Events are user actions that can be tracked pre- and post-conversion or application install. They are a great way to track steps within a funnel, free trial signups, in-app purchases, returning customers and so much more. Events can be revenue impacting actions or simply used for gaining insight into customer behavior.
In order to create Events, this feature first needs to be enabled within CAKE's Global Settings.
Click on the Setup maintab.
Click on the Tracking Settings sub tab of the Settings left navigation panel.
Check the box next to Enable Events under General Settings.
Click Save on the bottom of the Settings grid.
Events are created on the Advertiser level so that they can be easily applied to each of your Advertiser's Offers because most Advertisers will track the same user actions across Offers.
Note: A default Conversion/Install/Lead Event will display for the Offer in the scenario where no additional Events are being tracked for that Advertiser.
Assign a Name to the Event.
Select the Price Format, Cost Per Event (CPE) or Revshare.
The Active checkbox is selected by default and allows this Event to be applied to this Advertiser's Offers.
If the Allow Duplicate setting is enabled, CAKE will track the same Event for a user each time the Event pixel is received.
Enabling Ignore Duplicate Transaction IDs will appear when an Event is selected to be edited, which will ignore Event pixel fires that contain a Transaction ID value that has already been captured for a previous Event or Conversion.
If your Received amount will be a percentage of a dynamic price passed in the Event pixel, enable the Received Percentage setting.
Input your Received amount (revenue) per tracked Event into this field.
Assign the default Payout to the Affiliate for the tracked Event.
If you would like Affiliates to view this Event and its stats in the Affiliate Portal, enable the Portal setting.
Enabling Suppress Affiliate Pixel will suppress any affiliate pixels from firing/piggybacking when this event is tracked.
Enabling Active for All Offers will make this Event active on all of the Advertiser's Offers and Campaigns.
If you would like to fire a Global System Pixelwhen this Event is tracked, please enable the Fire Global Pixel setting.
Postback Delay (ms) - This allows you to select a delay period (in ms). This will allow your Global Offer Pixel to fire prior to the Postback URL.
Pixel - This is where you can place a Global Event Pixel which will be called with every Event pixel.
When Ecommerce Payout Rules are being used, if the Event Payout/Received Trumps Other Sources setting is enabled, Event payouts will override the Offer's Payout Rules.
Click on the Create/Save button to create or save your settings.
Once all steps have been completed in the Event creation, an Event ID will be assigned which is visible under the Event details.
Note: Events do not need to occur in a specific order, however, if you wish to order Events for reporting or management purposes, click on the Order Events button.
Once Events have been created on the Advertiser level, they can be applied to Offers associated to that Advertiser.
From the Advertiser card, Click on the Offers tab.
Click on the Name of the Offer to open the card.
Click on the Events tab on the Offer Card.
Click on the Event Name.
Offer level Event Caps, similar to Click and Conversion Caps, can be configured from the Events tab of the Offer card.
Click on the Caps sub-tab.
Select the Event Cap Interval: None, Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Custom.
By default, CAKE will not redirect traffic when an individual Event Cap has been reached as there may be other Events or Conversions that still have allocation. However, you can choose to redirect traffic once an Event Cap is reached by checking the Redirect When Cap is Reached box.
Note: The following Event Cap Alerts can be set in the Alerts sub-tab of the Setup maintab.
Events details can be customized per Affiliate's Campaign, such as Status, Payout, Affiliate Pixels and Caps.
From the Offer card, click on the Campaigns tab.
Click on the Campaign Name to open the card.
Click on the Events tab of the Campaign card.
Note: If your Affiliate has a Conversion Pixel placed that he/she would also like to use for tracking Events in another system, check the box for Use Campaign Default Pixel.
Select the Event on the wizard.
Click the Pixel type you wish to use.
Include Request Session ID: Selecting this will append "r=REQUEST_SESSION_ID" to all HTML Pixels, whereas by default, that parameter would only be included on the Postback URL. This solution is recommended when there is a concern about users having cookies disabled on their browser. Without a valid cookie, CAKE can convert the user based off of the Request ID value, similar to Server-to-Server tracking.
Ecommerce Parameters: If the Ecommerce license is enabled within your instance, this option is displayed. Enabling this checkbox will append all CAKE Ecommerce parameters to the generated Event pixels.
Email to Advertiser: If this box is selected, an email containing the generated Event pixels is sent to the Advertiser's contact(s) email address after selecting Finish on the last step of the wizard.
Events are visible in most Reports by adding Columns, Filters and Drill-downs within the Edit View wizard. One example is the Advertiser Master Report found under the Reports main tab or the Stats sub-tab of the Advertiser main tab.
When the Events column is added to a Report, the number of tracked Events will show a hyperlink that opens a break-out Event Conversion Report. From this report, you can open the individual Event card to see details such as the Consumer's History, Payout to the Affiliate and Pixel details.


Price to Explore Your Own DNA Has Dropped from $999 to $299 in Just Five Years Mountain View, CA – May 11, 2012 – 23andMe, a leading personal genetics company, today restructured pricing in order to help more individuals explore their own DNA and participate directly in research. Effective today, 23andMe will offer its Personal Genome Service® for just $299 – a $100 reduction in price and a drop of $700 since the service first launched in 2007. 23andMe's Personal Genome Service® enables individuals to explore their own DNA and provides more than 200 health and traits reports as well as genetic ancestry information. When the service first launched five years ago, it cost $999 and provided just 14 reports. The company is now offering its Personal Genome Service® for a simple single payment, ending its subscription pricing options effective today. Subscription customers who've fulfilled their initial contract commitment will simply no longer need to pay a monthly fee while continuing to enjoy their Personal Genome Service®. "We've explored many pricing structures to make our service as accessible as possible," said Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe CEO. "We concluded, a single price model without subscriptions is the best option for both 23andMe and for our customers." In addition to adjusting its pricing structure, the company has also focused on improving operational efficiencies. As a result, the company is now able to provide customers with their initial genetic analysis within just two to three weeks, reducing laboratory-processing time by more than a month. "Once an individual decides to be a customer, we want to get them their data as quickly as possible. Getting customers their data fast is a high priority," noted Wojcicki. An ongoing service, 23andMe's Personal Genome Service® provides a wealth of information about an individual's DNA and updates about new research. Customers can also choose to participate in the company's unique research programs. By completing online surveys, customers contribute directly to genetic research that can potentially lead to better understanding of and new treatments for a variety of health conditions. To learn more, visit www.23andMe.com.


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Anyone who has ever tried VR experience in a car or plane knows that virtual reality can either make you nauseous or help you while away the time. None of that is discouraging Flixbus, a low-cost bus service company that has started testing Virtual Reality (VR) to some long-distance routes to and from Las Vegas.
Flixbus recently announced a three-month VR pilot program on its longer routes, specifically for passengers going from San Diego, Tucson, Phoenix and Los Angeles. Passengers in the "panoramic seats" will get the VR experience for free. Additionally, they will get a chance to try out around 50 VR games.
Once on board, passengers will get VR headsets loaded with content. The passengers will also be given instructional manuals to help them navigate the VR system on their own. The VR content is provided by inflight VR. The headset used is Pico Goblin 2 (from Pico Interactive). It has a refresh rate of 90Hz and a 3k resolution. The headset can run chess, basketball and other virtual reality games.
Inflight VR established itself by working closely with airlines-provides them with software updates and VR content thus has experience with offering a platform to travellers. Flixbus spokesperson told America's TechCrunch that the pilot program would also focus on straighter routes. The reasoning behind it is that straighter routes reduce the risk of bad experience with virtual reality. The company spokesperson also said that VR had been positively received in France and Spain.
He concluded that if US customers like the VR experience, the European bus service is going to offer the service to everyone. Flixbus USA managing director Pierre Gourdain added that Las Vegas seemed a natural choice when the company was deciding on which routes to launch its VR pilot program.
The VR experiment by Flixbus, alongside virtual reality software companies, matches its youthful and tech-forward approach to bus travel. The European bus service launched in USA in 2018 to compete with Greyhound and other bus companies. After launching, the transportation start-up started routes across Nevada, Arizona and California. The low-cost bus service would offer rides for as low as £3 in order to compete with powerhouses such as Greyhound.
Currently, Flixbus operates in 28 countries, manages network planning, ticketing and customer services and sale of its product. Flixbus' VR introduction is an addition to its already existing features that keep customers entertained. Other existing features include free access to WI-FI and in-seat ports for charging mobile devices.
Flixbus' experiment is a great idea worth trying out. Playing virtual games such as 3-D basketball, diving into the bottom of Red Sea, exploring space or hanging out with a waddle of penguins in the Arctic is made possible from the comfort of your seat. Negatively, it can make you suffer from motion sickness and dizziness due to vertigo.
Supposing the pilot program is well received that is people use and enjoy it without ill effects of vertigo, the program is going to stick around longer. Nevertheless, the reception of Flixbus' pilot program will determine whether or not Flixbus will fully integrate VR experience in its bus services in the US.
Categories: 3D Dimensions Tags: 3D Media, 3D Services
The service of a personnel consultancy is essentially about pure recruitment. Many consultations focus on the search and selection of high-calibre executives and specialists. However, there are also established and renowned personnel consultants who expand their services to include strategic and conceptual issues such as personal development, assessment topics or the conception of compensation, management or corporate succession.
Executive Search is the name of a specialized personnel consultancy that accompanies companies individually through all stages of the recruiting process and along the entire value chain. As a rule, the executive search method is chosen to fill management positions and mission-critical key functions, often from a gross annual salary of 120,000 euros. The client is exclusively cared for and is the focus of consultation and support. Where in-depth knowledge of the industry and the role to be filled is required, high professionalism in the identification of candidates and a confidential approach, Executive Search can show its strengths. Together with the client, the executive search consultant develops the requirements profile, which is oriented towards the search for suitable candidates. Billing is usually done as a fixed consulting fee.
One third is due when first candidates are listed, another third when the final candidates are presented and the last third when signing the employment contract. A cornerstone of the success of executive search is long-term, trusting and often exclusive relationships with both clients and candidates. In the narrower sense, HR service providers provide a wealth of services that revolve around the extraction, use, and release of personnel. They offer "working time" in a specific qualification that can take the form of temporary employment, recruitment, temporary work, key account or project management, outsourcing or interim management. Recruiters come into play especially when there is a large market for a position: there are many candidates with the required qualifications and this is easy to record.
As brokers, the brokers lead employers and job seekers together with the aim of concluding an employment contract. Depending on the position, they search for candidates of the appropriate hierarchy and qualification levels, whereby they limit themselves to database and advertisement search. They act on a successful basis and receive a commission from their client once they have filled the position. Temporary employment or temporary employment is a three-sided employment relationship: the employee is permanently employed by the lender and is sent by the lender to the lender. This model is suitable for quickly and easily occupying functions in the commercial sector or at lower levels. So-called "CV brokers" research as many candidate profiles as possible from databases, an advantage of executive search consultancy.
The further task is to check the availability of the candidate and hand over the CVs to the client. Often, pre-employment vacancies serve as a signal to resume brokers to send unsolicited candidate profiles to these companies. The other way around, the model works for employment agencies that are addressed by jobseekers. The so-called personnel marketing agencies offer companies the opportunity to spread their job advertisements via Internet job boards or their own websites. They also often work on a pre-profit basis or allow low ad rates by buying and packaging low-cost ads cheaply.
Which way of recruitment a company chooses depends, among other things, on the company's strategy: Depending on the level, location, qualification, and availability of specialists and executives, positions can be disseminated as an ad at the lowest possible cost. But those who have top positions to fill and also want to reach candidates who do not apply for an advert, go through the recruitment consultant. Factors such as discretion, confidentiality and the right contact with the proven personnel consultant also play an important role here.
We live in a world where business and companies are flourishing every second of the day. There is a constant requirement of skilled human resources that act as the backbone of any business organization. Computers and AI systems have made work easier but it cannot replace the need for human resource in any organization. In order to make sure that the profit and success graph of an organization goes in an upward direction, it is extremely necessary that the organization invests a maximum of its time, money and resources in hiring the best candidates available in the market. A research survey by PwC suggests that better HR planning is needed as the company up-skills.
Better HR consultancy services UK not only means that companies are equipped to hire more and more workers. It also depends on many more aspects of the workplace. The workload, workplace environment, the relationship of the management with its employees, etc play a vital role in making the workplace a comfortable place for the employees. This, in turn, leads to the interest of the employees in the work making them more focused and dedicated to their jobs resulting in better outcomes for the companies and organizations. Pieces of training need to be conducted by the management of the workplace to brush up and polish the skills of the employees and keep them updated about the changes and new findings of the field.
It is also important that the companies brief their HRs thoroughly about the requirements of the companies and the criteria that has to be taken into consideration while selecting the candidates. While selecting the candidates, employers and the HR should explain the job status and their expectations to the candidates properly. The skills of the candidates should be carefully monitored in order to pick the best candidate for the job. Companies should hire employees that are flexible and provide them multiple opportunities to practice. The employees that are being hired should be able to adapt to the workplace conditions as well.
For the bright future of the companies, it is important that the special skills and talents of the employees are recognized and make the most of it by making them work in the field they can excel. The researchers suggest that in order to build a strong workforce in the UK, the organizations should make themselves well prepared for future challenges by making their human resources skilled and ready to tackle every challenge that is thrown at them. Along with training and practice, the organizations should also be equipped with all the latest technologies as they can prove to help the working staff get more efficient and accurate in their work and projects.
For this, it is important that the higher designation management staff of the company keeps their HR team updated about the present as well as future needs of the organization so that they can use the information and be more aware while they select the candidate. The need for human resources is not going to end, the jobs and the roles may definitely get replaced by technology in the future but there still will be need of human resources for some of the other work.
With increasing population density in major cities, downsizing has become the norm. Suburban and urban homes have become smaller in size and consequently, the furniture which adorns the houses has also shrunk in size. The days of four poster beds and massive upholstered crouches have long gone. The demands of today's households include customized and space saving the furniture. With smaller houses comes the need to be efficient. Customers who buy these houses are looking to furnish them with comfortable yet compact fittings which complement the aesthetics of the house. This has become a growing trend in the UK, including in the furniture shops Shrewsbury scene.
There was a huge dearth of choices for the people who wished to buy customized furniture at affordable rates. Customized furniture generally tends to be on the expensive side and the lack of reasonable prices created a niche which was noticed by entrepreneurs Phil Marsh and Colin Ibberson. Their brainchild was Hudel Living, a new online furniture store which specializes in space-saving accessories and furniture including customized beds, desks etc.
The two entrepreneurs are experienced in the field of customized furniture and have spent more than 15 years learning the tricks of the trade. They are adept at designing and crafting furniture suited to their customers' needs.
The idea behind these space-saving accessories and furniture is functionality and utility. These ethics resonate with the spirit of millennials. As people who don't have the luxury of extra closet space, millennials are forced to improvise. The world has become compact and more efficient. A bed can also be used to store clothes and other belongings while a table can also serve as an ironing board and vice versa. It is said that the décor of a house is the reflection of the owners' personality and lifestyle. In modern houses which have shrunk drastically in size, people want to make the most of the space they possess. The furniture offered by Hudel Living has it all. It has great aesthetic appeal, it serves no one but several purposes and it saves space for the customers. It is the result of several years of experience building and customizing furniture to cater to people's individual specifications.
Small, cubicles like rooms have become the norm these days and to find furniture fully customized to an individual's personal specifications at affordable prices is almost unbelievable. This is the USP of Hudel Living. They offer premium comfort at affordable prices for the people who consider living space a comfort.
There is a shortage of houses all across the UK as even the suburbs get crowded with a steady influx of professionals. There aren't enough houses being made to contain all these people and the severe dearth of space has led to the construction of increasingly smaller houses in the suburbs and tiny, ill-ventilated apartments in large cities. This innovative business is like a breath of fresh air for the people who are living in these dwellings. The founders of the company are merely filling a chasm with this new space-saving online furniture shop.
Categories: Furniture Tags: Furniture, Furniture Shops, Furniture Shops Shrewbury
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Demand for newer products and services continue as the population continues to grow. People want to try different products and services, which encourages businesses to be more innovative and productive. Businesses seek more as to what products the public want to have and to try. Having the demand fluctuate the market, individuals or a group of people are inspired to put up more businesses which increases the competencies revolving the business world.
Businesses have their own ups and downs. They have their own peek seasons from which these businesses can gain more income. For example, during winter which is really cold, having a hot coffee or tea is relevant resulting in the higher demand for different coffee brands. Another example is on holidays, lanterns and Christmas light production only gains momentum during the Christmas season.
These are some important factors that can affect any business out there. Businesses are forced to close one after the other if competencies and the loss of customers continue. Without income, they no longer have the capacity to provide salaries for their employees, forcing the business to close and making its workers unemployed and can affect their family situation. One example of which happened recently, on one of the businesses in Manchester, UK.
Manchester bar group liquidation leads to 120 redundancies which are a rare business phenomenon. This bar group involved in this incident is Mad Ltd. Bars are very popular in city centers that cater to most party lovers with the beat of music, different kinds of drinks, and a perfect venue to enjoy the darkness of the night. This is a place where people meet and also a quick escape from stressing matters. This kind of business is one of the in-demand businesses today. Then, why do Mad Ltd closed some of its bars that resulted over 120 jobless employees?
Mad Ltd is an entrepreneurial and independent group that provides services in creating a good quality, high class, and award-winning bar concepts. Some of these famous bars are the Tusk, Rosylee, and Hula located at Manchester's center. According to Mad Ltd officials, the business has gone into liquidation due to the recent financial climate in the UK. The business could no longer generate enough income and could no longer pay their debts, making the company sell its properties to meet these obligations, through the guidance of expert insolvency practitioners.
According to some business analysts, Manchester is now crowded with too many business establishments. And as long the competencies continue to grow; these businesses will continue to divide the volume of people these businesses could accommodate. It's just having a big bowl of spaghetti, if divided into two plates for two people, it can still satisfy hunger. But having the spaghetti divided for five or more people, it will still result in hunger.
Business owners and alike, play this kind of risk having their own business meet bankruptcy if not managed properly. They could also be destroyed from outside factors like competitions without innovations are developments. Business should always look for more ways to gain more income. Financial management is really important. Proper allocation of funds, wise decisions for cash disbursements and applicable management of debts are essential for the growth of the business which can help its employees and to provide long-lasting services to more customers today and into the future.
Categories: Advisory Tags: Insolvency practitioners, Insolvency practitioners Manchester, Insolvent Agents

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About this Neighborhood
Congress Park is the ideal area for relaxed city living. Its laid-back pace makes it perfect for everyone—even four-legged friends will feel right at home. That said, it's also incredibly close to the action of urban Denver, as you're no more than 6 minutes from anything you need. The Carla Madison Recreation Center located on Colfax Avenue is a new state-of-the-art recreation center that has 2 pools, a weight area, a cardio area, and much more! Congress Park is just north of vibrant Colfax Ave. while a quick jaunt south lands you in classy Cherry Creek.
Congress Park is sprinkled with charming brick bungalows and a style that's distinctively mid-century. Punctuated by unique micro-neighborhoods, the Denver Botanic Gardens, and Congress Park itself, this area is defined by casual dining and hidden treasures by the block.
Proximity: Close to downtown, Colorado Boulevard (shopping and grocery), Cherry Creek (Denver's hottest shopping spot) and Colfax (shops and eateries), Jewish National Health
Entertainment: Congress Park, outdoor pool, tennis courts, picnic areas, Denver Botanic Gardens, independent "mom and pop" businesses
Food: Shells and Sauce, Daily Scoop, Chef Zorba's, TAG Burger Bar, The Irish Hound, Under the Umbrella Café and Bakery, Gypsy House Cafe
Walk Score: 76 Transit Score: 55 Bike Score: 88
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Rain or shine…you'll be reaching for this set over and over. Create wonderful encouraging cards for friends and family with this stamp set featuring weather related images and fun coordinating sentiments. Coordinating Confetti Cuts die set (sold separately) also features a rainbow. All of the images in this set play nicely with all of the darling critters also illustrated by Dawn Machell.


It's a fact, home-buyers shop for homes with energy efficiency in mind. Drafty, single-pane windows are a major turn off. Adding Energy Star-rated windows can save you up to $500 a year in heating and cooling costs by making your home energy efficient.
According to home improvement experts, you can expect to recoup 60%-90% of your costs when you invest in energy-efficient windows. You may also qualify for state and federal tax credits, or even credits with your utility company.
Energy Star estimates that the average cost of window replacement in an average-sized home costs $7,500-$10,000. If the new windows save you several hundred dollars a year, and you recoup a tax credit on the initial investment, you will recoup your costs, on top of adding immediate re-sale value.


Do females benefit more from a higher fat intake?
Are you a woman and do you have the feeling you fare better on a high-fat, lower carb diet?
Women rely less on carbohydrate as a fuel source [Tarnopolsky 2008]. Therefore it may be better to consume less carbs and more fats to match this.
Research put this to the test: eating more fat (over 35% of energy intake, or 78+ g on a 2000 calorie diet) and less carbohydrates was related to burning more calories after a high-intensity exercise session [Trexler 2014].
However, we have to take this with caution: these women may have compensated by expending less energy later in the day (this wasn't measured).
But that's not all. The low-carb participants were also stronger bench pressers and tended to have less body fat.
So eating less carbs and more fat may help in getting leaner by increasing calorie expenditure after an exercise session, and it's also related to more upper body strength and being leaner.
In line with this, many women anecdotally feel more energized on a lower-carb diet, compared to feeling 'sluggish' after a plate of pasta.
This means their bodies were better at matching a fuel type to an activity: burning fat for fuel at rest, and burning more carbohydrates when doing intense exercise.
– Women depend more on fat as a fuel source than men. – High-fat, low-carb diets are related to burning more calories after exercise. The preferred fuel at that time is fat, rather than carbohydrates. – This leaves carbohydrates (glycogen) spared for times women need them more: during intensive exercise, such as weight lifting. – Additionally, eating less carbs and more fat is related to more upper body strength and less body fat in general.


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Negri joins Roundup team
Written by Saige
Cody Negri, a Parma, Idaho native, joined the Wyoming Livestock Roundup team this week as livestock field services representative.
"I grew up on a family farm with my parents Mike and Barbara and a younger brother Robert," says Negri. "As a family, we raised alfalfa hay and various types of livestock."
"My hometown is a predominately agricultural community, so from a young age, I was always around agriculture and the people involved with it," Negri says, noting he's also passionate about rodeo and competition.
Negri was heavily involved in FFA and had his heart set on a career in the ag industry. He attended the University of Wyoming, graduating with a bachelor's degree in agricultural communications and economics and a minor in ag business in the spring of 2018.
"I am excited for the opportunity to work for the Roundup," Negri says. "I look forward to communicating with people in and around the ag community and finding ways to help them reach their highest potential, whether it be by increasing sales or getting the contacts they need."
In his first six months, he adds, "I am looking forward to the opportunity to interact with people. I am excited to be a member of a team that has strong western roots and strives to work for the people it can serve."
Negri can be reached by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by calling 208-697-1093. He will serve producers primarily in Colorado, Nebraska and North and South Dakota.


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Command Sergeant Major Kalani Kalili was born in Landstuhl, Germany and calls Augusta, Georgia her home of record. The self-proclaimed "Army brat "enlisted the U.S. Army in 1995 as a combat medic and attended basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and advanced Individual training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Command Sgt. Maj. Kalili's duties and assignments have included Medical 47th Forward Support Battalion, Baumholder, Germany; Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Ga.; 525th Military Police Battalion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 82d Replacement Detachment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82d Airborne Division, and 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.; William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas; 25th Infantry Division, Scholfield Barracks, Hawaii. Prior to her Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center assignment, she served as the Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. of U.S. Army Garrison- Okinawa; first female Command Sgt. Maj. appointed.
She has deployed to Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. She is a graduate of all Army Noncommissioned Officer Education System schools, Equal Opportunity Leader, Unit Prevention Leader, Small Group Instructor, Master Resilient Trainer, Airborne School, SHARP Course, USUHS Executive Skills, Brigade Combat Casualty Course, Executive Jungle Operation Training Course, Garrison Pre-Command Course, Battalion Pre-Command / Command Sergeants Major Course, and Command Sergeants Major Development Program. She is a graduate of the U. S. Sergeants Major Academy, Class 69.
Command Sgt. Maj. Kalili received a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences from Trident University International and a Master of Arts in Leadership Studies from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Her awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Distinguish Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (3OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), Joint Service Achievement Medal (1OLC), Army Achievement Medal (5OLC), the Parachutist Badge, German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (Gold) and Chilean Jump Wings. She is also a recipient of the Honorable Order of Military Medical Merit, Honorary Member of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club and Inductee of the Order of the Bushido.


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HM: New cabinet must carry out duties with 'full loyalty and responsibility' The latest cabinet shakeup sees a changing of the guard
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei's monarch announced a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, replacing eight ministers and appointing the first woman to the cabinet.
"These appointments are a trust. A trust which must be carried out with full loyalty and responsibility," His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah said in a special broadcast aired at 3pm.
His Majesty retains the portfolios of Prime Minister; Minister of Defence; Minister of Finance and Economy; and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, also retains his position as Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
All new appointees will serve a four-year term instead of the typical five. The last cabinet reshuffle took place on January 30, 2018.
READ: Full list of cabinet appointees
Among the notable appointments is the promotion of Datin Dr Hjh Romaizah Hj Mohd Salleh from deputy minister to Minister of Education. She replaces the outgoing minister Dato Hj Hamzah Hj Sulaiman.
While women have served in the cabinet previously — in the positions of attorney general, deputy minister at the Prime Minister's Office; and deputy minister of culture, youth and sports — this is the first time a woman will hold a ministerial rank since the establishment of the Council of Ministers in 1959.
Datin Romaizah previously served as a permanent secretary at the education ministry prior to her appointment as deputy minister in 2018.
One more woman will be stepping into the new cabinet, Pg Hjh Zety Sufina Pg DP Hj Sani, who has been promoted from permanent secretary to deputy minister at the Ministry of Finance and Economy (MOFE).
Several key ministers were replaced in the reshuffle, including the Minister of Home Affairs Pehin Dato Dr Hj Awg Abu Bakar Hj Apong, the second longest-serving member of cabinet after Pehin Isa.
Pehin Hj Abu Bakar has held several ministerial positions over the past 20 years, including minister of health (2002-2005), minister of communications (2005-2010), minister of education (2010-2015) and minister of home affairs (2015-2022).
He will hand over his portfolio to Dato Hj Ahmaddin Hj Abd Rahman, who has served as deputy minister (Fiscal) of finance and economy since 2018.
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Outgoing Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism, Dato Hj Ali Apong, is replaced by Dato Dr Hj Abdul Manaf Hj Metussin, who previously held the position of deputy minister (Economy) of finance and economy.
Outgoing Minister of Development, Dato Hj Suhaimi Hj Gafar, is replaced by Dato Hj Mohd Juanda Hj Abd Rashid.
Outgoing Minister of Transport and Infocommunications, Abdul Mutalib POKSSDP Hj Mohd Yusof, is replaced by Pg Hj Shamhary Pg Dato Hj Mustafa, the managing director of Brunei Gas Carriers.
Pg Shamhary has also been the managing director at Brunei Shell Marketing Company and held several technical, commercial and managerial roles within Brunei Shell Petroleum.
The outgoing Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dato Hj Aminuddin Ihsan POKSMDSP Haji Abidin, is replaced by Hj Nazmi Hj Mohammad.
Hj Nazmi previously served as permanent secretary at the Ministry of Finance, before being transferred to the PMO as permanent secretary.
Outgoing Second Defence Minister, Pehin Dato Hj Halbi Hj Mohd Yussof, will relinquish his portfolio and take up a new role as a minister at PMO.
There is no longer a second minister at the defence ministry. However, Brigadier General Dato Hj Abdul Razak Hj Abd Kadir, the current Royal Brunei Land Force Commander, will step into the role of deputy minister of defence.
A career soldier, Dato Hj Abdul Razak served as Joint Force Commander from August 2020 to March 2022, when he was appointed Royal Brunei Land Force Commander.
Who's keeping their job?
The Second Minister of Finance and Economy, Dato Dr Hj Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah, will retain his portfolio at MOFE, as well as his position as minister at PMO. He has held both positions since 2018.
Minister of Health, Dato Dr Hj Md Isham Jaafar, who has been widely lauded for leading Brunei's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will stay in the role.
The Second Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dato Hj Erywan PDPJ Hj Mohd Yusof, will also retain his portfolio.
Minister of Religious Affairs, Pehin Dato Ustaz Hj Awg Badaruddin PDP Hj Othman, remains in the role he has held since 2015.
The Deputy Minister of Energy at PMO, Dato Hj Matsatejo Sokiaw, also retains his position.
New deputy ministers
There will be a new deputy minister of religious affairs — Pg Dato Seri Setia Hj Mohd Tassim Hj Hassan, a judge at the Syariah Court of Appeal, will replace Pg Dato Hj Bahrom Pg Hj Bahar.
PMO Permanent Secretary (Media and Cabinet), Mohd Riza Dato Paduka Hj Mohd Yunos, has been promoted to deputy minister at PMO.
PMO Permanent Secretary (Safety, Enforcement and Law), Dato Hj Sofian Hj Sabtu, has also been promoted to deputy minister at PMO.
MOFE Permanent Secretary (Investment), Hj Khairuddin Hj Abd Hamid, has been appointed deputy minister of finance and economy.
Another MOFE permanent secretary (Industry), Pg Hjh Zety Sufina Pg DP Hj Sani, has been appointed deputy minister of finance and economy.
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Behaviour, Legislation and Policy, Management, Politics, predation, restoration, Wildlife
Wolves come in a wide variety of sizes and colours.
I'm back to posting on my blog . . . .I hope to post regularly, but also likely infrequently.
Blogging is, or can be, hard work. Still, I'm doing it because it can provide a forum for ideas that hopefully helps more than just me in understanding events that are of concern to a lot of us. Certainly, I am a follower of several blogs and I get some very interesting and useful information from them.
At any rate, the reason(s) I'm going to try this (blogging) again is that I can't help but be astounded at some of the going-ons in wildlife world. Wolf management, for example.
Let's look at that one. It's appropriate, I think, especially given that I've always had a photo of a wolf as the 'signature' of my blog.
I have used a wolf photo, in part, because wolves evoke a wide range of thoughts and ideas amongst anyone with an interest in wild things. It's been that way for a long time – as the song says, "it's been that way since the get-go."
Historically, wolves were believed to be 'bad' by the majority of people, at least in Europe (those North American 'colonizers') and getting rid of wolves was 'good'. It's not hard to see how those ideas came to be, considering rural folk in Europe, for hundreds and even thousands of years, were mostly poor, didn't have guns and were often reliant on a farming existence that was quite fragile. Wolves killed and ate livestock and back in those days, probably killed and ate more than a few people. So it made a lot of sense to try and get rid of wolves; which they did, eventually.
While this was going-on, Europeans began colonizing North America, bringing along with them their ideas about what to do about wolves (get rid of them).
Which, again, they did; much of what became the lower 48 along with large swaths of southern Canada became wolf-free zones.
But there were still a lot of wolves in the world and the wolf did not go extinct.
In Eurasia, large numbers of wolves continued to persist, particularly in Russia; in Canada and Alaska, wolves have always ranged far and wide.
With wolves gone across large landscapes, but still abundant elsewhere, the 'let's get rid of all the wolves' meme lost pre-eminence.
It was replaced by the 'we like wolves a lot!' meme.
One outcome was a re-classification of the wolf. In the minds of both the public and government, the wolf changed from being a lowly varmint to the more lofty status of a noble game animal. To provide them with love and protection, wolves, in places, were put on endangered species lists, which brought with it money and the implementation of many a wolf recovery program.
Largely a result of the new meme, wolves today are more widespread and abundant than they have been in over a hundred years.
They're back with a vengeance in the western mountains of the US, much of the mid-western forests and are occasionally reported in New England. Of course, there still abundant over much of Canada and Alaska.
And coyotes are almost everywhere outside the tundra. Then there are wolves that people don't really know how to classify except to say they're some sort of wolf . . . Newfoundland, once free of all wild canids, now has coyotes and . . .some other canids.
Over in Europe, wolves have also been on the path to recovery. Hiking their way across and out of Poland, wolves have successfully recolonized Germany, to the point where there is now a growing rumbling that wolf numbers are getting out of control. In late 2017, there were estimated to be 60 packs of wolves in Germany, 13 more than the year before. The total number of wolves is officially estimated to be 150-160, although unofficial estimates say there is more than twice that number. Wolves are also showing up in other European countries, including France and Spain.
With many landscapes now occupied (infested?) with wolves, I think it's time to move away from 'we like wolves a lot!'
Unfortunately, that meme is not yet dead, although it has been wounded.
For example, the old mantra that wolves only kill the very old, the very young, the sick and the injured has been thoroughly de-bunked.
Wolves will try and catch and kill and eat whatever they can.
In the mountains of northern Idaho and southern British Columbia, the South Selkirk herd of caribou is down to three animals. What's the main culprit behind their disappearance, despite decades of effort at maintaining and increasing their numbers? Wolf predation. Even though it is astounding that wolf culls were actually attempted, they weren't successful in getting rid of the wolves there (maybe it's a lost art) and so the wolves have been catching, killing and eating all the caribou.
In Canada's Pukaskwa National Park on the northern shore of Lake Superior, the wolves finally caught and killed and ate every last caribou a few years ago.
This past winter, Ontario did an emergency capture and transfer of caribou off Michipicoten Island. This was done because it was feared wolves there were going to catch and kill and eat all the caribou on the island.
So it's clear that wolves can drive herds of ungulates, at least locally, to extinction.
It's also become clear that in addition to killing them all, wolves are capable of killing enough to reduce populations to low levels and then keep them there. It's called a predator pit – after falling in, there's no way out. It's been observed with respect to white-tailed deer in the northern forests of Minnesota and a number of small, scattered herds of woodland caribou wherever they occur.
That's proof of the pudding that there is no 'balance' of nature. Nature is never 'in balance'. There is a constant struggle for survival that goes on and in the end, most species actually lose out. There are vastly more species that have gone extinct than survive today. And the vast majority of extinctions have had nothing to do with, to use a phrase, humankind.
So knowing what we now know, I think it's time to get rid of and replace 'we like wolves a lot!' with something a bit more reasonable. A lot of people are thinking along those lines.
Something is needed that will result in changes to the present, often absurd, over-protection of wolves way of doing things.
Like here in Ontario, where moose populations have been in decline for years despite severe and increasing restrictions on hunting. The answer seems to be to give wolves even more protection.
Now there's a proposal in the works to ban wolf harvest completely from a huge swath in the south-central part of the province to protect the 'eastern' wolf, something that, with some half-hearted scrutiny, can be shown to be completely bogus, as there is no such animal. The 'eastern' wolf, described in part as a rather smallish wolf, occurs sympatrically with gray (timber) wolves. The wolves breed indiscriminately with one another and produce viable offspring of various size and colour. Biology 101 says that makes them the same species. But when you're hitched to the 'we like wolves a lot!' bandwagon, you don't let sound science get in your way.
It's worth noting that scientists in the USA, who have analyzed the data, don't recognize the eastern wolf as a separate species of wolf. They are more along the lines of wolves being Canis soup.
Over in Germany, wolves are still provided with complete protection. With numbers rapidly expanding, there are dire consequences to wild herds of deer and livestock being predicted.
Fighting over how to manage wolves in the US continue to escalate; in some areas,elk herds are taking a pounding from high wolf predation.
With all these conflicts, one would think that reasonable compromises regarding wolf management could be found, but none appear to be anywhere, at least not on the immediate horizon.
So despite all the evidence that shows there is absolutely no doubt that there can be too many wolves and that managing wolves using sound wildlife management should be a no-brainer, the 'we like wolves a lot!' continues to rule the day. It can't last . . .
Meanwhile, over on Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior, the wolf population – which arrived naturally – is down to a single animal. The Isle, which got rid of all the wolves naturally, pushed the US Parks Service to produce plans to re-introduce 20-30 wolves to the island over the next three years at a cost of about 2 million dollars.
I really think it's time to change that meme.
Well, that's my back to blogging post. Hope you enjoyed it.
Africa, big game, Endangered Species, Habitat, Hunting, Legislation and Policy, Management, Politics, restoration
A free-range Red Hartebeest, hunted and harvested on a cattle farm.
A good comprehension of the answers to the question 'who owns the wildlife' is fundamental in understanding how wildlife is managed around the world. Despite the vast number of people, communities, corporations, agencies and governments that that have vested interests and ownership of wild animals, there are only two broad approaches under which wildlife management practices can be categorized, namely public versus private ownership of wildlife.
In North America, the model generally followed is public ownership. That is, the government owns the wildlife, regardless of whether the animals live on public (e.g., federal, state or Crown land) or private land. Under this scenario, government is largely responsible for monitoring and management of wildlife. This happened mostly because the early European colonialists came from countries where wildlife was owned by royalty – Kings Queens, Earls and such – and common folk had little access to wildlife, unless they were poachers. So when they came to North America, the people were bound and determined not to see that system happen again.
However, at first there simply were no laws. Even when governments were created and game laws were passed, most were quite lax. As a result, many populations of wildlife, especially those that were exploited for their meat, hides or feathers, saw catastrophic collapse; some, like the passenger pigeon, went extinct. Bison, which once numbered in the tens of millions, almost suffered the same fate. Beavers were almost gone. Large predators (e.g., wolves and bears) were wiped out over vast tracts of land. The slaughter was intense, especially in the late 1800's – by the early 1900's, wildlife was in a sorry state in much of the USA and southern Canada.
Fortunately, saner minds prevailed and actions were taken before it was too late. The banning of commercial hunting was a key in the recovery of many species. Over the past 100 years, there have been great strides in conserving and restoring many populations of wildlife in the USA and Canada. Proponents of the North American approach to public ownership of wildlife claim it's a model that works and they're largely right.
Still, all is not rosy with respect to wildlife management in North America. Large predators like wolves and bears remain absent over large expanses of their former range as the public simply won't or can't tolerate their presence. The same is true of other game species; for example, it's unlikely that free—ranging bison will ever be seen on the prairies again. Herds of free-range bison and activities like grain farming are for the most part incompatible, so bison today are found only in selected places like parks and protected areas, or on private, fenced in lands.
Interestingly, bison, elk and other animals are today being commercially raised – by private interests – and their meat and other parts sold for profit. In fact, there are a growing number of private lands in both Canada and the USA that are fenced in and where hunting and access are limited for a wide variety of wildlife species.
It's unclear as to what wildlife management in North America will look like in the future. While federal and provincial governments are still mostly responsible for wildlife conservation and management, there is a shift in Canada and the USA to give individuals and other private interests more responsibilities and rights to use wildlife, including Aboriginal governments and communities. There's little doubt changes are looming and how wildlife will be managed and allocated in the future, may have little resemblance to what we have today.
The second model by which wildlife today is managed has private interests owning and managing wildlife. Governments still have a role and may still have wildlife ownership in places like National Parks, but elsewhere, where land is owned by private interests, landowners also own the wildlife. That's the situation in Namibia, where I recently hunted.
Writing in HUNTiNAMIBIA 2017, Dr. Chis Brown of the Namibian Chamber of Environment showed changes in wildlife numbers in Namibia from about 1770 to 2015. At the start of that time period, it's thought there were around 8-10 million animals in the country. Numbers declined steadily until the 1960's, when the animal population was estimated to an all-time low of about a half million.
In the 1960s and 1990s, rights to use wildlife to support a multi-faceted business model were given to farmers. As a result, farmers (for the most part livestock – cattle – farmers; in North America the equivalent would be cattle ranchers) could provide trophy hunting, sport hunting and use wildlife meat for food, including for sale. Surplus animals could be captured and sold. Some landowners have moved on from cattle farming and wildlife is now the primary source of income and the priority with respect to land-use decisions.
In 2015, wildlife numbers in Namibia were estimated at 3 million, the highest since the 1960s.
As one would expect, Namibia sees their wildlife model as a success. South Africa has a similar model and is also largely successful
Again, not all is rosy. Many farmers don't like predators like lions, cheetahs or leopards for the same reasons wolves and bears aren't liked by North American farmers. There are also concerns that the widespread use of game-proof fencing cuts off large scale movements of wildlife, an adaptation many species evolved with to survive in an arid environment prone to drought. Other issues involve world trade sanctions for species like elephants and rhino, which need to be managed – but any efforts to manage such huge species are also very costly. Namibia is one of the few places left on the planet with wild populations of cheetahs and black rhinos, but the country is finding it difficult to maintain them because of the actions from the rest of the world with respect to hunting and sale of wildlife, are more a hindrance than a help.
Public vs private ownership of wildlife; two very different approaches to how society provides for the management of wildlife. Both have strong points; both have weaknesses. I suspect that as time passes, we'll see the two systems increasingly converge.
Changes are Looming
big game, Hunting, Legislation and Policy, Management, Politics, restoration
Wildlife has been in the news quite a bit recently.
Some of it has been revolving around Parks Canada and worries about a suspected onslaught of visitors this summer. Then there was the good news story about the return of bison to Banff. There's bound to be a continued focus on Canada's national park system as Canada celebrates its 150th Anniversary since Confederation.
Moose made it to national radio one morning on 'The Current' (see – http://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/the-current/segment/11611043). The show managed to mix in some cultural relevancy and worrisome declines in Canada's moose population. It was Ontario focused, although a moose expert from British Columbia provided the western perspective and there were light ties to national implications.
The moose story got rolling when the Wildlands League, a chapter of CPAWS (the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society), put out a press release calling on the Ontario government to 'ban' the hunting of calf moose by licensed hunters (here's a link to their site – http://wildlandsleague.org/project/moose/).
A slew of articles, interviews and broadcasts that followed were basically successful in discussing the fact that in Ontario, as well as some other parts of Canada, moose are in a steep population decline. Mentioned, but much less discussed, was how in other parts of Canada, moose are thriving. But whatever, there are concerns about what needs to be done to address moose decline. Exactly what should be done, though, has become the bigger problem.
Legal, but largely unregulated night hunting by Aboriginals, often called jacklighting when it's done by poachers, also made the national news.
In this case it was mostly because the new Premiere, Brian Pallister, suggested the night hunting that has been going on in the province, particularly in the agricultural south-west, was in danger of inviting a 'race war'. The progressive press was quick to pick that up and race and identity instantly became the story. The problem of night hunting – elk, moose and often big, trophy whitetails – was sort of lost in the kerfuffle with calls on the premiere to apologize for his incendiary, comment grabbing headlines.
Still, Dr. Vince Crichton, who's in the midst of this milieu, tells me there are many Aboriginal people, including Chiefs, other leaders and elders, who want and know that something needs to be done. Apparently, the Premiere is also committed to finding a solution.
For the courts, using a 10 million candle power spotlight to light up a field to let one shoot game with a scoped, high-powered, centre fire rife is okay, as long as it's done in a safe manner. That's because they've made rulings that such a practice respects Aboriginal Rights as specified in the Constitution, in part because the practice is consistent with traditions and appeases spiritual needs.
Night hunting as a traditional practice is legal in most of Canada, although it isn't allowed in the neighboring province of Saskatchewan.
In Ontario, small game hunting was in the news, but only if you looked for it. Ontario had a EBR posting on small game management proposals that ran until about the end of January, with some of the proposed 'actions' to be implemented as early as this fall. That's means it was on the internet and the public was consulted by being invited to comment on the proposals.
One thing that caught my eye was a proposal that would see the whole province (every WMU) with a 10 pheasant a day limit, with no restrictions on sex, and all that during a very lengthy season.
Obviously the provincial wildlife managers have sided with the deep ecologists, and don't want to expend time and effort trying to manage an 'alien, invasive species' just so hunters can pursue them. Because pheasants aren't native, they 'don't belong' here and getting rid of them, or at least making sure there's next to no chance of having a self-sustaining population, is just the right thing to do. It's one step towards the restoration of the landscape and ecosystem in southern Ontario that was in place in the pre-colonial days.
Not everyone agrees with that approach. But managing for hunters is unlikely to be a priority for the ruling Liberals, who are foundering in the polls, facing an election and trying to boost their popularity.
So Ontario has problems with small game as well as moose. Hard to say what they might do.
All in all, an interesting past couple of weeks; I'll need to see what happens next. There's sure to be at least some changes in the weeks and months ahead.
big game, Endangered Species, Hunting, Legislation and Policy, Management, Research, restoration
These days you hear and read a lot about how government departments, agencies and other businesses are making decisions that are based on science. They call it 'science, or evidence-based' decision making. Like most of what you see or hear, there's a kernel of truth there, but often not much more than that.
Since this is a blog about wildlife, I'm going to limit my comments to that subject. But if you think about what's going all around you with respect to social, economic and other matters, I'm sure you'll come to the same conclusion. In other words, a lot of talk, but not much walk.
Back to wildlife. . . I'd like to see the science behind a ruffed grouse daily limit of 5, possession limit of 15 . . . because there is none. Studies done decades ago that concluded hunting has little impact on grouse numbers have long been debunked. Hunting does have an impact, especially where the landscape is highly fragmented, hunting pressure is on the high side, and predators abound – like much of southern Ontario. Ruffed grouse numbers across a large swath of the south of this province have been poor for years, but daily bag and possession limits are the same everywhere, and seasons are long (interestingly, they're the longest in the south! I guess the philosophy is there are so few grouse and the birds are so wily, you need a lot of time to chase after them, especially to have the hope of bagging enough for a hearty meal).
If we go to the opposite end of the spectrum (biomass wise) you get a moose season (again, in Ontario) that has virtually unlimited calf hunting (everyone who buys a moose licence can hunt and kill a calf, although the magnitude of this problem was sort of recognized and the length of the wide open calf moose hunt changed last year. Now, the wide open moose calf season is only two weeks in duration across the core of the moose range, as opposed to the 11 weeks it used to be). But cow moose, even if they accompanied by a calf, can still be hunted during the 'general' moose season. Here's an instance where the science has shown that orphaned calf moose have little chance of survival in areas where wolves are common (and wolves are common over almost the entire moose range in Ontario), yet the science is given short shrift. It's no way to address declining moose populations.
So instead of really getting at the heart of the issue (i.e., reducing or eliminating the harvest of cows and calves where moose populations are severely depressed, and not letting bulls be killed prior to the rut – which is also going on), the management solution that's set to be implemented is to ease up on wolf hunting restrictions, hoping a higher wolf harvest will lead to fewer wolves, less predation, and therefore more moose. That might work, but again, the scientific evidence that it will, is darn skimpy. Working against the plan is the fact that in the past, when wolves in Ontario could be hunted with no limit (under the new proposal, the season limit will be two wolves) and people were allowed to pursue them and shoot them from airplanes, wolf numbers in Ontario remained robust. And killing lots of wolves to provide more moose for hunters isn't exactly something that a large portion of society views favourably.
There are lots of other examples of wildlife being managed despite what the scientific evidence suggests is the prudent course; enough, I'm certain, to fill a large book.
But instead, let's just look at one more.
It's as close to irrefutable as I can imagine that unregulated hunting – anywhere – can lead to serious declines in populations of wildlife. Occasionally, as in the case of the great auk and arguably the passenger pigeon, hunter harvest was the primary cause of their extinction. Other species in North America, including elk, antelope, bison and wild turkey, were almost hunted to extinction, but survived. Fortunately, herculean efforts by dedicated conservationists prevented these and other animals from going extinct and restoration efforts – including highly regulated hunting – have seen populations rebound dramatically.
But over large swaths of Canada, the magnitude of unregulated hunting is now rapidly expanding and wildlife is once again under the gun. It's a huge threat to wildlife and it's happening despite evidence provided by science; the issue is being ignored in favour of narrow, legalistic, guilt-ridden social concerns. What I'm talking about, of course, are rights-based hunting privileges.
In most of Canada, based on the Supreme Court of Canada's interpretation of Treaty, Aboriginal and Métis Rights, as enshrined by Canada's constitution (which came into effect in 1982), Aboriginal and Métis people can hunt (and do a bunch of other things ordinary Canadians can't do) with little or no regard to provincial or federal regulations. Yes, there are some restrictions (for example, the geographic area where 'impunity' applies may be restricted to a Treaty area, where Treaties have been signed), but by and large there are: no requirements to have a hunting license, no bag limits; no specific hunting seasons for the species in question; and, no need to follow a number of other regulations that apply to the general hunting public (for example, in Ontario only licensed big game hunters need to wear specific types of clothing, i.e., hunter orange; and, only licensed hunters can't night hunt).
In essence, these 'rights-based' individuals are outside the law and their activities (in this case, hunting), can't be managed or regulated by the provincial and/or the federal authorities charged with managing wildlife on a sustainable basis. In theory, Aboriginal and Métis people can manage themselves, but there are, for the most part, no legal mechanisms in place to ensure that happens and also nothing to enforce compliance. Besides, many or even most people and communities with these rights don't want or think there is any need for restraint. Given that all hunters, whether licensed or rights-based, have access to all the modern marvels of technology (e.g., 4X4s, ATVs, GPS, 10 million power candlelight spotlights, etc.), it's easy to see there needs to be regulations that limit the hunter kill.
It's a large and growing problem with no solution in sight. The likely outcome, I think, is that many populations of wildlife will be hunted down to low levels, like they were by European colonialists, before everyone 'wakes up' and realizes a regulatory framework for all people, regardless of their race, needs to be in place if wildlife is to survive and thrive.
It's interesting how history repeats itself. It's also interesting how people who profess to be committed to science/evidence based decision making can so easily turn a blind eye to reality when the fog of being politically correct consumes the soul.
Agribusiness, Disease and Parasites, Endangered Species, Habitat, Hunting, Legislation and Policy, restoration, Wildlife
Today I applied for a spring turkey hunting license in Michigan. Not sure how this will pan out, as there is still much to do before the hunt, if I do get to go.
Let's look at the list: need to get drawn (apparently, the odds are good); need to renew my passport; need to fill out some forms to transport a firearm into the USA; and, I need to see if there are restrictions this year as to whether I can actually bring a turkey back into Canada from the states. Last year, a few friends hunted in the mid-west, were successful, but were not allowed to cross the border back into Canada with their birds. The problem was an outbreak of avian flu in the states – another wildlife health and disease issue. Anyway, it's something I need to delve into and find out what the score is. No sense spending all that time and effort to travel and hunt and not be allowed to bring back a tasty bird (if I'm fortunate enough to harvest one!). On the other hand, I'll have a chance to meet up with some old friends I haven't seen in a while.
If I can't harvest a bird that I can bring home from Michigan, I can still hunt in Ontario. Maybe I can do both, as the area I'm looking at going in Michigan isn't far from Sault Ste. Marie, where there's a healthy wild turkey population to the east, and a hunt on nearby St. Joseph's Island. I'll have to see how events unfold . . .
I really enjoy turkey hunting, but I find it somewhat distressing that a disease issue is once again a factor as to whether I can harvest, transport and consume my (potential) catch.
On my last post, I discussed chronic wasting disease and the fact there was a little bit of good news on that front. Not much, but a little. Despite the bad news about avian flu, most of the wild turkey story is good news. Growing up, there were no turkeys in Ontario; they were extirpated in the 1800's. Today, turkey numbers in the province (progeny of wild birds captured from neighboring jurisdictions and then live released) are closing in on a 100,000.
There could be more. In northwestern Ontario, I think wild turkeys would do well in the agricultural areas around Fort Frances and Rainy River. After all, there are wild turkeys in parts of adjacent Manitoba, where the weather is similar, if not a bit more harsh. The problem is the government in Ontario, or at least some individuals, believe that because northwestern Ontario is outside the known, historical range of turkey, wild turkeys don't belong. It's a consideration which can make sense (one doesn't want introductions of wildlife made willy nilly), but it's not as if wild turkeys are exotic to North America.
What seems to have gotten the short shrift in this line of thinking is the fact that the agricultural lands of northwestern Ontario today bear little resemblance to what the landscape – and its associated faunal assemblage – looked like prior to European colonization. And outside of some sort of apocalyptic, catastrophic event(s), there's no going back to the way it was. That's nothing but a pipe dream, adhered to only by a small and radical fringe of extreme environmentalists.
However, it is what it is and with no close by Ontario turkeys, turkey hunting for me, at least for the foreseeable future, means going on a considerable hike.
All in all, it's not necessarily a bad thing. It just could be better.


As they say, winter is coming. The wardrobe staples you need – and how to to style them – as the temperature drops.
As the days start to cool but our minds are still mentally back on that epic summer vacation, we enter that inevitable moment when we all wonder; what on earth do we actually wear now?
Teddy coats, chunky turtlenecks and wide leg trousers may be de-riguour come autumn. These are the staples that make you feel chic, even when you're secretly wearing a thermal or two pairs of socks. But the trick is to keep these classic layers feeling fresh by layering up in a way that feels very now (even if you bought the turtleneck back in '09).
So after three months of treating a dress as an entire outfit, I took the new Uniqlo U collection – which has just dropped in-store and online – to the streets of London to re-wire my sartorial mindset. Consider this a quick five point guide on what to wear now.
Sometimes big is indeed better. Planning on wearing your favourite wide leg trousers? Style it with a boxy jacket, buttoned all the way up. Forget about body hugging pieces that 'flatter' your shape, the best kind of silhouette is one which is comfy and cool.
The cosier, the better. I promise you, nothing will make you feel cooler (and rather conveniently, warmer) than a teddy jacket. Size up if you plan to wear chunky knits underneath come winter.
Pick a hue, any hue. Then colour block. Whether it's head to toe cream, red or navy, there is nothing that screams I'm-so-chic-and-have-my-life-totally-together than a sleek colour block look.
The trick is to pair cool separates like tailored trousers, a knit and a button down jacket, rather than a floor-length gown with a embellished statement coat. This look is about making a statement with everyday pieces, not pulling on your loudest finery all at once.
Just as versatile as denim, but a touch more classy. Yes than can feel a little ladies-who-lunch, but just opt for a slouchy wide-leg style and you'll be less lunching ladies and more of a cool kid.
No, not like a flasher. Button it all the way down and treat it like a long-sleeve boxy dress. You'll have plenty of time to wear it as it was actually intended, and and it's a great way to add even more versatility to such a trusty wardrobe staple.
Just remember to add a little height with heels or boots; this look isn't about feeling like you're headed off to the farm.
Did she just get a sleek new bob? Or a chic blow wave? Nope, she just tucked her hair into her jumper and called it a good hair day. It's the cheats 'do, plus it's the perfect way to show off your statement earring collection.
And by that I mean high-waisted jeans (yeah that make your bum look long, but they also make your legs look even longer), turtlenecks (or as your mum says, a skivvy), and plenty of chunky gold chained jewellery.


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Q: Panda's Joining two series by Day Typically we can simply run df1.join(df2) if the dates are perfectly aligned. However in my data set I have a slight mismatch with the index.
In df1 the pandas.tseries.index.DatetimeIndex format is 2004-07-07 20:00:00, 2004-07-08 20:00:00... and in df2 the pandas.tseries.index.DatetimeIndex format is 2004-07-07, 2004-07-08,...
I want to ignore the hours minutes and seconds and join these two data frames. No error is thrown but NaN values will appear for columns from df2 on 2004-07-08 20:00:00.  How can I join these two data frames?

A: I think the simplest solution is to reformat the datetime columns of one or both of your dataframes. Perhaps you could remove the time from your first dataframe, assuming the time is not important to you. Here's a post which uses normalize to achieve this.

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BANGKOK, Thailand, 2017-Mar-02 — /Travel PR News/ — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), in conjunction with Equator Learning, is launching a travel agent initiative to support organisations with travel trade marketing efforts.
Unlike any existing stand-alone learning platform, the Asia & Pacific Expert gives agents all the facts they need to gain confidence while providing a new avenue to promote and link to an organisation's existing site. In addition, this will offer an agent a friendly portal for all Asia Pacific destinations – providing the first one-stop shop for the region.
For further information about this initiative, please contact Chris May at chris.may@equatorlearning.com.
Equator Learning, the world's largest Travel Trade engagement specialists, will be also be attending ITB Berlin. Visit them at Hall 26C and stand 319 located in the Asia Pavilion.
Founded in 1951, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is a not-for-profit association that is internationally acclaimed for acting as a catalyst for the responsible development of travel and tourism to, from and within the Asia Pacific region. The Association provides aligned advocacy, insightful research and innovative events to its member organisations, comprising 101 government, state and city tourism bodies, 26 international airlines, airports and cruise lines, 70 educational institutions, and hundreds of travel industry companies in Asia Pacific and beyond. Thousands of travel professionals belong to the 40 local PATA chapters worldwide. The chapters organise travel industry training and business development events. Their grassroots activism underpins PATA's membership of the Global Travel Association Coalition (GTAC), which includes ACI, CLIA, IATA, ICAO, WEF, UNWTO and the WTTC. The PATAmPOWER platform delivers unrivalled data, forecasts and insights from the PATA Strategic Intelligence Centre to members' desktops and mobile devices anywhere in the world. PATA's Head Office has been in Bangkok since 1998. The Association also has official offices or representation in Beijing, Sydney and London.
Equator Learning designs, manages and markets innovative, unique, multilingual and interactive online training and engagement portals for the travel and leisure industry. Whilst its sister brand Travel Uni distributes Trade engagement directly to the Travel Trade in multiple markets worldwide.
With a broad spectrum of international clients from all sectors of the industry, Equator is the name behind many of travel's most successful and award-winning e-learning courses including NYC, Las Vegas, Sandals Resorts, Alaska, SAGA Holidays and Jumeirah.
With an impressive 200,000+ individual users of its training courses worldwide, Equator Learning operates online platforms for travel businesses in over 70 countries, and in 12 different languages.
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Chicago, IL – In the spirit of goodwill and giving back to the community, 7-time NBA Champion (including two with the Houston Rockets), Robert Horry, the National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) and partner EarQ will be presenting a deserving student at Peck Elementary School of Houston Independent School District (HISD) with a pair of new hearing devices this Friday, February 15, 2013.
WHAT: Giving back to the Houston Community. Through its partnership with the NBRPA, EarQ is providing a pair of hearing devices to deserving students at HISD's Peck Elementary School.
WHEN: February 15 at 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Peck Elementary School (HISD) - 5001 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
WHY: The NBRPA and EarQ recognize that roughly 36 million Americans suffer from hearing loss—and that number is on the rise. Recent studies have shown that one in five teenagers has hearing loss, as well as 60% of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. However, due to lack of education and negative connotations, many people choose to suffer in silence. Through this partnership and EarQ's recent announcement of the HearStrong Foundation, the intent is to change that view once and for all.
"We are please with our partnership with the NBRPA and as we continue to grow, we want to show the highly active and vibrant men, women and children who overcome hearing loss every day," said Ed Keller, president of The HearStrong Foundation. "People need to know about the businesswoman who wears invisible hearing aids so she can discreetly hear her clients better, or the nine Olympic athletes who competed in the 2012 London games while wearing their athletically designed hearing devices, or the 4-year-old who loves to show off her pink hearing devices. HearStrong will break down stereotypes and show the humanity of hearing loss," said Keller.
"While our mission is to assist our members in transition from the playing court into life after basketball, the NBRPA further develops, implements and advocates a wide array of programs to support and engage others. As the home of this year's NBA All-Star Weekend, we are embracing the Houston community in several ways. Our partnership with EarQ helps us to enhance our community efforts. We worked closely with Principal Carlotta Brown at Peck Elementary School and HISD's audiologist, to identify a child in need of hearing devices and are pleased to be able to change someone's life in this regard", said Mark Scoggins, Chief Revenue Officer of the NBRPA.
Peck Elementary School serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade five. The schools academic curriculum includes a rigorous Reading, Math, Writing, Science, Social Science, and Health and Physical education program for all students. Peck Elementary School also offers a range of special education programs and services for students with special needs. The school operates a cafeteria that provides students with a variety of breakfast and lunch options. In addition, it offers a range of athletic activities and ESL and Bilingual programs. Peck Elementary School has a library and media center that offers an accelerated reader program. Located in Houston the school is governed by the Houston Independent School District. For more information, please visit www.houstonisd.org.
The National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) is comprised of former professional basketball players from the NBA, ABA and Harlem Globetrotters. It is a 501(c)3 organization with a mission to develop, implement and advocate a wide array of programs to benefit its members, supporters and the community. The NBRPA was founded in 1992 by basketball legends Dave DeBusschere, Dave Bing, Archie Clark, Dave Cowens and Oscar Robertson. The NBRPA works in direct partnerships with the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. Arnie D. Fielkow is the CEO, and the NBRPA Board of Directors includes President & Chairman of the Board Robert A. (Bob) Elliott, Vice President Otis Birdsong, Treasurer Marvin Roberts, Secretary Steve Hayes, Past President Dr. George W. Tinsley Sr., Thurl Bailey, Rick Barry, Harvey Catchings, Johnny Newman, LaRue Martin and Spencer Haywood. For more information, please visit www.LegendsofBasketball.com.
The EarQ group is an exclusive network of Hearing Healthcare Providers dedicated to combining the most advanced technologies available with personalized service to provide Americans of all ages who suffer from hearing loss with the best possible hearing solutions. The EarQ Group Believes it can assist the 80% of hearing impaired population who currently suffer from hearing loss & don't have solutions through three main initiatives; Innovation, Advocacy, & Awareness. EarQ recently formed the HearStrong Foundation to help shatter social stigmas and radically challenge the general perception of hearing loss in our society today. It will celebrate individuals who have not only faced hearing loss, but conquered it with a determined spirit, a focused mind and an unwavering heart. Known as HearStrong Champions, these men, women and children are the cornerstone of the foundation, which is funded through the generosity of EarQ providers. To learn more, or to nominate a HearStrong Champion, visit www.hearstrong.org.
The HearStrong Foundation strives to recognize the accomplishments of those who have overcome hearing loss and live their lives to the fullest. Headquartered in Syracuse, NY, the foundation is a world-wide advocate for hearing loss awareness, education and support. For more information about the foundation, or to nominate a HearStrong Champion, please visit www.hearstrong.org.


TRAIL is located in POLK county, Minnesota at latitude 47.780625 and longitude -95.695068. The population of TRAIL is 63 as of the year 2005 with a population growth of 1.61% from the year 2000 through 2005. The most common zip code of TRAIL is 56684.


The Mandrell Company strongly believes that an intimate understanding and realistic analysis of one's financial standing is the very first step when considering your standing in the Real Estate market. Whether you are a buyer, seller, investor, or developer, a thorough assessment of your finances is crucial and priority number one as a first-time home buyer or a serial investor.
Residential buyers and sellers often find themselves in the vein of conventional mortgages; whereas investors and developers are more likely to seek non-conventional financing. Our understanding of and experience in conventional and non-conventional funding is the foundation of The Mandrell Company's success and reputation.
Do you need assistance locating and securing financing? Our agents are primed to connect you with the best financial experts (accountants, loan officers, etc.) in Boston in order to help you thoroughly understand and determine the financing avenues available to you. Our network consists of top-rated lending professionals with expansive and creative options for both conventional and non-conventional loan products. That same network extends to include an elite, dilligently-cultivated group of Boston investors and developers who are always looking to partner or invest in projects throughout the greater Boston area.
The benefit of an owner-occupied home loan product is the low down payment requirement: currently loans as low as 3.5% down. An FHA-approved buyer and property can get started much sooner with a 3.5% down payment vs. needing to save up 20%. However, every blessing comes with a curse. While the FHA's low down payment offers are great, the FHA also requires an additional payment, called Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI). PMI protects the lender and is required when the down payment on an FHA loan is less than 20%.
Most traditional conventional mortgages require a minimum of 20% down, but may extend higher to 25-30% for investment properties, depending on the lender. Conventional mortgages are the most common type of mortgage used by home buyers and generally provide the lowest interest rates.
The 203K loan allows a homeowner to purchase a house that is in need of some rehab work and gives them the ability to finance those repairs or improvements into the loan itself. Like the normal FHA loan, the 203K allows for the same low down payment requirement (currently just 3.5%). This loan type is also applicable to the purchase of duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes, but maintains the same requirement for only being "owner-occupants" and comes with Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) demands on loans with down payments under 20%.
Hard Money can be beneficial for short-term loans and situations, but many investors who have used Hard Money lenders have been placed in tough situations when the short-term loan ran out. Use Hard Money with caution by making sure you have multiple exit strategies in place before taking out a Hard Money loan.
We speak to investors almost every day who want to invest in Real Estate in some form or fashion and want to use retirement funds (that probably aren't earning enough to keep up with inflation) to do this. Once your money is in a retirement account, you need to put it to work. Investing in what you know best via self-directed accounts is one way to accumulate massive amounts of wealth in a relatively short period of time. You can have total control over your retirement and invest in alternative assets outside of the choices provided by your financial advisor.
While most of the above options focus primarily on the residential side of loans, the world of commercial lending may also be a viable option for your investing. In fact, if you are looking to buy a property other than a one to four unit residential property, a commercial loan is probably exactly what you'll be needing. Commercial loans typically have slightly higher interest rates and fees, as well as shorter terms and different qualifying standards. The commercial lender will still look at your income, credit, and other personal financial indicators, but only to gain a picture as to your skills financially. What's more important in the vast majority of cases is the amount of revenue a property generates.


In this series I explain how I do certain, mostly technical, stuff. Basically it is written for the audience that is just like me (in other words: this is just my public external memory ;) ). For those, who like me, forgets about the details when doing this somewhat more advanced server stuff, but is capable of throwing in some commands at the command line and cares about doing stuff in the right way.
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An article, posted about one year ago filed in security, chrome, Firefox, Safari, certificate & how i do it.
If, by 'accident' you have, like me, chosen projectname.dev for your local development as a convention, and you want to continue using this convention; you will need to become your own CA. There is no other way around it. I tried searching disabling HSTS for localhost.dev, certificate for localhost.dev, but to no avail. Being your own CA, however, makes you HSTS proof (note that you can't typically override an already set HSTS certificate, that is by design). However, in the old days you could simply mark your own self-signed certificate as trusted for your own domains. This is becoming less of an option these days. Becoming your own CA, however, still is an option.
An article, posted about 2 years ago filed in PostgreSQL, csv, import & how i do it.
Since I always forget (database management isn't my day-job): a short guide on how to quickly import large datasets in TXT or CSV into PostgreSQL. For smaller sets I still use ruby and FasterCSV to import the set, but nothing beats native DB imports in terms of speed. And speed doesn't matter when importing a few megabytes of data, but it certainly matters when it gets more than that.
An article, posted more than 2 years ago filed in let's encrypt, letsencrypt, security, privacy, https, ssl, certificate, how i do it, nginx & tls.
There important reasons to use HTTPS. It makes your systems more secure, helps to protect your users privacy, and will prevent others to hijack your account to deface your site.
If you've ever tried to secure your site you may have found how hard it is. You have to generate a private key, a certificate signing request, upload that request somewhere, pay, process the e-mail, upload the certificate, configure your server and set a reminder that in 1, 2, 3 or 5 years you've got to go through most of that same process again (which I described before in more detail in an earlier "how I do it"-article. Well, no longer! Enter: Let's encrypt.
> Actually, Let's encrypt is so easy that I had doubts whether I should even write this post. But maybe it wins an extra soul or two over.
An article, posted more than 4 years ago filed in ssl, https, nginx, server, configuration, security, privacy, certificate & how i do it.
In case you do something with user accounts on your website, you definitely want to make sure you're using https. In general it protects the user's privacy, also when just reading content on your website. The only thing that can be seen by a middleman is that the person is viewing something at your server, the rest is all encrypted. And since Google has started to rank https-websites higher it has even become a SEO technique :) ). This article explains you how to serve your pages over https.
Update: a better option exists nowadays for non-domain validated certificates: Let's encrypt!
An article, posted more than 4 years ago filed in ruby, rails, passenger, postfix, debian, installation, rbenv, setup, vps, configuration, nginx, mailing, deployment, capistrano, linux, server, ssh, guide, how i do it & security.
Basically this is a technical note to myself, in case I need to setup another server for running yet another personal Ruby on Rails project. And don't worry, I'm not going to replicate all nice guides out there, just filling in the gaps.
So let's start with the list of bookmarks I follow as a start. Note that in these tutorials mostly a user is used named 'deploy'. Typically I create a user per project and name databases etc. accordingly.
An article, posted more than 5 years ago filed in tutorial, linux, server, introduction, ssh, unix, guide, debian, command line & how i do it.
A technical note to myself: One way of doing multiple things simultanenously on a server can be by setting up multiple connections via SSH, that's how I used to do things before. An alternative is to use a single connection and use the command screen on the remote server. Another good reason to use screen is if you have a long running process that you don't want to break just because your SSH connection flips on and off with your computer going in and out of stand-by.


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20th Anniversary Shows This Coming February Oct 31, 2018
We can't believe it's been almost 20 years since first hitting the stage at The Arthouse in Melbourne! A lot of blood, sweat and tears hit the floor on that night in 1999...and we've happily spilled a lot more across the globe since then. After a triumphant comeback at 'Out On The Weekend' we now can't get enough!
We are excited to announce our plans to celebrate the big 2-0 as well as the 10 year anniversary of 'The Rise and Fall of Goodtown' this coming February by putting on couple of grand birthday bashes in Sydney and Melbourne. We'll play 'The Rise and Fall of Goodtown' wall-to-wall, as well as pluck out a swag of favourites from our six albums.
"Goodtown" has also been repressed and remastered especially for a brand new Vinyl edition!
Supporting us on the night will be your new favourite US singer/songwriter, Charlie Whitten. He has the stature of a fierce viking and the heart of a kind grizzly.
Come and help us mark this special 20/10 anniversary. We are not leaving anything behind!
Feb 8: The Lansdowne, Sydney
Feb 15: Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Tickets & limited Vinyl / Tea Towel Bundles
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Research Library Issues, no. 297 (2019): The Current Privacy Landscape Page 14 (14 of 47)
14 Association of Research Libraries Research Library Issues 297 — 2019 Endnotes 1. Clifford A. Lynch, "The Rise of Reading Analytics and the Emerging Calculus of Reader Privacy in the Digital World," First Monday 22, no. 4 (April 3, 2017), https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v22i4.7414. 2. "Project Report: 'Library Values & Privacy in Our National Digital Strategies: Field Guides, Convenings, and Conversations,' " Center for Information Policy Research, University of Wisconsin– Milwaukee, August 2, 2018, https://cipr.uwm.edu/2018/08/02/ project-report-library-values-privacy/. 3. "National Web Privacy Forum," Montana State University Library, accessed April 28, 2019, https://www.lib.montana.edu/ privacy-forum/. 4. Mimi Calter, "Guest Post—Protecting Patron Privacy in Digital Resources," The Scholarly Kitchen, March 13, 2019, https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2019/03/13/ guest-post-protecting-patron-privacy-in-digital-resources/. © 2019 Clifford A. Lynch This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. To cite this article: Clifford A. Lynch. "Reader Privacy: The New Shape of the Threat." Research Library Issues, no. 297 (2019): 7–14. https://doi.org/10.29242/rli.297.2.
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Vindication for Michigan trout hatchery
Grayling Fish Hatchery owner and operator Dan Vogler confirmed recently that state regulators have (again) approved the expansion of his hatchery situated on the banks of the Au Sable River in Michigan. Vogler started leasing the former state-operated hatchery in 2012 and two years later obtained a state permit for an expansion planned for 2016. Opposition to the project created a delay, but a modified permit will enable Vogler to proceed.
Grayling Fish Hatchery owner and operator Dan Vogler. Grayling Fish Hatchery owner and operator Dan Vogler
This means that he can now work towards boosting output of rainbow trout from his Harrietta Hills Trout Farm from 70,000 to 300,000 lbs a year.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) modified the earlier (2014) version of the permit. Director Heidi Grether said in a statement that the agency carried out "a careful, thorough and comprehensive review of the case." She also noted that a state administrative judge supported Grayling in a legal battle with opponents to the expansion.
Regular testing of the hatchery water for whirling disease (WD), testing sediment downstream for the disease, installation of areas in the raceways where fish waste will settle and be vacuumed out, and testing for ammonia and dissolved oxygen will provide additional protection to the streams and are now required under terms of the permit.
Despite this modification, Anglers of the Au Sable, the Sierra Club and other opponents continue to object to the permit because of concerns that whirling disease could contaminate the trout streams.
Vogler called the decision "a major vindication for us and our operation….This is a pretty clear indication that the DEQ has determined, through all the court decisions, all the studies … that our operation at Grayling is sustainable and can be done in an appropriate way."
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Creamy Vegan Horchata Liqueur is Now Available In the US
Maxwell Rabb Published: May 13, 2021
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Spain-based Zamora Company is bringing its popular vegan liqueur to retailers across the United States. The dairy-free Licor43 Horchata is a creamy liqueur that brings consumers everything they desire in a rich liqueur with no dairy, mirroring the silky texture by using tiger nut milk mixed with cinnamon and lemon. Licor43 Horchata contains 16 percent alcohol by volume and is inspired by traditional Valencian horchata without any animal products.
"For people who enjoy Licor43, and for those who appreciate the taste of high-quality cream liqueurs, we're very excited to introduce Licor43 Horchata here in the US," CEO of Zamora Company USA Bill Corbett. "Licor43 Horchata provides a much-needed dairy-free and vegan option among cream liqueurs, a growing category that has experienced considerable recent consumer interest."
Zamora's Licor43 Horochata was initially known as Orochata and originally contained animal products. The company decided to reinvent its renowned liqueur to be fully vegan in 2020 once realizing the upward trend in plant-based consumption. The newly formed alcoholic beverage was released with the slogan "I'm so vegan, I don't even call my boyfriend honey."
Zamora's Licor43 will become the first plant-based liqueur to use a tiger nut milk base. Known commonly as earth almonds, tiger nuts have gained popularity due to their nutritional and healthy qualities. The tiger nut is rich in fiber, vitamin E, and plant compounds known to strengthen the immune system.
Licor43 Horchata is just the latest vegan liqueur to hit the US market. Over recent years, several vegan cream liqueurs have emerged to fill the gap for plant-based alcoholic beverages. Beginning in 2016, Baileys revealed its Almande Almondmilk Liqueur to provide consumers with an accessible substitute for Baileys Irish cream. Although the first recipe contains Beeswax and received subsequent criticism, the company reformulated the recipe to make sure that its product was completely cruelty-free and vegan-friendly.
The market will also see a new oat-based liqueur arriving from the Finnish gin company Arctic Blue Beverages. The company will debut its Arctic Blue Oat this summer, which will become the first oat-based vegan gin liqueur. Boasting its low carbon footprint and cruelty-free manufacturing, the company hopes that its oat milk liqueur will capitalize on the spiking consumer demand for the alternative milk.
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