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Hi all
This month on the Glitz blog we are celebrating the special ladies in our lives. I am lucky enough to have many special ladies in my life, past, present and future but no one is more special to me than my mum, everything that I am is because of this lady and although I may not always have been the perfect daughter we have a great relationship and I'm thankful she's my mum!
I love this candid photo of us at my wedding and the colours of the Glitz papers are perfect for showing off a very happy moment. Here's what I used;
Glitz Designs Laced with Grace papers; stripe, plaid, polka and floral
Glitz Designs Afternoon Muse papers; cart postal and polka
Glitz Designs Laced with Grace clear stamps
Glitz Designs Afternoon Muse clear stamps
Glitz Designs Laced with Grace Journaling Cardstock stickers
Glitz Designs Laced with Grace paper layers
Glitz Designs Love Games Glitzers
Glitz Designs Love Games Whatnots
Glitz Designs Love Games Titles Cardstock stickers
Glitz Designs Teeny Alphas; Olive green and Aqua block
Gitz Designs lear frosting
I've always loved the fact that you can mix and match across all the Glitz Designs collections and love that they use colours that really sing together.
The stamps are fab and here I have stamped directly over my small photo
And look at the detail in the fairy whisper stamp which looks great stamped onto some of the Laced with Grace paper
The teeny alphas are just perfect in all their different colours and styles
And even the 'plain' papers in the collections are full of tones and interest.
For my other layout I decided to celebrate a lady that is special to me in my creative life, someone who is a source of inspiration to me. I have just re organised my studio and I wanted to create some wall art so I made this layout as a tribute to Frida Kahlo
The papers in the new collections have always made me think of Mexico with the hands that appear regularly in Fridas art, the butterflies and the colours of orange, green, turquoise and yellow so I thought it would be fun to mix them up for this layout. I have used;
Glitz Designs Afternoon Muse papers; Floral, Carte Postal and Block
Glitz Designs Laced with Grace papers; Floral and Butterflies
Glitz Designs Love Games paper; Polka
Glitz Designs Laced with Grace paper layers
Glitz Designs Laced with Grace Whatnots
Glitz Designs Laced with Grace Glitzers
Glitz Designs Laced with Grace Peek-a-boo
Glitz Designs Love Games Peek-a-boo
Glitz Designs Love Games title cardstock stickers
Glitz Designs Afternoon Muse peek-a-boo
Glitz Designs Giant Rhinestones
I created a frame from the floral paper and ripped out the centre, ripping back into the frame and rolling the paper back to reveal the bright yellow on the double sided paper.
The peek-a-boos create great layers and all the colours in the paper lines mix so well. The butterflies cut out from the laced with grace paper make great embellishments.
Dimension and layers are built up with more peek-a-boos, paper layers and stickers. I love the bright happy colours in this layout and it will make a great addition to my studio wall to inspire me when creating.
Thanks for letting me share my creations with you, what special ladies will you celebrate with your Glitzy stash? Don't forget to play along with the Get your Glitz on challenge either .... there's goodies to be had!
I hope you're well and happy and until soon Happy Crafting!
MJM x


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A year of trying new things
Looking for a way to gain perspective on your life? Maybe you should try what Jenny Levison decided to do. She's decided to do something new everyday for a year and write about it. Her year is almost up and we at The BK Buzz were wondering what she has been able to take from the experience. … Continue reading
Documentary focuses on the gentrification of Fulton Mall
A new documentary is currently in the works, which tackles the issues of gentrification and city planning in Downtown Brooklyn. Written and directed by Kelly Anderson and Allison Lirish Dean, the film, called My Brooklyn: The Battle for the Soul of a City, focuses on how city planning policy affects the changes we see in … Continue reading
Experimental theater group takes on Hemingway
Love The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway but want a new take on it? Elevator Repair Service, a theater company based out of Brooklyn, has been working on a theatrical production of the classic 20th century novel for the past few years, and it is debuting in New York later this month. And there's more, … Continue reading

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ADOPTED by The Seip Family
Sophie is almost two months old, with an estimated date of birth being 12/17/2017. She is black and white, for now, with a beautiful mask and loads of freckles. She also looks like she is developing some brown.
Sophie and her siblings were found dumped outside, and without their mother. They are currently being bottle fed. Sophie's brothers are Bullet and Bandit.
Sophie will be a high energy girl who needs lots of exercise. She loves to eat, and has recently discovered a baby Kong. She is sleeping through the night, and as she gets a bit older, she'll begin working on some commands.
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Opening a local U.S. Export-Import Bank office, more focused overseas marketing of the region, and one-on-one counseling for business owners interested in exporting are among the steps Minneapolis-St. Paul officials have recently taken to increase international trade in the region.
U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce Francisco Sanchez, who leads the International Trade Administration, was in the Twin Cities on Thursday to promote programs and resources available to businesses interested in exporting.
Sanchez, who says he has visited 25 states in the past three years, touted the metro area's exporting credentials to more than 100 public officials and business owners gathered at northeast Minneapolis-based software services company Open Access Technology International.
Sanchez told the crowd that increasing exports is "critically important to our country," because studies show that businesses that trade internationally perform much better than those that do not.
Minneapolis-St. Paul is one of four metro areas nationwide where officials and business leaders worked with the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program to assemble strategies to double exports by 2017 — a goal similar to President Barack Obama's National Exports Initiative.
The U.S. Commerce Department ranks the Twin Cities as the nation's ninth-largest export market, with $23.2 billion in merchandise shipments in 2010. The metro area is the nation's 16th-largest by population.
Still, less than 10 percent of the Minneapolis-St. Paul region's economy is based on exports, versus 10.7 percent nationwide, according to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Export Plan developed with the Brookings Institution.
Many of the region's largest companies — from Wayzata-based Cargill to Fridley-based Medtronic to Maplewood-based 3M Co. — are heavily involved in overseas business. But many small- and medium-sized businesses still aren't engaged.
"The products and services you produce — the world should know about," U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, DFL-Minneapolis, told the group at Open Access.
Local officials have already taken some steps to improve the situation:
- While producing the export plan, they found out that most exporting businesses in the region weren't using the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a federal agency that provides export-related financial products such as working capital guarantees and export credit insurance. One issue was the nearest bank representative was in Chicago. Officials lobbied the bank and got a local representative, Denis Griffin, who opened an office on Sixth Street in Minneapolis on July 31. (His number is 612-348-1213, and his email is email@example.com.)
- Regional economic development group Greater MSP is seeking to increase business with Minnesota's largest trading partners – Canada and East Asia. The group along with the Minnesota Trade Office recently opened a satellite location in the Chinese port city of Shanghai. Greater MSP is working with the BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota and LifeScience Alley to open a second overseas office, in Osaka, Japan.
- The Minnesota Trade Office this summer launched a program called Export By Design that provides business owners with one-on-one consultations so they can create targeted exports plans.
Local committees continue to meet to hash out exporting strategies.
"There's going to be some really exciting work that happens over the next three to five years," said Katie Clark, executive director of the Minnesota Trade Office.
Since it started in 2010, Minneapolis-based sailboat maker WindRider International has gone from exporting to only two countries, Netherlands and Canada, to having more than half of its $1.2 million in annual sales coming from exports to a host of countries including Aruba, Canada, Australia, Chile, Thailand and France. But company chief operating officer Robert Sanberg said right after the event that company officials "stumbled" across the government programs that helped them do that.
"I've spoken to a lot of people and they just don't know about these programs," Sanberg said.


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How to Calculate Latent Heat of Vaporization
Latent heat of vaporisation describes the amount of heat that must be added to an amount of liquid at its boiling temperature in order to solely and completely convert the liquid to its vapour form.
This vaporisation heat is usually a number of times greater than the heat required to raise the liquid's temperature from ambient to the boiling point, which is why foods cook far more quickly when steamed than when boiled. You can calculate the latent heat of vaporisation for any liquid from published data about its physical properties.
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Define the application. In this example, boiling tap water at 15.6 degrees C-Fahrenheit (deg-F) is vaporised in a distillation unit until 1-quart has been distilled. Assuming that the distiller has an electrical-vaporising efficiency of 0.8, you can calculate how much heat in Btu (British Thermal Units) and kW-hr (kilowatt-hours) must be added to the 1-quart of boiling water to convert it to steam.
Look up the enthalpy value of 1-pound of boiling liquid water at 212-deg-F, and saturated steam at 212-deg-F in published steam tables. The difference between the two values, 180.17-Btu/pound (Btu/lb), and 1150.5-Btu/lb, respectively is the latent heat of vaporisation for 1-pound of water. Subtracting 180.17 from 1150.5 yields 970.33-Btu/lb.
Scale the latent heat of vaporisation for the 1-pound of water up to indicate the latent heat of vaporisation for the 1-quart produced by the distiller. One quart of water weighs approximately 0.943kg, so multiplying the 970.33-Btu/lb by 2.08 equals 2020.43-Btu to vaporise the quart of water.
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Define the application. In this rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) example, you can calculate the amount of Btu of cooling (latent heat of vaporisation) that is available by applying an entire 473ml bottle of rubbing alcohol (60-per cent concentration in water) to feverish patients in a hospital. Since the alcohol evaporates so easily, the heat of vaporisation is extracted from the patient's skin it is in contact with, which is what imparts the sensation of coolness.
Look up the latent heat of vaporisation data for propanol in a physical data compendium. The Material Data Safety Sheet for isopropyl alcohol shows this value to be 286-Btu/lb. The specific gravity is 0.785.
Correct the value from Step 2 for 16-fluid ounces of 60-per cent concentration rubbing alcohol. The 454gr at 60-per cent concentration by volume constitute 272gr of IPA, with a specific gravity(S.G) of 0.785. Therefore there are only 9.6-fluid ounces x 22.3gr/454gr/pound = 214kg of IPA in the 454gr bottle. The latent heat of vaporisation for a 454gr bottle is therefore only 0.214kg x 286-Btu/lb = 134.7-Btu. This is only about 14-per cent of the value of water, which is why the cooling time, while dramatic, is so short-lived with IPA.
- Use volatile liquids such as rubbing alcohol to cool fevers quickly.
- Invisible steam contains about 5-times the heat of boiling water, which is why it causes such severe burns. Always take great care when working with steam and distillation equipment.
- Volatile liquids such as rubbing alcohol are usually also flammable, so never use alcohol around fires or open arcing electrical equipment.


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A gang of brutal rapists/murderers are terrorizing Hong Kong. Three detectives (Zhao, Cheung and Au) are assigned to investigate, but their love triangle is getting in the way of business, so their captain orders Cheung to choose one guy. I guess HK cops run by different rules than the US. Anyway, she eventually hooks up with Au and the two marry. On their wedding night -- wouldn't you know it? -- the gang of rapists attack the couple, killing Au and leaving Cheung shell-shocked. Zhao tries to patch things up with her, but she has other plans. Hooking up with an eccentric gay man (Fok, director of Naked Killer), she decides to turn her body into a weapon in order to get revenge. [mrblue]


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Stolen personal information and cyber crime tools are being traded on fraud sites for prices ranging from as little as $US3 to $1000, according to a monthly online fraud report by RSA, the security division of EMC.
The report notes that distributed denial of service (DDos) attacks were being offered for $US50 over 24 hours, credit card details can be bought for $1.50, and Trojan kits are being sold for $1000.
According to RSA A/NZ pre-sales engineering manager, Greg Singh, the underground market poses a threat to Australian consumers and companies.
"The cost may seem marginal to some, but caries the potential for heavy losses to the consumers, banks and credit card associations involved," Singh said. "These services can result in the loss of thousands of dollars."
The report also found that global phishing attacks increased 21 per cent during July due to an increase in the number of attacks on brands.
Australia hosted 7 per cent of phishing attacks in July, making it one of the top 10 countries enduring phishing attacks.
The US remains the top phishing host with 61 per cent of attacks recorded as being hosted in the country.


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Eco-Art and Eco-Fashion Show Gala
Eco-Art and Eco-Fashion Show
Links for Greener Learning's (LGL) Eco-Fashion Show and Gala aims to reduce waste by creating new products from upcycled and repurposed materials.
All proceeds from this event will go towards improving and expanding the Eco-Chic, 3Rs Boutique project and our community gardens project which supports low income and newcomer families.
The event will have three shows:
The First Show- will have students from secondary and elementary schools who created their own designs from recycle material
The Second Show: will have models from second hand stores who will be wearing some of the clothes available at their stores. (Every store will have twenty minutes to show their styles.)
The Third Show- this will be the highlight of the event where models will "rock the runway" in beautiful and creative fashions made from waste material (plastic, fabric, buttons, pop tabs and other materials. Display of Eco-Chic Products (bags, purses, jewelry, keychains and other items made from waste material)
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The bar balances with a weight of 4 units on one side and weights of 2 units and 3 units on the other.
The 2 is on the inside and the 3 is on the outside. The 3 weight and the 4 weight are exactly the same distance from the pivot, and the 2 weight is half way between the 3 weight and the pivot.
Can you find an arrangement with the 4 staying exactly where it is, balanced again by the 2 and 3, but this time with the 3 on the inside and the 2 on the outside?
There is more than one way to do that, so first find at least two arrangements that work, then try to describe, using algebra, the connection between the 2 and 3 positions.
You can use the lines in the background to help you gauge distances when you are looking for the relationship between the positions of the 2 and 3 unit weights.


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Sean McDow: One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure
One man's trash is Sean McDow's treasure. The woodworker and furniture designer started making furniture during the winter of 2005 with little woodworking experience, and "quickly realized how much material is thrown away every day and decided to experiment." Using primarily reclaimed fencing materials that had a ticket for the burn pile or landfill, he has built up a varied portfolio of tables, entertainment centers and stools; we like the "Sign Table" that incorporates a "legally obtained" (we're told) Oklahoma railroad sign. His work has an easy, conversational appeal that goes well with the weathered wood. Though he insists "I am not a company" and that "I build furniture for myself", if you're interested in having a piece for yourself, "I will see what I can work out." ::Sean McDow via ::MoCo Loco
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Vintage Monkey is a local, female owned estate sale company with over 15 years experience. We handle partial to full estate sales, personal property appraisals, and consignment options. From our first consultation to reconciliation, our expertise in managing estate sales is unmatched.
When you are ready to have a sale, we will come over to the sale site and walk through the home. We will discuss sale logistics and fees for our services and answer any questions that may arise about the process. Our goal is that our clients are completely comfortable with the estate sale process.
We will begin sorting and setting up the sale one to two weeks before the sale date. Our team will research and price all items to maximize profits. We will create a visually pleasing and organized sale for our customers. We will advertise the sale on estatesales.net, craigslist, Facebook, an email blast, and with many signs throughout the neighborhood. We will then run a multi-day sale. The sale will be 2 to 3 days depending on the amount of items to sell and the size of the home.
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We all know that the ssh honeypot "kippo" is a great tool. But it is awful easy for an attacker to figure out that they are connected to a kippo honeypot. The latest trick I see people use is to run the "file" command, which is not impleneted in kippo. For example:
While on a real system, I would get
This is a bit a tricky one to "fix" in that it requires more then just a static response as the attacker may try different files to test. So it would require something like a full database of possible files to try. Or (risky...) an implementation that would use actual output from the system kippo is running on.
Maybe I will have a patch for kippo latre today to implement either solution.
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I've given up on kippo. The more sophisticated attackers (from a large Asian country) know they are in a kippo honeypot without even typing a command. They've automated detection somehow after the authentication step. I've seen them break in in the logs and then exit immediately.
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They are likely looking for the banner. it is pretty easy to change the banner. Look in kippo/core/honeypot.py for the banner (just search for OpenSSH) and replace it with something more current/real.
To get a better banner, connect via telnet to any ssh server and see what comes back.
They could also look at the set of ciphers, but from what I can tell, kippo looks pretty "real" with the ciphers offered.
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Interesting. My Real CentOS6 system says
-bash: file: command not found
Because I don't have the file-x.y.z package installed.
I use minimal installation images whenever possible.
That also means there are no unnecessary programs, such as 'wget', except on a few systems that do actually need it.
Maybe if more people use minimal installs.... any 'real' systems an intruder gains access to,
will be mistaken for a honeypot, and they'll just go away? :)
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I did change my banner before opening my kippo install to the internet. I chose a slightly old linux banner. The test I see most often is for sftp. I installed the fork with sftp from https://github.com/micheloosterhof/kippo and now they stay around.
Most of the attacks I've seen have been scripts downloading linux malware from 22.214.171.124:8188. These don't show up in the input record, they show up only in the playlog. I'll get 50 attacks a day but they all do the same thing. It's getting boring so I think I'll change the banner to some other Unix and see if the attack changes.
It also helps to have your system up long enough that Shodan publishes it. I noticed a spike in attacks after my ip showed up in Shodan.
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I'm still getting some interesting new hits in my kippo traps (for example - http://blog.infosanity.co.uk/2014/05/15/tales-from-the-honeypot-bitcoin-miner/).
My working theory on the immediate disconnects isn't that it's necessarily attackers identifying the honeypot for what it is, but that the immediately disconnected sessions are from automated scanners and mass-compromises finding vulnerable systems for their masters. Whilst I have nothing but gut feeling to back this up, the fact that many logins with manual interactions source from IP addresses that have never connected to the vulnerable system before lend credence to the basis that advanced knowledge of the system and credentials came from somewhere.
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I have seen some sysadmins purposefully duplicate behaviour of kippo in production systems to try to trigger precisely this kind reaction from an attacker.
I'd advise caution attempting this though, I've watched too many logged sessions where the attacker has identified the honeypot and fired off a potentially spiteful 'rm -rf /' prior to disconnecting. Not sure I'd want to get a production system hosed due to being to cute with the obfuscation.
Definitely agree with the minimal install aspect though.
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STFC Introductory Course in Solar System Plasma Physics – First AnnouncementMarch 1, 2017, from Richard Morton
We are pleased to announce that this years STFC Introductory Course in Solar System Plasma Physics will take place from 10-15 September 2017 at Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK.
The course is aimed at 1st year PhD students but open to students of any year. There are some fully-funded places available for STFC-funded PhD students, available on a first come first serve basis. Non-STFC students and PDRA's
are welcome to attend but will have to pay a registration fee.
Aside from the taught programme there will be plenty of opportunities for networking and socialising with other students and lecturers with an ice breaker event and conference dinner, plus an excursion to the historical Tynemouth Priory, located on one of Northumberland's glorious beaches.
For more details please see www.northumbria.ac.uk/ICSSPP17
We ask kindly that supervisors highlight this opportunity to their PhD students.
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Return of the Hero
Peg Ackerman
Blanched by anemia, Mary rested quietly in the hospital bed. Her pallor made her barely visible amid the bleached bed linens--she seemed a mere shock of white hair against the pillowcase.
Age ninety-three, she'd visited the hospital a half-dozen times in as many months, shuttling between nursing home and hospital as many elders unwittingly do in their last year of life. She may have preferred to stay put, but no one knew for sure: as a person with dementia, she was presumably unable to speak for herself.
I was a palliative-care nurse practitioner in the hospital. Until about two decades ago, whenever someone neared the end of life the details of care were discussed with his or her doctor; nowadays, that intimate discussion often takes place in-hospital, with a total stranger. For Mary, I was that stranger.
Hospitalized for severe anemia, she had been scheduled for a colonoscopy. But when she refused to drink the four-liter liquid prep, her doctor flipped her to me to evaluate her "goals of care."
Goals of care--that's our euphemism for how a person wants to die. We ask questions like, "Do you want your heart resuscitated if it stops?" or "Do you want a breathing machine if you can't breathe?" And, finally, "Do you want antibiotics or transfusions?"
Mary couldn't walk and was suffering from several other medical issues besides dementia. Her quality of life was grim and getting grimmer. In the last analysis, though, only she knew whether she wanted to prolong her existence and, if so, how. My job was to find this out by means of a "life review": using the patient's life history as the starting point for a conversation with the patient and the patient's family about her wishes.
In Mary's case, "family" meant her ninety-five-year-old husband, Tom, who was also her healthcare proxy.
"He's not really with it," warned the nurse on duty.
Feeling a bit trepidatious, I dialed his number. Tom answered at the first ring, sounding breathless, like someone expecting bad news.
I introduced myself, explaining my role at the hospital and why I was calling.
"How do you think Mary is doing?" I asked.
"Not so good," he replied quietly.
It quickly became clear that Tom was less interested in discussing Mary's medical problems than in reminiscing about the girl he'd married. And it was equally clear that, after sixty-plus years of marriage, he was still madly in love with his bride.
As we talked over the next hour, I learned that my fragile patient was a true living hero.
They'd met in the Navy. She was a nurse; Tom, an intelligence officer.
When I told Tom that my job was to "navigate" Mary's care goals, he latched onto the familiar nautical term: "Oh, so you're the navigator."
He told me that Mary had been the first nurse on the scene at Boston's disastrous 1940 Cocoanut Grove inferno, the deadliest nightclub fire in US history. And during World War II, she'd been the first Navy woman to fly a plane.
"Given Mary's nursing experience and knowledge, what kind of medical care would she want now?" I asked.
"Not this," Tom replied quickly and firmly. "She would want her dignity."
The next day, he and I met with Mary's medical team. Tom shared photographs of Mary during her active-duty days, and of himself and Mary in their wedding photo, looking breathtakingly stately and dignified.
He, too, was a hero, I learned: he'd been a member of the British team who'd cracked the German Enigma code, a feat credited by many for shortening the war and saving untold lives.
Thinking of all that these two had accomplished, I felt overwhelmingly saddened to see them relegated to the role of warehoused elders. All of our country's rhetoric about the "Greatest Generation" rang hollow.
Shortly after our talk, I approached Mary's bedside.
"Good morning, Lieutenant McIntyre," I said.
Her eyes flew open, bright robin's-egg blue and intelligent.
"I heard you were a Navy nurse," I said.
"I am a Navy nurse," she replied.
"Tom told me that you were the first woman to fly a plane in the Navy. You're a hero."
She looked at me, her face lucid and animated, then said modestly, "Oh, well, that was a long time ago."
We chatted a few minutes more, then I asked, "What treatment would you like now, given your health condition?"
"Well, I just want to die in peace. No tests, needles or procedures."
The robin's eggs faded, and she drifted back to sleep.
Mary's team determined that there would be no colonoscopy, no imaging, no further debilitating tests or painful treatments, and that Mary would return to the nursing home on hospice care.
A few weeks later, Lieutenant Mary McIntyre died, lying comfortably in her nursing-home bed, surrounded by her medals and memorabilia, and with Tom by her side.
It was a hero's death.
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Peg Ackerman is a nurse practitioner and clinical director at Commonwealth Community Care in Boston, where she directs programs for people with disabilities. She has a lifelong interest in writing and has been published in professional journals and texts and in the Boston Globe. "I first turned to writing about healthcare during the early AIDs epidemic, when I felt a need to write about my brother and about other AIDs victims who were unable to get proper care."
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We have updated information on the investigation which began last week into the burglary and shots fired at a witness at the Christison property on Highway V.
Today Livingston County Sheriffs Office deputies arrested James R. Garthwaite, 19, Chillicothe, on a Livingston County arrest warrant for alleged 2 counts of Hindering Prosecution by interfering with a felony arrest, both class D felony, bond set at $5,000.
The investigation report alleges Mr. Garthwaite assisted Mr. Jessie Perez in hiding from law enforcement officers on 2 occasions knowing Mr. Perez was wanted by law enforcement for a felony.
The LCSO and North Central Missouri Major Case Squad members arrested Mr. Perez at 308 Locust, Chillicothe, MO last Friday afternoon. Mr. Perez was alleged to have been hiding in a location which would have required Perez to have assistance from one or more people.
Mr. Garthwaite is currently on parole for a Burglary conviction and we have notified his parole officer of the arrest. Mr. Garthwaite remains incarcerated in lieu of bond.
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Marion Hayden is our school counsellor and now an award-winning author!
Through her eyelids she could see the shifting light as the passing clouds made their slow and steady pilgrimage across the sky, caressing the sun and moving on. She sighed and rolled on to her side, shifting her weight to rest her head on her hands, pillowing her cheek. Her hair fell in waves across her face but she did not move to pull the strands back behind her ears, it felt good to have that curtain, that protection. Keeping her eyes closed, she felt the grass against her forehead and her pillowed hands, wet with the lasting drops of the passing afternoon shower. There was something she loved about the feel of the sun across her face after the rain, a sense that nothing was ever constant, that we move and change, moment to moment.
She opened her eyes slowly and surveyed the world around her through the curtain of hair. She could see the blades of grass, and the wildflowers, tall enough to reach her knees, greeting her, twinkling in the moisture and diamonds of the sunlight. Small white butterflies flitted around her motionless body, moving in time with the gentle breeze. Keeping her hands pillowed under her face, she exhaled a sharp breath to move the hair obscuring her view. Puffing out a small amount of air, her hair only moved a fraction, which continued to cover her eyes. With another sigh, she hooked the rebellious hair behind her exposed ear and returned her hand to cushion her cheek, warm now from the heat of the sun. The hill she lay on dipped down into the lower part of the garden, the yellow daisies proud and tall, stretching until the rock wall of the garden's perimeter.
"We shall never be mowed..." they whispered.
"Sure..." she thought, and smiled at the thought of talking daisies.
Rolling on to her back again, she threw her hands out on either side of her body and ran her fingers through the grass. A passing cloud threw the garden into muted shadow and the diamonds stopped twinkling, the daisies quieted and the world held its breath. She too stopped breathing until the slow emergence of the sun and the warmth upon her bare skin again.
"There is such a reliance on the light..." she thought to herself "...a guide when the dark is at its peak and we are blind to find our way....but," she mused "we can only know the light exists and its place in this world because we know the dark..." With that, she shaded her hand against her eyes from the re- emergence of the sunlight. She frowned and thought about her own personal dark, her worries and fears. They seemed to overshadow the light within her and she wished she could let them pass like the clouds above, letting the sunshine in more often than not. Life was never easy it seems.
"Life..." she murmured and sighed, wiggling her toes in the grass, closing her eyes...
"Yes, life..." returned a small voice. She snapped her eyes open and sat up quickly, resting her body on her elbows behind her and looking around her for the source of the small confident voice. The garden continued to be empty, save the wildflowers, daisies, and increasing number of small white butterflies. She held her breath again and waited to hear the voice a second time, eyes wide and ears open to any sound.
"Hello?" she asked tentatively...
"Hello!" the voice replied and she started suddenly with the close proximity of the sound. With no one else present in the garden, and only the slight breeze to move the ever growing wildflowers she mumbled to herself " I must be losing my mind ..."
"Oh no, "the voice replied, "far from it!
"Who are you?" she exclaimed, drawing her knees to her chest and looking around her wildly.
"Why, I am just a butterfly," the voice responded seriously. "A....a buttefly?" she asked incredulously.
"Of course, every great garden has butterflies!" the voice cried "we are, of course, the keepers of the sunlight dance."
"The what?" the girl asked, eyes still wide in confusion
"The sunlight dance," the butterfly answered patiently. With this information she surveyed two small white butterflies dance across her vision and she questioned her sanity.
"Butterflies..." she thought and watched them flit about the wildflowers. After a moment the voice continued,
"The sunlight dance is when the rain has ceased and the sunlight returns to caress the life around us! It is the dark and the light, the clouds and the sun, the way we continue, on and on..."
"I see." she whispered, still confused.
"Do not worry yourself with the business of butterflies, " the voice said with a dismissive tone, "but we do have advice for you, you of the lounging of the garden type..."
"Lounging of the garden type?!" she said defensively, "I was only taking a five minute..."
"No matter!" the unseen butterfly interrupted, five suddenly flitting by her vision, "but we must give you guidance, we have agreed, since watching you."
"Ok...." She responded in a suspicious voice.
"You think too much," the butterfly explained "let it go."
"Let what go?" she asked incredulously.
"It! Everything....do not be plagued by life's worries, fears or unknown....just be. Let go! As the daisies say "we will not be mowed!""
"They actually say that?" she asked in bewilderment.
"Of course!" the voice said "it is their mantra, their everyday look at life! To be thought as to be cut down each day, would they live as they do?"
"I guess not..." she answered tentatively, looking around herself warily.
"Exactly! You think too much, just be. Enjoy the light that comes after the rain as you have already experienced, the kiss of the warmth with the passing of clouds, for this! Is life."
With that, the already now accumulated 10 butterflies dispensed amongst the garden and she was for a moment awestruck with what had occurred.
"Hello?" she said quietly "are you still there?"
The quiet was both curious and pleasant, and she strained her ears to hear the small confident voice return, but no one, human or butterfly responded. After a few minutes of listening and watching the twinkling sunlight of the garden, she slowly lowered herself on to her back and thought
"Well, I guess I just have to "be"..." and she smiled to herself in the sunlight of a magical knowing "...because the butterflies said so."
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This committee impacts all non-healthcare related businesses from an education, compliance and training perspective. Specific effort and focus revolves around industry education and ensuring awareness of the program's rules and regulations to ensure a safe, successful and fair program implementation. This committee works in partnership with our Government Affairs committee to ensure alignment between the program, the industry, the association and its members.
From healthcare systems, physicians, providers and patients, this committee researches & defines best practices with stakeholders to ensure a safe, responsible and successful program implementation. Physician and practitioner education are paramount to the success of Missouri's MMJ program and this committee works to accomplished education and training via outreach and partnership with systems / regulators along with other online training, seminars, thought leadership and speaking engagement.
Engage stakeholders, industry and non-industry entities to inform, educate and guide the trade from a business planning perspective. These efforts are best accomplished via member and prospective member outreach, Leadership Council member meetups, business and civic outreach. Some of the business based challenges from a implementation and regulatory perspective include investment, banking, marketing, zoning, business licensing and fair business practices.
This committee works to understand, create, guide and communicate regulatory matters between association members, the board of directors and any relevant state organizations such as the Department of Health and Senior Services, state legislature and Governor's office. Comprised of industry and regulatory specialists, this committee's primary role is to focus on regulatory matters related to Missouri's MMJ program implementation as well as specific lobbying efforts to ensure fair, compliant and expedient program roll out and legislative representation where appropriate
This committee works to understand, review and make recommendations as it relates to association financial matters and budgeting. The end goal of this committee is to ensure the financial stability and durability of the organization in the long term.
This committee works to plan, strategize, execute and measure marketing, advertising, promotion and event efforts to support the association's goals for education, advocacy and growth.
John Curtis
Board of Directors – Chair
Co-Chair | Director of Cultivation – Beleaf Co.
Upon returning to his home state of Missouri, Mr. Curtis helped establish the Beleaf Company. His extensive knowledge and experience working within the cannabis industry will be extremely valuable in guiding the efforts of Missouri medical cannabis stakeholders, regulators and MoCannTrade members.
Larry Ellison CPA
Board of Directors
CFO – Agrios Global USA | Timberland Bay Properties
Lt. Scott Gleason Ret.
Board of Directors
Security Director – TAG Investigations
As a respected member of Missouri's law enforcement, drug enforcement and investigative communities, Lt. Gleason's career enforcement experience will play a pivotal role for MoCannTrade and specifically our Industry Education and Compliance committee.
Bradford Goette
Board of Directors
Industry Education + Compliance
Dr. Patricia Hurford MD, MS
Board of Directors
Board-Certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Management Specialist – SOAR Medical (Spine, Orthopedics & Rehabilitation)
"As a lifelong sports enthusiast suffering many of the aches and sprains that accompany competitive sports, I know stubborn pain impacts functionality, mobility and emotional outlook as well as the ability to deal with everyday environmental stress. Powerful opioid pain medications promise quick relief but often lead to abuse and serious life consequences. Taking the time to listen and thoroughly explain what viable treatment options exist, helps my patients to feel validated, understood and know that I can take care of them."
Dena Ladd
Board of Directors
Executive Director – Missouri Cures
Ms. Ladd's current position involves cultivating and maintaining relationships with key policy makers, business leaders and opinion leaders in the medical research field on the state and national level. In 2016 she directed a campaign rallying consultants, patient advocacy groups, volunteers and business leaders in an effort to defeat a ballot initiative—containing language that could potentially harm medical research in Missouri. Her background and experience directly supports the mission of MoCannTrade as well as her role on the Healthcare Education and Training committee.
Derek Mays
Board of Directors
V.P. / Deputy General Counsel
Mr. Mays possesses the unique ability to craft sound legal expertise with a focus on the human side of business. He will use his deep transactional and compliance law background to guide MoCannTrade, cannabis industry stakeholders and members with specific impact to our Business and Trade Planning committee.
Jack Mitchell
Board of Directors
Government Affairs – Chair
President – Mitchell Hospitality
Jack's many years of regional, national and international business dealings along with his long career of legal guidance and leadership in the gaming, regulatory and hospitality industries makes him an excellent addition to MoCannTrade as well as the Business and Trade Planning committee.
Josh Mitchem
Government Affairs
– Communications Chair
CEO | Co-Founder Mitchem Companies + CLOVR
Josh has more than 15 years of senior-level national business experience in highly regulated and competitive industries along with 5+ years of cannabis investment / ownership experience. His entrepreneurial expertise in creating and growing companies from the ground up combined with his policy regulation knowledge provides an asset to MoCannTrade's Industry Compliance & Education committee and the future of Missouri Medical Cannabis.
Dr. Kyle Ostrom MD, FACP
Board of Directors
Internist – Mercy Health
Dr. Ostrom has served as internal medicine physician, Medical Director for Hospice and Palliative Care Department Chair of the Hospital Division and Oncology Committee Community Liaison. Its these roles, his ongoing care efforts in his community and Dr. Ostrom's Evidence Based Medicine approach that positions his as a trusted leader for MoCannTrade's Healthcare Education and Training committee.
John Payne
Board Of Directors
Strategist – Amendment 2 Consultants
Campaign Manager – New Approach Missouri
John Payne served as the campaign manager for New Approach Missouri, which led Amendment 2 to win more votes than anything else on the 2018 ballot. He has also served as the Executive Director of Show-Me Cannabis. Prior to working professionally in the cannabis movement, John held positions as a Research Assistant at the Show-Me Institute, a high school social studies teacher, and a freelance writer where his work appeared in publications including The Week, Reason Magazine, and The American Conservative.
John Pennington
Board of Directors
Business + Trade Planning – Chair
VP Broker / Investor – Savoy Properties
His passion for numbers, investing, and service transcends to his interest in real estate, as Mr. Pennington spends a major portion of his time with Investors and Owners addressing their real estate needs. Whether it's representing banks on their corporate real estate and loan portfolio—or working with local investors in the acquisition, disposition and leasing of investment properties. John's business experience and acumen makes him the perfect chair for the Business and Trade Planning committee where he will lead the charge for MoCannTrade stakeholders, members and the impending industry.
Joseph "Chip" Sheppard
Board of Directors
Attorney – Carnahan, Evans, Cantwell & Brown, P.C.
Mr. Sheppard was instrumental in the birth of the Mo. MMJ industry revising Constitutional Amendment 2 from 2015-2017, explaining its provisions to local groups and potential clients, and raising money for the effort. He has been a business lawyer for the last 35 years; is the Chair of his firm's Marijuana and Hemp Law Group (7 of the 18 members of the firm); and recently named Lawyer of the Year by Missouri Lawyers Weekly along with Mike Hill, a MoCannTrade advisory board member, for their MMJ initiative work. His involvement in legal associations, community organizations and cannabis industry groups provides insight, expertise and leadership to both MoCannTrade and the Government Affairs committee.
Dr. Mimi Vo, MD
Board of Directors
Healthcare Education + Training – Chair
Internist – Vo Medical Clinic
Her integrative and evidence based approach to practicing medicine along with her knowledge of medical cannabis serves as a strong foundation for the industry. Dr. Vo considers the health, wellness and safety of her patients and community a top priority and her efforts as part of the Missouri Medical Cannabis Trade Association's Healthcare Education & Training committee continue to support this.
Brett Williams R. Ph.
Board of Directors
Mr. Williams is an accomplished business owner and community pillar through his decades of pharmacy leadership and customer service. Brett helped build his small, family-owned pharmacy into St Louis' largest independent pharmacy until selling three of four stores to a national chain in 2011. Brett is a respected medical industry professional focused on improving the lives of his customers and those who rely on him for healthcare leadership and expertise. Brett has led hospital missions in Haiti as well as local/regional disaster relief efforts with the Red Cross. It is this passion and dedication to his community that makes Brett the perfect addition to MoCannTrade and the Healthcare Education and Training committee.
Sean Baltzell
Advisory Board
Curador | Parlor Social Club | Union Barber Shop | Tower Classic Tattoo | Knife & Flag Workwear
Over the past 15 years, Sean Baltzell has grown from local tattoo artist to owning and operating a network of thriving businesses throughout the St. Louis area, making him one of the most recognizable and successful entrepreneurs in town.
With a passion for brand architecture and aesthetic balance this serial entrepreneur is driven by the relentless pursuit of creating culturally relevant hot spots around the St Louis landscape. His expertise in package and product design, coupled with his fine art skills, are the foundational pillars for a conceptual design powerhouse with production and manufacturing capability. Holding licenses in tattooing, liquor and barbering, Sean quickly gained a unique skillset for leading business in highly regulated trade. With his dynamic team in place, Baltzell intends on blazing a trail to the top of the medical cannabis community in Missouri.
Paul Bocci CPA
Advisory Board
Chief Financial Officer – Central Ozarks Medical Center
Treasurer – New Approach Missouri
Paul has 36 years of business experience in finance in several highly regulated industries. He has served as CFO of companies in the healthcare, aircraft assembly, and automotive manufacturing industries.
For the last eight years Paul has concentrated on working in the healthcare industry. He has worked with medical practice and facility regulations regarding billing, facilities planning, and facility implementation and accreditation. Other areas of concentration include Medicare & Medicaid regulations, DEA regulations and physician contracting. He has also worked as a liaison for practices with Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers. Over the years, Paul has provided guidance to medical practices and testimony for attorneys regarding Medicare and Medicaid fraud.
Zack Carpenter
Advisory Board
L.A. Based Attorney & Investor
Mr. Carpenter has developed expertise in the cannabis industry with particular attention to the legal and regulatory environment of the California medical and adult use markets. Before entering the cannabis industry in 2015, Zachary worked as a senior staff attorney at Orleans Public Defenders in New Orleans, LA. Zachary attended Harvard University and Stanford Law School, where he was a member of the Stanford Law Review.
Dr. Stephanie Cernicek PhD
Advisory Board
Senior Chemist – Beleaf Co.
On a daily basis, Dr. Cernicek interacts with patients and physicians to design the most effective medical cannabis plans and products-based on the patient's specific diagnosis and circumstances. Stephanie's years of experience as a chemist make her an important member of the MoCannTrade team and an asset to those involved in the Missouri cannabis industry.
Bernie Heimos
Advisory Board
Owner – Heimos Nurseries
Having a successful career in the Horticulture industry, both as a businessman and supporter of medical cannabis, Bernie's experience and contributions directly impact both MoCannTrade and the Industry Education and Compliance committee.
Michael Hill
Advisory Board
Amendment 2 Consultants
Solo Practitioner | Cannajurist
Amendment 2 Consultants was founded by Mike Hill and John Payne, who first worked together as part of New Approach Missouri, the campaign that created and passed Amendment 2 with 65 percent of the vote in 2018. They will bring the expertise and relationships they forged before and during that campaign to assist their clients in the medical marijuana application process and beyond.
Corby Jones
Advisory Board
Mr. Jones is the CEO, Co-General Counsel and Co-Founder of Strayne, LLC. Since being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (M.S.) in 2012, Mr. Jones has taken a particular interest the legalization of medicinal cannabis throughout the United States. Among many other benefits, he has paid specific attention to cannabis studies pertaining to M.S. symptom management and related stem cell research. As his knowledge in the cannabis space has grown, he has consulted and advised clients from other jurisdictions in cannabis related litigation
Corby is an alumnus of the University of University Missouri- Columbia for both undergraduate studies and law school. Throughout his 15-year legal career, Mr. Jones has dealt with myriad issues relating to commercial litigation and real property purchase and acquisition. He has also worked for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ("NAIA") and National Collegiate Athletic Association ("NCAA") on cases involving student-athlete eligibility, amateurism, student-athlete health and welfare, and civil rights. Additionally, Corby has served as counsel to the NCAA on legislative and governance matters and assisted in the development and implementation of amendments to the Division I enforcement program.
Mr. Jones honed his interpersonal and leadership skills as a 4-year starter at quarterback and eventual team captain for the Mizzou football team. In his last 2 seasons at the helm, he guided his team to the university's first bowl appearance and subsequent bowl win, in 13 and 14 years, respectively. During his senior year, he was also named as an Academic All-American, and one of 15 National Football Foundation National Scholar Athletes. He played professionally in both the NFL and Canadian Football League, and was inducted into the University of Missouri-Columbia Intercollegiate Hall of Fame in 2003. Corby later (while practicing law) worked as a college football analyst for the Fox Sports Networks. In October of 2016, he was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
Mr. Jones has been a strong proponent in the push for a social equity component in the implementation of Missouri's Amendment 2. He believes that everyone should be able to both access the medicine derived from cannabis and serve their communities (geographic limitations and socioeconomic status, notwithstanding). As an advisory board member of McCannTrade and member of its Government Affairs Committee, Mr. Jones drafted the initial MBE/WBE provision, which was proposed for presentation to the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Mitch Meyers
Advisory Board
CEO – Beleaf
CMO-Creative Cannabis Consultancy (C3)
Owner – Nature's Care
Backed by an impressive resume of achievements in the marketing field, Mitch Meyers brings a fresh perspective to the cannabis and hemp industry. After spending several years in the accounting and audit field, Mitch realized marketing and product development was her true calling. She was hired to introduce Bud Light for Anheuser-Busch, which is now the largest selling beer in the world. AB subsequently put her in charge of leading their new products group for 6 years. She was named AdWeek's Advertising Woman of the Year in 1996.
After leaving there, she formed a marketing and brand development agency, The Zipatoni Company, that worked with many Fortune 100 companies delivering strategic insights and business development programs. She and her partners built the agency to 350 employees, offices in 5 states and $42 MM in revenue annually. They were acquired by IPG, the Interpublic Group in 2003. Since that time, she entered the cannabis industry receiving a dispensary license in the highly competitive Illinois medical market in 2014. The following year, she received a cultivation, production and dispensing license in Missouri for CBD to treat Epilepsy. She continues to consult with companies around the country on cannabis business. Mitch's seasoned marketing expertise, coupled with her passion for the plant, products and the ultimate patients, makes her one of the leading faces of the cannabis industry.
Kevin Reardon
Advisory Board
Owner – Advertising Savants
Over three decades, Kevin has led the development of successful, integrated brand development campaigns for a wide range of clients, in industries including tourism, consumer package goods, education, health, financial services, non-profit, entertainment and household goods—in both Business to Business and Business to Consumer categories. Kevin's philosophy is "Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come." and its this approach that positions Kevin and his team as powerful partners for shaping the voice and message for MoCannTrade as well as his impact specifically on the Business and Trade Planning committee.
Kevin Riggs
Government Affairs – Communications Chair
President | CEO – Cole Engineering
Kevin E. Riggs is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Majority Shareholder of Cole. Kevin is responsible for the overall management, development, growth, and direction of the firm. He is actively involved in the planning and design phases of numerous projects, as well as client communications.
With 28 years of experience, Kevin is an industry leader. His firm has garnered three national awards and is consistently recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal. His personal achievements have been awarded by the design industry and his peers at the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers. He also devotes a great deal of time and resources to civic and charitable efforts. Kevin received a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Missouri-Rolla. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in 40 states.
Dr. David Sciortino, DC
Advisory Board
Co-Chair | Partner – Noah's Arc Foundation of MO
Dr. Sciortino is dedicated to help establish systems for organized implementation of medical cannabis in Missouri. With experience with the current, highly regulated CBD laws in Missouri, Dr. Sciortino provides educated input on operations, safety and legalities as well as seed to sell tracking. Dr. Scortino's many years of treating patients suffering with pain and witness of opiate abuse drives his commitment to see medical cannabis as a suitable replacement and to support the specific goals of MoCannTrade's Healthcare and Education Committee.
Jerod Thomas
Advisory Board
V.P. – Brewster Alexander Security
Living by the credo "no job too large or too small", Mr. Thomas specializes in guaranteeing each project/user is continuously supported from beginning to end. He brings the same level of dedication and commitment in leading MoCannTrade and its members with security expertise specifically related to highly sensitive, regulated, governmental and/or medical cannabis industries.
Christopher White
Advisory Board
Solo-Practitioner — Christopher S. White, Attorney at Law
Mr. White joined MoCannTrade in the summer of 2018, providing his unique knowledge and industry insight gained from his experience aiding a Missouri based client's move into the Colorado cannabis market in January 2017. As of February 2019, that clients' Colorado business now maintains a robust global footprint and continues to expand. In addition, the company seeks to return "home" to hold a strong presence in the new Missouri MMJ Industry. Mr. White plays a pivotal role in outreach efforts to cities, municipalities and law enforcement agencies throughout the state in order to help the association lay the groundwork for the most successful MMJ program rollout in this country's history.
Eric Wolf
Advisory Board
Investor/Partner – Gateway Extraction
Mr. Wolf is a supplier of high quality active pharmaceutical ingredients and biochemicals including biological buffers, amino acids and other high purity chemical reagents through his company Xenos Inc. Sourcing unique ingredients from full cGMP ISO certified manufacturing plants in China, South America and Europe is his specialty. He has been involved in numerous FDA cGMP audits including initial FDA NDA/ANDA and 483 submissions. He is familiar with the global markets as well as the logistics, customs, and international laws of these industries. His goal is to give genuine hope and help to the people and children legal medical cannabis will benefit, make a difference in their lives and help to regulate the industry.
Dr. David Yablonsky, DO
Advisory Board
Board Certified Internist – Associated Physicians Group | Victory Men's Health
As a physician already working in a medical cannabis legal state, Dr. Yablonsky's experience with patients, medical systems and regulators will have a direct and immediate impact on MoCannTrade's Healthcare Education and Training committee for a safe, responsible program implementation in Missouri.
Jack Cardetti
Media Spokesperson
Tightline Strategies | MoCannTrade Communications
Jack Cardetti has served for a decade as a spokesman and communications adviser for public officials and political campaigns. He has worked on some of the most successful campaigns in Missouri in recent years including the highly successful campaign for New Approach Missouri | Amendment 2 which had the highest vote tally of any item on the Nov 6th 2018 ballot. Jack was instrumental in getting the electorate to understand and support Amendment 2 and will continue to work with MoCannTrade, New Approach and Missouri stakeholders to ensure steady communications and updates related to the successful program implementation of medical cannabis in Missouri.
Karin Chester
Vice President
CEO – Midwest Canna Expos
Executive Director – Greater STL NORML
Outreach Coordinator – New Approach Missouri
Vice President – MoCannTrade
Karin has continually advanced the needs of the cannabis and medical cannabis industries in Missouri since 2016 including her roles with NORML, New Approach Missouri, as volunteer Executive Director of Missouri Cannabis Industry Association (MCIA) as well as her latest endeavors with Midwest Canna Expos. Karin is part cannabis activist and part business minded industry shaker. As an organizational leader and event producer, she has proven her value immensely in her ability to lead, manage, organize, direct, plan and ensure that we continue to advance marijuana law and program reform for the sake of patients, businesses and communities.
Andrew Mullins
Executive Director | President
MoCannTrade President | Executive Director
After hearing Senator Eric Schmitt's impassioned speech for CBD on the Missouri Capital floor, It has been Mr. Mullins' passion to see medical cannabis become a reality in the state.
"I recognize the rising tide of cannabis nationally and the positive impact it has on people's health. I'm excited to be leading our association and look forward to working with the industry to implement a safe, responsible program that more than anything, helps people."
Eric Seyfert
Secretary – MoCannTrade
Since November 2018, Eric's volunteer role with MoCannTrade has continued to evolve and more recently included some scoped, contract admin work. Eric has increasingly become involved with and shown interest in the Missouri cannabis industry. After an 18-year career at AT&T with numerous IT roles in software development, project management and vendor management, Eric left the company to travel and explore new opportunities. He has board experience with Non-Profits including Epworth Center and as treasurer for the St. Louis Gaelic Athletic Club. He studied management information systems and finance at Saint Louis University and received his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.
Steve St. Arnold CPA
MoCannTrade Treasurer
Serves as CFO of Blue Dart Ventures LLC, within the Mitchem Companies. Mr. St. Arnold has been the CFO since 2011 and in addition serves as Chief Compliance Officer for the same entities. Prior to joining the Mitchem companies, Steve was the Vice President of North American Finance for Danisco, a worldwide food ingredient company from March 2000 to July 2011. Prior to 2000, Steve held positions in the industrial lubricants industry for Fuchs Lubricants. Steve has a BBA from UMKC and an MBA from Avila University.
Steven Tilley
MoCannTrade Lobbyist
Strategic Capitol Consulting | MoCannTrade Lobbyist
Mr. Tilley is a former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives. After being elected to the House in November 2004, he became the Majority leader in January 2007 and then was elected Speaker in November 2010. He was instrumental to the Republican pick up of 17 seats that year. In 2012, Mr. Tilley left office and founded Strategic Capitol Consulting (SCC) a government affairs and consulting business, which primarily handles state and some local government business. In just four years, SCC has grown from a one-man firm with a single blue-chip client to a four-person team with a roster of clients ranging from associations to large cap, technology and emerging market companies. SCC maintains offices in Jefferson City, Chesterfield and Perryville, Missouri.
Eric Walter
Outside General Counsel
Partner – Armstrong Teasdale LLP
General Counsel – MoCannTrade
Mr. Walter has spent years studying the industry's remarkable expansion through state legislation and ballot initiatives, notwithstanding cannabis's Schedule 1 designation under federal law. His vast industry knowledge, experience in state licensing, and representation of private sector clients have uniquely prepared him to support MoCannTrade's mission of ensuring that Missouri's medical marijuana industry is safe, compliant, fair, and effective for patients, license applicants, and businesses serving the industry.


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The Millennium Green, situated on the edge of Bishops Offley, is an excellent facility for the village and the communities in the area. In order to meet the running costs of the Millennium Green, the Trustees have organised various fund-raising events. They would now like to set up a 100 Club for those interested in the long term use of the Green.
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Portlaoise AFC U11's clinched the MSL Major League and Cup double when they defeated Tullamore by 3-2 in a thrilling cup final in Athlone recently.
Portlaoise had a wonderful start when Aaron Doran controlled a beautiful pass from Brian Smith and placed his shot across the keeper low inside the far right hand post.
Not to be outdone, Tullamore levelled matters direct from a fortuitous free kick from their star player Alex. Portlaoise then dominated play and were rewarded ten minutes later when Aaron Doran returned the compliment to Brian Smith with a good diagonal pass. Smith feinted to his left then took the ball inside the defender before pulling a beautiful shot back inside the left hand post to make it 2-1.
Things got better when the industrious Colin Conroy found Jason Horan with a pin point pass which Jason smashed first time across the keeper into the bottom right. 3-1.
Tullamore, playing a more direct style, had the occasional opportunity. Within two minutes of half time Alex struck again. First he saw his powerful strike headed clear but he immediately latched onto the loose ball and shot again. 'Keeper Jamie Callaghan turned the ball on to the post and then fielded the ball when it came back off the post. To the surprise of both sets of supporters a linesman awarded a goal. At half-time it was 3-2 for Portlaoise.
The cross breeze rose during the second half and as a consequence less goal chances were created. Tullamore had what seemed a legitimate goal from a direct free kick disallowed with ten minutes to go for an infringement on the Portlaoise 'keeper O' Callaghan. Coaches Pat Horan and Andy Doran used all their subs to good effect in the course of the second half. Final score Portlaoise 3 Tullamore 2.
Portlaoise squad: Jamie O Callaghan, Liam Og Brennan, Conall Rowney, Michael Culleton, Coyle Enright, Jamie Preston, Colin Conroy, Aaron Doran, Josh Hogan, Jason Horan, Brian Smith, James Reddin, Tiernan Cahill.


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Emma Maule, Law Society social media officer, considers some of the key takeaways from Social Media Week London and provides top tips for firms to enhance their online presence.
Last week I attended Social Media Week London, an international conference on all things social media-related for which I was lucky enough to win a free ticket. It provided extremely useful insights as well as the weird and wonderful - from 'emotional ROI' to considering why the unicorn is such a popular emoji*.
The main point from this year's conference, as explained by BBC presenter LJ Rich, is that the future isn't products or services - it is shared experiences. These will take place in real time and will probably be in video or augmented reality format.
Here are some of the key insights that could help your firm with social media:
If you're not using video, you're already behind the curve. As well as the most obvious - YouTube - Facebook, Twitter and Instagram all support video, and live streaming apps such as Periscope and Meerkat are increasing in popularity. Facebook in particular has had great success with this - last August, it surpassed YouTube for number of video views in the States.
Video now dominates the market. Recruitment using video was discussed during a panel session on millennials, with the rise of the video-based CV. During LJ Rich's session on digital influence, she got the audience to do a Mexican wave that was live streamed to Periscope because another Periscope user had requested it a few seconds before - an example of using live-streamed video to interact with your audience in real time.
At the Law Society, solicitor Gary Ryan answers questions live using Periscope during our #SolicitorHour Twitter chat. Watch Gary's first video, which we've uploaded to YouTube.
There are challenges presented by this medium, such as formatting for different platforms, as well as production costs and the need to train staff.
Things to consider about video:
Mobile devices now account for over half of internet time and this number is only going to grow. 80 per cent of Twitter users and 44 per cent of Facebook users access these networks from a mobile.
People are starting to expect to access the world through their smartphones and tablets - this is going to apply to anything your firm does online. The Google update in April now ranks responsive websites higher in mobile search. So make sure your website is responsively designed, and consider creating an app. At the Law Society, we are in the process of making our website compatible with mobile devices. For your social media output, make sure you're catering for the people who will be viewing it on their smartphones, and tailor the content accordingly. For example, you will need to create different image sizes for different social media platforms.
No one cares about your brand - they care about what it can do for them. And people want to have conversations with other people, not with a branded corporation.
On social media, try to shift from broadcast (one-way messages promoting your firm, such as press releases) to engagement by gathering information about your audience in order to use conversations you haven't started. Comment on content that interests them - this will grow numbers. For example, we have been using social media to discuss our draft strategy with our members.
However, don't be too downhearted if you're not seeing the engagement you expected - remember the 99 to 1 rule. On any social media platform:
Your focus should be on grabbing that one per cent to keep them loyal and turning the nine per cent into proactive engagers.
Consider the following scenarios.
As part of your crisis planning, you will need:
It's also best to have training and guidance in place to minimise or prevent such occurrences, and a plan to rebuild your reputation once things start to settle down. Read our protecting your online reputation practice note.
Business use of social media, and the data it provides, is moving from a fad to an essential part of an organisation's strategy. It's no longer enough to simply 'listen' to chatter about your brand - organisations have moved to monitoring data for real-time interaction with customers. Make use of a social media management tool to help you gather analytics so you can monitor data - there are plenty out there. Examples include Sysomos, Sotrender, Meltwater, Hootsuite, and Sprout Social.
*Emoji: small digital icons used in texts, emails and social media. Here is a unicorn emoji:
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Indeed, judging by the pictures over at the BirdAbroad blog, where the author found what at first glance looked like a genuine Apple Store in the far-off Chinese city of Kunming, far far away from the genuine Apple stores in Beijing and Shanghai.
Poorly painted walls and badly finished staircases gave the game away, as did the words 'Apple Store' above the well-known Apple logo, being three simple things that Apple never does.
Amazingly, within a few minutes walk of this store are TWO more fake stores, with one even having the words 'Apple Stoer' listed in that typical Chinese style, where the person putting up the sign clearly speaks zero English or they'd not have made such an elementary and 'give-the-game-away' mistake.
While the store appears to have genuine iPad 2 models, MacBook Pros, iPhone 4 models, a wall of accessories and more, right down to blue T-Shirt wearing staff members, the BirdAbroad blogger couldn't actually tell whether the products on display were genuine, or not.
I mean, we're dealing with China here. The systems could have fallen off the back of a truck, they could have been surplus stocks made without Apple's knowledge, they could be PCs hacked to run Mac OS X, they could be anything - even 'genuine'.
After all, the Kunming guys are supposed to be resellers - they may be doing just that, but doing it in a store that simply rips off Apple's official stores, safe in the knowledge that they're deep in Chinese territory, far, far away from Apple's US lawyers.
Then there's the staff themselves. Apparently, they genuinely believe they're working for Apple itself, even though Apple does not list any Chinese stores in Kunming on its website.
Continued on page two, please read on, where you'll see a story I wrote in 2006 still looks to be very, very valid today!
This would mean each staff member truly believes they are official Apple employees, when instead, they are employees of very clever scammers.
If I was in Kunming, I'd certainly hope so, because warranties are important, after all, and these really might be 'legit' operations without a 'legit' storefront, simply copying Apple as best as possible to boost sales as much as possible.
Undoubtedly, with this store having now gone around the world, Apple in the US is very well aware of this store's existence, and will probably now want to do something about it.
Already, the BirdAbroad blogger had to pretend to be US Apple Store employees simply on an overseas trip to check out Apple stores around the world to be allowed to take photos in peace.
Before she had that brainwave, the security guards, of which there were three plain-clothes types outside, had tried to stop her from taking those photos, but given the pics available over at BirdAbroad, they clearly failed - and if they are aware of the subsequent global publicity, have probably realised they failed badly in their jobs to presumably stop Apple itself from finding out, futile though that is in our age of camera-equipped smartphones and other devices.
So'¦ if you're taking a trip to China, or even almost anywhere in Asia, and you want to buy something that is truly genuine, it looks like you really do need to stick to the absolutely 100% trusted stores that the local know for certain aren't fake, or your iHappiness may turn to iHell when something inevitably goes wrong.
Finally, as I wrote back in November 2006, Chinese fake electronics are more popular to some Chinese than the real deals - and with news of this story breaking, it could well be that nothing has changed!


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DECAP ATTACK! Chuck D Head is his name and slinging his cranium around is the game! One of the best games for the Sega Genesis that you can still snag for under 10 bucks! Collecting on the Sega Genesis is not the most expensive of the retro systems, but prices are climbing. So you better snag a copy of DECAP ATTACK as soon as you can! Besides what other game can you play as a mummy with the ability to throw his head and who also has a second head in his chest? NO OTHER GAME OF COURSE!
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text: Hot on the heels of the Optoma pico-projector that uses a TI chipset, TI itself has announced the "industry's first home-theater lamp-free projector." It uses a PhlatLight LED illumination source instead, and a Brilliantcolor chipset to give a 1080p display. This makes it capable of a 50% bigger color gamut than traditional projector tech (that's over 200 trillion colors!) and a contrast ratio that can go up to 500,000:1. The lamp-free bit is the part that will interest consumers: as well as not requiring expensive new bulbs, the LEDs consume far less power so you'll pay for less electricity if you're a heavy projector user. Apparently "multiple DLP customers" are expecting to launch projector products with the tech late this year. [Digitimes]


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We don't talk much about being thankful at Christmastime. I think, though, that we need it more than ever, what with being busy and stressed.
I was feeling sorry for myself today–unable to go anywhere, stuck inside all the time, with a baby who, while she sleeps at night, prefers to stay awake as much of the day as possible.
But then I thought, "You know, I have so much to be thankful for, it's not even funny!"
I'm so thankful that this new baby is healthy and growing like crazy. We have enough to eat, my hubby has a steady job, our home life is stable. So many Christmases, we lacked one or more of those things. All I have to do is remember, and the thankfulness overwhelms me.
I'm so thankful for our families, who love us across geographical distance (which sometimes feels like time and space!). I'm thankful for so many good memories of other holidays, with many more to come.
After all, there was a baby involved at the first Christmas, too. Mary stayed cloistered for most of her pregnancy–talk about not getting out much! So I'm in good company.


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I wrote this blog post knowing that this question could start some heated debates. However, it's really a question that should be embraced and make us feel fortunate for all the amazing hot sauce and food combinations out there.
I asked our biggest chilehead fans that subscribe to our newsletter, " If you could only have hot sauce with one food for the rest of your life, what food would that be?" Here are some of the most popular answers.
Pizza!! Because pizza is enlivened by many types of hot sauce, and it's great fun matching different style/flavor sauces to different styles of pizza. Fruit-based sauce (Captain Mowatt out of Maine makes a great blueberry sauce and a fireberry sauce), chipotle, jalapeno, smoked vs non-smoked -- all work well on pizzas. We have a bucket that holds twelve bottles, and we bring that to the table, full, when we make homemade pizza and watch football. In fact, I'm glad it's soon to be football season - that means pizza will be back on the menu 2 times/week. - MB, Jason
Anything with Mayonnaise- Mayonnaise is great on a lot of different foods, and hot sauce makes mayonnaise taste so much better by giving it more flavor and a kick. By putting the hot sauce into mayonnaise you can spread the mayonnaise onto a lot more foods so that you can put it on more than one food. See what I did there? -Martin
Avocado - I almost went with pizza but gotta give the avocado some love. Nice Louisiana style hot sauces go especially well with avocados. - Stephen
Refried beans are the perfect food for my rocket fuel aka hot sauce. The taste goes perfectly with the burn you get from the hot sauce -Peter
Eggs- Hot Sauce and eggs go perfect together because hot sauce can add such a great flavor and mixes well with both the whites and the yoke. I can't have an omelet without hot sauce on it, because it needs that flavorful kick. Also, a wide range of hot sauces goes well with eggs which are not true for all foods. - Bob, Jennifer
Hummus + Grated Cheese + Hot Sauce + Pretzels- This last one needs some explanation, and I let this multi-food combo slide and make the list because it was a genius finding from my college roommate. Alex explains... "I always thought I was a culinary artist and I'm especially creative after a few drinks. One night I came back to my apartment after a night out in Amherst, and of course, I had the munchies. I looked in the fridge and took out the hummus and pretzels, but my roommate Brian, being the chilehead he is, had some hot sauce so I put that on too. Then I decided to put a layer of grated cheese to top it off. The pretzels dipped in the hummus with hot sauce and grated cheese is the perfect combination of creamy, salty, and crunchy. It's so addictive that before you know it you've gone through your whole tub of hummus in one sitting." - Alex
This isn't just a question for our subscribers. Comment below and keep the debate going! Big thanks to all the chilehead followers that contributed!


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Torņa iela 1, Rīga
LV-1050, Latvija
"Arsenal" has become the main keyword for the event, both through an attempt to build a link with the function of the building of the ARSENĀLS Exhibition Hall of the Latvian National Museum of Art (LNMA) over the centuries, and pointing towards the history of armament and its relevance today. Kristians Brekte's most ambitious personal exhibition to date consists of new works – large-format paintings, ready-made objects and multimedia installations – all on the military subject.
Brekte's visual language, which has been developed in a creative career spanning more than ten years, includes links to goth and black metal subculture, street art, religion, art history and pop culture. The artist is fascinated with the dark side of our society, dealing in his works with the notions of death, suffering, sexuality, faith and amorality. The vandalism of the subject matter in the artist's sculptural installations mixes with formal perfection and technical mastery, uniting sharply critical or revealing references and quotes in the already familiar aesthetics. It is also marked by the use of colour, material, light and sound, always anew pointing to Brekte's interest in deconstructing such traditional forms of art as painting, sculpture and printmaking and creating a distance from the way they are generally perceived.
For this exhibition, the space that once served as a military warehouse, will be used both associatively and literally as a framework for the exhibits, which were made by studying episodes of cultural history. Kristians Brekte's works turn the ARSENĀLS Exhibition Hall into a contemporary narrative on human nature under the circumstances of real or imagined threat. Found photographs, vernacular objects, screenprints, sculptural objects, oil paintings, noise music embody the artist's understanding of the essence of an arsenal and its significance today.
Kristians Brekte (1981) earned a master's degree at the Department of Stage Design of the Art Academy of Latvia. Since 2003, he has held several solo exhibitions, and regularly takes part in group exhibitions in Latvia and abroad. For his series of works The Madonnas of Riga (2010) Kristians Brekte was nominated for the Purvītis Prize and earned the title Young Foreign Artist (under 35) in the international contemporary art fair Art Vilnius' 12. The artist's works from the exhibition Gastronomy (2007) were included in Phaidon Publishers' volume Younger Than Jesus (2009), which brings together the brightest international artists under the age of 33. In 2014, Neputns Publishers released a catalogue dedicated to the artist's work, titled Brekte.
Kristians Brekte is a practicing stage designer, Associate Professor at the Department of Audiovisual Media Art at the Art Academy of Latvia and the Head of Department of Environmental Art at the Faculty of Design.
Elīna Sproģe, art historian
Arta Vārpa, Curator of the Latvian Sculpture and Object Collection /
Latvian National Museum of Art


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Kidney bean salad is a tasty, healthy and easy to make snack. It is packed with nutrition and ideal protein supplement for vegetarians.
Kidney bean or rajma are a wonderful source of nutrition. They are widely used in gravy based dishes. But today, I have an interesting recipe here, Kidney bean salad, easy to make and healthy too.
The kidney beans are dark red coloured and shaped like kidney. They are rich in molybdneun, folate,fiber, potassium, manganese, phosphorous, protein and vitamin B.
They help prevent cholestrol. They provide fat free protein. They help in reducing the level of blood sugar, thus it is highly recommended for these patients. Being heart friendly, these also , give folate to the body. Like all legumes, it is rich in both kinds of fiber.It is considered to help in improving memory.
Salads of legumes are packed with nutrition. They should be used more often in our daily diet. The first time I came across this kidney bean salad was in the book by cooking magnet, Tarla Dalal, loved the idea of making a salad of these. But the recipe here, is slightly different from the original and mine.
A similar salad can be read here.
Over to the Kidney Bean Salad Recipe
- Kidney beans cooked 1cup, 100grams
- onion 1 chopped finely
- tomato 2 chopped finely
- cilantro
- For the dressing :
- olive oil 1tsp
- salt to taste
- chilli powder 1/4tsp
- pepper powder 1/2tsp
- chat masala 1/4tsp
- lime juice 1tsp
- Take a wide bowl and add the boiled kidney beans. Add the onion and tomatoes.
- Mix the ingredients "for The dressing" in a bowl.
- Pour it over the veggies and chill in refrigerator.
- Serve with a garnishing of cilantro.
Healthy Kidney Bean Salad
Kidney bean salad makes a good snack to binge on. It should be consumed regularly by vegetarians.
- 1 cup kidney beans cooked
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 tomato finely chopped
- cilantro
For the dressing:
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
- 1/4 teaspoon chat masala
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- salt to taste
Take a wide bowl. Add the boiled kidney beans. Put the onion and tomato pieces to it.
Mix the ingredients, "For the dressing" in a bowl.
Pour it over the beans, chill and serve.
Recipe Notes
Soak the kidney bean in water for eight hours. Drain the water, wash under running water and cook in the pressure cooker for a couple of whistles. They should be soft to eat. Do not remove until the pressure is released by itself.
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