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Summer Strawberries
Originally published in The Voice of Dog, April 2020
"The golden sunlight flowed outward like dripping honey, extruding itself into the glowing form of a snarling bear." (Art by Lane Lowd)
Jenna slammed shut the refrigerator door and kicked it. The strawberries were gone. Mom knew Jenna was saving them but must have eaten them herself or fed them to the baby anyway. Jenna was so mad she could scream.
She stomped into the computer room where Mom was working at the computer with Baby Riley asleep on her lap. Mom shushed her and whispered, "You need to be quieter. Riley's sleeping."
Jenna rolled her eyes. Riley was always sleeping. "What happened to my strawberries?" she asked, hoping to shame her mom over stealing them.
"I threw them out," Mom said. "They were all fuzzy."
Righteous anger turned over in Jenna's stomach and curdled into queasy devastation. "Can we buy some more?" She knew the answer.
"Aunt Molly brought those over. I don't buy summer fruit in the middle of winter. It's too expensive."
Jenna cried out in exasperation: "Then when will I get to eat more strawberries?!"
Mom's eyes widened and her lips tightened in silent fury. Baby Riley stirred on her lap and started crying. "Go to your room," she said, but Jenna was already on her way.
Jenna wanted to scream and throw things, but Aunt Molly had taught her to channel that feeling. As soon as she got to her room, Jenna shut the door and got out the spell book she'd hidden under the folded shirts in her dresser. She lay on her bed and flipped through the pages.
She flipped past the easy spells; she was tired of making her dolls dance or paper fold itself into origami. She wanted to play outside, but it had been raining for days. That's why she wanted the strawberries so badly: they tasted like summer.
If Jenna couldn't taste summer, then she would summon a summer elemental.
The spell would have been easier at Aunt Molly's house. She kept all sorts of supplies ready for spells all the time. At her own house, Jenna had to improvise.
Instead of smooth agates with beautiful ripples of purple and white, she found plain old rocks in the mud outside. Instead of peacock feathers with shimmering eyes, she pulled a few feathers off of a school art project from a year ago. Instead of the big lumpy crystals of sea salt that Aunt Molly kept, Jenna used iodized table salt, borrowed from the kitchen.
The hardest part was choosing an item to represent the spirit of summer. She knew from Aunt Molly that none of the supplies mattered as much as her pronunciation and sincerity when she said the spell, but she wanted an emblem of summer that would be perfect.
Unfortunately, there wasn't a single strawberry left. But there was still golden honey in the honey bear.
Jenna snuck the supplies outside in her raincoat and crawled under the giant bush by the side of the house. It was almost dry inside its evergreen, shrubby branches.
Jenna drew a circle with the table salt over the damp pine needles on the ground. The sprinkled salt disappeared into the ground. Then Jenna set the rocks she'd gathered on the edges of the invisible circle, at the four points that corresponded to the cardinal directions. She chanted a prayer of thanks to each direction. Then she held out the feathers, one by one, and spoke words that lifted them from her hand, whirling them into a wind that spun around the little, consecrated circle.
The wind bit deeply into her arm as Jenna reached into the whirlwind to place the honey bear in the center of the circle. She shivered, but she continued chanting.
As soon as Jenna put down the honey bear, her senses exploded with the smell of fresh cut grass, the buzzing of bees, the warmth of sunlight on her back, and the taste of summer strawberries.
Jenna laughed and clapped her hands. The spell had worked! The summer elemental must be on its way through the dimensions! She knew it would appear any moment, but she was suddenly overcome with drowsiness. Jenna lay down, feeling the thick, green grass beneath her, and soaked up the sense of summer. Warm, safe, happy.
She must have fallen asleep, because Jenna awoke to the sound of her dad calling her for dinner. Summer was gone. Her back ached from the hard ground, and her fingers were stiff with cold. She fumbled as she gathered the salt shaker, honey bear, and feathers back into the deep pockets of her rain coat. She left the rocks where they were.
"What were you doing outside?" Dad asked. "You look cold."
"Pretending it was summer," Jenna said, miserably.
"It doesn't look like it worked very well." Dad took Jenna's raincoat and shook the rain off. Fortunately, he didn't notice the big lump in the pocket where Jenna had stuffed the salt shaker and honey bear.
Jenna frowned. She needed a binding reagent to keep the summer elemental from putting her to sleep and running away. All through dinner, she watched Riley, trapped in his high chair between Mom and Dad, and thought about different ways to bind a summer elemental. If only it were as easy as strapping her troublesome baby brother into a high chair…
After dinner, Mom took Riley upstairs to give him a bath, and Jenna tried to surreptitiously wrestle his high chair into the backyard and under the bush. It didn't fit well. Jenna had to lay the chair down on its side.
She repeated her spell from earlier, but this time the warm, green, summery feeling didn't make her drowsy. Anticipation prickled the back of her neck as the dark space under the bush flooded with sudden sunlight, coming from everywhere and nowhere, bouncing around her until it coalesced into a honey-gold ball trapped inside the sideways high chair.
The golden sunlight flowed outward like dripping honey, extruding itself into the glowing form of a snarling bear. The wooden bars of the high chair splintered around the bear, leaving only broken pieces and a square of wooden slats forming a yoke around the bear's neck.
"You summoned?" the bear growled. Its glowing dimmed until Jenna could make out the details of her summer elemental — it had red-dimpled crescent horns and claws, almost as if they were made from strawberry skin; its fur was the tawny color of honey; and its eyes were covered by silver sunglasses.
"You are so cool," Jenna said.
The bear grumbled. "Perhaps you meant to summon a winter elemental. They're better at cool. If you release me from my bonds, you can try again."
"Not a chance," Jenna said. "You're my new best friend. And I want strawberries." She pointed at the thick green grass under the bear's paws.
The bear's muzzle twisted in a snarl, but strawberry plants sprouted at its feet. The plants blossomed with perfect white petals, and grew green buds into rich red berries. All in the matter of moments.
Jenna picked and ate the berries eagerly. She ate until her stomach hurt, and her hands and mouth were sticky and stained. Then she heard her mother calling, "Jenna! Bedtime!"
"Pits!" Jenna swore. "You have to stay here, right? You'll still be here tomorrow?"
The bear's answer was a low, unhappy grumble. "Unless you release me, yes." He pawed at the wooden yoke of high chair around his neck.
"That looks uncomfortable," Jenna said. "If I take it off, do you still have to stay?"
After a pause, the bear admitted: "As long as you keep a piece of the binding object with you, I'll be bound here."
Jenna kicked her foot at the pile of splintered high chair. There was a piece of one of the straps with a shiny metal buckle attached to it. "Perfect," she said, picking up the strap and buckle. She shoved them in her pocket. Then she helped the bear remove the piece of high chair from his head.
Jenna had trouble sleeping that night, thinking about all the fun she could have with her summer elemental. This was going to make the last week of winter vacation so much better!
Unfortunately, when Jenna came downstairs in the morning, she found two very grumpy parents, a pile of splintered wood on the kitchen table, and a baby brother who was gleefully uncontained and practicing crawling on the floor.
"Do you know what happened to Riley's high chair?" Mom asked.
Clearly a loaded question. Apparently, Jenna should have hidden the high chair better than by leaving it under the bush. Although, she prickled at the idea of Mom and Dad messing around under the evergreen bush. That was her space.
Jenna dodged the question. "You didn't see a giant glowing bear, you know, skulking around the bush, did you?"
Mom rolled her eyes, and Dad sighed. "I'll go see if we have the old high chair in the garage still," he said.
Mom said, "Jenna, you'll have to play with Riley while I make breakfast." She wandered into the kitchen muttering about destructive tendencies and troublesome daughters. Jenna was offended.
Once both of her parents were out of earshot, Jenna got down next to Riley on the floor and whispered in his ear, "Do you want to meet a bear?"
Riley gurgled. Close enough. Jenna grabbed her baby brother around his middle and carried him awkwardly into the living room. She set him down on the carpet, and he began crawling toward a couch.
"Wait there," Jenna said. Then she rushed to the door into the backyard, stepped outside, and called into the rain, "Summer Bear! I summon thee!"
The honey-colored bear, glowing dimly like the sun behind clouds, emerged from a different bush on the far side of the yard and lumbered towards her. "Thee?" he asked, lowering his head to look at her over the tops of his silver sunglasses. His eyes were fire red. "Seriously?"
Jenna giggled. "Thou theeful thineful self musteth follow me inside." She giggled more. "Oh, but you're quick at hiding, right?"
"Sure," the bear agreed sarcastically. "That's what we elementals live for. Hiding in bushes."
"Or behind couches?" Jenna asked hopefully.
"I can hide behind a couch if my summoner commands."
So while Mom made breakfast, Jenna and Riley played with the summer bear, commanding him to hide strawberries all over the living room like Easter eggs. They left tiny pink stains on the carpet and couch cushions.
"You make a good Easter Bunny," Jenna said. "I'll have to re-summon you this spring."
"Oh joy," the bear grumbled. "Does that mean you'll be releasing me soon?"
Jenna didn't answer. Her mouth was too full of strawberries.
Neither child was very hungry for breakfast. Mom glared at them as they poked listlessly at her homemade whole wheat pancakes. Both children kept sneaking glances at the couch the summer bear had hidden behind. Several times Mom threatened to go check what was back there, but when she finally went, the bear must have found an even better way to hide.
Mom knew nothing. Jenna felt like a genius. A wizarding genius.
The rest of the day passed in a blur of warm, hazy fun. Once Jenna was able to ditch Riley and get outside, she had her summer elemental cast bubbles of sunlight into curtains of rain, casting rainbows everywhere. She splashed through puddles, and then the bear blasted her with gusts of warm air until she dried off again. It was all the fun of water play in the middle of the summer, except in reverse: rainy water everywhere, counterpointed with streaks and streams of sunshine.
Jenna had never had a better day in her life.
And the snarky bear was a big part of it. She'd never been good at making or keeping friends, and no matter how grumpy the bear was, he made for a consistent and reliable playmate.
"I wish I could bring you to school with me when winter break's over," Jenna said. Twilight was thick, and though the bear could have glowed enough to counter the growing dark, it would have made him easy for her parents to spot. Like a bonfire in the backyard.
The bear grumbled, and Jenna was sure he was glaring behind his silver sunglasses. Well, as sure as she was that he had eyes behind those glasses… which was not sure at all. Jenna was starting think his eyes were the glasses. She giggled. The bear harrumphed.
"I know, I know," Jenna said. "You want to be released, not hang around outside some dreary school."
The bear looked away, unwilling to dignify Jenna's repetition of the obvious with a response.
"Where will you go when I release you?" Jenna asked. "Or, I guess, where did you come from before I summoned you? Is it the same place?"
The bear looked back at Jenna, surprise creasing the fur of its brow. "Why wouldn't it be the same place?"
Jenna shrugged and kicked at one of the bear's strawberry plants that had already withered on the ground. "I dunno. I was afraid that maybe elementals who get summoned by humans are… tainted or something. Maybe they don't get to go back home." She looked up at the bear. "I'm glad that's not the case. I didn't want to ruin your life forever. I'd like it if you didn't hate me."
"I am not alive," the bear said. "I am an aspect of nature refracted by culture. I exist. I do not have a life."
Jenna wasn't sure if that was good. She also noticed that the bear hadn't taken her bait and said he didn't hate her. That was fair, she supposed. But it stung. "Even if you're a refraction, not a living being, well, I wouldn't want to be like a smudge or a flaw in the… uh… crystal… or culture… that refracts you. Whatever. I'm saying that I hope when you go home — or wherever you go — that you'll be happy." She kicked the dead strawberry plant hard enough to hurt her big toe inside her shoe. "I just know that sometimes when things change, they never go back to the way they were supposed to be."
Jenna was talking about Riley. Before she had a baby brother, all of the treats and toys in the house were for her. Every outing was designed to make her happy. Now they could only go to a restaurant if it was baby friendly. And somehow, even though it made no sense, Jenna blamed Riley her special strawberries molding.
Jenna didn't wait for the bear to say anything more. She stormed into the house, bringing the bitter cold of the winter inside with her, while summer stayed outside, warm, wonderful, and harshly unloving.
In the morning, Jenna lay in bed, fiddling with the metal buckle that bound her summer elemental to this plane of existence. She wondered what the bear's existence was like when it wasn't summoned. Probably abstract like an idea or ethereal like a warm breeze. But Jenna liked imagining that he'd come from an alternate dimension where the sun shone forever — no winter, no night — and everything was a jumble of jungle greens and gemstone bright ripe fruits.
Jenna wished she could be a summer elemental with her bear, and they could float through her imagined jungle like air spirits — something between overly anthropomorphic fairies and impossibly ephemeral zephyrs.
Something like gummy bears — small, translucent, squishy — with tiny iridescent wings.
Jenna started humming as she danced the metal buckle through the air above her face, pretending it was a friendly bee that she and her fairy-bear had met and invited to tea. Bees would be good guests at a tea party, since they'd be very likely to bring along honey to share.
Thinking about honey reminded Jenna of Winnie the Pooh, and so she climbed out of bed and found her dog-eared paperback of it on the bookshelf. After an hour of reading, Jenna realized that she'd been ignoring her summer elemental all morning. He'd be outside, warming the shrubbery, and wondering why she bothered with keeping him bound here if she couldn't be bothered to spend time with him.
She honestly wasn't sure.
Jenna was about to whisper the words of the unbinding spell to the metal buckle when she heard the doorbell ring downstairs. She put her book back on the shelf, changed from pajamas into a shirt and pants that were unseasonably lightweight, and crept downstairs to see who her parents had found at the door. She kept the buckle safely tucked in a pocket.
In the living room, Aunt Molly was talking to Mom. "Are you sure you want me to fix it?" Aunt Molly's voice always made Jenna feel safe and happy. And really warm. No, wait, that was the room… "It's so nice and toasty in here, and everywhere else is freezing."
They were looking at the thermostat. Mom and Dad didn't know that Aunt Molly was a witch. They just thought she was really clever at fixing things.
"It's not safe," Mom said. "A broken heater could burn the house down."
Jenna didn't know if that was true. But she was pretty sure an angry summer elemental could. Jenna slipped into the kitchen before Aunt Molly or Mom could notice her, grabbed a piece of cornbread leftover from last night's dinner, and slipped outside to find the bear.
He was sitting under the evergreen shrubs, summoning balls of fire between his paws and then blowing them out like birthday candles. He looked bored.
A twig snapped under Jenna's foot, and the bear looked up. She could have sworn his soft, honey glow brightened at the sight of her, and her own heart warmed. Though, that might have been literal more than emotional.
At the sight of Jenna, the bear abandoned his fire balls and began growing strawberry plants. Jenna smiled. She picked the first few berries to redden and smashed them on her stale cornbread. The strawberries were perfect. It was the best breakfast she could remember.
"Are you making it too hot inside my house?" Jenna asked around a mouthful of cornbread crumbles.
The bear didn't answer, except to summon another fireball between his paws like a tiny sun, pulled down from the night sky. Then pfft, it fizzled away.
Jenna knew she should feel threatened by a giant magical bear making fireballs between its paws, but she also knew what the bear wanted. And with the impudence of youth, she believed the bear wouldn't dare hurt her as long as she had the metal buckle to control it.
Of course, burning her house down wouldn't render her incapable of chanting the release spell. And Mom would just assume the fire had been a dangerously broken heater.
And once Jenna unbound the elemental, she wasn't sure what the rules were about it coming back… for revenge…
The ripe strawberries turned sour in Jenna's mouth. She hated it when her mother was right: she needed to be more careful.
"Jeeeeennaaaaa!" called Aunt Molly's voice from the backdoor.
After casting a final nervous glance at the grumpy bear, Jenna clambered out from her hiding spot under the bushes. Aunt Molly had closed the back door behind her and was poking at some sort of electrical box on the outside of the house. When she saw Jenna, she said, "Ah, good, I figured you'd be out here. What did you summon?"
"What do you mean?" Jenna asked before she could catch her tongue and remember who she was talking to. Mom and Dad might not know that she'd been sneaking a giant glowing bear around the house. But Aunt Molly couldn't be tricked.
Aunt Molly raised an eyebrow and otherwise stared at Jenna levelly, waiting for her to fold.
"It's not my fault," Jenna said in a rush. "Mom threw away the last of the strawberries that you brought over, and I knew you meant them as a special treat for me, and it'll be months until Mom's willing to buy strawberries at the store, so what was I supposed to do?"
"Wait until then?" Aunt Molly hazarded, but she smiled in amusement at Jenna's predictable pout in response. "Okay, so what did you do?"
Jenna pointed shyly at the bushes. Aunt Molly sighed, but she was one of those cool adults who still did fun things, so after her sigh, she crawled into the bushes like a kid. Jenna followed.
The bear looked at both of them through its silvery sunglasses. Inscrutable. Huffy. The season of wildfires and lightning storms incarnate.
"I see," Aunt Molly said, hands and knees in the dirt so that she could fit under the branches without too many pine branches hitting her face. "How long has this been going on?"
"An eternity of unending moments," the bear rumbled.
"Three days," Jenna said. She pulled the metal buckle out of her pocket. "He's bound here by this. But I'm afraid to release him."
"With the way he's baking the insides of the house," Aunt Molly said, "I can see why. It's a good thing your mother asked me to come fix the heater, and didn't call an actual electrician."
"What do we do?" Jenna whispered. She was glad her aunt was here. Aunt Molly always knew what to do.
"First we get me back out of this bush." She turned awkwardly, trying to figure out how to back her way out of a space that was too small for her. She seemed to mind prickly evergreen branches scratching at her more than the bear did, and her adult lengthed limbs were much less maneuverable than Jenna's shorter ones.
Once they were back out in the light drizzle of mid-morning, Jenna said, "So what's the plan? Permanent banishment?" She clapped her hands excitedly. "I know! You summon an opposite elemental and they cancel each other out by fighting to the death!"
As soon as the words were out of her mouth, Jenna looked around at the wintry weather surrounding them and realized what an opposite elemental would be. Winter. And there was already plenty of winter here, not killing the giant glowing summer bear.
"We give the summer elemental a good day, a really good day, so that it's not mad at you for summoning it."
Jenna nodded, sagely, as if she knew what Aunt Molly was suggesting. But she had no clue. She'd had a great time with the summer elemental these last few days, and the bear had been nothing but grumpy. She didn't know what summer elementals wanted. Other than being unsummoned… day before yesterday…
"So…" Jenna prompted, "we… uh…"
"Summon an autumn elemental," Aunt Molly said. "That will settle the summer one down."
"And what settles an autumn elemental down?"
Jenna's eyes widened as she imagined an infinite chain of elementals summoned, each one to soothe the last, like a bigger and more magical version of "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly." If the summer elemental was threatening Jenna with fire, what would an angry autumn elemental threaten her with? Blasts of damp, moldy leaves? Jenna shuddered.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Jenna said. She didn't usually doubt Aunt Molly. And maybe the fact that it actually was winter would be enough to keep the autumn elemental under control.
"I need to get a few things from my car," Aunt Molly said. "I'll be right back."
Aunt Molly's car was a treasure trove. She always kept basic spellcasting supplies on hand, even in her car, so it was filled with sacks of random odds and ends. Mom was always bugging her to clean it out. But Jenna loved it. Every time she rode in the old clunker (as Mom called it), she came away with a coin from a foreign country or a strand of beads or maybe just a pretty rock that Aunt Molly let her keep.
This time, Aunt Molly returned with a small bag of pink sea salt, a handful of dried leaves, and a piece of candy corn that must have been really stale. They weren't the most impressive supplies, and that made Jenna feel better about her own summoning spell with feathers, plain rocks, and a honey bear.
"Where's your summoning circle?" Aunt Molly asked.
Jenna pointed back at the bush, and Aunt Molly rolled her eyes.
"Of course…" She got back down on hands and knees to crawl under the curtain of pine needles.
Jenna followed, and when they got to the middle with the bear, she pointed out the rocks she'd used before. They were still there, and it made Jenna feel oddly proud that Aunt Molly didn't hesitate to use them herself. She simply sprinkled a little of her expensive pink sea salt over them in a circle, reinforcing the circle that was already there.
Then Aunt Molly said the prayers of thanks to each cardinal direction, dropped each leaf into the growing whirlwind inside the circle sequentially, and finally placed the single candy corn in the middle.
The summer bear looked very interested.
Jenna's senses exploded with the smell of hot apple cider, the sound of leaves crunching beneath her feet, the feel of chilled air goose-pimpling her neck, and the taste of pumpkin pie.
In the middle of the circle, the candy corn wobbled, shaking until it was practically dancing on the pine needle covered ground. Tiny green buds emerged all over the orange and white candy and grew into twisty green vines. The candy corn itself bulged, growing larger, until it took the shape of a giant gourd, while keeping the characteristic stripes of the original candy corn.
Behind the circle, sitting on his big glowing butt, the summer bear was grinning. His silver sunglasses reflected the autumn elemental, and his round ears stood straighter than Jenna had previously seen them.
Aunt Molly said, "Summer loves fall. Fall loves winter, and winter loves spring."
"Spring loves summer?" Jenna asked.
Aunt Molly nodded. "The wheel of the year. They chase each other in endless circles, always too late. And too early."
The autumn elemental's green vines grew leaves and tiny white flowers that opened to reveal candy corn buds inside. The vines danced, and when the squash in the middle turned toward Jenna, she saw it had a jack-o-lantern grin.
"Won't it be mad that you summoned it?" Jenna asked nervously. She could imagine those vines luring her in with candy corn treats… and then strangling her.
"I've been summoning this particular elemental ever since I was your age, Jenna. We're old friends." Aunt Molly reached a hand out, and one of the vines wrapped around her arm in a cozy, familiar way. Halloween always had been her favorite holiday.
"Why didn't it ever get mad and… you know, strangle you or choke you with candy?"
The autumn elemental had wrapped its vines around the summer bear's arms and torso like a knit sweater, and the squash-o-lantern was balancing on the bear's head like a ridiculous hat. Both elementals were grinning as wide as could be. The summer elemental might have been the one in love, but the autumn elemental didn't seem too unhappy either.
"I always summoned it in the winter at first. For years. And autumn loves winter."
Jenna could picture her aunt as a kid, missing Halloween during the boring parts of winter break, and deciding to summon an autumn elemental to grow candy corn for her. Jenna wished she had a friend like the girl her aunt must have been. At least Jenna had her aunt.
"Hey, could we, um, tell Mom that you need me to come help you clean out your spell — I mean, craft — room, or something?"
Aunt Molly looked at her. "Feeling cooped up at home?"
Jenna shrugged. "A little." It would be pretty boring at home for the next few days without a grumpy summer bear to play with her.
"What have you got left — three, four days of winter break?"
"Three," Jenna said.
"Perfect, that's how long it will take me to organize my craft room. I'll go tell your mom, and you go grab your sleeping bag and stuff."
"A sleepover?" Jenna's voice rose in an excited squeal. When she stayed at Aunt Molly's house, they always ate frozen pizza and toasted s'mores over scented candles using toothpicks, mini-marshmallows, and Teddy Grahams.
Aunt Molly nodded solemnly. "There's a lot of craft supplies to organize. And some serious late night talks to be had about how best to tame elementals."
Jenna began scrambling out of from under the bush, in a hurry to get packed, but Aunt Molly called after her: "Aren't you forgetting something?"
"Oh, right." Jenna placed the metal buckle on the ground at the summer bear's feet and whispered the words of unbinding. The bear was too busy chuckling at the vines growing around its furry arms and snuffling at the candy corn buds to notice.
Author marylowdPosted on March 10, 2021 March 10, 2021 Categories Fantasy, Furry, Story
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The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) ("Purple Book") is a guidance document published in 2003 by the United Nations (also referred to as the UN GHS). An updated edition of the GHS is published by the United Nations every two years (as of publication of this brochure, 2017 is the 7th and most recent revised edition). The 2002 United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) encouraged countries to implement GHS before 2008. In order to ensure consistency with UN GHS, individual countries have gradually enacted corresponding implementation regulations, among them the European Union's (EU) release of its Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation in 2008, followed by China's implementation of GHS in 2011, and the United States modified Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) in 2012.
With links to the UN GHS and the REACH legislation, on January 20, 2009 the EU introduced the Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP) Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008. CLP was fully implemented for chemical substances on December 1, 2010, and mixtures on June 1, 2015.
Which substances are affected by EU CLP?
The vast majority of substances and mixtures imported into Europe must comply with EU CLP regulations, regardless of the tonnage.
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Spices For Depression – They Really Can Spice Up Your Mood
Some spices such as saffron, sage, cardamom and chillies are known to have specific anti-depressant effects; while others work indirectly by improving the general health of the individual.
General effects of spices
Spices have the highest antioxidant activity of all food types including fruit and vegetables (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2006). Antioxidants are very important in countering free radical damage which can in turn aggravate or cause many degenerative diseases.
All chronic degenerative diseases are associated with free radical damage and an increased incidence of depression. Therefore preventing or treating them by eating antioxidant-rich foods like spices, will also help to reduce the incidence of depression.
For centuries, saffron has been used to treat depression in traditional Persian medical systems.
Recently several clinical trials have shown that this yellow spice is indeed as effective as many of our current anti-depressant drugs in treating mild to moderate depression.
The first of these was a double-blind placebo controlled trial where patients with depression were given 30mg of saffron extract daily for six weeks. By the end of this period depression in the treatment group had improved by a far greater extent than the placebo group.
In two other clinical trials depressed patients taking saffron were compared to those taking two commonly prescribed anti-depressant drugs, imipramine and fluexitine (Prozac). In both these trials saffron was found to be at least as effective as the two modern drugs. An important bonus was that no side effects were observed in the patients taking saffron.
Chillies also have mood elevating effects. They work by stimulating a specific type of pain receptor (called TRPV1) on sensory nerve endings. When these nerves are stimulated they signal the brain to release chemicals called endorphins. Endorphins, in turn, stimulate the release of the brain chemical, dopamine which in turn acts as a mood elevator and relieves depression.
Many modern antidepressant drugs also work by increasing levels of dopamine in the brain.
A double blind placebo controlled trial has shown that sage reduces anxiety and elevates mood. It has been known for several years that compounds in this spice work by inhibiting cholinesterase, an enzyme that is intimately involved in the transmission of signals across nerve synapses.
Sage has the added benefit of improving memory.
Cardamom has been used by traditional Ayurvedic practitioners to treat depression in India for thousands of years. Although there are no clinical trials to back up the use of this spice to treat depression there are biochemical reasons that give an indication as to why it is effective.
As with other organs the brain is subject to toxins, free radical damage and other environmental and genetic insults. Aging and damage caused by environmental agents can aggravate a propensity to develop depression. However this susceptibility can be reduced by using one or more of those spices known to have anti-depressive properties. In addition the diet should include a variety of other spices most of which contain neuro-protective phytonutrients; some of which may also have yet-to-be-discovered mood-elevating properties.
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The definition of "wine" has been changed. "Wine" can now be produced not only from grapes, but also other fruits and plants. The definition of "New York State labeled wine" has also been changed to include "other fruits", as well as grapes.
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Somali security forces raid on radio station in Mogadishu
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By Abdirisak M Tuuryare	 On Aug 18, 2020
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Somali Media Association (SOMA) are very concerned about the health condition of Mohamed Abdi Hussein Araye, a cameraman with the state-owned TV, who was critically injured in a hotel attack in Mogadishu on Sunday, while we strongly condemn the brief detention against Omar Ahmed Hilowle, the director of the privately-owned independent Radio Kaah, following a raid by officers from the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) on the radio premises in Mogadishu on Monday 17 August.
The radio director was held at the notorious Godka Jila'ow detention for more than an hour after armed officers from NISA raided the radio premises on Monday evening 17 August. He was released back without charge, according to the director himself. The reason of the raid is unclear, however journalists at the radio station said the raid follows Radio Kaah's coverage on Sunday's Mogadishu hotel attack. Staffers said the radio, which was ordered off-air during the raid, was allowed to resume operations on Tuesday.
"We strongly condemn this blatant act of violation against the freedom of the media. We call for the authorities to respect the rule of law and immediately investigate the egregious acts of targeting media houses and journalists by the security forces," Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, the Secretary General of Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) said.
SJS and SOMA are very concerned by the health condition of Mohamed Abdi Hussein Araye, 36-years-old cameraman with the Somali National TV, who was critically injured during a car bomb and gun attack at Elite Hotel in Mogadishu's Liido beach on Sunday where he was on assignment. Mr. Araye, who is in hospital due to multiple serious wounds he sustained, remained in a critical condition since Sunday, according to his family.
"We are very concerned by the health situation of cameraman Araye. We appeal for urgent support to him including by seeking an advanced medical attention," Mohamed Abduwahab Abdullahi, the Secretary General of Somali Media Association (SOMA) said.
Separately, SJS and SOMA condemn the Somaliland's Ministry of Information decree imposing USD15000 and USD5000 cash fine on Universal TV and Star TV respectively on 10 August. The Minister of Information ordered the closure of both stations late June. Star TV, however resumed its operations last week.
SJS and SOMA call for Somaliland authorities to reverse from its unlawful fines and allow both Universal TV and Star TV to continue their operations without condition.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have announced they are expecting their fourth child via surrogate.
People confirmed that there will be another sibling joining Chicago, 11 months, Saint, 3, and North, 5, with an insider previously telling the publisher, "Kim and Kanye were already talking about baby No. 4 when Chicago was just a couple of days old. And they absolutely would use the surrogate again. They love her."
While Kim also said in an August interview with E! News: "I don't know. I read something that it was, you know — none of that was true.
"But I've been really open about it and talked about it on our show, so I don't know. We start filming season 16 next week, so if I think about it more and it's gonna happen, you'll definitely see it on the show. But as of now, no."
That decision however has now clearly changed to a yes, with US Weekly confirming that the same surrogate will be used again and that the couple are expecting a boy.
Kim turned to surrogacy for her third child, Chicago, after doctors told her it would be unsafe for her to conceive again. She previously spoke about her worries about surrogacy but said in May told People that it was an overwhelmingly positive experience.
"It's a game changer, having to not go through [nursing] every few hours. I can spend so much more time with the older kids and getting them used to the baby."
So far reports are saying we can expect the new arrival to the West brood in May.


Responsible for activities related to the shipment of goods to customers and suppliers as well as the receiving and disbursement of purchased items from suppliers.
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Regulating the Internet, at Last? The Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act
By Sarah Slevin and Matthew Wallace
In a highly anticipated move pre-Christmas, the European Commission produced two proposals for regulating digital services in the EU: The Digital Markets Act ("DMA") and the Digital Services Act ("DSA"). Forming part of the Commission's European Digital Strategy, "Shaping Europe's Digital Future"[1], these proposals are the latest example of the EU's pro-active and trailblazing approach to addressing the major questions of 21st century economic and social life. In this instance, Europe is looking to establish itself as the region that finally reins in 'big tech' by laying down clear rules to ensure fair play as between major technology platforms and each of smaller competitors, B2B customers and consumers.
Both the DMA and DSA have a long path to travel before becoming effective, with commencement of the final forms of each Act not likely until 2023 at the earliest, and a strong likelihood that many of the specifics of the two Acts will change during the protracted adoption process. Nonetheless, this is a signal of intent from the Commission that the era of untrammeled and often (perceived) unscrupulous exploitation of the opportunities presented by the digital markets within the tech sector will soon be coming to an end.
The Need for New Rules
The current, comparatively light-touch rules on digital services in Europe date back to 2000 and the e-Commerce Directive (the "Directive"). The most notable aspect of this Directive is the immunity it facilitated for online platforms for content posted on such platforms until such content is specifically brought to the attention of the platform. It is almost unnecessary to say that the digital landscape has been subject to vast and rapid change since the Directive's introduction, change which continues apace. The extent to which that change amounts to an overall positive societal outcome is a broader philosophical debate, however undeniable negative impacts of the digital world in which we live include manipulative algorithms disseminating disinformation, large platforms controlling significant swathes of markets, the wielding of influence by unknown commercial and political interests, and the proliferation of illegal and harmful content.
The DMA and DSA are being proposed as a modern legal framework in the area of digital services to achieve two key goals:
creating a safer digital space where the fundamental rights of digital services users are safeguarded; and
establishing a level playing field to foster innovation, growth, and competitiveness, both in the European Single Market and globally.
The DSA
According to the European Commission, the DSA represents: "a common set of rules on intermediaries' obligations and accountability across the single market will open up new opportunities to provide digital services across borders, while ensuring a high level of protection to all users".
Digital service providers to be subject to the DSA include all forms of online intermediary service providers, including: intermediary services; hosting services; online platforms; and 'very large' platforms, being platforms that reach at least 45 million users ("OIPs"). OIPs will be subject to the DSA irrespective of their establishment or residence – as with the GDPR, US tech giants who provide digital services to European consumers will be subject to the same responsibilities as European-established companies.
Although specific obligations differ as between the different categories of OIPs, certain minimum requirements are put in place, including transparency reporting, requirements on terms of service with due account of fundamental rights, cooperation with national authorities in following orders and setting points of contact within the organisation.
The main subjects covered by the DSA are set out below.
1. Illegal content: The DSA maintains the current position under the Directive, exempting OIPs from any general obligation to monitor information they transmit or store or to actively seek facts or circumstances indicating illegal activity. However, OIPs will be required to put in place user-friendly notice and action mechanisms, to allow notification of illegal content on their services. Platforms will be required to make a decision in relation to any notice they receive in a "timely, diligent and objective manner". 'Very large platforms' will also be required to provide more detailed reporting to authorities on the control of illegal content.
2. Advertising: All OIPs will need to ensure that users can identify "in a clear and unambiguous manner and in real time":
a. that the information displayed is an advertisement;
b. on behalf of whom the advertisement is being displayed; and
c. "meaningful information about the main parameters used to determine the recipient to whom the advertisement is displayed".
Again, 'very large' platforms will be subjected to more onerous transparency obligations, including a requirement to compile and make publicly available a repository containing historic information as to the content and targeting of advertisements and the total number of recipients reached.
3. Traceability of business users: Particularly relevant to online marketplaces such as Amazon, all online platforms will be required to vet third party suppliers that conclude distance contracts with consumers through their platform. Traders will be required to provide specific information to the platform, including a self-certification by the trader that it only offers goods or services which comply with EU law.
'Very large' platforms, will be subject to the highest number of obligations, including those noted above as well as: sharing data with authorities and researchers; preparing and maintaining codes of conduct; conducting annual risk assessments (at their own expense) regarding systemic risks (such as the dissemination of illegal content online) and including 'risk mitigating measures'; and engaging in crisis response cooperation.
Each Member State will each need to appoint a 'Digital Services Coordinator', who will be responsible for implementing the DSA's provisions in that Member State, and a new EU-wide agency will be created to manage compliance and enforcement. Failure to comply with the DSA will result in fines of up to 6% of the annual income or turnover of the OIP, depending on the severity, duration and frequency of the violation. Fines of up to 1% of annual income or turnover of the OIP may also be imposed for providing incorrect, incomplete or misleading information in response to a request for information from the Commission.
The DMA
The DMA is, in essence, an application of established anti-trust rules to the 'wild west' of the internet in a manner that is clearer and more targeted than ever before. The DMA will apply to 'gatekeepers', with 'gatekeeper' defined as a 'core platform service' (including, at least initially, online intermediation services, online search engines, online social networking services, video-sharing platform services, number-independent interpersonal communication services, operating systems, cloud computing services, and advertising services, including advertising networks, exchanges and intermediation services) which:
a. has a significant impact on the internal market;
b. operates a core platform service which serves as an important gateway for business users to reach end users; and
c. it enjoys an entrenched and durable position in its operations or it is foreseeable that it will enjoy such a position in the near future.
Certain presumptions as to meeting those requirements are set out in the DMA – including, for example, the presumption that a company with an annual EEA turnover of not less than €6.5 billion meets criterion (a). Interestingly, the DMA creates a 'self-designation' system, requiring companies to self-assess the application of the criteria and notify the Commission.
The DMA sets out a number of "dos and don'ts" for gatekeepers. Although the list is long, these include:
stopping gatekeepers giving preference to their own search rankings or product display;
requiring gatekeepers to allow the installation of third-party software and the un-installation of pre-installed software;
allowing third parties to interoperate with a gatekeeper's own services on equal terms;
preventing gatekeepers from combining data from different sources and from using data generated by business customers (such as traders on the platform) from competing with those users;
requiring that business customers be allowed to offer their products/services to end users through different competing platforms and allowing those platforms to differentiate on commercial conditions (including price).
The nature of the beast and, in particular, the need to keep up with an ever-changing digital market is something which has clearly factored into the Commission's proposals. For example, the DMA allows for 'further specification' of some of the obligations, and enables the Commission to carry out market investigations to determine who the gatekeepers are and address systematic infringements.
In the event of non-compliance, the Commission may impose penalties such as fines up to 10% of a company's total worldwide annual turnover, periodic penalty payments of up to 5% average daily turnover and 'behavioural and structural remedies' for systematic infringements. It is the last of these which generates the greatest public interest, hinting as it does at the potential for the break-up of 'big tech' if rules are not being, or cannot be, complied with.
A Shot across the Bows?
Rather than the specific provisions of the DSA and the DMA, what is of greatest significance here is the fact that the Commission has signalled an unambiguous intention to rein in the excessive freedoms granted to major technology companies in the digital age. For some, this may be construed as a re-establishment of political and economic control over entities perceived by many to be answerable to no one and often motivated by less than altruistic aims.
Although the EU is, once again, at the vanguard of digital regulation, the publication of the DSA and DMA proposals come at a time when we are seeing a global trend towards the status of 'big tech' being scrutinised. In the UK, for instance, authorities are also seeking to update existing competition and consumer protection legislation in order to adapt them to the modern digital age. The UK aim to establish a central entity called the "Digital Markets Unit", designed to be the core of expertise in this area. The proposal implements the recommendations of a study focused on online platforms and digital advertising published by the UK Competition and Markets Authority at the request of the government that advocated for 'a new, regulatory approach – one that can tackle a range of concerns simultaneously, with powers to act swiftly to address both the sources of market power and its effects, and with a dedicated regulator that can monitor and adjust its interventions in the light of evidence and changing market conditions.' In the US, three anti-trust suits are being taken by individual states and district attorneys against Google, with the common thread of seeking to put a stop to alleged anti-competitive conduct designed to entrench Google's monopoly position in the digital market.
Whilst it will be years before we may see the EU's proposals becoming law, the publication of the first draft of the legislation, and the broader political atmosphere in which it has occurred, suggests that we have reached the peak of the phenomenon of 'big tech' and its influence on every aspect of business and society.
For more information on the content of this insight please contact:
Sarah Slevin, Solicitor | E: sarah.slevin@rdj.ie | T: +353 1 605425
[1] https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/content/european-digital-strategy
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 Могутов, Василий (XVIII век) — автор описания экспедиции 1716 года князя Александра Бекевич-Черкасского: «Редкое и достопамятное известие о бывшей из России в Великую Татарию экспедиции под именем Посольства» (СПб., 1777).
 Могутов, Василий Иванович — полковник Оренбургского казачьего войска в 1748—1778 годы.

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North American Mammals Dioramas Coloring Book
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Soft cover book with staple binding.
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Enter North America: a continent of contrasts, with mammals in every realm. Some are adapted to forests, some to deserts, and others to icy peaks.
Through the dioramas in the Jill and Lewis Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, you can explore North America's chief environments and encounter some of its remarkable residents face to face. Each of the dioramas shows an actual place on the continent, at one moment in time, with plants and animals you'd see there. The hall, which first opened in 1942, features mammal species ranging from the Alaska brown bear to the jaguar, and its dioramas are widely considered the finest in the world.
Many of the places depicted in these scenes are protected as refuges for wildlife, a legacy of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency in the early 1900s. Even now, those places still largely resemble their depiction in the dioramas—a tribute to that conservation effort. Several of the dioramas re-create scenes from national parks Roosevelt signed into being or national monuments he declared, including Crater Lake National Park, Grand Canyon National Park (which Roosevelt set aside as Grand Canyon National Monument), and Devils Tower National Monument, among others.
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City is one of the world's preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions, drawing millions of visitors each year. Visit amnh.org for more information.
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) and Antelope Jackrabbit (Lepus alleni). June at Noon, Near Tucson, Arizona
Jaguar (Panthera onca). October at Sunset, Sonora, Mexico
Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) and Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus). Late October, Quebec, Canada
Dall Sheep (Ovis dalli). August at Midnight, Denali National Park, Alaska
Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos). September Morning, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Alaskan Moose (Alces alces). Fall, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus). September, Alaska Peninsula
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Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus). October, Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
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Caribou (Rangifer tarandus). September, Level Mountain, British Columbia, Canada
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Wolf (Canis lupus). December at Midnight, Gunflint Lake, Superior National Forest, Northern Minnesota
Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus). October, Ithaca, New York
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Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus). August, Tongass National Forest, Southern Alaska
Cougar (Mountain Lion) (Puma concolor). Summer, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
American Marten (Martes americana). July Morning, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
Coyote (Canis latrans). June, Yosemite Valley, California
American Badger (Taxidea taxus). July Morning, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
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The Enterprise Value Specialists at Ceibass have had the pleasure of helping many lawn & landscape business owners build value, and sell or transition their businesses. We've looked at some unique ways to burnish the value of a business, but what about the basics? How should lawn & landscape business owners organize their thinking so that they are more effective and strategic when it comes to preparing their business for sale?
So what are some of these basics?
Financials – be profitable, have a "clean" set of books. Show a consistent track record of success. Know where you make money and where you need to improve by product line.
Leadership – how is your human element? Your employees drive the growth of your business. What you want to be able to demonstrate is that your business is not a one-man show, that it is sustainable because you have bench-strength. With a weak bench you'll have fewer potential buyers pursuing you, too.
Contracts – demonstrate a history of producing customer satisfaction with contract renewals and increased pricing. Make sure that any legal matters with employees & customers are cleaned up. Keep an eye on your customer mix, don't get too reliant on one customer or customer type. Diversity is good.
Equipment – up to date, maintained well, in order, with a proven process to maintain, enhance or replace. Stay current with your Capex whether it's purchases made to maintain existing equipment/operations or purchases intended to foster future growth. Bottom line is poorly maintained equipment is an easy discount.
Public Relations – make sure your website, marketing, philanthropy, and any public relations (articles), reputation, Better Business Bureau, etc. are up to date and managed well.
Demonstrating discipline and professionalism in these areas will result in a positive impression for any potential buyer of your business.


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Sant'Antonio Abate is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church and convent located at Piazza Cavour in the town of Chieri, Province of Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy.

History
The church was reconstructed by the Jesuit order in the 17th century using designs by Filippo Juvarra, and refurbished by the architect Giuseppe Giacinto Bays in 1767. The Via Crucis panels were sculpted by Giovanni Battista Bernero. The adjacent convent is occupied by both Jesuits and commercial business.

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Roman Catholic churches in Chieri
18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1767
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! The faculty, staff and administration of CSPP would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to CSPP students, alumni and friends of the university; we wish you a joyous Thanksgiving holiday!
Here are some thanks-giving resources and inspiring quotes on gratitude.
"3 Tips for a Better Thanksgiving" written by Dr. Thomas Plante for Psychology Today. Click here to view the article.
Dr. Plante is a Professor at Santa Clara University and we were fortunate to have him present in our Huston Smith Center for Psychological and Spiritual Development'sSpirituality Forum Lecture Series two years ago at our San Francisco campus.
Many of these quotes are from the book Treasury of Spiritual Wisdom: A Collection of 10,000 Inspirational Quotations, complied by Andy Zubko.


Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and the leading Pan-African Airline, has finalized preparations to start scheduled thrice weekly services to Kaduna, Nigeria from August 1. Kaduna is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road connections.
Group CEO Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, said: "We are pleased to commence scheduled operation to Kaduna; a fifth city in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As a Pan-African Airline, serving our beloved continent Africa has always been a source of pride for Ethiopian Airlines."
"In line with our long term strategic road map, Vision 2025, expanding and availing a more efficient intra-African network will remain at the core of our operation and we shall keep on playing the positive role in catalyzing the socio-economic development of our continent."
With the addition of Kaduna Ethiopian totally operates 23 weekly flights to Nigeria's main cities namely; Abuja, Lagos, Enugu and Kano. Ethiopian Airlines maiden flight to Nigeria dates back to the 1960's; same time the country got independence from foreign colonization.


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SEDONA, Ariz. - Horseback riders, bicyclers and hikers can all enjoy the Mystic Trail in Sedona. The bad news is it's a short trail. The good news is that it hooks into many other trails.
Flagstaff nature photographer Lisa Viotti calls it a short, fun scenic trail. She likes the idea of connecting with several other trails.
"Many choose to do a loop, most popularly combining this trail with the Broken Arrow Trail," she said.
Mystic Trail also connects with the Bell Rock Pathway and Twin Buttes.
Viotti said like most Sedona trails the red rock views on this trek are amazing. The views include Wilson Mountain, Table Top Mountain and Cathedral Rock along with other vistas.
"Whether you hike or ride this trail, Mystic is fun," she said.
Viotti noted that while the trail is scenic and enjoyable that it doesn't call for technical sections that many Sedona trails are known for having.
The round trip hike on Mystic Trail is two miles with an elevation change of only 200 feet.
The temperature is moderate this time of year before the summer heat moves in. There is tree cover with pinyon pines, junipers and Arizona cypress.
There is no water along this trail so hikers need to come prepared. Due to the shortness of this trail, many families like it so it is kid friendly.
"This trail is good for just catching a breath of fresh air," Viotti said.
From Sedona Y at Highway 89A and Highway 179 drive 2.8 miles south on Highway 179 to Chapel Road and turn left. Continue 0.35 miles to the posted trailhead on the left. A second access can be found off Pine Drive.


You see the issue, these system wont show their weakness until they are under pressure.
Now the delicate problem is that these system are in a majority of systems where the program when upgraded/hotfixed demands sysadmin rights.
I'm investigating a solution that looks like this (we run a consolidated DB plattform).
4. Rollback, or leave system as is.
My problem is the trace part. I should have all events thats in the security section. But what else should I log. XP_cmdshell activities? if so how is this best done. Check all jobs, and what right they run under. Can you give me your thoughts on the subject.
I know this aproach is not ideal, but how can I make it as good as possible? let the discussion begin.
>>My problem is the trace part. I should have all events thats in the security section. But what else should I log. XP_cmdshell >>>activities?
Have you looked into a default trace?
Thanks for your reply. I'm aware of this, and also of the possibilty to create a Login based on a certificate, grant this login high rights, and then sign a stored proc utlizing this right, then grant the proc to a low rights user.
My problem specifically is that I have loads of 3'rd part software, they come with install program, and patches in the form of exefiles. To be run on the application servers, but they also upgrade the SQL database with jobs, and in some case creates users.
Now what events beside all in security should I include in the trace. How can I make it as small as possible, but still sufficient.
In this case I would install the separated instance and allow the application perform its things over there , so after completing the patch move the databases/jobs whatever to the production...Dot not take not necessary risk.
I'm trying to get this working, since it would mean a huge difference in how many hours I need to put in yearly on every system. The unknown/new applications will be handeled with move/upgrade/move back. But a simplified upgrade process for the "almost thrustworthy" applications could cut one or perhaps two junior DBA's salary yearly.
Now this is a business case! Were willing to, if auditing and logging is possible in a acceptable way, use a simplified process for vendor patches/upgrades and accept the higher risk of the need to restore the system from the systembackups (thats done Before each of these upgrades). The benefit would be a much cheeper Environment. My superiour wants facts in order to assess whether this is a prefered solution for us or not.
Now given this business case, what can be recommended from the expertese of this forum. I understand that the solid/sound solution is what Uri proposed. Given the "business case" argument, how would you propose I take this further?


Ky-Mani Marley (born February 26, 1976, in Falmouth, Jamaica) is a Jamaican actor and reggae musician. He is the son of singer Bob Marley and table tennis champion Anita Belnavis, and the half-brother of Ziggy Marley. Marley's first appearance as musician took place in 1996 when he recorded Like Father Like Son, an album consisting of cover versions of some of his father's songs. His next album, 1999's "The Journey", received mass critical acclaim, and achieved relatively good sales. His 2001 album, "Many More Roads", was nominated for a Grammy for best reggae album.


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You're invited to join our Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids for themed book activities. We're excited to be sharing with you weekly preschool books and activity ideas for the school year. It's your own personal preschool lesson plan with books for you and your child for the school year. Are you ready to join along?
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Since 2012 I've been cohosting the Virtual Book Club for Kids with my co-organizers Kristina from Toddler Approved and Cerys from Rainy Day Mum. This past year we went from monthly ideas to weekly ideas and we had so much fun we're doing it again. Plus we have so many talented VBC CoHosts sharing ideas along with us each week. Click here to see what books and activities they shared last year!
Are you ready to see what themes and and books we've selected?
As moms and former teacher we've selected our favorite picture books to go along with popular preschool themes that your child will enjoy learning about. Think of these are you own personal preschool lesson plans for each week with your child.
Here are the books and the themes we'll be featuring for September and October. We'll release the rest of the year's themes and books in our Facebook Group and to our Newsletter Subscribers. Sign up so you can get prepared to join the fun each week!
Here's the Book List for November and December!
CLICK ON THE THEMES to see each featured activities to go along with the BOOK!
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Each Monday during the 2017-2018 school year we'll be featuring a different children's book by a favorite author and we'll be sharing a themed activity related to the book. We are inviting YOU to not only read the featured book with your kids, but also try out a book related activity during the week and report back!
Our co-hosts will also share activities. You'll be able to find all of them in our Facebook Group each week.
We're picked some classic books to feature this holiday season in our Virtual Book Club for Kids. Just click on the THEME to take you to activities inspired by each theme!
Just click on each theme to take you to how to create these fun activities inspired by your favorite children's picture books!
Everything you need to help your child get ready for Kindergarten and foster a love for books and learning! Let me know in the comments below if you're joining us! I can't wait to experience this with you and your child and get to know you more. Happy READING!
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So excited I found this website. I have been wanting to implement a book themed curriculum and this looks like it will be a great resource.


Coffey ended up resigning from the VA shortly thereafter. Does anyone really need any more evidence at this point that Trump has a soft spot for white supremacists? I mean, other than those to whom evidence doesn't matter anyway?


Part 1: How did sheep get to the West?
That year Junipero Serra lifted the cross by a full creek in the Port of Monterey; — coughing of guns by the eastern sea, by the sea in the west the tinkle of altar bells and soft blether of the flocks.
How, exactly, did the sheep we see today in California and Oregon come to be here? When did they arrive? Who brought them, and how?
This story will span two posts, both of which focus on domesticated (vs. wild) breeds brought only to California and Oregon. What is today the state of California is historically referred to as Alta (Upper) California, from San Diego north, while Baja (Lower) California is the present day Baja Peninsula of Mexico.
The earliest domesticated sheep in Baja California were found at Spanish colonies and Missions, having come from Spain to what is now Mexico, and later from Mexico to California. In 1519, Cortez brought coarse-wooled Spanish Churro sheep to Mexico to serve as a food supply. This is the same breed many of us now know as Navajo Churro, the oldest breed in the U.S. In the early 1500s, Merino sheep were considered too valuable to export from Spain.
In 1598, Don Juan Oñate brought the first Churro (2,900 of them) into what is now Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, but not to Alta California.
She writes that "Don Fernando de Rivera y Moncada had gone south with twenty soldiers to bring up the flocks from Velicatá" and references Rivera y Moncada's journal, presumably the source of this information.
In his 1941 book Pioneer Woolen Mills in Oregon: History of Wool and the Woolen Trade Industry in Oregon, 1811-1875, Lomax corroborates Austin's story, telling us that as of 1825 "The nearest sheep were in California where the Spaniards kept great numbers. These sheep were descendants of animals brought by them to the New World in the early part of the 16th century and were largely Merino, degenerated by this time into a scrub type." I can't help but wonder if the "scrub type" were Churro rather than Merino, given the historical notes that Merino were too valuable to export and the fact that Churro are the scrubbier of the two.
A wether is a castrated ram. Woops!
Around the same time, the Hudson's Bay Company had farms at Nisqually and Cowlitz in the OT, and "Both were to be used for the breeding and improvement of CA sheep, which were to be crossed with Merino and Leicester rams." The fact that CA sheep needed to be crossed with Merino specifically for improvement reinforces my suspicion that the sheep kept by the Spaniards, which Lomax mentions earlier, may not have been Merino but Churro, or a crossbreed. The Hudson's Bay Company imported sheep from England, which is where the Leicester rams originated, but it's unclear if the Merino in the OT at this time came from Mexico, Spain or elsewhere.
Austin writes that "After secularization in 1833, the numbers of sheep fell off in California until, to supply the demand for their coarse-flavored mutton, flocks were driven in from Mexico." What was this period of secularization and how did it lead to a decline in sheep numbers?
The Mexican Congress passed An Act for the Secularization of the Missions of California on August 17, 1833 and "divided the vast mission land holdings into land grants which became many of the Ranchos of California." I cannot find a definitive account of what happened to the sheep, but they were probably a casualty of, or simply wandered off during, the upheaval of Padres fleeing and the absence of formerly enslaved indigenous people at the Missions.
It's clear that some of these sheep were sold into the OT and elsewhere in the West, per Vancouver and later observations, but the OT (as we've already seen) was also in the habit of obtaining sheep elsewhere.
Lomax notes that, in 1833, "sheep are placed on all farms in Oregon" but the sheep he describes don't sound like California sheep. They are "Cheviot, Cotswold, Southdown, Leicester, and Merinos… some of them being imported in small numbers from England." In 1834, Nathaniel J. Wyeth brought sheep and other livestock to Oregon from the Sandwich Islands.
While it's possible that the California events of 1833 secularization and Russians vacating Fort Ross in 1841 may have helped bring sheep to Oregon, Oregon also had plenty of English breeds thanks to the presence of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Stay tuned for Part 2 of this story, which takes place in the mid 1840s and 1850s, a time of sheep being driven overland as part of a much larger westward migration.
If you have any questions, historical information, or insights to add to this piece, please add a comment below.
Can you give me some insight on Rancho Los Alamitos sheep? Where they came from and how many.
Hi Gina! Rancho Los Alamitos once belonged to the Bixby family, and I wrote about them and their sheep in Part 2 of "How did sheep get to the West?" That post includes excerpts from a terrific account by Sarah Bixby Smith, who grew up on the Bixby sheep ranch, and whose father's story of driving approximately 2,400 sheep West was nearly lost. According to the Rancho Los Alamitos website, "In 1968, the children of Fred and Florence Bixby, the last private owners, donated the family ranch to the City of Long Beach." Since Rancho Los Alamitos was Bixby land, my guess is that some of its initial sheep were probably some of those driven West by Bixby himself, though I have not yet found information on the breed. In Alta California at this time, however, Navajo Churro and Navajo-Merino crosses were the type of sheep referred to as "California sheep." Cheers!


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Hannah Hensley
Graduated: Level 3 Diploma in Agriculture
Why did you choose to study agriculture?
Farming is a guarantee, there will always be jobs in farming because there will always be farming to do, and as long as you are willing to work hard anyone can become a farmer.
I am 19 and live in Wickford, Essex. For me farming means getting a great sense of achievement from putting your best into an animal or crop and watching it grow and thrive and become a product you can take great pride in; when I was younger that meant babying a pair of Saxony laying ducks and selling the eggs to friends, now it means learning the industry that's taken that a step further and produces and sells to the millions, with the goal of becoming part of that industry.
To do this I had to go to college (not something the average person would think a wannabe farmer would have to do, I know), so I applied to Writtle College for a Level 3 Diploma in Agriculture; it takes two years and if this course has taught me anything it's that we're all in the same boat, even the farm-raised students look on in complete befuddlement when the lecturer starts talking about feeding curves and estimated breeding values. We get taught everything from how to birth a lamb and plough a field, to how to increase and improve a business through diversity and marketing with more calculation equations than you can shake a stick at (for a livestock girl, I'm not going to lie, working out seed rates and chemical application was pushing the boat way out there); but that's what you sign up for when you do an agricultural course, they teach you a bit about everything- machinery, livestock, crops, chemicals, business, legislation, environment - the whole shebang.
It's because of this that I definitely think more people my age should consider going into farming, they are so keen to give you all the possible knowledge and experience that you need that from here you can go into loads of different jobs- pharmaceutical, environmental protection, livestock production, engineering, crop production, rural business consultant, food quality inspector, welfare inspector, there are so many routes to take and you know that whichever one you do you will get support because the farming industry wants young people; their ideas and enthusiasm. And really, though the hours can cause you to look at the alarm clock with hatred, once you dip a toe in, you're hooked; the feeling of achievement you get when a tricky birthing ends in success, amazing; when you can look out the window of a train and know exactly what's being grown in the field without having to refer to google, amazing. It's a lot like suddenly becoming a member of a secret society that the average person doesn't know, or really think about.
My Career Path
My plan for the future involves going to university (a choice that surprisingly a lot of Agriculture students do) and studying livestock in more detail with a specific focus on diseases as I'm interested in how diseases affect livestock, not just in terms of visual effects but down to a molecular level. From here I will most likely hope to work for an organisational body such as DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) to monitor and improve the health and wellbeing of livestock. Until then I'm happy working with livestock and gaining experience, because to be honest, who doesn't want to be a farmer, it's a lot of work but the things worth doing usually are.


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