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Milk with Dignity
Exploring Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont
"There is this violent irony in our food system, in that the people who provide food security for all of us are the most likely to be food insecure themselves". This was the heart of the message shared by University of Vermont Scholar Teresa Mares at a recent gathering at the Middlebury Unitarian Universalist Society. Mares was sharing insights gleaned during research for her book Life on the Other Border: Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont, which aimed to shed light on the intersections of structural vulnerability and food insecurity experienced by migrant farmworkers in the northeastern borderlands of the United States.
Half of all workers on U.S. dairy farms are migrants and most are from Mexico. Losing them would double the total retail price of milk and cost our nation's economy more than $32 billion. Across the U.S., Latinx farmworker food security occurs at 3-4 times the national average and Mares recognized that there was a lack of data on food security among farmworkers in Vermont. Through her research, Mares was able to identify that there are approximately 1,000-1,200 Latinx migrant workers sustaining the Dairy Industry in Vermont. Most of these individuals are from Southern Mexico, but some also come from Central America. These workers are mostly men, but steady numbers of migrant women are also employed on Vermont's dairy farms. They are concentrated most heavily in Franklin and Addison County.
Roughly 90% of these workers are undocumented, due in large part to the fact that dairy workers are ineligible to work seasonally on farms on an H2A Visa, as is common in Vermont's apple industry. A whopping 68% of Vermont's milk comes from dairies employing migrant laborers, representing annual sales of $320 million, translating to 43% of New England's milk supply. These individuals pay taxes, yet they're unlikely to have the opportunity to utilize any of the resources that their tax dollars support. They are not eligible for food assistance resources like 3-Squares VT or WIC unless they have a U.S. born child and even then, they must be able to endure the risk of exposure associated with the completion of a government form.
After surveying 100 migrant farmworkers (75 men and 25 women) in Vermont, Mares discovered that 18% of the state's migrant farmworkers experience food insecurity, meaning they lack reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. She also recognized that these numbers fail to paint a completely accurate picture of the data, as the standard USDA survey that is used to asses food security operates on the assumption that if one has money then one must have access healthy food. This assumption fails to account for the various other barriers that the average migrant farmworker experiences when trying to access healthy food. The reality for most migrant farmworkers is that access presents a greater challenge than financial instability. The survey also makes assumptions about what constitutes a household. Migrant farmworkers are often living in cramped quarters with many of their peers and are thus not representative of a typical household. Given this multitude of factors supported by information gathered during a series of in-depth interviews with farmworkers, Mares determined that 50% or more of farmworker households likely struggle with access to food.
Challenges to Access
When working 70 or more hours per week without a day off, as is the reality for most migrant dairy workers, it can be rather difficult to find time to shop for groceries. Add to that the rural isolation, lack of transportation, and a crippling fear of deportation experienced by a migrant farmworker living in a predominantly white community located well within the 100-mile jurisdiction of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and it's easy to understand why most members of this community (96%) rely on a third-party to access food. Mares also shared that there's limited access to culturally-appropriate food in Vermont and a general lack of awareness of the kinds of food available in many stores. If you've never been able to enter a Vermont grocery store, you can only take your best guess as to what might be available when preparing your grocery list for a third-party shopper. Additionally, when you're living in a household with 5 or more adults and you're only able to shop every 15 days, there becomes a need for a significant amount of refrigerated storage space that is often lacking in the substandard housing where these individuals live. Mares expressed her strong belief that any strategies aimed at alleviating food insecurity among this group must be willing to travel to the farms and meet the farmworkers where they are.
While it's clear that Vermont's Dairy Industry is heavily reliant on migrant farmworkers from a financial perspective, Mares challenged those in attendance to avoid measuring the worth of this hard-working group of individuals in economic terms. Their true value to our community runs much deeper. Mares' book sheds light on the many ways that these individuals display resiliency and creativity in the face of a very challenging and isolated existence. They're a culturally-rich group of people who often possess agricultural knowledge that far exceeds the actual farmwork that they're employed to do and our failure to engage with them as members of our community results in a lost opportunity for valuable and meaningful cultural exchange.
Thanks to their brave willingness to organize and advocate for better working conditions, combined with the efforts of organizations such as the Huertas Project, the Addison Allies Network, Migrant Justice, and the Open Door Clinic, creative solutions are emerging to help support and foster increased resiliency among our migrant farmworker communities. We're grateful to Teresa Mares for her willingness to shed light on this important issue and we're grateful to the local organizations that are finding solutions to the challenges Mares outlined in her work. We look forward to exploring ways to support this effort.
Co-op Board Member Louise Vojtisek, General Manager Glenn Lower, Author Teresa Mares, Education Coordinator Emily Landenberger, and Board Member Lynn Dunton.
The Deep Dish
June is Dairy Month
Since 1937, Americans have been celebrating June as National Dairy Month. As we take this time to heartily celebrate our dairy farmers this month, it's hard to avoid mention of the many challenges that dairy farmers in Vermont and across the country continue to face as they endure the fifth consecutive year of low farm-gate milk prices. This means that the price farmers are paid for the milk they produce is well below the cost of production. As a recent press release from Rural Vermont states, "our agricultural heartbeat is in threat, as is our farmland. With an average farmer age of 58 and consistently inadequate milk prices, the future for our dairy community, and its accompanying 80% of Vermont's agricultural land is in jeopardy as it goes through a formative transition."
The Local Scene
Our local dairy farmers need our support now more than ever, though some recent developments give us reason to feel optimistic. In April of 2019 over 50 Vermont dairy farmers and eaters gathered for a meeting geared toward developing strategies for viability. The overwhelming sentiment shared throughout the meeting was one of hope and gratitude for the local support they're receiving. The six dairy farmers on the panel that day, along with many other conventional and organic dairy farmers in attendance, underscored the value of having strong local support. They recognized the need to provide ongoing education for the community about the impact of supporting local dairy. As George van Vlaanderen of Does' Leap Farm in East Fairfield stated, "It's contingent on us to educate friends and neighbors about where our food comes from and the impact of voting with your dollars. We can support a prosperous agricultural future by supporting our farmer neighbors today." Amber Machia of Red Barn in HIghgate echoed his sentiments, reminding those in attendance that impact of spending food dollars locally extends well beyond the farms, affecting the multitude of other local businesses connected to local dairy farms, including feed supply stores, trucking companies, label and package makers, and distribution hubs.
Happy grass-fed cows at Butterworks Farm
National Support
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, the most senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, played a key role in forging the 2018 Farm Bill's dairy priorities and, as a result of his efforts, the Farm Bill dramatically expanded support for dairy producers, providing flexible, affordable coverage options through the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program. The goal of the Farm Bill is to benefit producers of all sizes, but offers up to five times more support for the smallest farms, as those farms tend to be hardest hit during times of crisis. This is particularly good news for Vermont dairy farmers, as most manage herds of less than 200 cattle, qualifying them as small dairies by national standards. Leahy, along with Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), and others, penned a bipartisan letter in April asking Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to prioritize the implementation of the dairy provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill to help provide some much-needed relief to dairy farmers without delay. Leahy followed that up with an additional bipartisan letter on May 17th urging Perdue to increase trade war relief payments to a level that more accurately reflects the damages dairy farmers have faced, as the current trade mitigation program has failed to fairly compensate dairy farmers slammed by retaliatory tariffs. It sure is nice to have a local Senator fighting so hard for our farmers.
A bright spot in local dairy news this year was the adoption of the Milk with Dignity program by local dairy giant Ben & Jerry's. In a recent article in VT Digger, Marita Canedo, Migrant Justice staff member and event panelist representing the Milk with Dignity Program, reflected on Ben & Jerry's adoption of the program as a human rights victory. "It took more than two years in a public campaign and 4 years in conversation. We had to have translators and it took a long time, but we finally had everyone at the same table. There are human rights in that ice cream." The Milk with Dignity Program brings together farmers, farmworker, buyers, and consumers to ensure dignified working conditions in the dairy supply chain, asking the corporations making the most in the dairy industry to pay for a higher standard of human rights for workers.
This came as part of a larger Values-Led Dairy Vision adopted by Ben & Jerry's, which specifies that all dairy used by Ben & Jerry's in the manufacture of its products will be sourced from dairy farms which have:
Thriving and dignified livelihoods for farmers and farm workers
Exceptional animal welfare standards for cows
A flourishing ecosystem in which feed is grown ecologically, without the use of harmful chemicals or GMOs, and in a way that protects water resources and promotes biological diversity
Farm operations acting as a net carbon sink through minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and sequestering carbon in the soil.
Ben & Jerry's sources most of the milk and cream from members of the St. Albans Cooperative.
Grass-fed Organic Dairy Offers Solutions
The US milk glut and the accompanying drop in dairy prices over the past few years have wielded a tough blow for conventional and organic dairy farmers alike, though organic and grass-fed dairy farms are still faring better than their conventional counterparts. Consumers are beginning to recognize the importance of supporting organic dairy production that utilizes traditional pasture-based systems of rotational grazing. Not only does this system of natural grazing aid the environment in terms of soil restoration, increased biodiversity, improved water quality, and flood mitigation – but it also it guarantees healthy lives for the animals, and they, in turn, produce meat and milk that is healthier for us than the grain-fed alternatives. Soil scientists have determined that grazing animals are critical to the process of building soil organic matter. According to Jean Paul Courtens of Roxbury Farm, who presented at the recent Real Organic Project Symposium at Dartmouth, a mere one-percent increase in the soil organic matter on the four billion acres that are used for agricultural production on our planet would allow for the sequestration of 102 billion tons of carbon dioxide. When raising livestock using managed rotational grazing, it is possible to sink more carbon than one is producing, making organic agricultural production an active part of the solution to the ongoing threat of climate change.
Happy grass-fed cows at Larson Farm & Creamery
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June is Dairy Month, and we're excited to celebrate all aspects of Vermont's Dairy industry, including the migrant workers who are responsible for anywhere from one-half to two-thirds of the state's dairy production. Vermont is home to about 1,200 – 1,500 migrant workers, mostly concentrated on dairy farms in Addison and Franklin County. Dairy work is generally considered desirable among migrant worker communities because it offers consistent, year-round work and usually provides some form of housing. However, because dairy work is year-round, there is no legal pathway to citizenship for workers. It is estimated that about 90% of migrant workers are undocumented, though the exact number is unknown.
Unfortunately, Vermont's migrant dairy workers often face dangerous and unhealthy working and living conditions. In December of 2009, an accident resulting in the tragic death of migrant worker José Obeth Santiz Cruz, who was killed while working on a farm in Fairfield, Vermont when his clothes were caught in a 'gutter scraper' without proper safety protections, sparked the birth of an organization intended to support workers enduring human and workers rights abuses. Migrant Justice has documented farmworker stories, struggles, and denial of rights through interviews, surveying hundreds of farmworkers, organizing monthly community meetings, and running a hotline that was launched in June of 2011. In 2014, Migrant Justice farmworker leaders designed and completed a survey with 172 dairy farmworkers across the state of Vermont to collect up-to-date detailed information about the working and living conditions that dairy farmworkers face on a daily basis.
The survey revealed significant injustices faced by Vermont dairy farmworkers, which are in violation not only of existing labor and housing laws but more fundamentally of basic human rights principles. It's also important to note that migrant farmworkers are excluded from many fundamental rights under the law including the right to the Vermont minimum wage:
The results of their survey, combined with information gathered over several years of open communication with migrant workers through their various programs, led Migrant Justice to launch the Milk with Dignity Campaign. The Milk with Dignity Program brings together farmworkers, farmers, buyers, and consumers to secure dignified working conditions in dairy supply chains. The Program enlists the resources of food industry leaders to provide a premium for milk to participating farmers who agree to work towards compliance with the labor standards in the Milk with Dignity (MD) Code of Conduct. The premium helps offset farms' costs of compliance with the Code and rewards farms that comply.
Farmworkers converted worker's rights and housing violations into solutions in the creation of the MD Code of Conduct—defining the human rights essential to a dignified workplace and fair housing. The Code is created by the very workers whose rights it is intended to protect and is further improved upon through an intensive feedback loop from participating farmworkers and farmers in the MD Working Group. The Code sets standards for working conditions relating to wages, health and safety, housing, schedule and rest, non-retaliation, non-discrimination, and other
labor conditions. Their members also noted that some dairy farms already had most of the Code of Conduct's standards in place, demonstrating that it is both necessary and possible to raise the bar in the industry through this campaign.
Migrant Justice is now inviting corporate buyers of milk to take the lead in the dairy industry by sourcing their dairy through the MD Program to ensure workers' rights in their supply chains. They were able to secure a commitment from Ben & Jerry's in June 2015 to be a pioneer in the Milk with Dignity Program and have been working ever since to hash out the details of how to operationalize the Program. To learn more, contact info@milkwithdignity.org or call 802-881-7054.To get involved, contact info@migrantjustice.net or call 802-540-8370.
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Diplomat Bill Taylor who called quid pro quo 'crazy' tells Congress: 'I still believe that'
Taylor is set to testify at the first public impeachment hearing next week.
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Capitol Hill announces public impeachment hearings to start next weekThe top American diplomat to Ukraine William Taylor will be the first to speak as well as former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. ABC News' Karina Mitchell reports.J. Scott Applewhite/AP, FILE
House Democrats on Wednesday released the transcript of closed-door testimony by Bill Taylor, the career diplomat who told his colleague it would be "crazy" to withhold U.S. military assistance to Ukraine to help Trump's political campaign.
Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, is considered a crucial witness in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry. A longtime career diplomat, Taylor is widely seen as an apolitical figure who sounded the alarms on what he called "irregular efforts" by Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, to inject domestic politics into U.S. diplomacy abroad.
(MORE: In revised testimony, Sondland contradicts Trump, describes quid pro quo with Ukraine)
In his testimony, Taylor told Congress that he was told "everything" from the U.S. -- including a White House meeting with Trump and nearly $400 million in much-needed military aid to fight the Russians – was contingent upon Ukraine's willingness to launch the investigation Trump wanted.
"That was my clear understanding, security assistance money would not come until the President (of Ukraine) committed to pursue the investigation," he told lawmakers.
Taylor said he objected to such an arrangement because it directly "undercut" U.S. foreign policy, which called on supporting Ukraine's independence from Russia.
Taylor said he was so disturbed by the politically charged demand, he texted a colleague that such an idea was "crazy" and later wrote a rare, first-person cable to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo outlining his concerns.
"As I said on the phone, I think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign," Taylor texted Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union.
Former Ambassador William Taylor leaves a closed door meeting after testifying as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 22, 2019.
Former Ambassador William Taylor leaves a closed door meeting after testifying as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 22, 2019.Andrew Harnik/AP, FILE
When facing lawmakers, Taylor said he stood by that assessment.
"I believed that then, and I still believe that," he said.
Transcript excerpts can be read here:
William Taylor Testimony Tr... by ABC News Politics on Scribd
After Taylor's initial remarks were first reported last month, Sondland returned to Congress to revise his testimony. In that updated testimony, Sondland acknowledged that on Sept. 1 he personally told a top Ukrainian official that U.S. military aid was tied to its willingness to launch investigations that involved Democrat Joe Biden.
Trump, top White House aides and GOP lawmakers have denied there was any quid pro quo with Ukraine other than to address corruption. Republicans also note that Trump specifically told Sondland "no quid pro quo."
Taylor testified though that he believed Giuliani's "irregular" diplomatic channel was initiated to benefit the president, rather than tackle corruption.
"The irregular channel, I think under the influence of Mr. Giuliani, wanted to focus on one or two specific cases, irrespective of whether it helped solved the corruption problem, fight the corruption problem," Taylor said.
A West Point graduate and Vietnam veteran, Taylor became a foreign service officer who was eventually appointed as ambassador to Ukraine in 2006 by Republican President George W. Bush.
(MORE: Schiff announces first public impeachment hearings next week with Taylor, Yovanovitch)
Upon taking the job, Taylor said he was warned of the "snake pit" in Washington. He said he told Pompeo that he would only work as a top diplomat to Ukraine if U.S. policy remained to support their independence against Russia. Anything else would be a "nightmare" scenario akin to "throwing Ukraine under the bus," he said.
By Aug. 29, Taylor said sent the private cable to Pompeo marked for "limited distribution" at the State Department saying "I am concerned about this problem." Taylor said he was later told that Pompeo carried that cable with him to a meeting at the White House focused on security assistance for Ukraine.
Ambassador Gordon Sondland, center, arrives at the U.S. Capitol, Oct. 17, 2019, in Washington, D.C., to tesify before Congress on the Ukraine scandal.
Ambassador Gordon Sondland, center, arrives at the U.S. Capitol, Oct. 17, 2019, in Washington, D.C., to tesify before Congress on the Ukraine scandal.Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
Taylor's testimony is unique in that it outlines why much of the U.S. government, including State and Defense department rank-and-file, felt strongly that U.S. military aid to Ukraine was in America's best interest.
Ukraine had taken serious, concrete steps toward tackling corruption, he testified, and desperately needed U.S. military aid to continue fighting Russian troops at its border.
Taylor warned that "Ukrainians would undoubtedly die without U.S. assistance" and that helping its military force fend off Russian aggression was in the best interest of the U.S.
"If Ukraine succeeds in breaking free of Russian influence, it is possible for Europe to be whole, free, democratic and at peace," he told Congress. "In contrast, if Russia dominates Ukraine, Russia will again become an empire, oppressing its people and threatening its neighbors and the rest of the world."
The Democrat leading the House impeachment inquiry, Rep. Adam Schiff, said earlier Wednesday that Taylor would be a witness at the first public impeachment probe hearing next week.
ABC News' Benjamin Siegel, Liz Alesse, Avery Miller, Allison Pecorin, Megan Hughes, Jordyn Phelps, Sarah Kolinovsky, Katherine Faulders, John Parkinson, John Santucci, Justin Fishel, Soo Rin Kim, Lucien Bruggeman and Sophie Tatum contributed to this report.
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RG3: Redskins QB to return by opening of 2013 season?
February 15th, 2013 Sammie Wright III
An announcement was made Thursday by Washington Redskins officials that their star rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III would be ready by the start of week one for the 2013 season.
Griffin underwent reconstructive knee surgery just last month in Pensacola, Florida and has now returned to Washington, D.C. The Redskins organization has been more than excited to see RG3 and immediately put out an announcement that RG3 would be ready for action game one of the 2013 season.
To many outside the organization, the news of RG3's timely return seems to be sort of a premature announcement by Redskins officials. There are still a lot of questions and concerns for many. One question is," What's the rush?" The Redskins organization appears to want fans and potential season ticket holders to know their 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year recipient will be back on time for the beginning of next season.
People who have seen him are very optimistic about his rate of recovery. People close to RG3 believes he is an incredible athlete who can defy odds and return at 100 percent or as close to it as possible. This optimistic outlook seems possible for some thanks to the Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson who returned from a similar injury and rushed for 2,097 yards, winning the MVP award and missing Erick Dickerson's single-season rushing record by only nine yards.
With all of the hype and winning the their first NFC East title in 13 years, the Redskins organization wants to keep the momentum going but at what cost? If there's no pressure on RG3 to return, then he may be better in the long run, but if he's rushed to come back too soon then there's a risk of further injury which may cost him his career. For the sake of RG3's career, the Redskins organization, as well as the NFL's television scheduling, the ultimate decision to return is truly RG3's, which should be the only choice.
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Q: Caffe Stucking in infinite loop of blocking queue while using LMDB in windows cpp? I am trying to train and test the simple network for segmentation. I have created the LMDB file using windows cpp.
But while doing training in windows cpp it get stuck in
 boost::shared_ptr<caffe::Solver<float> > solver(caffe::SolverRegistry<float>::CreateSolver(solver_param));

after Debugging I found it is stucking in a infinte loop of blocking queue. the flow is as follows.

layers_[layer_id]->SetUp(bottom_vecs_[layer_id],
  top_vecs_[layer_id])    -->    DataLayerSetUp(bottom, top)    ---->  Datum&
  datum = *(reader_.full().peek())     ---->  Blocking Queue

It is displaying this Logs in executable window at runtime.
[layer_factory.hpp:77] Creating layer data;
[net.cpp:100] Creating Layer data;
[net.cpp:418] data -> data;

***********  mycaffe.cpp  ***************
   Caffe::set_mode(Caffe::GPU);
        shared_ptr<Net<float> > net_;
        net_.reset(new Net<float>(model_file, caffe::Phase::TRAIN));

        Caffe::set_mode(Caffe::GPU);
        caffe::SolverParameter solver_param;
        caffe::ReadSolverParamsFromTextFileOrDie("mysolver.prototxt", &solver_param);
        boost::shared_ptr<caffe::Solver<float> > solver(caffe::SolverRegistry<float>::CreateSolver(solver_param));
        solver->Solve();

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  include {
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  data_param {
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    batch_size: 4
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}
layer {
  name: "conv1"
  type: "Convolution"
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layer {
  name: "relu2"
  type: "ReLU"
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}
layer {
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  bottom: "conv2"
  top: "upsample"
  param {
    lr_mult: 1.0
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    pad: 0
    kernel_size: 16
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test_initialization: false
base_lr: 0.01
display: 10
max_iter: 500000
lr_policy: "step"
gamma: 0.1
momentum: 0.9
weight_decay: 0.0001
stepsize: 4069
snapshot: 10000
snapshot_prefix: "snapshot"
solver_mode: GPU
net: "mymodel.prototxt"
solver_type: SGD

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Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade App Data & Review - Games - Apps Rankings!
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The applications Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade was published in the category Games on 2018-09-20 and was developed by Lilith Games. The file size is 547.57 MB. The current version is 1.0.1824 and works well on 8.0 and high ios versions.
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This app crashes more than any game I've ever played. Literally every couple of minutes it will close itself out. Now I can't even play it, every time the game loads to 15% it crashes. I can't even contact anyone about it because the app support option takes me directly to a bad server. Don't waste your time, it's not worth the headache.
It's one of the best games I've seen but there is a BUT.... Friday (April 19) you released a 500 MB update which is fine. Saturday (April 20) there was another 500 MB update which was already too much. Today (Monday, April 22) I find another 500 MB update????? Guys come on ! Let's get serious about this.
Thanks for making things right!
This game is great. You will learn so much.
I enjoy playing this game. Wish I knew more about it.
Love this game. Unfortunately, as the game rises in popularity the weaselish tendencies of the developers seems to be working its way through. My friend had 200k troops disappear and the customer support fool is trying to pretend he disbanded them. When he simply did not. Sort it out. Sort out your reward system too. Is this just going to turn out like the rest? Only pay to win succeed?? You started off so well, now it seems you're getting greedy, which means you will fail in the end too. Sort it out.
This game is great but there's one thing you could do: when a building is level 1 it looks bad when it's level 5 it looks good when it is level 10 it's superb.
Keeps me entertained. Always something to do. Great War management.
In the advertisements, it shows strategically planning out battles by setting formations. In the actual game, none of that is true. When you go to a battle, it's simple and boring fighting. Nothing special.
The advertisements they run are not at all what the gameplay is like. It's disturbing how games like this one get away with it.
Takes a bit to figure everything out, but it's fun.
I don't typically play this kind of game but I'm absolutely hooked. There's so much to do!!!
Easy to play and understand Espen A.
The game makes it easy to progress and gain resources. The alliances are awesome and I love that each character gives different buffs.
Really fun game to play I can't get off it !!
The game is nothing like the advertisements. Also, its extremely one dimensional. Spend half your time opening chests and rewards youve done nothing for. Fuel money into the game to be somewhat fair. Apart from that generally very boring and unrewarding. Again, it looks nothing like the ads. Complete lie.
I really enjoy this game it is the best of the Lilith games I've played and not so greedy on the wallet as some although you still can't get away from the more money than sense brigade.


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A Special OTEMS Board meeting of the Oologah-Talala EMS District shall be conducted on Friday, June 29th 2018 at 5:30 pm in the conference room at the Oologah Chamber Offices, located at 110 S. Maple Avenue, Oologah, Oklahoma.
1. Discussion and possible action on approving the "Authorized Signers" for approving recurring wire agreement with Arvest.


I am still getting the same issue with this that I was having with all versions since 3.  The audio and video services do not start when I enter a venue.  Attached are my log files of the services.  I believe that the problem is to do with the fact that there are spaces in the path to the executable (at least if I put the executable in inverted commas, it goes away).  This does not appear to affect everyone, but I have seen it happen on systems other than mine, so I don't think this is an isolated issue.
> of the bugs fixed, see the official release page (url above).


schenkst du mir die decke mit den stickereien?
Mouse and a bunny, very cute.
Thank you so much Anna for your kind birthday wish.
Schön, wie du die Bilder zusammengestellt hast. Das gefällt mir.
AND I LOVE YOUR BLOG!!!!
I love the bracelet too. Where is it possible to get? Will be also rings?
thank you so much! the bracelet will be available in our the onlineshop next week - if you want to wear a ring made of brass i can make you one too - but we wont offer this option at that time jet.
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Miranda Kerr is pregnant ten months after giving birth. See her bump!
Model Miranda Kerr and Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel are expecting their second child together, just ten months after the model mum gave birth to the couple's first son.
Baby Hart arrived on Tuesday 8 May 2018, a brother for eight-year-old Flynn, Miranda's son with actor and ex-husband Orlando Bloom.
Miranda and Evan had vowed not to have a child together until they were actually married, due to some firm beliefs about babies and wedlock. Young Hart was born a little over a year after the pair wed at their plush home in Brentwood Los Angeles on May 27 2017.
The couple said they were ridiculously thrilled when Hart arrived and thanked well-wishers for their kindness.
"Words cannot explain how happy we are to welcome our beautiful son into our family. Miranda is doing well and Flynn is excited to be a big brother. Thank you for the kind words and wishes during this very special time," they told People at the time.
They've again spoken exclusively to People as they announced their incoming little person ahead of a public appearance by Miranda where her bump would be on show for the first time.
"Miranda, Evan, Flynn and Hart are looking forward to welcoming the newest member to their family," a rep for the couple said in a quite restrained statement.
Yesterday Miranda debuted her baby bump at something called the Gruner & Jahr Spa Awards in Baden-Baden in Germany. Miranda was awarded the Beauty Idol prize and accepted it in an Alex Perry dress.
She looks to be about 24 weeks pregnant to the slightly-trained eye, but time will obviously tell. Clearly, she's in peak form and got pregnant very quickly after Hart's arrival.
If we're close to being accurate that would mean the latest Spiegel-Kerr tot will make an appearance in July.
Congratulations to Miranda, Evan, Flynn and Hart on this exciting news.


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30 Amazing Christmas Gifts for "Harry Potter" Fans
Behold: Harry Potter and the chamber of great gifts.
By Morgan Greenwald December 7, 2018
By Morgan Greenwald
Though the first Harry Potter book was released more than 21 years ago, the franchise still remains as prominent and popular as ever today, with a new legion of fans discovering the series every minute. In fact, it was just this year that creator J.K. Rowling made Harry Potter history again when Harry Potter and the Cursed Child earned the highest box-office revenue of any Broadway show in a single week—proving the boy wizard's powers haven't waned a bit so many years later.
For adolescents and adults alike, the adventures of the boy who lived will simply never die (and quite frankly, they never should). For those people, we've rounded up some of the best Potterhead paraphernalia the internet has to offer just in time for you to finish up your holiday shopping.
Best Life's editors have scoured the internet to bring you the best products out there, and we're hoping you'll love them as much as we do. Full disclosure: we may earn a commission for anything you purchase through links on this page, but that doesn't mean you'll pay more for them (we'd never do that to you!). Pricing and availability are accurate as of the piece's initial publication date, but it's the internet and we can't guarantee that these sweet, sweet deals will last forever, so scoop them up before someone else does!
A Marauder's Map Apple Watch Band
$11; buy now at Hot Topic
This watch band, decked out with the same type of footprints often seen scampering around on the Marauder's Map, is perfect for the Fred or George Weasley of your friend group—in other words, the person who's always up to no good. It's built for an Apple Watch, though, so just make sure your mischievous friend owns the proper hardware before purchasing this gift for them.
A Wand-Shaped Tie Clip
$55; buy now at Cufflinks
Why should Harry Potter fans have to hide their love of the Wizarding World while enjoying a night on the town? With this tie clip, modeled after Harry's very first wand, fanatics can simultaneously dress for the occasion and show off their appreciation for all things supernatural.
A Golden Snitch Pull Bracelet
$68; buy now at Alex and Ani
For the Harry Potter nerd who prefers to keep her fangirling subtle, there's the Alex and Ani Harry Potter collection. Though all of the line's 49 pieces contain iconic emblems, like the Golden Snitch and the Deathly Hallows, each is simple enough that it can be worn as an everyday ode to the franchise.
A Time Turner Clock
$59; buy now at PBteen
This clock might not be able to turn back time, but it can, at the very least, help you keep track of it in style.
A Quidditch Hoops Jewelry Holder
$129; buy now at PBteen
Quidditch, the somewhat dangerous sorcerer's sport featured prominently in the Harry Potter franchise, might not be real, but this goal post jewelry holder is a very real—and charming—tribute to the fictional game. Plus, with a marble base and a gilded gold finish, the accessory oozes poise and decadence that would put even the Great Hall to shame.
A Too-Cute Cookie Cutter Set
$42.50$25; buy now at Williams Sonoma
With this cookie cutter set courtesy of Williams Sonoma, the bewitched baker in your life can bring all of their favorite Harry Potter insignias to life. The set comes with eight unique cutters, 12 bags of icing, four decorating tips, and one plastic coupler—basically, everything anyone could ever need to create a fantastical Harry Potter cookie spread.
A Huge Hogwarts Castle Lego Set
$400; buy now at Target
Any Potterhead will delight in putting together this LEGO replica of the famous Hogwarts Castle. Comprised of more than 6,000 pieces, it includes everything from Hagrid's Hut and the Whomping Willow tree to the stained glass windows at the Great Hall. The miniature model is so detailed, in fact, that once it's finished, you can look into the windows of the castle and see specific scenes from some of the movies!
A Young Harry Potter Vinyl Figure
$33; buy now at Box Lunch
That moment in the first Harry Potter film when a young Harry tries to get onto Platform 3/4 is one of the most iconic scenes in the history of the franchise, making this Funko Pop! vinyl a great present for film fanatics and Potterheads alike.
A Mock Mirror of Erised
$30; buy now at Target
Though the real Mirror of Erised was most likely destroyed during the Battle of Hogwarts, you can still give your friends the gift of a realistic replica of the magical mirror. Unfortunately, Target's version of the mirror doesn't reveal the "deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts"—but, on the bright side, it does have an almost perfect five-star rating on the store's website!
A Hedwig Cookie Jar
$70$56; buy now at Williams Sonoma
This Hedgwig-shaped cookie jar will protect your sweet snacks from all hoo dare to move in on them.
A Sorcerous Sorting Candle
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$16; buy now at Etsy
This color-changing candle is the gift that keeps on giving. If you opt for the "Sort Me!" option, then the candle will change color upon being lit and thusly determine which of the four Hogwarts houses you belong in. And even after you've used the candle to be sorted, you can still continue to light it and enjoy fun Harry Potter scents like Butterbeer, Potions Class, and Gringotts Bank (though, admittedly, we're not entirely sure what the last one smells like).
An Unofficially Official Harry Potter Cookbook
Fantastic treats and where to find them.
A Marauder's Map Planner
$20; buy now at Paper House Productions
This 2019 daily planner with the infamous Marauder's Map emblazoned on its cover is perfect for all of the Type A Hermiones in your life. Like the Hogwarts heroine, it's neat, it's organized, and it's just as beautiful on the outside as it is on the inside.
A Potter-filled Game of Trivial Pursuit
$50; buy now at Barnes & Noble
Put your Potterhead pal's knowledge to the ultimate test with this special edition of Trivial Pursuit. It's just like a normal game of Trivial Pursuit—but instead of answering questions about history and the arts, players will have to answer questions about the eight Harry Potter films.
A Terrific Tour of the Warner Bros. Studios
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Starts at $45 per ticket; buy now at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London
If you know a Potterhead who's heading to London in the near future, make their trip extra special by gifting them a tour of the place where all the magic happened: the Warner Brothers London Studio. There, they'll be able to get an in-person glimpse at some of the film's most iconic sets, props, and costumes, as well as learning about how the film crew was able to bring everything in the film to life behind the scenes.
A Harry Potter Eyeshadow Palette
$55; buy now at Ulta
Though this Harry Potter-inspired eyeshadow palette won't magically perfect her makeup skills, it will give its recipient the shades necessary to create some seriously sultry looks this holiday season.
And Liquid Lipsticks For Every House
$58$48; buy now at Storybook Cosmetics
If she prefers bold lips to bold lids, then opt instead for this liquid lipstick four-pack. Not only does it come packaged in a collector's edition hardcover book case, each shade is also aptly named after something in the Harry Potter universe.
A Heat-Sensitive, Pattern-Changing Mug
$25$10; buy now at Official Harry Potter Shop
Give the muggles you know a little taste of the wizarding world with this peculiar pattern-changing mug. All you have to do is fill the cup with warm liquid and before you know it, the text on the mug will morph from "I SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I AM UP TO NO GOOD" to "MISCHIEF MANAGED"—a familiar set of phrases to anyone who's ever read the Harry Potter series.
A Hedwig Snow Globe
$20$14; buy now at Hot Topic
Keep the memory of Hedwig (RIP) alive with this book stack snow globe from Hot Topic. At just $20, this owl accessory is the perfect stocking stuffer for every Hogwarts student on your shopping list.
A House Crest Dinnerware Set
$35$25; buy now at Box Lunch
Whoever eats with these house crest-adorned plates and bowls will have the ultimate pleasure of feeling like they're dining in the Great Hall. Talk about a magical meal!
A Sorting Hat Snack Server
$60; buy now at Pottery Barn
This stainless steel sorting hat snack server is ideal for the hostess with the mostess who's secretly still waiting for her Hogwarts letter. And with four different serving bowls and an antique gold finish, this tray is just as functional as it is fun.
A Vial of Liquid Luck
If you know someone who's struggling with stress or getting ready to go through a huge, life-changing experience, then a small vial of Felix Felicis, or Liquid Luck, is exactly what they need. Though it might not work exactly like it does in the books, even just the idea of wearing luck around your neck is enough to turn anxiety into excitement.
A Special Edition Books Box Set
$100$63; buy now at Barnes & Noble
There's no such thing as having too many copies of the Harry Potter books. Plus, this box set is special: It contains special illustrations from Brian Selznick in honor of the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
A Harry Potter Throw Blanket
$30; buy now at Bed Bath & Beyond
All you need is a cup of tea and a good novel (any Harry Potter book works!) to put this Harry Potter throw blanket to good use. And to make your life easier, the soft polyester blanket comes prepackaged in a gift box, so all you have to do is make your purchase and you're good to go!
A Jar of Bertie Bott Beans
$15; buy now at Williams Sonoma
These Harry Potter Bertie Bott Beans are not your everyday candy. Sure, some of the yellow beans in the jar taste like your typical lemon jellybeans—but you have to be careful, because some of them are also flavored like rotten eggs. Of course, that's what makes eating these candies so fun—and for your Potter-loving friend with a sense of humor, this is a great little gag gift.
A Marvelous Mini Backpack
The Gryffindor gal on your shopping list will appreciate being able to showcase her fearlessness and fashion sense simultaneously with this house-crest-adorned backpack. Though petite, this satchel is just large enough to carry your essentials—with enough room left over for your wand.
A Pair of Custom Harry Potter Vans
$160; buy now at Etsy
These hand-painted custom Vans feature some of the most iconic imagery from the Harry Potter films, including Professor Snape's patronus and the Golden Snitch. Since they are handmade, though, they do take a bit of time to customize, so make sure that you order your pair well before December 25th!
A Deathly Hallows Bluetooth Speaker
$79$55; buy now at PBteen
Though it seems like it runs on magic, you actually have bluetooth technology to thank for the powers of this Deathly Hallows-inspired wireless speaker.
A Golden Snitch-Encrusted Candle
This green pillar candle features a gilded Golden Snitch insignia, making it the perfect decorative gift for hosts and hostesses alike. Plus, with a burning time of 70 hours, this candle can be a consistent bright spot in its recipient's life, even in the darkest of times.
A Hogwarts Neck Tie
$55; buy now at Official Harry Potter Shop
Make any formal occasion a little bit more fun with this plaid bowtie featuring the Hogwarts crest. Though it's chock-full of Harry Potter spirit, its design is simple enough that it can be worn around the office without your wizarding identity ever being discovered by the muggles in the room.
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Alfonso Ramírez Cuéllar (born 14 June 1959) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement. He served as a federal deputy of the LVII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Zacatecas and the LIX and LXIV Legislature representing Mexico City.

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Politicians from Zacatecas
Deputies of the LXIV Legislature of Mexico
Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians
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Deputies of the LVII Legislature of Mexico
Deputies of the LIX Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Zacatecas
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Mexico City

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