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A Collection of Documents Covering Various PEI Families Collected by Rick and Eileen Bremner from the Archives and other sources
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A Collection of Documents Covering Various PEI Families Collected by Rick and Eileen Bremner from the Archives and other sources:
1) Paper written by Margaret Bagnall regarding the Bagnalls resettling to New Zealand in 1864 This is the story of two courageous women, Moore HASZARD, who sailed from Prince Edward Island, Canada, to New Zealand in 1858, and Martha BAGNALL, who made the same voyage five years later. The passenger lists of the two ships also contain the names of the MORPETH, OWEN and DARRAH families, whose descendants will hold a reunion in Auckland next weekend.
Voyage of Hardship As the tiny sailing ship Prince Edward carried Moore HASZARD from Charlottetown Harbour in November, 1858, destined for New Zealand, 14,500 miles (23,200 km.) and then half a year away, she needed all the courage of her illustrious forebear, Sir John MOORE. The bride of Robert HASZARD, she must surely have questioned the wisdom of this voyage, especially as she lay wretchedly ill with seasickness for much of the trip. Her son, Fenwick, born in New Zealand 16 years later, wrote of her distress: "Mother had been ill from the start of the voyage. She never could get over the seasickness and before reaching Cape Town she was in such an exhausted state that her life was despaired of. On reaching the Cape it was decided to remain for a month until her strength was built up." At least Moore HASZARD had the comfort of her husband and several members of the Haszard family. She was christened Moore in deference to Sir John MOORE who had died at the Battle of Corunna in 1809 and had left no male heirs to carry on the name. Moore was one of the 84 passengers in the hands of a highly skilful master, Captain Edward NOLAN, who had spent more than 30 years in sail, chiefly in north Atlantic and west African waters. As well as the considerable demands on his seamanship and recurring shortages of water and the main food of salt meat and ships biscuits at certain stages of the voyage he had to control some quirky passengers. What had carried these 84 people away from Prince Edward Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence? Moores father, Henry Douglas MORPETH, had heard of the Auckland Waste Lands Act whereby land was bought from the Maoris by the Crown for the purpose of settlement. Immigrants "of good character and sober speaking habits" could select 40 acres (16.2 hectares) of this land on the payment of the agents fee of 10. Children could claim 20 acres on application by their guardians. Robert HASZARD, aware of the decreasing property at home, especially with the restrictions of farm free holding, looked to the other side of the world. Auckland drew agonizingly close, but there was still one final ordeal. The ship was struck by a violent westerly squall as Great Barrier Island was rounded. Moore HASZARD recorded, "For a while it seemed impossible that anything could save us. The ship was lying on her side with the lee rail under water. The expressions on the faces of all fear or determination the howling of the wind, flapping of sails and roar of water, made such a scene that I can never forget. Gradually the strain was eased and the ship slowly came back to an even keel." Moore HASZARD�s journey did not really end on May 13, 1859 when the ship berthed with the relieved passengers and such items as bricks, saws, wagons and even a steam engine. The Haszards first settled in Mangonui, Northland, and the only communication to Auckland was by means of a sailing cutter. Fenwick HASZARD kept a record of those heartbreaking days when settlers looked out from their temporary raupo whares, often on many acres of scrub to be cleared. He wrote with particular sensitivity on what his mother and other women went through in those times. "The living conditions were hard even for men," he recalled. "But how much harder they were for women, little more than girls brought up in the seclusion of early Victorian days. "They were certainly taught the rudiments of house management, but they never had to do the actual work. "Then suddenly they were transplanted to the wilds of a practically unknown county, surrounded by tattooed savages and compelled to do the whole of the multitudinous work, even to the grinding of corn for bread for the whole household." Mangonui was abandoned and the family moved to Tanoa on the Otamatea River. Robert HASZARD taught at a native school, even though he had no knowledge of Maori and his pupils knew little of English. Robert HASZARD retired in 1886. He and Moore moved south, spending their final years in Waihi. On the night of December 23, 1863, Martha BAGNALL looked out from the sailing ship Pakeha, towards the fading land around Charlottetown Harbour, which would soon be frozen. Ahead of her lay New Zealand, said by those who had sailed earlier in the Prince Edward to be beautiful country where land was given to every person who paid their passage. But beyond the darkening shoreline on Prince Edward Island were Marthas six brothers and five sisters. She never saw them again. Not all were sad on that bleak December day. Young Horatio Nelson BAGNALL, a son of Martha and her husband, George, raced round the decks of the newly built brig with as much confidence as his famous namesake had handled the VICTORY. His older brother, a future Mayor of Auckland, Lemuel BAGNALL, and his bride, Sarah, thought of new challenges rather than the severing of old ties. Their arrival in Auckland on May 26, 1864 was not encouraging. No accommodation was available after settlers had fled north from the turbulence of the land wars. The weary immigrants inquired anxiously for lodgings while their children sloshed through the mud of Shortland St
2) From "N.Z. Herald" of Saturday, 12 May, 198? -
Mr. and Mrs. BAGNALL were married in Canada in 1863 and came to Auckland in the following year. Four years later Mr. BAGNALL went to the Thames, he and his father purchasing the Turua Sawmills. In 1872 he was elected to represent the Thames district on the Auckland Provincial Council, and since then he has served on the Thames Harbour Board, the Auckland City Council, the Auckland Land Board, the Charitable Aid Board and Education Board. Mr. BAGNALL has been chairman of each of the elective bodies of which he was a member, and he was also Mayor of Auckland for a period. From "The Social World" N. Z. Sporting a Dramatic Review, 23rd October 1913.
3) From "N.Z. Herald" of Saturday, 12 May, 198? - Dorothy Bagnall's book, The Bagnalls of Turua, on pages 25 and 26. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. BAGNALL Their Golden Wedding.
An interesting function was held at Cargen, Auckland, on October 10th, when Mr. and Mrs. L. J. BAGNALL celebrated their golden wedding. The spacious new dining room was a bower of roses, the floral decorations evoking many admiring comments. A large wedding cake centred the main table and was cut by Mr. and Mrs. Victor BAGNALL. The principal toast was proposed by the Mayor, Mr. C. J. PARR and duly honoured in bumpers of champagne. Mr. and Mrs. BAGNALL were presented with many beautiful gifts and sheaves of congratulatory telegrams from all parts of New Zealand. Mrs. BAGNALL wore a handsome gown of silver grey poplin, finished with embroideries and smart black and white bonnet. She carried a bouquet of roses. Miss BAGNALL wore a biscuit coloured coat and skirt with touches of tangerine, and hat ensuite; Mrs. Harold BAGNALL wore a grey silk skirt and dark blue silk coat, and floral hat; Mrs. Victor BAGNALL white crepe frock and black picture hat; Mrs D. HUNT, grey charmeuse gown, cream hat massed with flowers; the Mayoress (Mrs. C. J. PARR) black velvet coat and skirt and black and cerise hat. There were about 150 guests.
4) A third generation Bovyer, Stephen, youngest son of John of Lot 48, was the inventor of a horse power machine: as noted in the Royal Gazette of August 8 1837....Mr. Stephen Bovyer completed his very simple but very efficient horse power....which was attached to a threshing machine and tested with a quantity of oats (everyone was) highly gratified with its capabilities...the power and the speed are said to be fully equal to that of the machine imported at great cost from Boston.
Another item from the Royal Gazette of September
BOVYER PATENT HORSE POWER MACHINE
Price 25 lbs delivered.
From the Prince Edward Island Register
In May 1831, 63 passengers from Greenrock, Scotland, landed in Georgetown on the ship "Stoffa" and a few days later 39 others followed from Plymouth, England, on the ship "Resolution." That year the post office was transferred from John Norton's farm in Brudenell to Georgetown. Mail was delivered weekly from Charlottetown on horseback.
5) In the spring of 1832, before he became a ship owner himself, John Howe chartered the Calypso from Chanter and sent her to the Island with 197 passengers chiefly mechanics and labourers. Lewis Gossard was her master, and she made the passage in forty one days, arriving on 27 May at which time the last snow must still have been lying in low, rotting, dirty, banks under the trees. Something went wrong with the arrangements for the Calypsos arrival. The most likely explanation is that Howe chartered the vessel on terms which envisaged releasing her in time to make a second voyage in the late summer. This meant that the Calypso had no time to go to Charlottetown to land her passengers, although Howe had entered into agreements with them to land them there. Chanter gave Grossard instruction to put the emigrants ashore near the site of stillborn Princetown, and this he did, on what was described by George Beer, the ringleader in the subsequent "Mutiny", as the wild shores of farmer Hackers farm Richmond Bay. The emigrants rebelled and, by one means or another, forced Grossard to transport them and some of their baggage to Charlottetown at the ships expense. George Beer's description of conditions in the 100 foot Calypso with almost 200 people on board is indicative of what was normally taken for granted:....was there a proper space between decks? Was not a considerable part of our luggage stowed between decks, so that we could scarcely stand or sit, and were almost compelled either to keep in our miserable berths, or stand shivering with wet and cold on the upper decks? Was this legal? Was there a correct and legal list of the passengers presented at the Custom House.?...... But the stranding of the passengers was really nothing very out of the ordinary. The early nineteenth century view was that the ship owner contracted to carry the emigrants to the New World but was not responsible for what happened thereafter, and the requirements of the Passenger Act of 1828, with which Beer appears to have been familiar, were neither observed nor enforced.
6) According to the biography of Benjamin Armitage Bremner on his mother's (Sarah Beer) side during the last half of the 19th Century, there were six city councillors, one mayor of Charlottetown (Henry Beer) and two members of Prince Edward Island's House of Assembly (Henry and George Beer)
The Islander 1 Oct 1869 page 2 We exceedingly regret to learn that the Bremner brothers of this City received a telegram from Boston yesterday (Wed.) stating that their Mother was killed the day previously, somewhere near that City, by a Railway accident. Mrs. Bremner, whom since her husband's death, has been the proprietress of the Prince Street Bookstore, was on a tour to the United States, where she has unfortunately met an untimely end. The deceased was an exemplary Christian and her fate will be deplored by many sincere friends. We deeply sympathizes with her family in their affliction-
19 Nov 1869 Prince Edward Island Register
Bremner are hereby notified to make immediate payment to the undersigned and all persons having demands against said Estate are requested to present the same forthwith, duly attested, to the undersigned Geo Bremner Executor Charlottetown Oct 15 Sarah was baptized at Barnstaple, Devon and would have been nineteen when the Family emigrated. She married John Samuel Bremner on 1 Jan 1838. They lived on Prince Street just north of Grafton Street, where John is listed in Hutchinson's 1864 Directory as "Bookseller and Stationer, Prince near Grafton" also "Asst. Collector Import and Excise Office Charlottetown, Colonial Building." There are advertisements as follows: Royal Gazette, 1 July 1834-Land Agent Royal gazette, 7 January 1835- Sheriff The Constitutionalists, 27 April 1846- General Agent for the Constitutionalists. Also general Store north side of Queen Square (or/also Queen Street). After Johns death in 1864 aged 54, Sarah continued to run the Prince Street Bookstore, until her untimely death. Sarah and John had nine children and only raised to adulthood four of them ,the others died before they were three.
7) From Azusa Valley News, July 5. Place of publication: Azusa, Los Angeles County, Calif.
"We learn from the Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island) Patriot of the death of the father of Mesdames Susie Forbes and J. C. Johnson and their youngest brother, residents of this place. The following from the Patriot is self-explanitory.
At his home, Harrington, Brackley Point Road, Saturday June 11, 1892, Stephen McCallum, aged 67 years. The funeral took place Monday afternoon. We regreat to chronicle the death at Brackley Point of Stepehen MacCallum, Esq., an old resident of that place. The deceased took great interest in natural history and was the possesor of a very valuable collection of interesting relics gathered from all parts of the Island. Persons passing his place could not fail to notice, perched upon the north entrance two joints of a whale's vertebrae. Mr. McCallum was the father of Mrs. R. B. Norton of this city and was much respected.
He was an old pioneer of California, having come here in '49 via Cape Horn, and was seven months making the trip from Charlottetown to San Francisco. At one time was the owner of a 200-acre ranch near Palo Alto. He leaves a family of Seven daughters and three sons. At the time of his death he was justice of the peace and postmaster, which positions he has held for the past ten years. He had been ailing for the past year with heart failure.
8) Sent to Rick and Eileen Bremner from Pamela Miller
The above obituary is from an original newspaper clipping of family papers. Another clipping was of a letter to the editor by an unidentified "Travellerr" Letters to the Editor Curiiosities Sir, - When traveling on the Brackly Point Road lately I noticed a comfortable and well arranged homestead, with a large joint of the backbone of a whale on the top of the gate post. Also-a fence formed of large pine stumps which appear to have done duty for half a century and to be good for as long again. On visiting the house I discovered that the bone and fence were a correct index to the character and genius of the owner. I found the owner, Stephen McCallum, Esq., to be not only a sociable and hospitalbe gentleman, but a naturalist and antiquarian. His house is a museum of curiosities, which shows his wonderful industry, keen perception and deep reflection. As Captain of Militia he has a sword owned by his father, who held the same office back in the 18th century. A stone arrow head picked up on his farm, about 4 inches by two; a white oval shaped stone about the size of an egg, with a groove round the centre, supposed to have been used by the Indians for killing wild geese and ducks; a shark's tooth, picked up on the shore; one half of the under stone of querns [*Editor�s note: simple hand mill for grinding grain, typically consisting of two circular stones, the upper of which is rotated or rubbed to and fro on the lower one used for crushing grain by the first settlers]. Twenty-five stacks of barley, containing 15000 grains, neatly enclosed in a box with glass front. Sixty-three samples of Island wood, carefully dressed, showing grain by wood and bark. Having mislaid my notes I can only remember a small part. What I saw was only a few of his later findings; the bulk of his stock being in charge of the Historical Society, Charlottetown; Mr. McCallum's example is well worthy of imitation by the young and rising generation. He is well entitled to be called an honorary member of the Historical Society. During my stay at the comfortable home of Mrs. R. Matheson, I observed the close attention, and careful study given to the cases of sickness on hand, by her son, Dr. C.S. Matheson. Such diligence and care, in connexion with good natural ability and kind gentlemanly conduct easily accounts for his success and popularity. Your, &c. Traveller. /Pam Miller"
9) Tidbits from the archives
According to the biography of Benjamin Armitage Bremner on his mother's (Sarah Beer) side during the last half of the 19th Century, there were six city councillors, one mayor of Charlottetown (Henry Beer) and two members of Prince Edward Island's House of Assembly (Henry and George Beer)
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Wynonna Earp Recap – Season 02, Episode 11
Episode number: S02E11
Episode title: Gone as a Girl Can Get
Find a list of all recaps here!
Gayness: 3/5
Today's episode starts with an explosion in a barn. Then we go back in time a bit. We're in an alternate universe thanks to a wish by the Iron Witch and Doc's not really stuck in the well, he's actually the big bad ruler of the revenants. But since he touched the trophy while the wish was made in the last episode, he kept his memories and has decided he needs to get Wynonna back.
Nicole and Waverly are not together in this episode, but Waverly is about to marry Perry. (Also, Nicole wears her wedding ring, but she's not sure why.) Perry's the handsome devil from the episode with the trophy, who used his wish to win at hockey. I got the impression she wants to marry him because he's successful and will be a way for her to leave Purgatory. Chemistry between them: Zero.
Nicole is a cop and Waverly thinks she smells like donuts.
On the other hand, Nicole is entirely smitten with Waverly in this universe as well. So much so she even pretens to like pickles. Nedley is inexplicably dead, so Nicole is officially the law of Purgatory. They go together to talk to the Iron Witch, who's a bit disillusioned with the way her wish turned out. Her sister is still dead. You'd think she'd really know better than to make unclear wishes.
Also, Doc Holliday tries to get Dolls to help him get Wynonna back, but Dolls thinks he's evil. Doc shoots Dolls, expecting him to wear body armour (he's not), and then Dolls shoots him back. That went well. But it's fine, it's only an alternate universe, and it sets Waverly on the right path. It also sets Jeremy on the right path as he teams up with Rosita.
Rosita = 75% legs, Jeremy = 50% feet.
Waverly gets Bobo out of the mental ward because he might help get Wynonna back. It was a pretty easy break-out. She just untied his straightjacket and that was that. Pretty neglectful of the ward to not oversee her visit. (Also, he's telekinetic, you'd have thought he could have freed himself.)
In the end, Jeremy, Rosita, Nicole and Waverly end up in the barn on the homestead that has the trophy in it. I was kind of hoping they'd use the alternate universe for some slow romantic build-up between Nicole and Waverly, the kind we never got to see. (Remember: We went from furtive glances directly to making out in Nedley's office.) Instead we go from a smitten Nicole telling Waverly: "I'd do a lot of things to you." to the Stone Witch showing them that they were together in a past life right to smooching before they explode in a barn.
They got a good haircut out of the explosion. (Is anyone else reminded of Buffy?)
As for the exploding barn, the whole thing is a bit far-fetched. Waverly thinks that maybe exploding themselves with the trophy will bring this Wynonna back one keeps hearing so much about, and Nicole's like "Yeah, that's cool." They could at least try to run out of the barn and survive. But fine, it worked, Wynonna is back and having a baby, and so is Demon Clootie. (Back, not having a baby.) Let's see how the season finale goes!
Stray thoughts from the wife
Waverly's fiancé is Perry? What about Champ? Was the actor not available?
Maybe the idea is that Waverly doesn't go for the whole cute airhead image in this world. She certainly doesn't act like it.
Gus mention! She's apparently still around, off screen.
Mercedes was particularly revolting in this episode. Note to self: avoid eating dinner while she's on screen.
Doc and Dolls' mutual destruction seemed a little pat. Had to appreciate the death scenes, though.
This episode was clearly going to be a prime opportunity for some pre-relationship WayHaught flirtation. Let me just say I enjoyed this awkward Nicole a whole lot more than the pushy one we first met in season 1.
Also Waverly blurting out her realisation on the phone felt more endearing than her coming-out scene in season 1.
Sadly, that's all we're getting of parallel universe WayHaught, though. That and pre-explosion snogging. (Poor Jeremy.)
How did Waverly know they wouldn't stay dead if they destroyed the trophy with fire? Seemed awfully risky.
Here was I expecting a lengthy excursion into a parallel Wynonna-less universe, but she's back in time for the finale – and wouldn't you know it, the baby is coming at the worst possible time!
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Vaughan Smith
If Truth Be Told (the Toby Young edit)
Posted March 30, 2016 & filed under Blog.
Regrettably, I felt that I had to withdraw my rebuttal to The Spectator because Toby Young wanted to heavily edit it. This is his proposed version, which I don't think would have done the job at all.
I've preserved his edits in a PDF, which you can download here.
Spectator emails
I am collecting emails about the Spectator's hit job on the Frontline Club
If you have anything to add then please send!
Between Sam Kiley and James Kerchick…
From: (Sam Kiley)
Date: 11 February 2016 at 19:11:54 CET
To: (James Kerchick)
Subject: Re: Frontline club
There is no Frontline club position on assange. Vaughns opinions are his own.
I dont think the programmes are especially left wing. They have a foreign and often human rights bias but i dont think that is left or right wing just inevitable. I have run many of the events over the years and rarely am Identified as a pinko!
I am surprised that you seem to want to go after a club for journalists. Its a pleasant place where old friends meet and feel that they are among their brethren.
Those who seem keen to sneer at it baffle me. Its membership is wide and varied. Dont beat it join it.
From: (James Kerchick)
To: (Sam Kiley)
Sorry if my initial email came off as a bit impertinent. But yes, I am referring primarily to the Assange-boosting, and would appreciate if you can clarify whether that is an institutional position or just that of the founder.
More generally, I have spoken to some other journalists who have spent time at the Club and who complain about the programming being of a consistently left-wing, anti-US/UK/"establishment" bent. Care to comment on that?
On Feb 8, 2016, at 2:09 PM, (Sam Kiley) wrote:
I think that Assange should face the music and no doubt other Frontline members agree. But we are a club founded in the memory of people who have given their lives trying to get the truth. I know this sounds pretentious. And it is perhaps. Members are generally well travelled. Good fun. Generous to competitors and kind to the upstarts we all once were. We also like to drink and it would be a foolish member who resorted to war stories, even in their cups.
So I am not sure what pretentious antics you are referring to?
Sam Kiley
Foreign Affairs Editor
On 8 Feb 2016, at 18:08, (James Kerchick) wrote:
Not sure if Toby briefed you but I'm doing a cheeky piece about Frontline and their obnoxious pretensions. If you're free for a chat please let me know when and how to reach you.
Between Toby Young and James Kerchick…
>On 6 Feb 2016, at 00:37, (James Kerchick) wrote:
Toby,
Not sure if read about Oliver Kamm's publicly quitting the Frontline Club over its public endorsement of Julian Assange. I've long wanted to write a take-down of that place; I went there a couple times when I was living in London a decade back, as its always been a nest of the worst kind of British foreign correspondents/NGOistas and ne'er do wells: lefty types who go native and hate the UK/US/Israel; basically a bunch of little John Pilger wannabes. Yet they exude this sort of faux-sophisticate aura that masks their ulterior agenda. I'm not sure if that piece has ever been written before, but I'm sure I could do a nice gossipy one.
>On Feb 5, 2016, at 7:41 PM, (Toby Young) wrote:
That sounds like a good piece James. Can you turn something round by the end of next week?
Worth reading that LRB profile of Julian Assange by Andrew O'Hagan. He doesn't emerge well, though it's a slog to get through. Vaughan Smith, the owner of the Frontline Club, has a bit part in that story as Assange's bitch. He put up the bail money that Assange pissed away when he "defected" to Ecuador. Yet he's still out there spinning for him.
Did you hear Kamm on LBC taking down Craig Murray? A thing of beauty:
http://www.lbc.co.uk/outrageous-preposterous-julian-assange-friend-argues-with-opponent–124520
>On 6 Feb 2016, at 00:46 (James Kerchick) wrote:
Cool. I'll try my best.
Why I Continue to Support Julian Assange (Short Version)
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For a longer article explaining my support of Julian Assange, please visit this post.
Julian Assange is back in the news, and the British media remains overwhelmingly hostile. I have continued to publicly to support Julian despite this, because I don't think he has been treated fairly under the law in a country that promises to apply justice without favour.
I became involved with Julian and Wikileaks by accident. I offered the court a bail address for Julian in December 2010, when it became clear that no one else was in a position to offer a workable bail solution.
I kept Julian out of remedial confinement because I felt that it was in the public interest for him to continue to participate in the important debate about transparency that he had initiated. I believed that in doing so I was supporting due process of law.
On 5 February 2016, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) declared that Sweden and the United Kingdom had arbitrarily detained the WikiLeaks founder since his arrest on 7 December 2010 due to legal actions against him by both countries. UNWGAD expressed many of the misgivings that I have had from the beginning about the way that the case has been handled.
Although the UN report challenges journalists to question the conduct of the legal authorities, the mainstream media's reaction in the UK so far has mainly been to do the opposite. Instead of publishing serious investigations of the allegations against Julian, the Swedish procrastination over questioning him in Britain and the Swedish and British Governments hypocrisy over UNWGAD's decision, they have printed uninformed diatribes against Julian.
The fact that some people don't like the way he walks or talks has no bearing on the criminal allegations against him. Just as UNWGAD finds that the legal authorities have allowed the criminal case against Julian to have been polluted by the political controversy surrounding his Wikileaks activities, many journalists have allowed a contempt for Julian to promote an assumption of his guilt.
If journalism is supposed to address the balance and help level the playing field then it has not done so for Julian. His detractors menace and troll anybody who speaks up for him because they would rather nobody did so.
As long as I perceive this as an unequal fight, I think its important to stand up for Julian to the best of my ability. To be cowed, I believe, would be to give in to bullies and hypocrites.
Why I Continue to Support Julian Assange
Julian Assange is back in the news, and the British media remains overwhelmingly hostile. I have continued publicly to support Julian despite this, because I don't think he has been treated fairly under the law in a country that promises to apply justice without favour.
On 5 February 2016, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) declared that Sweden and the United Kingdom had arbitrarily detained the WikiLeaks founder since his arrest on 7 December 2010 due to legal actions against him by both countries.
Arbitrary detention is defined as detention of an individual in a case where there is no likelihood or evidence that they have committed a crime or where there has been no proper due process of law.
UNWGAD say that the Swedish prosecutor failed to proceed properly and prosecute the matter and, thus, that the case has been ruined. They don't accept that Julian has run from justice. They feel that it was reasonable for him to escape persecution by claiming legal asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy.
Accordingly, if there is a valid case to answer, the legal authorities in Sweden have manifestly failed the women who now may never get their day in court and have denied Julian the opportunity to clear his name.
The British Government tells us that UNWGAD's findings are not legally binding in Britain, yet at the same time, the Swedish and British authorities are in breach of a raft of international human rights legislation by ignoring it. And both governments have condemned other countries that have flouted UNWGAD judgements.
UNWGAD have expressed many of the misgivings that I have had from the beginning about the way that the case has been handled. They criticise of the fact that Julian has not been permitted to see any of the evidence against him and is therefore unable to defend himself. They say that there has been a "failure of performance by the criminal administration" which has kept the case in a "state of indefinite procrastination".
Rather than blaming Julian for staying in the Ecuadorian embassy, they criticise the authorities for not having the flexibility to "explore alternative ways of administering justice" and for damaging Julian's health by denying him proper access to medicine. They cite as one example the refusal to grant Julian access to an MRI test.
UNWGAD observe that Julian has been "under constant and highly intrusive surveillance" and that the UK has "drastically changed" its extradition law since Julian lost his case in the Supreme Court in 2012. They add that one reason for British extradition law being reformed was the Swedish abuse of extradition law.
If the Swedish prosecutor, Marianne Ny, intends to charge Julian she needs to interview him. In Julian's press conference on 5 February at the Frontline Club, Julian's lawyer, Jennifer Robinson, stated that the Swedish authorities have interviewed 44 people that they wanted to charge in Britain in the 5 years since Julian was initially taken into police custody in December 2010. She said that the British Crown Prosecution Service had emailed Marianne Ny seeking to dissuade her from interviewing Julian in London. It seems the prosecutors don't actually want to prosecute Julian and are instead choosing to keep the matter in limbo, giving the appearance that he, and not Sweden's prosecutor, is at fault.
The UNWGAD decision was not unanimous, nor was the British Supreme Court's 5-2 decision of 30 May 2012 dismissing Julian's appeal against an earlier decision to extradite him.
On 5 February 2016 the British Foreign Secretary, Phillip Hammond, publicly denigrated UNWGAD, claiming that it was "a group made up of lay people not lawyers". However, UNWGAD's jurists have legal expertise that Britain has accepted when judgements have gone in Britain's favour.
The UN, with British participation, established UNWGAD as the highest international authority to determine whether an individual has lost his or her liberty in a legal procedure where either there is no likelihood of a real case to answer or no proper legal process.
Although the UK and Swedish governments reject UNWGAD's ruling, both authorities participated by submitting evidence and have championed UNWGAD's findings in the past. It is reasonable to believe that they would have supported this finding had the final decision gone their way.
Norwegian lawyer Mads Andenas, the former chair of the UNWGAD who was involved in the early stages of drafting the report on Julian Assange's detention, has stated that the panel came under considerable political pressure from the US and UK.
The interviews that I have done since the UNWGAD released its findings have been conducted on the assumption that the Swedish sexual allegations and the prosecutor's conduct are safely in the criminal domain and could not be politically influenced in any way. It's as if the UNWGAD report didn't exist at all.
It's extraordinary that we have so little self-reflection. British journalism has created an internal correctness with Julian. Reporters feel peer and editorial pressure not to support him publicly and are pushed to express contempt.
I have seen emails from a senior Fleet Street editor to a reporter he had tasked to write a nasty hit pieces on Julian for the Sunday papers. I have heard editors that I respect tell me how much they dislike Julian and justify the colour of their reporting because of it.
A leading British broadcaster sent a reporter in a bow tie and a megaphone to heckle Julian outside the embassy on one of his balcony speeches. This is considered to have been deserved and funny, but I struggle to see how this communicates anything to the public save that the established media hate him and have sided with authority to do him in.
Julian can't win. Journalists pressure him to submit to interviews. If he does them, he is a narcissist. If he doesn't, he's hiding his beleaguered operation from public scrutiny.
I saw what this looked like for Julian while he stayed in my house. News organisations broke agreements as a matter of course and mostly reported the controversy surrounding him rather than the issues about transparency that he raised or the abuses of human rights that he revealed.
I saw him struggle to get his version of events out against an overwhelming tide of online smear and propaganda, the like of which might have no precedent, by well resourced tax-funded governmental public relations outfits and their corporate equivalents.
In 2011, the hacker group Anonymous, released a batch of stolen emails that revealed a plot by three US defence contractors, Palantir Technologies, Berico Technologies and HBGary Federal, to "combat" Wikileaks and its supporters on behalf of the Bank of America.
If journalism is supposed to address the balance and help level the playing field then it has not done so for Julian. This has been more pronounced since the stories that he exposed through Wikileaks dried up when the funding that it relied upon through Mastercard and Visa was stopped as a result of US pressure on the card companies.
I recall overhearing a meeting where Julian's supporters were trying to persuade him to engage the services of a leading "reputational management" outfit. Julian opposed the idea, but agreed to speak to some. When they found an agency that would talk to Wikileaks, the offer of support was withdrawn because the agency's corporate clients threatened to withdraw their business.
Bizarrely, some of the press have called Julian a coward. It's a lazy charge to level against someone who has challenged the most powerful people and institutions in the world. Knowing Julian, I find him similar in character to many senior and talented people in the news industry, inclined as they are to be determined and forceful in their views.
Self-criticism is not our strong point. Criticism of journalism in the British press is almost certain to be a product of corporate competition rather than an attempt to be accountable in the way we expect others to be.
Julian's character matters only in relation to whether he is a suitable person to handle sensitive documents through the Wikileaks service that he built. It is the same question that one might reasonably ask of the character of any editor of a national newspaper.
The fact that some people don't like the way he walks or talks has no bearing on the criminal allegations against him. Just as UNWGAD finds that the legal authorities have allowed the criminal case against Julian to have been polluted by the political controversy surrounding his Wikileaks activities, many journalists have allowed a contempt for Julian, perhaps coloured by the fact that Wikileaks competes with traditional journalism, to promote an assumption of his guilt.
The UNWGAD findings ring true because they confirm the doubts about the case that I have had. I have always felt that Julian was not getting the same justice that you or I would expect to receive.
I believe that the weight of negative sentiment expressed against Julian as a public enemy by so many people of influence and authority has filtered down to pollute the conduct of the case. Perhaps our society is not actually capable of delivering justice in a criminal case where one of the parties has been involved in political controversy.
Shooting Robert King
The Frontline Club
Sureties Hearing 3 October 2012
Read the full address here.
© Vaughan Smith 2012


It is such a shame to see the Madden NFL franchise sink into failing review score status. What is EA Sports doing? They are sabotaging themselves with Madden NFL 18. Their PR and Marketing failures have already been documented. The decline of the NFL has also already been documented. The game play in Madden NFL 18 is still broken. Although slightly better than last year. Madden NFL 18 is lacking in letting us change options. The overall of the teams determines who wins or loses more often than not. We have not had fun playing Madden NFL 18 this year at all. I do not know what EA Sports is doing. They are running this franchise into the ground. We need real football competition. The corruption from the past needs to get corrected.
In my opinion Madden NFL 18 is worth no more than ten dollars brand new. Longshot is short, and the game play is still messed up. I am so bummed about how bad Madden NFL 18 actually is. I enjoy playing football video games. I did not enjoy playing this one. So much in Madden NFL 18 needs to be fixed - even teams, overalls, juking constantly, breaking tackles forever, and more. I will work diligently to have a review of Madden NFL 18 in issue #126 of the always awesome Family Friendly Gaming magazine and e-magazine. Until such time play older Madden games. They are actually better than Madden NFL 18.


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Short/Branched Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Argininosuccinic Aciduria
CACT Deficiency
CPT1 Deficiency
Carnitine Uptake Defect
Citrullinemia
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Critical Congenital Heart Disease
Glutaric Acidemia Type 1
Guanidinoacetate Methyltransferase (GAMT) Deficiency
HMG-CoA Lyase Deficiency
Hearing Loss & Deafness
Holocarboxylase/Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency
Isovaleric Acidemia
LCHAD/TFP Deficiency
Malonic Acidemia
Maple Syrup Urine Disease
MCADD
Methylmalonic Acidemias
Propionic Acidemia
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
Short-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (SCADD)
3MCC Deficiency
2M3HBA Deficiency
Tyrosinemia Type 1
VLCADD
SBCAD
2MBCD deficiency
2-methylbutyryl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
2-methylbutrylglycinuria
Diagnosis Coding
E71.312, Short chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
Disorder Category
An organic acidemia
Elevated C5 (isovaleryl carnitine)
Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS); sensitivity=NA; specificity=NA
Deficiency of 2-methylbutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase results in the inability to break down isoleucine causing an organic acidemia. This condition is typically found by newborn screening and its clinical significance is still unclear. Some of the initially reported patients had neurological symptoms, but their relationship to the metabolic defect remains unclear. It is now considered a biochemical variant usually with a benign clinical course.
The condition is rare; less than 20 cases have been reported, primarily among the Hmong population. [Short/Branched Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency - Information for Professionals (STAR-G)] More and more cases have been identified by neonatal screening, but they are not published given the benign clinical course.
Autosomal recessive
DNA testing or enzyme analysis by amniocentesis or CVS. Prenatal diagnosis is usually not performed given the benign nature of this condition.
With or without treatment, most patients have no clinically significant abnormalities. Symptoms may be triggered by fasting or illness.
Initial signs/symptoms may include:
Treatment consists of carnitine supplementation and fasting avoidance. Again, the need for treatment is unclear and continued follow-up and monitoring of these patients seems at present the best course of action.
Follow-up Testing after Positive Screen
Quantitative plasma acylcarnitine profile, urine organic acids, urine acylglycine. Urine acylglycine analysis is necessary to exclude this condition.
Primary Care Management
Upon Notification of the + Screen
Contact the family and evaluate the infant for poor feeding, lethargy, vomiting.
Provide emergency treatment/referral for symptoms of vomiting, lethargy or seizures.
To confirm the diagnosis, work with the following service(s): Newborn Screening Services (see NV providers [2]).
For evaluation and ongoing collaborative management, consult the following service(s): Pediatric Genetics (see NV providers [3]).
If the Diagnosis is Confirmed
Educate the family regarding signs, symptoms, and the need for urgent care when the infant becomes ill (see 2-Methylbutyryl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency - Information for Parents (STAR-G) for additional information).
Oral L-carnitine may be indicated.
For those identified after irreversible consequences, assist in management, particularly with developmental and educational interventions.
Specialty Care Collaboration
Initial consultation and ongoing collaboration, particularly for dietary management. Genetic counseling for the family.
Short/Branched Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (OMIM)
Extensive review of literature that provides technical information on genetic disorders; Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man site, hosted by Johns Hopkins University.
Genetics in Primary Care Institute (AAP)
Contains health supervision guidelines and other useful resources for the care of children with genetic disorders; American Academy of Pediatrics.
Organic Acidemia Association (OAA)
A nonprofit organization that provides information, support, events, connections with other parents, a discussion board, and nutrition and recipe ideas.
2-Methylbutyryl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (Genetics Home Reference)
Also known as short/branched chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency. Excellent, detailed review of condition for patients and families; U.S. National Library of Medicine.
2-Methylbutyryl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency - Information for Parents (STAR-G)
A fact sheet, written by a genetic counselor and reviewed by metabolic and genetic specialists, for families who have received an initial diagnosis of this newborn disorder; Screening, Technology and Research in Genetics.
Baby's First Test (Genetic Alliance)
Clearinghouse for local, state, and national newborn screening education, programs, policies, and resources. Also, provides many ways for people to connect and share their viewpoints and questions about newborn screening; supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Center for Parent Information and Resources (DOE)
Parent centers in every state provide training to parents of children with disabilities and provide information about special education, transition to adulthood, health care, support groups, local conferences and other federal, state, and local services. See the link for Download a List of Parent Centers across the USA to find the parent center in your state; Department of Education, Office of Special Education.
ACT Sheet for Elevated C5 Acylcarnitine (ACMG) ( 348 KB)
Contains short-term recommendations for clinical follow-up of the newborn who has screened positive; American College of Medical Genetics.
Confirmatory Algorithms for Elevated C5 Acylcarnitine (ACMG)
An algorithm of the basic steps involved in determining the final diagnosis of an infant with a positive newborn screen; American College of Medical Genetics.
Genetics clinic services throughout the US can be found through the Genetics Clinic Services Search Engine (ACMG).
Newborn Screening Services 2 1 23 4 2 1 3
Pediatric Genetics 3 1 4 7 2 4 6
PubMed search for short/branched chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency and neonatal screening, last 5 years.
Alfardan J, Mohsen AW, Copeland S, Ellison J, Keppen-Davis L, Rohrbach M, Powell BR, Gillis J, Matern D, Kant J, Vockley J.
Characterization of new ACADSB gene sequence mutations and clinical implications in patients with 2-methylbutyrylglycinuria identified by newborn screening.
Mol Genet Metab. 2010;100(4):333-8. PubMed abstract / Full Text
Van Calcar SC, Baker MW, Williams P, Jones SA, Xiong B, Thao MC, Lee S, Yang MK, Rice GM, Rhead W, Vockley J, Hoffman G, Durkin MS.
Prevalence and mutation analysis of short/branched chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (SBCADD) detected on newborn screening in Wisconsin.
Mol Genet Metab. 2013;110(1-2):111-5. PubMed abstract / Full Text
Reviewer: Nicola Longo, MD, Ph.D.
Authoring history
2011: update: Nicola Longo, MD, Ph.D.R
2007: first version: Nicola Longo, MD, Ph.D.A
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The Unit 305 Fall Bazaar hopes to be an annual event.
DESCRIPTION: We are searching for unique vendors for an exciting new Flea Market | Festival Event. Troop & Pack 305 of the Boy Scouts are organizing their first annual 305 Fall Bazaar. In addition to an indoor flea market, called The 305 Trading Post, the event will also feature a Haunted Tunnel and Trunk or Treat in the parking lot.
We would like to bring an eclectic variety of vendors to the Trading Post. We are looking for: antique, vintage, handmade products, Halloween & Horror Props, art of any medium, taxidermy, oddities, jewelry, crafts, bath & beauty, clothing, toys, collectibles, music & movies, etc.
Sorry, we cannot take any food or candy vendors.
Please email us at kearnycubscouts@gmail.com for a pdf application with additional information about the event.
Once your application is accepted, you will receive an Eventbrite Invitation to purchase your space.
The Kearny Scouts has a robust membership and has been successful organizing events over the past few years. We hope to make this an annual event and we hope to have future Trading Post/Markets in the Spring/Summer.


This article is about The Best Market In Cuba. Some observers have been watching political developments in Cuba in a spirit of anticipation. Anticipation of a potential market that-due to political isolation-has been simmering on a back burner for 45 years.
But are they "looking at the market through rose-colored glasses"?
Yes, there are thousands of Cubans who don't posses what the rest of the world considers "essentials". Thousands of Cubans driving gas-guzzling 50-year-old cars.
There's an opportunity right there. What could a Chevy dealership do?
2 Does that mean you can't do business in Cuba?
Because the fact is, with an average income of about $20 a month, most Cubans can barely afford to put gas in the cars they already have, let alone make payments on a new Chevy. They've learned to Deal with It. Park the Classic Chevy until they have gas money or repair money or whatever. Some have created an underground economy selling food or art or crafts. Problem is, the only people with money to spend are the tourists. And while they might have money to spend, there aren't too many repeat customers.
And the one single over-riding fact is this: it doesn't matter how useful the Product is, how attractive the Package, how effective the Promotion-if the consumer can't afford the Price-no sale.
Until Cuba's economy makes some adjustment to increase the purchasing power of the people, the profit potential for businesses targeting Cuban consumers is nil.
One can argue that socialist economies provide citizens with a basic level of security. Cuba has provided its citizens with outstanding health care and education. They have more doctors per capita than any other nation. But those doctors only make $15 an hour. Now that's a veritable fortune when their patients are only making a little more than $15 a month. But it still isn't what they're worth.
Does that mean you can't do business in Cuba?
No. It just means your customer isn't the Cuban citizen. You have two options: tourists or the Cuban government.
The latest economic reforms aren't a testament to the success of the Cuban economic model. They are a desperate attempt to prop up a rapidly deteriorating structure. So maybe the Cuban government isn't the best potential customer either. For the time being, they're the best market in Cuba. Just ask any Cuban.


As the BMC's recommended retail partner, we're proud to support their work negotiating access, conserving wild places, and helping people discover the outdoors. We caught up with BMC ambassador Mary-Ann Ochota on her favourite things about the BMC.
Membership organisations need to make sure they protect the interests of their members, and the BMC does that magnificently.
Members of the BMC, including climber and hill walkers, have told the BMC that their most important role is maintaining access to hills, mountains and cliffs and ensuring their conservation.
As such the BMC works closely with rural communities, and their charity, the Access & Conservation Trust (ACT), funds footpath restoration, conservation events and information sharing. This is hugely important if we want to keep the places we love beautiful and healthy.
The BMC gives me peace of mind. All BMC affiliated club members and individual members automatically receive £10 million Combined Liability insurance cover. Additionally, all individual members get £10,000 Personal Accident Disability Insurance, they also get access to specialist travel insurance. A great reason to join!
To make sure we are as prepared as possible, the BMC provides subsidised skills courses for members. Whether you're into hill walking, climbing or mountaineering there are practical courses as well as skills lectures, training guides, DVDs and videos online that promote best practice and tips on how to improve.
The outdoors is for everyone – regardless of age, gender, ability or background.
Disability isn't a barrier to participation in hill and mountain activities. The BMC runs competitions and creates opportunities for people to participate in paraclimbing. They also work with partners to provide support to clubs, climbing walls, activity providers and coaches to ensure the activities they run are accessible for everyone.
Together with initiatives like This Girl Can Climbing, the BMC is doing great work to make sure we all feel welcome at indoor climbing walls and in the great outdoors.
This superb channel will keep you inspired for hours: binge on award-winning films and get smart with skills videos covering climbing kit, scrambling techniques and navigation…to mention just a few. Check out the Britain's Mountain Challenges series, the winter skills series, and the excellent BMC TV Women in Adventure films.
BMC TV's annual Women in Adventure Film Competition has more than £1,000 up for grabs in cash prizes. In partnership with WomenClimb and the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, the competition was born to address the lack of female protagonists, directors and creators of films screened at festivals.
Open to all aspiring film-makers and talented voices, it's your opportunity to get your film out there, especially as winners get free entry to the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival.
The BMC wouldn't be the awesome organisation it is without its dedicated and generous army of volunteers. Many conservation and skills events, crag clean ups and guidebook updates rely on the support of volunteers selflessly giving hours of their precious time.
With over 500 volunteers, it's no joke to call them an army. The BMC has said one of its core priorities is to support the volunteer force – and in 2010 they launched the George Band Award for exceptional voluntary contribution to the BMC and mountaineering. You can get involved too – whether it's for a one-off litter pick or a bigger role in the regions or at a club.


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A New Look at Corn and Soybean Production
December 19, 2019 agronomy, AgWired Precision, ASTA, Audio, BASF, Corn, Soybean
Mark Seem, AgReliant Genetics; Emerson Nafzinger, Univ. of Ill.; Gary Ury, BASF
Those attending the 2019 American Seed Trade Association CSS & Seed Expo had the opportunity to learn more about modern corn and soybean production from a couple of industry experts.
Retired University of Illinois Extension Agronomist Emerson Nafziger provided some insight on managing today's more efficient corn hybrids.
"My basic thesis is that hybrids have gotten so much better that it changes what we need to do to optimize the management for them," said Nafziger.
BASF's Greg Ury talked about the critical factors that influence soybean production to help put growers in a position to succeed.
"Planting dates, variety selections, soil fertility – we have to maximize all of those components," said Ury.
The session was moderated by Mark Seem of AgReliant Genetics.
Listen to Emerson Nafziger's presentation here: ASTACSS19 Emerson Nafziger – University of Illinois (31:12)
Listen to Greg Ury's presentation here: ASTACSS19 Greg Ury, BASF (31:12)
2019 ASTA CSS & Seed Expo Photo Album
FMC Announces CEO Change in 2020
December 19, 2019 Agribusiness, AgWired Precision, ARA, Audio, FMC
The Board of Directors for FMC Corporation has elected Mark Douglas as president and chief executive officer of FMC, effective June 1, 2020, replacing Pierre Brondeau who will continue to serve as chairman and CEO through May 31, 2020, at which time he will become executive chairman and remain a member of the Board of Directors.
"Mark has been elected following the Board's careful and thorough assessment of the experience, track record and leadership qualities needed to lead FMC," said Brondeau. "He has been a trusted partner during a period of significant change. During the last decade, Mark has been engaged on every major decision and strategic action we pursued to transform FMC into a high growth agricultural sciences company. His more than 30 years of global business and operational experience in the chemical industry, including most of the last 10 years leading FMC's agricultural business, makes him ideally suited as our next CEO," Brondeau added.
Douglas is now FMC president and CEO-elect, and he will work with Brondeau and the Board during the next five months on an orderly transition.
Brondeau presented the keynote address at the recent 2019 Ag Retailers Association Annual Conference and Expo in New Orleans. Listen to an interview with him from there.
ARA19 Interview with FMC CEO Pierre Brondeau (3:34)
Precision Ag Bytes 12/18
December 18, 2019 AgWired Precision, Precision Ag Bytes
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) seeks public comments on its interim rule for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), USDA's flagship program that helps producers plan and implement 150-plus conservation practices on working lands. The rule – now available on the Federal Register – takes effect upon publication and includes changes to the program prescribed by the 2018 Farm Bill.
CLAAS of America Inc. recently received six 2020 AE50 New Product Awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE).
AgGateway has announced its 2020 leadership and meeting dates, and has also released its Annual Report, entitled "Driving Digital Solutions".
Vinduino award-winning crop optimization products are now available for sale on Amazon.com.
FarmTrade.com, the first and only online exchange for crop protection products, announced the launch of their redesigned website landing page.
For the third time, David Hula of Charles City, Virginia, set a new world record in the National Corn Growers Association Corn Yield Contest with the Pioneer® brand P1197 family of products. Hula achieved an astounding yield of 616 bu/A with Pioneer® hybrid P1197YHR, crushing his previous world record of 542 bu/A, set in 2017 with Pioneer® P1197AM brand corn.
National Sorghum Producers is proud to announce the winners of the 2019 NSP Yield Contest. Producer yields are highlighted in five different categories from the eastern and western regions of the U.S. This year's top yield and Bin Buster winner is Santino Santini of New Jersey with 212.5 bushels per acre.
The Ohio Soybean Council, in partnership with Persistence Data Mining, Inc., has won its eleventh R&D 100 Award for a revolutionary soil nutrient mapping and testing platform.
Hula Sets Corn Yield Record of Over 616 Bushels
December 17, 2019 AgWired Precision, Corn, NCGA
David Hula of Charles City, Virginia has once again broken his own record in the National Corn Growers Association 2019 National Corn Yield Contest and set the bar pretty high for the future.
Hula produced the highest yield on record at 616.1953 bushels per acre, beating his previous record of 542-plus bushels in 2017, which broke his 2015 record of 532 bushels per acre. Hula set his record this year in the Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Irrigated category.
The 27 winners in 9 production categories had verified yields averaging more than 383 bushels per acre, compared to the projected national average of 167 bushels per acre in 2019. While there is no overall contest winner, yields from first, second and third place farmers overall production categories topped out at 616.1953 bushels per acre.
Despite adverse growing conditions that impacted most farmers, improved seed varieties, advanced production techniques and innovative growing practices, allowed corn growers to achieve many impressive yields across all categories again this year. Heath Cutrell of Chesapeake, VA came in first for the Conventional Non-Irrigated category this year with over 381 bushels per acre, beating out his 2018 win in the same category of almost 361. See a list of all the winners.
The National Corn Yield Contest is now in its 55th year. The winners will be honored during Commodity Classic 2020 in San Antonio, Texas.
BASF and Arable Partner to Provide Field Analytics
December 16, 2019 AgWired Precision, ASTA, Audio, Precision Agriculture
Arable Labs and xarvio Digital Farming Solutions are partnering to provide weather and plant insights to farmers across Europe
The resulting integration of Arable's unique dataset with xarvio FIELD MANAGER allows for optimized crop production decisions. BASF's digital platform is built on decades of experience in crop production and protection, with Arable's hyper-local crop and weather data it enables more precise in-field decisions.
Arable developed an innovative method that accurately measures precipitation using sound. Arable's Mark device delivers unique value by employing an acoustic disdrometer, eliminating the complex maintenance requirements of the traditional tipping bucket. The multi-spectral sensing capabilities of the Mark bring real-time insight into how plants are responding to observed field conditions. Housed in a durable casing reinforced with nanotechnology protection, Arable supports the latest generation of wireless internet connection, LTE-M. Fit-for-the-farm tech combines weather measurements, plant health parameters and over 40 additional in-field measurements to create a first-of-its-kind solution integrated into xarvio FIELD MANAGER.
The Arable Mark is now available online and will be integrated into xarvio FIELD MANAGER for the 2020 growing season. Geographic rollout is based on LTE-M availability with the initial countries being France, Germany, Great Britain, Poland and Ukraine.
Arable Labs promoted the news at the ASTA CSS and Seed Expo last week in Chicago and we sat down with VP of Strategic Partnerships Jess Bollinger to find out more about the partnership.
ASTACSS19 Interview with Jess Bollinger, Arable (3:36)
2019 ASTA CSS & Seed Expo photos
ARVA Intelligence has established the first research farm of its kind in Humphrey, Arkansas. The ARVA Intelligence Delta Research Farm combines 3000 acres of highly censored field data with cutting-edge machine learning analytics to provide the most in-depth understanding of product efficacy and soil context available in agriculture.
Benson Hill, a crop improvement company dedicated to unlocking the natural diversity of plants, today announced the launch of Benson Hill Seeds, a business focused on delivering superior seeds to meet the evolving needs of the growing human food and animal feed markets, including the eMerge Genetics portfolio of non-GMO soybean varieties.
An impartial team of agricultural industry judges named WinField United's InterLock Adjuvant as the "2019 Product of the Year" and Corteva Agriscience's Enlist E3 Soybean Trait as the "2019 NEW Product of the Year." This is the 17th year Agri Marketing magazine has sponsored the program.
ASTA Announces Student Video Contest Winner
December 10, 2019 Agribusiness, AgWired Precision, ASTA, Audio, BASF, seed
Recent Iowa State University PhD graduate Kevin Falk was honored as the grand prize winner of the Better Seed, Better Life Student Video Contest for the second year in row during the Opening General Session of ASTA's CSS & Seed Expo 2019 in Chicago.
Falk's PhD work focuses around harnessing technology to develop high throughput phenotyping platforms and machine learning approaches to advance plant breeding and he is very interested in science, agriculture and using media to connect and communicate with the public. He recently accepted a position with Corteva Agriscience as an Integrated Field Sciences Research Scientist.
The Better Seed, Better Life Student Video Contest is a collaboration between the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA), National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) and the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of American and Soil Science Society of America (Tri-Societies). Open to both graduate and undergraduate university students, this year's contest focused on the theme, "Our Planet, Our Health, Our Food – it all starts with the Seed."
Second place went to Matthew Wilson, University of Missouri; and third place went to Hannah Van Eendenburg, University of Colorado Boulder.
Listen to an interview with Kevin here and watch his award winning video below:
ASTACSS19 Interview with video contest winner Kevin Falk
EOS Crop Monitoring Case Study
December 6, 2019 AgWired Precision, Precision Agriculture, sponsored content
How to get maximum value from satellite monitoring: EOS Crop Monitoring case study
Sponsored content provided for AgWired by EOS Crop Monitoring
Finding the reason behind low field performance could be tricky. Often seems there were no pests and fertilizers properly applied, but somehow results are unsatisfactory. EOS Crop Monitoring case study illustrates how satellite data enables problem-solving on a field.
Satellite monitoring in a nutshell
Satellite crop monitoring is an online-based technology that enables ground surface analysis for vegetation levels assessment. This allows to track plant development dynamics and identify problem spots on a field without leaving the office. Other features include weather prediction tools, rainfall information, and field historical data. Insights from satellites are visualized in software platforms for efficient field management.
How to detect issues on a field via satellites
In October 2019, EOS Crop Monitoring team was requested to identify the reason behind low NDVI readings. NDVI (normalized difference vegetation index) is a formula that estimates near-infrared light reflected from the Earth's surface to assess vegetation conditions. The platform reported sparse plant performance which in NDVI spectra is visualized in shades of red. (click on image for larger version)
And in order to examine sprouts conditions, the EOS team joined up with an agronomist and traveled to the area. Pictures directly from the field confirmed low quantity and quality of the sprouts:
Since the main condition for successful rapeseed growth on its initial stages is high soil moisture levels, the first thing the EOS team examined was available data that had the biggest impact on this parameter. Though Crop Monitoring does not measure soil moisture levels directly (the feature will be added soon), it revises rainfall records on specific areas for several years. By comparing the sowing date (August 13th, 2019) with relevant entries in August-September, EOS scouts have seen that the latest minor rains were gone a couple of days before the sowing. And since the August 13th until the middle of September there were none whatsoever:
According to the field agronomist, lack of rainfall is the main reason for overdried soil which eventually caused vegetation failures. This theory was confirmed after comparing the level of vegetation in the researched area with the neighboring rapeseed field which was sown ten days prior, caught the rain, and did not suffer from poor vegetation.
As a result, with the help of the EOS Crop Monitoring, the farmer was able to graphically see the problem as well as its cause. Understanding the core of the issue helps to avoid mistakes in the future as the platform provides data and notifications on weather conditions, showing when additional watering is necessary.
More about EOS Crop Monitoring
Besides the information about rainfalls, EOS Crop Monitoring allows to precisely measure field areas, monitor the plant health performance, alert on dangerous weather conditions, as well as saves these valuable records in its database. Depending on the landbank layout the cost-advantage of the satellite crop monitoring technology might reach from 5 to 20 %.
Heliae and R.W. Griffin Team Up for Georgia Soil Health
December 5, 2019 AgWired Precision, Audio, Cotton, Peanuts, Soil
Appropriately on World Soil Day, Heliae® Agriculture announced a partnership with the R.W. Griffin family of companies to drive soil health in Georgia and North Florida. R.W. Griffin, one of the largest fertilizer retailers in Georgia, has become one of the company's official distributors for the southeast region.
Griffin Evans, Chemical and Seed Director for R.W. Griffin says, "We are happy to create a strategic alliance with Heliae. Their efforts to drive healthy soils allows us to help our growers achieve improved return on investment on their current crops, while sustaining their soil for future generations."
In this strategic partnership, R.W. Griffin will be working with Heliae on the application of its microalgae soil microbe food PhycoTerra®, to support its efforts in peanuts, cotton, and specialty crops. PhycoTerra® is created from a Heliae-proprietary strain of microalgae that feeds microbes present in soil, which in turn creates a more complex soil profile that improves water retention and nutrient use efficiency in the field, among other demonstrated benefits.
"Our soil microbe food will give the R.W. Griffin Specialty Ag product line the additional tools needed to support their efforts in soil health to their growers across the region," said N.R. (Norm) Davy, Chief Revenue Officer of Heliae. "Our U.S. third party trials have seen more than 10:1 ROI's for farmers in a number of key crops. This is another important step in providing regenerative agriculture solutions to growers in the southeast region."
Learn more in this interview with Davy from the Agricultural Retailers Association convention in New Orleans this week.
Audio interview with N.R. (Norm) Davy, Heliae Chief Revenue Officer (7:57)
ARA 2019 Retailer of the Year is Premier Ag
December 4, 2019 Agribusiness, AgWired Precision, ARA, Audio, Precision Agriculture
Premier Ag was named 2019 ARA Retailer of the Year during the Agricultural Retailers Association convention in New Orleans this week. The award, sponsored by Bayer and AgPro magazine, honors an ARA member retailer company or individual representing quality and prestige within the industry.
Premier Ag is the agricultural retail branch of Premier Companies, a farmer-owned cooperative headquartered in Seymour, Ind., and founded in 1927 with a mission to enhance the success its member-customers by ensuring a premier source of supplies and services including fuel, propane, seed, fertilizer, crop protection and more in the agricultural and energy sectors.
"We are honored to be named the 2019 the ARA Retailer of the Year, receive an Environmental Respect Award, and to have all our facilities certified by ResponsibleAg," said CEO Harold Cooper.
Listen to Cooper's remarks:
ARA19 Retailer of the Year, Premier Ag (1:27)
2019 ARA Convention and Expo


Directions: Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Drain well and cool to room temperature. In a bowl, combine the spaghetti, Parmesan cheese and egg substitute. Transfer to a 9 inch pie plate coated with nonstick cooking spray and form into a crust; set aside.
In nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook turkey, onion and green pepper until turkey is no longer pink; drain. Add spaghetti sauce; heat through. Spread cottage cheese over crust; top with turkey mixture.
Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.
-I did not use a green pepper.
-I did not use the shredded mozzarella cheese.
Add the spaghetti sauce to the turkey to warm.
In a separate bowl, pour the Parmesan cheese.
Add the eggs or egg substitute.
Pour into a coated 9 inch pan.
The cottage cheese really added an extra gooeyness to the dish but you could also substitute ricotta. The 2 things I would do different is that I would add more sauce and I would mix everything together and then pour it into the baking dish. Other than that, I wouldn't change a thing.
I don't often indulge in cheese. Even though I do so love it. I usually feel that you need a LOT of cheese in order for it to really taste good. I don't usually indulge in that many calories, I usually choose to flavor my food in other ways.
However, one does have to have cheese sometimes, right??
I tasted this before adding the cheese and after and it was delicious with the cheese. It still has a lot of flavor and the cheese brings it out even more!
These were plenty flavorful on their own but I used some of my tomatillo green salsa to put on it. This made it even better! Seriously, this was a fantastic meal! Loved the leftovers the next day too!
1 can green chiles, 4 oz.
1 1/2 cups of cheddar cheese, 6 oz.
Cook the ground turkey and the onions together.
When the ground turkey is done, add spices, chiles and tomatoes. Let simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened.
Turn off heat and add cheese and stir until melted.
Put 1/2 cup of turkey mixture onto tortilla and roll and place seam side down in a pan.
Spray tops with cooking spray and bake in oven for about 25 minutes at 400 degrees.
Generously season the turkey cutlets with salt and pepper and set aside.
Sift together the bread crumbs, panko crumbs, Parmesan cheese, basil oregano and parsley until well blended.
Set three shallow bowls side by side on your counter. Fill the first one with the flour, the second one with the beaten eggs and the third one with the bread crumbs mixture.
Dredge cutlets, one at a time, first in the flour, then in the egg and finally, in the bread crumb mixture. Shake off any excess crumbs and reserve on another plate.
Chill the cutlets in the freezer for about 15 minutes. This will help the coating stay intact when you fry it.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add enough oil to come up about 1/4-inch high. Add butter. Add cutlets and fry until cooked through and golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Do NOT crowd the pan. If necessary, do this step in batches. As each cutlet is cooked, transfer to a platter. You can keep the cutlets warm in a low oven.
Serve with rice pilaf, mashed potatoes, buttered parsley noodles or some lemon wedges.
TURKEY MILANESE – QUITE YUMMY ACTUALLY!
The whole purpose of Taste and Create was, and has been, and continues to be to create a community of bloggers who test each others' recipes and share links. The participants of the event are paired together and try a new recipe from one another's blog. This month my partner is Debbi from Debbie Does Dinner Healthy. Hubby requested Sloppy Joe's for football food so I decided to try Debbi's recipe and compare it to my beef version to see if hubby noticed a difference.
In a large pan, cook ground turkey. When ground turkey is about half way done, add the veggie and saute along with the ground turkey. Cook until ground turkey is done. Drain if necessary. Season with salt and pepper as they cook. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and allow to simmer for about 10 – 15 minutes. Serve with buns or 100 calorie Arnold Select sandwich thins.
Divide into 2 containers for 2 meals. Freeze one for another quick and easy meal. When ready to eat, thaw completely and either warm on stovetop, slow cooker or in microwave. 6 huge servings per container.
While Debbi's recipe tasted great yo me, hubby said he could tell the difference (what is it with guys and their beef?) Next time I'll try half turkey, half beef and see if he notices a difference.
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Heat olive oil and add ground beef.
Brown beef, onion and garlic. Drain.
Add brown sugar, red wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, steak seasoning and beef base. Cook for 5 minutes.
Add tomato paste and tomato sauce.
Serve on fresh baked buns.
Would you try a new recipe for turkey for all your friends and family on Thanksgiving? I would, and I have, and I'll do it again. But now, I am going to share with you my secret, extra-special turkey recipe, which we make almost every year. In case you'd like to try it!!
I have prepared it just about every year for quite some time now, and everyone loves it. (except for the one year I decided to use about 6 bulbs of garlic…yes I said bulbs, not cloves, BULBS…but I don't want to talk about that right now).
It really is delicious. Let me walk you through it.
Get a turkey that is big enough you'll have leftovers. You won't be sorry. The general rule is about 1 pound per adult, and 1/2 pound per child. So really, my 23-pounder in 2008 was a bit excessive. But I wasn't sorry, we had tons of leftovers! Generally, with 6 adults and 4 kids, we could have cooked a turkey that weighed about 10 pounds and it would have been fine. Of course we wouldn't have had the leftovers either….
Thaw your turkey well in advance of when you want to cook it. I mean, buy it about a week ahead, and depending on the size, you'll want it in the refrigerator (on a tray to catch the juice!) at least four days in advance.
This will be a messy process, so make sure you have some space cleared ahead of time. Clean out your sink so you can put the turkey right in there, and have paper towels on a tray right beside the sink so you can dry the turkey. You can then transfer the turkey to the rack and roasting pan.
The beauty of this recipe is it's versatility. You really can use whatever herbs you feel like using. Once I used only rosemary. In the past, I have run across a fresh herb "assortment for poultry," and have used that. I've used several different combinations. Additionally, you can remove the leaves from woody stems, or not. You can insert them whole, or chopped. Whatever you feel like doing is fine. (I usually leave them whole).
You can also use different cheeses. I have used blue cheese or gorgonzola or asiago. At the moment I can't think if I've used anything besides those cheeses. But mostly it's blue cheese because it's easier to find around these parts. I buy the pre-crumbled containers of blue cheese; the containers are 2″ high and about 4 1/2″ diameter.
Get everything ready and in separate bowls. Start with one container of cheese, and have someone standing by to open the next one and pour half of it into the contaminated container so you don't have to wash your hands more than necessary and don't contaminate ALL the cheese if you don't end up using it.
Remove the turkey from the packaging, and make sure to remove the giblets package from inside the turkey. If the turkey has a timer insert, you can remove that too, if you'd like. Rinse the turkey inside and out, and dry with paper towels. Transfer the turkey to the rack in your roasting pan. (If you don't have a rack, that's okay. Just transfer the turkey to your roasting pan.) I toss the giblets in the bottom of the roasting pan.
Starting at one end of the turkey, carefully start loosening the skin from the flesh with your fingertips, without ripping the skin near the end. If you happen to rip some of the skin near the end, don't worry, it can be fixed. Loosen all the skin you can, reaching your hand/arm in there and loosening the connective tissues under the skin. Again, be careful not to rip the skin too much. But you want the skin to be loose so you can get all the good stuff under there–including up onto the legs and wings, the breast and the back. Loosen all the skin you can on the whole turkey.
Now. Grab some cheese with your fingertips, and distribute it under the turkey skin. Just shove it under there, everywhere you can reach. Don't worry if it clumps, just make sure it's sort of evenly spaced, and that there is cheese both on the back side and the breast side. Do the same with your herbs (front and back). Whole herbs are actually easier to place than chopped, but either way works. Just do the same thing with the herbs, making sure it looks even under there. I reserve one big herb, like a sprig of rosemary, and put it inside the turkey cavity.
Place one garlic clove at a time under the skin, you can slide and manipulate and move the garlic from both under the skin and on top of the skin. The garlic will stick out (hence the "studded" name), and you want these luscious little garlic lumps to be roughly 1 to 2 inches apart (again, front side and back side). And yes, you'll put a couple under the skin on the legs and wings too, wherever you've loosened it, there should be a clove of garlic or two.
Once you have the cheese, herbs and garlic under the skin, have someone grab you some toothpicks. You will use these to "sew" together any skin that may have ripped in the process. Remember where the toothpicks are so you can remove them later.
Grab your salt and pepper mixture and rub/sprinkle it all over the turkey, top and bottom. Use more than you would think you'd need, and don't think about it. It will work. Once your turkey is salted and peppered, turn it breast side up on the roasting rack. Fill your roasting pan with about 2 inches of water. And wash your hands thoroughly, up to the elbows. I'm not joking. You will understand once you make this.
Bake your turkey as directed on the package. I usually let it bake for about an hour, then loosely drape a sheet of aluminum foil over the turkey. I mean loosely. I just tear it off, and sort of balance it on top, I don't even mold it to the turkey too much–it's hot! Roast until a meat thermometer inserted in the biggest part of the thigh registers about 160-170 degrees, then remove from the oven. Keep the foil in place, loosely "tented" over the turkey, and let rest for 15 minutes or more.
You can use the juices in the bottom of the pan to make gravy, adding lots of unsalted butter and heavy cream, scraping up all the brown bits and boiling to reduce, and adding a bit of cornstarch if needed to thicken it. It might be a little salty, but it will still taste great.
Carefully transfer the turkey to a platter and make sure everyone gets to see that magnificent bird before you carve it up. (don't forget about the toothpicks!) The skin will be crispy and delicious, the meat delightfully herbed with whole roasted garlic cloves and savory cheese gently spicing it up.
Enjoy. And promise your family you will make this turkey for them every single year.
When I was a kid and just starting to do the majority of the family cooking we had a set group of recipes that were the "weeknight" recipes. One of those recipes that was especially popular during the holidays was Turkey Tetrazzini. We also substituted ham and chicken for the turkey throughout the rest of the year. Back then I prepared the recipes as they were written and they were okay, but the Tettrazzini recipe used ALL Velveeta and canned mushrooms and stuff I wouldn't think of putting into my body now so it was my goal to create the same recipe in a more health oriented way, but still easy for a weeknight meal.
Saute onions and celery just until tender.
Add soup and milk, stirring to blend. Cook just until thick.
In the bottom of an 11×7 baking dish scatter first the pasta and then the meat pieces.
Pour soup mixture over top.
Baked Smoked Turkey in a Slow Cooker: What Did You Bake Today?
I realize that I am completely pushing the limits of the whole "bake" thing with this post. Hopefully, you will have it in your hearts to hear me out. This is a new technique I learned reading Cheater BBQ by Mindy Merrill and R.B. Quinn. The premise being that slow cookers can act as mini ovens on occasion. By wrapping meat tightly in foil, it doesn't end up like the typical crockpot stew but stays firm as though it were cooked in the oven.
Now, here's the bad news. This is the only picture I took of the turkey breast. Yep! You have to use your imagination and trust me a Lot!
Line the crockpot with foil large enough to completely encase the turkey breast. Place the turkey in the middle of it. Combine the spices and rub them all over the meat, including in the cavity. Combine the butter and liquid smoke and pour it all over everything. Wrap the foil over the turkey, sealing snuggly. Cook on low 6-8 hours or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F. I cooked mine for the originally prescribed 10 hours and had a very dry bird. Serve with your favorite BBQ sauce.
We only ate half of the meat. With the leftovers, I borrowed another recipe from the Cheater BBQ cookbook…..and I really baked it in the oven.


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Held in the beautiful Spanish town of Javea, this year the event brought together many nations, but all speaking the same tongue - Shotokan. The kumite was hard and fast, the British team getting eliminated in the early rounds and the Romanian fighters every bit as tough as they were last year and every bit as successful. The kata was superb, but the Italian National kata and kumite team only made it as far as the early elimination rounds, which was something of a surprise and a pity. The Italians are usually excellent in all areas, but clearly on this occasion they were not at their best. The demonstration by two of the British ladies had the crowd on their feet, and the male attackers on their knees! This event is destined to become the main international Shotokan event - surpassing previous European and other world events. Under the newly formed SKDUN (Shotokan Karate-Do United Nations) the big hitters of Shotokan will all meet under the one world Shotokan body, each year in the defending country. Locations are already set for South Africa and New York. This programme will leave you in no doubt about why the annual event is destined to grow. The solid kumite and fiery kata is bound to attract good Shotokan organizations - how could they stay away from such a top class event?!


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No, asteroid 2018 LF16 is unlikely to hit Earth – BGR
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Tabloids have always taken great freedom with the headlines, but some of the current coverage of the asteroid known as 2018 LF16 really brings things to a higher level. The almost-terrestrial rock has been the subject of numerous headlines that knew NASA's view that there are 62 potential "risk parameters" that could take it to earth with a collision between 2023 and 2117. However, looking at the hard data paints a much less worrisome picture.
The asteroid is quite large, with an estimated diameter of more than 200 meters, and if it did hit our planet, it would be a bad day for the planet. The good news is that there is almost no chance that something like this will happen.
The real frightening bait in the current asteroid cover is the 62 potential trajectories that NASA has set out that would set it on course to influence the Earth. I mean, 62 sounds like a whole lot if you have nothing to compare it to, but rest assured that the odds are absolutely not in favor of the asteroid.
NASA's models show that the real chances of the rock on Earth are 1 in 30,000,000. That's 30 million. In fact, the chances are so low that the people who follow asteroid threats 2018 LF16 have given a threat rating of 0/10. The "zero" rating is defined as "The chance of a collision is zero or is so low that it is actually zero." A rating of 5/10 is where astronomers consider an object as "threatening" and begin "8" as "certain collisions" with ratings.
Now that we have processed the opportunities, let's talk about the rock itself. 2018 LF16 is huge compared to most of the space rocks that appear in our forests, and although it would not necessarily be a "planet killer," it would definitely be a threat to everyone in the area. His strength would be equivalent to the most destructive nuclear weapons created by humanity.
Again, that is so unlikely that it is not even worthwhile to worry about, but knowing what cruise in our solar system is always interesting.
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When we hear that there are 613 mitzvot in the Torah, there is a temptation to give up and say, "Well, I'll just try to be a good person. That's all Judaism really wants." But it's not.
Yes, we need more good people in the world. We desperately need more good people! But we also need good Jews, and being a good Jew is about much more than being kind to others. It's about being commanded – hearing God's call to be different, to be special, to be… holy. That can seem overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be.
Pesach presents us – all of us, not just "religious" people – with the opportunity to fulfill one of the major mitzvot of Jewish life: to celebrate the Exodus from Egypt, to celebrate the gift of freedom, by eating matzah rather than bread for seven days. And as it says above, you can do this.
Let's be honest: we will not die from skipping bread and cake for a week. It won't affect our health, and it's not even that difficult to do. Yes, it's inconvenient – especially this year when the kids will have school, most of us will have work, and when no one other than Jews is focused on the holiday. It may take packing a lunch from home, or sticking with salad (no croutons) and fruit for a few days, but it won't kill us. What it will do is reconnect us with our People – with the whole, worldwide Jewish People – in one of the oldest celebrations on earth. That's good for the Jews, and it's good for us, too.
Something happens to us when we do something just because we're Jewish. There is a satisfaction that we accomplished something which is uniquely our challenge, and we rose to meet it. More important, doing this starts to break down the wall which we created, between us and "religious" people. Because as long as we think that only "they" do Jewish things, we surrender our full membership in the Jewish People and in Jewish life; we surrender our heritage. All because we are unsure that we can commit to doing what Jews are commanded to do.
It's just not true. If you think there are Jews who follow all 613 mitzvot, you're wrong; no one does. And if you think that only people who dress in black hats and coats can be "religious," you're wrong about that, too. Years ago, I first heard the idea that Jews are not the chosen people; we are the choosing people: When we choose to do Jewishly, we affirm our place in a long line of people who, themselves, chose to do Jewishly.
Yes, it's inconvenient. And that's the real challenge for us – for all Jews, now and forever: understanding that mitzvot are, by definition, inconvenient. Arranging a brit milah for a newborn is inconvenient. Shlepping children to religious school week after week and year after year is inconvenient. Taking time off from work for a Jewish holiday is inconvenient. Finding the Hillel on a college campus is inconvenient. Keeping kosher, keeping Shabbat, working in a soup kitchen… the list of inconvenient Jewish activities is really, really long. But what would Judaism be without them?
What would Judaism be without you? Yes, it will survive even if you don't do anything Jewish at all. But it won't be as strong, or as good, or as likely to be part of the lives of those you love if it's not part of your life, whether it's convenient or not.
Our family's seder changes every year. We have different people at the table, different discussions, different readings that enhance the words of the haggadah. But two things are constant for us: we have lots of people, and we don't have bread. Not on the first night, or the second. Or the third, fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh. And on the eighth night, you'll find us at the pizza parlor because pizza is the doughiest food we can think of!
The pizza always tastes especially good at the end of Pesach, both because it's good to eat hametz again and because we know that we, together with Jews around the world, have been given a special legacy to preserve and pass on. There is a deep, fulfilling satisfaction in fulfilling a mitzvah completely, from beginning to end.
Shira and I wish you and your loved ones a Pesach filled with joy, health, family, friends, good food and everything else your heart desires… except hametz!


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