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The Great Glyphosate DebatePosted in: Global Ag By Tracy Tjaden June 18 2015
In March the World Health Organization's cancer arm classified glyphosate, the world's most heavily used herbicide, as a probable carcinogen. Its manufacturers are crying foul, special interest groups are applauding and farmers are caught in the middle.
When Ron Krahn heard that a branch of the World Health Organization announced that glyphosate — the popular herbicide he uses in his 5,200-acre farm operation near Rivers, Manitoba, — probably causes cancer, he sighed.
"As a farmer, I feel very much caught in the middle," says Krahn, 39, who runs the operation with his father and brother. "No one wants to grow unhealthy food — the questions for many farmers are, What's that study? What's the bias? Who paid for it?"
They are good questions.
However, he and many other farmers who are pondering them may find themselves steered toward wildly different answers — depending on who they're listening to.
News that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an arm of the WHO that specializes in cancer prevention, classified glyphosate, the world's most heavily used herbicide, as a probable carcinogen sent shock waves across the industry. Some farm groups reacted defensively, while the companies that manufacture and sell crop inputs attacked the scientific credibility of the study and the objectivity of the international panel of the world's top cancer scientists.
Meanwhile, many special interest groups were quick to latch onto the WHO agency findings in a bid to leverage their own agendas, suggesting that the new glyphosate classification validates their claims that GMOs, pesticides and other agricultural technologies could be damaging the environment, creating health concerns and putting the world's food supply at risk.
As Dan Mazier, president of the Manitoba farm group Keystone Agricultural Producers and a Brandon-area grower, puts it: "Monsanto says one thing, special interest groups say another, while farmers and the general public are wondering, what does this mean?"
Understanding the Hazard
Dr. John McLaughlin, Chief Science Officer of Public Health Ontario, one of Canada's top epidemiologists and a leader of the largest cross-Canada study on pesticides and health, empathizes with farmers like Mazier and Krahn.
"I can understand how your readers might be feeling a bit caught in the middle," McLaughlin told the AgAdvance Journal during a recent interview. "They are among the most informed about the use of this product, but even well informed people can be confused by what is largely a false debate."
McLaughlin, who is also a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, says he expected there would be some backlash to IARC's findings, given the widespread use of a product such as glyphosate.
However, he bristles at accusations questioning the scientific credibility of the WHO agency or the professional integrity of the medical experts from around the world who worked on the review.
A senior official with Monsanto, which manufactures glyphosate under the name Roundup as well as many of the seed varieties genetically modified to tolerate it, told the Wall Street Journal in March that the company was "outraged" with the IARC findings, suggesting it "cherry picked" the data and had an underlying agenda.
And in a recent interview with the AgAdvance Journal, Monsanto's Winnipeg-based director of public and industry affairs, Trish Jordan, also questioned IARC's motives.
"Conclusions like this that deal with human safety need to be non-biased and based on scientific standards that are globally recognized," she said.
McLaughlin concurs completely. "It's been said by some that, 'Oh, this group must have some kind of agenda.' Well, yes — its agenda is to reduce the burden of cancer around the world."
The review by IARC may be complete, but McLaughlin says one way he can assist further is to explain IARC's scientific process and address some of the false claims.
"I'm not surprised by the reaction of people who are fully invested in this," he says. "There needs to be full disclosure about where those people are coming from, and then there can be debate about the evidence and facts."
According to McLaughlin, the process IARC developed is "very rigorous, they are very careful about removing conflicts of interest and they are very careful to use only the best science of the highest quality in their assessment."
In response to the suggestion that the IARC ignored valid research, McLaughlin says, "Yes we cherry picked, and we picked only the cherries that were ripe — the most informative, high-quality and unbiased research out there."
As an arm of the WHO, IARC's role is different from many cancer agencies that focus on treating the disease. IARC's mission includes cancer prevention, i.e. finding ways to reduce cancer risk and burden around the world.
A year ago, IARC asked a panel of some the world's top scientists to provide strategic direction on where it should focus its attention in terms of existing and potential carcinogens. For this process, IARC did not conduct research itself, rather it brings together and reviews the best existing research from around the world to provide overall cancer hazard assessments. (Risk assessments, on the other hand, are left to each country's own regulatory bodies.)
McLaughlin, who was on that panel, says it looked for areas of research where enough new evidence was available to make an IARC review both feasible and informative. "If there's no new evidence, there's no need to summarize it."
Glyphosate has never been reviewed, or thereby classified, by IARC. It was included in the recent review because enough new evidence and research was available.
However, not all research qualifies for consideration by IARC. Papers must be rigorous, well-designed, large scale and provide meaningful evidence about the subject at hand.
Also, the research must have actually measured glyphosate use, rather than simply measuring people living on farms or in areas where it's used, and the results must have been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. (A German study on glyphosate that critics say was ignored had still not been published at press time.)
The panel reviewed all available evidence concerning five pesticides, of which one was glyphosate. In March, after a year reviewing this evidence, the 17-member IARC panel published a summary of its findings in Lancet Oncology, in which it classified glyphosate 'Group 2A', which means it's probably carcinogenic. Group 1, for example, includes UV radiation, which is a known carcinogen. IARC will be publishing a book outlining its findings in greater detail this July.
As part of its effort to ensure integrity of the organization, credibility of the findings and transparency of the process, IARC invites organizations or industry groups that are involved with a product under review to sit in on the discussions.
"They are welcome to participate and they did," says McLaughlin, noting that a Monsanto representative sat in for over a week. "There are strict rules to ensure industry doesn't influence conclusions, but they can inform and ensure all research is on the table."
The panel — which includes a wide spectrum of cancer experts such as microbiologists, environmental scientists, oncologists and epidemiologists — looks at three types of studies: human health, animal health and what McLaughlin calls mechanistic studies.
Under human health, the IARC reviewed four major glyphosate studies that focussed on not just glyphosate, but also causes of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer, from Sweden and Canada, as well as two American studies.
Three of these studies found links between glyphosate and NHL that were consistent, similar and statistically significant, says McLaughlin. The fourth study, done in the U.S., did not find the same association, which contributed to the panel's decision to classify it as Group 2A rather than Group 1. "The IARC process is rigorous and careful not to overstate a conclusion, but when there's sufficient reason for concern it doesn't want to understate that."
Its review of the animal toxicity studies related to glyphosate led to the conclusion that "there is sufficient evidence to say glyphosate is carcinogenic in animals," says McLaughlin.
The third line of evidence, mechanistic, is the newest. It considers the mechanisms that underlie cancer. "In lab settings it's now possible with large scale machinery to scan through large numbers of chemicals and molecules and assess their biological effect in ways that hasn't traditionally been done by toxicologists," says McLaughlin. "The mechanisms that happen within our body to give rise to cancer are much better understood now."
He adds, "One of the comments is that we didn't do any new studies, and that's true. But what we did was bring all of the latest information from around the world from many new disciplines, and part of that is a new understanding of what cancer is and how it acts."
Mechanistic studies also presented "supportive evidence for the conclusion that glyphosate is probably carcinogenic."
McLaughlin points out that the conclusions related only to those who used glyphosate most often, and that there was no evidence showing that low levels of exposure or occasional use would have any cancer risk.
"What IARC has shown is that at higher levels of use there's probably going to be a cancer concern," McLaughlin says. "The purpose of this classification is to heighten awareness and raise attention of the importance of taking risk assessments [which consider dose] from Health Canada and the [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency] seriously."
Both regulators recently conducted a re-evaluation of glyphosate. Health Canada's risk assessment changed slightly to include direction not to use it near populated areas and take steps to keep it out of waterways. It is open to public review and comments until June 12 (visit www.hc-sc.gc.ca). The EPA's risk assessment is expected to be released soon.
Risk and hazard assessments go hand-in-hand, says McLaughlin. "The purpose of hazard assessment is to know that something has the potential to cause cancer," he says. "This is important to know. The hazard assessment done by IARC is complementary to risk assessment done by national regulatory agencies, with one difference being that risk assessment identifies levels and practices that can be safely used, with most evidence being based on short term studies, whereas cancer can usually takes many years to arise so any hazard that might be detected would be based on exposures up to 20 ago."
Ultimately, he says the value is the ability to use the information to balance the risks and benefits of a certain product, whether that's glyphosate or sunlight or a chemotherapy drug that is also classified as Group 2A because it can stymie certain cancer cells in the short term, while increasing the longer-term development of others.
To strike this balance effectively, however, one needs the facts.
Many people, farmers and the public at large, have become conditioned to veer toward one of two extremes when it comes to scientific claims about food — either approach it with skepticism and question its credibility, or accept all science (even junk science) that supports their current beliefs, disregarding even the most legitimate science that calls those beliefs into question.
What McLaughlin, and others such as Dr. Joe Schwarcz, director of McGill University's Office of Science and Society and author of Monkeys, Myths and Molecules: Separating fact from fiction and the science of everyday life, suggest is that people need to respect legitimate science, and scientists need to do a better job of communicating it.
"It makes no difference to me whether or not glyphosate is banned," Schwarcz told listeners on CBC Radio's The Current on May 6. "Our allegiance is to the scientific methods, and that right decisions are made based on evidence, which is furnished by peer-reviewed literature."
Making Sense of Science
Yet, are farmers, or anyone who isn't a scientist for that matter, going to wade through complex scientific journals? Not likely.
However, the glyphosate debate may indicate that this is exactly what's required. Like many public debates shrouded in equal parts controversy and passion, this one is being fed by a combination of fact and fiction, good science and bad science, being offered up by experts, both legitimate and self-proclaimed, from both sides of the spectrum.
No wonder some farmers are rolling their eyes.
It's a debate that has exploded far beyond the ag media's purview — The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Fortune magazine, Globe and Mail, NPR and CBC's The Current have all been covering the story in recent months.
What started out as a shocking headline has morphed into a wider story about GMOs, pesticide and food safety — all within the context of consumers' and farmers' ongoing plight to separate scientific fact from fiction.
A big part of that, say experts, is to understand where people are coming from.
Special interest groups have an obvious agenda; it is their special interest, after all. Corporations also have a special interest, which is their bottom line and their duty to shareholders to protect it.
Industry representatives such as Jordan and Pierre Petelle, vice president of chemistry with CropLife Canada, are critical of IARC's review, which casts a negative light on their line of business (CropLife Canada is a trade association representing the plant science industry).
"It's very clear that the risk of this product has not changed and it continues to be a valuable tool for farmers, but bad news makes it around the globe in a minute," says Petelle.
Often, the media or consumers will try to counter-balance this by speaking to presumably objective experts at universities — though, this can also be murky.
Stuart Smyth, who teaches in the Bioresources, Policy, Business and Economics department at the University of Saskatchewan, is a paid research chair, fully funded by industry, including Bayer CropSciences, CropLife Canada, SaskCanola, Monsanto and Syngenta.
Smyth writes a popular blog, SAIFood — Sustainable Agricultural Innovations & Food, which promises to break down complex research to help consumers understand agriculture research, innovation and technology.
Of IARC's recent classification of glyphosate, he says the agency has moved from science-based evidence toward hypothetical evidence (a claim McLaughlin clearly refutes).
"I think this is a very irresponsible report released by the WHO," Smyth told the AgAdvance. "It underscores how significant this is for an international organization to shift away from science-based processes to speculative rationale to make this decision. That's unprecedented."
McLaughlin says these positions are understandable, given business realities. However, the context of these comments must be understood by farmers and the general public. In other words, Ron Krahn's questions about the motivations of those disseminating information are good ones to ask across the board.
"My purpose is disease prevention and health promotion, and the scientists that came together on that international panel shared that perspective," he says. "I'm not surprised that people will be critical, they're defending their own interests. And yet we have an opportunity here to get back to the evidence that comes from the studies of highest quality, and I'm quite happy to be part of that dialogue."
The Fallout Effect
One thing that can't be refuted is Smyth, Jordan and Petelle's assertion that special interest groups are actively playing up IARC's report.
"They now have an international agency come out and condemn glyphosate so they have got the golden ring — the 'precious' of the Hobbit movies — and they will milk it for every drop," says Smyth.
He adds that an outright ban of glyphosate would have a devastating impact on food security, not to mention farmers' bottom lines. It is far less toxic than the pesticides it replaced, and reduces soil erosion by limiting the need for tillage.
"If the environmental movement spins this against GM crops in developing countries, they could reject these technologies and remain food insecure."
Another development that curiously coincided with IARC's report was the decision by Grain Millers Inc., which has the largest oat milling capacity in North America, to stop buying oats that have a pre-harvest application of glyphosate.
Management stressed that the decision was solely based on quality, not concerns over health or food safety. A two-year study showed that oats desiccated with glyphosate showed frost-like damage.
"Still, it's a series of unrelated events that people are drawing a connection to," says Petelle.
Also alongside glyphosate's new classification is a movement by regulators toward implementing new restrictions on inputs such as glyphosate that will help address the increasing number of weed species that are resistant to the herbicide.
Weed resistance is not a new issue, and it is not limited to glyphosate, says Markus Braaten, a Senior Agri-Coach and U.S. Director of Agri-Knowledge with Agri-Trend Inc., the publisher of this magazine.
"Genetic diversity is such that if you choose to use any product that controls weeds, you have the potential to develop resistance," says Braaten, noting that the solution lies in agronomic best-practices. "Are there risks associated with glyphosate? There's risk with anything we do and with crop protection products in general, that's why we're judicious and have good regulatory regimes."
Meanwhile, back in Brandon, Manitoba, Mazier says regardless of this debate, the majority of farmers will continue to use glyphosate if it's the most effective tool available, and they'll continue to respect the safety guidelines governing its use.
"All the pesticides we use have come through the regulatory agencies, and my job is to put them on at recommended rates within the recommended time frames. If I don't I put my crop at risk and my livelihood at risk," says Mazier. "I don't want my crop burning up or poisoned — I need a valuable crop I can sell. Guys won't over-apply; there's too much at risk."
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LinkedIn Gets Biz Profile Friendly
80 million member strong professional network LinkedIn today formally launched Company Pages.
Powered by LinkedIn's new InPages platform, businesses using Company Pages will be better able to showcase their products, services and recommendations. LinkedIn has profiled over 40 companies (including HP, Microsoft, Samsung, AT&T, Dell and others) who now have their "Products and Services" tab enabled. The feature will be rolled out to all companies this week.
Most noteworthy about the enhancement is that Company pages allow LinkedIn users to showcase recommendations from customers. Each time a member endorses your products or services, their recommendation becomes visible to their connections. In addition to product and service endorsements, businesses can display videos, featured product information and targeted ads on their Company Pages.
"Company Pages take product and service recommendations to another level, allowing professionals to benefit from the considered perspectives of those whom they trust and relate to the most – the people they know," said Jeff Weiner, chief executive officer of LinkedIn. "By displaying their strongest recommendations to prospective customers and employees on LinkedIn, businesses can use Company Pages to accelerate growth and trust in their brands."


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Oversewn is an old-fashioned term for whipped, as in whipped back, chain or stem stitch.
Palestrina used as an outline – Sweet Hearts embroidery pattern
Palestrina used to create a thick line – The Stitch & Thimble : 10
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A Sunday morning talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Joel Fotinos.
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We are creative beings, and we are either creating forward momentum in our lives, or creating more status quo. Rev. Joel talks about the powerful spiritual laws of prosperity, which will lift us out of creating more of what we've already got, and into creating more of what we want.
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Can the award for most petty celebrity in the world go to 50cent already? He sure deserves it!
Talk show host, Wendy Williams told 50 to get his life together while reacting to his child support jab at Marquise Jacksonduring her latest show.
Trust him not to let it slide!. he just took to his Instagram to share blast her.
He wrote;
"👀 Wendy williams just told me to get my life together, smh 🤦♂ your husband is not a bad man. he deserve a side chick for talking to you, you ugly motherfucker Focus on your own shit bitch. Oh yeah we in club LUST tonight your invited.LOL"
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"Yeah bitch, you fucking around in the wrong section. Every time you call me,I'm a show up."


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When I Try to Help My Son on the Autism Spectrum Understand His Birthday
Today is your birthday! We are celebrating you! It's hard to believe you're turning 5. But to you it's just like any other day. That's because abstracts are hard for you to understand. So I buy you a pin that says "Birthday Boy" and hope you will wear it. Maybe it will help make more sense to you that it's your special day.
We get 12 cupcakes for you and your friends at school, but you'd rather have nothing. That's what you said when I asked you which ones you would like while we were picking them up at the store. You replied, "Nothing," which is your way of saying "none." And while I'm standing there trying to decide which ones you'd like, you're giggling and laughing at this balloon you've got that you snuck off the table at an Operation Christmas Child "packing party" at church. And in the midst of all this fuss of trying to get you to understand your big day, I stop for a moment, seeing your excitement over this balloon. Because right now nothing else matters to you but that big ole red balloon.
Maybe all you need is a little more time – or maybe you'll never quite understand. But it really doesn't matter, because you celebrate every day. For you, ordinary things come to life because you've discovered the amazing hidden in the simple. And so, while we are trying to teach you that your day is special, you are teaching us that every day is to be celebrated. Because every day is made special by the joys you find in the simple. And every day with you is a gift, not just the day you were born.


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Some photographers dread shooting demanding people, but Alistair Morrison relishes the challenge.
He has spent 40 years shooting celebrities and has captured everyone from Dame Judi Dench to Bruce Springsteen with his lens.
"It might not sound like fun, but anyone who is very difficult is always great," the London-based portrait photographer said.
"Psychologically, you have to try and get them around. If you get a good photo out of them, you feel you have conquered."
He recalled one memorable shoot with acting legend Bette Davis.
"She was fascinating," he said. "When I photographed her at the Savoy Hotel in London, she had this little salvo of cigarettes and she smoked in that very flamboyant Hollywood way. I had to get her approval of the photos.
"The next day I came back and she had some scissors and an eye loupe on the table. I said: 'What are those for?' And she said: 'How many pictures do you need, Alistair?' I said: 'Six, Ms Davis'. She said that was what she was going to give me.
"She proceeded to look at them and gave me the six that I wanted. She cut out the rest. She took an hour to do it. I was 24, and that was probably two years before she died."
Since then he has exhibited worldwide. Eighty-two of his portraits are displayed in London's National Portrait Gallery. Actors' Last Supper, his take on Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, put 13 of Britain's best actors around a dinner table; Great Britons highlighted 90 notable Brits in honour of the Queen's 90th birthday two years ago.
This week he takes on Bermudian Legacy. The photograph will feature 13 outstanding members of our community.
"I wanted to do something that related to my own legacy," said the 61-year-old, who came up with the idea and brought British Airways and the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club on board.
"I have kept a keen interest in those Bermudians who have made significant contributions in sport, music, charity, environment and conservation, art, history and culture. Many have been honoured on the international stage.
"I am also very aware that there are many unsung heroes on the island and I wanted to ensure that we also honoured them."
Mr Morrison's mother, Aileen Wingate Morrison, is Bermudian. His Scottish father, James, came to the island when he was 18 to work for Cable & Wireless.
"He used to see this beautiful young girl coming down the street," the photographer said. "He eventually plucked up the courage to ask her out. They were married within the year. His work took him to South America — so I am one of five boys who was raised there. I was born in Peru, then [we went to] Argentina and Chile."
He visits Bermuda often.
His mother moved back home 20 years ago, after his father died. Two of his brothers, David and Philip, live here along with other family members including his uncle, retired conservationist David Wingate.
At the moment, he is excited to start shooting Bermudian Legacy. Sporting greats Clarance "Nicky" Saunders and Flora Duffy have been confirmed; Mr Morrison is in the process of selecting the rest of the group. Nominations can be made on his website, alistairmorrison.com/bermudian-legacy, before June 15.
"I'm here right now doing some researching and looking at locations," he said. "I would like it to be 13 individuals, because the very first of my Legacy [series] images was the Actors' Last Supper, which included 13 actors."
Mr Morrison was 21 when he decided to make photography his career — he found the idea of being his own boss appealing. Initially, he shot whatever he could for magazines and newspapers in London. He remembers once driving hours to shoot a swimming cat, who did not really want to swim that day.
His breakthrough came unexpectedly.
"There was an old Fleet Street picture editor who suggested to the art editor they should send me out to go and photograph Sting and The Police. I remember the art director thinking I was too raw and not experienced enough to do the shoot but the editor decided he'd give me the job. I arrived in Atlanta and got a good cover shot with the guys." Still, he was not satisfied. The group's manager, Miles Copeland III, suggested he hang around for a while.
Mr Morrison spent two days with them, capturing their personality so well that he became known as a portrait photographer.
Once completed, Bermudian Legacy will hang at the Hamilton Princess. Nominations for subjects can also be mailed: Bermudian Legacy, P O Box HM 2969, Hamilton, HM MX


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Hunger in Maine and How You Can Help
The Problem
Nationwide, hunger among older Americans has increased 80 percent in the last 10 years. Maine now ranks highest in New England for what is known as "food insecurity" among those 50+.
See Also: The Drive to End Hunger
The economic downtown of the last several years hit many retirees hard. They've watched their savings dwindle or even disappear and, depending on their age and health, it may not be possible to recoup those losses. Further, 1/3 of those on Social Security in Maine rely on their benefit for 100% of their income. When one considers the rising cost of food, fuel, and basic living necessities, making ends meet is becoming more of a burden for many Maine seniors. Some must even choose between paying their utility bills, buying food or paying rent.
The bottom line: Many older Americans are finding that, despite efforts to plan for the future, circumstances beyond their control have left them vulnerable.
It Could Happen to Anyone
Most food pantry clients never thought they would be in this situation. Claire and Lou from Aroostook County ran small businesses for many years and had a sizeable nest egg. Then Lou suffered a series of strokes. Claire dropped everything to care for Lou, but the money didn't last long and she was unable to keep up with his mounting home care costs. Lou is now in a nursing home. Claire is a client at the local food pantry. During the leaner months, she has less than $13.00 a week for food. Claire is just 60 years old.
In Central Maine, Bill worked hard his entire life until he suffered a heart attack and diabetic-related seizures. His wife has early stage Parkinson's disease. They had to move in with their daughter. Bill and his wife take 30 medications daily. They depend on the local food pantry and fear they will eventually end up in a state-run facility.
One Maine food pantry manager, Jim Roche, explains that assumptions about food pantry clients can lead to misunderstandings: "Just because people look like they have money for food, doesn't mean they do," he says. "We have clients who had jobs and lost them. Others are overwhelmed trying to take care of family members. You just can't go by appearances and start guessing what's really going on."
How You Can Help: 6 ideas that can make a difference
- Donate to your local food pantry. Just $1 can feed 8 people.
- Help a neighbor/friend sign up for SNAP (food stamps) to help pay for their groceries.
- Adopt a food pantry. Work with your community organizations to hold monthly food drives.
- Volunteer locally! The United Way, the Good Shepard Food Bank, Bread for the World, or the Area Agency on Aging are great places to start.
- Lend a hand at an AARP chapter for our annual "chapter challenge." Last year, our six chapters in Maine collected over four tons of food for local food pantries.
- Donate your home-grown fresh produce to Maine Harvest for Hunger.
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I don't have any quilty pictures to show...hopefully, when we return from our trip I'll be back to sewing. I know I'll be ready! My sewing room is set up enough to sew anytime I'm ready! Oh...I did drop my machine at the LQS to be serviced while we're gone, so I'll have to pick that up first! I figured this was the best time to have it done...while I was away from home and couldn't sew anyway! :)
I thought I'd share a few other pictures with ya...Quilt Inspector Extraordinaire, Smokey, has a new perch in this new house. This little space is between the entry way and the living room...he can keep his eye on everything from here. Usually he is sitting in what seems to be a little bit uncomfortable position...but sometimes he likes to stand in case he has to jump and run to check out any situation that may arise. :)
This picture is from the old house when the packers were there. They use this thick brown paper to wrap up some things that don't go into boxes...and Smokey decided to use his best quilt inspector technique to test it out. I think he prefers the quilts, don't you?This cute little guy is Alexander. He is DH's third cousin...I think! He's the grandson of his cousin...so who knows what that works out to be. He's about 7 weeks and just a little cutie! Doesn't he just look like he's all boy?


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I won an award this year. It took me a long time to post about it for a couple of reasons - I wanted to have the trophy to show you, and it took me a long time to get comfortable with talking about it. I was kind of embarrassed in the beginning! I like attention when it's about showing off my crafty stuff, but somehow when it came to this I got really shy!
I absolutely love my job. In case you don't know, I work for the US Army and I run an Arts and Crafts program. I really believe in the power of arts and crafts for stress relief, family bonding, and the general well-being it gives. I believe every person has a spark of creativity inside them. Everyone has a different type of creativity from art to drama to music and everything in between. Our job is to provide an environment that inspires people to try new things and find the one that brings them joy. Seeing so many people learn to sew, or paint, or frame, or throw pottery makes it a joy to go to work every day!
My job is to do all the behind the scenes stuff to make sure the program grows and is successful. In the last two years we were able to get the program to the point that if the military decides not to fund Arts and Crafts centers anymore that we would still be able to stay open because we are self-sufficient. Without boring you, there are two types of money - tax payer money and self-generated money. It was really important to me to not have to use tax payer money. So our customers fund the program themselves through their purchases and class attendance.
SOOOO.... to wrap it up, my boss put me in for the Recreation Employee of the Year award. I won at Europe and thought that would be it. But low and behold, I won at the Army level! I was so astounded and flattered! There is another award called "Career Employee of the Year" for employees that have worked for MWR for years and done awesome things. The lady who won that was from Europe too, so the region decided to present our awards at the theater awards ceremony called The Toppers.
So we went! Rob got to go with me and we had a blast!
All these photos (except my iphone pic) are from Martin Greeson, the official photographer.
The Toppers are like the Tony's. They award best plays, actors, actresses, costume designers, makeup, the whole works!
In between every award was musical numbers! It was really entertaining! The acts were GOOD!
I was like a giddy school girl up there. It was kind of embarrassing! And I couldn't stand there gracefully because the award was SO heavy! Haha!The lady standing there with me is the Regional Director for my organization! It was really neat to have her do the presentation!
The crowd was EXCITED about these awards! They went nuts every time their play was nominated for something! It was really fun to be there.
This is the lady that won the Career Employee of the Year. Look how graceful she looks! Her trophy was also stunning!!
I'm really grateful for my boss for putting me in for this and for all the people I have gotten to work with over the years and work with now. I'm not alone and there is no way I could be successful at my job without amazing people working with me. I really do feel like this was a team effort that spanned over the last nine years. This isn't a cheesy "I want to thank my ... " speech. I really do love what I do and I'm flattered that I got an award for doing it well!
If you want to see more pictures from the event you can see them on the website for the official photographer here: Greesonpix.com (Just so you know, the website doesn't work right on iPad)


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christmas wish lists (part 2)...
We're doing a little series here, sharing some handmade items that my sponsors and I have on our Christmas wish lists. I should warn you, these items may cause your own list to grow a bit...
I am crossing my fingers that this fantastic ruffled necklace ends up in my Christmas stocking! I am a all-neutral kind of girl when it comes to my clothing, so I like to jazz my outfits up with a pop of color in my accessories and jewelry. Right now, I am on a yellow kick as well, so this necklace totally fits the bill. :) Happy holidays and happy Christmas shopping to all of you!! xoxox Holly
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Good morning lovely friends - WoW I can feel the heat from the sunshine this early in the morning (typing with my kitchen door open and the sun is flooding through - Sammy my Pug is laid basking in the warm rays)
.........my 2nd Stampotique 'Stamp It' ATC swap arrived safely yesterday. Now I can share my 2nd creation.
The same rules applied to this ATC as yesterdays - include a postage stamp alongside/within our Stampotique stamps.
Hope you like.........
Can you spy the postage stamps...........
Yep I used a few of the golden coloured 1st class stamps picturing the Queens head.........
Yes they are there on the petals - fussy cutting is a love of mine.
Out came my.......
Dyan Reaveley Dylusions Ink Sprays
Ranger Perfect Pearls Mists & Stickles
Tim Holtz Distress Inks
Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
Natural string (dyed with Dylusions)
Rusty Wire
Stabilo All Pencil - black
Music score
Lace (dyed with Dylusions)
Now then I'm offski and tis a hard decision - join my snoring (now lol) Sammy 'n' bask in the sunshine or a little crafty fun....too much of a breeze to take my craft table outside and get the best of both.....ohhhh decisions, decisions.......
Big sunny smiles to you all
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My EC2 instance in Amazon ECS has run out of space with an error message similar to the following in the /var/log/messages log file:
Mar 18 16:29:36 ip-10-10-10-10 lvm[2016]: Insufficient free space: 1120 extents needed, but only 19 available
By default, the Amazon ECS Agent on the container instance cleans up stopped containers in a task.
The default interval for this cleanup is 3 hours, but this can be controlled using the following agent parameter in the /etc/ecs/ecs.config file:
Note: Any value shorter than 1 minute is ignored. For more information, see Available Parameters.
With the release of ECS container agent version 1.13.0, Docker images and stopped tasks are cleaned up automatically with the following variable:
Note: If you set this variable to true, automated image cleanup is disabled on your container instance, and no images are automatically removed.
If you are not on ECS agent version 1.13.0 or greater, you must upgrade to use the automatic image removal feature; see Updating the Amazon ECS Container Agent. The ECS container agent configuration variables can be configured to tune your automated task and image cleanup experience; see Tunable Parameters.
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While Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is vastly improved over Super Smash Bros. Brawl in terms of lag free online multiplayer, the sequel is still not quiet perfect. If you are experiencing some laggy matches while playing in the For Fun and/or For Glory modes, you can check out our guide below to find the best possible fixes.
First Possible Fix: Make sure the problem is on your end
The first thing you want to determine is that whether or not the multiplayer lag in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is actually because of how your connection to the Nintendo Network is set up. Thus, you should play a couple of rounds of online multiplayer.
If you ran into a laggy fight, it is best to exit the character select screen, go back in and then try again. This is because the videogame uses only peer-to-peer connections as there is no support for dedicated servers, so the smoothness of your experience is based on the internet connections of your game as well as others. To minimize lag, you can try to play with friends who are located closer to your location or by limiting your online play to one versus one battles in the For Glory mode (since there is going to be less data being passed around).
Second Possible Fix: Block out any interference
If you are constantly getting multiplayer lag no matter how many times you exit and re-enter, the problem may be related to your Internet. To prevent any potential latency in gameplay, it is best that you don't use your bandwidth on other activities such as downloading and streaming. Furthermore, the development team also suggested that you should stay away from shared public Wi-Fi hotspots if you don't want any problems.
You may also have a issue with how your Wi-Fi router is set up if you are using one from home. Things like a microwave, Bluetooth devices and even other Wi-Fi routers could hinder the performance of your wireless network. So make sure that you don't any interfering products nearby your router if you are running into problems playing online.
Third Possible Fix: Get a LAN and Ethernet adapter
Of course, you can just avoid using Wi-Fi altogether. In fact, the development team actually suggested that the best way to play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U lag free online is via a direct connection to the internet. The bad news is that Nintendo did not include an Ethernet port in either of the regular and deluxe versions of the Wii U hardware.
Fortunately, there are several relatively inexpensive LAN and ethernet adapters that will enable support for wired internet connection. We previously suggested getting any of the following three Wii U compatible adapters from Amazon:
- eForCity USB 10/100Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter
- HDE Ethernet LAN Adapter for Nintendo Wii USB Port
- UtechSmart USB 2.0 to 10/100 Fast Ethernet LAN Wired Network Adapter
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With these tips, your experience with the online multiplayer in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and other Wii U games in general, should hopefully be smoother.


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EU, Russia and Turkey among Ukraine's biggest trade export partners
In the first half of 2017, Ukraine's export of goods rose to 24.2% as compared to the same period in 2016
The European Union, Russia, Turkey, India and Egypt are still Ukraine's biggest trade partners in terms of export of goods, the country's Ministry of Economic Development and Trade reported Wednesday.
"Ukraine's top five trade partners in terms of export of goods are: the European Union countries (39.8%), the Russian Federation (9.4%), Turkey (6.1%), India (5.5%), Egypt (5.3%)," the Ministry said. Meanwhile, the country increased its exports to EU states by 26.1% ($1.7 bln) to $8.2 bln as of now, the report said.
All in all, "in the first half of 2017, Ukraine's export of goods rose 24.2% as compared to the same period in 2016 to $20.7 bln," according to the report. Traditionally, the export structure contained agriculture products and food (42% of the total exports), metal products (23%), machine building products (11.4%) and mineral products (9.6%).
Previously, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine said that the country boosted export of goods to Russia by 26.4% in the first half of this year to $1.93 bln, and import - by 41.5% to $2.99 bln. Ukraine's visible trade of balance with Russia was negative in the reporting period and amounted to $1.054 bln. Meanwhile, the trade balance in services was positive in the first half of the year: export of services to Russia increased 11.7% in the period to $1.645 bln, while import grew 17.6% to $208 mln.
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Chiricahua National Monument is open year-round and does not charge an entrance fee.
The visitor center is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Mountain Standard Time. Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time. Check the current Arizona time.
The free Hiker Shuttle leaves the visitor center each morning at 9:00 am and stops at the campground at 9:05 am. Signing up at the visitor center is required either the day before or the morning of the shuttle. The shuttle drops hikers at either the Echo Canyon or Massai Point trailheads. Hikers then follow the trails back to the visitor center or the Bonita Canyon Campground.
When hazardous conditions are present the Bonita Canyon Scenic Drive may close beyond the campground. During the winter this may be due to snow, ice, or fallen rocks. Windy conditions in the spring, summer, fall may bring down trees that could temporarily close the scenic drive. Check the current weather and road conditions.


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*NEW for 2017!* Adopt a Rancher Guides are now available in French. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com if you are interested in French programming.
Students in the Adopt a Rancher program analyze a ranch ecosystem in a case study that they develop themselves. By using a student guide and online resources and communicating with the adopted rancher, students will answer this question: How can ranching protect Saskatchewan's native grasslands while providing economic benefits for Saskatchewan people?
The native grassland ecosystems of Saskatchewan are threatened. The great herds of bison that thundered across the prairie are gone. Bison evolved with the grasses, forming a close relationship in which their health depended on each other. Today ranchers manage native grasslands to keep them healthy, using livestock in place of bison. Making the right management choices means that native grasslands can be a sustainable resource for Saskatchewan in which the biodiversity of native species is protected. Grasslands have other values and functions that are important for society such as regulating water flow and maintaining soil stability.
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Dear Alcohol: By Miranda Myers
Dear Alcohol:
I've never liked you. You know that. My relationship with you started when I was quite young, and you took my grandfather and then my father away from me. My grandfather you took from liver cirrhosis, and my father was diabetes complications, but we all knew it was from the drinking. He would even sneak cough syrup and Nyquil when mom would hide you from him, knowing you hid lurking in those bottles too. I remember, as young as three years old, watching him swig back from the green and red thick liquid.
I tasted you back then, but you were so nasty, I never understood why he felt like he did about you. But he loved you. Oh, how he loved you. He loved you more than he loved me, more than he loved mom, more than he loved anything. And we paid that price. We paid for every sip of you he took, and you just sat there, taunting us, teasing him, making him love you more and more. You knew he was married, had a kid and he needed to be responsible for his family, Alcohol, but you took him away from us, night after night, as he sought your solace in bar after bar.
But there was no solace, was there? You only left him wanting more and more.
Then it was my turn.
You came to tease me once the first time when I was fourteen years old. I was just a baby. Alcohol, you knew the hold you had on my family. I'm only just now learning that you're a disease that I didn't even know I could get. I'm only just now learning that everything you've done is something I should have known you would do.
But when you came to tease me, "Drink me… come on, just one little drink… it made your dad feel better… I can make you feel better too…" I listened. I drank. I drank you in and I liked the burn of you. Alcohol, the feel of you, sliding down my throat, was riveting. It was warming and cool at the same time. You slid down into my belly, numbed me, and it was a comfortable numb. It was a numbness that felt good, because it didn't feel.
I understood instantly what my father and grandfather had seen in you. I instantly desired you with the same intensity they had. But the truth is, I knew you were dangerous. I did try to avoid you. I really did. But you kept calling me. Everywhere I looked, there you were. My mother kept all of my father's bottles in the house. Why did she do that?
Oh, Alcohol, I convinced myself I could control you, but you know from the beginning you controlled me completely. Just a little out of the bottle. Add a little water to it. Add a little bit more. She'll never know. Shoot, mom's so distraught, let's just take a whole bottle. I'll replace you later, Alcohol.
Our love/hate affair has lasted over twenty years, and there's not a day I don't fight you, Alcohol. You've survived my relationships through two husbands, two children who still barely speak to me, and two other relationships with boozers who are good-time lovers, but are just as addicted to you as I have been.
You took my job, then you took my car. You took my freedom for six months when I slammed said car into a brick wall.
Alcohol, I only thank you for letting it be a brick wall and not the life of someone loved and cherished by someone else. The next time, and I always fear there will be a next time with you, Alcohol, I fear I won't be so lucky.
Sure, I take responsibility for drinking you, Alcohol, but once I start drinking, I lose who I am, and everything I promise myself I will never do again, I do. I don't want to do these things. I don't want to want you. I don't want to need you. I don't want to pick you up, Alcohol. I just don't.
And I can't tell you why I do it.
So I go to the meetings to break my dependency on you. I talk with people who have successfully rid themselves of you. But every time, I take you with me, like I'm carrying you around on my shoulder. You still taunt and tease me.
And still I can smell you, taste you, feel you… just as surely as I can remember a lover's caress on my skin. Just as surely as I can feel the sunshine on my face on a hot summer's day. I know your burn. I know your feeling. I know your warmth. I know your comfortable numbness, and I crave you. I crave you with an intensity that is unlike any I've ever had.
And I hate you for it, Alcohol. I despise and hate you for it.
But I forgive you. You don't mean to taunt me, Alcohol. I know you're not the real problem, but just the symptom of it.
So, Alcohol, my prayers:
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
–Reinhold Niebuhr
One day at a time, Alcohol. One day at a time and I will rid you from my life.
Nine Months Sober
3 Responses to "Dear Alcohol: By Miranda Myers"
Thank you, Miranda, for this very powerful letter. I think there are a lot of fathers out there that this should be shared with. Mine never made it to 9 months sober…
Such a powerful letter! I hope many, many people read this. I wish you the best on your one day at a time journey.
My mother is an alcoholic, coincidentally right around nine months sober as well. It's nice to see the other side. I love my mother, and I can't stand her, and I'm afraid for and of her. It's nice, for me at least, to see the other side.


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The post- and pre-game wrap-up
I'm ending my contract at Mackenzie today, a week earlier than I was originally scheduled for. The big project that the other contractors and I were hired on for went to press last week, and this week has been an exercise in finding enough interesting stuff on the internet to keep me awake, whiling away the hours. Understandably, my manager has asked all of us if we'd be willing to end our contracts early. This is generally a good thing to do, as it shows clients that you don't want to waste their money. To the best of my knowledge, I'm the only one out of the five of us who has agreed to do so.
As part of an ongoing tradition of mine, I've baked something for my co-workers as a way of expressing my gratitude. This Chowhound discussion of the best flourless chocolate cake recipe seemed like a good fit, as one of the other contractors here is gluten-intolerant. I decided to adapt Martha Stewart's Flourless Chocolate Cake recipe so that the dairy-intolerant among us (i.e., I) would have the opportunity to try it out as well. I baked a small sample in a ramekin last night to try it out, and am pleased with the results. It's chocolate-y, without seeming too much like ganache, apparently a common complaint for flourless chocolate cakes. Also, the interior is moist and spongy. The texture is surprisingly cake-y, without being heavy. The cake top is fascinatingly crispy, I wish all cakes had this top.
While it's possible that I might be returning to Mackenzie for the year-end version of the project, next September, I think it's safe to say that I'll have other things to concern me for the interim version, which wraps in April. Still, it never hurts to leave a good impression at a place you enjoy working at.
In the meantime, my December looks like it will mark a return to the gift-wrapping gig for charity which I undertook two years ago. It was a great job, and I'm very much looking forward to returning to it. My first day is — get this — next Monday.


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