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National Nutrition Week: Feeding smart from the start
There is general consensus that "feeding smart from the start" implies exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant's life. It is important to note the WHO recommendation on exclusive breastfeeding up to six months old for all, including HIV-infected mothers receiving antiretroviral therapy, and continued breastfeeding with complementary feeding up to one year for HIV-infected and up to two years and beyond for uninfected mothers. This recommendation is, however, not practiced by a large proportion of women in South Africa. Results of the 2003 South African Demographic and Health Survey showed that only 13.4% of infants younger than six months were exclusively breastfed. Advice about nutrition for infants is often provided by health professionals with expertise in nursing or medicine.
Nutritionists and dietitians should become more visible in this field, as the real experts who can advise about infant nutrition. National Nutrition Week is the ideal opportunity for the nutrition community to promote exclusive breastfeeding up to six months and to advise mothers and caregivers about the timing and types of complementary food to introduce.
Early research in Germany showed that gastrointestinal and renal function is sufficiently mature to metabolise nutrients from complementary foods by the age of four months. Gastrointestinal function matures according to the nature of foods ingested and adaptation of enzyme activity is followed by appropriate hormonal responses. The ability of the infant to eat solid foods depends on neurodevelopment. Most infants can sit with support and can eat food fed by a spoon by the age of six months. By the age of eight months they can chew and swallow soft foods. From nine to 12 months most infants can use their fingers or a spoon to pick up food and can use both hands to drink from a cup. Most foods prepared for the family can now be adapted for the infant by mashing or cutting into small, soft pieces. There is evidence that lumpy foods should be offered by around 10 months of age to prevent later feeding difficulties. Physiologically most infants are ready to accept solid foods by the age of six months.
By the age of six months the volume of breastmilk ingested by an infant becomes insufficient to meet the requirements for energy, protein, iron, zinc and vitamin A. It is important to introduce good sources of iron, zinc and vitamin A as first complementary foods. Iron deficiency was found among 27% of South African children 1-3 years old in the 2005 NFCS-Fortification Baseline. Commercial infant cereal products are a popular choice of South African mothers. These cereals are fortified with iron, zinc and vitamins, including vitamin A. A South African study showed that infants who received fortified cereal achieved significantly higher motor development scores, compared to the control group. The proportion of infants with anemia decreased from 45% to 17% in the fortified-porridge group, whereas it remained above 40% in the control group. The study showed that a low-cost fortified porridge can potentially have a significant effect in reducing anemia and improving iron status and motor development of infants in poor socio-economic settings. Yellow vegetables are often introduced early and are good sources of vitamin A, but do not contribute sufficient protein, iron or zinc. However, yellow vegetables and fruits make a valuable contribution to the mixed complementary diet. Pureed meat is an excellent source of highly bioavailable iron and zinc and has been shown to be acceptable as first complementary food at the age of five to seven months. Meat is also a source of arachidonic acid, a major long-chain poly-unsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA) in the brain. In a study in the United Kingdom a positive association between meat intake averaged over 4-16 months of age and psychomotor development at 22 months was found.
Certain foods, such as eggs, seafood and nuts are more allergenic than others. Evidence suggests that introduction of more than four foods before the age of four months is associated with an increased risk of short-term as well as long-term atopic dermatitis. The most effective dietary measure to prevent allergies remains exclusive breastfeeding for 4-6 months. New foods should be introduced one at a time for 2-3 consecutive days to allow detection of potentially allergenic foods, such as fish and eggs. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology advised that the introduction of eggs should be delayed until 24 months and fish until three years in at-risk infants. This advice has been questioned by the ESPGHAN Committee, who believe that eggs and fish as good sources of LCPUFAs are important complementary foods. They found no convincing evidence that delayed introduction of eggs and fish reduces allergies. The introduction of small amounts of gluten while the infant is still breastfed may reduce the risk of celiac disease in infants. It was, however also found that late introduction of gluten, beyond the age of seven months, were associated with an increased risk of celiac disease. Prudent advice to mothers or caregivers of infants at risk of celiac disease is to introduce small amounts of gluten gradually while the infant still receives breastmilk and to avoid both early (before 4 months) and late (after 7 months) introduction of gluten.
Infants who received egg yolks enriched with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) had higher red blood cell DHA levels and a greater increase in visual acuity resolution than matched infants from a control group. Although further research is necessary to establish whether long-term and broader effects on cognitive function are associated with increased intakes of LCPUFAs, it is advisable to include meat and oily fish as good sources of iron, zinc and LCPUFAs as complementary foods.
With the increasing incidence of childhood obesity and non-communicable diseases during early adulthood, it is important to consider the fat and salt content of complementary foods. A cohort study showed that infants who received complementary foods before 12 weeks had a higher body fat percentage at the age of seven years. Overconsumption of energy-dense complementary foods may cause excessive weight gain in infancy and increased risk of obesity in school-age children. Nutritionists advise mothers or caregivers who feed their infants with maize meal porridge on ways to increase the energy density of the porridge. Addition of oil or margarine to the porridge helps to increase energy density, but does not contribute iron or zinc, the critical nutrients for growth and cognitive development. Infancy appears to be a period of greater salt sensitivity than later in life. As a general guideline, additional salt should not be added to complementary foods. Further guidelines include avoiding frequent consumption of sweetened juice or cold drinks in bottles and discouraging the practice of sleeping with a bottle, both to prevent excessive weight gain and dental caries. Fruit juices and purees added to pureed vegetables may be encouraged, in order to increase the intake of vitamin C. Addition of vitamin C-rich juice to a complementary diet based on cereals helps to enhance the absorption of iron from cereals.
The age of six months to two years is a critical period of child growth and development and continued breastfeeding together with appropriate introduction of complementary foods has important short-term and long-term health benefits.
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On 18 June, the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström will head a ministerial meeting in Stockholm of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS). The meeting agenda will mainly focus on the future role of Baltic Sea cooperation, common security, rescue services, the battle against human trafficking and support for vulnerable children and young people.
Sweden has held the Presidency of the CBSS over the past year and will hand over the Presidency to Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs during the meeting.
In connection with the meeting, a joint press conference will be held with participating ministers and other representatives of participating countries.
Media are required to have accreditation from the MFA to take part in the press conference. The deadline for accreditation applications is Monday 18 June at 10.00.
The exact time and venue of the press conference will be communicated to the media concerned.


Vandana Shiva's Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply, 2000. 146 pp. Cambridge, MA: South End Press, $12.60 (paper).
In Stolen Harvest, Vandana Shiva personalizes an already intimate topic—the food which becomes our very selves. Shiva's first book on genetic engineering, Biopiracy, used a more academic style of critical analysis of the biotechnology industry. A renowned thinker in the areas of opposition to globalization, defense of traditional culture, eco-feminism, and genetic engineering, she confronts and details a multitude of food-related issues with her trademark passion and down-to-earth style.
Stolen Harvest as a whole reads best as a collection of poignant yet separate case studies. Although the stories are powerful and well-researched, the work lacks cohesion. For those who have looked into the issues surrounding biotechnology, agricultural policy and global food supply extensively, this book may best serve as a refresher course. Those new to the subject, however, will find the book a well- told and galvanizing wake up call. While Biopiracy was more theoretical, in this work Shiva takes us right into the homes and fields of the poor people of India.
The picture that Shiva paints is a bleak one. As corporate agribusiness becomes more and more centralized, it becomes sharply apparent that genetic engineering is the technology of absolute control. Not only does the industry refuse to label genetically engineered produce in the United Sates, it punishes severely those who label their products as GE free.
Centralized control of agribusiness has always spelled trouble for American farmers. Genetic engineering is only the most recent incarnation of corporate control over agriculture. With the rise of biotechnology, we are seeing the virtual return of tenant farming at its most basic, most insidious level. In America in the 1930's, an ecological disaster was propagated by profit-driven agricultural practices. Landowners forced the farmers to grow soil-depleting cotton year after year, despite farmers' warnings that to stop crop rotation would be devastating to the soil. The "dust bowl," traditionally touted as a "natural" disaster, was in fact heavily impacted by the practices of the landowners.
In the farm crisis of the 1980's, agribusinesses effectively maintained their monopoly over farmers by selling seed, fertilizer and pesticides at inflated prices which drove farmers deeper and deeper into debt. Thousands of farmers lost their land, and the control of the banks became near-absolute.
Change the year to 2000, replace the landowners or the banks with Monsanto and the tenant farmers with all the farmers of the world, and you have the makings of a disaster hitherto unknown to our planet. The scale of control only grows, as farmers become dispossessed of their land, their equipment, and finally, the genetic makeup of the actual life form itself.
Although Stolen Harvest is primarily about India, the parallels to America are easily apparent. She demonstrates that corporate methods of control follow predictable patterns, and these very attempts at homogenization compel us to make our resistance that much more strategic. We must learn to anticipate the moves of big business in order to successfully subvert them.
In the chapter entitled "Soy Imperialism," Shiva traces a fascinating and infuriating path through the replacement of the mustard seed with the soybean in Indian agriculture, and the subsequent destruction of local food culture. The contrast between the decentralized, ecologically low-impact and cheap processing of mustard oil and the costly, unhealthy and expensive (albeit government-subsidized) soybean oil is striking. Not only did the subversion of the traditional food culture degrade the lives of the people of the North Indian Belt, in 1998 it proved fatal. In Delhi, batches of oil were tainted with adulterants such as diesel, waste oil and industrial oil. Forty-one people died, and an estimated 2,300 were affected. Mustard-oil sales were widely banned, and shortly thereafter India announced that it would institute the free import of soybeans. The government then banned the sale of all unpackaged edible oils, effectively destroying a traditional method of autonomous food production and economic independence. The government control over oil became absolute.
According to the health minister of Delhi, the adulteration was not possible without a mass conspiracy. It was done is such a way that it could kill people quickly and conspicuously, and an immediate ban on mustard oil and free import of soybeans became inevitable. The Rajasthan Oil Industries Association claimed that a "conspiracy" was being hatched to undermine the mustard oil trade, and felt that the "invisible hands of the multinationals" were involved.
Once again, no cost proved too high in the pursuit of absolute control, especially not that of mere human life.
Shiva demonstrates in her well-researched yet highly personal narratives the tried and true corporate methods of disempowerment, rip-off and control. Industries move into economically depressed areas bearing false promises of creating more jobs. Without fail, those same corporations time and again heavily technologize and centralize their operations, further depressing the economy and devastating the natural environment.
The recurring theme of the book is a stern demonstration of the cycle of destruction set in motion when the inability or unwillingness to think holistically informs corporate practice. When we buy a hamburger at McDonald's, its price in no way reflects the true cost of its production. Shiva's powerful narratives allow us to hold a piece of food in our hands and, in a thought process we have never been taught to follow, lets us trace backwards the story of the land it was grown on, the cultural and economic toll on the ecosytem and people, the sacrifice endured so that it might be made, the full weight of environmental devastation present in its existence. The seed and the plant become so much more than the sum of their parts, they become symbols of all that we stand to lose, all of the life concentrated in its smallest, most basic structure.
Shiva offers little in the way of strategy for resistance, but the book ends on a hopeful note. The final chapter, "Reclaiming Food Democracy," gives brief sketches of worldwide resistance and constructive alliance building, detailing seed-saving and field burnings in India, crop-pulls in Ireland and England. Resistance to corporate control and support for sustainable, community-based farming are on the rise. Labeling, import bans and supermarket bans are being discussed and carried out all over Europe.
The Biodevastation 2000 conference marked a rapidly growing American consciousness towards these issues, and a multitude of creative, multi- level resistance tactics have sprouted. From giant puppets to billboard improvement, from lobbying for labeling to a greater push towards community supported agriculture (CSA), from crop pulls to guerrilla gardening, resistance is blooming everywhere.


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Widespread support for bold action and new investments in Budget 2016
CivicAction
Dec 14, 2015, 06:00 ET
TORONTO, Dec. 14, 2015 /CNW/ - On the eve of the 2016 Toronto Budget release, residents and city-building organizations across Toronto have come together to urge City Council to implement the city's recently adopted Poverty Reduction Strategy and kick-start action in four priority areas: jobs, children, housing and transit.
In a letter signed by leaders from over 50 civic organizations, including United Way Toronto & York Region, CivicAction, Toronto Foundation, and endorsed by the Toronto Region Board of Trade, groups urged Mayor John Tory and members of Toronto City Council to move on 49 recommendations that will advance the city's Poverty Reduction Strategy. The recommendations came from hundreds of residents and community groups taking part in consultations through the Commitment 2 Community coalition and other networks, and by people who are seeing the impact of poverty on the ground and know what it's going to take to tackle it.
Implementing these actions in 2016 would have concrete outcomes, including:
Providing supportive housing for 1,000 individuals and families and making rents affordable for 7,000 households at risk of homelessness.
Providing access to subsidized childcare for 1,500 children and families.
Freezing adult fares until a low-income transit pass is introduced in 2017.
Ensuring that people delivering city services, either directly or through contractors, have decent, stable jobs.
Creating opportunity for people with lived experience to guide and work in city programs to ensure relevance and effectiveness.
As city councillors debate the budget, community leaders say it is critical that funding for poverty reduction build on programs that serve our communities, without cutting to the proven, effective services we need. City government should continue to work with the private sector, labour groups, and community organizations to restore hope, fairness, and opportunity for everyone in our city.
Our thanks to CNW Group for sponsoring this announcement.
What business and community leaders and advocates are saying
"Improving the economic success of everyone and creating stronger communities are crucial to the success of the Toronto region's economy. Poverty reduction is a critical ingredient of a prosperous Toronto region where no one is left behind." Janet De Silva, President and CEO, Toronto Region Board of Trade.
"United Way research shows there is a growing divide within our city. Bold, collaborative action is needed to unite our city with access to opportunities and investments in our neighbourhoods." Susan McIsaac, President and CEO, United Way Toronto & York Region.
"No one is more invested in ensuring that every dollar expended on poverty eradication is used wisely and to best effect than those who want to work and contribute to the prosperity of the city. We will be vigilant in our oversight and identification of what is truly effective, always conscious of public accountability." Pat Capponi, award winning mental health and poverty advocate.
"We understand that decisions need to be made within the broader backdrop of the city's fiscal situation, but our most vulnerable people can't fall to the background." Sevaun Palvetzian, CEO, CivicAction.
"We need a poverty screen for the budget to look at each decision and ask, does this help reduce poverty in our communities, or does it make more of us vulnerable?" Leila Sarangi, Community Program Manager of Women's Habitat Etobicoke.
"City Council made history and sent a strong message last month when it unanimously adopted the Poverty Reduction Strategy. But now, we are looking for continued leadership from the city and real action on the ground." Sean Meagher, Executive Director of Social Planning Toronto.
SOURCE CivicAction
For further information: Sarah Harris, Director of Communications, CivicAction, [email protected], 647-267-4997; Sean Meagher, Executive Director, Social Planning Toronto, [email protected], 416-351-0095 x 260
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Geese in Vermont
Vermont has no less than eight different species of geese calling our state home!
Geese can be found in all corners of Vermont, but some areas are better for bird-watching than others like Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area or The Champlain Valley, but find out more below!
1 What Geese Are in Vermont?
1.5 Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
1.5.1 Greater White-fronted Goose Description
1.5.2 Listen to Greater White-fronted Goose
1.5.3 Greater White-fronted Goose Habitat & Range
1.5.4 Greater White-fronted Goose Diet
1.5.5 Greater White-fronted Nesting
1.6 Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
1.6.1 Barnacle Goose Description
1.6.2 Listen to Barnacle Goose
1.6.3 Barnacle Goose Habitat & Range
1.6.4 Barnacle Goose Diet
1.6.5 Barnacle Goose Nesting
1.7 Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
1.7.1 Pink-footed Goose Description
1.7.2 Listen to Pink-footed Goose
1.7.3 Pink-footed Goose Habitat & Range
1.7.4 Pink-footed Goose Diet
1.7.5 Pink-footed Goose Nesting
1.8 Brant (Branta bernicla)
1.8.1 Brant Description
1.8.2 Listen to Brant
1.8.3 Brant Habitat & Range
1.8.4 Brant Diet
1.8.5 Brant Nesting
1.9 Where to Watch Geese in the State of Vermont?
1.10 Are There Any Resident Geese Flocks In Vermont?
2 Geese Hunting in Vermont
2.1 Can You Shoot a Goose in Vermont?
2.2 Where Can I Hunt Geese in VT?
2.3 Is There a Goose Hunting Season in Vermont?
3 Conclusion on Geese in VT
What Geese Are in Vermont?
Vermont is home to the following goose species:
Barnacle Goose
Pink-footed Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
The Greater White-fronted goose is named after the white patch at the top of its bill. These are medium-sized geese. It is named for the patch of white feathers bordering the base of its bill. In fact, albifrons comes from the Latin albus "white" and frons "forehead".
Scientific Name: Anser albifrons
Height: 64–81 cm (25–32 in)
Weight: 1.93–3.31 kg (4 lb 4 oz – 7 lb 5 oz)
Greater White-fronted Goose Description
The Greater White-fronted Goose is a dusky-brown goose with a long, thin neck and a small bill. It is characterized by its white belly and white patch on its face with orange legs. The bill is pinkish or orange with a white tip.
Listen to Greater White-fronted Goose
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Greater White-fronted Goose Habitat & Range
The Greater White-fronted Goose is native to the northern hemisphere in North America and Eurasia. They are found in open areas such as grasslands, wetlands, taiga, arctic tundra, and alpine meadows, pond edges and lakeshores during the summer months and migrate south for the winter months. They prefer to nest on tundra or lakeshores but will nest on rocky beaches if necessary.
The Greater White-fronted Goose can be found in the Arctic tundra of North America, Europe, and Asia. They are migratory birds that breed in Canada, the United States, Iceland, and Greenland. In the winter they migrate south to Northern Africa and southern Europe.
Greater White-fronted Goose Diet
They prefer grassy areas with some water nearby for food sources but can also adapt to other habitats. They also feed on plants such as sedges, grasses, rushes and other aquatic plants as well as insects such as beetles and spiders that live in these habitats. They also eat insects such as moths and worms as well as small frogs or fish.
Greater White-fronted Nesting
The population of Greater White-fronted Geese is estimated at around 10 million birds worldwide which makes them one of the most abundant geese species! They lay 5-6 cream colored eggs in grassy sections.
Rare in North America and when spotted its usually within a flock of Canada Geese.
Scientific Name: Branta leucopsis
Weight: 1.21–2.23 kg (2.7–4.9 lb)
Barnacle Goose Description
The barnacle goose is a small goose with a white body and black wings, a black neck, with a white face and black bill. Its crown, eye line and legs are black.
Listen to Barnacle Goose
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Barnacle Goose Habitat & Range
Barnacle geese are migratory geese that are native to the Arctic and northern Europe. They spend winters in southern Europe, Africa, India, and Australia. They breed in Iceland, Greenland, Northern Scandinavia, and Canada.
Barnacle Goose range map credit ebird.org
Barnacle Goose Diet
Barnacle Geese feed primarily on grasses, leaves, and other aquatic plants, grains, and algae during their breeding season but also consume insects during migration periods when food may be scarce.
Barnacle Goose Nesting
The Barnacle Goose lays 4-6 eggs in a nest lined with down but on the rock edge. The young Barnacle Goslings have to undergo significant challenges making their way from cliff edges to the water below a few hours after hatching.
Scientific Name: Anser brachyrhynchus
Weight: 1.8–3.4 kg (4.0–7.5 lb)
This is a rare visitor to North Eastern US, but becoming increasingly more common as it migrates with other geese species. It is a small goose which breeds in the Artic.
Pink-footed Goose Description
The Pink-footed Goose is a medium-sized goose with a pinkish bill and legs, as well as a white belly. It has a white head and neck with a black stripe running down its back and a black tail. The body is white except for a black breast, belly, and vent. The bill is yellow and red, with yellow on top and red on the bottom. The legs are pink.
Listen to Pink-footed Goose
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Pink-footed Goose Habitat & Range
It's a migratory goose that breeds in Iceland, Greenland, and Scandinavia. It winters on the coasts of North America and Europe. They are also known for gathering in large flocks to feed or roost together during migration.
In winter, they migrate south to warmer climates in Europe or Africa. The population is large enough that they can survive in areas where there is no natural water source for them to nest in—they simply dig holes in dry grassland instead.
Pink-footed Goose Range Map
Pink-footed Goose Diet
Pink-footed geese feed on aquatic plants, including algae and tubers such as sedges and grasses; they also eat small fish and invertebrates such as snails or worms when they can find them.
Pink-footed Goose Nesting
They breed on the Arctic tundra near ponds or lakes that have open water in summer. Their nests are made formed in rocky crags. They lay 3-6 eggs per clutch and both parents incubate them for about 25 days.
Brant (Branta bernicla)
The black brant is the smallest and darkest member of the " true geese " (i.e., those belonging to the genus Branta ), with a body length of 50–60 cm (20–24 in). It has a short, stout bill and legs, and is slightly smaller than the Canada goose. The black brant is a gregarious bird, forming large flocks outside the breeding season. It feeds on grasses and other aquatic plants, and will uproot crops if its numbers are high enough.
Scientific Name: Branta bernicla
Weight: 0.88–2.2 kg (1.9–4.9 lb)
Brant Description
The Brant is similar to the Canada Goose with a black head and neck with a white neck collar, but is smaller with a shorter neck, with dark bellies. There are several subspecies which have different coloration on the bellies and sides, known tas the Black Brant or the Pacific Brant, the Pale-bellied Brant or Atlantic Brant and the dark bellied brant breeds of Europe.
Listen to Brant
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Brant Habitat & Range
The brant goose is a migratory bird, wintering in southern Europe, Africa, and western Asia. It is an occasional vagrant to North America, where it is most often seen in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.
It can be found in North America and spends most of its time in coastal waters. Brant migrate from their wintering grounds back to their breeding grounds each year.
Brant Diet
Most brant geese feed only on a single species of seagrass, known as eelgrass. They also eat sea lettuce, but their primary food source is eelgrass. They prefer eating at night because it's easier to spot prey when it's dark out (they have poor eyesight). Brant prefers living near bodies of water such as lakes or oceans because they need water to survive – without it, they would die within days.
Brant Nesting
Females lay 3-5 eggs in a nest of moss and down.
Where to Watch Geese in the State of Vermont?
Vermont is a popular destination for geese during the spring migration. Each year, thousands of geese make the journey to through Vermont since it is along the Atlantic Flyway, as a stopover for these migrating birds.
Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area is one of the best places to see them.
The Champlain Valley is also a good spot to view geese, particularly in late March and early April. During this time of year, many different species of geese can be seen in Vermont.
Are There Any Resident Geese Flocks In Vermont?
Resident Canada geese are found throughout Vermont in agricultural fields, pasturelands, hayfields, golf courses, parks, and along rivers and ponds.
In the agricultural fields, they feed on leftover grain and grasses. On golf courses, they eat the grass that is trimmed around the greens and fairways.
In parks, they eat the grass that is found in open fields and along trails. And along rivers and ponds, they eat aquatic plants, small fish, and invertebrates.
Although they are typically found in these areas, they will also occasionally venture into urban areas to forage for food.
Some consider that these resident geese have become a nuisance, destroying habitat and some of them are aggressive.
Geese Hunting in Vermont
Hunting is a popular pastime in Vermont, and there are many different animals that can be hunted in the state with one of the most popular animals to hunt is geese.
While hunting geese can be a fun and challenging experience, it is important to make sure that you are following all of the state's regulations.
In Vermont, you need a license to hunt geese, as well as a federal duck stamp.
You can purchase the appropriate licenses, permits and stamps from Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.
Can You Shoot a Goose in Vermont?
In Vermont, you can shoot geese with a shotgun that has a one-piece plug or is manufactured to restrict it to a three-shot capacity.
Only non-toxic shots approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are allowed.
Waterfowl may be taken only by shotgun, so you'll need to make sure your gun meets the requirements before heading out.
Additionally, you should be aware of the daily bag limit and possession limit set by Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department so that you will know how many birds you can have.
The office allowed the reduction of the population of migrating greater and lesser snow geese.
Where Can I Hunt Geese in VT?
Geese are a popular game bird in Vermont, and there are three main areas where they can be hunted: the Lake Champlain Zone, the Connecticut River Zone, and the Interior Vermont Zone.
Each zone has its own rules and regulations, so be sure to check with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department before heading out.
The Lake Champlain Zone, which includes Lake Champlain and the adjoining Champlain Valley lowlands, is the most popular area for goose hunting, as it offers a variety of habitats and a large population of birds.
The Connecticut River Zone is also a good place to hunt, though it can be more challenging due to the narrower terrain.
The Interior Vermont Zone is typically less crowded than the other two zones, making it a good choice for those looking for a more peaceful hunting experience.
There are controlled hunts in Mud Creek and Dead Creek WMAs.
Regardless of where you go, you're sure to enjoy some great goose hunting in Vermont.
Is There a Goose Hunting Season in Vermont?
Yes. Goose hunting season in Vermont takes place in the months of September to January. A conservation order usually happens from March to April.
Conclusion on Geese in VT
If you're looking for a great place to bird-watch or hunt waterfowl, Vermont is the perfect state. With eight different species of geese and plenty of other birds, you're sure to see something interesting.
Be sure to check out some of the great locations we've highlighted in this post!
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How I Googled My Way Into An IUD
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By Monica Torres
After President Donald Trump was elected, I cursed, cried, and typed three letters into my search browser: IUD. I was beginning a months-long journey that would end with me in medical stirrups, naked from the waist down, squeezing a silicone boob in stress, as an intrauterine device, or IUD, was inserted in me.
I was not alone in this journey. Immediately after November 8, the top Google search terms for contraception were "iud," "iud Trump" and "get an iud now," according to ABC News. After President Trump was elected, the idea of birth control that can work for over a decade by just sitting in your uterus spiked in popularity. In an uncertain future, people with uteruses wanted to take control of their reproductive choices. Around this time Planned Parenthood also reported it saw a 900% increase in patients wanting IUDs.
Before I could commit to a decision, I turned, as I usually do with my private concerns and neuroses, to the internet. I found Subreddits, Tumblrs, and Livejournal communities dedicated to all-things-IUD and I lurked in these spaces for months.
The more-recent IUD evangelism stems from all the benefits of long-acting reversible contraception. Beyond the gift of years-long contraception for zero effort, they're low-maintenance and cost-effective. While pills, rings, and patches have a 9% failure rate, IUDs are over 99% effective because they don't rely on you remembering to take something, at a certain hour, every day or month. Because the hormones in IUDs are localized in your uterus and not your bloodstream, my doctor even promised me that the mood swings that the Nuvaring gave me would disappear. It's no wonder then that IUDs are the preferred contraception of choice for gynecologists to use on themselves.
And in the long-run, IUDs are cheaper that most other forms of birth control. The Affordable Care Act requires insurance plans to cover all government-approved methods of birth control without out-of-pockets costs. Under this mandate, an IUD is free under many insurance plans. If the ACA is repealed, an IUD could cost up to $1000. This may become a reality —President Trump has vowed to repeal the ACA and Republicans are desperately trying to fulfill this promise. So far, the administration has already cut $213.6 million in teen birth control research.
Even having science and doctors on the side of IUDs, what drove me to action was this last point. What initially had held me back from seriously considering an IUD—fear of pain in the procedure, complacency, inertia—now seemed silly. I made a commitment to myself. Once I turned 26 and lost my father's health insurance and used my employer's, I would celebrate this adult milestone with an IUD.
But first, I wanted to know the people whose forces I would be joining. I wanted a space where strangers would stop being polite and start getting real about the IUD side effects, like potential months of bloody discharge.
I found all that and more. In these online forums, there were success stories, testimonies to the limits of pain endurance, complaints of hormonal side effects, and pleas for advice. As each of the IUD communities is quick to emphasize, they are not a substitute for your healthcare provider. They are your space to support and vent. Unlike face-to-face interactions, on social media posts like these, you always have the mic, and can speak uninterrupted. This can be freeing for people to unburden themselves of big and small worries they're unable to tell their lovers and families. Snaps of solidarity and applause are seen in the replies, reblogs, and upvotes your story receives.
What's better is that there are referees. The moderators of IUD_Divas, an IUD livejournal community that's been running since 1997, enforce a rule around pronouns. "Our users come from all over the world, get IUDs for myriad reasons, have different medical coverage situations, and vary in relationship status, sexual orientation and gender identity," the moderators advise in their submission guidelines. "Say 'people,' 'iud users,' even 'iud divas' instead of 'ladies' or 'girls.' Don't assume that everyone's here to prevent babies, or that we're all from your country."
In other words, speak your truths, but recognize that you can get your mic unplugged.
We make our private parts public knowledge because we seek answers we're not getting from our known circles. For some IUD seekers, these online spaces may be giving them better advice than they're getting offline.
"Through moderating this community, we have come to realize that many healthcare professionals prescribing birth control do not offer adequate education to their patients about possible side effects and how to use birth control most effectively," the moderators of /r/ birthcontrol, who are a medical student and a lawyer in the daytime, told me in a message. "We hope that this community serves the purpose of allowing patients to educate each other in a friendly and non-judgmental manner."
Here, your pain is believed. Advice is taken seriously. Misery over jammed IUDs is shared. Whatever happens, you're not alone. There are never enough public spaces for people to talk about their imperfect bodies, full of irregular bleeding and unwanted pain, and have them be recognized and celebrated as valid.
Each time I wanted to back out, I would read these stories, and I would watch healthcare legislation battles on the Senate floor. I eventually chose the newest IUD approved by the Federal Drug Administration, Kyleena, that is slightly smaller than Mirena, has fewer hormones—19.5 mg of levonorgestrel vs. Mirena's 52 mg—and lasts just as long —five years.
Bolstered by science, the looming threat of Trumpcare, and the stories of many IUD divas behind me, I turned 26 in May and booked an appointment for the middle of July.
When the day finally came, the wait was longer than the procedure itself. My doctor's office only had one room equipped for IUD insertions. My appointment was delayed for over an hour because insertions were taking too long. At least that's what I was told. But when you're the only person sitting in a waiting area, you hear too much. The woman before me fainted getting her old IUD out and her new one in. The woman before the woman who fainted got sent home because she was too nervous and kept bucking away from the doctor's hands. I overheard one nurse tell another that it would take a while to "clean up the mess."
Foreboding! I did not want to check my heart rate on my watch because I could already feel it pounding in my ears. When it was my turn to enter the room of horrors, I undressed from the waist-down and toured my cell. Someone had tastefully covered the medieval scissors that would be used to cut my IUD strings with a paper towel. There was a footlong box that carried the insertion device that would soon be in me. It looks like this.
Despite knowing all the ways this procedure could go wrong, the months of online reconnaissance had left me at peace with my decision. I had read all the timelines that could happen. At best, I would be like the lucky woman who said the pain was so minimal she could've "gone back to work." At worst, I would black out from pain or be sent home because my uterus was too small to fit an IUD. All my fates were laid bare before me.
The physician assistant's advice to me was to bear down and not move. If I moved, the doctor may need to reinsert the device. The threat of having to go through the insertion process twice was enough to make my body go still.
The physician assistant would be too busy helping the doctor to hold my hand, so she gave me a silicone boob to squeeze my anxiety into. During the insertion, there are three obstacles your body needs to overcome to reach birth control Valhalla. After your clinician disinfects your vagina, they will put an instrument up your cervix to stabilize it for the insertion. This is where the pain comes in: your cervix is the gatekeeper to your uterus and will attempt to expel this foreign invader. It will helpfully alert you to this intruder through an intense, sustained cramp that reverberates from your core. "Out, damn'd spot! out," it protests. The next moment of rebellion comes when an instrument reaches your uterus to measure its depth. Your queen uterus is unhappy with this action and will tell you so. The cramping insurrection continues. If your uterus is big enough, your reward will be the third moment of pain when the IUD gets released into your uterus. This all happens in less than a minute.
Theoretically I had known this, but the cramping still made me suck my breath through my teeth in shock. I crushed the silicone boob in my hand, but I did not faint. The IUD successfully went inside me. The experience was better than the "molly sweats" of dizziness one woman described, but worse than the vague possibility of "discomfort" the Kyleena pamphlet undersold. The closest parallel of pain I found was with the woman who recorded her IUD insertion for a podcast. Her strained 'hah haaaaahhhhhhh' of discomfort was me.
After conquering the IUD, I downed the painkiller the nurse gave me, shook myself off and hobbled to the subway like a newborn deer. My cyborg body was still attempting to expel this foreign object and adjust to its new reality.
Following the advice of Redditors, IUD_Divas, and my doctor, I had made an end-of-day appointment and had cleared the rest of my schedule for the day. A heating pad, my favorite takeout, and Motrin awaited me at home. Whatever you do, my advice is to take it easy and treat yourself tenderly afterwards. You deserve it. The next day, I woke up with minimal pain, five years of continuous, foolproof birth control, and a sense of deep satisfaction.
I had finally become the IUD diva, a Redditor "experience" story tag that I had read so much about. The billed procedure would be over $800.00 but thanks to health insurance, I would pay nothing. I would never need to wait in line at the pharmacy for birth control again. I was bleeding on a pad. I couldn't wait to tell people on the internet about it.
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package com.sleepycat.je.rep.impl;

import com.sleepycat.je.rep.NodeType;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.impl.node.NameIdPair;

/**
 * Defines the protocol used in support of group membership.
 *
 * API to Master
 *   ENSURE_NODE -> ENSURE_OK | FAIL
 *   REMOVE_MEMBER -> OK | FAIL
 *   TRANSFER_MASTER -> TRANSFER_OK | FAIL
 *
 * Monitor to Master
 *   GROUP_REQ -> GROUP | FAIL
 */
public class RepGroupProtocol extends TextProtocol {

    public static final String VERSION = "3";

    public static enum FailReason {
        DEFAULT, MEMBER_NOT_FOUND, IS_MASTER, IS_REPLICA, TRANSFER_FAIL;
    }

    /* The messages defined by this class. */

    public final MessageOp ENSURE_NODE =
        new MessageOp("ENREQ", EnsureNode.class);
    public final MessageOp ENSURE_OK =
        new MessageOp("ENRESP", EnsureOK.class);
    public final MessageOp REMOVE_MEMBER =
        new MessageOp("RMREQ", RemoveMember.class);
    public final MessageOp GROUP_REQ =
        new MessageOp("GREQ", GroupRequest.class);
    public final MessageOp GROUP_RESP =
        new MessageOp("GRESP", GroupResponse.class);
    public final MessageOp RGFAIL_RESP =
        new MessageOp("GRFAIL", Fail.class);
    public final MessageOp UPDATE_ADDRESS =
        new MessageOp("UPDADDR", UpdateAddress.class);
    public final MessageOp TRANSFER_MASTER =
        new MessageOp("TMASTER", TransferMaster.class);
    public final MessageOp TRANSFER_OK =
        new MessageOp("TMRESP", TransferOK.class);

    public RepGroupProtocol(String groupName,
                            NameIdPair nameIdPair,
                            RepImpl repImpl) {

        super(VERSION, groupName, nameIdPair, repImpl);

        this.initializeMessageOps(new MessageOp[] {
                ENSURE_NODE,
                ENSURE_OK,
                REMOVE_MEMBER,
                GROUP_REQ,
                GROUP_RESP,
                RGFAIL_RESP,
                UPDATE_ADDRESS,
                TRANSFER_MASTER,
                TRANSFER_OK
        });

        setTimeouts(repImpl,
                    RepParams.REP_GROUP_OPEN_TIMEOUT,
                    RepParams.REP_GROUP_READ_TIMEOUT);
    }

    private abstract class CommonRequest extends RequestMessage {
        private final String nodeName;

        public CommonRequest(String nodeName) {
            this.nodeName = nodeName;
        }

        public CommonRequest(String requestLine, String[] tokens)
            throws InvalidMessageException {

            super(requestLine, tokens);
            nodeName = nextPayloadToken();
        }

        @Override
        protected String getMessagePrefix() {
            return messagePrefixNocheck;
        }

        public String wireFormat() {
            return wireFormatPrefix() + SEPARATOR + nodeName;
        }

        public String getNodeName() {
            return nodeName;
        }
    }

    public class RemoveMember extends CommonRequest {
        public RemoveMember(String nodeName) {
            super(nodeName);
        }

        public RemoveMember(String requestLine, String[] tokens)
            throws InvalidMessageException {

            super(requestLine, tokens);
        }

        @Override
        public MessageOp getOp() {
            return REMOVE_MEMBER;
        }
    }

    public class TransferMaster extends RequestMessage {
        private final String nodeNameList;
        private final long timeout;
        private final boolean force;

        public TransferMaster(String nodeNameList,
                              long timeout,
                              boolean force) {
            super();
            this.nodeNameList = nodeNameList;
            this.timeout = timeout;
            this.force = force;
        }

        public TransferMaster(String requestLine, String[] tokens)
            throws InvalidMessageException {

            super(requestLine, tokens);
            this.nodeNameList = nextPayloadToken();
            this.timeout = Long.parseLong(nextPayloadToken());
            this.force = Boolean.parseBoolean(nextPayloadToken());
        }

        @Override
        public String wireFormat() {
            return wireFormatPrefix() + SEPARATOR + nodeNameList +
                SEPARATOR + timeout + SEPARATOR + force;
        }

        @Override
        public MessageOp getOp() {
            return TRANSFER_MASTER;
        }

        public String getNodeNameList() {
            return nodeNameList;
        }

        public long getTimeout() {
            return timeout;
        }

        public boolean getForceFlag() {
            return force;
        }
    }

    public class GroupRequest extends RequestMessage {

        public GroupRequest() {
        }

        public GroupRequest(String line, String[] tokens)
            throws InvalidMessageException {
            super(line, tokens);
        }

        @Override
        public MessageOp getOp() {
           return GROUP_REQ;
        }

        @Override
        protected String getMessagePrefix() {
            return messagePrefixNocheck;
        }

        public String wireFormat() {
           return wireFormatPrefix();
        }
    }

    public class UpdateAddress extends CommonRequest {
        private final String newHostName;
        private final int newPort;

        public UpdateAddress(String nodeName,
                             String newHostName,
                             int newPort) {
            super(nodeName);
            this.newHostName = newHostName;
            this.newPort = newPort;
        }

        public UpdateAddress(String requestLine, String[] tokens)
            throws InvalidMessageException {

            super(requestLine, tokens);
            this.newHostName = nextPayloadToken();
            this.newPort = new Integer(nextPayloadToken());
        }

        @Override
        public MessageOp getOp() {
            return UPDATE_ADDRESS;
        }

        public String getNewHostName() {
            return newHostName;
        }

        public int getNewPort() {
            return newPort;
        }

        @Override
        public String wireFormat() {
            return super.wireFormat() + SEPARATOR + newHostName + SEPARATOR +
                   newPort;
        }
    }

    public class EnsureNode extends RequestMessage {
        final RepNodeImpl node;

        public EnsureNode(RepNodeImpl node) {
            assert(node.getType() == NodeType.MONITOR);
            this.node = node;
        }

        public EnsureNode(String line, String[] tokens)
            throws InvalidMessageException {

            super(line, tokens);
            node = RepGroupImpl.hexDeserializeNode(nextPayloadToken());
        }

        public RepNodeImpl getNode() {
            return node;
        }

        @Override
        public MessageOp getOp() {
            return ENSURE_NODE;
        }

        @Override
        protected String getMessagePrefix() {
            return messagePrefixNocheck;
        }

        public String wireFormat() {
            return wireFormatPrefix() + SEPARATOR +
                   RepGroupImpl.serializeHex(node);
        }
    }

    public class EnsureOK extends OK {
        private final NameIdPair nameIdPair;

        public EnsureOK(NameIdPair nameIdPair) {
            super();
            this.nameIdPair = nameIdPair;
        }

        public EnsureOK(String line, String[] tokens)
            throws InvalidMessageException {
            super(line, tokens);
            nameIdPair = new NameIdPair(nextPayloadToken(),
                                        Integer.parseInt(nextPayloadToken()));
        }

        public NameIdPair getNameIdPair() {
            return nameIdPair;
        }

        @Override
        public MessageOp getOp() {
            return ENSURE_OK;
        }

        @Override
        public String wireFormat() {
            return wireFormatPrefix() + SEPARATOR +
                   nameIdPair.getName() + SEPARATOR +
                   Integer.toString(nameIdPair.getId());
        }
    }

    public class TransferOK extends OK {
        private final String winner;

        public TransferOK(String winner) {
            super();
            this.winner = winner;
        }

        public TransferOK(String line, String[] tokens)
            throws InvalidMessageException {
            super(line, tokens);
            winner = nextPayloadToken();
        }

        public String getWinner() {
            return winner;
        }

        @Override
        public MessageOp getOp() {
            return TRANSFER_OK;
        }

        @Override
        public String wireFormat() {
            return wireFormatPrefix() + SEPARATOR + winner;
        }
    }

    public class GroupResponse extends ResponseMessage {
        final RepGroupImpl group;

        public GroupResponse(RepGroupImpl group) {
            this.group = group;
        }

        public GroupResponse(String line, String[] tokens)
            throws InvalidMessageException {

            super(line, tokens);
            group = RepGroupImpl.deserializeHex
                (tokens, getCurrentTokenPosition());
        }

        public RepGroupImpl getGroup() {
            return group;
        }

        @Override
        public MessageOp getOp() {
            return GROUP_RESP;
        }

        @Override
        protected String getMessagePrefix() {
            return messagePrefixNocheck;
        }

        public String wireFormat() {
            return wireFormatPrefix() + SEPARATOR + group.serializeHex();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Extends the class Fail, adding a reason code to distinguish amongst
     * different types of failures.
     */
    public class Fail extends TextProtocol.Fail {
        final FailReason reason;

        public Fail(FailReason reason, String message) {
            super(message);
            this.reason = reason;
        }

        public Fail(String line, String[] tokens)
            throws InvalidMessageException {

            super(line, tokens);
            reason = FailReason.valueOf(nextPayloadToken());
        }

        @Override
        public MessageOp getOp() {
            return RGFAIL_RESP;
        }

        @Override
        public String wireFormat() {
            return super.wireFormat() + SEPARATOR + reason.toString();
        }

        public FailReason getReason() {
            return reason;
        }
    }
}

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Senator Lankford Continues Fighting Obama's Internet Giveaway
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Senator Lankford Bills to Promote Government Transparency Pass Committee
WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today passed two of Senator James Lankford's (R-OK) government transparency bills during a business meeting, the GRANT Act and the DC Judicial Financial Transparency and Improvement Act. "These two bills are substantive solutions to provide more transparency and accountability in government spending." said Lankford. "I applaud the committee for the passage of bills that make the federal government more open. The f… Continue Reading
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WASHINGTON, DC - Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) today introduced an amendment (#4085) to the National Defense Authorization Act to cut foreign aid for nations who lose track of terrorists formerly held at the US Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba. Since 2009, President Obama has aggressively sought to empty out the detention facility in an effort to fulfill a campaign promise to close it. Most recently, the President sent a detention facility closure plan to Congress … Continue Reading


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Lock N Load is a 8-vs-8 wild west team based multiplayer game for Vive and Rift where you take on various scenarios like a Bank Heist, Train-robbery, Capture the gold and more. There are 9 classic yo choose from, each one brings its own unique abilities sand playstyle. It's also playable without a VR headset. Coming in Early Access soon.
Lock N Load First Impressions
Article published on June 23, 2017
On February 5th, 2017, Zenz VR, a Stockholm-based game studio, announced their new title called Lock N Load. This is the same company who brought us the great zombie first-person shooter HordeZ and they recently released their arcade shooter Xion on early access on Steam.
Now Lock N Load seems like their most ambitious projects yet. It's an 8v8 team based competitive multiplayer game taking place in a Wild West setting. The game will be released in 2017 for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, but according to the official website, it will also be released for in a non-VR version, which you can play with just a keyboard and mouse and with a regular monitor.
We don't know a lot about the game at the moment. What we do know is that there will be 9 classes to choose from (I know, you are already smelling really cool Overwatch-style competitive Mayhem. I do hope so :) ). Each class has its own unique abilities and playstyle. For example, there is the Dual wielding gunslinger (Kind of Overwatch McCree-style but with two pistols... It's High Noon!.. bam), a Sniper character, an assassin character, and even a medic. Anyone of you can choose his favorite character that best matches his favorite play style, whether you enjoy playing as a support character or go all in with a more "assault"-oriented class.
Now the cool thing is that it's not like a simple Deadthmatch mode. The game features various modes from the wild west setting, like Bank Heist Train robbery, Capture the gold and more. This is really cool to have modes that aren't generic and arcadic in nature, but really compliment the theme of the game.
The game carries a cartoon-ish Overwatch style design judging by the character designs that I saw on their websites. I personally prefer this type of art style, because you can build a nice humoristic wrapping around it, making the game more fun and entertaining for those who watch or play it. I really like how the designed the characters, they look really cool, but you are not going to see any robot or futuristic character here, they stick to the wild west theme and I like this approach.
I have a good feeling about Load N Load!. One of my favorite games that I played in the past couple of years were competitive and co-operative multiplayer games. It's great to see more and more multiplayer VR games coming out for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. I am going to keep a close eye on this title and I'll update you with more information when it becomes available.
Load N Load coming to PC, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive in 2017.
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Аркушепідбира́льна маши́на — машина, яка застосовується в поліграфічному виробництві для комплектування сфальцьованих друкарських аркушів (зошитів) у блоки.

Найпоширеніші аркушепідбиральна машини — автомати з горизонтальним транспортером, що рухається вздовж магазинів, в які закладено аркуші. Аркуші з магазинів подаються знизу, що дає можливість заповнювати магазини під час роботи аркушепідбиральної машини.

Для забезпечення комплектності блоків в аркушепідбиральних машинах встановлено контрольно-блокувальні пристрої, які зупиняють машину і подають сигнал з відповідної секції про неполадки в самонакладанні аркушів.

За кожний робочий цикл аркушепідбиральна машина комплектує один блок.

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Meet The Michelle Obama Chief Of Staff Who Kept Jussie Out of Jail
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Former Michelle Obama chief of staff Tina Tchen has now been exposed as the person who intervened with Cook County state's attorney Kim Foxx to convince the judge to drop charges against hate hoaxer Jussie Smollett, a close friend of the Obama family.
Tchen runs the Times Up Legal Defense Fund, as reported by nextshark. By January, the fund — which focuses on sexual harassment advocacy — had raised more than $14 million.
Disgraced hate-crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett has longstanding ties to the Obamas.
Cook County state's attorney Kim Foxx is pulling a favor for the Obamas by getting their "close friend" Jussie Smollett off with no charges. George Soros' money largely helped put Foxx in office.
"If Fox wants to be D.A. or go any further, she's going to have to kiss the Obamas' ass," our source in Chicago politics tells BLP.
The Chicago Sun-Times just confirmed it: "Foxx's call to Johnson came after an influential supporter of the "Empire" actor reached out to Foxx personally: Tina Tchen, a Chicago attorney and former chief of staff for former First Lady Michelle Obama, according to emails and text messages provided by Foxx to the Chicago Sun-Times in response to a public records request.
Tchen passed Foxx's number to a relative of the actor, and the ensuing conversations with the family member were cited by Foxx last month as the reason she recused herself from Smollett's prosecution as the actor faces disorderly conduct charges for allegedly making a false police report.
Text messages show Tchen contacted Foxx on Feb. 1, three days after Smollett said he was jumped by two men as he walked home from a sandwich shop near his Streeterville home. Tchen texted Foxx to set up an early morning phone call.
"I wanted to give you a call on behalf of Jussie Smollett and family who I know. They have concerns about the investigation," Tchen wrote in a text sent before 5 a.m., seeking to set up a call with Foxx before Tchen left on an 8 a.m. flight to New York.
A few hours later, Foxx received a text from a relative of Smollett, who said she'd received the number from Tchen."
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The pro-Bernie Sanders group Reclaim Chicago is sweet on Foxx as a politician (Obama still hasn't endorsed anyone).
Reclaim Chicago works for the "Bernie Sanders Revolution" in Chicago:
Here is what Reclaim Chicago had to say about the Smollett hoax verdict, in which the judge dismissed charges in return for community service:
The Jussie Smollett case is a sad commentary on our celebrity obsessed society as well the fact that real hate crimes against Black LGBTQ in Chicago each year go without the same attention from police and the media.
This article talks about the increase of racially motivated hate crimes against Black LGBTQ across the country over the past few years. Of the 57% of all race related hate crimes, 28.4% were against African Americans, and "the next most frequent targets involved sexual orientation at 17.6 percent." The article also talks about how these victims are often not believed by police and are more likely the victims of police violence."
Here is Jurnee Smollett Bell's Instagram post as Barack Obama was leaving office in January 2017:
"Feeling a lot of emotions. I remember meeting then Senator @barackobama 9 years ago. I'd been invited to introduce him in Nevada during the primaries. He was the underdog, the odds were stacked against him. Said he was too young, too black, too different…he was an other. I've always been an other so I saw myself in him. My own relative told me I was wasting my time, going state to state, knocking on doors for this guy with the funny name. I can't tell you how many people hung the phone up on my sister @jazzsmollettwarwell and me as we clocked in our hours, phone banking. Working as if this was a full time job, I worked for free, because this work was food for my soul. They whispered that you couldn't do it. That we couldn't do it. And then tried to block you even when we proved them wrong. TWICE. You will go down as the greatest president who did the most with the least help from his "congressional leaders". So I thank you for being you. Unapologetically. Your very existence demanded that I take the limits off my own. Before you, I lived in a world of boundaries and limits. You were audacious enough to dream big, and demanded we dream even bigger. So thank you for all you've given us. We will keep dreaming, keeping fighting, keep knocking on doors, keep traveling and spreading the gospel truth. Because it never was about you, it was about us, the "others". Yes we can. Yes we did. Yes we will.#powertothepeople ✊???? #ThanksObama #tbt #mypresident
And here is Jussie Smollett with Obama:
Flashback: Ann Coulter Warns Steve Bannon about Donald Trump's Hires During 2016
Coulter tells it like it is.
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Earlier this week, former White House adviser Steve Bannon reached out to President Donald Trump, in an apparent move to reconcile with the president. Bannon was one of the more renowned advisors in the Trump administration who received a lot of attention for his unconventional views. The former White House adviser is likely looking for Trump to pardon him for several federal criminal charges that he is currently facing.
Bannon was one of the strongest contrarian voices on the right who questioned traditional conservative dogma on free trade and immigration. His rise to prominence represented a raw, populist anger that was building within the Republican Party base. Bannon ended up leaving the Trump administration after the infamous Charlottesville rally. This left a massive void for populist voices within the Trump brain trust, which was never adequately filled with populist figures.
Most of the strong populist voices during the Trump era came from the outside. Conservative commentator Ann Coulter has been one of the leading figures trying to steer populist discourse in America.Although a harsh critic, Coulter did her best to hold President Trump accountable and watch his every move, especially personnel decisions that did not align with his America first vision. To the average pro-Trump individual, Coulter's criticism may come off as abrasive, but it was and still is necessary to have a viable nationalist movement.
As a reminder to her followers about how she knew that there were subversive elements in the Trump administration who wanted to gut the president's America First agenda and pursue more traditional Republican policies, she tweeted about email correspondence she had with Bannon dating back to December 2, 2016. In light of the rapprochement between Bannon and Trump, Coulter called attention to how she warned the former White House adviser about some of the latter's questionable staffing decisions during the early stages of his presidency.
Coulter tweeted, "No, actually, I knew Trump was betraying us pretty early on – and that it would cost him re-election. My December 2, 2016 email to Steve Bannon:"
No, actually, I knew Trump was betraying us pretty early on – and that it would cost him re-election.
My December 2, 2016 email to Steve Bannon: pic.twitter.com/38hGPNUqqN
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 14, 2021
In an email sent on December 2, 2016 with a subject line titled "ghost of christmas future", Coulter warned then-White House adviser Bannon about some of Trump's hiring decisions.
She first noted that "the fact that Trump is even CONSIDERING rep. Mccaul (rubio in the house) for homeland — and is NOT considering kobach— tells me we're not getting any major deportations, no removal of refugees, no e-verify, no end to end anchor babies… and trump will be dead.
also, "mad dog" isn't going to build a wall."
She was referring to Texas Congressman Michael McCaul, a known mass migration booster and a potential nominee for the head of the Department of Homeland Security. United States Marine Corps General James Matthis would be Trump's first Secretary of Defense, who ended up turning out to be a Deep State hack. On the other hand, Kris Kobach is a nationally recognized immigration hawk, who gained fame for implementing some of the stiffest voter ID standards in the nation during his time as Secretary of State.
The Trump administration was successful in implementing several administrative changes that limited immigration and also did not get involved in any nation-building engagements like previous administrations.
Nevertheless, Coulter's incisive suggestions still have use for future Republican administrations. The new GOP should follow Coulter's pro-migration restriction suggestions if it wants to not only remain politically relevant, but also protect the integrity of America's political system.


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ARC Review: A Winter Wedding by Brenda Novak
October 25, 2015 by Deanna Lynn Leave a Comment
In A Winter Wedding, Brenda Novak takes us back to Whiskey Creek for the delightful love story of town staple Kyle Houseman and temporary town transplant, country music singer, Lourdes Bennett.
Book Nine
Publisher: Harlequin | Imprint: Mira Books
Genre: Romance | Contemporary Romance
Series: Whiskey Creek
One Christmas can change your life…
Kyle Houseman believes he'll never find anyone he could love as much as Olivia Arnold, who's now married to his stepbrother. Not only did he lose her, he's been through one divorce and has no desire to go through another. He's determined to be extra careful about the next woman he gets involved with—which is why he fights his attraction to the beautiful stranger who rents his farmhouse for the Christmas holiday.
Lourdes Bennett is a country music artist. She's only planning to stay in Whiskey Creek long enough to write the songs for her next album—the album that's going to put her back on top. Her dreams don't include settling in a town even smaller than the one she escaped. But as she comes to know Kyle, she begins to wonder if she'd be making a terrible mistake to leave him behind.
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Fast-paced, mesmerizing, and addicting, A Winter Wedding by Brenda Novak, the ninth book in the author's Whiskey Creek series, proved to be an excellent heartfelt, gutwrenching read that I couldn't put down.
In the story, a lonely Kyle Houseman has a lot to contend with. An unrequited love for a woman now married to his stepbrother, a money-hungry ex-wife he can't manage to say no to or get rid of, and now a growing attraction to a country music singer who couldn't be more wrong for him. Except, much to his surprise, Lourdes Bennett feels way too right for him, and that's a problem because she's only in town temporarily to write her next album.
A Winter Wedding is one of those rare books with deeply characterized story people who sweep you up into their world and carry you away with them on their journey. I really felt for Kyle in this, both for his problems with his ex-wife and his unrequited love for his stepbrother's wife, while at the same time, I rooted for him to move on from the guilt of his past mistakes and give his growing relationship with his new tenant, Lourdes, a chance to flourish.
I also felt for Lourdes and everything she's going through with her career and her disintegrating relationship with her manager. It's hard to have confidence in yourself when it feels like you're losing everything you wanted and worked so hard to build.
This book is a deeply-rooted, heartwarming read with enough in-depth point of view, plenty of internal and external conflicts, and on-point character and setting descriptions to fully immerse readers into Kyle and Lourdes' thoughts and lives. I absolutely loved getting to know the two characters, as well as getting back to the town and citizens of Whiskey Creek. And since I was lucky enough to read an E-ARC of this book, I can definitely say, this will be a print and e-book buy for me, because it's a must have for my keeper shelf and my Brenda Novak e-book collection.
Final Thoughts: A beautiful and somewhat suspenseful love story taking place in the small town of Whiskey Creek. A Winter Wedding is a must-read for devoted Brenda Novak fans, but more importantly, for any and all fans of small-town contemporary romance.
About Brenda Novak
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Brenda Novak has penned over 45 novels. A two-time Rita nominee, she's won The National Reader's Choice, The Bookseller's Best, The Bookbuyer's Best and many other awards. She runs an annual online auction for diabetes research every May at http://www.brendanovak.com. To date, she's raised over $2 million. Brenda considers herself lucky to be a mother of five and married to the love of her life.
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When Maze returns to Wildstone for the wedding of her estranged bff and the sister of her heart, it's also a reunion of a once ragtag team of teenagers who had only each other until a tragedy tore them apart and scattered them wide. Naturally, mistakes are made and conflicts arise, but ultimately, family, forgiveness, and love blossom in unexpected ways.
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Q: Loop over single RewriteRule Would there be any way to continuously repeat execution of a single RewriteRule in .htaccess?
For example:
RewriteEngine On

# ...

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (.*?)(?:^|&)q=[^&]*(.*)
RewriteRule (.*) $1?%1%2

# ...

This rule will only be executed once before moving on to other rules. However, it could certainly match more than once:

Input:        /?a=a&q=q&b=b&q=q&c=c
Expected: /?a=a&b=b&c=c
Actual:       /?a=a&b=b&q=q&c=c

The closest way to do this seems to be the [N] flag, but this only works if the rule is at the very top of the file. Unfortunately, this is not feasible if the rule relies on other rules being executed beforehand.
An answer to a similar question suggests that it is not possible, but it never addresses the question directly.

To add more context, the end goal is to  essentially encode a query string:
RewriteEngine On

# ...

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/folder/(.+)
RewriteRule .? - [E=QUERY:%1,S=1]
RewriteRule .? - [S=2]
# Repeat the next rule as many times as possible
RewriteCond %{ENV:QUERY} (.*?)&(.*)
RewriteRule .? - [E=QUERY:%1\%26%2]
RewriteRule .? /folder?query=%{ENV:QUERY}

# ...

This would result in the following:

Input:        /folder/a&b&c
Expected: /folder?query=a%26b%26c
Actual:       /folder?query=a%26b&c

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However, I'm still curious if there would be a general way to loop on one rule continuously in .htaccess.

First you should create an index.php in folder/ with this content to display the various PHP variables:
<?php
   phpinfo();
?>

Here is a generic way to loop the rules and replace each & by - using N flag.
RewriteEngine On

#
# your other rules here
#

# recursively replace & by - and build query string
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^(?:query=-?(.+))?$
RewriteRule ^(folder)/([^&]+)(?:&(.+))?$ $1/$3?query=%1-$2 [N,NC]

# **will never execute** due to previous rule looping
RewriteRule ^(folder)/(.+)$ $1/?query=$2 [NC,L,R]

The [N] flag causes the ruleset to start over again from the top, using the result of the ruleset so far as a starting point. Use with extreme caution, as it may result in loop.

A: At least in this specific case, there does appear to be a simple answer by using the [B] flag:
RewriteRule ^/folder/(.+) /folder?query=$1 [B]

However, I'm still curious if there would be a general way to loop on one rule continuously in .htaccess.

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YouTube Originals will have a free version, but with ads
By Jay Bonggolto Neowin @@JayBonggolto · May 3, 2019 18:34 EDT with 9 comments
YouTube currently offers original video content, under the YouTube Originals brand, as part of its Premium version, which costs $11.99 per month. Fortunately for consumers who may not be willing to pay for YouTube's original offerings, a free version of YouTube Originals will be available in the future.
During its annual Brandcast event for advertisers, YouTube's Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl reiterated the company's plan on lifting the paywall from its original content. Instead, it will be offered to consumers free of charge, but they will come with ads.
The Google-owned company already confirmed that plan late last year and the free Originals service is expected to go live sometime in 2020. It should be noted, though, that the premium offering will stay in place for viewers who may not want to be interrupted by ads. Also, not all original content will go free at the outset. Moving its original programming into an ad-supported window will take quite a while to complete until every content becomes free to watch for all consumers.
Among the Originals that will eventually go free is Cobra Kai, based on the movie Karate Kid. The first season of the series will become available with ads from August 29 to September 11 of this year. It remains to be seen, though, how YouTube's change in strategy around original programming will fare against the competition.
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