Horse trainer, barefoot trimmer and EasyCare dealer Mike Daniels isn't shy about how he feels about barefoot. The Raymondville, Missouri resident frequently presents clinics in the surrounding areas and gives his attendees a lot more than horsemanship to think about.
A man of faith, Mike weaves his clinics with horsemanship and life lessons. Coinciding with all this is stewardship of the horse and talk about natural hoof care and what means for the horse and owner. Mike has found many people don't give a lot of thought to their horse's hooves and he wants to change that.
Mike's story begins as someone who kept his horses bare simply because it was practical. If and when he needed to ride somewhere rocky, he would end up shoeing his horse for the trip. The expense for a one-time shoeing didn't really add up for Mike and he began searching for other options. He picked up a pair of EasyCare hoof boots and became a barefoot and booted fan for life and hasn't looked back.
Mike believes providing your horse with a natural lifestyle encompassing diet, exercise and barefoot hoof care is as close as we can come to giving them the life nature intended.
Mike also contributes to the blog at the Houston Herald in Missouri.


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A Golden Leader
It was just this time of year, October 31, 1923, when Ernest Loeb, son of Albert Loeb the founder of Loeb Farms, saw the bright future of the cheese industry and announced the formation of the Northern Dairy Products Company.
Making cheese was quite an involved process for families in the 1920's. The Loeb Farm Golden Leader Cheese mail order business had become a popular option of ready-made modern convenience. Originally, the cheese was shipped parcel post direct to consumers so that the product would be as "fresh as the day it was made." Loeb Farms claimed that their cheese had exceptionally mellow flavor using only the highest quality milk in the most approved sanitary methods available. Loeb's plan was to convert all of his milk into cheese products. He hoped that farmers of the region would cooperate by raising fine dairy herds which will result in mutual profit and benefit to themselves and to the company.
Golden Leader cheese
Loeb Farms Cheese letter
Sept 23, 1923-Cheese plant opens
The formation of the new company would expand the capabilities of this cooperative group. Ernest and his father Albert had no doubt read the 1923 report by the United States Department of Agriculture that reported that the population of the United States had doubled in the last 39 years so the number of milk cows on farms would have doubled in the last 44 years and therefore factory cheese production would have doubled in the last 46 years. They could see a great future of growth in the cheese industry.
The officers of the new company had purchased a cheese factory in Levering and although they did not plan to immediately move into the Charlevoix area, they did make known intentions to expand the activities of the corporation into localities where there were enough cows. The Charlevoix Courier writes, "it is to be presumed though, in view of Mr. Loeb's interest in Charlevoix County, in the course of time, he will endeavor to bring into this county as many factories as conditions warrant."
Oct 21, 1923-New dairy company
East Jordan Cheese Factory
May 14, 1924-Buying milk
Nov 16, 1927-Move to Rogers City
Eventually, conditions did present themselves, and ready for expansion, the Northern Dairy Products Cheese Factory of East Jordan was built. Mr. Harold Stueck became manager. The company advertised in the newspaper that they would buy all milk available and urged farmers to deliver their milk, even arranging transportation on request. Daily intake of milk was 10,000 pounds brought in by anywhere from 50 to 75 farms. Farmers were paid $.40 a pound and for every 10 pounds of milk, one pound of cheese could be made, resulting in 50,000 pounds of cheese annually shipped to southern Michigan for distribution.
Like many of the Loeb ventures, this new company took off fast and gathered momentum. But just five months after expanding into the East Jordan market, Albert died suddenly. Ernest continued to manage business dealings with the Northern Michigan Dairy Products Company. But he was also needed to manage the Loeb Farm's business as well. Eventually, because he was needed to handle business dealings back in Chicago, Ernest sold the cheese factory business to Carl D. Bradley of Calcite farms in Rogers City on September 21, 1928.
References: Milk Producers Review of September 1923, Charlevoix Courier October 1923
Special thanks to the East Jordan Portside Art & Historical Museum
Posted on November 11, 2016 by Amanda Brown
Category: General, Peek into the Past

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Reclaiming the Original Faith - Part 7 "The Book of the Law Disputation"
Introduction: In our previous teaching we came to understand some unique principles regarding the cutting of a Covenant. We discovered that a Covenant was a commitment to developing a continuing relationship between two parties and from the ancient prospective a Covenant was such an intense agreement that it required a death penalty if broken. One aspect that must also be stressed is that a Covenant could not be changed or added to therefore we could say that from that prospective each Covenant that we find in Scripture could be considered a New Covenant that further expands the revelation of YHWH but never nullifies or alters the previous revelation that was shown through the other Covenants.
Galatians 3:15 Brothers, as a man I say it: a Covenant even though it is mans, yet if it is confirmed no one sets it aside or adds to it.
Through each of these teaching I have tried to emphasise the centrality of Torah from which we came to understand that the early Assemblies differed little from the Yahudim (the Jews) only in that they now believed in Yahshua as the promised Messiah. Based on the concept of Covenants we will attempt to unravel some disputations that have arisen surrounding the principle of the Book of the Covenant & the Book of the Law. This has stirred up much contention mainly among Messianic groups since Christians in general tend not to regard the Torah commands as written in the Tanakh (Old Testament) as significant based on the belief that they now live under unconditional divine grace enabling them to now determine themselves what is appropriate to obey based on the concept of loving one's neighbour. The Messianic communities however adhere to a belief that now they live under the Malki-Zedek anointing as Kings& Priests so it is to this that we will turn in our discussion.
Covenant, Treaty, Pact, Agreement, Solemn Promise, Obligation, Alliance or Oath.
Since the components of a true Covenant do not appear until Abraham we could say the previous were more of an Oath that Yahweh made. An example of this would be that of Noach (Noah) in which we read YHWH made a "Brit" but rather it was an agreement with himself for the benefit of Mankind, the Animals & the plants who did not participate in the process. This was then an unconditional Covenant or Oath.
Bereshith (Genesis) 8:20-22 And Noach built an Altar to YHWH and took of every clean beast and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the Altar. 21. And YHWH smelled a soothing fragrance and YHWH said in his heart "never again shall I curse the ground because of man, although the inclination of man's heart is evil from his youth and never again smite all living creatures as I have done 22 as long as the Earth remains seedtime and harvest and cold and heat and day and night shall not cease.
As we saw last time that according to Bereshith (Genesis) 15 YHWH was making a Covenant with Abram in which he promised to take the death penalty on himself if either party broke covenant and so Yahshua fulfils that promise.
Luke 1:70- 73 As he spoke by the mouth of his set-apart prophets from of old- 71 deliverance from our enemies and from the hand of all those that hate us. 72 to show compassion towards our fathers and to remember his set-apart covenant 73 an Oath which he swore to our father Abraham.
Yochanan (John) 8:56 Your Father Abraham rejoiced to see my day and he saw it and was glad.
We note that in Scripture there are two distinct unique books mentioned. One that is referred to as the Book of the Covenant & one that is referred to as The Book of the Law (Torah) and they are not the same. At Mt Sinai, in Shemoth (Exodus) 19 through to Shemoth (Exodus) 24 we find recorded the steps Yisrael took to enter into a marital or covenantal agreement with YHWH.
Chapter 19 records the Pre-Marital requirements for Yisrael.
Chapter 20-23 records the terms of the marriage covenant (The Ketubah). These were the marriage vows that Yisrael agreed to live by. These conditions were the Torah. If they agreed to those conditions they would be his treasured possession (Am Segulah-chosen people).
In Chapter 24 the marriage contract is committed to writing &ratified. The 70 Elders and the Priests went up to meet & fellowship with YHWH at the Covenantal meal upon the closure of the Covenant.
Shemoth (Exodus) 24:10-11 And they saw the Elohim of Yisrael and under his feet was like a paved work of Sapphire stone and like the heavens for brightness. 11 Yet he did not stretch out his hand against the chiefs of the children of Yisrael! And they saw Elohim and they ate and drank.
In all this account we discover the complete elements of a true Covenant between YHWH who appears in the form of the D'var (the Word) of YHWH and Yisrael including the agreed upon conditional covenant and the Covenantal meal at its closure. Since we know that none can look upon YHWH and live therefore we see this as the manifestation of YHWH as Yahshua the Bridegroom of Yisrael.
This Covenant at Sinai between YHWH and Yisrael was a blood-ratified covenant. The first blood-ratified covenant that we saw in Torah was Abram's Covenant with YHWH.
Shemoth (Exodus) 32:33-34 And YHWH said to Mosheh "whoever has sinned against me I blot him out of my book.34 And now go lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. See my Messenger goes before you and in the day of my visitation I shall visit their sin upon them.
It is therefore said in Judaism that wherever National sins are committed they are due in part to the Spiritual residue of the Golden Calf.
However from our understanding of the Covenant with Abram we see a different picture. It leads to one that shows that the day that YHWH would visit punishment on his people was fulfilled when Yahshua took that punishment on the tree at Golgotha. YHWH being faithful to his covenant satisfied the death penalty that he promised to Abram by passing between the slaughtered animals. From all this we have an understanding of the Covenant and now we need to see what is the Book of the Law and its purpose and how has it caused so much division and misunderstanding.
With the Covenant broken, YHWH needed a way to allow Yisrael to postpone her death penalty; this is where the Book of the Law comes in.
It is this particular verse that has caused some major divisions even among Messianic Assemblies. When Sha'ul (Paul) uses the word "law" here, it is suggested that he is referring to "the Book of the Law" – that portion of Torah from Exodus 24:12 to the end of Deuteronomy since in the previous verse Sha'ul says that it was added because of transgressions implying the "Golden Calf" sin. In fact, whenever he talks about "law versus Favour (grace)" he is referring to "The Book of the Law" … not the entire Torah. This also explains why Sha'ul's (Paul's) writings can so easily be confusing. In the previous verse we read that the Law was added until the seed would come which was Yahshua.
It is to that question that I wish to turn to gain us some resolution. No doubt upon this reading most Christians would assume this refers to all Torah apart from those self-perceived morally obvious commands that pertain to a life of loving one's neighbour.
To help us resolve this dilemma we need to address the general purpose of it as well as its main purpose to establish what Sha'ul (Paul) is saying.
Plus many more commands against Homosexuality, marrying sisters & whoredom.
Ibrim (Hebrews) 9:12 Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Kadosh (Holy) Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
So the Book of the Law was added to assist but not take the place of the Book of the Covenant. And all this was necessary because the Covenant was broken by Yisrael's idolatrous actions with the Golden Calf.
In Yahshua the Penalty was paid for all those who put their trust & faith in him and so we see that in about 70CE the Temple itself was destroyed since that purpose as revealed in through book of the Law was satisfied.
Only Yahshua's shed blood could permanently erase that blood penalty!
Yahshua was not just the Pesach (Passover) Lamb; He was not just the Red Heifer Sacrifice. His shed blood satisfied the 1,500 year old blood debt that Yisrael owed for their Sin of the Golden Calf.
Those who have not believed in Yahshua still have that death penalty hanging over their head & it is this truth that our Yahudi (Jewish) brethren need to hear since they still believe they are under the residue of that sin. The other groups also fail to see that this part of the Torah is yet of great benefit even though the need for the sin offering has been fulfilled in Yahshua which comprised the central part of the Book of the Law.
Statutes about relationship with People & Animals.
Statutes on equal justice in Society.
Commandments on celebrating the Moedim (the Appointed times) ie. The Feasts, The Sh'mitah Shabbat (7 year Sabbath for the land) & Yovel (Jubilee).
Yochanan (John) 14:15 If you love me keep my commandments.
Christians & some Messianic groups believe that through Yahshua's sacrifice they have been freed from the Book of the Law because it was imposed until the seed.
These believe they are now only under the Book of the Covenant and what it reveals.
The sacrificial system was a means to delay the punishment on Yisrael for the sin of the Golden Calf and was fulfilled by the death of Yahshua.
Within the Book of the Covenant there still remains the obligation of keeping the 10 Commandments, The Feasts, the Sabbaths years and the Dietary requirements.
The Book of the Law now aids in guiding us in areas of righteous living and acts as a fence to protect Torah.


Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley Premiere New Song, "Fire and Water"
Paul Stanley has teamed up with his former Kiss bandmate, Ace Frehley, for a new version of "Fire and Water," a classic 1970 track by Free.
The song can be found on Frehley's new album of covers, Origins Vol. 1, which will be released April 26.
This marks the first time the Kiss co-founders have appeared on an original album together since 1998's Psycho Circus.
"Look, for all the bickering and stuff that we may say about each other, we go back to a very magical time. We started this together. So in spite of whatever we may say from time to time or things that get blown up, we are a family, and a dysfunctional one, but nonetheless a family. So Ace said, 'Would you do something on the album?' I said, 'Sure. Of course.'"


Rod 2.0 favorite Derek Luke can be spotted in the latest edition—February 2007—of Esquire. The editors profile the very handsome! and quite talented! actor in a fashion editorial with Oscar hopefuls, including Forest Whittaker, Ben Affleck and Djimon Hounsou.
Derek Luke's editorial is unique. He stands poolside dripping wet in linen shirt, jacket and trousers by Ralph Lauren Black label. The photo is just stunning—the wet fabric sticks to Derek in all the right places.
Regarding Derek's buzz around the Best Actor nomination: Sure, his performance in To Catch a Fire was dramatic and compelling, despite the film being somewhat uneven. But it certainly wasn't his best work—Antowine Fisher comes to mind—and is completely blown away by Forest Whittaker's tour de force as The Last King of Scotland.
After flaunting it in Flaunt, Derek Luke now reveals his inner fashionista in the January GQ. The Hollywood "it" boy is featured in a retro-styled ode to the cardigan sweater—an iconic fashion essential from the 1950s and 1960s. The actor proves its a confident and masculine look for today.
What is it about Derek Luke in these retro movies and fashions? Not that we're complaining it's very nice.
PS. Yes, that's a wedding ring. Who knew?
Derek Luke is the newest "it" boy to be showcased in the pages of Flaunt, the edgy fashion and industry bible published in Los Angeles. The actor is featured in a smashing black and white editorial lensed by photographer Michael Muller.
On his recent role in Glory Road: "I am not really good at [basketball]. They had Pat Riley on set to help everyone with their moves and in thinking about the strategy that the team would use to beat other more experienced teams."
On his new role in Catch a Fire as Patrick Chamusso, the legendary South African freedom fighter who was falsely imprisoned for a decade: "The hardest thing about capturing his character was embodying the right approach when he was released from prison. You have to realize for ten years there was no life. There was nothing but walls and thoughts."
We caught the film two weeks ago at a WGA screening. As far as modern political thrillers are concerned, Catch a Fire is fairly compelling, perhaps a little too even handed. However, everyone should see the film because it demonstrates the enormous psychological impact of the apartheid and police state that was once South Africa.
This weekend, Byron Mason reviews the film and found it is "hard to imagine that such a radical event, such an amazing symbol of struggle and freedom, transpired just 20 years ago, and, that so many similar struggles are being fought all over the world right now." Here, here.
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Let's be honest. Almost all sports films indulge in the almighty cliché. David vs. Goliath. Scrappy coach. Undisciplined players. Loving and understanding wife on the sidelines. Plus, we usually know the outcome of the big game. With this in mind, let's just have some fun and enjoy Glory Road, a good, albeit clichéd sports film that was just released on DVD. The story plays out against the backdrop of the civil rights era. Thankfully, frequent shirtless basketball games and tight shorts were de rigeur in the latter years of the Johnson administration. Every few scenes, Mehcad Brooks and Derek Luke rotate go-go boy duty as incentive to enjoy this better-than-average ensemble drama.
Glory Road is based on the autobiography of the same name by Don Haskins, a legendary coach who later became a Hall of Famer. The film recounts the story of a landmark 1966 game between the basketball powerhouse Kentucky and Texas Western University, a small school in El Paso. This was the first time five black players started in a championship game. Needless to say, the victory by the Texas Western Miners changed the sport forever.
The set-up is obvious. Haskins (Josh Lucas) accepts a low-paying job at TWU for his chance to break into the NCAA. Haskins recruits black players from places like Gary and Detroit—not because he was a visionary liberal, but because he didn't have a budget. (As in black players were cheaper.) The movie also doesn't mention that the team already had three black players. But that's typical Hollywood revisionism and no reason to become enraged.
While his buddies are out chasing girls, Harry "prefers to study." But, when Derek Luke makes eyes at Tina—played by the fabulous Tatyana Ali, who has grown into quite the Coke bottle mami—well, Harry (Mehcad) can't be bothered with her or his studies.
There's an absolutely wonderful side angle. Coach Haskins has developed a bond with Harry's mother. Mrs. Flournoy (Elizabeth Omilami) comes on down to Texas to straighten her boy out. Umm, force him to bring his grades up.
Red West is top notch as Ross Moore, the team's assistant coach and "spiritual advisor." This is 1966 and the south, and one would imagine? hope? that the film or characters would make some commentary on civil rights or Vietnam.
That's usually his job. There are more subtle alluisons to the troubling times, like waching newsreel footage or overheaing conversations. However, West's character makes some shrewd observations and is at his best when the team members are attacked by racist gangs.
The final game is interesting and very topical. The Miners are playing at Kentucky and the spectators are a sea of Confederate flags. It finally demonstrates the huge racial divisions that were (and are) in this country, and, allows the team some humanity. It's also ironic to note that Pat Riley, the current head coach of the Miami Heat and Dwayne! Wade!, was one of the lead players on the Kentucky squad. Unfortunately, it's been 40 years since that game and the nation is still deeply divided along racial lines—they are just much more subtle and insidious, as opposed to blatant discrimination.
Glory Road is a good sports movie and a feel-good film. It's not a spectacular ensemble drama nor a epic historical conquest. Here's an important proviso: It's a watchable film because it doesn't cater to that typical liberal Hollywood paternalism of "saving the natives", vis a vis Dangerous Minds or Mississippi Burning. Plus, the movie more than compensates for its shortcomings by affording Mehcad Brooks plenty of sweaty, shirtless and tight-double knit-wearing screen time.


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Rep. Carra introduces the Protection at Conception Act
RELEASE|June 22, 2022
Contact: Steve Carra
The act of abortion has been legislated in the past, most notably in Michigan with the 1931 law that stated the administration of drugs meant to induce an abortion is a felony. However, this law has been compromised since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Additionally, this law was deemed to be draconian when a Michigan Court of Claims judge in May of this year granted a preliminary injunction that would mean this law will not be enforced. Although the Legislature is doing its best to defend this law, it will most likely result in a defeat for the pro-life movement, and it is time to begin exploring other avenues to protect the sanctity of human life.
Due to the anticipated fall of Roe v. Wade in the next week, I am taking immediate action.
Yesterday, I was proud to introduce before the Legislature the Protection at Conception Act, which will update the 1931 Law to make it enforceable post-Roe v. Wade. It takes inspiration from similar legislation passed in the state of Oklahoma where if an individual purposely performs or attempts to perform an abortion, except to save a pregnant woman who is in imminent physical danger that will result in the loss of her life from the pregnancy, they will be guilty of manslaughter, with a sentence of not more than 10 years of prison and a fine of no more than $100,000.00. I additionally added language in this bill that clearly states that 'Nothing in this act shall be construed as authorizing an abortion that is illegal under any other provision of law.'
This is the most comprehensive pro-life legislation introduced in Michigan and will be legally enforceable. Over 63 million children have lost their lives to abortion since Roe v. Wade. The time for cheap talk is over and the time for action is now.
Vote Explanations – 1/27/2023
Steve Carra-POSTS|1.30.23
I voted NO on SB 7, part 1 (Sen. Anthony) which is an appropriations bill for various state departments and agencies for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2023.
Freedom Caucus leadership express concerns over Gov. Whitmer attending the World Economic Forum
The Michigan House Freedom Caucus Leadership today expressed their concern over Gov. Whitmer's attendance at the World Economic Forum.
Rep. Carra responds to the governor's State of the State
In response to the governor's annual State of the State, Rep. Steve Carra (R-Three Rivers) issued the following statement:
Wednesday, Jan 11, 2023: I voted NO on Roll Call No. 1, would nominate Rep. Joe Tate as Speaker of the House.


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Arbor Day in Castine is scheduled for April 27 this year, coinciding with the town's Green Up Day. The members of the board of selectmen, without chairman Peter Vogell, decided on the date during the April 16 meeting of the board.
Castine has been declared a "tree city" for nine years, according to Town Manager Jimmy Goodson, and is the smallest municipality in the state to have that designation.
Arbor Day will begin an eight day period where the brush fees at the transfer station will be waived until May 4, allowing residents to bring their brush piles from home spring cleanup to the station and dispose of them without charges. The town used to allow this for a month, but Goodson said that because it costs the transfer station $5,000 a year to have brush ground and hauled away, the town decided to do it for a week instead.
During his town manager's report, Goodson also noted that Bastille Day 2019 will be on Sunday this year instead of a Saturday, which is when it was originally announced. The date is scheduled for July 14, and will feature the popular Dinner en Blanc again this year.
The selectmen announced that there will be an informational meeting to discuss the town meeting warrant on May 6, ahead of the May 11 town meeting. That meeting is scheduled to take place prior to the regular meeting of the board of selectmen. Town reports will be available at Emerson Hall beginning May 3.
The next meetings of the board of selectmen are scheduled for May 6 and May 20, both at 4 p.m.


Earlier today, RedState reported that someone attempted to assault disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein by punching him twice in the face. The ordeal was reportedly caught on video, and the footage was being shopped around for $100,000.
Apparently, TMZ bought the footage and has released it.
What we now see is that the aforementioned story of Weinstein almost receiving two punches to the head was overblown. Weinstein's attacker "Steve" merely slapped the back of his hand on Weinstein's face twice, afterward calling him a "piece of sh*t" for what he did to the women who allege Weinstein sexually assaulted them.
Steve also claimed that Weinstein was belligerent over being asked to have a photo taken with him beforehand. TMZ also released audio showing Weinstein was not belligerent, and was in fact telling Steve that the days of being nasty to women are over, and the he "no longer seeks that life." Further, the audio shows that Weinstein and Steve were actually having a very amicable conversation when Steve thanked Weinstein and returned to his seat.
The manager of the Arizona restaurant, Elements restaurant at the Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort in Scottsdale, suspected that assaulting Weinstein for money may have been Steve's plan all along, as he was seen telling his friend to get his phone ready to video what was about to happen. According to the manager, Steve was also drunk by the time Weinstein was leaving the restaurant.


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Michelle Obama to Bring Hamilton to the White House
Broadway's founding fathers will head to Washington, D.C.
Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Alexander Hamilton) in a scene from Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
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First Lady Michelle Obama will bring the Broadway cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton to the White House on March 14 for a special student workshop and performance from the juggernaut musical.
Directed by Thomas Kail and inspired by Ron Chernow's biography Alexander Hamilton, Hamilton explores the life of the American founding father and first Secretary of the Treasury, as well as his experiences as an orphan of the British West Indies who immigrated to the 13 Colonies and helped shape the United States of America. The show had its world premiere at the Public Theater in 2015.
Miranda leads the cast of Hamilton alongside Leslie Odom Jr. (Aaron Burr), Drama Desk Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler), Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton), Jonathan Groff (King George), Daveed Diggs (Marquis De Lafayette, Thomas Jefferson), Christopher Jackson (George Washington), Anthony Ramos (John Laurens, Phillip Hamilton), Okieriete Onaodowan (Hercules Mulligan, James Madison), Jasmine Cephas Jones (Peggy Shuyler, Maria Reynolds), and Javier Muñoz (Hamilton alternate).
The trip was revealed during today's digital #Ham4Ham video, which you can watch below.
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Q: How to order django queryset using the Choices displayed label? Is it possible to order the query set by choices displayed label? If not, can you please advise on how to achieve this? Or is there a way to create a custom ordering?
Thanks in advance!
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He has granted you many blessings over the years, so arrange Blessed Galvanized Metal Wall Decor on the wall to dedicate to Him. Featuring a rustic wood rectangle construction, this cool piece offers an ornate galvanized metal shape in the center with punched holes and a whimsical "blessed" text design. Arrange it on the wall in your living room or office for a happy spring look!


I seem to be busy just being outdoors and travelling the world since retiring in 2008. Here's some images showing a few of the places we've been since then - Spending the Kids Inheritance!!
Ski lessons near Queenstown, New Zealand.
Well earned Hot Chocolate at the summit of Piz Boé. @ 3152m!
Summit of Mt Sumbra in Tuscany @ 1750m on a hot day!


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Q: Use affjax http request in an ExceptT context most of the IO functions in my program result in this type:
ExceptT Err (Eff eff) a
this works well for me and it's quite composable. However, I have some problems now to integrate an AJAX call in one function.
I don't need asynchronous behavior, however to me it looked that Affjax is the most common library to do this. Say for, now I'd like the result to be a String, then I am basically looking for a function with this signature:
getData :: forall eff. ExceptT Err (Eff (ajax :: AJAX | eff)) String
Here's how far I got, it stays in the Aff context however:
getData :: forall eff.
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getData =
  Ajax.get "the/url" # attempt # wrap # map _.response

But how do I write this, so that it composes well with the Eff context?

A: INFO: I'm answering this question in the context of PureScript 0.12 even though the question is using pre 0.12 Eff approach.

I am basically looking for a function with this signature:
getData :: forall eff. ExceptT Err (Eff (ajax :: AJAX | eff)) String

Currently purescript-affjax calls XMLHttpRequest.open in async mode as it uses true value in the second argument (more XMLHttpRequest API details here).
It is impossible to easily replace "xhr driver" which is run by affjax in the current version of this library but there is ongoing discussion about making this piece configurable.
In other words if you are using current or previous versions of affjax you have no choice and have to run it in Aff. If you really want to run your ajax call in a synchronous manner you have to probably write your own FFI for it or... contribute to the library :-)

But how do I write this, so that it composes well with the Eff context?

In general there is no way to turn Aff into an Effect computation. This make sens if you think about Effect as an abstraction which models sequence of instruction without notion of "future" or "time". We are just not able to "return" future value right now...
Of course there is liftEffect which can turn synchronous computation into Aff because we can always take synchronous computation and just run it in the future.
I think that it is quite usual when you are using default javascript PureScript backend to turn your whole application into Aff and use launchAff_ in the main function.


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Q: Does MySQL support interior mutability or sticky bit? Say, I have a complex MySQL procedure. The procedure is basically a complex SELECT query that use data inside a table to output some records.
For convenience, the procedure need to write to a temporary table to calculate the final result.
So can I grant properly so that a user that can only read the database can call this procedure to get its output, although the procedure actually need to write to the database? Because essentially this procedure don't intend to write, it just cache some data to a specific table with a name start with underscore so it shouldn't break anything seriously, beside costing storage of disk.

A: Typically, stored procedures in MySQL operate with privileges associated with the procedure's definer, not the user who invokes the procedure, who only needs execute privilege on the procedure.
A stored procedure can be configured to run in invoker context, thus executing with same privilege as the invoking user, but this is not common.
Just make sure when you define the procedure the definer has appropriate permission to do everything that needs to be done during execution.

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A stored program or view that executes in definer security context executes with the privileges of the account named by its DEFINER attribute. These privileges may be entirely different from those of the invoking user.
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/stored-programs-security.html

As long as the user defining the procedure has the necessary permissions and doesn't explicitly force the procedure to run in INVOKER context, the permissions of the invoking user have no impact on what the procedure can do. The permissions of the defining user apply to the procedure's actions.
The invoking user only needs to be able to run it.  No special arrangements are necessary, because this is the default behavior.
The DEFINER defaults to the user creating the procedure. If that account has the SUPER privilege, they can actually declare a different definer account whose privileges will apply.


Most people enter into the franchise world with the intention to start their own business down the line. They don't want to stick with franchising, rather just build up skill and get some experience trying their own venture.
Many simply outgrow franchises because they feel stifled by them. However, there are some entrepreneurs that become lifelong members of a franchise family, staying with the parent company for decades. Todd Agius from Ferguson Plarre is a good example of this.
Agius started out at Ferguson Plarre Bakehouse very young before he knew much about franchising. He didn't even work on the business full time for the first year, just leasing it through another company and paying a fee to run the establishment. During this time, Aguis and his wife accumulated experience in hospitality, communication, and customer service, which only helped them later down the line.
When Aguis was 23 years old, the couple negotiated a franchise deal with Ferguson Plarre and established their venture in Melbourne. They become part of a community with young families who liked the familiarity of small, family-owned businesses. Aguis relied heavily on his communication skills but quickly learned everything they needed to know about running a franchise. The local community in Melbourne wanted a familiar face, and they were willing to spend money on it. This helped the franchise remain afloat.
Both Todd and his wife committed 100% to their venture, investing 60 to 65 hours every week to keep it afloat. They only had one staff member who helped them out at lunchtime for more than 4 years, which was another reason why this business was successful. Both of the Aguis were hands-on, creating a personal environment in the bakery.
Around this time, his wife stepped away from the business after having their child. Todd decided to expand by establishing a new franchise at a newly opened shopping mall in Craigieburn, which distracted him from the original store for a bit. Eventually, he shut the original store while focusing on a more lucrative location.
Todd is a natural at hospitality but learning the nitty-gritty of a franchise business took some effort. He gained an understanding of concepts like expenses, profit/loss, bookkeeping, etc., which helped the business grow stronger. Once he started seeing a steady, comfortable income from this franchise venture, there was no reason to quit.
A long-standing relationship with Ferguson Plarre also proved to be beneficial. The company is still a family-owned business with around 72 franchise branches. As a long-term franchisee, Agius has a great rapport with the company's management. They use him as a sounding board of sorts, introducing him to new ideas or products before launch.
His input is always taken seriously, so he has some influence on the brand. He is also called in to share his perspective with other franchisees. Todd has no plans to leave the franchise and develop his own business. He considers himself a lifetime franchisee.
There are many stories of long-term establishments where most of them are content with their current establishment. If there's a mutually beneficial relationship between franchisor and franchisee, you have more control and independence. In fact, you can help a parent company grow further by recommending improvements.
Better communication, more support, and consistent performance have a positive impact on both parties. Why start a new business venture when you have all the independence you need with a supportive parent company?


As we entered Mesa Verde National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) we knew this place was like no other. Rocks and trees looking as if they were placed there with the utmost care by some immortal force cover the unreal vista. Then there are the skies!
In A.D. 550 the first people moved into Mesa Verde creating spectacular cliff dwellings that provided shelter for the next 700 years. Archaeologists have called the occupants Anasazi, a Navajo word translated as "the ancient foreigners." Indeed, they created a place of cosmic magnitude.
Mesa Verde is well known in some circles for its paranormal activities and there have been numerous ghost sightings reported (for those interested there is plenty of material on the Internet). Such endeavours are outside our field so in the next post we will write about the history, culture and visual aspects of this amazing place.
Here are the first images we captured while driving along the winding road in the park but much more is coming.
Most images were shot with the X100S and Fuji X-T1 paired with the XF 14mm F2.8.
YOU MUST SEE THE GHOSTS OF MESA VERDE. "Artefacts of the dropped in skys" – SORRY BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!?
I was at Mesa Verde decades ago on my honeymoon. I shot Kodachrome at the time, and have some cherished images.
I did not really explore the entire area, only the ruins, so I really look forward to more in this series. Now I want to go back!
Very nice,looks like you timed the clouds well. I love the BW treatment.
Echoing what has been said above. Outstanding work, can't wait to see more.
Fantastic images. Looking forward to the future posts . . .
This is a fabulous series. You feel "there" when you look at these images. Well done.


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As with the units that explained how to teach the past and present tenses, this unit explained the complex future tense. However, of the three, it was the easiest unit to learn because the forms were repetitive of the other tenses. Learning about how the present simple and continuous were used in the future tense was enlightening. Again, giving examples of activities for how to teach each tense will be very beneficial in my future classes.


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Adele married her gay friends!
14 - May - 2018
Friends will always there for you, by your side, supporting you - whether you need it or not. This is the case of the British singer, Adele, with her two best friends. The renowned singer and songwriter recently married her two best friends in a gay wedding ceremony.
This isn't the first time that Adele has shown her support for the gay community. Her two best friends recently decided to join their lives in a gay wedding in which the singer played the part of both the witness and the officiate.
This information was first made known through Adele's official Instagram account. She posted a photo of herself on Instagram wearing a light-colored dress with a caption that read, "I married my two best friends in January." She was posing in front of a gorgeous wall of live roses, following the publication with, "You know me any excuse to dress up..." In addition to the hashtag #loveislove and the emoticon of the famous rainbow flag, the international symbol of the LGBT community.
For those who wonder who are these newly married due? They're none other than the famous comedian Alan Carr and his partner Paul Drayton, who've been close friends of Adele since before she was famous and before she achieved her global success.
The now spouses explain that Adele not only took care of officiating their gay marriage, but Adele also organized the wedding: "We have known Adele for years, so when we told her that we were getting married she asked us if she could please plan the party for us," said Alan Carr in an interview on The One Show. "[Adele] is the kindest, sweetest and most generous person in the world. When we arrived, we found a man playing Ordinary People on the piano, she then joined the pianist and sang all of the songs we wanted to open the wedding dance. It was wonderful."
A gay wedding is the dream of many children, if you decide to take that important step in your life, ask your friends to plan and organize that special day, because it's your best friends who will know your tastes better than anyone. You'll surely be as delighted as Alan and Paul with the help of their friend Adele.
Photo: Instagram - @adele
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Once Upon A Time, These Ice Cream Shops Ruled Maine And New Hampshire
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There was a long period of time in Maine and New Hampshire where if you thought about ice cream, you thought about Deering's. Deering Ice Cream is credited as being the oldest ice cream maker in New England, when they were founded all the way back in 1886. For more than a century, they were the ice cream brand to seek out, mostly because of their multiple locations across New England but also because Deering Ice Cream made visiting those locations so much fun.
So how did they do it? By dressing up their ice cream for kids and adults alike. Rather than just serve up a standard sundae you could get anywhere, Deering Ice Cream made their sundaes extra special. Favorites included the Merry Go Round, made with delicious animal crackers, the Kookie Mouse, and truly, every child's favorite, the classic Deering Clown Sundae. That scoop of ice cream, with a sugar cone cap, whipped cream and a cherry for the bright red nose brought more smiles to people in Maine and New Hampshire than can be counted.
And for many decades, there was a Deering Ice Cream location seemingly everywhere. Whether it was St. John Street in Portland, The Auburn Mall, Sanford, Saco, etc., you didn't have to travel too far to find yourself a Deering Ice Cream Shop. That includes this one that existed in South Portland.
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But alas, like many businesses before it and many more in the future, Deering ran into financial trouble. As the Bangor Daily News details, the company was sold in 1992 to an investment group and a piece of many Maine and New Hampshire kids youth went along with it.
All that's left of Deering Ice Cream are the memories and a few pieces of memorabilia people are peddling online. A few signs, some china, and other small collectables that available for the right price. But for so many of us that have spent our lives in this area, Deering Ice Cream will always be *that* place where we fell in love with ice cream.
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GREG BAILEY. State Labor Triumphs and Fear Campaigns Wilt
On Monday morning two days after the Victorian state election the ALP had 51 seats, the LNC 24, the Greens 1, other independents 1, with 11 still in doubt, but the outcome of which will not affect the Labor Party's massive majority. No doubt there will be considerable speculation as to the causes of this landslide. Even at this early stage we can ask whether it represents a general skepticism about the impression the Murdoch press has been trying to create about the lawless state of Victoria and the corruption of its Labor politicians.
Whilst the three polls conducted just before the election day were unanimous about a slight Labor victory in the lower house, they did not foreshadow such a massive victory as has seemed to have occurred. The Herald-Sun, in particular, was covering the campaign with zest. Both it and The Age had pontificated much over the preceding months about the so-called red-shirts scandal. Here the ALP had used some hundreds of thousands of dollars allocated to office and staff expenses for election campaigning in the 2014 election, which was referred to police for investigation. For the media and the Liberals this was a sign of endemic corruption in the Labor party, even though it is likely other parties had been engaging in the same practice. But this apparently had no effect on the voters at all. It was only of concern to the apparatchiks and some journalists.
Equally, in February and March the Murdoch press and the commercial television stations were making as much noise as they could about so-called African gangs wreaking havoc in the northwestern and southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. There was a racist element in the reporting of the crimes and home invasions, and even such luminaries as Peter Dutton offered the observation that Melbournians were too frightened to venture out at night.
In contrast, the police spokesmen took a very responsible line and played down the likelihood of marauding African gangs. To some extent this must have put a large hole in the campaign by the Liberal party, aided by the Murdoch press and the commercial electronic media, to create the conditions for a long Law and Order campaign that would be one of the fundamental themes in their onward march into government. This fed into the Liberal Party's slogan of "Get Back in Control." Yet the general public did not buy it, despite the extravagance of the imagery employed by the media.
Leading up to the campaign Daniel Andrews created a vision of massive infrastructure spending over the next few decades. This would include a ninety kilometer underground ring rail around the outer suburbs of Melbourne, the completion of the North East Link connecting two freeways and a rail link to the airport, plus lesser projects involving building new schools and improving hospitals. This was a vision that would only be completed over time and with the help of commonwealth money, which may not have been forthcoming if the federal government was hostile.
However, and this seems to have been and continues to be a crucial point. When it was elected in November 2014 the Labor government had promised to progressively remove fifty railway level crossings, with the intention of dramatically improving vehicular traffic flow. To date twenty-eight such crossings have been removed with the train tracks often being raised above ground, allowing cars to travel underneath them. The resulting activity has been highly visible because 1) it has been advertised continuously on television, 2) many people have directly witnessed the construction process, 3) many others have been inconvenienced by having to travel by buses or alternative forms of transport whilst the train line has been altered in order to remove the level crossing. In short, this activity has been directly witnessed and has provided incontrovertible proof that the Andrew's Labor government will carry through its infrastructure projects and not just spruik them. There is a strong acceptance that what the government says they will do, they will do.
But there is still more. The government has promised to subsidize putting solar panels on 600, 000 homes and has a target to move to fifty percent renewable energy target by 2030. Whilst the Greens have pushed for a much higher percentage, this is nonetheless significant, and has been seen by the average voter as being realistic and desirable. Despite the presence of a strong rump of climate change deniers in the federal LNP government and the Murdoch press, the general public is increasingly accepting the validity of climate science. In addition, the acquisition of solar panels on houses is seen as not only making electricity for the individual householder much cheaper, but also contributing to less carbon in the atmosphere.
It is another question whether this considerable ALP victory–based in part on an acceptance of substantially increased government expenditure funded by debt, with a definite increase in government activity–should be seen as a repudiation of neoliberalism. Most voters would barely recognize what the term neoliberalism means, yet they seem to have become fully aware of the exaggeration of the Murdoch press in its tabloid newspapers and the fear-mongering of the commercial electronic media in relation to specific issues. If this awareness continues it will soon morph into a widespread acceptance of an increased government role in the economy and society generally, and a skepticism of the corporate welfare which is one of the main elements of neoliberalism.
(Thanks to me daughter for alerting me to the positive effects of visible infrastructure)
Dr. Greg Bailey is an Honorary Researcher,College of the Arts,Social Sciences and Commerce, Latrobe University.
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Geoff Friedman says:
Greg, Mungo and Allan – your views resonate with me. However, as a genuine centrist, you appear wilfully blind to your own extreme spruiking that is the opposite of that demonic Murdoch press. You need some mental bandwidth to recognise ideological zealotry.
In reality, the Australian population is reacting negatively to neoliberal and Phalangist politics in the extreme way that it reacted to ideological left wing policies that created the debt trap that Australia is currently experiencing. This appears in personal, investor driven, corporate and Government debt. The calvinist ideology of living within your means is long forgotten. I submit that you cannot fail economically provided you save a little in every productive year of your life. This allows you to spend more in good times, yet still maintain some savings. The more prudent are likely to save a higher proportion in better times, while recognizing that leaner times are the norm in the repetitive economic cycle. I prefer never to spend more than was earned in any year, yet recognize that is the luxury of the better off.
The current Australian population is merely recoiling with contempt to the latest political shenanigans that incorporate the confirmation bias of ideological silos that are currently in power. Murdoch is very pragmatic that the electorate will turn against Bill Shorten. I suspect his suggestion of one term of Labour is wishful thinking. I am very concerned with how much debt my wasteful generation is leaving for my children and maybe longer. The likely Shorten Government will demonstrate how prudent an economic manager it will govern as. Only then will the electorate deliver its judgement. I truly believe it cannot be worse than that of a failed marketing spruiker. However, my ideal of a centrist in the Macron mould is unlikely to eventuate unless Malcolm was to head just sucha party. I would donate 2-5% of my total assets to sucha venture. The issue is how many others would also deny their beneficiaries of their life's labours?


A veteran of the supply chain, Alex Arvanitis first entered the industry 25 years ago. Alex studied food science at the University of New South Wales and is currently the Head of Transformation for Supply Chain at Coca-Cola Amatil. Her experience spans the globe.
Alex began her career with a position in the meat industry as a microbiologist. The job involved working with butchers and Alex was the only female amongst 500. She left the meat industry behind to start a ten-year career with Streets Ice Cream at Unilever.
Her decade in the ice-cream industry spanned several positions and multiple countries. Alex's career took her to London, France, Amsterdam, Beijing, Bangkok, Singapore and USA. She moved through a variety of roles including Quality Assurance Manager and TPM (Total Production Manager) Manager all the while being involved in continuous improvement, including completing her Masters with the Japanese Institute of Plant Maintenance. She is a qualified Level 2 TPM instructor and a Black Belt in Lean/Six Sigma.
Alex started work with Coca-Cola Amatil in 2004 and she has loved every minute of it. She started in a role designed to find spring water, the kind you can find in Mt. Franklin and Pump bottles. 'I found the water using divining rods,' she jokes. Since then she has climbed the ladder and worked as both a Technical Manager, Operational Excellence Manager and Manufacturing Manager. She has even been surprised by the company when she was offered the position of Logistics Manager, a role that she hadn't even applied for. This role pushed her in the direction of the companies' distribution channels.
Coca-Cola Amatil has 400 trucks on the road in NSW daily and as the logistics manager, Alex had to oversee this process. She moved from Logistics Manager to a National Quality Assurance Manager before settling into her role as Head of Transformation. For three years Alex has been Head of Transformation and in this role, she has been dedicated to taking 100 million dollars of cost out of the Coca-Cola Amatil business.
Alex has loved her experience within the supply chain industry and has described her time in distribution as amazing and career changing. Her experience shows some of the amazing positions that are available within the supply chain.


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24 February 2010 at 9:00 am	(Music, Press, Releases, Shows, Spoken Word) ('American Afrikan', Aimee Bryant, Andy Shaffer, Bryan Berry, Chantz, Chris Cox, Dameun Strange, DJ Stage One, Guante, Ibe Kaba, J. Otis Powell!, Kahlil Brewington, M.anifest, Mankwe Ndosi, Sankaradjeki, See More Perspective, Sha Cage, Truthmaze)
e.g. bailey at The Bedlam: Show us your best poet face!
e.g. bailey celebrated the release of his debut spoken word album "American Afrikan" with an innovative, multi-media performance Saturday night at the Bedlam Theater with fellow poets, musicians and supporters. The evening featured the following: Bryan Berry, Kahlil Brewington, Aimee Bryant, Sha Cage, Chris Cox, Chantz, Guante, Ibe Kaba, M.anifest, Mankwe Ndosi, J. Otis Powell!, Sankaradjeki, See More Perspective, Andy Shaffer, DJ Stage One, Dameun Strange, Truthmaze + more. PHOTOS BY B FRESH PHOTOGRAPHY
Originally posted on City Pages on 24 February 2010.
'American Afrikan' CD Release on Secrets of the City
20 February 2010 at 9:00 am	(Music, News, Press, Releases, Shows, Spoken Word) ('American Afrikan', Aimee Bryant, Bryan Berry, Chantz Erolin, Chris Cox, Dameun Strange, DJ Stage One, Guante, Ibe Kaba, Junkyard Empire, Kahlil Brewington, Mankwe Ndosi, Sankaradjeki, See More Perspective, Sha Cage, Truthmaze)
E.G. Bailey 'American Afrikan' CD Release
The Twin Cities is a community known for its sick spoken word, and it's no surprise to us when descriptors like "innovator" and "progressive" get thrown around in reference to our powerhouse word slingers. Another one for the vaults: Tonight, Twin Cities' wordsmith, musician and educator, E. G. Bailey, celebrates the release of his first full-length album, American Afrikan, a proverbial spoken word and musical journey that begins in Africa, explores America and ends beyond conventions. Early previews have revered it as a prolific sonic palette – part musical theater, part audio chapbook – with blends of hip-hop, funk, jazz and electronica. Join the artist as hosts Tru Ruts and Speakeasy Records present the debut album's CD release party. Emcee J. Otis Powell heads with performances from Guante, Mankwe Ndosi, Truthmaze, Sha Cage, See More Perspective, Chantz Erolin, Aimee Bryant, Ibé Kaba, Sankaradjeki, Dameun Strange, members of Junkyard Empire (Chris Cox + Bryan Berry), Kahlil Brewington, DJ Stage One and of course, E.G. Bailey himself. The show starts at 9:30pm is 18+ with a $5 admission. (Feb. 20th) For more info visit http://www.bedlamtheatre.org. – Juleana Enright (Secrets of the City)
Originally posted on Secrets of the City on 20 Feb 2010.
18 February 2010 at 4:15 pm	(Music, News, Press, Releases, Shows, Spoken Word) ('American Afrikan', Aimee Bryant, Chantz Erolin, Dameun Strange, DJ Stage One, Guante, Ibe Kaba, Kahlil Brewington, Mankswe Ndosi, Sankaradjeki, Truthmaze)
@ Bedlam Theatre
1501 6th St S.
10pm / 18+ / $5 advance
This weekend, E.G. Bailey is going to drop a bomb — a "proverbial bomb" that is! On Saturday, the Bedlam Theatre hosts the release show for Bailey's debut album, titled AMERICAN AFRIKAN, showcasing his creative mix of powerful spoken word, preformance art and hip-hop/funk/jazz/electronic music. Additionally, the night will feature the work of many more artists and musicians like Guante, Mankwe Ndosi, Truthmaze, Chantz Erolin, Aimee Bryant, Ibé Kaba, Sankaradjeki, Dameun Strange, Kahlil Brewington, DJ Stage One and more.
Click HERE for the Bedlam site
Originally posted on l'étoile magazine on 18 Feb 2010.
Bailey comes home
18 February 2010 at 2:44 pm	(Music, News, Press, Recordings, Releases, Shows, Spoken Word) ('American Afrikan', Guante, Liberia, Mankwe Ndosi, Sha Cage)
By CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER, Star Tribune
Spoken-word artist and Tru Ruts label proprietor E.G. Bailey might have what you're looking for in the form of his first full-length CD, "American Afrikan."
Looking to celebrate Black History Month to the tune of something besides "We Shall Overcome?" Spoken-word artist and Tru Ruts label proprietor E.G. Bailey might have what you're looking for in the form of his first full-length CD, "American Afrikan," a thought-provoking collection that also provokes some cool grooves out of Bailey's flowing poetry.
Inspired by Bailey's trips to Africa, the disc laces field recordings and traditional African verses with modern digital beats and live drums. In "Liberia," for instance, he expounds on a "nation waiting to be reborn" over the rhythmic clanging of hammers from field workers. In the title track, he trades verses with African poets over a steady treadmill-like beat and soulful backup vocals by Atmosphere touring member Mankwe Ndosi. Themes of identity, reclamation and rebirth permeate the album and should make for an equally evocative stage show. The release party is Saturday at the West Bank's Bedlam Theatre with guests Guante, Sha Cage and more (9:30 p.m., $5).
Originally posted on Star Tribune on 18 February 2010.
'American Afrikan' Release on Pioneer Press
18 February 2010 at 11:59 am	(Music, News, Press, Releases, Shows, Spoken Word) ('American Afrikan', Guante, Ibe Kaba, Mankwe Ndosi)
Poet/musician E.G. Bailey will mark the release of "American Afrikan" Saturday at Bedlam Theatre on a bill with Guante, Sha Cage, Mankwe Ndosi and Ibe Kaba. It's a spoken-word concept album that starts in Africa, explores America and "ends up somewhere that defies easy definition."
Indeed, for spoken word, the disc has plenty of music, with a rich tapestry of African folk sounds and modern hip-hop beats backing Bailey's booming voice. There's even a spacey dance-floor-ready remix of the title track added as a bonus at the end of the disc.
– Ross Raihala (Pioneer Press)
Originally posted on Pioneer Press on 18 February 2010.
E.G. Bailey + Sha Cage on Write On RaDio!
18 February 2010 at 11:00 am	(Music, News, Press, Radio, Releases, Shows, Spoken Word) ('American Afrikan', Guante, J. Otis Powell!, Marisha Chamberlain, Sha Cage, Truthmaze)
e.g. bailey and Sha Cage join us to talk about the CD release party for e.g.'s new album, "American Afrikan," an encyclopedic mix of spoken word, hip hop, funk, jazz, and more. The release party is Saturday, Feb. 20th starting at 9:30 p.m. at Bedlam Theatre in Minneapolis and will feature performances by Guante, Sha Cage, Mankwe Ndosi, J. Otis Powell, Truthmaze, and more.
Also on this show, we talk with Marisha Chamberlain about her new novel The Rose Variations, the story of Rose McGregor, a talented composer navigating academia in the early days of feminism. Marisha Chamberlain is also a playwright, poet, and librettist.
Listen to interview here.
Spoken-word work gets right to the point
18 February 2010 at 9:00 am	(Music, News, Press, Recordings, Releases, Shows, Spoken Word) ('Afrikan is the New American', 'America', 'American Afrikan', 'K Street Blues', 'Motherless Child', Abstrakt Collision, Aimee Bryant, Ben Durrant, DJ Limbs, Guante, HipGnosis, Ibe Kaba, John Coltrane, Katrah Quey, Mankwe Ndosi, Mano Tribe, MNSWA, Sankaradjeki, Sha Cage, Sonny Rollins, Tru Ruts)
CD review: Spoken-word work
gets right to the point
By John Ziegler, Duluth News Tribune
He can come on like a freight train. Words are his medium. He will make you laugh. He will make you cry. He will make you think.
His name is E.G. Bailey and his brand-new release "American Afrikan" combines spoken word, poetry and music to explore what it is to be an Afrikan in America today. It doesn't just skim along the surface in that exploration, it heaves from below like a bulldozer churning up slabs of concrete, tree roots and old asphalt in its quest — Bailey leading the narrative charge.
Using language like John Coltrane used the tenor or soprano saxophone, Bailey — together with friends such as Aimee Bryant, Katrah Quey, Sha Cage, Hipgnosis, D.J.Limbs, plus African poets Ibe Kaba and Sankaradjeki; Dubai jazz ensemble Abstrakt Collision, and Mankwe Ndosi, the singer from Atmosphere — uses bits of pre-recorded sound, field recordings (including Liberian work songs from the Mano Tribe) and jazz. He rails, he whispers, he implores, he exhorts and subtly weaves his spell.
"K Street Blues: The Bailout Plan" sounds like it could have been Sonny Rollins captured on the Williamsburg Bridge in 1952 talking to the skyline with his horn.
"America" is Bailey (with Abstrakt Collision giving an eerie, angular backdrop) holding a mirror up to our own country with all its actions and how they have morphed over time. "America with your varicose veins and Catholic guilt, I fear you and I love you … America, it's getting harder to defend you."
Aimee Bryant's stirring multi-tracked version of "Motherless Child" is a riveting take on this black spiritual.
"Afrikan is the New American" has an almost Prince-like groove smothered in chicken grease.
Bailey is the real deal. He has created spoken word dynamics in film, theater and recordings during his travels through this country as well as England, South Africa, France and Serbia. He is the founder of the MN Spoken Word Association, Tru Ruts Endeavors and the Spoken Word and Hip Hop Institute at the University of Minnesota. He's been inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in the New York Modern Museum of Art.
"American Afrikan" is not just a journey but an adventure that, during February's Black History Month, explores identity, history, culture and what it means to be black in America today.
The CD release of this wonderful piece of art takes place Saturday evening at the Bedlam Theatre in Minneapolis and should not be missed.
E.G. Bailey / "American Afrikan"
Genre: Spoken word/Poetry/Jazz/Hip Hop/Electronica
Label: Tru Ruts/Speakeasy Records
Web site: http://www.egbailey.com, myspace.com/egbailey
Produced by: E.G. Bailey and Ben Durant
Upcoming show: Saturday at 9:30 p.m., the CD release party at the Bedlam Theatre, Minneapolis. Cost $5. Ages 18 and older. Includes special guests Guante, Sha Cage, Mankwe Ndosi, Ibe Kaba and more.
John Ziegler has worked in the music industry for the past 35 years as a radio host, interviewer, record producer and professional musician.
Originally posted on Duluth News Tribune blog on 18 February 2010.
'American Afrikan' E.G. Bailey CD Release
16 February 2010 at 9:00 am	(Music, News, Press, Recordings, Releases, Shows, Spoken Word) ('American Afrikan', Andy Shaffer, Chantz Erolin, Dameun Strange, Guante, J. Otis Powell!, Junkyard Empire, M.anifest, Mankwe Ndosi, See More Perspective, Truthmaze)
'American Afrikan' is not just a CD release party, but also a musical celebration of Black History that brings together some of the leading African and African American performers in the Twin Cities. Spoken Word innovator E.G. Bailey's CD is a musical exploration of language and blows out of the water traditional concepts of old school 'spoken word' featuring M.anifest, Truthmaze, Members of Junkyard Empire, Sha Cage, Guante, Mankwe Ndosi, J. Otis Powell!, Chantz, See More Perspective, Dameun Strange, Andy Shafer, and more.
When: February 20 : 10 p.m.
Event Phone Number: 612-341-1038
http://www.bedlamtheatre.org
Originally posted on Metro Mix Twin Cities on 16 February 2010.
'American Afrikan (M.anifestations Remix)'
8 February 2010 at 5:27 pm	(Music, News, Press, Releases, Shows, Spoken Word) ('American Afrikan', Amiri Baraka, Fela Kuti, Gil Scott Heron, Guante, Ibe Kaba, M.anifest, Mankwe Ndosi, Sha Cage, The Last Poets, Umar Bin Hassan)
by Jon Jon Scott
With a co-sign from none other than Amiri Baraka and The Last Poets' Umar Bin Hassan, Minneapolis spoken word artist/curator/educator/producer, e.g. bailey, who's full length debut, American Afrikan, is a sprawling concept record spanning the middle passage and beyond. With glimpses of jazz, hip-hop, soul, electronica and Fela Kuti, bailey's words soar, without being preachy. A powerful record that deserves your full attention. Now that Gil Scott-Heron has returned in splendid fashion with the engaging, I'm New Here, the timing couldn't be better.
eg. bailey
Sha Cage
Mankwe Ndosi
Ibe Kaba
Bedlam Theather
e.g. bailey ft. M.anifest –"American Afrikan (Manifestations Remix)"-mp3
Originally posted on Sound Verité on 8 February 2010.
'Home at Last': Interview in MSHALE MAGAZINE
5 February 2009 at 4:00 pm	(Family, Film, Music, News, Press, Releases, Spoken Word, Theatre) ('America', 'American Afrikan', Abstrakt Collision, Africans in America, Guante, Ibe, Liberia, M.anifest, Mankwe Ndosi, Prince, Quilombolas, Sha Cage, Speakeasy Records, Starskie, Tru Ruts, Truthmaze)
photo by B Fresh Photography
Liberian-American Spoken-Word Artist is Home at Last
Justin Schell , Contributing Writer
"This is a year of completion for me," e.g. bailey says in the office of Trú Rúts Endeavors, the multidisciplinary arts organization that he runs with his wife, Shá Cage.
His struggle to fit in America is not unlike that of many African immigrants. He attributes his success as an award-winning multidisciplinary artist and producer to this struggle of finding a home away from home.
bailey, who was born in Saclepea, Liberia, is the son of a white Peace Corps volunteer and a Liberian mother. His father, bailey says, "threw a dart, hit Liberia, and that's where he got stationed." His mother gave birth to him near the end of his father's second term; and his parents lost touch after his father's return to America.
Even as a child he loved music and theater: two memories stand out in particular from his life in Liberia.
"There was a record store and a movie theater," he says. "I would spend hours in the record store listening to whatever they were playing."
The owner of the mud-constructed movie theater, however, wasn't particularly keen on offering free entertainment to they young movie revelers. "We would either sneak into the movie theater or we would drill holes in the side to watch the movie." After the owner realized this, he would take blindingly-hot Liberian red peppers, soak them in water, and put the mixture in a spray bottle, and spray into the holes to temporarily prevent onlookers from watching the film without paying. "It would be this constant game of trying to outwit [him], as soon as you saw a shadow coming."
One day, another Peace Corps volunteer came to his village and, after getting to know him, expressed interest in adopting him. Instead it was his father who ended up adopting the 10-year-old Bailey after she sought out his father through the Peace Corps database.
After landing in Chicago, he was driven to his new home in Crystal Lake, an hour-and-a-half from Chicago. There was a parade the day he arrived, with money thrown from the floats.
"I thought it was a parade for me!" he says with a laugh. "The next day, I wake up, I'm like 'Ok, when are we going to the parade and when can we get more money?' That was the start of my life in the US."
Reality soon set in for bailey as he learned that life in America was not rosy for a new immigrant, "It was a struggle of trying to adapt and trying to fit in. Trying to figure out who I am and not fitting into any place, I always felt like I was running, that I couldn't stop moving."
Until he moved to Minneapolis, when he felt, "Ok, I can stop running now."
bailey's first connection to Minneapolis came not through the city itself, but through one of its most famous musicians. "I discovered Prince in [Crystal Lake's] record store. I think it was "Little Red Corvette." My ears just perked up, trying to find out who this person was, and I proceeded to get everything that he put out."
After moving to Minneapolis, he started performing solo and with a number of music groups, and worked in the retail division of Prince's famed Paisley Park complex, gaining crucial experience to navigate the shady mazes of the music industry when he formed Trú Rúts and its record label, Speakeasy Records.
He had a life-changing experience on a trip to the country of his birth after being gone for nearly 20 years. He returned to Liberia in 1999 as part of a four-month trip to Africa, the Middle East and East Asia. The trip, while crucial to his development as an artist as well as a person, was not what he expected.
"I realized that I could go back, but I could never live back home. I'd been away too long to be able to go back home and do what I'm supposed to do."
An overwhelming and inane sense of homelessness hit him, he says, "going home displaces you. You're no longer at home in either place. Home is what I had to create."
Thus homelessness and travel inform all of bailey's work, which symbolically channels his own experience through the larger histories of the African Diaspora. His album American African, scheduled for release in April, will appropriately feature a host of both American Africans and African Americans, including M.anifest, DJ Stage One, Mankwe Ndosi, IBé, and other international artists, including Germany's Starskie and Dubai's Abstrakt Collision.
"It's a testament to where African Americans and American Africans are," he says, encompassing the multitude of African, African American, and American African perspectives. "I want to avoid the idea of a monolithic Africa as much as possible."
The first single off of American African, "America," is a wide-ranging vision of the post-9/11 America that many immigrants find themselves in.
"America, I miss you," bailey intones at its opening. He delivers his words atop a bed of rolling drums and cymbals, electric bass, disorienting electronic sounds, and wailing saxophone. From Katrina to Guantanamo, Hollywood to Baghdad, the poem subtly welds together the long histories of racism and murder that stain America's past, yet without completely destroying the hope of something better. In the end, the music dies away as bailey softly, powerfully, declares "We're waiting for your resurrection."
bailey has an ambitious plan to release three more albums in 2009 that have been at various stages of completion throughout his work with Trú Rúts. Yet completion always breeds the start of something new, whether it be the release of new albums from other artists in the Trú Rúts family such as Quilombolas, TruthMaze, or El Guante. Or the birth of his first child with his wife Shá Cage.
Even though e.g. bailey has settled in one place after a long journey, his creative activity and poetic journeys show no signs of slowing down.
e.g bailey has produced "No Longer at Ease" (play), an adaption from the Chinua Achebe's novel for the Pangea World Theatre in May 2001; "Village Blues" (film); and "Words Will Heal the Wound", a spoken word radio series celebrating the diverse poetic traditions in Minnesota.
He received the Sarah Lawrence College International Film Festival (2001) Experimental Film award for Village Blues; the NFCB (National Federation of Community Broadcasters) award for Write On RaDio!; and the Worldstaff Houston International Festival (1999) Experimental Film award for Village Blues.
Visit his website for a full listing of productions, performances and awards: www.myspace.com/egbailey or www.egbailey.com.


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In the 1960s artists from the United States and beyond strove to "make a mark" on the art world and the culture at large by exploring the nature of creativity. Each of the three themes in this exhibition, color + form, gesture + splatter, and layer upon layer, shows how vivid and dynamic the art of this decade was. Some artists used color and geometric shapes abstractly, often to foster unusual optical effects, whereas others employed the personal, autographic gesture of expressionism. Still other artists exploited various methods of layering to create new kinds of collage. By doing something to an object or putting marks on a surface, artists in the 1960s responded to the realms of art, politics, and popular culture. The objects and images they made defined the visual culture of their generation.


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Quack Pack
'Disney's Quack Pack'
Voices of
Tony Anselmo
Jeannie Elias
E.G. Daily
No. of seasons
No. of episodes
Disney Channel/Syndication
Original release
DuckTales (1987)
Darkwing Duck (1991)
Quack Pack is an animated Disney television series. Is the second spin-off of the series are DuckTales. The series was originally shown from September 3, 1996 to November 28, 1996. It had a total of 39 episodes.
Main Characters[change | change source]
Donald Duck (voiced by Tony Anselmo) - The main character of the series. Wears a blue shirt with red flowers on it. He is Huey, Dewey and Louie's uncle/parent who refer to him as "Uncle D" if not Uncle Donald. All of them live together in Donald's house. He is also Daisy's boyfriend and cameraman for her T.V. show. He is notoriously well known for being short-tempered and gets angered very easily. Despite that Donald tries to be a goodparental figure and is sometimes less than willing to trust Huey, Dewey and Louie, he has shown that he greatly cares about them and is very protective of them. He portrays himself as a father figure towards them and would usually regard them as his boys. Likewise, Huey, Dewey and Louie have shown they feel the same way as they have referred to Donald as their "own flesh and blood" before. Despite this, Donald usually misinterprets Huey, Dewey and Louie's good intentions for being bad, either by the influence of the unknown bad guy or having nightmares and daydreams about them being destructive. With Huey, Dewey, Louie, Donald and Daisy together, Huey has referred to them as a "happy family". When Donald received super powers he became a super villain known as the Duck of Doom, resulting in a battle between him and Huey, Dewey and Louie (known as the T-Squad when they got their super powers) to get them to clean their bedroom.
Huey (voiced by Jeannie Elias) - Wears a long red shirt over a light red t-shirt and purple shorts. He usually acts as the leader of the three brothers. In one episode, it is revealed Huey suffered from ailurophobia or fear of cats. His fear was so great that he was afraid of cat sock puppets and had uncontrollable hiccups whenever he saw even a picture of a cat. His fear first began when a swarm of cats scared him while he was dressed as a mouse when he went Trick or Treating with his brothers on one Halloween night when they were little. However, he soon conquered his fear after his conscience got the better of him and he saved a cat that was hanging from a broken tree branch.
Unfortunately, it soon turned out Huey was allergic to cats. Huey has a strong belief that the concepts of fate and coincidence are somehow mysteriously linked together; he also believes that they are judges on whether the trio are able to have something or not. This makes Huey possess a more determined character than his brothers as he is usually the last to give up trying to get something when the trio want anything. Huey is also the main brother very easily besotted by girls, sometimes anthropomorphic ducks like he and his family and sometimes they are human. Despite Huey's good character, he can sometimes come across as being arrogant and overly keen on making money on occasions. Huey also has a talent for playing the pipe organ, this was revealed when he performed a parody of the Phantom of the Opera when he got a mind controlling device on his head which he first believed to be braces. When Huey was given super powers, he was given the power of super speed and referred to himself as the Really Incredibly Fast Guy. Huey's full name is never made certain; his brothers sometimes refer to him as Hueton, Huebert or Hueson.
Dewey (voiced by Pamela Adlon) - Wears a striped blue shirt with the number one on the back over a light blue t-shirt and blue shorts. He has the longest hair out of the three boys and is generally good with computers and technology. He is usually the most logical out of the three boys. Even though the trio love practical jokes, Dewey is the main practical joker and considers himself a master prankster. It is his good knowledge of technology that make him an impressive prankster such as his knowledge of projectors to create ghosts and fog machines to create a more spooky atmosphere. Every Halloween Dewey enjoys pranking Huey, Louie and Donald but on one occasion this led to them being stranded near a haunted house. Dewey believed this would be a great opportunity to perform more pranks, however, it turned out that the house really was haunted and the scary pranks were being pulled by the monsters that lived there. This resulted in Dewey getting the blame and it took a while for Huey, Louie and Donald to realize the truth. While all three boys possess strong consciences, Dewey appears to possess the most powerful. So much so it manifested itself into a giant, fierce version of Dewey and used brute force to make him protect his family in the haunted house when he attempted to sneak away from it. Dewey also has a strong belief in UFOs despite being aware that there have been scams in the past. When Dewey received super powers, he was given powers of super intelligence and psychokinesis. He referred to himself as Brain Boy. Dewey's full name is also not officially revealed; in one episode he refers to himself as Deuteronomy, but Huey has referred to him as Dewis.
Louie (voiced by Elizabeth Daily) - Wears a green vest over green shorts and a backwards green cap. Louie is a huge fan of comic books moreso than his brothers, with his favorite comic book hero being Mantis Boy. Louie owns a violin just as Mantis Boy does; at first he is not good playing the violin at all, indeed it is regarded as noise to anyone who hears it, but eventually he learns to play it very well. On occasions, Louie uses it to play sad music when he and his brothers are manipulating Donald in order to get out of trouble. In one episode, it was revealed that Louie feels very strongly for animal rights and even makes plans to set traps to catch poachers to stop them taking animals. He can be fickle when it comes to deciding what to be for a future career; he has made ideas to become an astronaut, a sky diver, a top gun pilot, a hockey goal keeper and a policeman. Despite Louie sometimes fails to understand people's aims, he has proven to be a rational thinker; when the trio come up with a plan for a particular situation Louie is usually the first of the boys to have second thoughts and rethink the plan and compare it to the situation. When Louie was given super powers he became very muscular and strong. He referred to himself as Captain Muscle. Louie's full name is Louis.
Daisy (voiced by Kath Soucie) - Wears a pink dress and dark pink shoes, although sometimes she also wears a purple pant suit or a pink sweater with a dark pink skirt. She is Donald's girlfriend and the reporter of a T.V. show called What In the World, working for Kent Powers. She does everything she can to try and get a story, even to the extent of unintentionally putting the others in danger. She has a blue pet iguana named Knuckles who eats almost anything. Daisy cares a lot about Huey, Dewey and Louie and is willing to trust them more than Donald does as he often believes they are up to no good.
Kent Powers (voiced by Roger Rose) - An egomaniacal TV personality, Kent Powers is the boss of both Daisy and Donald, the latter of which he frequently tortures for so little as a good laugh. Despite his popular image, his is overconfident, rude, arrogant, dishonest, greedy, selfish and obnoxious, but unlike Donald has very little to compensate for this. Kent openly dislikes Donald, and takes every opportunity to try and fire him.
Ludwig von Drake (voiced by Corey Burton) - Duckburg's resident genius and inventor. Donald and the nephews often visit Ludwig when they need his advice or gadgets, though they tend to make matters worse for those involved.
Gwumpki (voiced by Pat Fraley) - The immigrant owner of the local restaurant where the nephews often patronize. He is generally good-natured, though gets exasperated when the topic of the nephews' unpaid tab is brought up.
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The Claw (voiced by Frank Welker) - An extremely violent criminal named for the metal claw replacing his hand. The Claw first appears in "Ready, Aim... Duck!" when Donald claims that he was responsible for breaking the nephews' video-game console (in reality, Donald himself was the one who broke it). This causes The Claw to seek out Donald in anger. In his second appearance, "The Long Arm of the Claw", The Claw reappears as a fully rehabilitated "good citizen". However, he relapses back into his violent nature whenever he sees gold and calms down only when he hears the sound of a ringing bell.
Agent X (voiced by Kath Soucie) - A feminine robot assassin working for an unnamed criminal organization, Agent X appears in "Heavy Dental". Thinking he's visiting the dentist, Huey gets an experimental mind-control helmet attached to his head when the doctor in charge mistakes him for Agent X in disguise. As Huey quickly discovers and abuses the helmet's power, Agent X is sent to terminate him and retrieve the device. She chases Huey back to Donald's house, where the duck is trying (and failing miserably) to fix the kitchen plumbing. Once inside, the pipes burst and drench Agent X in a torrent of water, completely rusting her.
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The Minister for Health and Medical Services Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete acknowledged the services of the Community Health Workers in Dawasamu and encouraged them to continue their hard work in serving the people.
He met the health workers in Tailevu while visiting the health facilities in the Korovou health sub-division.
Community health workers are trained to advise people on matters around primary health care such as nutrition and the early pick up of childhood conditions which will help children grow better into responsible adults.
The Ministry of Health aims to promote wellness, strengthen its primary, secondary and tertiary health care and as part of its wellness program, community health work is very important. It addresses those parameters which determine society's wellbeing.
Hon. Minister Dr. Waqainabete said community health workers are not Doctors and Nurses but they advocate for wellness of the people and this forms the partnership between the various bodies in the health fraternity.
"Partnership in delivering healthcare remains paramount. Addressing the Social Determinants of health, wealth and prosperity results in living life in productive ways," he said.
The community health workers are now paid an allowance of $200.00 a month for rendering their valuable services.
Hon. Dr Waqainabete also visited Minister also visited Driti village to present his "I Sevusevu" to the Vanua, and discuss with the villagers matters of concern pertaining to health that would need partnership of the Vanua.
He further reiterated the vision of going back to old school Public Health as the strategy of addressing Primary Health Care today.
"This is possible and will need the immediate partnership of the people and the Vanua to make it happen," Dr Waqainabete said.
Meanwhile in view of the population density at the Dawasamu Nursing Station, the Hon. Minister has ordered for an immediate upgrade of services at the Nursing Station, and to facilitate that, a Medical Officer from Tailevu Hospital will be operating at the Nursing Station daily from 8am – 11am from Monday to Friday. This will ease a lot of burden on the single Nurse that manage a population of 2400 at the Dawasamu Nursing Station.