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William Lee "Bill" Campbell, 95, died September 27, 2019
William Lee "Bill" Campbell, 95, of St. Joseph died Friday, September 27, 2019 at the Hanson Hospice Center. Arrangements have been entrusted to Starks & Menchinger Chapel.
Bill was born on April 7, 1924 in St. Joseph, MI to George and Katherine (Upton) Campbell. He attended Lake Forest Academy in IL. He continued his education by earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Michigan University.
On November 5, 1945, Bill married Mickey Williams of Benton Harbor. They had a son John, and a daughter Ann Campbell-Hays.
Bill started his career as a teacher at Edwardsburg High School, where he was also the first football coach and led the team to a championship win. Bill relocated to Paw Paw High School, where he was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame for coaching the 1956 championship football team. He finished his career as sales manager for Shepherd Products in St. Joseph.
His lifetime love of sailing started at an early age on Lake Michigan, which was always his favorite venue. Bill was one of the first sailing instructors at the St. Joseph Junior Foundation. For most of his adult life he supported the foundation, serving on the Board of Directors for many years. His sailing legacy continues there as an honorary board member.
He and Mickey were active members of the St. Joseph River Yacht Club, where he served a term as Commodore. Bill sailed all over the world until he was 92 years old. For many years, he crossed the Atlantic Ocean on board a cargo ship that carried the sailboat to destinations that included Sardina, Italy. He participated annually in the Chicago to Mackinaw race for 35-45 years.
Known to many friends as "Soup," (Campbell's) Bill enjoyed playing tennis with Mickey at the Southshore Racquet Club. They were avid downhill skiers traveling in winters to Colorado. In later years, Bill spent winters in Jacksonville, FL with daughter Ann and her family. He is survived by three grandchildren, Sarah, Alex and Will Campbell Hays.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; son; brother, Don; and sister, Margie Phemister.
A Celebration of Life gathering will be held from 2 PM until 3 PM with a service at 3PM on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, with the celebration continuing at the St. Joseph River Yacht Club following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be sent to St. Joseph Junior Foundation, P.O. Box 585, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085 or Hanson Hospice Center, 4382 Cleveland Avenue, Stevensville, Michigan 49127. Those wishing to leave an online condolence may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.


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Origins and culture
The tea plantations of Japan are located all over the Japanese archipelago, except the island of Hokkaido, in northern Japan.
Production regions
The main areas of green tea production are: Shizuoka, Kagoshima (Kyushu Island), Mie and Kyoto.
Influence of the harvesting period on the taste of tea
The longer the tea plant is subjected to sunlight, the greater the quantity of catechins contained in the leaves. In contrast, the amount of theanine decreases. This amino acid is recognized as one of the compounds responsible for the umami taste.
Harvesting periods of our products
The best tea comes from the first two shoots as well as the main shoot. The first shoots have a very pronounced sweetness, because they contain much of the theanine produced over the winter (see our Sencha Haru).
Tea was traditionally harvested on the eighty-eighth day of spring, around May 2nd, however it is practiced earlier today due to global warming.
1. Teas harvested at the beginning of April knew only the shy sun of early spring. Their taste remains sweet.
The green teas harvested from the end of April to the beginning of May experienced more intense sunlight. Their flavor is balanced (see our Sencha Tsuki).
Teas harvested later in the season have received even more sunlight, so they become more full-bodied and bitter.
2. Those harvested from the end of April to the beginning of May experienced more intense sunshine. Their flavor is balanced.
After the first picking by hand, the tea leaves are collected by machine, up to a certain height of the tea plant. This production is called "Ichibancha" or "first tea" and includes the first flush, "Shincha".
The leaves harvested lower on the plant, which are a little hard, are called "Bancha" or "common tea ". This kind is used to make roasted green tea.
3. Teas harvested from the end of May to early summer have received even more sunlight; they are more full-bodied and bitter.
Forty-five days after the harvest of the first tea, the leaves are regrown. Those harvested from the end of May to the end of June are the second category, and so on until the fourth category (the tea is harvested four times).
The secret of the flavour of shincha
Tea buds form during the autumn season; they spend the winter firmly closed before they unfurl around the end of March. The shoots have a very special sweet flavour, as they contain a lot of theanine produced over the winter. They are covered with fine floss. When we make tea with these shoots we see their fine floss floating on the surface.
It is the mark of a real first flush green tea ; it has an incomparable flavour.
Organic farming
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Six hundred meters above sea level, at the end of a winding path following the course of the river Ōi, a tea field suddenly appears in the depths of the mountains.
The latter is, today as in the past, synonymous with high quality tea.
It is in the "village in the sky", located in the heart of the mountains surrounding Kawane, where we find this field of tea. Insects cannot approach the high altitude, so the tea is produced without resorting to pesticides. Moreover, the pesticides used by the surrounding plantations do not reach the field since it is isolated within the mountains. And thanks to the great temperature difference between day and night, as well as the soil's water absorption capacity, the tea leaves enrich themselves day after day with umami flavour. The morning mist also plays an essential role in the cultivation of quality leaves.
« Chagusaba »
The cultivation of tea in the village in the sky, in addition to not using pesticides, has another characteristic: chagusaba. This ancient practice consists in mowing the tall susuki grasses that start to wither in the autumn, and then depositing them on the soil between the rows of tea plants.
Furthermore, the tea is produced using organic fertilizers. The owner, Testuo Ohashi (left in the above photo), takes care of the field his ancestors began cultivating during the Edo era. While retaining traditional farming methods, he took the initiative to integrate modern techniques. Together with Yamashita Yû (right in the above photo), a soil analyst, he creates a healthy and fertile soil using organic fertilizers.
Tea Production
Tea can be characterized by its degrees of fermentation during the manufacturing process: fermented tea, semi-fermented tea, and unfermented tea. In Japan, green tea is unfermented. After a tea leaf is picked and set aside, it withers and changes to a red-brown color because of rapid fermentation and oxidation.
In the case of Japanese green tea, this activation is interrupted by thermal treatment immediately upon harvesting the leaves. This heat treatment stops the activity of the enzyme found inside the actual leaf, and as a result, the oxidation and fermentation are interrupted. Two heating methods exist : one is to heat it in an oven, and the other is to steam it. Almost all Japanese green teas are steamed.
With steam, the chlorophyll of the oxidizing enzyme changes and gives Japanese green tea its unique, intense light-green color. It is also what gives it its aroma and rich flavors.
The green leaves (fresh)
After picking, the leaves are immediately brought to the tea factory.
The leaves are steamed. It is an important process because the fragrance of the tea changes depending on the strength of the steam. The steam softens the tea leaves and makes them easier to blend.
Rough blending
Throught the cooling process, the traces of humidity remaining on the surface of the leaves are removed. They are then dried while blending them under heat.
Careful blending
The leaves are blended with constant and increasing pressure.
Intermediate blending
By increasing the heat during the blending, the moisture is removed at an even rate.
Delicate blending
As more heat is continuously added, the leaves become more regular in shape. This process results in a crude tea. The way in which the leaves change colour and shape while increasing their fragrance and flavour during the different processes is very interesting.
Crude tea is not consistent and takes several shapes. As such, the tea is reshaped during winnowing and cutting during the final phase of the process. With an extended drying time the unique smell of green tea is revealed. The tea leaves are then weight and packaged, ready to be delivered.
The Effects of Green Tea
Japanese green tea, a natural drink
Originally, tea was consumed for its medicinal properties. Japanese green tea can also be synonymous with well-being. These days, green tea is appreciated both for its relaxing and medicinal qualities.
Regular tea drinking can help us protect our health. Studies have been carried out that have proven these qualities.
Here are the main components of Japanese green tea :
- Catechins (polyphenols) - Oligosaccharides
- Vitamins : C, B1, B2 - Saponine
- Caffeine - Polysaccharide
- Flavonoïdes - Theanine
- Acide Gamma Amino Butyrique (GABA) - Minerals


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Montgomery County law enforcement gears up for heightened traffic enforcement during holidays
Montgomery County is set to become an even more hostile place toward drunken drivers.
Beginning Friday, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the Shenandoah Police Department started heightened traffic enforcement until New Year's Day under the Texas Department of Transportation's Selective Traffic Enforcement Program.
Under the program, TxDOT will reimburse participating local police departments for overtime accrued by their patrol officers while out on especially-assigned traffic enforcement shifts, with the goal of keeping drunk drivers off the roads and reducing the number of car crashes, which historically peaks during the busy holiday season.
"This is a great, positive program that helps keep our roads safe," said Emily Black, TxDOT's Houston District public information officer.
Throughout The Woodlands and the rest of the county, sheriff's deputies will also be looking to proactively enforce intoxicated driving offenses, Specialist Thomas Smith said.
Officers during the peak holiday part of the season will be on the look out for speeding, failure to use seatbelts, violations at intersections, texting while driving and driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. For all 16 patrol officers in the Shenandoah Police Department, the program means additional officers each shift patrolling the streets of the small city and along Interstate 45.
"We're trying to make travel safer for people on the roadways," Chief of Police Raymond Shaw said. "Drunk drivers' chances of going to jail will way up the next two weeks."
Drivers pulled over for drunk driving in Shenandoah go up a little bit each year, Shaw said, adding that the heightened traffic enforcement this year might contribute to slightly elevated numbers. The high visibility of officers should also work to deter any potential intoxicated drivers.
"People need to understand that when they're drinking and going places, they need to have a plan and a ride," Shaw said. "Don't drink and drive or you can go to jail."


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Joint Korean Lineup Change Still Leads to Defeat
Troy Young, Feb. 12, 2018, 8:56 a.m.
A major lineup shakeup provided zero help for the joint Korean women's hockey team on Monday, as it was shut out for the second straight game at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Korea was routed by Sweden 8-0 at Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung, suffering its second consecutive 8-0 loss after Switzerland manhandled the team last Saturday.
Korea head coach Sarah Murray juggled her lineup and kept only her top line intact from the previous game.
For starters, Murray replaced North Korean forward Jong Su-hyon with Kim Un-hyang on the second line. She also moved North Korean blueliner Hwang Chung-gum up to the third pairing next to South Korean Cho Mi-hwan. A third North Korean, forward Ryo Song-hui, made her Olympic debut as a fourth line forward.
Some South Korean players were also moved around, with wingers Choi Ji-yeon and Kim Hee-won trading places on the second and third lines. Despite these changes, Korea failed to score for the second straight game.
Korea did have 19 shots, compared to just eight against Switzerland. The team also had a nice little stretch on the power play midway through the second period, and came within inches of scoring on a couple of occasions, thanks to forward Choi Ji-yeon's redirection attempts.
But Korea was already down 5-0 at that point. After giving up four goals in the opening 20 minutes, Korea held Sweden to just one goal, on nine shots, in the second frame. Things fell apart quickly in the third, however, as Sweden poured in three goals in the first six minutes.
The Korean team will always have the built-in excuse that its players didn't have nearly enough time to train together before the Olympics. The 23 South Koreans and 12 North Koreans were only brought together on Jan. 25 and Murray didn't start running joint practices until three days later.
They also played just one exhibition game -- against the same Sweden team -- on Feb. 4, before the start of the Olympics. After Saturday's loss, Murray even said she wished the joint team would have been formed last summer, when the talks of one first surfaced, so that she would have had a full season to prepare.
But given the performance of some homegrown players, it's doubtful that a team of South Koreans alone would have made much of a difference. Before the teams were combined, Murray and some of her players said they were so confident in themselves that they readjusted their goal for the Olympics.
Around this time a year ago, Murray would only talk about abstract goals, saying her players should try to play in the Olympics and leave the competition without any regrets. But as the team continued to make progress -- it advanced to a higher division in the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Championship in April -- Murray began talking publicly about making it out of the group stage.
That would mean finishing in the top two. Some, like captain Park Jong-ah, even said the goal was to win the bronze medal.


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I absolutely love this Gospel story as I think it provides us with an opportunity to ask ourselves some really tough and really good questions.
Most of you know….if I have any passion in life….it is a passion for really good questions.
The beauty of the Gospel…is that we can enter this story as any character. The Father, the Prodigal Son, the Brother, a servant, a party participant….it is rich in options and possibilities.
So here is one question: How did you enter the story? Who did you identify with?
Often when we think about eternal life, for a number of reasons we often go to the place of who is in and who is out!
After all, there is "God's justice" right?
There must be something or someone who has to pay for the sins they have committed!
It only makes sense….it is the basis of our entire criminal justice system.
There is a law.
A law has been broken.
Who broke it?
What punishment meets the law that was broken?
What punishment needs to be imposed.
From parking tickets to 1st degree capital murder….
We have even developed a "sentencing grid" a cheat sheet if you will for crime committed and punishment imposed.
It is interesting that in the history of the Church….there was nearly the exact same thing for Priests hearing confessions….
The penitential books of the high middle ages…used for many, many years….they were a guide for priests in the confessional…
what sin was committed and what penance was given.
Isn't that interesting?
So here is another question:
Has a harm imposed on an individual ever brought about true healing and restoration?
I can share this: History and modern research has proven that such a model does not work.
Fear and harm (imposed penance or imposed sentence) may keep us from breaking a law, but it alone will never get to the root of why the law was broken, or what the person was thinking or not thinking when the law was broken.
Remember the lines from the movie: Shawshank redemption—where Morgan Freeman sits in front of the Lifer Parole board and they ask….
Do you feel you've been rehabilitated?
Red : Rehabilitated? Well, now let me see. You know, I don't have any idea what that means.
1967 Parole Hearings Man : Well, it means that you're ready to rejoin society…
Red : I know what you think it means, sonny. To me, it's just a made up word. A politician's word, so young fellas like yourself can wear a suit and a tie, and have a job. What do you really want to know? Am I sorry for what I did?
1967 Parole Hearings Man : Well, are you?
Red : There's not a day goes by I don't feel regret. Not because I'm in here, because you think I should. I look back on the way I was then: a young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. I want to talk to him. I want to try to talk some sense to him, tell him the way things are. But I can't. That kid's long gone, and this old man is all that's left. I got to live with that. Rehabilitated? It's just a bullshit word.
You see my friends….i believe that one of the truths that the Gospel story today relates to us, is that the God in whom we believe, is modeled in the behavior and attitudes of the Father in this story.
The father did not stand on the front porch of the house, arms folded and towering over his repentant child…
he saw him coming…
he was looking, longing for his return…
and when he caught sight….he ran…not just walked…
ran to embrace him.
God runs to embrace us…
reckless love/unencumbered/unmerited/unearned
I would venture to guess that most of us hope to be, or long to be the prodigal one….
the one who spends our season of lent, or maybe our whole lives trying to come back to our God, rehearsing our lines about how we have failed in this or that area of our lives…
rehearsing our lines over and over to get it right.
Yet I want to let you in on a little insight….
God doesn't care about our little speech. God cares about our heart.
God is just happy we are back…and runs out to meet us…ignores our little speech and throws his arms around us gives us a kiss and says…welcome home…
We like that don't we…we like that image of a God who embraces us inspite of our own shortcomings, sins and failures.
And yet…..yet…for some reason…we often regret, envy or despise the fact that God does the very same to others whom we judge as not worthy of that embrace.
You see, I understand the faithful brother…I understand how easily it can seem unfair, unjust and just not right…
So here is another question:
Should heaven be for everyone?
I have a list in my own brain of people whom I feel,
from my own woundedness,
people who I am most certain will never enjoy the heavenly banquet.
I would venture to say that most all of us have that same list….just not the same folks on the list.
So here is another question: Why are some welcomed and others not?
The great Swiss psychologist Alice Miller suggests that the primary task of the second half of life is grieving.
Greiving the fact that yes indeed life is unfair…it is.
She suggests…Acknowledge it, grieve it, and let go of it, and enter the dance…or we will be bound to a life of misery, bitterness and anger.
Remember what the father told the faithful son: My child you are with me always and everything I have is yours. But we have to celebrate and rejoice!
So here is the final question of the night:
Are we dancing, or are we sitting in the corner pouting, waiting for God to come and beg us to?


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Hooked: A Life Sentence
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Fort Wayne's NBC) — Stay with Fort Wayne's NBC News this month for a series of special reports on the opioid crisis in The Fort.
Our goals are to look closely at the problem, brainstorm for solutions and to highlight the struggles of people who are addicted and the successes of those who have turned their lives around.
First and foremost. We hope to help.
Here's Linda Jackson's special report from Thursday night that kicked off our coverage. It's called "Hooked: A Life Sentence."


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The Sand Rivers Selous lodge is set on the banks of the Rufiji River in eastern Tanzania. Run by Nomad Tanzania, it has eight suites and rooms, all with breathtaking river views. Guests can go on game drives and walking safaris or relax on a private boat trip along the river.
A four-day trip costs from $3,620 and 100 per cent of profits from the sale at the lodge of rings, necklaces and bangles made by local Maasai craftspeople goes to the Nomad Trust, the charitable arm of Nomad Tanzania. The trust funds medical outreach clinics for the neighbouring Maasai communities, providing accommodation for the medical teams; it also organises safaris for local schoolchildren and runs business training programmes that teach members of the community how to become independent tour guides.


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5 Tips For Getting Your Marriage License
"A wedding without a Marriage License is just an expensive party!"
You know that one of the small yet essential parts of your wedding day will be taking care of the legal details: Getting your Marriage License signed by your witness(es) and the Officiant.
But do you know what you need to do to get your license, so you can "make it legal" on your big day?
Here are 5 tips to help you get your Marriage License in California:
Who Must Be There
You and your fiancé both need to appear in person to get the license.
You do not need to be a California resident or a U.S. Citizen, as long as you can present proper ID (see Tip 4 below)
When To Get The License
Your Marriage License will expire after 90 days, so plan to get it sometime within that 90-day period. You can ask Siri: "What's 90 days before [fill in your wedding date] and she'll tell you!
(Hint: The clerk will ask you when you're getting married, and if you're too early you'll be told to come back.)
Where To Go
You can purchase your Marriage License anywhere in California, so find the clerk's office that is most convenient for you based on location, hours and fees.
Locations and Hours
Here are some local Sacramento area County Recorder's offices, with addresses, hours and current (2018) fees:
Note: Hours are Mon. – Fri.; closed holidays & weekends. Fees subject to change without notice.
Sacramento County Clerk-Recorder: (916) 874-6334
600 8th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Hours 8:00 – 4:20 pm Daily & 1st, 3rd & 5th Thurs. 4:40–7:20 pm by appt. only (slightly higher prices)
Public License $84; Confidential $95
(There are also offices in Fair Oaks and in the Elk Grove area. Check the website for location and hours)
El Dorado County Clerk-Recorder: (530) 621-5495 – Appointment required
360 Fair Lane, Bldg. B, Placerville, CA 95667
Hours: 8:00 – 5:00 p.m. Public License: $68; Confidential: $58
Placer County Clerk-Recorder: (530) 886-5600
2954 Richardson Dr., Auburn, CA 95603
Hours: 8:00 – 4:30 p.m. Public License: $57; Confidential: $60
San Joaquin County Clerk Recorder: (209) 468-3939
44 North San Joaquin Street, Second Floor Suite 260, Stockton, CA 95202
Hours 8:00 – 4:00 Daily. Public License: $65; Confidential: $73
Yolo County Clerk-Recorder: (530) 666-8130
625 Court St., Room 105, Woodland, CA 95695
Hours: 8:00 – 4:00 p.m. Public License: $98; Confidential: $109
What You Need To Do
Decide whether you want a Public Marriage License or a Confidential Marriage License. Either type will be valid anywhere in California.
Complete the appropriate Application (some counties allow you to do this online, which saves time).
Make an appointment to appear – together – to get your license.
(You might want to confirm the cost and what method of payment – cash, check, credit card, etc. – is accepted.)
Take valid government-issued photo ID (Driver's License or Passport, etc.)
If either of you has been recently divorced (within the past year) ask the clerk if you need to present a certified copy of the divorce decree.
The clerk will ask you to review the license (to make sure there are no typos or errors), and then will have you sign under penalty of perjury acknowledging that all of the information is true and correct.
You'll walk out of the Clerk's office with a Marriage License that's valid and ready to be used!
Who Signs and Files the License?
Give the Marriage License to your Officiant, who will see that it is properly signed and filed.
(I ask couples to give me their license at rehearsal. I will see that it is accurately signed after the wedding ceremony, and I will file it with the appropriate county.)
A Public License requires one or two witnesses (often the Best Man and Maid of Honor) and the signature of the Officiant.
A Confidential License is signed by the Officiant only (no witnesses allowed).
The Officiant then files the Marriage License in the County where it was purchased. (This must be done within ten days of the wedding.)
And A Bonus Tip!
After the Marriage License is filed you'll need to purchase a Certified Copy of it so you can begin the process of changing your name, updating your status with Social Security, etc., etc.
You can purchase the Certified Copy anytime after the license is filed, so plan to get it sometime after you return from your well-earned honeymoon!
Any Questions?
The County Clerk will be your best resource for questions about cost, appointments, and the actual process of getting the Marriage License.
And I'm happy to help too, so feel free to contact me by email or phone!


text: Miles has been called the premier example of the citizen-soldier in America for, with no military training whatsoever, he rose to Commander of the U.S. Army. Commissioned as a captain when the Civil War began, Miles' abilities were quickly recognized and, in May 1864, he was appointed brigadier-general while he was but 24 years of age. With one exception, Miles fought in every important battle in which the Army of the Potomac participated, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service at Chancellorsville. Remaining in the Army after the war, Miles first assignment was the thankless task of overseeing Jefferson Davis' incarceration at Fort Monroe. After this, Miles spent much of the rest of his career at the Western frontier in successful campaigns against the likes of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph and Geronimo. In 1894, as Commander of the Department of the Missouri, he was responsible for putting down the riots and disorders which accompanied the Pullman strike in Chicago. In September 1895, Miles was appointed Commander of the U.S. Army, a position he held until his retirement in 1903. In this capacity, it was Miles who commanded the American troops during the Spanish-American War.


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We all have that one anime, the one we never tell people we love to watch. Usually it's something weird like an over the top ecchi anime like Kiss X Sis (best anime of all time 10/10) or something super mainstream that gets a lot of hate like Sword Art Online and some have Yaoi and Yuri (although some people love it as more than a guilty pleasure). For me… it's anime with incest in it…
Wait! Before you unfollow my blog! Let me explain!
I don't know why I just really find these types of shows interesting. It's so outside the norm in western media, Like seriously, if a show with incest came out in the states, mass hysteria would break out and no one would watch it. But it's so common in anime that it just intrigues me. I secretly root for it to happen because it's such an uncommon occurrence in life that seeing it in shows and stuff is kinda cool. I feel the same way about killing off main characters and having a depressing show. It's so uncommon that I really enjoy it.
I've gotten to the point in my anime watching that certain anime tropes get old, like falling over onto a women's breasts and then getting punched in the face. Although for some reason I never grow tired of seeing anime with a little bit of incest in it.
It's pretty obvious why I don't tell people this but now I am on my blog now so… crap. Don't tell anyone please!
This really became apparent to me when I was watching chivalry of a failed knight. When the male MC gets kissed by his little sister, I was immediately more interested in the show than I was an episode earlier. I was rooting for them to get together, knowing full well him and the female MC would end up together (like every romance ever!). I think that's when I started down this weird road. I think part of it is that it is seen as so taboo in real life, mainly because if you create offspring, they can have horrible birth defects. That's probably the biggest reason why this interests me. Much like my interest in North Korea and the Holocaust. They both are crazy and messed up but for that reason alone is what makes me study both.
Am I just crazy or do you have a guilty pleasure like me as well? I'd love to hear it!
I hope you all enjoyed! Have a wonderful day!


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By Alonso Soto
BRASILIA (Reuters) - After finally turning the page on a dispute over spying that hampered attempts to deepen trade ties, Brazil and the United States may be headed for another clash, this time over U.S. farm subsidies.
Brasilia is gathering evidence to show that the United States is increasing subsidies for soy and corn farmers, which threatens to further push down prices for the key crops grown in the South American country and hurt its already sputtering economy, four Brazilian officials told Reuters.
Although it is too early to launch a full-out trade dispute, Brazil plans to apply pressure on Washington by questioning its farm program at the World Trade Organization's agriculture committee and by rallying support among other commodities exporters, officials said.
Brazil's growing concerns over U.S. farm subsidies comes as President Dilma Rousseff prepares to visit Washington in June, a trip aimed at bolstering trade between the hemisphere's two largest economies.
It took more than a year of intense negotiations for Rousseff to reschedule the trip, which was originally set to take place in 2013 but was scrapped following revelations that Washington spied on her personal communications.
Although Rousseff will not address the concerns about farm subsidies directly with U.S. President Barack Obama, her aides plan to bring it up in meetings with U.S. officials ahead of the visit, one of the Brazilian officials said. They all spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans candidly.
"We are certain that U.S. subsidies will rise, but we need to gather evidence during the next harvest to build our case," said another official involved in trade policymaking. "We don't rule out a trade dispute, but we are in the early stages."
The U.S. government says its farm programs are transparent and fair and do not distort commodity markets.
"The new farm bill programs have minimal effects on production and trade and, as such, we are confident that the programs are in compliance with our WTO commitments," Cullen Schwarz, a U.S. Department of Agriculture spokesman, said in email response to questions from Reuters. He was referring to the 2014 U.S. farm bill.
A farming powerhouse, Brazil is an experienced player in agriculture disputes. It won a landmark WTO case in 2004 against U.S. cotton subsidies, a dispute that finally ended last September with a $300 million settlement for Brazilian producers.
The concerns over subsidies show how difficult it is for the regional powers to deepen economic ties after decades of disagreements over trade policy and other issues.
On her trip to Washington, Rousseff wants to attract more U.S. investment and technology to Brazil, which is one of the world's most closed economies because of high import tariffs and other trade barriers. But officials say both countries will struggle to deliver on key topics such as ending double taxation.
Brazilian officials worry that the drop in global grains prices will prompt the United States to release more subsidies to its farmers through crop insurance schemes in the 2014 farm bill.
In a presentation last year when she led Brazil's farm lobby group CNA, Katia Abreu, now agriculture minister, warned that Brazil could lose up to $500 million a year in revenues from soy exports due to price distortions caused by U.S. subsidies.
The estimates are from a study by consultancy Agroicone, which expects those subsidies to drag down world corn and soy prices by 4 percent and 3 percent, respectively.
"If prices remain at this level that will trigger more subsidies to U.S. farmers, leaving Brazilian producers at a disadvantage," said Alinne Oliveira, head of international affairs at CNA, which set up a group to monitor the subsidies.
Soy prices on world markets have plunged around 35 percent over the last year while the value of corn fell nearly 60 percent since its record high in late 2012, according to benchmark CME futures.
Brazilian authorities expect to have more evidence of the distortions by early next year to challenge the United States. In the meantime, officials say Brasilia will seek to press the United States to be more transparent about its subsidies.
Brazil comes a close second to the United States as the world's largest producer of soy, which makes up about 10 percent of its total exports. The fall in soy prices helped explain Brazil's first trade deficit in 14 years in 2014.
"We need to act multilaterally at the WTO to reduce those subsidies," said another Brazilian official. "At a time when economic growth is low, every major exporter is fighting for every little piece of the market."
(Editing by Todd Benson and Frances Kerry)


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When John and Mabel Ringling built their winter home and art gallery in Sarasota in the 1920's, they did so using European architectural styles – Venetian for their home the Ca' d'Zan designed by New York architect Dwight James Baum, and Italian Renaissance for the galleries designed by John H Phillips. Ringling even installed panelled interiors from the Astor mansion being demolished in New York at the time and historic architectural features such as columns and doorways to complement his art collection, the most impressive being the 1889 marble fireplace from the Huntingdon Mansion in New York.
Ringling became one of the wealthiest men in America from the success of the Ringling Bros Circus, expanding into oil, banking, ranching, railroads and real estate. He built up an impressive art collection, primarily of European art including works by Titan, Rubens, Reynolds, Hals and Tiepolo, along with 19th century bronze copies of sculptures such as Michelangelo's David, all of which he left along with the gallery and house to the people of Florida on his death in 1936. Today the museum is partnered with Florida State University.
When, in 2007, the Museum expanded with the new Ulla R and Arthur and F Searing Wing, the exterior followed the renaissance style of the remainder of the museum, while the interior was quite contemporary, designed as a series of artificially-lit flexible spaces around James Turrell's "Joseph's Coat", and today used for a changing programme of contemporary art exhibitions. Radically different is the Dr Helga Wall-Apelt Gallery of Asian Art, designed by Boston-architects Machado Silvetti and opened in 2016, with its 2,376 green tiles from Buffalo, a complete contrast to the buildings around it, with glimpses of daylight through windows and doors and said to reflect jade of Asian art and the gardens in which it sits as a pavilion. The latest building, the Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion, and which will open in early 2018, is even more radical. As its name suggests, its walls are glass, bringing light in and views out, with a curving solar shading system on the outside, reflecting the changes in museum architecture where designers are making use of 21t century glass technology to create more transparent buildings rather than black or white boxes. In this they are following on from examples such as the Burrell Gallery, opened in Glasgow in 1967, where architect Barry Gasson placed historic works of art against the park landscape outside while creating internal galleries works more sensitive to light damage, and from some commercial art galleries such as the Lisson in London, which has ground floor windows to the street so that passers-by can look in and connect with the art, a growing trend so that people can relate to art, as something for them, not just to hang in a classical temple of culture.


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With the recent outbreak of mumps in Franklin and Delaware counties, you may want to check you and your children's shot records, especially if you or they were born before 1987, as to whether the 2nd MMR was given. MMR is a combination vaccine for measles, mumps and rubeola. If you have not had the 2nd MMR, you first should check with your private insurance carrier for your out of pocket costs.
If you or your children are on medicaid, you can receive the 2nd MMR at the Kenton Hardin Health Department on Thursdays 8:30 A. through 4:00 P.M.
If you have questions about this, please call the health department at 419-673-6230, option 2 or your health care provider.


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Arguably the simplest of all the equity valuation methodologies, the P/E ratio is also a metric with a large number of shortcomings. In the basic sense, the P/E ratio is attractive to investors because it is easy to apply (no detailed cash flow forecasts or estimates of the cost of capital are required) and is logical (ie. the more [recurring] earnings I can purchase for each dollar of my investment, the greater the value I am receiving).
The justified P/E ratio tells us what a fair multiple of earnings we should pay for a company with a given set of characteristics. This can be given as follows:
Justified P/E = Dividend Payout Ratio / (Cost of Equity – Growth in Earnings)
This tells us that investors should be willing to pay higher P/E ratios for companies with: higher dividend pay-out ratios; lower cost of equity; and higher projected earnings growth. However, while the first of these factors is easily observable, the latter two are complex concepts that vary with time and are very difficult to estimate. In addition, the output multiple is very sensitive to small changes in the estimates of the cost of equity and the earnings growth rate. Because of this, companies with similar P/E ratios could be very different value propositions depending upon the individual circumstances of the businesses in question, and I do not believe it is possible to encapsulate these issues into the Justified P/E equation given above.
These shortcomings in my opinion severely limit the use of the P/E Ratio to initial stock screens, rather than as a key part of the company valuation and investment decision-making process. The major limitations are as follows:
- The ratio takes no account of the company's ability to convert earnings into cash flow unless those earnings are paid-out in dividends. For example, assume two companies both trade at the same P/E ratio, one is a manufacturing company with heavy capex needs, the other is a software company which expenses all its development costs (consequently the software firm has much superior cash conversion). The P/E ratio is telling us that these companies are valued the same, but all else being equal, it makes sense to pay more the the software company (relative to its profits) as it is generating more cash for each dollar of earnings. Therefore the P/E ratio is unhelpful unless cash generation is also considered.
- The ratio takes little account of the company's capital structure. Although one of the determinants of the P/E ratio is the company's cost of capital, this is challenging to estimate and the P/E ratio is highly sensitive to changes in this assumption. Because financial indebtedness, operating leases, pension fund deficits and open derivative positions all increase the potential volatility of future earnings – and the probability of bankruptcy occurring – companies with greater levels of indebtedness should have a lower P/E ratio than their more-conservatively-financed counterparts.
- The denominator of the ratio can easily be manipulated. Although in the long-term there must be some level of convergence between earnings, in the short-term company management has significant flexibility to manipulate the earnings figure. This can be done by setting accounting policies for revenue recognition, depreciation and capitalising costs, and also by writing-down or revaluing assets on the balance sheet. This means that earnings can differ significantly from the economic profit of the company.
- The ratio is difficult to apply to cyclical stocks. Because cyclical companies experience profitability that rises and falls with the economic cycle, the denominator of the P/E ratio changes regularly. This can mean that the P/E ratio can sometimes peak near the bottom of the earnings cycle (and near the share price trough), which may also be the best time to purchase the stock. Therefore for cyclical companies it may be advantageous to look at average earnings over a longer period, or estimate what mid-cycle earnings would be, and to use this to calculate the P/E ratio.
- The P/E ratio is a relative measure, and therefore does not inform the user what share price should be paid for a stock. The P/E ratio is, at best, only useful in comparing companies in similar industries (see point 1) and with similar capital structures (see point 2), but while it may offer an insight into relative valuation between the companies in question, it is of little use in determining what actual price should be paid for a share in a company. For this to be done, the analyst should make use of absolute valuation methodologies such as discount cash flow or economic value added.
Because of these factors, Cautious Bull would strongly advise readers not to rely on on P/E ratios when making investment decisions without also considering cash conversion, leverage, quality of earnings, and the stage of the economic cycle.
Related Articles
- The PE Ratio: RIP And Good Riddance (businessinsider.com)
- Has the PE Ratio Become Outmoded? (bloggingstocks.com)
- The Decline of the P/E Ratio (online.wsj.com)


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Staff from Sage Gosforth, have set a new record during one of our shop takeovers, raising a mammoth £2613.29 in one day at our Gosforth shop on Friday 17th November.
St Oswald's Shop Takeover Challenge puts teams of colleagues from businesses across the region through their paces by allowing them to 'takeover' one of their 27 region-wide charity shops for a day with the challenge of hitting a fundraising target. The team are required to manage and sell stock and design window displays to entice customers into the store.
Our shop takeovers are a great alternative for a team building activity. Participants get stuck in before the day even arrives by collecting stock and coming up with fun and interesting ideas to boost their profits. Sage has become a well-known company at our shop takeover days, with each team trying to build on the last team's efforts.
We had the delightful Sage Managers in running our shop last week and wow, did they do amazingly! We had veteran Mandy who has done a couple of Shop Takeover's now with other eager managers all getting stuck in.
Mandy Griffiths, Proactive Team Manager, commented:
This is my second takeover now, I really feel like I'm making a difference and helping the Hospice when I see all the stock being sold. I do love the Takeover Days, they're great. It is hard work but it's worth it and they're a really fun day.
Kylie Smith, Loyalty Team Manager, added:
My grandad was in the Hospice for end of life care, so my grandma was always doing loads of things to raise money for them. I grew up round the corner too so the Hospice has always been a prominent charity for us as a family.
Now when I visit my mam with my little girls, we always pop into the shop in the Hospice when we walk past, it's such a lovely place and I know how much of a difference it can make.
Lucy Cook, Senior Fundraiser at St Oswald's said:
Our Shop Takeovers are a great way for teams to bond outside of work. We've had a few Sage teams visit now and each team is more competitive than the last! Our retail shops are a vital section of raising money for the Hospice and when we get teams come in such as Sage, we can sometimes double the amount we'd take on a normal day!
If you and your team would like to get involved in one of our Shop Takeover days, please get in touch with Siobhan Sargeant our Corporate Fundraiser, who can get you and your team set up in one of our 27 retail stores around the region.
Please email: email@example.com or call on 0191 285 0063, Ext: 2129, to find out more.


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It's been just three short weeks since I flew home from London and the most fun, most densely packed two weeks I've ever spent as a college instructor.
It was a wonderful experience in every respect — academically, culturally, socially and personally. From July 15 to July 30, my students and I packed in eight field trips, four guest speakers, one bus tour, one guided walk, one river cruise, one panel discussion and four group dinners.
In my free time, I visited four museums, visited two parks and two outdoor markets, caught some live music, saw an Agatha Christie play and took a weekend train trip to Oxford.
I still intend to share selected stories and photos in the coming weeks. But for now, I guess it's time to put a bow on this package and move on to other things.
After all, I just started teaching a new class at Washington State University Vancouver this week. And next month I'll resume teaching at Portland State University and continue with my internship coordinator duties in the Department of Communication.
ICYMI. Here is a link to my Instagram photos from the trip: https://www.instagram.com/georgerede/
But before moving forward, I want to look back and offer some fist bumps and high-fives to several people who made my London experience possible.
Jen Hamlow, Director of Portland State's Education Abroad program. Jen is the one who approached me last fall and encouraged me to submit a proposal to teach internationally — something that had never entered my mind.
Hannah Fischer, Faculty-Led Program Coordinator in the Ed Abroad office. Hannah worked with me closely to give shape to my proposal, giving stellar advice on program content, budgeting issues and marketing the program to prospective students. Because she was in London on other program business, we were able to meet in London for a program debrief over a pint.
Jeffrey Robinson, Chair of the Communication Department, approved the syllabus and tentative weekly schedule I developed to make the summer class a distinctly different course from the one I normally teach at PSU. Essentially, the challenge was to devise a course using London as the classroom.
Darin Smith-Gaddis, Institutional Relations Manager at CAPA The Global Education Network. That's a mouthful, for sure. What it boils down to is that Darin was a source of encouragement and an advocate for me with his employer, CAPA, a Boston-based organization that partners with higher education institutions on international study programs.
I met Darin when he came up from his office in Los Angeles to attend a symposium on Faculty-Led Programs in April. He put me at ease about my concerns regarding student recruitment and also did a presentation for my students on preparing for London.
Zion Griffin, Program Manager in CAPA's Boston office. Zion was my primary contact in the home office, serving as a liaison between CAPA staff and those of us on the PSU end — Hannah, myself and my students. He emailed critical, timely information and stayed in touch during and after the program.
Sheriden Kuech, Program and Student Services Manager at CAPA's London office. Sheriden was indispensable as my chief support in the U.K. She not only answered my newbie questions and tended to my program needs, she also handled the logistics involving guest speakers, field trips, ground transportation, group meals and excursions. In addition, she joined us at a traditional afternoon tea to welcome us and hosted a farewell dinner in London's Chinatown on the last day of the program. It was a pleasure to work with her and hear her Australian accent.
My students. Initially, I'd planned to enroll 8 to 10 students and was feeling pretty good about those numbers, based on the time and effort that went into marketing the course on two campuses. In the end, there were 6 — five from PSU and one from WSU — and it turned out to be an ideal number.
They were a curious and adaptable group, and I was delighted to see the bonds of friendship form over the course of the program. None of them nor I had been to London before, so it was nice to experience the newness together. They marveled at seeing the historical landmarks and tourist attractions. They learned how to ride the Tube efficiently and explored the city apart from me, which was just fine.
In class, they were attentive, curious and full of questions for our guest speakers. At site visits, they were well-mannered and inquisitive. During group debriefings after every activity, they offered their individual takes and listened to each other with respect. In their post-trip papers, they reflected on much they had grown intellectually and personally by expanding their knowledge of British and US media; adjusting to a foreign culture; and appreciating the cultural diversity and social inclusivity they saw on a daily basis.
I could not have asked for a better group than these four women and two men: Anna, Rachel, Ella, Samantha, Yohana and R.H.
Read Anna Nelson's essay in the WSU VanCougar: "A Cougar Letter From Abroad"
My wife. What can I say? I'm married to a woman whose support and willingness to make accommodations for my absence have been critical to much of what I've been able to do as a journalist and now as a college instructor. I know it wasn't easy for Lori to take care of Charlotte, our little terrier mix, on her own while maintaining her early-morning schedule as a personal trainer.
I'm glad she was able to attend the wedding of our youngest son's sister-in-law, along with the second birthday of our granddaughter Emalyn, while I was gone, though it would have been nice to be with her for both of those occasions.
Circumstances didn't allow us to consider having Lori join me on this trip. But if this program runs again next summer, I sure hope we can share some of this amazing experience together.
Below: A handful of images from the UK.


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The Glen Rose City Council approved an increase in rates and fees for Oakdale Park on Monday.
Oakdale Park Manager Michael Leamons proposed requiring a $200 event deposit from those who rent rooms on the property for parties, meetings or other gatherings to ensure that they comply with the park's rules and leave the furniture and other property the way it was before the rental.
Those who make a reservation to stay at the park already have a deposit, which is their first day rental, Leamons explained.
The monthly offseason rate will be increasing from $400 to $450. Also, Oakdale's RV deluxe spaces with 50-amp hookups will increase from $35 to $37.50. The rate for 30-amp hookups on the deluxe sites did not increase.
Regular sites with 50-amp hookups will increase from $30 to $32.50 per day.
Leamons said that most comparable camping grounds in the area have higher rates than Oakdale Park's.
"We found out that our rates were much lower than other facilities of similar size and amenities in this area, so we're recommending an increase to those rates," Leamons said.
City Manager Chester Nolen further explained the need for the increases after the meeting by stating, "Some of the amenities that are being offered are relatively low, compared to other camping facilities around this area."
The City Council approved the rate and deposit changes by a 5-0 vote.
In other Oakdale Park-related news, the council members approved (5-0) advertising seeking bids to make improvements at the park's swimming pool. The proposed improvements could include a new water intake, and possibly a new deck surface around the diving board.
The council approved (5-0) a resolution that all boards and commissions of the city of Glen Rose all use standard parliamentary procedures in their meetings.
Another 5-0 vote approved advertising for bids from contractors for general repairs to be done to the former Heritage Building, at 100 NE Barnard St. downtown. Nolen stated that work is needed to do some painting, plus repair plaster, ceiling tiles and electrical fixtures. The office of the city's events coordinator and the Convention and Visitors Bureau will be moved into that building when it's ready, but Nolen said there is no time estimate yet on when that may be.
The Council voted by a 4-1 margin, with Dennis Moore as the only no vote, to approve a plan to look at the feasibility for the possible creation of a Glen Rose Youth Action Committee (GRYAC).
"I would like to bridge the gap between local government and our youth," said Council member Robert Marquez, who proposed the idea of the GRYAC.
Mayor Sue Oldenburg made a statement during the meeting expressing appreciation for the city maintenance workers and Public Works Director Jim Holder, who recently braved extremely cold and wet conditions in order to repair a broken water main in downtown Glen Rose.
"They went above and beyond the call of duty, and they did it with a smile," Oldenburg said. "We do appreciate it."
An executive session was held, but no action was taken.


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Coming to you from Artists and Climate Change, the story of a book and some advice on audiences…
It's a book for people who love the planet… and a good steak. People who care about coral reefs so much… they want to fly there. There's no judgement, just acknowledgement that it's a hard position to be in. The book addresses this cognitive dissonance with cartoons to make the subject matter easy to digest and fun to look at. Also, by making fun of literally everyone – activists and deniers alike – people won't feel excluded.
Read the full article here, https://artistsandclimatechange.com/2019/03/13/making-climate-change-sexy-a-journey/
Tags: audiences, climate change, communication


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Morocco and Nigeria reached the final of CHAN 2018 after each winning in the last four on Wednesday. Hosts Morocco beat Libya 3-1 after extra time at the Complexe Mohammed V in Casablanca, while Nigeria beat Sudan 1-0 at the Grand Stade in Marrakech. Those results mean the Lions of the Atlas and the Super Eagles will contest Sunday's final. So, what are your predictions ahead of the Sunday Showdown in Casablanca? CHAN 2018 Finals Morocco vs Nigeria Date: 4th Feb.2018 Venue: Casablanca stadium. (Brilla Fm)
source : http://thepremiumsports.com/2018/02/02/morocco-vs-nigeria-chan-2018-finals-predictions/


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Walls have had a bit of a bad time of it of late, thanks in part to that American monster wanting to build one to keep people apart. But over here and in China work is underway to rebuild the reputation of the popular stone-based construction, with two of the world's best walls agreeing to work together.
This ludicrous news story that someone should've said "no" to is due to the government announcing that Hadrian's Wall — or whoever has power of attorney over it at the moment — has signed an international cooperation agreement with the Great Wall of China. Given that they will almost certainly never meet, not unless a bit of each is chipped off and exchanged, it's quite a touching development.
Managers from both wall sites will come together to talk about the problems "managing large and complex archaeological remains," trading stories about the prices scaffolders charge, the difficulty of stopping people falling off, and no doubt having the odd quiet moan about the difficulty of providing wheelchair accessibility when they think no one's listening.
Amazingly, the government points out that this deal is the first of its kind, which is extraordinary when you think how many walls there are and have been. [GOV]


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Free Speech Isn't
There's always a price, and in France, thanks to the efforts of the religion of whirled peas and their glittery hoo haa'd social justice warrior enablers a dozen people have paid that price (frankly, worshiping whirled peas would make more sense than that religion – but that's my personal opinion and others are free to disagree. At least the peas have nutritional value).
It's up to us – as individuals, as authors, as whoever and whatever we are – to decide where we stand. One the side of whirled peas, anything that isn't mandatory is forbidden and subject to the death penalty as delivered by its most rabid frothing followers – something the social justice warrior set only wish they could do. This may be why they cheer the whirled peas on, or possibly the social justice whiners checked in their brains for the duration and are thinking with their glittery parts.
On the other – where we oddlings live – is the principle enshrined in the US Constitution's First Amendment – of free speech and free association as an absolute right. That's why the US allows openly hateful groups like the Westboro Baptist Church, the Black Panthers, and the KKK to make asses of themselves in public as long as they're not telling people to go out there and kill whoever their chosen pariah happens to be. Funnily enough, only the ones that the social justice hoo haas believe are too precious to have the ugly truth told about them have any kind of mainstream acceptance. Must be a coincidence… oh damn. I keep forgetting my natural level of sarcasm is illegal in twenty states and breaks things in all the others.
Anyway. The point here is that there's two ways to deal with groups that insist something must never be done/said/whatever. One is the obvious: give them what they want and they'll make nice – or at least make somewhat less nasty. The other – and much better – is to give them the metaphorical finger of defiance raised high and talk about whatever they don't want spoken as often as as loudly as possible. The more people that do it, the less likely it is that the hushers won't be able to target you specifically.
And that is the price of free speech. It's the knowledge that not everybody out there is a mature adult who is capable of thinking, "that's offensive" and even saying as much without feeling the need to go and kill whoever offended them. It's a price that needs to be paid.
I have some sympathy for those whose culture has turned them into mindless drones for a poisonous ideology, but that sympathy ends when they try to restrict what I may say, think, write, or draw (this although my drawing sucks). I don't care what religion they follow, be it Islam or Post-modern Feminism or Environmentalism or Communism. I don't care how much melanin their skin contains. If they wish to silence me they are my enemies, and since the written word is my weapon I will satirize them all the more often and all the more viciously.
Everyone here, as a writer or a reader, needs to do the same. Not because I think you all agree with me – I'd guarantee in this crowd that saying "The sky is blue" would start an argument – but because the community here is one that is capable of sensible, mature-adult-style disagreement where we can say (and mean it), "I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
Like all things, caving to the hushers will simply embolden them. This time it's cartoons satirizing their sacred figure. A while back it was historical fact. Next time it could be simply someone who doesn't worship in a mosque.
Silencing the artists is how that sort create the illusion that their view is unopposed. If we let the hushers succeed, we might have peace, but it's the peace of slavery or the grave. Me, to quote someone who is much greater than I will ever be: "Give me liberty, or give me death." Frankly, there are no other options.
Pat Patterson #
The French police were unarmed. Three first responders arrived on bicycles, and had to leave because they were without the means to stop the attack.
No, I am not an impartial observer; I am a member of the NRA, and I have in excess of 10 firearms in my house. Even if I were a SJW, though, I think I would have to consider that the sending of unarmed police against terrorists armed with machine guns is a stupid f*&^ing policy. If there is ANY better demonstration that the First Amendment to the Constitution rests on the Second Amendment to the Constitution, I don't know what it could be. If you remove the guns from the hands of citizens and from the police as well, the lawbreakers will control the press. Now, it hasn't happened YET in a liberal democracy, but how many journalist have to die before people don't want to be journalists any more? If ANY law breaker can apply deadly force to those who offend them without fear of being stopped in the act, then the rule of law is no longer operable.
France, you did it to yourself. Shame!January 8, 2015
Akilika #
That's where I've been through this. I can understand standing with Charlie and arguing the importance of preserving unrestricted free speech on a legal level regardless of opposition…
…but it fails to address that, even if these thugs don't bludgeon governments to go along with their demands, on a practical level, art carries a death sentence.
We don't only need lofty words and solidarity here… we need to consider how this affects us all as artists, and how we respond.
On a personal level–I'm not sure of the best answer. But acknowledging that our expressions of art could very well have us next on the chopping block is going to be part of it. To know that it's still vitally important, because self-censorship kills art faster and more completely than anything imposed externally. And to have a plan and preparation for if and when someone does try to kill us.
On the level you mention–how many journalists get killed before folks decide they don't want to be journalists anymore… I don't have even that much of an answer. My kneejerk is Operation Swordfish–swift, disproportionate, overwhelming response, an indication by the government that our laws, not your sensibilities, control here, and you ignore it at your peril. But in addition to it being unlikely… well, policy isn't my strong suit, and I don't trust my kneejerks much. So I really have no idea.
But this is where we need to focus. Because making speech illegal is only one way to silence your enemies–an enemy frightened into submission is just as quiet.January 8, 2015
The first thing to do, however, the very first thing is to recognize that this is an effort to silence opposition and it must not be allowed to succeed. Beyond that is beyond that but that is the first thing.January 8, 2015
Akilika #
Yes. Fuck cultural sensitivity, fuck "coexist"; this is an attempt to conquer. Failure to acknowledge that–and that Western civilization and ideals are worth a billion of these "noble savages"–is to everyone's peril.January 8, 2015
Holly #
On a personal level, if you know you're likely to be a target and you know the cops can't/won't protect you . . . not their job, anyway, in the USA, you take steps to protect yourself. That step over there is the 12 ga and the rounds for it. This one here is locking your front and back doors. There's the barking dog step. There's the camera on the gate a mile from your house step. There's the two hours at the range on Saturday step, the carrying your concealed weapon ALL THE TIME, even to the chicken coop step.
For artists, cartoonists, journalists, etc, there's little reason to be in congregated bunches most of the time. If I owned a newspaper office I'd consider sending everyone who possibly could, including the gal who answers the classified ads phone, to work from home. Get people out of the potential target. And then keep working.January 8, 2015
The sky is greyJanuary 8, 2015
Many shades, with some orange thrown in. Maybe a bit of yellow and red. Which kinda makes the orangeJanuary 8, 2015
Jim McCoy #
Amen. This is far from over. Hopefully, it will hit home to the majority of people in the West how serious this really is. Hopefully.January 8, 2015
Christopher M. Chupik #
From Twitter:
"@saladinahmed No one wants to hear this right now, but it's still a hell of a lot more dangerous to be a Muslim in France than it is to be a journalist"January 8, 2015
Oh goody. Just what I need: something to raise my blood pressure while I'm in the middle of rewriting a fight scene.
/sarc (mind the puddle of it down there)January 8, 2015
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This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending a Pixilation workshop at the Toronto Animated Image Society which was expertly taught by Bryce Hallett of Frog Feet Productions. So, for this week's animation, I'm going to post my favorite pixilation animation: 'Her Morning Elegance' by Oren Lavie.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Animated Inspiration: Her Morning Elegance
Posted by Charles Wilson at 2:34 PM
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Acho que uma cona dessas deve ter outro perfil, merece ser mostrada.
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Three weeks later, I'm still exhausting just thinking about our alien adventure. I did finally get all 1500+ logged in, and now have the #27,000 accounted for:
On the trip back, I found a handful of caches with OLdweeb, and started to feel like a "normal" geocacher again. Our first stop was at the Tonopah Historic Mining Park, an outdoor museum on a hill in town that afforded this view:
We didn't take the time for the hour-long tour, but we did grab the cache in the gift shop.
Tonopah Historic Mining Park
Goldfield yielded some cache finds and a chance to check out some remarkable old buildings, especially this old school house that the town is hoping to restore.
Goldfield Ghost Town (High School)
We also stopped off in Heaven – Geocacher's Heaven, that is!
Geocacher's Heaven
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We timed our Samhain ritual to coincide with sunset, a liminal time of day during a liminal time of year. At this time of year, it is common to honor and communicate with the Ancestors. At Black Bear Grove, we communicate with and honor the Ancestors at every ritual, along with Nature Spirits and Deities. We call these three categories of Other World beings the Kindreds and an ADF ritual is structured to facilitate communication with them.
We began our ritual with individual meditation and centering. Everyone stepped away from the ritual area to prepare themselves mentally, leaving behind the mundane world to focus on the divine. We gathered together again when hearing the processional music and we processed from the gathering spot to the ritual area, where we were purified by smudging. This is another step to remove us from the everyday world and bring us mentally to the Kindreds.
We then made an offering to the Outsiders (also known as Outdwellers). As we do not create a circle of protection, we make this offering to ask those who would disturb us (physical or spiritual beings) to leave us be. We then did an attunement, an activity to bring all of us together mentally and spiritually. This time we used dance.
After honoring the Earth Mother first and then the Black Bear, we asked Ogma to give us Bardic inspiration. This invitation and offering to a deity are to ask for help in making our words and works proper for the Kindreds.
After presenting the reason for the ritual, we continued our journey to communicate with the Kindreds by creating a Sacred Center. This involves making a fire, a tree, and a well (or representations of these) into sacred gates to the Other Worlds. We then called on the owl to be our Gatekeeper. The Gatekeeper helps to open the gates to the Other Worlds and facilitates good communication.
Then it was time to open the Gates. This was done by all of us joining hands (basically giving high fives to each other to create a circle). This element of the ritual takes little time, but after the buildup of energy beforehand, it is very powerful.
Then we began the inviting and honoring of the Kindreds and the Patrons. Besides asking the three general categories of Other World beings to join us, we call on one or two specific deities to join us to be honored. This time it was Arianhod and the Morrigan.
When all had been invited, we began the offering period. The offering period is the time for individuals to honor those beings specially invited to the ritual or any other being they wish. After the individual offerings were done, we made a last honor to our personal Ancestors by calling out their names. These included cultural or spiritual as well as relational Ancestors, and also our beloved pets. We called out their names, for what is remembered, lives.
Communing with the Kindreds is a two-way street. We asked for them to give us a message through the taking of an omen. This time we used the Witch Tarot. It was a good omen. We then took in their blessings physically through the Waters of Life. A chalice of water and a chalice of an alcoholic beverage are blessed by the Kindreds, then passed around.
It was then time for the working. We were led in a meditation to meet our inner owl and let that owl take out of us any blockages that keep us from seeing with our third eye. Those blockages were tossed up like an owl casting a pellet. We were given masks to remind us of our inner owl and pellets to keep the magic with us.
Once the working was done, we thanked Arianhod and the Morrigan and the Kindreds. We then closed the Gates by beginning with the circle of joined hands, then clapping our hands together. We thanked the owl for being our Gatekeeper. We thanked Ogma, the Black Bear, and the Earth Mother.
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A relative of the pineapple, bromeliads are naturally epiphytes, clinging to other plants for support in their native jungles where they attract hummingbirds as pollinators - so this is a truly exotic houseplant.
Bromeliads grow in a rosette with a cup in the centre into which rainwater collects and helps deliver nutrients to the plant - much in the same was as insect-eating pitcher plants.
When mature, Blue Rain will produce an amazing, spear-like flowerhead covered in blue and white flowers which contrast beautifully against the red stem. These blooms, due to their waxy nature will last for many months, bringing a burst of colour wherever it's placed.
Like other members of the family, the long-lived blooms are produced just once and then the central part will slowly expire, however, offsets are produced in the process which replace it, and over time a clump of plants develop with the potential for multiple flowers.
Really easy to care for, you just need to treat your bromeliad as if it were still in a jungle, watering in the cup with rainwater where possible (hard tap water tends to leave an unsightly crust of limescale around the cup).
Supplied as an established plant in a 12cm pot. Ultimate height and width 40 x 40cm.
Note Decorative pot in images is for display purposes only and is not supplied.
A tip to get it to flower is to let the water dry in the centre of the plant then place a plastic bag over the plant with a ripe banana inside for a week or so - the banana gives off ethylene gas which stimulates blooming.
When you have baby plants (pups) appearing at the side and the parent looks like it is starting to rot, leave the original in place, don't remove it as this will feed the growing plantlets.
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