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it hosts discussion forums where users share advice and information on parenting and many other topics .

mumsnet also has a bloggers network with 5,000 registered bloggers and a network of 180 local sites run in partnership with local editors .

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mumsnet sucks ! posted the following at mumsnet , after its latest id with a link to the youtube mumsnet animation thingy was taken down and was banned . except for the names and a few other lies , it’s a true account of this page’s issues with mumsnet .
the post was made at lunchtime on wednesday by a mumsnet user called riven .
the parent - led campaign grew out of a thread on parenting site mumsnet .
justine roberts , the chief executive of mumsnet , said :
it’s been fascinating over the last few years to see how positive mumsnet users have become about lidl .
answer riven ' s question mr cameron . . . . she is mumsnet royalty .
the world of the parenting website mumsnet is a fearsome place , says jemima lewis .
last night mumsnet ' s discussion forum was full of talk of ' biscuitgate ' .
mumsnet users speculated that it might be garibaldi or nice . another asked whether he dunked .
mr brown had spent an hour answering mumsnet members ' questions on subjects from childcare to afghanistan .
the leaders have all taken part in web chats on ' mumsnet ' as rory barnett reports .
past party leaders who have taken part in mumsnet chats have been quizzed about their favourite biscuit .
the dry and droll down - to - earth humour personified by mumsnet never fails to crack me up , and this book does not disappoint . unlike other mumsnet books ( e . g .
as is now tradition , a mumsnet user asked the labour leader what his favourite biscuit is .
please don ' t promote blogs that aren ' t in the mumsnet bloggers network . join the network
a question on mumsnet ' s am i being unreasonable parenting forum sparked some heated debate last week .
' miserable ' jeremy corbyn takes the famous mumsnet biscuit test . . . and readers aren ' t impressed
justine roberts , chief executive of mumsnet , said that current libel laws threatened the future of her website .
' i just hate the way that politicians dodge all the important questions , ' said another mumsnet member .
we asked our mumsnet bloggers to share their own stories and experiences of miscarriage care – read them here .
a survey from mumsnet found 90 % of parents believe such a move will boost their ability to save .
yet that’s what happened to annabelle narey after she posted a negative review of a building firm on mumsnet .
so gordon brown and david cameron have both fallen foul of mumsnet , the leading internet networking site for parents .
ukip leader nigel farage came in for a rough ride during an hour - long webchat on the mumsnet website .
have a look at the results of our survey into mumsnet users ' experiences of miscarriage care in the uk .
jeremy corbyn took part in a mumsnet webchat today , and his answer to the infamous biscuit question proved controversial .
has attacked mumsnet users who criticised her for returning to britain ' s got talent three weeks after giving birth .
mumsnet has been loud , clear and effective in its let girls be girls campaign .
education secretary michael gove
edited highlights from the possibly greatest thread in mumsnet history . nsfw , especially if you work in a beaker factory .
it’s 15 years since parenting website mumsnet started up . justine roberts looks back on its development from infancy to robust teens
mumsnet : babies : the answers to everything and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more
on 3 march , a mumsnet user started a conversation about a poster campaign being touted on mumsnet ' s facebook wall by fathers 4 justice , and the fact that fathers 4 justice was bombarding a number of sites with this troubling image .
cameron ( who likes oatcakes ) has done mumsnet twice before without mishap . he ' s back again today because , like brown , he understands the power of the cybermummies . the mumsnet constituency is one that the politicians can ' t ignore .
with mumsnet ,
says ms roberts ,
there ' s a sense of audience . facebook is too generalised .
mumsnet and every disabled child matters are joining forces to ensure families with disabled children get the support they have been promised .
advice gleaned from mumsnet talk about diagnosis , benefits , statutory assessments , family support workers and more , plus useful links .
many senior healthcare figures and organisations have rallied behind the mumsnet bounty campaign : here ' s what they had to say .
a ddos assault , during which mumsnet received about 17 , 000 requests per second . it normally receives between 50 and 100
the campaign has launched with a branded homepage takeover and lidl uk branding across mumsnet food’s content pages , forums and newsletters .
share your family ' s favourite recipes for the chance to win a mumsnet top bananas ! recipe book . now closed !
this afternoon , one mumsnet user said she found “it hard to reconcile this with being a woman and a feminist . ”
the hugely popular parenting site mumsnet is under threat after criticisms of her methods upset childcare guru gina ford . judith woods reports
pregnancy : the mumsnet guide : the answers to everything and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more
the incident is yet another illustration of the power of mumsnet , or rather the site ' s 600 , 000 registered users .
toddlers : a mumsnet guide : the answers to everything and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more
the mumsnet miscarriage care campaign aims to ensure that all miscarrying women get the good , respectful , empathetic care that they need .
mumsnet - the uk ' s most popular website for parents . advice , support , reviews , discounts , competitions and much more
mumsnet is making a big push into mobile as it looks to widen its appeal and expand beyond its core “busy mum” audience .
“i avoid posting pictures of my children on social media , ” justine roberts , founder and ceo of mumsnet told the telegraph .
lidl uk has signed a six figure deal to sponsor the food pages on mumsnet , the news and social website for parents .
the partnership launches this week with three videos showing mumsnet bloggers sharing their lidl shopping experiences and meal planners for their weekly shops .
unilever laundry brands persil non - bio and comfort pure are to sponsor mumsnet ' s new pregnancy tracker app for a year .
jeremy corbyn did a web chat with mumsnet this afternoon , and of course he was asked the question every politician gets asked .
you read it here first ! mumsnet ' s book club pages are teeming with author webchats , reviews - and top freebies .
mumsnet has not checked the qualifications of anyone posting here . if you have any legal concerns we suggest you consult a solicitor .
since its inception in 2000 , mumsnet has gained enormous consumer clout through its product recommendations . compiled from feedback by mothers for mothers , mumsnet reviews cover everything from backpacks to high chairs and have ousted which ? in the affections of middle - class mothers .
the prime minister said he had missed a question about his favourite biscuit during the live web chat with the parents ' website mumsnet .
justine roberts , mumsnet ceo , added :
it’s been fascinating over the last few years to see how positive mumsnet users have become about lidl . . . we’re looking forward to creating useful , shareable content that will shake up the weekly trolley - dash .
gilmour added , : ‘i wrote bad mother specifically for mums , and can’t think of a better home for it than mumsnet . ’
this topic is for discussions about campaigns mumsnet is running or may be planning to run . go here for other campaigns or petitions .
2 . 38pm : dorasbackpack ( i dora the explorer fan , i assume ) is urging the mumsnet crowd to be sympathetic to cameron .
it is now overtly and explicitly clear that @ mumsnettowers # mumsnet is a homophobic , transphobic and anti - lgbtq enterprise , with an anti - lgbtq political agenda , who are knowingly and willingly complicit in the oppression and denigration of the # lgbtq community . fuck you mumsnet .
a mumsnet user has been left distraught after her “high earning” partner of nearly six years booked to go on a couples holiday without her .
' silence is golden unless you have kids . . . then it ' s just suspicious . ' # mumsnet # parenting # quote # parenthood
mumsnet has yet to determine how the hacks were carried out , but one theory is that a
cross site scripting
( xss ) attack was involved , in which code would have been added to mumsnet ' s site to redirect the login process to computers controlled by the attacker .
ms roberts said mumsnet itself stored users ' passwords in a
high strength
encrypted form , so doubted its own database had been cracked .
lidl is looking to step into asda ' s shoes by showing it is the supermarket for ' mums ' through a partnership with mumsnet food .
bad mother is the first move into original content for mumsnet , which called it ‘a very real , very relatable , very sweary video series’ .
next week ford and mumsnet , on which mothers post 10 , 000 comments a day , will attempt ' mediation ' in their legal battle .
the founders of online parenting forum mumsnet have written an open letter to david cameron appealing for a change to libel laws to protect free speech online .
motherhood is bewildering enough without drifting into the parallel universe that is mumsnet . there , everything you ever feared about becoming a parent comes to pass .
i know people who won ' t make a decision on anything - not even what to cook their children for lunch - without first consulting mumsnet .
it is encouraging that so many mumsnet users say having access to all their pension information online would help them take action to save more .
mumsnet book club attracts top - notch guest authors each month . if you ' ve missed any of your favourite authors , browse the discussions here .
the high court has recently demanded that parenting website mumsnet reveal the identities of two of its users following a claim by cosmetic surgeon dr jesper sorensen .
if your organisation would like to be considered for campaign of the week , please feel free to get in touch with us at campaigns @ mumsnet . com .
mumsnet co - founder justine roberts told the mail :
of course people can be critical , but for every opinion there is usually a counter one .
easy to dip in and out of ( wish i had had it when i was pregnant ) and done with mumsnet ' s useful humour and easy going attitude .
a conversation then ensued on mumsnet about fathers 4 justice and their tactics , which some members of fathers 4 justice joined . some mumsnetters said some pretty harsh things .
the suggestion that mumsnet encourages gender hatred would be funny if it were not so offensive - and plain silly . the central aim of mumsnet is to make parents ' ( mothers ' and fathers ' ) lives easier . there are many and varied opinions on the site and no one mumsnet party line prevails , save for the view that we respect diverse opinion . we do not pre - moderate or vet comments made to our discussion boards , of which there are around 30 000 every day .
riven vincent , it transpired , had met the prime minister before the election . he had made a private visit to meet her - after an exchange on mumsnet .
petty ? certainly . more than a whiff of playground bullying ? absolutely . but this is all part of the weird , prescriptive and downright boring world of mumsnet .
mumsnet also made a successful bid to have a madeleine mccann appeal advert pulled from cinemas . members thought the appeal would be too frightening for their children to see .
the book - y bit of mumsnet : live author webchats and tons of talk about fiction , non - fiction , children ' s books and more . . .
thinking # mumsnet might self combust tonight , they will be stamping feet and screaming , looking forward to seeing the despair when they read the document and the notes .
when mumsnet tackles issues outside parenting , such as the economy or nuclear power , roberts says , the tweets grow ever more offensive – for example :
britain is going to the dogs . those being the ones in charge of mumsnet .
roberts has been described as having
a haggard face with dried - up ovaries
.
under the high court order , mumsnet must reveal the users real identities and supply copies of all messages posted by skohl and blackfairy7 relating to sorensen or his surgery . sorensen has offered to pay any costs incurred by mumsnet in revealing their members true identities and “not to use the information disclosed save for the purposes of pursuing legal remedies” .
both mr brown and mr cameron did
live chat
sessions with mumsnet , whose members exhibit a marvellous tendency to
ski off - piste
with their interrogations .
mumsnet users sometimes have a vexed relationship with the media , and in recent weeks the site took the producers of eastenders to task over a plotline involving a child abduction .
some of the most venomous mumsnet postings were made three years ago when a debate over the merits of child - care guru gina ford almost caused the site to close .
some of the more fundamentalist fans don ' t like the fact that mumsnet has developed ties with google . roberts doesn ' t see a problem – and i doubt that it will be her last flirtation with the masters of the internet universe . she ' s just signed a deal with vodafone to develop a mumsnet app for the iphone .
the ukip leader replied :
yes , i am embarrassed by it . if they weren ' t members of mumsnet before , they should have left well alone .
this is definitely the last time i do mumsnet ( unless they get jaffa cakes ) .
* yes we know they ' re not a biscuit . . .
on 11 march , fathers 4 justice posted another attack ad this time accusing m & s of
sponsoring hateful , bigoted and prejudiced comments about men and boys on mumsnet
and demanding that m & s withdraw all advertising on mumsnet or face a boycott . it accused the company of
serving up gender hatred for mother ' s day
.
mumsnet was launched in 2000 by carrie longton , a tv producer , and justine roberts , a sports journalist and wife of the guardian ' s deputy editor , ian katz .
our survey of over 1000 mumsnet users showed that the treatment and support women receive following a miscarriage fails to meet official guidelines . here are seven of the most startling shortfalls .
dadsecurity ' s tweets are now offline , but the bbc can confirm it repeatedly posted
rip mumsnet
and claimed to have stolen data from the site before being blocked .
powerful enough to influence westminster . useful enough to pull in more than four million users . yet spiteful enough to attract defamation cases . what ' s the deal with mumsnet ?
according to the newspaper , one mumsnet user had written :
spending time with your newborn is way more important than some s * * * * y talent show .
eleven years after mumsnet ' s birth , some now see roberts as a matriarchal cromwell leading a righteous army of middle - class mums into war . campaigns so far include a drive against the sexualisation of children ; improved care for women who miscarry ; and the perennial push for more family - friendly employers ( a mumsnet jobs club opens in the spring ) .
an extension of its recently - launched lifestyle campaign , the event will be hosted on sites such as mumsnet and britmums this week , as well as on the huffington post parenting .
there ' s a webchat going on over on mumsnet with simon stevens , chief executive of nhs england in case any of you might be interested in asking a question of him .
in 2007 , mumsnet , a popular online discussion forum for parents , was sued by gina ford for defamation , after some users wrote critical remarks about the childcare expert . the two parties reached an out - of - court settlement after mumsnet agreed to pay a contribution towards ms ford’s costs and pledged to prevent future “personal attacks” against her from appearing on their site .
thanks so much , i hope you feel we ' ve covered most of the main issues raised - sorry not to have more time but i hope to come back to mumsnet soon .
i imagine both were somewhat shocked by the outrage seemingly anodyne answers provoked . ' leave your hair alone and answer the damn questions , ' ordered one mumsnet - user to david cameron .
this book comprises carefully selected posts on the mumsnet forum organised into thematic chapters . it is great light reading , easy to dip into and good to pick up quick advice . . .
from jamie oliver to antony worrall thompson , we ' ve had the creme de la creme of chefs and cookery writers on mumsnet to chew the fat ( metaphorically , of course ) .
there is an amazing breadth of knowledge on mumsnet . most of us have a specialist subject or two . but most of us know a very little bit about everything else as well .
4 . i am not a father yet , but hopefully i soon will be . i don’t want a mumsnet and a dadsnet – i’d like mumsnet to be more even handed with both sexes , or if thats not possible just admit its a site for mums / women and say men / dads aren’t allowed . i’d much prefer the former of course . i want to do as much parenting as possible when i have children , and would hope i would be as welcome as any mother would be at mumsnet , come the time i need advice help and support .
while mumsnet has hit the headlines before , most notably in a legal battle with the childcare writer gina ford , it is only relatively recently that its members have started flexing their political muscle .
the internet is notoriously capricious , with a site being essential one moment and forgotten the next . but mumsnet ' s capacity to hold decision - makers to account shows no sign of fading .
lidl hopes its new yearly partnership with mumsnet will help build trust in the brand as it looks to boost its quality credentials and be seen as a destination supermarket , not just a discounter .
mumsnet has reset its users ' passwords after a series of attacks , one of which involved armed police being called out to the london home of the parenting site ' s co - founder .
additionally , she revealed that there had been an attempt to force mumsnet offline by swamping it with internet traffic , in what is known as a distributed denial of service ( ddos ) attack .
the one - year partnership started yesterday ( 7 september ) and has launched with a homepage takeover . it will also feature lidl uk branding across mumsnet food content pages , forums and newsletters .
mumsnet , following uk law on libel accusations , passed the letter on to narey and offered her the chance to delete the post or get in touch with buildteam to sort out the matter .
when politicians take part in mumsnet webchats , they ' re careful not to repeat gordon brown ' s mistake in dodging the biscuit question . here are some of the best answers share this on facebook
justine is now the mumsnet chief executive and last year she hosted the then prime minister gordon brown at its 10 - year anniversary bash . mr brown described it as a
national institution
.
but things had started to go badly when he was asked if he thought he had been an unlucky prime minister . ' not when i ' m sitting here at mumsnet ! ' he answered .
mumsnet chugged along for years with sensible forums on how to conceive , stop colic once you ' ve had the longed - for baby and generally be a middle - class parent without going mad .
mumsnet draws 25 , 000 postings and a million hits a day . apart from its popular chatrooms , it offers books and guides , and asks mumsnetters to test products and interview stars and politicians .
a recent mumsnet survey found major failings in the current postnatal care system – we want to change that . find out how you can get involved and make better postnatal care a reality for all .
but mumsnet is much more than a glorified listings site . the members ' forum has a reputation for supportive debate and has hosted online chats with public figures such as the conservative leader david cameron .
magazine , amanda said :
i visited mumsnet because i thought , ' oh , that sounds like a nice site where you can get handy tips on weaning your baby and helpful advice ' .
a large number of mumsnet people who ' d suffered a bereavement felt strongly that they had a right to complain to an organisation to which they pay a licence fee , and which almost boasts that it educates via its storylines ,
roberts says .
they wanted mumsnet to register the complaint . we didn ' t ask anyone to edit the storyline : that was the bbc ' s decision .
marketing week is the media partner of parenting website mumsnet’s third annual ‘mumstock’ event , which aims to highlight that while brands have access to a lot of data around parents , many still get it wrong .
ms roberts said that the second case occurred after a mumsnet user had engaged the dadsecurity twitter account and received back a message saying
prepare to be swatted
alongside a picture of a swat team .
earlier this year , another mumsnet user sparked a debate when she was given a wedding invite that said “adults only” and another user was left angry that her new husband’s mother invited herself on their honeymoon .
according to media reports two individuals , using the pseudonyms skohl and blackfairy7 , had posted criticisms of the surgeon on a number of mumsnet forum posts . the comments have since been deleted by web moderators .
mumsnet has not checked the qualifications of anyone posting here . if you need help urgently , please see our domestic violence webguide and / or relationships webguide , which can point you to expert advice and support .
hell , the # mumsnet trads were even boasting about trying to fuck up the results of the survey by deliberately misanswering questions , and filling in the survey more than once . . . 10 / n urltoken
i’ve been bullied and called things worse than a bitch on # mumsnet . i didn’t call the police . trans people are vulnerable to doxxing , i don’t get how you can doxx a cis het feminist .
last week a mumsnet poll found a distinct ‘authenticity deficit’ in all the main parties . if they wish to persuade women voters , they must change radically , co - founder and ceo justine roberts tells susanna rustin
i don’t see how the former is true if light - hearted critiques of mumsnet are not allowed , but more so , my video was not obscene , did not contain any personal attacks or break the law’ it did however raise some points , which i would honestly like mumsnet or mumsnetters opinions on . please don’t be too defensive ( or indulge in ‘personal attacks’ of course ) i think mumsnet is on the whole a force for good , and one my partner and i may be seriously grateful for if and when a baby comes – but i also think it is not perfect and should not censor criticism . such as
i must find out if cameron got this much grief last time he was on . he did a mumsnet live chat in 2006 , when he went back to work after paternity leave , and again in 2008 .
rival party leaders have been less reticent about their preferences when they appeared on mumsnet : tory leader david cameron likes oatcakes , while liberal democrat nick clegg prefers rich tea if they are dunked and hobnobs if not .
in order to ensure you get the quickest possible response , we ' d be grateful if you ' d take a moment to make sure you ' re sending your mail to the most appropriate mumsnet email address .
justine roberts , mumsnet founder and chief executive , said :
we know that parents , and mothers in particular , are more likely to have gaps when they ' re not able to save into a pension .
becoming , and then being a parent through all the different life stages can be pretty overwhelming . these books have been tried , tested , and recommended by mumsnet users . find the best parenting book for you .
a mumsnet user spotted the offending item with the slogan ' all mummy wanted was a back rub , ' on facebook , and shared an image with other horrified posters who branded it ' crass and disgusting ' .
mumsnet workfest , a one - day event offering advice and inspiration about returning to work , changing career and starting a business , takes place on 15 june at bafta , london w1 . for further details , visit urltoken
roberts is 43 years old , a former economist and sports correspondent , a liverpool supporter , and a mother of four . she has a strong sense of humour , an infectious laugh and a very clear idea of how mumsnet works . for those who choose to leave their prejudices at the door of
mumsnet towers
in north london , it ' s not all that difficult to understand its success as an online community and pressure group .
by and large , it seemed most sensible to ignore them , not least because we ' ve had our hands quite full with stuff that actually matters , like mumsnet ' s we believe you campaign to dispel rape myths .
mumsnet campaign : after 82 % of you told us you feel it ' s unacceptable for the nhs to allow commercial companies access to patients , we ' re campaigning for a ban on bounty sales reps in postnatal wards .
gardening guru phil mccann , skincare queen liz earle , finance expert alvin hall and kim woodburn , of kim & aggie fame , are just a few of the ' lifestyle ' webchat guests we have welcomed to mumsnet towers .
in honour of national biscuit day , here ' s a selection of our favourite responses to the mumsnet biscuit question . scroll to the bottom of the page to find out which webchat guest chose what . share this on facebook
justine roberts , co - founder and chief executive of mumsnet , told journalists : “initially we refused to hand over the information and said we would only comply if we were required to do so by a court order . ”
whether you’re a beauty novice or a confirmed fashionista , this topic is for consulting mumsnetters on all things style - related . plus , check out our swears by page for the inside track on the next mumsnet must - have .
is there anything more terrifying than the invective of a mumsnet mum ? the sensible answer to this is , of course : yes , plenty , now stop asking such stupid questions . but there is nevertheless much circumstantial evidence to suggest that being attacked online by the stereotypical mumsnet mum ( and let ' s face it , the stereotype is an appealing one ; we all like a good caricature ) transforms a lot of hitherto happy people into the walking wounded .
which led to a slew of mumsnetters chucking lame insults and kind invitations to fuck off and die . but then the heavens opened and the celestial being that is mumsnet goddess justine something - or - other deigned to respond thusly –
some of you may have noticed that a group called fathers 4 justice has been saying some pretty unpleasant things about us over the last couple of weeks . in an ' advert ' which appeared first on facebook and then in friday march 16th ' s edition of the i , the group claims mumsnet
promotes gender hatred
, and labels
men and boys as rapists , paedophiles and wife beaters
. it calls on advertisers to suspend advertising on mumsnet .
ford has said she is happy to be criticised on her techniques , but has accused mumsnet of taking it too far and launching a personal attack on her . in a statement she said : ' any suggestion that i am trying to close down the mumsnet website is completely untrue . what has caused me so much upset has been the defamatory campaign waged against me as a person , in which i have been described in the most vile and disgusting terms . '
2 . 35pm : in the comments section below giantkatestacks says that i ' m wrong about some of the posters being activists . i ' m not a user of mumsnet so i ' m happy to take her word for it .
so treat yourself to another of those choccie - biscuits , gordon , and go back to combing your hair , dave . and be reassured - us mums aren ' t all as pedantic and kiddie - obsessed as the mumsnet crew .
mumsnet spoke to the national federation of retail newsagents ( nfrn ) about the campaign , but the nfrn was unable to sign the pledge on behalf of its members , so it is down to you to decide whether to sign up .
the image conjured by the attacks on mumsnet and its staff is one of men so sad , bitter and misguided that it can only be a parody . come on feminazis , own up : it was you really , wasn’t it ?
the something special and gigglebiz presenter came to mumsnet towers , charmed visiting children by singing and clowning around , and answered lots of your questions about his shows , receiving an mbe , makaton , bumper cars , biscuits and tons more .
thousands of women have used mumsnet to share heartbreaking stories illustrating where # miscarriagecare fell short . we ' re asking politicians to pledge to improve miscarriage care , based on our code of care , by the end of the next parliament .
i hope that isn’t too long , and that i don’t come across as a ‘trouble maker’ – as someone who may be needing mumsnet or similar soon , i’m very interested in asking these questions and raising these criticisms , hopefully constructively .
the abi said it was was keen to gain insight from mumsnet users about how online pension information could make a difference as parents are particularly likely to take career breaks , return to lower paid work and have gaps in their pension saving .
the biscuitgate row started when mr brown answered questions on the mumsnet website on a wide range of issues , including his recent eye problem . but it all went wrong when he repeatedly failed to respond to enquiries from parents about his favourite biscuit .
but finally at midday yesterday , he answered on his twitter web page , writing : ' i missed mumsnet question about biscuits : the answer is absolutely anything with a bit of chocolate on it , but trying v hard to cut down . '
she and her mumsnet co - founder , carrie longton , were recently proclaimed by radio 4 ' s woman ' s hour to be the joint - seventh most - powerful women in the country . but how did this all come to be ?
waitrose stock a very limited selection of men ' s lifestyle magazines , and in support of mumsnet ' s campaign , on the occasion that the publications feature covers that could be considered controversial , we would ask that the publisher polybag or wrap them .
although we do not currently have any plans to make further changes to the way we display these titles , the feedback from the mumsnet survey is valuable to us as we try to strike the right balance in meeting the needs of all our customers .
i won’t post it again . you can find it on youtube if you search ‘mumsnet no menz’ i don’t think it was offensive . it was critical of mumsnet in a humorous way… is that why i was banned ? i looked in the rules and can find only ‘talk – all human life is there’ and “our policy is to keep intervention to a minimum and let the conversation flow . having said that , we will remove postings that are obscene , contain personal attacks or break the law . ”
3 . as my video said i do think its strange or inappropriate that there is a feminist section ( and quote a dogmatic one if i may add ) on mumsnet , where so many regulars of that section proudly claim not to be parents .
mumsnet has banned mention of ford on the site and mediation is due to take place later this month . should it fail , ford ' s solicitors have given notice of their intention to begin high court proceedings and the site could be closed down .
we are delighted to announce that sainsburys , morrisons , waitrose , bp * , asda , the co - operative group and tesco have all pledged to support mumsnet ' s campaign to keep lad mags out of children ' s view in all their stores .
last year , the site extended its reach with gransnet ; there is talk of mumsnet tv ; and she won ' t rule out the possibility , one day , of launching a dadsnet , too :
never say never . anything is possible .
as the controversial author prepares for the latest stage in her legal battle with mumsnet , the parents ' forum she is suing after allegedly insulting messages were posted on its internet site , a new attack comes from a channel 5 documentary to be broadcast tomorrow .
on the site , it trumpets positive reviews , including one which called it ' the daddy of parenting sites ' . in some circles , it would be preferable to admit you feed your child cola in its bottle rather than admit to an uneasiness about mumsnet .
following our survey , which found nine out of ten parents wanted lads ' mags out of sight , mumsnet called on major news retailers to take action to ensure that magazines with sexual images on the cover were kept out of children ' s sight in stores .
mumsnet has a long - standing relationship with brands in the food and drink space , including asda , which has traditionally positioned itself as the grocer for ' mums ' . the retailer has a panel of 5 , 000 women in its ' mumdex ' community .
“my life was put on hold until i had finished the very last word . ” find out what mumsnet book bloggers think about our june book of the month and join us in reading little fires everywhere before the webchat with author celeste ng on 26 june .
was she being totally honest when she describes mumsnet as a place where ‘the line is drawn’ only at folks whose sole purpose seems to be to wind up others ? it seems to this page where that line is depends a lot on what genitalia you possess .
she does acknowledge that the size of mumsnet these days does
magnify
negative reactions .
you can get 200 replies disagreeing with what you ' ve said . we just remind people that it ' s not a group of people out to get you .
sainsburys and morrisons , which have operated similar policies for some years , have told mumsnet that it does not affect the sales figures of these titles , and i feel sure that such a policy would pay off for your business because of the goodwill you would receive .
by this point , the thread on mumsnet had grown to include other posters claiming to have had bad experiences with the building firm . some of them decided to remove the posts in response to the legal threats from buildteam , but narey wanted to keep hers up .
that promise last week began to look a little threadbare . vincent put out a statement that said :
i had hoped that after david cameron came to visit me earlier this year following our exchange on mumsnet he would have done more to protect families like ours .
we know that this is an important issue for many of our shoppers and this is why we were one of the first retailers to introduce modesty covers back in 2006 . we hope that other retailers follow sainsbury ' s lead in signing up to mumsnet ' s campaign .
but sadly for f4w , terfs , and # mumsnet trads , it turns out that the civil service is considerably smarter than a ploy that wouldn ' t have fooled a seven year old , and so the terfy cunning plan utterly failed . . . 11 / n urltoken
any parents bottle feeding their little one , which bottles have you liked ? i’m just not so sure we are using the right ones with tommee tippee . she seems to get so much wind . # mummybloggers # pbloggers # babyadvice # babylife # mumlife # mumsnet # mumsuk
chief executive justine roberts said : ‘mumsnet is the mothership when it comes to sharing relatable parenting experiences with the potential for lots of swearing , so this is right up our alley ; each of the episodes outlines a situation that could have come straight from our forums . ’
but mumsnet does much more than quiz politicians . funded entirely by advertising , it functions as a resource for information on pregnancy and childcare , offers product reviews and even runs a book club . tonight it is hosting a chat session with the award - winning author rose tremain .
some political pundits have described next year ' s big political battle as the mumsnet election , claiming that whoever wins the poll will have won over the 850 , 000 mothers who regularly use the parenting website – just as the worcester woman was the symbolic swing voter in 1997 .
excuse my language . . . but fuck you to all the @ mumsnettowers # mumsnet haters who can’t see that tom and dustin are obviously devoted to each other , and have shown nothing an unwavering commitment to providing their son with an upbringing that most could only dream of .
as much as we love norks – with their many uses – here at mumsnet , we think they ' re really not news . so , following on from this discussion we ' re very pleased to announce that we ' re getting behind the no more page 3 campaign .
yes , but look ,
mumsnet co - founder justine roberts tells me ,
for every critical post , there is a positive one . it ' s free speech , ultimately . everyone is welcome to voice their opinion , and it is mostly pretty balanced .
roberts is a city analyst turned football and cricket writer , and mumsnet was also her attempt to find a flexible job that would be rewarding , but would leave her free to see her children and
not have to squirm if i wanted to pop into a school event
.
so no one is recommending the mumsnet standard response of
fuck off to the far end of fuck off land and when you get there fuck off some more
? i am still waiting for someone to be rude about my parenting choices so i can say it . . .
but in april , the decision was made for her , in a very peculiar way . mumsnet received a warning from google : a takedown request had been made under the american digital millennium copyright act ( dmca ) , alleging that copyrighted material was posted without a licence on the thread .
the campaigns we feature are not actively endorsed or supported by mumsnet , but are about issues which we think may be of interest to some mumsnetters - recent campaigns range from maternal health in the developing world , to support for lone parents , to a campaign to promote responsible dog ownership .
recently , mumsnet triumphed in a battle over a £1 . 25m billboard campaign that declared , in one of a series of deliberately provocative statements intended to demonstrate the power of outdoor advertising , that
career women make bad mothers
( the poster was withdrawn ) . it has also tussled with gina ford , the parenting guru , who complained about insults posted about her on mumsnet forums ( the case was settled out of court ) . and most recently , it has challenged eastenders over a storyline in which a mother who loses her baby to a cot death steals another child .
created seven years ago by two new mothers , mumsnet has become an ' internet phenomenon ' , according to the sunday telegraph , and ' the country ' s most popular meeting point for parents ' , according to the times , and it is widely regarded as the uk ' s leading online parenting community . it has 100 , 000 registered uses , and 250 , 000 monthly users , and its members are loyal , active and passionate about the site . fans of mumsnet include india knight , prime minister gordon brown , the chief rabbi jonathan sacks , to name but a few .
created nine years ago by two new mothers , mumsnet has become an ' internet phenomenon ' , according to the sunday telegraph , and ' the country ' s most popular meeting point for parents ' , according to the times , and it is widely regarded as the uk ' s leading online parenting community . it has 100 , 000 registered uses , and 250 , 000 monthly users , and its members are loyal , active and passionate about the site . fans of mumsnet include india knight , prime minister gordon brown , the chief rabbi jonathan sacks , to name but a few .
google is aware of cases like narey’s , and is looking at how to improve fraud detection , but there’s a limit to what it can do in general . the scale is too large for it to take the sort of personal approach that automattic did with hotham’s case , and ultimately the law doesn’t allow for it to hit back against fraudulent claims without some involvement of the accused – which , technically , was mumsnet , not narey . and while mumsnet was offered the chance to file a counterclaim , the forum couldn’t , because it too couldn’t be certain the claim actually was fraudulent .
note : this topic is for discussing pushchairs . to find out which pushchairs have won mumsnet best , read our lightweight stroller reviews . if you want to buy and sell pushchairs , please use our for sale / wanted boards . please feel free to report buying and selling in this topic .
charities working with disabled children have thanked mumsnet for the publicity it has generated . other commentators , however , while sympathetic to celyn ' s family , are less than enchanted with the sight of the mummy - warriors marching forth yet again , exercising an influence they believe is disproportionate to their numbers .
you see , the terfs were well aware of the survey , what with talking about it on both gc reddit and # mumsnet / pol / - lite board , and the survey itself ( linked in the screenshot ) is pretty clear as to what it was about . . . 9 / n urltoken
looking to speak to # mums who have had their baby delivered by one of their other children ( around 12 years or younger ) for a mini midwives article . did your waters break at home ? were they the only one to help you through labour ? fee paid on publication # journorequest # mumsnet
media law is hammered into journalists during their on - job training or university education . the general public are not afforded the same luxury . the question is , should online forums like mumsnet do more to protect their users from legal repercussions or would this impact on site engagement and ultimately damage the community ?
thousands of women have used mumsnet to share heartbreaking stories of miscarriage care falling short . like everyone else , we believe the nhs should provide effective , responsive care and treatment to the one in five pregnancies that ends in miscarriage , but w hile some trusts provide great care , unfortunately , others do not .
certainly , mumsnet attracts an extraordinary degree of venom . it has been labelled censorious , moralising , smug , vicious , bullying and sanctimonious , and accused of having members who are rude , dogmatic and as
thick as mincemeat
who remain immersed for hours in the subjects of weaning , nappies and nipples .
ever since politicians began courting the site as a way in to new media , murmurs of complaint on the blogosphere have grown into a roar .
what the hell does mumsnet think it is ?
seems to be the gist . and how does it manage to pull the strings of publicity so effectively ?
buildteam disputes her account . in a letter sent to mumsnet , which the site passed on to narey , the builders complained that the comments were defamatory . they say it is “untrue” that the ceiling fell down due to an issue with plumbing , and cited a total of 11 statements they claimed were defamatory .
mumsnet deleted the post , and asked google to reinstate the thread , but a month later , they received final word from the search firm : “‘google has decided not to take action based on our policies concerning content removal and reinstatement’ which ( it turned out ) meant that they had delisted the entire thread” .
we ' re harnessing the might of mumsnet and putting it behind causes close to your heart . they range from this is my child and let girls be girls , to our miscarriage care and we believe you campaigns , and our campaign to change how britain ' s libel laws affect online publishers like us .
one imagines that she could sell mumsnet and make a fortune , but she insists that this is unlikely . she says she cares too much about the site , its collective voice , and fears that selling out might change everything it has come to stand for . so instead , she continues to grow it .
i do tour the country . in particular i do
cameron direct
public meetings which are just q and a and no speeches . i ' ve done 52 of these and have more planned . perhaps we could do one in association with mumsnet . talking to the team about it now . . . .
whoever sent the takedown request , mumsnet was forced to make a choice : either leave the post up , and accept being delisted ; fight the delisting and open themselves up to the same legal threats made against google ; or delete the post themselves , and ask the post to be relisted on the search engine .


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so which belgian beers are worth checking out ? there are plenty of lists of belgian beers in magazines compiled by people who know a thing or two about beer and there are lots of online rating sites that rank beers .
here’s what the experts said ( in no particular order ) . the 37 amazing belgian beers you should try :
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i have been drinking belgian beer since 1983 , and have had many tripels ( belgian and otherwise ) over the decades . none has the flavor profile and effervescence as la fin du monde does . if you haven’t tried it , you should ! do we sound biased ? yeah , just a little… 🙂
belgian beers . what’s all the fuss about ? after all , belgium is just slightly bigger in size than wales with a population no bigger than that of cuba .
i’m with those who sorely miss st . bernardus abt12 on this list , but otherwise looks like a veritable roadmap of beer - tasting for belgian lovers . thank you !
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it’s one of my favorite belgian blonde beers . due to its more moderate sweetness compared with other belgian blondes and a kind of infection from wild yeasts , this blonde associates more with lambics and sour beers . this is not such a strange occurrence , given that the brewmaster at slaghmuylder is mr . karel goddeau , the same guy brewing at de cam lambic .
sanoma is the market leader with respect to women : our strong female and home & deco brands reach 3 , 058 , 500 women , which is 61 % of all belgian women .
yannick de cocquéau is product manager at visit flanders for everything related to ‘beer tourism’ and belgian beers . beside that he’s a qualified beer sommelier , hobby brewer and active member of zythos vzw .
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i am what they call in flanders a ‘duvel drinker’ so it rocks and duvel deserves a higher rating basing on its unique way of brewing . aside from that , ‘delirium tremens’ is worth mentioning . will not tell you more than what google has to say but the pink elephant most definitely deserves a high ranked place in any beer list . being a belgian , i am a passionate about belgian beer .
classic belgian beers are very balanced and complex , and westmalle tripel is a perfect example of this . in aroma it is fruity ( overripe banana ) with a fine hop bitterness and soft maltiness fighting for attention .
which belgian beers would you recommend people try ? are there any you think should be added to this list ? leave your suggestion in the comments below with your reason as to why you think it should be included .
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the term “belgian ipa” gets thrown around a lot these days but there aren’t many brewers who manage to make this cross - pollination of brewing traditions work in the drinkers’ favour . magma is a massive exception , displaying all the mouth - watering juicy new - world fruit of a modern ipa with the warmth and nuance of classic belgian strong ale . bold yet accessible ; strong without being heavy : a real beer for all seasons . savour it but don’t cellar it .
dimitri van roy qualified as a beer connoisseur from the syntra school in brussels and as cicerone program certified beer server in 2014 . he’s a child of the belgian beer culture but loves to expand his horizons to wherever good beer comes from .
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the passion among beer lovers for increasingly flavourful beers that are hopped using powerful , aromatic varieties is not restricted to just britain or the us . brasserie d’achouffe’s houblon chouffe combines the pithy , citrus flavours of an american ipa with the spicy , peppery funk of a belgian tripel .
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the resulting beer is a riot of grapefruit and redcurrant flavours underpinned by bready malt and a pinch of white pepper in its dry finish . it may sound like a car crash but these flavours are in total harmony , making it one of the best modern interpretations of a classic belgian style and one that’s easy to get hold of too .
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there’s not even that much of it . belgian beers account for only 1 % of all beer produced in the world . there are more breweries in the u . s . state of oregon than there are in the whole of belgium . according to the latest figures furnished to me by zythos , belgium is home to 195 breweries , 93 beer firms and 5 gueuzeries .
russell erskine started as an assistant brewer with brewdog at fraserburgh in september 2011 , having had no previous brewing experience or qualifications . he has worked his way up over subsequent years to his current position as a senior brewer in ellon and will be studying towards ibd diploma in the coming years . russell has visited belgium several times which has cemented his preference for belgian beers .
ever heard of the revolutionary “viven” beers ( brewed at the most famous “de proef brewery” ) ? just try their jaw dropping viven smoked porter , the truly unique viven master ipa ( one of the most ingeniously crafted , perfectly balanced ipa beers in the world ) and the all - guns - blazing viven imperial ipa ! fyi , “viven” introduced the term belgian ipa to the world .
le capitaine is a chardonnay barrel - aged golden saison brewed with “an absurd amount of pumpkin” and fermented with saison yeast and various strains of brettanomyces , one of which was originally cultivated by peter bouckaert , the brewmaster at new belgium brewery ( fort collins , colorado ) . this beer—also brewed with candied endive , cacao nibs , and buddha’s hand—is trinity owner jason yester’s tribute to this renowned belgian brewer .
we know that when people get interested in a subject , they like to find a magazine or other publication that covers the topic in depth . sometimes you just like to see what else is available . well you have come to the right place ! if you think there is a publication we should know about , please let us know and we will be glad to help as well as add it to our list .
kevin desmet , a 30 something lover of belgian beers . he turns his love for beer into words on his blog urltoken . married and father of 2 , he has a soft spot for bitter beers , sour beers and pitch - black , thick stouts . throw that last one in a barrel for a year or two and you’ll make him very happy . he has yet to refuse a beer .
jef van den steen is one of the most experienced beer connoisseurs in belgium as well as a brewer at brouwerij de glazen toren . he writes for beer magazines such as de zytholoog , bier passie magazine and smaak and has authored books including “lambi ( e ) k en geuze” , “trappist . het bier en de monniken” , “abdijbieren , geestrijk erfgoed” , “geuze en kriek , de champagne onder de bieren” and ”de smaak van bier” .
belgium is awash in blonde ales . sadly , many of them are rather one - dimensional , lacking depth and mystery . the st . feuillien blonde reflects the joyfully understated gastronomy of its wallonian homeland . with an enchanting , not - quite - earthy yeast character , a whiff of spicy hops and a tightrope balance between crisp and malty , this beer reminds us , at the most basic level what belgian beers are all about .
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praet : “well , i ' ll still have to wait two more years for that , until i retire . a belgian banker once told me , when i was working with the generale bank : ‘i had a great deal to tell , but nothing to say . now i have a lot to say , but may tell little . once i retire , i guess i ' ll have nothing left to say and nothing left to tell’ . ”
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this beer is produced using three varieties of malt and three strains of belgian hops . surfine owes its lovely balance to the alchemy of its ingredients . remarkably , the surfine is subject to three fermentation stages , using a different yeast each time . the third and final fermentation stage uses wild yeasts that convert the remaining sugars into carbon dioxide , giving the beer its dry character . this is a fine example of innovation out of tradition , typical in family breweries such as dubuisson .
the guiding brewing principle for austin , texas’s jester king is let the yeast do the work and create the right circumstances so that it can . “we’re of the yvan influence , ” says ron extract , referring to yvan de baets’s historical essay on saisons that appears in the book farmhouse ales : culture and craftsmanship in the belgian tradition ( brewers publications , 2004 ) . in his essay , de baets cites the writing of marc h . van laer who advocated the use of multiple yeast strains as early as 1920 .
known amongst the craft beer world as the beer wench , ashley v routson is a craft beer evangelist and social media maven on a mission to advance the craft beer industry through education , inspiration , and advocacy . ashley is a freelance beer writer and soon - to - be published author who has written for or been featured on npr , draft magazine , beer advocate , and time . com , among others . ashley has been a featured speaker at the craft brewers conference , the great american beer festival , and the beer bloggers conference .
in 2017 , vyncke has been nominated again , 3rd time , for the prestigious economic ranking “štiky českého businessu” in czech republic . vyncke s . r . o . , our czech settlement is in moravia , silesia region and employs 115 vynckeneers . originated in 2004 , this yearly ranking “štiky ceského businessu” evaluates the business - economic figures of the past 3 fiscal years and values the fastest growing and healthiest enterprises . štiky means “pike” , a kind of fish , and is the counterpart of the belgian gazelle awards , hence the czech business pike .
the saison renaud is an unfiltered , single malt , single hop beer brewed with pilsner malt and saaz hops . “this is your world war ii–era farmhouse ale , where i think [ brewers ] were probably starting to steal the yeast from the pilsner makers , ” says mystic’s bryan greenhagen . in essence , this beer comes from a pilsner recipe . “we’ve made this recipe with lager yeast and it makes a pilsner . but then when you put in the belgian yeast culture , you can taste the spices it brings , the herbs . i think [ this beer ] really shows what the yeast is doing . ”
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it was very hard to select my favourite beer among the fantastic belgian beers . if you choose , you always lose . so my advice is to try as many styles and beers as possible . but anyway , i have to stick to the rules . so i’m going for a zinnebir from brasserie de la senne . the brewer’s philosophy is to brew beers with lots of flavours , but with as little alcohol as possible . my kind of beers . zinnebir has a cloudy orange colour and a great nose of honey , pollen , and lemon zest , and light exotic fruits . the taste is malty , with a fine bitterness and a long aftertaste . top beer .
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igw manufactures large gears and gearboxes for heavy industrial applications . its growth is mainly situated in asia , especially in china . in europe the economy is stabilizing , so there’s little revival .
igw from oostkamp is a specialist in transmission solutions . they mainly make gears and gearboxes . for engines of ships for instance , monsters up to two meters long and five tons . these gears have to put the engines in motion , and withstand huge forces . other important customers are train manufacturers like alstom or bombardier . and also atlas copco , for the compressor market .
just make the comparison with the speed of a diesel engine of a car at a normal rate , which is 2000 revolutions per minute ,
suggests ceo holger stehling .
for compressors you can get up to 50 , 000 rpm . that can be very dangerous if the work is not very meticulously done . i recently saw a video of a poorly finished gearbox of a competitor . the drive flew out of the gear , and bored their way through the factory .
igw is the go - to company for heavy industrial work . oostkamp is the main plant for large gears . next to that , igw also has factories in china , romania , czech republic , and the united states .
our growth is mainly in asia ,
holger stehling analyzes .
the train market is especially growing in china . the united states also have plans for developments in the railway industry . and what do we have in europe ? let ' s say that the economy is stabilizing here . i still see little revival . in europe , we mainly do servicing , the maintenance of the existing production facilities . that never creates the same dynamic as new equipment .
stehling came at the helm at igw in the end of 2012 . he changed the company ' s name from ‘nv igw watteeuw international into the more international and commercial sounding ‘igw’ .
because who in china can pronounce the name watteeuw” ? but above all he had to bring synergy between the various factories of the group .
we had two separate sales teams . one for the gears , and another for the gearboxes . they worked the market separately .
whilst customers often want both products . now we forged together the sales teams and also started looking for new customers in additional markets such as oil and gas .
productivity was also raised . the visit to oostkamp shows how important that is . there ' s hundreds of thousands of dollars on dormant capital in the form of hundreds of gears in the warehouses . there is no financing by customers .
the sooner that can go outside , the better . productivity went up strongly , partly because workers learned how they can operate multiple machines .
and there are other advantages that stehling appreciates in flanders .
i appreciate the openness of the employees , the willingness to change . out of all my plants i have the least problems in belgium when it comes to change . germans are much more secretive and cautious . i also notice this in the czech republic , the largest branch in turnover , and with the global r & d center . the czechs react as the germans would react . no , the belgians are very open to foreigners . i never feel like a foreigner here .
even the unions in belgium are better according to holger stehling .
if the german metalworkers ' union ig metall strikes , all the workers are on the streets . ig metall is much more militant . but off course we also had the strike of 15 december last year here in oostkamp . only a small number of our employees participated , and it wasn’t really clear to me what my factory had to do with it . the strike was just unilaterally imposed by the union leaders . ”
stehling is satisfied with watteeuw academy , but in that respect germany still scores better .
oh yes , we give them practical knowledge . but it is not comparable to the education in germany . there it is part of the system , and a true combination of learning and working
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holger stehling started at igw in 2012 . the german from waldshut on the rhine , at the foot of the black forest , had a long career at linde , the german producer of industrial gases .
the message of the igw shareholders was clear : they wanted ‘a non - german german’ . so a not too stubborn person who could deal with different cultures . but he also had to have the german clear strategic vision and structured approach . and , as a german , he needed to undertake prompt actions if necessary . ”but i had to be able to work with , not against the workers .
igw is one of the four main divisions of bmt , the industrial company with the west flanders family seynaeve as reference shareholders . igw makes gears , and was in 2013 responsible for 81 . 3 million , or 30 % of the consolidated turnover of bmt . omco is the division for glass applications , cnud - efco makes equipment for forming and annealing glass , and bmt aerospace makes aviation parts .
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lauréat du concours nrj startup en 2015 , michaël malherbe fait le point sur l’état d’avancement de son projet mydo® .
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coup de cœur du jury du concours nrj startup , mydo sélectionné pour la grande finale du concours .
sur 150 projets francophones belges présentés , 12 ont été sélectionnés pour la demi - finale . parmi les 12 demi finalistes , mydo est repris parmi les 6 finalistes et est classé 1 er des 6 finalistes par les membres du jury du concours nrj startup .
la chambre de commerce et d’industrie de liège - verviers se fait l’écho de la victoire de mydo® au concours nrj startup et de l’appel à son opération de crowdfunding sur kisskissbankbank . com .
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vyncke has been selected as the 22nd “enterprise of the year” in flanders , belgium . the “enterprise of the year” is a prominent event organized by the ey that awards the flemish enterprise that distinguish for its strategic , innovation and managing capacities . vyncke was recognized as the winner because of its economic growth and global expansion . vyncke also distinguished itself from the other candidates through its strong company culture and alignment in between the shareholders and all the employees .
after being nominated , vyncke s . r . o . was officially proclaimed as regional winner of moravia silesia in the ranking štiky ceského businessu 2015 . vyncke s . r . o . , our czech settlement is located in moravia , silesia region and employs 115 vynckeneers . although we suffered fierce competition of the fast - growing car industry in the moravia - silesia region , vyncke won this prestigious award .
in november 2015 , peter vyncke has been nominated for “the manager of the year” .
on september 2nd , vyncke was nominated as a finalist for the “enterprise of the year” award in belgium . together with katoen natie , kinepolis , ontex and van de velde the vynckeneers compete for this prestigious title . the award recognizes innovation and entrepreneurship by balancing a financial strong and stable company with the courage and perseverance to continue to grow .
jean - marc goossens’s father , albert borschette—considered as one of the founding fathers of the european union , ambassador of luxembourg in belgium—ended his career as european competition commissioner .
in 2004 , he cofounded an investment bank boutique ; molina & lynch consulting , with offices in new york city and miami . the company specializes in m & a opportunities between europe and the united states . he is currently a managing member of a consulting company that is active in the energy sector . manuel has been appointed as the honorary consul of belgium for the state of florida since 2004 . manuel is fluent in french , german , spanish and english .
alain liebaert studied applied economics at the university of antwerp . he then did a postgraduate in creative problem solving techniques in 1988 and is still organizing creative seminars today . alain started his career as a management consultant , restructuring companies on a “no cure no pay” basis . in 1990 he joined the liebaert family textiles business ( urltoken ) and became ceo in 1997 . alain is also a part time airline pilot and flies business jets both for work and for fun all over the world . in 2005 alain and his wife michou started socrates projects , specialized in organizing exclusive tailor made holidays with private airplanes .
socrates also invested in a boutique hotel in cape town ( urltoken ) and a five star lodge ( jacis lodges ) in the madikwe game reserve in south africa ( urltoken ) . alain has travelled extensively in south and north america and africa looking for investment projects in real estate . alain is fluent in dutch , german , english , french and spanish .
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and most of what they do make , they don’t even bother to drink themselves , exporting 60 % of their beer to other countries .
it’s not like they drink a lot of beer . they’re only 15th in europe when it comes to beer consumption per capita .
well , belgium has the greatest diversity of original beer styles on the planet . few would disagree that the country has an unrivaled brewing heritage which is deeply embedded across its towns and villages . and belgium’s newer brewers are exploding onto the scene and showing off their talent by marrying innovation and respect for tradition . there’s certainly an argument to be made for it being the best country in the world for beer .
so that’s what i did . i contacted a wide range of beer experts – sommeliers and cicerones , brewers and judges , bloggers and journalists – to compile a list of recommendations .
i asked as varied a list of contributors as possible to ensure the suggestions came from both newcomers and experienced beer people , from both men and women , from both ‘craftier’ beer geeks and more traditional voices , and from a mix of both international experts and belgians .
the recommendations below are quite fascinating : a plethora of the usual suspects thrown in with a lot of solid performers and some obscure gems . i believe the list does an excellent job of showcasing the full spectrum of belgium’s incredible brewing culture .
to understand rodenbach grand cru , discard what you know of beer . dismiss that it should be blonde , or have a head or not have ‘turned’ .
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bottled bright to retain the delicate balance of grain and caramel , burn and edge , its uniquely ancient taste resonates across centuries of beer - making , outgunning the dangerous here - and - now of the craft brewer . sharp .
tim webb is a beer writer and publisher . he is co - author with stephen beaumont of the world atlas of beer and pocket beer book ; and with joe stange of good beer guide belgium . tim is managing editor at cogan & mater ltd & urltoken .
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the lou pepe gueuze is one of the best of the brasserie cantillon range , and should be sought out by any lover of lambic brews or , for lack of a better word , sour beers .
its soft , mellow tartness and mild horse blanket funk will make you smile and desire another glass . may there be more gueuze left in your bottle when that happens .
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this one is reasonable at 5 . 5 % strength , lively , dry and bitter enough . but the aroma is the thing , dry - hopped and re - fermented with brettanomyces . i like to close my eyes and puzzle it out . where does the floral grapefruit end ? where do the musty lemons begin ?
joe stange is a freelance journalist , co - author of good beer guide belgium ( with tim webb ) , and author of the upcoming around brussels in 80 beers , second edition . he blogs at urltoken , and tweets @ thirsty _ pilgrim .
crisp , refreshing and super low in alcohol—one can only presume that dupont’s avril is the closest thing to the original farmhouse ales , which were typically brewed as a hydration alternative to water for farmhands . avril is the perfect all - day sipping beer for long , hot summer days .
5 . st . feuillien blonde ( 7 . 5 % abv ) : [ brasserie st . feuillien ]
randy mosher is a writer , creative consultant , designer and educator specialising in beer . author of five beer - related books including tasting beer , he also teaches at the siebel institute . he is an active partner in two chicago - area breweries : 5 rabbit cerveceria and forbidden root botanic beers .
wonderfully rich and complex beer , a blend of dark ale and timmermans’ lambic , with an acidic note from the lambic cutting the dark roasted grains and spicy hops of the ale . the beer will be restored to its original home in bruges in 2015 when a new brewery opens there .
roger protz is one of the world’s leading beer writers , historians , lecturers and tasters . he is the author of more than 20 books on the subject , including 300 beers to try before you die , one of the biggest - selling books on the subject . he was named glenfiddich drink writer of the year in 1997 and 2004 and in 2003 was presented with the first - ever lifetime achievement award from the british guild of beer writers . he has won two gold and six silver tankard awards from the guild and in 2013 won gold as best writer in pub and beer press . he has won 13 awards from the north american guild of beer writers .
luc de raedemaeker is the director of the brussels beer challenge , chief editor of bier grand cru and the beer link ( china ) and doemens diplom - biersommelier . he sees it as his mission to give beer the recognition it deserves .