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We are pleased to announce that we have just released Bacula version 7.4.1.
This version consists of mainly bug fixes, most of which are minor, but
some are annoying. If you are a packager, I strongly advise you to take
the 7.4.1 version as opposed to 7.4.0 since version 7.4.1 corrects a number
of problems related to packaging and installation. If you are already
running Bacula version 7.4.0, it is not urgent to upgrade unless you find a
problem you are experiencing on the list of fixes (see ReleaseNotes below).
There is no database update required from 7.4.0, but as usual all Storage
Daemons must be updated to the same version as your Director (presumably
As a reminder, the Windows File Daemon is available for download on the
www.bacula.org web site for personal use. Since there are no updates to
the Windows FD, version 7.4.1 does not exist. Consequently, please use the
Windows FD version 7.4.0.
We had hoped to release the next major version of Bacula about now, but
four points have come up:
1. I (Kern) took a long deserved lengthy vacation for several months
beginning in February.
2. There is now a huge amount of fixes (some included in 7.4.1) and nice
new features in Bacula Enterprise that need backporting to the
community version. The Bacula Enterprise developers have really been
3. We decided to implement backup to the cloud, and that is much more work
than I had initially imagined. Now I have the architecture well
defined and a nice test program that works very well so I am currently
integrating parts of the test program into Bacula (the community
4. Before, during and after my vacation, there were a number of nice
patches that were submitted that must be integrated into the code.
It will probably take another couple of months to complete the work and
ensure that it is stable. I will let you know as it progresses.
Rather than wait for the next version, we are releasing this minor bug fix
Thank you for using Bacula.
Release Notes for Bacula 7.4.1
Release version 7.4.1
Changes summary:
This is a minor bug fix release to version 7.4.0. Most of the
fixes have been kindly contributed by Bacula Systems SA.
- Fix bug #1849 MySQL does not accept 0 for DATETIME default
- Modify the alist object to be reused after a destroy()
- baculum: Fix setting invalid timezone value for PHP
- Fix compilation for AIX
- Fix the restore termination string in the job report to take in account
JobErrors and SDErrors
- baculum: Show jobs for client
- Fix bconsole "llist job=<xxxx>" output
- Fix #146 about update volume command line usage
- bat: Fix #1066 about bad update pool command
- Fix #1653 about make_catalog_backup default user name
- baculum: Show jobs stored on volume
- Fix update Volume=x Slot=nn when Slot > MaxVols
- Set exit code for create_postgresql_database.in
- Fix bug #2197 -- build failure with --disable-libtool
- Fix bug #2204 -- superfluous END-OF-DATA in update_mysql_tables.in
- Convert a Migration job with errors into a Copy job
- Remove exporting add_mtab_item -- fixes bug #2198
- Fix possible problem of show multiple resources
- Comment out tools/smtp-orig.c as it is for reference only
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It's questionable as to whether OSCAR WHISKY would have actually got past Overturn at Ascot had he not stood on the final flight. But that was a still a decent comeback effort from Nicky Henderson's Champion Hurdle prospect, who should make amends here with a clear round. Exeter winner The Knoxs may find things happening too quickly for him over a shorter trip on faster ground, while Get Me Out Of Here finished six lengths behind Any Given Day on his reappearance at Haydock. The County Hurdle runner-up is 5lb better off here, however, and has yet to run a bad race on this track. Cockney Trucker is on a long losing run and has a bit to find at the weights but still makes more appeal than The Jigsaw Man, who returns from a break.
Oscar Whisky (IRE) 5-6fav (11-8) Tracked winner, hit 3 out, driven to challenge upsides and every chance when fell last, in a race won by Overturn (11-0) at Ascot 2m 3f hdl G2 (1) gd in Nov, 7 ran.
The Jigsaw Man (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Led to 1st, tracked leader, lost place 4th, soon ridden and behind, tailed off when pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Cygnet (9-9) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd in Jul, 8 ran.
Any Given Day (IRE) 11-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, headway 3 out, joined leader next, ridden to lead narrowly between last 2, edged left flat, held on, won at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gs in Nov beating Wyse Hill Teabags (10-7) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Cockney Trucker (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Held up in 6th off the pace, good headway to track leader 5th, went right 4 out, went right next, still upsides and every chance when went right 2 out, weakened to 4th between last 2, beaten when went badly right and mistake last, 5th of 10, 23l behind King Of The Night (11-12) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl (2) gd in Oct.
Get Me Out Of Here (IRE) 15-2 (11-8) Held up behind, headway under pressure approaching 2 out, soon chased leaders, kept on same pace, no impression when hung left flat, 5th of 12, 6l behind Any Given Day (11-7) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gs in Nov.
The Knoxs (IRE) 7-4fav (10-8) Tracked leaders, challenged 8th, led approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, ridden flat, comfortably, won at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl (2) sft in Nov beating Five Dream (10-7) by 4 1/2l, 10 ran.

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LNG is also growing faster than other traditional sources of energy, partly due to growing power generation and industrial usage. In the form of LNG, natural gas can be transported long distances. The Middle East, Africa, and Australia have significant natural gas reserves and are among the largest exporters of LNG; the biggest importers include Asia and Europe. As one of the world's largest producers of natural gas and suppliers of LNG, Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) is well positioned to benefit from increasing LNG demand in our opinion. LNG continues to be a driver of future growth, accounting for nearly one quarter of Shell's new resource production. This well-diversified business segment has grown more than 10% annually over the last few years, and we project similar growth rates over our investment horizon. Shell's LNG growth is much faster than the demand growth for other traditional sources of energy. While we evaluate the geopolitical risks inherent in the Energy sector against company fundamentals, Shell is held in the Dodge & CoxGlobal Stock Fund and International Stock Fund due to its reasonable valuation and exposure to LNG.
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As a holiday tradition, adorning one's tree (and eventually one's house) dates back to the early 20th century when Christmas lights came to the fore- having been invented as a safer alternative to candles which when bumped or knocked over, had the unintended effect of turning Christmas trees into blazing demonstrations of how quickly fires could engulf houses. Over the years, Christmas lights moved from our trees to our houses (after all, you are unlikely to see lights from outside very well), which was deemed a reasonable extension of the holiday spirit. When carried out in moderation.
Economics of the Christmas Lights Industry
The Christmas lights industry is, undoubtedly, one of the fastest growing service industries in Canada and the U.S. Commercial business owners as well as residential homeowners spend more than a billion dollars each Christmas season for this service and other related products. They wish to share in the Christmas spirit but do not have the time to hang the lights themselves. This is the opportunity that is seized upon by Christmas Light installers who come in and consequently cash out.
According to sources, the Christmas Lights Industry has experienced an incredible 1000% increase in growth over the past decade as evidenced by the demand for Christmas light installation which seems to increase every year. For some reason, people want to outdo their neighbors with a brighter and bigger display of lights.
Another emerging aspect of Xmas lighting is laser based projector lighting which has become a huge industry within the last 3-4 years with projector prices constantly becoming lower. Consumers have realized the benefits of laser based lighting systems and which have huge advantages of traditional lights.
Running a Christmas light business can earn you enough in 3 months so you can either run another seasonal business during the other 9 months of the year or take the rest of the year off. Generally, installation commences in early November and focuses mainly on commercial properties. This is when business owners typically start to look for leads and begin their installations. The season lasts up to late January by which time you should have taken down all the lights from your clients' businesses and homes.
Christmas lights installation enterprises can make upwards of $1,000 a day, per work crew during the entirety of the season. In fact, well-organized installation crews can rake in more than $2,000 per day, with some installers earning more than $3,000 a day when contracted on larger residential and commercial jobs. Overall, most mid-size Christmas light installation businesses make anywhere between $100,000 and $150,000 each year- in only 3 months. There is definitely a ton of money to be made in this industry as you will be providing an essential service that is highly sought after year after year.
Each year, U.S. consumers spend more than $6 billion on Christmas decorations. That is a lot of icicle lights, inflatable snowmen, and nativity scenes. One of the biggest costs? Well, Christmas lights. Not only does it leave a dent on your wallet to deck the halls, but it also costs more than you may think to keep it so.
The average American family typically spends anywhere between $60 and $350 extra on their electric bill during the holiday season. So, before you start competing with your local mall this Christmas, find out how much all those strands of lights will set you back.


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Jewish Ethnocentrism in the Talmud
The Talmud is the final authority on things Jewish. It is also grossly ethnocentric, claiming that Jews are the Chosen of God and vastly superior to the rest. Given that it is written in Hebrew it has been fairly easy to conceal the truth from lesser mortals. English editions are thought to be censored. The recent Steinsaltz edition has been cleverly arranged so that the references from the Soncino edition are useless. But now someone on the inside, a Jew has decided that it is time for Jews to clean up their act and said so. This offering is from Allan C. Brownfeld at the American Council for Judaism and was published in Winter 2000. It is fair to say that is now some five years on and I have yet to see any acknowledgement of the truth far less any sign of reform or remorse.
It Is Time to Confront the Exclusionary Ethnocentrism in Jewish Sacred Literature
See above. Mr Brownfeld tells us about Christians apologizing for things in the past. Zionists might do the same, albeit the most vicious are atheists. He draws comparisons between Jewish attitudes and Nazi. Nazis merely got a worse press. He quotes Mordechai Nisan, a lecturer at the Hebrew University, expressed this view in an official publication of the World Zionist Organization thus:-
Relying upon Maimonides, he said that a non-Jew permitted to reside in the land of Israel
must accept paying a tax and suffering the humiliation of servitude
and that non-Jews must not be appointed to any office or position of power over Jews. They are not short of arrogance.
He also cites Israel Shahak with approval. Professor Shahak, who was a genuine concentration camp survivor came in for a lot of abuse over the years but never wavered in his commitment to human rights.
Jewish Responsibility For Mass Murder And Rape
"The principle thing is that no one [ Jew that is - Editor ], man or woman, should ever be without an officer set over him, and that none should get the mental habit of taking any step, whether in earnest or in jest, on his individual responsibility. In peace as in war he must live always with his eyes on his superior officer... In a word, we must train the mind not to even consider acting as an invidual or know how to do it." (Laws, 942ab)
This is a major point of Jewish life. Any murder carried out by the Jewish army is the responsibility of the officers all the way up to the top.
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A Chicago federal jury awarded $3 million on Thursday to the widow of a former leader of Reed Smith's corporate department, finding pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline plc liable for the 2010 suicide of Stewart Dolin.
The verdict was well below the $39 million that Dolin's widow requested. But it was her victory nonetheless, and the culmination of a nearly six-week trial between two sides who seemed to agree on nothing—most importantly, whether the popular antidepressant paroxetine that Dolin took for six days before he threw himself in front of a Chicago passenger train causes suicide in adults.
The jury in effect found it does.
"What happened to Stu Dolin could have happened to anyone," said David Rapoport, one of the Dolin family's lawyers, in closing arguments Monday.
The trial also shed light on the personal stress and anxiety that can be a side effect of Big Law mergers. GSK argued Dolin committed suicide as a result of fears of inadequacy and a potentially diminished role at Reed Smith, which he joined in 2007 when the global legal giant acquired midsize Chicago shop Sachnoff & Weaver, where Dolin served on the management committee.
In therapy sessions that became evidence for the defense, Dolin (pictured right) said he was afraid of being a "bag lady" who couldn't support his family after his compensation fell by 10 percent in 2009, according to testimony during the case. Reed Smith's Chicago managing partner Michael LoVallo testified those fears were overblown, saying that all partners' compensation fell that year amid the onset of the recession.
Dolin's widow, Wendy, and her two adult children alleged the generic version of GSK's Paxil taken by Dolin caused a heightened anxiety known as "akathisia" in the 57-year-old that caused his death. GSK vigorously denied that testimony, pointing out that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to this day does not require the drug Paxil, the name-brand version of paroxetine, to come with a warning that it can increase the risk of suicide in adults.
"This verdict shows quite clearly [that] GSK has been hiding the data on this for years," said R. Brent Wisner, a partner at Los Angeles-based Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman representing Dolin's family. "We're hoping this sends a clear signal to the current owner of Paxil that they need to change the label."
Dolin's lawyers at Baum Hedlund and Chicago's Rapoport Law Offices asked for $39 million to compensate their client's family in closing arguments Monday. To break that down, David Rapoport told jurors that Dolin's family was owed $3 million for "pain and suffering" endured during the six days Dolin took a generic version of Paxil before his suicide.
Rapoport also asked for $14.8 million in lost wages, saying that Dolin would have made $1.2 million a year as a Reed Smith partner until he was 70. (As a matter of comparison, in 2012, the family of a late Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner secured a $15.4 million wrongful death settlement from the state of Hawaii.) But the largest portion of the award request, $21.2 million, was for the lost companionship of Dolin as a husband and father.
The widow's legal team relied on testimony from a British psychiatrist who has been alleging for nearly two decades that the antidepressant class of drugs including Paxil can cause suicide.
David Healy, who has testified in more than 10 cases against GSK alone, told the jury that the London-based company inflated the number of suicides that occurred in the placebo group during the drug's clinical trials. That allowed GSK to escape a suicide warning on the drug's label, Healy contends.
A spokeswoman for GSK, which was represented by King & Spalding and Dentons at trial, said the company is disappointed in the outcome and will be filing an appeal.
"GSK maintains that because it did not manufacture or market the medicine ingested by Mr. Dolin, it should not be liable," the spokeswoman said in a statement. "Additionally, the Paxil label provided complete and adequate warnings during the time period relevant to this lawsuit."
GSK had argued that the FDA did not require the company to add a warning label to the drug after a 2006 reanalysis of clinical trials. They also argued that Dolin's doctor, a family friend, was aware that Paxil had been linked to suicides in people under 24, and had read material that said patients need to be closely monitored while on the drug.
During the jury's nearly three-day deliberation, they requested several documents related to the labeling that applied to the drug when Dolin took it in 2010, as well as GSK's communication with the FDA over what that its label should state.
One issue GSK had unsuccessfully argued earlier in the case was that it should not be held liable for Dolin's death because he took a generic version of Paxil, also known as paroxetine. In a decision that split with some previous rulings on the matter, U.S. District Judge James Zagel ruled in 2014 that GSK could be held liable, as the generic manufacturer, Mylan Inc., was bound by statute to use the company's warning label.
As a group, 28 percent of lawyers struggle with some level of depression, said a study last year co-founded by the American Bar Association. That's compared with less than 8 percent for the general population, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meanwhile, the CDC said in a 2012 analysis that the legal industry had the 11th-highest incidence of suicide among occupations, with 18.8 people out of 100,000 taking their lives, compared to 16.1 nationally.
Dolin's widow, however, said her husband's suicide was not because of the workplace stress he expressed, and insisted that he had no history of mental illness.
"I know the American Bar Association wanted to put Stewart into the category of Big Law suicides," Wendy Dolin said. "My question to Big Law is, how many of those lawyers who killed themselves have been on antidepressants these past 20 years? There are a lot of consumer issues here."
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Cellllebrate good times, come on!
We don't know about you, but here at The Urban List, we couldn't be happier that summer is finally here. With the chance to top up tans and get stuck into a shit-load of ice cream, just the thought of the upcoming months is enough to make us squeal in excitement!
To make the most of the party season here in Auckland, we have proudly created this kick-ass list of the top 50 things to do this summer. See you at the beach, peeps!
- Make like Dory and just keep swimming. Sea, pool or paddling pool, we don't care, just don your togs and kick those legs!
- Snorkel the waters. Will you find Dory?
- Drive a scooter around Waiheke Island. The views and sea breeze = one unforgettable experience!
- Have a picnic in the park. Scotch eggs, sandwiches and sunshine. Ahhh bliss.
- Or, head to Christmas in the Park for a stellar line up of all things festive!
- Explore our amazing city. Discover secluded beaches, hidden hikes and sun-filled scenery.
- Go back to basics and camp in one of the surrounding DOC sites.
- Discover Tawharanui's rock pools. Look for starfish and other magical sea creatures while soaking in the summer rays.
- Practice your balance and learn how to paddle board. Too hard? Just stand there and look pretty for the camera.
- Get ready to sway the night away as Fat Freddy's Drop take to the stage at Villa Maria Winery.
- Eat ice cream for breakfast. Joshua's Ice Cream is salivating-worthy and oh-so tempting! See ya later porridge!
- Pull up a pew and enjoy the social event of the year—Silo Park Outdoor Cinema.
- Don your flower crown and attend one of the many festivals happening this summer.
- Buy an inflatable pool toy. Slice of pizza, unicorn or doughnut? You decide.
- Find a pool to use said inflatable. Hello, rich friend's parents!
- Auckland we were born to run! See music legend, Springsteen rock the mic and perform his greatest hits this summer
- Watch the action unfold as the Blackcaps take on Australia. Go on lads!
- If tennis is more your thing, then the ASB Classic is definitely an event to pencil in your calendar. Smash it Serena! Or Venus! Or both!
- Go on an epic road trip. Just you, your besties and the open road. Fingers crossed there will be no traffic!
- Feed the ducks at Western Springs. Yes, we are guilty of eating the majority of the bread too, don't worry.
- Have a water fight. Release your inner Mission Impossible-esque moves and avoid those balloons!
- Play hopscotch on the pavement. All you need is chalk and a pavement. Easy as!
- Make your own lemonade and sell it outside your house. It's worth 50c, promise!
- Hire a tandem bike and cycle around Mission Bay. Take the backseat and let your partner do all the work without realising!
- Buy a kite.
- Fly your kite.
- Lose your kite.
- Tie-dye all of your clothes. It's summer, it's allowed.
- Build a sandcastle at one of these bad ass beaches.
- Have a BBQ. Sausage sizzle get at me!
- Have multiple BBQ's. Who can say no to good company and a 'is this meant to be pink' chicken skewer?
- Eat all the ice cream cookie sandwiches. Why not start here?
- Make your own frozé. That's frozen Rosé for all those late to this life-changing trend.
- Go star gazing. Clear skies and stunning constellations make for a jaw-dropping experience.
- Pick your own strawberries at Phil Greig Strawberry Farm. Pssst, they are a great addition to frozé!
- Pick free avos at Otuataua Stonefields between November and March. Shush, this is one of Auckland's best kept secrets!
- Make your own slip'n'slide in your backyard. Get clean and have fun at the same time! Win, win!
- Go to a carnival. Merry-go-rounds and candy floss all day, err day.
- Visit Franklin Road for the notorious Christmas light display. Super cute and 'tis a good feeling knowing it's not your electric bill…
- Keep an eye out for dolphins on an AWAD's boat cruise. Sun, sea and a whole lotta 'ahhh's'.
- Blow bubbles. Everyone knows that bigger is better.
- Sip the day away drinking cocktails at one of these stunning outdoor areas.
- Put those yoga pants to good use and move that body outdoors at one of these breath-taking spots.
- Host a car wash. Jessica Simpson ain't got nothing on you.
- Toast those marshmallows over a bonfire and transform that glorious goo into a scrummy little s'more.
- Watch a sunrise or sunset on the beach. Oh Auckland, you so pwetty.
- Go skinny dipping in the dark. Release those inhibitions and undies!
- Let off a lantern to celebrate Chinese New Year.
- Find a boyfriend to share all of this with.
- Or revel in the fact that he would just make you too hot in bed.
See ya!
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Alums weigh in on sites for new Central High School
If all goes according to plan, we could know the three site finalists for the new Central High School by late Monday. Then, as soon as a week later, the Champaign school board could pick a winner.
But why wait? The News-Gazette turned to a retired UI English professor of 45 years, a 26-year-old Olympic swimmer and other distinguished former Maroons for their educated takes on the hot topic in town.
We picked one familiar face per decade — starting with a basketball legend from the 1940s, when the school went by Champaign High, and ending with a star cheerleader from Central's Class of 2013.
Ted Beach, Class of 1947
No. 1 priority: "I'm about 64 years from graduating high school, but I have had kids and grandkids in Unit 4. I'm close to Central athletics, so obviously I think they need to have what's needed to give a quality education to the kids, and space and grounds for outside activities that Central hasn't had for years. Two of my grandchildren were in the marching band and I know how cramped they were for space. To practice outside they had to go out to Centennial."
The site I like:"The one by St. Thomas More (north of the I-57/I-74 interchange, west of Mattis Avenue and south of the High School of St. Thomas More) would probably be OK, but I don't have a strong opinion. I know they've studied it carefully and I can't argue with what they're doing. If I had my druthers, I'd like to see it someplace in town."
Beach is a basketball legend from the 1940s.
Emily S. Watts, Class of 1954
No. 1 priority: "I have taught in bad conditions. You can teach well in those classrooms, and teaching can be done. As long as there's equipment in the chemistry room, as long as there is a place students can go and teachers can teach, that's what we need. There are wonderful teachers in the system and we just need to support them."
The site I like: "I feel that Champaign Central should remain Champaign Central — and not necessarily for sentimental value. When the school board decreed that Lottie Switzer Elementary was no longer usable, they sold it and Judah Christian took it over and turned it into a school that is vibrant and workable. I think school boards worry too much about buildings and not enough about the classroom. We have some lovely buildings that are well kept up, and I understand building a new school when population has shifted, like Carrie Busey in Savoy. But I wish we would pay more attention to what is going on in the classroom, to see that each student receives the kind of education we want them to have. We don't need such beautiful buildings to do that."
Watts is a retired University of Illinois English professor
Nathaniel Banks, Class of 1966
No. 1 priority: "The main thing I think a new Central should have is a facility that is adequate to the programs that are going to be going on in the school. I'm interested in the arts, so I would like to see a really fine, state-of-the-art arts complex for theater, dance, bands and orchestra. In my thinking, that's really important."
The site I like: "I'm not partial to any one of them over another. My answer would be, as long as whatever site is chosen has good accessibility for students either driving in or coming in on the bus, that's the main thing."
Banks is an accomplished jazz trumpeter.
Clarence McFarland, Class of 1977
No. 1 priority: "Good air-conditioning and good heat. It definitely needs air-conditioning."
The site I like:"The one over by St. Thomas More sounds pretty good. Prospect is a busy street and these kids are trying to drive, so you might see a lot of accidents then. But the one by St. Thomas More might be the best. It's not too busy with traffic."
McFarland works for Springfield Electric in Champaign.
Parham Parastaran, Class of 1989
No. 1 priority: "I think it needs to have a place where they have their sports complex on site. That's one of the biggest problems with Central. I played tennis in high school and practice was somewhere else. Going to play football at Centennial's field doesn't feel like a home game. They need to have all their activities in the same place, at their school."
The site I like: "The one by St. Thomas More, that's my favorite. It seems to be the most convenient. The others are in what feels like more of a retail area. It just doesn't feel like a school setting."
Parastaran is owner of the local Car-X auto repair shops.
Leconte Nix, Class of 1997
No. 1 priority: "We need to have our own athletic facilities, and having a home and won't have to get on a bus. It will be a place that kids can call their own. They can feel a sense of pride about our stuff, that this is our home, and this is where we're going to perform and practice."
The site I like: "I think I like the one by Wal-Mart (at Interstate Drive and Neil Street). It's still a more central location for our students. With the open campus, it would be huge because there are so many restaurants out there. And for our kids with special needs taking life skills classes, I think it would be the easiest location for them to get in and out of."
Nix is an aide and coach at Central.
Tyler McGill, Class of 2006
No. 1 priority: "If it wants to be a great school, it has to have all the potential resources a school would need. More so than not, that means having the technology resources that both teachers and students need to be successful. From an athletic standpoint, same idea. ... My dream would be an indoor 50-meter pool. It needs to have those facilities, those locker rooms; they need to be on site and they need to be done well. If you're going to build a new school, you can't start looking for ways to cut corners. If you're going to build a new school, it needs to be done right."
The site I like: "It's just hard for me to envision something so far away from what is Central and really so far away from the community in the center of Champaign. What Champaign Central represented to me was Champaign and being in the middle of the city. It's hard for me to envision a school that's so far removed from the pulse of Champaign."
McGill is an Olympic swimmer.
Catie Grey, Class of 2013
No. 1 priority: "I think that Central needs its own identity. We haven't been able to use our own facilities because we haven't had them. I think it would be nice for Central to have their own stuff: athletic facilities, resources of their own, new computers, new equipment."
The site I like: "I really like (the site east of the Interstate Research Park, between Interstate and Olympian drives). I think that it provides really easy access from the interstate, which is helpful but it also has a lot of land for potential growth if they want to add on."
Grey is a student at Bradley University in Peoria.
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One of the most popular questions is whether to get an Apple Mac or Windows based PC or laptop?
See the table below to allow you to choose which device best suits your needs.
Apple v Windows Comparison Table
|Generally more expensive for the same hardware specification
|Costs are lower, but beware of poor quality low end machines.
|Both the software and hardware is designed by Apple, the experience will be pleasant.
|Because there are multiple manufacturers involved, you may find that the same or similar spec computer will not perform as well as an Apple Mac. This is natural but there is not a huge difference.
|The software will work in perfect harmony with the hardware because Apple design both. Unlikely to experience software incompatibility issues or spurious error messages.
|Beware of malware, viruses and general junkware. Big manufacturers tend to install a lot of utilities and software which take up memory and processing power before you even start to use the device.
This is one major disadvantage of a windows based computer or laptop.
|Much less prone to viruses and malware. Partially because Apple is in control of both software and hardware.
Battery life on Macbooks also tend to be better.
|Extremely vulnerable to viruses, malware, scamware and the like. A windows PC must have anti virus software as well as regular anti malware checks.
|Great if all your devices are made by Apple. With the latest introduction of Yosmite, you can write an e-mail on one device and finish off on another seamlessly.
Poor if you have anything non-Apple. For example, you cannot use a standard micro USB charger for your iPhone without purchasing an adapter.
|Most hardware and software will always be designed to be compatible with the latest version of Windows. If you are a user who likes to install a lot of software and utilities, you will find guaranteed support.
Hardware devices also tend to use standard ports so need for additional adapters, for e.g. HDMI, Micro USB.
You can take it to school or the office and know you do not need adapters to connect to an external monitor.
|Apple's choice is limited. There is little flexibility in choosing colours, look, feel, style, screen size and specification. It is only as flexible as the products on offer.
|Because hardware is manufactured by different suppliers, there is a huge variety of designs and specifications to choose from. Sometimes, this has the drawback of having needing to do more research for comparison purposes.
My own view can be summarised as follows:
If you want a device:
- For simple tasks like web surfing, sending and receiving e-mails, visiting you tube and other social web sites
- And you are not technically minded
- And money is not the main concern
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Why Tribe Made Every Task Have an Assignee
With Tribe, every task has an assignee. Let me repeat that, every task has an assignee.
Occasionally, we get asked "In Tribe, can I create a task that doesn't necessarily have an assignee? We have a team of people and we want them to just grab tasks from an open list." Our answer is always the same, "No, every task has an assignee." We usually get a surprised answer back like "Well, that's not how we work".
I'm sorry to say, but to those people we say how you work is wrong and how other project management tools do this is wrong.
Let me explain… Originally in Tribe, you could create a task and drop it in the Open column. This would allow you to create unassigned tasks. We thought it was great (just like you're thinking), so we gave it to beta-users. You know what happened? Users created tasks they thought would be great to have done, assign it to no one in the open lane, and that task would never get done. Seriously, we have proof.
We investigated this when we saw every task in the Open lane was dormant. We thought it was our own data lying to us, or a glitch in reporting. The data showed that over the course of 2 weeks more than 700 tasks were placed in the open lane and not one of them was "grabbed and completed" by someone in the group. Everyone used the open column to hide bad tasks in the app to avoid work.
But how can this be?? There is this convenient column where people could dump work for others to do; it's better than just assigning a task!
The problem was just that; the open column was the island of misfit toys for tasks. Don't want to do a task yourself? Assign it to the open lane and pray someone decides to assign it to themselves and get it done. In theory it works, in reality it doesn't.
So, we saw this and did something about it. We iterated on our app.
Now in Tribe every task has an assignee. Every task is either self-assigned or assigned to somebody else. You can't create a task assigned to no one because no one will do it, and important work gets ignored. That's why you can't create an unassigned task in Tribe. That's why we got rid of the Open column. That's why we tell you that you actually don't want an Open column because trust us, it just doesn't work.
We listened to the data over our own opinions. We're in the business of helping you get more done, and if we can help make things even just a little better we will try to. That's why in Tribe every task has an assignee, so that tasks are more accountable. We're always looking for opportunities to make what we have more efficient. If you have different thoughts on this, leave us a comment below and tell us why you think unassigned tasks are better. We'd love to hear what you think!
Maybe this post fired you up and you're ready to create loads of tasks to capitalize on this motivation? Here is a link to teach you how to create tasks!


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Stocks end day with modest losses
U.S. stock indexes ended lower Monday in a day of quiet trading.
At the close, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 55.8 points, about 0.3 percent, at 17,737. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 6.7 points, about 0.3 percent, at 2,066. The Nasdaq composite was off 22.8 points, about 0.5 percent, at 4,891.8.
CRUDE ENERGY. Oil prices seesawed as investors digested reports that Saudi Arabia would freeze its production only if Iran and other producers agreed to do the same. Benchmark U.S. crude fell $1.04 to $35.75 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent crude, used to price international oils, lost $1.07 cents to $37.60 a barrel.
MANAGEMENT SHAKE-UP. Homebuilder PulteGroup sank 7 percent Monday on news that the company's CEO will retire next year as part of a management shake-up.
ALASKA AIR DEAL. Alaska Air Group Inc. is buying Virgin America in a deal worth more than $2 billion, combining their West Coast presence and reigniting the debate over airline consolidation. Alaska Airlines will pay $57 in cash per Virgin America share. That's a 47 percent premium to its Friday closing price of $38.90. Virgin's shares rose more than 39 percent in premarket trading.
The companies put the transaction's value at about $4 billion, including debt and capitalized aircraft operating leases.
IT'S ELECTRIC. Tesla Motors rose $12.30, or 5 percent, to $249.86 after the company announced it had received 276,000 preorders for its highly anticipated Model 3, which is to be unveiled on Thursday.
HEALTHY. Health care companies were among the biggest gainers on Monday, with the health care component of the S&P 500 rising 1.2 percent. Health care stocks were helped by news out of Edwards Lifesciences, which said its new replacement heart valve product met the goals necessary in a clinical trial. Edwards Lifesciences jumped $17.40, or 19 percent, to $107.37.
U.S. JOBS. The U.S. government said Friday that job growth continued at a strong clip in March, slightly stronger than investors expected and showing employers were confident enough to add staff despite the slowing economy. Employers added 215,000 jobs last month, a solid figure but not enough to keep up with the new job-seekers. More people also looked for work and wages edged higher.


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Here's what the group sounds/looks like from where I sit on stage: Dom Lash's confident and enthusiastic interjections in sound and line; Mark Sander's unerring inventiveness—leaping any and all obstacles to musicality with gestures small and large; and Caroline Pugh's pulling in-and-out of musical and linguistic spaces with her spontaneous conlangs.
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Thanks: Sirene 1009 (Cork, 2017)
Sirene 1009 at Cork School of Music
Kinetic, energetic; an exceptional community of improvisers will be performing on 19 May 2017 when Sirene 1009 returns to Cork for a concert at CIT Cork School of Music, Cork, Ireland. The final concert in the Art Council funded series features guitarist Han-earl Park, double bassist Dominic Lash, drummers Mark Sanders and Dan Walsh, vocalist Caroline Pugh, and saxophonist Catherine Sikora.
reminder: Sirene 1009 at FUAIM, Cork
This Friday (April 7, 2017), at 1:10pm: Sirene 1009 (Han-earl Park: guitar; Dominic Lash: double bass; Mark Sanders: drums; and Caroline Pugh: voice and electronics) kicks-off the Arts Council of Ireland funded series with a performance at Aula Maxima (University College Cork, College Road, Cork, Ireland).
Sirene 1009 (Cork, 2017)
Sirene 1009, "a fierce, adventurous band that goes… into the unknown, fearlessly in search of the new" (David Menestres, Free Jazz), makes their Cork debut as part of the Arts Council of Ireland funded series, starting with a free concert at 1:10pm on Friday, 7 April 2017 at the Aula Maxima, UCC, continuing at 8:00pm on 19 May, Stack Theatre, CIT Cork School of Music. Sirene 1009 is the cyborg virtuosity of Han-earl Park, the indomitable low-end growl of Dominic Lash, the unstoppable hits and clangs of Mark Sanders, and the controlled vocal mayhem of Caroline Pugh.
improvisation workshop with Mark Sanders, Dominic Lash, Han-earl Park and Caroline Pugh (Cork, 2017)
Cork, 7 April 2017: group improvisation workshop with Mark Sanders, Dominic Lash, Han-earl Park, and Caroline Pugh. A practical, playful, hands-on masterclass, this workshop will offer a unique opportunity for performers to participate in musical interactions, and create spontaneous musical expressions. In addition to learning to realize the possibilities of improvisative play, the workshop will be an opportunity to meet and interact with local, national, and international practitioners of improvised musics.
performance diary 02-14-17 (Belfast, Cork, Derry, London, Monmouth)
Mar-01-2017: Monmouth, Wales
Mar-02-2017: London, England
Mar-07-2017: Belfast, N. Ireland
Mar-08-2017: Derry, N. Ireland
Apr-07-2017: Cork, Ireland
May-19-2017: Cork, Ireland
performance diary 01-24-17 (Belfast, Cork, Derry, London, Monmouth)
Feb-03-2017: Cork, Ireland
Mar-01-2017: Monmouth, Wales
Mar-02-2017: London, England
Mar-07-2017: Belfast, N. Ireland
Mar-08-2017: Derry, N. Ireland
Apr-07-2017: Cork, Ireland
May-19-2017: Cork, Ireland
performance diary 01-08-17 (Belfast, Cork, Monmouth)
performance diary 09-28-16 (Belfast, Cork, Derby, Newcastle, Sheffield)
Nov-10-2016: Sheffield, England
Nov-13-2016: Newcastle, England
Nov-15-2016: Derby, England
Mar-07-2017: Belfast, N. Ireland
Apr-07-2017: Cork, Ireland
recording Sirene 1009 (Birmingham, 2016)
Just back from Birmingham after playing with Dominic Lash, Mark Sanders, and Caroline Pugh—a.k.a. Sirene 1009. I've been laying some groundwork for the Arts Council funded project to be premiered in Cork, but we also spent a few hours recording some material which will be part of our upcoming album.
drama without narration (review: io 0.0.1 beta++)
Somehow I managed to miss this when it came out way back in March 2012. Noël Tachet's review of 'io 0.0.1 beta++' (SLAMCD 531) in Improjazz: Expériences de résonnances et d'occupation de l'espace sonore. Très dramatique sans narration. Tout l'espace est occupé, toujours de manière surprenante, avec peu de sons, peu de matière (toutefois l'occupation […]
Dalston Sound: Numbers: Richard Barrett + Han-earl Park
In a review that spans Richard Barrett's Dark Matter and Han-earl Park's io 0.0.1 beta++, Tim Owen (Dalston Sound) praises Barrett and Park's 'Numbers' (CS 201 cd) for its "multifarious attractions" found in a "wealth of microscopically teeming detail": Numbers is a complex melange of retro/futurist synth sounds, glitch electronica, guitar-sourced whammy-bar pitch-bending and hard-scrabble […]


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Just like North Korea "That's your deal, not ours"
My guess is John F'n Kerry didn't read the arabic
translation of the agreement.
Nothing like 20 years of precedent to convince them. It's the impotence of power.
More like North Korea than we care to admit -are we not giving Iran 8 billion dollars to cheat on their part of the deal that they will now use to fund their nuclear weapons development programs?
Almost like it was planned that way


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Natural Building Workshop – March 2014
There's a two week natural building workshop coming up this March, an hour and a half out of Melbourne. For those interested, details below:
Agari Farm and Mud Mob Natural Building Collective are running a 2 week natural building and healing workshop in March aiming to teach people to build low cost homes with natural and reclaimed materials (Earthbag, Cob, Wattle and Daub, Light Earth, Reciprocal Roofs and Bottle walls plus talks on Earthbag, Earthships, Strawbale and more) and get healthy through fermented foods, organic food production, growing mushrooms, seed saving, natural health remedies and various modalities of spiritual/physical healing.
The workshop is being run on an evolving community 1.5 hours north of Melbourne, with the intention of creating an environment that inspires connection, creativity and healing. A space where there are no pressures, only encouragement for people to show the things they are passionate about and live in the way we should all be living.
More info and to apply online see Agari Farm.
One Response to "Natural Building Workshop – March 2014"
Thanks for posting this, Sam. I think this is exactly what I am after. I missed the last straw bale building workshop at Food Forest, in South Australia. $700 for 2 weeks? That's amazingly good value.


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We spent 6 days at this resort as the 3rd leg of our honeymoon. Koh Samui was planned to be the 'relaxing' phase of our honeymoon.
Our room was a pool villa - which is nothing like the picture on the website. The pool is actually more like a large puddle; to be honest, we didn't use it even once because we just didn't trust it. So that was the first 'tsk'.
The second 'tsk' was when we entered the room. We had requested a double bed but apparently they did not have this request in the system, even though we sent them an email from 2 days before in order to confirm, so when we asked that we wanted a double bed; their reply was that all rooms were fully booked but they would let us know the next day (this never happened).
Badly for the hotel; in the six days that we were staying in Koh Samui, the 4 of them were really bad in terms of weather - so we stayed in the room; which makes one pick on little details
- the a/c was very loud
- the room in general needed a paint over, the bathroom walls had cracks
- the jacuzzi was old, and was 'plastered' together in some places
- towels in the room - very old and used
- room service was slow
On NYE, due to bad weather we were stuck in the room again - there was an event going on but at 125E per person, we found this too expensive, especially seeing that it was raining so the entertainment not as planned, and the seating arrangements were inside instead of the planned outside.
We requested room service (cheese, cold meats platter) and a bottle of wine. Despite the fact that we had to call room service a total of 5 times before someone gave us the time of day, their response was 'the kitchen is closed for room service' - excuse me, but we didn't ask for gourmet meal - a cheese platter only...
Anyway, our 'cheese platter' and wine finally arrived - our cheese platter consisting on a small plate with 10 slices of breakfast cheese! We were too hungry and tired to do anything about it - so we just ignored it... Next day when they came to clean the room however, I placed the cheese plate on the table on the patio with other items so they can take them away - it was there for over 10h... I found that quite off.
I can say more things about what this resort needs in order to better itself, but I don't want to get too boring - better staff (especially for breakfast shift, where you are ignored for the most part, until a waitress yells at 10.15 that breakfast will be over in 15mins so grab whatever you can now)
Reception staff on the other had - a very kind lady and gentleman (forgotten their names) were always very helpful with whatever we asked.
We wish that we had better weather - and perhaps our disposition to the hotel would have been better - but I doubt it.
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How can English help me in the future. Project authors: Students 8 "B" class SEI school № 1266 Klim Makarov and Yuri Koryagin Teacher: Olga Yurievna Kopyrina. I am in the future. My dream since childhood has been to become a coach.
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Project authors: Students 8 "B" class
SEI school № 1266
Klim Makarov and Yuri Koryagin
Teacher: Olga Yurievna Kopyrina
My dream since childhood has been to become a coach.
Many coaches have to work with the legionnaires, who speak only English, and they need to understand them.
Many coaches could not succeed in their country, but only when they went abroad were able to uncover all their abilities.
Reporters are constantly asking how they do it. many coaches answer, "The main thing is to find a common language with the players!"
When people go on holiday, it is often difficult for them to talk with local people who speak their own language. People who know English, feel perfectly at home when they are abroad.
English is the official language of England,
residents of the United States, Canada, Ireland and Malta, Australia, New Zealand, it is used in the Asian countries (India, Pakistan).
Now practically every school teaches English because with its help one can easily travel around the world, get acquainted with different cultures and build up new relations .


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Gaza Op Spurs Italian Call for 'Nuremberg for Israel' Trial
A petition by academics, describing Israel's 'slow genocide' of Palestinians, is one of many signs - including incendiary slogans, swastikas and vandalism - that reflect anti-Semitic undercurrents in Italy.
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DirecTV customers can now watch the digital programming as car passengers - thanks to an agreement between the service provider and KVH Industries Inc.
Under the terms of the agreement, DirecTV has authorized KVH to solicit subscriptions to the satellite service that will be received by KVH's new TracVision A5 low-profile antenna, which is designed for use in vehicles.
"Thanks to the ubiquity of DirecTV's service, and the award-winning TracVision A5 low-profile satellite TV antenna, live programming is now available virtually wherever consumers travel in the United States," said KVH President & CEO Martin Kits van Heyningen, in a release.
The agreement is part of a growing, potentially lucrative trend. According to a 2003 report by Frost and Sullivan, the market for vehicles equipped with video screens could exceed $18 million by 2008.


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Tunisia terror attack: Ex-footballer and his wife killed in British beach massacre
A FORMER professional footballer and his wife are the latest victims to have been confirmed dead in the Tunisian beach massacre.
Denis Thwaites, 70, and his 69-year-old wife Elaine were staying at the Imperial Marhaba Hotel in Sousse when Islamist gunman Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire.
Mr Thwaites broke into the Birmingham City team as a teenager in 1961 and retired 11 years later at the age of 27.
The couple only arrived in Tunisia on Wednesday and texted family on Thursday to say they were enjoying their holiday.
MP for Blackpool South Gordon Marsden tweeted: "Very sad to hear Denis and Elaine Thwaites among those killed in the terrorist attack in Sousse – condolences to their family."
A spokesperson for Birmingham City said: "We are deeply shocked and saddened by the death of former player Denis Thwaites and his wife Elaine in the Tunisian terrorist attack.
"Our thoughts are with Denis' family.
"The Club also offers its condolences to all who are mourning loved ones due to this atrocity."
A former teammate of the winger described him as a "lovely" man and a "cracking" player.
"He was the sort of bloke who wouldn't hurt anyone," Bobby Thomson told the Birmingham Mail.
"He was the sort of bloke who wouldn't hurt anyone"A former teammate of Denis Thwaites
"He had so much speed and so much skill. He was just a bit shy."
As many as 30 Brits are feared to have lost their lives in the attack – described as the worst since the 7/7 bombings in 2005.
David Cameron has vowed that Britain will not cower in the face of terrorism.
A national minute of silence will be held across the UK at noon on Friday in memory of those killed.


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|Quoting Klaus (Reply 4):
Candidates dying or dropping out for other reasons should have happened a few times already...
|Quoting Mir (Reply 5):
John Ashcroft lost an election to a deceased candidate, didn't he?
|Quoting Klaus (Reply 4):
Candidates dying or dropping out for other reasons should have happened a few times already... it's not that uncommon; And electoral regulations should have some provision for it...
|Quoting Mir (Reply 5):
John Ashcroft lost an election to a deceased candidate, didn't he?
|Quoting Nkops (Reply 10):
Is there any government that is more embarrassing than ours right now??
|Quoting TedTAce (Reply 9):
Don't you mean illegal?
|Quoting Nkops (Reply 10):
Is there any government that is more embarrassing than ours right now??
|Quoting Gilligan (Reply 14):
No, I meant simple since I used that type of ballot in several different states in which I lived over the years.
|Quoting Gilligan (Reply 14):
As long as you paid at least a modecum of attention while you were voting it was a user friendly document.
|Quoting TedTAce (Reply 15):
None of which were Florida.
|Quoting TedTAce (Reply 15):
Let's see how good you do with a butterfly ballot when your 50 years past death.
|Quoting TedTAce (Reply 7):
This is the first time I can think of that there was a negative stigma to the original candidates name and may be the reason that the notice MIGHT be warranted.
|Quoting Falcon84 (Reply 2):
The Dems are off the mark on this suit, I believe. I know why they're doing it-they want everyone to see that name "Mark Foley" on that ballot, and no mention of Negron anywhere.
But I think it's fair to simply inform those who are just plain idiotic, or who have been living under a rock, that Foley is not the candidate that the vote will count for.
A frivileous suit by the Dems. Let it go already.
|Quoting ArtieFufkin (Reply 18):
The case should be decided on the merits.
|Quoting Gilligan (Reply 16):
Every polling place has volunteers that will help the ederly or disabled with voting so that complaint is just doesn't carry any water.
|Quoting Pope (Reply 19):
There's the double standard from the left
|Quoting TedTAce (Reply 20):
it means nothing when pride precludes the willingness to take help.
|Quoting Gilligan (Reply 8):
I firmly believe that everyone has a right to vote but sometimes you just have to shake your head at the competence of those voting. Not on the issues, vote the way you want, but strictly in their ability to actually go into the booth and work the machine whatever kind it might be.
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Kindred is well known because of their bad early-game. But warrior is a bery good option for better early performance and earlier ganks. (As you may see I'm focusing on early xD)
Atack speed Quints and Atack speed Marks helps us clear faster the jungle camps and to complement the lack of atack speed on early. Flat armor seals because Kindred is squishy as **** and Progresive magic resistance, but why progresive? On early game, AP junglers don't have too much power, on late game is where AP Champs get very strong.
Fervor, the best choice for squishy Kindred, high damage that progresses the more you atack. If you want to build tanky, get the **** out of here.
Jungling Route
Blue Side Route: Rocks w/smite - Red Buff - Get the pasive mark - Blue Buff - Gank
Red Side Route: Gromp w/smite - Blue Buff - Get the pasive mark - Red Buff - Gank
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It's very important to rebember, you have a special pasive. I recomend to mark the enemi jungler right when you leave your base, if you encounter him, and get the kill/asisst, it will be always helpful.


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Unanswered: Cloning Sybase database
How do U clone a sybase database from One Storage to another storage devices whith minimal downtime.
Total database size 150 GB on Unix
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If you are doing this on a single machine then you can use "disk mirror".
If you need to clone the system to a different machine then you could use database dumps (but you will incur some downtime) or replication server (minimal downtime).
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Ask Farmer Joe: The Truth On Honey
Just like fruits and vegetables, honey has the most nutritional benefit when it is raw, unprocessed, and local.
What Is Raw?
Raw honey refers to honey that has not been heated or pasteurized. When honey hits a high enough temperature (above 120ºF), it begins to cook, thus killing all of its natural vitamins, enzymes, antioxidants, and other nutrients. Pure, raw honey also contains pollen. When a person suffers from seasonal allergies, it's a reaction to the pollen in the air. Regularly consuming local honey with traces of pollen from your surrounding area can strengthen your immune system. It can even help reduce seasonal allergy symptoms. Local honey has many other benefits, too. It has anti-bacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties, that processed honey simply does not have. Honey is also a great natural cough suppressant, and is much better for you than over-the-counter cough syrups.
The Process
When honey is taken from the beehive, local producers typically pour it through a coarse strainer to remove random pieces of wax and bee parts. If the honey is strained without being pasteurized, the pollen is still present in the end product. However, many commercialized honey operations utilize very fine filters and high heat levels to create pasteurized honey with a longer shelf life. This process rids the honey of its pollen and all of the original nutritional benefits.
The Problem
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that any product that has gone through such fine filtration, or ultra-filtering, and that no longer contains pollen is not honey. But, the FDA is not regulating U.S. honey to see if it contains pollen. Even more shocking, in the commercial honey business, some bottlers can even be found watering down honey before removing the pollen. This technique was copied from the Chinese, who have illegally dumped tons of their honey (some even containing traces of illegal antibiotics) on the U.S. market for years, according to Food Safety News.
Food Safety News found this as disturbing as many other honey enthusiasts, and did a test of more than 60 honeys from various retail outlets from across 10 states. Here's what they found:
- 76% of samples purchased from chain grocery stores had all of the pollen removed
- 100% of samples purchased from pharmacies had all of the pollen filtered out
- 77% of samples from big box retailers had no trace of pollen
- 100% of individual packets of honey from restaurants also had all of the pollen removed
- 100% of honey purchased from co-ops, farmers markets, and specialty stores contained their full amount of original pollen
Conclusions from Food Safety News' study stated that if you see honey that is extremely clear and free from any debris, it has probably been over processed with excessive heat, which destroys all of the good enzymes, vitamins, and pollen. Per the FDA's definition, this processed product is not honey at all. Ultra-filtered, pasteurized honey is full of processed sugar similar to table sugar and high fructose corn syrup.
The Solution
How can you prevent your family from consuming fake, overly sugared honey? The best way is to support local. Buying from local honey vendors assures you the product's quality and source. They can also verify that the honey you are purchasing is truly raw, and give you the honey's history from hive to bottle.
Joe's Honey FAQs
What makes Freedom Farms' honey unique?
We strive to keep pure, raw honey in its most natural state so that our customers can enjoy the true hive-to-bottle benefits. Local honey tastes better and is better for you. We bottle it in-house to keep on a careful eye on the quality, and to make sure each bottle is perfect. I've even had some fun creating my own blends. These are just a few of the factors that sets our raw honey apart from common grocery store honey.
How long does raw honey last?
Honey never goes bad, however it eventually will crystalize. Your honey will turn a little cloudy, right before forming granular crystals of sugar. Pure honey crystallizes quicker than pasteurized honey. But you can bring it back to its liquid state by carefully warming it. Use a double boiler, or simply soak the honey bottle in a jar of hot (not boiling) water. Just make sure you don't go over 120ºF, or you'll start to overheat the honey, which eliminates its key nutrients. Also, do not store your honey in the fridge, this will speed up crystallization. Our honey is delicious though, I don't know how anyone lets it sit around long enough to crystallize!
Why is your honey different colors?
Just like produce at our Farmers Market, our raw honey is seasonal. Depending on what's in bloom in the region, and what the bees pollinate will determine the color of honey. Raw honey colors vary from pale yellows to dark amber browns, and each has its own distinct flavor. As a general rule, lighter honey is milder in taste and dark is stronger. Check out my guide below for the three colors you typically see at Freedom Farms.
What is your favorite way to enjoy honey?
I love raw honey mixed into tea. Another awesome way to utilize honey is in soaps. We sell a variety of artisan handmade soaps at our Farmers Market, and the Oatmeal Honey Bar is one of my favorites, and our most popular seller. It's great for dry winter skin.
Are there any other honey products you recommend?
I love all of Freedom Farms' honey products. But if you haven't tried our creamed honey, you're missing out. We have it plain or with cinnamon. It has an awesome honey taste, but is the consistency of silky icing. Don't let the name fool you – creamed honey contains no cream or dairy. It's simply raw honey with a large number of small crystals, which makes it smooth and spreadable. I am also a fan of our bee pollen, I use it as an all-natural multi-vitamin replacement. It's a great energy-boost and is high in protein. All of these products and more are available in our online store.
About Honey's Color
Fall Honey
- Darker in color, deep brown
- Harvested in the Fall
- Fall honey flow examples: Golden Rod, Japanese Knotweed
- Stronger, robust flavor
- Compliments teas and other beverages well
- Consume this honey during the summer to fight off fall-specific allergies
Joe's Black & Gold Blend
- Our most popular blend
- A mix of Freedom Farms' Fall Honey and Golden Nectar
- Helps fight pollen in the air year-round
Golden Nectar
- Lighter in color, pale yellow
- Harvested in the Spring
- Spring honey flow examples: Alfalfas, Clover, Fruit Trees, Early Perennials
- Milder, sweet flavor
- Perfect for baking and sugar replacement or substitute, the flavor will not over-power your recipe
- Eat in the winter to build up immunity towards spring-time allergies
Originally published in our February 2016 Magazine written by Jenna Dascanio, photography by Elizabeth McCauley.
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