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St. Michaels in Talbot County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
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Thomas H. Sewell, Charles H Fogg, Richard S. Dodson, John T. Mansfield, O. Harper Benson, Frank S. Orem, T.H.H. Blades, A.C. Thomas, J. Spencer Willis, J. Edward Watkins, W.D.J. Morris, George T. Graham
Town commissioners: Thomas E. Harrison, Silas F. Lewis, Ernest H. Burns
Location. 38° 47.013′ N, 76° 13.34′ W. Marker is in St. Michaels, Maryland, in Talbot County. Marker is on St. Mary's Square, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. The marker is attached to the cannon in St. Mary's Square across the Street from Granite Lodge 177. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Michaels MD 21663, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Under Fire (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Maritime Legend #21663 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Captain John Smith's Shallop (approx. ¼ mile away); Navy Point Historic Houses (approx. ¼ mile away); Freedom's Figurehead (approx. ¼ mile away); Deflecting the Enemy (approx. 0.3 miles away); War in the Chesapeake (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oystering on the Chesapeake (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in St. Michaels.
More about this marker. This is the cannon referred to by the St. Michaels marker (3178).
Categories. • War of 1812 •
Credits. This page originally submitted on , by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 331 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on , by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016.


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14 August 2012
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CBD Fights Back: Lawsuit Filed Against DEA
Read Moreby DJ Reetz
A lawsuit filed on January 13, 2017 aims to push back against a recent DEA decision to create a separate tracking number for "marihuana extracts" under the Controlled Substances Act, effectively codifying all cannabinoids derived from marijuana or hemp as Schedule I controlled substances. The lawsuit was filed by the Hoban Law Group in the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on the same day the new ruling was set to take effect, and seeks judicial review of the decision, claiming that the DEA has overstepped their authority in adding this definition of "marihuana extract" to the controlled substance schedule without following proper procedures to do so as outlined in the CSA. Serving as plaintiffs in the lawsuit are the Hemp Industries Association, Centura Natural Foods, and RMH Holdings.
The DEA's announcement in the federal registry published on December 14, 2016 raised concerns amongst many in the cannabis industry that the DEA would begin to target producers and distributors of hemp-derived CBD, which would fall under the definition of "an extract containing one or more cannabinoids that has been derived from any plant of the genus Cannabis" outlined in the DEA's final ruling.
"This is an action beyond the DEA's authority. This final rule serves to threaten hundreds, if not thousands, of growing businesses, with massive economic and industry expansion opportunities, all of which conduct lawful business compliant with existing policy as it is understood and in reliance upon the federal government," said Hoban Law Group Managing Partner Robert Hoban in a press release.
The DEA has claimed that the ruling presented in the recent federal register amounted to little more than a clerical decision carried out in order to make tracking cannabinoid extracts easier, but many in the hemp CBD industry saw it as the first step toward a federal crackdown on the non-psychoactive cannabinoid that has thus far operated nationally in somewhat of a legal gray area.
The true impact of the classification will likely be seen in the coming months and years.
Steering 3-D Printing into Hemp Construction
Read Moreby DJ Reetz
Depending on whom you ask, hemp-based construction is either the savior of the world, or an impractical dream. The process of mixing milled hemp stalks with lime to create a concrete-like substance has seen some success, but the process remains costly, and the resulting hempcrete is not a true substitute for traditional concrete. A recent proposal to create 3D printed structures made of hempcrete may be addressing at least some of these detractions. The idea has gained attention after winning both the judges' choice and popular choice award at the MIT Climate CoLab, a crowd-sourced scientific contest aimed at mitigating the impacts of global climate change.
The proposal was put forward by The Ancient Future Mystery People's Pirate Academy, an organization aimed at empowering the population with locally sourced, environmentally friendly solutions to many of the problems facing the world. Naturally, these goals are well-met through hemp.
"I'd heard of hemp, and I knew that it was cool. I knew it was kind of like pot; I didn't really know the difference that well," says Chad Knutsen, the founder and self-described Captain of the Pirate Academy. Knutsen says he was first introduced to the enormous potential of hemp by a friend he met during the Occupy L.A. protests. His travels soon took him to Belize, where working to create an eco-community further exposed him to the potential of hemp. "Right away it became obvious that it was the plant that we needed in the world today to solve so many problems in so many industries. We can turn so much waste into abundance," he says. Utilizing hemp would allow for local control of materials, empowerment for farmers, and the wrestling of some control away from government officials. However, hemp farming was illegal in Belize, and the quest lead Knutsen to Colorado.
One of the more noteworthy aspects to come out of the time Knutsen spent in Belize was a unique milling system, which remains an integral part of the CoLab proposal to create hempcrete blocks that can be assembled into homes in a similar fashion to Lego bricks. "With our milling system we're not using any friction, we're not using heat, and we're using very, very little energy," says Knutsen. Using a patented mill design, pieces of hemp stalk are suspended in fluid then hit with a resonating vibration that breaks the material into extremely small pieces. "It literally vibrates the cells apart and pulls everything apart along natural molecular boundaries," he says. The process creates micronized particles that have a larger net active surface area, allowing them to form a better bond with the lime particles and create a stronger material. It's a process that benefits any material put through the milling process, and Knutsen claims that conventional flour refined in this method will have a drastically increased shelf life thanks to the preservation of its cellular structure. The added micronization of the milling can also increase the strength of traditional concrete, says Knutsen.
When used as outlined by the proposal, the resulting hempcrete is denser, heavier, and more importantly, sturdier than traditional forms. This means the hempcrete blocks that are produced can potentially be load-bearing, unlike more traditional forms, which can only be used as filling in a support structure's frame. The micronized particles also have the added benefit of reducing the time required for the hempcrete to cure, cutting it by half or even two thirds, says Knutsen. "That's what we're trying to make possible, making it lighter than normal cement, but maintaining the beneficial properties that hempcrete brings." Under the proposal, hempcrete blocks will be either printed or poured into molds that have been created using a 3D printer. The blocks will be similar in structure to bone, though on a much larger scale, with material occupying only the areas required to maintain structural integrity. "Either way we go, the 3D printing is a necessary element for creating this style of blocks. But we don't necessarily plan to 3D print houses every time," he says.
The resulting material maintains the carbon-neutral or even carbon-negative effect that hempcrete is known for, absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere as the hemp grows and continuing this process as the hempcrete petrifies. Additionally, the process of 3D printing, which allows for what Knutsen calls "waste-less construction," compounds the environmental benefit. Unlike traditional construction methods, material is created in the exact amount needed, avoiding the waste of excess lumber that is seen in traditional home construction. The process also allows for a more mobile construction template. Using a portable mill and the pre-rendered molds, a structure can be constructed anywhere that hemp is grown. "Anyone that has hemp can build a house right on site, without having to leave their property," says Knutsen.
While the current model relies heavily on hempcrete blocks, Knutsen says he would like to eventually adapt it to create structures using lighter, more durable hemp plastics. "That's really the end goal, having a super modular, simple form of construction that would last hundreds of years once it's built," he says. For the time being, such an idea is still a ways off. Currently, Knutsen is working with hemp producers in Colorado to try and create a verifiable proof of concept. There are certainly still barriers to break, and Knutsen anticipates that the biggest challenge won't come from the legal status of hemp. "The biggest obstacle is really not regulatory," he says. "The issue really is the fact that the concrete industry is really one of the most cemented industries — no pun intended — in the world."
"Our big mission is to start helping people think about the long game," Knutsen says. "If we can get our society to stop just planning for their lifetime, then I think that's going to be a really key goal in determining if we're going to survive as a species."
Hemp Earth's Founder Has Soaring Aspirations for the First Hemp Plane
Read Moreby DJ Reetz
Hemp is taking flight, literally. The versatile crop is getting a new opportunity to soar thanks to a project from Hemp Earth. The idea: create an airplane made primarily of hemp.
"I wanted come up with something to draw a lot of attention to what we were doing, and to hemp," says Derek Kesek, founder of Hemp Earth. The project, still in the funding and developmental stage, is attracting a bit of buzz these days, and that's precisely the intention of doing something this bombastic.
"I discovered no one had ever built a plane of this scale from hemp," says Kesek. After founding Hemp Earth in 2012, Kesek began to look for opportunities to make headlines with hemp. Already an experienced entrepreneur with a socially conscious inclination, he began a foray into the hemp industry with grand ambitions of changing the world.
"I've always loved cannabis," he says. "I just saw a huge opportunity." The potential growth in the hemp industry offered not just the chance to make money, but to make the world a better place along with it. Kesek sought a way to generate buzz around his company, thinking along the lines of Richard Branson (who he has no problem comparing himself to) creating large-scale publicity by doing something daring and over the top.
"We're running it similar to Virgin. What I'm doing is I'm building a brand by doing exciting things like building planes and eco-villages out of hemp, then sublicensing out the brand," says Kesek.
But the wild idea of building a plane out of hemp may have been a little too radical, and when he began shopping the idea to various aeronautical designers he was met with snickers and disbelief.
"Of course they laughed at me at first," he says. "I guess they didn't think it could be done. They weren't really receptive."
After finding many disbelievers, Kesek finally stumbled upon a company in Florida willing to undertake the endeavor, and he signed them to a contract stipulating that no less than 75 percent of the plane will be made of hemp. The design calls for hemp to be used in the wings, outer shell and interior features such as seats and pillows. It even calls for engines capable of running on hemp bio fuel.
The hemp will provide all the strength of traditional construction materials, says Kesek. "It's pretty well the same," he says. The hemp fiber is coated in a natural resin that creates a similar rigidity and strength to fiberglass.
"Basically it's like building a fiber glass plane, it's the same kind of method,"
The hemp textile that will make up the outside of the plane is being sourced by Enviro Textiles in Colorado, and in addition to being comparable in strength to fiberglass it comes with the added bonus of being environmentally friendly and will be completely biodegradable along with the resin coating.
"If it did just fall into the bush, then it would just go into the ground and not affect the planet," says Kesek.
With the plan taking shape, Kesek hopes to have the plane making its debut next spring. And the location of its initial flight is of special significance as it is the site of the first successful flight by the Wright brothers in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
"People that were laughing at me in the beginning are now crawling back," says Kesek. The goals of Hemp Earth to spread awareness for the wealth of applications of hemp as well as its potential for profit are closer to realization than ever before, and Kesek sees the plane as a tangible demonstration of just what hemp will offer in the near future. "When people talk they're like, 'hemp can do this,' or ' hemp will do this.' No, Hemp is doing this right now," he says.
While others struggle with dogged legal battles, Kesek sees himself as the action over advocacy type — or rather, action as advocacy. Whether it's the hemp plane or the planned eco village Kesek is putting together in Costa Rica where he plans to headquarter his company, for him a successful business is the best way to change the world.
"I'm about doing things, I'm not about resisting or fighting," he says. "Why fight the system? Just start doing stuff."
Hemp Farming in Colorado
Read Moreby Rebecca Chavez
In the months and years since the passing of Amendment 64, much has been made of the cannabis "green rush." There's money in weed, or so we've been told, but while many investors focus on recreational uses for marijuana, the hemp industry is struggling to find a foothold with less infrastructure and many of the same restrictions.
The first hemp harvest was over a year ago, but that doesn't mean that one can walk into a store and find products made with Colorado hemp. The majority of the hemp that we use in the United States is imported from Canada, where they have the processing plants that we need to propel the hemp industry forward in Colorado. Once this integral infrastructure exists, Colorado hemp is poised to be one of the biggest industries in the United States. Until then, hemp farmers have to improvise and forge their own path to commercial success.
One of the unlikely farmers doing just that is Bill Billings. Before the legalization of hemp, Billings was on a different side of the farming industry. He worked as a middleman, moving produce around the country for farmers and retailers. It was this position that helped him build relationships with the farmers around Colorado that would become incredibly important after the passing of the farm bill in 2013. Billings almost immediately saw the benefits of hemp. He didn't just go after the obvious market of clothing and paper, but wants to ensure that hemp is a part of the growing medical market. He started the Colorado Hemp Project with the help of Jim Brammer, a farmer out of Sterling, Colorado.
Brammer and Billings are vastly different from the majority of cannabis entrepreneurs. They aren't interested in the high. In fact, the association of hemp with cannabis almost scared Brammer off of the business. Fortunately, the Sanjay Gupta special aired right around the time that Billings approached Brammer and, with this in mind, Brammer offered Billings two acres in Yuma as a sharecropping opportunity, and their first hemp harvest quickly followed.
The medical aspect of hemp is one of the biggest draws for Billings. His passion is surprising at first, but quickly grows on nearly everyone he meets. While many look to hemp as a solution for paper or clothing, Billings really sees it as an opportunity to provide hope to people who may not want the high that comes along with the majority of medical cannabis. Though the first harvest was small, Billings is already thinking of ways to put hemp to use in the medical market. He wants to create CBD oils and tinctures that help medical patients. He's already experienced a lot of health benefits thanks to hemp, and he's hoping to pass that on to others.
Though hemp is different than what many people typically think of as medical cannabis, Billings is testing hemp strains that may have medical benefits. The difficulty comes from getting enough THC in the hemp plant to create an entourage effect. All hemp grown in the state must have less than 0.3 percent THC, a far cry from the medical marijuana plants that can contain upwards of 20 percent.
While Billings is passionate about the possibilities with hemp, the real problem quickly became apparent. There is no infrastructure available to process and distribute the plant. Hemp can't be sent out of state for processing, and with no obvious options, The Colorado Hemp Project took matters into their own hands. Dani Billings, Bill's daughter, started Nature's Root, a company that makes hemp based beauty products. Right now the line is fairly small with a few scrubs, a lip balm, and a soothing salve, but there's plenty of room to grow as the market expands.
Bill Billings also worked out a deal with some local natural grocers to carry whole hemp hearts in their stores. This relationship will likely grow as hemp expands, and expansion is on the horizon. Billings recently acquired a machine that separates out the different parts of the hemp plant. This gives him the ability to pull out the fibers that are important when it comes to making clothing and papers. These are items that are high in demand, but that no one can create just yet.
As many rush to cash in on what is being called the "green rush" so many people are ignoring the possibilities of hemp. Conventions and expos have booth after booth of companies eager to help dispensary owners create a better product but there are very few options connected to the hemp market. We've all heard about what hemp is capable of, but the minimal processing of recreational and medical marijuana creates a market with a much faster return and a much shorter turn around.
The machinery necessary to create the hemp products that we've heard so much about in the past few years isn't in the state yet. Without the capital to build the infrastructure, Billings and other hemp farmers have a long road ahead of them. Fortunately, the hemp farming community is strong. Instead of the investors hoping to make a quick buck that cannabis has seen, many hemp farmers in the state of Colorado are long-time residents who have turned to hemp as a compliment to their many other crops. The plant is good for the soil and easy to grow, making it a tempting crop for anyone who has been farming for a long time.
Billings told me that though the hemp farmers aren't working together, they are all looking out for one another. The community is supportive enough to share ideas, but everyone appears to be innovating on their own. What this means for hemp in the future is that there is sure to be a wide array of products from different sources. Billings and The Colorado Hemp Project are on the forefront but, at this point, the possibilities of hemp belong to whoever is willing to invest in the infrastructure to bring the dream of the plant to a reality.
June 2015 - A Letter to Our Readers
Read More"The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical."
~Julius Erving
This month marks four years since the idea of The Hemp Connoisseur was born. And what an amazing four years it has been. We have been privileged to be covering the Colorado cannabis industry during its most exciting times. As the pace of legalization has gained momentum so has our growth as a magazine. I find it fitting that after four years, much like a high school student after graduation, it is time for us to expand our horizons and leave the relative safety of our home base. It is with this in mind that I am proud to announce that THC Magazine will be publishing a national version in addition to our local issues starting October of this year.
In addition to this exciting development we have even bigger news. We have just partnered with Cannabis Network Radio to create Cannabis Media Source. We are truly honored to be forming this partnership. Cannabis Network Radio has consistently been rated in the top ten worldwide for cannabis podcasts. CNR also owns SiriusXM420 and is streamed live 24/7 on siriusxm420.com. We believe this partnership is the first of its kind, bringing two cannabis media veterans with over a decade of combined experience together.
So what can you expect from Cannabis Media Source? For starters we will be increasing programming on Cannabis Network Radio. We are already signing some amazing talent to host new shows. The cannabis industry, especially when talking about hemp and marijuana, is so vast and multifaceted. We think the programming we are planning for CNR will reflect the full spectrum required to represent every demographic of cannabis enthusiast. We will also be implementing a video broadcast division, which will include talk shows and regular news reports in the coming months. To celebrate the formation of CMS and the launch of the national issue, this September we will be holding our first annual hemp fashion show "Victory for Hemp." There are of course a lot more projects in the works for Cannabis Media Source and we will be making more announcements over the next few months. So stay tuned.
Four years ago a vision was born. The first stage of the vision was a magazine, but that was never the complete scope of it. Becoming a multimedia company was always what we wanted. When I met Dave Kowalsky, CEO of Cannabis Network Radio, we realized that we both had the same vision. We both wanted a media company that would present cannabis culture in a mature and informative manner. Now, here we are at the cusp of something truly momentous in an already momentous industry.
This is going to be fun!
David Maddalena
When it Comes to Hemp the Seeds of Change are Still Hard to Come By
Read Moreby DJ Reetz
A year and a half into Colorado's legal adult-use marijuana sales and the market is rolling along. With shops open and tax dollars pouring in, the marijuana market seems to be living up to the promises made by Amendment 64. But while the psychoactive and medicinal aspects of marijuana are being seen as a success by nearly everyone involved, the promise of domestically produced industrial hemp remains largely unfulfilled.
With no definitive source of seed, farmers in Colorado are still lacking the essential jumping off point to truly get the domestic hemp industry started. With the legal framework already laid out by Colorado's Amendment 64 and codified federally by the recent passage of the Farm Bill, hemp farming on an agricultural scale remains on the cusp of realization in the state, yet the crucial issue of seed remains tantalizingly out of reach.
"Right now hemp is in the baby stages of certification," says Rick Novak, Director of Seed Programs at Colorado State University. Currently, CSU is the designated recipient of hemp seed bound for Colorado from recognized foreign sources, where the university's highly acclaimed agricultural department will begin the process of certifying seed for farmers to use.
For most crops, certified seed is an important facet of commercial farming. Certification means seed is recognized as safe to plant by the Department of Agriculture, indicating the seed has gone through the rigorous testing necessary to ensure it is free of disease and is not carrying any noxious weeds that would potentially overtake a farmer's crop, and currently no such certification exists for hemp within the United States. This poses a problem for many farmers, who may be years away from being able to purchase and grow such seeds.
For certified seed to become a reality, the first step is importation of seed from recognized sources, such as Canadian and European seed breeders. If ownership and genetic lineage can be tracked, the imported seed begins life in the CSU Foundation Seed Lab, where plants can be tested to ensure they are under the legally mandated .3 percent THC threshold and for any genetic aberrations. Once the seed has been demonstrated to be safe for planting, the foundation level seeds can then be sold to farmers as registered seed, which will then be shipped to farmers all over the state. After successful harvest and inspection, the registered seed will be designated as certified, and can be sold as such, giving farmers access to seed that is demonstrated as viable and safe to plant.
The process is the same for all agricultural crops, the only real difference with hemp being the added regulation of THC levels, says Novak. "It doesn't happen overnight as some people may think, and hemp won't be much different," he says.
For seed to be certified it must have a clearly identified genetic lineage and ownership. The seed must also have a clear variety detail, meaning plants grown from it must be botanically identifiable and unique beyond the simple fiber or seed variations that most people think of when it comes to industrial hemp.
"This is really the issue that the hemp industry has," says Novak. "The problem going on right now is people have acquired seed from all over the world, we don't know who owns what variety."Without this clearly mapped out source, there is no path to certification, so farmers who have already planted and harvested hemp crops from smuggled or wild seed would not ever be able to have their seed certified, says Novak.
"A lot of people think, 'Well I can go out to Kansas or Nebraska and I can harvest a plant and I can plant that,'" says Novak, but wild hemp will never be certified for this reason, and any seeds generated will never be marketable as such.
If these stringent requirements of ownership and lineage are established, the next step in the certification process is demonstrating to state officials that the seed in question will never yield plants with a THC level above .3 percent by weight when dry. For this, the seed will have to be tested in multiple environments throughout the state, as differing environmental factors can lead to different levels of THC. Test crops will need to be planted at different latitudes and elevations to ensure that the seeds will yield legal plants in any environment, a consequence of the extreme genetic variation within the cannabis species and the varying climate of the state.
When all these factors are considered, the timeline for certified seed to be available to farmers stretches years into the future.
"We know nothing in this state because we haven't done the testing. Everything is what someone believes," says Duane Sinning, Assistant Director of Plant Industries and Program Manager for Industrial Hemp with the Colorado Department of Agriculture. "Until we trial it here we really don't know what's best."
"The earliest we could do inspections is minimum two, probably three years," says Novak. However, Novak and Sinning both agree that if a foreign source could bring their established genetics to Colorado the certification process could be shaved down to two years, provided they are the recognized owners of the seed variety.
"Three years is what I would of told you two weeks ago," says Sinning. "It could be sooner if somebody can take the risk."
"In order to get up to speed you're going to have to attract companies that are willing to do research and development into varieties," says Novak. "The industry won't be sustainable for a long period of time if it's just a bunch of wild plant material."
"In the mean time there's nothing stopping [farmers] from growing or selling their crop," says Novak.
"It doesn't mean the industry stops, it just means it continues with some testing constraints," says Sinning.
Some farmers in Colorado are already licensed and growing hemp, albeit without certified seed.
"I think it's overemphasized," Alfonso Abeyta, a fourth-generation farmer in the San Luis Valley who sits on the Colorado Department of Agriculture's Hemp Rules and Regulations Board and currently holds a license to grow hemp. Currently, Abeyta is growing uncertified seed, which carries a certain risk. "It's a gamble it won't grow," he says, and it's also a gamble that what's being grown will have an acceptably low level of THC. "Right now, what we're growing we're testing on a monthly basis," he says.
The continual testing of THC levels is something farmers wouldn't have to deal with if they were to grow certified seed, says Sinning. Certified seed would provide not just an assurance of quality, but also allow regulators the assurance of acceptable levels of THC. But without certified seed, farmers are left to contend with regular testing and the possibility of planting a field of unusable and possibly diseased hemp.
"That's a really scary part for farmers currently," says Novak. In this regard, having access to certified seed would function as a form of crop insurance, guaranteeing that farmers would be able to grow a crop that they wouldn't have to cut down prematurely due to rising THC levels as the plants develop. It would also mean a lesser burden on regulators, who wouldn't be compelled to inspect crops, according to Sinning.
"If you're growing certified seed you don't have to worry about that," says Sinning. "On a whole different level it means that the seed is free of noxious weeds and disease. It's really to provide some safety for all other agriculture in the state […] Nothing would be worse than hemp having a pest and moving that around the state," he says. "That would be a huge black eye for the industry."
While farmers and agricultural scientists may view hemp as just another potential crop, the newly legal status of hemp poses some obvious challenges.
"It is a slow process, and really it's because the DEA are used to drugs and they view this as a drug," says Sinning. Problems with the importation of hemp seed have delayed the process, says Sinning, and that could push back large-scale industrial hemp farming. As of this writing there were no imported seeds held by the Colorado Department of Agriculture according to Sinning, which means nothing that would be headed to CSU to be used as foundation seed and nothing to be sold to farmers for registration and eventual certification.
However, the chokepoint of DEA oversight has been cleared, according to Sinning, and It's just a matter of the routine inspection by Customs and Border Control officials for pests, disease and other potential biological contaminants.
"It's going through the same checks as any other seed would," says Sinning.
With any luck, the seed will have cleared these checks and already be in the ground by the time this article is in newsstands and the arduous process of crating reliable, certified hemp seed will have begun.
"There are still many hurdles to clear," says Sinning. Hopefully the largest of these hurdles has been cleared, and domestically produced hemp on a truly agricultural scale will be possible in the next several years.
Hemp Maverick
Read Moreby DJ Reetz
Last month THC introduced you to our new Cultivation Editor, Bubba Kush. This month we continue that trend with a brief introduction of the man who will be our Hemp Editor, Bill Althouse. If you've heard the name before it's likely in connection with his maverick work as a cannabis activist. He's the man behind CBD Free for All, which made headlines when Althouse took to the streets in a bio-diesel limo to pass out cuts of the high-CBD strain known as Harlequin. Or maybe you heard of him during his campaign to get the state to regulate alcohol like marijuana, which lampooned some of the draconian regulations on marijuana and stigmas attached to its use. These days, Althouse is focused on developing a hemp coop known as Cannatech.
Althouse has always been ahead of the curve, both technologically and socially. In the 1970s he was one of the early few to work developing and installing solar arrays, back in the days before such technology was quite as well developed and efficient as it is now. His passion for alternative energy developed when he rigged a solar setup for his home in Santa Fe, removing it from the power grid. The self-taught solarist then began a career installing panels, which were only cost effective due to large state and federal tax credits, and helped with the design of the first economically viable solar array, which ironically enough was designed to protect oil pipelines from corrosion. However, with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, the federal subsidies dried up, and Althouse was forced to move on. The proceeding years Althouse would work creating energy infrastructure for the film industry, and later move on to home and commercial energy science contracts — essentially creating environmentally friendly, energy efficient buildings.
But during his entire career, Althouse's true passions lay with his home garden.
"Farming has always been an addiction," he says. "I don't think I'm ever more happy than when I'm out in the garden."
The strong New Mexico sun had not only allowed Althouse the opportunity to take his home off the grid, it afforded him the opportunity for a bountiful home farm. He began to grow daffodils, and would engage in what he calls "flower roulette," which involved cruising around Santa Fe randomly giving out bouquets of his home grown flowers to strangers. Eventually, the hobby got to be too big to simply be a pastime and he started selling his flowers at the local farmer's market along with a variety of strawberry that he had smuggled through customs from France.
Althouse's green thumb and far-out lifestyle eventually attracted attention from the medical marijuana industry, and he was offered a job as a grower. It wasn't his first experience with marijuana by any means. "I've always had an affinity for it," he says. During his solar career in the '70s, Althouse had helped establish a solar-powered irrigation network around the town of Madrid, New Mexico to distribute water to clandestine marijuana grows that were a staple of the small town. But this would be his first time working in full view of the law.
At the time, and still to this day, New Mexico's medical marijuana program allowed referrals only in extreme, usually terminal cases.
"They were pretty much the people the medical world was trying to dump off of their responsibility," he recalls. Althouse had read a study conducted in Israel on the seemingly miraculous application of cannabidiol, and soon began honing his own genetics around the cannabinoid.
"They thought I was nuts," he recounts. Soon, Althouse found himself as one of the pioneering growers of high-CBD marijuana in the country, and was even featured in one of Mew Mexico's most high profile newspapers. The attention had the unwanted effect of stoking the flames of profit in Althouse's business partners. As the patient list soared, Althouse increasingly found himself pushed away from his ideologies, and he began to feel as though those truly in need were missing out, which eventually led him to part ways with the company.
"[The patients] lost their medicine because of the greed of the people I was working with," laments Althouse.
It wasn't long before the promising political and social landscape of Colorado drew Althouse, and he began advocating for CBD treatment here
in the Centennial State. His current activism is a blending of all of his prior experiences, he says. "It's kind of all blending back together from all the careers in the past," he says of the marriage of social progress, agriculture and environmentalism represented by his current work pulling together a hemp coop.
For Althouse, Colorado is in a unique position to lead the country in hemp production and application, even though the stifling power of prohibition has put domestic producers at least ten years behind those in places like Europe, he estimates. The agricultural and biotech powerhouse that is Colorado State University could be the epicenter of the hemp movement, he says, provided researchers aren't threatened by a loss of federal funding as a result of working with the cannabis plant.
"CSU's the killer asset," says Althouse. "There are some smart boys over there and they're in chains."
As it stands now, Althouse says he sees some serious deficiencies hindering progress in domestic hemp, perhaps most notably in access to viable seeds. But with unfettered access to resources like CSU's Foundation Seed Lab, Colorado could leapfrog over the mistakes of others.
It's issues like this that Althouse hopes to raise awareness for during his tenure as THC's Hemp Editor. Along with access to viable seed, Althouse says he hopes to bring awareness to the myriad applications of hemp, and the market for these applications, establishing Colorado as a forerunner for an industry that would be unknowably larger and more important had it not been derailed 80 some years ago.
Stay tuned to future issues of THC to see just what this maverick will bring to the magazine. Welcome aboard Bill.
Biorefinery Technology Developer PureVision To Pursue Industrial Hemp Biorefining—Creates PureHemp
Read MoreFORT LUPTON, Colo. – March 12, 2015 – PureVision Technology, Inc., a Colorado-based biorefinery technology developer, announced today that it has formed a subsidiary company to promote and develop industrial hemp biorefineries.
The subsidiary, PureHemp Technology LLC, has obtained exclusive rights to the PureVision biorefining technology for processing industrial hemp into traditional and never-before-produced products.
On behalf of PureHemp, PureVision is conducting a robust pre-commercialization program—using its laboratories and pilot plant and a milestone-based approach—to target a path to profitable commercial-scale hemp biorefineries.
PureVision's patented refining technology takes in raw biomass—like corn stalks, wheat straw, or, in PureHemp's case, industrial hemp—and produces sugars, pulp, and lignin for making hundreds of bio-products. PureVision's process has advanced from proof of concept, to bench scale, to an operating one-half-ton-per-day continuous pilot plant at the company's Fort Lupton headquarters.
The company has processed many different biomass feedstocks for global clients, most recently conducting initial trials on industrial hemp.
"The PureHemp initiative offers new business opportunities for farmers, end-product manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and investors," said Carl Lehrburger, a PureVision and PureHemp cofounder.
"The PureVision technology offers an entirely new way to process industrial hemp into consumer and industrial products," he said.
"In Colorado, Oregon, and the 19 other states permitted to grow industrial hemp, we're seeing increasing awareness and interest by farmers and skyrocketing demand for hemp-based products. Emerging products include food supplements and sweeteners, specialty chemicals, papers and tissues, plastics, lightweight composites, and the many other products that can be sustainably made from the hemp plant."
Presently, nearly all the hemp seeds, oil, and fiber imported to the United States are from countries like Canada and China.
Current practices of cultivating and harvesting industrial hemp result in significant underutilization of the whole plant. The traditional applications of industrial hemp are fiber for rope and textiles, pulp for paper, and seeds for oils for food products and animal feed. Once fiber and seeds are removed, the remainder of the plant is often underutilized.
PureHemp plans to revolutionize the existing global hemp industry by uniquely converting more of the plant to value-added raw materials and products. New products that can be produced from industrial hemp include beverages, plastics, chemicals, and sweeteners.
"The emergence of a new generation of hemp products, along with the U.S. trend toward legalizing industrial hemp cultivation, are driving forces behind the creation of PureHemp," Lehrburger said.
For additional information, visit: www.PureHempTech.com and www.PureVisionTechnology.com.
About PureHemp Technology
A wholly owned subsidiary of PureVision Technology LLC, PureHemp Technology LLC's mission is to commercialize PureVision's biorefinery technology for converting industrial hemp to sugars, lignin, pulp, and many hemp-based products. Industrial hemp is the world's premier renewable resource, approximately four times richer in biomass/cellulose per acre than nearest rivals: corn stalks, sugarcane, kenaf. The 2014 Farm Bill allowed pilot programs of hemp cultivation by universities and agencies in states where hemp is legal: 10 at the time including Colorado, and now 21. The bill defines industrial hemp as Cannabis sativa L. "with a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis." By contrast, marijuana—a variety of the same plant—has THC levels of five to 20 percent. Canada lifted its ban on industrial hemp in 1998; now, a billion-dollar industry there and a growing piece of worldwide annual production, approximately 123 million pounds in 2014.
About PureVision Technology
PureVision Technology, Inc. is developing an advanced biorefining technology platform for converting nonfood biomass—straw, corn husks, industrial hemp—to biomaterials like sugar, pulp, and lignin for producing bio-based consumer and industrial products. Bio-based products from PureVision sugars include ethanol, polymers, and biodegradable/renewable plastics. Value-added co-products from the unique PureVision lignin biomaterial include carbon fiber for making lightweight composites. Nonfood biomass, or cellulosic biomass, refers to wood, grasses, or the inedible parts of plants. Cellulose and lignin are the most common organic (carbon-containing) compounds on earth. Based in Fort Lupton, Colorado, PureVision Technology was founded in 1992 to develop technologies for refining cellulosic biomass. The company remains privately held and is led by its three founders: Ed Lehrburger, Richard Wingerson, and Carl Lehrburger.
Making an Offer They Can't Refuse
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Making the right offer is as important as targeting the right audience. Every direct marketing effort you initiate should include at least one irresistible offer. It is the catalyst to get your clients to respond. It is also a way of demonstrating your appreciation for their business which helps enhance your ongoing relationship.
So, just how do you make them an offer they can't refuse? Here are a few proven Techniques:
- Make it valuable | Again, perception is everything. Will your customer view your offer as valuable? It may be inexpensive to you, but it should be perceived as having a relatively high value to your client. For example, a $10 off your next purchase is an inexpensive way for you to drive repeat business.
- Make it relevant | Make an offer that helps your targeted audience save time, money, or resources. Not only will it increase response rates, a carefully chosen offer will also demonstrate your in-depth understanding of your customers' needs.
- Make it specific | Don't be coy or vague about your offer. Make it specific and tangible. Remember, inviting a customer to visit your website is not an offer. Be clear and explicit about what they can expect.
- Make it exclusive | Hopefully, you're taking advantage of Variable Data Printing (VDP) to enhance your response rate. By making the direct marketing piece personal and implying your customer is one of an exclusive group, you are further enhancing the perceived value of your offer and your service or product.
- Make it credible | Only offer what you can deliver. Some offers are simply too good to be true. A bogus offer is counterproductive. Actually, free information is often as valuable as free service or products. If you can offer expert advice and serve in a consultative manner, you can lay the foundation for a very successful relationship with your client.
- Make it easy | The whole purpose of the offer is to engage your customer. The harder you make it for your prospects to take advantage of your offer, the lower your response rate. Keep it simple. Clearly state what they need to do and prominently show your toll-free phone number or other means of obtaining the offer.
- Guarantee | Make the offer irresistible to the prospect with a guarantee. This guarantee should cover the costs of their investment and when possible give them more back. The offer and guarantee will make the prospect's decision to move forward a no-brainer. For example: If you are not 100% satisfied with your purchase we will refund 100% of your money plus a free edible.
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I have been experimenting with XP's big brother/sister and so far I am surprised. I bought "Death Defying Acts" this afternoon and opened it with DVD Shrink - set to make image iso and burn with DVD Decrypter. All very old free software used on the Windows Beta Test of the new Operating System 7. Very fast burn. I just finished watching it and there were no errors - perfect backup. For the hesitant - and you know you want to try it, I installed "7" on an older WD 40 gig hard drive and when the Beta test expires I will just use that drive again as a backup - plug the original XP Pro drives back in and no re-install. I forgot to mention I had Any DVD running - this is a 2007 movie so I figured I would need something to get past any copy protection. Jack
dvd shrink works on windows 7? I use to use it on XP it's a very good program but now have vista ultimate and it doesn't work on it unless they came out with a new version in the last year
There will be no new version of DVD Shrink, it is no longer updated. It does, however, work on Windows Vista.
Yes, that's right ferguj1 - I used the last version of DVD Shrink 3.2. That's why I said "All very old free software" Today I tried the same *.iso and again on Windows 7 burned another disk with Image Burn. I might be wasting a few blank media, but I want to see what will and what will NOT work. Look at the SAW V thread - I had success with other programs on the "7" OS. I am not sure yet what will happen with Ripit4me, FixVTS. I did get DVD Fab HD to rip to the hard drive but had to think what program to use to burn the movie. I think I burned the HD folder with CloneDVD2.
ok I tried dvd shrink 32015 on my vista ultimate and it didn't work !! might try again though its a good program if it works "witenoiz" said he's trying all on windows 7 , right? well I got my keys and ISO's for 32bit&64bit the only thing stopping me from installing it is a program that works like Daemon tools or alcohol 120% to well do what they do I'm told both DON'T WORK , so no games to test so no install if any one finds a program that does what daemon tools does and works on windows 7 please PM me or post here I'm linked thanks
Have Vista Ultimate running on 3 PC's (1 desktop & 2 laptops) and DVD Shrink works just fine.. If you are having problems, go into properties and try setting to run in XP SP2 compatibility mode. If the only thing you're using Daemon Tools for is to be able to mount an iso... Slysoft.com has "virtual clonedrive" which is a free program.. You might want to try that one.
probly not suppose to say here but I use daemon tools because it breaks copy write protection and allows me to play games d/l from torrents , so if you find a program that does all Daemon tools does please tell me and I'll try DVD shrink again thank's
I'm just trying to stay on topic with this thread. My latest effort is RipIt4Me and this is an old movie from my collection. 1967 "The Way West" since I'm not trying to break any NEW encryption - just programs. I used Ripit4Me when that finished I got some screen that said failed to recognize something with DVD Decrypter 3.5.4 - I clicked OK and it went right into FixVTS, then Automatically went to DVD Shrink as described in my first post and on to DVD Decrypter to make the image and burn. Not a problem. Since I had the success with Saw V I will wait until the next real problem release to try further - but my point has been the earliest software most of us have used will work with "7". I have Nero 8 on Vista - but prefer (for my purposes) Nero 7.x on XP. I won't even attempt Nero on "7". Thanks - hope this helps.
I have a tech friend who is going to install the 64 bit tonight. I will make sure he has the proggys to test it.
He just left my house - said he is having trouble installing drivers! I told him he didn't need to because 7 has what he needs in the beta. He has lots of trouble with his 64 bit system - or at least one of his hard drives for it. I think he is only using a 20 gig. Stay tuned.
ken and others how did you get dvd shrink to work in windows 7? I could not get it to work doing anything, running as administrator, tried all the compatibility modes and nothing. running windows 7 64 bit. on a side not i got dvd decrypter to run without a problem.
Here is an update on Windows 7 (The RC released May 5) I installed it on my 64 bit Toshiba Laptop. I used a converted DVR movie (mpeg from my capture card) Made a DVD with XP and Nero 7 and checked to make sure it would play correctly. On the Toshiba I had installed DVD Shrink, DVD Decrypter 22.214.171.124 and a number of other programs. I opened the disc I created on XP - on 7 with Shrink set to make image iso and burn with DVD Decrypter - and everything works great. It is a perfect copy. Now - there is one little glitch (I have run into this with Vista) 7 said something was busy or that was not available and gave me 3 options abort retry ignore. Just hit ignore and it works. These two programs DO work on Windows 7.
To all you that dont get Dvd shrink to work in windows 7: klick START, Rught Click COMPUTER, select Properties, go to Advanced System Settings, then go to Performance... click on Settings, and then to: Data Execution Prevention (DEP), select: Turn on dep for all programs except those i select, klick on the Add... button.. browse to the DVD shrink exe file. an finaly: restart if told to, then it works for me.. hope it does for you to..
Have been using windows 7 since it has came out now using beta upgrade... DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypter I have use and no issue at all... as I type this im USing Decrypter...
DVD Decrypter can't register its autoplay handler (even in Vista 64bit. You have to edit the registry manually. From Desktop: Start \type in: Regedit \ HKey_Current_User\Software\DVD Decrypter change the value of every entry that starts with REGISTRY_ to zero (the number 0 not the word) Do this and DVD Decrypter will closed normally without the annoying pop ups.


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Shows That Showcase Active Seniors
In our culture, we often find that we spend more time focusing on youth and how to be young. Look at the televisions shows that you watch, rarely do you ever see an older character. Hollywood actors have even begun to push back and demand for more roles that showcase the talents that they still possess. Our culture now sees people living longer than ever, yet we still classify senior citizens as early as 55. Some people feel that they are just beginning to live at this age. This article will take a look at some past and present shows that have now only showcase older actors, but will show their active lifestyles on television. Just goes to show you that you can never judge someone on how you think they should act at their age.
In the 90s, Dick Van Dyke proved that even though he was aging, that he could still act and keep up with the younger actors. After a lifelong career he became the lead in Diagnosis:Murder. Here is starred as a Doctor that helped his detective son solve murder mysteries. The show went on to run until its cancellation in 2001 which would have made Dick Van Dyke in his late 70s.
Sticking with the mystery theme was a show that became an icon. Murder She Wrote premiered in 1984 and went on to run for 12 years until 1996. It also produced TV movies and a spin-off series. It is regarded as one of the most successful running shows in TV history. The show starred Angela Lansbury. Ms. Lansbury proved to be at the top of her acting career even though it was from her late 50s and into her 60s. She was eventually nominated for 19 Emmy Awards, 3 Academy Awards, 6 Golden Globes, and has won 5 Tony Awards.
Golden Girls was a sitcom that aired from 1985-1992. In this sitcom, our homes were opened up to the lifestyle and adventures of four older women who lived in a Miami home together. The show was about a widow named Blanche who moved to Miami after her husband's death. Soon she is joined by Rose who was also a widow and Blanche who just recently divorced after 38 years of marriage. Blanche's mom eventually moves in after a fire burned down her nursing home. This show proved that life does go on after tragedy and showed that seniors could take care of themselves and live a fulfilling life.
Since we tend to think of senior citizens as an age group that is no longer able to take care of themselves, it is nice to see Hollywood continue to showcase their strong lifestyles. If you are worried about how the senior in your life may adjust to their aging body, then it is important to talk to them about your concerns. Have an open conversation about senior care and how you think it will impact your life in the future. Let them help come to the decision of how they will continue to live theirs and make sure that it is going to be manageable for everyone involved.
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The Crown Chakra is part of my Chakra Meanings series...
The Crown Chakra is the seventh of the seven major Chakras that run from the base of the spine and up to the crown of the head. The Crown Chakra is to be found on the top of the head. It directs the spiritual connection we have to the Universe, God, Goddess, the Spirit realm, Guides and Angels etc. This seventh Chakra ensures you are connected to universal sources of energy.
When the seventh Chakra is working to full effect it provides powerful mental strength and inspiration. It gives us a sense of right and wrong and ensures our acts are well motivated based on care and consideration. A balanced Crown Chakra allows a person to be in tune with their intuition, receptive to psychic connections and be inspirational. Blocked Chakras can cause a variety of dysfunctions and physical and mental illnesses. If your seventh Chakra is blocked or not energised and balanced you can experience feelings of being superior and arrogant. You may feel you are above everyone else in intelligence, judgement and the actions you take. A blocked Crown Chakra can lead to feeling distrustful, a loss of meaning or identity or lack of purpose in life.
Physically you can feel tired, lack lustre and drained. Physical ailments associated with a blocked Crown Chakra are normally related to the muscular system, skeletal system and the skin. Mentally you may attach too much significance to one cause or person and become too fanatical and obsessive. Problems also associated with this seventh Chakra if it is blocked are depression, chronic exhaustion and over sensitivity to light or sound.
You can also feel disconnected from the element of earth and lack stability, security, practicality and groundedness.
• The Crown Chakra is located at the top of head.
• The colour Purple, Violet or White is linked with the seventh Chakra.
• The Sanskrit name for the seventh Chakra is Sarasrara.
• The crystals Amethyst, Clear Quartz, Fluorite, Moonstone and Opal work well with the Crown Chakra.
• The essential oils that aid the seventh Chakra are Camphor, Chamomile, Cinnamon, Jasmine, Lemon Grass, Sandalwood.
If you knowingly have or believe yourself to have blocked Chakras the good news is that you can easily achieve renewed health and feel happy and secure by having a Chakra Energising and Aura Cleansing to clear and unblock the Crown Chakra, along with your other blocked Chakras and your Aura.
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Welcome to the Drupal Ottawa User Group. We will use this group to develop the Drupal community in Ottawa, to plan local events (DrupalCamps, informal get-together's, etc.) and to share success stories and planned / completed drupal implementations. Public servants (this is Ottawa after all) interested in deploying bilingual / Common Look & Feel compliant governmental web sites will find colleagues in this group facing the same challenges related to the introduction of drupal in the federal government.
Let us pool our resources to develop the first reusable Government of Canada (GC) Drupal Theme, and share it back with the community!
Your New Drupal North Board!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the election, both nominees and voters. We (the community) truly appreciate that you are interested in the success and progression of Drupal North and we are excited to see how many votes were cast. What a great voter turnout!
That said, we now have our first official Board of Directors for Drupal North!
It's weird that I am the one writing this, but we want to congratulate the Board elect:
Pat Gilbert - President
Drupal.org User Profile: https://www.drupal.org/u/pat-gilbert
Bill Wu - Vice President
Read moreReminder to Vote for Drupal North Board
Hi Everyone,
Just a friendly reminder to cast your votes for who you would like to see form the first official Board of Directors for Drupal North.
Polling closes on Friday March 3rd at 5pm, so you only have a few days left!
Voting polls and more information found here:
Thanks to everyone for showing your support and voting on the future of the organization and the event!
Read moreDrupal North Board Election is finally here!!
What is Drupal North?
Drupal North is a FREE annual conference focusing on how to make amazing websites with Drupal. Drupal North's mandate is to showcase Canadian Drupal talent and to business, nonprofit, education, and government audiences.
In 2015 Drupal North was held in Toronto. In 2016 Drupal North was held in Montréal. The next Drupal North is in Ottawa!
Drupal North Board Elections
Drupal North is forming a new governance board and non-profit organization to coordinate and organize the annual Drupal North Regional Summit.
A number of candidates have been nominated and accepted their nominations.
The new Board's mission will be to:
- Create the organisation's bylaws
- Incorporate a new non-profit organization
- Assemble the organizing team and then kick off planning the 2017 event.
Who Can Vote?
You can vote if...
- You have a Drupal.org account and
- You have interest in attending, helping, or the success of the event.
Candidates for Board positions are below (in alphabetical order).
Aidan Foster (nominated for Vice President)
I was on the organizing committee for both past Drupal North events. I am the VP of the Drupal Toronto Non-profit that runs local meet-ups. Finally I'm a small business owner so I know how get #%$@ done ;)
Drupal.org User Profile: https://www.drupal.org/u/afoster
Pat Gilbert (nominated for President and Vice President)
- I started with Drupal in 2011
- Founding member and current President of the Ottawa Drupal Association
- Involved in organizing/planning Drupal North and now currently working to create this board and implement some governance
Drupal.org User Profile: https://www.drupal.org/u/pat-gilbert
Steve Lavigne (nominated for President and Vice President)
I have been a developer for 12 years and have been working with Drupal for 3. I am currently the VP of the Ottawa Drupal Association and the Chair and President of Kids & Code. I have the experience needed to succeed.
Drupal.org User Profile: https://www.drupal.org/u/nugg
Erin Marchak (nominated for Vice President and Treasurer)
I will bring a new perspective to Drupal North event organization, informed by years of experience in group event management. I'll also prioritize inclusion of underrepresented groups to help strengthen & grow our community.
Drupal.org User Profile: https://www.drupal.org/u/emarchak
Bill Wu (nominated for Vice President and Treasurer)
I love Drupal. I like people who are using Drupal. I am willing to contribute something to make it even better.
Drupal.org User Profile: https://www.drupal.org/u/wuinfo
Cast Your Vote
Please vote using the polls that are linked below:
- President: https://groups.drupal.org/node/516269
- Vice President: https://groups.drupal.org/node/516268
- Treasurer: https://groups.drupal.org/node/516267
(Edited: February 28 by Chris Luckhardt.)
Read moreIntroduction to Drupal 8 - Training in Ottawa
This course will give you an introduction to the world of Drupal and soften that learning curve so you can get up-to-speed with Drupal quickly. We'll cover fundamental Drupal concepts and terminology, and give you the hands-on experience you need to dive deeper.
Whether you're a developer using Drupal for the first time, a content editor looking for an introduction to Drupal administration, or a site builder wanting to know how to structure a new Drupal website, this course will get you started on the right foot.
Read moreDrupal 8 Training in Ottawa
Learn how to build a website with Drupal from top to bottom. This is a week-long Drupal class divided into three parts: site building, theming, and module development. You can register for all five days, or for each part individually, depending on your learning needs.
Read moreColdfront Contrib Mondays
Do you want to contribute to Drupal.org? Thinking of building a module or theme? Need some help?
Every Monday (except holidays ;-) we work on our contrib projects and now you can come join us. We're opening our training room to any Drupal.org contributor who want to come by for the day and work on documentation, bug fixes, build a module, issue queue cleanup, anything related to Drupal.org. One of our Drupal experts will be on hand all day long to answer questions and work on our contributions to the community as well.
Visit https://coldfrontlabs.ca/contact for directions to our office.
Read moreColdfront Contrib Mondays
Do you want to contribute to Drupal.org? Thinking of building a module or theme? Need some help?
Every Monday (except holidays ;-) we work on our contrib projects and now you can come join us. We're opening our training room to any Drupal.org contributor who want to come by for the day and work on documentation, bug fixes, build a module, issue queue cleanup, anything related to Drupal.org. One of our Drupal experts will be on hand all day long to answer questions and work on our contributions to the community as well.
Read moreHELP! Language per domain setup
I'm not able to define a front page my French domain. I keep thinking that I'm a click away from finding the right setting but I don't see it.
I've defined talentdeleader.ca as my French "Language domain" at Configuration » Regional and language » Languages.
Then when I go to Configuration » System and click on the French variables for the page (see attached image) the English domain talenttolead.ca is only available for "Default front page", 403, 404 etc..
Since the node that I want to use as my front page is on the French domain, I can't enter it into the form.
See attached:
Read moreDrupalCamp Ottawa Slides: Front End Development, How To Write a Testable Code, D8 Configuration Workflow, Requirements Rodeo and Creating a Culture of Learning
In case anyone missed the presentations or was looking for more information, here are the full decks from five of the presentations from the OPIN team at DrupalCamp Ottawa last Friday:
Font End Development and Drupal: Gulp, Sass, Susy, and Mappy Breakpoints - http://www.slideshare.net/ValerieBoucher/font-end-development-and-drupal...
How to Write a Testable Code: http://www.slideshare.net/ValerieBoucher/how-to-write-a-testable-code
Drupal 8 Configuration Workflow: http://slides.com/besqueda/d8-configuration-workflow
Read moreDrupalCamp Ottawa Session Submissions
Hello Drupal Friends,
We are looking for more ideas to make DrupalCamp Ottawa an even better event. We are looking for talks on the following topics:
-Coding and Development
-Drupal Showcase
-Front End
-Performance and Scaling
-PHP and Symphony
-Project Management
-Site Building
If your idea fits into one of the above categories (or if you think it's great anyway), you can submit your session now. Deadline for session submission is July 4th.
Read moreJune 22: What Not To Do When Redeveloping Your Website
Is your website in need of a refresh? Are you about to launch a site rebuild and redesign? Come learn from our mistakes so you can avoid making them yourself!
In this month's DrupalYOW presentation, Mike Freeman will outline some of the key areas to avoid when undergoing a web redesign and build. Using real world examples from over 10 years of industry experience and the recent overhaul of the CIRA.ca website, you will get a candid view of what not to do – and a few ideas for what you absolutely want to do before you launch.
RSVP today: http://www.meetup.com/DrupalYOW/events/231576927/
Read moreDrupalCamp Ottawa 2016
DrupalCamp Ottawa's Facts and Figures
This year will be the fourth consecutive year running the event in Ottawa.
It is the largest DrupalCamp in Ontario and Eastern Canada.
2015 attendance: 200+ individuals and businesses.
Projected attendance for 2016: 300+ individuals and businesses.
Attendees' profile: Developers, Designers, Marketing/ Web Communications Managers from Ottawa Corporations and Government Departments, IT and Web Businesses.
Over a dozen sponsorships of both local and international firms.
Attendees from all over North America.
Read moreDrupal 8 Training in Ottawa - September 12-16
Learn how to build a website with Drupal from top to bottom. This is a week-long Drupal class divided into three parts: site building, theming, and module development. You can register for all five days, or for each part individually, depending on your learning needs.
Read moreOttawa: Introduction to Drupal on June 11th
In partnership with the Ottawa Drupal Association Ladies Learning Code presents our Introduction to Drupal Workshop!
By the end of the course you will have a live, working web app to call your own!
Over the course of the day we'll teach you how to build your own website from the ground up. We'll investigate what makes Drupal uniquely different from other "content management systems" like Wordpress, and explore the specifics of Drupal's custom content types, content list views, and user permissions.
Read moreTonight! Moving Forward with Drupal 8.1
RSVP at meetup.com/drupalyow
Read moreDrupal 8 Theming - Training in Ottawa
A Drupal website can look pretty ordinary out-of-the box, but the look and feel of Drupal is actually really flexible. You can modify the HTML, add CSS and Javascript, change the layout, and make it all responsive. In this course, you'll learn how to build a Drupal theme to customize the look and feel of your Drupal site. We'll cover all the bases of theme development, from adding CSS to using Twig templates and preprocess functions.
Read moreJoin Us Wednesday! Moving Forward with Drupal 8.1 - DrupalYOW Presentation
This month's meet up will review the latest version of Drupal plus contributed modules that are now available in Drupal 8, including Workbench, Pathauto, Token, Metatag, Migration, and more.
By the end of the presentation, you will have the tools required to move your website to Drupal 8.
RSVP today: meetup.com/drupalyow
Read moreDrupal in Canada BoF at DrupalCon NOLA
I created a BoF at DrupalCon https://events.drupal.org/neworleans2016/bofs/drupal-canada
I am hoping to try and bring together more folks from Canada and rally the troops for getting more people involved in the DrupalNorth initiative.
With an inaugural success last year in Toronto the community is continuing to build momentum with this years DrupalNorth in Montreal (http://www.drupalnorth.org/). I want to build it to be even bigger for when we celebrate it's 3rd anniversary in conjunction with Canada's 150th Anniversary, as we host DrupalNorth 2017 in Ottawa.
Read moreAutism Ontario - Ottawa Chapter Needs Drupal Volunteers!
Hi Friends,
The Ottawa Chapter of Autism Ontario is planning a Tug-of-War fundraising event in September called "The Big Pull". The full day event will see over 300 participants enjoy a fun day at Mooney's Bay in support of our local initiatives, including the creation of a new Autism Resource Centre in Ottawa.
As part of the planning process, we've decided to build an event specific website, https://BigPull.ca
We are going to build the site in Drupal 8 and could use a little help from a few volunteers!
Read moreIntro to UX Design
What is UX Design? Well it's more than a buzz word – it's possibly the single most important aspect of your digital product.
In this month's DrupalYOW presentation, we will outline the core concepts and tools used to create great experiences. From user interviews to micro interactions, Mike will provide a foundation on which to grow your knowledge of UX Design.
Register today: http://www.meetup.com/DrupalYOW/events/230073634/
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There are lots of unique kitchen idea you can use; you just need to blend your own concept with other ideas you can see in home magazines and books. If you are not working, you can still work on improving your kitchen. You just need to think of more ideas to help you conceptualize and have a great outcome. One of the most famous concepts these days are the green and organic concept. Its main purpose is to recycle anything in the kitchen that can still be used. Like in the case of bottles, most of them are disposed off after use; they can still be used as a kitchen ornament. In the case of cans, you can still use it to plant herbs or spices.
There are lots of things in the kitchen which you can still use for other things. Thinking green is not a talent; it is having the heart for nature. It can also be a great tool to help you save a lot. Utilizing your imagination will help you make a lot of meaningful things you can still use within the house. You can also make use of this particular scene to bond with the whole family. Let your children help you in creating meaningful designs out of garbage.


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A British hostage and her two United Nations colleagues were freed, unharmed, in Kabul yesterday after 27 days in captivity. Annetta Flanigan from County Armagh, who has dual British and Irish nationality, was seized by armed men on 28 October in Kabul along with her fellow election workers, Angelito Nayan, a Philippines diplomat, and a Kosovan, Shiqipe Hebibe.
A British hostage and her two United Nations colleagues were freed, unharmed, in Kabul yesterday after 27 days in captivity. Annetta Flanigan from County Armagh, who has dual British and Irish nationality, was seized by armed men on 28 October in Kabul along with her fellow election workers, Angelito Nayan, a Philippines diplomat, and a Kosovan, Shiqipe Hebibe.
While confusion surrounded the precise circumstances of the release of the three hostages, the family of Ms Flanigan described their joy and relief at the end of their kidnapping ordeal
Ms Flanigan, a 43-year-old election official, was reunited in Kabul with her husband, Jose Aranaz, a Spanish lawyer who also works for the UN, before making an emotional phone call to her family in the village of Richhill in Co Armagh.
"We are absolutely overjoyed," said her brother, Andrew. "After all the terrible anxiety of the last 27 days it is an incredible relief to know that Annetta is safe and well."
Manoel de Almeida e Silva, a UN spokesman, described how the hostages were in good health and good spirits, adding: "We are very, very happy and very relieved."
The Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, also expressed delight and praised the three for helping build democracy. The US ambassador, Zalmay Khalilzad, hailed the releases as a "major defeat for terrorists who wanted to export an Iraq-style of hostage-taking in Afghanistan".
But the sense of relief was marred by claims that Afghan security forces had tortured one suspected kidnapper to death and killed another in a raid. The brutal tactics which appeared to have forced the kidnap gang to give up their hostages were questioned by the British embassy in Kabul and UN officials who called for an investigation into the prisoner's death.
Afghan human rights campaigners demanded thatthe leader of the anti-terrorist department be prosecuted.
The end of the hostage's 27-day captivity was murky even by Kabul's standards, with numerous questions unanswered by official accounts.
After the hostages turned up in the capital yesterday, Afghan officials vowed to hunt down remaining gang members.
They insisted that no ransom had been paid by any party and no government prisoners had been released, as the kidnappers had demanded. A wealthy Kosovan businessman, related to one of the hostages and who had spent weeks negotiating with the kidnappers, also claimed that no money had been paid.
The circumstances of the release were extraordinary. The hostages apparently drove themselves to freedom in a borrowed car after kidnappers let them go on the outskirts of Kabul at 6am.
The release came just hours after a series of raids targeting the kidnap gang by American troops and Afghan personnel.
Many in Kabul speculated that disgruntled warlords may have become involved. The three hostages had been working on last month's election.
The Interior Minister, Ali Ahmad Jalali, said he could not yet disclose the identities of the kidnappers, whom he called "criminals" and "unIslamic". Sources in Kabul claimed that Afghan intelligence chiefs had known who was responsible within hours of the highly professional abduction.
But concerns lingered over apparently brutal methods used by the security forces. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission said it believed that an armed robber, called Kajkoal, had died after being tortured. Officials have launched an investigation and said they believe he may have died of a heart attack. The commission's own investigation found he had a broken leg, his toenails and fingernails had been torn out and he was covered in bruises.
According to a Kabul security source, the hostages were released early yesterday morning and drove themselves to a UN friend's house which had been abandoned. The source said: "They panicked because they thought the UN had evacuated Kabul. But after driving around for a while they encountered a UN vehicle and were taken to a UN compound."


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UNHRD's Brindisi depot is located within the former air force base San Vito dei Normanni, 10km from the port of Brindisi. Between 2001 – 2013, UNHRD operated from Brindisi's military airport, O. Pierozzi, however in 2013 the recently renovated San Vito base was made available to UNHRD by the Government of Italy. Storage facilities are still available within the military airport.
The UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi plays a frontline role in emergency preparedness and response worldwide. It was the first UNHRD established in 2000, and since then has been replicated in five other countries to create the UNHRD Network. The Brindisi depot recently moved to refurbished facilities in San Vito and is generously made available by the Government of Italy.
In 2015, 9 Partners used UNHRD's Brindisi depot including: Cooperazione Italia, France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IOM, Irish Aid, ShelterBox, OCHA, WFP, and WHO. The depot dispatched 770 metric tonnes of emergency supplies (worth US$4.2 million) which supported humanitarian interventions in 32 countries.
The depot also facilitates specialized humanitarian operations trainings, emergency drills and other practical exercises with governments, UN agencies and non-governmental organisations. It has a training center that caters for a maximum of 60 participants (using both the training center facilities and prefabricated units) and is fully equipped with video conferencing facilities, LCD projectors, AV equipment, wi-fi and accommodation for 45 people in the guest houses. Additional participants can be hosted in prefabricated accommodation units.
Contact information
Marta Laurienzo UNHRD Brindisi Manager
email@example.com +39 0831 506 680Working Hours
Mon - Fri 9.00 AM - 4.30 PMHolidays
- 2 January- 14 April
- 17 April
- 01 May
- 15 August
- 01 November
- 25-26 December
The depot's facilities include
Covered storage space
6,600 m2
Open storage space
3,500 m2
Office space
1,200 m2
Training center
950 m2
Guest houses
730 m2
Storage facilities within the Brindisi military airport include
Covered storage space
3,460 m2
Open storage space
785 m2
Temperature-controlled space
(ranging between 18-23°C)615 m2
Cold room (below –5°C)
8 m2