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Hey! It's Thursday afternoon, and that means it's almost the weekend, and that means it's time for me to mention a few shows that are happening that we weren't able to get into the paper, because, y'know, paper is finite.
Tomorrow (Friday) at noon, Pete Bush and the Hoi Polloi play the Arts Festival -- I reviewed their new album in this week's paper, so check that out, and go eat lunch with them tomorrow if it sounds intriguing. Brandi Carlile headlines the Arts Fest lineup Friday night, playing at 8 p.m.
Elsewhere tomorrow night, Smith Westerns hit Mr. Small's -- these Chicago kids have gone from Gooski's to Brillobox to headlining the big church place all in about a year's time(?) Satin Gum opens.
And at Howlers in Bloomfield Friday night, Summer Lungs release a CD, with support from Action Camp, Ag Ag Lady and Ohio's Hot Cha Cha.
Saturday night, synthpop big deal Freezepop plays the 31st Street Pub; at Howlers, the bill is Nervous Jerks, Triggers and Delicious Pastries. And at Altar Bar, locals Identity X present their second IDXFEST, featuring Blameshift, River Runs Scarlet, Maesion, Amuck, Highland Pines and Atlas. And an all-star local lineup plays Mr. Small's Saturday night as a Rock the Streets benefit: Nik and the Central Plains, Meeting of Important People, School of Athens, The Jim Dandies, The Turpentiners, Truth in Advertising and Jay Malls perform.
Enjoy, OK?!?!? And check back tomorrow for a chance to win tickets to next week's Devo concert at Stage AE.
When you get an email from someone who calls you "sir," and signs off with "Keep the blade sharp," you take notice. Hence my paying good, close attention to Dethlehem, the comedy-metal band that released The Ghorusalem Codex, Volume 2: Of Magick and Tyranny this past weekend.
Dudes who dress up in knight outfits and roll 20-sided dice and have songs with titles like "Valley of the Blades" and "Hypergates of Infinitude"? Sign us up. We've got your download for MP3 Monday: Sky Palace of the Dragonriders.
Verily, rock on, dragon-slaying RPG metal dudes!
Yesterday, we posted quotes from some local hip hop and literary luminaries on the passing of Gil Scott-Heron. As promised, here are a few more.
BusCrates, music producer:
First time I heard his music was when I was a kid. My father had quite a few of his records. In particular, I remember him having the Winter In America LP and the Secrets LP. I'm sure he had many others, too. My personal favorite is probably the 2LP It's Your World, from 1976. It was mostly a live recording, with a few studio cuts on it. Great album! Has a really good song on [that album] called "Must Be Something," where he's says "We didn't come all this way just to give up, we didn't struggle all this time just to say we've had enough." He had some uplifting compositions, along with his more well-known politically-charged pieces. We need stuff like that so desperately now.
I'm still reeling at this devastating loss, man. I highly doubt we'll ever see anything like Gil Scott-Heron again. I am forever grateful that I did get to experience the majority of his catalog throughout my life. I played "We Almost Lost Detroit" the night before I found out about his departure from this realm.
David Riley, writer and reporter for KQV:
I didn't get into his music until probably my 20s, when I first heard him and understood what he was getting at … But a lot of it really blew me away because it wasn't what I [was used to hearing] in quote-unquote music, you know, the pop stuff. The fact that he has the jazz influence and just took it somewhere else, and the subject matter was there.
It was kind of interesting to hear the type of stuff he was putting out because it just wasn't the same old, same old shit. You know? You don't hear other people talking about Johannesburg. And that was one of the songs that I listened to and was able to give me a little more interest in the topic, because it was something that you never really heard about, even in school they never covered it all that well.
So I think people like him… they use their music for talking about more than just shaking your ass… We don't have as many of those people as we used to and we're worse off for it."
Vanessa German, poet:
I remember hearing that voice and feeling it inside the inside of me, like a fist in my ham bones. I am going back in my head thinking of that feeling [the] first time I heard "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," and I said oh, this is what is love & rage simultaneously, the inexplicable place of lucky rage, like having something to say and not necessarily needing to kill a man to say it.
Jasiri X, activist and MC:
I first heard of his music in the early '90s because of hip hop music and rappers sampling his music and saying his name. It made me want to find out why he was so influential to these artists that I loved.
"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" at the time I first heard it I just thought it was dope poem, but listening to it now in this age of commercialism and materialism it's so much deeper and really breaks down why we don't hear conscious music on these mainstream channels.
He's very much an influence, one because he was never afraid to speak truth to power, but at the same time he was comfortable enough in himself to talk about his own struggles and shortcomings
Born Shamir, music producer and MC for Classic 1824 Music:
I heard ["The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"] in the '70s so it was to me a funky beat and milky bassline. As for the messages; I couldn't really put them in to context because I was a child. However, growing up and still listening to the same albums, literally, I found new meaning through seeing the same issues existing in years after it was written. Sadly, it just shows me that at the root of our society, the same problems exist with poverty, inequalities and the need for changes for the better of the people of color in America and any people who recognize they are affected by the ills of the 10-percenters who blood suck the poor decade after decade. With wool over our eyes, it is exactly that which we are oblivious to and continue to be a victim of. Thankfully, when the conscious can reach the masses or at least the individual, the thought provoking perspectives can be shared and acknowledged in a most palatable method.
Thank you to Gil and others like the Last Poets who keep us in tune through music and who's message reigns relevant in 2011 and [who are] an inspiration to this generation to continue to spread love through awakening the population.
Going to a Weezer show, you've got to arrive with a few things already understood: 1. If you're still of the mindset that "Pinkerton is the only Weezer album I like because I'm an old school fan," you should sell your ticket to a 14-year-old boy and go home, 2. Weezer attracts as many dude-bros as nerdlings wearing black-rimmed glasses, and 3. Weezer is not a 'deep catalog' band; they will run through the hits, allowing anyone who has turned on a radio in the past two decades to know at least three or four songs.
If you show up with those three things in mind, you will undoubtedly have a good time. I definitely did. At this point, 15 years after Weezer's artistic coup/incredible masterpiece Pinkerton, the band consistently takes all the vitriol critics spit at them and turn it into viable pop music -- as if Rivers Cuomo is saying, "Why, yes, thank you; we do write plastic-y radio pop hooks, and we do it well! Check out our Lil Wayne collab!"
Weezer's show Sunday night at the quite awesome outdoor Stage AE was a lot of fun, plain and simple. Aside from the completely out of place "Paranoid Android" cover (Note: Rivers, honing your radio pop chops, then churning out a weirdo classic makes you seem out of touch, not quirky), Weez's set packed in hook after hook, ranging from the new ("Memories" from last year's Hurley album) to classic (Blue Album cuts including "Surf Wax America," "The Sweater Song," "Buddy Holly," "In the Garage," "Say It Ain't So" and an unexpected, bombastic "Only in Dreams").
Cuomo's Steelers banter kept 'Burgh fans screaming. "When I was a kid, my favorite team was the Steelers; Franco Harris, Mean Joe Greene. I wanted to be a pro football player -- that seems pretty comical now," he said before launching into the uber-catchy "Perfect Situation."
And honestly, that's what Sunday night's show was -- a warm night, a not-too-crowded outdoor venue and a band whose catalog is so broad, it can fill a 90-minute set with nothing but hits. Hate all you want -- I sure have in the past -- but that's pretty damn impressive.


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House Tries to Stop EPA Overreach
September 9, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new regulation in April that would redefine the definition of "water," changing what the agency can regulate under the Clean Air Act. Daren Bakst of the Heritage Foundation reports that the House of Representatives is considering a bill to overrule the agency's proposal.
The Clean Water Act gives the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to regulate certain bodies of water. Owners of waters under the act's jurisdiction often must apply for permits before taking action that might affect such waters. If the EPA's authority under the CWA is expanded, the permitting process will be even more cumbersome. For example:
- The EPA has proposed to regulate nearly all ditches, including those that are man-made.
- The agency would even regulate land depressions that are dry for the majority of the year and which only fill with water when there is very heavy rain.
Among other things, H.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, would require the EPA to work with states and localities to develop a Clean Water Act proposal. Such an approach, Bakst writes, is consistent with the intent of the Clean Water Act, which begins, "It is the policy of the Congress to recognize, preserve, and protect the primary responsibilities and rights of States to prevent, reduce, and eliminate pollution, to plan the development and use (including restoration, preservation, and enhancement) of land and water resources."
While input from states is very important, Bakst writes that Congress ultimately needs to define what waters can be regulated under the Clean Air Act, otherwise regulators will continue to expand their power through rulemaking.
Source: Daren Bakst, "Bill Banning EPA's Proposed Attack on Property Rights Expected to Be Considered By House," Daily Signal, September 8, 2014.
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By Jamie Finch-Penninger?? @FishysCP
It was a scorching hot day for the third stage of the Santos Women?s Tour a 4-lap circuit around Lyndoch for 100.8 kilometres total. With the mercury touching 38 Degrees for the day, it was always going to be a tough day in the saddle despite the relatively easy course. With Katrin Garfoot holding the leader?s jersey, the pressure was on Orica-AIS to defend it, as their DS Gene Bates explained before the stage.
?We really need to go out there and try and gain some time on those four riders up on GC (Kitchen, Olds, King and Cromwell) going into tomorrow. They?re all world class sprinters and we don?t want to be in the position where we have to match them. I don?t think it will necessarily be the course that creates the problems, it will be a combination of the wind, definitely the heat and the fact that you?ve got Europeans who?ve only come for a week, they?re not used to this, and hopefully that will break the race up later on. We?re going to have to wear the field down over time, and look for that last half hour to really finish it off.?
With the race setting off in the oppressive heat, it wasn?t a hot pace for the first 25 kilometre lap, with almost the entire peloton in contention for the first sprint point, with Sophie Mackay surprisingly opting to go hard for it, despite Lauretta Hanson holding an almost unassailable lead in the competition. Mackay finished first to slim the lead slightly, but Hanson finished second, and still has a comfortable lead in the category.
On the next lap, the first break of the day went with a solo attack from Erin Kinnealy (Nicheliving) getting a gap of up to 40 seconds before Orica-AIS put down the accelerator going up the KOM climb, and fractured the field. Kinnealy hung on to claim the KOM points, but the mountains jersey wearer Dani King (Wiggle High 5) was next over, to reclaim her lead immediately. With the pace hot to the top of the climb, a lead group of seven formed over the top. The group was a dangerous one, including Amanda SPRATT, Tayler WILES (both Orica-AIS), Tiffany CROMWELL (SASI), Kimberley Wells (High 5 Dream Team), Louisa Lobigs (Holden), Jo Hogan (Rush), Rosella Ratto (Cylance) and perhaps most notably Dani King (Wiggle High 5), who was sitting 3rd on GC and would win it if the break went all the way to the line.
With their main rider?Shelley OLDS missing the move, Cylance went to the front to shut the gap down. They gradually clawed the advantage back, which had reached a maximum of 40 seconds. When it became clear that the break would be caught, Amanda SPRATT launched an attack, making what would prove to be the most important move of the day as she struggled solo in the heat ahead of the peloton. Behind her, the original break was reabsorbed before another went away on the main climb, with this group quickly forming a big advantage on the peloton. With Spratt out front and 40 kilometres remaining, all Orica-AIS had to do was mark the move, and they had leader?s jersey wearer Katrin Garfoot and Lizzie Williams in the perfect spot to sit on and take advantage of the other members of the group, Lauren KITCHEN (Hitech Products), Danielle KING, Shelley OLDS and Tiffany CROMWELL.
With Cromwell and Kitchen doing a lot of work on the front to bring Spratt back, she was brought within striking distance with 15 kilometres remaining, and with the catch inevitable, Katrin Garfoot attacked to try and gap the rest of the riders by surprise. Olds, King and Williams were able to go with her initially, with Kitchen, Cromwell and Spratt catching back with the riders looking at each other.
With four kilometres left, Lizzie Williams launched the decisive attack, and after saving energy all day, she had plenty in the tank to take the win and even time to celebrate before she reached the line. Katrin Garfoot proved her earlier win was no fluke by again beating Kitchen and Olds to the line, with King crashing in the final kilometre, which appeared to hold up Cromwell. Williams spoke after her win.
?Oh, I?m very happy. We knew we had strong girls out there and could get the number. Spratty, she was a workhorse out the front there, dangling like a rabbit. She allowed us to sit on the whole, and ultimately that?s why I had the energy to go with four kilometres to go.?
Katrin Garfoot retained the leader?s jersey and appraised the race. ?By the time we caught Spratty on the climb, I was told to hammer it up there. It didn?t really work, as nobody wanted to work with me over the top and I had too many GC riders with me, so just waited till it all came back together. Lizzie got away and took out the win, we were hoping that she got the 40 seconds to take out the jersey, but unfortunately she just didn?t get there.?
Garfoot is displaying some top-notch sprinting legs at the moment, and today beat out Olds and Kitchen again this time in a head to head sprint.
?I?m very surprised with that, I think having the leader?s jersey always gives you a bit extra, and that?s what keeps me going. It?s good maybe I can start intimidating people with my sprint!?
The Santos Women?s Tour finishes with the 4th stage around the Victoria Park criterium circuit, a fast course which looks likely to finish in a sprint.
Check out Fishy?s podcast Brakedownpodcast for more great interviews, race previews and reports.


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MORE than 100 people infected with the Hepatitis C virus through blood transfusions, blood products or transplanted organs during medical treatment started damages claims in the High Court yesterday.
Lawyers for the 112 victims have said the case "stands to set an important precedent by seeking to establish a legal link between medical liability and consumer rights". Michael Brooke, QC, for the claimants, told Mr Justice Burton that they had been infected with the virus since March 1, 1988, "in a wide range of circumstances".
The claimants, who have been granted anonymity, are claiming against the National Blood Authority (in England) and the Velindre NHS Trust (in Wales). It is the first multi-party action to go to court under the Consumer Protection Act, which became law in 1988.
Mr Brooke told the judge: "All of these claimants have suffered in one way or another the stigma of being Hepatitis C sufferers. "The public is often confused about HCV and wrongly believes that it is similar to HIV infection."
The case continues.


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Published on March 10th, 2011 | by Hugh Hession7
How do I make money from my songs – Part 1
Are you a songwriter who is searching for the different ways you can make money from your songs? Don't go anywhere! This two part series will give you the answers you need.
For starters, I want to define the two types of income as it relates to you as a songwriter. One is active income, the other is passive.
1. Active Income
Active income is performance-based pay or more specifically, the money you get in exchange for your services. The majority of people make their money this way. You go to work for 40 hours, you get paid at the end of the week. Done deal. As a songwriter, active income is money that you will earn on what I term "one-shot" deals, where you get paid once for the use of your song or songs in a work for hire, film, television or whatever the project may be.
2. Passive Income
Passive income is money you get for not lifting a finger! This is when it gets good, because passive income is ongoing! For a songwriter, this would be specifically defined as residual income in the form of song royalties. Bands like Journey and Bon Jovi are still getting checks in the mail for their older hits. (Yeah I know, nowadays they are electronically wired but getting a check in the mail sounds more enticing!) Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" is the best selling catalog track on Itunes, with downloads in excess of 2 million and the only catalog track in history to garner double platinum status. And this doesn't include what they make from getting played on the radio and television! By the way, a catalog track is a song that has already been previously released. You often see older artists on these catalog charts, such as The Eagles, Pink Floyd and James Taylor.
Now, let's check out the different income sources you have as a songwriter! Let's move on to Part 2.
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I am a great songwriter,\. The only problem is that i'm not the best at singing. And i would like to make money off of my music. Help!
I write my songs. I compose my music. I sing them . But I need to get it out like producing them and the beats or lyrics. How do I go about recording and producing my songs. Can you make me ref.
I make my own beats do my own promotion editing writing my own company's name,etc. I have a great quality 16 track album that I wanna push, but I need it to be more than just local. More than just another demo or mixtape, any advice??
I've noticed my songs are downloadable on the internet — who is getting that money? Or how can I find out? I've been out of the business for 20 years.


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Goodell: NFL can't punish Cooper
The NFL will not discipline Riley Cooper.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday that he will let the Philadelphia Eagles punish the fourth-year wide receiver, whose racially insensitive comments emerged Wednesday, without additional penalties from the league because of the league's collective bargaining agreement prevents it.
Goodell said on ESPN's "Mike & Mike in the Morning" that Cooper's comments were "obviously wrong, insensitive and unacceptable" and then added "He's accepted responsibility for it, he has spoken to his team, he has been disciplined by the club, and will go through some training with the club to understand.
"I'm glad to see the club stepped up and took a decisive action quickly, and that's the important part of this. We do not penalize at the club level and the league level for the same instance. That's not something that we do (per the collective bargaining agreement) … We will not be taking action separately from the club."
Cooper was caught on video, which went public Wednesday, using a racial slur at a concert in June. He apologized to his teammates and others for the remarks.
"This is the lowest of lows," Cooper said. "This is not the type of person I want to be portrayed as. This isn't the type of person I am. I'm extremely sorry."
Cooper said he was drinking when he directed the slur at an African-American security guard at the concert.
"That's no excuse for what I said. I don't use that term," he said. "I was raised better than that. I have a great mom and dad and they're disgusted with my actions."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Fire Crew on shout
Year 4 pupils from Fairway Primary School spent a morning at Safeside Handsworth as fire fighters. The new Safeside Fire Crew programme involves a Home Safety Check (HFS), a simulated Road Traffic Collision (RTC), and a tour of the adjacent Handsworth Fire Station - which includes an emergency route planning activity.
The class are organised into three Watches at the start of the two hour programme and tour the three areas of the centre. The activities end with a quiz.
Class teacher Kathy Steventon told staff that the children had really enjoyed the programme and learnt lots about both safety and the work of the fire service. The school will be bringing a second class next week.
Full details about Fire Crew are available here and a version of the programme is available for Key Stages 2 and 3.
Travel Workshop for Teachers
Safe and sustainable travel is high on the agenda for many primary schools. With numerous exciting initiatives taking place to encourage young people to walk or cycle to school, it is essential that we also continue to provide effective road safety education. To support Birmingham primary schools with safe and sustainable travel education Birmingham City Council's Smarter Choices Team would like to invite a member of your staff to attend our forth-coming free staff development session (open to staff from Birmingham primary schools only):
Date: Wednesday 12 March
Time: 9am – 1pm
Location: Safeside at Eastside, 101 Vauxhall Road, Birmingham, B7 4HW
If you would like a member of your staff to attend this FREE session please book your place by emailing us with the name and contact details of the attendee by Friday 7 March. Email: email@example.com, tel: 0121 303 7683
Hair straighteners and mugs top child burns list
The BBC reports that hair straighteners and hot mugs are the leading causes of childhood scalds and burns, and one-year-olds are at greatest risk. Read the full article here.
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Migration Activities
The United States of America is home to the largest number of international migrants in the world. According to the US Census Bureau (2006 American Community Survey), there are 37,547,789 foreign-born persons legally residing in the US, making up 12.5 per cent of the nation's population. Approximately 53 per cent of the foreign-born in the United States hail from Latin America, 25 per cent from Asia, 14 per cent from Europe and 8 per cent from other regions of the world. The United States employs foreign workers through limited guest worker programmes operated by the US Department of Labor. Additionally, the US is home to a large number of irregular migrants (estimated between ten and thirteen million people) who make up a workforce operating without rights or documentation. Opinions vary greatly over whether these irregular migrants, many residing in the United States for a number of years, ought to be deported or granted amnesty and a path to US citizenship. Construction of a 700-mile border fence along the US-Mexico border has been underway since the passage of the Secure Fence Act in October 2006. All other recent attempts to pass immigration reform in the US Congress have been unsuccessful to date.
IOM's regional office in Washington, D.C., coordinates with offices in North America and the Caribbean and serves as a liaison with United States Government counterparts, Government of Canada counterparts, IOM offices around the world, along with other international and non-governmental organizations.
Movement, Emergency and Post-crisis Migration Management
MRF Washington provides global liaison, technical and direct field support to IOM Missions funded under US Government contracts and grants. The Community Stabilization Unit also spearheads work in transitional and recovery programming for emergency and post-crisis environments, often in close collaboration with offices of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and specializing in sub-grant management mechanisms. Technical support provided by the Unit for US-funded Missions includes contract and grant review, advice on the US foreign assistance framework, monitoring and evaluation, coordination of competitive contract bidding with profit and non-profit sector partners, and use of the Payment Management System. The Unit also deploys staff to the field in support of the Emergency Post-Crisis Unit in Geneva, and provides a range of programme development, implementation and management support to field work in the stabilization of communities, and in the area of forced migration for populations affected by conflict, disaster and development challenges.
Main Projects
- Internally Displaced Persons Assistance – Iraq
- Facilitation of Sustainable Return of Internally Displaced Persons – Sudan
Migration and Development
The Migration for Development in Ethiopia (MIDEth) programme aims to strengthen the institutional capacities of the government of Ethiopia for facilitating the return of Ethiopian professionals to address acute human resources constraints in the country. The project institutionalizes a system for the mobilization and utilization of relevant human, financial and other resources of the Ethiopian diaspora and other suitably qualified professionals. A particular focus is placed on human resource constraints in the health sector, especially medical professionals. As of April 2009, the programme has returned 107 Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia for short assignments. The vast majority of those returned were healthcare professionals.
Main Project
- Migration for Development in Ethiopia (MIDEth) Programme
Regulating Migration
Return and Reintegration. A 12-month project called "Regional Reintegration of Returnees to CARICOM Countries" aims to contribute to the long-term reintegration of returnees from the United States into their respective societies in three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states. This voluntary assisted return and reintegration project will significantly strengthen the ability of relevant government agencies in those countries to successfully reintegrate these returnees, and will substantially contribute to national and bilateral efforts to enhance regional security. By providing such assistance to the returnees, the project seeks to turn out individuals who are better equipped to become productive members of society, thereby mitigating the potential for their resorting to criminal activity as the only livelihood option, thus de-stigmatizing returnees within Caribbean society through public information campaigns. The Programme is nearing the end of its second phase in Haiti. Efforts are underway to fully implement the programme in the Bahamas and Guyana.
Main Project
- Regional Reintegration of Returnees to CARICOM Countries
Counter-Trafficking. Human trafficking is a crime in which traffickers profit from the exploitation of men, women, and children by luring them into situations of control and abuse. IOM has worked closely with government partners and civil society throughout the Caribbean region and in the United States to address the problem since 2004. Activities include baseline research, awareness raising, capacity building in order to strengthen national and regional networks addressing victim needs, and provision of voluntary return and reintegration services (and in some cases, family reunification) for victims of trafficking.
In addition to implementing several counter-trafficking projects, MRF Washington serves a liaison function with key US donors supporting IOM counter-trafficking programmes worldwide, and provides technical assistance to IOM missions with project development and donor reporting.
Main Projects
- Capacity Building for Counter-Trafficking in the Caribbean
- Return, Reintegration, and Family Reunification for Trafficking Victims in the US
- Counter-Trafficking Technical Assistance and Training: A Global Rapid Response
- Counter-Trafficking Training for Criminal Justice System Personnel
- IOM Counter-Trafficking Training Modules
- Caribbean Counter-Trafficking Model Legislation
- Child Migration in the Caribbean
Technical Cooperation on Migration Management and Capacity Building. In late 2004, IOM began a project to assess border management and migration issues through direct liaison with Caribbean governments. In partnership with the Inter-American Committee on Counter-Terrorism (CICTE) of the Organization of American States (OAS), IOM is working with these governments to assess their current migration organization, border controls, and management of regular and irregular migration. IOM completed in-country assessments in the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines between 2005 and 2007. As a follow-up measure, IOM is implementing Capacity Building on Migration Management Programmes in Trinidad and Tobago, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and The Bahamas.
In order to get updated information about the Haitian population living and working in Turks and Caicos, IOM and the College of The Bahamas are planning with the Government a survey in Providenciales and Grand Turk.
Main Project
- Assessment Missions in Thirteen Caribbean Countries
Migration Policy and Research
The Caribbean's location makes it an attractive transit point for regular and irregular migration. To help regional governments better manage migration, IOM will continue to provide the necessary management tools. Every year, IOM organizes a regional seminar/workshop to build capacities of government officials in the region to address issues related to migration policy.
In addition, management of migration processes in the Caribbean continues to be hampered by the lack of timely, objective and reliable statistics on migration. Although a lot of data are collected, their application in policy-making differs significantly among the individual countries: from countries with more advanced systems to situations where the gathered statistics are very rarely shared at the national inter-institutional and, even less so, at the inter-state level. IOM will implement a Data Sharing Mechanism (DSM) pilot project in Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, and, based on the principles and best practices of the DSM in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Project partners are the Caribbean Single Market Economy (CSME), the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the Danish Immigration System.
Main Projects
- Annual Regional Seminar on Mixed Migratory Flows in the Caribbean
- Migration Data-sharing Mechanism in the Caribbean: A Pilot Project
Refugee Resettlement
Refugee Admissions Program. The International Organization for Migration provides extensive support to the US Government in carrying out its US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). In US fiscal year 2008, some 60,000 refugees from over 80 countries around the world were resettled through the USRAP. IOM delivers a range of case processing, medical, training, transport and other services to the USRAP that vary according to the diverse contexts in which the USRAP operates. IOM New York serves as the principal liaison between IOM and the US Department of State for refugee admissions oversees and coordinates IOM's global support to the USRAP, and, through its network of satellite offices in Chicago, JFK airport, Los Angeles, Miami and Newark, provides assistance to refugees arriving at these designated Ports of Entry.
Refugee Travel Loans
All refugees arriving in the United States are offered interest-free travel loans by IOM. Refugees who accept these travel loans are required to sign a promissory note prior to departure, committing themselves to repayment of the debt within 46 months after arrival in the United States.
IOM arranges for refugee travel using funds furnished by the Department of State, and is mandated to subsequently effect collections on behalf of the Department of State. Repayments made by refugees toward their loans are returned to the Department of State for use by the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) to defray the cost of future refugee travel.
Travel Loans are initially assigned for collection either to IOM itself or to one of the following loan collecting resettlement agencies:
- Church World Service, Immigration & Refugee Program (CWS)
- Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society, Episcopal Migration Ministries (DFMS)
- Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)
- International Rescue Committee (IRC)
- U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (IRSA)
- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS)
- U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB)
- World Relief Refugee Services (WRRS)
The majority of refugees successfully repay their loans within this timeframe.
Refugees should feel free to contact their resettling agency or the IOM/Irvine, California office at +1-866-466-5660 with any questions or concerns regarding the terms and status of their travel loans.
Main Project
- US Refugee Travel Loan Program
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January 3
Burnt Offerings
"…Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you."
A burnt offering is the only offering where the entire sacrifice was laid upon the altar. Nothing was withheld from the fire and it was an offering that was voluntary. It was an offering made, not out of duty or command, but from a heart that desired to do so, a free will that wanted to keep nothing for itself. God had called Abraham to do the unthinkable; to offer freely, his only son, all of him, upon the altar of the Lord. A son that God knew Abraham loved dearly for He acknowledges this in His words to him. If God knew that Abraham loved his son, then why would God ask such a thing of him? Did He expect Abraham to offer his only son up so freely, without question, without reservation? How could God demand such a gift to be given, require such a price to be paid? Was God cruel in His request? Did He care what pain it would bring to Abraham's heart? Our greatest battles are not those we fight with the devil, but those we fight with God Himself.
What torment of soul must have fell upon Abraham as God's words descended upon him. This was no ordinary son. He was given to Abraham in his old age at the word of God. Through the descendants of Isaac, God would send His only Son, Jesus, and offer Him up as an offering for the sin of all mankind. God understood what was at stake and He knew the cost. The plans were already in motion. Abraham would come to understand the depth and cost of God's love in the painful ascent up the mountain in order to offer up his most precious possession. What would have been your answer to God that day? Would you have made that trek willingly, to the place where you knew you would lose your only child? Abraham trusted God beyond his emotions, above any cost, beyond the present and into the future. Obedience will always be a struggle, on any level, if we do not trust the One who is calling us to it.
It was not Isaac that God desired to have freely and wholly…it was Abraham. When we are willing to give to God our most precious possessions, then God knows He has our heart. God wants our affections, our allegiances, our trust, our hope and above all our love! He doesn't want the leftovers; He wants the first servings. We are His burnt offering, dear one, freely laying our very heart upon His altar that He may have all of us. And when we are found there, laid freely, without reservation upon His altar, we see His love as never before. Burnt offerings are rare because they are costly but oh the beauty that is revealed in the fire of their giving.
Bring forth your glory in the fire oh Lord.
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The plant-based meat market is predicted to boom in the next decade to feed the growing population, which is expected to reach nearly 9 billion people by 2050.
A new market insight report by research firm Visiongain predicted that the global meat alternatives market will be worth $4 billion in 2017. The report highlighted global brands—such as Amy's Kitchen, Beyond Meat, and Pinnacle Foods (parent company to Gardein)—and various types of meat alternatives including tofu, seitan, and pea protein, to illustrate the scope of meat-free market in the coming decade. "The meat alternatives market is relatively small today," Visiongain states, "but all the factors analyzed in this report illustrate that the industry will exhibit significant growth in the next ten years, providing excellent commercial opportunities." Visiongain's findings are corroborated by research firm Allied Market Research which estimated the meat alternatives market to reach $5.2 billion by 2020.
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There will definitely be more cases like this, but it's interesting to see how quickly management accepted an offer, which was well below what they said the company was worth.
Flinders Mines offer surprises investors
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November 25, 2011 - 4:13PM
The announcement that Flinders Mines today recommended the 30 cents a share offer from a Russian steel producer might be a surprise to those shareholders who bothered to listen to the company's comments at its AGM only last Tuesday where the miner said the shares were worth as much as $1.73.
In case you missed it, Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel offered to buy all issued shares in Flinders Mines for 30 cents a share in cash, which is worth $554 million. This is almost double the 16.5 cents that Flinders' shares traded at prior to their trading halt on Wednesday.
One day prior to the trading halt, the company held its annual general meeting (AGM). At this meeting, Flinders' managing director, Gary Sutherland, talked through a slide that brokers valued the stock between 20 cents and 53 cents. But the company's "de-risked value range" based on its internal modelling was between 49 cents and $1.73.
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On another slide the company states that the base case valuation for the company's Pilbara Iron Ore Project is $3.1 billion. Production is slated to for early 2015.
The "de-risked" element refers to the assumption that there will not be any project risk, such as the not being able to use an important railway line. And you also have to keep in mind that it's a project valuation and not a cash offer.
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Obviously the Flinders Mines board is aware of the global uncertainty, contrasted with the absolute certainty of cash. But one wonders what they were thinking when they made the comments at the AGM.
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Saint John's Youth Ministry is aimed at our young people in grades 9 through 12. Youth Ministry activities are in addition to the regular Religious Education classes and Confirmation preparation classes that our high school-aged students are required to attend. Throughout the course of the year, our young people participate in a variety of activities, including worship, social activities and service projects:
We are grateful for the generosity of our parishioners that allows our young folks to enjoy these activities, to which they are encouraged to invite friends, free of charge. We are also grateful for the many adults in our parish who believe that our young people are worth the time and effort needed to keep this essential ministry afloat.


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Francesc Arnau and Jose Reina both overtook Dutruel in the race for the number one spot at Barca last season and, with the impending arrival of River Plate keeper Roberto Bonano, it looks as though the Frenchman`s days are numbered.
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Feb 6 (Reuters) - Marathon Oil Corp reported a smaller-than-expected profit as exploration costs doubled in the United States, where the company is investing heavily in oil-rich shale formations.
Higher sales volumes of liquids from the Eagle Ford shale field in south Texas and the Bakken in North Dakota and Montana pushed up revenue by 11 percent.
Total exploration costs rose 70 percent to $238 million.
Marathon's shares, which closed at $34.72 on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, fell about 2 percent in premarket trading.
Marathon, which also has operations in Canada, Norway, Poland and Indonesia, expects output available for sale in 2013 to be 6 percent to 8 percent higher, excluding Libya and Alaska.
Net output available for sales in 2012, excluding Libya, rose 8 percent to average at 427,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day.
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Net output available for sales in the fourth quarter, excluding Libya, rose 12 percent to average at 463,000 boe per day.
The Houston-based oil and gas company's profit fell 41 percent to $322 million, or 45 cents per share, in the fourth quarter from $549 million, or 78 cents per share, a year earlier.
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Monitoring and Compliance for Commercial Cannabis Operations
After carefully going through the City's recently adopted ordinances and the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act, the City has developed a monitoring and compliance program that each lincensee will wbe subject to. The program was designed to enhance the City's ability to monitor commercial cannabis facilities in the City in a professional and efficient manner with safety and accountability as a priority.
The City has developed a number of required monitoring and compliance tasks, in accordance with the MCRSA and Ordinance 786, that are necessary to ensure that all medical marijuana operations operating in the City of Coalinga complying with all applicable laws.
Record Keeping
All licensed operators shall make and maintain complete, accurate and legible records of the permitted Marijuana Operations evidencing compliance with the requirements of MCRSA and Ordinance No. 786 which shall be subject to audit. The additional tasks related to this function will include, verifying accounting (audit) and accounting practices, verification of required insurances, permits, indemnification requirements, and investigations related to violations.
Product Tracking (Track and Trace)
Since the State has not developed and/or begun tracking and tracing the products from seed to sale, the local jurisdiction is responsible for tracking and tracing all plants and product. This is a very time intensive task which will be conducted at each commercial marijuana site on a random basis where the track and trace method, approved by the City, will be verified to ensure product is handled correctly and in compliance with the establish regulations in place. This task also includes verifying state required labeling, dosage, accounting practices and independent testing of product being produced in Coalinga and distributed to dispensaries. The City will provide random testing of product to ensure that product being grown and manufactured in Coalinga are of the upmost quality and safe to the end user.
Employee/Human Resources
Human Resources plays a significant role in confirming the employees within the Commercial Medical Marijuana Industry in Coalinga are working within the requirements of the City of Coalinga and MCRSA. These tasks include registering and re-registering each employee who plans to work in the Commercial Medical Marijuana Industry within the City, ensure training processes are to industry standards, monitor employee records, random inspection and verification of employees at each facility, and further ensure compliance with state and local criteria.
The City Police Department will be responsible for registering the initial employees who will be working in the industry which will be inclusive of a work history report, live scan and subsequent review of said report for any offenses in direct conflict with MCRSA. The City will maintain an employee database. The City will then issue a standard Commercial Medical Marijuana Employee Badge that will be required to be issued to all employees in the industry to simplify the verification process.
Community Support
This section if the Ordinance is related to anticipated code enforcement efforts related with enforcing all of the state and local regulations related the future marijuana operations. The City of Coalinga's Code Enforcement Department and Police Department are expected to experience an impact in services due to these facilities opening from citizen, industry and possible customer complaints that will require a follow up and report. At this time staff is unsure of the expected impact but as the annual regulatory registration fee is developed, the City will take caution to ensure the City recovers its costs for enforcement.
Operational Requirements of Facility
The monitoring of the operational requirements of the commercial medical marijuana facilities plays one of the largest role in ensuring that the facilities operating in Coalinga are functioning properly and within the local and state regulatory framework. Several of the compliance measures that will be taken in this section are related to signage, prohibited activities such as consumption of marijuana and alcohol on site, presents of minors, building and fire code compliance, odor control, compliance with department of public health, security compliance (video monitoring), monitoring manifests for deliveries and transports, water usage, disposal, and confirming proper safeguards for type 2 manufacturing facilities (volatile).


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The 100th anniversary of Rolls-Royce's famous Spirit of Ecstasy mascot is the inspiration for a parade of 100 classic vehicles taking to the streets of London on Sunday February 6.
The Rolls-Royces - including the first car from 1911 that carried the Spirit of Ecstasy right up to the current model - will gather at Forbes House in Halkin Street, Belgravia, at 9am, leaving at around 10.30am, bound for Syon House at Isleworth where they will arrive from 11.30am.
Viewing points along the way will include Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Parliament Square, and outside Harrods.
Few watching - or riding in - the cars however, will know the true origins of the iconic Spirit of Ecstasy adorning the vehicles which have been in production for 107 years. It was designed by sculptor Charles Robinson Sykes, on commission from Claude Johnson, the managing director of Rolls-Royce. It is widely known that Sykes modelled the emblem on one Eleanor Velasco Thornton. Less well-known is that she was both the secretary and secret love of his friend and motoring pioneer, John Walter Edward Scott Montagu, the 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu.
Eleanor's long-running relationship with the married Lord Montagu was a fiercely kept secret, but Sykes was secretly commissioned by Lord Montagu to make a special, personal, mascot for his 1909 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. Sykes adapted his "Eleanor" design, producing a small statue of a young woman in fluttering robes - with a secretive forefinger to her lips.
It was christened The Whisper and is, to this day, unique to the Montagu family's Rolls-Royces. It has long been debated whether the "shushing" gesture refers to the legendary quietness of the famous engine or the affair that was not be spoken of.
Despite posing for Sykes, Eleanor never appreciated the global success of the result. She died in 1915 while on her way to India with Lord Montagu when the P&O liner, SS Persia, on which they were travelling, was torpedoed off Crete by a German U-Boat. Lord Montagu was thought to have been killed, too, but survived because he was sporting a newly invented buoyancy waistcoat. On his return to England he was uniquely able to read his own obituary in The Times.
The Whisper, along with other Spirit of Ecstasy figurines can be seen year-round at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, in the New Forest. To celebrate this motoring centenary, from May there will be a special exhibition housed in Palace House, Beaulieu, from which this extraordinary icon originated 100 years ago.


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Ears, nose and throat grudnichka very susceptible to infections.Proper steps will help you protect your baby from these diseases.
If your baby has arisen inflammation in the ears, throat or nose, do not worry.A small child is easily and quickly transfer the illness recover, if you take the right steps.
1 whether to prevention?
If the house someone was ill or you are with the child in a public place, it is better to be safe.Dripped into the nose child interferon-based drugs or saline.You have started a runny nose?When breastfed baby receives protective antibodies from the mother.And yet, try a few days when communicating with the child to use a gauze bandage.And, of course, treat your illness!
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toddler spout it is necessary to dismiss the mucus, it makes it difficult to breath, eat properly and interferes with sleep.Use for this purpose a suction bulb or cotton flagella.
3 What to drip in the nose?
Kids first year of life prescribed sparing agents: saline solution, decoctions of herbs, homeopathic and vasoconstrictive drops for infants.Good also drugs based on interferon.This protein is the human immune system, derived from donated blood.It blocks cell division containing the virus.In other words, stop the disease by activating the body's defenses.Dilute a remedy of boiled water and bury the kid in the nose every three hours for two to three days.
4 Why there is otitis media?
Runny certainly need to be treated using the vasoconstrictor drops, or inflammation quickly move to the ears.Baby all the time is, mucus builds up, and the infection gets into the auditory tube.So wear your baby so that his head was slightly raised (as isolation will not stagnate), make a steam inhalation (put a basin of broth of herbs near the crib) - and you will bypass the otitis media side.
5 Why is a sore throat?
Colds can pass without the common cold, especially in the first days of illness.But mucosa still inflamed, flow separation at the rear wall.Regularly bury the kid in the nose vasoconstrictor drops, saline or broth of herbs.And more often apply it to his chest.Your warm milk will facilitate the child's condition.
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Josh Turner's Grandma-In-Law Plays 'How Great Thou Art' At Grand Ole Opry
One of the youngest member of the Grand Ole Opry, Josh Turner, yielded some time on the famous stage to one of the oldest performers to ever debut on it. Turner introduced his 98-year-old grandmother-in-law Lois Cunningham to play the piano at a February 2016 performance. Cunningham delivered a flawless performance of the Christian hymn, "How Great Thou Art."


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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday amended its 27-count charge against lawyer Rickey Tarfa before Justice A. A. Akintoye of an Igbosere Magistrate' Court, Lagos.
The anti-graft agency re-arraigned Mr. Tarfa on a reduced 26 counts charge bordering on the same offences it preferred against him on March 10.
Before his plea was taken, Mr. Tarfa's lawyer, Abiodun Owonikoko, objected to the reading of the amended charge on the ground that it will overreach the decision of the Court of Appeal, Lagos.
Mr. Owonikoko argued that the Court of Appeal will on January 19 hear the appeal filed against the ruling of the high court.
He submitted that the amended charge raised constitutional issues that an accused person should not be charged twice for the same offence.
Mr. Owonikoko, a senior advocate of Nigeria, argued that the amended charge is a violation of Section 39(9) of the Constitution which prohibits a prosecutor from arraigning a defendant twice for the same offence.
But, in his response, EFCC lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo argued that the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) allows the prosecution to amend a charge at any time before judgment is given.
He urged the court not to allow the defence delay the trial.
In a bench ruling, Justice Akintoye dismissed Mr. Tarfa's objection adding that there was nothing wrong with the amended charge.
She ordered the registrar to read the amended charge to the defendant.
Mr. Tarfa, a senior advocate of Nigeria, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Subsequently, the court adjourned the case till November 28 for continuation of trial.
In March, the anti-graft agency accused Mr. Tarfa of wilful obstruction of its authorised officers, refusal to declare asset, making false information and offering gratification to a public official.
It alleged, among others, that the lawyer offered N5.3 million gratification to Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court, in order to compromise the judge.
The commission said that Mr. Tarfa transferred the money in several tranches to Justice Nganjiwa between June 27, 2012 and December 23, 2014.


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Picture: Kelly Osbourne 2007 British Academy Television Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals held at the London Palladium London, England - 20.05.07
Kelly Osbourne is reportedly desperate to strike up a friendship with MADONNA - but the pop icon has yet to respond to her efforts.
Sources say Osbourne, daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, is trying to meet the MATERIAL GIRL, 45, to thank her in person for letting her cover '80s classic PAPA DON'T PREACH on her debut album SHUT UP.
But US WEEKLY reports that the 19-year-old has often moaned to pals that Madonna has never acknowledged the many letters and flower bouquets she sent to show her gratitude.
A friend says, "Kelly was furious that Madonna did not make an effort to contact her back."
While pop beauty Britney Spears enjoys a close friendship with the superstar, the friend adds that Osbourne is upset that Madonna won't even say hello to her when they see each other at awards shows and other events.
In February (04), Osbourne's mother SHARON told Britain's DAILY MAIL newspaper that she believed Madonna had been receiving Botox injections.07/05/2004 09:48
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2016 Rewind: A Summary of News Big & Small
You know it's been a whirlwind of a year when someone says, "Wait, that happened this year?"
Although we cannot capture all of the incredible, mind-boggling, frustrating and beautiful stories in and around the world of Oregon Tilth's mission, we hope to provide at least some of the most impactful and interesting highlights from 2016 in one place. We've also included some food-for-thought reading material at the end.
Wishing you and yours a wonderful new year in 2017.
A whirlwind of action
Early in the year we released a research report on Oregon's organic market opportunities and supply issues, based on outreach to over 100 companies, experts and farmers. And we focused on providing education—online and in-person—reaching over 2,500 individuals on topics from weed management to recordkeeping. Staff continued to push for improving services, bringing several certification activities online such as renewals and an enhanced producer search.
Our Latin America program launched in earnest as we translated more than 30,000 words to increase our Spanish communications, including a new website. All of these efforts have helped us better serve organic producers interested in certification, posting an 18 percent conversion rate of leads that ultimately go through the application process. We doubled down on efforts to promote the NOP Cost Share reimbursement program. We reached out to more veteran farmers, exempting them from certification fees in support of their transition to organic farming. And, we pledged $100,000 in matching funds over four years in partnership with Oregon State University to launch an Organic Extension program dedicated to building and sustaining organic agriculture. Just to name a few things…deep thanks to staff, clients, members and partners for a productive year.
Getting "tilth-y"
From sharing video stories about organic inspections to protecting our waterways and salmon (while drinking beer), we've worked hard in 2016 to touch on a wide range of issues. The lack of conversation about food literacy helped connect us with award-winning chefs, inspiring farmers, the United States Botanic Garden and people helping reconnect us with our food. We spoke with leaders who are changing our institutions that feed us, from school lunches to seed breeders. We spotlighted the people behind so much of our food, capturing a photo essay of farm laborers and trying to figure out how organic can lead on social equity. And we celebrated women in agriculture, from cities to farms to all of the incredible changemakers in between. Oh, and because we're based in Oregon, we decided to "put a bird on it" with our Lessons Learned about enhancing bird habitat on farms.
Conservation and natural resources
Destruction of habitat has reduced the variety of plants and animals to the point of risks for agriculture. And yes, agriculture plays a big part in contributing to these problems. The methods we undertake to meet these challenges in sustainable agriculture are not simply cut-and-paste models. Some farms can help conserve trees for multiple uses or restore and create forests. Some farms are working to reverse climate change by returning carbon into the Earth's crust. Some farms do simple magic with the wonders of cover crops. Our friends at the Wild Farm Alliance are helping more farms increase understanding of biodiversity conservation on organic farms. And other farms are exploring how new (old) crops can be just the ticket for meeting environmental needs while still earning a living. What's the bottom line? Protecting habitat and increasing biodiversity on farms leads to enhanced production.
Food, GMOs and labeling
After years of ups and downs, lightness and DARK-ness, 2016 saw the passing of a "compromise" measure regarding the labeling of genetically modified foods. No one was happy with the end result. And while it still takes a bit of digging to understand the ins and outs of this new labeling law, the biggest question remains: will consumers have better access to information to make informed food choices? As it currently stands, many still can't differentiate label claims. Perhaps the focus should be on how GMOs are simply not fulfilling their promise of bigger yields and fewer inputs, especially if herbicide-tolerant crops are leading to illegal pesticide use.
Debate over bioponics
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) fall meeting in St. Louis brought out both sides to debate if "bioponic" agriculture should be considered organic. Protests against allowing hydroponic of aquaponic produce to be certified as organic presented the case that consumer expectations will not be met and soil-based farms will be at a disadvantage to compete in the marketplace. Proponents of aquaponics believe it offers an opportunity for urban centers and places challenged by climate change and drought, to produce quality foods and create jobs locally. A decision was not made final, with the issue to be voted upon at an upcoming NOSB meeting.
Social equity and food justice
To fix systemic problems, you can't just bring a box of fruits and vegetables into disadvantaged communities. Increasing accessibility to good food requires innovation and new models. We depend on an invisible group of people that get no benefits or recognition. It doesn't help that our stereotype of farmers simply doesn't ring true. But more work needs to be done to protect women in agriculture and the children of migrant farmworkers needed to support our food system. And progress needs to make sure that people are always put first in the face of change. It will require taking on racism in our food system. And it will require us to find opportunities to elevate whole communities that make our food future brighter.
True costs of food and farming
No one is working harder than Patrick Holden to explain how the hidden costs of cheap food are impacting health, environment and society. More and more, we're taking an economic view to value our food differently. It all comes down to how we put a price on what we eat. Some think that greater transparency might help consumers deal with higher prices. Ultimately, with the rising costs for good food growers and eaters, it seems we need to also reevaluate how we value our farmers. From elevating animal welfare to conserving water, it's clear that sustainability's value in our food must only rise.
Policies on your dinner plate
While it dominated headlines, politics didn't always make food a central issue in 2016. While some wonder how we're investing in our food, others are trying to figure out why we left so many farm families behind. Yet, some progress has been made to improve the culture of agriculture. New ideas for changing our food system are becoming embedded in local government. States continue to lead the way for innovation, pushing for incentives for farms to fight climate change. And it's hard to remember, but organic acreage is increasing albeit slowly. With local movements gaining momentum, more good policies are supporting organic producers. Of course, there are still many questions about the future of our food and who will make up the workforce.
Things to read and watch
- The New Bread Basket
How the New Crop of Grain Growers, Plant Breeders, Millers, Maltsters, Bakers, Brewers, and Local Food Activists Are Redefining Our Daily Loaf
- Seed: The Untold Story
Seed libraries, community gardens, and a new generation of young farmers are shifting the balance toward a more sustainable and sovereign seed paradigm
- Sustainable: A Documentary Film
Telling the tale of one small farm in the mid-west of America, a cogent and important case for a different food system from the one that we currently have
- Fixing the Food System
A review of the past and current history of calls for a national food policy, and the controversies over food and nutrition issues that have impeded development
- Quitting Season
The decision to walk away from a farm is not one taken lightly; an exploration and look inside why farmers stop farming
- In Good Tilth
A quarterly membership publication dedicated to stories and issues that matter for farmers, consumers, food leaders and changemakers
- Soil Sisters: A Toolkit for Women Farmers
Presents practical considerations from a woman's perspective, covering everything from business planning to tool use and ergonomics to integrating children and family in farm operations
- Fields of Toxic Pesticides
Ventura County had more schools and more students—over 13,000—attending classes within a quarter-mile of areas most heavily treated with potentially harmful pesticides
- Water in Plain Sight
A refreshing perspective on water, that by allying with the water cycle, we can revive lush, productive landscapes and fix the future by understanding what makes natural systems thrive
- Bountiful Harvest: From Land to Table
Artist Betty LaDuke captures the spirit of farms and farm workers, shared in stories and paintings from the vibrant local food movement taking place in southern Oregon


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Group of 1,000 rallies at Tolna Coulee for practical solution to rising Devils Lake
RURAL TOLNA, N.D. - Ernest Grotte traveled 60 miles from his home Monday, shovel in tow, to walk through the marshy wetland of the Tolna Coulee and to turn over a spadeful or two of mud.
"I want to help get rid of this mess," the 82-year-old farmer said. "I have a lot of friends up here who are really suffering because of this flood. They've been talking about this for 10 years or more. And nothing's gotten done. Now, it looks like nature might take care of it for us."
Grotte joined about 1,000 others, many of them taking a day off from planting or other fieldwork, in Monday's rally in a field overlooking the Tolna Coulee, a natural outlet from Stump Lake to the Sheyenne River.
The rally, organized by Citizens United to Regain Equality, was a protest against a planned state-sponsored east-end outlet.
CURE contends the state and federal governments should put a control structure on the Tolna Coulee rather than building a new outlet, which they say would save millions of dollars and be more effective.
"Gravity is free," was the refrain repeated by nearly half of the more than one dozen speakers.
"It's time to be practical, not political," was another.
'Everybody's problem'
Devils Lake, which has risen by more than 30 feet and quadrupled in size in the past 18 years, now stands less than 4 feet from spilling naturally through adjoining Stump Lake to the Tolna Coulee and the Sheyenne River. The lake elevation was at 1,454.1 feet Monday, about 2 feet higher than the 2010 record.
"This isn't just our problem. It's everybody's problem," said Nelson County Commissioner Dan Marquart, one of the rally organizers. "If Stump Lake spills, it's going to hurt people in Valley City, in Lisbon, all the way to West Fargo, and every place in between."
One by one, farmers, resort owners and local officials offered stories - many of them personal - of the cost of the 18-year-old flood.
They talked of the 22 traffic deaths in the past 15 years of people drowning after their vehicles ran off roads.
They talked of homes that, if not flooded, are inaccessible because of inundated roads; they talked of the constant road construction, as highways are built higher and higher.
Col. Michael Price, St. Paul District commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, acknowledged last week that the Devils Lake flood threat is an "urgent situation," adding that some 15 feet of sediment that has built up in the Tolna Coulee over the years is at risk of washing out.
"Can you imagine the water going through here now if we didn't have that silt in there?" Marquart asked.
An aide to Gov. Jack Dalrymple asked Marquart for a copy of his speech, saying the governor and staff members would discuss the issue. A petition signed by many at the rally also will be sent to the governor's office.
That's not to say the state has any intention of altering its plans to build an east-end outlet from East Devils Lake to the Tolna Coulee. The estimated $60 million-plus project is expected to begin within weeks and be completed by late spring 2012.
"We need to do all that we can to keep this project on schedule," the governor said last week. "The construction of an east-end outlet is a major part of our strategy to alleviate flooding in the Devils Lake Basin and to protect downstream communities."
Marquart and others urged their neighbors to attend two public meetings hosted by the corps to discuss outlet project plans. Today's meeting, at 7 p.m., has been moved from the Ramsey County Courthouse to the Devils Lake High School Sports Center to accommodate an anticipated large crowd. The other is at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Cooperstown in the Cooperstown/Griggs County Economic Development Building.
"I think it was a success," Marquart said of the rally, "Just to show how people pulled together made it all worth it. Now that we've got the ball rolling, we've got to keep it rolling."
Nature's plan
Arthur Price has heard it all before.
Now 104, the retired farmer from Esmond, southwest of Devils Lake, saw President Franklin Roosevelt when he visited Devils Lake in August 1934 during the drought of the century, promising to do all he could to bring Missouri River water to Devils Lake. The idea was not only to provide relief from the drought but also to help stabilize the local economy by providing an inlet and possibly an outlet.
"We hope that nature is going to open the heavens," the president said at the time. After seeing a dark cloud in the sky as he got to his railcar outdoor platform, he said, "All I can say is, I hope to goodness it is going to rain, good and plenty."
Rains finally did come, and the Garrison Diversion Project was built 30 years later, but the canal to Devils Lake never was completed.
And except for a mini-drought of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the lake has been rising ever since.
"They could just as well have finished it back then," Rice said, "and we'd have no problem whatsoever. Now, it looks like nature might take over again."
Kevin Bonham is a reporter for the Grand Forks Herald


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Food & Recipes
Pico De Gallo
Pico De Gallo. A little fact about today, May 5th – Cinco De Mayo, it's not Mexicos Independence day. Instead it commemorates the 1862 Battle of Puebla, where Mexicans defeated the French colonists who were trying to invade Mexico. If that isn't a reason to celebrate, I don't know what it is. So if you're looking for a last minute recipe give this Pico De Gallo a try.
The addition of jalapeno gives this recipe a bit of a kick, but you can leave it out if your taste bud isn't up to the challenge. It's easy to make and a perfect compliment to Nachos. It will make a great addition to your spring or summer entertainment recipe. Best part is, it's healthy and you can customize it to suit your palate, you can add pineapple or peach to give it that extra edge. So if' you're tired of the same ol' guacamole then this is worth a try. How is this Pico De Gallo different from Salsa? For the most part, it has almost the same ingredients but Pico De Gallo is less saucy. Honestly, that's the best way, I can describe it.
Fresh Pico De Gallo
- 3 medium tomatoes, diced
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
- 4 tbs. fresh cilantro
- 1 bunch of green onions, chopped
- 1-2 tsp. cumin
- 1-2 tsp. garlic salt
- salt & pepper to taste
- Combine the tomatoes, onion, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, garlic salt, cumin, salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
- Refrigerate 1-2 hours before serving.
See it's super easy to make, it takes less than 5 minutes to put it together. You can eat it right away or put it in the refrigerator for about an hour or two.
Looking for a more Cinco-De-Mayo inspirations, look no further –
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This recipe looks absolutely delicious, definitely adding it to the 'must-try list'! Thanks for sharing!
These pictures are beautiful–they're making me hungry. Great recipe. Definitely pinning!


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Period mystery drama serial The Forgotten Story was set in Falmouth during the 1890's when 11 year old Anthony is sent from America to live with his Uncle Joe following the death of his gold hunting father.
Uncle Joe keeps a seaman's restaurant and Anthony is soon caught up in the lives of the characters who frequent the place.
A fabulous cast marks this out as an above average production, it was based on Winston Graham's novel who had also written the Poldark novels.
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UK / ITV Network – HTV / 6×30 minute episodes / Broadcast 9 January – 13 February 1983 | Sundays @ 5.30pm)
Writer: Arden Winch / Executive Producer: Patrick Dromgoole / Novel: Winston Graham / Producer: Martin Schute / Director: John Jacobs
JOHN STRATTON as Joe Veal
LILA KAYE as Madge
VAN JOHNSON as Perry
GEORGE CAMILLER as Ned
ANGHARAD REES as Patricia
ALEXIS WOUTAS as Anthony
SARAH JANE BICKERTON as Fanny


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The Capher x Jay Verze [Interview]
After headlining his first show, Verze sits down with Eshet from The Capher and talks about the show, Life Through My Dark Shades Feedback and more!
"From his first album, "Animate the Lifeless," to "21117," and his current one, "Life Through My Dark Shades," Jay Verze is an artist that continues to break the stereotype and carry the torch that lets us know Hip Hop is not dead. He has been featured in the Baltimore Sun as one of Baltimore's top 5 promising rappers as well as Hype Magazine and has opened up for the rapper Cam'ron. Now headlining his first show, Jay Verze is proving that with hard work and dedication all things are possible. I had the pleasure of interviewing the young artist back in 2012, and I had the pleasure of doing so again after his show for No Preset Unplugged. Needless to say we had some catching up to do."
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