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2011 Back Cove 34
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Our goal for the Back Cove 34 was to create a cruising yacht with the same simple features, usability and maintenance which have helped build the popularity of the Back Cove brand. With input from many of our current boat owners, we believe that we have created a yacht which offers tremendous value, great style and modern practicality.Below deck is a large and comfortable island berth and a convertible L-settee which can be isolated from the cabin with a curtain. To starboard we offer a large head with separate stall shower. On the helm deck, a full galley stretches out aft of the helm seat and to port is a dinette where four adults can sit to enjoy a meal. The Back Cove 34 has two drawer refrigerators installed under the helm seats. The inlaid table is a fine example of the Maine boat builder's craftsmanship and tradition, evident throughout the Back Cove 34. Forward of the dinette, a double mate's seat is a comfortable perch for the navigator. The helm deck is airy and bright with overhead hatches, opening side windows and a center opening windshield. A Stidd helm chair provides comfort for the helmsman underway. In her cockpit a large, L-shaped bench seat and a fold-away aft facing seat allow comfortable lounging while underway or when anchored in a peaceful cove. Engine access is extraordinary, as the helm deck, including the port side dinette, lifts hydraulically to expose the yacht's mechanical systems below.
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
Hull Shape: Deep Vee
LOA: 34 ft 4 in
Beam: 12 ft 0 in
Maximum Draft: 3 ft 1 in
Headroom: 6 ft 6 in
Dry Weight: 16000 lbs
Engine Options
Engine Option 1: 1x
Fresh Water Tanks: (80 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: (185 Gallons)
Holding Tanks: (40 Gallons)
Number of single berths: 5
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|2012-07-16, 02:43
|Link #843
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Well I checked and seem to be url link trouble, weird cuz its official channel and dont see any harm copy rights if I promote official products on the official channel (smell animesuky admin hand on this), any how, seem you will need to copy/paste: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgx8ImNL6MA&feature=plcp
channel name its: awproject2046
|2012-07-16, 03:37
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|2012-07-16, 06:28
|Link #846
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: In my room
I think the owner of the burst link is Rin but her brother is the one who is using it. His brother is Ash Roller and the same time so as Rin but Rin mostly in observation mode only. That's what I get on those 2.
|2012-07-16, 06:53
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Basically, Rin's brother was never a burst linker. Fuuko installed her Brain Burst in her brother's Neuro Linker while Rin was wearing it and due to some reason, the avatar Ash Roller was created alongside with her brother's AI as an observer. Originally Rin was in control of Ash Roller but her brother saw that she had difficulty in controlling the bike(Fuuko mentioned that Rin even can't ride a bicycle) and he took over the avatar, which led to Rin being the observer instead.
Most likely if she was not using her brother's neuro linker when installing, the avatar Ash Roller and its AI would not be created.
|2012-07-16, 06:57
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I've already seen that part but,
Spoiler for Anything beyond that:
Spoiler for Chiyu's relationship with Taku - Ep. 8:
My thoughts about a 2nd Season
Spoiler for My Thoughts:
although that is just my random thought, there are already a whole other bunch of anime titles that ended in a cliffhanger and never had a sequel season. Maybe its just me trying to get my hopes up for this anime to get a 2nd season ^_^.
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|2012-07-16, 09:50
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lolz dude.. your memory is all over the place ahehe.. well anyway im hoping to get a response from Flere with regards to this. i read the entire thread he's the knowledgeable one. ^_^ .. in the anime there are still signs that Chiyu and Taku still has not broken up. please read my messages under the spoiler tags on my previous post
|2012-07-16, 10:30
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|2012-07-16, 10:47
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@Tsundere.. did the anime reveal that? i may have skipped a scene in the anime, so far i have not seen it... did the anime skip that part in the LN where Chiyu broke up with Taku? in the LN the break up happened in Vol. 1 right?
by the way i have another question: for anyone who has already read most of the AW LN.
Spoiler for about Fuuko:
Spoiler for Haru's Kiss from Fuuko and KYH.:
|2012-07-16, 12:03
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Join Date: Dec 2008
He are a couple ideas for Duel Avatar:
Dust Reaper- he also known as "Avatar of Death". Before the first Chronium Disaster accident, he existed. He has a habit of KOing high level duel avatars and been doing it ever since a started the game. Once he got to Lvl 8, he feels ready to face the Kings. However, his real self got into an accident and is left in a coma, hence he was never found again. His ability is to siphon HP of the opponent, but only can used if he loses some HP (thus got the name "Avatar of Death"). He is very good at dodging attack and uses the surrounding as an advantage. His real self has a sociopath disorder and has no friends.
Taiyou Nigota/ Carbon Arrow- He is the son of billionaire businessman and one of the original 100 that first got brain burst. Like any rich kid, he played it as a form of amusement and insults the opponent when he wins. One day, he and his father to the ocean for fun until one of his father's business competitors blew up their yacht. They survived and drift to an uninhabited island. Both stranded, they did their best to survive and find a way of the island to home. On the island, Taiyou had nightmares of the Accel World and decides to change his ways. After 5 years, they finally found luck way when fishing boat passed by and saw them. However on the way back, his father died from infection he got a month prior, but never said anything about it to Taiyou. After his father's funeral, he took time to connect with his family. However, he found out that his father's company went bankrupt (his father frozen his accounts if he ever when missing) and the remains were bought by Acceleration Technical Committee. Confused and angry, he dove back to the Accel World and found out a lot has changed: Chronium Disaster, Red Rider's uninstallment and Black Lotus's disappearance (which surprised him). Seeing this, the Accel World was much worse than he expected. He is contacted by Fix who tell him that the Committee was the problem and asks for his help since he's running low on cash. He decide to work with him and give him access to his money on the condition that he meet him personally. Taiyou "unfroze" his father's account and other secret account and began to rebuild his life "the correct way". He named his company "Crysis Corperation" and had Fix install firewalls to prevent break-ins by the Committee. He and Shadow Tesla create a duel avatar mercenary group called "Aegis" and made sure the group isn't exposed that much. He and Fix knows KYH's real name, but doesn't bother with it since its her issue not theirs. Taiyou's DA, Carbon Arrow is a long range DA even though he still fight close range thanks for his time on the island. He's Lvl 7, but level doesn't not mean anything to him as he has beaten two Lvl 8s on his own. He is one of few that is "one with the Accel World". He is a very good strategist and tactician, able analyze and counter an attack. He carries a torque bow and a huge variety of arrows such as explosive arrow, foam arrows, EMP arrows and etc. Other legions want to recruit him, but he always pass said "he has no interest" and that "he work better solo". He also very good psychologically mess with his enemies. His marksmanship is not as problematic as his mobility. He technically can move faster than any DA on foot with making a sound. Carbon Arrow was given an armament by Fix that can detect BV's premise if in the vicinity.
Okay, I went overboard with the second one and it kind of resembles a certain "archer" in comics. I wanted some opinions (NOT HARSH).
|2012-07-16, 12:49
|Link #855
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Location: In my room
I know also that Fuuko likes to tease and play with Haru but KYH gets angry/jealous about it but not sure really about the kiss.
And is there still not a character creation thread or fan fiction thread. Someone request it so all the OS duel avatar that has been made will be transfer to it.
EDIT: after checking it looks like their is a fan fiction thread for AW already. So post it there for original avatar and not mix it in LN thread which is for light novel discussion.
|2012-07-16, 17:29
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@Tsunade, like i said, i only know about the kiss and about Sky Raker's legs being recovered, after reading it a few pages back, i didn't read it in the LN, that is why i am asking for confirmation. darn i thought you knew about this, since i saw you posting very early in this thread, someone mentioned it in this thread.
@Xplorer30, umm no i haven't yet, i'll read it right now ty, oh and uh. do ya have an EST on when Vol. 3 Chp 13 Eng Trans will be done? i am really eager to read. hehe ^_^. Thanks again for your hard work.
yeah i've been in previous pages of this thread, that Fan Fic on AW is really annoying. i saw like 3 or 4 of those already. no offense to the posters.
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|2012-07-16, 20:59
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Regarding Fuuko's legs. It wasn't restored because of her own "heart scar" but as Haru hauled her up at the end of the elevator race he explained to her that her desire to go high actually made BB generated an avatar suitable for space combat. I think what he said there is the reason why Raker's legs came back to her.
|2012-07-17, 00:32
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Location: In my room
I mostly remember the IS attack of KYH severe Sky Raker's leg so they can escape but I didn't remember in the end of vol 5 that she recovered it.
@Kazamachi Shogen: I remember that Haru comment about her legs but I didn't remember it being recovered plus the kiss too. I know KYH turns black when some girls play with Haru. Specially with Rin's case if I remember it right because Fuuko even saw that one and probably she reported it to KYH.
Just like Xplorer30 the translator of AW said in vol 03 prologue their is a confirmation for the status of relationship for Taku and Chiyu.
I haven't read much on vol 03. I only read up to the point where Haru reported to KYH about Limebell's ability.
|2012-07-17, 01:54
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2) The broke up bit should have been mentioned when Taku and Haru talked with KYH on the rooftop, discussing about Scarlet Rain. Guess it didn't make it into the anime...?
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|2012-12-08, 02:05
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Dark Souls 2
Just announced at the 2012 VGA's. No release date yet, though it is confirmed for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.
Kotaku has a video player of the premiere that is working right now.
I want to scream like a little girl right now.
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|2012-12-08, 02:13
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It's funny too, because this very day I was telling my friend I'd rather get more DLC than get a new game. But now that it's been announced, I'm all for it regardless.
Either way, release date is not announced, so you very well could have a year to play PTDE.
|2012-12-08, 03:02
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i havent played Dark Soul yet. i was planning to try out the PC version, but then
there were issues with it i heard. did they even fix the problems yet? like how
the game cant go up to 1080p and frame rate.
i'm leaning more toward any games that can go to the PC. i hope Dark Soul 2 for
PC doesnt have much problems on launching day or else i might skip it as well.
|2012-12-08, 03:16
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The problems are not fixed, but there is a non-endorsed patch which allows you to change your aspect ratio in-game (normally this is fixed) but doesn't forbid you from going online. I tried it, and it actually made my framerate worse so I suppose it varies with computers. Nevertheless, I'd at least recommend it in case it does work.
The main issue people had was with controls, which are NOT AT ALL optimized for the PC. They're so un-optimized that labels in-game still think you're playing on the XBOX (eg, it'll say "Press A" to accept even though your 'A' key could be something like the T key depending on how you set up your keyboard layout). Me and my friend bought DS for the PC (yes, I have it on both the xbox and PC, sue me ) and initially failed utterly with the PC controls. Nevertheless we continued and still play persistently today. We mastered the terrible controls, to say the least.
|2012-12-08, 06:36
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Didn't see this coming. Wonder if this time Dark Soul 2 would get a server just like Demon Soul or would I have to spend hours trying to team up with my friend... Only someone to die the next 10 mins.
I do hope there be a boss similar to Ornstein & Smough. They drove me crazy trying to solo them. Finally did give them the beating in the end and it felt good.
|2012-12-08, 15:24
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Location: On the front lines, fighting for inderpendence.
As it turns out, Namco confirmed that DS2 will have server-based multiplayer:
"Players seeking to share their experience will discover a revamped server-based multiplayer mode that will put a distinct Dark Souls II twist on the concept of playing with others."
Retrieved from: Here.
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|2012-12-08, 17:56
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As unlikely as it would be, I'm kinda hoping that they would adopt Dragon's Dogma's combat system to add some verticality into the play style as well as more move sets per weapon...
...And make some of the uncommon weapons like whips more stronger =_=
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|2012-12-09, 12:12
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I'm MORE THAN excited for this game. And they even announced it for PC.
I know a lot a peeps complained about the controls for the PC. I wasn't one of them, since I used a controller for the PC Version of Dark Souls and it worked fine, just like the console version, only with better graphics thanks to Durante's fix.
- I just hope this time around, I won't have to download a fix to get PC graphics.
- I hope the MP bar makes returns. Dark Souls's numbered use of spells didn't please me much.
- I hope spells & magicks are more important this time around.
- Of course, I want more loot (equipement : swords, armors, axes, spears, etc...).
*Make it like the Diablo 2 or 3 loot, equipement with many different stats.
*But instead of lvl restrictions like Diablo 3, make the equipement stat-restricted only.
- Of course, I hope they won't follow Diablo 3's road of taking off the option of choosing your stats at level up. Choosing your stats is very important to me.
- They said that Dark Souls 2 will have a story line, I'm glad. It was never really my concern for this kinda game, but I'm glad.
*What I want more are numerous NPCs, villages, or lost towns.
*A bigger world (I assume Dark Souls 2 will be bigger than Dark Souls).
- I hope cheating is controlled this time around.
*I'm fine with monster killing exploits.
*What I'm not fine with is that duplication soul trick.
*I'm willing to shell out 15$ a month to play on a maintained server.
- Oh and please, I want a better face editor.
*I want to make characters like this.
|2012-12-09, 17:15
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Well like I said, they've already announced DS2 will be server-based. So no need to pay 15$.
I actually think numbered magic uses is far more fair, especially considering the power they had in Dark Souls. Imagine if the mages had no limit to their spell counts.
And variable loot = Do not want. I'd rather I be able to go for a specific item knowing it's what I wanted and to the degree I expected than farming in the hopes that I get what I need.
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Anyone from here been up there? Looks like a fun little place to explore.
Yep, been up there quite a bit. Usually go with a group of people on Sundays, but I know alot of people ride Saturdays too. There are more 4 wheeler trails than rig trails, but there are many Jeeps I see out there, as well as the larger sxs's making larger paths also. Most of the trails are wide enough for you to get a rig through, depending on the width.
I have some videos of it below on my youtube channel. There are a bunch of individual videos, as well as one edited one that is all of them put together. Not the best, learning my new camera, I was trying it out in it's waterproof box out there.
I would like to get up there sometime.
Looks like a lake of mud. Does it have rocks?
I think there are some, there is more than just the mud from some of the pictures on the facebook page. I just would like to explore it and see whats there. Its reasonably close.
Yes, there are some rocky areas too. It was just incredibly muddy that weekend that I took the video. The last time I went it was much drier.
Anyone end up going?
I was up there through June, when the clutch completely went on my 4 wheeler. I'm in the process of buying a new one, as well as rebuilding the older one, then I'll be back out there within the next month or two. There are always groups out there though, every weekend.


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Bachelor of Arts in Music
Bachelor of Arts in Music
The Bachelor of Arts in Music is a good choice for students who love music and seek a non-vocational, general studies music degree without a singular focus. This degree could be paired with a business degree for students who would like to own a music store someday. It would also be a solid background for teaching private music lessons or preparation for graduate school.
The Evangel University Department of Music is vitally interested in the spiritual, academic, social and aesthetic development of every student. The purpose of the department is to provide an excellent musical education that is thoroughly integrated with the university's emphasis on the development of strong Christian character. Within this framework, students are required to grapple with new intellectual, musical, aesthetic, social, ethical and technological challenges. The Department of Music's objectives are:
- To bring a breadth of stimulating intellectual experiences in music that will challenge each student to become a thinking and disciplined person responsive and sensitive to the needs of society.
- To encourage the search for the good and the beauty in music through formal study and consistent exposure to a variety of fine aesthetic experiences.
- To acquaint students with the physical properties of sound, the theoretical aspects of music found in nature, and the compositional procedures developed from universal natural principles.
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|Want to see exactly what classes you will take? The Program Plan (sometimes called a degree sheet) includes all specific requirements - including University proficiencies, Frameworks courses and degree requirements.
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Each of Evangel's academic programs is made up of a set of core curriculum, program requirements and electives. The courses listed below are just a small sample of courses that might be taken as a part of this specific program.
|Introduction to Music Technology
|Assists music students in becoming better acquainted with the broad range of interrelated use of instructional technology and media materials as well as techniques associated with these items. Emphasis on the practical problems of choosing, using, and inventing instructional materials.
|Music Theory I-III
|The elements of music, including scales and keys, intervals and chords, and rhythmic and pitch aspects of music notation, along with introductory experiences at the keyboard and in sight singing.
|Private Lessons
|Appropriate levels are initially established by an auditioning committee. Subsequent applied music course levels are determined by the student's rate of progress and the recommendation of the private music teacher.
|Performing Ensembles
|The Music Department offers an array of relevant and inspiring musical experiences for students. Our ensembles serve to sharpen musical skills, satisfy creative impulses, and provide valuable performing experience.
|Songwriting and Commercial Arranging
|Principles and techniques for composing and arranging music for the commercial music industry. Emphasis on songwriting, especially on writing lyrics, melody and harmony. Includes a study of current commercial music practices (notation, form, requirements, etc.).
Evangel University's world-class faculty is made up of caring, Christian professionals who are distinguished in their fields and dedicated to the development of tomorrow's Christian leaders.
Jason Salazar: Assistant professor of music and Immanence director
Jason Salazar, assistant professor of music, has been a member of the music faculty at Evangel since 2007. Along with teaching a variety of music courses, he directs Evangel's touring worship band, "Immanence." Salazar graduated from Evangel in 1998. He then served as minister of music at churches in California and Texas. In 2001, he […] read more
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Evangel's academic programs are designed specifically to prepare you for a career in the real world. But it's more than just job preparation; it's preparing you to make a full impact in your profession through the unique combination of faith and learning. Here are some of the professions this degree would prepare you for:
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Students must first be accepted to the university before applying for admission to the music program. Students who wish to be admitted as a music major should have some experience reading and performing music. The admission requirements for the Department of Music include the following:
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|Vocalists will be given an ear training/tonal memory exam.
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Conference play has treated the Lady Bucs well thus far; with ETSU posting a 4-1 mark as well as leading the league in seven statistical categories after those five games. The Lady Bucs rank first in scoring offense (77.8), scoring margin (+16.2), field goal percentage (.447), three-point field goal percentage (.424), assists (18.6), steals (14), and turnover margin (+5.2).
The ETSU marketing department is hosting Girl Scout night inside the Dome Friday. Every girl who wears their Girl Scout uniform will receive free admission into the ballgame. Also, a special giveaway will be handed out for the first 500 fans that enter through the gates.
Fans unable to attend the game can watch via the live video streaming accessed at ASun.TV or by clicking the link located above.
Below is a breakdown of Friday's match-up:
Lady Bucs' Last Game
Last season the ETSU women's basketball team came back from
With the win, ETSU snapped a four-game losing streak to the Bruins and improved to 8-10, 4-1 in the Atlantic Sun. Belmont suffered its first conference loss at home and fell to 9-9, 3-2. More importantly the Lady Bucs move into a tie for second-place in the conference standings.
ETSU was led by sophomore sensation Siarre Evans (
Head coach Mary Tappmeyer does not have a senior on the squad this season and will have only two players with more than one year of experience on the roster: Jennifer Guldager and Jennifer Bowen, both juniors. The rest of the lineup consists of five sophomores and four freshmen.
UNF begins year two of its four-year transition into the Division I ranks. Last season the team finished 11-17 overall and 9-11 in conference play, finishing seventh in the Atlantic Sun Conference. This season, the Ospreys were selected eighth in the Atlantic Sun and currently stand at 8-9, 3-2 in the A-Sun. UNF is led by Jennifer Bowen who is averaging 10 points per game and Jennifer Guldager who grabs 6.2 rebounds per contest.
As a team, UNF averages 51.8 points per game and allows only 53.9 points; however, the Ospreys have trouble holding onto the ball as they turn the ball over 24.5 times a game.
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The Lady Bucs have never lost to UNF in the four prior meetings of this series. The Ospreys gave ETSU a scare last season in
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The Lady Bucs rank first in seven statistical categories among conference games only. ETSU leads the league in scoring offense (77.8), scoring margin (+16.2), field goal percentage (.447), three-point field goal percentage (.424), assists (18.6), steals (14), and turnover margin (+5.2).
The Lady Bucs are currently 6-0 against teams from the
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44 percent of the Lady Buccaneer 1,277 points scored this season has come inside the paint (558 points). However, only 18 percent of ETSU's points are coming from beyond the arc (225 points), leaving the remaining 38 percent of the scoring coming either at the free throw line (22 percent, 276 points) and the remaing 16 percent (218 points) of the scoring coming from longer jumpers.
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Sophomore Siarre Evans will play in her 50th Lady Buccaneer contest Friday evening. Out those 50 career games, the
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Despite being 4-3 at home this season, the Lady Bucs have enjoyed a home court advantage throughout the past couple years. Since the start of the 2005-06 season, ETSU has won 24 of its 32 (.750) games played in
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"It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it." Mary Seelye probably didn't sing this well-known 1930s song to her pupils, but it would have been a good refrain since "the way that we do it" is the focus of the Alexander Technique that she taught for over 30 years.
Why does my neck ache when I turn my head, my shoulder when I reach to the top shelf or my back when I sit at my computer — or even sitting down when I go horseback riding? Why does my arm affect my tennis serve or my violin playing? What's wrong with my voice when I sing?
Her answer is that such problems are caused by the unconscious build-up of muscular tension. The solution is freeing that tension. She accomplishes this, hands-on, by first making her pupils aware of the tension and then guiding them in the experience of its release. She finds the tense spots with her hands, makes it clear that the subject is tightening his/her muscles with the eventual goal of teaching the subjects to do it for themselves — "to learn a freer, less tense and poised way of moving," she says.
The goal is primarily to make you aware of where the tension is and by being self- aware and mindful of and avoid tightening up. She doesn't "manipulate" in any way. The whole thing is teaching you NOT to tense up.
Frederick Matthias Alexander, a Shakespearean actor born in Tasmania, found the answers to such problems in the 1890s when he had trouble speaking and breathing on stage. His doctors are said to have told him they couldn't help and that he should change his profession.
But rather than quit the stage, he found out for himself by looking in mirrors and discovering that he was tightening his whole body by pulling his head backward and down to reach the back rows of the audience. This affected his vocal production.
Self-awareness and mindfulness of the tightening habits that get in the way are the keys to righting our muscular wrongs, Seelye insists. "It's a mind-body relationship. The two are not separate entities but are part of the same self."
Sometimes problems spring psychologically from trying too hard to succeed or fear of failing. Our stress creates tension, which we send to our muscles, tendons, nerves or any part of our body that's involved. We may want to win a tennis match, for example, but our arm tightens up and we muff our serves.
Most of these are grown-up problems, she says, but they can start when we are as young as two years old. At birth we are equipped with remarkable tools to get us where we want to go, but soon we start gathering a body full of bad habits.
When we crawl or begin to walk, we want to be where we aren't, and fast. Then, on the way, we bump into un-picked-up toys or slip on something slimy which we try to overcome with "machinery" we don't yet know how to operate correctly.
Then, as we struggle through adolescence into adulthood, we encounter new and different challenges, activities and stresses, adding more bad muscular habits.
The Alexander Technique is often used and taught by classically trained vocal coaches and musicians. Its advocates claim that it allows for the free alignment of all aspects of the vocal tract by consciously increasing air-flow, allowing improved vocal technique and tone.
Mary Seelye, 83, who formerly lived near Spring House and now lives in Cathedral Village in upper Roxborough, didn't plan to go the Alexander route until she was about 50. Then her sister gave her a Christmas present of lessons with Catharine Merrick (married to a Polish Count Alfred Wielopolski; hence, Countess Wielopolski), an "elderly lady in her 70s" who had been a member of Alexander's first training class in London.
"It was just the right time for me," she said. "My four children were all grown, and I was living alone. I was lucky, though, because it taught me so much about myself."
Seelye's early life was involved with music. "My mother was a singer and cellist, and my sister and I grew up singing and playing the piano," she said. Living in Greenwich Village, she attended the Little Red School House and the High School of Music and Art in New York City. She then went to Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, N.Y., where she studied voice, and music composition under Norman Dello Joio.
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"I also liked sports, played tennis and rode horseback, and I liked to sing in choral groups" (at St. Thomas Church in Whitemarsh for 20 years and in Chestnut Hill).
Now at Cathedral Village, Mary Seelye's life still resonates with the Alexander Technique and music, and she's always ready to help her friends and acquaintances banish whatever delinquent muscle behavior accosts them and to foster their sense of well-being she says the technique promotes.
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This is a guest post from David Fallarme of ReferralCandy
When you're building a new store, it's normal to feel a little anxious about whether it's all going to work out. Like most entrepreneurs, you'll probably have a few questions swirling in your head:
- Are people really going to buy what I'm going to sell?
- Am I doing the right thing by starting this business?
- Will my store still be up and running in six months?
While there's no way to guaranteeing the success of a new business, there are a lot of things you can do to judge the viability of your new venture. In this post, we'll take a look at several methods that can help you reduce the mystery around getting your first sales by validating the market prior to launch and building a pre-launch email list.
Validating Market Demand and Building a List
If you want to mitigate your risk of your new business, there are two important things you should do before you launch:
- Make sure there are enough people who are willing to buy what you're going to sell
- Make sure they know about you
While there's no way to guarantee that your store's launch will be a smash hit, being diligent about these two things will help make sure you've got interest and paying customers in your first month online to get help get some traction and momentum going.
By validating that a market exists for what you're selling, you reduce the risk that you're selling something nobody will buy. Furthermore, by building a list of potential buyers, you reduce the risk of being desperate for traffic in your first few months.
Let's take a look at six approaches you can take to help you check the viability of your business idea, along with ideas to help you build a list of customers that are ready to buy when you launch.
1. Browse Amazon Top Sellers
Amazon is an excellent source of information because it gives you information on what's already selling in the real world. No projections or guesswork around whether it will sell or not; you'll see it for yourself. Here's how to use it as a research tool for your new store:
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The first check you should do is to see that the category exists for your product. Does it have a healthy number of competing brands? Having several companies within an existing market validates that people are spending money on this type of product, and that it's big enough to support multiple players.
If your product is something fairly new, looking through the list of top sellers can still be useful. Could it enhance the usage of any of the best sellers? Perhaps it could complement or be sold in a bundle together with something listed?
Bonus: Bestseller lists are also a great way to look for new product ideas. This guide from Shopify Nation shows you how to do that on Amazon and eBay. Shopify also has this detailed guide on where to look for product ideas.
Building a List of Customers
Reviews on the bestseller items can also be a starting point for building a list of potential customers.
Some reviewers provide their contact information in their profiles:
Look for reviewers who left poor reviews on a competing product. If your product addresses the reasons for the low score, consider reaching out to the reviewer, either to interview them for insights or to ask for their permission to add them to your pre-launch list.
2. Use Google Trends & Topsy
Aside from looking at the sales of individual products, you can also take a bigger picture view of the product category or industry using Google Trends and Topsy.
Validating Demand
Google Trends is useful for validating that you're jumping into a stable or growing market. A look at the trends chart for your category can reveal whether the market is shrinking, stable or growing.
For example, here's the trends chart for organic protein, something which I'm noticing more and more in health food stores:
Building a List of Customers
Topsy is similar to Google Trends: they both provide an overview of the interest related to a topic. The key distinction is that Topsy monitors social networks, so you can actually talk to the people behind the stats and see what they're saying about it.
A quick search for "organic protein" reveals a list of people tweeting about it, including many people who are enthusiastic about the product:
- Can you find anyone who's passionate about your category?
- Can you find someone who's just posted something negative about a competitor?
- Can you find potential influencers or reviewers that will help you launch your store?
Building relationships with these people can give you access to valuable insights and feedback, while creating a community of supporters before you go live.
3. Estimate Market Size With Facebook Ad Tool
Another way to get a sense of your potential market is to look at your target niche in great detail. Who is your ideal customer? How many of them are out there? Advertising tools, like the one provided by Facebook, are excellent ways to gather estimates that can help you make better decisions.
Validating Demand
Another way to validate your idea is by using the Facebook Ad tool to estimate the size of your target market. This is one level deeper than looking at bestsellers and trends, as you validate by thinking about your target audience and checking whether there are enough people to sell to.
The great thing about the Facebook Ad tool is that you can get very specific and granular. Let's say you have an idea to sell gymnastics fitness products aimed at female seniors in the Caribbean.
Are there enough 50 year old Caribbean grandmothers who are into gymnastics?
You can use these numbers to do some back-of-the-envelope math to see whether the market is worth your time. In the case listed, it's pretty obvious that it would be difficult to build a long terms sustainable business for the target demographic based on the audience size.
Building a List of Customers
You can then use Facebook ads to help you build a list of potential customers. If your target audience is active on Facebook, you can invite them to Like your page, giving you another way to make sure that you've got people ready to buy when you launch.
You could also take it one step further and build out an ad campaign complete with landing pages. Check out this quick case study of how Ryan Nystrom validated a product idea using Facebook ads.
4. Get Early Conversion Rate Figures With Landing Pages
While top-down estimation tactics can help you with market estimates, bottom-up tactics help you test your ability at capturing that market. So you've got a market -- how well can you reach them, and how well can you convert them? Market testing with conversion rates gives you a picture of how your numbers will work in practice with real people, and if you those numbers are viable.
Validating Demand
Continuing on with the Facebook tactic, in addition to getting people to Like your page, you could also send them to a landing page where you ask them for their email address.
The landing page would have an overview of what you're selling, along with an invitation to join a waiting list. Use a combination of Facebook ads and Google Adwords to make sure you're driving the right traffic to your landing page.
This is a popular strategy that can be used to validate almost any product, as long as a significant number of the target market is active online. You can use it to validate demand for goods, services, or even ebooks, as shown below.
The important part here is to observe your conversion rates, which will give you a feel for whether your marketing costs will scale. Using some estimates, you should be able to see if your model for acquiring customers is sustainable. For example:
Spent $100 in ads → Got 1,000 visitors → Got 50 to give their email (0.05% conversion rate)
Given what you know about your product's retail price, forecasts for average order value, and the costs to run your store, can you justify continuing to build the business?
Building a List of Customers
The key here is to make sure you have an attractive landing page that allows you to capture the email addresses of interested visitors. The Shopify prelaunch page is perfect for this method.
5. Go Offline To Get Immediate Feedback
With all the tools we have to get near-instant feedback online, it's easy to forget that people were smartly gathering information about their ventures way before the internet.
Validating Demand
How did people validate their ideas in the old days before landing pages?
Here's a classic technique that goes back to the days of newspaper classified ads.
Essentially, you put an ad on Craigslist or a local newspaper and measure the response. You list a product for sale -- even if you don't have it yet, even if you only have a limited quantity. If a sufficient market exists, you should then get people calling or emailing you about the product. If no one contacts you, or the response is lukewarm, then consider going back to the drawing board.
This tactic goes all the way back to the early days of direct response marketing, where marketers would test different offers in different newspapers in different cities to find the optimal combination of product and price before going nationwide.
It works across many types of industries, as long as your target market can be expected to read the classifieds. See how Noah Kagan used this method to validate a camera rental business.
Building a List of Customers
So what happens if some contacts you, but you don't actually have any product available? This is a perfect list building opportunity:
"I just sold my last item / I'm all out of stock now, but I will be selling more in the future. I have a connection so I can get these at a great price. Can I contact you when my next shipment comes in?"
This is also a perfect way to interview your potential customers and understand what they're looking for when buying these products -- crucial information that will help your launch marketing.
6. Interview People and Ask Them to Pay
The final technique in this list is takes the most effort, but is also the most powerful: you find people, then get them to pay you money.
Validating Demand
First, you find people in your target market who are willing to talk to you: do this by asking friends of friends, going door to door, stopping people in a shopping mall, or renting out space in a retail location.
Facebook's Search comes in really handy here; you can type in "friends who like x" in the search bar and quickly find friends who may be in your target market.
You'll pitch them your product, then ask them if they're interested in giving you money right now. People giving you money is the ultimate validation; parting with cash is much more difficult than giving an email address. This is a situation where you can use body language and social cues to help you sell -- if people aren't buying it when you're hand-holding them through the sales process, it's likely going to be harder to do it online.
Remember, this kind of firsthand research doesn't always need to be offline; Etsy and Black Milk Clothing developed an intimate knowledge of their customers through Facebook communities and message boards.
Building a List of Customers
Let's say someone ends up buying from you -- great! You still want to collect their contact info to help you when your store goes live. They're perfect candidates for up-selling down the road or as the first members of your referral program.
If your product isn't ready yet, you'll still ask them for cash, offering the item at a discount. You then collect their info so you can ship them the product when it's ready.
Starting a business is difficult and can be a little scary. With so many unknowns, validating demand and building a pre-launch list can be critical as it helps ensure sales right from the start and builds initial traction.
If you have any other methods for validating business ideas and building a pre-launch list, please tell us in the comments section below.
About the Author: David Fallarme leads marketing at ReferralCandy, a customer referral platform that helps ecommerce stores increase sales. Learn more about their Shopify app here.
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Memphis' startup community continues collecting recognition beyond the city limits to go along with the steady attraction of new platforms, investments, mentors and programs for startups here.
Earlier this week, all four startups from Memphis that competed for a spot in The TENN – Tennessee's first master accelerator program – made it through.
To do that, those four companies first participated in the state's first-ever "Demo Day," Aug. 27, organized by LaunchTN. The four companies from Memphis, which comprise almost half of the first batch of The TENN, are Mobilizer, Screwpulp, Health & Bliss and View Medical.
During this week's Demo Day event, they joined 16 other companies, all of which were graduates from Tennessee's nine startup accelerators. Those companies made pitches, vying for one of 10 spots in The TENN, sponsored by the Blackstone Charitable Foundation.
"The Memphis teams did a great job," said LaunchTN CEO Charlie Brock. "They presented their opportunity, and the progress they've made clearly impressed the judges. I think it showed the sector-focused accelerators are beneficial."
The next step for the Memphis companies will be to join the rest of The TENN on a statewide bus tour. They'll meet with leaders of top corporations, angel investors and venture capitalists from across the state. During the master accelerator program, the companies also will fly to California and to the East Coast to network with investors.
According to LaunchTN, other benefits of the new accelerator include access to master mentors, investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders throughout Tennessee.
The news about the four Memphis startups, meanwhile, comes the same month that Start Co., formerly LaunchYourCity Inc., essentially expanded its footprint from Memphis all the way to the West Coast.
Start Co. has opened an office in San Francisco that will be led by serial entrepreneur Mara Lewis. It will serve as a launch pad from which to "encourage technology talent and startup investors to look into Memphis to grow and prosper."
Start Co. also has added a few new employees to support the enterprise in Memphis. And it has announced a partnership with JumpStart Inc., a nationally recognized nonprofit venture development organization.
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"Two and a half years ago, Start Co. (LaunchMemphis at the time) was having difficulty raising social, political and financial capital in the Memphis area," Start Co. co-president Andre Fowlkes wrote in a recent open letter. "Actually, most of its support was coming from outside the region, from Nashville, with the exception of a few gracious sponsors here locally.
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A year ago, the state of Washington sent an export delegation to the 2012 Hannover Messe in Germany. From that trip, funded through the U.S. Small Business Administration's State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program, the manufacturers who attended developed export relationships with German manufacturers also exhibiting at the show.
"All of our state's attending companies' registered impressive results," said Andrew Crowder, of the Washington State Department of Commerce's Clean Technology Export Program. "For instance, B&G Machine entered a multi-year contract with a German diesel engine manufacturer, Demand Energy Networks established relationships with a group of electrical power authorities, Enertechnix was offered financial aid to establish an assembly facility in Germany, and Hydrovolts generated several hundred leads."
The success in 2012 will lead to a larger state delegation at the 2013 Hannover Messe, which is April 8-12. "The State of Washington will return to Hannover Messe 2013 with a sizable group of companies," said Crowder. "The scale of the show and the global character of the attendees and exhibitors is unmatched, and we see this as the beginning of a long-term partnership."
Hannover Fairs USA, Inc. is working with individual U.S. states as they disburse funds awarded through the STEP program, the aim of which is to increase the number of small businesses that are exporting and increase the value of exports for those small businesses that are currently exporting. In fiscal year 2011, SBA awarded 52 grants totaling $30 million. The average value of grant awarded was $577,000.
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We have a close relationship with the parties administering the STEP funds in all 50 states and are actively trying to spread the word to small businesses across the country," said Larry Turner, CEO of Hannover Fairs USA. "Any small business interested in attending these events in our global portfolio should contact Hannover Fairs USA and also get in touch with their state's economic development office to further their export initiatives."
Each state in the U.S. receives STEP funds based on a single application to the program each year. Activities authorized include participation in foreign trade missions and market sales trips, subscription to services provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, design of international marketing products and campaigns, export trade show exhibits, training, and other efforts aligned with program goals.
Hannover Messe USA and the STEP initiative are helping small businesses attend CeBIT (business-to-business digital technology) from March 5-9, 2013, Hannover Messe (manufacturing) from April 8-12, 2013, and EMO (machine tool) from September 16-21, 2013. Each show is held annually in Hannover, Germany.
On a state-by-state basis benefits are available to a select number of small business companies that apply to attend CeBIT, Hannover Messe or EMO. These benefits can include:
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Peter Adams Liberal Peterborough, ON
Mr. Speaker, last summer was a difficult tourism season in Ontario because of SARS. On top of that problem, the people of Lakefield had their main dock closed while the township and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans negotiated over the cost of repairing it. I have received petitions from many residents about this.
I urge the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to continue to negotiate with the township of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield. The dock must be refurbished and reconstructed so that it will last for many decades to come.
In the meantime, I urge the minister to have the dock tested immediately and, if it is safe, have it opened as is for this important tourism season. Let us do all we can to help the people and businesses of Lakefield now.
ElectionsStatements By Members
1:55 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Deepak Obhrai Canadian Alliance Calgary East, AB
Mr. Speaker, on the eve of our own federal election, the Conservative Party and Canadians would like to congratulate the people, election organizers and the elected governments of Malaysia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Spain, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Austria and Russia for having successful elections.
We would also like to congratulate those countries either undergoing elections or about to have them in the near future, such as India, the Philippines, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Malawi. These countries are fast closing the democratic deficit in their respective countries. The Liberals need to take notice of this trend.
Canada sends our best wishes.
Foreign AffairsStatements By Members
1:55 p.m.
Charles Caccia Liberal Davenport, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister of Spain, Jose Luis Zapatero, has made a decision of great political importance by deciding to withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq.
He has at the same time put into question the assertion by the U.S. and U.K. governments that the basic mission of the coalition troops is to bring democracy to Iraq. The question is, can western democracy be imposed with armed forces?
Mr. Zapatero's decision is based upon impeccable logic. Governments of countries, such as Denmark, Italy and Poland, may well wish to reflect on and adopt Spain's sensible decision. Parliamentarians in Denmark, Italy and Poland may well decide to press their governments because it is becoming more and more evident that the presence of foreign troops in Iraq is not helping the cause of democracy.
Women EntrepreneursStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Sarmite Bulte Liberal Parkdale—High Park, ON
Mr. Speaker, the government recognizes how vital women-owned businesses are to the Canadian economy. The fact is there are 821,000 women-owned businesses in Canada which contribute in excess of $18 billion every year to our economy, quite a significant sector of our economy.
The government has a proven track record in supporting the growth of small businesses. Our five year tax plan helps them retain more of their earnings and enhances opportunities and incentives for investors.
The report of the 2003 Liberal task force on women entrepreneurs contained recommendations that were in fact included in budget 2004: accelerated initiatives to provide more quality child care; working to update labour market programming to better reflect the realities of work in the 21st century; and announcing venture capital investment programs through the Business Development Bank of Canada and Farm Credit Canada, totalling $270 million.
The government is proud to help women business owners across Canada scale new heights.
Cambridge Classic MileStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Janko Peric Liberal Cambridge, ON
Mr. Speaker, Run for Life Inc., a non-profit organization promoting grassroots running and fitness programs, is hosting the first annual Cambridge Classic Mile Run for Life on June 18 at Galt Collegiate Institute.
Hundreds of children and adults of all ages will participate in a day-long series of one mile races, with elite runners competing in a special invitational race to climax the event. The event marks the 50th anniversary of the historic breaking of the four minute barrier at Oxford University.
Special guests will include two-time Olympian Grant McLaren, and Dave Bailey, Canada's first sub-four minute miler. A GCI teacher, Bryce Macey, and his grade 11 leadership class will resurface the track with the same material used 50 years ago.
I am pleased to join the House in wishing Run for Life chair, John Carson, and all participants and volunteers every success as they compete and raise greater awareness about lifelong fitness.
ElectionsStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Jim Abbott Canadian Alliance Kootenay—Columbia, BC
Mr. Speaker, over the weekend I had the privilege of meeting hundreds of my constituents at the Cranbrook Trade Fair. It was very gratifying to get their positive response to me and to our new party but members should have heard what they had to say about the federal Liberals.
They cannot believe the way the Liberals squander taxpayers' hard-earned income. Incompetence, arrogance, waste and downright criminality are only what I can repeat in the House. However the number one issue on their hit parade, and I mean hit parade, was the breathtaking conceit of the Prime Minister as he toys with setting an election date. This is in stark contrast to the leader of the Conservative Party who is committed to establishing fixed election dates, thereby putting Canadians and Canadian interests first and foremost.
Canadians are truly in tune with what we are saying: demand better, vote Conservative.
Small Craft Harbours ProgramStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Georges Farrah Liberal Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-De-La-Madeleine—Pabok, QC
Mr. Speaker, I was delighted last week to be able to announce, on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, an investment of $275,000, which must have also delighted the fishers of the Gaspé Peninsula.
This investment, within the Small Craft Harbours Program, will be used for dredging at the fishing harbours of Gascons, L'Anse-à-Beaufils, Cloridorme, Saint-Godefroi and Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé.
As I have pointed out before, this investment is vital to the fishing communities of the Gaspé Peninsula. Local fishers require a well-maintained, operational harbour in order to successfully undertake their fishing season.
The dredging to be undertaken with the funding from our government will ensure that vessels have adequate water depth for safe navigation.
Dredging will begin in May, and harbour authorities should shortly be receiving work schedules so that they may inform the fishers of the expected dredging dates.
Older Worker Adjustment ProgramStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Michel Guimond Bloc Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-De- Beaupré—Île-D'Orléans, QC
Mr. Speaker, the recently announced closures at Whirlpool in Montmagny and Abitibi Consolidated at Port-Alfred are sad examples of the importance and urgency of restoring POWA, the program for older worker adjustment. This program helps such workers live decently when they lose their jobs in circumstances beyond their control.
Often such workers have paid into EI for years, and never benefited from it. Quebec has seen its share of plant closings in recent years, with major lay-offs, and each one of these has been proof that a permanent support program like POWA is essential. These closures have affected thousands of older workers who have suddenly found themselves looking for work.
In the past, POWA has proven highly successful and the Liberal government ought to understand that additional employment insurance benefits are needed if older workers are to be able to make ends meet until they start receiving retirement benefits or find another job. Action must be taken now, as time is running out.
VaisaikiStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Sarkis Assadourian Liberal Brampton Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House to join with Sikhs in Canada and throughout the world in marking the celebration of Vaisaiki .
From its origin in the Indus Valley, the Sikh faith has spread throughout the world, including Canada where the first Sikh pioneers settled over 100 years ago.
Over the past two weekends I joined with many of my Sikh constituents in a wonderful celebration of faith and pride in their culture. Congratulations to the Canadian Sikh community on the celebration of Vaisaiki .
[Editor's Note: Member spoke in Punjabi]
Sponsorship ProgramStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Diane Ablonczy Canadian Alliance Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Mr. Speaker, Canadians are outraged that desperate Liberals have turned their guns on the Auditor General.
A Liberal member on the public accounts committee makes repeated efforts to distort the AG's concerns about the $100 million siphoned off to Liberal friendly ad agencies for little or no work. The President of the Treasury Board made an irresponsible statement in a bizarre attempt to minimize the $100 million figure. He hastily backed off when promised proof turned out to be a figment of his imagination.
The Prime Minister and the Liberal government have been caught red-handed in Liberal abuse of millions of tax dollars taxed from struggling Canadians. To escape justified anger, the Liberals are now trying to shoot the messenger by outrageous attacks on our respected Auditor General.
What does it say about a Prime Minister who engages in such disgusting tactics? Canadians will demand better in the coming election. The new Conservative Party is committed to cleaning up the Liberal mess. It cannot come soon enough.
CurlingStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Alexa McDonough NDP Halifax, NS
Mr. Speaker, Canadians are celebrating the magnificent victory of Colleen Jones, Mary-Anne Arsenault, Nancy Delahunt and Kim Kelly on their gold at the women's world curling championships. Congratulations are also in order for the bronze won by the Canadian men's team, also from Halifax, of Mark Dacey, Bruce Lohnes, Robert Harris and Andrew Gibson.
For the Jones team there is no resting on their laurels. As the twice over world champions and six-time Canadian champions, they prepare to make their bid in Halifax to represent Canada at the 2006 Olympics.
Haligonians and all members of Canada's Parliament extend heartiest congratulations and thanks for putting Canada on top of the world.
TaxationStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Pierre Paquette Bloc Joliette, QC
Mr. Speaker, this morning the Bloc Quebecois released the third report of the committee chaired by Jacques Léonard, this time on the evolution of federal transfers to the provinces and to individuals. There are two main findings.
When the current Prime Minister was the finance minister, transfers for health, education, and social assistance decreased in Quebec, while they continued to increase in other Canadian provinces. The same is true for individuals with respect to employment insurance.
Moreover, during that same time, the Prime Minister of Canada mismanaged the national debt by quickly paying down the federal debt—the least costly portion—thereby causing an increase in debt for the governments of Quebec and the provinces.
From this study and the two previous ones, it is quite clear that the current Prime Minister has contributed to financially choking Quebec and that year after year, under the federal system, Quebeckers are increasingly losing the ability to determine their own future.
New Minas, Nova ScotiaStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Scott Brison Liberal Kings—Hants, NS
Mr. Speaker, the village of New Minas, Nova Scotia has a long history that can be traced back to 1604, but it is the explosive growth of recent years that confirms its attractiveness as a great place to live.
The National Post newspaper, however, chose to portray the village in a different way. In a recently conducted survey, the newspaper invited readers to name the "crappiest town in Canada". Based on a single anonymous letter, it picked New Minas as the winner.
New Minas is the home to the challenging Ken-Wo golf club. It is home to the largest annual soccer tournament in Atlantic Canada and is known as Canada's soccer capital. It has an abundance of recreational facilities and over 300 commercial outlets for eager shoppers.
It is truly the residents who make this community great. Earlier this month New Minas feted its volunteers at a volunteer luncheon. I salute them for making New Minas a great place to live. The National Post newspaper would do well to retract its slam on this community and salute their efforts too.
Kelowna Citizens AwardsStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Werner Schmidt Canadian Alliance Kelowna, BC
Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to bring to the attention of the House the names of this year's outstanding citizen awards in Kelowna.
Woman of the Year, Beryl Itani; Man of the Year, Mel Kotler; Athlete of the Year, Sarah Charles; Team of the Year, the Kelowna Rockets; the Bob Giordano Memorial Award for sports volunteerism, Ken Wilson; Young Citizen of the Year, Rachel Leier; the Augie Ciancone Memorial Award for high school athletes, Katie Woodman and Kyle Murphy; KADAC honour in the arts, Roslyn Frantz, and in teen honours, Devin Roth; Organization of the Year, the emergency social services team; the Anita Tozer Memorial Award for outstanding community service, the city staff and firefighters of the emergency operations group.
Congratulations to all. They exemplify the heart and soul of our community. We thank them for their leadership and commitment.
Yemen Water ProjectStatements By Members
April 26th, 2004 / 2:10 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Joe Clark Progressive Conservative Calgary Centre, AB
Mr. Speaker, I draw to the attention of the House the signing by a Calgary company, Canadian Nexen, of the first community water project in the Middle East under the UN secretary-general's new global compact initiative. The pilot project in the rural village of Rassib in Yemen will be a model for other communities.
In rural Yemen only 17% of the people have access to safe water. Hygiene practices are poor. Sanitation and waste disposal facilities are inadequate. Children are particularly susceptible to water-borne diseases.
The agreement was encouraged by the government of Yemen and was signed in Sa'ana on April 24. Canadian Nexen will contribute up to $1 million U.S., and the UNDP up to $500,000 U.S.
As a corporate citizen, Canadian Nexen sets high standards for Canada and the world. Now it is taking the lead in making the UN's global compact initiative a reality, fighting poverty and improving the basic health of thousands of people in a part of the world where Canada can make a significant difference.
The EnvironmentStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Serge Marcil Liberal Beauharnois—Salaberry, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Government of Canada recently launched the One-Tonne Challenge, which calls on Canadians to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by one tonne, or roughly 20%.
The challenge is to think about the little things we do each day and the more important choices we make less often, such as buying a new lawnmower. Until May 2, Home Depot stores across Canada, through the Mow Down Pollution campaign by the Clean Air Foundation, are offering Canadians the opportunity to get rid of their old gasoline mower and receive a rebate of up to $100 on the purchase of an electric, push power, or low emission gas mower.
In so doing, they will be taking a step toward meeting the One-Tonne Challenge.
University of OttawaStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Don Boudria Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
Mr. Speaker, I would be remiss if I did not mention an event as important as the 50th anniversary of the University of Ottawa's civil law program.
Last week, some 350 graduates of this program gathered together in the capital to mark this important milestone in the history of the university.
The most illustrious graduates of this program include of course the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and her colleague, Michel Bastarache. A total of 13 provincial and federal current ministers are graduates of the University of Ottawa's civil law program.
I would invite hon. members to join me in urging Dean Louis Perret to continue the excellent work that has produced such fine results.
National Unity FundOral Question Period
2:10 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Stephen Harper Canadian Alliance Calgary Southwest, AB
Mr. Speaker, when the Liberals' secret national unity fund was revealed last month, the Minister of Finance assured this House that it amounted to only $40 million per year. However, we have learned today that the federal government actually spent twice the finance minister's original estimate.
My question is simple. Why did the Minister of Finance mislead this House regarding the size of this secret fund?
National Unity FundOral Question Period
2:10 p.m.
Edmonton West Alberta
Anne McLellan LiberalDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Mr. Speaker, it was my understanding that the estimate put forward was an approximate average. The amounts used varied from year to year. These programs were administered within existing departmental programs and the money was obtained through submissions to Treasury Board.
National Unity FundOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Canadian Alliance
Stephen Harper Canadian AllianceLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, more money, just like CSL all over again.
It is clear that this so-called unity fund was used when the Liberals wanted to hide questionable spending from Canadians: $4.5 million to top up the sponsorship program; $3 million for ministers to campaign in western Canada; $4.5 million to supposedly fight Quebec separatism in Europe, now all double the amount the minister claimed.
Why does the Prime Minister not simply come clean and admit to Canadians that the unity fund was a secret Liberal slush fund to hide questionable spending?
National Unity FundOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Papineau—Saint-Denis Québec
Pierre Pettigrew LiberalMinister of Health
Mr. Speaker, this reserve was absolutely not secret. The very first time questions were put to the Prime Minister in the House by the member for Roberval, the Prime Minister acknowledged its very existence.
It has been very helpful. It helped the battlefield of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City. It was a very solid investment to promote bilingualism in New Brunswick. It helped les Jeux de la Francophonie as well. It has done a lot of good in prolonging and extending some very legitimate programs in this country.
National Unity FundOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Canadian Alliance
Stephen Harper Canadian AllianceLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, if it was so legitimate, it would have been front and centre in the government's spending reports for the last 10 years.
Over the last 10 years the Liberal government has funnelled about half a billion dollars into the unity slush fund. That is in addition to the quarter billion dollars on the fraudulent sponsorship program; $1 billion for HRDC boondoggles; approaching $2 billion for the gun registry fiasco; and of course the money that went to Canada Steamship Lines. On all of these things, the Prime Minister claimed he knew nothing about the way the spending was going.
Why did the Prime Minister not speak up when all of these questionable cheques were being signed in the first place?
National Unity FundOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Papineau—Saint-Denis Québec
Pierre Pettigrew LiberalMinister of Health
Mr. Speaker, I was just drawing the attention of the Leader of the Opposition to the great work of this reserve used by the prime minister to help bilingualism. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? The Conservative leader, the real alliance leader, will not tell us whether he supports bilingualism. He will not tell us whether he believes that doing that promotion in New Brunswick was a good or a bad thing, so much so that the member from Calgary does not want that guy to become the prime minister of Canada because--
National Unity FundOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member for Pictou--Antigonish--Guysborough.


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Okotoks Rotary Performing Arts Centre is closed until further notice due to asbestos exposure, forcing the cancellation of events at the facility.
The facility had to be closed when part of the ceiling fell into the theatre area as a result of work being done by contractors on March 6, exposing asbestos in the building.
The Yuk Yuks on Tour event scheduled for March 8 is cancelled and refunds will be issued to ticketholders. Other user groups and bookings affected by the closure will be notified by the Town.
An asbestos removal company will begin remediation work Saturday morning and will take a few days.
Prior to the 2010 renovations to the RPAC, an asbestos analysis report indicated asbestos was located in the original ceiling and wall plaster, and proper procedures were followed. Final inspections deemed it safe for public use.
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When the cool winds blow and the starts are early, cycling knee & leg warmers are cycling essentials. Designed primarily to keep your lower thighs & calves from getting cold, they are high on the list for 'most used item' in a serious road cyclist's wardrobe.
Cycling sometimes requires pretty impressive powers of weather detection, and it is with these powers that you will decide if the day's ride requires knee or leg warmers. If you're only just acquiring these skills then we can make it easy for you. If it's cold enough to make your lower legs tingle and the hairs stand on end, then go back inside and put on some warmers - easy! Alternatively, ride without warmers but keep them balled up in a rear jersey pocket, in which case you are covered for both eventualities.
Choosing a knee or leg warmer for cycling is quite easy, and like many things in life, you just have to ask yourself what you are looking for. Some riders prefer a stretchier material, and aren't overly concerned with weather protection. On the other hand, there are riders who like to have a degree of wind and water resistance to their warmers. Finally there are riders who prefer natural fibres like merino wool, but others swear by synthetic offerings.


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To defer or not to defer – that is the question. The answer of course depends on what exactly you're talking about. For a football team that's just won the opening coin toss, deferring the decision of whether to kick off or receive until the second half tends to be the right move. When it comes to college admissions, students who apply early are definitely hoping for a quick admittance rather than a deferral into the general applicant pool. But what about deferred interest payment plans? Should holiday shoppers jump at such financing offers this year or avoid them at all costs?
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How Deferred Interest Fits Into the Holiday Landscape
The above question is extremely relevant right now because not only is it beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but also because the average U.S. household has roughly $6,700 in credit card debt and is expected to spend $800 or so on gifts this holiday season. On top of that, for the past three years we've collectively incurred more credit card debt during the fourth quarter than in the previous three years combined. In other words, many of us are going to carry balances well past New Year's and the way we ultimately decide to approach financing could therefore either save us or cost us hundreds, maybe even thousands, of dollars.
The first step in strategically managing holiday debt is to understand that deferred interest is a type of retailer-specific financing that may initially appear to be no different than the 0% deals currently being offered in conjunction with a lot of credit cards for people with excellent credit. Indeed, certain co-branded credit cards do offer deferred-interest financing, but instead of simply delaying the onset of interest for a few months, your interest-free introductory period comes with a catch. Finance charges will retroactively apply to your original purchase amount if you aren't debt free by the time regular rates take effect, as if the 0% term never existed.
The Practical Effect of Deferred Interest
Consider, for example, how that could ultimately play out for an Average Joe who incurs some unexpected expenses shortly after buying $1,000 in gifts with a credit card that advertises interest-free financing for the first 10 months before a 17% regular rate takes effect. Let's say he's unable to allocate more than $500 to his holiday debt during the initial term and it takes him an additional five months to pay off the rest.
Scenario A: straightforward 0% offer – Joe will only incur $22 in finance charges during the five extra months it takes him to pay down his remaining debt.
Scenario B: 0% deferred interest offer – Joe's original balance will effectively accrue interest at a 17% rate from the start, and he will incur $118 in interest by the time his balance hits zero at the end of 15 months.
Ninety-six dollars ($118-22) might not seem like that big of a deal, but think about it this way: Deferred interest inflated Joe's financing costs by more than 436%. Talk about getting a lump of coal in your stocking. Even if you're confident in your ability to make the requisite payments before a deferred interest payment plan shows its dark side, is it worth the risk? Of course not, especially since there are more straightforward 0% financing offers available.
The Slate Card from Chase and the Diamond Preferred Citicard– two of Card Hub's Best Credit Cards for Holiday Shopping– offer 0% on balance transfers for 15 months and 0% on new purchases for 18 months, respectively. Neither has an annual fee, and the Slate Card also comes sans balance transfer fee. The best part: with both offers, only the balance that remains when regular rates take effect will accrue interest. Which you choose depends on whether or not you already have credit card debt, but either way you're looking at hundreds of dollars in savings.
Talk about a Christmas miracle.
Odysseas Papadimitriou is the founder and CEO of the credit card and gift card marketplace Card Hub as well as Wallet Hub, a new personal finance social network where you can review financial companies and professionals.


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2012 Grammy Awards Nominees Announced
The 2012 Grammy Awards aren't until February, but the action got a head start with the entertainment-packed Grammy nominations concert when the 2012 Grammy nominees were revealed.
In just an hour's time, country music got an especially big nod among the usual pop and hip-hop leadership, with performances from Sugarland, Jason Aldean (with Ludacris) and the Band Perry. The sibling band, who laid down a mash-up of their song 'Independence' with 'Free Fallin," even received a 2012 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist.
While the majority of the country-specific categories were not announced during the concert special, we're sure that quite a few in Nashville are celebrating the exciting news. Aldean is up for three 2012 Grammys in all, as is Taylor Swift; the pair will compete against one another in both the Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Album categories. Additionally, Blake Shelton is also up for three wins and Kenny Chesney is looking at nominations for two big awards.
The 2012 Grammy Awards will air on Feb. 12 at 8PM ET on CBS.
2012 Grammy Awards Nominees (Country):
Best New Artist
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Best Country Solo Performance
Jason Aldean, 'Dirt Road Anthem'
Martina McBride, 'I'm Gonna Love You Through It'
Blake Shelton, 'Honey Bee'
Taylor Swift, 'Mean'
Carrie Underwood, 'Mama's Song'
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, 'Don't You Wanna Stay'
Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter, 'You and Tequila'
The Civil Wars, 'Barton Hollow'
Thompson Square, 'Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not'
Best Country Song
Thompson Square, 'Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not'
Trace Adkins, 'Just Fishin"
Taylor Swift, 'Mean'
Blake Shelton, 'God Gave Me You'
Vince Gill, 'Threaten Me With Heaven'
Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter, 'You and Tequila'
Best Country Album
Jason Aldean, 'My Kinda Party'
Eric Church, 'Chief'
Lady Antebellum, 'Own the Night'
Blake Shelton, 'Red River Blue'
George Strait, 'Here for a Good Time'
Taylor Swift, 'Speak Now'
Best Americana Album
Linda Chorney, 'Emotional Jukebox'
Ry Cooder, 'Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down'
Emmylou Harris, 'Hard Bargain'
Levon Helm, 'Ramble at the Ryman'
Lucinda Williams, 'Blessed'
Best Bluegrass Album
Alison Krauss and Union Station, 'Paper Airplane'
Jim Lauderdale, 'Reason And Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter & Jim Lauderdale'
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, 'Rare Bird Alert'
The Del McCoury Band, 'Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe'
Ralph Stanley, 'A Mother's Prayer'
Chris Thile & Michael Daves, 'Sleep With One Eye Open'