#anti bruce the moose

[piperslovebot]

Kendra’s dynamic with each member of her graduating class:

(I will be including the ones that got held back and end up graduating a year after or retconned)

Nadia: Best friends since kindergarten. Can also see them being endgame and being the fun aunts for Spane’s kids.

Danny: They’re best friends and have been ever since they were little. I can also see them dating too.

Jane: Adores her. Out of Spinner’s girlfriends, Jane is easily her favorite.

Chantay: Likes her too and are good friends. Just like with Danny & Nadia, I see them dating as well.

Mia: She’s fine with Mia. Not friends nor enemies. They’re just cordial. But Kendra does see what happened with Mia and Tom for what it was: statutory rape.

Darcy: Kendra doesn’t exactly hate her per se, but finds Darcy very hypocritical when it comes to a lot of her actions. She does try to reach out to Darcy when finding out about the rape.

Derek: She’s annoyed with him constantly hitting on her early on, but doesn’t mind him as a person. It’s only in season 8 when he becomes a complete bully and dickhead that she starts hating him.

Bruce: Dislikes him because he’s a bully and disrespectful to women. That dislike turns to hate when he pushes Jane into a locker while Derek beats the shit out of her. There are rare moments, like in the minis, where she finds him amusing.

Johnny: Kendra doesn’t exactly hate him, but thinks he’s a dick.

Peter: Hates him. Thinks he’s venom in human form.

[piperslovebot]

Chantay deserved (and got) better thankfully

[dashingdcboys]

The “hide from the camera shot” challenge

it all takes place in the batcave. the rule’s simple; hide from the camera shot once the timer’s out, and you can’t cheat by blending with the shadows.

In the  first area, the camera’s placed on a tripod in front of the stalactites. yes, stalactites. Jay curses the guy who bought those extremeley adhesive gloves from the black market before he could but at least his thick tighs can easily wrap around the slippery stone. Dick does the splits between two stalactites, perpendicular to the camera so he’s out of shot. tim was the one who had bought those adhesive gloves but didn’t really need them because of his already purchased anti-gravity boots, he just wanted to flex his complete lack of control when it comes to spending money. none of them were caught.

the camera’s faced in front of the batmobile. the plan was to hack the security system and have tim guide them through the new defense mechanisms he put up as a second precaution. Unfortunately, an argument broke out which prevented them from porgressing past Tim’s added security. The camera got the perfect moment they were all zapped. 

Jason: you know, I had managed to get past the upgraded security when I came back to life

Jason: was planning on just, planting a bomb and killing bruce but thought, nah, and left

Jason: I was just 19

Jason: all i’m saying is, the security needed an upgrade

Dick: I was the og batmbile hijacker, back when I formed the teen titans

Dick: went joyriding with Wally, 14

Tim, rolling his eyes: are you done?

Tim: 8 more seconds with the alarm disabled and the second defense system kicks in

Tim: also, went joyriding with the teen titans, 13

Jason: wait wait wait, you went joyriding ? and bruce didn’t scold you guys??

Dick: can’t get scolded if you were never caught

Tim: and I was his favourite so . .

Jason: UNBELIEVABLE.

Jason: you guys DRIVIE the thing and get nothing, i steal a single tire and i get a life of trauma !

Tim: Jay, the defesnse system -

Jason: fuck the defense -

( sizzling sparky noise and the camera snaps a photo )

Third challenge, the camera’s pointed at the stables were batcow and moose wayne are being kept. The key was to hide behind the animals without spooking them. Dick and Jay do so easily but without leaving space for Tim. With his small physique he had the great idea of hiding on the cow’s back, and have her head hide him from the camera after thorough analysis of the camera angle. She wasn’t having it. Tim was kicked off like he was on a rodeo, and his figure came so blurry in the shot, sent flying, that the system didn’t even detect him. Though Dick’s and Jay’s astounded, pre-laughing fit faces did.

Last shot, the batcomputer. Though Bruce happened to be working at the time so they all hid under his cape. Bruce didn’t even question it at this point though they did take another photo just posing with their dad, albeit even if Tim still had a bandage wrapped around his head.

[emgay]

this my ranking of all the degrassi characters bc i kno yall care sm 

shitty ass characters/pure evil:

hazel (lazy and lacked depth, unnecessary)

ashley (written to be a nagging bitch, played that shit great tho)

paiges brother (less than mediocre acting imo, boring)

JENNA

johnny dimarco

owen (why)

jane (altho her trauma story could have been really good, it wasnt)

bruce the moose (why did he exist with a name)

mia (forgettable, boring, her kid had the worst kid acting ive seen, just unlikable)

derek 

dave (asshole with boring stories)

kc 

hunter (he was supposed to get likable after being institutionalized but he was a little shit)

clare (lmoa dont drag me)

marisol

LUKE (obviously)

vijay (i was so excited for him but...absolutely not)

baaz 

BEST:

simpson

eli obviously (altho i feel like they really could have done better with his character especially when it came to his bipolar storyline)

manny (cuckoo bananas)

miles

esme (i KNO she was evil but she was....real)

still really good:

tristan

emma

cam (wish they would have developed his mental health issues further before killing him off) 

grace

rasha

craig (altho i didnt really like him? just really good character imo) 

fiona

ali (she gets such a bad rap for always letting boys get in her way but like it worked?)

decent:

liberty

ellie (wish her cutting story was expanded more it was so brief “oh i cut oh now i dont but itll always be in me except we’re never gonna mention it again”)

started out shitty became okay/good/amazing:

spinner

holly j 

ZOE (wow)

becky (her testifying basically against her brother in court like damn)

bianca (some of my fave development)

jay

imogen (she started as a literal evil manipulating bitch)

dallas

yael (i feel like they really didnt kno what to do with them....they started them as this anti feminist gamer girl then ended with their character as nonbinary ? but i still liked the character by the end it just didnt feel like it fit)

maya (i really hated her in the first couple seasons but by next class she was...okay. tolerable)

lola (she went from unnecessary airhead character to great friend who is always there aw)

overall boring/annoying/eh:

chantay

alex (her storylines had soooo much potential but they fell flat imo)

danny

leia

sav

paige

drew

jimmy 

anya

marco

riley

zane

damian

toby

blue

wesley

mo

declan

peter

tori

frankie 

tiny (his gang involvement was interesting but i didnt give a shit abt his relationship shit in next class)

jack (they tried soooo hard with her character tht it was just annoying and unbelievable)

jonah

zig

winston

shay

sean

goldi

saad

katie (her addiction plot was so bad)

ones who deserved more than what they were given:

darcy

connor

terri

kelly

adam

[stranger-who-writes-fiction]

Bahaha, now I want to hear all about Kara giving Alex the stuffed otter! Why'd she decide to give Alex an otter? Are otters Alex's favorite animal, or was that just the only stuffed animal Kara happened to find? What is Brian the Otter's origin story? :P

WELL first and foremost, let it be known that Brian the Otter is now Brian the Otter and not Brian the Moose due to the fact that I firmly believe that Alex should be associated with lutrinae. Because reasons.

As for an in-universe origin story…here’s what I came up with at twelve last night (so, fair warning, it’s probably…weird):

WhenKara gets a distress call from the National City Bay Aquarium,she’s…very confused.

TheWest Coast isn’t really her ‘turf.’ Sure, when she’s in Midvale,she’ll sometimes stop a robbery. Save a runaway train. But, usually,she leaves this side of the US to Jessica.

“Whatseems to be the problem, citizen?”

Shelands just outside the entrance where a bored-looking kid with anexpression that just screams‘underpaid seasonal help’ waits, decked out in various shades ofteal.

“Yeah,so we’ve got like…some crazy dude accosting the guests? And we’vetried asking him to leave but he won’t and he’s getting kindof…violent.”

Karanods as she’s led inside, through the large glass doors and under thewhale skeleton hanging overhead. This…doesn’t really sound like ajob for Supergirl. This sounds like a job for NCPD.

Butshe’s already here…and she can probably deal with it quicker thanany cops could.

“Alright,I’ll see what I can—”

She’scut off by the sound of waves crashing. Which, in and of itself,isn’t terribly bizarre; the aquarium sits right on the beach.

Thesewaves, though?

Arecrashing inside the building.

Awall of water sweeps through the entrance hall. Kara grabs theemployee and shoots upwards, scanning to see if any other guests werecaught in the flood.

Shedoesn’t see any; the employee explains that they’ve been clearing thearea, due to the irate visitor.

Karabegins to think they had the right idea, calling her in.

Shefollows the soggy trail, the employee—Denni, according to hernametag—still in her arms.

Theytouch down in front of the open ocean exhibit.

Andat last, Kara understands.

“Supergirl!”Aquaman slurs, stumbling over to her. “'Bout time you showed up!These fascists were tryin’ to kick me out!”

“He-ey…Aquaman…”Kara greets him weakly.

“See,see!” Aquaman jabs a finger in Denni’s face. “I toldyou I know Supergirl! She’s aclose—close personal fr'en!”

“He’san acquaintance,” Kara makes sure to clarify. “We teamed up once.Barely.”

“Iasked for you specifically,”Aquaman presses a hand to his chest. “To vouch for my,” hesuppresses a belch. “Character.”

Karadoesn’t even have time to be mildly moved by the statement. Dennimakes sure to tell her, “He asked for Batman first. But. We didn’treally have his number.”

“Also,isn’t he like, part bat?” one of the other employees asks. “Hecan’t come out in the daytime.”

“That’svampires, moron.”

“Dude,vampire bats?”

“Okay,well, I’m here Aquaman, and I think it’s time you headed back toAtlantis,” Kara steps forward as Aquaman sways on his feet. She hasno idea what has brought Aquaman to this state—or to land at all,actually. He hates humans.

“They’rekidnapping the otters, Supergirl!” he cries, flailing an arm.“These…these anti-ocean…jerks—” excepthe doesn’t say 'jerks,’ “—they’re kidnapping the otters!”

“…What?”

“We’renot—”

“Iknow it, I saw it with my own two eyes!”Aquaman pushes his face towards Kara’s widening his bloodshot eyesfor emphasis. Kara catches a whiff of his breath and has to smotherher cough.

“H-okay,that's—”

Karapauses.

Someone’sheart rate just escalated.

Shelooks back at the group of employees gathered around them.

“…Myfriend says you’re abducting otters,” she repeats. Gone is the 'awshucks’ persona. This is all 'Girl of Steel,’ from the firm voice tothe clenched fists and towering posture. “…Is that true?”

“Heprobably saw one of our rescue teams,” one of the employeesexplains. Kara listens carefully, trying to distinguish eachindividual heartbeat. It’s difficult—they’re all standing prettyclose.

“Imean, look at the guy, he’s clearly not all there,” anotheremployee says. Kara shifts her focus to him, and x-rays his chest.

Allhearts are throbbing…maybe a little more rapidly than they normallymight. Things havejust taken a turn, after all.

Butthis guy’s heart?

Shecounts the beats.

It’sfaster.

“Whereare the otters…Marcus?” Kara reads his name tag.

Marcuslaughs.

“Ha,what?”

“Theotters.”

Fora moment, it looks like Marcus might try to talk his way out of this.To deny the accusations. But that moment quickly passes, and thenhe’s bolting in the opposite direction.

Kararolls her eyes.

“Seriously?

Marcusis apprehended seconds later, and the NCPD is contacted seconds afterthat. Marcus spills his guts—both literally and figuratively, as hepukes from nerves and discloses the location of the kidnapped otters.

“Youwere gonna ransom marine mammals?” Denni asks.

“Dude.That’s sad.”

“Itwas my first evil scheme, alright?!”

Eventuallythe police arrive, and Kara is free to go.

“You’ll,um. You’ll take the fish guy, right?”

“Yeah,I got it.”

Exceptthat, when Kara returns to the open ocean exhibit, Aquaman isn’tthere.

Didhe just…go home? She wonders,scanning the rest of the floor with her x-ray vision. Maybehe—oh.

He’sin the gift shop.

Openlyweeping over a pile of stuffed otters.

“Theotters, man,” he cries,clutching one of the tiny toys to his chest. “Theotters.”

“Okay,Arthur,” Kara says quietly, lifting the man with ease anddepositing a ten dollar bill on the counter. (The cashier looks on inquiet shock.) “Think it’s time for you to go home.”

Aftera (faster-than-strictly-necessary) flight and a dunk in the northernPacific, Aquaman is more or less sober.

…ish.

“Arrrgh!”He growls and sputters. “That’s freezing!”

“Youlive at the bottomof the ocean,” Kara retorts,crossing her arms. “Nice try.”

“Everything’sfuzzy,” Aquaman grumbles. “…Including…this?” he holds upthe (now soggy) stuffed otter like he’s never seen it before.“…What the hellhappened?”

Karastarts to explain, but Aquaman grunts. “I don’t care. I’m goinghome. Tell Bruce 'hey’ for me, alright?” Kara nods. “Oh, and takethis thing. I don’t need it.” He tosses the otter at her. Shecatches it before it can land on the rocky shore. “I’ve got realotters. Later, Blondie!”

Aquamandives into the surf and that’s that.

…Allin all, not the worstteam up she’s had to deal with. And certainly an improvement over thelast time they joinedforces to save the world.

Shewrings out the otter as best she can, not entirely sure what she’sgoing to do with it. Clark won’t want it, and she has no real desireto keep it.

“Oh,”she says aloud, smiling. “Duh.”

Karacan’t stay long, when she drops the otter off. There’s an incidentback in Metropolis; she hands off the toy to Jeremiah and thenvanishes with a sheepish 'sorrybye!’

“Iassume this is meantfor you, kiddo,” Jeremiah deposits the otter into Alex’s arms.“You’ll have to make Kara a 'thank you.'”

“He’sall wet,” Alex says,one side of her mouth quirking downwards in childish displeasure.(Displeasure that will ultimately give way to affection, after theotter is put through the dryer.) “…How come he’s all wet?”

Jeremiahrubs his chin, considering.

“…Greatquestion.”

Notes:

- Why designate Hal Jordan as this alternate universe’s main GL when you can go with Jessica Cruz?- Someone, somewhere on the internet described Jason Momoa’s Aquaman as the drunk, surly uncle of the DCEU Justice League and now I just…can’t unsee it. My sincere apologies to Aquaman purists.

[purplerakath]

Degrassi TNG Color Identities - Green

History, Tradition, Spirituality, and Natural Order.

Everyone in this set in green is here for either family or relishing experiences. Spin dips his foot in spirituality but... I’m getting ahead of myself.

Spinner is physically... physical. He doesn’t do smarts, but he can throw punches, take punches, sleep with women and absolutely all about protecting his family (which includes friends who get close enough to him). He also gets a bit of the spirituality but that’s not really the main reason. Just a neat bonus.

Spin is, at his core, a good boy. Not a great boy, but he really would rather not hurt anyone, and he regrets his choices that do hurt someone. He respects the rules until they become inconvenient... and then he solves things. His doing weed during his cancer plot, picking fights with Bruce and Johnny at the start of that plot. The whole Rick revenge thing. All of that is Spin’s ruthless practical solutions in black coming into play.

Speaking of ‘fights with Bruce and Johnny.’ Bruce the Moose is basically a shadow of Spinner. He’s big, he’s jovial when you don’t cross him, he’s a monster when you do cross him. He has a twisted up sense of honor, his weird respect thing for Dave standing up to him.

He values his friendship with Johnny over everything else. Which is a twisted up weird loyalty for him to have. But at the end of the day, Bruce’s focus, what defines the world for him, is strength. Who has it, and who doesn’t, and that’s where he fits into the world.

Alex is all about the moment, but her moment is less emotional, less flighty. There’s a level of spiritual focus to her when she gets with Paige that is outside of red, and definitely in green. That ‘go with the flow’ sort of attitude is a very green worryless ideal.

But she’s all about improving herself later in the series (blue), and as a member of the lawless candy bandits, and a regular of the ravine, and having little issue stripping for cash... that’s all in black. She gets things done, and she doesn’t apologize for it.

J.T. is a family man, only without a family exactly. He wants to protect, provide, and center himself surrounded by those he cares for. His... stuff, with Liberty, and with Mia, is all about this desire in him. He also cultivates this ‘goofball jokester’ persona in a way outside of what is red, it’s a more calculated design which is more in line with blue.

(But for the record J.T. occasionally ends up in that space blue/red shares and the space green/red shares.)

White is his general good guy-ness. His desire to protect Paige even when he had zero chance of winning that fight shows that, but is also green because Paige matters to him, she’s his family. J.T. is just overall a good guy. And when he can’t be a good guy he just gets overwhelmed and green is pretty big on overreacting to failure.

Danny is complicated to explain.

So early Danny is just anti-Liberty, he isn’t really a character of his own and just exists to ruin Liberty and J.T.’s life. Then he and Derek as the fuzzheads were just... there. They were an act of chaos but not really an identity for either of them to be known for. So Danny only really gets a personality of his own for seasons 8-9.

...Where he just kinda exists, he’s a knight without a princess and just generally exists. His plots didn’t get to do much because he got tied down with Leia stuff. But he’s an overall good, honest, hard working guy who believes in fair play. Which kinda all cements him into some collection of green/white/blue. He’s not quite explosive enough for red, and he never goes out of his way to go after anyone to be in black. He’s more an identity of exclusion but I still feel confident in the call.

[americanahighways]

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photos by Glenn Cook

As she looked up and out across the sold-out audience at the Hamilton in Washington, D.C., Ashley McBryde had the smile of someone who still seemed to recognize the moment. It’s as if her eyes said, “Is this really happening?”

Here was the self-deprecating Arkansas born and one time “little ole barefoot hillbilly” now at center stage in the nation’s capital. Outside the government was shutdown but inside the Hamilton was packed three-deep in the upstairs bar rafters. McBryde came with the understated confidence that comes from believing in yourself and turned into a real-life storybook of a woman in her own country songs. With an air of humility, she mentioned that Girl Goin’ Nowhere had sold more than any other debut album last year.

If there was any doubt all of this was real, you just had to listen to the roar of the crowd when she hit the key line of the album’s title track and signature song. “I look around and  I can’t find one empty chair.” McBryde’s ascent was born out of a high school class when a teacher called her musical dreams stupid. The wounds of that day were still felt this night. Now she was telling a story for the “thousandth time,” reciting the line she said that day was a lifelong affirmation. I’m going to move to Nashville and make a record and it will be played on the radio. It was as if you say it enough times it just might come true. The caveat to the story was that she didn’t realize it would take until she was 35.

But perhaps she had the last laugh, describing being invited back to her high school reunion and writing a song at their invitation. “Fat and Famous.” “You got fat, I got famous,” she sang making sure to emphasize in her story that she also got paid.

This was the first show of the new year for McBryde who now calls the road home.   “Just came to thank you and decided to play a  show while in town,” said McBryde who was back in DC for the second time. This time television cameras were there to capture the show for an upcoming CBS show.

McBryde’s authenticity makes her the anti-country pop star. She set the tone from the outset. In the song “Living’ Next To Leroy,”  she sang about a next door drug den that was like an episode of Breaking Bad. “This ain’t no bonfire, this ain’t beer” she sang and forewarned. The veteran of dive bars and chronicler of “A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega” invited audience participation in a few “holler and swallers” that were greatly appreciated by the food and beverage staff. Perhaps the show’s best moments were when McBryde had alone with her guitar, an acknowledgement and homage to all the bars she played in her past. After a heartfelt tribute to her father with its key line “When you ask me why it sounds so good, I’m playing more than strings and wood,” she received a standing ovation.

McBryde’s quick wit and one liners invoking Dolly Parton and Carol Burnett, the comedian who received a Golden Globe lifetime achievement award a few days earlier. Describing her as badass and saying whatever she wanted, McBryde said the influence has gotten her in a lot of trouble.

But she slipped in something deeper for thought. “I get asked if this is a love song or a cheating song. I don’t know and there might not be much of a difference, she said in a reflective moment after singing “American Scandal.”

McBryde’s four-man band began the night with Matt Moose riffing like Jimi Hendrix in some guitar calisthenics. At one point in the set, I felt like I was hearing the band channeling Lou Reed’s “Walk In The Wild Side” in a  between-songs interlude. And when McBryde tried out a new song she’s planning to record come March it sounded rooted in Deep Purple. They had the most fun when she covered Michael Jackson’s “Dirty Diana” at nights end.

Throughout the night as she told stories, It was hard not to think of Bruce Springsteen accentuated by the way she, slung her Fender from her shoulder and embellished her band introductions. When she closed her eyes and put both hands over the mic, she channeled the transcendent power imparted by the Boss.

Meanwhile in the crowded aisles, women were up and dancing mouthing every word of songs like the show closer  “Tired of Being Happy,” while McBryde slashed guitar chords like she was in a garage band.

On this night, McBryde’s words were less country songs than they were adopted anthems about not settling for less.

Opening for her was Dee White, the Alabama native whose Southern Gentleman (Side A) debut caught the attention of  Rolling Stone which named him as one of the “10 Country Artists You Need To Know.” White brought with him a soft spoken, low key and appealing understatedness.  At first it might have been easy to see his six piece band as just another Nashville bar band. But his soulful voice and subtle r &b grooves in songs like”Where You Go” and cover of “That’s The Way Love Goes” really resonated. There was a warmth and familiarity and feeling that Harris would sound great on an old AM radio. The best song of the night was “Rose of Alabam” with its immediate hypnotic chorus and  geographic narrative, finally building into a sweeping and climactic finales that retraced the best of Southern rock past.

Show Review: Ashley McBryde, Transcendent and Anthemic For The New Year @AshleyMcBryde #AshleyMcBryde @realdeewhite @swosahla @ourrealityshow #americanamusic @thehamiltondc photos by Glenn Cook As she looked up and out across the sold-out audience at the Hamilton in Washington, D.C., Ashley McBryde had the smile of someone who still seemed to recognize the moment.

[number06fan]

Bruce Who? Raw Milk From Pennsylvania Linked to Brucella Infection

Raw milk is in the news again.  Is it Listeria? E. coli?  Nope.  This time for an illness known as Brucella.  A New York resident has fallen ill with RB51 – a strain of the bacteria Brucella abortus, according to the Pennsylvania Press Room.  New York state officials notified the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture of the illness that has been confirmed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Quarantines Raw Milk from Local Farm

The illness was linked to a Lancaster County farm that sells unpasteurized cow’s milk and dairy products – Miller’s Biodiversity Farm.  State officials indicate that consumers who purchased unpasteurized products from this farm should immediately discard the products as they may contain a strain of Brucella abortus (RB51).

In a measure to protect public health while the investigation continues, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has issued an “order of quarantine” to prevent the sale of dairy products made from raw cow’s milk from the farm.  According to authorities, this quarantine only applies to unpasteurized product.  Pasteurized dairy products from the Miller’s Biodiversity Farm have been deemed safe.  Additionally, pasteurized dairy products sold elsewhere in Pennsylvania are not included in the quarantine either.

While New Jersey Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal indicates that to date there have been no illnesses in New Jersey related to the incident in New York.  The New Yorker reports that though this may be an isolated occurrence, it is the third case in the last 2 years of an RB51 infection related to raw milk consumption including one patient in Texas in 2017 and another in New Jersey that same year.

Additionally, Commissioner Elnahal explains that it is illegal to sell raw milk or raw milk products in New Jersey due to the health risks that this product carries.  “In general, unpasteurized milk can contain dangerous bacteria, so if you have consumed raw milk products and become ill, immediately seek medical care and inform your health care provider of the raw milk consumption,” says Elnahal.

Miller’s Biodiversity Farm – About the Farm

The Farm of interest is called Miller’s Biodiversity Farm.  This farm describes itself as a “private food club” and Amish farm.  Food products are only available to members and distributed through various group pickups.

Dairy products are one of the top products the farm prides itself with.  “Our milk is the old-fashioned cream-top kind.  Our cows are completely grass-fed.”  Their cows are maintained in traditional Amish fashion.  They claim that in warmer months the cows are moved 3 times a day to new grass.  In the winter they are given hay that is supplemented with nutrients.  “Our cows are never given grain, hormones, or any chemicals.”

This au naturel approach also sick cows too.  “If a cow does become ill, we treat them with homeopathic remedies and exhaust all options before resorting to the rare case of antibiotics.”  While the farm does not discuss vaccinations, the potential presence of Brucella abortus indicates that they likely take a homeopathic approach there as well.

What is the Hype About for Raw Milk?

Despite health risks associated with unpasteurized milk – or any other potentially harmful product for that matter, there is a hype of raw milk in today’s society.

“Raw milk products can contain harmful bacteria which can pose serious health risks,” said New York Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker.  “Pasteurization standards are in place to protect the public from diseases which are transmitted in raw milk and dairy products.  It is critical for New Yorkers to understand the dangers of these products and avoid their consumption.”

So why raw milk then?  Some believe that raw milk has certain health benefits destroyed in the pasteurization process.  Contrary to what raw milk advocates believe, “pasteurization does not remove nutrients in milk.”

Raw milk advocates such as those on Real Milk tout that raw milk contains components that “kill pathogens” both in the milk and in your body thus strengthening the immune system.  Components such as “lacto-peroxidase, lacto-ferrin, anti-microbial components of blood (leukocytes, B-macrophages, neutrophils, T-lymphocytes, immunoglobulins and antibodies), special carbohydrates (polysaccharides and oligosaccharides), special fats (medium chain fatty acids, phospholipids and spingolipids), complement enzymes, lysozyme, hormones, growth factors, mucins, fibronectin, glycomacropeptide, beneficial bacteria, bifidus factor and B12-binding protein.”  They indicate that these beneficial components are inactivated by the heat required for pasteurization.

Dangers of Raw Milk

Regardless of beneficial properties of raw milk, as most things go, the risks outweigh the benefit and so a product is deemed illegal for sale.  Raw milk may contain harmful parasites, viruses, and bacteria that may lead to sickness or potentially death.  Even raw milk from certified, organic, or local farms cannot guarantee safety.

One study gathered data from the years 2007 to 2016.  In those 10 years there were 144 outbreaks linked to raw milk.  These outbreaks spanned 32 states in total.  Those under the age of 5 years were most affected.

How is Milk Pasteurized?

Public health officials say pasteurization is necessary.  Raw milk advocates say pasteurization is bad.  But what exactly is pasteurization?

Pasteurization gets its name from the scientist that discovered the method, Louis Pasteur.  It is the process of heating the milk or milk product in “properly designed and operated equipment” to specified temperatures for an appropriate duration.  Vague enough?  That is because there are several different methods a dairy producer can employ.

The original pasteurization method was vat pasteurization.  Here the product heats in a large tank for at least 30 minutes.

The most common method of pasteurization in the United States today is what is known as High Temperature Short Time (HTST) pasteurization.  This method uses metal plates and hot water to rapidly raise milk temperatures to at least 161 ⁰F for not less than 15 seconds, followed by rapid cooling.

Higher Heat Shorter Time (HHST) is similar to HTST but uses slightly different temperature for an even shorter time.

Ultra Pasteurization (UP) is even faster and higher with a temperature of 280 ⁰F for 2 seconds.  This type of pasteurization still requires refrigeration but results in a longer shelf life.

Ultra High Temperature (UHT) requires commercially sterile equipment and filling product aseptically into hermetically sealed packaging.  This allows the product to be “shelf stable” without the need for refrigeration until the product is opened.

Told you it was complicated.  You can find out how your milk is processed by taking a look at the label.  Believe it or not, it is on there.  It is just something that most people take for granted and don’t look too much at.

What is Brucella?  How Do I Get It and How Do I Know If I Have It?

Back to Brucella.  Did you know that the cow that transmits the disease can show no signs or symptoms in the animal?  Humans on the other hand can get pretty sick.

How do I get a Brucella infection?  There are a few ways people can become infected.  The way most people think about is ingesting undercooked meat or consuming unpasteurized dairy products from an animal infected with Brucella.

Other methods of transmission include inhaling the bacteria.  This is common at slaughterhouses and meat-packing plants.  Though the primary exposure risk of Brucella inhalation occurs in the laboratory while testing for the bacteria.  Laboratory acquired infection of Brucella is common because it is highly contagious airborne and laboratorians are incubating the bacteria to culture high numbers for analysis.

Infection might also transmit though skin wounds and mucous membranes by contact with infected animals.  Slaughterhouse workers, meat-packing plant employees, and veterinarians are high on this list.  Also, those who hunt animals may become exposed through these same routes.  Commonly infected game animals include bison, caribou, elk, moose, and wild hogs.

Person-to-person transmission is extremely rare, though breast-feeding mothers may transmit infection to their infants.  While possible, sexual transmission of Brucella is even more rare.  Though uncommon, transmission is also possible through blood transfusion or tissue transplantation.

Symptoms can vary and may change over time.  Initial symptoms can include fever, sweats, malaise, anorexia, headache, fatigue, and muscle/joint/back pain.  Recurring or ongoing symptoms can include recurrent fevers, arthritis, swelling of the testicle and scrotum area, endocarditis, neurological symptoms (in up to 5% of all cases), chronic fatigue, depression, swelling of the liver or spleen.

If you experience any of the symptoms of Brucella infection and have consumed raw milk recently, seek medical attention.

By: Heather Van Tassell, Contributing Writer (Non-Lawyer)

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Haben Sie sich schon einmal gefragt, wo der Atommüll geblieben ist, der seit Jahrzehnten produziert wird? Ein aktueller Plan hat Aktivisten und viele Beamte sowohl in Kanada als auch in den USA auf den Plan gerufen und zu Protesten veranlasst. Die Gesellschaft Ontario Power Generation hält am Plan fest, nukleare Abfälle nahe dem Lake  zu vergraben. In Kanada und den USA sind die Menschen entsetzt.Sie sehen ihre Süßwasserreserven in Gefahr. Acht Bundesstaaten: Ontario und Quebec in Kanada und Michigan, New York  Pennsylvania und Michigan in den USA hatten bei der kanadischen Regierung Einspruch gegen den Bau des Endlagers erhoben.

Nur etwa  1,6 Km vom  Huronsee entfernt soll jetzt radioaktiver Abfall vergraben werden. Der Huronsee ist der viert größte See der Erde. Mitten durch den See verläuft die Staatengrenze von Kanada und den USA. Die Ufer liegen am Bundesstaat Michigan und an der Provinz Ontario. Nicht nur , dass es viele Naturparks gibt mit den berühmten Schwarzbären, hier leben Menschen noch von Fischfang. Um den Huronsee haben sich viele Häfen angesiedelt und viele Orte leben vom Tourismus. Stellen Sie sich vor, nur 1 km vom Bodensee entfernt würde Atommüll vergraben. Ob dann die Menschen noch Wasser vom Bodensee aus den Leitungen trinken würden?

Es ist schon längst kein Geheimnis mehr, weltweit gibt es ein „strahlendes“ Problem: radioaktiver Abfall. Und während die Welt besorgt nach Fukushima schaut, das tagtäglich radioaktives Wasser in den Ozean pumpt, wird an anderen Stellen der Erde, auch in den Regionen, wo die größten Süßwasserreserven der Welt sind, aus Kostengründen Atommüll verbuddelt. 

Atommüll einfach zu vergraben und damit als erledigt zu betrachten, war vor zwei Generationen in vielen Weltgegenden üblich, so wie auf Grönland. Erst 2017 wird das Staatsgeheimnis zur Versenkung von Chemiewaffen in Großbritannien und den USA aufgehoben. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde auch sehr viel Atommüll im Meer entsorgt. Die Auswirkungen davon spürt man nun heute. Die Fischer stellen häufig fest, dass in belasteten Seegebieten bei Fischen häufig Mutationen auftreten, die auf eine Verseuchung mit Plutonium hindeuten. 2010 entnahm man Wasserproben aus dem Meer. Plutonium 238, 239 und 240 sowie Americium 24 und Kohlenstoff 14 wurden nachgewiesen. Das bedeutet, dass die Fässer mit radioaktivem Müll nicht dicht waren oder bereits korrodiert sind. Siehe auch Es ist an der Zeit, dass die Fakten an die Öffentlichkeit kommen: WIE CHEMIEWAFFEN DAS MEER VERSEUCHEN.

Irgendwann fliegt uns der Atommüll um die Ohren wie in Fukushima ein ganzes Atomkraftwerk, übrigens liegt dort der Atommüll immer noch an der freiein Luft und radioaktives Wasser wird immer noch ins Meer gepumpt. Im Oktober 2015 wurde ein Schiff aus Frankreich, beladen mit radioaktivem Abfall, auf dem Weg nach Australien geschickt – trotz Sicherheitsbedenken. Ob es je dort angekommen ist, ist nicht feststellbar. 

Es ist wie mit dem Bras d’Or Lake (Nova Scotia). Während des Krieges wurden unzählige Bomben in den Bras d’Or Lakes versenkt. Die Anwohner beobachteten immer wieder ungewöhnliche Veränderungen bei den Tieren im Wasser. Möglicherweise in Folge der hohen Blei- oder Arsenkonzentration.

„Vielleicht ist das die Ursache für die ungewöhnlichen Läsionen .Nova Scotia hat die höchste Krebsrate im ganzen Land. Das alles deutet daraufhin, dass hier etwas in der Umwelt ist, das unser Leben verkürzt. Ich selbst hatte 6 oder 7 nahe Verwandte, die an verschiedenen Arten von Krebs gestorben sind. Und auch jetzt wieder liegt eine Enkelin von mir im Kinderkrankenhaus von Halifax – mit Krebs. Bras d’Or Lakes war so lange Zeit eine Lebensader für unser Volk und ist es noch für 10-20 000 Menschen rund um die Seen“, sagte Albert Marshall in der Dokumentation VERSENKTES GIFT. Er gehört zum Elch-Clan. Er stammt aus Mi’kmaqi im Mi’kmaq-Territory.  Allein an der Ostküste Kanadas sind 3000 Versenkungsgebiete. In einem davon lagern 80 000 Tonnen Munition – und das mitten in einem der reichsten Fischfanggebiete.

In unserem Beitrag – Weltweites Massensterben von Meeresbewohnern –  berichteten wir, dass am 27. Dezember 2016 in Digby County Courier (Nova Scotia) Massen von toten Heringen, Seesterne, Krabben und Muscheln angeschwemmt wurden.Die Ursache sei noch ungeklärt. Ein gleiches Virus könne zwar mehrere Arten von Meeresbewohnern töten, aber nicht gleich auch Muscheln.

Jetzt kommt noch radioaktiver Atommüll hinzu. Mit einer Fläche von rund 58000 km² ist der Lake Huron eines der größten Süßwasser –  Seen der Welt.

Ontario Power Generation mit Sitz in Toronto betreibt zwei Atomkraftwerke. Der jährliche Umsatz beträgt etwa 5 Milliarden Kanadischer Dollar und wurde 1999 gegründet, nachdem der kanadischen Staatsbetrieb Ontario Hydro in fünf Teile aufgespalten wurde.

 Das Kernkraftwerk Pickering steht am kanadischen See Ontario  und wurde zwischen 1966 und 1986 in mehreren Bauphasen durch den kanadischen Staatsbetrieb Ontario Hydro gebaut und wird vom Energiekonzern Ontario Power Generation betrieben.

Das Kernkraftwerk Darlington in Clarington, Ontario, wurde in mehreren Bauphasen zwischen 1981 und 1993 durch den kanadischen Staatsbetrieb Ontario Hydro gebaut. Die anfänglich veranschlagten Kosten von 2,5 Milliarden CAD erhöhten sich bis zur Fertigstellung auf 14,4 Milliarden CAD. Hier sollen zwei zusätzliche Reaktoren gebaut werden. 

Das Kernkraftwerk Bruce gehört zu den größten der Welt und befindet sich  in Bruce County, Ontario.Das Kraftwerk wurde in verschiedenen Bauphasen zwischen 1970 und 1987 vom kanadischen Staatsbetrieb Ontario Hydro gebaut. Seit Mai 2001 betreibt Bruce Power, ein privates Konsortium, das Kernkraftwerk.

In Kanada kommt es immer wieder zu Protesten. In der Provinz von Saskatchewan sorgte ein 820 Kilometer langer Protestmarsch von Pinehouse nach Regina 2011 für mediale Aufmerksamkeit, nachdem bekannt wurde, dass hier ein Atommüll-Endlager errichtet werden sollte. Die Provinz grenzt im Nordosten an die Grenze des Nunavut-Territoriums, im Westen an Alberta und im Osten an Manitoba. 

„Radioaktiven Müll ungefähr einen Kilometer entfernt von der Küste der Großen Seen und dem Trinkwasser von 40 Millionen Kanadiern und Amerikanern zu lagern, entbehrt jeder Vernunft“, sagte Beverly Fernandez, die kanadische Anti-Nuklear-Aktivistin in Januar 2016, als sie dem neuen kanadischen Premierminister Justin Trudeau mehr als 90.000 Unterschriften gegen den Bau des Endlagers nahe dem Lake Huron übergab.

Nachdem jetzt bekannt wurde, dass die Gesellschaft Ontario Power Generation am Plan fest hält, nukleare Abfälle nahe dem Lake Huron zu vergraben, ist das Entsetzen bei der Bevölkerung groß.

Zusatzinformationen:

Laut Ontario Power Authority (OPA) Stand 2014:

Derzeit ist die Kernkraft mit einer installierten Kapazität von 13 GW der wichtigste Energielieferant für die Provinz. Allerdings dürfte ihre Bedeutung in den nächsten Jahren weiter abnehmen. Die Provinzregierung hat im Rahmen ihrer Energiestrategie beschlossen, zwei ursprünglich geplante Reaktoren im Atomkraftwerk Darlington nun doch nicht zu bauen. Die Sanierung der Altreaktoren in Darlington und im Kraftwerk Bruce Nuclear Generating Station – die mit 6,3 GW derzeit leistungsstärkste Atomanlage weltweit – wird wie geplant 2016 in Angriff genommen. Das Kernkraftwerk in Pickering wird spätesten 2020 vom Netz genommen.

Laut OPA wird die im Zuge der Sanierungsarbeiten und der Stilllegung die Kapazität der Atomanlagen in den kommenden zehn Jahren zunächst auf 7 GW sinken, bis 2032 allerdings wieder auf knapp 10 GW ansteigen. (…)

Mit der Zunahme der Bergbauaktivitäten in der rohstoffreichen Region steigt auch der Strombedarf des Industriesektors. Bis 2018 werden laut OPA gut 1 Mrd. kanadische Dollar (kan$; 667 Mio. Euro; 1,50 kan$ = 1 Euro) in die Modernisierung und den Ausbau der Stromleitungen fließen.

Der Umbau des Energiesektors kommt die Kunden teuer zu stehen. Die laufenden Kosten für die Stromerzeugung und -verteilung beliefen sich 2013 auf insgesamt 17,6 Mrd. kan$. Bis 2022 sollen die jährlichen Ausgaben auf knapp 21 Mrd. kan$ steigen…

Die Gesellschaft hält am Plan fest, radioaktiven Abfall nahe Kincardine, Ontario zu deponieren, nachdem sich andere mögliche Stätten als zu teuer erwiesen und Umweltbedenken erzeugt hatten

Traverse City, Michigan – 3. Januar 2017 .-  Eine kanadische Gesellschaft, die Abfälle von Atomkraftwerken weniger als eine Meile vom Lake Huron entfernt vergraben möchte, erklärt, eine Suche nach Alternativen hätte keine bessere als die bereits in Betracht gezogene zutage gef��rdert.

Ontario Power Generation sagt, sie hätten zusätzliche Informationen eingereicht, die vom kanadischen Umweltministerium gefordert worden waren. Diese hat eine endgültige Entscheidung über diesen Vorschlag verschoben.

Die Gesellschaft möchte niedrig- bis mittelstrahlenden radioaktiven Abfall in Felskammern bei Kincardine deponieren, die mehr als 600 Meter unter der Erdoberfläche liegen. Sprecher Kevin Powers erklärte am Dienstag, die Gesellschaft hätte zwei weitere mögliche Stätten überprüft, aber dann beschlossen, dass diese weitaus teurer seien und mehr Bedenken hinsichtlich der Umweltfolgen verursachten als die bevorzugte Lagerstätte.

Dieser Vorschlag hat Aktivisten und viele Beamte sowohl in Kanada als auch in den USA auf den Plan gerufen und zu Protesten veranlasst.

„Schöpfer, ich flehe Dich an, gib uns die Kraft und den Mut, diesen Kampf zu gewinnen. Wir wollen sauberes Wasser für uns und unsere Kinder.“ Elder Albert Marshall is from the Moose Clan vom Volk der Mi’kmaw Nation

Federal agency to make recommendation on Lake Huron nuclear waste dump in fall 2017 https://t.co/3qbPWD8deF http://pic.twitter.com/RcNogvgs81

— EnjeuxÉnergies (@EnjeuxEnergies) 5. Januar 2017

Ontario Power Generation stands by plan to bury nuclear waste near Lake Huron

Company sticks with plan to permanently store radioactive waste near Kincardine, Ont. after other potential sites found to be more expensive and raise more environmental concerns.

By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press Tues., Jan. 3, 2017

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH.—A Canadian company that wants to bury waste from nuclear power plants less than a mile from Lake Huron says a study of alternative sites has found none better than a location already being considered.

Ontario Power Generation says it has submitted additional information requested by the Canadian environment ministry, which has delayed a final ruling on the proposal. The company wants to permanently store low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste in rock chambers more than 2,000 feet below the earth’s surface near Kincardine, Ontario. Spokesman Kevin Powers said Tuesday the company looked at two other potential sites but concluded they would be more expensive and raise more environmental concerns than the preferred spot. The proposal has drawn opposition from activists and many elected officials in both Canada and the United States.

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Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn – Atommüll für Jahrzehnte durch Fracking im Boden versenkt – Shock: Fracking Used to Inject Nuclear Waste Underground for Decades

Radioaktivität von Fukushima in Lachsen von USA und Kanada festgestellt – It’s Finally Here: Radioactive Plume From Fukushima Makes Landfall on America’s West Coast

Schon wieder Nestlé! Michigan verkauft gerade 800 Millionen Liter Grundwasser für 200 $ p. A. an Nestlé – Michigan is about to sell 210M gallons of groundwater to Nestlé for $200

Es ist an der Zeit, dass die Fakten an die Öffentlichkeit kommen: WIE CHEMIEWAFFEN DAS MEER VERSEUCHEN

Eisschmelze legt Atommüll aus dem Kalten Krieg frei – Camp Century & Project Iceworm könnten Grönland verseuchen

Unfassbar – das wird teuer! AKW-Betreibern steht Entschädigung für Atomausstieg zu

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