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2017: Brisbane City Council, Arts Queensland
Tess Maunder
Tess Maunder's practice revolves around the notion of the curatorial. This includes forms of curatorial mediation beyond the scope of traditional models of exhibitions, and formats such as public programs, research methodologies, editorial work, publications and other discursive platforms.
Tess Maunder is an Australian-born international curator, writer and researcher. She obtained her degree from the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. Her projects to date largely focus on the politics of the Global South, engaging mostly with the Asia-Pacific region. She was awarded the MPavilion|Art Monthly Writing Award and the Brisbane City Council Lord Mayor's Young and Emerging Artists Fellowship for curatorial research. Exhibitions include Folds of Belonging, Brisbane, 2017 and the 11th Shanghai Biennale, Why Not Ask Again, 2016–2017. Maunder regularly contributes to international publications, academic journals and catalogues.
Spring Open Studios 2017
April 21–April 22, 2017
Tess Maunder, participant in Independent Curators International Intensive: 'What Does it Mean to be International?' Tokyo, 2013.
Documentation of the 11th Shanghai Biennale, 2017.
Residents from Australia
The Dr. K. David G. Edwards & Margery Edwards Charitable Giving Fund, Create NSW, Embassy of Australia in Washington, DC
Tim Bruniges
Australia Council for the Arts, The Dr. K. David G. Edwards & Margery Edwards Charitable Giving Fund
Emily Floyd
The Dr. K. David G. Edwards & Margery Edwards Charitable Giving Fund, Australia Council for the Arts, Creative Victoria
2017: Danish Arts Foundation
Rasmus Røhling
Rasmus Røhling thinks of his artistic production as a self-passage. His work revolves around the topics of casualness, the Facehugger, iconoclasm, sophistication, and the impotence of ostentation. A reoccurring theme in Røhling's sculptures and videos is the notion of art as the epistemologically unnameable and how this self-perception as stealth potentially affects artistic agency and methodology. The works often seem overtly concerned with enunciating their own ontology, oscillating between idiosyncrasy and strategy.
Rasmus Røhling is an artist and writer based in Copenhagen. He holds an MFA from California Institute of the Arts (2010) and a BFA from Jutland Art Academy, DK (2007). Røhling has shown work in exhibitions including Macho Man, Tell It To My Heart, Artists Space, New York; Travis, mertro pcs, Los Angeles; A.U.T.O.E.N.U.C.L.E.A.T.I.O.N., Sismógrafo, Porto; New Rocks Upon the Beach, SixtyEight, Copenhagen; Negating Depressing, SixtyEight Art Institute, Copenhagen; Rage and Patience, Human Resources, Los Angeles; Elephants, YEARS, Copenhagen; and Tell It To My Heart, Collected by Julie Ault, Museum of Contemporary Art, Basel.
Rasmus Røhling, Still from Pablo The Asshole, 2015, Video, 17 min.
Rasmus Røhling, Mowgli, 2013, Lightjet print, 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm).
Rasmus Røhling, The Hobby, 2014, Mixed media, Dimensions variable.
Rasmus Røhling, S.U.P.E.R.P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A.T.I.O.N., 2015, Video, 3 min.
Residents from Denmark
Maria Meinild
Danish Arts Foundation
Studio #207
Vibe Overgaard
Lisa Rosenmeier
Palestine, United Arab Emirates
2017: Maraya Art Centre
Areej Kaoud
Areej Kaoud's art practice draws on her interest in narratives and disastrous scenarios. Her projects develop in a layered manner, addressing data accumulation with effect, elaborating on realities, and most importantly referring to the politics of the senses. Emergency provisions are a common subject in her practice using the mediums of writing, recording, performance art and installation.
Areej Kaoud is a Palestinian visual artist raised in Montreal, Canada. She completed a BA in Visual Arts at York University, Toronto, specializing in printmaking and drama theatre. She then moved to London where she completed an MFA at Central Saint Martins, and later a second masters in Fine Art Curating at Goldsmiths, University of London. As a young artist, Kaoud has maintained a research-based art practice. Her first significant exhibitions were held at Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto; Nomas Foundation, Rome; and Sharjah Art Foundation. Kaoud has participated in the A.i.R. Dubai program in 2016, performed at Delfina Foundation, and exhibited at the Bolivia Biennale. She produces work from her studio and is an adjunct professor at American University of Sharjah.
Salon: Areej Kaoud and Lukáš Machalický
February 28, 2017, 6:30–8pm
Areej Kaoud, The Artist Hard At Work, 2016, Performance, data accumulation and recordings.
Areej Kaoud, The Artist Hard At Work, 2016, Published medical book.
Areej Kaoud, Brigade D'Urgence (Emergency Brigade), 2016, Performance.
Areej Kaoud, Emergency Daydream 'I Think About Tearing Muscles Like Paper', 2016-2017, Voice recordings and data accumulation.
Residents from United Arab Emirates
Raja'a Khalid


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Vermont firm gets $190,000 for career training and housing assistance of migrant farmworkers
Telamon Corp.S.C.$966,905 PathStone Corp.Pa.$1,544,889 Telamon Corp.Md./Del.$489,431 United Migrant Opportunity Services/UMOS Inc.Wis.$1,250,652 Telamon Corp.W.Va.$196,339 County of KernCalif.$2,107,959 Central Valley Opportunity Center Inc.Calif.$1,927,835 PathStone Corp.Vt.$190,798 Kentucky Farmworker Programs Inc.Ky.$1,210,852 Proteus Inc.Calif.$3,950,219 The US Department of Labor today announced $83,941,360 in grants through the National Farmworker Jobs Program to combat the chronic unemployment and underemployment experienced by migrant and seasonal farmworkers who depend primarily on agricultural labor jobs. PathStone Corp of Jeffersonville received $190,798. A total of $78,253,180 will go to 52 organizations nationwide to provide training, employment and support services for farmworkers and their families. An additional $5,688,600 will go to 16 organizations to provide temporary or permanent housing assistance.The National Farmworker Jobs Program helps eligible workers improve their agricultural job skills, and train for careers in emerging industries and occupations that offer higher wages and more stable employment. The program also offers services such as child care, health care and transportation assistance."Agricultural workers face significant barriers to stable employment, and all too often it is their families who pay the price," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "These grants address this reality by not only helping workers improve and expand their job skills, but also by providing housing and other crucial support services."The housing assistance grants will provide permanent housing assistance, temporary and/or emergency housing assistance, or a combination of both. Permanent housing assistance services include pre-development and development services; project management; and resource development to secure acquisition, construction or renovation, and other operating funds for farmworker housing. Temporary housing assistance services include housing units for temporary occupancy, the management of such housing units, emergency housing payments and case management. Services typically are provided in more than one state or areas of a single state.The National Farmworker Jobs Program is authorized by Congress in Section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and grants are allocated through a formula that estimates the number of eligible workers in each state or territory. Puerto Rico and 45 states each have one grantee. California has five grantees. There are no grantees in Alaska. Connecticut and Rhode Island are considered a combined service delivery area, as are Maryland and Delaware. The grants cover a two-year period but are funded on an annual basis. The awards announced today are for July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. Second year allocations will be dependent on the funds available through the fiscal year 2012 appropriations process and on grantees' compliance with all current and future departmental guidance.Editor's Note: A chart listing the grantees, their locations and award amounts follows this news release.National Farmworker Jobs Program Grant Awards New England Farm Workers' CouncilConn./R.I.$391,109 New England Farm Workers' CouncilMass.$322,032 Illinois Migrant CouncilIll.$1,437,203 OIC of WashingtonWash.$3,090,088 WASHINGTON, June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Motivation Education & Training Inc.Minn.$1,234,045 Telamon Corp.Ind.$923,526 ORO Development Corp.Okla.$1,272,692 New England Farm Workers' CouncilN.H.$101,931 Oregon Human Development Corp.Ore.$1,971,923 Telamon Corp.Ga.$1,532,229 California Human Development Corp.Calif.$3,790,340 Florida Department of EducationFla.$4,146,020 Tennessee Opportunity Programs Inc.Tenn.$857,418 Telamon Corp.Mich.$1,399,272 Oregon Human Development Corp.Nev.$179,751 PathStone Corp.Puerto Rico$3,058,359 Motivation Education & Training Inc.Texas$6,673,042 HELP – New Mexico Inc.N.M.$946,732 $78,253,180.00 TOTAL Motivation Education & Training Inc.Neb.$1,088,204 United Migrant Opportunity Services/UMOS Inc.Mo.$985,854 Eastern Maine Development Corp.Maine$293,084 Motivation Education & Training Inc.N.D.$607,492 Arkansas Human Development Corp.Ark.$1,144,854 PathStone Corp.N.Y.$1,656,708 PathStone Corp.Ohio$1,259,904 Telamon Corp.Ala.$791,926 PathStone Corp.N.J.$696,249 Black hills Special Services CooperativeS.D.$620,254 Telamon Corp.N.C.$2,690,959 GranteeStateAmount Proteus Inc.Iowa$1,176,640 Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc.Ariz.$2,132,576 Mississippi Delta Council for Farm Workers OpportunitiesMiss.$1,297,176 Telamon Corp.Va.$927,817 PIC Inc.Utah$289,213 Center for Employment TrainingCalif.$8,208,464 Community Council of Idaho Inc.Idaho$1,074,827 Motivation Education & Training Inc.Wyo.$233,936 Rural Employment Opportunities Inc.Mont.$597,263 Maui Economic Opportunity Inc.Hawaii$330,485 Rocky Mountain SER/Jobs for Progress Inc.Colo.$999,986 SER Corp. of KansasKan.$1,074,936 Motivation Education & Training Inc.La.$910,782 read more
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Increasing Profitability: 7 Cost-Saving Strategies We Learned From Our Clients
Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York Here at Morey Publishing, we've had the opportunity to work with many great companies and excellent entrepreneurs who've taught us how to increase profitability in this challenging economic climate. From them, we've learned many cost-saving strategies that we'd like to share. Call it our way of paying it forward!• VOIP From Adam Schwam, the chief operating officer of Sandwire Corporation, we've learned the cost-saving benefits of Voice Over the Internet Protocol, aka VOIP. You plug your phone into the Internet and you're connected, that's how easy it is."As a matter of fact, you can plug the phone in any Internet connection, even in China," says Schwam. "It makes no difference, and it works as it's here on Long Island, without delay."To change your service, you don't need to go to the phone company and jump through hoops, he explains. For example, by just going to the website, you can easily reprogram your phone. Schwam has his office phone set up so an incoming call can be displayed on his own cell phone wherever he is, his office phone as well as his assistant's phone, in case it's an important call and he can't pick it up himself. Likewise, he points out, you could program outgoing calls to use your office number in case you prefer to keep your cell phone private."You don't have to run telephone wires everywhere when you have this system," Schwam says. "It goes right into any place that has the Internet. One wire. When you want to replace the telephone system, you don't have to do any rewiring. You just plug it in."The connectivity options can make a huge difference on the bottom line. In an instant, separate offices can be interconnected. You go to one place, plug in your phone, and it acts like an extension, as if you'd just stayed put.Another advantage to VOIP is that it enables your cell phone to function with your laptop to create a portable office, enabling assistants in the field to stay in touch as they work on an outside project, for example. All you need is Wi-Fi.Schwam says the VOIP technology was developed more than a decade ago but recent developments have made it faster and more affordable, particularly because Internet bandwidth has become so much cheaper compared to traditional telephone service. Now you can get as many lines as you need, when you need them. Plus, a handset may break, but the phone system won't. If your office loses power in a storm, for example, you can go plug your phone in somewhere else and go back online. Or log in from anywhere and have your business calls go directly to your cell phone. What you do is up to you. That's the message we've taken to heart.• EMV Making the shift to EMV credit cards—the new global standard for cards equipped with this innovative technology designed to authenticate chip-card transactions and cut down on fraud—is the right way to go. Embedded in each EMV, which literally means Europay, MasterCard and Visa, is a small, metallic square that is actually a computer chip. Unlike the traditional magnetic stripe on the credit card, this new chip creates a unique transaction every time it's swiped, making it harder to duplicate if the card were stolen because it would be denied.EMV won't prevent data breaches but it will make life more difficult for crooks who get their hands on these new cards. So the switch is on and increased security is the goal. The national deadline for businesses to install smart-chip readers was October 1st.[Download the free eBook "What Merchants Need To Know About The New Credit Card Processing Liability Regulations & How To Be Compliant: Post-October 1st EMV Deadline" HERE]That heightened protection is a plus for customers and retailers, alike. But, as we've learned from Joseph Doyle, a partner at MerchantPro Express, retailers might also want to examine their merchant processing fees because that's a great way to save money.Visa and MasterCard take a look at "every single credit card in the market place" and come up with rates and fees for each one, explains Doyle."If you're a merchant and you take 100 different credit cards a month, that's 100 different rates and fees," he says. As a result, processors are being charged a certain amount for each account and they are charging their customers. According to Doyle, there's a good chance you are on a certain pricing structure, and not even be aware of it.Merchant Pro Express can look at our credit card processing statement and see where we can save money based on what the financial industry calls basis points, a unit of measure defined as one hundredth of 1 percent that enables them to compare interest rates.As Doyle put it best, "It's all about basis points."And he should know.Too many small businesses today are still carrying legacy debt on their books that is very difficult to refinance. Thanks to our association with direct lenders like PowerUp Lending Group's Jay Kirchner, we've learned how to tip the balance in our favor."As a direct lender, we're able to make decisions quickly and provide answers for small to medium-size businesses that have been shut out of traditional banks," Kirchner says. "At PowerUp, we have carved out a great niche as an industry leader in the direct lending space by providing loan consolidation options for our clients."We've been able to roll up our existing loans into new loans with more comfortable payback periods, and that's enabled us to concentrate on what we do best.• Change Up Your Insurance When's the last time you bid out your business insurance? Good question, and we can thank James Harnett, senior vice president at The Whitmore Group, Ltd., in Garden City, for posing it to us."There are always new carriers getting in and old ones getting out," Harnett says. "It's good to test the marketplace."Of course, insurance carriers like to put a premium on continuity and staying power, but he recommends doing your due diligence every two to three years by perhaps contacting two or three other carriers besides the one you're currently with. Why? First, of all, you "keep your carrier honest," he explains. If your present carrier likes your account, and you get a competitive bid lower than what you're paying, you might be able to negotiate a reduced premium.But since no two insurance policies are exactly the same, Harnett points out, you have to weigh cost and quality. "Coverage counts," says Harnett. "Balance them both."And some coverage out there, as he notes, "is not worth the paper the policy is written on."Here's something else to consider, Harnett advises, how your insurance carrier handles your claim. If you're happy, go for it."When you see the policy working," says Harnett, "that's what can really sell the insured." But as he's taught us, there's a lot that goes into it. "It's not just price," he says. And that's something every business should learn when it comes to considering their insurance.• Barter Domenic A. Casillo, the president of TradeWorks in Kings Park, taught us the modern value of the ancient barter system, one of the oldest forms of payment."We help our members use leverage to create buying power," says Casillo. "How they create that leverage is based on their cost of goods."He explains that when you're a member of TradeWorks, you don't have to do a direct one-on-one trade. Instead, you can accumulate trade credit and use it to obtain what you're after. "It's a lot harder to find two people who need each other's services," Casillo says. "It's a lot easier to find somebody who needs somebody's services and then that person needs somebody else's services and so on and so on." Now five years old, TradeWorks has more than 400 members on Long Island, with services ranging from plumbing to accounting and so much more it's mind boggling. And that's not all."We go outside our initial system and deal with people throughout the country to give our members other opportunities," he explains. For instance, he did a deal with a company in Pennsylvania that bought a lot of exercise equipment from one of TradeWorks' Long Island clients. In exchange, he hooked up a member with a hotel room, a hot air balloon ride and a winery tour.Typically, TradeWorks helps facilitate the transactions, as well as making sure that everybody is getting a fair deal."It's a great way to use leverage to create more buying power and also to expand your market share by introducing your product to people who wouldn't normally work with you," he explains. "That's the beauty of it!"And we couldn't agree more.• Monthly Financial Reports Our accountants, DeFreitas and Minsky, CPAs, made us realize how too many small businesses see their accountants only once a year just to get their taxes done, and they lose out on the cost-saving potential of consulting with their accountants much more frequently, either monthly, quarterly, or every six months. No question it's been a huge benefit."We changed our business model about 25 years ago," says Manny DeFreitas, "dedicating ourselves to meeting and communicating with our clients as much as possible. Visiting the clients at their place of business is by far the most effective. We get to see then in their comfort zone and see the operations firsthand."He says that the clients who see them monthly have been the most successful. "We normally prepare monthly financials that we review with the client in their office," DeFreitas explains. "When there is a question, someone is there who knows the answer or can find it."The frequency is important, he stresses, because that means the financial information is most up to date."If the financial information is not timely, it is futile," DeFreitas explains. "Our outside eyes look at things differently from the business owner. This is obviously a very important and powerful tool for the client."It's certainly worked to our advantage.• Cloud Computing Not too long ago Gerard Hiner at Webair Internet Development, Inc. convinced us to consider the cloud instead of hosting our software and website in house. Redundancy and connection speed are two of the factors he helped us consider when we enlisted his company's services."Cloud computing enables companies to realize significant cost savings compared to hosting their infrastructure, software and websites in-house," Hiner says, "mitigating the need for large capital expenditure investments, and server and system maintenance, software licensing and upgrade expenses, and power and cooling costs."Hosting our system in a state-of-the-art facility like Webair's NY1 datacenter also allows for increased reliability, low latency connections and personalized service that a company like ours simply cannot get with hosting providers located thousands of miles away.And in a hurricane prone region like ours, there's another benefit, as we found out firsthand. "Webair's NY1 datacenter is the most redundant facility on Long Island, so there is no fear of costly downtime in the event of a disaster, power or hardware failure or data corruption or loss," says Hiner.That lesson not only saves cost, you might say it's also invaluable.• Strategic Alliances In the new economy, Kirk Kordeleski, former CEO of Bethpage Federal Credit Union, has given us a lesson in the new math: 1 + 1 = 3. That's right, with the right combination, the sum can be bigger than the parts. Kordeleski, now the CEO and Founder of Kordeleski Consulting, a national consultant in the credit union field, is a big proponent of the benefits of strategic alliances."A lot of the work I'm doing with both small and mid-sized companies," says Kordeleski, "is to look at shared services, which are basically the backroom operations: accounting, HR, legal services, marketing, things that are essential for companies to be successful."As Kordeleski sees it, too many small to midsize firms "try to do it all themselves by hiring people who aren't as skilled because they can't afford them. Our strategy for these folks is to put their work together where they have like businesses and to help them find ways to consolidate those backroom operations into things that are more professional, quicker to market and more cost effective."The goal is to produce a winning combination.In our case, we forged a strategic alliance with Bethpage Federal Credit Union to further the Best of Long Island promotion."That is a great example of putting together two organizations that have a common interest in business on Long Island and creating a brand that works," says Kordeleski. This partnership enabled us to use our skills and broaden the image of Bethpage as a community-oriented financial institution with a unique engagement at the local level in a wide range of enterprises.In his new consulting role, Kordeleski is helping businesses learn how to profit from those shared savings, in other words: to invest those resources rather than let them lie dormant. Whether these savings come from improved digital expertise, faster speed to market, market expansion, or just being more mobile across more channels, the idea is to reach the consumers who are the ones ultimately making the decisions about your products and services."Use the money you save from operations that don't add value to your company but have to be done," advises Kordeleski, "and put them into parts of your company that can make it grow and enable it to compete in the future."We couldn't have said it better ourselves. But then, we've learned from the best. read more
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State Roundup Conn Retiree Health Care Fund Investments Lag
This is part of the KHN Morning Briefing, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription. A selection of health policy stories from California, Connecticut, Colorado, Massachusetts, Iowa and Maryland.California Healthline: CO-OP Program Moves Forward In SenateCalifornia took a small step toward instituting a new type of health insurance plan in the state — a not-for-profit, member-governed plan dubbed the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan, or CO-OP. The new bill was introduced to the Senate in last week's Senate Committee on Health hearing. AB 1846 by Assembly member Rich Gordon (D-Menlo Park) would pave the way for California to apply for some of the $3.8 billion the federal government is planning to loan to states to start CO-OPs. So far, 12 states have started the process (Gorn, 6/25).CT Mirror: State Retiree Health Care Funds Remain In Cash Pool Used To Cover Operating BillsA new report showing that funds for state workers' retirement benefits are still being kept in the cash pool used to pay operating bills intensified the partisan debate Friday over Connecticut's fiscal health. The legislature's nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis noted that nearly $50 million set aside for retiree health care — half of which was contributed by employees — currently earns 1/10th of 1 percent in annual interest in the common pool. But the most recent actuarial analysis for the retiree health care trust fund calls for average investment returns of 5.7 percent over the next few decades (Phaneuf, 6/22).Baltimore Sun: Maryland Abortion Clinics To Be Regulated By The State Under New GuidelinesOperators of abortion clinics in Maryland will have to apply for licenses and meet strict guidelines under new regulations being adopted by state health officials next month. The regulations, announced by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on Friday, are meant to increase oversight of surgical abortion clinics, which have faced increased scrutiny since a botched abortion at an Elkton clinic made headlines two years ago (Walker, 6/22).Denver Post: Wildland Firefighters Don't Get Health Insurance Despite RisksJohn Lauer and the other Tatanka Hotshots scrape the smoldering ground with Pulaskis until their hands blister, suck down wildfire smoke until they gag and suffer periodic rain showers of chemical flame retardant, all without complaint. They also do it without health insurance. The seasonal firefighters swarming over Colorado and the West to protect life and home this tinder-dry summer don't have federal health insurance and can't buy into it if they want to (Booth and Udell, 6/24).WBUR: Poor, Sick And Cut Off From Dental CareIn 2010, just after getting his initial dental exams and cleanings, MassHealth, the state's program for low-income residents, cut its budget dramatically. Critical dental benefits were eliminated from the plan: fillings, crowns, root canals, and dentures were no longer covered. Extractions, for better or worse, were spared. The problem isn't isolated to Massachusetts. In states across the country, adult dental services provide an easy target for cash-strapped lawmakers looking for cuts, according to a 2011 report by the Institutes of Medicine, "Access to Oral Healthcare for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations" (Finch, 6/22).Des Moines Register: Feds Sanction 2 Iowa Nursing Home GroupsTwo Iowa nursing home corporations have been sanctioned by the federal government and will pay a combined total of $875,000 in penalties. One of the violators was HCM Management Inc., which runs 11 Iowa nursing homes, and it has agreed to pay $200,812 for allegedly employing workers who had been barred from working in federally funded health care facilities. Separately, the inspector general's office entered into a settlement agreement with Bethany Lutheran Home, a 121-bed Council Bluffs nursing home that apparently overbilled the government for Medicaid and Medicare claims (Kauffman, 6/23).Boston Globe: Cranberry Industry Lobbying To Avoid School BanSenator John F. Kerry, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, is accustomed to tackling big issues, like war and the balance of world power. But recently he has been extolling the health virtues of the diminutive cranberry, particularly for urinary health. Senator Scott Brown has also taken up the cranberry cause, holding up photos of himself deep in the bogs of Massachusetts, sharing proudly that he sprinkles the dried fruit on his morning cereal. It's more than just bipartisan berry boosterism. Cranberry industry officials are leveraging high-profile support to help keep cranberry juice cocktails off the list of sugary drinks that could soon be banned from schools as part of a campaign to reduce childhood obesity (Calvan, 6/25). State Roundup: Conn. Retiree Health Care Fund Investments Lag read more
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This is de watest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 Apriw 2019.
For oder peopwe named Ronawd McDonawd, see Ronawd McDonawd (disambiguation).
Ronawd McDonawd is a cwown character used as de primary mascot of de McDonawd's fast-food restaurant chain, uh-hah-hah-hah. In tewevision commerciaws, de cwown inhabited a fantasy worwd cawwed McDonawdwand to which he had adventures wif his friends Mayor McCheese, de Hamburgwar, Grimace, Birdie de Earwy Bird and The Fry Kids. As of 2003, McDonawdwand has been wargewy phased out, and Ronawd is instead shown interacting wif normaw chiwdren in deir everyday wives.
Many peopwe work fuww-time making appearances in de Ronawd McDonawd costume, visiting chiwdren in hospitaws and attending reguwar events. At its height dere may have been as many as 300 fuww-time cwowns at McDonawd's. There are awso Ronawd McDonawd Houses where parents can stay overnight when visiting sick chiwdren in nearby chronic care faciwities.
The origin of Ronawd McDonawd invowves Wiwward Scott (at de time, a wocaw radio personawity who awso pwayed Bozo de Cwown on WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. from 1959 untiw 1962), who performed using de moniker "Ronawd McDonawd, de Hamburger-Happy Cwown" in 1963 on dree separate tewevision spots. These were de first dree tewevision ads featuring de character.
At de time, Bozo was de hottest chiwdren's show on de air. You couwd probabwy have sent Pwuto de Dog or Dumbo de Ewephant over and it wouwd have been eqwawwy as successfuw. But I was dere, and I was Bozo ... There was someding about de combination of hamburgers and Bozo dat was irresistibwe to kids ... That's why when Bozo went off de air a few years water, de wocaw McDonawd's peopwe asked me to come up wif a new character to take Bozo's pwace. So, I sat down and created Ronawd McDonawd.
At de time, Scott was working for Oscar Gowdstein, de Washington DC area McDonawd's franchisee, and numerous sources describe Scott's rowe as onwy pwaying de part of Ronawd McDonawd, whiwe giving credit for de creation of de mascot to Gowdstein and his ad agency.
"The smiwe known around de worwd," Ronawd McDonawd is second onwy to Santa Cwaus in terms of recognition, uh-hah-hah-hah. (According to one survey, 96% of aww schoowchiwdren in de United States of America recognize Ronawd (stunning-stuff.com)). In his first tewevision appearance in 1963, de cwown was portrayed by Wiwward Scott.
On March 28, 2000, Henry Gonzawez, McDonawd's Nordeast Division President, danked Scott for creating Ronawd McDonawd, during a taped tribute to Scott on de Today Show. Yet in 1965, Roy Burgowd assigned Aye Jaye as Boss Cwown worwdwide in charge of hiring, writing, creating shows, media handwing, training and major events such as The White House appearances, Macy Days, etc., and finawwy opening Ronawd worwdwide for 35 years. Aye Jaye was responsibwe for de hiring of hundreds of past fiewd Ronawds.
Circus performer Coco de Cwown (reaw name Michaew Powakovs) was hired in 1966 to revamp Ronawd's image, to which he created de now famiwiar costume and make-up.
In 2010, de Corporate Accountabiwity Internationaw in Boston, Massachusetts suggested Ronawd McDonawd shouwd retire due to chiwdhood obesity. However, McDonawd's CEO Jim Skinner said dere are no pwans to retire him.
In Apriw 2011, McDonawd's announced dat Ronawd McDonawd wiww reappear in deir commerciaws. However, Ace Metrix says Ronawd McDonawd ads are no wonger effective. On May 18, 2011, Corporate Accountabiwity Internationaw renewed deir caww to retire Ronawd McDonawd by running ads in major newspapers and waunching severaw web pages dedicated to de retirement of de character. However, McDonawd's CEO Jim Skinner defended Ronawd McDonawd by saying dat he is an ambassador for good and "it's aww about choice". Shortwy after McDonawd's Website News Statements announced dat Ronawd McDonawd is here to stay.
In Apriw 2014, McDonawd's announced dat Ronawd McDonawd wiww have a whowe new wook and new outfits. They awso announced dat he wiww be back in deir new commerciaws as weww as on sociaw media sites wike Twitter. As part of Ronawd's makeover, his jumpsuit has been dropped in favor of yewwow cargo pants, a vest and a red-and-white striped rugby shirt. His cwassic cwown shoes remain part of de officiaw uniform.
At any given time, dere are dozens to hundreds of actors retained by McDonawd's to appear as Ronawd McDonawd in restaurants and events. It is assumed, however, dat de company uses onwy one actor at a time to pway de character in nationaw tewevision commerciaws. Fowwowing is a wist of primary American Ronawd McDonawd actors.
Various forms of de name "Ronawd McDonawd" as weww as costume cwown face persona, etc. are registered trademarks of McDonawd's. McDonawd's trains performers to portray Ronawd using identicaw mannerisms and costume, to contribute to de iwwusion dat dey are one character.
McDonawd's marketing designers and stywists changed ewements of de Ronawd McDonawd character, persona, stywe, costume, and cwown face when dey adopted de cwown as a trademark.
In Thaiwand, Ronawd McDonawd greets peopwe in de traditionaw Thai "wai" greeting gesture of bof hands pressed togeder. The Thai version of de company mascot was created in 2002 by de wocaw Thai franchise, McThai, as part of a "McThai in de Thai Spirit" campaign, uh-hah-hah-hah. The figure has awso been exported to India and oder countries where a simiwar gesture is used. In China, out of respect for Ronawd McDonawd as an aduwt, chiwdren refer to him as 麦当劳叔叔 (Uncwe McDonawd). In Japan, Ronawd McDonawd is cawwed Donawd McDonawd due to a wack of a cwear "r" sound in Japanese enunciation.
Charwton Comics obtained de wicense to pubwish four issues of a Ronawd comic sowd on newsstands in 1970–1971. Over de years severaw giveaway comics have awso been produced starring de character.
Ronawd (wif Grimace) appeared in de 1984 Littwe Gowden Book Ronawd McDonawd and de Tawe of de Tawking Pwant which was written by John Awbano and iwwustrated by John Costanza.
In 1991, Ronawd appears in de Discover de Rainforest activity book series consisting of Paint It Wiwd: Paint & See Activity Book, Sticker Safari: Sticker and Activity Book, Wonders in de Wiwd: Activity Book, and Ronawd McDonawd and de Jewew of de Amazon Kingdom: Storybook, which are written by Mike Roberts and Russeww Mittermeier, Gad Meiron, and Randaww Stone, and iwwustrated by Donna Reynowds and Tim Racer, in which he is seen here as a nature show host and tour guide.
In 1987, Ronawd McDonawd (wif Birdie, Hamburgwar, Grimace and de Professor) appeared in an eight-minute animated short fiwm titwed Ronawd McDonawd and de Adventure Machine, which was onwy shown in birdday parties at McDonawd's restaurants.
In 1990, a 40-minute animated direct-to-video fiwm titwed The Adventures of Ronawd McDonawd: McTreasure Iswand and produced by DIC Entertainment was reweased on VHS by Hi-Tops Video.
From 1998 untiw 2003 a series of direct-to-video animated episodes titwed The Wacky Adventures of Ronawd McDonawd and produced by Kwasky Csupo were reweased in participating McDonawd's worwdwide on VHS.
Ronawd McDonawd is de protagonist of two video games: McDonawd's Treasure Land Adventure, devewoped by Treasure for de Mega Drive consowe and reweased in 1993, and Ronawd McDonawd in Magicaw Worwd, devewoped by SIMS for de Game Gear handhewd, reweased onwy in Japan in 1994. Ronawd McDonawd is awso featured in two more video games: M.C. Kids for NES, Game Boy, C64, Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS; and Gwobaw Gwadiators for Genesis, Master System, Game Gear and Amiga.
Ronawd McDonawd appears for a few seconds in de 1988 fiwm Mac and Me during a birdday scene set at a McDonawd's. He is pwayed by Sqwire Frideww, but is credited as "Ronawd McDonawd as himsewf". He won a Gowden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star for his appearance in de fiwm.
Because of his prominence, Ronawd McDonawd has become a symbow not just of McDonawd's but of de fast food industry in de USA as a whowe, as weww as Corporate America, capitawism, gwobawization, and oder broader topics. As such, de costume and iconography of Ronawd McDonawd is often appropriated by protestors and artists wishing to subvert de icon and communicate a message dat runs counter to de corporate narrative. For exampwe, in 2000, protestors in Hong Kong dressed as Ronawd McDonawd to protest McDonawd's wabor powicy in China.
Critics have cwaimed dat a cwown mascot targeting chiwdren for fast food is unedicaw. A group of 550 doctors took out newspaper ads in 2011 demanding Ronawd McDonawd's retirement. In 2010, de Corporate Accountabiwity Internationaw in Boston, Massachusetts suggested dat Ronawd McDonawd shouwd be retired due to chiwdhood obesity in de United States; however, den McDonawd's CEO Jim Skinner said dere were no pwans to retire de character.
On May 18, 2011, Corporate Accountabiwity Internationaw renewed deir caww to retire Ronawd McDonawd, by running ads in major newspapers and waunching severaw web pages dedicated to de retirement of de character. McDonawd's CEO Jim Skinner defended Ronawd McDonawd by saying dat he is an ambassador for good and "it's aww about choice".
Shortwy afterwards, McDonawd's Website News Statements announced dat Ronawd McDonawd is here to stay. In 2014, McDonawd's new CEO Don Thompson said dat Ronawd McDonawd does not encourage kids to eat unheawdy foods. He stated Ronawd McDonawd onwy spreads joy and smiwes. The Corporate Accountabiwity Internationaw faiwed to retire him due to de fact dat he is a nationaw icon and has been around for hawf a century.
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NDP concerned with blocking future green energy development
Cindy Forster
By Carolyn Goard, Thorold Niagara News
Newly elected MPP for the Welland riding Cindy Forster stresses giving local communities a greater voice, but the New Democratic Party recently argued against a private member's bill that would give municipalities a say in renewable energy projects. The Progressive Conservatives' bill would have restored local decision making under the Green Energy Act, but it failed to pass thanks to the Liberals and NDP who said there were many reasons the amendment to the Act would have been problematic. Read article
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9 thoughts on "NDP concerned with blocking future green energy development"
thebiggreenlie on 12/21/2011 at 12:30 said:
The NDP are actually more "tyrannical" than McGuinty! They are in "good company" with the Libs as part of the "Majority/Minority". Horwath along with other anti-democratic MPP's voted with "vigour" FOR the Green Energy Act. To have her or any of her fellow NDP'ers publicly state they "care" about the Public's Right To Self Determination is absolute HYPOCRISY!
To see the latest list of active MPP's who voted for the GEA go here: http://thebiggreenlie.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/ontario-mpps-that-signed-bill-150-committed-political-suicide/
Free Thinker on 12/21/2011 at 13:55 said:
Crazy on display!
[excerpt] In a recent interview, Forster said a better approach would be to minimize the need for new energy supply by ramping up conservation and energy efficiency. "And where we do need some supply of energy, we should give priority to small community owners," she added, "to benefit local communities and minimize social impact."
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Cocktails @ 6pm
Gears on 12/21/2011 at 18:07 said:
The NDP are simply afraid of appearing "anti-green". And…don't forget the CAW are big NDP supporters.
p on 12/21/2011 at 19:06 said:
Fence sitting!
Andre Den Tandt on 12/21/2011 at 20:23 said:
" …reviewed it with the caucus, and carried out research during the election campaign. "
Their research found that there is little support for the NDP in rural Ontario. Their caucus found that they could afford to throw rural Ontarians under the bus. Is this the party that stood for
principle over expediency, for minorities, for the little guy? Looks to me like Cindy Forster wants
to have it both ways: vote with the party always but look principled to the constituency as well.
Sick Turbines on 12/22/2011 at 16:11 said:
Who could stomach an NDP vote again? Tabuns laughed at us all at Queens Park a few years ago. Never again.
Dave Bartlett on 12/25/2011 at 00:39 said:
Hello Cindy Forster, MPP, lets look at things a slightly different way. Over the next four years, there is a lot of learning that our friends in urban centres will experience. They'll have a better awareness of what the rural population has been subjected to because of the Green Energy Act. It is projected that all our hydro rates will rise considerably. This doesn't sit well with individuals, who will have a tougher time with hydro costs claiming more of their consumer dollars, or businesses and industries either, because of higher operating costs and lost revenue.
Come election time, Mr. McGuinty is toast. He's made his bed, and is riding out his provincial political career on it. There is no way the Liberals will repeat as Ontario's governing party. So it will be either the NDP, or the Conservatives. I would bet Conservatives. Mr. McGuinty doesn't have to worry about his pension. He's got it. Do you? The populace may not look at an individual's track record when it comes to the next election, but they'll remember which parties took action against the GEA and high energy costs. Who's buttering which side of your bread? By the way, do you remember the fate of Bob Rae……… and Mike Harris?
If the NDP party butters one side of your bread with party line policy, will it be as thick as the side not buttered because of voter anger when they look at the NDP track record? In the next four years, I expect the big wind companies to mount a massive surge to get as many wind turbines erected and under contracts, to get the Ontario Liberal subsidy money as fast as they possibly can. In turn, there will be more voter anger generated–anger at the big wind companies and turbine farms, and anger at the Liberals for the GEA and hydro rates. The NDP may very well share some of the anger bestowed on the Liberals.
For now, the NDP is on record as opposing the return of power to local governments under the GEA. You proved it with the defeat of the Conservative private member's bill. You have estalished youself as siding with the Liberals and the vote results are recorded and available. I could suggest two possible solutions for positive outcomes for an NDP MPP. One would be to ecourage the party to rethink the party line and support of the will of the people. The other would be for conscientious NDP MPP's to ask the Conservatives to accept them as members. It's your political future. If wind turbines are a good thing, there would be no need for the GEA to strip municipal powers.
And did you see the news story today? http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1106516–mcguinty-to-address-federal-liberals#article On his lips the no, no—-the yes, yes in is eyes?
Mr. Hudak chose not to use the energy poverty issue and what will happen to what business is left in Ontario with the high energy costs among other issues. Did nothing with the health and safety issues of IWTs. He had the opportunity to make urban voters aware of renewable energy issues but did not do so.
However he does have the opportunity to do so now.


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CA, United States // Port News
Port of LA reports strong first quarter
Cargo volume at the Port of Los Angeles rose 13 percent in March and was up nearly 5 percent in the first three months of 2019, officials say.
The Port of Los Angeles saw strong growth in cargo volume during the first quarter, port officials said this week.
The port handled 650,977 twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) in March, up 12.7 percent compared to the year-ago period. Container volumes grew 4.6 percent for the first three months of the year, port officials said.
March imports rose 12.4 percent to 297,187 TEUs compared to the previous year. Exports decreased 2.9 percent to 158,924 TEUs; empty containers increased 30.2 percent to 194,866 TEUs.
Port officials said they expect the growth to continue, citing anticipated growth in consumer demand this summer. Earlier this month, the National Retail Federation reported a strong long-term outlook for retail sales, driven by job and wage growth.
Source: dcvelocity.com
INSIGHTS: John F. Reinhart, CEO, Virginia Port Authority (VPA)
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Port of Corpus Christi Recognized by the American Association of Port Authorities with Award of Excellence
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Brazil postpones auction of 3 port terminals
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Inland Port Dillon handled 29,580 rail moves in its first year of business.The South Carolina State Ports Authority announced Inland Port Dillon's first year statistics in a...


National Party concerns over changes to NAIT rules allowing warrantless inspections and seizures on farms are just grandstanding, says Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor.
The Government passed amendments on the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) Act under Urgency last week to support the eradication of M. bovis, but some have voiced concern in the rural community, with some farmers believing it means MPI could enter their homes without a warrant.
Minister for Agriculture Damien O'Connor told The Country's Jamie Mackay concerns over warrantless searches were just an example of the Opposition stirring up trouble.
"The National Party filibustered on this Bill and then voted for it in the end. So this is just a bit of political grandstanding and it gets a little tiring I have to say."
O'Connor said MPI officers could go on to a property, but not a house or a marae "just to simply inspect - not to search."
Mackay points out that inspect and search are similar terms.
"All this power does is give MPI the ability - if they see something that they believe is relevant and confirms non-compliance they can lawfully seize it."
"They can not go into your house without a warrant."
Addressing recent criticism of the changes, O'Connor said the Bill was passed with urgency and did not go through a select committee because the changes were, "minor technical issues to bring it into line with other law" .
"There are bigger issues in NAIT that we will bring back in a new piece of legislation. It will go through select committee, it will be debated and we'll take it through the house."
O'Connor blamed the previous government for the current situation with the Bill.
"If the National Government had done its job in the first place and aligned the NAIT legislation with search and surveillance which they said they were going to do ... we wouldn't have to make these technical changes now."
He said farmers were confused by the NAIT changes because of media repeating the Opposition's opinion about the Bill changes rather than reporting a "detailed investigation."
Also in today's interview: Damien O'Connor gives an update on the Mycoplasma bovis response.


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The reason for why bone broth is so recovery for the intestine returns to collagen, which creates jelly when it's prepared down also better. Collagen as well as gelatin are not just rich in amino acids that lower inflammation in the GI system-- such as glutamine-- they additionally have the distinct ability to "seal and heal" openings in the intestine cellular lining, which can create a condition called dripping intestine disorder.
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The combination of intermittent fasting as well as bone broth increases fat burning via burning fat extra efficiently and also restricting calorie intake. When doing the diet, we also observed a reduction in cellulite.
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Even if you had never come across bone broth in the past, you've most likely come across collagen, thanks to the appeal sector.
Many anti-aging skincare lines include collagen to their face lotions, moisturizers, as well as products (and also market them for a pretty penny). But what many people do not understand is that collagen molecules are also big to be soaked up via the skin, which means these creams can not give much in the method of results.
The bright side is that collagen can be absorbed with your digestive system. And also due to the fact that there's a straight link in between the gut and the skin, adding bone broth to your diet plan is going to have a much more effective and long lasting impact on the general look and also health and wellness of your skin.
Allow's not forget about hair as well as nails, which are made up of healthy proteins like collagen. Collagen assists strengthen nails, as well as motivates hair to expand in thicker, quicker, and take on a healthy luster. (Remember this for the following time you obtain a bad haircut!).
Deep, relaxed rest is something we might all utilize a little bit more of. In fact, statistics reveal the typical individual obtains much less than 7 hours of sleep per night, so it's important to do whatever you can to make those hours count.
Bone broth is rich in glycine, an anti-inflammatory amino acid that works on the Central Nerves (CNS). When taken before bed as a supplement, researches reveal glycine can enhance sleep high quality and also decrease daytime sleepiness. It's much more effective when paired with various other sleep-supportive nutrients, like calcium and magnesium.
All of the benefits you enjoy from bone broth, your expanding child will certainly experience, as well-- including healthy and balanced bones, joints, and a solid digestive system.
When early morning health issues hits, it can be difficult to keep nutritious food down. But bone broth has a tendency to be comforting for nausea, and also is generally well tolerated. Most importantly, bone broth uses several of the nutrients you and also your growing baby demand, including protein, as well as vital vitamins and minerals. As an added incentive, the sluggish simmer time of the bones makes the nutrients in bone broth extremely bioavailable and simpler to take in than a nutritional supplement.
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Bone broth is an excellent resource of nutrition on the Paleo diet regimen, and is motivated to drink during periods of periodic fasting. It also suits well with macronutrient needs on the keto diet, and also might help in reducing symptoms of the keto flu.
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The nutrition and recovery capacity of bone broth is so powerful, that an entire diet-- The Bone Broth Diet-- has been developed around it.
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Lowers digestive tract swelling - Bone broth aids recover as well as secure a leaky gut which is the source for lots of autoimmune illness.
Rich in bone marrow - Bone broth made from 100% grass fed cattle as well as simmered over long cook times extracts bone marrow that contains healthy and balanced nourishing hormonal agents and lipids.
Packed with amino acids - Comparable to chicken bone broth, the nutrients drawn out from beef bones have amino acids like glycine and glutamine that enhances food digestion as well as repairs your gut cellular lining.
No. Plants are a terrific source of minerals and vitamins that can assist promote your body to produce its very own collagen, yet there is no well-known plant food that offers kind II collagen, the type that supplies all of the health and wellness benefits noted above.
One point to consider concerning bone broth that establishes it in addition to plant foods: Also if you do consume a range of plants that are abundant in collagen-boosting nutrients, if you have a damaged digestion system or leaky intestine, you may not fully absorb them. On the various other hand, the collagen in bone broth is extremely easy to take in, even for those with compromised digestive system systems.
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We slow-simmer the natural bones to extract the collagen, healthy proteins, and amino acids into a nutrient-rich bone broth. The result is a collagen-rich, high healthy protein bone broth that provides your body the nutrients it requires to thrive.
Bone broth is an all-in-one superfood, loaded with nutrients that supply power as well as inspiration, help you sleep much better, make your skin look smoother, as well as can aid recover digestive system concerns like leaking intestine.
Bones and connective cells are warehouses for necessary amino acids as well as minerals-- which are lacking in lots of diet regimens today. Bone Broth is additionally an indispensable source of protein, collagen and also gelatin.
It's not practical to consume entire bones or cells, but you can still delight in these wellness benefits by drinking bone broth. Collagen is drawn out when you simmer bones for a long period of time. Normally, the longer bone broth simmers, the even more collagen you'll remove.
Making bone broth is an easy process, but one that requires plenty of time and also perseverance. If time is out your side we can aid you out with that.
Bone broth is made by simmering pet bones and also tissue for a minimum of 10 hours with veggies, herbs, and also spices such as thyme, garlic, and bay leaves. Top notch bone broth starts with top notch components, making use of bones from organic grass-fed pets as well as organic vegetables. While any bone or tendon can be made use of, knuckles, chicken feet, as well as thigh bones have a tendency to contain the most collagen.
Simmering bones for an extensive period of time is what provides bone broth its health and wellness advantages, removing the amino acids, minerals, as well as collagen. This is a Kettle & Fire-tested slow-moving cooker hen bone broth recipe that includes natural poultry bones, sea salt, fresh vegetables like celery stalks, onions, and also bell peppers, as well as herbs like parsley, rosemary, and thyme.
Merely cooking bones (no meat) as well as water is going to be mostly tasteless. Cooking the combination for hours at a time isn't going to make it taste any better.
The idea that you're getting tons of nutrients from the bones is a MYTH that will not die, despite the fact that it has been unmasked numerous times, including with lab examinations. The concept that including vinegar to "release" those nutrients has likewise been debunked. You simply wind up with a watery mess that tastes of vinegar.
Rather, get bones with meat on them. Then include veggies such as onions, carrots, celery, and also just enough water to cover everything (generally 8 or 10 cups). Miss the vinegar! Simmer for 3 to 4 hrs for poultry, a little longer for beef. Period according to choice. If you have an Instantaneous Pot, 25 to 35 minutes has to do with right.
What you will certainly get with this technique is an extremely flavorful broth that's probably considerably a lot more nourishing-- including lots of collagen-- and also even more healthy than any bone broth, and also it will certainly taste one heck of a whole lot far better. You can either eat the meat and also veggies (it's called SOUP) or you can stress them out and also just consume alcohol the broth if you prefer.
See, bare bones that have no meat, or, also worse, carcass bones that have currently been prepared and removed of their meat, have nearly zero taste by themselves.
Check Ina Garten's recipe for hen broth. It's really similar to this one and also has actually been utilized with small variations by educated chefs for years.
There are two major differences in between bone broth and regular broth or stock: simmering time as well as the part of the pet it's made from (bones or flesh).
Routine broth and also supply are simmered for a much shorter amount of time than bone broth, approximately 2-- 6 hours. The expedited food preparation procedure decreases the amount of beneficial gelatin removed from the bones, decreasing its capability to increase the immune system, recover digestion concerns, as well as decrease the symptoms of dripping digestive tract.
Prior To Kettle and Fire was birthed, one of our founders, Nick, tore his ACL playing football (oops). His bro Justin heard about the benefits of bone broth for injury recovery. As his timetable didn't leave much time to make bone broth from square one, he set out to acquire a store-bought, top quality, grass-fed bone broth, considering that both of their active routines didn't leave much time to make the broth themselves. (You can learn more concerning our tale right here.).
No matter how tough Justin looked, the perfect bone broth didn't exist. He searched for one that was one hundred percent organic, fresh-- never ever frozen-- grass-fed, and also sluggish simmered (in addition to one that might be shipped without inefficient, cumbersome packaging). So, Nick as well as Justin chose to create a high-quality bone broth on their terms, which is the dish we're happy to provide you today.
Slow-moving simmered for a minimum of 10 hrs, and as much as 24 hr.
" Kettle & Fire supplies a nourishing, quality bone broth in a delicious and practical shelf-stable style. I enjoy constantly knowing that I have actually got terrific broth handy, without congesting my fridge freezer or requiring defrosting." - Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, three-time NYT Best-Selling Writer.
The stunning feature of bone broth is that there's really no limitation to just how you can include it to your diet regimen. Besides soups, stews, and simple ol' drinking, bone broth mixes surprisingly well right into virtually any kind of recipe-- also shakes! Here are our top methods to get it:.
Our bone broth preferences tasty enough to drink by itself, but you can spice it as much as fit your taste. We produced our favored flavor mixes in this complimentary downloadable "Bone Broth Sipping Overview" (bone broth matcha cappucinos, any person?). Get your complimentary copy here.
Drinking bone broth does not have to be monotonous-- there are countless means to seasoning it and also sip it. Obtain instant access to over 15 of our preferred bone broth sipping mixes, including ginger and also turmeric bone broth restorative and chili, and cardamom bone broth elixir. Find out exactly how to make use of bone broth in your matcha lattes, golden milk, and tropical fruit shakes.
Our beef bone broth has a light flavor, which enables it to mix quickly with nearly anything, from smoothie mixes to healthy gummy bears. Our hen bone broth as well as mushroom hen bone broth increase the savory flavor of soups, stews, and risotto dishes. A few of our faves consist of:.
If you intend to experience even more power and also vitality than in the past, we reccomend checking out The Bone Broth Diet plan, created by Dr. Kellyann Petrucci.
The Bone Broth Diet not only boosts your consumption of the recovery nutrients and also substances important for digestive tract, skin, joint, and also bone health and wellness, yet helps deal with systemic inflammation, which goes to the source of a lot of Western ailments and also conditions.
The bone broth diet regimen is a 21-day plan that's suitable for any person struggling with a persistent wellness problem (such as an autoimmune disorder), or any person who intends to reset their digestive system and also experience beautiful wellness. Learn more concerning the 21-day bone broth diet plan right here.


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import javax.persistence.PersistenceContext;
import javax.persistence.metamodel.EntityType;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.cache.CacheManager;
import org.springframework.cache.annotation.EnableCaching;
import org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheCacheManager;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;

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        log.info("Closing Cache Manager");
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Q: Items set to Visible=false are being shown when tabbing inside TabControl So I am making a new project and I am using a theme for the first time (MetroSet). I currently have 30 buttons in a MetroSetTabControl tab all set to Visible=false. When I first launch the application, all is good. If I tab over to the 2nd tab, then go back to the first, all buttons are now shown.
Any ideas why its doing this, or how to resolve?
See GIF below

Theme Set Being used: https://github.com/N-a-r-w-i-n/MetroSet-UI
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*Create a new Windows Forms Application project in Visual Studio and install MetroSet_UI via nuget:
Install-Package MetroSet_UI

*Create a MetroSetForm and insert a MetroSetTabControl with 2 tabs

*Add 1 or more MetroSetButton to index 0 and set them all to Visible=false.

*Debug application starting on index 0

*Toggle to index 1 and back to 0

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The Bogarins went to their grandmother Annette's house at 306 Hollywood every sunday for 30 years. When she passed away the family was distraught, scrambling to adjust to a life without her. But while cleaning out the house to sell it, they realized that she was not gone, rather still existing somewhere, buried in the hoards of objects she'd kept over her lifetime. They decided to keep the house and, taking inspiration from archeologists, begin "excavations" to archive whatever was left of her.
This quickly proved to be no easy effort, as their grandmother apparently never threw things away. Objects dating back to the 1930s cluttered the house, but Elan and Jonathan persisted, attempting to craft meaning from these dusty everyday objects. They started small, positioning the objects into vibrant arrangements that gave them a life outside of everyday utility. Suddenly, the junk became a story, a piece from Annette's life. The ordinary was transformed into the extraordinary.
They didn't stop there, as they had barely begun to scrape the surface of their grandmother's life. Instead, they continued to give life to her memory, making a miniature duplicate model of the house, reenacting scenes from her life they found on tapes, and choreographing dances with the clothing she created as a fashion designer. Within the film, these explorations of the mundane took on a magical life that communicated the memories they carried. As a result, Annette's life now possesses a sort of wonderful immortality contained within the frames of 306 Hollywood.
For the last 10 years of Annette's life, Elan and Jonathan interviewed her annually, taking the opportunity to ask her questions and get to know her on a level they normally would not. These interviews are the viewer's only connection the real Annette outside of the excavations and feature some of the most amusing and revealing scenes in the film. In one, perhaps the most comical scene in the whole movie, they convince Annette to try on one of her old dresses and a hilarious portrait of her in old age ensues.
The cinematic style chosen creates a whimsical atmosphere where everything has a certain magical realism, with an emphasis on the magical. Elan and Jonathan's background in visual arts was obviously a huge influence on how they chose to depict this film; it is colorful, vibrant, playful, and beautiful. This comforts the viewer, giving a layer of separation from the mournful basis of the documentary. However, I found it to be disconnecting, preventing me from relating to any of them on a more personal level. But I believe it was their intention to create an animated memory of their grandmother that possesses the same vivacity she had when she was alive, and in that they succeeded.
306 Hollywood did not change my perspective of mourning or of the dead, but it was a beautiful and joyful depiction of two people's memory of their grandmother. Elan and Jonathan Bogarin gave ordinary object a new life simply through the visual style, and their enthusiastic approach to the mourning process is refreshing to see in documentary. It was simply a pleasure to watch.
Q: Does [name of film] pass the Bechdel-Wallace Test?
Yes! It features conversations between Elan and her mother about her grandmother, who is not a man, therefor it passes the test.


I can't help but wonder what is to come for me. This year could have anything in store, life is very unpredictable after all I never thought I'd be living with diabetes at age nineteen. The most important thing that I try to keep in mind is that I am glad to be alive, well and most of the time happy with where my life has brought me.
It's unfortunate that we are put through so many different obstacles and trials in life. It's extremely hard to plan for the future when your tomorrows are not always guaranteed. The best way to go about life is to know that the obstacles and trails will make us stronger. Lessons learned from our past will make great stories for the future.
Being a scrapbooker and a person who takes endless amounts of pictures, I want to make sure that my story is told. Even though to many my life story isn't exactly thrilling or exciting, I do hope that to someone it will give them answers, laughs and inspiration.
If you think of everyday as another chapter in your life, hopefully it will inspire you to get out there and make something of each and every day.
So what's in your next chapter?


Artificially created virus nearly wiped out humanity. In a few decades, no more than 10 per cent of the world's population will remain. Even the mighty powers have failed to counter the pandemic. The heroes of the series "12 monkeys" are trying to change the situation. Hope for salvation appeared suddenly, thanks to the invention of scientists. With the help of a unique machine, you can move into the past. This chance must be used, because it can be the only way to save humanity. In an inhospitable world, there is no hope for better changes. People know who created the deadly virus. Its elimination will help to solve the global problem of survival. James Cole has done a lot of stupid things in his life. The man committed various crimes, and now it's time to serve people. Performing an important mission will be a full redemption of the former provinces. He really was the best candidate for this job. The man coped with the task, but the results of the terrible pandemic remained the same. The hero must return to the past. Will James be able to change the future and give hope to humanity?


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Review: 10000000
Developer: Eighty-Eight Games
If you make a list of games currently available on Steam, you can probably put 10000000 near the top of that list.
That's not primarily due to its quality, although it's a good game. It's mostly due to alphabetization.
/rimshot
Seriously, though, 10000000 is pretty good. Imagine if you combined a fast-paced game of Bejeweled with a free-running game like Temple Run, toss in resource-gathering and combat along with some RPG-lite elements. Whip it in a blender and serve chilled, and that's 10000000.
In 10000000, you're trapped in a castle, and you won't be able to leave until you score 10,000,000 points. In order to score points, you have to run through a dungeon, stopping periodically to open treasure chests, fight monsters and unlock doors. The longer you survive in the dungeons, the more points you gather. This is all handled with a gem-matching game in the vein of Bejeweled, and different jewels cause different things to happen. For example, sword jewels use physical attacks, wand jewels use magic attacks, and key jewels can open up treasure chests. If you're in front of a treasure chest, no amount of sword jewels will open that chest, just key jewels.
Meanwhile, you can upgrade rooms in your castle from the wood and stone you collect in the dungeon. Those rooms unlock upgrades which enable you to improve your attack strength, defenses, magic strength and other bonuses, which mean that you can run through the dungeons longer, rack up more points and resources, and on and on until you reach 10,000,000 points.
I like free-running games like Jetpack Joyride, Temple Run and Canabalt, but they never feel very deep to me. Since there's no definitive goal, you just keep playing until you get bored or unlock everything you wanted to unlock. I like puzzle games, but after a while, you're just trying to top your high score. Once again, there's no definitive goal, so you just keep playing until you get tired of it. Combining the two, then placing a definitive goal in front of the player is a stroke of genius.
10000000 has a few flaws, though. The sound and music don't quite work. The music is trying to affect a retro vibe, and it doesn't pull it off with the skill of, say, VVVVVV. The sounds can be a little confusing too. There's a noise that you hear when you match up wood and stone jewels that sounds like it should be for an attack instead. Even after several hours of playtime, I'm still not used to it.
I also wish there was a little more meat to the game, too. For example, you're upgrading rooms in the castle, but I wish there was more to do with it, like another strategy dimension. Imagine if the castle was under attack, and you could use your wood and stone to repair the castle and improve its defenses, expand the size of it, and other crazy stuff like that. That would be pretty awesome, but I guess you can't have everything.
10000000 is a great, great game, though. I was playing it one night and looked at the clock. It was about 10pm, so I decided to just do one more run through the dungeon. My "one more run" had turned into "50 more runs," and when I looked at the clock again it was 11:30pm. It's a lot of fun, and well worth its low cost.
Final Grade: A-
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A cardiovascular and strength building workout combined with exercises that focus on conditioning the transverse and oblique abdominal "core" muscles all weaved together with breath. Modifications offered.
HOT VINYASA • Heated to 32 Celsius.
A progressive classical Vinyasa Flow series, weaved together with Ujjayi deep breathing allowing the group to move as a collective with active rest in downward dog between sets. A well rounded class with modifications offered to include everyone.
A lively, energetic, and flowing theme synchronizing breath with movement. Build strength, flexibility, and concentration. Cleanse the body and calm the mind. Power Vinyasa classes do not follow a set sequence of postures, each class is unique. You can always expect a great cardiovascular and strength building workout combined with breath work (pranayama). Most Power Vinyasa classes are modelled on the Ashtanga style of yoga. These classes are appropriate for active beginners through to advanced students. Modified versions of more challenging postures will always be given. Be sure to work at your own pace, and take breaks whenever you feel the need. Come be inspired!
Move into postures for an extended period of time (2-5 minutes). Stretch out your muscles, chill out your mind, and ease into a pool of stillness. Sore? Tired? Low on energy? This class is for you. Restore your body in this deep stretch class. Great for beginners!
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40,000 protest Breivik crime with song he hates (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Published time: 26 Apr, 2012 19:53 Edited time: 2 May, 2012 01:04
People gather beside flower decked railings as they participate in a protest during which the gathering sang a song hated by mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik in Oslo on April 26, 2012(AFP Photo / Scanpix / Heiko Junge) Video via HAAJHA YouTube channel © AFP
Forty thousand Norwegians flooded the streets of Oslo in the pouring rain to defy mass murderer Anders Breivik after he derided the popular children's song "Children of the Rainbow" as a Marxist tool to brainwash children.
The size of the crowd meant that an amazing one in every fifteen of Oslo's 613,000 residents showed up to the rally.
Underneath a canopy of umbrellas in Oslo's central square, tens of thousands sang the 1970s children's song, which celebrates the very multicultural world Breivik so despises. Similar demonstrations were held throughout the country, in the social media-organized event.
After singing, people walked several blocks to the courthouse where Breivik is currently on trail, laying roses on the steps of the courthouse and the building's security fence in memory of those he killed in a bombing and shooting rampage last summer.
Inside the court, the 33-year-old far-right extremist, who killed 77 people, remained emotionless as survivors spoke of the horror he had unleashed.
While giving testimony last Friday, Breivik cited the song as an example of how the Norwegian school system is an "indoctrination camp" for "cultural Marxism."
He also directed venom at Lillebjørn Nilsen for his rendition of the tune, saying "he is a good example of a Marxist who infiltrated the cultural sector; he writes music that is used to brainwash children."
"Children of the Rainbow" is a Norwegian adaptation of American folksinger Pete Seeger's 1973 track "My Rainbow Race."
"Breivik has used it as an example of brainwashing, but it is rather an example of the opposite," Reuters cites Christine Bar, one of the organizers who launched the event on Facebook, as saying.
"We think it represents diversity, and it stands for the community we have chosen to live in – and which Breivik and similar people want to tear down."
Breivik detonated a bomb near the government headquarters in Oslo last July, killing eight people. He then went on to kill another 69 people, mostly teenagers, at a Labor Party youth camp on nearby Utoya Island.
Breivik claims he carried out the attacks in self-defense, in a bid to protect Norway from multiculturalism – and an impending "Muslim invasion."
If he is found to be sane, Breivik faces a maximum sentence of 21 years in prison. If declared insane, he would be kept in a psychiatric institute for as long as he is considered ill.
Reuters / Kyrre Lien / NTB Scanpix
Reuters / Heiko Junge / NTB Scanpix
Killer argument? Norwegian terrorist Breivik to claim "self-defense" at trial
Breivik cries in court, claims murder of 77 'self-defense' (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Breivik: 21-yr jail term pathetic, I should either be acquitted or executed
'Kill them all': Cold-blooded Breivik reveals massacre details as court weeps
Utoya massacre step-by-step: Breivik 'dehumanized' to survive own terror
Breeding Breiviks? Europe, US 'at risk' of anti-Islam massacre


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Media as weapons of mass distraction
Whistle blowers, citizen activists and persistent journalists are the antidote.
On May 15 I attended a stimulating talk by David Barsamian, the award-winning founder of Alternative Radio, now in its 29th year. Barsamian has also co-written a number of books with Noam Chomsky.
Green leader MP Elizabeth May introduced Barsamian to the crowd of about 80 people at UVic's SUB lounge.
He was speaking on "Media and Democracy"—and had lots to say on both subjects, mostly from a US perspective. From my perch as the editor of a local magazine, I tried to apply his analysis to the local scene.
Both Barsamian and Elizabeth May highlighted the continuing growing concentration of media ownership as a key to understanding everything else that's wrong with media today.
Where once Canada's cities each enjoyed a couple of independently-owned newspapers—offering a diversity of local voices—now we are reduced to just a few companies (Shaw, Rogers, Bell, Postmedia, Newcap) owning virtually all of them. The trend was noticed decades ago. May mentioned the Kent Royal Commission in 1981 which labelled the growing consolidation "monstrous." There was an earlier commission in 1970, as well. Both recommended legislative changes to reverse course, but nothing was done. In fact in the years since, in both the US and Canada, rules were changed to allow even more mergers and acquisitions. In Canada, where once the CRTC disallowed companies from "cross-ownership" of TV, radio stations and newspapers in the same market, now they can own two out of three. By 2005 only one percent of Canada's daily newspapers were independently owned.
In this part of the country, Black Press and Glacier, with 250 titles between them, did a deal last December wherein Black Press acquired 11 titles from Glacier, making it the sole owner of all newspapers save the Times Colonist (still owned by Glacier) on Vancouver Island.
This is not a healthy situation. In the Cowichan area, for instance, where there had been one paper owned by each company, within months of the deal Black Press closed down its other one. Expect similar shutters on diversity in other areas where one of these corporations own two papers (e.g. Nanaimo, Alberni Valley, Maple Ridge, Tri-Cities, Burnaby and Richmond). This swap, by the way, wasn't the first; there was an earlier one in 2013 resulting in the closure of the Abbotsford/Mission Times by Black Press.
This type of scenario has played out ad nauseum over the decades across North America. Postmedia's recent purchase of Sun Media means that it now owns both major papers in each of Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa. Postmedia is largely US-owned.
In the wake of consolidation come depopulated newsrooms and a narrowing of debate. Barsamian pointed out that instead of carrying a range of opinion from A to Z, mainstream media tend to just broadcast about A and B. He used the example of two retired US generals having a heated television debate about which fighter plane—F16 or F18—the US should rely on for its airstrikes in Iraq, but avoiding the real question of whether the US should be intervening at all.
Because profit is the motive, not service to democracy or community, investment in editorial quality and diverse voices diminishes. We get the same pundits, the same wire-service copy, the same regurgitated press releases, the same news bites and celebrity gossip, with barely a variation among the corporate media. It's propaganda for the status quo, and as Chomsky puts it, it manufactures consent for the existing system. By offering up titillating stories about celebrities, sensational crimes, and Elizabeth May's use of the f-word, the media, Barsamian argued, function as weapons of mass distraction.
At Focus we try to dig into a few select issues at a time, so we know how much time it can take and understand why most for-profit businesses would try to figure out an easier, less costly approach than investigative reporting. Hence the wire copy; and the reliance on quick "he said, she said" reports that just string together quotes from opponents on an issue without any attempt at analysis or independent digging—accomplished by combing through multiple reports, filing FOIs, and interviewing numerous people. It's laborious tasks such as these that help journalists and their audiences get closer to the truth about local infrastructure projects, deer culls, contaminated soil sites, homelessness, privacy violations, the lack of doctors in BC, pipelines and tankers. But we seem to have largely lost the ability or the will to do this sort of journalism—or even to demand it.
You might think the internet (also controlled by very big corporations) can provide the sort of information that allows us to hold power accountable. Facebook friends direct us to a wealth of useful (and useless) information. But the best of it is provided by journalists. And they require adequate funding to provide quality content relevant to central issues. Different funding models are being experimented with, but there's no obvious fix for journalism in the new era. This is especially true at the local level.
So creativity is called for. Barsamian supplied this wonderful quote from Kenneth Rexroth: "Against the ruin of the world there is only one defence—the creative act."
TOWARDS THE END OF HIS TALK, David Barsamian mentioned the importance of whistle blowers, people who are among the most quintessential creative actors in defence of what's right: "We need whistle blowers—in Ottawa, in Victoria, in Washington DC and New York—to tell us what's going on behind the scenes. So they are very, very important. They should be encouraged, they should be protected by the law, not be the target of the law. [Under Obama] there's been a huge onslaught of muzzling dissent, muzzling information—perhaps parallel to what's going on in Ottawa with the Harper regime."
While there is some protection for whistle blowers in legislation, it's very limited. Canada's criminal code protects only those who report to a law enforcement agency about illegal wrongdoing. As one commentator in a Canadian law journal notes: "Unfortunately, it is common for whistleblowers to experience demotion, dismissal and otherwise negative treatment from their employers after they disclose the malfeasance or corruption." (Yosie Saint-Cyr, Slaw).
As you'll read in one of David Broadland's pieces this month, if it weren't for a courageous local whistle blower who followed his conscience, we'd never have known the lengths a local government corporation went to to deny a democratically elected mayor both privacy and information. Yet he was disciplined, not protected by the officials he worked for. He still fears for his career.
Edward Snowden, in an early interview in Germany (US media never aired it), said he was guided to do what he did, in part, because of "the creeping realization that no one else was going to do this. The public had a right to know about these programs. The public had a right to know that which the government is doing in its name, and that which the government is doing against the public, but neither of these things we were allowed to discuss."
Those "things" the NSA was doing (and Canada too as one of the "Five Allies") were similar in nature to what some Saanich managers agreed to do to the mayor: monitor everything he did on his computer, whether he was checking his medical records, bank transactions, private correspondence—or even drafting ideas he quickly thought better of and deleted, every website he visited, etc, etc. When someone collects that much and that variety of information on anyone, they can easily build a case against him or her.
In a July 2014 interview with the Guardian, Snowden noted, if we want to live in open and liberal societies, we need to have safe spaces where we can experiment with new thoughts and ideas without being judged. If we can't, he said, "have the privacy of our notes on our computer, if we can't have the privacy of our electronic diaries, we can't have privacy at all." He explained that too often we frame the debate as one of security versus privacy—"a misstatement of the issue, which is liberty versus security." If we do not have those private spaces, we do not have freedom.
By deciding to collect all that information on Atwell, certain bureaucrats interfered with his privacy and his freedom. They basically set themselves up in opposition to a democratically elected mayor.
And if it hadn't been for a whisle blower, we'd have no inkling of it. Thank goddess for whistle blowers. Let's encourage them to come forward and then take care of them as best we can.
Leslie Campbell is the editor of Focus. On June 6 check out Media & Democracy Days with speakers and panels at Victoria Event Centre. See listing page 36 and www.mddvictoria.org.