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Compassionate response to turkey's death
Recently a fraternity holiday party at Kansas University turned disastrous for one turkey who was "rented" for the event. Tragically, during the party the combination of too much liquor, underage drinking, no adult supervision, and bravado turned deadly for this turkey who was on display in a cage. The boys kicked in the cage causing the turkey to run terrified into the mob, members of which then decided to torture her or him. Her limbs were broken as the sadism continued.
The band stopped playing and several members attempted to rescue the turkey, but the mob killed the turkey before they could intervene. So they called the police.
The bad news is that this happened at all; that human beings do such things.
The good news is that the University, the Interfraternity Council, the District Attorney, and the main office of the fraternity itself have publicly declared this to be unacceptable behavior. This is punishable as a felony in the state of Kansas, and the display of the turkey is illegal in Lawrence, KS. The police have promised to investigate. Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns and Animal Outreach of Kansas both sent out mass emails, and the letters, emails, and calls are flooding into the authorities. Also, the local newspaper, Lawrence Journal World printed my letter to the editor.
Here is the text of the letter:
"On Dec. 14, the Kansas University Beta Theta Pi fraternity gained unwanted national attention as a result of alleged abuse and killing of a turkey who had been "rented" for a party. According to band members and witnesses, the bird was chased and choked and thrown like a football.
"According to witnesses cited in news reports, when the turkey's wing snapped, and then her leg, the animal began screaming. After this abuse, the innocent, defenseless bird was killed. KU officials, the Interfraternity Council, and the Beta Theta Pi office have expressed their dismay at this cruel, violent crime.
"If we find this conduct disturbing and cruel, I believe it is because this is one turkey with whom we can identify and for whom we can feel empathy. We might imagine what it would be like to be in the hands of a mob that finds it amusing to torture us.
"And yet, the anonymous turkeys whom we eat are just as innocent and defenseless. If we are capable of feeling compassion for this one, then our hearts are telling us to have the same concern for all turkeys. We can save them from the torture and death they endure every single day on farms and in slaughterhouses by refusing to eat them."
A decade or so ago, such behavior might never have been made public, much less have the possibility of prosecution. Compassion for animals is increasing. In honor of this one turkey, let us give thanks for all the people who are being proactive in seeking justice for her violent death. In honor of the millions of turkeys who are tortured, killed, and eaten every single day, let us give thanks for all those people with caring hearts who refuse to eat them and strive to protect them. May our prayers and our actions never cease as we visualize and work toward a world in which all beings are safe from cruel human hands, and all humanity finally comes to understand, love, and live in harmony with all living beings.
May all beings be happy. May all beings be free.
This post can also be found in the Prayer Circle archives at www.circleofcompassion.org
Please visit the website www.circleofcompassion.org often to see updates and special prayers, and also to join in our "A prayer a day for animals" which features a prayer for a different group of animals each day of the week.
Karuna For Animals--a website to treasure
I wrote this for a recent Prayer Circle for Animals Weekly Update.
Our prayers for all animals continue to circle the earth, to uplift humanity's consciousness,
and to bless the animals themselves. Thank you for joining people around the world
who are praying this prayer in many different languages but all with the same love: "COMPASSION ENCIRCLES THE EARTH FOR ALL BEINGS EVERYWHERE"
This internet world, techie though it may be, is linking us together in ways few could have imagined 100 years ago. With it, the power of our prayers has grown exponentially along with the realization that millions of us are praying together for a world of peace for all beings. Recently, I met a wonderful new e-friend when she ordered some of the animal prayer flags. Her name is Erica Settino, and I want to share what she is up to, because I know you will love it. Her group is called Karuna for Animals: Compassion in Action. "Karuna," of course is the Sanskrit word for compassion. They are an all volunteer yoga based group "whose members seek to promote compassion (karuna), peace (shanti), and loving-kindness (metta) for animals of all species. It is our mission to raise awareness and funds for the rights of all animals. Through a dedicated practice of the science of yoga, community outreach, humane education, vegan cooking and nutrition education, and monthly fundraisers, we aim to cultivate the change we hope to see in the world." The group also has a goal of creating an Animal Sharanam (Sanskrit for sanctuary) on Long Island.
Suresh Jindal is quoted on the website: "Once we experience and feel this inter-dependence of all living beings, we will cease to hurt, humiliate, exploit and kill another. We will want to free all sentient beings from suffering. This is karuna, compassion, which in turn gives rise to the responsibility to create happiness and its causes for all."
Please visit Erica's website when you get a chance. Not only is it lovely, inspiring, and informative, but it lets us know—there are so many of us holding the vision, doing the work, praying the prayers. So this week, let us hold in our hearts a special prayer for all those out there, many whom we have not yet met, who are faithfully praying for the animals. May the compassion and loving-kindness being endlessly sent out by all of them and by us radiate into every heart on earth.
Thank you from my heart to yours. No matter how long it takes—we are all connected in Divine Love and Truth.
May all beings, including all people, be happy and free.
With Love, peace, and gratitude from Judy
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Going Wild for Wildlife
This was my Planet Kansas column, "Eating As Though The Earth Matters," for the Kansas Sierra Club magazine, October-November, 2012, Issue.
Years ago in the '70's, when I volunteered for Save the Tallgrass Prairie, we made t-shirts for one of our conferences with the saying on it—"Wild Kansas—It's Big Medicine." The idea behind it, of course, was that we must keep the wild places wild and protect those who live there, because without them we would "die from a great loneliness of spirit" as Chief Seattle is often quoted. And also because it is simply and obviously our responsibility not to destroy them.
Wendell Berry, in his famous poem "The Peace of Wild Things," longs to "lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water…" For many environmentalists, our love for the outdoors and the animals who live there was the main impetus that got us involved in the movement in the first place. And for those of us who were actually alive in the '70's, we've accomplished a lot, but we have also mourned many losses and experienced firsthand that "loneliness of spirit" that comes from learning of another oil spill or another animal who has been killed or whose entire species has been lost.
Polar bears and whales
The fragile and pristine Chukchi Sea area in Alaska is under attack by Shell Alaska, now that the federal government has granted Shell a permit. In recent news they had to stop drilling for oil due to huge chunks of ice moving in their direction, but they intend to return and their actions, if they are not stopped by legal means, will cause unimaginable destruction to the land, air, and water there and suffering and death to the many threatened and endangered wild creatures whose habitat is being invaded—polar bears, walruses, bowhead whales, and many others. In addition to the drilling permit, Shell received a waiver for clean-air standards.
In Washington state, a rancher lost two animals, allegedly to wolves. The Department of Fish and Wildlife there now plans to kill four of the wolves in the Wedge pack ( also known as a family) causing devastating trauma to the rest of the pack. There are only eight packs in the state barely hanging on after they were exterminated decades ago. Wyoming, on the other hand, plans to kill wolves statewide as their protection as an endangered species has been lifted.
Turtles and sharks
The National Marine Fisheries Service is allowing California to continue fishing with mile-long gillnets. Endangered sea turtles, whales, and many other marine mammals and thousands of fish and sharks, considered trash by the fishermen, are killed by these nets, not to mention the millions who are sold and eaten.
Wild horses are being driven from their last remaining homes by terrifyingly noisy helicopters into holding facilities where their lives become completely disrupted. How tragic to think of that icon of wildness and unbridled freedom being captured and left without any semblance of the life that they love. The reason for this, of course, is once again to allow ranchers to maximize their range.
And let's not forget prairie dogs and the many other innocent animals who are losing ground (literally) to make room for more livestock or tossed away as trash into the sea Not only are they being killed to get them out of the way, but also their water and ours, their air and ours, and their land and ours are being horribly contaminated by livestock raising and cruel, wasteful fishing practices, particularly when it is intensive factory farming (for both fish and land animals).
The earth matters to us, and the earth matters to all these animals. What can we do to save them and their habitats? Of course, there are many things we can do from letter writing to active protests, but there is one thing we can do that takes no extra time or money. Every day we eat. And how we eat directly affects the earth. Eating animals and their products , as you can see from the sampling above, causes wild animals to lose their habitats and their lives.
There are many programs aimed at getting ranchers to peacefully coexist with wildlife, but progress is too slow. We must do more. Reducing and eventually eliminating the buying of meat, milk, and eggs would end the arrogant practice of killing wildlife to protect animals who are also going to be killed. If you're wondering why I included drilling for oil as relevant to what we eat, such activities are also deeply entrenched in livestock raising. A November/December Sierra club magazine article (p. 21) reported that if everyone in the U.S. eliminated meat and cheese just one day per week, that would be the equivalent of "taking 7.6 million cars off the road." To expand that out to eliminating meat and cheese altogether, 7 days per week, that would be equivalent to reducing the need for fuel for 53.2 million cars.
If it sounds like a wild idea, well, I guess it is.
Let's go wild for the wilderness and all those who live there too.
It's "Big Medicine" for all of us.
Copyright, Judy Carman, 2012
Dreaming the "impossible" dream
Last Tuesday, October 16, 2012, our elephant campaign to free Tembo and Sunda from the Topeka, Kansas, Zoo ran into a roadblock bigger than any so far. The Zoo hired Alan Roocroft, an expert on captive elephants and their feet, to inspect Tembo and Sunda and make his recommendation regarding their future. Prior to his arrival, we were hopeful, because we had read some of his writings which were strongly worded and indicated that captive elephants suffer greatly from the hard surfaces on which they are forced to stand and lie down.
Yet, to our sad surprise, he stated that Tembo and Sunda were in great health (in spite of USDA violations) and recommended that they stay at the Zoo for the rest of their lives. He suggested a few enrichments, including moving hay around at different heights and locations to keep the elephants busier. The vote from the city council is anticipated to take place October 23, this Tuesday. We will be there but fully expect to see the council vote against sending Tembo and Sunda to The Elephant Sanctuary.
As I have pondered this over the last week, an old song keeps coming to mind. It is "The Impossible Dream." You can hear it sung beautifully at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dGiemu7IF4. The words bring tears to my eyes for our elephant campaign, but also for all the work that all of you and all animal activists are doing to teach the world that animals are not ours to use, enslave, incarcerate, exploit, eat, experiment on, or force to entertain us. Like the Man of La Mancha in the song, we may be seen as crazy for this revolutionary idea, but our hearts will not rest unless we dream this impossible dream, pray this impossible prayer, and always, always know that 'though it appears impossible in the physical realm, it is not only possible but the only true reality. Here are the words to the song by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion. May they bless you and inspire you in your quest to right the terrible wrongs being done to our animal brothers and sisters.
To dream the impossible dream; To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow; To run where the brave dare not go
To right the unrightable wrong; To love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary; To reach the unreachable star
This is my quest; To follow that star
No matter how hopeless; No matter how far
To fight for the right; Without question or pause
To be willing to march into Hell; For a heavenly cause
And I know if I'll only be true ; To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm; When I'm laid to my rest
And the world will be better for this; That one man, scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage; To reach the unreachable star
Should religion or spirituality play a role in how we eat?
Good News: The Lawrence (KS) Journal World published an answer written by me to the question—"Should religion or spirituality play a role in how we eat? Why or why not?" It appeared in Saturday's paper 9-21-12. Thank you, Lawrence Journal World, for the opportunity to share this message of kindness to all beings.
Driving down 6th Street I saw a bumper sticker that read "Lovingkindness is my religion." Who can argue with that? At the root of nearly all religions, lovingkindness and nonviolence are the spiritual ideals. As people of faith, we hope to apply these ideals as best we can in all areas of our lives. But what about how we eat? If we want to eat with lovingkindness, then we must face the brutal and violent process that sentient beings endure before ending up on our plates.
Very few of us have been on the killing floors of slaughterhouses or stood on the decks of ships that haul in thousands of suffocating and dying fish, turtles, dolphins, and others. So it is easy not to think about the animals themselves. Yet while you read this short article, millions of animals are being raised and killed in ways most of us could not bear to witness. Nevertheless, although we may not see them suffer--our souls hear their cries for mercy.
"Spiritual progress," said Gandhi, "demands from us at a certain point that we stop killing our fellow living beings..." Schweitzer, St. Francis, Jesus, Einstein, Tolstoy, Rachel Carson, and many others have taught us that nonviolence toward all sacred life must be our aim. The nearly universal spiritual ideal to "love one another" requires us to embrace all beings, not just people, in our circle of compassion. As our faith grows, so does our desire to live by our highest ideals. When we stop eating animal products, we are no longer eating violence, and our hearts and souls can at last be at peace.
We are here, not to destroy but to celebrate life and to love and care for all God's miracles—all animals and all people-- who share this world with us.
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If you have seen or heard about the film "The Cove," then you know what happens there. The season for killing dolphins and whales in the Cove began September 1 and will continue through March. This past Thursday, 24 to 26 pilot whales were acoustically captured by Japanese fisherman and forced into the Cove. Three of the whales were caught and will be sold into captivity. The rest were killed brutally on Sunday, September 9, despite heroic efforts by Sea Shepherd and Cove Guardian activists to try to stop the murders. There is an online article at http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/332430.
Today let us honor those beautiful, innocent whales. Each one of us can hold our own quiet memorial for each one of them. May they swim to the Light on the ocean of tears that are being shed for them by those of us around the world bearing witness to their horrible suffering and death.
We also need to hold in our prayers the Cove Guardians whose hearts are broken again and again as they try to stop this brutality. Let us also send our prayers to the men who are doing the killing. Our prayers have the power to lift them out of their ignorance, greed, and unconsciousness. Truly they do not know whom they are torturing and killing. May each of them look into the eyes of just one whale and be transformed. May their souls meet eye to eye with the souls of the whales and in that moment see the Truth. It is in seeing that Truth, that they will gain the peace and liberation that comes from protecting and loving all beings and never again staining their hands with the blood of innocent whales and dolphins.
Thank you from my heart to yours—we are all connected in Divine Love and Truth.
I recently posted this as a Prayer Circle for Animals Weekly Update. You can sign up for these updates at www.circleofcompassion.org. Please visit the website www.circleofcompassion.org often to see updates and special prayers, and also to join in our "A prayer a day for animals" which features a prayer for a different group of animals each day of the week. It is also a place to send ideas or prayer requests. Please forward this widely so that we may continue to add more people to our ever-expanding worldwide circle of compassion.
Activist Solidarity
A Symphony of Activism
Here in Kansas not only do we have the Symphony on the Prairie to brag about, but recently a new kind of symphony appeared in our state. The first annual Great Plains Conference on Animals and the Environment (www.gpcae.org) took place the last weekend of April in Wichita. Why do I call it a symphony?
In this column we've talked a lot about the many activist movements, what they have in common, and the importance of mutual respect and cooperation among the movements as we work together to re-create a world in which all living beings can thrive. The harmony that results from that cooperation can indeed create a kind of symphony.
The conference was a beautiful example of how that can be done. The overarching theme was that so many issues relating to animals and the environment are interconnected and require a holistic approach by us all and a willingness to listen to each other and work together.
The sponsors were: Advancing Compassion Together, an intergenerational Roots & Shoots affiliate group which works to empower people to make a difference in assisting human and non-human animals and the environment; the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Wichita; the Humane Society of the United States—"a national animal protection organization that helps animals by advocating for better laws to protect animals; conducting campaigns to reform industries; providing animal rescue and emergency response; investigating cases of animal cruelty; and caring for animals through sanctuaries and wildlife rehabilitation centers, emergency shelters, and clinics." The fourth sponsor was the Union for Humans, Animals, and the Environment which is a "student organization at Fort Hays State University dedicated to promoting solidarity, equality, consideration, and respect for all life."
A wide variety of topics were addressed, and yet always on the minds of attendees were the intricate connections between them all. Subjects included: cruelty to animals used in entertainment and in scientific experiments; animal ordinances in Kansas; the dire consequences of a meat based diet on animals, the environment, and our health; preparing for emergency response to local disasters; endangered and threatened species with emphasis on Great Plains species; environmental sustainability and how our lifestyles, including our dietary choices, threaten the earth; compassionate responses to feral and stray cats, while addressing their impact on wildlife; gardens, including restoring native plants; history of animal rights; animal shelter, rescue and foster programs; wildlife rehabilitation; and philosophical perspectives.
Folks behind the scenes and the speakers themselves, including Dianne Waltner, Brendan McCampbell, Sheri Barnes, Midge Grinstead, Parendi and Aryenish Birdie, and many others (see the entire list of speakers on the website) really did create a symphony. Each speaker had his or her own specialized focus, and like so many different instruments, we could all see by the end of the day, the beautiful music we can make when working together toward a common vision, each bringing our own skills, interests, and gifts.
In addition to speaking at this ground breaking conference, a week later I spoke at a conference at The Farm in Summertown, Tennessee. The Farm is famous for starting out with around 1,000 young folks who followed Stephen Gaskin in a long caravan of old school buses from California to Tennessee in the early '70's. They had been listening to Gaskin talk about living in harmony with the earth, and they were all determined to "walk their talk." They moved onto the forested land without a lot of survival skills. They had to learn how to garden very quickly as you can imagine.
They were all committed vegans and started one of the first soy/tofu dairies in the U.S. I must say that while I was there I had the best soy yogurt I've ever eaten. I was in Kansas City during those years raising my kids, but I remember the same commitment among my environmentalist/anti-nuke friends to be vegetarian.
The modern animal rights movement was just getting under way. A lot of the shocking undercover footage of the cruelty and pollution at factory farms and slaughterhouses had not yet come to light. So the commitment to not eat meat had more to do with our desire to eliminate violence from ourselves and our world—it just seemed to go hand in hand with shutting down nuclear plants and saving baby harp seals.
We were finding together a way to express our inner turmoil about the condition of the world. We questioned authority—not just in one specialized area, but in all areas—because the authority in charge was (and is) profiting from dominating and exploiting people, animals, and the earth.
So it thrilled me to attend the Great Plains Conference on Animals and the Environment and to hear its symphony. I believe this is a sign that we are coming around full circle. Eating as though the Earth matters (the name of this column) expresses it so well. Eating a plant-based, nonviolent diet is the fulcrum point, because the consequences of that one lifestyle commitment touch every single aspect of our work—the seas, the waters, the air, wildlife, the soil, and as I said in the April-May issue—our health. May we all once again embrace each interconnected issue with the clear understanding that we need each other if we are going to restore this sacred earth and raise the consciousness of humanity.
In the words of Wendell Berry, "We must change our lives, so that it will be possible to live by the contrary assumption that what is good for the world will be good for us…We must abandon arrogance and stand in awe. We must recover the sense of majesty of creation, and the ability to be worshipful in its presence. For I do not doubt that it is only on the condition of humility and reverence before the world that our species will be able to remain in it." (from The Long Legged House)
This article, written by Judy Carman, is in the latest "Planet Kansas" Sierra Club magazine in the "Eating as though the Earth Matters" column.
Tools to Cope with Grief
Compassion means to "suffer with" or, at least, to have sympathy for those who suffer. As activists whose hearts have been opened and as people who have borne witness to some of the worst atrocities human beings have ever committed, we are faced with an extraordinary challenge and opportunity.
By opening our hearts to all beings we simultaneously align ourselves with the Love Energy of God or one could call it the Divine Life Force that dwells in all. Yet, in doing so, the suffering of the animals, the earth, and exploited human beings catches up to us and can feel absolutely overwhelming. It can cause us to consider trying to forget about it all even though we know there is no turning back—not really. But it is the heart that is wounded and broken by its "suffering with" that has within it the seed of Awakening and the power to "be the change."
How do we live with this? Is there a way to stay in balance, to stay aligned with Life and Love, to demonstrate the joy of being connected and truly alive without falling apart daily with each new revelation of cruelty and violence?
We need tools to keep our balance. Some of these include: pacing ourselves; allowing ourselves time to celebrate life and time to mourn; meditation; physical exercise; finding a community online and at home of vegans dedicated to nonviolence; dedicating ourselves to a specific action or actions that give us a sense of "doing something" and yet remaining unattached to the outcome; spiritual reading that is uplifting; spending time each day looking at something beautiful and being in nature feeling the heartbeat of earth through our bare feet (unless, of course, it's really cold).
We are bombarded with ads and signs and news that promote cruelty and violence, and that can drag us into the abyss of seeing only that. It is essential that we not contract our hearts. For example, every time we see a barbque sign with a smiling pig with a fork in his hand on it, instead of getting angry and disgusted, let us think of the happy pigs living in peaceful sanctuaries and say a loving prayer for all the others. Loving thoughts from our hearts will heal this world.
Let us always remember, we are now in alignment with the Unconditional Love of the Universe. From that sacred place, we can rise above personal pain and do what we came here to do.
Horseshoe Crab Vampires
Just when we think we have heard all the worst atrocities human beings are perpetrating on animals, another one appears. In Defenders of Wildlife spring, 2012, magazine, there is a photo of fully alive horseshoe crabs lined up, each one clamped in a vice above a stainless steel counter, while their blood drips into bottles beneath them. This is done to over half a million crabs each year. I gasped when I saw. I didn't know. After some of their blood has been stolen, they are reportedly returned to the ocean. However, their numbers are declining, and biologists suspect this horrific treatment greatly reduces the likelihood they will survive once returned.
This sort of horror can only be conceived of and implemented by someone who has not questioned the prevailing cultural mindset of vampiric domination; the anthropocentric assumption that all others are things for certain human beings to use. This is the root of the suffering of all innocent animals and many people as well as the devastation of the earth.
This is the foundation of our prayers for all beings—that the human heart awaken to reverence for all life.
Once awakened, such violence will be unthinkable by all, just as it is unthinkable to us now. As Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote: "Even in the worm that crawls in the earth there glows a divine spark. When you slaughter a creature, you slaughter God."
(The photo of the crabs does not appear online, but there are several paragraphs regarding their treatment in this article.)
The article above was recently sent out as an update to those who have joined the worldwide prayer circle for animals. Please visit the website www.circleofcompassion.org often to see updates and special prayers, and also to join in our "A prayer a day for animals" which features a prayer for a different group of animals each day of the week. It is also a place to send ideas or prayer requests. Please forward this widely so that we may continue to add more people to our ever-expanding worldwide circle of compassion.
Chickens are Friends, Not Food
May 4 is International Respect for Chickens Day, and the month of May is International Respect for Chickens Month. This day and month were launched by United Poultry Concerns 8 years ago. UPC has great brochures and posters you can order to use at educational events to help people make the heart/mind connection that chickens are friends not food.
It's not quite May yet but several of us had the opportunity to hand out literature, display art, share vegan food, and speak out for chickens to a diverse group (many non-vegans) on Saturday, April 21. Ours was a response to "The Story of Chickens—A Revolution." This was an art project orchestrated by Amber Hansen. Her purpose was to create dialogue about urban chicken raising and to get people thinking about the animals they eat. Her original plan was to display the chickens in public places for a month and then kill and eat them at the closing event.
As it turned out, we didn't have to perform a chicken rescue, because the city prohibits both the public display and killing of chickens in city limits. So instead we had an opportunity as voices for the chickens to explain what beautiful beings they are, not here for us to use, but here for their own reasons. One point made was that the true "revolution" is not about so-called "humane" killing, but rather about becoming a non-violent species that cares for rather than destroys life.
In The Missing Peace, I tell the story in "Then I met chicken" about a little chicken who literally saved her people, including a toddler from being attacked by a dog. She flew at the dog, flapped her wings and pecked at his face until he ran off, allowing the people enough time to get inside their home.
All through May (and beyond, of course) let us be especially mindful of the billions of chickens who suffer endlessly every single day. They are prisoners of war on a scale never seen prior to this century. And while we send comfort and love from our hearts to theirs, let us also receive the peace and strength we need to carry on. The healing balm for the heartache of knowing what we know is that we See, not only their suffering, but also the radiant truth of who they are—our sacred brothers and sisters. As Paul Seymour so beautifully sings it—"They're not here for us, we're here for them."
Firestorm of Compassion for Chickens
(This is the latest Prayer Circle for Animals update.
Will and Madeleine Tuttle and I send these out weekly.
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Good News from the Heartland for animals: I live in Kansas-not the most progressive state in the country, especially when it comes to animal issues. However, a recent art project entitled "The Story of Chickens: A Revolution," inspired a firestorm of compassion from meat eaters and vegans alike. The artist proposed to display live chickens in a movable cage around town and then kill them as a public event and host a dinner at which they would be eaten. The outrage from around the country and locally was torrential. It came in online postings; letters to the editor; letters to the sponsoring museum, hosting art gallery, and chef; and many newspapers reported on it as well, allowing for emotional online comments to the articles. Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns, Mary Clouse of Chicken Run Rescue and the Justice for Animals Art Guild, Bruce Friedrich of Farm Sanctuary, and other compassionate leaders contributed greatly.
In addition to the outrage, the city code prohibits both displaying the chickens and killing them in the city limits. A museum board member and I met with the artist. Her primary goal was to awaken people to the fact that they are eating individual animals with personalities and needs of their own-a goal very much like ours. She displayed grace and flexibility as she has altered her project to include no live chickens. She has agreed to allow us to speak about chicken's rights, display animal positive artwork, and include vegan options at the public meal. To read one of the many articles, click here.
This is more evidence that people are waking up to the needs and rights of animals as well as to the disconnection most of us have experienced between our food and our natural love and compassion for animals. Please keep this ongoing project in your prayers that it may serve to further awaken the hearts of people and save the lives of chickens everywhere.
Thank you for loving, for caring, for being a powerful force of compassion in this world that needs you so much.
Please visit the Prayer Circle for Animals often to see updates and special prayers, and also to join in our "A prayer a day for animals" which features a prayer for a different group of animals each day of the week. It is also a place to send ideas or prayer requests. Please join us so that we may continue to add more people to our ever-expanding circle of compassion.
Love and Empathy in Elephants and Other Friends
On Elephants: I just finished reading Jonathan Balcombe's extraordinary photo essay book entitled The Exultant Ark: A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure. Will Tuttle also interviewed this author on February 23. I hope you were fortunate enough to tune into that great discussion. Regarding elephants, Balcombe describes (p. 108) an incident among free elephants witnessed by expert observers.
"…when Eleanor, the matriarch of a family unit called the First Ladies, became gravely ill and fell to the ground, she was aided by Grace, the matriarch of another family called the Virtues. Seeing her down, Grace ran over to Eleanor with her tail raised and temporal glands streaming secretions, sniffed and touched Eleanor with her trunk and foot, then used her tusks to help lift Eleanor to her feet. But the effort was ultimately unsuccessful, and during the week following Eleanor's death, elephants from five family units visited her body…there can be no question that elephants show deep emotional concern for others…"
He also notes that spindle cells, which are large
neurons thought to be responsible in the human brain for
empathy, love, and emotional suffering,
have been discovered in the brains of other
primates, whales and now elephants.
The campaign in Topeka to free elephants Tembo and Sunda continues. The zoo appears to be seriously considering closing the exhibit soon. However, they could send these long suffering elephants to another zoo instead of to The Elephant Sanctuary as we are requesting. Please keep Tembo and Sunda and the decision makers in your powerful and compassionate prayers over the next few months.
This is my latest article for the Sierra Club Planet Kansas. It appears in the February-March, 2012, Issue,
"Eating as Though the Earth Matters" column.
Peace and Justice on Our Plates
In my December-January column, we looked at the interconnections of all the justice movements—peace, earth, social justice, and animal rights. Each movement is seeking to create peace, justice, and a world healed from the ravages of greed and fear. Synchronistically, in the same issue of Planet Kansas, Bob Summer reported that the Kansas Chapter's Executive Committee made an October, 2011, recommendation to the national Board that Sierra Club adopt an anti-war resolution. The resolution they recommended would include withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq and Afghanistan and also downsizing military presence overseas.
Why would an environmental group take a stand on war and peace? As Sommer points out, wars and military occupation take a huge toll on nature. Daily use of millions of gallons of oil, destruction of habitat with weaponry and military installations, fouling of water supplies, and an endless list of heart breaking atrocities add up to extreme environmental degradation.
In the same issue of Planet Kansas, Craig Lubow shared with us the connection between environmentalism and human rights. He reported that the Sierra Club joined Amnesty International to co-produce a video on the subject. Some of the worst environmental catastrophes have taken place where people are impoverished. Mining, oil, animal agriculture, fishing, and other industries often invade areas where people are few and/or have little influence to stop the destruction. Multinational corporations, responsible for death and appalling pollution, toxic waste, and the destruction of livelihoods, do all they can to ignore the trail of tragedy that they leave in their wakes.
So while we work within our own organizations to further planetary healing, and as the Occupy movement continues to underline all these intricate interconnections, we find ourselves working together more often than ever. This beautiful planet is both literally and symbolically our common ground.
I recently ran across yet another example of a threat to the earth that requires cooperation from all of us. In a Huffington Post online article by Tom Zeller entitled, "Biodiversity on earth plummets, despite growth in protected habitats" (9-29-11). In it he explains that, in spite of the increase in designated protected habitat areas, species diversity is still dropping.
Since the '60's 7 million square miles of land and 1 million square miles of sea have become protected areas. As you can see in the charts, both land and sea species have disappeared at an alarming rate in spite of the increase in these areas. We are looking at huge numbers of people working so hard, many as unpaid volunteers, to protect these areas, and yet it does not seem to be enough.
And, of course, as we know, species diversity is not just about saving the animals for their own sakes, it is also about saving life on earth in general. In other words, this loss affects human beings as well and in every way. The delicate balance created by the interconnecting dance of species is key to our survival physically. Spiritually and emotionally, the loss of these animals in our world creates a profound underlying sense of grief for us all.
Simply put, creating these havens for animals to live undisturbed by people and giant, destructive corporations has not been enough. The enforcement has been sorely lacking, and the total amount of square miles is insufficient. But focusing only on increasing the square miles will not solve the global dilemma. Peter F. Sale, assistant director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health is quoted by Zeller: "Biodiversity loss is also caused by pollution, by arrival of invasive species, by decisions to convert habitat to other uses -- farms, villages, cities -- and by various components of climate change…"
There are simply too many angles from which the diversity of life is being attacked. Habitat protection is vital but not enough. As we have discussed, wars contribute mightily to habitat destruction as does the pollution caused by the multinationals. We have now seen the birth of the 7 billionth human being. In Lawrence, Kansas, I watch as trees, grass, and animal homes and food sources are stripped from the land to make room for more condos, big box stores, and apartments.
We are truly at a crossroads like no other. Loss of species diversity sounds very scientific. We can say it without much emotion, but what lies beneath the euphemism is the fact that innocent animals are dying, beautiful plants are being ripped from the earth, and the delicate balance of life itself is in grave danger.
So we see how these animals are dying because of wars, human rights violations, corporate greed, relentless pollution, but this, after all, is a column about eating as though the earth matters. One of the most invasive of all industries on earth is the animal agriculture industry, and I include the fishing industry in that. Bison, wolves, wild horses, coyotes, prairie dogs are all legally and ruthlessly killed to "protect" land for cattle. When we eat cow meat, we contribute to the deaths of those wild animals and the damage done to the ecosystem by cows confined in spaces too small for them.
Approximately 60% of all grain raised in the U.S. is grown for animals who are confined in feed lots, factory farms, so-called "humane" farms, and fish farms. Much of this grain is genetically modified which, as you know, is compromising the integrity of insect populations that are essential to pollination, not to mention the beauty of flowers. When we dine on cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, and other animals, we contribute to the loss of habitat that has been taken over to raise this feed grain, to the proliferation of the GMO industry, and to the deaths of butterflies.
It is no longer news that overfishing is threatening the ecological balance of earth. Huge fishing fleets are bent on profit without ethics. It is estimated that in the U.S. alone in 2010, Americans consumed an estimated 53 billion aquatic animals. When the customer will buy, the corporations will provide. According to Sea Shepherd, of TV's Whale Wars fame, a bluefin tuna recently sold for $173,000.00. Evidently prized by sushi lovers especially in Japan, this magnificent fish is surely doomed to extinction at prices like that. And let's not forget, as we consider the infinite interconnections in the web of life, that land animal agriculture and aquaculture is polluting the rivers and seas with untreated and unmonitored excrement which is full of pathogens, antibiotics, and toxic medications.
Linking together an exploding human population with animal agriculture, please consider the following figures for 2010, based on USDA reports:
• 9.2 billion chickens were killed for meat.
• 464 million chickens were raised for eggs and killed when they no longer produced enough eggs.
• 276 million turkeys were killed for meat.
• 202 million cows, pigs, other mammals, ducks and geese were killed for meat.
• 53 billion aquatic animals are estimated to have been killed for food.
Globally, U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization figures indicate that the number of land animals killed for food exceeds 65 billion. The organization does not have global estimates for aquatic animal deaths.
Let us imagine for a moment the immensity of these numbers just for land animals alone. The amount of space and feed needed to raise these animals; the amount of pollution from their contaminated excrement, blood, body parts, and diseased carcasses: the amount of water needed to sustain them and then slaughter them; the fuel needed to transport them and their remains—well, you get the picture. Can anyone argue that that is sustainable? If human beings continue to eat animals, we will be eating them and our planet.
But the Good News Is...
What I love most about writing this column "Eating as Though the Earth Matters," is that in spite of all the dire facts, predictions, and sad news, I get to offer something amazingly simple and optimistic that each one of us can do to make a big difference for the earth, the animals, social justice, world peace, and even our own health. Without taking any extra time or costing any more money, activists all over the world can continue the great work they are doing and take an immediate stand three times a day (or more if you eat a lot of snacks). Eliminating animal products from our meals directly impacts big agribusiness and big fishing—two of the most destructive industries on earth. As I have called it before, it is the mother of all boycotts, and we have the power to do it. It is a power that comes from the heart of us all, generated not by greed or fear, but by love for life, for this miracle we call earth, for our grandkids that they may wade in crystal clear creeks and see butterflies.
In the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., "True pacifism is not unrealistic submission to evil power.
It is rather a courageous confrontation of evil by the power of Love." That is our power.
May we use it wisely and well for all living beings and for the earth
as we go forward in solidarity with each other.
From Racism to Speciesism with Gratitude to MLK
I send out a weekly update to the Prayer Circle for Animals. This message went out today on Martin Luther King Day. If you would like to sign up for these updates and/or join the Prayer Circle for Animals, please click here.
and to bless the animals themselves. Thank you for joining people around the world who are
praying this prayer in many different languages but all with the same love:
"COMPASSION ENCIRCLES THE EARTH FOR ALL BEINGS EVERYWHERE"
Today we honor Martin Luther King, Jr., for all the great work he did toward bringing an end to racism. He lived what he taught and believed. He confronted the evil of racism with, in his words, "the power of love."
As animal liberationists, we confront the evil of speciesism with the power of love. We all know that racism is still with us, but it has diminished significantly because of the courage of those who could see and speak the truth. The fact that racism has diminished is a beacon of hope for us. In the same way, we are seeing speciesism begin to be understood by people and the number of people transforming their lives to vegan nonviolence increasing.
Just as MLK taught that we must be nonviolent and compassionate to all people, we are taking the next big step in human consciousness evolution and expanding the circle of nonviolence and compassion to include all beings.
On another note, our campaign to free the Topeka Zoo elephants is still on. We have erected two billboards in Topeka, KS, and they are causing quite a stir. Please pray for Tembo and Sunda that they will finally be set free to The Elephant Sanctuary. There is a lot of information on www.elephantfreedom.com, including a "how to help" page. Tembo and Sunda need your prayers, and I believe they will be able to feel your love surrounding them.
A New Year's Vision for Human and Animal Liberation
This week as we venture into this new year of promise and hope, let us envision a special liberation for all human beings. Let us see through all the trappings of everyday life—the costumes and customs that often hide the truth of who we all are—sacred beings all connected to one another and to all life. As we look past the surface of each of us, let us really "see" the true heart that beats in us all with love for all life.
The possibility, the potential for all people to become liberated from the paradigm of domination and fear is real. Let us bring clarity and faith to this vision of the dropping away of fear which leads to the desire to dominate and exploit. And as the fear drops away, we see unconditional love for all earthlings take its place in human hearts. Imagine and feel the joy that fills the earth with the mere thought of this radical liberation. As human hearts are unchained, so all animals are free to live and celebrate their own lives. Animal liberation truly is human liberation.
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Monistrol d'Anoia és un antic municipi i en l'actualitat un nucli de població del municipi de Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, a l'Alt Penedès.

Amb una població de 21 habitants (2018), i 139 m. sobre el nivell del mar, Monistrol és situat a l'esquerra de l'Anoia, davant el seu aiguabarreig amb la riera de Mediona. El 1820 va ser incorporat a Sant Sadurní després d'haver constituït durant uns quants anys municipi independent.

Història
És possible que el lloc, com el seu nom indica, fos en origen un petit monestir.

En 917 Ermenard (així es deia el vescomte de Barcelona d'aquell temps) i Udulard, fills dUdulardus "Atenent la súplica de l'abat li donaren lloc prop del riu Anoia, on hi ha edificada l'església de Santa Maria, St. Pere i St. Joan". La descripció posterior del lloc diu: "Lo que donaren comença a Llevant pel torrent de la Font "Avellano", a on una riba és blanca i l'altre roja i va fins al riu Anoia. Confronta a Ponent amb lo torrent i amb lo Sanniliare al Nord pel riu Anoia i al Sud pel torrent a on la via va per tot".Bolòs, Jordi i Hurtado, Víctor (2018) Atles del Comtat de Barcelona (801-993). R. Dalmau editor, p. 42.

El 986 com a possessió de Sant Cugat del Vallès, dintre del terme del Castell de Subirats, <alodem S. Cucufati S. Maria del Monisterolo vocitato>, En la confirmació dels béns de Sant Cugat que feu el papa Silvestre II el 1002 es puntualitza <cellam Sancta Marie et S. Johannis quod dicut Monasteriolum''>.

En època moderna fou de la senyoria dels Dusai, que obtingueren el 1795 el marquesat de Monistrol d'Anoia. Tenent casa a Monistrol la família "Escribà de Romani i de Sentmenat", possessors d'aquest títol. El 1857 l'església de Santa Maria de Monistrol fou erigida en parròquia.

Les caves de vins Marquès de Monistrol''' va ser fundades el 1882; s'hi elaboren vins de taula i escumosos i es poden visitar.

Vegeu també
 Marquesat de Monistrol

Bibliografia
 "Gran Geografia Comarcal de Catalunya, v. V"> Gran Geografia Comarcal de Catalunya v. V, pàg. 93. (ISBN|84-85194-20-9)

Referències

Entitats de població de l'Alt Penedès
Geografia de Sant Sadurní d'Anoia

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As part of his pregame ritual, NBA All-Star and Golden State Warrior Klay Thompson makes sure to sit down, relax and do one thing: read the print newspaper. Naturally, when the Bay Area News Group (BANG) decided to seek out a local sports hero to tell their story, they knew exactly where to look.
As the group's brand ambassador, Thompson will play an important role in a yearlong print, digital and outdoor marketing campaign showcasing its regional brands: The Mercury News, East Bay Times and Marin Independent Journal.
The main message of the campaign is to start a new ritual and read the paper.
At Thompson's request, the company will also donate newspapers to Oakland-area schools in an effort to promote literacy and education to young readers.


In the conventional dicentric chromosome assay (DCA), the linear-quadratic dose response equation has been established for doses less than 6 Gy. At higher doses, DCA does not provide accurate dose response relationships due to mitotic delay, poor mitotic index and a high proportion of complex chromosomal aberrations. In case of partial body exposure, however, induction and transmission of chromosomal damage at high dose irradiation should be analyzed to assess the biological effects of radiation. The objective of this work is to characterize chromosomal aberrations induced by high-dose irradiation in cultured lymphocytes.
Peripheral blood samples were exposed to 15 Gy gamma-ray (60Co source, 0.51 Gy/min). Isolated lymphocytes were cultured in RPMI1640 medium supplemented with 20% fetal bovine serum, 2% phytohaemagglutinin and 30 mM bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU). Cells were harvested at 48 h, 50 h, 52 h, 54 h, 56 h, 72 h and 96 h after culture initiation. For the 72 h sample, multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization (M-FISH) was conducted to analyze complex chromosome aberrations.
The first mitotic peak appeared at 52-54 h. Interestingly, cells containing aberrant chromosomes with as many as 8-10 centromeres were observed. Average dicentric equivalent count per cell ranged from 9.0 to 9.5 in 48 h – 56 h samples. In the 72 h sample, 20% of the dividing cells were in the 2nd metaphase. It should be noted that 70% of the 2nd metaphase cells were tetraploid cells including endoreduplicated cells. The high degree of polyploidy noted in our material suggests that irradiation may exert an effect on the replication process, in addition to the structural damage. M-FISH analyses revealed that in certain cells, aberrant chromosomes were accurately replicated in the polyploidization process. In the 96 h sample, cells at the third metaphase with octaploid chromosomes were found.
In conclusion, a certain population of peripheral blood lymphocytes was found to transit to the second and even third mitoses after high-dose in vitro irradiation, persisting with severe chromosome aberrations. The occurrence of polyploidization and endoreduplication following high-dose irradiation described here validated the reported fact that after high dose radiotherapy, tetrapliod cells were observed in the circulating blood of patients.


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Q: Display image inside datagridview column based on certain conditions I am populating a DatagGridView using the code below:
using (DataTable dtLLV = new DataTable())
{
    daLLV.Fill(dtLLV);

    dgSSW.AutoGenerateColumns = false;
    dgSSW.VirtualMode = true;
    dgSSW.ColumnCount = 5;

    var col0 = new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn
    {
        HeaderText = "Q. No.",
        Name = "RowNum",
        ReadOnly = true,
        Width = 70
    };
    dgSSW.Columns.Insert(0, col0);
    dgSSW.CellFormatting += GridCellFormatting;

    dgSSW.Columns[1].Name = "subsec_name";
    dgSSW.Columns[1].HeaderText = "Sub Section Name";
    dgSSW.Columns[1].DataPropertyName = "subsec_name";
    dgSSW.Columns[1].Width = 210;

    dgSSW.Columns[2].Name = "rt_correct_ans";
    dgSSW.Columns[2].HeaderText = "Correct Answer";
    dgSSW.Columns[2].DataPropertyName = "rt_correct_ans";

    dgSSW.Columns[3].Name = "rt_your_ans";
    dgSSW.Columns[3].HeaderText = "Your Answer";
    dgSSW.Columns[3].DataPropertyName = "rt_your_ans";

    dgSSW.Columns[4].Name = "q_r_difficulty";
    dgSSW.Columns[4].HeaderText = "Difficulty Level";
    dgSSW.Columns[4].DataPropertyName = "q_r_difficulty";

    dgSSW.Columns[5].Name = "rt_quest_all_s";
    dgSSW.Columns[5].HeaderText = "qid";
    dgSSW.Columns[5].DataPropertyName = "rt_quest_all_s";
    dgSSW.Columns[5].Visible = false;

    dgSSW.DataSource = dtLLV;

    var col3 = new DataGridViewImageColumn { HeaderText = "Result", Name = "Pic",Image=imgList.Images[0] };
    dgSSW.Columns.Insert(4, col3);

    var col7 = new DataGridViewButtonColumn
    {
        HeaderText = "Action",
        Name = "Action",
        Text = "View",
        UseColumnTextForButtonValue = true
    };
    dgSSW.Columns.Add(col7);

    dgSSW.CellContentClick += GridCellContentClick;

}//data table closed and disposed here

Now, i want to show an image in DataGridViewImageColumn if the DB values of below mentioned two data bound columns are equal.How do i do these equality check in GridCellFormatting event?I am using C# in win forms.

dgSSW.Columns[2].Name = "rt_correct_ans";

is equal to

dgSSW.Columns[3].Name = "rt_your_ans";

Basically, here "rt_correct_ans" & "rt_your_ans" are Table fields which store Integer values like

> rt_correct_ans | rt_your_ans
--------------------------------
1              | 3
2              | 2
4              | 4
5              | 0
........

So i want to check
if(rt_correct_ans ==  rt_your_ans)
{
  show image 1;
}
else
{
 show image 2;
}

A: Based on the suggestion by @Chris How to change DataGridView column value based on condition
I, now have modified my code in the GridCellFormatting event as folllows
if (dgSSW.Columns[e.ColumnIndex].Name == "Pic")
{
    if(Convert.ToInt32(this.dgSSW.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[2].Value) == Convert.ToInt32(this.dgSSW.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[3].Value))
    {
        e.Value = imgList.Images[0];
    }
    else
    {
        e.Value = imgList.Images[1];
    }
}

and it solves my problem :). Thanks @Chris and @Reza

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Cycling route: Around the remains of the Gudenådelta
Photo: Randers Kommune
Length of the route: 7.7 km
Just before the expiration in Randers Fjord, the Gudenå formed a delta for millennia. This tour leads all the way around the old delta and along the way there is the opportunity to study the bird and wildlife from two bird towers.
Correction! The bicycle route is indicated in the folder to be on the northern side of the river Gudenå. The bike ride is on both the northern and southern sides of the river Gudenå.
For thousands of years, just before running out into Randers Fjord, the river Gudenåen formed a delta. Farmers made hay in the wide river valley, and the area was also frequently used as a grazing are for cattle. However, it frequently occurred that river overflowed its banks so that the meadows and surrounding fields were flooded, and in 1951 this lead to the removal of the delta. Dikes were built so that the Gudenå was cut off from the meadows of Vorup Enge and later from those of Hprnbæk Enge north of the river. When the water was pumped away, it became possible to sow grain here.
In 2003, the process of reclaiming the great wetlands along Gudenåen close to Randers was started. This route leads all the way through the old delta, and along the way it is possible to study the bird and animal life from two bird towers. If one brings lunch along, it can be enjoyed in the pavilion.
The Gudenå and Vorup Enge
In Vorup Enge, the pumps were stopped in 2003, and the dikes were broken, resulting in the creation of a lake shortly thereafter. In the meadows of Hornbæk Enge, the process was repeated when the pumps were stopped in 2009 so that once again the waters of Gudenåen could flood the area. Thus, so-called wet meadows were created to the great benefit of both birds, animals, and plants.
Way back the Gudenå was an important means of transportation to and from inner Jutland, and the traffic was brisk by means of barges on the river. The barge service had its prime time in the last half of the 1800s, and horses or men on the banks hauled the barges along the so-called bargeman's path. Part of this path is no a cycling route, leading through Vorup Enge. The path goes through the lovely scenery of Vorup Meadows. There are several bird towers, from where it is possible to watch the rich bird life.
Randers Naturcenter
The nature centre is constructed as a sustainable demonstration project and provides nature experiences and aims to educate children and adults alike about the surrounding nature.
Worth knowing about the route
Maps and map files
Map with height curves
Map with sights, rest areas etc.
Download GPX-file
See folder: 12 cycling routes in Randers
See map: 12 cycling routes in Randers
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#ifndef s7_partner_h
#define s7_partner_h
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include "snap_threads.h"
#include "s7_peer.h"
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
using namespace std;
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

#define MaxPartners 256
#define MaxAdapters 256
#define csTimeout   1500 // Connection server destruction timeout

const int par_stopped         = 0;   // stopped
const int par_connecting      = 1;   // running and active connecting
const int par_waiting         = 2;   // running and waiting for a connection
const int par_linked          = 3;   // running and connected
const int par_sending         = 4;   // sending data
const int par_receiving       = 5;   // receiving data
const int par_binderror       = 6;   // error starting passive partner

const longword errParMask               = 0xFFF00000;
const longword errParBase               = 0x000FFFFF;

const longword errParAddressInUse       = 0x00200000;
const longword errParNoRoom             = 0x00300000;
const longword errServerNoRoom          = 0x00400000;
const longword errParInvalidParams      = 0x00500000;
const longword errParNotLinked          = 0x00600000;
const longword errParBusy               = 0x00700000;
const longword errParFrameTimeout       = 0x00800000;
const longword errParInvalidPDU         = 0x00900000;
const longword errParSendTimeout        = 0x00A00000;
const longword errParRecvTimeout        = 0x00B00000;
const longword errParSendRefused        = 0x00C00000;
const longword errParNegotiatingPDU     = 0x00D00000;
const longword errParSendingBlock       = 0x00E00000;
const longword errParRecvingBlock       = 0x00F00000;
const longword errParBindError          = 0x01000000;
const longword errParDestroying         = 0x01100000;
const longword errParInvalidParamNumber = 0x01200000; // Invalid param (par_get/set_param)
const longword errParCannotChangeParam  = 0x01300000; // Cannot change because running
const longword errParBufferTooSmall     = 0x01400000; // Raised by LabVIEW wrapper

class TSnap7Partner;
typedef TSnap7Partner *PSnap7Partner;

class TConnectionServer;
typedef TConnectionServer *PConnectionServer;

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// CONNECTION SERVERS MANAGER
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TServersManager
{
private:
    PConnectionServer Servers[MaxAdapters];
    TSnapCriticalSection *cs;
    void Lock();
    void Unlock();
    int CreateServer(longword BindAddress, PConnectionServer &Server);
    void AddServer(PConnectionServer Server);
public:
    int ServersCount;
    TServersManager();
    ~TServersManager();

    int GetServer(longword BindAddress, PConnectionServer &Server);
    void RemovePartner(PConnectionServer Server, PSnap7Partner Partner);

};
typedef TServersManager *PServersManager;

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// CONNECTION SERVER (Don't inherit from TcpSrv to avoid dependence)
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

class TConnListenerThread : public TSnapThread
{
private:
	TMsgSocket *FListener;
	TConnectionServer *FServer;
public:
	TConnListenerThread(TMsgSocket *Listener, TConnectionServer *Server)
    {
        FServer=Server;
        FListener=Listener;
        FreeOnTerminate=false;
    };
	void Execute();
};
typedef TConnListenerThread *PConnListenerThread;

class TConnectionServer
{
private:
    TSnapCriticalSection *cs;
    bool FRunning;
    // Bind Address
	char FLocalAddress[16];
	// Server listener
	PConnListenerThread ServerThread;
	// Socket listener
	PMsgSocket SockListener;
    // Finds a partner bound to the address
    PSnap7Partner FindPartner(longword Address);
    // Locks the Partner list
    void Lock();
    // Unlocks the Partner list
    void Unlock();
protected:
	// Workers list
	PSnap7Partner Partners[MaxPartners];
    bool Destroying;
    void Incoming(socket_t Sock);
    int Start();
    int FirstFree();
public:
    int PartnersCount;
    longword LocalBind;
    TConnectionServer();
    ~TConnectionServer();

    int StartTo(const char *Address);
    void Stop();
    int RegisterPartner(PSnap7Partner Partner);
    void RemovePartner(PSnap7Partner Partner);
    friend class TConnListenerThread;
};
typedef TConnectionServer * PConnectionServer;

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// PARTNER THREAD
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TPartnerThread : public TSnapThread
{
private:
    TSnap7Partner *FPartner;
    longword FRecoveryTime;
    longword FKaElapsed;
protected:
    void Execute();
public:
    TPartnerThread(TSnap7Partner *Partner, longword RecoveryTime)
    {
        FPartner = Partner;
        FRecoveryTime =RecoveryTime;
        FreeOnTerminate =false;
    };
    ~TPartnerThread(){};
};
typedef TPartnerThread *PPartnerThread;
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// S7 PARTNER
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

typedef struct{
    bool      First;
    bool      Done;
    uintptr_t Offset;
    longword  TotalLength;
    longword  In_R_ID;
    longword  Elapsed;
    byte      Seq_Out;
}TRecvStatus;

typedef struct{
    bool     Done;
    int      Size;
    int      Result;
    longword R_ID;
    longword Count;
}TRecvLast;

extern "C" {
typedef void (S7API *pfn_ParBRecvCallBack)(void * usrPtr, int opResult, longword R_ID, void *pdata, int Size);
typedef void (S7API *pfn_ParBSendCompletion)(void * usrPtr, int opResult);
}

class TSnap7Partner : public TSnap7Peer
{
private:
    PS7ReqHeader PDUH_in;
    void *FRecvUsrPtr;
    void *FSendUsrPtr;
    PSnapEvent SendEvt;
    PSnapEvent RecvEvt;
    PConnectionServer FServer;
    PPartnerThread FWorkerThread;
    bool FSendPending;
    bool FRecvPending;
    TRecvStatus FRecvStatus;
    TRecvLast FRecvLast;
    TPendingBuffer TxBuffer;
    TPendingBuffer RxBuffer;
    longword FSendElapsed;
    bool BindError;
    byte NextByte;
    pfn_ParBRecvCallBack OnBRecv;
    pfn_ParBSendCompletion OnBSend;
    void ClearRecv();
    byte GetNextByte();
    void CloseWorker();
    bool BlockSend();
    bool PickData();
    bool BlockRecv();
    bool ConnectionConfirm();
protected:
    bool Stopping;
    bool Execute();
    void Disconnect();
    bool ConnectToPeer();
    bool PerformFunctionNegotiate();
public:
    bool Active;
    bool Running;
    longword PeerAddress;
    longword SrcAddress;
    int BRecvTimeout;
    int BSendTimeout;
    longword SendTime;
    longword RecvTime;
    longword RecoveryTime;
    longword KeepAliveTime;
    longword BytesSent;
    longword BytesRecv;
    longword SendErrors;
    longword RecvErrors;
    // The partner is linked when the init sequence is terminated
    //(TCP connection + ISO connection + PDU Length negotiation)
    bool Linked;
    TSnap7Partner(bool CreateActive);
    ~TSnap7Partner();
    // Control
    int Start();
    int StartTo(const char *LocAddress, const char *RemAddress, word LocTsap, word RemTsap);
    int Stop();
    int Status();
	int GetParam(int ParamNumber, void * pValue);
	int SetParam(int ParamNumber, void * pValue);
    // Block send
    int BSend(longword R_ID, void *pUsrData, int Size);
    int AsBSend(longword R_ID, void *pUsrData, int Size);
    bool CheckAsBSendCompletion(int &opResult);
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Posted by David Carruthers on May, 3 2017.
Introducing the CB Specialist series, a monthly chat with various thought leaders across the Credit Benchmark community. In today's post, David Carruthers, Head of Research at Credit Benchmark breaks down the basics of the Credit Benchmark Consensus indicator (CBC).
The CBC is a 21-category scale explicitly linked to probability of default estimates sourced from major banks. A CBC of bbb+ is broadly comparable with BBB+ from S&P and Fitch or Baa1 from Moody's.
Q1: How is the CBC derived?
DC: The CBC is similar to the scales used by the large rating agencies, but it is explicitly linked to Probability of Default (PD). Quorate PDs are mapped to their appropriate CBC category. The PD breakpoints and midpoints for the CBC scale are based on the PD-rating scales used by IRB banks; summaries of these are available in published Pillar 3 reports. The CBC breakpoints are designed to maximize the fit between the single CBC scale and the various published bank scales. These breakpoints are regularly reviewed with the CB methodology committee.
Q2: What do you mean by Quorate?
DC: Quorate PDs are those derived from three or more PD estimates for the same legal entity. This 'rule of three' is similar to that used for bond prices by Bloomberg, and CDS prices by IHS-Markit. It is intended to preserve contributor anonymity by preventing scope for reverse engineering.
DC: The CBC uses an explicit quantitative mapping from PD to credit category. CRAs are required by regulators to publish a qualitative description of their ratings, although they also publish ex-post default frequencies for each category.
Q4: With these differences in mind, what is the unique value of the CBC vs. the CRAs – whether on its own merit or alongside the CRA ratings?
DC: The CBC is closely correlated with CRA ratings which gives users a high degree of confidence in the measure, although the CBCs tend to be slightly more conservative. The main value is in the extension of the CBC to unrated obligors, where there would otherwise be no credible standard for measuring credit risk.
Q5: What might practitioners be missing if they are not currently factoring CBC indicators in their analyses?
DC: The value of CBCs is derived from the high frequency of updates, clear trends and early warning of changes in credit status. Contributing banks have a strong financial interest in the accuracy of each PD. This helps the CBC to establish a true market view of credit risk which can be credibly extended to unrated entities.
Q6: Finally, what are the use cases for the CBC and related Credit Benchmark data within the industry?
Would you like to see what the banks think about a particular name or sector? Send an email with your specific request to info@creditbenchmark.com.
See Credit Benchmark Blogs for the latest CBC observations and individual indicators across various market sectors..


Mysuru Men's Softball Team and Post Graduate Sports Council (PGSC), Manasagangothri, Women's team won Mysuru City Inter-Collegiate Men's and Women's Softball Titles respectively in the softball tournament conducted jointly by the Onkarmal Somani College of Education, St. Joseph's First Grade College, J.L. Puram and Department of Physical Education, UoM at the University grounds here recently.
The PGSC women's softball team seen with the trophy and the guests at the prize distribution ceremony.
In the men's final, ATME scored a convincing 12-7 win over VTU PG to clinch the title. In the semi-finals, ATME beat PGSC, Manasagangothri 5-4, while VTU, PG bt St.Joseph's FGC 11-5. In the women's section, PGSC, Manasagangothri beat ATME 20-12 in the final.


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Madison, James (16)
Madison Presidency (12)
post-Madison Presidency (4)
Documents filtered by: Author="Cooper, Thomas" AND Correspondent="Madison, James" AND Correspondent="Cooper, Thomas"
Results 1-16 of 16 sorted by author
1To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, 12 March 1821 (Madison Papers)
When I first engaged to act as chemical Professor at the south Carolina College, I refused to contract for a longer period than a twelve month, expressly on account of my engagement in Virginia. At my departure from this place last autumn, I refused making any promise to return here on a permanent engagement, untill I had an opportunity of ascertaining the prospects of the Charlottesville...
2To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, 3 September 1813 (Madison Papers)
The trustees of the College here, can afford to purchase but the one half of my time. It is an object of consequence with me to employ the rest beneficially for my family. Can you give me the collection of a district for the assessed taxes of which Cumberland County is a part? This did not occur to me when I wrote to you last, but as I promised nothing more than a mere testimonial, I find...
3To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, 22 May 1813 (Madison Papers)
I received yesterday, the specimen of composition of the Congreve Rocket. I have not yet accurately analysed it, because it appeared to me from its obvious properties, that I could make a composition sufficiently similar. I have not returned it to you, because I take for granted you have reserved some of it: if not, as I have used very little of the lump you sent me, it can be returned. The...
4Thomas Cooper to James Madison, 15 November 1826 (Madison Papers)
I have sent you a copy of my lectures on political economy which I have found intelligible to the students here. I have also taken the liberty of sending a copy for Mr Eppes of Poplar forest near Lynchburgh which I request you would have the goodness to transmit to him. It is the copy marked * Take off the envelope directed to you & there is a direction to him. I beg my kind respects to Mrs...
5To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, 17 January 1817 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Dallas is dead. Gout, brought on by professional fatigue, attacking alternately his Kidneys, his Stomach and his head, proved at length incureable. He had been attacked with it at Trenton about ten days before his death. I say nothing about the loss his friends sustain by this event: the loss is more to the public. He is dead, and cannot now say to you, what he intended to say, and...
6To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, 16 November 1814 (Madison Papers)
Your nephew is much better, but far from well: an obstinate feverish tendency still oppresses him: he is better here however than in Philadelphia, because with equally good advice, and more at ease. You were so good as to procure for me some books in France which I fancy are still at L'Orient. My Emporium is suspended, owing to the difficulties of the times, but I keep in view its...
7To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, 8 August 1815 (Madison Papers)
Your nephew will soon set out from this place, and probably not return. His Studies have been greatly interrupted by a very long illness, but since he has been able to read, he has red with good effect. He has however more talent than Industry; but there is no reason to complain on the whole. His health is better: but I am not sorry to hear he is destined for new orleans; for I am persuaded he...
8To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, 4 October 1811 (Madison Papers)
About two years ago, I requested you to procure for me, by means of Gen. Armstrong, or Mr Warden, some books on Chemistry and Mineralogy, which the irregularity of intercourse between this Country and France, prevented me from obtaining. You were so kind as to write on the subject to Paris and directed the amount of what the books might cost, to be paid by one or other of those Gentlemen on...
9To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, 24 December 1816 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Cooper presents his respects to the President of the U. States & will have the honor to dine with him on Thursday next ViU .
10To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, 14 September 1810 (Madison Papers)
I feel myself much indebted to your kindness in sending for the books mentioned in my letter. I had omitted to mention a treatise on the manufacture of Glass by M. Bois D'Antic, but Mr Warden in making general Enquiries, will not fail to have this work also suggested to him. In England there is not one treatise on the Subject, and the doors of every manufactory are closed upon a stranger, so...
11To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, 21 December 1822 (Madison Papers)
I take the Liberty of inclosing you a report concerning ⟨the⟩ State of our College. I remain always with the ⟨highest?⟩ respect, Dear Sir Your obedient Servant RC ( DLC ). Docketed by JM. The enclosure may have been the one-page Report of the Committee on the College, on So Much of the Governor's Message as Relates to the College, Also on the Presentments from Chester and York. Wm. J. Grayson...
12To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, 18 February 1813 (Madison Papers)
I write to you briefly, because you have little time for long discussions. I understand some privateer has brought in, an english vessel laden with Congreve Rockets, shrapnall shells and other similar machines: would it not be adviseable to distribute a dozen for analysis and imitation, to a committee of two or three men of science in Boston New York and Philadelphia? An idea has occurred to...
13To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, Ca. 22 December 1814 (letter not found) (Madison Papers)
¶ From Thomas Cooper. Letter not found. Ca. 22 December 1814. Enclosed in Cooper to Alexander J. Dallas, ca. 22 Dec. 1814 (1 p.; DLC ; undated; addressed to Dallas as secretary of the Treasury at Washington and postmarked 22 Dec.; dated 1 Sept. 1813 in the Index to the James Madison Papers ), in which Cooper states, "I have written by same post to the President, or on consideration I inclose...
14To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, 24 November 1817 (Madison Papers)
On receipt of the inclosed letter I wrote to Mr Jefferson saying that I did not wish to go to Williamsburgh—that if I could be so placed as to earn a moderate Income for the next year at Charlottesville I should prefer it: but that I meant to leave Philadelphia, & could not afford to subsist a twelve month on my present funds & unemployed. I wrote to the same purpose requesting an immediate...
15To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, 19 August 1810 (Madison Papers)
The liberty I am now about to take, I take on reflection; persuaded that if I am mistaken in my notions of propriety, you will attribute the present request to a good motive. Since my arrival in this Country in 1793 the whole Science of Mineralogy in Europe has been new modelled. When my friend Mr Kirwan first published his elements of Mineralogy in 1784, it was the stock book : it is now...
16To James Madison from Thomas Cooper, 9 July 1810 (Madison Papers)
Col. Patten of the post office here, was so good as to hand me your obliging letter relating to my opinion on an Insurance Case. I hasten to acknowledge the receipt of your favour, and to express my high satisfaction at the approbation you have thought fit to bestow. It is approbation of the only kind worth having; laudari a laudato viro. I remain with sentiments of great respect Sir Your...


If you're looking for the Gold Cup TV schedule for fans in the United States, you've come to the right place.
Next tournament will be played in June 2019. English-language broadcasts are available on FOX Sports, while Univision has the rights to the Spanish-language broadcasts. With fuboTV, you can watch all of the games that are shown across the FOX and Univision networks.
As the exclusive Spanish-language broadcaster of the Gold Cup, Univision Deportes will present all 31 matches live in primetime across Univision, UniMás and Univision Deportes Network. In addition to live matches, Univision Deportes will deliver comprehensive coverage of the tournament across its linear networks and digital portfolio.
The teams competing in the 2019 Gold Cup are Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, USA, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Canada, Martinique, Curaçao, Bermuda, Cuba, Guyana, Jamaica, El Salvador and Nicaragua.
Looking to watch Gold Cup games online from work, home or on the go? If you live in the USA, there are several options to catch all the action.
Do you have any questions about the Gold Cup TV schedule? Let us know in the comments section below.
Imagine the Gold Cup Fnal on FOX on a wednesday!
Any new on GC TV schedule? Saw on Univision that USAvPAN and MEXvSLV will be on Univision & UDN.
Nothing on FOX Sports tv schedule?
Unfortunately, FOX Sports haven't announced their schedule yet. As soon as we know it, we'll update the above schedule.
USSoccer.com has the Fox listings. Final group match on FXX. That's not a typo.
Lots of matches on FS2 this time, with every match to be televised in English (unlike the past).
That means more opportunities for FOX to evaluate commentators, including one particular trash-talker on Twitter with her trademark glow-in-the-dark trousers.
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I've been looking on some many different sites for a printable version that I can hang on the wall for my elderly husband. Can't find a single site that has a legible printable schedule! Why can't this be easier? Ridiculous! If anyone can help me out with a site, please send me a link soon! Thank you!


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E3 (116 TMD) - Merseyside Transport Trust
The Merseyside Transport Trust
Preserving Merseyside's bus heritage
E3 (116 TMD) - AEC Bridgemaster, new in 1958
Fleet number:
116 TMD
AEC Bridgemaster B3RA006
Park Royal B41885
H45/31R
Awaiting restoration
In 1958, with the conversion of the tram routes to bus operation completed, it was envisaged that there would not be a requirement for any further replacement buses until 1964. With this in mind, Liverpool Corporation decided to evaluate a number of different types of 30 foot long, high capacity vehicles with the view of deciding which type of bus would be the most appropriate to order in large numbers to replace the first of the tramway replacement vehicles which would themselves be due for replacement from 1964 onwards.
Towards the end of the year, the Corporation ordered two totally different vehicles, an AEC Regent V (E1) and one of Leyland's revolutionary rear-engined Atlanteans (E2) for delivery the following year. AEC, who were obviously very eager to gain the subsequent order, painted one of its six AEC Bridgemaster demonstrators into full Liverpool livery and placed the vehicle on loan to the Corporation who numbered it E3. However despite being delivered in December 1958, it did not enter service until 9th January 1959.
The Bridgemaster, registered 116 TMD by AEC in Middlesex, was AEC's answer to the Bristol Lodekka. It was to the lower height of 13ft 5inches, compared with the 14ft 3inches that was the normal height for a full height double deck bus. This was achieved by the chassisless construction along with the off-set transmission line, which allowed a completely flat lower deck floor and rear platform, which helped loading and unloading. It was also unusual at the time in that it had independent coil suspension on the front and air suspension at the rear in contrast to the more traditional leaf-sprung suspension. Park Royal built a 76-seat body which introduced the luxury of heating on both decks.
E3's initial stay in Liverpool was a very short one as after only a day's operation on the 82D (Speke-Pier Head), the staff blacked the vehicle in a dispute over allowing standing passengers due to its higher than normal seating capacity (76 seats compared to 62 or 56 on all other buses in service in Liverpool at this time). As the vehicle was only on loan, E3 was demonstrated to Bury and Bolton Corporation, still in Liverpool's colours. In the meantime, the union lost its case over the carriage of standing passengers and as a result E3 returned to Liverpool in October 1959.
After a month's operation at Speke, it moved on to Garston, followed by Dingle, Edge Lane, Carnegie Road, Walton and finally Litherland, before finding a permanent home at Dingle until this garage closed in January 1965. After a brief return visit to Walton, Prince Alfred Road became E3's final home.
Despite its unorthodox design, no further Bridgemasters were ordered by the Corporation, its lack of popularity due mainly to its rear air suspension which ensured bouts of seasickness among passengers and crews, and the extra seating capacity which made the conductor work harder!
E3 remained in service for a credible 14 years, not being withdrawn until June 1973. Throughout its time in service it seemed to spend more time in the depot than on the road as it was never popular with crews. Garage staff at Dingle cottoned on to this and parked E3 at the front of the depot, so when crews passed in a defective bus they would keep it instead of telephoning Dingle for a replacement vehicle, thus keeping depot's lost mileage down!
Fortunately E3 was purchased for preservation by a local enthusiast and Mersey & Calder member, direct from the MPTE. It is currently on long term loan to the MTT and is safely dry-stored at the Trust's premises.
E3 passes a new Atlantean outside Dingle garage in the early 1960s, and on the promenade at Southport in her early preservation days.
Buses-LCPT
A233 (GKD 434)
D553 (JKC 178)
B1* (TMM 191)
A801 (MKB 994)
A36* (NKD 536)
A40 (NKD 540)
L161 (RKC 262)
L227* (SKB 224)
XL171 (SKB 168)
L320 (VKB 841)
A267* (VKB 900)
E1 (371 BKA)
E3 (116 TMD)
L501* (501 KD)
L801 (FKF 801D)
L835* (FKF 835E)
1054* (FKF 933G)
2025* (SKB 695G)
Buses-MPTE
1111* (UKA 562H)
1236* (BKC 236K)
1276 (BKC 276K)
1330 (DKC 330L)
3008 (CKC 308L)
1449* (GKA 449L)
1551* (OLV 551M)
2122 (GKA 74N)
8053 (tow truck)
2160* (MUA 45P)
1771 (MTJ 771S)
1836* (TWM 220V)
0023 (UKA 23V)
6036* (UEM 36V)
0027 (WWM 904W)
6156 (XLV 156W)
7020 (EKA 220Y)
0067 (A319 GLV)
Buses-Merseybus & others
7685* (D685 SEM)
Birkenhead 159 (LCM 159G)
Crosville DFB 43 (256 SFM)
Preston 14 (PRN 906)
Toppings (VHF 57V)
Wallasey 15 (HHF 15)
Michael Crewe
Norman Daley
Mark Hodge
Roger Newport
Desti game


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Review: The Small Glories, "Assiniboine & The Red"
We had the pleasure of catching a live show with The Small Glories here in PA earlier this year, and sampled our first taste of some new music from their upcoming sophomore full-length album. Fast forward to just late July, and we caught the duo of Cara Luft and JD Edwards once more. This time around, however, their brand new "Assiniboine & The Red" was officially launched into the world, and The Small Glories had no reservations in sharing these great new tunes again.
Hailing from Winnipeg, MB, it is still hard to believe that pure fate brought these two individuals together for what should have been a one-time collaboration. And having found success with their 2016 "Wondrous Traveler" debut album that promptly followed, we were eager to get our hands on this latest from the moment that Cara and JD mentioned it during their PA visit(s). As impressive as their 2016 release proved to be, it is evident that the vast number of miles driven together whilst touring, writing, touring, and writing some more, have contributed favorably to their experiences and tales found in "Assiniboine & The Red." With ten brand new compositions being offered, the combined musical talents of both Luft and Edwards is outstanding. Where this duo really score extra points, though, is with the incredibly natural chemistry they have established during a relatively short time as musical partners.
I must confess, that whenever I sit down and tackle a new album review, quite often it is a fairly drawn out process. I have to hear the album on repeat for a few days to really get a feel for the music, the direction, the messages, and then drawing my conclusions on what I feel needs to be shared. Spinning this album just once, the connections with the music were already present. Put it down to hearing most of these songs live over the last few months, but listening intensely to gather thoughts seemed like a breeze this time around. Indeed, the familiarity of the music brings a synonymous sense of comfort, making it more like an old friend as opposed to a new acquaintance. Just like being wrapped up in your favorite blanket, "Assiniboine & The Red" is that good friend whom it is always a pleasure to spend time with.
Always proud to display and share their Canadian heritage, The Small Glories offer many tracks to reflect the passion held towards their native land. Opening with the slow and deeply moving "Alberta," the first of two tunes co-written with acclaimed singer-songwriter James Keelaghan, Cara's gentle banjo and voice pairs beautifully with JD's lead. The first of several tracks that reference Canadian provinces, the duo also pay homage to British Columbia with "Johnson Slide," and their home province of Manitoba with the lively, semi-biographical "Winnipeg." Upbeat and informative, the duo share their love of Winnipeg, quashing the images of mediocrity and irrelevance held by many unfamiliar with the city. "It's Mr. Young and The Guess Who / It's mosquitoes and canoes / It's the harvest in the fields / It's another record year / It's the Jets winning gold / It's always thirty five below / It's the music and the vibe / It's where the spirit comes alive," is the bridge, sang proudly in unison, before yielding gracefully and respectfully to the native Metis cries and chants that draw the song and album to a close.
Both single releases that pre-dated the album are here; the charming "Oh My Love," which is described by Cara as the happiest broken-hearted love song they'd ever written, and "Secondhand," a tale of the misconception of being a travelling musician, and how secondhand accounts of their journeys can never be fully embraced by loved ones who remain at home. Both "Sing" and "You Can't Be High" offer incredibly upbeat sounds and messages, and are both coincidentally co-written with singer-songwriter Catherine MacLellan. Ashley Condon is also credited as a co-writer on "Long Long Moon," a slow, moving ballad based on a traditional Maritimes tales of a fisherman's wife who walks to the shore every day, eternally hopeful that her presumed deceased husband will return home.
If I were to select one track that truly stands out on "Assiniboine & The Red," "Pieces Of Me" would undoubtedly be my choice. With some dominant vintage riffs courtesy of the electric guitar, and the truly haunting harmonies from both Luft and Edwards, this track perfectly represents the raw and passionate energy that the duo bring each and every time they step onto a stage. It is easy to draw comparisons to Harrow Fair's "Told A Lie To My Heart," with JD's guitar sharing many traits with Andrew Penner's unique sound, and those same haunting vocals offered by he and Miranda Mulholland. "Pieces Of Me" makes a great feature track, and one that is even more amazing when heard live.
"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary." (Sir Cecil Beaton – as quoted in the album liner notes). This is a phenomenal release from The Small Glories. Cara and JD have really tapped into something special here! Miss this one at your peril. Miss this one, and I may be knocking on your door to make sure you don't.
The British guy that crossed the ocean and crash landed in central Pennsylvania (to quote Greg Keelor, "And I wonder what am I doing here?"). As the youngest of four siblings, exposure to music from a very early age nurtured my passion and appreciation for many musical genres. Continuing to discover some amazingly diverse and talented musicians based in Canada, I gravitate to live music experiences and remain devoted to spreading the word about such a vibrant music scene.
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La lépiote crêtée ( Lepiota cristata ) possède un  petit chapeau blanc, peu charnu et irrégulièrement campanulé (2 à 5 cm de diamètre) dont la calotte est uniformément brun clair et lisse,  tandis que le reste de la cuticule est parsemée d'écailles brunes à ocre roussâtre clair qui se raréfient en se rapprochant de son bord. Les lames libres et très serrées, sont blanches mais deviennent brunâtres en vieillissant. Le pied  grêle et court sans bulbe, de 2,5 à 5 cm de haut, a un diamètre de 0,3 à 0,5 cm, est blanc mais se teinte assez vite dans le bas de rose brunâtre et porte parfois un anneau laineux de couleur blanche ou les restes de celui-ci. La chair mince et légèrement rosée, dégage une odeur désagréable. Elle pousse de l'été à la fin de l'automne dans les jardins, les parcs, les taillis, les lisières et en forêt.

Comestibilité
Certains auteurs la considèrent comme réellement très toxique tandis que d'autres la considèrent comme suspecte. De toute manière, son odeur mais surtout ses caractéristiques pouvant la faire confondre avec d'autres petites lépiotes toxiques et même mortelles, il y a lieu de la rejeter sans hésiter.

Confusions possibles
On peut confondre la lépiote crêtée avec la lépiote féline (Lepiota felina) qui est considérée comme toxique, mais aussi avec la lépiote  brun rose  (Lepiota brunneoincarnata), la lépiote  brune  (Lepiota helveola)  et  la lépiote de Josserand  (Lepiota josserandii), qui elles sont mortelles.

Bibliographie

Titres des livres en français comportant plus de renseignements sur ce champignon:
 Régis Courtecuisse, Bernard Duhem : Guide des champignons de France et d'Europe (Delachaux & Niestlé, 1994-2000).
 Marcel Bon : Champignons de France et d'Europe occidentale (Flammarion, 2004)
 Dr Ewaldt Gerhardt : Guide Vigot des champignons (Vigot, 1999) -
 Roger Phillips : Les champignons (Solar, 1981) -
 Thomas Laessoe, Anna Del Conte : L'Encyclopédie des champignons (Bordas, 1996) -
 Peter Jordan, Steven Wheeler : Larousse saveurs - Les champignons (Larousse, 1996) -
 G. Becker, Dr L. Giacomoni, J Nicot, S. Pautot, G. Redeuihl, G. Branchu, D. Hartog, A. Herubel, H. Marxmuller, U. Millot et C. Schaeffner : Le guide des champignons (Reader's Digest, 1982) -
 Henri Romagnesi : Petit atlas des champignons (Bordas, 1970) -
 Larousse des champignons édition 2004 sous la direction de Guy Redeuilh -

Liens externes

Espèce de champignons (nom vernaculaire)
Agaricaceae


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