk_rodc
You can try to use the Windows Firewall of your DirectAccess server to deny connexions to the RODC's IP Address.
Check also this article, it's for Windows 7 but it may help you: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/Windows7/AdminTips/ActiveDirectory/Hardcodingthelogondomaincontroller.html
You should check if the DC that DirectAccess communicates with is still available. Each entrypoint will pick a domain controller to communicate and it will get/write the policy only against that DC.
for this you should use the get-daentrypointdc command
We also have this problem in a new deployment. I have added the server subnet to sites and services and also added the server account to the GPO object and removed authenticated users. Tried running Set-DAEntryPointDC command but it's not a multi site deployment so doesn't apply.
Suggestion: Do 2012 ADMX GPO Templates require installing?
Tried a re-install but still no joy. Anyone else got any suggestions for further troubleshooting steps? Thanks.
Managed to crack this, redeployed a fresh version of Windows 2012. Patched but did not upgrade .NET, left it as native. Increased the IPv4 adapter order up so it was higher than IPv6. Internet / DMZ link added a missing default gateway. Internal LAN removed default gateway. DOS - added a static route for the internal LAN.
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Shrimp Creole is a wonderful dish that is perfect for your dinner parties. This sumptuous Shrimp Creole was praised by all my guests at a party I hosted last week. Try this brilliant recipe at home and you will understand why!
|Raw shrimp
|1 Pound, peeled and deveined
|1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs)
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Hot water
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|4 Clove (20 gm), finely chopped
|Green onion tops
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs), chopped
|Chopped parsley
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Chopped green pepper
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|1 1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Whole bay leaves
|Crushed whole thyme
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Cayenne pepper
|1 Dash
|Canned tomato sauce
|8 Ounce
|Lemon slice
|Cooked rice
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Cut shrimp in half.
Melt shortening; blend in flour.
Add hot water gradually; cook until thick.
Add remaining ingredients except rice.
Cover; simmer 20 minutes.
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Calories 1724 Calories from Fat 689
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Total Fat 78 g119.8%
Saturated Fat 19 g94.8%
Trans Fat 9 g
Cholesterol 689.4 mg229.8%
Sodium 3615.8 mg150.7%
Total Carbohydrates 144 g48%
Dietary Fiber 6 g24.2%
Sugars 2.5 g
Protein 107 g214.2%
Vitamin A 62.2% Vitamin C 138%
Calcium 39.1% Iron 117.8%
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July 4, 2011 – George Strait: For Love of Country
George Strait started to get serious about music while serving our country as a member of the U.S. Army in Hawaii in the early 1970s. He auditioned for and landed a slot as the lead singer in a country band that played on the base, and a superstar career was launched. As we approach the July 4 holiday, this special cover story pays tribute to George and the many other country stars who served in the military before getting their careers underway.
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New SMU head coach Tim Jankovich is expected to receive a contract of at least five years with a salary that would put him in the top tier of the American Athletic Conference, a source told ESPN.
Some potential scheduling for early-season tournaments: Coaches have confirmed the Hall of Fame matchups Nov. 19-20 at the Mohegan Sun: Duke-Penn State, Cincinnati-URI; CBE Nov. 21-22 in Kansas City with Kansas-UAB, GW-Georgia; The Legends Classic isn't official yet but at least one coach expects it to be Notre Dame-Colorado, Texas-Northwestern Nov. 21-22 in Brooklyn; The 2K Classic in NYC hasn't been announced yet either but the matchups being discussed most were Marquette-Michigan, SMU-Pitt for the Nov. 17-18 games at MSG; The Men Who Speak Up Main Event in Las Vegas Nov. 21-23 has found its fourth team as Saint Louis coach Travis Ford confirmed the Billikens replaced Minnesota to join BYU, Alabama and Valparaiso. The matchups aren't available yet. And Maui Invitational organizer Dave Odom said the Maui bracket will be announced on July 19.
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Change of Date - The Great Fundy Cleanup
Sunday, July 24
Due to the high probability of thunderstorms forecast for Saturday, the Great Clean-up has been shifted to Sunday. All other times stay the same.
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Residents are advised that there is a new public alert system for Blacks Harbour called Sentinel. This system will be used in the future to inform the public of major water system disruptions, such as a Boil Order, extended power outages or any other significant situation. Door-to-door notices will not be used in the future. Once registered for the system, residents will receive an automated phone message, text message or email with the necessary information.
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Did you know that you can pay your water and sewer bill on-line?
The Village of Blacks Harbour is pleased to offer on-line payments through Bank of Montreal, Bayview Credit Union, CIBC, Presidents Choice and Scotiabank. For customers wishing to pay by credit card, this can be done through the Service New Brunswick web-site.
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Watch artist Sarah Sze's visit to
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Sarah Sze recently visited a group of third graders in Studio in a School's program at P.S. 134 in Manhattan. Sze's visit made even more special for the students as NBC was also in attendance to film the class. NBC's news anchor Harry Smith observed the class and interviewed Sze, Asoma, and Studio Founder & Chair Agnes Gund. Watch the segment.
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Hints & Tips : Sauce Range
Exciting times for you and me, because if you're reading this, you either have a bottle of my Hot Chilli Sauce and / or my beautiful Jerk Marinade. Every week, I will be adding my hints and tips on how to include both products into your pantry and every day life where cooking and eating…
Welcome to my World...
Oh my goodness, you found me!
Well now you're here, let me show you around and tell you what I have in store for you. The story of ingredients, food and mouthwatering dishes is what I'm about so all of my recipes reflect my creativity, what's seasonal, tasty and delicious.
As a mother and businesswoman time is of the essence, so quick and easy is frequently the way to go. However, as a cook and for those special occasions, when I want to impress my friends or just take my time and make something wholesome and satisfying, I like to put a lot of energy and love into what I'm preparing, and these recipes can also be found on my website. Have a look and whet your whistle!
If like me, you're a little bit nosy, I'm hardly a Kardashian, but my blogs will give you a great insight into where I've been, where I'm going and what's happening in my world! I update them on a regular basis, with pictures so you never know, if I'm out and about and bump into you, you may even turn up in a pic or two!
If that's not enough and you'd like a slice of Jax, then there is also an option to book me for an event, appearance or whatever your occasion in ME-Dia!
So make yourself a cup of tea, put your feet up and welcome to the world of Jax – Mwah. X
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Chicken, Lemon & Tarragon Stew with Garlic & Parsley Crumbs
At the end of a long winters day, a bowl of this wholesome creamy stew is the perfect way to unwind. The combination of chicken, lemon and tarragon, is a marriage made in heaven – you'll find that this quick, easy and delicious recipe will quickly become a family favourite.
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Serves: 4
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Chicken, Lemon & Tarragon Stew with Garlic & Parsley Crumbs
At the end of a long winters day, a bowl of this wholesome creamy stew is the perfect way to unwind. The combination of chicken, lemon and tarragon, is a marriage made in heaven – you'll find that this quick, easy and delicious recipe will quickly become a family favourite.
Jamaican Jerk Chicken with Pineapple Salsa
Once you've flirted with Jerk, you won't be able to give it up – Great on the BBQ but still a hit in winter too, this spicy, fragrant and delicious combo is a Jamaican dream come true, and with my Jax Jerk Marinade* it's so quick and easy to prepare, you'll be Jamaican it every…
Spicy Jerk and Coconut Cream Risotto
This delicious risotto is a gorgeous blend of spicy Jamaican Jerk and silky coconut cream – Don't be selfish – it's made for sharing, and with a bottle of my Jax Jerk Marinade on hand you'll find yourself whipping it up in no time. Vegetarian, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan and Paleo.
Hot Chilli Sauce
A few tips and hints to whet your whistle, leave your lips tingling and your hips swinging: OniYums! Paint onion rings with my Hot Chilli Sauce, wrap in streaky bacon, grill or fry and add to a full English Breakfast, Steak and Chips or in front of the table with my chilli-mayo dipping sauce. Chilli…
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Environmental Management MA
Environmental Management MA
Environmental Management is a vital component of sustainable living. Interdisciplinary understanding of environmental issues and their management in the context of sustainability lies at the core of this Masters programme, which draws on a range of expertise in conceptual and applied approaches from the natural, physical and social sciences.
The modules offered on this course will allow you to develop skills in the collection, processing and analysis of environmental data; the use of data in the development and evaluation of policy; and a sound practical training in techniques of environmental management.
The courses build upon the depth of expertise in environmental management found throughout the University, including the Schools of Biology; Biosciences; Nottingham University Business School; Chemical, Environmental and Mining Engineering; Civil Engineering; Economics; History; Law; Politics; and Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering.
Key facts
- This is a vocationally-orientated route through environmental management and, as such, it is not funded through the Economic and Social Research Council. However, we offer a research training route that is eligible for ESRC funding.
- The School of Geography is one of the strongest both nationally and internationally – this is reflected in its position in the UK's top five geography departments in The Times Good University Guide.
- 73% of our research was rated as 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent' in the Research Excellence Framework 2014 and we were rated 'excellent' in the Higher Education Funding Council for England assessment of teaching provision.
- This is a highly collaborative course that is able to draw on modules offered and research taking place in many of the schools across the University.
Course details
This course provides a foundation in the science and social science of environmental management and encourages an interdisciplinary approach to environmental issues at local, national and international levels.
These themes are combined with a sound practical training in environmental management.
The taught elements of the MSc/MA Environmental Management consist of a number of compulsory core modules, as well as a series of optional elements.
Having completed the taught components of the course in the autumn and spring semesters, you will be required to write a 60-credit dissertation on a subject of your choice related to Environmental Management.
The MSc/MA Environmental Management can be completed during one year of full-time study, or over two years part-time.
You will need to complete a total of 180 credits to pass the course. This includes 120-credits worth of compulsory and optional modules (as listed above), as well as a 60-credit dissertation.
The dissertation is an extensive piece of independent research in a subject of your choice. You will benefit from the support of a dedicated project supervisor, as well as the generic research skills training offered by the University's Graduate School.
As you will notice, this course is offered as an MSc or MA. In fact, all the core modules studied are identical and the choice of an MSc or MA registration is your own, depending only on which qualification you wish to obtain on graduation.
We also offer a Postgraduate Diploma Environmental Management, as well as a research training route approved by the Economic and Social Research Council.
The core modules are:
Semester 1
- Foundations of Environmental Management
- Frameworks for Environmental Management
- Project Management and Environmental Legislation
- Research Methods
- Tutorial
Semester 2
- Environmental Management in Practice
- Tutorial
- Research Methods
In addition, you will be able to choose up to 40 credits of optional modules from a series of pathways, including:
- Business and the Environment
- Landscape Ecology, Conservation and Wildlife Management
- Pollution and Waste
- Environmental Assessment and Site Investigation
- Law and Policy
Please note that all module details are subject to change.
The MSc/MA in Environmental Management is a vocationally-driven course informed by research taking place at the forefront of the field. It aims to give you the skills and knowledge to hit the ground running in a number of careers related to Environmental Management.
If you are keen to pursue an academic career or wish to continue your research to PhD, you may be interested in applying to the MSc/MA in Environmental Management (Research Training).
Our postgraduate students move into an extraordinarily wide range of careers following their time in the school.
Conducting postgraduate work in the School of Geography fosters many vital skills and may give you a head start in the job market. Studying at this level allows you to develop qualities of self-discipline and self-motivation that are essential to employment in a wide range of different fields.
A postgraduate qualification from an institution like The University of Nottingham shows potential employers that you are an intelligent, hard-working individual who is bright and flexible enough to undertake any form of specific career training.
Entry requirements:2.1(Upper 2nd class hons degree or international equivalent)
Including:Subject with an environmental component / some vocational experience of an environmental nature
IELTS:6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element)
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic:62 (minimum 55)
This school offers programs in:
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You Rock Guitar - jam like Jimi with this digital axe
If you're a fan of guitar gaming, but you want to turn it up to 11, then the You Rock Guitar could be just the thing. It's a digital guitar, complete with 22 fret full scale neck, optimised fret spacing and six steel strings.
The You Rock Guitar has the ability, with a separately sold GameFlex cartridge, to hook up to your PS3, Xbox 360 or Wii and be used with the Guitar Hero and Rock Band titles. Instead of the coloured buttons that you usually use in the games, there are colour coded frets making for a more realistic gaming experience.
Next up is the You Rock mode, where beginners can play real music including solos and chords. Simply plug the You Rock Guitar into any amp, or even some headphones, and away you go. There's pre-loaded music loops and chord progression programmes to help you get the hang of it. Best thing is, if you balls it up, you just get an error sound rather than sounding like a doofus.
The final function, the standard guitar mode, lets you plug the guitar into your MP3 player or music system and play along with your favourite songs. There's a whammy bar too but sadly this has nothing to do with the tasty, sour, chewy bars from the 80s that would get stuck in your teeth for days. It's meant for pitch bending and can be used along with any of the 99 preset synths.
The You Rock Guitar plugs into USB, so you can also use it with software like Reason, GarageBand or Cubase. It runs on batteries or via the USB connection and your tunes can be recorded directly onto the built in MIDI recorder.
It's out in June and will cost £199. The GameFlex cartridges to get it working with your console are £26.99 and you can even get a swanky bag to lug it around in for £34.99.
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Welcome to the website of the Accounting Research Workshop (ARW). The next ARW will take place on June 22-23, 2017 in Basel.
Keynote speakers will be
- Ilan Guttman (NYU Stern)
- Alfred Wagenhofer (Universität Graz)
In case you visit this page for our sister conference, the 2016 EIASM workshop on Accounting and Economics in Tilburg (June 23-24), please visit this link
Chairmen for the Accounting Research Workshop
Robert F Göx (robert.goex[AT]business.unizh.ch), University of Zurich
Ulf Schiller (ulf.schiller[AT]unibas.ch), University of Basel
Conference Venue
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Character Compendium
The product developer believes this product meets accessibility requirements, making it easier for everyone to use.
Character Compendium is the best interactive character sheet ever made for Dungeons & Dragons. You can easily switch between characters, navigate through your powers in a multitude of ways, as well as roll the dice for every power or skill at your or your players' disposal! Optionally, the dm and players can set up a session to exchange rolls and stats.More
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Sunday Service: 10:30am
June 19-24, 2016
Please pray for our youth who will be going to Nashville to gather with youth from across the country to Worship, share life experiences, and serve others . . . A transformative experience that changes the lives of our young people and the adult advisors who get to come along!
2nd and 4th Sunday at 4:00
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I cannot find out of how to check, if some value are in array property in mongo document. For example, I have some collection users, and such document:
'friendsIDs': [ ObjectId('qqq...'), ObjectId('www...'), ObjectId('eee...') ],
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Spinach Gorgonzola Cheese Bread
Spinach and Salsa Chicken
Spinach and Salsa Chicken – nice healthy meal
Nana's Mexican Corn Bread
This was a recipe my Mom cooked in the oven and we changed some things around for the crock pot. Never any left when I carry it to family functions.
Charro Beans and Cornbread
Charro Beans and Cornbread – A great recipe for the slow cooker.
Cook Time 2 hrs
Temp High
Yield Serves 6-8
This bread is just so good and so easy to make!!
- 2 Packages Corn bread mix (8.5 oz. box)
- 3 Eggs
- 1.5 Cups Cream
- 1 Package Spinach 10oz., thawed and drained
- 1 Cup Crumbled Gorgonzola Cheese
- 1 Teaspoon Black pepper
Step One
Coat crock with non-stick cooking spray.
Step Two
Mix all ingredients in medium bowl. Pour batter into slow cooker
Step Three
Cook on high for 2 hours. Let cool and invert onto a plate.
Step Four
Sprinkle top with paprika for a more colorful crust.
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Cook on high for the right texture and crust.
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At the epicenter of life, death, and work: 4 tough questions for employers after Dallas
Dallas has been my home for 32 years. Currently, I live and work downtown. The murders of the five Dallas police officers took place just a few blocks from my home. Neighbors in my building heard the firefight as it unfolded. I am a law professor, and three of my students are police officers. I have thought of them a lot lately.
The public-policy issues on race, guns, and violence are being debated and discussed everywhere from the dinner table to the classroom to legislative arenas. Those issues permeate our workplaces as well. Like the Venn diagrams we learned in high school, which use overlapping circles to show relations between different items, the issues overlap—not by a little, but by a lot. Here are some questions HR, company leaders, and anyone else who is grappling with these issues should ask.


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Newly inaugurated President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) pledged in her inaugural speech Friday that her administration will make efforts to maintain the existing mechanisms for dialogue and seek cooperation across the Taiwan Strait.
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The picket line outside the Secaucus, N.J., Walmart at 1 p.m. on Black Friday was joyous, festive and celebratory. The sousaphonist from the Rude Mechanical Orchestra had the slogan "Stand Up, Live Better" around the rim of his instrument, and banners declared solidarity with the striking Walmart workers and support for union rights. They called on the world's largest private employer to pay its workers a living wage and stop retaliation - the firing or punishing of workers who speak out about their working conditions. The crowd sang "Solidarity Forever" in all its glory, shaking fists at the "greedy parasites."
At least as far as I could tell, though, there were no striking workers at this particular Walmart.
Around the country, hundreds of Walmart workers walked off the job on Black Friday, the notorious shopping day after Thanksgiving. Organizers say that a hundred cities saw strikers and a thousand total protests were held, covering all but four states, in an escalation of an ongoing campaign led by the Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart). They drew support from Occupy organizers, unions, community members and elected officials; Congressman-elect Alan Grayson walked one striker out of a store in Florida, and Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio told me, "I commend the workers who are exercising their rights to protest in order to improve conditions for other working Americans."
Black Friday has grown into a symbol, to many, of the rot at the heart of American consumer capitalism, with people clawing and trampling one another in the rush to get the lowest price on holiday purchases. It has been the target of protest before, with the competing Buy Nothing Day dating back to the anti-corporate mobilizations of the 1990s. But this year at Walmart was different because the actions were called for by workers themselves, in the midst of a sustained campaign for better wages, hours and treatment.
Last year, as Susie Cagle reported, Occupy Oakland and other groups prepared a Black Friday action that was meant to disrupt the flow of commerce. Occupiers filled carts with merchandise, got into line, and then left the full carts there, moving on to another big box retailer.
While they also distributed flyers and prepared a banner drop opposing sweatshop labor, as Cagle noted, there's a problem with this kind of action.
"During and after my coverage of the Occupy Oakland action in Emeryville, several people wrote to me on Twitter over the weekend expressing concern," Cagle explained. "The majority were retail workers themselves, annoyed at the extra work of having to replace large amounts of stock on an already very busy day. A common refrain was, 'We're the 99% too.'"
Cagle posed the dilemma poignantly: "How do you attack consumerism without attacking consumers - or workers?"
This year, before Black Friday, some activists were advocating this same kind of prank. But tactics like this tend to fall not on the corporation's bosses, safely ensconced in high-rise offices or gated campuses, but on the workers just trying to make ends meet. While many workers did strike on Black Friday, far more others went to work, unable or unwilling to risk the retaliation of their bosses - or perhaps just not yet reached by the organizers.
There's a difference between a protest and a strike, of course - even a protest called for specifically by the workers at a company. The protests outside of Walmarts on Black Friday this year were called for as a gesture of deep solidarity for workers who might strike, to let them know that their communities had their backs.
By contrast, leaving full carts lying around in the store is largely an empty gesture not of solidarity, but of misdirected anger.
Nation reporter Allison Kilkenny and I went inside the store ahead of the activists. Walmart officials weren't letting the reporters wearing formal press passes through the doors - they claimed this is their usual policy - but we walked in anyway and circulated throughout the store until we heard a "Mic check!" ring out. When the police and store security shut that speak-out down, another one started up, and the picketers played cat-and-mouse with security while offering their messages of support, repeating OUR Walmart's call for an end to retaliation, better wages and reliable scheduling. One of the mic checks was in Spanish. When a group of mic-checkers accidentally knocked over a display while being hustled by police, they turned to clean it up rather than fleeing the scene. Little things like this matter.
Later, though, I was discussing the action with journalists Doug Henwood and Liza Featherstone, and they told me that they had been exhorted to go into the store and make purchases with small change. They refused, thankfully, making the point that doing so would not punish anyone - Walmart would still be making its money, even if that money was literally in pennies - except that it would leave the worker who would have to count and double-count those coins with a headache, an irate line of customers and an angry manager demanding to know why her line is moving so slowly. This is the ultimate empty gesture: You can't even claim to be cutting into Walmart's profit margins. Literally the only thing you'd be doing is making a worker's day a little bit harder.
In her essay "Maid to Order," Barbara Ehrenreich wrote, "To make a mess that another person will have to deal with - the dropped socks, the toothpaste sprayed on the bathroom mirror, the dirty dishes left from a late-night snack - is to exert domination in one of its more silent and intimate forms." Ehrenreich was talking about domestic work, but her critique applies to the broader service sector as well - she worked both at Walmart and as a maid while writing her book Nickel & Dimed.
Historian Bethany Moreton explains in To Serve God and Wal-Mart that the company's business model grew and was shaped by its largely female workforce in its home territory of the rural South. Those women went straight from dealing with dropped socks and dirty dishes at home to straightening displays and folding clothes left behind by customers at Walmart. That those workers were mostly women (and continue to be largely women) is a central reason for the continued lack of respect for the service work they do.
Leaving a mess behind you at a Walmart, even if you leave a flyer explaining why you did it, isn't going to help those workers organize and fight for better conditions on the job, and it's not going to stop the progress of global capital or even make a dent in that store's profits for that day. It's simply going to make more work for those same workers to deal with.
In Kearny, picketers stood at the entrance to the Walmart parking lot, holding signs that said "Honk to support Walmart workers." There were plenty of honks, both from cars pulling into the lot and from passing trucks. Inside the store, activists (until being chased out by security) handed flyers to customers, most of whom cast at least a glance at them before continuing on their way. The mic checks at Kearny and Secaucus drew crowds and smartphone photos. Other onlookers shook their heads, bemused but unmoved, and kept on going. Yet there was another critical constituency that we needed to deal with when protesting Black Friday: the shoppers.
As I chatted with folks I knew at the picket line, a woman approached us and said that if we wanted to join the action inside the store, we should join a group over "that way." As she walked off, she laughed, saying, "I've never been inside a Walmart in my life!"
In some ways this was just reflective of where we were; Secaucus is home to the largest Walmart close to Walmart-free New York City, so many of the people who came to join the picket were New Yorkers who didn't have a local Walmart even if they wanted one. But it's important to remember that many of the people who fill these stores in search of markdowns on big-screen TVs and Xboxes are making Walmart-like wages themselves. They couldn't buy that TV otherwise. And as we show up to support the people working inside those stores in their fight against their bosses, we need to be conscious of whose life we want to make miserable - of, as the song goes, which side we are on.
In the past 30 years, as Doug Henwood has shown, strikes have fallen off considerably; that this year had both a major strike of Chicago's teachers and the first-ever strikes in Walmart's 50-year history is a good sign. But it means that these strikes are happening in the midst of a generation of young activists not used to seeing them, not used to taking a back seat to the workers themselves in planning actions, and used instead to an activist culture that has embraced pranks and Yes Men-style stunts. A progressive figure as well known as José Antonio Vargas was able to get away with crossing the picket line of Hyatt hotel workers outside of the Online News Association conference; he later told Colorlines' Rinku Sen that he hoped he could still work with unions in the future, but he felt his speech was important enough to warrant crossing that line.
Pranks and stunts are great for getting attention and reaching people who might otherwise not notice a more typical protest, but we need to be careful not to let them become an end in themselves. Such actions, practiced carelessly, can damage years of deep, fragile organizing to build worker power. A flash mob is great fun, but when it's gone the workers still have to face their boss, who has control of the days and hours they get to work, what kind of work they do, and, ultimately, the paychecks that they will or will not bring home to their families. Make the workers regret your showing up, and the odds of them ever going out on strike themselves will dwindle.
"You don't want to talk for them, because they have their own mouths," Quadeer Porter, who had organized the action at the Walmart in Kearny, N.J., told me. "But you see civil disservice being done, you stand up."
That's the essence of solidarity action: Don't assume that you know what is best for the people being impacted, because they can speak for themselves. You will do better if you are working together. It's especially important in the case of OUR Walmart, which is based in a form of "minority unionism" that relies on individual workers or small groups striking at stores across the country rather than the whole workforce at one location going out. For one solitary worker considering striking by herself, a glance outside at a crowd singing "Solidarity Forever" might tip the balance one way, while a full cart in her checkout line that she has to clean up after might swing it the other.
Not every action can or should happen without angering anyone; mic checks and flyering and picketing Walmart surely made some shoppers rethink their priorities on Black Friday and hopefully caused headaches at corporate headquarters. Hard picket lines and blockades such as the one at the Keystone XL pipeline are deliberately designed to stop work whether the workers like it or not, and that doesn't mean those kinds of actions are wrong. But such actions should also be taken with the awareness that workers need better options - a real social safety net that works in times of unemployment, or jobs that don't require helping destroy the climate - and that right now, they often don't have a choice.
Campaigns that aim to bring change to Walmart or other global megacorporations require more than momentary actions. Sustained worker organizing within Walmart and its supply chain provides the best opportunity to actually make a difference in the company's practices. What outsiders do on days of action need to support that organizing, not compete with it.
As OUR Walmart continues to build its campaign - one that has already succeeded where many well-intentioned union campaigns and outsider protests have failed - there will be more calls for support. We need to be conscious of what that support means, and what it means to work in solidarity with those most impacted, rather than speaking for them.
This was originally published in Waging Nonviolence, and the photograph on the workers' Facebook page.


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