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10 Best Cognacs
by Steve Johnson March 26, 2018
Cognac is a type of brandy distilled from white wine. The wine grapes responsible are especially acidic and dry. After being double distilled in a copper pot still, cognacs are aged in oak casks. Before being sold to the public, all cognacs must be aged for at least two years. The oak barrels will continue to impart flavor and complexity for up to a maximum of 50 years, but most cognacs are not aged this long. As with whiskey, the finest and most expensive cognacs are generally those that have been aged the longest.
Cognacs are graded on their quality according to the following scale:
– V.S. (Very Special): This designates any blend where the contents have been aged for at least two years in oak.
– V.S.O.P (Very Superior Old Pale): Also called "Reserve," this is the designation for any blend whose contents have been aged for at least four years.
– XO (Extra Old): Also called Napoleon, this grade is reserved for blends aged for between six and 10 years.
– Hors d'âge (Beyond Age): This designation is given to any high-quality product that has been aged for more than 10 years. These are the most expensive blends.
With that judging criteria in mind, here are our top 10 best cognacs for every taste and budget:
1.) Château de Beaulon, $30
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A 7-year-old VSOP made from 100 percent Folle Blanche grapes, this cognac offers hints of citrus and floral notes.
2.) Cuvée Jean Godet, $47
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A 5-year-old VS blend with notes of honey, dates, maple and a nutty fullness.
3.) Louis Royer Force 53, $68
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A VSOP rich with notes of raisin and chocolate and scented with leather and mocha. It won gold medals for excellence in international competitions in 2009 and 2010.
4.) Château de Montifaud Héritage L30, $153
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An Hors d'Age blend of eaux-de-vies from the Petite Champagne growing region, this blend is full-bodied and lavish. It is ideal for special occasions.
5.) Pierre Ferrand Selection Des Anges, $187
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A 30-year-old blend with a lovely mahogany color and complex aromas, this blend won a gold medal in 2009 from the Beverage Testing Institute and has been described as "nearly perfect" by the Washington Post.
6.) Ragnaud Sabourin Florilege Alliance N°45, $226
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Blended of 60 percent Ugni Blanc and 40 percent Folle Blanche, this XO grade 45-year blend presents a deep aroma with hints of toffee and spice.
7.) Remy Martin Coupe Shanghai 1903 Extra, $708
A blend of Grande Champagne and Petitie Champagne eaux-de-vie, this aged blend offers intensity and a classy finish with notes of leather, dried fruits and a floral aroma.
8.) Ragnaud-Sabourin Heritage Grande Champagne, $1,290
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A truly stunning premium quality Hors d'Age, this cognac has been aged for 50 years and provides an unrivaled depth of character and intensity.
9.) Hennessy Paradis, $1,407
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An XO blend containing more than 100 spirits, the Hennessy Paradis contains eaux-de-vie spirits distilled in 1880. Its coppery color and spicy, peppery aroma gives way to a fruity finish and notes of dry rose.
10.) Courvoisier Extra L'Essence de Courvoisier, $3,320
A premium blend of more than 100 rare spirits, many of which were distilled over a century ago. With a flowery, nutty taste and hints of caramel, this fine aged spirit is surprisingly sweet despite its intensity.
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The Exhibition encompasses multiple dimensions of meaning including the use of semantics and language within Joanna's studio practice, existing as an integrated, yet external perspective, while reflecting her time residing in Poland since Fall of 2019, including throughout the pandemic, and how it has informed her artistic research.
Key themes which have evolved in her work can be comprised within the topic of cultural heritage and how heritage is always constructed, interpreting the present from the past.
These ideas include the abstracted visualization of shifting borders, past and present geopolitical contexts, mapping of physical, cultural, and memory-scapes, tangible and intangible heritage, identity and belonging, (re)negotiation of previously untold, unheard, or dissonant narratives, and the individual vs the collective. In many of her works, she creates what she calls "a new visual language" or "visual alphabet" in which she takes influences of Polish language, physical and cultural landscape, and collective memory with elements of the human form and depicts them through an autobiographical lens.
Much of her compositions focus on a moment of intersection and in between, residing in a space of textured ambiguity, vibrant colors, swirling shapes, contoured lines, and layered lived experiences. This exhibition highlights work completed during Joanna's grant with the US-Polish Fulbright Commission from 2019-2020, resumed and completed in the Fall of 2021 as well as some periods in between in which her artistic research informed her grant renewal work in 2021.
These ideas include the abstracted visualization of shifting borders, past and present geopolitical contexts, mapping of physical, cultural, and memory-scapes, tangible and intangible heritage, identity and belonging, (re)negotiation of previously untold, unheard, or dissonant narratives, and the individual vs the collective.
In many of her works, she creates what she calls "a new visual language" or "visual alphabet" in which she takes influences of Polish language, physical and cultural landscape, and collective memory with elements of the human form and depicts them through an autobiographical lens.
Much of her compositions focus on a moment of intersection and in between, residing in a space of textured ambiguity, vibrant colors, swirling shapes, contoured lines, and layered lived experiences.
This exhibition highlights work completed during Joanna's grant with the US-Polish Fulbright Commission from 2019-2020, resumed and completed in the Fall of 2021 as well as some periods in between in which her artistic research informed her grant renewal work in 2021.

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Hawthorne è un census-designated place (CDP) degli Stati Uniti, capoluogo della Contea di Mineral nello stato del Nevada. Nel censimento del 2000 la popolazione era di 3.311 abitanti. Il vicino deposito di armi Hawthorne Army Depot è la principale risorsa economica del paese.

Geografia fisica
Secondo i rilevamenti dell'United States Census Bureau, la località di Hawthorne si estende su una superficie di 3,80 km², tutti occupati da terre.

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Secondo il censimento del 2000, a Hawthorne vivevano 3.311 persone, ed erano presenti 937 gruppi familiari. La densità di popolazione era di 863 ab./km². Nel territorio comunale si trovavano 1.883 unità edificate. Per quanto riguarda la composizione etnica degli abitanti, l'84,48% era bianco, il 6,16% era afroamericano, il 2,81% era nativo, l'1,21% era asiatico e lo 0,12% proveniva dall'Oceano Pacifico. Il 3,05% della popolazione apparteneva ad altre razze e il 2,17% a più di una. La popolazione di ogni razza ispanica corrispondeva al 9,21% degli abitanti.

Per quanto riguarda la suddivisione della popolazione in fasce d'età, il 22,9% era al di sotto dei 18, il 6,6% fra i 18 e i 24, il 22,3% fra i 25 e i 44, il 27,5% fra i 45 e i 64, mentre infine il 20,6% era al di sopra dei 65 anni di età. L'età media della popolazione era di 44 anni. Per ogni 100 donne residenti vivevano 97,8 maschi.

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Hematopoietic malignancies associated with viral and alcoholic hepatitis
Lesley A. Anderson, Ruth Pfeiffer, Joan L. Warren, Ola Landgren, Shahinaz Gadalla, Sonja I. Berndt, Winnie Ricker, Ruth Parsons, William Wheeler, Eric A. Engels
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) have been associated with hematopoietic malignancies, but data for many subtypes are limited. From the U.S. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare database, we selected 61,464 cases (≥67 years) with hematopoietic malignancies and 122,531 population-based controls, frequency-matched by gender, age, and year (1993-2002). Logistic regression was used to compare the prevalence of HCV, HBV, and alcoholic hepatitis in cases and controls, adjusted for matching factors, race, duration of Medicare coverage, and number of physician claims. HCV, HBV, and alcoholic hepatitis were reported in 195 (0.3%), 111 (0.2%), and 404 (0.7%) cases and 264 (0.2%), 242 (0.2%), and 798 (0.7%) controls, respectively. HCV was associated with increased risk of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma [odds ratio (OR) 1.52, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.05-2.18], Burkitt lymphoma (OR 5.21, 95% CI 1.62-16.8), follicular lymphoma (OR 1.88, 95% CI 1.17-3.02), marginal zone lymphoma (OR 2.20, 95% CI 1.22-3.95), and acute myeloid leukemia (OR 1.54, 95% CI 1.00-2.37). In contrast, HBV was unrelated to any hematopoietic malignancies. Alcoholic hepatitis was associated with decreased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma overall, but increased risk of Burkitt lymphoma. In summary, HCV, but not other causes of hepatitis, was associated with the elevated risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and acute myeloid leukemia. HCV may induce lymphoproliferative malignancies through chronic immune stimulation.
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
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Anderson, L. A., Pfeiffer, R., Warren, J. L., Landgren, O., Gadalla, S., Berndt, S. I., Ricker, W., Parsons, R., Wheeler, W., & Engels, E. A. (2008). Hematopoietic malignancies associated with viral and alcoholic hepatitis. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 17(11), 3069-3075. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0408
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In: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, Vol. 17, No. 11, 01.11.2008, p. 3069-3075.
Anderson, LA, Pfeiffer, R, Warren, JL, Landgren, O, Gadalla, S, Berndt, SI, Ricker, W, Parsons, R, Wheeler, W & Engels, EA 2008, 'Hematopoietic malignancies associated with viral and alcoholic hepatitis', Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, vol. 17, no. 11, pp. 3069-3075. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0408
Anderson LA, Pfeiffer R, Warren JL, Landgren O, Gadalla S, Berndt SI et al. Hematopoietic malignancies associated with viral and alcoholic hepatitis. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 2008 Nov 1;17(11):3069-3075. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0408
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AU - Wheeler, William
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N2 - Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) have been associated with hematopoietic malignancies, but data for many subtypes are limited. From the U.S. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare database, we selected 61,464 cases (≥67 years) with hematopoietic malignancies and 122,531 population-based controls, frequency-matched by gender, age, and year (1993-2002). Logistic regression was used to compare the prevalence of HCV, HBV, and alcoholic hepatitis in cases and controls, adjusted for matching factors, race, duration of Medicare coverage, and number of physician claims. HCV, HBV, and alcoholic hepatitis were reported in 195 (0.3%), 111 (0.2%), and 404 (0.7%) cases and 264 (0.2%), 242 (0.2%), and 798 (0.7%) controls, respectively. HCV was associated with increased risk of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma [odds ratio (OR) 1.52, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.05-2.18], Burkitt lymphoma (OR 5.21, 95% CI 1.62-16.8), follicular lymphoma (OR 1.88, 95% CI 1.17-3.02), marginal zone lymphoma (OR 2.20, 95% CI 1.22-3.95), and acute myeloid leukemia (OR 1.54, 95% CI 1.00-2.37). In contrast, HBV was unrelated to any hematopoietic malignancies. Alcoholic hepatitis was associated with decreased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma overall, but increased risk of Burkitt lymphoma. In summary, HCV, but not other causes of hepatitis, was associated with the elevated risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and acute myeloid leukemia. HCV may induce lymphoproliferative malignancies through chronic immune stimulation.
AB - Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) have been associated with hematopoietic malignancies, but data for many subtypes are limited. From the U.S. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare database, we selected 61,464 cases (≥67 years) with hematopoietic malignancies and 122,531 population-based controls, frequency-matched by gender, age, and year (1993-2002). Logistic regression was used to compare the prevalence of HCV, HBV, and alcoholic hepatitis in cases and controls, adjusted for matching factors, race, duration of Medicare coverage, and number of physician claims. HCV, HBV, and alcoholic hepatitis were reported in 195 (0.3%), 111 (0.2%), and 404 (0.7%) cases and 264 (0.2%), 242 (0.2%), and 798 (0.7%) controls, respectively. HCV was associated with increased risk of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma [odds ratio (OR) 1.52, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.05-2.18], Burkitt lymphoma (OR 5.21, 95% CI 1.62-16.8), follicular lymphoma (OR 1.88, 95% CI 1.17-3.02), marginal zone lymphoma (OR 2.20, 95% CI 1.22-3.95), and acute myeloid leukemia (OR 1.54, 95% CI 1.00-2.37). In contrast, HBV was unrelated to any hematopoietic malignancies. Alcoholic hepatitis was associated with decreased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma overall, but increased risk of Burkitt lymphoma. In summary, HCV, but not other causes of hepatitis, was associated with the elevated risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and acute myeloid leukemia. HCV may induce lymphoproliferative malignancies through chronic immune stimulation.
U2 - 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0408
DO - 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0408
JO - Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention
JF - Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention


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By Katie Heller	• Published at 2:56 pm on April 8, 2010
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Mission Viejo man convicted of kidnapping a toddler during a carjacking
Posted on August 13, 2013 by Editor Posted in Aliso Viejo, Courts, Crime, Mission Viejo, News, OCDA
Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 11CF2844: August 13, 2013
MAN CONVICTED OF KIDNAPPING TODDLER IN CAR SEAT DURING ALISO VIEJO CARJACKING
SANTA ANA – A man was convicted today for kidnapping a toddler, who was strapped into a car seat, during a carjacking in Aliso Viejo. James Christopher Corr, 35, Mission Viejo, was found guilty by a jury of one felony count each of first degree robbery, aggravated assault, carjacking, kidnapping, kidnapping during the commission of a carjacking, kidnapping child under 14 years old, child abuse, second degree vehicle burglary, hit and run with injury, first degree residential burglary, vandalism over $400, and one misdemeanor count of resisting an officer. His sentencing enhancements for non-accomplice present during a residential burglary and a prior prison conviction in Nevada for leaving the scene of an accident in 2005 were found true. Corr faces a maximum sentence of life in state prison at his sentencing Oct. 4, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-36, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.
Between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Oct. 15, 2011, Corr broke into a Honda Accord parked in a lot in front of a business in Aliso Viejo and stole a purse and its contents, including credit cards. He then fled the scene.
Shortly after 8:00 a.m., Corr walked into a nearby neighborhood. Victim Suzanne C., who was seven months pregnant, was preparing to leave her home and was in her garage with the garage door open. The victim put her Saint Bernard in the caged-off rear area of her Volvo sport utility vehicle (SUV) and then put her 2-year-old son, John Doe, in his child safety seat in the back seat of the car behind the driver's seat. She placed her keys in the car and left the driver's door and door next to her son open as she walked into her home through the internal garage access door for a matter of seconds to get her son's sippy cup.
In the few seconds that Suzanne C. was inside her home, Corr got into the driver's seat of her car. The victim walked out and began screaming at Corr to let her get her son as John Doe cried in the back seat. The victim attempted to remove her son from his car seat through the open door, but the defendant backed out of the garage and knocked Suzanne C. to the ground with the SUV. He ran over her foot as he rapidly reversed, leaving tire skid marks from his speed.
Corr hit the frame of the victim's garage door and crashed into a neighbor's garage, causing the open rear door next to the crying toddler to break and hang off. Corr fled in the stolen vehicle with the knowledge that John Doe was in the back as Suzanne C. chased after the defendant screaming for her son.
A neighbor, who witnessed the carjacking and kidnapping, followed the defendant in her own car. Corr was speeding and driving erratically as he attempted to flee, including running through an intersection on a red light.
The defendant drove into an adjoining neighborhood and jumped out of the car without putting it in park with the engine still running. The car with the child and dog inside ran up a curb, nearly hitting a tree, before coming to a stop. The pursuing neighbor stopped to help John Doe as Corr fled on foot.
The defendant ran away and jumped over fences of homes into residents' back yards. He took pruning shears from one home, removed the screen of a sliding door, and unsuccessfully attempted to pry open the locked door in an effort to escape and get inside the house.
Corr again ran away, at which time he was spotted by a responding Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) deputy. Corr refused to stop as the deputy chased him. The defendant was ultimately caught during the foot chase and arrested. At the time of his arrest, Corr was in possession of one of the stolen credit cards from the earlier car burglary in his pants pocket.
Senior Deputy District Attorney Aleta Bryant of the Special Prosecutions Unit is prosecuting this case.
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European In-Situ Snow Measurements: Practices and Purposes: In-situ snow measurements conducted by European institutions for operational, research, and energy business applications were surveyed in the framework of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action ES1404, called "A European network for a harmonised monitoring of snow for the benefit of climate change scenarios, hydrology, and numerical weather prediction". The results of this survey, which was answered by 125 participants from 99 operational and research institutions, belonging to 38 European countries are published in the Special Issue Earth Observation and In-Situ Sensing for Risk Assessment from Natural Threats of the SENSORS journal.
Report of Workshop on Integrated long-term Snow Chemistry Monitoring, 26 February - 02 March 2018 is available now.
Summary of "Training School on Snow Observations and Data Assimilation in Bormio, 12-16 March 2018" are available on the school page.
Lecture slides of "Training School on Snow Observations and Data Assimilation in Bormio, 12-16 March 2018" are available on the school page.
Special Issue "Remote Sensing of Snow and Its Applications" is open for submissions! Welcome to Contribute!
COST action ES1404 on snow, http://harmosnow.eu will arrange a spring school on snow, focusing on snow data assimilation. The training school will be held in Bormio, Italy in March 12-16, 2018.
Deadline for the applications is 26.1.2018.
7th National Seminar on Snow on the day of Pyry* in collaboration with the COST ES1404 Action (*Blizzard) will be held on November 1, 2017, part of the Finland 100 programme. The seminar is free of charge and open to all pre-registered participants. The seminar language is English. Welcome!
Position as PhD Research fellow is available at Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo.
4th Snow Science Winter School will be held between 11-17 February 2018 in Col du Lautaret, France.
Snow Measurement Field School, a 3-day field school on making and analyzing snow measurements, will be held between January 9 - 11, 2018 in Fraser, Colorado.
"Automated Webcam Monitoring of Fractional Snow Cover in Northern Boreal Conditions" by Arslan et al., is published in the special issue "Cryosphere" in "Geociences".
International Conference: Snow - An Ecological Phenomena will be held in Smolenice, Slovakia betweek 19 - 20.09.2017.
6th MC Meeting will be held in Smolenice, Slovakia on 19.09.2017.
Next WG Meetings will be held in Smolenice, Slovakia on 20.09.2017.
Event agenda for the 2nd Field Campaign will to be held in Reykjavik, Iceland between 28 February - 2 March 2017, are updated.
Agenda and practical information for 2nd Field Campaign will to be held in Reykjavik, Iceland between 28 February - 2 March 2017, are updated.
2nd Field Campaign in Reykjavik, Iceland will be held between 28 February - 2 March 2017, together with a workshop and WG meetings (WG1 and WG2).
"Methods for combining satellite observations with conventional in-situ snow measurements and modeling results."
"Spatial and temporal representativeness errors of snow measurements for data assimilation in NWP and hydrological models".
More information is available on the webpages of the COSMO / CLM / ICON / ART - User Seminar in parallel here and here.
Please register to the workshop using the registration page of the COSMO / CLM / ICON / ART - User Seminar to January, 31, 2017.
Important: Please enter always the code "COST1404" as a comment in the registration form.
Abstracts can be submitted online using the registration page to January, 31, 2017 or by e-mail to juergen.helmert (at) dwd.de with subject "Abstract COST workshop Offenbach".
Important: For Online-Abstracts to the workshop please use POSTER as "Preferred kind of your presentation*" for the "DATA ASSIMILATION SESSION" and please enter always the code "COST1404" as a comment in the registration form.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Offenbach.
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Presentations from "Workshop: Snow Monitoring and Modeling Initiatives in Spain Based On Ground and Satellite Data" are available.
The 4th Winter Field Course for Snow Measurement by The NASA Snow Working Group-Remote Sensing will be held in Kananaskis, Canadian Rockies on January 5-9, 2017.
The closing date for applications to The NASA Snow Working Group-Remote Sensing 4th Winter Field Course for Snow Measurement has been moved up to Friday, 18 November. Applicants will be notified by 1 December.
The EGU welcomes proposals for Topical Meetings, Training Schools and Workshops, as well as applications for EGU Sponsorship of External Meetings, for the year 2017. Successful proposals result in high profile EGU events with financial support.
Proposals for events in 2017 must be submitted by 31 December 2016 only via the on-line form on the EGU website.
More information about the aims, format and mechanisms of the EGU Topical Events Programme together with application guidelines can be found here.
'Nature based solution to risk reduction' session will be hosted in EGU2017.
'Chemical fingerprinting in sediment and water' session will be hosted in EGU2017.
Moments from Workshop: Snow Monitoring and Modeling Initiatives in Spain Based On Ground and Satellite Data, in collaboration with the COST ES1404 Action, November 2, 2016 are uploaded.
A new session on snow, ice and light absorbing impurities (LAI) will be opened at the EGU2017. The title is 'Atmosphere - Cryosphere interaction in the Arctic, at high latitudes and altitudes, and mountains with focus on transport, deposition and effects of dust, black carbon, and other aerosols' and can be found under 'Interdisciplinary Events'. Abstracts on the LAI effects, as well as biological impacts, on snow melt, snow and ice properties, including wider perspectives of radiative forcing and Arctic amplification, are welcomed. The deadline: January 10th, 2017.
The Copernicus Training and Information Session to be held on 21 - 22 November 2016 in Helsinki at the premises of the Finnish Meteorological Institute is the third in a series of national Copernicus events. The European Commission is organising these sessions at the request of, and in collaboration with Member States. In the specific case of Finland, it includes a User Workshop on the Copernicus Emergency Management Service with participation from stakeholders in neighbouring countries.
Workshop: Snow Monitoring and Modeling Initiatives in Spain Based On Ground and Satellite Data, in collaboration with the COST ES1404 Action will be held in Granada, Spain on November 2, 2016.
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8th EARSeL Workshop on Land Ice and Snow will be held in Bern, 7 - 9 February 2017.
Presentations from the Workshop on in-situ snow albedo measurements: toward a snow albedo intercomparison experiment are available.
Moments from Workshop on in-situ snow albedo measurements: toward a snow albedo intercomparison experiment, 24 - 25 August 2016 are uploaded.
Workshop on in-situ snow albedo measurements: toward a snow albedo intercomparison experiment will be held between August 24 - 25, 2016 in Helsinki, Finland. The workshop can also be followed from the live broadcast which will be published in the workshop page.
IGARSS 2016: Advancing the Understanding of Our Living Planet will be held between 10 - 15 July 2016, in Beijing, China.
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Presentations from Workshop on Remote Sensing Products of Cryosphere using Sentinels, held on April 18, 2016, Vienna are uploaded.
Photos from Harmosnow Joint Event on International Workshop, 1st Field Campaign & Meetings, held between 1-3 March 2016 are uploaded.
Workshop on in-situ snow albedo measurements: toward a snow albedo intercomparison experiment will be held between August 24 - 25, 2016 in Helsinki, Finland.
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Photos from 6th National Seminar on Snow on the day of Pyry* in collaboration with the COST ES1404 Action (*Blizzard), held in November 2, 2015 are now available in the Gallery.
1st Field Campaign in Turkey will be held between 1 - 3 March 2016 in Erzurum, together with a workshop, WG meetings and MC meeting. The planned dates are 01 - 03 Mar 2016 and will be organized in Erzurum, Turkey. Palandoken (2610 m) and Guzelyayla (2065 m) stations are selected as two main measurement points for field campaign.
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3rd MC Meeting Combined with Working Group Meetings is held between 3-4 November 2015 in Helsinki, Finland.
"6th National Seminar on Snow on the day of Pyry* in collaboration with the COST ES1404 Action (*Blizzard)" will be held in Helsinki, Finland on 2 November 2015.
WG3 Meeting with Special Cold Lake Session during the workshop on "Parameterization of Lakes in Numerical Weather Prediction and Climate Modelling", June 8, 2015.
Workshop on "Parameterization of Lakes in Numerical Weather Prediction and Climate Modelling", June 7 - 9, 2015.
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BLUES IN THE NEWS | Charlton Athletic
The fallout from Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Charlton
LOCAL VIEW
SOUTHEND United slipped out of the League One play-off places after suffering a 2-1 defeat at Charlton Athletic this afternoon.
A deflected effort from substitute Jake Forster-Caskey condemned Blues to a second successive defeat which saw Phil Brown's side move down to seventh in the table.
The Shrimpers – who were roared on by more than 2,500 travelling fans at the Valley – were without the injured Nile Ranger and Anthony Wordsworth in their starting line-up.
And Charlton took full advantage, opening the scoring after just six minutes with boyhood Blues fan Ricky Holmes firing them in front.
Southend's play-off hopes suffered another body-blow, after suffering their second defeat in a week. With closest rivals, Millwall, drawing at Gillingham, Southend now need a strong finish to the season, after slipping out of a play-off spot.
Ricky Holmes's early strike was cancelled out by John White, but late sub, Jake Forster-Caskey forced United's Adam Thompson into conceding a late own goal.
ONLINE VIEW
Southend's League One play-off ambitions took a blow after a defeat by struggling Charlton at The Valley.
An Adam Thompson own goal for the Addicks in the 74th minute leaves Phil Brown's side a point behind sixth-placed Millwall.
OPPOSITION VIEW
Charlton got back to winning ways with a hard-fought victory over play-off chasing Southend United at The Valley on Saturday.
The Addicks took a deserved lead courtesy of Ricky Holmes early in the first period, only to be pegged back by John White.
But Karl Robinson's men took control of the second half and got their winner with 74 minutes on the clock when Shrimpers defender Adam Thompson diverted Nathan Byrne's cross into the back of the net under pressure from Jake Forster-Caskey.
London News Online
Charlton bagged a second win in 16 games with a 2-1 victory over Southend thanks to a solid home performance and goals by Ricky Holmes and Jake Forster-Caskey.
The Addicks opened the scoring through Holmes in only the sixth minute but the Shrimpers struck back within five minutes when John White headed home Michael Timlin's corner.
A ding-dong battle for dominance took another hour to settle, though, and the hosts took the lead through the young former Brighton winger in the 74th minute.


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Tense standoffs in the South China Sea between the US and China are nothing new – the two superpowers have engaged in a back-and-forth for years, with both sides making overt gestures of military strength and responding to perceived aggression with testy remarks.
The US, championing "freedom of navigation", openly sails military vessels through the South China Sea. And China, which claims historical ownership of great swathes of the geographically significant waters, has continued to build military and civilian installations despite protest from many countries in East and Southeast Asia.
Harry Sa, a research analyst with the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies' US programme, said that while US patrols in the area are indeed 'routine', this recent expedition has garnered more attention than usual.
"The presence of an aircraft carrier, along with an additional destroyer, is certainly a head turner," he said.
It is still unclear how the Trump administration really plans to handle the South China Sea, which was a major flashpoint during the administration of former US president Barack Obama.
Newly-confirmed US secretary of state Rex Tillerson has raised eyebrows for claiming during his confirmation hearing that China should be kept from accessing the artificial islands it has built so far.
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Of course one of the most go places is wonderland!
Believe me, when it comes to rollercoasters I can't handle the ones that spins in circles. Those just makes me wanna barf.
It was fun hanging out with my cousins. They were very generous in keeping me company for the past four days :)!
Weather in toronto was amazingly good during my stay. Couldn't help but having a BBQ day at my relatives place.
I enjoyed my stay! But I missed home! And it's just 4 days!


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The power of citizens to confront corruption in Costa Rica
Transparency Int'l 04 April 2019
This post originally appeared on our chapter's blog, Costa Rica Integra.
Last year, two ordinary people from different backgrounds, Lía Sánchez Agüero, a pensioner who used to work as a nurse, and Jorge Vizcaíno Porras, a volunteer firefighter, decided to take a stand against tax evasion in big business.
Access to information request
Members of the citizen empowerment movement, Territorios Seguros, Lía and Jorge filed an access to information request with the Costa Rican Ministry of Finance to release the names of those companies that reported zero profits or losses in the last 10 years.
Under Costa Rican law, companies that report losses or zero profits are not required to pay taxes, presenting an opportunity for unscrupulous companies to manipulate their balance sheets to avoid paying tax. Earlier in 2018 media had reported that one in four large companies reported losses or zero profit, which meant big losses in tax revenue for the country.
By avoiding taxes, companies shift the tax burden onto ordinary citizens who rely on tax revenues to fund essential and often lifesaving public services. This culture of tax evasion ultimately encourages corruption while perpetuating an environment where companies face little to no monitoring and few legal ramifications.
A violation of the public's right to know
Authorities originally denied Lía and Jorge's request, arguing that the information remain confidential despite being in direct violation of access to information laws.
However, in November 2018, the Costa Rican Constitutional Court ruled in favour of the request, and simply called for names and legal identification numbers to be published. As the request wouldn't reveal any sensitive information, or any specific accounting information or otherwise confidential tax information to be revealed, the court argued that there was no reason to keep it secret.
It was an historic moment for accountability and transparency in Costa Rica.
Unpopular tax measures
The court's ruling came at a time when Costa Rica's new government, which began work in May 2018, passed a series of tax hikes, including several unpopular increases to the cost of medicines, in order to clean up a serious crisis in public finances. The result was widespread popular discontent and one of the longest strikes in the history of the country.
In this context, Lía and Jorge, who like most Costa Rican citizens were fed up with footing the tax bill while large companies enjoyed significant tax breaks despite being classified by tax authorities as large taxpayers, decided it was time to take action.
The aftermath of a public list
On December 5, 2018, thanks to the Constitutional Court's unanimous decision, the Ministry of Finance was compelled to make public a list of big businesses that did not report any taxes from 2010–2016. The list was published one day after the new tax law came into force.
The revelation produced a huge stir in public opinion and an immediate reaction from media, the President, business chambers and the companies involved.
The list revealed companies with billions in assets and sales that had not paid taxes for years. Citizens like Lía and Jorge were outraged that the tax burden on individuals was growing while at the same time companies that were making large profits were avoiding taxes.
A win for citizens
Thanks to a simple access to information request and the exemplary action of ordinary citizens, Costa Rica is at a turning point. Citizens are now demanding more from their government and business leaders.
As a result of this new company information, citizens are advocating for investigations into administrative or criminal wrongdoings and new tools to enable the Tax Administration to better combat tax evasion and avoidance. Given the opportunity for corrupt actions, it is necessary to investigate thoroughly and close the legal gaps that exist.
This blog is part of a 25th anniversary series showcasing anti-corruption efforts from chapters around the Transparency International movement.
For any press inquiries please contact [email protected]


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package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.jcr.security.authorization;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.jcr.ImportUUIDBehavior;
import javax.jcr.Node;
import javax.jcr.Repository;
import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
import javax.jcr.Session;
import javax.jcr.SimpleCredentials;
import javax.jcr.security.AccessControlList;
import javax.jcr.security.AccessControlManager;
import javax.jcr.security.AccessControlPolicy;

import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.jcr.Jcr;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.query.QueryEngineSettings;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.security.internal.SecurityProviderBuilder;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.ConfigurationParameters;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.SecurityProvider;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.authorization.AuthorizationConfiguration;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.user.UserConstants;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.xml.ImportBehavior;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.xml.ProtectedItemImporter;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;

import static org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.jcr.AbstractRepositoryTest.dispose;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

public class ImportIgnoreTest {

    private static final String XML = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>" +
            "<sv:node sv:name=\"rep:policy\" " +
            "xmlns:mix=\"http://www.jcp.org/jcr/mix/1.0\" xmlns:nt=\"http://www.jcp.org/jcr/nt/1.0\" xmlns:fn_old=\"http://www.w3.org/2004/10/xpath-functions\" xmlns:fn=\"http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions\" xmlns:xs=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\" xmlns:sv=\"http://www.jcp.org/jcr/sv/1.0\" xmlns:rep=\"internal\" xmlns:jcr=\"http://www.jcp.org/jcr/1.0\">" +
            "<sv:property sv:name=\"jcr:primaryType\" sv:type=\"Name\">" +
            "<sv:value>rep:ACL</sv:value>" +
            "</sv:property>" +
            "<sv:node sv:name=\"allow\">" +
            "<sv:property sv:name=\"jcr:primaryType\" sv:type=\"Name\">" +
            "<sv:value>rep:GrantACE</sv:value>" +
            "</sv:property>" +
            "<sv:property sv:name=\"rep:principalName\" sv:type=\"String\">" +
            "<sv:value>unknownprincipal</sv:value>" +
            "</sv:property>" +
            "<sv:property sv:name=\"rep:privileges\" sv:type=\"Name\">" +
            "<sv:value>jcr:write</sv:value>" +
            "</sv:property>" +
            "</sv:node>" +
            "</sv:node>";

    private Repository repo;
    protected Session adminSession;
    protected Node target;

    @Before
    public void before() throws Exception {
        String importBehavior = getImportBehavior();
        SecurityProvider securityProvider;
        if (importBehavior != null) {
            Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<String, String>();
            params.put(ProtectedItemImporter.PARAM_IMPORT_BEHAVIOR, getImportBehavior());
            ConfigurationParameters config = ConfigurationParameters.of(AuthorizationConfiguration.NAME, ConfigurationParameters.of(params));

            securityProvider = SecurityProviderBuilder.newBuilder().with(config).build();
        } else {
            securityProvider = SecurityProviderBuilder.newBuilder().build();
        }

        QueryEngineSettings queryEngineSettings = new QueryEngineSettings();
        queryEngineSettings.setFailTraversal(true);

        Jcr jcr = new Jcr();
        jcr.with(securityProvider);
        jcr.with(queryEngineSettings);
        repo = jcr.createRepository();
        adminSession = repo.login(new SimpleCredentials(UserConstants.DEFAULT_ADMIN_ID, UserConstants.DEFAULT_ADMIN_ID.toCharArray()));

        target = adminSession.getRootNode().addNode("nodeName1");
        target.addMixin("rep:AccessControllable");
        adminSession.save();
    }

    @After
    public void after() throws Exception {
        if (adminSession != null) {
            adminSession.refresh(false);
            adminSession.logout();
        }
        repo = dispose(repo);
    }

    protected String getImportBehavior() {
        return ImportBehavior.NAME_IGNORE;
    }

    protected void runImport() throws RepositoryException, IOException {
        String path = target.getPath();

        InputStream in = new ByteArrayInputStream(XML.getBytes("UTF-8"));
        adminSession.importXML(target.getPath(), in, ImportUUIDBehavior.IMPORT_UUID_COLLISION_THROW);

    }

    @Test
    public void testImportUnknownPrincipal() throws Exception {
        try {
            runImport();

            AccessControlManager acMgr = adminSession.getAccessControlManager();
            AccessControlPolicy[] policies = acMgr.getPolicies(target.getPath());

            assertEquals(1, policies.length);
            assertEquals(0, ((AccessControlList) policies[0]).getAccessControlEntries().length);
        } finally {
            adminSession.refresh(false);
        }
    }
}


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Charles Westfall
Westfall, circa 2006
Missing From Tulsa, Oklahoma
Date of Birth 12/28/1955 (67)
Height and Weight 5'11, 250 pounds
Medical Conditions Westfall has a history of depression and suicide threats.
Associated Vehicle(s) Maroon and red 1991 Toyota Camry with the Oklahoma license plate number 047PEY (accounted for)
Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, green eyes.
Westfall's mother reported him missing from Tulsa, Oklahoma sometime in 2006. He has never been heard from again.
After his disappearance, his maroon and red 1991 Toyota Camry with the Oklahoma license plate number 047PEY was found abandoned in a parking lot in Statesville, North Carolina, about 1,000 miles from Tulsa. Few details are available in Westfall's case.
Tulsa Police Department 918-596-9333
The Tulsa World
Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated October 13, 2010; date of birth, height and weight added, date of disappearance, distinguishing characteristics and details of disappearance updated.


I'm new here, so i don't know if the topic name is good, so sorry if it isn't.
Ok, my problem is with Parameter Info in Intellisense. When I turned off the Resharper Intellisense (the intellisense-01a.jpg file) it shows me the fine and nice description (not so really nice but I need it, because I don't know what does do the most of classes). But when I turning the Resharper Intellisense on, it doesn't show this description (the intellisense-01b.jpg file).
Could someone help me with it? because it somehow annoying. I don't know if it is the problem with this night builds - I've allready installed the 1281 revision, but with the 4.5.1 RTM ver. I have got problems, so I installed the night build, with helped me out.


This entry was posted in Day by day, Haiku and tagged Dogs, Haiku, photography, Poetry, Relationships, Writing by Berna. Bookmark the permalink.
Aww, how well captured! You don't chase me anymore, how sad!
Are those your furry babies?
My son also said it was sad. I gotta lighten up! It was just artistic license with the photo. Truth be told, these guys chase each other lots!
Niko, the light colored saluki, is our son's dog who spent his first couple of years in Boston. When Marco moved to Texas for a little while, Niko came with him. When they moved back to Boston, I missed having a dog and we adopted Titus, the black lab. Then Niko came to live with us permanently, so now we have two!


Only those who have achieved awakening in the superior worlds possess conscious clairvoyance.
During the normal hours of sleep, all human beings live in the suprasensory worlds wrapped in their astral bodies.
During sleep and after death humanity lives in the suprasensory regions of the great mother nature. Unfortunately, while in the suprasensory worlds people act with their consciousness asleep.
Positive clairvoyance is possessed only by souls who live awakened in the suprasensory worlds. Indeed, those who possess continuous consciousness, whether out of their body when it is asleep or inside it when it is awake, are always in the state of watchfulness. They are positive clairvoyants. They possess continuous consciousness.
Every authentic extrasensory or esoteric investigation begins from that perfect state of surveillance.
It is necessary for the dreamer to awaken within the internal worlds before converting himself into a competent investigator in the superior worlds.
The mediums of spiritism or spiritualism are incompetent to investigate in the superior worlds, because they have their mental body dislocated. The mediums of spiritualism are mentally unbalanced; therefore, any investigation they attempt to do in the superior worlds results in failure.
The psychopathic states of the mediums of spiritualism, the compulsive and pathologic suggestions, the paroxysmal epileptic states during their trance, and the psychic obsession to which they are exposed, convert them into fallacious, abnormal, and mentally unbalanced individuals.
Logical thought and exact concepts are necessary in order to investigate in the superior worlds.
Every true, positive vision must be totally supported by concrete facts of the physical world.
The truth does not diverge from human nature. Therefore, if what we consider true diverges from human nature, then it cannot be true.
If the clairvoyant is not a saint, then at least one must be a perfect gentleman or lady.
We know of the case of a paranoid clairvoyant who slandered a virtuous mother, accusing her publicly and pointing her out as an adulterer and a witch, etc. This poor innocent and virtuous woman was mocked publicly by the paranoid clairvoyant.
We also know another case where the clairvoyant was a neurasthenic; he slandered and threatened a virtuous and honorable citizen to death, accusing him of being a warlock and asseverating that he was endowed with diabolic powers.
We know about a schizophrenic clairvoyant who reacted instantaneously against an honorable citizen. The schizophrenic clairvoyant accused that man of having an affair with the clairvoyant's wife. The schizophrenic clairvoyant said that he saw this with the use of his clairvoyance. If this clairvoyant had been a neurasthenic, he would have murdered that gentleman. If he had been paranoid, he would have studied and planned a perfect murder. If he had been an oligophrenic, he would have killed the man by starving him or by shooting him, even though the victim had never thought of having an affair with the clairvoyant's wife. If the clairvoyant had declared his accusation in front of the judges, they would have declared the other man innocent because of the lack of evidence, since in order to sentence someone it is necessary to prove the "corpus delicti," the responsibility of the accused.
The majority of clairvoyants could be prosecuted for slander, threats, and defamation of character.
Another aspect that one must take into account is the evidence of the "corpus delicti." If the "corpus delicti" is not demonstrated in any of the established forms and penal code proceedings, then the accused is innocent.
The clairvoyant must be rigorously analytic, highly intellectual, and strictly scientific.
The clairvoyant's worst enemy is ignorance. The clairvoyant must learn to see in the absence of the "I," the myself. The clairvoyant must see without judging.


Забавная аркада на андроид с прикольными героями.
Have a blast bouncing through the hip habitats of your favorite Bible Memory Buddies from Group's Weird Animals VBS! You and your Buddy will explore their unique, one-of-a-kind world—full of excitement, challenges and wonder! Each level will up the ante on difficulty and fun! Weird Animals Buddy Run is a super cool way for kids to keep VBS in their hearts and minds all year long!


Description: Cinco Mechanical is a business categorized under others miscellaneous retail, which is part of the larger category others miscellaneous retail. Cinco Mechanical is located at the address 24319 Shaw Perry Lane in Katy, Texas 77493-3540. The Owner is Franklin Helmes who can be contacted at (281)395-0284.


I thought I would share some insight with you about my personal life that may help you in business, in investing or just in life in general. As I was touring the internet for random video's, yes as I do, I stumbled across Anthony Robins the motivator and life coach. He was discussing failure and how failure holds people back. With the countless people I meet in my business, the fear of failure too holds them back from making those big jump decisions, such as changing jobs, moving states, buying an investment, investing money or starting a business. But as Anthony stated if you learn from failure, it's an experience, don't forget that.
In my business I have made failures, I over invested and was sucked into advertising systems numerous times, one was over spending in the Yellow Pages, another was with a TV ad. In those two examples, it wasn't the sales persons fault, it really wasn't any one's fault, the delivery didn't meet the outcome, it can happen. My biggest failure however was opening a retail store, actually three of them with my wife. The principal of the store was fine, but during that time the GFC struck and the locations of the shops didn't help our business model. What happened was we bled money, we had pride we fought it out, until it got to a point where we decided we have tried but now it's time to stop.
We lost over $100,000 in our money giving it a shot, does this make us a failure? My answer is No. Did it stop us reinvesting into our other business? Of course not! We learnt from it, we learnt to process decisions more effectively, create stronger strategies, and most importantly the lessons we learnt we have been able to guide 100's of our financial clients. We have been able to help people avoid making the mistakes that we made, so not only have we learnt, but others are also and luckily enough we can save people money. So even though at the time we lost money, we have probably saved more than that through future decisions and clients decisions.
So as we head into the Christmas and new year period, a time when people start thinking about life and what to do with it, I implore you all to not fear failure. Have a positive visualisation of what you want to do and when you are ready, do it. Don't be afraid to seek advice from the right person, too many people are conservative and will attempt to hold you back, because their fear that you will succeed and therefore they will fall further behind, don't lets those type of peoples negativity stop you. Surround yourself with likeminded people, positive people, a group that will encourage you to develop and shoot for the stars.


Based loosely on the director's life, CALLOUSED HANDS tells the story of 12-year-old Josh, a mixed-race boy growing up in Miami, and a promising baseball player. He is abused by his mother's boyfriend Byrd, and neglected by his mother Debbie. He manages to forge his own path in life when his estranged grandfather Solomon insists he study for his Bar Mitzvah. Starring Andre Royo (HBO's THE WIRE), Daisy Haggard (SHOWTIME's EPISODES), and Hans Howes (P.T. Anderson's THERE WILL BE BLOOD), CALLOUSED HANDS premiered at the Miami International Film Festival and has gone on to charm audiences world wide.
Jesse Quinones is a director from Miami, Florida. Since 2000, he has called London home, and is drawn to telling stories on either side of the Atlantic. Jesse received a 2011 All Roads Seeds Grant from National Geographic for his documentary SHOESHINE GIRLS OF BOLIVIA, which was selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus. CALLOUSED HANDS is his feature debut. He is set to direct THE NANNY, by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Braulio Montovani.


Suicide has been the second-leading cause of death for Indiana youth between the ages of 15 and 24 since 2009. Working with youth who may be considering suicide can be difficult. In order to help, it is important to recognize the warning signs or signals of suicidal intentions. Information and education can empower all people, regardless of background, to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know.
Participants will receive a QPR training certificate.
Ellen Kelley has worked in mental health care for 15 years. At LifeSpring, the community mental health center for 11 counties in Southern Indiana, Ellen trains staff and community members about mental health issues and has a passion for reducing the stigma of mental illness.


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Home News Featured News GFO asks: Where's our funding?
GFO asks: Where's our funding?
on: September 09, 2019 In: Featured News, News
By Farmers Forum Staff
OTTAWA — The federal government's announcement last month of $1.75 billion in compensation for the dairy sector exposed some dissension between supply-managed and non-supply managed sector farming.
The very day of the announcement, Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association put out its own press release stating that the "Federal government ignores grain farmers."
The association's Alberta director Stephen Vandervalk called the compensation package "shameful," saying: "It seems that some farmers are more equal than others."
Ontario ag communications consultant Christina Crowlie-Arklie, who grew up on a dairy farm, tweeted the same day: "Can we not make this an issue within/between our very own #CdnAg sector. It doesn't serve our own industry very well if we don't remain united."
No matter how you look at it, many crop farmers see the compensation for dairy as a sign of an unfair playing field that can lead to a harsh reaction. During the renegotiation process of CPTPP trade deal, one Ontario crop farmer said that among his circle of friends, he was one of the few non-supply managed farmers that didn't want to see the system gone.
But another crop farmer told Farmers Forum: "I don't know anyone who wants to see it gone, except people trying to sell raw milk."
The Grain Farmers of Ontario called the dairy compensation package disappointing. "It is not that we are upset at the dairy industry about getting the money. It's just that we were forgotten," said GFO chair Markus Haerle.
Haerle isn't just a crop farmer; he's also an egg farmer, another supply-managed industry. He said the gripe of the GFO is that nobody else got help. Soybean growers have struggled with low prices for two years, and canola got whacked this year. Western Canada has had a hard time shipping lentils since India stopped taking them; ditto for Italy and Canadian wheat.
Business Risk Management tools are not working, said Haerle, and they've been under review for years, with no real end in sight.
That makes it hard for Haerle to see this latest announcement as anything but an effort to buy votes. "The Liberal government is only addressing situations that are to their benefit at the moment." It doesn't hurt that the dairy sector has a powerful lobby: They arguably played kingmaker in the Conservative leadership race, booting Maxime Bernier, who vehemently opposes supply management, in favour of the dairy-friendly Andrew Scheer.
Haerle pointed out that the grain and oilseed sector in Ontario is twice as big as the dairy sector, but nevertheless lacks its strong protections. Supply management is best understood as a business risk management tool, said Haerle, and grain farmers need something comparable.
"A lot of guys don't even know about the compensation for dairy," said one 60-something Western Ontario crop farmer, who asked that he not be identified. "For those who do, there is a fair bit of acrimony over that."
But the acrimony is not against their farming neighbours, he said, but against a system rigged against crop farmers, making it increasingly difficult for crop farmers to operate in a free market when so much of our economy is not. "I try not to throw rocks at my dairy and feather friends."
He argued that dairy farmers are in a better position to pay higher prices for land, while area crop farmers are not. "These are some of the unintended consequences of supply management."
He said that he understands the argument for a protectionist dairy sector, adding that without it he can see a day when there is no dairy in Canada, if U.S. dairies are allowed to truck their milk here.
However, as it stands, "Dairy farms are the king of the county and grain farms are going broke," he said. Since the free market has been compromised, "crop farmers just wish there was some support for us."
It is understood that dairy is protected for many reasons, including the main reason to ensure a stable price while not overproducing. There is also widespread sentiment in urban and rural areas that dairy is favoured because the federal government wants the support of Quebec. Quebec has the vast majority of dairy farms — over 5,000 — almost half of all dairy farms in Canada. There are about 3,500 dairy farms in Ontario.
"How come these guys get all the support and the grain guys twist in the wind," the crop farmer pondered aloud. "I think it's the Quebec factor."
Renfrew County crop farmer Jennifer Doelman grows canola and soybeans, among other crops. "I don't begrudge (dairy farmers getting compensation). I'm glad someone got something." Dairy farmers are important in her local economy, and to her business as well. "The dairy guys are my straw customers."
But it is something of a "two-class system," she said. While it makes a lot of sense in protecting farmers in highly turbulent industries from reeling between making and losing money "hand over fist," she said, it also "distorts the marketplace. Neighbours who can't buy more quota invest more and more in their property, driving up the price of land."
So long as the system is uneven, the ag sector can't speak with one voice, she said. "You can't really say 'speak with one voice,' and some people benefit and others don't."
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