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The party reports
I said a few days ago that the Constitution Party really shot itself in the foot this time and botched its 2020 election effort.
So a couple days ago I received an e-mail that agreed with me, and it was from outgoing party chair Frank Fluckiger. In it he said, "We just did not run a good campaign this year and should have gotten more votes for Blankenship than we did. We did not get serious about the campaign until early (October) and that was costly."
Well, first of all you should have nominated a better candidate, but besides that let's look at what happened.
Not only did they not take the generally simple step to become a write-in candidate in several states (including Delaware and Maryland) but they missed Wyoming (a state where they have ballot access) because they forgot to turn in a three-person slate of electors. Really?
And Fluckiger adds this nugget of wisdom: "Five states… got 30,772 votes for Blankenship or 52% of the total vote Blankenship got nationwide. That is a serious indication of just how weak the party is in many states. So, there is a lot of work that needs to be done." (These states were North Carolina, Michigan, Utah, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. And just so you know, the CP didn't cost Trump any of these states since he won three and "lost" by a margin exceeding the CP's vote in the other two.)
Finally, we can place this in the hopper, too: "With the exception of Tennessee and North Carolina, we did rather poorly in the Southern States. In (Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Florida) we have next to no party organization other than just being on the ballot. That should hopefully change with the new regional chairmen in place." Maybe, and maybe not. But their focus should be on running good candidates in the offyear election, primarily in areas where one party dominates. They can either keep a wavering Republican honest or provide a clear alternative to a Democrat.
I also received some much more cheering election news from my friends at iVoterGuide, as they were thrilled about their impact on legislative races around the country. They called it their biggest victory:
Hands down, I believe it is state legislatures. Because it is a census year, the state legislators who were elected on November 3 will have control of redistricting – redrawing district lines for both their state legislature AND the U.S. House of Representatives. The Constitution gives the legislatures this duty after each census records population changes. That means they can redraw districts to favor conservative candidates for the next decade!
In these state legislative races, Christian and conservative voters had a nearly perfect night November 3. Candidates that share your values will control the redistricting of at least 188 congressional seats, or 43 percent of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Left will only control redistricting of 73 seats at most—just 17 percent of the U.S. House.
"HUGE! You should celebrate these Christian election wins," e-mail from iVoterGuide, December 1, 2020.
They continued by praising the newly-elected "obstacle course" that the Left will have to outmaneuver for the next two years until the conservative Christian reinforcements arrive in the 2022 midterms.
Just to give you an idea of their perspective, this is how they graded the on-ballot federal candidates for local races:
Delaware U.S. Senate: Chris Coons (very liberal), Nadine Frost (moderate), Mark Turley (conservative), Lauren Witzke (conservative)
I could see where they came up with these, as Nadine is a little more libertarian on immigration than they may prefer. I still see her as a right-leaning libertarian relatively in line with how I think. Mark Turley is more moderate to me based on his renewable energy stance, so I would be inclined to flip those two challengers. The other two are pegged pretty well.
Delaware U.S. House: Lisa Blunt Rochester (very liberal), Lee Murphy (somewhat conservative), Catherine Purcell (somewhat conservative), David Rogers (liberal)
I think I can buy these depictions based on the evidence I uncovered.
Maryland U.S. House, District 1: Andy Harris (very conservative), Mia Mason (liberal)
I think I would call Mason very liberal, like fall off the end of the earth liberal, but that's just me.
Having worked in iVoterGuide's process for the 2018 election (I helped evaluate Maryland candidates) I would enjoy doing it again for 2o22, even if Delaware only has a House race slated. I could still help out in Maryland, too.
Author MichaelPosted on December 6, 2020 Categories All politics is local, Campaign 2020, Campaign 2020 - President, Delaware politics, Delmarva items, Maryland Politics, National politics, Politics, State of ConservatismTags Andy Harris, Campaign 2020 - Delaware, Campaign 2020 - President, Catherine Purcell, Chris Coons, Constitution Party, David Rogers, iVoterGuide, Lauren Witzke, Lee Murphy, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Mark Turley, Mia Mason, Nadine Frost
A cloudy crystal ball
If the Good Lord is willing and the creek don't rise, I'll be in line waiting to cast my vote when this comes up. I'm writing this on Monday night.
I guess we will begin with this, since it's the most important.
I did an electoral map the other night which is the most likely electoral scenario in my eyes. It's enough for Trump to win but not as much as he did in 2016 because he loses Wisconsin and Michigan in my scenario but gains Minnesota. If not for that and keeping Pennsylvania he would be out.
I also believe the Republicans hang on to the Senate but it may be a 51-49 majority or even 51-50. Can't see them gaining quite enough to take back the House but there's a decent chance I may be wrong. I can see enough of a gain, though, to make subsequent special elections meaningful because it may be something along the line of a 219-216 Democrat majority – which will make a Speaker election dicey.
In 2016, Donald Trump lost Delaware by 11 points, but he was the closest Republican when it came to winning a statewide race. I honestly think if he were running against anyone but Joe Biden, he would have an outside chance of winning the state but in this case I think Biden carries by about 15 points – let's say 56-41, with the other 3% scattered among the Libertarian and Green candidates.
In this case, he won't be the closest Republican. I think that distinction will go to Julianne Murray, who just may win if this becomes a referendum on John Carney's handling of the CCP virus and the economy in general. This race may come down to how many votes can be manufactured in New Castle County, but I suspect it will be along the lines of a 50-45 finish, with IPoD's Kathy DeMatteis getting 3-4% and the Libertarian candidate John Machurek picking up 1%.
Next closest will be Lee Murphy, who isn't going to lose as badly as Scott Walker did. He will give LBR the closest race she's had, although with just two under her belt it doesn't say much. This matchup seems like a 55-43 type of match, with the IPoD candidate Catherine Purcell getting most of the other 2 percent over Libertarian David Rogers.
In both of the other two-person races – lieutenant governor and insurance commissioner – they'll probably end up about 60-40 in favor of the incumbent Democrats, which is simply because people vote party line and neither Republican had built up her name recognition enough to make a dent. It's a shame because both seem like they can do the job really well.
Last but not least is our U.S. Senate race. This could either be the biggest shocker in decades or, more likely, a 20-plus point whipping of Lauren Witzke by Chris Coons. There's already a portion of the Republican base upset with her and I'm not sure Lauren's push for the union vote is paying dividends. I look at this as a 60-37 race, with Libertarian Nadine Frost getting more of the other 3% than IPoD's Mark Turley.
In the Delaware legislative races, the lack of opposition put up by Republicans in some races may cost them. There are a couple districts where I can see Democrats knocking off vulnerable state Senators (who often voted with the Democrats anyway) so that they will be up 14-7 going into the full turnover in 2022. In the House, with Democrats already spotted a 15-7 lead in unopposed candidates, it's doubtful the GOP will improve on its 26-15 deficit. I think they will hold that number.
Looking quickly at Maryland, I think Andy Harris ends up north of 70% against Mia Mason in the First District House race. And to be honest, I have no sense of how that Wicomico County race I wrote about will go. There are more Republicans in the district but the question is how many will buy the horse hockey that the Democrat running is a "conservative Democrat."
It's also interesting to note that, based on their daily report, Republicans are already over 30% turnout in Maryland early voting, and in that regard they are crushing Democrats by 13 points. On the other hand, Democrats have returned 81% of their mail-in ballots to the Republicans' 75%, but there is a wide disparity in their numbers – 49.8% of Democrats requested mail-in ballots while only 25.7% of Republicans opted to vote that way. So if there are long lines in Maryland tomorrow, that's probably good news for the GOP because more of them have yet to vote – by my quick and dirty math about 57% of Democrats have voted in Maryland compared to 48% of Republicans.
So it's doubtful that Donald Trump would carry Maryland, but he may come within 20 points and that would be a yuge improvement over losing 60-34 there four years ago.
Author MichaelPosted on November 3, 2020 November 3, 2020 Categories All politics is local, Campaign 2020, Campaign 2020 - President, Delaware politics, Delmarva items, Maryland Politics, National politics, Personal stuff, Politics, Polling, Senator Watch, State of ConservatismTags Andy Harris, Campaign 2020 - Delaware, Campaign 2020 - President, Catherine Purcell, Chris Coons, David Rogers, Delaware General Assembly, Donald Trump, John Carney, John Machurek, Julianne Murray, Kathy DeMatteis, Lauren Witzke, Lee Murphy, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Mark Turley, Nadine Frost
For Delaware 2020
The other day I saw a photo of the scariest Halloween decoration out there: a white wooden cutout of "2020." And in this year of the pandemic, we have had quite the state election campaign, haven't we? Six Republicans running for governor, a spirited primary race for both sides in the Senate, and the inclusion of principled independent bids up and down the ballot have made this a rather unique balloting, particularly compared to previous Delaware elections I covered on a peripheral basis. It's probably the most controversial run in a decade, since the O'Donnell vs. Castle U.S. Senate primary on the Republican side – a contest from which the rending of the state GOP still shows.
In this race, I have been a free agent of sorts: when I moved to Delaware I decided to call the Constitution Party my home because I'm more in tune with their political philosophy and, frankly, don't have a lot of use for the Delaware Republican Party based on how they run their affairs and the candidates they support. Alas, the CP doesn't have the numbers to have a ballot position nor do they have viable candidates running in the state. Thus, I had no primary vote, and the Republican voters of Delaware selected two of the three I would have preferred. (Feel free to cue up Meat Loaf if you desire.)
Besides my local races, which are walkovers because no one but the Republican bothered to file, I have five statewide races to consider: U.S. Senator, U.S. House, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Insurance Commissioner. I think I will handle them in the reverse order.
To be honest, I don't know a whole lot about the Insurance Commissioner duties or candidates, except for the fact I thought it unusual that a county sheriff would pivot into the position, as happened in 2016. Trinidad Navarro indeed made that transition, obviously helped by the familiarity to New Castle County voters and the D column he was placed in. (Before becoming a police officer, he was an insurance agent for a time – but considering the length of time he was a LEO, this insurance experience must have been rather brief.) Navarro's biggest claim to fame since taking office was spearheading the drive to enshrine Obamacare into state law, which means we are stuck with these unaffordable provisions.
Meanwhile, Dr. Julia Pillsbury comes from a different perspective – that of a pediatrician. As a business owner, she's the one who has to deal with the insurance companies and wrestle with them as an advocate for those in her care. Just from looking from the outside, I believe that rather than having the fox watch the henhouse with a former insurance agent, perhaps it's time to try a new approach and see if it works. I'm urging a vote for Dr. Julia Pillsbury.
Why do I get the feeling that incumbent Bethany Hall-Long is simply biding her time and waiting her turn as Lieutenant Governor? While the list of lieutenant governors who eventually grabbed the brass ring is still relatively short in Delaware, it includes two of the most recent previous three occupants of the office including the current governor. Anymore that seems like the Delaware Way and that's not the way we should go, particularly as she's apparently been a willing accomplice to Governor John Carney's tyrannical ways.
I think Donyale Hall will be an active player who is also bringing in the perspective of an outsider – unlike her opponent, who spent 15 years in the Delaware General Assembly as her way of working up the political ladder. What do we have to show for the last twenty years she's been in office? Donyale is placing her emphasis on education, economic advancement, and a streamlined budget – issues that appeal to hardworking Delaware families and not those who simply want their back scratched in return for bestowing the trappings of power. The better choice for Lieutenant Governor is Donyale Hall.
When the current governor John Carney ran for his latest office, he used a carefully cultivated reputation as a business-friendly moderate Democrat to finally win the office he thought he would grab back in 2008, when he lost a bitterly-contested primary to Jack Markell and could not succeed in doing what his "boss" Ruth Ann Minner did – advance directly to the Governor's chair from being Lieutenant Governor. Instead, he cooled his heels in Congress after Mike Castle bolted for an ill-fated Senate run two years later.
Yet that belief Carney was business-friendly has evaporated in the midst of a pandemic that has claimed as of Friday 680 lives in Delaware – a number that would rank as the 56th largest city in Delaware if it were a town. I certainly don't want to trivialize these victims, who were beloved by their families and friends, but the pandemic threw many thousands more out of work and continues to do so even as other similarly-situated rural states have reopened and returned to a relative state of normalcy.
That heavy-handed pandemic response was the factor that goaded six Republicans into joining the race to replace Carney. While two of these six had political experience as state Senators – including the candidate Carney defeated handily to win the governor's chair in 2016 – Republican voters opted for an outsider, attorney Julianne Murray.
Julianne's platform has been heavy on restoring small business to Delaware, and given these times it's the right platform to have. Once again, it would be an outsider approach to state governance that may be the kick-start the state needs to succeed and not fall further behind its peers in everything except drawing retirees who take advantage of the three biggest assets Delaware has: inexpensive housing, low property taxes, and no sales tax. For them, the higher income taxes aren't as much of a burden but for people who want to be productive private-sector employers it's a lot more difficult.
It's worth pointing out that there are four people in the race for governor, as it includes Libertarian John Machurek and Independent Party of Delaware (IPoD) hopeful Kathy DeMatteis.
Sadly, Machurek hasn't run much of a campaign. I'll grant that the Libertarian candidates don't get a whole lot of love from the media except for the odd mention here and there and they don't get invited to the debate stage. But sometimes you have to push the envelope a little bit. Unfortunately this has been true of all their candidates, who you don't hear a whole lot about despite their good ideas – I've voted Libertarian regularly over my lifetime because they present a better alternative to RINO Republicans (or occasionally they are friends of mine.)
On the other hand, DeMatteis seems to be working hard at the race despite a low likelihood of success. She has some interesting and unique proposals, as do others in her IPoD camp. I think the question I have regarding Kathy's plans – which apparently are spelled out in a book she wrote a few years ago – is why she couldn't wait to run until she put them into place and succeeded with them? Why is it so important that she get into government to implement her ideas? Donald Trump succeeded in life then ran for President, and we see how that order of achievement worked out well for us.
For these reasons and many more, the best vote for Governor is one for Julianne Murray.
I have not been particularly inspired by the House race this year. It begins with an incumbent whose key reason for being elected in the first place was her gender, race, and the perceived slight of having neither heretofore represent Delaware. Since her election, Lisa Blunt Rochester (or LBR for short) has worked her way leftward on the political spectrum – most recently co-sponsoring a proposal that would serve to eventually eliminate gas-powered cars.
Yet LBR has drawn a motley crew of opponents which included a Republican who was defeated in the 2018 primary by a candidate whose claim to fame was illegally-placed plywood signage, a Libertarian who only recently put up a single-page website as his campaign face, and the IPoD candidate who admits to being an anon in Qanon. Still, I have to vote for someone and it won't be LBR.
As I mentioned, I wasn't enamored with Libertarian hopeful David Rogers but I have to hand it to IPoD's Catherine Stonestreet Purcell for both having the longest name on the ballot and being the most interesting to follow because you really can't pin her down on left or right. I sometimes wonder if she has a future career as an investigative journalist because she has the perfect undercover job as an Uber driver – she admits to going to places where she feels more likely to pick up well-connected people and just talking to them. Being the (admitted) Qanon participant, she has a deep interest in child trafficking and perhaps the most diverse Facebook friends list in Delaware.
All that is great for human interest, but in the meantime I have to vote for someone. I have to admit I have warmed up a bit to Lee Murphy's campaign as he has presented a good case for replacing the incumbent to the voters. They should reward Lee Murphy by sending him to Congress.
Last – but certainly not least – is the race for U.S. Senate, preferably to replace the partisan hack Chris Coons, whose campaign has basically been "orange man bad." With the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and subsequent nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court we've seen this tendency up close and personal.
Again, we have three opponents – although in this case, they are generally of a higher caliber than the House field. The only exception I would take to that is IPoD's Mark Turley, who really hasn't been out there and when he is Turley is trying to portray himself as a down-the-middle moderate – one who just happens to make his living in an industry the Senate can really help with ill-advised legislation (renewable energy.)
To be perfectly honest, I was torn in this race. Philosophically I line up best with the Libertarian hopeful Nadine Frost, who is a pro-life Libertarian. (In other words, she gets it.) Yet realistically the one with the best chance for defeating Coons is Republican Lauren Witzke, who has run an uneven campaign filled with landmines of her own making, particularly regarding the passing of the aforementioned RBG. She would be an almost automatic choice except for two places I vehemently disagree with her: one being the idea of incentivizing marriage and family through government policy (as opposed to that of merely not penalizing it) and the other being her stance against right-to-work as some sort of appeal to Big Labor voters – never mind that jobs tend to accrue to right-to-work states when all other conditions are substantially equal. Those are two big strikes against her, and her reaction to RBG's death was very nearly strike three – somehow she managed to foul it off and stay alive.
Lauren has also managed to do what may be necessary to win and that's nationalize her race. But then again, so did Christine O'Donnell and – fairly or unfairly – that's the candidate and race people like to compare this to. This is one of those cases where the head was going one way and the heart the other – until I found the website.
But once I found out Nadine Frost had finally created a website that expanded on the limited information she had come up with earlier, it made my choice easy. If Lauren Witzke can win despite her missteps and big-government populist approach, then more power to her – she will still be a vast improvement over the incumbent.
Voting, however, should come down to who, in your judgement, will do the best job. Because she would be a Senator who thinks almost exactly like I do (right down to some of the phrasing, which makes me wonder if she reads my website), I have to vote for Nadine Frost for Senate. You can blame me if Lauren Witzke loses a close race, but thanks to a few self-inflicted political wounds I honestly don't think it will come down to that.
So to recap, don't just vote the straight GOP ticket:
U.S. Senator: Nadine Frost (Libertarian)
U.S. House: Lee Murphy (Republican)
Governor: Julianne Murray (Republican)
Lt. Governor: Donyale Hall (Republican)
Insurance Commissioner: Dr. Julia Pillsbury (Republican)
I haven't decided if I'll do a Presidential endorsement or not. Maybe I'll make it formal this week, but I have one other race I want to discuss that's not a Delaware race.
Author MichaelPosted on October 25, 2020 October 24, 2020 Categories All politics is local, Campaign 2020, Delaware politics, Delmarva items, Politics, State of ConservatismTags Amy Coney Barrett, Bethany Hall-Long, Campaign 2020 - Delaware, Catherine Purcell, Chris Coons, Christine O'Donnell, David Rogers, Donyale Hall, Jack Markell, John Carney, John Machurek, Julia Pillsbury, Julianne Murray, Kathy DeMatteis, Lauren Witzke, Lee Murphy, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Mark Turley, Mike Castle, Nadine Frost, Ruth Ann Minner, Trinidad Navarro
A Delaware political update: part 2, the U.S. House race
After looking at one statewide federal race in my last post, I'm going to tackle the other one today. In a game of musical chairs that I suppose is part of the "Delaware Way", our current governor left his seat in the House four years ago to run for the office, leaving an opening and several Democrats salivating to fill that House seat. Lisa Blunt Rochester (for sake of typing, I'll call her LBR) was the survivor among the Democrat field and has prevailed in the general election twice, first defeating Republican Hans Riegle by 14.5 points in 2016 and perennial candidate Scott Walker by 28 points in 2018. She's gotten a lot of mileage out of being the first "woman and person of color" representing Delaware in Congress.
However, while her Senate counterpart Chris Coons is fighting a primary opponent from the left, LBR has an announced (but not filed) opponent who would most likely nestle himself to her right, and perhaps even right of center. I have to say, though, that I have not heard much about the run of Andrew Webb and his campaign Facebook page (which is apparently the only campaign organ) has not been updated regularly.
Even more recently, a lady named Anne Kerner has filed the FEC paperwork for the House seat despite having a campaign listed as being for the governor's chair. With that confusion combined with lack of presence – and given the steep filing fees in Delaware – it's likely LBR will be unopposed on the Democrat side.
Also unopposed for a party bid according to the state BOE is Libertarian David Rogers, but he's running a pretty stealth campaign so far since I can't dig up a website, social media, or anything like that. Don't you just hate that?
So again we end up on the Republican side, where we have a previously unsuccessful aspirant against a first-time candidate who has had issues with substance abuse. It's deja vu all over again.
Playing the role of unsuccessful aspirant is Lee Murphy, who has tried this before – this is his (at least) fourth bite of the apple, having been an unsuccessful state legislative contender in 2014 and 2016 (he did not make the general election ballot in either case) and losing in the 2018 GOP primary to Scott Walker. (Per Ballotpedia, Murphy has also ran without success for New Castle County council, but for the sake of this comparison we will go with this being his fourth try.)
Yes, he lost to Scott freaking Walker, the guy who hasn't yet found a tree he wouldn't like to nail an illegal campaign sign to. The guy who was running as a Democrat again, for president. I'm sure Lee is a nice guy, and he was probably as surprised as anyone the day after the 2018 primary, but he lost to Scott Walker so what does that tell you about his chances against an opponent with money and actual personality? (Or, what does that tell you about Delaware primary voters? Maybe there was something to that 2010 criticism the establishment had.) Anyway, it looks like Lee's running a solid if not spectacular primary campaign, so maybe he's not taking this for granted as he may have before.
So if Murphy doesn't have hindsight, why is his opponent promoting his? Matthew Morris promises "Restoring Power to the People" but he also has a unique backstory, including a stint in prison. But he's promising accountability should he be elected to Congress.
Being a Congressman shouldn't be about reporting to Washington and leaving my constituents behind, never to be seen again, or at least not until the next election time. No, I want to be involved with ALL of my constituents ALL THE TIME . That means, when voting on bills, I want to provide the State of Delaware with real time information and interaction about what is being passed, why it has been brought before the house, and base my voting directly reflecting my constituent's wants and needs.
https://www.matthewmorrisfordelaware.com/platform
I must say that, being a resident of a seemingly forgotten corner of the state, it would be nice to have a representative who has a little involvement here. But Matt has a curious set of priorities: the opioid epidemic, education, and prison reform are his top issues. The question is whether Republican voters would agree with him?
If you're not excited about these alternatives, the biggest problem is that there's basically no time left for anyone with no name recognition to get into the race. Moreover, since Delaware is a one-district state, the House isn't going to draw the same caliber of candidate a Senate race would get – why constantly be campaigning when you can represent the same district for six years and wield comparatively more power? We know LBR is probably waiting in the wings for Tom Carper to retire to move up, although there are probably a few other Democrats who would like the seat as well.
I'm hoping someone excites me with the prospect of improving our representation, but so far that's not happened.
Author MichaelPosted on May 20, 2020 May 22, 2020 Categories All politics is local, Campaign 2020, Delaware politics, Delmarva items, National politics, Politics, State of ConservatismTags Andrew Webb, Campaign 2020 - Delaware, Chris Coons, David Rogers, Hans Reigle, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Tom Carper


As we approach this second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina I am just so angry and appalled at lack of response by our federal government. Over one million people have been displaced, tens of billions in damages occurred, almost 2,000 died, half the hospitals are not open, only 17% of transportation system is up and running in NO, over 40% of the homes have no electricity.
New Orleans is one of America's most important cities. It is one of the keys to our cultural heritage. Lives have been displaced perhaps permanently. OK, even if some argue that we should not rebuild in the path of flooding and potential hurricanes what is our responsibility to our fellow citizens who have met with disaster?
The people of NO might as well be living in Darfur or Mozambique or Bangladesh. What we have not done to massively rebuild that community and to help its citizens is an abomination.
Most of the work being done in the Big Easy is being done by you and me, by volunteers who give their time to rebuild those communities, to provide medical care, to fight for the rights of the incarcerated.
If we can't rebuilt the Big Easy, then what do we expect to do in Baghdad?
In fact, our "compasionate conservative" Administration has been anything but. How they could watch people dying for days on end and somehow blame FDR's New Deal programs is beyond me. One of my friends was displaced and she's still not home. In the so-called "greatest country in the world", this is the best we can do?


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It's that time of year again, Crumble Season. Whilst a fruit crumble is welcome any time of the year, once the blackberries ripen, it's obligatory! This year, we had a nice little crop of plums, apples, and blackberries; our first crumble with fruits entirely grown in our garden since we moved here two years ago: so very exciting!
This is such a great recipe: It can be dairy, gluten and sugar-free and vegan too if you need!
The crumble topping is what Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall calls an "Independent crumble", meaning, it's baked separately and can be frozen for any spontaneous crumble you may feel the need to make (I frequently have these kinds of needs). Also pre-baking the crumble gives you a delicious crisp crumb and retains the texture of your fruit (so it doesn't all go to mush).
And now, without further ado, let us move quickly to the recipe.
-100g (raw, odourless) coconut oil (or butter).
Gently heat the oil (or butter), then stir it into the flours with a fork, mixing until well combined. Stir in the sugar and salt. If it is too dry, you may need a little more oil or butter, add it by the spoon, you want a crumble mix that is like breadcrumbs, not too greasy.
Spread onto a baking tray lined with parchment and bake for 25-30 minutes until lightly golden, stirring around after 15 minutes. Keep an eye on it! You want it just golden so that it will take more baking later on. Remove from the oven and leave it to cool.
Meanwhile, prepare your fruit: washing, peeling, and stoning.
With harder fruit, like apples, I like to lightly cook the apples first; so I put the diced apple in a saucepan (not the highest setting) with half the sweetener and stir for about three-five minutes. When they start to soften a little, take them off, put them in your dish, add the plums and sprinkle the blackberries on top. Drizzle on the rest of the sweetener, vanilla (and cinnamon if using) and toss gently around.
Using half your prepared crumble, spoon it on top of the fruit in a thin, fairly-even layer. I like having fruit showing through the crumble. Then bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes, until the fruit is bubbling and the topping is nicely browned (not burnt!).
Leave it for about ten minutes before eating. Serve with custard, cream, ice-cream or on its delicious lonesome!
(Makes a particularly lovely breakfast. So says "My Friend" (cough) who ate it thus the following morning).


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Review and Player Ratings as De Bruyne tears Wolves apart – Wolves 1-5 Manchester City
With the title race ever-closer to reaching its conclusion, Pep Guardiola's side travelled down to the Molineux Stadium in the search of another three points toward the Premier League title. The Blues produced perhaps their best away performance of the season in a 5-1 victory.
Four goals from Kevin De Bruyne, including a first-half hat-trick, and a late fifth from Raheem Sterling did the job for City as they went back three points clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League.
With a late-season defensive injury crisis rotting through the City squad, Guardiola was limited in his choices. In his pre-match press conference, the boss confirmed that the trio of Kyle Walker, John Stones and Ruben Dias would miss the end of the season. Nathan Ake wasn't fit enough to start too, leaving City with only three fit defenders. Joao Cancelo, Aymeric Laporte and Oleksandr Zinchenko started alongside Fernandinho in defence.
As for going forward, Pep roulette was in full swing. Despite an impressive performance against Newcastle, Jack Grealish was swapped for Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva came in for Gabriel Jesus.
Six minutes was all it took for City to take the lead. Wolves keeper, Jose Sa, launched a long ball forwards in the direction of Chiquinho, but the Portuguese winger was beaten to the ball by Zinchenko. The Ukrainian then slipped the ball through to De Bruyne, who then played a simple one-two with Silva around the home defence. The first-time across goal strike from the Belgian proved to be too much for Sa, who couldn't get down quick enough to deny the opener.
Just moments later, Wolves had an equaliser. Mexican striker, Raul Jiminez struggled off Rodri and played a neat ball through to Pedro Neto down City's right side. The young winger waited and squared the ball back across to Leonardo Dendonker, who slammed through the legs of an unsighted Ederson into the back of the net.
It didn't take long after that for De Bruyne's second. The Belgian flicked Sterling in on goal, but City's No.7 wasn't quick enough to get onto the end of the ball. De Bruyne didn't give up, however, and followed in to score from the ricochet off Sa.
Midway through the first half, De Bruyne grabbed both his and City's third. After Sterling went down under a tackle from the Wolves defence, the Belgian raced across the pitch with the ball from the right-hand side and smashed a low sledgehammer-like effort into the bottom left corner for the third-quickest Premier League hat-trick (from the first minute) and his first-ever for City. Just to top it off, the Belgian ran straight to the away fans and celebrated in the same fashion as City's newest recruit, Erling Haaland.
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Not long after the half-time break, City and once again De Bruyne grabbed a fourth. The Blues attacked the Wolves defence at breakneck speed before Foden squared the ball back to Sterling. The ball was slightly behind the Englishmen but De Bruyne arrived late into the box to slot the ball into the bottom right corner. The first of his four goals with his stronger right foot – simply incredible.
As perfect as things were going for City, things weren't all rosy. City's only fully-fit centre-half, Laporte, was subbed off injured. It looked to be an impact injury on his knee. The severity of the situation will likely be clarified over the coming hours/days. To compound issues, Fernandinho also went off with what has now been confirmed by Guardiola as a muscular issue. The pair will be assessed ahead of West Ham away in just four days.
The Premier League champions added a fifth but this time through Sterling with the final whistle looming. The Blues cut through Wolves like a knife through butter, Cancelo found Grealish and received it back from the £100m man. The Portuguese's deflected cross fell into the path of Sterling, who tapped into an empty net.
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Player Ratings:
Ederson - 7
Fernandinho - 7
Zinchenko - 7
De Bruyne - 10
Sterling - 7
Silva - 7.5
Foden - 8
Substitutes: Ake (7) Mahrez (6.5) Grealish (6.5)
That was simply incredible, genuinely unbelievable from the Blues. De Bruyne once again proved he is a cut above the rest in the league, perhaps even the world. Some fans were, I'm sure, quietly worried about tonight. We don't have the best record at Molineux, only winning one of our previous three visits, only one fit central defender and Wolves always seem to turn up against us. But, once again, we were proved to never doubt the side when they need to win.
Guardiola and co next go down to London to face West Ham on Sunday, a game in which a win would all but guarantee the title.
Oh, and Erling Haaland is joining this team.
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The Rautio Piano Trio is an award-winning and critically acclaimed ensemble, known for their innovative and captivating performances. The Trio presents highly imaginative programmes incorporating rarely-performed works alongside the cornerstones of the repertoire. The Trio has performed at the Wigmore Hall, South Bank, Bridgewater Hall, on BBC Radio 3, throughout the UK and in France, Austria, Germany and Israel.
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The Trio will perform a new arrangement by Jan Rautio of JS Bach Passacaglia & Fugue BWV 582, commissioned for this concert, alongside Sterndale Bennett Chamber Trio in A Op.26 and Mendelssohn Trio in C min Op. 66
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Beethoven Trio Op.70/1 'Ghost'
Hiller Piano Trio No.6 in C minor
Schubert Nottorno in E flat Op. posth 148, D.897
With a programme that includes the world premiere recording of Ferdinand Hiller's Piano Trio No. 6 in C minor alongside Beethoven's 'Ghost' Trio and Schubert's Piano Trio in E-flat major 'Notturno', the Rautio Trio present three striking and individual works each notable for their use of a nocturne, evoking the quiet night-time and an atmosphere of poetic reflection. Click here to see the artist page with Resonus Classics and samples from the tracks.
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Q: For loop inside a for loop? in R I am new to R and am trying create a new dataframe of bootstrapped resamples of groups of different sizes. My dataframe has 6 variables and a group designation, and there are 128 groups of different Ns. Here is an example of my data:
    head(PhenoM2)
        ID       Name PhenoNames Group   HML    RML    FML    TML   FHD   BIB
   1 378607 PaleoAleut PaleoAleut     1 323.5 248.75 434.50 355.75 46.84    NA
   2 378664 PaleoAleut PaleoAleut     1    NA 238.50 441.50 353.00 45.83 277.0
   3 378377 PaleoAleut PaleoAleut     1 309.5 227.75 419.00 332.25 46.39 284.0
   4 378463 PaleoAleut PaleoAleut     1 283.5 228.75 397.75 331.00 44.37 255.5
   5 378602 PaleoAleut PaleoAleut     1 279.5 230.00 393.00 329.50 45.93 265.0
   6 378610 PaleoAleut PaleoAleut     1 307.5 234.25 419.50 338.50 43.98 271.5

Pulling from this question - bootstrap resampling for hierarchical/multilevel data - and taking some advice from others (thanks!) I wrote the code:
    resample.M <- NULL
    for(i in 1000){
    groups <- unique(PhenoM2$"Group")

    for(ii in 1:128)
    data.i.ii <- PhenoM2[PhenoM2$"Group"==groups[ii],]
    resample.M[i] <- data.i.ii[sample(1:nrow(data.i.ii),replace=T),]
    }

Unfortunately, this gives me the warning:
  In resample.M[i] <- data.i.ii[sample(1:nrow(data.i.ii), replace = T),:
        number of items to replace is not a multiple of replacement length

Which I understand, since each of the 128 groups has a different N and none of it is a multiple of 1000. I put in resample.M[i] to try and accumulate all of the 1000x resamples of the 128 groups into a single database, and I'm pretty sure the problem is here.
Nearly all of the examples of for loops I've read create a vector database - numeric(1000) - then plug in the information, but since I'm wanting all of the data (which include factors, integers, and numerics) this doesn't work. I tried making a matrix to put the info in (there are 2187 unique individuals in the dataframe):
    resample.M <- matrix(ncol=2187000,nrow=10)

But it's giving me the same warning.
So, since I'm sure I'm missing something basic here, I have three questions:
How can I get this code to resample all of the groups (with replacement and based on their individual Ns)?
How can I get this code to repeat this resampling 1000x?
How can I get the resamples of every group into the same database?
Thank you so much for your insight and expertise!

A: I think you may have wanted to use double square bracket, to store the results in a list, i.e. resample.M[[i]] <- .... Apart from that it makes more sense to write PhenoM2$Group than PhenoM2$"Group" and also groups <- unique(PhenoM2$Group) can go outside of your for loop since you only need to compute it once. Also replace 1:128 by 1:length(groups) or seq_along(groups), so that you don't need to hard code the length of the vector.
Because you will often need to operate on data frames grouped by some variable, I suggest you familiarise yourself with a package designed to do that, rather than using for loops, which can be very slow. The best one for a beginner in R may be plyr, which has an easy syntax (although there are many possibilities, including the slightly more "advanced" packages like dplyr and data.table).
So for a subset d <- subset(PhenoM2, Group == 1), you already have the function you need to perform on it: function(d) d[sample(1:nrow(d), replace = TRUE),].
Now to go over all such subsets, perform this operation and then arrange the results in a new data frame named samples you do
samples <- ddply(PhenoM2, .(Group),
    function(d) d[sample(1:nrow(d), replace = TRUE),])

So what remains is to iterate this 1000 or however many times you want. You can use a for loop for this, storing the results in a list. Note that you need to use double square bracket [[ to set elements of the list.
n <- 1000 # number of iterations
samples <- vector("list", n) # list of length n to store results
for (i in seq_along(samples))
    samples[[i]] <- ddply(PhenoM2, .(Group),
        function(d) d[sample(1:nrow(d), replace = TRUE),])

An alternative way would be to use the function replicate, that performs the same task many times.
Once you have done this, all resamples will be stored in a list. I am not sure what you mean by "How can I get the resamples of every group into the same database". If you want to group them in a single data frame, you do all.samples <- do.call(rbind, samples). In general, you can format your list of samples using do.call and lapply together with a function.

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Walter Christmas-Dirckinck-Holmfeld (10 February 1861–18 March 1924), commonly known as Walter Christmas, was a Danish author, naval officer, diplomat, and spy for MI6. Today, he is best known for his children's books. He also wrote novels, nonfictional accounts, and theatrical works. Many of his early works were inspired by his experiences traveling as a naval officer.

He began an extensive military career at the age of 14, serving in the Danish Navy, then later the Royal Thai Navy and the Greek Navy. While stationed in Siam he was involved in the Paknam incident wherein he disobeyed the orders of his commander, Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu. He was discharged as a result. He then served in the Greek Navy before returning to the Danish Navy in 1914. In 1916, he was again forced to resign following the revelation of his collusion with MI6.

Alongside his military career, Christmas was involved in several attempts to sell the Danish West Indies to various nations. His efforts were ultimately unsuccessful and resulted in a congressional investigation into claims that he attempted to bribe members of the United States government. When the islands were later sold in 1916, he was decorated as a member of the Order of the Dannebrog for his earlier diplomatic efforts.

Personal life

Walter Dirckinck-Holmfeld-Christmas was born 10 February 1861, in Jægersborg, Denmark. His mother, Tusky Susanne Charlotte Dirckinck-Holmfeld (1839–1924), was born a baronesse of the Dirckinck-Holmfeld noble family and was of Dutch descent. His father, Walter Edmund Christmas (1834–1916), was of English descent through his grandfather, Captain John Christmas Smith. Walter Edmund was a chamberlain, hofjægermester, and lieutenant colonel. He was decorated as a Knight of the Danneborg, a member of the Legion of Honour, the Order of St. Stanislaus, and the Order of the Sword. In 1880, Walter Edmund was granted the right to adopt his wife's noble name, thus creating the Christmas-Dirckinck-Holmfeld family. The family had their own coat of arms in the Danish noble family register which combined those of the Christmas and Dirckinck-Holmfeld families. Walter Christmas was one of the family's six children, along with: John Carl Constant Beresford (b. 1860), Tusky Sophie Malvina Mary (b. 1862), Selma Johanne (b. 1865), Edward (b. 1867), and Ellen (b. 1868).

On 29 July 1886, Christmas married Ragnhild Jutta Aja Weber. She was the daughter of wholesale merchant Theobald Weber and Sophie Emilie Meldola. Walter and Ragnhild took several trips to the West Indies and South America during their marriage. The couple divorced on 7 February 1898, and he was remarried to Ellen Margrethe Vilhelmine Margrethe Hansen on 8 August 1898. Ellen had divorced her first husband, a merchant in Berlin named Alexander Cunliffe Owen, on the same day as Walter's divorce: 7 February 1898. Ellen was born in 1872 and was the adoptive daughter of the merchant Ludvig Marcus Adolph Hansen and Kirstine Thorsen.

Christmas had two daughters. Aja Sigrid Ellen was born on 12 April 1889. Vera Tusky was born 13 July 1898. He died 18 March 1924, in Copenhagen and is buried at Garrison Cemetery.

Military career

Christmas joined the Danish navy as a cadet at the age of 14. In 1883, he was appointed as a lieutenant, and the next year he was promoted to the rank of Second lieutenant. In 1885, Christmas was a member of J.A.D. Jensen's expedition to Greenland on board the steam gunboat Fylla. In 1890 he traveled along the Amazon River with the intention of establishing a Danish shipping route. However, he was unable to find an investor in his project and the route was instead taken over by German shipowners.

He again left Denmark in 1891 and traveled to Thailand, then the Rattanakosin Kingdom, where he was a commander in the Siam Navy on behalf of the Danish navy. While the Danish crown was actively supporting the prevailing government of Siam, they were unwilling to be involved in a war with France to defend the nation. As such, Christmas in particular received a telegram from the Danish Ministry of the Interior that if he engaged in combat he would be discharged from the navy. He was the only Danish officer in Siam to receive such a warning. The navy eventually became involved in the Franco-Siamese War and in 1893, under Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu. While under Richelieu's command, Christmas fought against the French navy during the Paknam incident. At the time, he was in command of a gunboat stationed close to the Paknam fort. During the incident he hit the forship of the pilot steamboat, which then began to sink before being run aground.

As a result of his engagement in the conflict, Christmas was discharged from the navy and recalled to Denmark. In his defence, he sent the ministry of the Danish Navy a report containing "some minor criticisms" of their presence in Siam. This report was then widely distributed to the public in a 1893 publication of Nationaltidende. The report argued that although there had been armed conflict, the Paknam incident did not constitute a war, and thus he had not disobeyed his orders. There is speculation that several other critical of the Navy in Siam were also written by Christmas. His book about his experience, A year in Siam, was published after his return to Denmark in 1894.

Christmas resigned from the Danish navy in 1894. After being discharged, he joined the Greek Navy in 1895. While enlisted, he was involved in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. He left the Greek Navy and returned to Denmark in 1897. He rejoined the Danish Navy in 1914 at the rank of captain. He was again forced to resign in 1916, reportedly because of complications with severe rheumatism. However, his resignation coincided with the revelation of his collaboration with MI6 while stationed in Skagen, and is likely the primary reason for his departure from the navy. That same year he was inducted as a member of the Order of the Dannebrog.

Diplomacy
Beginning in 1896, Christmas was involved in several ill-fated attempts to sell the Danish West Indies. He had a familiarity with the islands through his grandfather, John Christmas, who had been governor-general of the Danish West Indies during 1871. Christmas unsuccessfully attempted to sell the Islands to Germany in collaboration with Rear Admiral Zirzow in December 1898.

He was later in contact with U.S. Secretary of State John Hay and President William McKinley as part of long standing negotiations to sell the islands to the United States. Christmas was again unsuccessful, and he was later accused of attempting to bribe several congressmen and other U.S. officials with up to $500,000 to facilitate the purchase. These allegations against him arose from the financial gains he stood to make from a successful deal between the nations, as he had expected a commission of 10% on the sale price. In 1902, the U.S. House Of Representatives voted unanimously to investigate these claims, and a committee was appointed by the Speaker of the House which held several hearings. He was ultimately acquitted, and no charges were made against the officials who had allegedly taken bribes.

An agreement between the United States and Denmark was reached in 1916, and the U.S. Virgin Islands officially became part of the country in 1917. Christmas was decorated as a member of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1916, apparently for his diplomatic efforts.

Espionage
For an undisclosed period of time, Christmas was an agent for the British Intelligence Service under the direction of Mansfield Cumming. The full extent of his activity as an agent is unknown. Reports from MI6 verify that he had been an intelligence agent while serving in the Danish navy. Records from other agents also place Christmas in Greece during the assassination of King George I of Greece. While in Greece during the late 1890s, Christmas claims to have been in close contact with King George I, about whom he wrote the biography King George of Greece (Danish: Kong Georg I, Prins af Danmark). According to Christmas, the King's final words were "Thank God, Christmas can now finish his work with a chapter to the glory of Greece, of the Crown Prince and of the Army." This was apparently in reference to Christmas' work as the King's personal biographer. The head of the MI6 station in Athens, Compton Mackenzie, wrote in his memoir Greek Memories of his encounters with Christmas:"...a fantastic half-pay Danish sea-captain turned up in Athens with credentials from Alexandria. I was instructed to give him every facility to look round and also to let him send telegrams in our cipher under the name of Brutus. His real name was Christmas! He actually secured an audience of the King and immediately afterwards telegraphed to London a ridiculous account of the situation in Athens which I 5 who was not allowed to communicate directly with London, could only counter by a telegram of protest to Alexandria. On top of this he discovered all by himself a supposed submarine base at Laurium, and once again this wretched nonsense was disseminated in telegrams. Finally Sir Francis protested against this irresponsible old man of the sea's sojourn any longer in Athens at the expense of the British Government, and he wandered off again. To look back after twenty-three years at Captain Christmas is to make me as sceptical of his real existence as of the existence of Santa Claus. Indeed, if I did not possess references to him in letters I should fancy that I had read about him in Hans Andersen's fairy tales."Christmas had been the Naval officer overseeing operations at the northernmost point of mainland Denmark, Skagen, from 1914 until 1916. During this period, he forwarded all of the "coast-watching reports" that his command produced to MI6 through Copenhagen. According to MI6 records, he was one of many such "coast-watchers." These agents had been stationed on the coasts of Jutland with the intention of monitoring the movement of German war vessels before and during World War I. They were deliberately unaware of each other so that their reports could be used to verify one another once gathered by the Head Office in London. At his request, a "pretty girl" was always available at the local hotel to act as his intermediary. One of these women unintentionally revealed his scheme in late 1915. As a result, he was forced to flee to London.

Authorship
Walter Christmas published approximately 30 plays, novels, and short-stories in addition to a biography and series of memoirs. He published his first book in 1892 while in Thailand, titled Amazonfloden, erindringer og skildringer (English: Amazon River, memories and depictions) about his journey on the Amazon river.

Christmas's book about his experience of the Paknam incident, A year in Siam (Danish: Et år i Siam), was published in 1894. Its contents were explicitly critical of Admiral Richelieu's command, as well as Hans Niels Andersen's business in Bangkok. Richelieu was greatly offended by Christmas' statements, and sought to file a lawsuit against him in Copenhagen for libel. Through close contacts, Richelieu then began publishing criticism of Christmas in the English-language press in Bangkok. These were soon translated and circulated in the Danish press. Christmas eventually filed a lawsuit against the editor which had published the articles in Bangkok. The case was settled three and a half years later, after 37 court hearings. Although Et År i Siam initially received negative reviews, the publicity which Richelieu unintentionally gave Christmas by persistently disparaging the text in the press maintained public interest in the book and increased sales.

In 1901, Christmas released the first of five books about his character Peder Most, a young boy from Svendborg who embarks on worldly adventures. The resulting series became one of his most profitable successes. Though the books were very popular at the time they were released, they have since been criticized for their use of derogatory terms, ethnic slurs, and exoticism.

Christmas is credited with popularizing Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes in Denmark. He had seen William Gillette's production Sherlock Holmes several times in 1899 while attempting to sell the Danish West Indies to the United States. He took extensive notes on Gillette's production which he then largely copied and reproduced in Denmark under the same title. Christmas' production of Sherlock Holmes debuted in 1901 in Copenhagen and was soon taken up by traveling acts which toured Denmark for several years. These traveling acts paid him for performance rights, despite the reality that the play was a copy of Gillette's, for which Christmas never gave him credit. Danish intellectual property laws of the time initially took no issue with this obvious case of piracy, though by 1903 Denmark had signed the Berne Convention and Christmas was forced to become more cautious.

Christmas was a member of the Danish Writers Guild's board of directors. Two of his original plays have been performed at the Royal Danish Theatre: "Skærsild" from 1906 and "Lige for Lige" from 1923. In 1909 and 1910 Christmas was the director of Dagmarteatret, a theatre in Copenhagen. Under his direction the theatre came into conflict with the press over whether or not they should be allowed to photograph and print images of the theatre's productions. In retaliation, all reviews of the theatre's productions were halted in all Copenhagen news publications. This conflict with the press and its resulting financial difficulties led to Christmas' resignation.

Selected bibliography
All of Christmas' works were originally published by Gyldendal, with the exception of Fejl Kurs, a novel manuscript which was posthumously published by Hasselbalchs Forlag.

Amazonfloden, Erindringer og skildringer, 1892
 Et Aar i Siam, 1894
 Maïma: Novellistiske Forsøg, 1895
 Kærlighedens ret, 1895
 Sherlock Holmes, 1901
 Peder Most, 1901
 Frits Banner, 1902
 Fremtidslande, 1903
 Styrmand Most, (Peder Most series) 1903
 Kong Peder, (Peder Most series) 1904
 En lektion: Komedie i fire Akter, 1905
 På Livet løs, (Peder Most series) 1906
 Skærsild: Skuespile i fire Akter 1906
 Smaa Helte, 1907
 Guldminen Malibran, 1908
 Rivaler: Lystspil i fire Akter, 1908
 Eventyrblomstren, 1909
 Millionærdrengen, 1909
 Under Tropesol, 1909
 Svend Spejder, 1911
 Karusellen, 1912
 Annelise, 1912
 King George of Greece (Danish: Kong Georg I, Prins af Danmark) 1913
 Dødningehovedet, 1915
 Peder Most paa Krigsstien, (Peder Most series) 1921
 , 1923
 Krydstogt gennem livet: Med skum om Bov!, 1923
 Fejl Kurs, 1927

References

20th-century Danish naval officers
Danish spies
World War I spies for the United Kingdom
Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
Danish novelists
Danish dramatists and playwrights
Danish children's writers
1924 deaths
1861 births
Expatriates in the Rattanakosin Kingdom
Burials at the Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen

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Suit over GM foods labelled "natural" could open litigation floodgates
NOTE: John F. Banzhaf III is a Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University Law School [http://banzhaf.net/] where he is best known for his work challenging the tobacco industry [http://ash.org/] and his work challenging the food industry over obesity [http://banzhaf.net/obesitylinks.html], etc.
EXTRACT: ...reportedly about 70% of processed foods – from soda to soup, crackers to condiments – contain ingredients which come from GMOs, and many nevertheless make claims that they are "all-natural," "100%-natural," or simply "natural," says Banzhaf. Thus the number of potential law suits concerning such claims, and the number of potential plaintiffs for individual or class actions, is unbelievably large.
Suit Over ConAgra's "All-Natural" Claims Could Open Food Litigation Floodgates
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A class action law suit which has been filed against food giant ConAgra for labeling its cooking oils as "All-Natural" could open the floodgates to litigation against many food companies which make "Natural," "All-Natural," or "100%-Natural" claims
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A class action law suit which has been filed against food giant ConAgra for labeling its cooking oils as "All-Natural," even though some allegedly come from genetically modified organisms [GMOs], could open the floodgates to litigation against many companies which make "Natural," "All-Natural," or "100%-Natural" claims for their food products which could be considered unfair, misleading, or deceptive under very broad state consumer protection laws, says public interest law professor John Banzhaf.
Prof. Banzhaf was the architect of a law suit against McDonald's, over claims that its french fries were cooked in 100% pure vegetable oil, which forced the company to pay a $12.5 million settlement, and triggered a growing number of fat law suits; ten of which have already been very successful.
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"Many state consumer protection laws permit recovery for claims which might be deceptive or misleading even if only to uneducated people, and even if the claims are technically true," says Banzhaf, noting that McDonald's claim about its french fries wasn't false. He also notes that such laws often permit law suits and large financial recoveries even if no plaintiff can show that he suffered any actual harm.
There are many "all natural," "natural," or "100%-Natural" food claims which might be found unfair, misleading, or deceptive, says Banzhaf, including:
* Kix cereal, Wesson oil, Pam spray, and Frito Lay chips all claim "100% Natural" on their packaging, but allegedly contain GMOs.
* "100% orange juice, not from concentrate" appears on products which incorporate "flavor packs" to enhance their flavor
* Many so-called "All-Natural" foods contain ingredients such as MSG or high fructose corn syrup
* Minute Maid's Cranberry Apple Cocktail contains added citric acid, which the FDA says disqualifies it from claiming to be all natural
* Many popular "All-Natural" ice creams reportedly contain high fructose corn syrup, alkalized cocoa, hydrogenated oil, and other unnatural ingredients
Indeed, reportedly about 70% of processed foods – from soda to soup, crackers to condiments – contain ingredients which come from GMOs, and many nevertheless make claims that they are "all-natural," "100%-natural," or simply "natural," says Banzhaf. Thus the number of potential law suits concerning such claims, and the number of potential plaintiffs for individual or class actions, is unbelievably large.
In the successful class action against McDonald's, it was alleged that McDonald's claim that its french fries were "cooked in 100% pure vegetable oil" was technically true, but misleading because it failed to note that they were pre-cooked in beef fat. But the amount of beef fat in the fries was so small that it would add virtually no health risk, so that the great majority of customers probably didn't care.
In the ConAgra case, however, 90% of all Americans care about foods coming from GMOs, as indicated by the fact that they want such products to be labeled.
While failing to label such food products as coming from GMOs may not by itself create legal liability, falsely labeling them "All-Natural," apparently in an effort to target consumers who are especially concerned with health and/or are environmentally-conscious, may well cross the line, leading to potential legal liability to millions of consumers who were arguably mislead by such representations.
The growing number of fat law suits led Fortune magazine to suggest, in a cover story, that "fat is the next tobacco" in terms of litigation targets by public interest as well as other attorneys. If so, says Banzhaf, perhaps "all-natural" is the next fat, as a target of both money-hungry lawyers and public-interest attorneys.
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Professor of Public Interest Law
George Washington University Law School,
FAMRI Dr. William Cahan Distinguished Professor,
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Bill to fund virtual learning at public schools next term dies in Legislature
By Niki Griswold Texas
UPDATED 9:00 AM CT Jun. 05, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:46 PM CT Jun. 04, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:46 PM CDT Jun. 04, 2021
TEXAS — A bill that would've allowed public schools to continue offering remote learning next school year without having their funding reduced died at the last moment in the Texas Legislature this past weekend.
House Bill 1468 had bipartisan support and passed through both chambers of the Legislature, but because changes were made to it in that process, it went to a conference committee where lawmakers worked out a compromised version of the bill.
The Senate voted to approve it, and the only step left was for the House to do the same before it went to the governor's desk.
That was set to happen on Sunday, but when House Democrats broke quorum to kill the elections bill, House Bill 1468 was a casualty.
One Austin mother says she was counting on it to pass.
"I'm not gonna lie, it's been hard. It's been a hard year," said Heather Roell.
Adjusting to a year of isolation and virtual learning wasn't easy for her and her two kids, but they did their best to make it work.
"We're chugging through one day at a time and getting through, and today is actually the last day of school for the year and I'm very proud of both of my kids for sticking it out," said Roell.
They've been extra careful this past year due to her son's heart condition that puts him at higher risk of a severe reaction, if he were to contract COVID-19.
At 11 and 9 years old, Roell's kids are too young to get the vaccine.
So, when the governor issued an executive order preventing school districts from issuing and enforcing mask requirements, returning to in-person school next year was off the table for her family.
"Some of my moms' groups, even in the neighborhood, they're very adamant that if there's not a mask mandate their children will not be wearing masks. And that's great for them, but that means that my kids have to continue to be isolated," said Roell. "It only takes one, you know, asymptomatic kid to get a bunch of people sick. We are not willing to risk our kids' health for that."
She hoped to have her kids continue remote learning through their public school district in the fall.
The bill would have allowed schools to continue offering virtual learning for up to 10% of its students next term, and receive the same level of state funding.
School funding in Texas is based on average daily in-person attendance, so when the pandemic hit, the Texas Education Agency issued a blanket waiver allowing remote attendance to qualify for an equivalent amount of funding.
That expires at the end of this school year. So, without this bill or action from the TEA, next year, a lot of schools simply won't be able to afford the funding cut that will result from continuing its remote learning programs.
"What school districts are going to have to do, if they want to continue to provide remote instruction and be funded for it next school year, they're going to have to apply to the Texas Education Agency for a waiver in order to do that. And right now, we're not quite sure what the process is looking like," said Bob Popinski, director of policy at Raise Your Hand Texas.
A spokesperson for the Texas Education Agency would only say that the agency is researching the issue, and there is no definitive update at this time.
"It has crossed my mind that even if the state chooses not to pay for, and our board would have to consider this, but using some of the federal dollars that are available to support this at least through next school year," said Dr. Brian Wood, San Antonio's Northside ISD Superintendent. "Folks want to assume that the pandemic is largely over, but for families with particular health circumstances, it's not, especially if they have young children who aren't eligible to be vaccinated."
A spokesperson for Austin ISD told Spectrum News 1 that at the moment the district is not planning on providing a virtual learning option for students unless the TEA provides the funding waiver.
Roell says she wants to keep her kids in public school, but will now have to consider other options.
"There's whole elementary schools where zero kids are eligible to be vaccinated. And even if someone says, 'Hey, we're at herd immunity,' that's not the case in those schools," said Roell.
"[We] still hold out hope that the governor's office might include this as a special session item in the summer or fall. We will certainly ask for that to be among the items on the call," Dr. Woods said.
For the moment, Roell says she's taking things one day at a time.
"Honestly right now, I'm focusing on getting through the end of the school year and taking a breath," said Roell.
Roell says despite her disappointment about the bill not passing, she supports what House Democrats did to kill the election bill. She just wishes that House Bill 1468 had been a higher priority earlier in the session.
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Good Governance Papers, Rule of Law
Editors' note: A complete list of the Fall 2020 Good Governance Papers is included at the bottom of this page. A series of updates published in January-February 2022 is also available here.
Today Just Security launches the Good Governance Papers, a series of concise essays exploring actionable legislative and administrative proposals to restore and promote non-partisan principles of good government, public integrity, and the rule of law. The short essays will cover a range of urgent national security-related reforms. The Mershon Center for International Security Studies is pleased to partner in this initiative.
This project is a response to one of the most worrisome developments of recent years. Many well-established principles and traditions that long restrained public officials of both parties have been laid bare either as merely norms that cannot constrain those who would purposefully flout them or as law that the courts, Congress, or the U.S. Department of Justice and other federal agencies are not adequately enforcing. In addition, unchecked abuse of authority, self-dealing, disregard for the law, and other inappropriate government action has exposed gaps and ambiguities in existing legal frameworks. Many of these problems are particularly troubling in their national security implications.
These developments call for an urgent response to fill the gaps as well as tighten and strengthen an array of laws and regulations promoting good government, checks and balances, ethics, and the rule of law.
While many shortcomings in existing legal frameworks have become glaringly evident since 2016, many of them—or their root causes—long predate the Trump era. Indeed, the Good Governance Papers eschew partisan perspectives in an effort to promote norm-repairing reforms on which supporters of high standards in governance can, in general, agree. With the election of a new Congress and a new presidential term on the immediate horizon, the time is ripe for an informed, analytical, solutions-oriented discussion regarding how we as a nation might begin to formulate and implement such institutional changes.
The good news is that the discussion has already begun in many ways. Regular invocations in the mainstream media of formerly obscure corners of the law such as the Hatch Act, Insurrection Act, and the Emoluments Clauses of the Constitution, as well as norms such as the independence of the Department of Justice or the non-partisan administration of the security clearance process are evidence of an urgent and widespread desire to see our government recommit itself to good governance, public integrity, and the rule of law. Many commentators have identified and offered analysis of one or another means of pursuing this goal. The Good Governance Papers seeks both to expand and render more concrete this discussion by collecting in one place a ready list of non-partisan, carefully crafted, specific reform proposals. Each short essay will identify an area of concern and propose a means of addressing that concern, including through presenting model legislative or regulatory texts where applicable.
A series of essays exploring actionable proposals to restore and promote non-partisan principles of good government, public integrity, and the rule of law.
Our bipartisan group of contributors to the Good Governance Papers are leading thinkers in national security, ethics and public integrity, congressional and executive oversight, human rights, and more. They will speak only for themselves, and every contributor and editor may not agree with every proposal. But their recommendations will generally align with this project's goals of reinforcing vital governance norms and warrant careful consideration.
It is our hope that the contributions will help to chart a path out of the troubled waters in which the United States finds itself. Despite our nation's partisan divisions, a surprisingly broad consensus has grown among legal experts of different ideological stripes and affiliations that the norms and principles to which government officials traditionally have adhered require reinforcement or codification. We therefore find ourselves at a unique moment in which policymakers can draw on this consensus to embed in law some of the better traditions that have evolved over the nation's first two centuries in order to ensure that America—and the principles for which it stands—endures. The Good Governance Papers attempts to help illuminate the path forward. Thank you for reading.
The Good Governance Papers
No. 1: The Hatch Act Ban on Political Use of Government Resources by Donald K. Sherman.
No. 2: The Congressional Subpoena Power by Emily Berman.
No. 3: Investigating a President by Andrew Weissmann.
No. 4: Oversight of the Intelligence Community by Katrina Mulligan.
No. 5: Prepublication Review — How to Fix a Broken System by Jack Goldsmith and Oona Hathaway.
No. 6 (Part One): Domestic Military Operations — Reforming the Insurrection Act and No. 6 (Part Two): Domestic Military Operations — The Role of the National Guard, Posse Comitatus Act and More by Mark Nevitt.
No. 7: Executive Branch Vacancies by Steve Vladeck.
No. 8: How to Strengthen Oversight by Congress by Jim Townsend and Elise Bean.
No. 9: Building an Effective Human Rights-Based Foreign Policy by Ariana Berengaut and Rob Berschinski.
No. 10: Addressing Foreign Election Interference—An Overdue To-Do List by Joshua Geltzer.
No. 11: Strengthening Inspectors General by Danielle Brian and Liz Hempowicz.
No. 12: Treaty Withdrawals by Ashika Singh and Catherine Amirfar.
No. 13: Atrocities Prevention and Response by Beth Van Schaack.
No. 14: War Powers Reform by Tess Bridgeman and Stephen Pomper.
No. 15: Enforcing the Emoluments Clauses by Richard Painter.
No. 16: Legislating Racial Equity Impact Studies in Transportation and Infrastructure Policy by Deborah Archer.
No. 17: How to Use the Bureaucracy to Govern Well by Rebecca Ingber.
No. 18: Reforming Emergency Powers by Elizabeth Goitein.
No. 19: The Criminal Legal System — Toward a Paradigm Shift by Vincent M. Southerland.
No. 20: Repairing and Strengthening Norms of Nuclear Restraint by Dakota S. Rudesill.
No. 21: Obedience to Orders, Lawful Orders, and the Military's Constitutional Compact by James E. Baker.
No. 22: Preventing Politicization of the Security Clearance System by Dakota S. Rudesill and Rolf Mowatt-Larssen.
No. 23: Rebuild and Renew the Diplomatic Corps by Rachel Goldbrenner.
Emily Berman
Emily Berman is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center.
Tess Bridgeman
Tess Bridgeman (@bridgewriter) is co-editor-in-chief of Just Security and Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the Reiss Center on Law and Security at NYU School of Law. She previously served as Special Assistant to the President, Associate Counsel to the President, and Deputy Legal Adviser to the National Security Council (NSC), and prior to that served at the U.S. State Department in the Office of the Legal Adviser as an attorney adviser in the Office of Political-Military Affairs and as Special Assistant to the Legal Adviser.
Ryan Goodman
Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) is co-editor-in-chief of Just Security and Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Professor of Law at New York University School of Law.
Dakota S. Rudesill
Associate Professor of Law at the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University and Co-Leader of Security & Governance Research at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies.
Follow him on Twitter (@DakotaRudesill).
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late 14c., prouynen, proinen, of a bird, "to trim the feathers with the beak;" of a person, "to dress or groom oneself carefully," from an extended or transferred sense of Old French proignier, poroindre "cut back (vines), prune" (Modern French provigner), a word of unknown origin. Compare preen, which seems to be a variant of this word that kept the original senses.
The main modern sense of "lop superfluous twigs or branches from" is from 1540s, perhaps a separate borrowing of the French word. It is earlier in English in a general sense of "lop off as superfluous or injurious" (early 15c.).
Perhaps [Watkins] from Gallo-Roman *pro-retundiare "cut in a rounded shape in front," from pro "forth" (see pro-) + *retundiare "round off," from Latin rotundus (see round (adj.)). Klein suggests the Old French word is from provain "layer of a vine," from Latin propago (see prop (n.1)).
Related: Pruned; pruning. Pruning hook, knife with a hooked blade used for pruning plants, is from 1610s; pruning knife, knife with a curved blade, is from 1580s.
bootstrap (n.)
also boot-strap, tab or loop at the back of the top of a men's boot, which the wearer hooked a finger through to pull the boots on, 1870, from boot (n.1) + strap (n.).
Circa 1900, to pull (oneself) up by (one's) bootstraps was used figuratively of an impossible task (among the "practical questions" at the end of chapter one of Steele's "Popular Physics" schoolbook (1888) is, "30. Why can not a man lift himself by pulling up on his boot-straps?" and an excellent question it is). By 1916 the meaning of the phrase had expanded to include "better oneself by rigorous, unaided effort." The meaning "fixed sequence of instructions to load the operating system of a computer" (1953) is from the notion of the first-loaded program pulling itself (and the rest) up by the bootstrap. It was used earlier of electrical circuits (1946).
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c. 1200 (as a surname), from Old French grifon "a bird of prey," also "fabulous bird of Greek mythology" (with head and wings of an eagle, body and hind quarters of a lion, believed to inhabit Scythia and guard its gold), named for its hooked beak, from Late Latin gryphus, misspelling of grypus, variant of gryps (genitive grypos) "griffin," from Greek gryps (genitive grypos) "a griffin or dragon," literally "curved, hook-nosed" (opposed to simos).
Klein suggests a Semitic source, "through the medium of the Hittites," and cites Hebrew kerubh "a winged angel," Akkadian karibu, epithet of the bull-colossus (see cherub). The same or an identical word was used in mid-19c. Louisiana to mean "mulatto" (especially one one-quarter or two-fifths white) and in British India from 1793 to mean "newly arrived European," probably via notion of "strange hybrid animal."
crotchet (n.)
early 14c., "small hook;" mid-15c. "a staff with a hook at the end," from Old French crochet (pronounced "crotchet") "small hook; canine tooth" (12c.), diminutive of croc "hook," from Old Norse krokr "hook," which is of obscure origin but perhaps related to the widespread group of Germanic kr- words meaning "bent, hooked."
As a curved surgical instrument with a sharp hook, from 1750. Figurative use in musical notation for "quarter note" is from mid-15c., from the shape of the notes. Also from 1670s in now-obsolete sense "one of the pair of marks now called 'brackets.'"
Meaning "whimsical fancy, singular opinion," especially one held by someone who has no competency to form a sound one, is from 1570s; the sense is uncertain, perhaps it is the same mechanical image in extended senses of crank; but other authorities link it to the musical notation one (think: "too many notes").
crown (n.)
early 12c., coroune, croune, "royal crown, ornament for the head as a symbol of sovereignty," from Anglo-French coroune, Old French corone (13c., Modern French couronne) and directly from Latin corona "crown," originally "wreath, garland," related to Greek korōnē "anything curved, a kind of crown."
According to Watkins this is from a suffixed form of PIE root *sker- (2) "to turn, bend." But Beekes considers the "crown" sense as derived from the formally identical Greek word korōnē "crow" (see raven), which, he says, was used metaphorically "of all kinds of curved or hook-formed objects." "Moreover," he writes, "the metaphorical use of [korōnē] 'crow' is nothing remarkable given the use of its cognates ...; the metaphors may have originated from the shape of the beak or the claws of the bird." Compare Latin corax "crow," also "a hooked engine of war," French corbeau "raven," also "cantilever;" English crowbar, etc.
Old English used corona, directly from Latin. Figuratively, "regal power," from c. 1200. From late 14c. as "a crowning honor or distinction." From c. 1300 as "top part of the skull or head;" from 1670s as "top of a hat." From 1804 as "part of a tooth which appears above the gum."
Extended late 14c. to "coin bearing the imprint of a crown or a crowned head," especially the British silver 5-shilling piece. Also the name of monetary units in Iceland, Sweden (krona), Norway, Denmark (krone), and formerly in German Empire and Austria-Hungary (krone). Crown of thorns was late Old English þornene crune.


Fans were floored by the trailer that was recently released for M. Night Shyamalan's Glass. A lot of people didn't expect the direction of the story they are taking this film, and that's what I love about Shyamalan in regards to this franchise; he likes to play with the unexpected.
During an interview with io9, the filmmaker opened up a little bit about the film's story and explains that there's a philosophical conflict at the heart of the film that will set it apart from Unbreakable and Glass.
He goes on to say that the film is a character-driven story that was inspired by the classic film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
It's easy to see the influence of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest in the trailer that was released and I love that this next chapter of the story is going to be heavily character driven. That's what I've loved about these films in the franchise in the first place. The big spectacle is the crazy CGI heavy visions, the spectacle is the journey of these incredibly fascinating characters.
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See new Footage in this 22 MinuteSpider-Man: Homecoming Fan Guide
Marvel Studios has released one of the most extensive behind-the-scenes featurettes we've ever seen for Spider-Man: Homecoming, titled "A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming." You'll see interviews with stars Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Zendaya and Michael Keaton, you'll find out about the production process from director Jon Watts, and you'll get a sense of how Homecoming fits into the larger MCU thanks to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige.
This featurette is brought you to by Disney XD, which skews towards a younger demographic, so, allow for the stars to ham it up a bit. What you get in return for that patience is new footage and a longer look at the supporting cast. We meet Tony Revolori's bully Flash Thompson, and get a better sense of the crush Peter has forLiz Allan, played by Laura Harrier. Speaking of Peter's relationships, there's arguably none more important than the one he shares with Marisa Tomei's Aunt May.
Here's the film's official synopsis:
A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine – distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man – but when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.
As for Spidey's mentor in Homecoming, you could do a whole lot worse than Tony Stark.
Spider-Man: Homecoming opens on July 7, 2017.
Featured image: Tom Holland is Peter Parker in Spiderman: Homecoming. Courtesy Sony Pictures
As mentors go, Peter could have done worse—by picking anyone but ME! #SpiderManHomecoming https://t.co/j7fPWsym2l pic.twitter.com/2tGUIzic9V
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