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>If the identithread devolves into who gets in the socialist clubhouse and who is bounced outside
That who is based entirely on whether or not sensible positions are held. Nobody is saying 'kick out the gays', the 'gay-ists' however, must go.
>feminism belongs outside of the leftist movement?
the word feminism can mean different things. there are certainly things called feminism that have no place in the left.
For ones thoughts to orient their worldview into contrasting groups which are not derived from productive relationship being the impetus for social change is idpol. These things are not allowed because they come from an incomparable perspective that will never be able to work congruently with the aims of the left. Even if they align from time to time they will diverge.
In some cases in the past the left has supported certain idpol based movements because it at that time aligned with the goals of the left. This does not make those movements of the left. This does not justify the ideological intermixing between the left at idpol.
You can not believe society is shaped by conflict between identity groups and be a leftist. Society is shaped by productive relationship, identities are formed by productive relationship. At best identity groups can help us analyze productive relationships better, but they provide no motive force.
The reason 'the left' always ends up a useless clusterfuck is because people think you CAN have this nonharmonious ideological soup, on the grounds of some shared interest. The moment things progress to something else the infighting breaks out because the fundamental perception of the world and how it works does not align. What is sensible, what is true, comes into conflict.
How can you expect people who see entirely alien causation to work together? This is not a differing idea of 'what to do?', this is not a differing idea of 'how to do it?', this is a differing idea of 'what is wrong?' on a very fundamental level.


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Papercraft (SKU 08-129)
Author: Joanne Sanderson, Emma Angel & Dorothy Wood
Publisher: MQ Publications Ltd.
Description (from book): The only papercraft book you'll ever need! If you're looking for in-depth instructions on papercraft techniques, or some inspiration for great projects, this is the book for you. Each chapter starts with a comprehensive techniques section including paper folding, cutting, tearing, stitching, quilling, weaving, decoupage, and papier mache.

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Happy Halloween! Come trick-or-treating with Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness as they take a cinematic tour of “Horrorville USA”, the new nickname Phil has coined for Detroit! Several horror films get discussed, including the current Detroit-set shocker Barbarian as well as non-Detroit-based classics like The Leopard Man and Séance on a Wet Afternoon. Dean has started watching HBO’s “Avenue 5” and he finds that scary! Phil also weighs in on the Jon Hamm vehicle Confess, Fletch and a big-time Oscar front-runner, The Banshees of Inisherin from Martin McDonagh. In “Celebrity Deaths”, the “killer”, Jerry Lee Lewis, the beloved comedic actor Leslie Jordan and the stop-motion animation giant Jules Bass all get remembered. And finally, in a re-visitation to a past “What We’re Reading”, Phil talks about ghostly radio signals! All in all, it’s a spooky good installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
What other show covers such a wide range of topics as Doberman puppies, road trips, swimming with dolphins, “Cancel Culture”, movie theater mask-wearing, data mining, internet “cookies”, iconic World War II singers, legendary actors, surrealist cinema, silent movies, the language of dreams, stage fright, and does so in less than an hour?! It’s what longtime listeners have come to expect from YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
After a special 2-part “Top Ten” show counting down the all-time great comedy movies, your friends in podcasting are back with a wide array of topics to discuss. Dean recounts his New Zealand adventures and previews his forthcoming trip to the USA. He and Phil celebrate the lives of the cat-loving gorilla with the huge vocabulary, the original Bond girl, and the celebrity chef who finds himself the subject of a conspiracy theory. Two emails from a loyal listener concerning the aforementioned “Top Ten” shows lead to a couple of great filmmaking stories and the discussion of another all-time great comedy film. Dean and Phil’s former collaborator, Chris Hardwick, has found himself in #MeToo hot water, and because they have been asked about it, Dean and Phil discuss it. There is a lot of “Star Trek” news to discuss, a slew of Netflix Marvel shows to review, as well as a popular HBO drama series based on an Australian-set novel to analyze. All that AND several recent cinematic releases get reviewed, including Solo, The Incredibles 2 and Isle of Dogs.


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Let’s get healthy while still enjoying totally amazing treats! I always feel if you totally deprive yourself, you crave things more. These healthy blondies are so good and have won over some very reluctant tasters. I’ll add some notes at the end of the recipe for those who don’t need to adhere to particular dietary needs.
They are really easy to make, just dump everything in the food processor and it’s done. We love recipes that need minimal effort and give maximum results. I’d really urge you to give this recipe a try. You might think you will taste some of the ingredients and you may not even like them, but actually, these Healthy Blondies are a great surprise!
I added sea salt to the blondies once they came out of the oven to give that great sweet/salty mix and it works really well.
I used a tin of organic, cooked chick peas, popped them in a colander, drained and rinsed them.
Be sure to use whole or natural peanut or nut butter of your choice with nothing else added.
I chopped up some Nomo Dark Chocolate into chunks and used these for chocolate chips. It’s Dairy, Gluten, Egg and Nut Free so perfect for dietary requirements.
Let’s get to the making these beauties…..
- 1 tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 120g whole peanut butter (or Nut Butter of your choice)
- 85ml pure maple syrup (or Agave Syrup)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 salt
- 1/4 tsp GF baking powder
- 1/4 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 52g vegan, dairy and gluten free chocolate chips
- Sea Salt for sprinkling
Preheat oven to 175C Fan, 185C and use coconut oil to grease a 20cm square baking tin
In a food processor, add all the above ingredients except for the chocolate chips and blitz until the batter is smooth
Once the batter is smooth, you add about 1/3 of the chocolate chips or chopped chocolate chunks. I use dark chocolate as it has less sugar but that’s up to your personal choice. The batter is thick and delicious!
Fold in the chocolate chips to spread them evenly.
Spoon the mixture in the prepared tin and sprinkle the remainder of the chocolate chips on top. If you find the batter very sticky, you can spray your spatula with non stick oil or use some oil on your hands to help smooth it out evenly.
Bake for 20 – 25 minutes. Check with a skewer inserted into the centre, it should come out clean.
Just one note, be sure not to over bake them as they need to be a little soft and squidgy in the centre.
Leave the blondies to cool in the tin, sitting on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with sea salt and then cut into squares. Store them in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 to 5 days.
* If you add an egg the batter will be more cake like than blondies and of course will not be vegan
* You can use almond butter or another favourite but be sure they are natural with no additives
* Add nuts, dried fruit or some white chocolate if your diet allows (be sure to keep them small)
Make them, Bake them, Love them!

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Visited with one adult and two children Aged 10+13. Grounds are very appealing but the actual building has little to offer in the way of interest to the kids. Recent history 1850+ and goes on and on and on about the how the Victorian Elite enjoyed themselves. Ok if that ticks the boxes for you but the kids got bored quickly. Did enjoy the grounds and the water fountain. Note this does not run continuously, it is switched on on the hour for approx 15min, but NOT every hour. Staff were pleasant and the worth a visit. FREE Parking!!!!,
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Cardinal Handprint Canvas
Sunday, November 15th at 10 am
Join us with Artist Becca Ward as we create a hand printed masterpiece that is the perfect gift for your favorite family member. With the holidays around the corner, this hands on art activity is a great way to involve children in the creation of a beautiful homemade gift for mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle, or friend! The adorable, wintry cardinals are created from hand prints that are either repeated or combined with those from siblings or friends. Each child will create their own masterpiece to take home.
One Child - $30
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Special Issue newsreel "40th anniversary of Victory dedicated."
Biographical story of the veterans of the Great Patriotic War, a resident of
Novozybkov Bryansk region SP Smolyakova.
View howitzer cannon on a pedestal in the park, the
Novozybkov, which during the war was financed Smolyakova SP and SP Smolyakov which fought in the Great Patriotic War.
Military Newsreel: shooting guns; fighters have guns.
SP Smolyakov at home, in a park near the howitzer cannon.
World War II.


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This bike performance tuning device wires inline with the signal wire of Intake Air Temperature (IAT) sensor can be a standalone probe or the part of the integrated Mass Air Flow (MAF, MAP, TMAP, etc.) sensor. It also plugs into the air fuel sensor harness, on emission-controlled bikes. Erik Buell Racing Dyno-Boost remapping chip is designed to maximize the power capability potential of your factory engine. Blow those sluggish factory settings away with this Magnum Erik Buell Racing power tuner. Even on souped-up motorcycles, our Erik Buell Racing performance tuner adds serious horsepower to your daily- or race riding. Unlock every ounce of horsepower in your ride with the perfect Dyno-Boost Erik Buell Racing fuel tuner. If you have a small amount of, or average electrical or mechanical ability, you can install this awesome performance chip in fair amount of time.
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A month ago, Brookfield hired Cory Luke to replace Scott Stevens as the head football coach. Stevens is remaining in the district and will be Brookfield’s new Athletic Director and high school assistant principal.
Stevens had to give up his head coaching duties in order to accept the promotion.
During his four years as head coach, Stevens compiled a 10-30 record. Stevens says the Athletic Director position will give him an opportunity have an impact on more students.
Brookfield finished 5-5 in 2020 and fell to the Class 2 runners-up in the district semifinals.


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Caron Buinis (BARBARA FLOWERS)
Caron is absolutely delighted to be a part of this production. Chicago theatre. Credits include: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER and A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Drury Lane Oakbrook); CHIMERICA, JUNO, and MY KIND OF TOWN (TimeLine Theatre); OKLAHOMA! and THE MUSIC MAN (Paramount Theatre); Gertrude Stein in LOVING REPEATING, Jeanette A. Burmeister in THE FULL MONTY (Kokandy Productions, Jeff Award Nomination); A FUNNY THING HAPPENED… and SWEENEY TODD (Porchlight Music Theatre); THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE (Piven Theatre); MAKING GOD LAUGH (Fox Valley Rep); and THE SPITFIRE GRILL and KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (BoHo Theatre). Caron is also an active runner, finishing 22 marathons to date, and performs with Acts of Kindness Cabaret.

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Allen Ashley to host Poetry Event at Fantasycon 2012Comments Off
Allen Ashley will be hosting a poetry event at this year’s FantasyCon, which takes place at the Royal Albion Hotel in Brighton from 27 – 30 September 2012. Allen reports:
“I am pleased to let everyone know that I am once again hosting a Poetry Event at Fantasycon. This year we are in the Russell Room from 8.00pm till 9.30pm on the evening of Friday 28 September. I will be running the event in a similar fashion to last year, which is: we will read ’round robin’ style. This means that every participating poet will read two poems (up to about 40 lines each) in the first round. Then, if we have time, we will go round again and people can read a couple more poems. I am advising everyone to prepare up to 6 poems. Last year’s event was fun and friendly with an appreciative group of poets and audience and I anticipate that this year will be much the same. If you want to put your name down, please email me on allenashley-writer [at] hotmail [dot] co [dot] uk or else just turn up on the night to read or listen”.
Allen Ashley edited issue of Sein und Werden available nowComments Off
Sein und Werden is a quarterly magazine of horror and magic realist fiction and poetry normally published in both print and web formats with different content in each. This year, the web issues are on hold and each print issue is themed and guest-edited.
The first issue this year was edited by Marc Lowe (Surreal-noir). The next editor will be Mark Howard Jones (Pulp punks) and the last editor this year will be Rhys Hughes (theme tbc).
The editor of the current issue is Allen Ashley, with the theme of The Unnatural World. This issue includes poetry and fiction by J. J. Steinfeld, Zachary Scott Hamilton, A. J. Kirby, Emma Lee, Ian Hunter, Richard Gessner, Marion Pitman and many others.
For ordering information please visit the website HERE
Debut issue of Fur-Lined Ghettos out now (also seeking submissions)Comments Off
The debut issue of new magazine, Fur-Lined Ghettos, co-edited by BFS member Andrew Hook with his partner Sophie Essex has just been published and is available for purchase HERE
The first issue features poetry/fiction from Valentina Cano, Angharad Davies, Matt Hemmerich, Ian Hunter, Travis McCullers, David Spicer, Kate Tattersfield, Douglas Thompson, Harry Wilson and Paul Woodward. With cover art from Jordan Pundik of pop punk band New Found Glory.
Fur-Lined Ghettos is also currently open for submissions for the next issue. Guidelines are on the website, but buying a copy will give writers a better idea of what they are looking for.
BFS Journal Spring 2012 edition out now!Comments Off
The contents include:
Plus regular columns from Ramsey Campbell, Mark Morris, Sophia McDougall, and a special feature from Jared Shurin, interviewing Jane Rogers.
For the first time, members will also be able to download the journal as an ePub, mobi or PDF file. Members should watch their email inboxes to find out how to access their digital editions.
The Poetry Box Horror & Dark Poetry Silver Cup Trophy Award 2012 – competition resultsComments Off
The winners of the inaugural Poetry Box Horror & Dark Poetry Silver Cup Trophy Award have been announced as follows:
WINNER: Mark Mikkelsen – ‘Ode To Night’
JUDGE’S SPECIAL COMMENDATION AWARD:
HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARD:
All winners’ poems will be featured in the first issue of The Poetry Box Horror & Dark Poetry Magazine. For full details and how to order please see the website HERE
Inkspill Magazine seeking genre submissionsComments Off
They state: “We are looking for short stories, poetry, articles and art relating to fantasy, science fiction, horror… and anything in between. We want to read fresh, original ideas, or classic ideas reinvented. Be part of a special issue and celebrate the diversity and imagination of genre.”
Submission information HERE
New horror, gothic horror and dark poetry magazine and competitionComments Off
A competiton has been set up to celebrate the launch of a new UK-based horror, gothic horror and dark poetry monthly magazine, The Poetry Box Horror & Dark Poetry ScrapBook, which will be edited, compiled and published by the founder of The Poetry Box Studio in Hampshire, L.K. Barley Robinson. The competition is The Poetry Box International Horror, Gothic-Horror & Dark Poetry Silver Trophy Cup Competition 2012. It represents a new competition in these unusual poetry genres and the winners and finalist entries, and a number of commended entries, will be published in the inaugural issue of The ScrapBook – Publication date: 1 April 2012.
The entries will be judged by the editor L.K. Barley Robinson who is an award-winning, much-published and radio-broadcast horror, gothic horror and dark poet and a former magazine columnist with The Observer series of newspapers. The first prize winner will receive The Poetry Box Horror & Dark Poetry Silver Trophy Cup and Award-Winning Certificate. The 2nd and 3rd placed finalists will receive Award-Winning Certificates and prize cheques of £25.00 each. The 4th and 5th placed finalists will receive Award-Winning Certificates and prize cheques of £20.00 each, and highly commended entries will receive Highly Commended Certificates.
The deadline for poetry entries is 1 March 2012. Length of poem: 60 lines maximum per poem. Entry fee is £5.00 per poem, up to a maximum of 4 poems per entrant. All entrants agree that their poems may be selected for inclusion in The Horror & Dark Poetry ScrapBook Magazine for up to one year after the competition deadline (1 March 2013).
The Poetry Box Studio is open to the public every Wednesday between 9.00am to 6.30pm with live poetry readings performed by a programme of visiting poets between 10.30am-11.15am in the garden of the Studio. On display within The Poetry Box are poetry prints, poetry posters, new and secondhand poetry books and gothic horror and horror props, postcards and miscellanea.
Illustration: ‘The Death of Boadicea” (c) L.K. Barley Robinson
Unspoken Water 2 now availableComments Off
Little Dead Girl by C. M. Saunders
Cover illustrations by Denny Marshall
Full details and how to purchase HERE. There will be a couple of freebies for buyers while stocks last, including the latest spoof progress report for the 2071 Fantasycon (the 100th event).
Submissions for issue 3 open on 1 January 2012 for a special music-themed issue.
A Sack of Midnight: Leaves from the Mabinogion by Cardinal Cox. Poetry chapbook reviewComments Off
Reviewed by Ian Hunter
First of all, what a great little poetry pamphlet, except……I hate the cover, just don’t like it at all, and accept that I may well be in a minority of one, but given that artist, Ian Brown’s work is dotted throughout Cox’s poetry – there are some good A to B illustrations of a fish and a dolman, combined with more simplistic, almost tapestry-like drawings which have layers of depth (you can imagine them hanging in a castle or stately home), and some absolute crackers involving dragons – I give you the dragon drawing below the introduction or the full-length one on page five of two dragons fighting which is simply stunning, which I suggest would have made a great cover.
Anyways, on to the poems. Cox has been inspired by the “Mabinogion” – the collection of 11 Medieval Welsh folk tales that were translated by Lady Charlotte Guest and were first put into written form in the 11th Century, but go back a lot further than that. We get a hint of Lady Charlotte’s unconventional life in Cox’s introduction, and each poem is accompanied by a footnote relating its place within the Mabinogian.
As someone who writes poems and occasionally draws inspiration from the work of PJ Harvey (a couple of them have graced the pages of “Dark Horizons”) and the Pop Art movement to write a variety of “themed” poems. Cox is to be admired for his ability to be creative within the confines of the original tales. Some of these poems have been seen elsewhere, some may have been written especially for the collection, but I particularly liked the three plague poems, “From the Land in the Lakes Reflection”, “Birds of Rhiannon”, “Pryderi Returns to Dyved”, “Quest of Maxen”, “Arthur in Hell”, and “Lailoken Closes the Book”.
Great poems, great art, great pamphlet. Recommended.
Mslexia seeks SF poetry and short story submissionsComments Off
Mslexia, the magazine for women writers, is inviting submissions of unpublished stories (up to 2,200 words) and poems (up to 40 lines) on the theme ‘In the year 2212…’.
Two hundred years hence, will we be teleporting or living in caves? In peaceful eco-cities or war-scarred refugee colonies on a distant planet? Cast your imaginative spotlight into the future and tell us what you see.
Closing date: 28 November 2011.
See www.mslexia.co.uk/submit for more information and full contributors’ guidelines, or call 0191 233 3860.

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Established in 1983, the International Society for Vehicle Preservation was created to collect, preserve, and share information related to the origin, development and progress of self-propelled vehicles.
The importance of these vehicles to our freedom of movement and lifestyle, and the influence of the industry on jobs from manufacturing to sales to fuel stations, cannot be understated.
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Vancouver Folk Music Festival: 19 July 2009 - Jericho Beach, Vancouver, BC
18 Aug 2009 // 5:00 PM
With equal emphasis on exposing an array of artists and maintaining Vancouver’s status as a socially-driven and socially responsible place to be, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival was out of this world.
Rock Plaza Central: ...at the Moment of Our Most Needing
7 Jul 2009 // 5:00 PM
If desire was a bone poking through the skin on their last album, here it is a coating of slick sweat over the body, making for a sweetly tiring listen, as these songs pull you into their world and make you work their dusty land.
Rock Plaza Central: 6 June 2009 - The Beat Kitchen, Chicago
11 Jun 2009 // 1:30 AM
Words and Pictures by Kirstie Shanley


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A recent decision from the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) gave rise to conflicting views amongst commentators; has the road ahead for securing a post-Brexit deal become rockier or has the path been cleared?
The CJEU’s opinion 2/15
In its opinion 2/15 of 16 May 2017, the CJEU considered whether the EU alone could sign and conclude a proposed EU-Singapore trade deal, as it fell within its ‘exclusive competence’, or if approval from each Member State would also be needed.
Submissions from the Council and various Member States contended that certain parts of the proposed deal exceeded the EU’s remit. Many of the provisions were challenged on the basis that the envisaged agreement went beyond matters of common commercial policy for which the EU has exclusive competence, or were subject to a specific exceptions. The Commission’s view, supported by the European Parliament, was that the EU did have exclusive competence for the proposed deal in its entirety.
The CJEU declared that as in its current form, the proposed deal did extend to matters beyond the EU’s exclusive competence and therefore can only be concluded by the EU and Member States jointly.
What was special about the EU-Singapore deal?
In general terms, the nature of the proposed Singaporean deal goes beyond the classic provisions of a trade deal with its typical terms, such as reduced custom duties. Described as part of the ‘new generation’ of bilateral free trade agreements, it includes provisions on trade matters, investment property protection, investment, public procurement, competition, sustainable development and transport.
Many of the 17 chapters of the agreement were unchallenged, but the problem was that if any provision of the proposed agreement fell outside the EU’s endowment, then the deal required approval by each Member State. The CJEU had little difficulty in concluding that many of the proposed commitments challenged were within the EU’s exclusive competence. Particularly encouragingly for the UK, the CJEU took a generous approach in its analysis, including findings that were contrary to the non-binding opinion of Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston expressed in December 2016.
Notwithstanding the CJEU’s broader views on the EU’s exclusive competence, two areas were nonetheless found by the CJEU to fall outside it: non-direct foreign investment and dispute settlement between investors and Member States.
Potential implications for post-Brexit trade deal
Negotiations led by the European Commission on behalf of the EU actually commenced in March 2010. The considerable time taken for negotiators to agree terms, even in principle, does not bode well. Although substantial parts of the proposed deal were hammered out by December 2012, negotiations continued for nearly four and a half years before concluding on October 2014.
Whilst a trade deal with the EU may not be as pressing for Singapore as it is for the UK with its two year deadline looming, the Singaporean deal does provide a reminder that negotiating an international trade agreement is complex, time-consuming and has a timeframe of years, not months.
If the UK’s unalterable aim is to achieve a wide-ranging and comprehensive deal encompassing a range of both commercial and non-commercial matters, then it is difficult to see how the ruling will make a significant difference, since Member-State approval would almost inevitably be required. However, if negotiations weave their way around the complex provisions, cherry-picking the not inconsiderable areas in which the EU does have sole competency, then the ruling must be helpful since the CJEU’s opinion assists in both defining and enlarging the EU’s exclusive competencies.
That said, memories of the near-fatal torpedoing of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”) by the Wallonian regional parliament in Belgium remain strong. CETA was a broader deal than that proposed with Singapore and fell outside the EU’s exclusive competence. If the UK is to have any hope of reaching a deal within the time frame then any trade agreement may have to be restricted, not just to reduce the complexity and time required for negotiation, but also to avoid a need for approval by each Member State. Unless the UK is willing to stick to a deal within the four corners of the EU’s exclusive competencies, it too risks a drawn-out negotiation and ultimately being held to ransom by Member States.
Edmund specialises in commercial dispute work for a wide range of domestic and international clients, particularly in the construction, engineering and information technology fields. He regularly appears in the English High Court as well as conducting arbitrations. With a background in engineering, Edmund is particularly involved in the more detailed and technically complex areas of dispute.
Recent cases have involved disputes in relation to the construction of a coal fired power stations, a defective eco-school, a PFI project and the design and construction of the Rolls building, home of the TCC and other courts.

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As part of James Dart’s Remoaner Podcast series, I was invited to be interviewed about Brexit & Bremain. The questions included:
- Who is Sue Wilson?
- What was your immediate reaction to the Brexit referendum result?
- Why did you get involved with campaigning?
- When & why was Bremain in Spain set up?
- What makes you so passionate about the European Union?
For the answers to these questions and more, please watch the podcast. Sue Wilson, Chair.
Here’s a short video preview:
The full podcast can be heard on Spotify:
Sue Wilson , Chair of Bremain, is part of an anthology called ‘#LivingtheDream Expat Life Stripped Bare’, which features ten women who share their personal and powerful stories of the emotional and practical realities of living away from ‘home’ or their place of birth. Sue is one of the 4 women in the book based in Spain. Here’s the interview Sue gave to Talk Radio Europe recently.
Episode 1 – The key events and the chronology of Brexit.
Our Chair, Sue Wilson, was interviewed recently for the first in a series of podcasts. Topics covered included:
Bremain’s Brexit journey
The causes and effects of the Referendum
Where we stand now and what the future holds.
You can listen to the interview here, from 71 minutes in.
This week on the final episode of our ¿Qué? podcast for the year, we talk to Britons in Spain about how their lives will be affected by the reelection of the Conservative Party at the recent polls, and discuss what Spanish villages are doing to ensure their local bar stays open
¿Qué? is a podcast that tries to explain to an English-speaking audience the curious, the under-reported and sometimes simply bizarre news stories that are often in the headlines in Spain.
Go to the podcast here
So the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union. But is it really? Will there be a second referendum? Will it crash out with no deal?
It seems that no one has the answers to those questions right now, something that’s leaving a lot of British residents in Spain, and Spanish residents in the UK, feeling very unsure about their futures.
In this second episode of our new podcast, ¿Qué?, the editor of the EL PAÍS English Edition, Simon Hunter, and his colleague, Melissa Kitson, discuss what Brexit might mean for British and Spanish migrants living in each other’s respective countries, in particular in the light of recent news that Madrid and London have reached a deal over voting rights in future municipal elections.
Full article in El Pais


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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Kids from all over New Jersey came to New Brunswick to compete in the annual Soap Box Derby, held on Johnson Drive adjacent to Johnson & Johnson’s worldwide headquarters.
In addition to the soap box races, visitors also enjoyed a car show held in the Johnson & Johnson parking lot.
This year’s winners include Jeffrey Clouser, Julianne Miller, and Alex Hawkins. They each move onto the national championships in Akron, Ohio.
Newark joined New Brunswick as the only other city to host an official soap box derby this year.
Charlie is the founder and editor of New Brunswick Today, and the winner of the Awbrey Award for Community-Oriented Local Journalism. He is a proud Rutgers University journalism graduate, a community organizer, and a former independent candidate for mayor of New Brunswick.

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|Black Marble is coldwave/synthpop/post-punk music project from the USA. Formed in March 2011 in Brooklyn, New York, USA as a duo of and .
In early 2016 Chris Stewart decided to relocate to Los Angeles, California, while Ty Kube decided to stay in Brooklyn, New York, so since that time Black Marble became a solo project of Chris Stewart, with some session live musicians at some concerts (for the first time since relocating to LA Chris' frind Oliver helped him on live concerts).
Chris Stewart - vocals, multi-instrumentalist (2011-present)
Ty Kube - synthesizer, keyboards (2011-2016)|


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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken two important steps to launch the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). 1/ First, FDA has started accepting applications for participation in VQIP, a voluntary, fee-based program which offers expedited review and entry of human and animal food into the United States. Second, FDA has recognized the first accreditation body under the voluntary Accredited Third-Party Certification Program created by FSMA, a step needed to implement VQIP. This memorandum discusses both developments.
FDA announced on January 31, 2018, that it has started accepting applications for participation in VQIP. Participants in VQIP receive expedited review and entry of food imports, with FDA's examination and sampling of VQIP foods limited to "for cause" situations where FDA suspects a potential risk to the public. 2/ In addition, when FDA intends to examine or sample a VQIP food, the examination or sampling will, to the extent possible, be at the food's destination or another location chosen by the importer. FDA also will expedite any laboratory processing samples of VQIP food. An additional benefit of participation in the program will be the ability for FDA to focus resources on non-VQIP importers that present greater potential risk to public health. As described further below, VQIP is a voluntary, fee-for-service program.
FDA has established detailed eligibility criteria for VQIP. In particular, VQIP foods must be produced in a foreign facility or farm that is certified by an auditor accredited through FDA's Accredited ThirdParty Certification Program (discussed below). In addition, importers should have at least a threeyear history of importing food into the United States and be in compliance with supplier verification and other responsibilities under the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) rule. VQIP participation also requires the development and implementation of a Quality Assurance Program (QAP), which includes written policies and procedures regarding safety and security.
FDA plans on assessing up to 200 applications in the first year of the program, depending on resource availability, and it will review applications on a first-come, first-served basis. The anticipated fee is $16,400 annually, though the final cost has not yet been finalized. There also will be fees related to obtaining appropriate third-party certifications for the foreign facilities.
Accredited Third-Party Certification Program
FDA also announced that the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) is the first organization to be recognized under FDA's voluntary Accredited Third-Party Certification Program. 3/ ANAB has been recognized for a five-year term. According to FDA, ANAB was recognized because it met the applicable FDA requirements, validated through application review and an on-site assessment.
ANAB and other firms that become recognized under the program will have the authority to accredit third-party certification bodies, also known as third-party auditors. Accredited certification bodies, in turn, will conduct food safety audits and issue certifications of foreign food facilities and farms, as well as the foods they produce. Thus, ANAB must first accredit one or more third-party certification bodies before VQIP can truly start.
Third-party certification under the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program will be a prerequisite for participation in VQIP. FDA also has the authority under FSMA to require certification under this program as a condition of entry for imported foods in limited circumstances, when specific, riskbased criteria are met. 4/
Companies that experience significant business impacts from import delays, such as importers of perishable and short-shelf-life foods, may want to consider participation in VQIP. Please contact us if you would like to discuss participation in the VQIP program.


In many ways, Brad Pintler can be viewed as the Johnny Appleseed of the Idaho wine industry.
Thirty years ago, he began planting in the Snake River Valley what has grown into the largest vineyard in the state. He also started the winery and built the brand that is Sawtooth Winery in Nampa.
And as of Feb. 6, he's general manager of Ste. Chapelle -- Idaho's largest winery -- in nearby Caldwell.
"It was fun to be back at the wine commission meeting the other day," Pintler said. "I had been gone for three years, but I've put a lot of my heart and soul into the Idaho, so I'm excited about moving into this position."
Pintler, 50, now works for Ascentia Wine Estates in Healdsburg, Calif. The group also owns Washington brands Columbia Winery and Covey Run, but his appointment was big news in Idaho.
"I think it's going to be great for the industry," said Moya Shatz Dolsby, executive director of the Idaho Grape Growers and Wine Commission. "Brad is wonderful, and this not only will help unite everyone, but he was one of the key faces in the Idaho wine industry. Now that he's back, it will bring us more into the limelight."
Last summer, Ascentia dismissed Chuck Devlin, who served as general manager and head winemaker. Maurine Johnson, Ste. Chapelle's longtime and well-liked assistant winemaker, was promoted to lead winemaker.
"Maurine's a good winemaker and stepped right into that position," Pintler said. "She's got tons of experience."
Pintler spent the past three vintages on the sidelines after parting ways in January 2009 with the owner of Sawtooth Winery -- Seattle-based Precept Wine.
"I was ready to take a break, and they wanted to do some label changes and style changes," Pintler said. "I was the one who started that winery, and I was the face of the winery. I always liked our wine style, and we definitely had a style."
Precept brought in California winemaker Bill Murray to replace Pintler, who went back to his roots.
"I've always run a farm and done that while running the winery and the vineyard, so I went back to doing that 100 percent," Pintler said. "I have partners, and we started a vodka company in the last couple of years. And I've done a bit of real estate with some other friends, but I was excited to get back into the Idaho wine industry, so I sent a resume."
Pintler would seem to be a solid fit for Ste. Chapelle beyond his winemaking and viticulture knowledge. He graduated from Boise State University with a degree in business with an emphasis on accounting, which he relied upon when he sold the family vineyards and the Pintler Cellars label to Corus Brands and the Baty family in 1999.
Corus rebranded the winery as Sawtooth, and Pintler oversaw the expansion of Sawtooth Vineyard and the development of Skyline Vineyard. Those sites represent 450 acres and more than 30 varieties of grapes, and Pintler made as many as 24,000 cases for Sawtooth one vintage.
"A lot of the grapes that come to Ste. Chapelle are from Sawtooth, and Ste. Chapelle makes up to 140,000 cases some years," Pintler said.
The differences between Ste. Chapelle and Sawtooth go beyond the scale of production, but Pintler said he doesn't foresee a major change in winemaking style among the three tiers.
"Ste. Chapelle is the largest winery in Idaho and does a terrific job making wines that are more of an easy-drinking style," Pintler said. "We have to be mindful of what the market expectations are and conscious of the price.
"The Riesling and the Soft Red and Soft White are good quality wines. They just have a little sweetness left in them," he continued. "Those are big sellers for Ste. Chapelle, and a lot of people like those sweeter style of wines."
And although Pintler became a national pioneer for screwcap wines while at Sawtooth, he said there's been no discussion with Ascentia about an alternative closure for Ste. Chapelle.
"That was a Corus thing," Pintler said. "I think as far as wine quality, screwcaps worked really well. I think we started that with the 2006 vintage, and those wines are still drinking really well."
He enjoys the perspective for many reasons.
"I just turned 50," Pintler said. "I started in this business in 1982 when I was 21 and still at Boise State. I had a dream of growing wine grapes. I remember our first production was 1987, and we did that at Indian Creek, so I got to know Bill Stowe back then. In 1988, we built the winery where (Sawtooth) still is now."
At one point, the Baty family owned Idaho's two largest wineries. They bought Columbia Winery in 1980 and developed Corus Brands by acquiring Covey Run, Ste. Chapelle and Sawtooth.
The Batys kept Sawtooth and 2,400 acres of Northwest vineyards when selling the other Northwest wineries to Constellation Wines. Ascentia bought Columbia, Covey Run and Ste. Chapelle from Constellation in 2008 -- the year before Pintler cut ties with Sawtooth.
"It's amazing how he's just resurrected," Shatz Dolsby said. "I was surprised and so excited at the same time. He was the one who recruited me to Idaho."
Pintler sounds re-energized and ready to play an important role in the Snake River Valley wine industry once again.
"I was president of Idaho Wine Commission over a lot of that time, so I've put my heart and soul into the Idaho wine industry," he said. "We did plant that big vineyard -- and it's a really nice vineyard. So the next step is the largest winery in the state and the most successful winery in state."
This story was originally published March 15, 2012 7:17 PM.


The most difficult cases in Montana District Courts involve children who have been abused or neglected in their own homes. When children are in danger, judges must decide where and with whom they will live, making rulings that could affect the children for life.
When Native American children are involved, the legal situation is more complex. In addition to state law, the federal Indian Child Welfare Act must be applied, and the child’s tribe is part of the decision making.
At any given time, the number of Native American children in Montana’s foster care system is much higher than their 10 percent share of the total child population would suggest. In Yellowstone County last year, 43 percent of the 550 civil child abuse and neglect cases filed involved children who are tribal members or eligible for membership. But there hasn’t been court resources dedicated specifically to improving outcomes for ICWA children — until now.
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This month, the Yellowstone County District Court launched an ICWA court with Judge Rod Souza presiding. Souza’s court is one of the first half-dozen in the nation, following models used in Denver and Los Angeles. Setting up the court required months of planning, training and communication between Yellowstone County court officials and tribal courts on the Crow, Northern Cheyenne and Fort Peck reservations. State and tribal child protection workers also have been meeting.
“The concept is relationships,” said Souza. “We’re going to do a better job of communicating; we’re going to do a better job of complying with ICWA.”
The Yellowstone County ICWA court team includes Deputy County Attorney Heather Sather, Assistant Attorney General Brooke Baracker-Taylor, guardian ad litem Scott Pederson and two Montana state social workers, Naz Sanks and Megan Tenney. Souza said these professionals volunteered to be part of this new program.
The court has received substantial support from Casey Family Programs, a private nonprofit that works nationally to benefit children who are or have been in foster care. Nicole Walks Along and Yellowstone CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) also provided lots of help.
On Friday, about 50 people gathered for a day of training to kick off the ICWA court. Staff from the Montana Public Defender Office attended along with private attorneys who represent parents in civil child abuse and neglect cases.
Friday’s training concluded with a panel of ICWA directors: Rebecca Buffalo of Crow; Phyllis Spotted Wolf and Twila Red Eagle, of Fort Peck; Michelle Littlewolf-Sandcrane and Joetta Yellowrobe of Northern Cheyenne.
'Gold standard' for kids
The ICWA was enacted 40 years ago at a time when non-Indians were adopting Indian children at an alarmingly high rate that threatened the survival of American Indian communities and culture. The aim of ICWA was to keep Indian children in Indian families, to connect them in positive ways with their heritage and culture.
“ICWA is the gold standard for children in foster care,” said Sheldon Spotted Elk, director of the Indian Child Welfare Program for the Casey Family Foundation. The law requires “active efforts” to maintain the child safely in his or her home, and if that’s not possible, to place the child with relatives, if possible.
We applaud the new ICWA court team for taking on a difficult challenge. Resources for all foster children are limited, whether they are placed with relatives or in licensed foster homes. It can be hard to find a good foster home with non-Indian parents and much harder to find an Indian foster home. Chemical dependency, mental illness, family violence and poverty all contribute to child abuse and neglect.
By building up good working relationships between the court and child protection workers in Billings and in the tribal communities, communications can be faster and more effective. Establishing trust between the state and tribal child protection officials can encourage everyone to collaborate for the best interests of the child. The ICWA court gives us hope.


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https://www.theblaze.com/news/video-border-patrol-migrant-whipping-lie PHOTOGRAPHER BEHIND VIRAL PHOTO DEBUNKS NARRATIVE THAT BORDER PATROL AGENTS ON HORSEBACK ‘WHIPPED’ HAITIAN REFUGEES by Sarah Taylor, September 24, 2021
Sometimes the political angle determines the angle from which a picture is shot. More often, the description is what is fraudulent. The Palestinian Arabs have become adept at this. As has often been said, once perfected, anti-Israel propaganda can be used elsewhere to malign local groups in other countries who have become hated by the media. Sarah Taylor writes that In September 2021 the New York Times published a dramatic picture that, examined casually, would seem to be showing members of the Border Patrol on horseback whipping poor defenseless Haitians crossing into the USA. The Times was eventually forced to retract the false implications, but not before anger was stirred against those trying to defend our borders against illegal entry. This wasn’t an unintended mistake — the NYT knew the true story before it published its false news. The next two articles examine the event and look at the consequences As Chris Enloe wrote here, “the photographer who snapped the infamous images of the skirmish between Border Patrol and the Haitian migrants had already said, before the Times published its story, that he did not witness the alleged abuse of Haitian migrants.” But that didn’t stop the NYT from printing it. What a brouhaha over a non-event!
AUTHOR: Sarah Taylor writes for Conservative Patriot and other media blogs..
This article was published December 24, 2021 by United With Israel and is archived at https://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-media-bias-why-the-world-hates-israel/.
It is archived at Think-Israel at https://www.think-israel.org/abeer-salman-schartz.misleadingheadlines.html/

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- Why can’t rainforests grow back?
- How many trees will there be in 2050?
- Will deforestation ever stop?
- What happens when trees are cut down?
- Why is deforestation a bad thing?
- How many acres of rainforest are lost every year?
- Can the Amazon grow back?
- What can humans do to stop deforestation?
- What will happen if we don’t stop deforestation?
- What are the 5 effects of deforestation?
- Where is deforestation the worst?
- How many animals die from deforestation?
- How long will it take to stop deforestation?
- What are pros of deforestation?
- What are the five main causes of deforestation?
- What happens if deforestation continues?
- How many trees were there 100 years ago?
- What will deforestation be like in the future?
Why can’t rainforests grow back?
When large areas of rainforest are cleared without leaving surrounding forest the area is unlikely to recover.
Forest regeneration is further stunted by the rapid encroachment of tough grasses and shrubs after slash-and-burn agriculture.
How many trees will there be in 2050?
A worldwide effort at reforestation One example is the Trillion Trees Vision, which seeks to restore 1 trillion trees by 2050.
Will deforestation ever stop?
Nearly 200 companies and governments have signed onto the 2014 New York Declaration on Forests—which includes the goals of halving deforestation by 2020 and stopping it by 2030.
What happens when trees are cut down?
If we would cut trees what is going to happen is that population won’t stop growing but oxygen in the atmosphere will reduce. … Trees have to breathe to live, same as us and every living thing on the planet. They breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. We breathe out carbon dioxide and breathe in oxygen.
Why is deforestation a bad thing?
Deforestation is a very bad thing since it reduces BIODIVERSITY. Biodiversity,also known as WILDLIFE is put into grave danger when forest are destroyed since most of the world’s animals live in rain-forests. … Deforestation also contributes to GLOBAL WARMING. Due to Global Warming,ice around the world is melting.
How many acres of rainforest are lost every year?
78 million acresUnbelievably, more than 200,000 acres of rainforest are burned every day. That is more than 150 acres lost every minute of every day, and 78 million acres lost every year! More than 20 percent of the Amazon rainforest is already gone, and much more is severely threatened as the destruction continues.
Can the Amazon grow back?
Even though Amazon soils are naturally nutrient poor, forests can naturally blossom. “Yes, forests typically regrow after deforestation in the Amazon,” said Sara Rauscher, an assistant professor of geography at the University of Delaware who researches climate change in tropical South America, among other places.
What can humans do to stop deforestation?
You can contribute to the efforts against deforestation by doing these easy steps:Plant a Tree where you can.Go paperless at home and in the office.Buy recycled products and then recycle them again.Buy certified wood products. … Support the products of companies that are committed to reducing deforestation.More items…
What will happen if we don’t stop deforestation?
If we don’t stop deforestation, more than half of our plant and animal species will be extinct. It is the oldest ecosystem on Earth and they are impossible to replace.
What are the 5 effects of deforestation?
The loss of trees and other vegetation can cause climate change, desertification, soil erosion, fewer crops, flooding, increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and a host of problems for indigenous people.
Where is deforestation the worst?
15 million acres in Indonesia Indonesia has the highest deforestation rate in the world, losing 15 million acres of forest between 2000 and 2012.
How many animals die from deforestation?
This destruction led to the deaths of about 5 million animals each year, totalling 9.1 million mammals, 10.7 million birds, and 67.1 million reptiles.
How long will it take to stop deforestation?
We all know it takes a long time for cleared rainforests to regenerate, but how long exactly? According to a study focusing on the Brazilian Atlantic forest, certain aspects can return surprisingly quickly – within 65 years.
What are pros of deforestation?
There are several benefits of deforestation in the rainforest. The major and most obvious benefit is economic gain. The rainforest is cut down for various reasons, for example individuals clear land in order to build houses as well as to carry out agricultural practices.
What are the five main causes of deforestation?
Deforestation causes can either be direct or indirect. Among direct causes are: Natural causes as hurricanes, fires, parasites and floods. Human activities as agricultural expansion, cattle breeding, timber extraction, mining, oil extraction, dam construction and infrastructure development.
What happens if deforestation continues?
In the next 25 years, if deforestation continues at this rate, nearly half the world’s species of plants and animals will be destroyed or severely threatened. … According to the Rainforest Action Network, if deforestation continues at this rate the rainforest will be entirely lost by 2060.
How many trees were there 100 years ago?
We had rudimentary estimates based on satellite imaging technology, but estimates based on satellite imaging varied. The lazy estimate at the time was that there were approximately 400 billion trees on the planet–not based on particularly good or well-documented science.
What will deforestation be like in the future?
At current rates, they will vanish altogether in 100 years. As fast as the trees go, the chance of slowing or reversing climate change becomes slimmer. Tropical deforestation causes carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, to linger in the atmosphere and trap solar radiation.


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Environmental scanning electron microscopy analysis of Proteus mirabilis biofilms grown on chitin and stainless steel
- Fernández-Delgado, Milagro, Duque, Zoilabet, Rojas, Héctor, Suárez, Paula, Contreras, Monica, García-Amado, María A., Alciaturi, Carlos
- Annals of microbiology 2015 v.65 no.3 pp. 1401-1409
- Proteus mirabilis, adhesion, biofilm, catheters, chitin, extracellular matrix, fimbriae, humans, mushrooms, pathogens, scanning electron microscopy, stainless steel, transmission electron microscopy
- Proteus mirabilis is a human pathogen able to form biofilms on the surface of urinary catheters. Little is known about P. mirabilis biofilms on natural or industrial surfaces and the potential consequences for these settings. The main aim of this work was to assess and compare the adhesion and biofilm formation of P. mirabilis strains from different origins on chitin and stainless steel surfaces within 4 to 96 h. Using environmental scanning electron microscopy, the biofilms of a clinical strain grown on chitin at 4 h showed greater adhesion, aggregation, thickness, and extracellular matrix production than those grown on stainless steel, whereas biofilms of an environmental strain had less aggregation on both surfaces. Biofilms of both P. mirabilis strains developed different structures on chitin, such as pillars, mushrooms, channels, and crystalline-like precipitates between 24 and 96 h, in contrast with flat-layer biofilms produced on stainless steel. Significant differences (p < 0.05) were found in the frequency of pillars and channels. Images of transmission electron microscopy demonstrated abundant fimbriae in 100 % of cells from both strains, which could be related to surface adherence and biofilm formation. This represents the first study of P. mirabilis showing adhesion, biofilm formation, and development of different structures on surfaces found outside the human host.


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Ohio Department of Commerce
As New Year’s Eve approaches, the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Liquor Control (DOLC) and the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) emphasize the importance of responsibly serving and drinking alcohol this New Year’s Eve.
“When serving alcohol, you’re responsible for ensuring the person is 21 and not intoxicated,” said Major Gary Allen, OIU commander. “Not being a responsible liquor permit holder or party host can have life-changing ramifications. You must understand their safety starts with you.”
In Ohio, consumers may only purchase liquor from authorized sources, such as bars, liquor stores, and restaurants. Raffling off liquor or purchasing it from a secondary site, such as Facebook Marketplace or Offer Up, can put consumers at risk of purchasing and consuming counterfeit or tampered products. Selling alcohol on a secondary site is illegal and can be punishable by law.
“We want to keep Ohioans safe,” said Jim Canepa, DOLC superintendent. “That is why we are reminding all alcohol distributors and consumers to refrain from illegal and dangerous behavior, such as overconsumption and providing alcohol to anyone underage. The social responsibility and awareness in all communities is a critical influence on the behavior of those drinking.”
Here are five ways officials say liquor establishments and party hosts can have a safe, enjoyable and, most importantly, responsible New Year’s Eve:
- Don’t serve alcohol to anyone under the age of 21;
- Don’t serve alcohol to anyone who is intoxicated;
- If someone has had too much to drink, don’t let them drive;
- If you see someone tampering with another person’s beverage, get that person out of the situation and call for help immediately; and
- Take reports of threats against your patrons or guests seriously.
Remember, it is against the law to give away alcohol in connection with your business. Also, patrons cannot pay a flat fee for an “all-you-can-drink” promotion. Liquor permit holders who would like more information and price list rules can contact OIU to schedule an Alcohol Server Knowledge (ASK) course. For more information on the ASK class, log onto https://www.oiu.ohio.gov/oiu-programs.aspx.


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When you think about PepsiCo products, a can of the company’s ubiquitous cola or perhaps a bag of Doritos comes to mind. Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo’s CEO, would like to change that. With an obesity epidemic raging in the United States, Nooyi is staking out a long-term strategy for the company that hinges on tripling its revenue from its healthier brands, such as Quaker Oats, Tropicana, and SoBe. “The potential for the growth of this market is enormous,” Nooyi has said, “and for a player who wants to play in this market intelligently, the opportunities are really incredible.” The question is, can Pepsi be that player?
Tuck professor of marketing Peter Golder says yes. Where some might see PepsiCo’s junk food legacy as an impediment to its expansion into more nutritious foods and beverages, Golder sees the company as merely the corporate entity behind a host of very individual brands. That PepsiCo owns Quaker Oats, he asserts, just isn’t relevant to most consumers. “That’s the beauty of having a brand portfolio: you can target different segments,” he says. “They’re certainly not going to give up Pepsi-Cola and Fritos, but they don’t need to give them up to participate in these other markets.”
PepsiCo’s health food quest officially began in 2009 when it announced its “Performance with Purpose” mission to “deliver sustainable growth by investing in a healthier future for our consumers, our planet, our associates, and external partners and the communities we serve.” As a platform for corporate social responsibility, it sounds nice. What makes it more than mere rhetoric, in Golder’s analysis, is that consumer tastes are moving toward healthier products, and PepsiCo has every right to want a big piece of that business. “Given the market opportunity, Pepsi would be crazy not to go after it,” he says.
In part, this strategy was behind PepsiCo’s largest acquisition outside the United States—the purchase of Russian dairy products manufacturer Wimm-Bill-Dann earlier this year. The deal gave Pepsi a huge footprint in Russia, but the benefits of that business extend well beyond Russia’s borders. “The acquisition doesn’t make sense for Russia alone,” Golder says. “It provides this platform for them to roll out dairy into other markets.” Historically, dairy products have been “underbranded,” Golder says, so when PepsiCo brings its marketing power to bear on milk, it opens up a giant opportunity to make milk and yogurt-based drinks a component of its healthier image.
Another reason Pepsi’s “Performance with Purpose” makes sense is that it could preempt government regulation of unhealthy foods. As a potential cause of tooth decay, diabetes and obesity, some governments are proposing ways to make soft drinks and snack foods less appealing to consumers. In April, Mayor Michael Bloomberg floated the idea of banning the use of food stamps to buy “sugar sweetened beverages” in New York City. Similarly, Vermont recently proposed a tax on soda. In addition, some school districts have already banned soda machines from school grounds. If any of these trends catches on, “Pepsi could say, ‘All right, we can give you these dairy-based drinks instead,’” Golder explains.
To be certain, PepsiCo is charting a long-range plan with its new focus on producing healthier foods. But that’s all right, because leading food and beverage companies persist longer than brands from any other category. And when a company like Pepsi, which had $60 billion in revenues in 2010, wants to fulfill its shareholders’ imperative for growth, it must constantly be looking decades into the future. By betting on healthier foods, Pepsi is choosing to give consumers more choices, and that’s never a bad thing. “Pepsi is big enough where they can be all things to all people,” Golder says.

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When a large, serious effort to answer an important question fails, sometimes there’s a problem with the question. That seems to be the case regarding whether police should make public the names of officers involved in duty-related killings.
There’s widespread agreement the officer should be identified if such a killing results in a criminal charge. Opinions vary about naming the officer during the long period of determining whether there will be a charge, or anytime if there’s no charge regardless of the circumstances.
The public has an interest in monitoring the performance of its law enforcers, a greater interest than for ordinary government workers due to the special powers and responsibilities of policing. Police have an interest in carrying out those responsibilities and using those powers when needed without unreasonable second-guessing of or interfering with their work, or unnecessary compromising of their safety. The potential conflict of these interests seems unavoidable, resulting in widely varying policies or the absence of a policy about identifying officers.
New Jersey has no law requiring or banning disclosure of the identity of an officer involved in a killing, leaving it up to local jurisdictions. Some follow the policy of the attorney general’s Shooting Response Team that investigates shootings by police officers, which doesn’t name officers unless they’ve been charged.
That’s also the policy of the police in the District of Columbia and Chicago, where the police union got a non-disclosure policy adopted two decades ago.
Federal agencies are prohibited by the federal Privacy Act from releasing the name of an officer unless charged with a crime.
Yet Philadelphia, at the urging of the U.S. Justice Department, releases the names of officers involved in killings within 72 hours unless there is evidence of a credible threat to the officer from doing so. California considers the names of police officers part of the public record unless threats have been made against them. Las Vegas for many years has simply identified all officers involved in shootings.
The Pennsylvania Legislature passed a bill last year requiring a 30-day wait to release officers’ names — and the governor vetoed it.
The Police Executive Research Forum, which advises police chiefs nationwide, said it has not found any standards or model policies on naming officers in killings.
Perhaps there can’t be one policy that fits all situations because the determination of such matters as whether an officer’s safety would be jeopardized or an investigation compromised must be made locally in each case.
But maybe the right question is not when’s the right time to name officers, but what approach would be best for police and the public?
The public wants confident knowledge that the police are performing responsibly and that appropriate actions are taken when they’re not. The police want to know the public understands the challenging responsibilities it has placed on them and appreciates their professionalism and their efforts in life-risking situations. Both goals are served by awareness.
Since secrecy makes people suspicious, the police and the public would be best served by routine disclosure of officer identities whenever possible.
Indeed, the more routinely officers in shootings are named, the more reassuring it would be to the public that everything’s being handled as it should.
So New Jersey’s practice of leaving disclosure decisions to local law-enforcement agencies is a good one — as long as chiefs and county prosecutors understand that being as open as possible about police shooting incidents is beneficial to the police themselves as well as the public.


Tanja Dowe, Head of Debiopharm Innovation Fund, gives us her insights from the hard but exciting work of building a life science business and what it takes to make it in an ever rapidly changing industry.
Tanja Dowe knew early on that she wanted to be a part of transforming innovation into successful businesses. She inherited an enthusiasm for helping patients from her father who was a surgeon and building up successful businesses from her mother who had a background in business administration. During her studies in applied microbiology and biochemistry at the Aalto University in Helsinki (formerly Helsinki University of Technology) she came across Nordic companies that had started from science and grown to be world leaders in enzymes, pharmaceuticals and diagnostics.
“After working in market research in the USA in the end of 90s, seeing the rise of the biotech clusters there and the enthusiasm around entrepreneurism, my direction was clear. I wanted to be a part of building the biotech industry,” says Tanja Dowe.
She started her own company in biotech market research, and through a merger she ended up in strategy and transaction consulting. “For over 15 years I worked with more than 80 companies from all over the world, Europe, US, and Japan, in commercializing innovations in the pharmaceutical and diagnostics fields and in recent years increasingly in digital health, before joining Debiopharm last year.”
And Dowe’s experience has given her a lot of insight into the life science industry, especially within digital health and healthcare solutions. “We are for example facing a big challenge of an aging population and the costs of healthcare. The healthcare sector is digitalizing and we are just in the beginning of it, it is not matured yet.”
She has seen the ups and downs of the industry and the effects of the financial situation in the world. When it comes to funding, she sees a positive trend, it is becoming easier but it is more realistic and has more educated money than it had before.
Precision medicine will change the future
In her new role, as the Head of the Debiopharm Innovation Fund, based in Switzerland, she and her colleagues want to invest in companies that change the way we treat patients and change the way we develop drugs. They aim to bridge the gap to medicine.
“Right now we are especially looking for companies developing solutions for precision medicine, like digital therapeutics, digital markers, clinical decision support systems, patient monitoring tools, smart drug discovery and development tools. These are areas where utilization of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) can create tremendous improvements for patient care,” says Dowe.
Her fund aims to grow up to EUR 150 million the next five years and focus investment on the companies known as smart data companies. “We believe precision medicine will change the future. Smart data companies covering the value chain from big data and AI to actionable outcomes and tools will have a big impact in the future market.”
In the smart data area they invest in companies in pilot or early commercial stages. They typically enter the companies in Series A, according to Dowe. “We are also intrigued in novel business models that the digital tools bring with them. The traditional business models will face great competition from the outcome based cost-efficiency the smart data companies can perform.”
Technically advanced in the Nordics
Tanja Dowe also underlines that these are fields where the Nordic countries stand really strong and are often more technically advanced than their international competitors. The latest investments and a big part of Debiopharm’s smart data dealflow have been Nordic companies.
“They use digital tools on a different scale than anywhere else. The Nordic healthcare sector is also more receptive to new tools and it is easier to test these tools in home markets. It’s a huge advantage,” she says. “However, they need to become more visible internationally. They need to come out to the public arena earlier and discuss the outcome their technologies enable and the benefits to the end-users. They need to increase communication and show themselves to the world.”
Being half Finnish-half Swiss and having worked in both countries she also sees some differences between Swiss and Nordic companies. “Nordic companies are often technically very advanced, but Swiss companies understand the healthcare markets better. Swiss companies have the advantage of a long history of the country in this field and the presence of world class players like Novartis and Roche. There’s a large pool of people in Switzerland who understand the medical and healthcare markets intimately.”
One of Debiopharm’s latest investments is Swiss-Finnish BC Platforms, a genomic and clinical data discovery company. The company, founded in 1997, is providing genomic data management and analysis solutions to address some of the biggest healthcare challenges. Their platform enables flexible data integration, secure analysis and interpretation of molecular and clinical information.
“They started building tools for the human genome project before it became a real commercial market and now, when industry and healthcare are ready to adapt these tools, they are well placed to address the need with proven product,” says Dowe. “At the moment the company has access to 2 million patients and they plan to have 5 million subjects by 2020.”
“In September they also announced a new business of analyzing multiple dispersed collections of patients’ samples and data. This will greatly improve efficiency for customers like the pharamaceutical industry when looking for samples and data from specific patient profiles,” adds Tanja.
The life of an investor
A common mistake, whether you are a Nordic or a Swiss start- up company, according to Tanja, is something that you in a sense need to make; being too optimistic in sales.
”They are too optimistic about how quickly they will build up their sales and reach breakeven. But it is difficult because they need to be optimistic and have the drive. So you need to balance the enthusiasm about the innovation’s potential with experience in sales and of the market,” she says.
“This is also a challenge with my job,” continues Dowe. “To balance between risk and vision. I have to be visionary and brave but balance it with a risk, which is difficult. It is hard to say “we love your idea but we cannot invest”.” The fun part, she says, is her great colleagues and being part of a dynamic company with quick movers. “I also enjoy meeting start-up companies with new ideas and meeting people who have vision and passion in their lives.”
A day in Tanja’s shoes usually starts with a big cup of coffee “like a proper Nordic person”. She usually screens through new companies in their dealflow together with her team and they discuss which ones have the best fit with Debiopharm’s vision for the future.
“We often have telephone conferences or meetings with the management of companies in our preliminary evaluation or due diligence, in order to understand the technologies, business models and plans better. Part of my work day I dedicate to our portfolio companies, studying strategies or seeking advice with experts – or some days sitting in board meetings. From time to time I spend my day in events and conferences to hear about new technologies and to meet interesting companies that are looking for financing.”
3 * success
In order to value a company’s potential and possibilities to succeed Tanja Dowe especially considers three things:
“It is the most important thing in a start-up – they can either make the business succeed or not. Good management has enthusiasm and vision, but has also the ability to identify risks, manage them and change direction if needed.”
“Strong technology is a basis for further growth and long term business. You have to know how to evaluate technologies and understand what works on the market.”
3. Execution plan:
“The execution plan bridges the business idea and the reality – what is the expected path to market, can this team really execute this plan, and can we add value as an investor.”


Power is a key reason behind the shift in processor design to leverage multi-core architecture as it promises increase in performance without a proportional increase in energy consumption. For an application developer, today’s processors (microprocessors as well as embedded system processors such as cell phone application processors and wireless sensor network nodes) provide multiple cores with a handle on scaling voltage and frequency to manage energy consumed by processors in running various applications. You have to manage both dynamic power (consumed by running applications) and leakage power (to be controlled both in active and standby modes) effectively for these applications.
As you change frequency and voltage, switch cores on and off, and transition among multiple possible modes of operations, you are left with many possibilities to solve the problem under a given performance constraint. It turns out that the best policy to reduce energy is to go slow (operate at lowest possible frequency to achieve application goals) and steady (avoid power state changes) as far as possible.
While this may sound counterintuitive, power efficiency as a result of scaling frequency and voltage has nearly a cubic impact on dynamic power. This is assuming a linear relationship between voltage and frequency. In reality, it may not be an exact linear relation but arguments still hold very well for the typical behavior exhibited. But the time required also increases by the scaling factor leading to a quadratic reduction of dynamic energy. Leakage energy consumed remains nearly the same in the two situations assuming a constant leakage current.
As a result, if you are able to slow things down by a factor of 2, you are looking at nearly 75% reduction in dynamic energy. Assuming dynamic and leakage are equal partners in draining the battery at 65nm, you are looking at nearly 37% overall energy reduction by going slow and steady.
A multi-core processor implemented utilizing dynamic voltage and frequency scaling gives you an option to slow things down provided there is enough parallelism in the application. And such gains are possible in all variations of multi-core architecture utilizing symmetric, asymmetric, and dynamic cores when you can go slow and steady.


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Insult has been added to injury. Chicago Bears CB D.J. Moore, who may miss Sunday's game with an ankle injury he sustained in practice on Wednesday, will certainly miss the $15,000 he has been ordered to pay by the NFL for his role in a Week 10 altercation with Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford, according to a report by Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Apparently the league didn't classify the altercation between Stafford and Moore as a 'fight,' because the Detroit Free Press has pointed out the NFL has a higher minimum figure for first time fighters:
According to the league's fine schedule, the minimum fine for a first-time fighting offense is $25,000, with players who unnecessarily enter the fighting area and are actively involved in the altercation subject to a $5,000 penalty. Players who unnecessarily enter the fighting area and are not involved in the fight are subject to a $2,500 fine.
The Lions quarterback clearly started the altercation, when he grabbed Moore by the helmet and possibly the facemask as well, and then threw Moore to the ground while the Bears defenders were blocking for an interception return. Moore then jumped up and retaliated, leading to a larger bench-clearing meeting on the field after the play ended.
No news has surfaced on Stafford's fine at this time.
For more on Sunday's game, check out Windy City Gridiron, SB Nation's Chicago Bears blog, and Bolts From The Blue, SB Nation's San Diego Chargers blog. Stay tuned to SB Nation Chicago for more updates.


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New 3D map displays East St. Louis improvement potential
Real estate builders, enterprise executives, and even local officers, evaluating tasks in East St. Louis, can now profit from a state-of-the-art, interactive, three-dimensional map, illustrating in unprecedented element the actual property stock and general format of the town, in accordance with Juwanna N. Brown, the town’s venture coordinator for group and economic improvement.
The revolutionary map provides 3-D photographs of each structure and parcel of actual property in the city. The pictures permit viewers to not only assess the merits of each constructing however understand each construction’s relationship to the encompassing panorama and important infrastructure, Brown explained.
Developed along side Torrance, CA-based CyberCity 3D, the map is among the first of its sort in the area, Brown notes.
“The 3D map may be most useful for potential developers, who can use it to visualize the environmental context within which a proposed project will operate, allowing them to see what East St. Louis has to offer, from the comfort of their own office,” Brown stated.
“The 3D map will give developers a sense of the size and depth of the land and real estate available in the city, as well as the proximity of a specific proposed development to transit options such as the four major highways surrounding East St. Louis, the Mississippi River, nearby airports, and available public transportation options – all important things to consider when investing in a location,” she continued.
The map also can permit builders to simply help determine when properties qualify for tax or other incentives, resembling those now provided in federally designated Alternative Zones.
That is notably essential as East St. Louis works to market the 5 Alternative Zones inside the city limits.
“Almost all of these Opportunity Zones are located in the geographic areas where the city’s economic development priorities lie,” Brown famous. “The public can now see whether a proposed project will be located in an eligible area to receive incentives.”
Native officers will even discover the 3D map helpful in planning infrastructure, public security, housing, and group economic improvement tasks, Brown believes.
“As the City of East St. Louis works toward a vision for comprehensive economic development, the 3D map will allow the City to better understand its built environment while setting the stage for future development projects,” Brown stated.
Along with allowing potential builders to raised visualize the town’s belongings, the 3D map will hopefully prompt government officials, the general public, and buyers to begin serious about how revolutionary technologies may be utilized for, by, and in collaboration with cities which might be economically disinvested, she provides.
“For many years, the City of East St. Louis has been the victim of industrial decline, economic disinvestment, and residential flight. Many people don’t expect the City of East St. Louis to be innovative and creative. As one of the only local government entities in the area that showcases its assets using 3D mapping, East St. Louis is showing those people that they too can consider ways of using innovative technologies to advance the city’s development priorities,” Brown stated.
The 3D map is publicly out there and presently showcased on the landing page of the City’s web site (www.cesl.us)
Flood forecast: Extra data, responders coordinating
As the 2019 spring flooding season arrives, businesses are coordinating efforts to offer better response to excessive water points, in line with the Madison County Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
Representatives from the Nationwide Climate Service (NWS) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and dozens of local hearth departments, regulation enforcement businesses, sanitary sewer and levee districts, public works departments, and government officials all convened last month during a county EMA-organized flood forecast assembly. Subjects ranged from the position of the county EMA as a central response coordinator to sandbagging and street closures.
An unanticipated concern arising through the meeting: the lack of frequently-flood-damaged cities like Alton to qualify for badly wanted federal flood recovery funding as a consequence of underreporting of minor flood injury in different communities.
After major floods, the Federal Emergency Administration Company (FEMA) allocates recovering funding to states for distribution to local jurisdiction. Nevertheless, such funding is just allotted after states attain federal established flood injury thresholds.
Communities like Grafton or Alton, which may experience multi-million-dollar flood losses, usually report flood injury promptly to the state. Nevertheless, different communities – which may solely experience minor flood injury – typically fail to report injury to state officials. Meaning complete documented flood injury in the state does not attain the degrees necessary to qualify for federal assistance, several local officers famous in the course of the meeting.
Instruction on documenting flood injury and submitting federal catastrophe declarations was offered in the course of the event.
Because the Chronicle went to press, report or near-record flooding was predicted for several Metro East cities along the Mississippi River. The NWS Advanced Hydrology Prediction Providers projected a midweek crest of 42.5 ft on the river at St. Louis. Flood stage there’s 30 ft.
The Argosy Alton Casino was closed as a result of high water. The Illinois Department of Transportation had closed a minimum of 9 roadways because of excessive water: Southbound U.S. 67 in West Alton, Mo., (with two-way visitors established in the northbound Lanes); Illinois Three between Rockwood and the Jackson County line in Randolph County; Kaskaskia Road in Chester; the Illinois Route Three Truck Bypass (Water Road) in Chester; Illinois Route 155 outdoors of Prairie du Rocher; Illinois Route 100 from U.S. 67 in Alton to Illinois Route 16 in Jersey County; Illinois Route 96 from the junction of County Freeway 2 to Crooked Creek Hole Street near Mozier; Illinois Route 3 at Mary’s River to the Jackson County line in Randolph County; and Brussels Ferry .
Visitors management units and directional signage, together with dynamic message boards, have been deployed to information motorists safely round major closures. Travelers are suggested to think about alternate routes or permit further time to journey recognized flood-prone areas. An IDOT assertion urges all motorists to “be patient,” scale back velocity and train caution all through the Metro East area – as visitors patterns and travel occasions will possible be affected around the space.
The IDOT advises motorists to frequent seek the advice of its website: www.idot.illinois.gov/residence/Comm/emergency-road-closuresfor the newest info on roadway closures throughout Illinois.
Updates on the impacts to visitors can be found at http://stl-traffic.org.
Edwardsville bank shares grant with nonprofits
The Financial institution of Edwardsville is sharing a $10,000 grant from the Federal Residence Mortgage Financial institution (FHLB) of Chicago with Justine Petersen and three different local nonprofits.
The financial institution in March turned the first recipient of the FHLB Chicago’s Group First Awards, recognizing reasonably priced housing and financial improvement initiatives. The financial institution gained the award for its MyCommunity House and Residence Enchancment loan packages, which help people who seek to personal or rework a home but might not qualify for traditional loans.
The $10,000 grant — meant for donation to native nonprofit organizations — will probably be cut up among Justine Petersen, Past Housing, Group Action Agency of St. Louis County and Prosperity Connection.
Justine Petersen Housing & Reinvestment Corporation, (JPHRC) is a Small Business Administration (SBA) micro-loan intermediary lender with operations in St. Louis and Metro East.
Owner of East Alton’s Olin Brass plans merger
The father or mother company of East Alton’s Olin Brass plant, International Brass and Copper, has announced a proposed merger with the Germany agency, Wieland-Werke AG.
The merger is predicted to take effect in the second half of 2019, pending approval by regulators and International Brass shareholders.
Beneath the phrases of the merger agreement, already unanimously accredited by the board of directors of International Brass and Copper and the supervisory board of Wieland, International shareholders will obtain $44 per share in cash — a 3rd greater than the typical closing worth for International shares over the past 12 months.
“Today marks a historic event in GBC’s history, as we join forces with this global industry leader, creating significant value for our shareholders and providing our employees with the opportunity to further advance their career development,” stated International Brass Board Chairman John Walker.
“The combination of two companies with very complementary strengths and geographical footprints will enable us to provide long-term supply security for our increasingly global customers who need a reliable partner to enable their growth,” stated Erwin Mayr, CEO of Wieland-Werke AG. “Building on a strong strategic and cultural fit, the newly formed team will empower our customers’ and employees’ success, globally.”
Olin Brass was based in 1916 as part of the Western Cartridge Co., which later turned Olin Corp. At present, the corporate employs roughly 1,100 individuals in three divisions (brass mill, casting plant and fabrication).
In addition to ammunition elements, they produce electronics, auto and home products, as well as blanks used to make coins.
Olin Corp., now based mostly in St. Louis, not has a monetary curiosity in the East Alton facility.


By: Elena Grace Flores
Camp Binay, a group of Binay supporters online is demanding for the release of Binay’s affidavit submitted to Pimentel since V.P. Jejomar Binay was the mayor of Makati and ran for Vice President during the 2010 national election. The affidavit contained the detailed response of V.P. Binay on the corruption allegations thrown against him.
Sen. Nancy Binay said that her father had already answered corruption allegations against him in an affidavit submitted to the subcommittee headed by Sen. Aquilino Pimentel.
Binay’s supporters now demanding to publicize V.P. Binay’s affidavit that ultimately explained the details of the responses on such allegations.
They are certain that even if it’s not necessary for V.P. Binay to appear on July 7, 2015 Senate Probe, this will be used against Binay to further destroy his reputation – to discredit him for the upcoming 2016 Presidential bid.


Chelsea’s Miles Brush wins James Clemens meet
Published 3:05 pm Tuesday, October 20, 2020
By ALEC ETHEREDGE | Managing Editor
MADISON – The Chelsea Hornets’ cross country teams traveled up to Madison on Saturday, Oct. 17, to compete in the James Clemens Last Chance Twilight Meet, which was held under the lights in primetime.
As the regular season nears a close in the coming weeks, it marked another event for Chelsea’s cross country runners to gain some confidence, and junior Miles Brush took advantage for the boys, while sophomore Cady McPhail did so for the girls.
Brush continued what has been a spectacular season by finishing first in the event with a time of 15:35.09. It marked Brush’s second first-place finish this season and his third fastest 5,000-meter run time.
Most impressive about Brush’s season to this point is his consistency. The Chelsea runner has finished every race between 15:17.91 and 15:45.04, running every race in less than 16 minutes. He’s also finished inside the top seven in every event this year and has two fifth place finishes.
His first place finishes came in the Warrior 2 Mile Invitational and in this event.
Outside of Brush, the Hornets had two other runners finish inside the top 50 with Thomas Ludwig finishing 43rd and Joseph McGaha finishing 49th. Ludwig ran the race in 17:08.75, while McGaha finished the race in 17:13.59.
Behind that, seven other runners finished inside the top 90 of the 134-person field.
Tucker Brown was the highest of those finishers claiming 53rd behind a time of 17:19.19. Andrew Fielding and Luke Price weren’t too far behind, taking home 61st and 64th, respectively. Fielding finished with a time of 17:24.36, while Price finished with a time of 17:28.76.
Elijah Williams finished in 72nd for the Hornets, while Alex Davis finished 82nd. Williams finished the race in a time of 17:39.65, while Davis was less than 30 seconds behind with a time of 18:00.14.
The final two finishers were Bay Brush and Camden Thomas, who finished 88th and 89th, respectively, with Brush running the race in 18:05.94 and Thomas finishing in 18:10.
As a team, the Hornets finished eight with 199 points.
For the girls, McPhail was slightly off her personal record pace, but ran her second fastest time of the season to finish second with a tie of 18:26.72.
McPhail has now finished inside the top 10 in five of six events this season, finishing 11th in the other event. She has also finished every race in less than 20 minutes and has run three races in less than 19 minutes.
In addition to McPhail, Claire Neuberger and Avery Thompson both finished inside the top 50 with Neuberger taking home 39th and Thompson claiming 42nd. Neuberger ran the event in 21:03.12, while Thompson finished with a time of 21:06.55.
Isabella Seymour and June Price also had impressive finishes with Seymour finishing 67th and Price finishing 68th. Seymour finished the event with a time of 22:03.97, while Price finished with a time of 22:05.85.
Joss O’Kelley and Anna Nettuno had solid races as well, finishing 75th and 82nd, respectively. O’Kelley ran the race in 22:28.45, while Nettuno ran it in 22:48.89.
Also finishing inside the top 100 were Alana McCulla and McKenzie Gunn. McCulla finished 90th with a time of 23:16.36, while Gunn finished 96th with a time of 23:59.04.
The Hornets finished seventh overall in the team standings.


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