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Teaching the Far Right a Lesson: 2014 Race Ratings for Superintendent
"Education" is the issue voters will tell you they care more about than any other—yet "superintendent of public instruction" is lucky to be the sixth-best reason someone casts a ballot. You should reconsider that, at least this year, if you live in one of the surprisingly many states where that office is up for grabs. This year, the office is on the ballot in seven of the 13 states that elect superintendents, although only six of the elections are partisan. All six are taking place in deeply Republican states, and all six are currently held by Republicans... Yet Democrats are seriously contesting arguably every single seat.
How is this possible in a year when the national mood seems so dour for Democrats? It's easy when the lineup of Republican incumbents is the following all-star team of the most unscrupulous, outlandish, and unhinged politicians in the country. One turned her office into a war zone where people feared for their safety; one exploited special-needs kids for political gain; one had a secret, xenophobic online identity. Even the ones who behaved themselves have often left behind unpopular legacies of funding cuts and lower-quality schools. Although none of the six incumbents is running again (two lost in the primary), their memory lives on in these unexpectedly close races.
In many cases, the candidates to replace them are no peaches themselves. What is it about state superintendent that seems to attract the craziest "wacko birds" to the job? Education has become the newest culture war in America, with debate especially raging around the Common Core standards, which, depending on who you listen to, are either an attempt to make an American education meaningfully similar across geographic and income lines or a conspiracy to indoctrinate kids with a liberal worldview dictated by the federal government. While the Common Core controversy is new, the thought that our kids are our most vulnerable and controllable assets has been around forever. Those drawn to the position of superintendent are often not professional politicians, but activists around this very issue. My personal theory is that the GOP's inattention to these downballot races has allowed the right wing to hijack many of them, which here in 2014 is coming back to hurt the party. (Although, it should be noted, an equal factor in making these races so competitive this year is the inherent strength of many of the Democratic candidates themselves, widening the gulf in candidate quality so much that even staunch partisans have had to take notice.)
Below are my race ratings for the 2014 superintendent races; more in-depth explainers can be found after the jump. For a rundown of my methodology, see my September 26 post; for full downballot race ratings as they become available, surf to my 2014 Ratings page.
In sum, Democrats have an excellent chance to cut into the six-to-three Republican advantage among school chiefs who affiliate with a political party (those in California, North Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin are elected nonpartisanly).
Arizona: Tossup
The award for worst candidate of the cycle has to go to Arizona Superintendent John Huppenthal (R). During his primary against Common Core opponent Diane Douglas, he claimed he "never" supported the standards—despite speaking on record about the need to implement them two months before. And apparently never didn't mean never, since the following week he insisted he had been misrepresented and actually did support Common Core. Oh, but what really killed him politically was probably making anonymous discriminatory comments on a blog. In a tearful news conference, Huppenthal admitted that he wrote that welfare recipients were "lazy pigs" and lobbied for Spanish-language media outlets to be banned. Douglas swept him away in the primary, but then Republicans faced a new problem: they had a no-name, single-issue crusader as their superintendent candidate. Democrats, meanwhile, nominated well-respected professor David García, who has gained traction even in this red state with establishment Republicans, such as the local Chamber of Commerce and past Republican superintendents. García is well funded, too, with almost $800,000 in independent expenditures (mostly by Stand for Children and Restore Education Funding Now) having been spent to help elect him.
California: Tossup
This unique race doesn't make the table above because it's technically a nonpartisan election. Even if we acknowledged that we all know better, though, this race is actually between two Democrats—a product of California's top-two primary system. Incumbent Tom Torlakson faces a spirited challenge from former charter-schools executive Marshall Tuck in what is, for my money, the most interesting superintendent race in the nation. Rather than focusing on Common Core like most of the races on this page, the election is over the identity of the Democratic Party's education plank: should it protect teachers and unions, or should it support charter schools? Tuck is in the latter camp, but many of the state's old-guard Democrats are fiercely resisting. The state's powerful unions are spending millions to re-elect Torlakson, who has fought the recent Vergara v. California court decision that struck down teacher tenure in California. In the closing days of the campaign, $5.5 million will be spent by independent-expenditure groups on both sides. The last poll taken in the race showed that it was still anyone's game, with Tuck at 31%, Torlakson at 28%, and 41% undecided back in September. Given that both sides have shown that no price is too steep for this seat, it would be crazy to say this race is anywhere near predictable. (However, after this video, it was tempting to say the campaign was over, everyone pack it in, we're done here.)
Georgia: Tossup
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "If you want to lay a wager on the Democrat who might be celebrating election to a statewide office on the first Tuesday in November, don't place your money on Michelle Nunn or Jason Carter"—bet on Valarie Wilson, the Democratic candidate for state superintendent. Wilson checks every box for the Democratic base: she is African American; she has deep community ties across the state as the former president of the Georgia School Boards Association; she has a good relationship with teachers as a former school board member in Decatur. She's even been endorsed by the outgoing Republican superintendent, John Barge. Republican candidate Richard Woods has staked his campaign on opposition to Common Core, but with only $9,094 in the bank, he can't get that message out. Georgia is still Georgia, so Wilson isn't running away with it, but ample polling in the race has shown (a) this is a race people are engaged in, with few undecideds, and (b) the candidates enter the final week statistically tied.
Idaho: Leans Republican
In former deputy Idaho superintendent Jana Jones, Democrats have pretty much their best possible candidate—at least for someone who hasn't waged a winning statewide campaign before. Jones ran for the job before, in 2006, and lost to Republican Tom Luna. If you've heard that name before, maybe it's because of the "Luna laws"—a series of education reforms that Luna shepherded through the legislature in 2011 that basically read like a how-to manual for destroying teachers' unions. Even in this deep red state, voters were outraged at the attack on teachers, and they voted to repeal the laws via popular referendum in 2012. Luna is retiring this year in semi-disgrace, but that hasn't stopped Jones from linking him to GOP candidate Sherri Ybarra. Ybarra wasn't even supposed to be here; just your run-of-the-mill high-school principal, she somehow emerged the winner of a Republican primary that featured three better-known, better-funded candidates. Ybarra has run the kind of rocky campaign you'd expect from a political novice—plagiarizing her website (off her opponent, no less), claiming to have forgotten key details of her past marriages, and admitting she has voted in just two of the last 17 elections. ("My brain doesn't operate in the past," she offered as her excuse.) She normally wouldn't be in the same league as the well-connected Jones, who has raised five times the cash—but this is Idaho, remember. It's difficult for any Republican to blow an election here, although with her lead down to 41–38 in an October PPP poll, Ybarra seems to be doing the best she can.
Oklahoma: Leans Republican
Republican Superintendent Janet Barresi was first elected in 2010 as a supporter of Common Core. Then Oklahoma became one of the first states to banish the standards. Awkward. Although Barresi "evolved" to oppose Common Core, she was vulnerable in 2014, and she finished third in a three-way primary. (Don't feel too bad for her—Barresi allegedly shared the personal information of special-needs students she had gotten scholarships for with her campaign team in an effort to curry political favor with their families.) Instead, Joy Hofmeister, a former member of the state board of education, is carrying the Republican mantle. Hofmeister is the best Republican candidate we've met thus far: though anti–Common Core, she is an accomplished woman—a CEO who raised a solid $771,434 for her campaign. I'd be comfortable listing her as the favorite... if it weren't for actual, honest-to-goodness polls showing her tied with or losing to Democrat John Cox, the superintendent of the Peggs school district. Cox has effectively combined discontent with education cuts with a local-control-is-best approach popular with conservatives. However, I give the nod to Hofmeister as the candidate in better position (and on friendlier turf) to close the deal.
South Carolina: Likely Republican
Finally, a race that behaves like it's supposed to. The election for South Carolina superintendent of education has unfolded pretty typically: Democrat Tom Thompson supports Common Core; Republican Molly Spearman opposes it; the Republican's message resonates better in a state where Newt Gingrich won the presidential primary. However, the race's only poll doesn't foreclose the possibility of an upset—Spearman led by 10, but the pollster claimed her support was soft. However, Thompson still hasn't posted a third-quarter fundraising report on the South Carolina website, suggesting he hasn't raised enough money to trigger a report; if so, you can stick a fork in this one.
Wyoming: Solid Republican
Politics has plenty of eccentric characters, but I'd put Cindy Hill up against anyone. The outgoing superintendent was first elected in 2010 and immediately set about making her office a living hell. Hill struck fear into the hearts of her employees with incidents like waving a knife around as she was cutting an office birthday cake and holding "cultish" loyalty meetings. Employees became so paranoid that she was listening in on them that they began to speak in code words. Baseball bats and bear spray were brought into the office for protection; one veteran said he preferred serving in combat to under Hill. When these allegations went public, Hill was suspended from the department, setting off a constitutional crisis that ended with Hill unsuccessfully primarying Governor Matt Mead. To continue on her legacy at the state education department, Hill endorsed her deputy, Sheryl Lain, in the 2014 election while non-insane Republicans preferred Bill Winney in the primary. Naturally, then, a third candidate, teacher Jillian Balow, won the GOP nomination. She's enough of an outsider that voters appear to trust her to rebuild the department, as she leads 45% to 26% in the race's only poll. However, Democrat Mike Ceballos is a strong candidate who has the support of two popular ex-governors—and who has a bipartisan history of working with the state's Republican government. The former CEO has raised twice as much money for the race as Balow. Still, he doesn't have much time left in which to spend it; his best shot might have come and gone when Lain lost the primary.
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Eaten Alive: Why Oregon's and Colorado's GMO Ballot Measures Never Had a Chance
This month, I'm writing a lot about the under-the-radar elections on the ballot in 2014. One group of elections that I wasn't going to analyze, though, are ballot measures. This isn't because they're not special—on the contrary, they're the most direct form of democracy there is—but because there are just so many. (California, for instance, is voting on six—an unusually low total for the famously plebiscitary state.) But there are two that do provide some interesting food for thought.
Proposition 105 in Colorado and Measure 92 in Oregon both seek to require labeling on foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). At a glance, these don't sound very interesting—or competitive. Genetically engineered foods may carry higher health risks, and the labels would simply serve to give customers information about what they're buying. Unsurprisingly, when you first ask people about the idea, it's hard to have much of a beef against it; initial polls put support for Colorado's initiative at 75% and Oregon's at 77%.
Except Proposition 105 and Measure 92 have been tried before. In California in 2012, it was called Proposition 37. In Washington in 2013, it went by the name I-522. And in these crunchy, granola, liberal states, GMO labeling failed: 51.4% to 48.6% in California and 51.1% to 48.9% in Washington. Each time, the campaign followed the same pattern. Support soared. Money poured in. The public was persuaded. Support cratered. And now 2014 is following the same exact template. It's inevitable: GMO labeling in Colorado and Oregon will fail on November 4.
In California (77% support in September 2012) and Washington (66% support in September 2013), the public seemed to eat up the idea too. But then the food industry revved up its campaign machines. Knowing that labeling would increase their overhead costs, discourage customers from buying their products, or both, giant corporations like DuPont, PepsiCo, and Nestle poured millions of dollars each into the committees opposing Prop 37 and I-522. However, no company was more instrumental to their defeat than Monsanto, the founding father of bioengineering and the ringleader of the pro-GMO coalition. In California, Monsanto donated $8,112,866.55 to the No on 37 campaign; in Washington, it contributed $5,374,483.84 against I-522.
Overall in California, Prop 37's opposition raised $46 million, more than quadruple the $9.6 million raised by pro-labeling forces. (Something more to chew on: They reached that total with only 316 contributions, versus 3,985 contributions to the pro-labeling coalition.) In Washington, the opposition raised $22 million, while labeling supporters mustered just $8.4 million. In both states, they put every penny to devastating use: a massive TV and advertising campaign saturated the airwaves from September through Election Day, and a robust mail program packed postboxes.
Most of the messaging was negative—aiming to plant seeds of doubt in voters' minds about GMO labeling. The campaigns contested the claim that genetically modified foods were bad for you, touting competing studies finding no links to ill health. They played up the high costs of labeling and the lawsuits that would be sure to result, leading to higher prices at the grocery store and hurting local farmers. They harped on "loopholes" and "special-interest exemptions" in any part of the initiatives that spelled out exactly what would and would not be labeled. It was just enough to make most voters adopt a wait-and-see attitude: "Well, this is a nice idea in theory, but this just doesn't sound like the best way to implement it."
With a fraction of the funding, anti-GMO activists just couldn't keep up. In California, the Prop 37 campaign recruited plenty of volunteers (almost 10,000) but had only had enough money to pay between four and eight professional field organizers—in a state of 163,695 square miles. In Washington, supporters at least had a door-to-door canvassing operation and a direct-targeting program—both missing in California. In both states, the coalitions did make it up on TV, but it was too little, too late.
Some observers see key differences between California/Washington and Oregon/Colorado. Differences there may be, but they won't matter as long as one thing stays the same: a well-funded opposition. In Oregon, the money has started flowing in from all the usual players: $870,000 from Kraft Foods, $1.4 million from PepsiCo, $4.1 million from Monsanto—including one lump donation on October 8 of $2.5 million. (The single, giant donations were also their MO in 2012 and 2013—the companies have essentially an infinite amount of money to spend, depending on how much they need to compete with proponents.) Last week, a donation from Coca-Cola pushed opposition fundraising to $10.725 million total—breaking the record for costliest ballot measure in Oregon history. (I-522 was also Washington's most expensive initiative ever.) In Colorado, Prop 105 opponents had dished out $9.7 million as of October 13, or 29 times as much as proponents ($334,000).
The arguments being made with that money are exactly the same as in California and Washington—as specific as "customers already are given choice, since many foods are already labeled as GMO-free" or "the state will have to add a whole extra layer of bureaucracy to handle labeling," from "the regulations are too complicated" to "this will invite shakedown lawsuits." They have a playbook, and everything in it is a proven winner. In Oregon, the latest poll has seen the race narrow to 49% for and 44% against Measure 92—with three weeks left for the campaign to keep hammering.
Those who are hungry for change in the food industry have yet to prove they can respond effectively to such relentless onslaught. No matter your views on the GMO issue, that's not good for what's supposed to be, again, the purest form of democracy we have on offer. Measure 92 and Proposition 105, then, aren't just mundane questions of food policy; they're the most naked example of corporations-versus-the-individual politics on display these days. The average donation to Prop 37 in California was $145,506.30—almost all of the individuals who gave money in that campaign did so to support the measure. In Washington, I-522 opponents raised exactly $550 from five Washington residents—the rest of their millions all came from out-of-state donors. That's impossible to compete with.
We're witnessing nothing less than an epic war between the food industry and the grassroots organic movement—but it's in danger of becoming a rout. Anti-GMO activists haven't yet stumbled upon the special sauce to defeating their foes, and two more battles are about to be lost. Even as, two to three weeks out, Prop 105 or Measure 92 look like they still have a chance, don't be fooled; in the end, with a little help from agribusiness, voters are always going to find GMO labeling measures too hard to swallow.
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AG Order: 2014 Race Ratings for Attorney General
First we looked at lieutenant governors; the other day, it was auditors. Today, in the third part of my 2014 downballot race ratings, we'll look at the nation's 31 attorney-general races.
Why should you care about attorneys general? Well, chances are, they interpret the laws you live by—everything from same-sex marriage to voting rights. The parties you belong to spend millions of dollars to hold these prized seats, through party committees like the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) and Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA). They also rather often grow up to be your governors and, sometimes, your presidents.
Every state has an attorney general, but the office is appointed in seven states. In the remaining 43, partisan control couldn't be more balanced; Democrats hold 22 seats, and Republicans hold 21. Because of Republican successes in 2010, though, that party is far more exposed in this election, with 17 of their seats up compared to 14 of Democrats'. I project that Democrats should hold onto their 22 seats and are at least an even proposition to add to their numbers.
Below are my race ratings for the 2014 AG races; more in-depth explainers can be found after the jump. For a rundown of my methodology, see my September 26 post; for full downballot race ratings as they become available, surf to my 2014 Ratings page.
Alabama: Likely Republican
The redness of this state should normally be enough to deliver an easy win for the Republican—and that will probably still be the case. But observers in Alabama believe that, for whatever reason, Attorney General Luther Strange is not as safe as Alabama's other incumbents seeking re-election. Democrat Joe Hubbard is anywhere from five points up (in his own polling) to 15 points down (according to a RAGA survey) and has half a million dollars to spend.
In 2010, Democrat Felecia Rotellini came within 3.8 points of beating Republican Tom Horne for Arizona attorney general. Four years later, Horne is under investigation for having an extramartial affair with a staffer, trying to cover it up, and then trying to cover up illegal campaign activity in his official office uncovered by the investigation into his affair. Republicans breathed a sigh of relief when Horne lost the 2014 primary to Mark Brnovich, but Rotellini still has a strong platform from which to campaign in her second attempt at the job. Rotellini has raised and spent more money than Brnovich, but the RAGA has dropped over $1 million in independent expenditures against Rotellini—showing this race truly is as close as the polls indicate.
Arkansas: Leans Democratic
It's been a crazy few years for the Arkansas AG's office. Democratic incumbent Dustin McDaniel is limping out of office after destroying his political career with an extramarital affair. That left Democratic State Representative Nate Steel and Republican attorney Leslie Rutledge running for the job, but Rutledge has had a rough go of it herself. She made national news when she was found to be registered to vote in three places—Arkansas, Washington, DC, and Virginia—and was purged from the voter rolls (for a while there was even thought this would disqualify her from the race). A past performance review was also leaked that noted her "gross incompetence" and put her on a "do not hire" list; finally, she starred in a RAGA independent-expenditure ad, which probably breaks campaign-coordination laws. It's unclear how much these are the types of scandals voters care about, but she's slipped into a statistical tie in polls after leading in an August PPP survey. She also doesn't have the money to dig herself out of a hole, having spent most of her already-meager fundraising dollars on a tough primary battle. Meanwhile, Steel has run a smooth campaign, has been endorsed by the NRA, and—oh yeah—has it riding for him that a Democrat has never lost an Arkansas attorney general race.
California: Solid Democratic
Democratic Attorney General Kamala Harris is one of the most unstoppable politicians in the country. ETA on the national stage: circa 2024.
Colorado: Likely Republican
Democrats initially harbored high hopes of flipping this open seat into their column, but Republican Cynthia Coffman may actually be the more likely member of her family to get elected in November. (Her husband, Congressman Mike, is in the fight of his life in CO-06.) The RAGA has dumped $2.6 million into this race, and Democrat Don Quick has emptied almost his whole bank account—$446,159—to try to respond. He's been down 10 and nine points in the race's two polls.
Connecticut: Solid Democratic
Democratic Attorney General George Jepsen was easily elected in 2010, and it shouldn't be too tricky for him in 2014. A just-released PPP poll found him up 15 points on Republican "some dude" Kie Westby.
Delaware: Solid Democratic
Perhaps it's an indictment of the lieutenant-governor job that Delaware's LG, Democrat Matthew Denn, is leaving his job mid-term to seek a "promotion" to attorney general this cycle. Regardless, he's steamrolling his no-name Republican opponent as thoroughly as you'd expect for the state's second-most powerful politician.
Florida: Likely Republican
Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi has gained infamy in liberal circles for her active opposition to the Affordable Care Act and same-sex marriage, but she can get away with it as long as she retains one other skill: fundraising. Bondi has raised $3.1 million for her reelection so far this cycle. Although Democrat George Sheldon is an experienced political hand and a credible challenger, she has had a clear upper hand all cycle. The two most recent polls have given her a 17-point lead (albeit in a Republican poll) and an eight-point lead.
Georgia: Likely Republican
In a year when Democrats are surprisingly strong in Georgia's Senate and gubernatorial races, attorney general may not be far behind. Republican incumbent Sam Olens was pulled into the imbroglio over Governor Nathan Deal's interference in his own ethics investigation after Olens's office squelched the ethics commission's complaint about Deal's involvement. The bad press may be cutting into Olens's polling lead, which is down to seven or eight points, according to WXIA.
Idaho: Solid Republican
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden was first elected in 2002, so Idaho voters are comfortable with him; even if they weren't, Democrat Bruce Bistline isn't even campaigning. He filed to run just in case Wasden's primary challenger, whom Bistline apparently really dislikes, won the race. After Wasden triumphed, Bistline announced he has no problems with the incumbent; "I would probably never have bothered to run against Wasden, because my differences with him are fairly nominal." OK then.
Illinois: Solid Democratic
Perhaps the safest prediction of any contested downballot race is that Attorney General Lisa Madigan will beat her Republican challenger Paul Schimpf. In the latest poll, she took 56%, and she also has $4.8 million cash on hand. For those of you scoring at home, that's 600 times as much as Schimpf.
Iowa: Solid Democratic
Democratic incumbent Tom Miller is seeking election to an unprecedented ninth term as attorney general. Republican Adam Gregg isn't intimidated—he's active enough that he's airing campaign ads—but it's still a serious long shot. PPP has polled the race twice and found Miller up by at least 20 points both times.
Kansas: Solid Republican
The Democratic mini-wave that may be sweeping over Kansas in 2014 doesn't look like it'll touch the attorney general race; in an average of four polls, Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt is up by an average of 22 points. Schmidt is one of the last AGs still fighting same-sex marriage in his state, and he's backed Secretary of State Kris Kobach's controversial plan for a two-tiered voting system.
Maryland: Solid Democratic
This open-seat race provided brief excitement when State Senator Brian Frosh emerged as the surprise victor in the three-way Democratic primary. Republican Jeffrey Pritzker has attacked Frosh over Maryland's new strict gun-control law, Frosh's brainchild in the legislature, but he has no teeth behind the argument; he raised literally zero dollars in the last reporting period. Even in a recent Republican-friendly poll, Frosh led 49–26.
Massachusetts: Solid Democratic
The old-versus-new primary between Harvard-educated, gay, female Maura Healey and labor-supported, Boston-accented former Beacon Hill powerbroker Warren Tolman was the Bay State's marquee primary fight and the real contest for Massachusetts's next top cop. Republican John B. Miller has money and is up on the airwaves, but Massachusetts is just too blue for primary victor Maura Healey to lose.
Michigan: Leans Republican
An incumbent Michigan attorney general hasn't lost re-election in over 60 years, but Michigan Democrats are doing well across the board this year. Despite a serious fundraising disadvantage, Democrat Mark Totten has been nipping at Repubican Bill Schuette's heels in polls. Totten isn't finding it as easy as Gary Peters or even Mark Schauer, but he's not as well known as them, and he's been airing ads with an anti-crime message to change that.
Minnesota: Solid Democratic
The rare AG race without any polling, Minnesota's looks to favor Democratic incumbent Lori Swanson based off the pure fundamentals. No statewide Republican is mounting a serious campaign in 2014, and Swanson is a popular, well-known figure who coasted to a second term in the unfriendly terrain of 2010.
Nebraska: Likely Republican
This rating may be generous to Democrat Janet Stewart, but there are signs this isn't a typical Nebraska election. The AG seat is open for the first time in 12 years, and the Republican administration has been scandalized after it was revealed Nebraska released violent offenders from jail ahead of schedule. If voters are in a punitive mood, they might pull the lever for Stewart, who is also the only candidate in the race to have run statewide before (in 2010, for secretary of state—but she lost). Make no mistake, though—Doug Peterson still has the biggest advantage in this race: the "R" next to his name.
Nevada: Leans Democratic
Nevada is home to one of the most dramatic attorney-general elections in the country. It's a matchup between two dynasties: Democrat Ross Miller, the outgoing secretary of state, is the son of former Nevada Governor Bob Miller, and Republican Adam Laxalt is the grandson of former Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt and the illegitimate son of former New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici. At ages 38 and 34, respectively, it's also a fight for who will be the future face of Nevada politics. So far, it's a fight Miller is winning. Laxalt made national headlines with the leak of an old law-firm evaluation calling him a "train wreck" who "doesn't even have the basic skill set." Laxalt has also uttered what could charitably be called gaffes and uncharitably called lies in debates. However, Republican interests (like Nevadan Sheldon Adelson) have kept the race competitive by pouring money in to defeat Miller—a sort of Terminator-like insurance policy against a future Governor Ross Miller. Laxalt, the RAGA, and other GOP allies have spent $844,000 on TV commercials already; see, I told you downballot races could be interesting.
New Mexico: Leans Democratic
In the absence of public polling, Governing magazine recently rated the New Mexico AG race a tossup. Well, promptly thereafter, two polls of the race were released, both showing Democrat Hector Balderas in the lead for this open seat. Balderas has way more money behind him than does Republican Susan Riedel; in addition to two TV ads of his own, the super PAC the Committee for Justice and Fairness is putting almost $350,000 behind him.
New York: Solid Democratic
Democratic Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was part of Bud Selig's new sexual-orientation initiative for Major League Baseball. Clearly this is why he leads old Albany hand John Cahill (George Pataki's old chief of staff) in all polls (even Cahill internals).
North Dakota: Solid Republican
This easily wins the title for battle of the coolest names: Republican Wayne Stenehjem and Democrat Kiara Kraus-Parr. Stenehjem has been attorney general since 2001. He's been re-elected with 72.5%, 68.9%, and 74.6% of the vote, and there's no reason to think that'll change this year.
Ohio: Likely Republican
The nastiest AG race in the country can be found in the same state as the nastiest auditor race; in fact, pretty much every downballot race in Ohio this year is a death match. Democrat David Pepper was chosen to go up against Buckeye stalwart Mike DeWine, who over the past 30 years has served as senator, congressman, lieutenant governor, and now attorney general. Unsurprisingly, then, DeWine started with the advantage, but Pepper has hit him furiously. In TV commercials, Pepper has accused DeWine of corruption; DeWine has aired three ads of his own and used the most recent one to hit right back. The super PAC Moving Ohio Forward Network has also contributed to the broadcast bravado. Polling so far has indicated that it's DeWine who is emerging less bloodied; after Ohio Democrats declined to release a poll contradicting a GOP pollster's 29-point DeWine lead—despite having good numbers for other statewide Democrats—many assumed that Pepper knows he is losing. Both have over $2.4 million on hand, so expect to hear a lot more from both candidates for the rest of the season.
Oklahoma: Solid Republican
Given how high-profile the office can be in a state, it's somewhat surprising that attorney general could go uncontested anywhere—but if it's going to be somewhere, it makes sense that it's Oklahoma. Republican Attorney General Scott Pruitt does not face an opponent this cycle and can start planning now for his second term.
Rhode Island: Likely Democratic
Ocean State Republicans have some ammunition in their constitutional elections this year: Republican Dawson Hodgson, for instance, has taken a page out of the gubernatorial playbook in harping on the state's ill-fated 38 Studios deal with Curt Schilling's video-game company. It's made both that race and this race a little closer than you'd expect in this blue state, and Hodgson has the money to make the charges stick. The bet here is that Democratic incumbent Peter Kilmartin wins this one, but only if he stays on his toes. WPRI is releasing the race's first poll today, which should lend us some clarity.
South Carolina: Solid Republican
Oddly, Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson—not the musician—is running against Democrat Parnell Diggs—who is a musician. If you ever meet Diggs, give him a hug; the blind attorney has spent his life overcoming disability, married his high-school sweetheart, and seems like an all-around great guy, but he's woefully overmatched, at just $438 cash on hand. Here's hoping he'll run a campaign his son Jordan can be proud of, despite the predestined 20-point loss.
South Dakota: Solid Republican
Attorney General Marty Jackley faces only Libertarian Chad Haber in the general, raising the question: what exactly would a Libertarian attorney general do? Other than being sucked into the void for being a paradox, I mean. Anyway, with no Democratic opposition, only Scott Pruitt stands between Jackley and being the safest AG in America.
Texas: Solid Republican
State Senator Ken Paxton (R) is a pretty strong candidate, sure, but was he the general who won the Battle of San Jacinto, the only man to be elected governor of two different states, and both the first and third president of the Republic of Texas? Democratic politician Sam Houston was. Too bad it's a different Democratic politician named Sam Houston running for Texas AG this year.
Utah: Solid Republican
The election that shouldn't have happened. Usually, Utah elects its attorneys general in presidential years along with all its other constitutional officers, but the last four times they did that, it turned out they were electing brazenly corrupt criminals. In December 2013, Republican John Swallow resigned as attorney general due to his and his predecessor Mark Shurtleff's pending arrest for receiving and soliciting bribes, accepting gifts that were clearly influencing their official work, and destroying evidence to cover it all up. Utah's governor appointed Republican Sean Reyes to helm the office until a special election could be held. Reyes has managed to completely avoid being tainted with any whiff of the old office's scandal, which makes it odd that some commentators consider this a winnable race for Democrat Charles Stormont. Perhaps because he is a longtime employee in the attorney general's office, Stormont hasn't harped on the scandal very much, despite Democrats' clear position as the party of change. Instead the race has largely been about same-sex marriage, and Utah is still Utah.
Vermont: Solid Democratic
Democrat Bill Sorrell has been elected eight times Vermont's attorney general, and he is the longest-serving AG in state history. Republican Shane McCormack says, "I'm just a guy." He'll also be just that after Election Day.
Wisconsin: Tossup
Many would argue we've saved the best for last. Controversial Attorney General JB Van Hollen is retiring, leaving an open seat smack-dab in the most bitterly contested state in the union. Democrat Susan Happ emerged from a three-way primary to challenge Republican Brad Schimel; the two are district attorneys of adjacent counties. While the TV ads are only just beginning, the candidates have used debates to draw contrasts on issues like the state's same-sex-marriage ban and Wisconsin's on-again-off-again voter-ID law. Schimel's defense of both laws got him into hot water when he also said he would reluctantly defend a ban on interracial marriage. The race has seen multiple polls that are nearly unanimous in showing a statistically tied race. This is about as much of a tossup as it gets.
2014 Race Ratings: Auditioning for Auditor
All month long, I'll be using this space to rate the state of 2014's underappreciated races down the ballot. The other day I looked at lieutenant governors; in this second installment in the series, I'll look at each party's chances in the 15 races for state auditor. It's juicier than it sounds; in one race, a candidate has been scandalized by the public broadcasting of his salacious emails; in another, the Republican Party's last hold on a northeastern state is at stake; in yet another, a candidate continues her remarkable run of running unopposed for every office she has sought. Overall, 15 state auditor jobs are up for grabs this year, 10 of which are currently held by Republicans (thanks to the 2010 wave) and five of which are held by Democrats, who could take control of a majority of auditorships this year.
Without further ado, here are the race ratings for auditor; more in-depth explainers can be found after the jump. For a rundown of my methodology, see my September 26 post; for full downballot race ratings as they become available, surf to my 2014 Ratings page.
Alabama: Solid Republican
With incumbent Samantha Shaw term-limited, two people without political experience are running for the open seat. With $19,000 cash on hand between them, there won't be much of a race, so this election will default to your generic Republican-wipes-out-Democrat-by-20-points Alabama campaign.
Arkansas: Tossup
An Arkansas legend is retiring in Democratic Auditor Charlie Daniels. Democrat Regina Stewart Hampton is an employee in Daniels's office and presumably has his backing, but Republican State Representative Andrea Lea is running in a good year for the GOP. The race's single poll, from PPP, showed Lea up 35% to 31%, indicating no one but staunch partisans have made up their minds. This race will likely go how the other close Arkansas races go, with the victorious Senate and/or gubernatorial candidates pulling the auditor-to-be across the finish line. Since it's not yet clear who that will be, it's safest to consider this a tossup.
Delaware: Leans Democratic
An old-fashioned Northeast Republican, Auditor R. Thomas Wagner Jr. has been in office since 1989, but that doesn't mean he's necessarily beloved; he won by just seven points in 2006 and only a few hundred votes in 2010. Delaware liberals believe Democrat Brenda Mayrack, the former ED of the state party, is the right person to bring him down. I give the edge to the Democrat because Wagner almost lost in a more Republican year to a possible child pornographer and because, according to campaign-finance records, Wagner hasn't raised any money in 2014.
Indiana: Solid Republican
Auditor Suzanne Crouch is actually running for election for the first time, having been appointed to the job in 2013. She may as well be the incumbent, though, with her six-to-one cash-on-hand advantage over Democrat Michael Claytor. That and Indiana's Republican lean will be enough for her.
Iowa: Leans Republican
Another gubernatorial appointee, Republican Auditor Mary Mosiman is also running in her first election—but Iowa is a much swingier state than Indiana. Mosiman has run a consistent couple of points ahead of Democrat Jon Neiderbach, who has raised almost no money; it was 41% to 35% in the latest survey. Since it currently looks like the GOP will be the ones with coattails in Iowa, all signs seem to be pointing—albeit narrowly—to a Mosiman hold.
While the 2010 Republican wave largely missed Massachusetts, Democrat Suzanne Bump only barely won the auditor's race, 48.6% to 46.2%. Four years later, she faces accusations that she fired a top aide after the aide objected to Bump doing political work on state time. Sounds like a recipe for an upset, right? Nope—Bump is one of the safest incumbents in the country this year. Just one of those things.
Republican Randy Gilbert may have had an outside chance at toppling two-term incumbent Rebecca Otto... before his sexually explicit emails got leaked. Turns out Gilbert was meeting up with a Minnesota real-estate agent for romantic trysts inside the homes the agent was showing to prospective buyers. "I may have a special place in my...for that one. :)," an email to Gilbert's account read. "When I think of ALL of the properties we have 'visited'. I shake my head and get...not what I expected when I got my license." The most suggestive bits have been cut short, much like Gilbert's chances of becoming auditor.
Missouri: Solid Republican
This one's easy—Republican Auditor Tom Schweich faces only a Libertarian and a Constitution Party candidate; it is thought to be the only time in the past century no Democrat is on the Missouri ballot.
Democrat Amanda McGill and Republican Charlie Janssen are quite evenly matched as candidates to take over for the outgoing Mike Foley; both are members of the state legislature, and McGill has actually churned out better fundraising numbers ($143,433 raised in the cycle to Janssen's $79,581). Nebraska's red hue, though, means that McGill will really need to make a name for herself to avoid being yet another generic Democrat who goes down to defeat.
New Mexico: Likely Democratic
Even though Governor Susana Martínez is going to cruise to re-election, there's enough of a stink around her administration that being a Martínez crony—as Republican auditor candidate Robert Aragon is—will probably hurt rather than help. As Aragon is at a $3,551-to-$252,759 cash-on-hand disadvantage, it's likely that the more seasoned State Senator Tim Keller (D) has this one in the bag.
Ohio: Leans Republican
This is the rare auditor race that's a real campaign—forcing voters to pay attention. Republican incumbent Dave Yost and State Representative John Patrick Carney have slammed each other in debates, and Carney is even airing multiple ads (including one baseball-themed one). With the help of organized labor, he has outraised Yost in five of the last seven campaign-finance reports (but still trails in cash on hand, $1.6 million to $1.2 million). Downballot Democrats in Ohio have had to contend with the drag on the ticket that is gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald, but Carney and treasurer candidate Connie Pillich are seen as having the best chances to overcome that. According to PPP, Yost led 42% to 40% in July, and the University of Akron found Yost up 26% to 22% in September. Carney's internals reportedly show him trailing by "only a few points"—a pretty sure sign that he's the underdog if that's the best he can report. Still, it's clear this is a real race.
There aren't a lot of Democrats in Oklahoma, so maybe there just weren't enough to run for every available office? None is running for state auditor and inspector, and neither is anyone else, save incumbent Republican Gary Jones. He has a 100% chance of winning.
No Democrat filed to challenge South Dakota Auditor Steve Barnett (R), either; he faces just token opposition from Libertarian Kurt Evans.
Despite a close race in 2012 (Vermont elects its constitutional officers every two years), Auditor Doug Hoffer (D/Prog) is unopposed in 2014.
Capping off our streak of uncontested races is Wyoming Auditor Cynthia Cloud. First elected in 2010 without any opposition, she is also the only candidate running in 2014. That means Cynthia Cloud has never faced an opponent in her entire political career. Ah, to live in Wyoming.
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A Costa Rican, a first kiss: Mourning George Michael
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Messages, photos and flowers were left outside George Michael's London home following news of his death. (AFP PHOTO / NIKLAS HALLE'N)
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My compassionate husband must have sensed by my laughter at 7pm on Christmas Day that I had not yet heard. As I was just settling into my home office, checking holiday emails, he called me into our bedroom and quietly shared the news: George Michael was dead at 53.
I, of course, denied it, confident that it was a media ploy – my hubby had certainly fallen prey to the tabloids. I chewed my nails as I went back to my office and opened Facebook; the knot in my throat already there as I began reading the outpouring of sorrow. I finally accepted this horror as tears coursed along the crevices of my lips and the full brutality of 2016's sharp claws seized my heart.
George Michael, along with Prince, were the musical bookmarks of my entire adolescence, and their songs etched the narrative textures of my growing life. Their deaths, within a single year (among countless others), cause me deep pause about what 2017 will hold. Yet the only way not to despair is to go back into my trove of memories to savor the power and passion of George Michael.
Imagine: It is May 1988 in sweaty Brooklyn, New York. Already the temperatures have risen into the high 80s as the humidity leaves us limp, especially in the coarseness of Catholic school uniform skirts which dust past the knees. I am 17 and a senior in an exclusive all-girls high school, one of six girls of color in my graduating class. The anxiety that plagued many of us all year was not the anticipated college acceptance (I had my Vassar College admission in hand by January of that year) but who would we take to prom? What young, virile man, holy and forbidden in the walls of my school yet a creature of much interest, apprehension and daydreams, would hoist us out of the daily grind of academic competition within this cloistered enclave? Prom was only a month away.
Alas, on that May day, I was filled with joy. Not only was I on the way for a fitting with my dressmaker but I had also won the golden ticket – a prom date! A fellow Latina classmate of mine had managed the unthinkable: she had a slew of male cousins who has a friend, a Costa Rican living in Brooklyn, who readily agreed to take me to Prom.
With his power-bar mustache and slicked back black hair and dimply smile, Rafi (not his real name) was the tangible manifestation of success for me, as dating has never been part of the parental language of my Tica mom and Panamanian dad. It was my "Tica-ness" which made him willing to accompany me, a stranger, to prom.
I did not know how to embrace that newly acquired identity as an Afro-Latina as I was carried along in the current of a new world of Spanish-speakers, fully embraced as if I had always belonged in a Brooklyn-stew of Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Costa Ricans, Panamanians and Cubans. I was amazed, shy, unsure, new as an "insider" in Brooklyn Latinidad.
Rafi and I began to meet at the dressmaker's during my fittings. Our stilted conversations outside of the dressmaker's window, fighting for space above the loud cumbia music playing in the background over police sirens, were all about matching tuxedo colors and limos.
The rest is a fast forward in vagueness: my mom taking "cute" couple pictures of us. Me in my turquoise and black satin flamenco styled handmade dress with enough black lace to have made Madonna proud, accessorized with black gloves and kitten heels, swept hairdo with curls and enough blue eyeshadow and mascara to have given Cindy Lauper a run for her money. Breathless giggles carrying me into the waiting limo with my best girlfriends inside – each with a live, male prom date alongside. I decided on that evening to leave my glasses at home and the world was a haze of shapes, sounds and feelings. I remember a lovely hotel ballroom, laughter and the blaring DJ.
As the night progressed, the dance floor cleared, under the pressing eyes of Sister Margaret and Sister Carissa, when the fast paced pop music turned into a slow, melodic hum. And there it was, my song, the first strains lifting the hair on the back of my neck. George Michael's "One More Try."
Rafi stood in front of me, hand raised in an invitation. My hands, covered in black elbow length satin gloves (how can we find fault with the 80s?), shook as I followed him to the dance floor. We were the solo couple, the focus of every gaze, but the only thing I remembered as I sang in my head lyric after lyric, "Cause teacher, there are things that I don't want to learn/and the last one I had/made me cry" was my first kiss; a gentle statement.
With that, I entered the world of "those who had been kissed." I had made it to the other side: a seemingly innocuous moment that in the world of a sheltered 17-year-old brown girl in a Catholic all-girls school in the 1980s was rather revolutionary.
George Michael's searing lyrics in their tender, time-worn repetition from that day until December 25, 2016 has been a gift of innocence, embodying the possibilities of our youth and maturity. His music grew alongside my life, always the go-to on YouTube for the all-night paper grading sessions I dread as a professor. Thirty years later, my sister and I can still easily collapse into giggles on Skype talking about our Wham-loving days: she in Brooklyn, I in Costa Rica.
I bow today, in sorrow, to the light that has gone out. George Michael, singer, songwriter, icon, human who inspired us to remember our life force as we sing along with his songs that span decades of mastery. And so it is a bittersweet goodbye.
Rest well, young George. You have been taken from us too soon.
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Can I train with the LBTA if I work in the daytime?
It's a question we're often asked so today we thought we'd answer it, and also explain how the flexible learning programme the LBTA offers can fit into your schedule.
The short answer is – absolutely yes! If you are working during the daytime or have other commitments that prevent you from studying between 9-5, you can still train with us and we would love you to enrol! That's why we offer flexible learning programmes to fit around your busy lifestyle because we appreciate that, while you want to work hard and achieve your Beauty Therapy qualification as quickly as possible, you still have bills to pay and a life to lead.
Our flexible learning programmes are all ITEC accredited, just like the full-time courses we run during the day, which means that when you have successfully completed the programme you will leave us with an internationally recognised qualification. How fantastic would that be? You'll finally be able to ditch your day job and launch yourself into the career you love, and you could even take that qualification with you anywhere in the world!
As a flexible learning student, you could attend the Academy during weekdays, evenings or Saturday's and there's an exciting selection of programmes to choose from. The big question is, where do you want your beauty therapy dreams to take you? Is threading or nail art your passion, or maybe you'd like to become expert in skincare or body massage? If the stars are really in your eyes, perhaps you'll have your sights set on fashion & photographic make-up, or why not really let your creativity go and become a body art design specialist?
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Does the duty to preserve electronic data require preserving information that the party believes is irrelevant to the litigation?
What electronic data should a company preserve?
eLesson Learned: The duty to preserve electronic data only attaches to the information that the party has reason to believe is relevant to the litigation, at the time the party finds out it is relevant.
Tweet This: No spoliation sanctions for deleting e-data that seems irrelevant to litigation.
Most businesses know that once litigation begins, they have a duty to preserve all electronically stored information that might be relevant to the lawsuit. What many people do not know, however, is when this duty attaches and what they are required to preserve. Should a business just freeze all data maintenance at the first mention of the word "lawsuit?" Does the duty to preserve data include an entry-level employee's emails about lunch plans?
The court in Marten Transport, Ltd. V. Plattform Advertising, Inc., interpreted then-newly amended Rule 37(e) to examine the timing and scope of a company's duty to preserve. The plaintiffs, a trucking company, brought a suit against the defendants for misusing their trademarks. The plaintiff hired the defendant to post job openings on the defendant's website. According to the plaintiff, the defendant had continued to post on the plaintiff's behalf even after their business relationship ended, which they believe infringed on their trademarks. The plaintiff sent a letter to the defendant in Fall 2013, threatening to sue for trademark infringement.
The plaintiff finally filed a complaint against the defendant in September 2014. In June 2015, the defendant sent a letter to the plaintiff alleging that, in its investigation, it had discovered that one of the plaintiff's employees had admitted in an email to a third party to having posted on the defendant's website after the business relationship had terminated. By the time the defendant discovered this email, however, the plaintiff no longer had access to the employee's internet history. The defendant sought spoliation sanctions against the plaintiff for failing to preserve the employee's internet history.
The court denied the sanctions. It found that Rule 37(e) requires a party to take reasonable steps to preserve information. The rule requires that the court take into consideration "the routine, good-faith operation of an electronic information system" when determining whether the party acted reasonably to preserve information. Here, the information at issue was lost when the employee's computer was replaced during routine maintenance. Crucially, the computer was replaced in April 2014, before the defendant raised the defense that the plaintiff's own employees were posting the job listings. By the time the issue was raised in the litigation, the computer had been donated and the information was lost permanently.
Under the court's interpretation of Rule 37(e), just because the duty to preserve has attached, does not mean that it has attached to all electronically stored information. The duty to preserve only applies to the data that the party has reason to know will be relevant in the litigation. The company does not need to preserve the entry-level employee's email about lunch plans, unless it has reason to believe the lunch will be implicated in the litigation.
Carla Zavala is a student at Seton Hall University School of Law (Class of 2017). She is a member of the Seton Hall Law Review, where she serves as Senior Articles Editor. In Fall 2016, the Seton Hall Law Review published her student comment, Manslaughter by Text: Is Encouraging Suicide Manslaughter? She is also a student attorney at the Seton Hall Law School Center for Social Justice's Equal Justice Clinic. After graduation, Carla will serve as a clerk to a judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.


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Trygve Wiese-Haugland (born 15 March 1985), known by his stage name Wiese (sometimes stylized WIESE, pronounced 'vi:se'), is a Norwegian music producer, DJ and songwriter.

Wiese makes commercial electronic music, often in the style of electro house and slap house.

In 2019, Wiese caught the attention of Warner Music Norway, which released Wiese's single 'VIKING'. The song was a hit in Norway, reaching the top of several national playlists, including Spotify's 'Norway Viral 50'. It is also the most played Norwegian football song of all time. Wiese made the song with his fellow producer and friend, Joakim Harestad Haukaas aka kid joki, who has worked with artists like Zara Larsson, Britney Spears and Seeb.

Wiese's songs have frequently been featured on the largest Spotify editorial lists.

Wiese first entered the public scene in 2004 through the single 'Me e Viking' which was first performed in the opening ceremony of Viking Stadion, 1 May 2004. This performance made Wiese the first artist ever to perform at the Viking Stadion. Since then, he has performed at a number of arenas, including the historic Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo.

In 2005, the official music video of 'Me e Viking' was first broadcast on Norwegian National TV and in 2005, 2006 and 2007 it was the most played music video on NRK, the Norwegian government-owned TV company. In 2008 it was awarded the 'Best Viking FK Song Of All Time' by the magazine Kick and Viking FK.

Discography

Singles

 «Find Myself» (2021)
 «Loyal» (2020)
 «Somebody Else» (2020)
 «Never Let Me Go» (2020)
 «I Fell» (2020)
 «How Can I Live» (2020)
«The Lion Sleeps Tonight» (2019)
«VIKING» (2019)
«Giv Akt» (2005)
«Me e Viking» (2004)
«Gullguttar på ny» (2003)

Official music videos

«VIKING» (2019)
«The Lion Sleeps Tonight» (2019)
«Me e Viking» (2004)

Albums
«Ingen banke oss på Stadion» (2008)
 «Vikingtiå e tebage» (2004)

EP
«No Way EP» (2006)

External links
Wiese on Instagram
Wiese on Spotify
Wiese on YouTube
Wiese on Facebook
Wiese on Twitter

References

1985 births
Living people
Norwegian pop singers
Musicians from Stavanger
21st-century Norwegian singers
21st-century Norwegian male singers

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If you want to be a good vegan, Leah Leneman's name is one of the names you should know. Leah Leneman, who I had thought was Scottish, was actually originally from the US. She was one of the original vegan serial cookbook authors in the time before fancy schmantzy vegan cookbooks were on every corner. She (to me) was (and still is) one of those things you (i.e. I) just have to love about England - when, well, in fact she was an American who lived in and loved Scotland.
Sadly Leah Leneman died in 1999, on the 26th of December, almost exactly 13 years ago, at the age of only 55, after a long struggle with breast cancer.
Read how cool she was: an interview with Leah Leneman in Vegan Views from 1985.


Many of those who suffer from gluten intolerance are never even diagnosed. It is important to recognize the warning signs of gluten intolerance so that you can properly adjust your diet to reduce digestive issues. One of the first digestive issues that will be apparent when you are dealing with gluten intolerance is gas. This will be harder to pinpoint to gluten intolerance as many foods can make us gassy. However, if you see a certain trend where you are getting very gassy after certain foods, you may want to go to a doctor and check to see if you are dealing with gluten intolerance.
However, if you see a certain trend where you are getting very gassy after certain foods, you may want to go to a doctor and check to see if you are dealing with gluten intolerance.
This will be harder to pinpoint to gluten intolerance as many foods can make us gassy. However, if you see a certain trend where you are getting very gassy after certain foods, you may want to go to a doctor and check to see if you are dealing with gluten intolerance.
Bloating is another common digestive issue that comes along with gluten intolerance. Bloating is always a very uncomfortable digestive issue that makes any eating experience hard to deal with. If your bloating is also accompanied by diarrhea or constipation, it is a sure sign that you might have gluten intolerance. Constipation is more common in younger individuals who have gluten intolerance while older individuals usually experience diarrhea. It is important to take note of what type of foods you are eating before you experience any of these digestive issues.
Constipation is more common in younger individuals who have gluten intolerance while older individuals usually experience diarrhea. It is important to take note of what type of foods you are eating before you experience any of these digestive issues.
For those who feel as though their digestive issues are caused by gluten intolerance, there are ways to determine if your diet is causing these issues. However, this is something that takes time. You must completely remove all gluten from your diet in order to see if this is what is causing your digestive issues. Protein in gluten can stay in your system for many weeks and even months. This is why it is important to have a completely gluten free diet for months to see if all of your digestive issues do go away. Seeing a doctor is another great way to really get to the bottom of your digestive issues.
Protein in gluten can stay in your system for many weeks and even months. This is why it is important to have a completely gluten free diet for months to see if all of your digestive issues do go away. Seeing a doctor is another great way to really get to the bottom of your digestive issues.
If you find out that your digestive issues are linked to gluten intolerance, there are ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle. When it comes to gluten intolerance, there is no wiggle room. There are many individuals who feel that it is ok to eat gluten only a few times here and there, but this is something that will only result in continued digestive issues. For those looking to live a clean and healthy lifestyle, the complete absence of gluten must be maintained for the remainder of this individual's life. This is truly the only way to live without digestive issues when you are dealing with gluten intolerance.
For those looking to live a clean and healthy lifestyle, the complete absence of gluten must be maintained for the remainder of this individual's life. This is truly the only way to live without digestive issues when you are dealing with gluten intolerance.
Keratosis pilaris is a common and actually relatively harmless skin condition where the skin becomes incredibly rough and bumpy, as though it were covered in goose pimples. While it is harmless, it can be unsightly if it is particularly extreme and many people decide to start to look at the causes of it so that they can reduce its appearance. One common cause of this skin disorder is thought to be gluten in the diet.
While it is harmless, it can be unsightly if it is particularly extreme and many people decide to start to look at the causes of it so that they can reduce its appearance. One common cause of this skin disorder is thought to be gluten in the diet.
You will be able to deal with this with treatments, but you also may need to take care of it by taking the gluten out of your diet. The gluten in your diet can cause this problem, and now what you need to do is make sure that you can change your diet to see a change in your skin.
The best thing that you can do for yourself is to just cut out all the gluten in your diet. You can avoid it pretty easily, and you will be able to have a good time eating knowing that you are not playing into Keratosis Pilaris that you have been dealing with. Getting rid of gluten means that you just need to check all the things you eat to be sure that you are not eating it. That is something that you will be able to do when you check ingredients, and you should think about the best way to do that.
Getting rid of gluten means that you just need to check all the things you eat to be sure that you are not eating it. That is something that you will be able to do when you check ingredients, and you should think about the best way to do that.
Most people just do some study online so that they will know how they are going to find gluten, and then they can start buying things that do not have gluten. You will be able to check things to see what has gluten and what does not, and you will see if it is going to start handling the Keratosis Pilaris that you have.
You probably still need to go to the doctor to deal with the problem, but the gluten in your diet is not going to be there to create the Keratosis Pilaris in the first place. Your skin is going to start clearing up, and you are going to feel like you have more energy because you are eating a diet that you know is perfect for you.
Many people doing this are going to have a much better time getting the results that they want because they are going to be able to see that their skin is getting clearer. You can fix your own skin without much help, but you do need to make sure that you are changing your diet for the better. You are going to have to ask a lot of questions when you are ordering food, and you are going to have to change your diet to make sure that it is going to be good for you. You should start writing things down so that you know what you can and cannot eat, and you should start considering what it would be like if you were not dealing with your skin problems.
You should start writing things down so that you know what you can and cannot eat, and you should start considering what it would be like if you were not dealing with your skin problems.
You are going to have to ask a lot of questions when you are ordering food, and you are going to have to change your diet to make sure that it is going to be good for you. You should start writing things down so that you know what you can and cannot eat, and you should start considering what it would be like if you were not dealing with your skin problems.
Could Your Low Energy Be a Symptom of Gluten Intolerance?
Imagine going to bed extremely exhausted, getting a full eight hours of sleep, only to wake up just as exhausted as when you first went to bed. Now imagine that happening every night for months. Sound familiar? Yes, millions of Americans struggle with issues like sleep apnea every day, but what if it was affecting every area of your life?
Imagine being so tired you have trouble staying awake while at work, or never having any energy to do anything, even to hang out with friends. Imagine your whole world being reduced to going to work and then home to sleep. You eat right, you exercise, and yet no matter what you do, no matter how many hours of sleep you get, you just feel drained and you don't know why.
If this is sounding more and more like the story of your life you are not alone. For many people this is their reality, and they don't have any idea what is causing it? Well, there may be a chance that this and other symptoms could be a tell-tale sign of gluten intolerance.
For those of you who have never heard of gluten intolerance you may be familiar with another disease that has been appearing in the headlines a lot lately. Celiac disease. Gluten intolerance is very similar in appearance to Celiac disease in that some of its symptoms are the same digestive issues associated with Celiac, so much so that it is often misdiagnosed as Celiac most of the time.
Gluten sensitivity is very similar to celiac disease but the symptoms are not restricted to just digestive issues. It's list of symptoms include extreme fatigue, in fact most people when diagnosed with gluten sensitivity were seeing a doctor for fatigue. Other common symptoms are mental fatigue, you might know it as brain fog, headache, neurological problems, depression and joint pain.
Now, these tests look for gluten in your body, so it is important to remember not to start a gluten free diet before getting tested as it could give a false negative.
As for the low energy, mineral and nutrient deficiency is a common side effect of both celiac disease and gluten intolerance. Many people have reported that when they had a complete detailed workup of their blood and tested for other deficiencies, all showed the same levels of deficiencies in vitamin b12, vitamin d, magnesium, iron and testosterone levels and this is what was at the heart of their sleeping problems.
They also reported that after using supplements all saw improvements in energy and restful sleep so it is certainly worth checking out and seeing if you have any vitamin or hormone deficiencies that can be causing your sleeplessness.
People that suffer from migraines typically have one or more triggers that cause the onset of the headache. Many are unable to identify the triggers and therefore continue to suffer with no relief in sight. It has been found that a large percent of migraines may be triggered by food allergies, environmental sensitivities, and even nutritional deficiencies.
Gluten intolerance is becoming a very common food allergy, as awareness about it has become more prevalent. It is thought that some of those who suffer from migraines, may also have a gluten intolerance trigger.
It is been found that those who suffer from Celiac's Disease, a severe intolerance to gluten, also have a higher prevalence of migraines. Those with Celiac's Disease often find relief from migraines when they start a gluten free diet. They also report a return of their migraines when they have ingested gluten.
Some clinicians believe that gluten intolerance goes beyond just typical gastrointestinal symptoms. You may also suffer from neurological symptoms if you have gluten intolerance. Some research suggests that headaches, brain, and nerve damage may also be caused by gluten intolerance. If you are sensitive to gluten, you may experience inflammation of the central nervous system. This could lead to migraines. A study that was conducted in the United Kingdom in 2001, examined the link between 10 patients that suffered from chronic headaches and gluten sensitivities. It was discovered that all 10 patients had some level of gluten sensitivity. All of them also suffered from central nervous inflammation.
A study that was conducted in the United Kingdom in 2001, examined the link between 10 patients that suffered from chronic headaches and gluten sensitivities. It was discovered that all 10 patients had some level of gluten sensitivity. All of them also suffered from central nervous inflammation.
It is believed that the reason the inflammation in the digestive tract is linked to the neurological systems is because the autoimmune response releases cytokines. These cytokines enter the bloodstream and eventually the brain. This could cause inflammation in your brain. This what causes the neurological symptoms associated with gluten intolerance. This same mechanism has also been associated with depression and anxiety if you suffer from gluten intolerance.
Several studies on gluten intolerance and migraines suggest that those who eliminated gluten from their diets had some measurable relief from migraines. If you feel that gluten may be a trigger for your migraines you might want to talk to your doctor about getting tested for gluten intolerance. The most common and effective screening test is the Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody test.
You may also want to try eliminating gluten from your diet to see if it alleviates your migraines. Be cautious when trying to eliminate gluten from your diet, it is hidden in many foods that you may not even be aware of. Look for foods that are certified gluten free. If you do find that gluten is a trigger for your migraines, then do your best to eliminate it completely from your diets. Those with Celiac's Disease regressed in having migraines when they came in contact with gluten in their diet.
For those with full blown Celiac Disease, there are gastrointestinal symptoms including abdominal pain, diarrhea and bloating. So it would come as no surprise that if people had a gluten intolerance then they may experience similar symptoms.
However, there is no blood test for gluten sensitivity but there is a screening and diagnostic test to confirm celiac disease which can be administered to rule it out as the cause of symptoms. If celiac disease and a wheat allergy is not the cause of your symptoms, following a gluten-free diet may relieve the symptoms.
The symptoms of gluten intolerance include digestive problems such as gas, abdominal pain, cramping diarrhea, constipation and bloating. Nausea after eating foods containing gluten and foul smelling stool may indicate an intolerance or sensitivity. Some suffers may also get a skin rash that look similar to goosebumps is known as keratosis pilaris or dermatitis herpetiformis.
Other common symptoms include mental and chronic fatigue, migraine headaches and joint pain and swelling. It can even cause mood swings, anxiety, depression and inattention. Gluten sensitivity and intolerance can lead to weight loss, osteoporosis, anemia and infertility as well.
There are many similarities in the causes and symptoms of gluten intolerance and sensitivity, wheat allergies and celiac diseases. It is important to continue a normal diet when being tested by your doctor to identify the cause of the symptoms. Keeping a food journal and a record of symptoms can help your doctor identify the cause of the symptoms.
Joint pain, swelling and inflammation are common signs of gluten intolerance and those with arthritis may relieve their suffering by following a gluten-free diet, although researcher have yet to find proof of the claim. Doctors do, however, say that many rheumatoid arthritis suffers report less joint pain when gluten is eliminated from their diet.
One way to tell if gluten is causing health issues is to eliminate it from your diet and see if the issues and symptoms disappear. After a few weeks or a month or two, try eating products that contain gluten again, noting how it affects your general health and well being. If the symptoms return when gluten returns to your diet, a gluten free diet may be the answer. Arthritis is an autoimmune disease and gluten may trigger this same response in those who are sensitive or intolerant of it. A gluten free diet could help relieve the arthritic like symptoms for some and lessen the severity of symptoms for others. Consult your doctor about your symptoms and the possibility of gluten intolerance or sensitivity. Further testing may reveal another explanation for the symptoms and afford you proper care and treatment.
Arthritis is an autoimmune disease and gluten may trigger this same response in those who are sensitive or intolerant of it. A gluten free diet could help relieve the arthritic like symptoms for some and lessen the severity of symptoms for others. Consult your doctor about your symptoms and the possibility of gluten intolerance or sensitivity. Further testing may reveal another explanation for the symptoms and afford you proper care and treatment.
Arthritis is an autoimmune disease and gluten may trigger this same response in those who are sensitive or intolerant of it. A gluten-free diet could help relieve the arthritic like symptoms for some and lessen the severity of symptoms for others.
Consult your doctor about your symptoms and the possibility of gluten intolerance or sensitivity. Further testing may reveal another explanation for the symptoms and afford you proper care and treatment.


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Ilmatsalu is een plaats in de Estlandse gemeente Tartu (die naast de stad Tartu nog twaalf andere plaatsen omvat), provincie Tartumaa. De plaats heeft 53 inwoners (2021) en heeft de status van dorp (Estisch: küla).

Tot in 2017 hoorde Ilmatsalu bij de gemeente Tähtvere. In dat jaar werd de landgemeente Tähtvere bij de stadsgemeente Tartu gevoegd. In dezelfde gemeente ligt nog een plaats die Ilmatsalu heet. Die heeft de status van groter dorp of 'vlek' (Estisch: alevik). De vlek ligt ten oosten van het dorp.

Het dorp Ilmatsalu ligt net als de vlek aan de gelijknamige rivier, die ten noordwesten van het dorp uitstroomt in de rivier Emajõgi.

Ten noorden van Ilmatsalu ligt het natuurreservaat Kärevere looduskaitseala.

Geschiedenis
Ilmatsalu werd in voor het eerst genoemd in 1601 onder de naam Ilmatz. Het dorp lag op het landgoed Ilmatsalu, waarvan het landhuis nog steeds bestaat. Pas in 1923 wordt melding gemaakt van een tweede nederzetting op het terrein van het (op dat moment voormalige) landgoed. Dat werd de vlek Ilmatsalu.

Het dorp lag ten noorden en westen van de vlek. In 1977 werd het noordelijk deel bij het dorp Tüki gevoegd en het westelijk deel bij de vlek Ilmatsalu. In 1997 werd het westelijk deel weer een zelfstandig dorp.

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The 2018 Readers' Choice Awards - Condé Nast Traveler Announces the Winners
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NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Condé Nast Traveler today unveiled the winners of its 31st annual Readers' Choice Awards, ranking the best hotels, resorts, cities, islands, airlines, airports, and cruise lines in the world. The Readers' Choice Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry. This year, we received a recording-breaking number of responses from nearly half a million readers who rated their travel experiences to provide a full snapshot of where and how we travel today.
The full list of winners, including more than a dozen galleries and web-only exclusives of the 50 Best Hotels in the World and 50 Best Resorts in the World, can be found here.
The 2018 results are all about comfort. Readers stayed closer to home than ever before, pushing more cities like Chicago, Charleston, and Nashville to the top of our lists. They favored the Caribbean and domestic islands in the southeast, like Hilton Head, Amelia, and Kiawah. The properties that impressed them most were smaller and less flashy than in years past, and our small-cruise-ship list is longer than it's ever been, suggesting that the right kind of less is more. The world has changed in ways no one could have predicted, and so it stands to reason that how we get away from it all would, too.
The 2018 Readers' Choice Awards are celebrated in Condé Nast Traveler's November issue on newsstands October 16 and on online at www.cntraveler.com/rca.
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Indian carriers wary on plans to liberalise and auction bilateral flying rights
Gulf airlines, including Emirates, flydubai and Air Arabia, have been very vocal against being held back from expanding in India because of limitations on seats and have called for bilateral rights to be relaxed.
Ajay Singh, chairman of the budget Indian carrier SpiceJet, said that every country 'zealously guards its bilateral traffic rights'. Roberto Schmidt / AFP
MUMBAI // Indian airlines are fiercely debating proposed policy changes which they fear could result in Arabian Gulf carriers being given an unfair advantage to expand in the country.
The areas of India's draft civil aviation policy which have raised concerns include plans to liberalise and auction bilateral flying rights and raise the cap on foreign direct investment in Indian carriers, which is currently restricted to 49 per cent.
Gulf airlines, including Emirates, flydubai and Air Arabia, have been very vocal in the past about the fact that they are being held back from expanding in India because of limitations on seats and have called for bilateral rights to be relaxed.
But they have opted not to wade into the fresh debate so far.
"India is an important market for flydubai and we work within the bilateral agreement discussed at a government level," flydubai simply said in statement, without expanding further.
Ghaith El Ghaith, the chief executive of flydubai, speaking last year at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, highlighted that the carrier could "double in size" if India had a "more liberal approach".
"All Indian carriers are deeply worried about the bilateral rights given to Gulf carriers," said Satish Modh, who has a background in the aviation sector and is now the director of the VES Institute of Management Studies and Research in Mumbai.
The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), a lobbying group which represents a few major Indian carriers, is opposing the proposal in the draft aviation policy to auction bilateral rights, India's Business Standard newspaper reported last week.
"Every country, including the US and Singapore, zealously guards its bilateral traffic rights," Ajay Singh, chairman of the budget Indian carrier SpiceJet, told the publication. "With auctioning of these, India will put its airlines at a disadvantage."
The FIA is also reportedly raising concerns about plans to scrap the "5/20 rule" in India – a requirement that Indian airlines should have been operating for five years and have a fleet of least 20 planes before they can fly abroad – arguing that the proposed changes would benefit newer carriers.
Tata Sons, which launched two new airlines in India, namely Vistara with Singapore Airlines and AirAsia India in partnership with Malaysia's AirAsia, on Wednesday hit out and said that the rule needed to be abolished.
"The 5/20 rule has thus far principally benefited only foreign airlines, who have captured 70 per cent of the international traffic with India, taking Indian jobs and revenue with them," Tata said. "This has also resulted in poor utilisation of bilateral air traffic rights by Indian operators."
Gulf airlines have also been facing pressure in Europe and the United States as their competitors in those markets have been trying to get governments to restrict their market access.
Adel Ali, the group chief executive of Air Arabia, at a conference in Mumbai last year said that the Sharjah-based low-cost carrier had experienced "stagnation" in India, having exhausted its allocation of seats.
Essa Sulaiman Ahmad, the vice president, India and Nepal, for Emirates, at the same conference said: "The reality of it is that India should open up and it's not only to Emirates, it's to everyone,"
Emirates has an economic impact of $848.6 million on India's economy and if it was allocated more seats, the carrier would generate further jobs, tourists and foreign exchange earnings for the country, according to a report published in November by India's National Council of Applied Economic Research, which was commissioned by Emirates.
Etihad Airways, which in 2013 bought a 24 per cent stake in India's Jet Airways, in a statement said it had "provided, in a spirit of partnership and long-term commitment to the development of both India's aviation sector and its economy, constructive suggestions and recommendations on relevant aspects" of India's draft civil aviation policy.
"Etihad Airways looks forward to the finalisation of this vital civil aviation policy by the government of India," the airline added.
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City of Moscow. Reception of the parliamentary delegation of Ecuador in the Kremlin AP Shitikova, VP Ruben, VV Kuznetsov. Discover the sights of Parliamentarians of the Moscow Kremlin and Moscow. Visit Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy, Moscow Circus, the exhibition dedicated to 225 anniversary of the USSR Academy of Arts, Institute of Latin America. Laying wreaths at the Lenin Mausoleum, the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The city of Minsk. Receiving the delegation of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR Polyakov, visiting Minsk Refrigerator Plant, the Museum of the Great Patriotic War Memorial Khatyn. Interview of the Delegation of Ecuador, RB Nasura (synchronously). Seeing the delegation at the airport.
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Sheremetyevo-2 airport.
By plane descends President of the National Chamber of the Republic of Ecuador, the head of the delegation Rodolfo Baquerizo Nasurov and accompanying his officials: Hugo Caicedo, Pio Oswaldo Cueva, Carlos Falkes Batalha Edgar Garrido, Medardo Mora.
Atmosphere members of the delegation of the Republic of Ecuador Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR AP Shitikov.
Moscow Kremlin.
AP Shitikov welcomes the delegation of Ecuador and leads to them talk at the negotiating table.
Present during the interview deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, GG Bartoshevitch, Ambassador of Ecuador in the USSR Juan Carlos Faidutti, Soviet Ambassador to Ecuador Kovalev.
Parliamentarians of Ecuador in the St.
George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.
Wall painting.
Chandelier, antique clocks.
Red Square, the capital of the queue in the Mausoleum of VI Lenin.
Honor guard at the mausoleum, changing of the guard.
Members of the delegation of Ecuador to lay a wreath at the Mausoleum.
Spasskaya Tower.
Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall.
Ecuador parliamentarians laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The Central Exhibition Hall ("Arena"), where the All-Union Exhibition dedicated to the 225th anniversary of the USSR Academy of Arts.
Among the exhibits paintings by Russian and Soviet artists.
Ecuadorian parliamentarians examine the paintings.
Parliamentarians Ecuador looking presentation at the Moscow State Circus.
In the arena of trained animals.
Circus performances.
Byelorussian SSR. The city of Minsk.
The streets and squares of the city.
Monument.
Meeting in the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus, a member of the CPSU Central Committee VN Polyakov Ecuadorian parliamentarians, leads a conversation with them at the negotiating table.
The building of the Minsk Refrigerator Plant.
Members of the delegation of Ecuador in the assembly shop of the plant.
Working girl.
Guests visiting the factory finished products - refrigerators "Minsk".
Finished products.
Guests from Ecuador in the pavilion ENEA Byelorussian SSR; visiting the exhibits: heavy trucks, motorcycles, electronic equipment and other products of Belarusian enterprises.
Rodolfo Baquerizo Nasurov climbs into the cockpit BELAZ.
The building of the Minsk Museum of the Great Patriotic War.
Plaque on the building of the museum.
Members of the delegation visiting Ecuador printing press and other exhibits in the museum.
The memorial complex "Khatyn".
Monument of grief and anger.
The people at the monument, laying flowers, bell.
Eternal Flame.
Parliamentarians visit Ecuador Hatyn.
The Kremlin, Moscow.
Meeting and conversation in the USSR Supreme Soviet officials in Ecuador and the USSR. Participate in the conversation: Rodolfo Baquerizo Nasurov, AP Shitikov, Chairman of the Council of Nationalities of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR VP Ruben.
General plans of Moscow.
The building of hotel "Russia".
The building of the Bolshoi Theater.
The building of the hotel "Intourist".
The streets of the capital.
Members of the delegation of Ecuador at the observation deck on the Lenin Hills.
Luzhniki sports complex from the observation deck.
Soviet-Ecuadorian meeting at the Moscow Institute of Latin American Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Participants of the meeting: Director of the Institute of Latin America T. Wolski, Head of the Ecuadorian delegation RB Nasurov and other officials of the USSR and Venezuela. T. Wolski hands of the delegation of Ecuador memorable gift - books, new publications produced by the Institute.
Fountain "Friendship of Peoples" in the territory of the USSR National Economy in Moscow.
Ecuador parliamentarians visiting exhibits.
The conversation in the Kremlin, First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR VV Kuznetsova and Rodolfo Baquerizo Nasurov.
Participate in the conversation: AP Shitikov, Kovalev, and other officials.
Interview Rodolfo Bokeriso Nasurov.
Flags of the USSR and Venezuela.
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Nowadays, navies usually deploy either surface or subsurface ships. Sometimes vessels try to adopt both configurations, such as the Seekrieger « High Speed Coastal Craft / Submarine » unveiled today at LIMA 2019 exhibition, in Malaysia.
Proposed by the Singapore-based naval architect DK Naval Technologies, this concept ship is still at the study level. Once completed, this preliminary stage would allow the shipbuilder to assemble a first prototype. « It will take us at least three years to get a real vessel », Naval News learned from a company representative. Proposed in civilian and military variants, the Seekrieger is based on a trimaran hull, providing increased stability and speed. Each float will also serve as a ballast tank to control the buoyancy of the vessel.
With a length of 30.3 m and a displacement of 90.2 tonnes, the version showcased during LIMA accommodates up to 10 people. Its gaz turbine / battery propulsion system allows a maximum speed of 120 knots on surface and up to 30 knots once submerged. According to a company representative, the batteries would give the vessel an autonomy of up to two weeks submerged with a maximum speed of 10 knots and a maximum depth of 100 meters, depending on the mission requests. The 30 meters-long version will serve as basis to « develop bigger vessels, respectively 45 meters- and 60 meters-long.
Armament integrated on the LIMA 2019 scale model includes two Rheinmetall Sea Snake-27 27 mm lightweight naval guns, « but the light armament will be adapted according to customer request », the representative confirmed. Also showcased on the model are two torpedo tubes, one on each side of the bow with 10 light torpedo weapons.
For obvious reasons, antennas, radars and weapons stations are folded back in less than 30 seconds before diving. Typical range of missions for the Seekrieger involves EEZ patrolling and coastal surveillance.
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