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(CNN) – Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has won another straw poll, boosting his national profile and elevating his name among potential 2016 presidential contenders.
The firebrand freshman senator and tea party favorite was among a handful of 2016 hopefuls speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans this week.
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Cruz finished in first place in the annual conference's presidential straw poll at 30.33%. Dr. Ben Carson, a Fox News commentator and conservative activist, finished in second with 29.38% while Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, was third with 10.43%.
Fox News host and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Texas Governor Rick Perry rounded out the top five, at 5.06% and 4.90%, respectively.
Neither Carson nor Paul spoke at the conference, but their support was a show of confidence by the traditionally more conservative crowd. The annual meeting of activists features of who's who of big-name Republican politicians. It is an important appearance for potential presidential candidates to make.
More moderate Republicans also skipped the conference, but many fared much worse in the straw poll. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie came in dead last with 1.11% while Florida's former Gov. Jeb Bush and current Sen. Marco Rubio and came in seventh and eighth at 4.42% and 3.32 %, respectively.
Cruz's address was among the most popular. He was interrupted several times by cheers and standing ovations - especially when he told the crowd he was "convinced" the Republican Party would retake control of Congress in the midterm elections this fall.
Cruz won the Values Voter summit's presidential straw poll last fall, and came in second to Sen. Paul in this year's straw poll at the big Conservative Political Action Conference.
The potential 2016 presidential candidate said that across the country, people tell him that they are scared – of losing their freedom, losing their constitutional rights, and bankrupting their children and grandchildren.
"There is an urgency facing this country – there is an urgency in politics unlike anything we've ever seen," he said, arguing those fears were driving a new movement.
"America is waking up. We are seeing revival, we are seeing renewal, and together – mark my words – we are going to turn this nation around," he said.
Cruz highlighted his past battles with what he regards as the Washington elites, Democrat and Republican, in the fight over drones, gun rights and filibusters. But he cited a "tsunami" of populist power, a wave of grassroots support as the core of those victories.
"Thank you!" he exclaimed to a shout of thanks from the audience. "Nobody cares what any politician in Washington says. Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around, empowering the people."
That wave will unseat Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-Louisiana, and force Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, out, he said to applause and cheers. A conservative Democrat, Landrieu faces a tough re-election this fall, and the crowd of Louisiana Republicans is eager to unseat her and strip the Democrats of their majority status.
Sounding like a candidate on the trail, Gov. Perry took the occasion to tout his record in Texas, on everything from job creation to reducing nitrous oxide emissions.
"The best ideas can be found in the states, where innovative policies get replicated all the time," said the two-term governor. "And I have never been afraid to borrow good ideas, regardless of where they come from. No political party has a monopoly on good ideas."
He argued the party should be the same way.
"If we are to win a majority in both houses of Congress and take back the White House, we must again be the party of big ideas," he added later. "Americans are looking for leadership that transcends partisanship."
Former Pennsylvania senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum also gave a passionate speech that called for a return to conservative values and slammed those who would compromise in order to win elections – a veiled swipe he has made before at moderate Republicans, like Gov. Christie.
"The problem with the Republican Party is that we have people in the party who don't believe in the very foundational principles of our party," said Santorum, going on to criticize the party's "moderate" funders, an "expert political class" from "dark-blue communities" in major cities.
"We talk to job creators, not job holders – and ladies and gentlemen, there are a lot more job holders than there are job creators," he said, with a message of economic populism that pushed the GOP to be "pro-growth and pro-worker," not just pro-business.
Santorum finished in ninth place in the straw poll, at 2.37%.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and business magnate Donald Trump were also in attendance at the conference - although none of them were included in the straw poll.
Former presidential candidate Herman Cain also spoke, and even hinted that he may run for president again.
Calling the Obama administration "a period of scandals and a crisis of leadership," the businessman and radio host told the crowd to "stay informed. The stupid people are out-voting us."
At one time the leading candidate in the 2012 Republican field, Cain also pushed back against the notion that Republicans don't reach out to minorities – citing himself as an example.
"What am I, chopped liver?" he exclaimed.
Cain was also not featured in the straw poll.
-CNN's Steve Brusk contributed to this report.
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Perhaps you should take a look at who controlled Congress and spending the last two years of Bush's term. While at it take a look at the Clinton repeal of the Glass-Stegall Act before you go running that tired old rhetoric. Obama and Reid have a strangle hold on the Congress and haven't passed a budget in YEARS. Every year has been a trillion dollar deficit with largest ever tax revenues...the dollar is sucking wind and inflation is on the way son, thanks to you Democrats.
Like Barry Soetoro, this person is not a natural citizen. His parents were not both US citizens when he was born.
I can never get over the stupidity of comments from Ted's qualifications to become president to where this country is with a $17 TRILLION debt and yet because he is conservative they ridicule him. The control the federal government has over each and every one of us is becoming more like the days of Hitler some 80 years ago. Most Americans are in complete denial of what is about to happen if there is a significant change soon. We will have lost ALL freedoms we enjoy today, it certainly can happen! Wake up people!
Here is the deal:
To those who have watched closely since 9/11, Bush has lied. Obama got his chance to "right" the wrongs, and instead he institutionalized them. He lied.
The people who were right all along, were the Ron Paul voters, and more specifically, the purist plumb line libertarians who made their very last min-archist play for limited government: Ron Paul.
Now, the whole world knows Republicans, Democrats, Bankers, Military Industrial Complex, Government contractors, and the Media apologists are all in on the Grift.
So the only acceptable solution is the complete destruction of the government- all government, but especially the US Government. You have to get rid of the institutions that gloss over and "legalize" plunder and murder.
So straw polls are irrelevant. All of politics is irrelevant. The answer is complete and total civil disobedience and non-compliance. All laws that protect the rich and powerful grifters are void.
This is the end of government. It is the beginning of liberty.
What is hilarious about this is that the liberal media thought they had already destroyed Cruz. Now all of a sudden he's back in full force and a true threat to the media's far left agenda. The media succeeded in taking Sarah Palin once they realized she was a serious threat to their agenda as shown by the huge crowds she drew and turned the McCain campaign around .. and of course the media realized what she was doing and began a huge anti-Palin campaign. Whichever republican the media sees may win the GOP nomination, they will start the same attack as they did Palin...and Cruz is already in their sights.
I bet you the Democrats are even happier about this.
Ted Cruz, please, oh please, run Ted run. And yes, I'm a Democrat. Wow, he would be the gift that keeps on giving.
Now we'll have a REAL foreign born person running for higher office.
I am glad he won. So is Dr. Zues! He's quite a charactor! LMAO!
I love Ted Cruz. He is brilliant, conservative, and will turn around the country like Reagan did.
You know why Ted Cruz is the best? It's because he took on RINOs and beat their butts during the Senate debate and filibuster on 0bamaCare, when just a few men (Cruz, Mike Lee, Rand Paul) did the right thing, even though they were being attacked by democrats and RINOs (like McCain). He put the COUNTRY and the CITIZENS before his self, and that is rare.
Another thing: Democrats are insanely afraid that Cruz will win the Republican nomination, because they know he will obliterate any Democrat.
But remember, in reality, a win for Cruz is a win for America.
Bravo for Cruz. One of the VERY FEW honest politicians we have. The socialists are so afraid of him because he is a no nonsense guy and will not put up with ilk like Reid's crooked tricks. He can whomp and stomp old hag Hillary.
the negative comments toward ted cruz are typical of leftist/statists/marxists.
when your argument is weak resort to ad hominem attacks
the reason they dislike ted cruz is because they despise his embrace of the founding fathers and the country they gave us
Dream Team: Cruz/Carson 2016 to restore our freedoms and prosperity
One can tell from the comments here how much this scares the Dems.
To Joanne and others who sneer when they use the term "community organizer" to describe President Obama – it is my firm belief that every politician who runs for office be required to first serve a year as a community organizer to see how a lot of people in this country live – not the millionaires and billionaires, but the normal, everyday people who struggle to survive on two jobs at minimum wage, no health insurance, etc. Then when they are elected, they would understand exactly what needs to be done to insure justice and equality for all, something we definitely don't have now. Don't use "community organizer" as a put-down because we actually need more of them to be elected so as to be in a position to do something positive for people in this country.


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The Austin area lies above one of the most productive aquifers in the country, the Edwards Aquifer. However, the aquifer is also very vulnerable to pollution that can travel through porous limestone layers from activities on the surface.
The Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer, the middle of three hydrologically distinct segments, stores and moves water from just north of the town of Kyle, Texas, north to its major discharge, Barton Springs, located in the heart of Austin, Texas. The City of Austin proposed bonds in 1998 that were approved to purchase and manage land in this segment's watershed for water quality protection.
The mission of the Water Quality Protection Lands (WQPL) program is to acquire land in fee title and conservation easement in the Barton Springs contributing and recharge zone to provide for the conservation and maintain the safety of part of the City's water supply. The objective is to produce the optimum level of clean, high quality water from project lands to recharge the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer.
Currently, the WQPL program manages more than 26,000 acres - about 9,000 acres as fee simple and 17,000 acres as conservation easements.

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Album sales: Lionel Richie climbs to No. 1; Gotye races up the chart following 'SNL'
Two weeks ago, Madonna's MDNA beat Lionel Richie's Tuskegee pretty handily on the Billboard 200, but just 14 days later, Lionel Richie has climbed into first place and Madonna is no longer in the Top 10 at all. In the battle of chart longevity, Richie's latest has legs.
Indeed, Tuskegee is proving to be a blockbuster album for Richie, and it leads the chart in its third week with sales of 129,000. Also debuting on the chart are new discs from Monica, Bonnie Raitt, and Hoodie Allen. Check out the full Top 10 below:
1. Lionel Richie, Tuskegee – 129,000
The veteran singer's foray into country music got a big boost from a CBS special called ACM Presents: Lionel Richie & Friends in Concert that aired on Friday, April 13 and nabbed almost 8 million viewers. Shot the day after the ACM Awards in Las Vegas, the special featured performances with Rascal Flatts, Jennifer Nettles, and Jason Aldean, among other country superstars. Consequently, Richie's album rose from number 4 to number 1 and has now sold 423,000 copies.
2. Adele, 21 – 92,000
In it's 60th week on the chart, the 8x platinum album held strong in second place despite a 40 percent drop.
3. Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – 81,000
Although Minaj's hit single "Starships" is holding well at No. 6 on the Hot 100, her sophomore album isn't blasting off of shelves like her first disc, Pink Friday, did in 2010. In its second week, Roman Reloaded, which debuted atop the Billboard 200 last week, dropped 68 percent into third place and has now sold 334,000 copies. Sure, that's an impressive total for any artist, but the original Pink Friday sold 375,000 copies in its first week alone.
4. Monica, New Life – 69,000
Except for her 1995 debut, Miss Thang, all of Monica's studio albums have debuted in the Top 10 — this one is her fifth straight title to reach that tier. Sales are driven by her newest single, "It All Belongs to Me" which reunites her with "The Boy is Mine" collaborator Brandy.
5. One Direction, Up All Night – 66,000
The former #1 album spends a second week at No. 5, dropping just 28 percent. It has not left the Top 10 since its debut five weeks ago and has now sold 434,000 copies total.
6. Bonnie Raitt, Slipstream – 64,000
The 62-year-old blues/folk queen scored her best sales week since her smash 1994 album Longing in Their Hearts, which reached number one. The critically lauded Slipstream is Raitt's fourth top 10 album — and her first since Hearts 18 years ago.
7. Gotye, Making Mirrors – 54,000
Following Gotye's performance on Saturday Night Live, his album jumped 15-7 in its fourteenth week. His smash single "Somebody That I Used To Know" (featuring Kimbra) also tops the Hot 100 today after being downloaded 542,000 times — the fourth biggest download tally in history — in the last sales period.
8. Alabama Shakes, Boys & Girls – 43,000
In its second week, the album, which got a physical release this week following a digital only debut frame increased by a very healthy 72 percent.
9. Rascal Flatts, Changed – 41,000
With a whopping 60 percent drop, the country trio dipped 3-9 in their second week.
10. Hoodie Allen, All American – 27,000.
Not many people had heard of the Jewish rapper (nee Steve Markowitz) before he topped the iTunes sales chart last Tuesday with this EP, but he still managed to land a buzzy No. 10 bow.
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For a Meal at St. Anselm Without the Wait, Go for Brunch
Brunch menus to do your weekend right.
If you don't want to endure the infamous wait to get a seat for dinner at Williamsburg's St. Anselm, go during brunch hours, when you can sometimes just walk right in and still have a good meal. Though they won't be serving the big-ticket items from the grill that fans rave about, you can still have a taste of one of their most lauded cuts of beef: the hanger steak.
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Known as the 'Butcher's Steak' at dinner, you can have their hormone-free Angus beef in their Steak and Eggs ($16). Six ounces of the steak is parceled out for this dish along with a side of grilled fingerling potatoes and two eggs cooked any style. Get the eggs over easy and you'll have thick golden yolk to dip that steak into. Every bite becomes even richer and more fragrant with the help of melted garlic butter and sprinkled parsley.
For a less beefy dish that's part savory and part sweet, try the Croque Monte Cristo ($16), a combination of dense bread pudding, thick slices of cured Virginia ham, and melted Austrian gruyere. It could do with a bit less bechamel sauce but overall, it's a solid choice for anyone hungry or hungover.
Instead of pancakes, St. Anselm serves a Dutch Baby ($12) that can be ordered 'Savory' or 'Sweet.' I had the sweet version, which changes seasonally. Right now, it's topped with wedges of sweet grapefruit and some walnuts, resting in a pool of grapefruit curd. Oven baked in thin iron pans, this baby is dense in the middle with an airy but crispy puff edge. It looks like a pizza but tastes like a giant pastry.
St. Anselm serves many breakfast-type sides, but one that stands out is the Homemade Ricotta Toast with Honey ($5). I ordered mine on rye, a winning choice, as the sourness of the rye brought out the sweetness of the cow's milk cheese. The toast itself was disappointedly thin, barely holding the weight of the ricotta. This is best shared if you're also ordering your own entree, because it's pretty filling.
Brunch is served every weekend, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. An emphasis on "good ingredients simply cooked" is not lost on the weekend meal, and it's a great way to get the St. Anselm experience without the wait.
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It's the first day of October and a sweltering 108 degrees on the Paramount lot, where NBC's fan favorite sitcom Community films. And yet, meeting for a coffee near the show's soundstage, new executive producers Moses Port and David Guarascio aren't breaking a sweat.
Community has already shot half of its 13 episodes for fall, and Port and Guarascio have mapped out a scenario on how to end the show in case this is the end of the line. But they don't think they'll need to implement that plan just yet.
"I think we're going to get more," Port says of the show's episodic order. Adds Guarascio: NBC "has seen some cuts [of the first few episodes] now, and our fingers are crossed. This is what is called a massive jinx. Basically telling you with a recording device that I'm just about 100 percent sure that we're going to get more episodes."
At the very least, a few extra episodes would give Community enough half-hours to be sold into syndication. If NBC likes what it sees, a fifth season also isn't out of the question. Maybe "six seasons and a movie" isn't so far-fetched after all.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves here. Community was originally scheduled to return on Friday, Oct. 19, but in a late-minute switcheroo, NBC suddenly decided to hold both Community and Friday night lead-in Whitney until later in the season. That's an admission that the network hadn't had a chance to properly promote its new Friday night comedy block, as well as a sign that it may want to employ both shows to fill holes elsewhere on its schedule (perhaps Wednesdays, where newcomers Animal Practice and Guys With Kids have struggled).
Of course, there's an even larger question looming: How will fans react to Community in its post-Dan Harmon era form?
Harmon, who created the comedy and guided it through three seasons, was shown the door this spring. Sony Pictures TV, the studio behind the show, then approached Port and Guarascio — who were consulting on ABC's Happy Endings — about taking over as Community's new showrunners.
They said no. And then they said no again. "Look, it's a tough situation to walk into," Port says. "We are fans of the show. No. 1, we were like, 'Can this work without Dan?' And we were also like, 'Wow, I can't believe Dan is not going to be there.'"
Taking over an established show entering its fourth season is a thankless job. Taking over an established show after its creator — worshipped by rabid fans and seen as its heart and soul — is fired, with no guarantee the show won't be canceled anyway? That's like stepping into a field of landmines, only to be met with gunfire if you miraculously make it through. "Going into the fourth year of any show, do you really want to do that?" Port remembers thinking. "You've told a lot of stories by that time."
Some of the logical candidates to replace Harmon had already left to move on to other things: Executive producers Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan had signed a deal with 20th Century Fox TV and were starting work on Fox's Ben and Kate (which they later departed). Community veteran Chris McKenna, who earned an Emmy nomination this year for his episode "Remedial Chaos Theory," had moved on to Fox's The Mindy Project. NBC and Sony had already decided to remove Harmon from the show (he retains "created by" and "executive consultant" credits, and is still a profit participant on Community), but their Plan 'B' options were fading fast. The studio then made Port and Guarascio a deal they couldn't refuse.
"I think ultimately everything that seemed scary about it was also the reason why we wanted to do it," Guarascio says. "It just seemed like a fun kind of challenge. And the truth is, there really aren't many shows like this, and you don't know if you're ever going to get to work on them or not. It was, 'Well, if we don't do this now we may never get a similar chance.' So we closed our eyes, dived in feet first and just have as much fun with it as possible. And cover our ears 75% of the time."
The switch was still fresh in July, when Guarascio and Port joined the Community cast on stage for Comic-Con — so fresh, that most cast members hadn't even met their new showrunners until that day. No one knew what to expect, including some Sony execs, who feared a fan uprising. But the audience still welcomed the show with cheers. Port and Guarascio reassured the crowd that everything was going to be "OK," and then smartly turned it over to the series' stars.
Comic-Con Scoop: Community Will Visit an "Inspector Spacetime" Convention in Season 4
Nonetheless, Harmon's May exit shocked fans of the show, which just days earlier had scored a surprise last-minute renewal for season 4. They took to social media to express their displeasure, and Harmon addressed the fans in a blog post detailing what went down. The Harmon firing also came as a bit of a surprise to the Community actors, who had just seen him days earlier while recording commentary tracks for the show's Season 3 DVD. "It was kind of weird, a bit like a death in the family, because it was so sudden and we had no idea," says Yvette Nicole Brown, who plays gung-ho moralist Shirley.
Joel McHale, who stars as Jeff Winger, the narcissistic ex-lawyer with daddy issues, remembers being given talking points on how to respond to the show's regime change. "It was good times," he says sarcastically. "I'd be asked, 'How do you feel about Dan being fired,' and you'd have to go, 'Fire is useful for staying warm.' With everything that had gone down with Chevy [Chase] and Dan and all that, it was more drama."
McHale feared that the show would turn "normal" once Harmon was pushed out. "My worry is the ambition of the show would die. That needs to stay intact," he says. "I think the show's uniqueness and the fact that the critics like it are what keep it distinct." Adds Brown: "You can't help but know that if a voice is taken away that there will be some things that will be different. It can't be his voice, he's not here. But he did an amazing job of laying the foundation of who these crazy people are."
Port and Guarascio are well aware that fans will be watching closely to see if Community misses a step, but say they've taken pains to keep the show's DNA intact. "Most of the hard work of creating this universe is done," Guarascio says. "The magic garden has been planted and cared for (by Harmon) for three years. And Dan tunneled through mountains to make sure the show was done the way he wanted it to be done. That does make it easier."
Port and Guarascio reached out to Harmon to see if he would write the Community finale — should this season be the last for the show. But Harmon opted to pass. "He was very gracious and said thanks and just wished us the best of luck," Guarascio says.
Instead, the new showrunners have leaned on returning writers (including Andy Bobrow, Megan Ganz, Maggie Bandur, Annie Mebane and Steve Basilone) to keep a sense of continuity on the show. Port and Guarascio say they've also looked to the Community cast to make sure this year's scripts remain true to their characters. Oscar-winning writer Jim Rash, who plays Dean Pelton on Community, is even penning an episode.
"We rely on them probably more than Dan ever had to or needed to, because we're looking to them to make sure that we're keeping the sensibility of the show right," says Guarascio, noting that McHale is a bit of a real-life Jeff Winger, serving as a bit of a leader and bringing the cast's concerns to the producers. "The tone of the show is informed not just by the writing but by every other aspect. There's this incredible infrastructure of people that love the show and are passionate about it, and are going to make sure that it continues to be good."
Port and Guarascio already knew McHale, who starred in their busted NBC pilot The IT Crowd. Over the summer the new showrunners sat down one-by-one over lunch with the rest of the Community cast to take their temperature. "It's understandable that there would be a little bit of anxiety, because it's a big change," Guarascio says. "They're the ones on screen, so they're the most vulnerable in the change, after the fans. That process is ongoing, of still getting to know them."
Brown says she appreciated the outreach. "They didn't have to meet with any of us to see what we thought about things, but they did that," she says. "This whole season so far has been very collaborative.
"The heart of the show is intact," Brown adds. "I don't think I knew for sure that it was going to be OK until Comic-Con, because I hadn't met the guys, and I kind of get a feel for people, their spirits, and they seemed like really decent human beings. I believe that they want to make the same show... And we know that if we're a little out to the left or to the right that critics and fans will right the ship. If we're not there yet I hope they give us time to tweak some things and get it to where it needs to be."
This season opens with a fantastical episode that climbs into Abed's (Danny Pudi) psyche; another episode visits an "Inspector Spacetime" convention, with guest stars Matt Lucas and Tricia Helfer. Jeff finally confronts his daddy issues as we meet his father (James Brolin) in the show's Thanksgiving episode, while Malcolm McDowell plays the group's history teacher. Among this season's pairings, Troy and Shirley get to spend some time together. Then there's the issue of how to incorporate Chang (Ken Jeong) back in the mix after he attempted to destroy the group.
Guarascio and Port say the network and studio weren't big fans at first of doing an "Inspector Spacetime"-themed episode. "Their first reaction was, 'We don't want to go to Inspecticon.' But we really felt like we had a great story to tell," Guarascio says. NBC and Sony came around after seeing what a huge reaction the idea got at Comic-Con. Episodes like that might also reassure fans that Community isn't changing its tone in an attempt to go more "broad."
"We don't approach it that way," Guarascio says. "For the first batch of stories we pitched to the network and studio, we wanted to be absolutely sure that they said, 'This feels a little too much like where the show has been.' Then we knew we were on to something. I think ultimately they've come around into seeing things the same way."
Says Port: "The show exists because of those rabid fans. First and foremost, you want to appeal to them. In truth, I don't know how you would even go about making the show more broad in appeal." The duo says they're especially excited to work on a show where underneath the big comedy is a roster of well-defined characters with a lot of pathos. "I think it's great when you can get to those moments, and sometimes they're surprisingly dark moments," Guarascio says. "That you can get there in a comedy is just genius."
McHale is satisfied. "If anyone accuses us of not going for it, then they're blind."
With the future of Community still uncertain, the show's cast is eyeing their futures. Donald Glover is developing an NBC sitcom based on his life, while McHale recently signed deals at Comcast and Sony to remain as host on E!'s The Soup while developing new TV projects. Brown says she's eyeing Dec. 7, the last day of production, to plot her next move. "This is my No. 1 thing," McHale says of Community. "[But] you've got to always be moving forward."
Right now, having produced most of season 4 so far in a vacuum, the Community cast and crew are focused on the show's return (and obviously now, its disappointing delay) — and what this year might bring. "We're in that weird netherworld of not having aired yet and we're getting into October," Guarascio says. "So we're really looking forward to getting on the air and over that hump. Hopefully it brings more episodes, and we're setting things up so there can be a season five." As Abed might say, that would be "cool cool cool."


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- Final Exam is about Pauline Chen's education by two very different sets of teachers: doctors and patients. What does she learn from doctors? What does she learn from patients? In what ways are these lessons incompatible? Have you experienced or heard of something similar?
- Chen draws upon her experiences with real patients. What do these people add to the story she tells in Final Exam?
- In Chapter 1, Pauline Chen writes: "The daily confrontation with a dead body, the first stranger's body that medical students may have ever examined so closely, marks a point of high anxiety in medical education." During your professional education, can you describe any events similar to Pauline Chen's experiences in anatomy class? How did you learn to cope with the feelings and anxiety that you may not have encountered before?
- What makes Chen's story compelling and interesting to you? In what ways does Final Exam read more like a novel than a book of nonfiction?
- Reflect on Chen's statement that doctors "learn not only to avoid but also to define death as the result of errors, imperfect technique, and poor judgment. Death is no longer a natural event but a ritual gone awry" [p. 95]. What are the consequences, for patients and for health care professionals, of this way of defining death?
- Has reading Final Exam caused you to think differently about life and death? How could you use the book to start a discussion with your family about their end-of-life wishes?
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- Pauline Chen paints a detailed culture of the professional culture in which she works. What does she celebrate in that culture? What does she criticize?
- Does she wish to preserve or reform the professional culture? If reform, in what way? What would be gained and what would be at risk if the professional culture in which she works was changed as she imagines?
- How does the professional culture described in Final Exam differ from the professional culture in which you work? How is it similar?
- Does Final Exam offer a central idea or premise? Do you think the problems Pauline Chen raises are personal, spiritual, societal, global, economic or scientific?


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How do I make my institute more interesting and attract students. I have one in Tehran, Iran.(Qeshm Language Centre)
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I made a homepage with interactive games to provide as a service to my students. The homepage itself is a big draw, but it looks even better with free benefits for joining my school. Especially when no one around has anything like it.
There are many things similar to this that you can do. It may take some time and energy but it's worth the investment.
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A four bedroom home with four full bathrooms and only accessible by water taxi or private boat is on the market for $2.85 million. WSJ's Jackie Bischof and homeowner Mitch Willey have a look. Photo: Fire Island Real Estate.
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The cost of going to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World just got more expensive.
Disney World has raised the one-day ticket price to the Magic Kingdom by $4 so that it now costs $99 before taxes for visitors age 10 and up.
Single-day tickets for the resort's other parks — Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom — also went up by $4. It now costs $94 to get into those parks.
For children ages 3 to 9, the cost is $93 to get into the Magic Kingdom and $88 to enter the other parks.
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Ortiz, Victorino sit; Pierzynski starts at DH
TORONTO -- Designated hitter David Ortiz and right fielder Shane Victorino were out of the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Blue Jays.
Manager John Farrell wanted to get the hot-hitting A.J. Pierzynski, who started at DH, into the lineup against Toronto knuckleballer R.A. Dickey and have David Ross behind the plate for Jon Lester. Ross has caught three of Lester's five starts and it's a pairing Farrell likes.
Farrell said Pierzynski's longer swing, which allows his bat to stay in the zone for a longer period of time, is well-suited against a knuckleballer. He was batting .417 in 12 career at-bats vs. Dickey entering Sunday, something Farrell said also factored into the decision. Pierzynski drove in five runs and amassed four hits over the first two games of the series, including a grand slam -- the eighth of his career -- in Saturday's 7-6 win.
While Farrell doesn't love the idea of starting both his catchers in the same game, in case one were to get injured, he said his team is prepared to handle such a scenario if it were to occur.
"There is a risk to that," Farrell said. "But in the event that something happened, we could put A.J. behind the plate, and we have a number of guys who could pinch-hit. We could play a National League-style if we needed to for a couple of at-bats."
Victorino, meanwhile, is simply getting some rest after playing three straight games since returning from the disabled list Thursday.
With an off-day Monday, and the fact the Rogers Centre is an artificial playing surface, it made sense to sit Victorino, Farrell said.
"We want to make sure we are not running him out there too many consecutive days," the skipper said. "On the AstroTurf, guys respond a little bit differently."


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The side design is characterized by the high, arching waistline and sporty frameless side windows. The sharpened front end is reminiscent of a shark's nose and appears longer thanks to the fully inset bonnet. The contours again follow the design philosophy of sensual purity: lines and edges are greatly reduced, and the surfaces are generously arched.
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Penn State to host international conference on pollinator health
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- With populations of wild and domesticated pollinators, such as honeybees, in decline, some of the world's foremost scientists in the field will converge on Penn State this summer to discuss the latest research aimed at understanding and overcoming challenges to pollinator health.
Hosted by the Center for Pollinator Research in the College of Agricultural Sciences, the second International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy will be held August 14 to 17 at The Nittany Lion Inn.
Pollinators are essential for both plants and animals in agriculture and natural ecosystems, but there have been dramatic drops in pollinator populations worldwide, according to Christina Grozinger, associate professor of entomology and director of the Center for Pollinator Research.
"Pollinator decline not only has alarmed the scientific community but has gained prominence in the popular press, raising the public's awareness about threats to our ecosystem," she said. "The causes are complex, and we believe many stressors are contributing, including parasites, pathogens, environmental toxins, poor nutrition and habitat loss.
"The conference will include presentations on all these topics but especially will focus on the effects of environment contaminants on pollinators."
Grozinger noted that the event will bring together experts from universities, government agencies, agrochemical companies, nonprofit organizations and several stakeholder groups for a dialog about the research, management, conservation and policy approaches needed to tackle these issues.
"When this conference first was held in 2010, it attracted more than 200 participants from 14 countries," she said.
The conference will feature two world-renowned keynote speakers: David Goulson, of the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom, an expert in the behavior, ecosystem services and conservation of bumble bees; and Heather Patisaul, of North Carolina State University, who will share insights into the genomic, neurophysiological and behavioral impacts of environmental contaminants that act as endocrine disruptors in mammals.
Additional symposia will include invited and contributed talks and posters related to pollinator behavior, physiology, host-parasite interactions, conservation, ecosystems services and policy.
The conference will begin on the evening of Aug. 14 and will be preceded the same day by the Pollinator Conservation Short Course, hosted by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. The Short Course, also at the University Park campus, will feature presentations on creating and protecting pollinator habitat and related research by Penn State scientists.
Conference attendees should register by July 1 to receive a discounted registration fee. A special rate is available for students. The keynote addresses will be free and open to the public.
To learn more, visit the conference website, or contact the organizers by email: Christina Grozinger, Chris Mullin and Neal Williams.
The conference is supported by Penn State's Center for Pollinator Research, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences and the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences. Wyman's, Syngenta, Bayer, Häagan Dazs, Ernst Conservation Seeds and BASF also are providing financial support.
Details of the 2010 conference, including an abstract book and several of the policy-related presentations, can be found online.
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Temporary employment boosts early recovery from Fiji floodsApr 19, 2012
Suva, Fiji - Market vendors whose livelihoods have been washed away by the floods in Fiji earlier this month will be employed in a special "cash-for-work" scheme starting this week.
The temporary employment programme will initially support 260 flood affected in Fiji—70 percent of them women—hiring them for an initial period of 20 working days to help rebuild their livelihoods and directly involve them in their communities' recovery efforts.
From 30 March to 4 April heavy floods affected dozens of thousands in the South Pacific island nation with a population of 890,000. Five people were killed and more than 15,000 were sheltered in over 150 evacuation centres at the height of the flood.
The cash-for-work initiative, funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from UN Women and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), is being implemented with the Government of Fiji to focus initially on market vendors in Rakiraki, one of the country's worst affected districts, located halfway between the capital Suva and the western town of Nadi.
"The cash-for-work programme in the form of emergency employment is about the dignity of the women and men to be involved in recovery who then decide on how to use the money earned," said Knut Ostby, United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative. "Such programmes also provide quick visible impact in the affected areas giving hope to the women and men to move forward and build towards the future."
UN Women and UNDP have conducted research and recently compiled the socio-economic profile of market vendors in Fiji, showing that about 80 percent of market vendors in the western part of the country are women, with incomes ranging from US$71 and $141. With the UNDP-supported temporary employment scheme market vendors will be able to earn up to three times more.
Approximately 60 percent of market vendors grow their own produce for sale and mainly sell vegetables, root crops and fruits, working 10-hour days, six days a week. The recent rain and floods caused major disruptions to food distribution in the island nation—and drastic reductions in vendors' and farmers' income.
"Markets in Fiji are economic hubs which contribute significantly to the local and national economies, in addition to vendors, supporting also employment of transport industry workers, council worker, farmers and law enforcement," Ostby added. "The cash-for-work programme for the market vendors combined with a timely investment in market rehabilitation and re-stocking would kickstart a wider economic reactivation in this hard-hit area of the country."
The cash-for-work programme, a first for Fiji, is part of a larger UNDP project targeting livelihoods restoration following recurrent floods in Fiji and has a budget of US$100,000.00. UNDP is seeking additional funds to expand this programme to other affected areas in western Fiji.


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One Blu-ray to rule them all.
To mark the debut of "The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy: Extended Edition," which hits stores today, PopcornBiz sat down with two notable denizens of Middle Earth: "Fringe" star John Noble, who appeared in the trilogy as Boromir's troubled father Denethor, and actor/stuntman Sala Baker, who played the evil Sauron, not to mention a fair number of nameless Orcs.
With each film in the trilogy featuring 30-50 minutes of more footage than the theatrical edition – now in glorious HD – the actors admitted they were thrilled that director Peter Jackson's uber-faithful mega-versions of J.R.R. Tolkien's saga restored personal favorite scenes that initially ended up on the cutting room floor.
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"We shot a beautiful scene for 'The Two Towers,'" recalls Noble of a flashback that was reinserted. "It was Sean Bean, myself and David Wenham – I loved that scene. Apart from the fact that I just love working like that with Sean Bean. Then in the second there were a couple of quite powerful scenes that had to be cut. One scene in particular, I remember it was so hot, and I had to fall over in it a lot. And Peter Jackson kept saying, 'That was great. Do it again.' And I was bruised and battered all over the place. And that didn't go in to the cinema but it came into the next one and I was very pleased to see. I was rewarded."
"There was a cool sequence that we shot which was actually my favorite shot that was never in the movie," says Baker. "In the forging of the ring, I have this golden nugget in my hand as Sauron. And I put my hand over the Edge of Doom and the gold melts into a liquid form. And I have this little dagger – Sauron ends up stabbing his hand and mixes the gold with the blood. And then when I bring it up it forges the one ring. And I was like, 'Cool, dude!' And it wasn't even in the movie.
And then there were the behind-the-scenes memories: "We were doing the première of the first movie and Viggo [Mortensen] goes, 'Sala, go and head-butt Orlando Bloom right now,'" remembers Baker. "Because when Viggo and I and a bunch of the stunt guys used to go out we used to do shots. As a brotherly love kind of gesture he would head-butt you. Viggo goes, 'Do it. Do it. Do it.' And I was like, 'Hey, Orlando, bro – I love you, dude.' WHAM! And I got in trouble because the next day makeup was like, 'Why does Legolas have a big red dot on his forehead?'"
Noble's off-screen memories are somewhat sweeter. "Two of my daughters came to visit me, and they were only teenagers at that stage. And, of course, they had a wonderful time – they were able to hang out with Elijah [Wood] and Billy [Boyd] and all the young fellows. That was kind of special for them."
The actors fondness for their time on the landmark films remains uniquely palpable. "I remember in a big meeting of actors once, John Rhys-Davies once saying in his big voice, he says, 'This is the finest ensemble of actors that's ever been gathered' – because John liked to do that sort of thing," says Noble. "But what he meant was that the energy that existed in that room of people was amazing."


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My heart is heavy today. The world sometimes seems like such a harsh and unkind place.
I grieve for those who lost their lives in the Colorado shooting yesterday, for their families who are just beginning a walk of loss no one would ever want.
I grieve for little children left on a school bus, unable to get out of the heat, by those who were supposed to take care of them.
I grieve for little girls abducted while riding their bikes.
I grieve for children who grow up too early because they are allowed to play violent video games, watch movies and TV inappropriate for children. Parents and caregivers: Don't you know once a child has heard, seen, or experienced something that it stays with them FOREVER?? What is the matter with you that you don't give your children a chance to just be innocent children?
I grieve for little children who lose their innocence because of the inattentiveness or lack of caring by parents or caregivers and for those children molested, harmed or killed at the hands of those who were supposed to care for and protect them.
I grieve for the basic lack of kindness and caring that human beings are capable of showing to each other. Kindness matters. Compassion matters.
Shouldn't our motto be "Do no harm"?
Oh, God, help us.
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Around & About Poetry: George Stanley Reads for Mythos Gallery in the Berkeley Hills
"there is more here than memory"
George Stanley, one of the finest Bay Area poets of the 50s and 60s, who moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, in the 70s, is back in town for his first local reading in 15 years. Much of his poetry since his move north has been published in Canada, and is often unfamiliar to American readers, even those who know what he wrote when part of the circles around Jack Spicer and Robert Duncan in San Francisco from the late 50s. It's a shame; Stanley's is a unique voice in North American writing, one that has evolved continuously without losing touch with its original impulse, only gracing it with changes of perspective, adding to his discovery and exploration of what it is to be a poet, to be a person, a human being in these times, one among others, in the anonymity of cities and institutions--and in the familiarity, yet strangeness, of small towns.
Stanley, a third generation native of San Francisco, is distinguished from more famous SF natives, like Robert Frost and Gary Snyder, by having grown up in town and eulogizing it, maybe more memorably than any other poet, in his long poem, "San Francisco's Gone," about the Irish members of his family arriving on the West Coast, the life of his mother growing up, going to school and working, raising a family, and about moving from one part of town to another ... a kind of intimate epic of the city's human side, which nonetheless comes to grips with the bigger movements of history.
Calling himself "a realist," in his open workshop at the Poetry Center at San Francisco State (Stanley's an alum) Thursday afternoon--and in a recent phone conversation, an "Aboutist" (which may have deeper resonances in the speech of Western Canada!), Stanley touches on the principle of the real, of reality and its realization in thought, speech and poetry, a thread which runs through all his poetry.
It's a complex, yet appealingly open and straightforward body of work of over fifty years, some of which may be heard in four readings from 1957 on the Digital Archive of the Poetry Center's website, diva.sfu.edu/collections/poetrycenter --two being poems written in Spicer's now-famous Poetry As Magic Workshop.
Just to suggest Stanley's approach, his voice, these two brief quotations from his work over the past 15 years:
"The common areas are where we meet/but don't meet.//Somewhere, I read, or was told,/I should smile.//An error here/might reflect on my right to be here." (He goes on to describe encounters with neighbors in his building, others on the street, concluding:) ""would heaven be/total anonymity?" ("The Common Areas")
"She wore a red hat. Flat-brimmed./She wore a flat-brimmed red hat./It was at Sharon's place, on West 18th./It was New Year's Eve. Michael Ondaatje was there./She wore a flat-brimmed red hat and she grinned.//She grinned with delight. With the delight of disbelief, as if her disbelief had cleared/the air. Like a hailstorm, sweet sun/to follow." (from 'Vancouver, a Poem,' Book One, 4)
George Stanley will read this Saturday, from 2 to 4, for Mythos Gallery at a residential location, 2725 Hilgard Avenue at La Vereda Road, David Reid and Larry Felson hosting. Refreshments will be served. $5-$10 suggested donation. (Info: Sue Steel, 277-2269) that evening, at 7:30, Stanley will read for the Poetry Center with Lew Elligham, also from the Spicer group and Spicer's biographer, 7:30 at Meridian Gallery, 535 Powell above Stockton, downtown San Francisco. $5.


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The game Toilet Tycoon is a living legend. It was released years ago when Windows XP was the hottest shit in the world of operating systems. The years gone by and Windows XP is leaving this world. So the famous developer Anvil-Soft is now working on a patch which guarantees full Windows 8 compatibility for the beloved game Toilet Tycoon.
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First of all, I can't say enough good things about the staff of Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. My week there, which ended this past Friday, was a very pleasant experience (well, except for the whole needle/camera in my neck artery thing during a venogram). Dr. Paul and Dr. Gonwa are awesome and continue to collaborate in an effort to alleviate the mystery swelling I have been experiencing for nearly a year. The staff at the front desk of 3 North, which became my second home for four days, were patient (more on that in a minute), helpful and cheerful and frequently greeted me with a playful, "Are you back here bugging us again?" upon my many return visits. The clinic is beautiful, and the weather was a balmy 78 degrees for most of the days during my stay. That was a very welcome contrast to the ice and below-freezing temperatures my wife was enduring back home. If you have to be in a clinic, you might as well be surrounded by palm trees and the sounds of tropical birds.
But the big question is: Did they figure out the swelling?
The answer: I don't know yet.
Many more tests were done, and all (I do mean ALL) of the "normal" things that might usually cause this swelling were pretty much ruled out, yet again. Even some of the less normal things were ruled out as well. It does not appear that I have any sort of blockage in veins or arteries, including the vena cava. There are no clots. My heart, lungs, transplanted kidney, liver, pancreas, pinky fingers, etc. are all doing well. They say it's been way too long for this to be a continuing reaction to the drug Rapamune, which I discontinued many months ago. The list of things that is NOT causing this goes on and on. Other things which now appear unlikely are lymphedema, celiac's disease, cancer, blah, blah, blah.
So what is it? They believe I am dealing with one of two things.
1. It's possible there is something unusual going on in my lymphatic system, something that would not be very simple to pinpoint with any easy test.
2. Dr. Gonwa has seen cases in which transplant patients have a weird sort of "reaction" to the transplanted organ. It is weird in that, the organ is working fine, and it is not being rejected by my body, BUT my body is still not pleased with this intruder and starts to retain water in a sort of mini rebellion against the situation. My body is saying, "Okay, foreign kidney…the anti-rejection drugs are protecting you, but we still don't like you. How about we fill up with fluid? That should show you, you bastard." This is my best attempt to explain this theory. I'm sure I'm botching it up a bit, and it's far more eloquent when Dr. Gonwa explains it.
At this point, they think I am dealing with #2. The best thing about this is that it should be very treatable once we figure out the correct dosage and combination of diuretic drugs. This process has begun, and I've seen some slight improvement, enough to give me hope. Just today, the dosage of one medication was doubled. I think we might be on the right track.
As I take a wait and see approach, I think back on my trip and realize how many people I need to thank. My sister (the kidney donor) and her husband graciously took me in for the week. How lucky am I to have family living near a Mayo Clinic? My other sister and her husband made the long trip with me, which made it much more enjoyable. That "lucky" brother-in-law had the pleasure of chauffeuring me around, including early morning trips to the clinic each day. I also have to thank my wife, who was suddenly thrust into a week of "single-parenting" a very rambunctious toddler.
And, as I mentioned already, the staff of Mayo deserve major kudos. Most of the patients who were there seemed to realize they were in a special place and were thankful for that. There were quite a few retired doctors there as patients (I figured this was a good sign). However, I witnessed two "interesting" patients who were major pains for the staff. The first one thought she was better than anyone else who was waiting. She was probably 50 or so, and she made a very loud fuss in her thick New York accent to anyone who would listen about how annoyed she was that she couldn't have any coffee yet. She, like most of us, was fasting in case any fasting labs were to be ordered by the doctor. She was desperately trying to make the staff understand that she needed to be seen by the doctor right away so she could have her precious coffee. I'm guessing this was her first time dealing with some sort of serious health issue. In my mind, I was thinking, "Welcome to the club, lady – and you better get used to fasting in the morning."
The second patient was a thirty-something woman who was loudly talking, ranting and complaining on her cell phone (in a waiting room full of patients) about some other female in her life who is apparently a "skank" and a "ho" and a "bit*h." She was oblivious to those around her, including the many elderly people who were trying to tune her out. After this phone call, she then set her sites on the front desk staff. She complained about how long she and her husband (he was in a wheel chair and had a long cast on his leg) had been waiting for his appointment. The front desk staff person reminded her that it was actually only eight minutes past the appointment time and that they had arrived very early for their appointment. The woman did not seem to grasp this concept and cussed out the staff person before telling her husband they were going to leave. I guess he didn't get to see the doctor that day, because she stormed out with him. The ironic thing about the actions of these two patients is that the Mayo actually did a pretty good job of keeping the appointments moving without the waits being too excruciating. This is despite the fact they see about 2,000 patients per day.
For now, it's time to be patient and hope these medication combinations can fix the problem. In the meantime, I'll enjoy the joy on my daughter's face when she realizes that Santa has left a few things under the tree.


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TORONTO/VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc's (BBDb.TO) decision this week to delay the maiden flight of its new C-Series jetliner raised questions about the company's ability to deliver the jet on time - and the amount it may have to discount the price to boost sales.
Tripped up by supplier delays, Bombardier pushed back the inaugural flight by six months, a blow that adds to a host of challenges the world's No. 3 planemaker faces in cracking the narrow body jetliner market dominated by Boeing Co (BA.N) and Airbus EAD.PA.
The C-Series promised market-beating performance when it was launched a few years ago, due to new engine technology and a lighter airframe. But Boeing and Airbus have since launched similarly advanced planes based on their best-selling 737 and A320 models, eclipsing much of Bombardier's advantage.
The Montreal-based plane and train maker had hoped the C-Series would spark sales growth at its commercial plane unit, compensating for sputtering demand for its small regional jets and corporate Learjets.
Bombardier is very confident in its revised timetable, company spokeswoman Marianella de la Barrera said.
But with delay concerns hanging over its biggest jet yet, Bombardier faces an even tougher sales job, analysts say.
To overcome airlines' reluctance to place firm orders for an unproven aircraft that could be delivered late, Bombardier will have to offer bigger discounts, financing, residual value guarantees and walk-away rights, said aerospace analyst Richard Aboulafia, of Virginia-based Teal Group.
"The cost of developing a jet is just the start," Aboulafia said. "Now that they're in, they need to put an awful lot more on the table."
Without those incentives, "They brought a creme brulee torch to a flame thrower fight," he said.
Bombardier's jet already is significantly less expensive than comparable Boeing and Airbus planes. At list prices, the 110-seat CS100 costs $62 million. The 130-seat CS300 costs $71 million. In contrast, the Boeing 737 MAX 7 costs $82 million and Airbus's A319 NEO costs $88.8 at list prices.
Bombardier Chief Executive Pierre Beaudoin has been adamant that he will not "give away" the plane to ensure a fat order book, and says the company has a "good level of orders." In addition to the 138 firm orders, Bombardier also has options or letters of intent for another 214 jets.
By comparison, Boeing's 737 MAX has 938 firm orders, and Airbus' NEO family has 1449, though only a small fraction of those orders are for the smaller models that compete directly with the C-Series.
"What I said before, and I remain firm, is we don't need to go and give prices that we will regret when we deliver the airplane," Beaudoin said on a conference call this week.
"This is a good airplane, with a huge competitive advantage and we can get the value for it, so I remain firm on that."
Still, the plane's order flow has slowed. In 2009, the jetliner drew 50 orders, followed by 40 in 2010 and 43 in 2011. This year, just five orders have come in.
The industry has been watching Bombardier pricing closely since it snatched a provisional order for 20 planes for AirBaltic in June. That order had been widely seen as all but certain to go to Airbus. Industry experts say Bombardier has been more aggressive with pricing since the summer.
Earlier this year, Steven Udvar-Hazy, CEO of Air Lease Corp (AL.N), said Bombardier needed to make "some sacrifices short term for the long-term benefit of the program."
"I think they really need to be aggressive. ... Without that, the program is not going to get the momentum it needs to be competitive with Boeing and Airbus."
Some say all the C-Series needs is one order from a big airline, and that it should go for it at any cost.
"I think they need to identify a blue-chip customer, like a Delta (DAL.N), and really go ahead and cut an aggressive deal," said Scott Hamilton, managing director of aviation consulting company Leeham Co.
The next test for Bombardier's pricing will come between the first flight, now set for the end of June 2013, and the start of commercial service a year later, said Robert Kokonis, managing director of Toronto-based airline consultancy AirTrav Inc.
The company has said it wants to have 300 firm orders when the jet enters service.
"If not much happens between (first flight) and the first customer delivery, the sales force would have to get more aggressive," he said.
Some also question whether Bombardier has the financial strength to offer the kind of incentives needed to book more sales. And if the first flight is delayed again, analysts are concerned that Bombardier may lack the resources to keep shouldering the large, expensive project.
"At that point in time, I think people will start having major considerations about cash flow issues. People will look at what's going to happen to Bombardier. How will they sustain $2 billion of spend year after year after year?" said Stonecap Securities analyst Scott Rattee.
Blaming a sluggish economic recovery, Bombardier said this week that cash flow from its aerospace operations won't be enough to fund its $2 billion worth spending, and it will dip into company cash resources for $500 million. The company has about $3.5 billion in short-term capital available.
The C-Series aims to deliver 20 percent fuel-burn savings and 15 percent lower operating costs than current jets, savings that airlines appreciate amid rising fuel costs.
Yet even if the jet performs as promised, arrives on time and carries a bargain price tag it faces other hurdles in taking on Boeing and Airbus that are based on well-known planes.
Airlines are keen to maintain a common fleet to keep a cap on parts and maintenance costs and have pilots certify for and fly the same type of aircraft, said Byron Capital analyst Tom Astle.
A survey of 26 airlines last year found that most were keen on the plane's savings, but just 7 percent said they were likely to place an order in the next five years, said Walter Spracklin, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets who conducted the poll.
"The No. 1 factor holding people back was not price: it was the fleet commonality. There is an expense to an airline introducing a new aircraft in their fleet," Spracklin said.
With its deadline extended, Bombardier is working seven days a week to get the jet finished.
The schedule is extremely ambitious, with little room for error. If the CS100 jet flies in June 2013, as planned, with entry into service by mid-2014, that will be record time.
"I've never seen another company do it in much less than two years," said Astle.
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SHUSWAP LAKE, B.C. — Houseboating in this region has had a reputation as one big, boozy floating party.
But for those of us past that all-night party-till-you drop stage, the Shuswap has more than enough watery playgrounds along its 1,100 kilometres of shoreline for summer vacationers looking for a more languid lake experience.
For sure, evidence of the wild side is easy to find, like the guy mooning us with beer in hand as we headed back after three days on the mild side. The partying had already started a week before the houseboating season ramped up ahead of the Canada Day long weekend.
But we got to see the other side of this summer-long tradition of puttering along in what is considered the "houseboating capital of Canada" with a host and a captain named Noah.
They showed us some of the 30-plus marine parks, and the more serene side of the Shuswap, two lakes with arms that seen on a map look like a lazily drawn letter "H."
Although there are often close to 200 houseboats on the lake at the height of summer, those in the know can point you to natural wonders on beautiful and all-but-deserted beaches.
Getting familiar with what would be our floating home for the next three days, I first spotted the hot tub. Then, I saw the triple-S slide attached to the back of our two-storey vessel with enough room for 10 to 12 people. It comes complete with three "staterooms," a full kitchen, including a granite island, two bathrooms, a living room, big-screen television and fireplace.
Although generous in size, our floating accommodation is not the largest of Waterway Houseboat's fleet. The company also rents the three-storey Legacy model, which can accommodate up to 30 people and includes such niceties as video conferencing for corporate retreats.
Though the forecast called for drizzle and grey skies, I was determined to make a splashdown through that slide — but not before taking a steamy hot tub soak and sidling up to the wet bar with the 36-inch television suspended above it.
As we glided along Mara Lake en route to Shuswap Lake, we settled into a relaxing routine: reading, sipping wine, listening to our captain's guitar strumming and singing and getting to pilot the boat from time to time. Moving at a leisurely top speed of 6 km/h, giving us plenty of time to take in the gorgeous screensaver-like views of the lake and scanning its meandering shoreline.
Our captain, Noah Sturdy, plies these waters regularly and grew up in the area. He says Waterway Houseboats steers its customers to the areas of the lake that would most suit the type of holiday they're after. Want to party around like-minded houseboaters? Head toward Seymour Arm for Nielsen Beach near the Cinnemousun Narrows on the east side. Families looking for a quieter experience will be directed toward Anstey Arm.
From the bow of our boat, the Prairie Princess, the seemingly never-ending Shuswap Lake lay before us. The palette ranges from the deep green of the trees on shore in early summer to mauve-tinged hues near sunset. The shoreline is dotted with clusters of towering pines, rocky cliffs, hidden waterfalls, petroglyphs, coves and beaches and a sporadic collection of cabins and cottages, ranging from modest to magnificent. We spot eagles and osprey several times in a day.
In the coming weeks, this lake will become water-sport central, attracting water-skiers, jet-skiers, motor boaters, paddle-boarders, fishermen, cliff jumpers and even diving near regionally famous Copper Island.
Though our on-board fridge had been amply stocked with groceries from DeMille's, a favourite go-to market for locals and vacationers, plus a fine selection of wines from one of the seven local wineries, we're going to dock at the Hyde Mountain Golf Course for lunch, one of several championship courses in the region.
Boaters can chug up to the dock, like we did in our houseboat. A shuttle is there to take golfers — or lunch patrons — up the winding pathway to the clubhouse. We passed a foursome about to attempt one of the signature holes aptly called Geronimo. It's 465 yards and the tee box sits 80 metres above the Par-4 hole, overlooking Mara Lake.
We were anxious to get back to our home on the water, and then get a little beach time with some wine around the fire, followed by a beach "sauna."
But first we were ready to enjoy an island feast, delivered to the boat by Bahama John, a jovial six-foot-eight Bahamian. With restaurants in Freeport, Grand Bahama, and Florida, the affable restaurateur recently opened Bahama John's Seafood and Rib Shack restaurant in Sicamous. Like several businesses in the area, John's also caters to houseboaters, delivering on 48 hours' notice.
Sated by Bahama John's delicious coconut rice and jerk chicken, we settle into Hungry Cove as our hideaway for the night. Noah points out this serene site will accommodate dozens of boats overnight in the coming weeks.
For now, we have the place to ourselves and we're treated to an impromptu steam bath. A couple of large rocks are getting hot in the roaring fire. As the sun sets and the temperature drops slightly, the rocks are placed on the beach beneath a large tented tarp and we pour lake water over them. A wall of steam envelops us, warming us up and inspiring some of us to dive into the lake to cool down.
Ahhhh, I'll take this over the 24-hour party circuit any time.
SIDEBAR: A loop through the Shuswap
Here's a summer-long list of things to do in the Shuswap area. It includes either a three- or five-day houseboating trip, bookended by a list of other things to do in the area.
Houseboat companies: Waterway Houseboats has been in business for 45 years. The Sicamous-based company offers three-, four- and seven-day rentals. You can be trained (approximately two hours) to captain your own boat or hire a captain. Depending on the size of the boat, 10 to 30 people can be accommodated. Prices vary depending on the time of year (boats run from May 1 to Sept. 30) and the size of the boat. Waterwayhouseboats.com
There are two other houseboat companies in the area, Twin Anchors and Bluewater.
Wineries: Stock up on some fine award-winning wines from the Shuswap for the houseboat or to take home. There are seven wineries in the area, each has a tasting room and can be visited throughout the summer. This part of the north Okanagan, one of the most northern grape-growing regions in North America, is known for its cool-climate white grapes, such as Pinot Gris, Siegerrebe, Gewürztraminer and reds such as Marechal Foch and Gamay Noirs.
A company called MSO Tours also offers a collection of guided driving tours of the wineries in the region. www.mjotours.com/
Shuswap Pie Company: Husband and wife team Michael Jamont and Mary Jo Beirness are behind the popular Shuswap Pie Company. Savoury or sweet, the four-year-old business bustles every day. Eat in or take out, the made-from-scratch, hand-mixed and hand-rolled pastries are a big hit in Salmon Arm. The most popular is the classic Chicken Pot Pie, but a close second is the Steak & Stout, with meat braised in the Backhand of God Stout made by local, certified organic micro-brewery Crannogh Brewery, based in Sorrento. They'll also do pre-orders with at least 24 o 48 hours' notice. Salmon Arm, http://shuswappiecompany.ca/
Barley Station Brew Pub: Not just a popular brand of locally brewed beer, this is also a great lunch or dinner spot. The lengthy menu features pub standards such as fish and chips, but also fish tacos, mussels and beer bread and a big selection of salads, sandwiches and burgers. Salmon Arm, www.barleystation.com/
Blue Canoe Bakery Cafe: Known for its fresh breads, sandwiches and sweets — the locally owned café is one of Salmon Arm's most popular haunts. If I was hiding away on a houseboat or at a cabin, I'd be sure to take a daily dose of its decadent and to-die-for caramel brownie and/or Nanaimo bars. They also do take-away lunches including delicious sandwiches made on fresh bread and local ingredients when possible. They also offer catering. Bluecanoebaker.com
Table 24: Located on the main floor of the Podollan Inn on the TransCanada Highway, Table 24 has a loyal following. And no wonder. Its locally-inspired menu features a selection of entrees and appetizers for dinner or lunch. Okanagan raised beef and pork is on the menu as well as Pacific seafood and a good selection of vegetarian offerings, including a vegan soup of the day. Salmon Arm, www.table24.ca
Houseboat catering/restaurants
Bahama John's Seafood and Rib Shack: A fusion of southern and Bahamian cooking, Bahama John's is new to Sicamous. It's a full-service restaurant featuring jerk chicken and beef, seafood and, of course, ribs. It will also cater to houseboaters.
Shuswap BBQ & Catering Company: Owned by Morley and Nancy Hansen, the couple caters to houseboaters with at least 16 to 24 hours notice. Specialties include southern-style food such as wood-smoked brisket, pulled pork, prime rib, salmon ribs and chicken and sides such as Greek Salad. www.shuswapbbq.com/
DeMille's Farm Market — This is a must stop for anyone visiting the Shuswap, whether you're camping, renting a houseboat or cabin or just cruising through the area. You'll find fresh local produce and regional specialty items, including ready to barbecue meats and handmade sandwiches. Kids will love checking out the farm's animals behind the market, which incudes peacocks, turkeys, cows and llamas.
Gort's Gouda — Cheese lovers will go a little crazy at all Gort's handmade offerings. Gouda flavours include spicy jalapeno, smoked, lightly spiced as well as a range of ages. Be sure to sample their chocolate milk.
Story links:
* Hyde Mountain — hydemountain.com. More golf course choices at www.shuswaptourism.ca/do/golfing-listings
* DeMille's — Demillesfarmmarket.com
* Gort's Gouda: www.gortsgoudacheese.bc.ca


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Tookish_Traveler wrote:
The Abominable Snowman arrives for happy hour......
notlistening wrote: We don't wear koala or kangaroos on our clotheses.... She's also hitting NYC and Vegas.
I think the accent would kind of give her away though. I love the Aussie accent!!
oh, really? Then how did those kangoaroos get on those socks you sent me, hmmmmm? Or are those "For Export Only" sockssses?
I guess it is like being here in the USA and hearing a southern accent to a New York accent.
IrisBrandybuck wrote:Apparently, between my mother, who went to college in New York, and my uncle, who lives in New York, I picked up a slight accent, which apparently to some people sounds Canadian.
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