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From Counterjihad to Ace of Swords:
Why "As der Schwerter"?
Posted By Deep Roots On January 27, 2012 @ 3:29 pm In North American New Right | Comments Disabled
Ace of Swords [2] (formerly Counterjihad) is one of my favorite German websites. They have translated many articles from Counter-Currents. Here blogger Deep Roots explains the blog's history and change of name. Ace of Swords is a concrete example of how Jewish-dominanted false opposition can be defeated through the dedication of writers like Kevin MacDonald, Tanstaafl, Chechar, and some of us here at Counter-Currents.
After Tanstaafl's post "Fjordman Fallout [3]" has drawn the attention of readers from the Anglosphere to our blog it is appropriate to provide some explanation to those readers about the origins, development and goals of "As der Schwerter".
This blog was originally started by Manfred Kleine-Hartlage, who runs the blogs Korrektheiten [4] (in German) and German Views [5] (in English), as an archive for translations of Fjordman's essays (hence the original name "Counterjihad – Fjordman auf Deutsch" and the original URL). As Manfred couldn't dedicate as much time for the new blog as he had hoped, it was mostly myself and my comrades "Thatcher" (who goes now by the name of "Schattenkoenig") and "Before Dawn" (who left our team in 2011) who did the translations and administered the blog.
Initially we translated lots of further essays by Fjordman, mostly from Gates of Vienna [6] and The Brussels Journal [7]. But as we delved deeper and deeper into the issues of Islamization, Multiculturalism, Political Correctness and Globalism we took a similar path like that of Tanstaafl, who in his post Committing PC's Most Mortal Sin [8] wrote:
I started blogging a little over two years ago with only a vague awareness and revulsion at politically correct dogma and a mild curiosity about its origins and rationale. What I have discovered, slowly, is shocking, and it only gets more shocking with each day's news.
It began with the recognition that the West's education and mainstream media are biased and has progressed to the understanding that they are in fact engaged in mass brainwashing, an indoctrination with PC dogma under the cover of deliberately inverted language such as "free thought" and "fairness".
It began with the recognition that this PC dogma interferes with the West's ability to recognize and properly defend itself from the threat of Islamic jihad and has progressed to the understanding that it denies the even larger threat posed by the immigration invasion, which is flooding the West with impoverished, uneducated, dangerous people, including Muslims.
It began with the recognition that PC dogma is something believed and propagated by moonbats and progressed to the sad realization that elements of the Right, supposed conservatives, specifically the neocons, are working in concert with the Left in an unholy union called either Globalism or Universalism.
It began with an assumption that Jews are white, civilized, and on my side, and has progressed to the tragic and most un-PC of all conclusions that they are indeed my enemy, because their collective words and deeds are destroying my past, present, and future.
We began reading sites like Age of Treason [9], Counter-Currents Publishing/North American New Right, Fair and Delightsome [10], Kevin Alfred Strom [11], Mangan's Adventures in Reaction [12], Taki's Magazine [13], The Occidental Observer [14], The Occidental Quarterly [15], The West's Darkest Hour [16], and VDARE [17], and we did more and more translations of their articles. We became more and more racially aware and jew-wise, and as this was not Manfred's agenda, and he didn't want to be identified with it, he decided to hand the ownership of the "Counterjihad Blog" over to me and to leave the project.
He explained this step succinctly in his post Mein Abschied vom "Counterjihad" [18] ("My Farewell to the Counterjihad") at "Korrektheiten", which I have translated here for you:
Those who have been reading here for a while will probably remember that late in 2008 I started the blog "Counterjihad", where I initially posted translations of articles by the Norwegian essayist Fjordman. I had hoped then that I would find time enough to translate further important articles from the English-speaking blogosphere and to publish them there.
Alas, it didn't come off; I didn't have the time, and so the "Counterjihad" probably would have gently passed away were it not for others who had taken care of it, e. g. Thatcher, Kairos and Before Dawn. But especially Deep Roots with his great commitment and the proverbial diligence of a bee has made the project what it is today, namely a unique platform of information for anybody who is interested in the topics of the anglophone right-wing blogosphere but lacks the time to sift dozens of British and American blogs and who prefers to read in German rather than in English.
As I myself didn't contribute too much to it, I had the guilty conscience of an uncaring mother who leaves her child to be reared by nannies.
This was one reason why I departed from the "Counterjihad" already a while ago, in an amiable way, and handed the blog over to Deep Roots. The other reason was that the "Counterjihad" of course strongly bears the style of Deep Roots, to whom other issues are important than to myself:
Deep Roots has largely expanded the original core issue of "criticism of Islam" to other issues, e. g. racial issues. Well, I think it's completely legitimate to address such issues, particularly if it's done on such a high level as the Counterjihad mostly does; I reject the old-maidish, timid way such issues are addressed – and above all: not addressed – in Germany, and whatever one thinks of America and the Americans: What Freedom of Speech can mean, one can learn in America's blogosphere at any rate more easily than in the local one, which toddles around in a narrow playpen with taboos for walls.
Nevertheless those issues are not my issues. Especially the frequency and harshness with which the Counterjihad criticizes Judaism and Jewry is inappropriate from my point of view. I do think that it should be possible to express this criticism, and I am far from condemning it morally as something "evil". But I just do not share it, I cannot identify myself with it, and above all I do not want to be identified with it.
The "Counterjihad" has been renamed now in "As der Schwerter" to signify this shift in focus. For me this is the occasion to publicly declare that I have not been responsible for the content of the blog for quite a while.
This is not a renouncement, it's just the clarification that the chick "Counterjihad", now "As der Schwerter", has spread its wings long ago and flies where it wants. I wish good luck and success, and don't lose your way!
Yes, that's true; we parted in friendship, Manfred still comments at "As der Schwerter" now and then, and we keep linking to especially interesting posts at "Korrektheiten".
On May 1st, 2011, after Kairos had joined the team, we renamed the blog in "As der Schwerter" ("Ace of Swords"). Let me explain the symbolism of the "swords" as we use it:
Most of us started as readers and fans of the now defunct blog "Acht der Schwerter" ("Eight of Swords"), whose owner "Eisvogel" ("Kingfisher"), a female blogger from West Germany, had translated a lot of the Fjordman essays that were later used to start the "Counterjihad blog". For us this was the first door on our way out of a system of sick lies, and Eisvogel, who has retreated from blogging several years ago, had a unique way of interpreting the cards of the Rider-Waite Tarot, totally outside of any "classic" or "official" interpretation:
The woman in the "Eight of Swords", she explained, represents Europe; she's been tied up by the European Union, the blindfold represents Political Correctness, the castle in the background is our European heritage, and the swords represent Islam. (Add. Deep Roots: To make this symbolism complete she'd also have to be gagged.)
The Rider-Waite Tarot offers outlooks for the future, the first of which is presented by the Nine of Swords:
The man in the Nine of Swords is the future Europe that Eisvogel had wished for. He wakes up from deep slumber, he is neither tied up nor blindfolded, and all he has to do is to take his hands from his face to see the swords on the wall. His gender represents a Europe turning to manly values again instead of smugly persisting in "female values".
But there is a second option for the future: "If we fail to follow the path that lies beyond the Nine of Swords we'll inevitably get the Ten of Swords."
After we had realized that the "Counterhijad" is but one frontier in our greater, broader struggle for the continued existence of our white nations, and that the Muslims' stealthy immigration jihad is but a secondary infection after we had been weakened by an AIDS infection that ultimately also originated in the Middle East, we decided to give our blog a new, more appropriate name: "As der Schwerter" ("Ace of Swords"):
The "Ace of Swords" is a new and more comprehensive symbol for our struggle against our enemies. There's a very appropriate "official" interpretation in the Rider-Waite Tarot:
"This card indicates decisive ability and cutting through confusion, taking a radical decision or standpoint and the ability to see through deception, and expose it."
As Guillaume Faye wrote in "Mars & Hephaestus: The Return of History [22],"
the twenty-first century will be a century of iron and storms. It will not resemble those harmonious futures predicted up to the 1970s. [….] It will be a century of competing peoples and ethnic identities. [….] The beginning of the twenty-first century will be the despairing midnight of the world of which Hölderlin spoke. But it is always darkest before the dawn. [….] When one defends one's people, i. e. one's own children, one defends the essential. Then one follows the rule of Agamamnon and Leonidas but also of Charles Martel: what prevails is the law of the sword, whose bronze or steel reflects the glare of the sun. The tree, the rocket, the sword: three vertical symbols thrust from the ground towards the light, from the Earth to the Sun, animated by sap, fire, and blood.
In that sense the sword is a very fitting symbol for the spirit that shall inspire us in our future struggles.
After this new beginning we continued our work, soon supported by Osimandia, who joined the team a few months later. We are now five people from Austria (myself) and Germany (Kairos, Osimandia, Sternbald and Schattenkoenig), supported occasionally by guest contributors "nino" from Switzerland and "Jörn Uhl" from Germany. Apart from translating articles we also write posts of our own, dealing with various topics from history to crisis preparedness to MSM propaganda. Examples for the latter can be found in our series Star Dreck [23], where we analyze the propaganda dreck delivered to us by means of TV and movie stars.
Due to our even stronger emphasis on racial issues and criticism of Judaism we translated less and less of Fjordman's articles, though we still considered him a well-meaning ally. We had no idea then that he was part Jewish (a fact that didn't become publicly known before the aftermath of the Breivik case). In fact he had expressed some cautious critique of the Jews' role in our predicament in some of his comments at Mangan's early in 2011, e. g. in "How the Israel Lobby pushed the Iraq War"- http://mangans.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-israel-lobby-pushed-iraq-war.html [24] -, where he even posted a link to "Who Runs Hollywood? C'mon!" [25] by Joel Stein in the LA Times. At this time he very rarely wrote for "Gates of Vienna", so I thought that maybe he had seen Chechar's lightning [26] too and just didn't dare to voice such opinions under the watchful eyes of Baron Bodissey and Dymphna. Maybe, so I thought, he didn't dare to come out of the closet as an "Anti-Semite" because he had met some Jewish luminaries at various "Counterjihad summits" who might inform Muslim extremists or the Norwegian authorities about his true identity. Boy, was I off base!
Two weeks ago we were told in the name of Fjordman that he wouldn't tolerate the use of his name for purposes he does not endorse, and that he demanded us to change the blog's URL as to not contain the name "Fjordman". We then worked out a way to simply change the URL, but the consequence of this would have been that a lot of links in a book published by Manfred Kleine-Hartlage ("Fjordman: Europa verteidigen") would have been invalid.
We eventually managed to solve this problem too, and quicker than we had hoped for, and thus "As der Schwerter" got a new URL while the old "fjordman" URL was reused to create an archive exclusively for the Fjordman translations we have completed up till now. The name: "Fjordman auf Deutsch [27]".
I must say, though, that we were very disappointed and angered by the rude way Fjordman and the people around him handled this issue – and this after all we've contributed to spread Fjordman's work and after we have defended him several times in the past! Therefore we have decided to translate no more of Fjordman's essays.
Source: http://schwertasblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/from-counterjihad-to-ace-of-swords-why-%E2%80%9Eas-der-schwerter/ [28]
URL to article: https://counter-currents.com/2012/01/from-counterjihad-to-ace-of-swords/
[1] Image: https://cdn.counter-currents.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ace_swords_large.jpg
[2] Ace of Swords: http://schwertasblog.wordpress.com/
[3] Fjordman Fallout: http://age-of-treason.blogspot.com/2012/01/fjordman-fallout.html
[4] Korrektheiten: http://korrektheiten.com/
[5] German Views: http://www.german-views.de/
[6] Gates of Vienna: http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/
[7] The Brussels Journal: http://www.brusselsjournal.com/
[8] Committing PC's Most Mortal Sin: http://age-of-treason.blogspot.com/2007/09/committing-pcs-most-mortal-sin.html
[9] Age of Treason: http://age-of-treason.blogspot.com/
[10] Fair and Delightsome: http://delightsome.wordpress.com/
[11] Kevin Alfred Strom: http://www.kevinalfredstrom.com/category/essays/
[12] Mangan's Adventures in Reaction: http://mangans.blogspot.com/
[13] Taki's Magazine: http://takimag.com/
[14] The Occidental Observer: http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/
[15] The Occidental Quarterly: http://www.toqonline.com/
[16] The West's Darkest Hour: http://caesartort.blogspot.com/
[17] VDARE: http://www.vdare.com/index.asp
[18] Mein Abschied vom "Counterjihad": http://korrektheiten.com/2011/05/01/counterjihad-as-der-schwerter-abschied/
[19] Image: https://cdn.counter-currents.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/8_swords_large.jpg
[21] Image: https://cdn.counter-currents.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/10_swords_large.jpg
[22] Mars & Hephaestus: The Return of History: https://counter-currents.com/2010/06/mars-and-hephaestus/
[23] Star Dreck: http://schwertasblog.wordpress.com/tag/star-dreck/
[24] http://mangans.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-israel-lobby-pushed-iraq-war.html: http://mangans.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-israel-lobby-pushed-iraq-war.html
[25] "Who Runs Hollywood? C'mon!": http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-stein19-2008dec19,0,4676183.column
[26] Chechar's lightning: http://caesartort.blogspot.com/2010/02/lightning-in-middle-of-night.html
[27] Fjordman auf Deutsch: http://fjordman.wordpress.com/
[28] http://schwertasblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/from-counterjihad-to-ace-of-swords-why-%E2%80%9Eas-der-schwerter/: http://schwertasblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/from-counterjihad-to-ace-of-swords-why-%E2%80%9Eas-der-schwerter/


Bridget graduated from Trinity College in Dublin in 1980 in geology and earned her Master's degree at the University of Alabama. She received her doctorate from the University of Kentucky, focusing on karst hydrogeology in Kentucky's Inner Bluegrass region. She has conducted research at the Bureau of Economic Geology at the Jackson School of Geosciences (University of Texas at Austin) for the past 30 years, where she leads the Sustainable Water Resources Program.
Her research has covered a wide range of topics. Her early research concentrated on groundwater recharge in semi-arid regions, using monitoring, chemical and isotopic tracers, and numerical modelling. She has examined the impacts of climate change and land use change on groundwater, sources and mitigation of natural and anthropogenic contamination, and sustainable groundwater development using managed aquifer recharge. Recent research has emphasized the interdependence of water and energy, including water use for shale oil and gas extraction and electricity generation. She has also evaluated the reliability of global models using GRACE satellite data.
Bridget has published numerous papers in refereed journals and has received more than 12,000 citations. She was the 2007 Birdsall Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer. She is a Fellow of AGU and GSA and was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2016. She received the M. King Hubbert Award from NGWA in 2017. Bridget is a member of the Board of Directors of the IAH US National Chapter. She has served as a Co‑Chair of the IAH Commission on Climate Change and is currently serving on the Commission on Groundwater Energy. For several years she performed editorial roles for IAH's Hydrogeology Journal.
Dr Scanlon is an excellent ambassador for IAH and for groundwater. She is a very worthy recipient of the 2018 Presidents' Award.


Wolves often harass grizzly bears in the wild, and now they're challenging bear recovery in the courtroom.
An appeals court ruling in a federal lawsuit challenging how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed Great Lakes gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act list could unravel plans to delist grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
The possibility raised enough alarm within the agency that it sent out a request for public comment on the topic last week.
Grizzly bears were listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in 1975. The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee has combined bear experts from the National Park Service, Forest Service, state wildlife agencies and other land managers for more than three decades on the task of removing threats to grizzly bear survival so the bears can be removed from the Endangered Species List.
In August, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed a lower-court ruling blocking the wildlife service's plan to delist the gray wolf in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin while keeping the species protected in the rest of the continental U.S. The case was Humane Society of the U.S. v. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
In its species recovery plans, the wildlife service often uses distinct population segments to draw boundaries around places a plant or animal depends on. That three-state area was considered the Western Great Lakes DPS for gray wolves.
"The fundamental error in the Service's decision is that, in evaluating whether gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes region are a 'distinct' population segment, the Service failed to address the impact that extraction of the segment would have on the legal status of the remaining wolves in the already-listed species," the appeals court judges wrote. They added that creating a DPS was a "one-way ratchet" that could increase protections, but not decrease them without additional justification.
"The Service's power is to designate genuinely discrete population segments; it is not to delist an already-protected species by balkanization," they added. "The Service cannot circumvent the Endangered Species Act's explicit delisting standards by driving an existing listing into a recovered sub-group and a leftover group that becomes an orphan to the law. Such a statutory dodge is the essence of arbitrary-and-capricious and ill-reasoned agency action."Grizzly bear recovery follows a similar pattern. In July, FWS published its final rule delisting the roughly 700 grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, which is one of six DPS ecosystems the bears inhabit or could inhabit in the Lower 48 states. That action has triggered six lawsuits challenging it to date, several of which use the Western Great Lakes wolf decision in their arguments.
FWS is also working on a delisting rule for the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, which holds about 1,000 grizzlies in the Rocky Mountains between Missoula and Glacier National Park. But the remaining four ecosystems — the Cabinet-Yaak, Selkirk, Bitterroot and North Cascades — hold only handfuls of bears or none at all.
The document explains proposed standards for delisting grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem. That final action could take place next summer.
The FWS public comment request runs through January 8, 2018. Comments can be made online through the FWS website.
This entry was posted in Endangered Species and tagged endangered species act, Grizzly bear, wolves by Exposing the Big Game. Bookmark the permalink.
Animal do not recognize man's arbitrRy borders and should be considered as a whole in in terms of desired dispersal firbiodiversity. Grizzlies of the Yellowstone need to disperse to their northern cousins and beyond then we can rationally talk about recovery. Even then, hunting should not be part of management, not for any of the predators.
Oh, what to do, what to do. I love a nice conundrum. Will wolf hatred outdo grizzly hunting lust?
Caught in their own trap!
Does anyone know what they're doing?


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New Jersey Home Bakers Association
edible Jersey – Home Bakers Unite – Fighting New Jersey's Ban on a Cottage Industry
Growing up in Brazil, Martha Rabello, who now lives in Fanwood with her husband and three young children, loved the coffee and sweets that her grandmother served every day at 3pm.
After settling in the United States in 2005, Rabello attended the pastry program at Manhattan's Institute for Culinary Education, graduating in 2009. She subsequently developed two coffee hour– inspired cookie flavors, one featuring corn flour and fennel seed and the other featuring coffee and dark chocolate. She set about securing commercial kitchen space to produce the treats for sale online and at local cafes under the name Cherryspoon. Now, due to New Jersey regulations that forbid her to work in her more affordable home kitchen, she finds herself out of business. Today Rabello and others are fighting a long legal battle with the state, one that now includes representation by the Institute for Justice, based in Arlington, VA, a nonprofit, libertarian, public-interest law firm
Full Article Here
Union News Daily – Home bakers sue state to be able to sell creations
CRANFORD, NJ — Martha Rabello used to run her own bakery. Not anymore. The Cranford mother of two was trained as a pastry chef in Brooklyn and specialized in Brazilian-inspired cookies that pair well with coffee.
She rented a commercial-grade kitchen, required by New Jersey state law, but the cost was so burdensome, she stopped, halting her business. Now, she and other members of the New Jersey Home Bakers Association are looking to overturn the state regulation that prohibits would-be Betty Crockers from selling their confections.
The organization — in conjunction with the Arlington, Va.-based libertarian law firm Institute for Justice — sued the state Department of Health on Dec. 6, claiming the law is unconstitutional and unnecessary. With every other state allowing the sale of home-baked goods, they can't understand why New Jersey is the only one that doesn't allow it.
Forbes – Unlike 49 States, New Jersey Bans Selling Home-Baked Goods
After escaping an abusive relationship, Heather Russinko found herself living paycheck to paycheck. For Heather, baking became a way to recover, and bond with her son. At first, she sold her baked goods to support her son's school fundraisers. But over time, her signature cake pops became a hit. Soon Heather started receiving requests from family, friends, sports fundraisers, and even a wedding venue. Heather realized that she could earn some much-needed dough simply by baking at home. With this business, Heather hoped she could pay for her son's college education and one day open her own brick-and-mortar cake pop shop.
Unfortunately, her dreams were dashed thanks to a law that exists only in New Jersey. Unlike 49 other states, selling baked goods made at home is illegal in the Garden State. Baking and selling just one cake, cookie or muffin risks fines as high as $1,000. When Heather learned she had to shut down her cake pop sideline, the news was "crushing," she said. "I always wanted to have my own business. I believe in creating your own destiny and being self-sufficient," Heather told CBS This Morning.
New Jersey Herald – Franklin mom fights for right to sell home-baked goodies
FRANKLIN — For single mom Heather Russinko, the desire to fight for change started with a cake pop.
"I'm a pretty decent baker," said Russinko, of Franklin. "I have always made cookies and cake pops for birthday parties and things around the neighborhood, and when I started looking for a way to supplement my income, I thought why not start a business out of my kitchen? It would give me some extra money, and I could spend more time with my son. It felt like a good solution to a lot of my problems."
Thanks to a long-standing New Jersey regulation that prohibits the sale of homemade baked goods, however, Russinko and other home bakers like her have had to put their businesses on the back burner, so to speak, while the issue of legality works itself out at the state level.
Earlier this month, the New Jersey Home Bakers Association, of which Russinko is an active member, sued the state Health Department over rules that require people to have a license before they can sell their home-baked treats.
Press of Atlantic City – Legislators, not court, should decide sale of home-baked goods
New Jersey seems to never miss an opportunity to send a message that it is an overly regulated state unfriendly to business.
The latest is state legislators making home bakers sue the state to be allowed to sell limited amounts of their breads, cakes, cookies and such. Democrats in the state Senate have blocked voting on a bill ending the ban, which likely would pass.
In this and in too many other cases, New Jersey lawmakers are the last in the nation to adopt an obviously better practice.
Wisconsin left the Garden State alone and looking foolish in the spring when a judge ruled its ban on home-baking sales had "no real or substantial connection" to consumer protection.
CBS This Morning – New Jersey's home-baked goods ban prevents mom from extra income
Selling homemade baked goods in New Jersey is no piece of cake. It is the only state where home bakers can sell treats for charity, but not for profit. Now, home bakers there are suing the government over a law that bans the sale of items not made in a commercial-grade kitchen.
For Heather Russinko, selling her kitchen creations could bring in some much-needed cash. She started baking about 10 years ago for her son's school activities. She had no idea her sweet skills would turn into a recipe for requests, reports CBS News' Meg Oliver.
Burlington County Times – Home bakers feel burned by NJ ban
Selling baked goods prepared in a home kitchen in New Jersey is far from easy as pie.
New Jersey is the only state to completely ban the commercial sale of food made in a home kitchen, including foods deemed not potentially hazardous, such as cookies, breads, muffins and other goods that are shelf-stable and do not require refrigeration.
Three home bakers from New Jersey, as well as the New Jersey Home Bakers Association, filed a lawsuit against the New Jersey Department of Health earlier this month to declare the ban unconstitutional as applied to the sale of home-baked goods that are widely acknowledged as safe, according to the Institute for Justice, which will represent the bakers in the suit, which was filed in Union County.
The Institute of Justice recently represented a group of home bakers from Wisconsin, whose lawsuit against the Department of Agriculture was successful in overturning Wisconsin's home baking ban.
NJ.com – Did you know it's illegal to sell home-baked goods in N.J.?
A group of home bakers are suing to overturn a New Jersey law that says they can't bake their cakes and make money too.
A lawsuit they said they're filing in state Superior Court seeks to "vindicate the right of New Jerseyans to earn an honest living by selling safe and delicious home-baked goods and other homemade foods to their friends, neighbors and other consumers."
New Jersey is the only state in the nation that bans the sale of homemade foods for profit out of concerns for health and sanitation. You can sell home-baked goods for charity.
The lawsuit called the ban "arbitrary and irrational in violation of the New Jersey Constitution's due process guarantee."
New Jersey 101.5 – Stay-at-home moms suing New Jersey over right to sell cookies Read More: Stay-at-home moms suing New Jersey over right to sell cookies
ELIZABETH — A group of stay-at-home mothers are suing the state Health Department in a challenge to a law prohibiting home-baked goods from being sold to the public.
The lawsuit by the New Jersey Home Bakers Association and three of its members argues that the law is discriminatory because it allows home-baked goods to be sold to support charities. The law, meanwhile, doesn't apply to other non-potentially hazardous foods like chocolate, candies or pastas.
The law requires bakers to rent commercial kitchens, which can cost them tens of thousands of dollars a year.
Erica Smith, an attorney for the Institute for Justice, a nonprofit advocacy group that is representing the bakers, says the regulations eat into the profits of entrepreneurs, many of whom are raising children or are disabled.
New Jersey News 12 – Bakers petition state to allow sale of homemade baked goods
ELIZABETH – New Jersey bakers are suing the state in order to change a law that prevents the sale of homemade baked goods.
New Jersey law prohibits home bakers from selling goods made in their own kitchens. The goods have to be made in commercial kitchens. New Jersey is currently the only state with this law.
Cranford mother Martha Rabello turned her love of baking into a successful business.
"I used to rent a commercial kitchen to do my production," Rabello says. "Once I had my second child, the added cost of child care ate up all my profits, so I had to shut down, sadly. Very sadly."
The New Jersey Home Bakers Association gathered outside Union County Court Thursday to announce the lawsuit. They say that their baked goods are safe and that the ban is unconstitutional and hurts small businesses.
"This law has nothing to do with safety, 49 states already allow the sale of home baked goods and no one has ever gotten sick from it," says attorney Erica Smith. "The only reason this law exists is to protect commercial bakers from competition."

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You may have heard the phrase It all came crumbling down or washed away by the river. This is exactly what happened here. You could say that some people's livelihood, as well as memories, were washed down the river, as a piece of local history came crumbling down.
In the village of Summerseat, located in the Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, a 200-year-old building that was built on a bridge that crossed over the Irwell River collapsed. This building was the home of a local pub and restaurant known as, the Waterside.
It would appear that the extreme force of the water passing under the bridge caused issues with the structural integrity of the building causing it to collapse. Many speculate that the vibration from the extreme force of the floodwaters combined with the age of the Waterside Pub and Restaurant caused the collapse.
Furthermore, locals are concerned that the bridge itself will give out as the recent flood waters are taking a devastating toll on the integrity of the bridge structure itself. The whole region has been pounded by torrential rains that have created widespread flooding. It would seem this holiday season that many of us could use boats in the air conditioners instead of sleds and fireplaces.


"...college grads earn 45% more than high school grads."
So, not only should we assist in helping students get INTO college, we should be ensuring they are adequately prepared to FINISH college and earn that valuable degree.
60% of high school graduates go directly to college.
Even more good news about earning that college degree: you may have a lower unemployment rate. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that unemployment rates in 2008 were only 2.8% for people with a bachelor's degree, but 5.7% for people with a high school diploma. They offer a great chart here.


Very unusual chick, Guinea / chicken hybrid!!
Discussion in 'Guinea Fowl' started by bemba, Oct 31, 2013.
Hi guys, I posted on another thread a picture of my little guinea / chicken hybrid but thought I'd do up it's own thread if anyone is interested in seeing updated pics as it grows Mum is a pearl pied guinea and dad is a black red malay rooster! out of 8 eggs 4 were fertile but unfortunately the other 3 died a few days before pip. This guy is very healthy and active. It sounds like a keet and a chick all rolled into one... so weird but so interesting at the same time! The alone cry sounds more chickenish.
He has white wing tips and a white belly patch also.
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I can't wait to see him grow up Very cute.
I think that is a guinea trait. My little guys are Always eating. They run each other over to get to food. I was worrying at first that they werent getting fed enough. But they are growing so fast I guess thats why. Your little guy/girl is adorable. I am integrating my keets with my chickens and am sort of hoping for a hybrid. I wouldnt be mad if they had a few. Integrating is going to have to go into high speed though as the babies busted out their brooder light horsing around this eve. and I don't have gas or money to get back to town tonight to replace it. Have one in the big kid coop so will have to stuff everyone in together and pray it works. Big guys on perch/ little guys on floor on hay. coop is smallish though for 20 birds. Dimensions are about 5 ft tall by 4 ft x 4 ft or so. Holding my breath.
do these crosses guinea/chicken (chuinea?) become mules?
I have had guineas and chickens together for years and never bred a hybrid, mind you I didn't hatch every egg laid either. How did they go with the move?
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We develop cross platform apps, for smartphones and tablets, on iOS and Android.
We are still constructing our app development services pages. Be sure to check out our portfolio for some examples, we have built over a dozen award successful apps for our clients since 2010.
We develop native / hybrid iOS and Android apps by utilizing a cross platform approach that allows us to take advantage of all device specific user interface features, yet gives us the ability to re-use up to 80% of the project code base for iOS and Android development projects.
We help our clients understand the benefits, features and limitations of DPS and how this framework compares to creating custom native apps.
Native Apps vs Web Apps? We help clients navigate the decision making process of determining if a mobile optimized web site, web app or native app is the right platform choice for their mobile strategy or app ideas.
Appcelerator Titanium is a cross platform development framework we use to produce iOS, Android, and HTML5 Web Apps. It also supports Windows Phone, Blackberry, and web development.
We are experts at Appcelerator Cloud Services to provide a range of app back-end services for apps such as push notifications, social functions and single sign on and user logins, photo uploads, check-ins and status updates.
We build custom wordpress based systems to integrate with mobile applications, and have also built node.js and twitter bootstrap based custom web tools and solutions.
We are always adding to our app development portfolio. More examples and project case studies are coming soon.


Each climbing area is specifically designed to accommodate varying levels of experience and ability.
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We believe that real change begins with passionate individuals who are dedicated to investing in their communities. Climb So iLL is a St. Louis urban destination aimed at educating, challenging, and inspiring individuals through a unique indoor rock climbing experience. Join us, and connect to your community.
The employees were SO nice and helpful! It was our first time climbing, and they made us feel right at home. As a bonus, the building and atmosphere were awesome too. 6/5 stars!
The customer service at this place is top tier. I have to imagine if other places are a Hampton Inn, this place is the Bellagio. If you've always wanted to give climbing a shot, but have been too nervous... just get to this place.
I could say it's a great gym, but it's more like an awesome adult playground where cool kids go to hang out. The staff are upbeat, friendly, helpful, and most importantly, genuinely welcome to newcomers.
We all had an excellent time; the employees were very friendly and made us feel at ease. We enjoyed the experience so much that although we live over an hour away, we made a return trip in less than a month!


Flexibility: Gain CPD hours from the comfort of your desk. If you are unable to attend, you will still get a recording of the webinar within 5 working days of the event, that you may access for at least 3 months after the event date. If you are buying a recording, you will be able to access the recording at least for three months since the date of purchase.
Value for money: With Resolution Institute webinars, you can be rest assured about the quality and relevance of content, at a reasonable price.
Interactive experience: Ask questions or share your comments, just as you would in a face-to-face presentation.
Webinar recording | When you talk, what does your client hear?
Webinar recording | The non-responsive respondent! – taking arbitration forward and how?


Spring is almost here...and that means it's the perfect time for a Food Truck Rodeo at Durham Central Park!! As the official nonprofit partner at the next rodeo to be held March 11th 12-4pm, we INVITE YOU to JOIN US for a lovely Sunday afternoon of art-making, craft beer, live music (feat. Durham-based Charles Latham & The Borrowed Band), and dozens of the Triangle's most popular food trucks!
It's an afternoon you can't miss!!


As a visa/residence permit student you must provide 'proof of sufficient financial means' (hereafter the Financial Guarantee) to afford the cost of study and stay in the Netherlands. In order to meet this requirement, non-EU degree seeking students must pay tuition and a Financial Guarantee and exchange students must provide proof of financial means before their visa application can be processed. The amount of the Financial Guarantee varies depending on your choice of study programme.
For degree seeking students the Financial Guarantee covers accommodation and health insurance for the 1st year, an administrative fee, airport transport, visa/residence permit costs and an allocation for living expenses.
For exchange students the proof of financial means covers accommodation, health insurance for the duration of your stay, visa/residence permit costs and an allocation for living.
Note: for students with nationalities from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan visa documents generally take longer to be processed by the IND. We therefore recommend that you submit your visa application with payment by 15 May or 15 October!
Option 1. Full payment of the Financial Guarantee. This option is highly recommended as it includes guaranteed student housing for the first year. You will receive a refund for any overpaid fees, living expenses and/or or accommodation (e.g. rent can vary per type of accommodation) approximately 2 weeks after the first day of classes. You must have a Dutch bank account in order to receive the refund.
Option 2. Partial payment of the Financial Guarantee, with the inclusion of accommodation. You must provide proof of financial means for the remaining amount (see table below). In this case the visa procedure may take additional time, given that HAN Immigration and the IND must make administrative checks to verify the legitimacy of the received documentation. A refund will be issued for any overpaid fees, living expenses and/or accommodation (e.g. rent can vary per type of accommodation) approximately 2 weeks after the first day of classes. You must have a Dutch bank account in order to receive the refund.
Option 3. Partial payment of the Financial Guarantee, excluding accommodation. You must provide proof of financial means for the remaining amount (see table below). In this case the visa procedure may take additional time, given that HAN Immigration and the IND must make administrative checks to verify the legitimacy of the received documentation. Finding accommodation in the Netherlands is your own responsibility. A refund will be issued for any overpaid fees and living expenses approximately 2 weeks after the first day of classes. You must have a Dutch bank account in order to receive the refund.
Note: students with nationalities from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan can only choose option 1: full payment of the Financial Guarantee. This requirement is in your best interest: it significantly increases your chances for timely visa approval.
*All documents must be written in English or translated into English by a certified translator.
*All bank statement must be no older than 3 months.


At the heart of our methodology will be a case management model which is complimentary to Department of Corrective Services (DCS) operations. Our case management framework will assess, in conjunction with DCS, the needs of the offender and tailor the level of service accordingly.
Most of these offenders have been seen at their original prison and will have very little call on our services.
These offenders have few needs on release are self-motivated and have independent resources which will assist them in reintegration, they will also be those offenders who are being released into other areas.
Will be the offenders with significant needs on release. They will be released into our area and be intensively case managed.
Similar to mainstream these offenders are Aboriginal and are case managed by Aboriginal mentors. The families of Compass clients also will be mentored to ensure they are ready for the release of the offender.
The above classification system will allow a targeted approach to services. The case management and other support services commence in prison when the offender comes into scope.
Some mainstream and all Compass clients will be part of our First Steps Program on release. This program allocates a volunteer mentor or a peer support worker to the offender that will assist them getting to appointments, helping with budgeting and a raft of other supports including informal counselling. This lasts for between 4 and 6 weeks depending on needs and will ensure the offender gets through the most difficult time of release.
Accommodation services such as TASS and the Rental Assistance pathway will be managed under the case management model, case managers will be trained on the process for sourcing accommodation and will provide the support service to the tenant. The Southern Aboriginal Council (SAC) has a number of houses for its clients, we are working with them to integrate our service with them.
Clients will continue to be case managed for up to twelve months after release. All other clients are able to access our services as required.


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Best Superhero Video Games to Play Right Now
By Michael Andronico 2016-05-05T17:28:00Z
From DC and Marvel to the little guys in between, here are the best superhero video games to play right now.
Digital Heroes
Superhero video games don't exactly have the best reputation -- just look at Superman 64 or the awful duo of Iron Man movie games. Still, there are plenty of great titles that bring out the best in our favorite men and women in tights, from fast-paced fighters to immersive role-playing romps.
With new comic-inspired movies arriving just about every month, you might find yourself with an itch to swing around like Spidey or stealthily take down baddies like Batman. That said, here are some of our favorite superhero games of all time.
Marvel Heroes 2016
If Marvel characters and Diablo-style gameplay sounds like a match made in heaven to you, check out Marvel Heroes 2016. This massively multiplayer action-RPG for PC and Mac lets you play as more than 50 heroes, from icons such as Captain America and Wolverine to fan-favorites such as Squirrel Girl and Rocket Racoon. The free-to-play Marvel Heroes offers the deep character progression you'd expect from an online RPG, complete with a full story mode and tons of extra costumes inspired by Marvel films and comics. There's little chance we'll ever get a Marvel: Ultimate Alliance sequel, so Marvel Heroes 2016 is currently the best way to get your hack-and-slash superhero fix.
Scribblenauts Unmasked
Wish you could summon Superman's help by just writing his name? That's what "Scribblenauts Unmasked" is all about. This puzzle-adventure builds on the adorable hand-drawn "Scribblenauts" aesthetic by featuring just about any DC Comics character you can think of, from Aquaman or Animal Man to Zatanna or Zauriel. You'll need certain types of characters to get through certain areas, and you have the freedom to really get creative. If you don't believe us, just type in "zombie Batman" and see what happens.
(Wii U, 3DS, PC)
MORE: Best Android Games
An imperfect game defined by gory, gratifying gameplay, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" is the delicious junk food of the superhero game realm. As with the film it's based on, the story and acting won't blow you away. But when you want to simply rip people apart, "Origins" satisfies like no other. With sharp, bloody visuals and an array of attacks (the claw spin is our favorite) that gets bigger as you get further, this might be the best game based on a bad movie ever made.
(Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC)
The masterful storytelling and tight combat of 2009's "Batman: Arkham Asylum" set a new standard for superhero games, and 2011's "Arkham City" perfected the formula. You control the Dark Knight as he investigates crimes, takes down Arkham inmates and uncovers dark secrets. "Arkham City" lets you roam an open-world chunk of Gotham while giving you new gadgets and abilities to take on Mr. Freeze, Penguin and a haunting Joker. If you plan to pick up "Arkham Knight," the first two "Arkham" titles are must-plays.
(Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii U, PC)
Infamous: Second Son can best be summed up in two words: power trip. This PS4 exclusive truly makes you feel superhuman, as protagonist Delsin Rowe can shoot smoke bombs out of his hands and come plummeting down from the top of a building with a devastating ground-pound that scatters his enemies. Second Son's story often forces you to make tough choices between good and evil, but as with previous Infamous games, the real draw here is the ability to wield awesome powers in a fully-explorable open world.
The latest installment of WB Games' popular LEGO series sends the likes of Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the Hulk on a journey to stop Marvel's biggest bad guys. However, the real fun of this current and next-gen adventure lies outside of the story, as you can freely roam a virtual NYC with over 100 characters that span the Avengers, X-Men, and everyone in-between. (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 Wii U, PC)
If you've been arguing with your best friend over who would win in a fight between Batman and Superman, "Injustice" is for you. This NetherRealm Studios-developed fighting game brings together 30 of the DC Universe's most iconic heroes and villains with one purpose: To beat the living snot out of one another.(Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Wii U, PC, iOS, Android)
Plenty of games let you control DC heroes, but the massively multiplayer online game "DC Universe Online" is the only one that truly lets you become a part of the brand's enormous universe. You play as your own hero or villain, fighting alongside DC icons such as Batman, Green Lantern, Harley Quinn and The Joker. With real-time combat and robust character development, this free-to-play experience has something for everyone.(PS3, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
"Freedom Force" is an action role-playing game with original characters that look as if they were ripped right from the Silver Age of comic books. The game's story revolves around an evil alien race that turns much of the world into supervillains, which prompts you and up to three friends to smash through them. If you want a game that feels like a living comic book, you can still pick this 2002 classic up on Steam.(PC, Mac)
Comic-book games are best when they allow you and your friends to fight crime as a team, and Ultimate Alliance 2 evolves the formula to near-perfection. The action-RPG packs a massive roster, including Spider-Man, the Avengers and the X-Men, and certain characters can perform special Fusion attacks when paired. The game is based on Marvel's tumultuous Civil War storyline, making it the perfect thing to play once you've seen the latest Captain America movie. (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
This classic beat-'em-up wowed arcade-goers in 1992, thanks to its six-player co-op play and ultra-smooth (for the time) graphics. Players control Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler and Dazzler in an effort to bring down the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. If you're out of quarters and still want to hear Magneto's infamously campy "Welcome to Die!" quote, you can snag this gem digitally for cheap on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, Android and iOS.
MORE: 15 of the Best Android Games for Smartphones and Tablets
Capcom has been crafting Marvel fighting games since 1994's "X-Men: Children of the Atom," and its most recent comic brawler is the "Ultimate" installment. "UMvC3" allows you to enjoy frenetic 3-on-3 fighting with 50 characters, both from the Marvel Universe and from classic Capcom games such as "Street Fighter" and "Resident Evil." More important, the game lets you kick butt with Marvel mini-menace Rocket Raccoon. (Xbox 360, PS3, PS Vita)
Get Your Gaming Fix at Tom's Guide
If you're looking for the best place to play your favorite superhero games, check out our PS4 vs. Xbox One face-off as well as our round up of the Best Desktops for Gaming. Need more power? Gear up with our favorite keyboards, mice and controllers.


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This powerful and ultimately uplifting book not only honors the heroes of 9/11, it also offers common ground to those in search of meaning and purpose in a world that was changed by the events of that day - both in and outside of the aviation industry - and gives Americans in all walks of life a "road map" to identify their own resiliency strengths in a time of crisis and learn how to live fully again after loss in life, any loss.
"Tom Murphy offers a beautifully written and powerfully told tale of a group of unsung men and women who showed they have the right stuff in a dark time." - Denis Hamill, NY Daily News columnist.


He was born in Nazareth where he lived until 1970. He went to Brussels to graduate at INSAS. He studied direction in theater, radio and TV. He had a training period on Baudoin des mines of Michel Jakar, produced by Belgian TV in 1977; then he directed reports for a TV magazine. He directed a drama for radio. His first feature film was La Mémoire fertile. In 1987, he made Noce en Galilée, shown at The Directors' Fortnight. He directed two more full length films.


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El objetivo es analizar la influencia del compromiso académico sobre la satisfacción de los estudiantes universitarios con su facultad, a partir del apoyo a la autonomía por el profesorado. Se administran escalas de Apoyo a la Autonomía, Compromiso Académico y Satisfacción con la Facultad, a 870 estudiantes universitarios dominicanos (50.6% hombres, 49.4% mujeres). Se aplican Análisis Factoriales Confirmatorios y Modelos de Ecuaciones Estructurales. Los resultados reflejan la influencia del apoyo a la autonomía por los profesores sobre la satisfacción con la facultad a través del compromiso académico, así como el efecto directo de la percepción de apoyo a la autonomía por los profesores sobre la satisfacción de los estudiantes universitarios con su centro educativo.
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VCU professor weighs in on how protests impact social change
June 21, 2020 Unikorn Staff 0
People are experiencing a heightened cultural and social awareness following the recent unrest across the country and in the commonwealth. The recent protests and riots are forcing many to reflect on our past, present and future.
A new decade is bringing a new enlightenment for the City of Richmond and the rest of the country.
"I've seen a new interest, a new consciousness about what's going on particularly as it concerns the quality of life for black folks," said Shawn Utsey, who is the chair of the department of African American Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Utsey has worked for VCU for 15 years. He also teaches psychology.
"I'm happy to see Richmond really engaged. Historically there's always been a lapse or a disconnect between what's going on nationally and what we see here in Richmond," said Utsey.
The U.S government, along with multi-million dollar corporations are starting to implement racial changes. Virginia's citizens are making their voices heard by removing statues in the city one by one.
Governor Ralph Northam said he will propose legislation to make Juneteenth, a celebration on June 19 commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., an official state holiday. Northam announced this Tuesday alongside Grammy-award winner Pharrell Williams.
In the sports world, the NFL pledged $250 million to combat systematic racism while also encouraging player to peacefully protest. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell admitted that the league was wrong for not listening to the players earlier.
Quaker Oats announced a plan to remove the name and image of the Aunt Jemima brand of Syrup and pancake mix due to racial stereotypes.
Professor Utsey attributes the shift in awareness to Americans feeling traumatized by the killing of unarmed African Americans like George Floyd. He believes that many Americans feel distressed and overwhelmed.
"We watched as a country, his life leave his body," said Utsey.
Utsey also believes that the coronavirus pandemic has led Americans to have more time on their hands.
"I think people aren't able to distract themselves with work, pleasure activities, with vacations, with shopping," said Utsey. "I think what's happening recently are a bunch of events and I don't know if it's enough information to extrapolate to lasting change."
Utsey believes that many of these new changes are merely symbolic. He believes that more resources should be distributed to healthcare, targeted advertising and housing disparities in order for meaningful change.
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My introduction to 3D movies finally came this past weekend and I'm sure it surprises no one who knows me that this happened by way of a classic rather than one of today's CGI extravaganzas. My initiation into stereoscopic 3D film, a process that has been around forever but has gained a firm foothold only recently, took place on Sunday afternoon, when I happily watched the only 3D film Alfred Hitchcock ever made with a near-full-house audience at one of my favorite theaters, the Rafael.
In the final episode of the first season of AMC's Mad Men, set in 1960, advertising wunderkind Don Draper pitches his creative concept to Kodak for its latest product, a slide projector called the Carousel. He speaks of the power of nostalgia and describes the device as a time machine with the ability to take people to that place everyone most longs to go, "back home again." As he delivers his presentation in a darkened conference room, images of Draper's own young wife and children flash onto a screen one by one, and the carousel works its magic on on those who watch.
MeTV is another sort of time machine. Its viewers are regularly transported to an earlier, some say more golden, age of television – the '50s, '60s and '70s, those decades when the network's target audience, baby boomers like me, was very young. Tripping into the past by way of MeTV is a purely cheerful experience, nothing at all like the harrowing journey of Martin Sloan (Gig Young) whose "Walking Distance" detour into his past took him through the looking glass of The Twilight Zone.
Friday nights in July are going to be hot, and I'm not talking about the weather where I live. Beginning tonight and on the 12th, 19th and 26th, Turner Classic Movies will feature hour after hour of the films of one of the pioneers and masters of the French New Wave, Francois Truffaut (1932 – 1984). Film Critic David Edelstein of New York Magazine and NPR's Fresh Air, hosts the series.