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Brazil Arms Exports: Country Preaches Peace, Sells Tons Of Arms
Brazilian government pushes for more exports of light arms, while the industry lacks transparency. In 5 years Brazil exported 4,5 millions of guns and weapons
Natalia Viana, Daniel Santini
A small, scratched metal can thrown on the ground created Brazil's first diplomatic embarrassment of 2012. The canister of tear gas had been collected by pro-democracy activists in Bahrain. Stamped across the can in blue was a Brazilian flag and the words 'MADE IN BRAZIL.'
One year had passed since Bahrain became the stage for pro-democracy protests by the majority Shiites against the Sunni monarchy commanded by king Hamad bin-Isa Khalifa. The protesters had been punished by the Bahraini army and neighboring countries. At least 35 people died and hundreds were injured.
According to the protesters, the Brazilian tear gas used to punish them had also caused the death of babies. "Some people think that the tear gas from Brazil had more chemical substances. There is some kind of ingredient that, in some cases, makes people foam at the mouth and have other symptoms. We are not sure about its composition, but these reactions have been very frightening. It's much worse than American tear gas," said the human rights activist Zeinab al-Khawaja to Brazil's paper O Globo.
However, little is known about how the gas made by Brazilian non-lethal technology company Condor fell into the hands of troops that punished pro-democracy protesters. The company, located in Nova Iguacu, in Rio de Janeiro, affirms that it doesn't export to Bahrain, but says that it sells to other countries in the region without specifying which.
All arms exports — whether light arms or not — are approved by Brazil's Ministry of External Relations and the Ministry of Defense. However, once approved, the government doesn't have much control. The Ministry of External Relations recognizes that it doesn't have powers to investigate the situation; after the Bahrain scandal, a press officer said that the ministry is merely 'observing [the development of these occurrences] with interest.'
The responsibility of verifying this information is left up to the company.
"It's a contract between private parties. It can involve a foreign government, but the company is responsible for its product," says the press secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs. "The contracts generally prohibit any resale. The company Condor is trying to monitor its product. We are in an ongoing dialogue."
As Brazil increases its global projection, the government must act to secure its arms industry.
Brazil is the fourth biggest global exporter of light arms in the world, ahead of Israel, Austria and Russia, according to the Small Arms Survey, the industry's main study carried out by the IHEID in Geneva. The US is by far the biggest global exporter.
According to data from the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, and Foreign Trade, the value of light arms exports has tripled in the past five years; from $109.6 million in 2005 to $321.6 million in 2010.
Counting just firearms, the quantity is an impressive amount. There were 4,482,874 arms exported between 2005 and 2010, according to a survey carried out by the army at the request of Publica. In other words, 2,456 arms exported a day.
Countries that receive arms produced in Brazil:
Credit: Emídio Pedro. Data from 2009.
Within the next few months, a set of measures put forth by the Brazilian government to strengthen the national arms industry will come into force. The measures establish a special taxation regimen with incentives and guarantees on exports. The new law follows the national defense strategypublished in 2008, which establishes industry growth as a goal with incentives for exportation. "The state will help secure foreign clients for the national defense material industry," the strategy says, which forecasts special credit lines from the Brazilian Development Bank.
The Ministry of Defense stated, "We have made gestures to agencies that promote industry growth … with the intention of making funding available for companies framed in the defense industry."
The Brazilian Development Bank noted that between 2009 and 2011, it made loans worth 71 million reais (about 40 million US dollars) to companies in the sector, and the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency APEX also took action to "increase exports of defense and security materials and the number of exporting companies," including Brazilian firms in international trade shows such as the Latin America Defense & Security fair.
With this support, the companies are expanding to new markets, primarily in Africa and Asia. As in the case of the company Condor, the tear-gas producer that refused to divulge which countries it deals with, little is known about the destination of arms made in Brazil, and there is no public debate surrounding the issue. In this industry, the norm is a lack of transparency.
The data that indicate an expansion of sales are unavailable, even for the Brazilian Ministry of Defense.
When Publica requested data about the production of arms in Brazil, the ministry told us that they "don't have the means" to respond. "The Ministry of Defense controls production, but doesn't know, a priori, the size of orders placed," their note said. To clarify, the ministry added: "The Ministry of Defense incentivizes the strengthening of the national defense industry, and not an increase of national arms production."
The technical director of the Brazilian Defense and Security Industry Association (ABIMDE), Armando Lemmas, affirms that a survey of the number of arms produced in Brazil doesn't exist.
"Nobody knows the magnitude of national production. We look for fiscal incentives to benefit the manufacturers, but without exact numbers there is nothing to discuss with the Ministry of Finance. We don't know how much is produced, how many people work in the sector, how much money is moved. I don't know, the ex-minister doesn't know, nobody knows. The companies are reluctant to reveal this data."
Lack Of Transparency: National And International Concern
No official estimate about the production of light arms in Brazil exists. The industry doesn't release information about how much it produces and there isn't a government database.
When it comes to international commerce, there is even less transparency.
Publica sought information from the army, which provides general data, but it didn't want to provide details.
Since October 2010, a department (SGEPRODE) that monitors international sales has existed in Brazil. However, the data was never made available to the public.
In the days following the scandal in Bahrain, it came to light in the media that the Ministry of Defense had a bill for a public databank about acquisitions and sales.
However, when contacted by Publica, the ministry vehemently denied any such plan.
"The ministry of defense doesn't know about the legislation cited in the press," it said in a note. "A new law establishes a national registry of the companies, but the way in which the data will be publicized has not yet been defined."
The IHEID in Geneva has a 'barometer' for transparency to assess information provided by big global actors in the light arms market. Brazil never does very well. Since 2011, it has had one of the worst assessments among the principal exporters, only just losing to Russia and China.
In the last study from 2011, Brazil ranked 38th on a list of 50 countries.
Beyond that, the institution says, there is evidence that Brazil "systematically" registers exports of revolvers and pistols erroneously, which generates confusion.
"The assumption is that Brazil wants to keep some secrets, it's keeping information confidential and doing that would benefit its companies. But the consequences are that we know less than what we should about what Brazil is doing," said Nicholas Marsh from the Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers.
As no legislation or international organization that monitors this commerce exists, there isn't a collection of global data, and no country is required to report to anyone. The data from the UN Register are sent voluntarily.
"This means that there are big fluxes of arms occurring in the world, and nobody knows about it. As a result, the arms end up going to places where they shouldn't be," says Nicholas Marsh. "The worst part is that arms last a long time. If taken care of, a revolver can last 100 years. In Libya, in the beginning of the conflicts, there were people carrying arms from the Second World War."
The destination of half of Brazilian revolvers, pistols, and fusils is the United States, the biggest importer of light arms in the world.
The Brazilian arms, particularly those from the companies Taurus and Imbel, are sold to the FBI and to common citizens.
But exports to the US are decreasing, and as a result the manufacturers are looking for new markets.
"The American market continues to be stable, with predicted stability for the next 3 years. The global market, primarily in Africa, is growing; in Asia, too. And we are opening a bigger market," said Jorge Py Velloso, vice president of Taurus, the biggest arms manufacturer in Brazil.
The negotiations surrounding the export of arms to the countries considered priorities for the Brazilian industry count on direct support from the government and the diplomatic structure of the country.
On July 31, 2009, for example, at the invitation of minister of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Miguel Jorge, a committee lead by Ghana's military delegation visited São Paulo to negotiate with arms vendors.
The one to receive Ghana's Minister of Defense, general J.H. Smith, and other representatives of the African nation's armed forces, was the official of the chancellery of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Leandro Napolitano Diaz. The committee traveled on one of Brazil's Air Force aircraft.
Publica tried to listen to the directors of the company Taurus about the politics of expansion of arms to Africa, but were refused access.
Surveys done by the Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers note that, between 1999 and 2009, Brazil sold arms to South Africa, Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Botswana, Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, The Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
According to data from the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Brazil exported to countries such as Trinidad and Tobago, a country considered an arms- and drug-trafficking point in the Caribbean. In the past year, a state of emergency and an 11 pm curfew were decreed because of gang violence. Brazil exported $4.1 million in arms to the country in 2010.
Another importer country that commands attention is the Philippines, where confrontations between the army and Muslim rebels have reached thousands of civilians, especially in the south of the country. Brazil exported $3.8 million in arms in 2010 and $7.5 million in 2011.
The ministry did not supply data about the types of arms sold, financial clients or the companies involved. Each sale of arms has to be approved by the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of External Affairs. However, the ministries denied to disclose how many licenses were issued and how many were denied. "That information is not available for the public, as part of the executed contracts is protected by a secrecy clause," the press office said.
For Daniel Mack, international coordinator of politics and arms control at the Sou da Paz Institute, the gains have spoken louder than the promise of human rights and civil protections.
"It begs the question: Where will these arms be sold, given the history of our country of not stopping the sale of arms to dictators or repressors? The position that is always repeated and established by the Federal Constitution is to focus on the theme of human rights in our foreign policy, but many times it remains at the mercy of commercial interests of an industry that adds little economically to the country," said Mack.
Arms Buyers Look Increasingly Toward Brazil, American Diplomat Says
The Brazilian government's procedures to free up exports of arms were criticized internally by the American diplomatic mission, according to documents published by WikiLeaks in 2011.
With the country's arms export incentives, "It is therefore probable that governments and non-government actors seeking access to military technology will increasingly turn to Brazil," wrote diplomat Lisa Kubiski in a communication on June 22, 2009, to the US Department.
"Brazil's current system of export controls, with its emphasis on informal consultations and understanding that all our exporters know what they should do, while sufficient for the present, could become inadequate," Kubiski writes.
Another document written by the US Department of State in February of 2009 reiterated that "the Brazilian system of export controls does not include formal links between agencies, relying instead on a 'gentlemen's agreement.'"
The document describes a frustrating visit of a US delegation to Brazil. The objective of their visit was to discuss American rules surrounding exports and imports of defense materials. The committee was not received by Ministry of Defense officials, the Secretariat of the Federal Revenue, nor the federal police.
No International Treaty
The politics of exports expansion in Africa is viewed with concern by international analysts since there is no international agency to regulate global small arms trade. There are only a few treaties and accords, such as the 2000 Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms.
"To be honest, there are a lot more regulations on the export of corn, cars or any other product, than on arms," said Nicholas Marsh from the Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers. "Everything has to be registered with the WTO. Commerce is well-regulated. Meanwhile, arms commerce has always been excluded from international treaties."
As a result, since 2006, there is a WTO negotiation about establishing an international treaty to regulate the international commerce of conventional arms, whether heavy or light. Nuclear arms or high-lethality arms, such as clusterbombs, would be treated specifically.
At the time, the negotiations for the Arms Trade Treaty were supported by 153 countries — including Brazil — but were rejected by the US, the world's biggest arms exporter. Although the Obama administration had supported the initiative, the majority of US senators were opposed, which resulted in an enormous international impasse.
Such an idea also came up against fierce resistance from arms industry representatives in Brazil.
"You are not going to have global organizations taking care of the market. Each nation is sovereign. Its people deserve respect and have the right to self-determination. Whether they have a bloody dictator or not, the people deserve it," said Jairo Candido, president of Com Defesa, a group from the Federation of Industries of São Paulo (FIESP) that lobbies for the sector.
Story translated and published by The Huffington Post.
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Q: Given a high number of elements |M| with a constant length of |m|, which algorithm can index |M| with a length <|m|? This question is language independent, so I adress all of you intelligent programers to help me somehow.
Given is a set of elements "M" with |M| = 2^128 elements. Every element "m" has a bit-length of 128 bits.
I want to send a message with the length of 128 Bit. In this message, I want to incorporate one of the elements of M and some information "n". That means, "m" and "n" have to be in length < 128 bit (length of the message).
The other party has the complete set "M" with all elements, but I need to tell him/her which element she/he has to use. This instruction has to fit in one meassage and can't be splitt up several messages.
So, I want to index my elements with an algotithm f(), so that f(m)=index_of_m with index_of_m<128 bit.
In other words, the algorithm has to map 2^128 elements of a length of 128 bit on an index that is represented with less bits than the length of the elements (128 bit).
Formal again:
The set:
M=(m1,m2,...mn) with n = 2^128

Length of every m1...mn: 128 bits.
A message "n" < 128 bit. Message length is variable and could be 1 bit.
Indexing/mapping function: f()
f(m1)=i1  Index 1 of element m1 with the length of i1 < 128 bit., so i1+n=128bit
Wanted: Function f().

Ideas:
-Hashes won't work in a simplistic way of hashing the elements, as a hash with a 64bit output can' encode the 2^128 elements. A hash with a 128 bit output will use up the whole message, and there will be no place for "n".
-Indexing from 1 to 2^128 won't work, as e.g., 2^128 will use up the whole message.

A: No.
If by "a set" you mean a set, i.e. no repeated elements and order does not matter, then your M is simply the set of all integers in the range 0..2128-1.
There is no representation of all of the elements of M that is less than 128 bits for all elements.  If there were, then there simply by counting, there are not enough representations to map to all of the elements, which is a contradiction.

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It doesn't open for another two weeks, but Star Wars: The Last Jedi is already eyeing galactic-size box-office returns, with opening weekend numbers expected to top $200 million according to some early estimates. You can credit a terrific marketing campaign, a widely adored (and wildly successful) preceding episode, and the world's general love for all things Star Wars as the reasons for Jedi's anticipated success. But Wonder director Stephen Chbosky jokingly suggests to Yahoo Entertainment that The Last Jedi will also benefit from the Wonder bump. Since its Nov. 17 release, the adaptation of R.J. Palacio's beloved young-adult novel has become one of the fall season's stealth success stories, opening to a healthy $27 million and remaining on track to cross the $100 million line by the time Rian Johnson's space saga arrives.
Star Wars plays a small but significant role in Wonder; not only is it the singular obsession of the film's main character, Auggie Pullman (played by Jacob Tremblay — a noted Padawan in his own right), but Chbosky also wrangled surprise cameo appearances by two residents of George Lucas's far, far away galaxy: a certain Wookiee co-pilot and a sinister Sith-turned-emperor, who appear in fantasy sequences imagined by Auggie, who initially prefers the company of fictional characters because real people struggle to adjust to his facial deformities caused by a rare medical condition. "I will point out, very proudly, that on Dec. 15 there will be two Chewbacca movies in theaters — that has never happened!" Chbosky says, laughing. "I really hope that being part of Wonder might help the box office of The Last Jedi. They're really struggling over there." In this revealing conversation, Chbosky explains how these crowd-pleasing cameos came about and the one thing that Chewbacca can never do on or off camera.
Yahoo Entertainment: Auggie's love of Star Wars is mentioned in the book, but these cameos are specific to the movie. How did that idea come about?
Chbosky: Steve Conrad, one of my co-writers, added the magical realism elements to his draft of the script. We all thought the Star Wars character added a touch of whimsy and a sense of humor to the story. We shot those scenes not knowing 100 percent whether they were actually going to work in the movie, but we found they were utterly delightful, and it was a great way of showing what's going on inside an internal kid like Auggie. And actually, Julia Roberts suggested, "You know, it would be great if you put Chewbacca in the graduation scene [at the end of the movie]!" We only had Chewbacca for one day, so we had to build the back of the auditorium and fake that shot, but it worked great! People seemed really delighted by it.
Was there any concern about securing the rights to the characters when you added them into the script? Did you have any backup plan in mind?
No, it was Star Wars or nothing. I couldn't even imagine what else it would be. I think we were all concerned [about getting the rights], but we had David Hoberman as a producer, and David has a long relationship with Disney. [Hoberman has produced such Disney films as Bringing Down the House and The Muppets through his Mandeville Films and Television company.] He also knows [Lucasfilm president] Kathleen Kennedy, so he made a phone call and told Kathleen this was a special film, and would she consider it? We sent her the script and the book, and then she agreed, because of the power of R.J. Palacio's novel and her relationship with Dave. That's my understanding of it.
Lucasfilm does have a licensing department, but it sounds like it certainly helped to have an inside man, so to speak.
It did, absolutely. I know that because they wanted it to be right, so ILM [Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm's VFX division] did some work to make sure that Chewbacca looked great for their standards. And I was excited, as a filmmaker, to work with them. If you look at the film, there's Star Wars stuff everywhere, not just those two character likenesses. If you look at Auggie's room, half of it is Star Wars. That was very, very classy of them.
Were there any other characters you wanted to use beyond Palpatine and Chewbacca?
No, it limited itself to those characters. I could tell you something funny like, "Harrison Ford said no," but the truth is it was always those moments. If you notice other than that little Chewbacca callback at the end, once Auggie has a friend — after the friend montage with Jack and Auggie — his Star Wars touchstones go away for the rest of the movie. He doesn't need them anymore and is able to have his real-life friends. We kind of broke our own rules with the ending, but it was so fun that we had to do it.
Is the Chewbacca suit an official Lucasfilm costume, or did your own costume department build it?
Were there any other rules that Lucasfilm insisted on in terms of how you could depict Chewbacca?
Other than "Chewbacca is always Chewbacca in front of the kids," absolutely not. They were incredibly accommodating and got into the spirit of it. And I was behind that rule; if it didn't exist, I would have insisted on it myself. He's such a beloved character, and you can't mess with that. It's not just a guy in a mask. He is Chewbacca. I remember shooting that last shot of the movie; it was Day 4, and also Daveed Diggs's last day with us, and Chewbacca's first scene with us. You gotta understand: Daveed [who plays Auggie's teacher, Mr. Browne] had just finished Hamilton on Friday, and he flew to Vancouver on Sunday and was filming Monday morning. That Thursday afternoon, he only had a half-day because he had to go off and shoot another project. So his last shot was clapping for Auggie and then having Chewbacca there. As he left the set, he was so dazed! He was like, "I just did a scene with Chewbacca, and now I gotta get on a plane. What happened?" It was so funny.
Is that Michael Alan Healey's voice we hear in the film, or did Peter Mayhew dub in the grunts and growls?
Oh, that was the sound team. The actor was very good at it, but it had to be right. It was the sanctioned Lucasfilm sound. We did it our ourselves, and they gave their thumbs-up.
How did you cast the actor who plays Sidious/Palpatine, J. Douglas Stewart?
He was a local actor from Vancouver. We auditioned a lot of people, and our makeup person, Naomi Bakstad, did the design. He looks very convincing! The decision to give him a line of dialogue, "Ouch," was mine. [Sidious appears after one of Auggie's classmates makes fun of him by suggesting his favorite Star Wars character would be Darth Sidious.] He understands how Auggie feels, and understands Auggie's pain. I wrote that little joke to establish more of the rules. Because that's the first Star Wars moment, and I thought it was important to give him a line so the audience would know that we didn't go crazy — this is Auggie's subconscious talking back to him.
Jacob Tremblay is a big Star Wars fan in real life. Were those his favorite scenes to film?
Forget about it — it was his favorite day on set. For all the kids and honestly me too. There was something about having Chewbacca there that made this production feel blessed, because it's not every day that you get all these crew members — some in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond — and children all loving the same character the same way. Chewbacca erases generation gaps because we all love him. I remembered the kid in my heart, and everybody else felt it too. There wasn't a cynic in the bunch on Chewbacca day.
What is Jacob's favorite Star Wars movie?
I don't know, actually! I know that he's obsessed with it; we talked about Star Wars at our first meeting for quite a long time. One funny little thing is that Auggie's Darth Vader head is mine from childhood. I picked it up from my parents' 50th wedding anniversary in Pittsburgh and then brought it with me when I flew to Vancouver. So that's my little tribute to the franchise.
What's your favorite film then? I imagine The Empire Strikes Back.
My personal favorite is A New Hope. It was the first one, and as a kid, it replaced The Wizard of Oz as my favorite movie at the time. I love Empire, but for me it will always be A New Hope.
You mentioned that Dec. 15 will be the first time two movies with Chewbacca in them will be in theaters at the same time. Are you proud to be linked to Rian Johnson that way?


One of the first things to jump out from this statement is its utter cravenness. US foreign policy is going to become the mob shakedown. Hey, Taiwan, nice country you got there, would be a shame if anything happened to it. Then there is the pure ignorance of history and policy. What the US "gets" out of those treaties is a stable world. There are good guys, that would be us despite Leftist revisionism and attempts to the contrary, and there are bad guys in the world. When the US steps away from the world stage, when we fail to honor those treaties Trump laments, the bad actors of the world step in to fill the void. We had an agreement with Ukraine to protect their borders in return for their surrender of Soviet nuclear weapons; we ignored it and let the Russians engage in a proxy war which has put the whole region in a precarious position and enhanced Russian power. We have numerous agreements in the Pacific to check Chinese aggression, have not stood strong, and now the Chinese are pushing out in blatant violation of both international and national waters.
So what are principled voters of the Right supposed to do? Well, I may be losing my mind, but the more I watch Trump, the more I think on the dangers, the more I think a vote for Hillary may not be the worst idea in the world; just the second worst next to a vote for Trump. Now, let me preface this by saying, in the past, I have despised "tactical voting." I've always felt there is just too much uncertainty and you can overthink things to dizzying degrees.
My thinking has always been: just vote your principles, hope for the best, and at the least, no matter the outcome, you can hold your head high. Except, as I've said before, in previous hold my nose and vote for his mushy guy I don't like elections, there has been at least some basis for hope, some element of common ground. But what if there's not even a glimmer of principle upon which to stand? Trump is diametrically opposed to Conservative principles. Unapologetically so. In that way, and in so many others, a vote for Trump is little different than a vote for Hillary. So why not just vote Hillary? If Trump is elected, no matter how disastrous his term, the odds of a primary challenge are highly unlikely if the panoply of former GOP critics who are now lining up and bending over is any indication. Moreover, with the specter of an impending economic disaster, the odds of a Trump reelection are extremely low while the odds of him, the GOP, and Conservatism being branded another Hoover are extremely high. A Hillary presidency would bear that burden and give a better chance of a principled Conservative in 2020; moreover, given her history, her high unfavorable ratings, and the fact she's not the first black president, the odds of GOP opposition during her term is much higher than in the last eight years.
Now, of course, the pro-Trump crowd has been shouting but the Supreme Court! at their monitors, as it is their only real, rational argument. To that I would say, if you think one or even two or three justices on the Supreme Court would save us then you haven't been paying attention and are dangerously myopic. DC vs Heller has been the "law" of the land for nearly a decade, and how has that impacted 2nd Amendment Rights across the country? Furthermore, the odds of Trump first picking, then have the will to expend the political capital to nominate someone like Bork or Scalia is highly doubtful. Most likely, we'd end up with another "Conservative" like Roberts. How, exactly would that save us? Our problems are much, much bigger than a few Justices flipping a couple close SCOTUS cases. As Mark Levin has been saying, we now live in a post-Constitutional era. How does Trump feel about the Constitution? What has he said or done to give you confidence he will redress this imbalance? If you really want to do something useful, may I suggest you educate yourself on the Article 5 Convention movement.
However, barring Kristol's surprise announcing being someone other than a Romney-style mushy moderate, they're likely to get my vote for reasons both principled and tactical. While the worst excesses of the Libertarians drive me insane, I cannot envision a scenario wherein any of their worst lunacy actually becomes law. Moreover, when they are wrong, they are wrong on the side of personal liberty while the GOP errors of recent years have crushed the concept. So, on the off, off-chance Johnson becomes president, the country will at least, generally, move back in the right direction. Tactically, a strong showing for the Libertarian party would send a clear signal to the perpetually blind and stupid Beltway-right that it is no longer business as usual. The Conservative base of the GOP has had enough and will no longer hold our noses for you mushy moderates. More importantly, it would also signal to Conservative candidates breaking from the GOP is now a viable option when they continue their insular, DC-centric ways.
So, barring a shockingly un-Kristol-like revelation from Kristol today, I'm probably voting for the Libertarian nominees even though they're not that Libertarian. Way to be like everyone else and follow the cult of personality over reason Libertarians. However, I'm still flirting with insanity. Trump is so abhorrent on a personal level, so disastrous to the Conservative movement, and such a danger to the country, if the polls near election day indicate a vote for Hillary is the only way to stop him, then I'm going to have to jump on that grenade.


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a "gambler", someone who is dependent on luck to win money.
or an "investor", a person who invest his money in sport events that he knows will give good return.
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To become an investor takes a lot of time and dedication. If you just want to place a few bets every now and then for the excitement of it then it might be better to remain a gambler.
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First introduced into the US military inventory in the 1920's, John M. Browning's .50 caliber M2 Heavy Barrel machine gun is still the best in its class. Indeed, "Ma Deuce," as she has been affectionately called by GI's for more than seventy years, is still on active duty today. During the Korean War, the powerful M2 HB proved versatile and lethal not only as a single weapon, but particularly so in multiple mounts.
While the .30 caliber Brownings were relatively light, portable and effective in combat when properly maintained and utilized in tactically sound roles, their range and hitting power were often inadequate. Faced with well dug in enemy defenses at ranges in excess of 800 to 1000 yards, the rifle cartridges fired by these smaller machine guns fell short in reach and penetration. Fortunately, an excellent solution to the problem was readily available.
The .50 caliber M2 HB can be considered a beefed up version of the Browning M1917 and 1919 guns, sharing many of their mechanical characteristics and combat proven as a star performer in WWII. Although setting of its headspace and timing could be a bit tricky to the uninitiated, the big beautiful Browning earned a reputation for reliability and lethality in ground, air and seaborne operations under the worst conditions.
Plenty of M2s were on hand with Army and Marine units at the outbreak of the Korean War. Of course, each infantry battalion had tripod mounted "Fifties"in headquarters and heavy weapons sections, and this was also the case in artillery, engineer and other combat or combat support formations. These heavy machine guns were a mainstay of perimeter defense as well as giving significant protection against low flying enemy aircraft.
"With the .50 which I was operating, and with an LMG (light machine gun) which PFC Lloyd A. Perry was firing from right next to me, we put up the covering fire which enabled the (artillery) battery to hit the road. As the position was laid out, the guns had to come from my left and turn around the .50 to get on the road...they were a pretty well exposed target. But the .50 and the LMG, together spraying the area ahead of us, kept the enemy fire pretty well dampered." Sgt. William F. Aragon, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, quoted in ORO-R-13.
The exceptional performance of the M2 HB's ammunition, impressively measuring some 5.45 inches long and weighing a hefty 1800 grains or more, deserves comment. Even ordinary ball cartridges, also designated M2, have a muzzle velocity of about 2930 feet per second and range in excess of 7000 meters. Penetration of the 709 grain gilding metal covered lead-antimony slug at all ranges is also a dramatic leap beyond that of .30 caliber bullets. At 600 meters, for example, the M2 ball would chew through a foot of dry sand and more than two feet of clay, ruining the day for North Korean and ChiCom soldiers even when they are hunkered down in bunkers.
Other types of ammunition are available for special situations such as dealing with lightly armored vehicles. The M2AP cartridge, with its manganese-molybdenum steel penetrator, will punch through a half inch of face hardened steel plate at 600 meters. Then, combined with an incendiary element to light up what's behind that armor, the M8 API round can be particularly nasty at any range. Tracer fillers to assist fire control are also available in various combinations. The most common at the time was the Tracer, M1, which lights up at about 250 yards and continues to burn out to some 1700 yards.
Although Korea's abundance of seemingly endless parallel ridgelines was a limiting factor in "by the book" tactical employment of many infantry and support weapons, this terrain feature also prompted a revival in the science and art of long range marksmanship. It is readily understandable why, when the enemy is dug into or advancing along a hillside right across from your position with only air in between, GIs would experience the natural desire to "reach out and touch him." This was done at moderate ranges with accurized and scoped versions of the '03 and M1 rifles, but something more was needed when the distance got well 600 or 800 yards.
Then, since the gun fires from a locked breech and can be operated in single shot mode, it compares favorably with bolt action rifles. "Ma Deuce's" conversion from workhorse machine gun to sniper weapon is completed with addition of a telescopic sight, and she found gainful employment in numerous observation posts all along the battlefront.
M2HBs were also found on tank turrets, truck ring mounts and on other vehicles; notably the halftrack-mounted "Quad Fifty." Fielded in WWII for both antiaircraft and ground support roles, the Multiple Gun Motor Carriage M16 had four heavy Brownings in a power operated M45 Maxson Mount piggyback on an M3 halftrack.
The M16 system was a good combination of mobility and firepower, able to travel quickly to places it was needed and immediately relocate within an operational area in response to the direction and intensity of enemy actions. The total rate of fire for all four M2s in this system is an awesome 2000 rounds per minute with an effective range approaching 2000 yards. Enemy MIG fighter jets knew better than to make close strafing attacks where Quad Fifties were on the job.
This combo served particularly well in supporting infantry attacks by saturating enemy defensive positions with a hail of steel, severely limiting their ability to resist. In defense of American positions against Communist assaults, a Quad Fifty could drive to the best location needed to repel the spearhead of an enemy assault. Armored sides on the halftrack and a protective shield on the gunner's station were impervious to rifle caliber small arms fire.


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Tile Shop Denies Allegations; Stifel Unearths More Issues
Posted By: Vikas Shukla Nov 15, 2013, 9:29 am
Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTS) denied the fraud allegations of Gotham City Research. The retailer of manufactured and natural tiles said it hasn't overstated its financial statements, and its business practices are appropriate.Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTS) said it was previously unaware of the change of ownership at Beijing Pingxiu.
Tile Shop to investigate relationship
Yesterday, Gotham City Research said in a research note that Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTS) overstated its 2013 profits by more than 200%. The short seller added that its largest supplier of tiles, Beijing Pingxiu, is secretly controlled by Fumitake Nishi. Mr. Nishi is currently an employee of Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTS) and the brother-in-law of the CEO of the Minneapolis-based company.
Gotham City reviewed some of the invoices sent by Beijing Pingxiu to Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTS). The invoices create further suspicion because they are sent by "Fumitake Nishi, Beijing Pingxiu" and are directed to "Fumitake Nishi, Tile Shop." Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTS) said it suspended its business relationship with Beijing Pingxiu immediately after Gotham City made it aware of the ownership change at the Chinese company.
Tile Shop reiterates earnings guidance
Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTS) said it will thoroughly investigate the relationship with its Chinese supplier. It also expressed confidence that the change in Beijing Pingxiu's ownership had no impact on its inventory purchases. The company reiterated its earnings and sales guidance for the current fiscal year.
But Stifel analysts John A. Baugh and Dillard Watt unearthed some issues that may drag Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTS) into further trouble:
No other flooring retailer has 70%+ gross margins. Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTS) argues that it has sustained such high margins due to its exclusive relationships and supply agreements with key suppliers. Stifel says its gross margins have declined from 74% to 70% over the past few quarters. Why would a company give in on price, especially if it enjoys such a large competitive sourcing advantage as TTS claims?
Tile Shop went public through a SPAC instead of a formal IPO. Experts say SPACs are nothing but a slick method for the company management and investment banks to collect hefty fees while transferring most of the risk to investors.
Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTS) has seen three auditors in just two years: Ernst & Young, Deloitte and McGladrey.
Where is the CEO? Stifel analysts say they have never met Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTS)'s CEO. And neither have they found an investor who has met its CEO Robert Rucker. When the analysts tried to arrange a meeting with Mr. Rucker, they were told that the CEO wasn't comfortable interacting with Wall Street.
When the analysts visited Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTS)'s corporate office earlier this year, they were surprised by the limited number of executive positions and office size. That didn't do justice to the headquarters of a billion dollar company.
Material accounting weakness. The flooring retailer has admitted that it experienced accounting issues in 2011 and 2012. The company said it didn't have executives competent in financial functions and it lacked accurate systems for better financial reporting. At the end of 2012, the company said it has fixed those issues. Again, earlier this year the company said that it had misstated certain accounts, and restated them in March 2013.
Ownership by Nabron International. Nabron is a Bahamas-based shell company that owns 21% stake in Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTS). It previously owned 30% of the company, but offloaded some of the shares during secondary offerings in December 2012 and May 2013. Nabron International is owned by the Chan family of Hong Kong. Ronnie Chan has served as a director of Enron Corp.
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Although he has a background in finance and holds an MBA, Vikas Shukla is a technology reporter. He has a strong interest in gadgets, gizmos, and science. He writes regularly on these topics. - He can be contacted by email at vshukla@valuewalk.com
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Welcome to my stop on the Realm of Ruins book tour! Thank you to Fantastic Flying Book Club for organizing the tour and allowing me to participate as a tour host!
Valory's power is different…it's dangerous, unruly, and destructive. But can she channel it to crush a cunning enemy and save the realm from chaos?
Realm of Ruins is a companion novel to Kingdom of Ash and Briar, and while there are a few references to the previous book, you can definitely enjoy this without reading it and understand everything that is happening!
One of the things I liked best about Realm of Ruins, was that the action started right away, quickly pulling you into the book. There is so many elements of fantasy (especially YA fantasy) in this that I really love: magic, fairy-tale retellings, quests, hidden powers. Hannah West does a great job introducing the world and magic system in a way that is understandably, and yet without long passages of info dumps. The Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid aspects of the story were intricately woven into the plot, although I do wish those parts of the story had been expanded upon a bit.
The action and the characters are the main driving force of the story. The book is non-stop action and adventuring from the beginning, so the story was able to hold my attention throughout the novel. I also really enjoyed the characters and their contributions to the story, which also helped keep me engaged and interested. I absolutely loved how the story ended. To me, the last chapter seemed a bit ambiguous – especially in regards to Valory – and I was totally digging it. I almost wish the book had ended there, instead of with the epilogue, because I think it would have been a stronger finish. The epilogue didn't focus as much as closer for the characters as I would have liked and I really feel like there were a few loose ends that needed wrapping up. I'm not sure if it was the author's intention or not, but it almost feels like another book is possible in the future? If so, I look forward to it!
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I'm so excited to be taking part in the cover reveal for Danielle L. Jensen's latest book, The Bridge Kingdom, hosted by MTMC Tours! At the end of this post is a chance to win a fantastic The Bridge Kingdom-themed box of goodies! The Malediction Trilogy is one of the most underrated YA series and I'm a huge fan of her work, so I was very ecstatic when I found out she was writing a new book! The synopsis sounds absolutely amazing and there are hints of a hate-to-love romance, and we all know that is the best trope. The Bridge Kingdom will be released exclusively as an Audiobook via Audible and Amazon on October 16. Print and ebook editions are planned, but no word about release dates at the moment.
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Happy New Year! And a happy book birthday to Amanda Hocking! Today is the release of Between the Blade and the Heart and I'm thrilled to be part of the blog tour! Between the Blade and the Heart was one of my most anticipated releases for 2018 and I'm so excited that I was able to get an ARC of it!
In a genre dominated by vampires and werewolves, I'm always looking to find Young Adult books that feature other paranormal creatures. One of the things that first interested me about the Between the Blade and Heart was that it contained both Valkyries and Norse mythology!
Between the Blade and the Heart was not exactly what I had been expecting when I first started reading. For some reason, I had expected a historical fantasy setting heavy with elements of Norse mythology. I think my assumption was based on the vagueness of the synopsis and the fact that I was unfamiliar with Amanda Hocking's work. Instead, the book takes place in a near future setting with technological advances and was more similar to an urban fantasy novel. Not necessarily a bad thing, just not what I had been expecting at all! The story features many fantasy creatures from lots of different cultures and mythologies, in addition to the Norse mythology elements. I was really intrigued by the idea of modern day Valkyries and their roles in the world. I think the world-building in that aspect was really well done.
I thought Malin, our protagonist to be well-rounded and interesting, but I still couldn't find myself connecting with her that much. I did have a slight issue, however, with the romance. The book does contain a love triangle – albeit a different sort of love triangle than what is usually featured – but a love triangle nonetheless. I found myself feeling like the relationships between the characters could have been developed a bit more. I also think that some of the side characters could have used more depth. The writing itself was really good and I found nothing to complain about the plot or pacing. The story is fast-faced, filled with action, and was definitely not a slow read. The ending sets up nicely for the sequel and I look forward to reading the next book in the series!


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"Not to mention how smug he can appear to be. I remember when he first came on the scene. Many were giddy that he had an engineering degree and thought that was going to give him some huge advantage. Hasn't really worked out that way."
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When TimmiLynn asked me to create Winnowill from Elfquest for her, this required a bit of research. I wasn't aware of the character at the beginning, but a few hours later… I found out. She is one wicked lady, more evil than Maleficient, and boy, did she relish in her actions. Her description on the Elfquest page reads, "Winnowill's cold, calculating elegance is backed by psychic powers of limitless depth and depravity". She was going to be a fun one!
For Winnowill, I looked at images in the comics and online of her makeup and markings. I tried to keep the eyeliner as accurate as possible, and gave her a wicked red lip, and arched eyebrows. She seemed to have a feather motif going, so I feather-patterned her metallic purple lids. She started as a MIO Kit in Natural, but I think that she also could have pulled off a pale one!
How deliciously evil she looks!
Her eyes, although always coloured black, I picked a pair of resin green and yellows from KiraKira, to make her look more wicked and other-wordly.
Winnowill lives on the blue mountains, so when it came to creating her photo-box, I wanted to replicate the scenery as much as I could. Below, you can see the reference images for the mountains and the throne room.
For the lid, I re-created the mountain scene, and the throne became the inside of the box. As always, the box is cut from MDF and ply and painted with acrylics.
I am kind of super proud of the lid.
Winnowill herself wears an elaborate head piece and furry cuff, and an amazingly accurate dress by Belle Magni of So Sweet Dolls. Her shins are bound in leather cord to replicate her comicbook self.
For her face-up colours, I used a peachy blush which was also applied to the inner corners of her eyes, some pearlescent silver, then a deep sapphire blue centre, before whipping into a purple winged shadow. I wanted her eyes to be a bit different, and obviously a bit wicked.
I love how her eyes just lock into you.
Winnowill is the first girl finished for 2016 (and she started in 2015)! She has been with me for a while, and I will miss her wicked little face around the workshop!
I hope that she has a safe trip home!
I envision all the other girls on the shelf quietly shuffling away, giving this girl her space! She is gorgeous!
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Operation "Wrath of the Euphrates" involves some 30,000 fighters and began on Saturday night.
By AFP Monday 7 Nov 2016, 7:13 AM
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US-BACKED KURDISH-Arab forces launched an offensive on the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian capital Raqqa yesterday, upping pressure on the jihadists who are already battling Iraqi troops in Mosul.
The start of the assault by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) came as Iraqi forces fought inside Mosul for the third day running amid fierce jihadist resistance.
The two cities are the last major urban centres under IS control after the jihadists suffered a string of territorial losses in Iraq and Syria over the past year.
The US-led coalition battling IS is backing both assaults, hoping to deal a knockout blow to the self-styled "caliphate" it declared in mid-2014.
SDF commanders announced the start of the Raqqa operation in Ain Issa, some 50 kilometres north of the city.
"The major battle to liberate Raqqa and its surroundings has begun," SDF spokeswoman Jihan Sheikh Ahmed said.
Operation "Wrath of the Euphrates" involves some 30,000 fighters and began on Saturday night, Ahmed said.
SDF forces are advancing on three fronts, from Ain Issa and Tal Abyad to the north of Raqqa, and from the village of Makman to the east.
SDF spokesman Talal Sello told AFP forces would first seize areas around Raqqa before taking the city itself.
"The fight will not be easy, and will require accurate and careful operations because IS will defend its bastion knowing that the loss of Raqqa will mean it is finished in Syria," Sello said.
SDF gains
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter echoed that sentiment.
"As in Mosul, the fight will not be easy and there is hard work ahead, but it is necessary to end the fiction of ISIL's caliphate and disrupt the group's ability to carry out terror attacks against the United States, our allies and our partners," Carter said, using an alternative name for IS.
An AFP correspondent in Ain Issa yesterday saw dozens of SDF fighters heading for the front line.
SDF spokeswoman Ahmed said that 10 villages and several hamlets had been retaken.
Later the powerful Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) denied an IS report that 14 of its fighters were killed in a car bomb attack the Suluk area.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor reported only wounded in that attack.
Driving IS from Mosul and Raqqa has been the endgame since the US-led coalition launched air strikes against it in summer 2014.
- © AFP, 2016
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Richard Gibbs, MD (rgibbs@sffc.org) Supervising Physician San Francisco Ballet President and Co-founder San Francisco Free Clinic Founding Chair Dance/USA Taskforce on Dancer Health Born in Iowa, Richard Gibbs studied music and dance as a child and performed in summer stock and civic theater. Following a scholarship to the Joffrey School, he danced several years each with the Hamburg Ballet, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and First Chamber Dance Company creating numerous roles for choreographer John Neumeier and the Hamburg Ballet and dancing lead roles in works by Jerome Robbins, Ballanchine, Agnes DeMille, and Oscar Ariaz.
Retiring from the stage in his mid-thirties, Dr. Gibbs received a degree in English from Harvard and a Doctor of Medicine from Yale where he met and married former U.S. Ski Team racer, Tricia Hellman Gibbs. In 1991 the Gibbs's accepted an invitation from the San Francisco Ballet to redesign their medical program. Combining the viewpoint of professional dancer and physician, the Gibbs's created one of the nation's most progressive programs in dancer health. Adding more services to the program each year, Dr. Richard Gibbs continues as San Francisco Ballet's Supervising Physician. He lectures nationally on dancer health and still teaches ballet, having served on the staffs of the San Francisco Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, the Harvard Dance Program, Washington State's Summer Dance Lab, and Marin Ballet.
Dr. Gibbs is the founding Chair of Dance/USA's national Taskforce on Dancer Health, and he is the lead author of the Taskforce paper, Guidelines on Nutrition for Professional Companies. In 2004, the Taskforce introduced the idea of a standardized preventive healthcare screen for professional dance companies in the U.S. and Canada. Over 35 companies now use the Taskforce Screen and are working together to bring better health to those who dance for a living. In 2007, Richard received Dance/USA's Trustees Award, and the S. F. Ballet named him Christiansen Society Honoree of the Year (2012) for contributions to the welfare of professional dancers.
In 1994, the Gibbs's founded the San Francisco Free Clinic where they provide free medical care for people with no health insurance. The innovative philosophy of the clinic has been recognized by a number of awards including California Family Physicians of the Year (1996), Berkeley School of Public Health Institutional Heroes of the Year (2007), the Bay Area Philanthropists of the Year (2010), and the University of San Francisco's California Prize (2013). In 2013, the Gibbs's were awarded the Yale-Jefferson Prize by Yale University for "contributions to the common good." They recently co-authored Free Clinics: a personal journey for the Archives of Internal Medicine. The Gibbs's have five children and live in the San Rafael.


When and Where: Made and sold on site at Aquidneck Growers Market, every Wednesday on Memorial Boulevard and alternating Saturdays in Middletown.
What makes them unique: A portion of the proceeds are given to charity. And they sell lemonade.
When Laura Reaper and her children moved to Rhode Island in 2009 they were startled to discover a population of lemonade-less farmers markets. Unlike the markets they frequented in Vermont, where there was always a vendor to serve up something of the refreshing citrus variety, the Ocean State offered little more than coffee to sip on. So they applied to the Aquidneck Growners Market to sell lemonade and were accepted. The booth became a Portsmouth High School senior project for Laura�s son Jackson. He worked with mentors Olga and Becky Wilson from the neighboring booth, Olga�s Cup and Saucer, and donated all proceeds to a number of different charities including Clean Ocean Access, Potter League, Donor�s Choice.org, Middletown Cross Country Team, and Wounded Warriors. This year, Laura and her daughter Sydney are running the lemonade stand in the same charitable spirit, which, she adds, is appropriate considering the communal nature of the farmers market. �We�ve met the most wonderful people. There is a spirit of giving to the people that come. I remember once my car wouldn�t start and everybody immediately jumped up to help.� By the close of the season they will add their earnings and allocate charitable funds. Laura hopes to increase proceed donations in the future by expanding into other markets and possibly adding a few additional items to the lemon line.
When and Where: Wednesday and Saturday at Aquidneck Growers Market, or visit thepowerofjuice.com for additional pickup locations, directions to the store, and information about deliveries.
What makes them unique: Among the few rare, real-deal cold pressed juice companies around.
When and Where: Wednesdays and Saturdays at Hope Street Market, Saturday at Mount Hope Market, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays and Saturdays of the month at Aquidneck Growers Market, Thursdays at Armory Farmers Market, and 1st Saturday of the month at Coastal Growers Market. Visit humblepiepvd.com for information about orders, delivery, and catering.
What makes them unique: An all-pie establishment.
Daniel Sheehan majored in architecture at Roger Williams University, but traded pi for pie to open his Providence-based pastry gourmand business, the Humble Pie Company. It�s clear that his architectural attention to detail withstood the transition from construction project manager to crust connoisseur; on the Humble Pie website under �Caring for your pie�, you�ll find instructions from the correct way to freeze your pie (two layers of plastic wrap) to proper cutting techniques (better to use a sharp chef�s knife, rather than a serrated blade � demonstration video to come). For those especially pastry inclined, Humble offers �Pie Passports,� essentially a coffee card, but for pies. And, if you�re planning on tying the knot anytime soon, you might want to nix the big white cake and opt for something more unique � they do catering, too. Summertime brings lemon and strawberry rhubarb, among other flavors, to the center of the table, all made with locally sourced ingredients, including products from Aquidneck Honey, Rhody Fresh, and Schartner Farms.
What makes them unique: Farm to fork food. Meat raised on their land with locally sourced breads and produce, served up ready to eat. Plus, not many food trucks serve breakfast sandwiches.
While the Pat�s Pastured stand is a familiar sight to most market-going Rhode Islanders, many may not recognize the cheery green food truck rolling into the Aquidneck Growers Market this summer. Pat�s Pastured To Go came out of the gates steaming and ready to eat, making its market debut two weeks ago on the lawn of Newport Vineyards. Made with Pat�s 100% grass-fed beef, pasture raised meats and eggs, and locally sourced produce and breads, customers can choose from a mouth-watering menu including classic egg, cheese, and bacon breakfast sandwiches, pulled pork, and Jamaican jerk chicken. Jessica Humphrey, marketing and operations coordinator, says her personal favorite is the Pat�s Burger, made to order with caramelized onions, aioli, greens, and cheese on a fresh brioche bun � although she likes everything. Named 2010 �Farmer of the Year� by Edible Rhody readers, Patrick McNiff graduated from Providence College and farmed vegetables for a short time before deciding he preferred work with four-legged food. He has built a reputation for 10+ years raising animals humanely, on a diet of grass and bugs and non-GMO grain. �They live the way they�re supposed to live,� says Humphrey. Now, with a team of four chefs and a rented commissary in which they prepare the To Go food (burgers and eggs are cooked up fresh on site), the farm is excited about its newest addition on wheels.
When and Where: Monday at East Greenwich Market, Wednesday at Aquidneck Growers Market, Thursday at Cranston Whole Foods Market, Friday at Goddard Park Market, Saturday at Coastal Growers Market and Providence Hope Street Market, Sunday at Fisherman�s Memorial State Park and Sakonnet Vineyards.
What makes them unique: They give their juice pulp to local pigs and chickens, all part of the community oriented mindset.
The company that brothers Angelo and Michael Mollis and friends Amanda Repose and Ben Aalvik originally named Get Juiced, before realizing that sounded like they were selling a very different kind of beverage, has emerged on Rhode Island�s market scene to serve up those coveted cold-pressed enzymes. The four owners were inspired by Steven Carlson, a stepdad to Mollis and close friend to all, who had replaced medication for juvenile arthritis with a simple carrot and green apple cocktail. After incorporating it into their own lives and seeing drastic changes in personal medical problems, from severe seasonal allergies to addiction recovery, they made it their mission to share this newfound knowledge with the community at large. The team began with an event at Grace Yoga and, following countless compliments and inquiries, decided to stick with it. Today they�ve expanded to use a commercial cold-press and distribute disease-fighting juice throughout Rhode Island via markets and various pick up sites. Though they now offer a wide variety of juices, from Mermaid Mint (pineapple, cucumber, romaine, and mint) to Green Reviver (orange, cucumber, celery, kale), Repose says that their original inspiration, carrot and green apple, still holds a special place in all of their hearts.