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Rob Oliphant
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Crucial Fact
- His favourite word was actually.
Last in Parliament March 2011, as Liberal MP for Don Valley West (Ontario)
Lost his last election, in 2011, with 41.80% of the vote.
Statements in the House
Protection of Insignia of Military Orders, Decorations and Medals Act March 2nd, 2011
Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to speak for the second time to Bill C-473.
There has been an evolution of thought and understanding about the bill since I spoke last April. The process that happened at committee was very enlightening. It reminded me that it is important for us to take seriously that when we pass a bill at second reading and send it to committee for study, it is exactly for that. It is to study a bill, to hear from witnesses, interest groups, stakeholders, Canadians from every walk of life and to ensure their testimony is taken seriously. Committee members heard that testimony and that testimony has convinced me we should not support the bill.
I want to congratulate the member for Perth—Wellington for fostering an important discussion in bringing the bill forward. We have had an interesting discussion with respect to the nature of honours, orders, military insignia and medals. We also had the opportunity to look at the difference between a public story and a private story.
The Royal Canadian Legion, in particular, offered some important testimony that needs to be understood in the House.
Ms. Patricia Varga, who is the president of the Royal Canadian Legion, said, on behalf of a number of groups, that it had serious concerns about the bill. Those groups included the Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans Association, the Canadian Naval Air Group, the Royal Canadian Naval Association, the Naval Officers Association of Canada, the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Veterans Association, the National Aboriginal Veterans Association, the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping and, finally, the Gulf War Veterans Association.
As a result of their testimony, my caucus colleagues are concerned about the bill. We think it is an inadequate bill, which will not actually deal with the problems at hand.
Ms. Varga pointed out two problems with this bill.
First, enacting Bill C-473 would infringe on the rights of Canadians to own and dispose of their private property as they see fit. This is a right that should not be trampled on lightly. This right is already restricted to a degree by the Cultural Property Export and Import Act. If it is not sufficient to retain historically and culturally significant orders, decorations and medals within Canada, then that specific act needs to be amended. Additional overlapping legislation is not the answer.
Second, there is a concern that the bill will simply not be effective. In order for legislation such as this to work, the barn door needs to be fully closed. The bill would leave it partially open so significant orders, decorations and medals would still be able to leave Canada. If enacted, Bill C-473 will likely drive the sale of significant orders, decorations and medals underground and all visibility of transactions will be lost. They will be bought and sold as they are every day in large quantities and in international markets. This can be verified by checking eBay, which tends to handle the run of the mill lots and not the high end items.
A significant number of other problems have been reported and were part of the testimony heard at committee. They have been identified in various forms and they should be addressed in a future bill that would actually be more effective.
There is a problem in the bill with respect to terminology. In common parlance, only orders have insignia. Decorations, such as the Victoria Cross, and medals are simply referred to as medals. We should be discussing orders, decorations and medals.
There is a concern that the government has not been responsive to the interest groups, to the veterans associations themselves, about amendments that they wanted to put forward. Those amendments included the definition of "near relatives", the transfer of medals "outside of Canada", the expansion of the list of museums and organizations that awards and medals could be offered to and the addition of the maximum amount for any penalty imposed. There does not appear to have been any follow up to the recommendations of the Royal Canadian Legion.
They also expressed a concern about acceptable museums to receive these awards. Only the Canadian War Museum, the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Department of Canadian Heritage are deemed to be acceptable recipients of ODM. This overlooks a large number of provincial, regional and local museums as well as military museums and commands and branches of the Royal Canadian Legion. Other museums or veterans' organizations might very well be interested in acquiring, by purchase or otherwise, such medals falling within the limits of the bill.
There is a concern that even if we were able to do that, the museums have very limited funding for acquiring such medals. To be effective, the bill would need to ensure that there would be a well-funded national medals acquisition budget. Otherwise, medals offered for sale might well leave Canada because there were simply no funds to purchase them anyway.
Most, if not all, museums have limited storage and display space. Just because an offered medal or made available and is historically of cultural significance, a museum should not be obligated to purchase it if it does not fit into its collecting mandate.
There is a perception that such awards and medals do not have much value and therefore would not be affected by legislation such as this. This is incorrect. Should they come into the open market, modern medal groups, especially those with gallantry awards from Afghanistan, would command high prices. This is a concern. It is an observation that has been made to the committee. If this is correct, then the act needs to be changed to reflect this.
In conclusion, despite the merits and now the drawbacks of the bill, the larger discussion that needs to be had is why in fact some veterans may be forced to put such medals on the market. Why has the government failed, or is failing, to ensure an appropriate system of compensation for veterans so they do not need to sell awards or medals and instead can simply pass them on to the family as cherished items?
A concern we constantly have on this side of the House is that food banks for veterans still prevail. One can go to Calgary and find one. One can go to a drop-in centre in Calgary and meet homeless veterans who sleep there by night. My concern is the government constantly does not fulfill its obligations to ensure that no veteran faces poverty.
Shahbaz Bhatti March 2nd, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I rise with a heavy heart today to pay tribute to the life of Pakistan's minority affairs minister, Shahbaz Bhatti, and to condemn his assassination yesterday.
I recently had the opportunity to meet Mr. Bhatti and to encourage him in his work protecting the rights of minorities in Pakistan.
Today we stand with all who grieve this loss of a voice of reason, compassion and tolerance.
His brother, my friend Peter, has asked me to call on our government to take concrete actions to compel the government of Pakistan to protect minority communities. He has also asked for special consideration for those whose lives are in grave danger seeking refuge in Canada.
Following the assassination of the Punjab governor, Salman Taseer, Mr. Bhatti acknowledged that he would likely be killed but said that forces of violence and extremism would never stop him. We must now ensure that these forces never win.
The Muslims I represent have shown me the beauty of Islam and taught me that Islam espouses respect among all people. With me, they condemn this atrocity and together we pray for the dignity of every human being regardless of race, religion or ethnicity.
Committees of the House March 1st, 2011
Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Trinity—Spadina both for her hard work on this issue and also for the question.
I see no transition plan in place. I see a scrambling at the end of the last calendar year, right at the end of December, where the government had to give three months' notice, but that does not allow people in agencies to actually have an effective transition.
What I am seeing is a government that makes a decision almost by accident, it appears, or perhaps not. Perhaps some of these cuts have been targeted in communities that have traditionally been less able to express their concerns or less able to be active, while they are finding their voice.
I notice in my constituency office that kind of work is happening more, that we are having to do settlement work that would normally be done, graciously funded by the taxpayers of Canada, to make sure that work is done in agencies that are specialists in this kind of work.
I see no transition plan. I see no assistance, except I do need to note that the minister in Ontario responsible for immigration has announced one-time funding of about $500,000, I believe, to help ease some of that transition, so Ontario is stepping up to the plate. British Columbia is also attempting to step up to the plate. That is simply a downloading of services. It is an offloading on to the provinces, which is of equal concern to me.
Committees of the House March 1st, 2011
Madam Speaker, I want to take the minister back in history to 13 years of Liberal government when we inherited the largest deficit in Canadian history. Finance Minister Paul Martin and Prime Minister Jean Chrétien took 11 years first and two more years to clean up the mess the Conservatives left behind.
There were of course cuts that were made in that time that were significant and important, but there were also tax cuts that were made in that time to ready ourselves to do the work. At the end of that period of time, there was a rapid expanding of investment in people, whether it was the Kelowna accord for first nations or the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement to make sure that funding was in place.
We put our house in order. We did the work we had to do and we will have to do it again after a record $56 billion deficit that these bandits will leave.
Committees of the House March 1st, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to continue this debate and to add our concerns to the government's refusal to consider the newcomers to Canada and their need to be ensured of having adequate funding for the settlement services that they both need and deserve.
The fact is that this is not just about newcomers to Canada. It is about ensuring that they have a fair start and have the economic advantage they need to have to contribute to society, but it is also about all Canadians who have a vested interest in the economy, the social fabric of country and to ensure that social cohesion continues.
I want to take us back five or six years to the previous Liberal government which understood that we needed to develop new capacity to help newcomers to this country succeed. The reality is that as the previous government looked at the issue, it recognized that we needed to have new federal-provincial agreements, coast to coast to coast, to ensure that agencies could have the capacity to respond to increasing needs of newcomers to Canada.
We recognized that the numbers of newcomers were increasing but also the newcomers coming to Canada did not have all the language capacity or understand some of the social realities of Canada and needed services to be integrated into the country.
A number of agreements were established. I am obviously most familiar with the one that affects Ontario, the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement, that established some very noble but also ambitious goals to ensure that settlement funding was increased.
That agreement was over a five-year period and it expanded broadly. We recognize that the government did see the legal responsibility and the contractual understanding that we had to make sure that those funds were adequately disbursed.
In Ontario though, as we have analyzed those funds, we do know that the government fell some $207 million short in that agreement for funding that was promised. It said it fell short because it simply did not have the capacity in the agencies to actually spend the money well. We think part of that money should have been spent ensuring the capacity was there.
When the agreement came to an end, when the minister had the first chance, the first ability to actually strike out in new territory in a new and ambitious way, what we heard first was some $53 million would be cut nationally. The minister has stated that this is a rebalancing, a reflecting of the geographic changes in immigration patterns, but that simply does not wash because the whole envelope has been decreased some $53 million. The lion's share of that has been targeted in Ontario and the lion's share of the Ontario target has happened in the GTA. That is a concern.
It is $53 million of the whole envelope that is being dropped and $44 million of that is happening in Ontario. These funding cuts come on the heels of the government announcing the record number of newcomers coming to Canada. Of course we support the record number of newcomers coming to Canada.
We have a situation in Canada with the changing demographics, with an impending labour shortage, and we know that we need the best and the brightest newcomers coming into this country. They also need a chance to ensure that they are going to succeed. That is what settlement funding is about.
The reality is settlement funding, integration, and language training are all key factors in ensuring that newcomers to Canada are integrated and can succeed. Recent statistics are showing that in fact there is a problem that newcomers are still earning less on the dollar than long-established Canadians. We are trying to ensure that does not happen, that people, no matter where they come from, are able to succeed. That is what those settlement programs are doing.
Over the last several months, and it was not new to me, I spent time visiting some of the agencies that are affected. They are often smaller agencies that have lost between 50% and 100% of their funding, targeted by the Conservative government, which is bothersome to us.
This includes the Ethiopian centre in Toronto. I was speaking with its members on Saturday, this past weekend. This whole community of Ethiopians are very concerned about being able to fulfill very niche market targeting that they are attempting to do to ensure that their newcomers, their sisters and brothers, cousins, friends and neighbours who are coming to Canada have adequate support.
I forgot to mention at the beginning of my speech that I will be splitting my time with the member for Parkdale—High Park. I apologize to the House. I also apologize to the hon. member who has taken great pains to be up on the numbers on this issue. He has presented some of his concerns statistically about how to ensure that Toronto, the GTA and all of Ontario are not left behind on this.
Earlier in the week the hon. member for Etobicoke—Lakeshore, the member for Beaches—East York and I toured the main facility of COSTI in the west end of Toronto. We were impressed with the classes, the groups, the employment readiness functions that were being offered. It was extremely important that our leader and other caucus members saw the work that is being done on the ground to help newcomers not only survive but flourish.
This story is repeated across the GTA and around the province of Ontario. The reality is that newcomers need every chance they can get to be serviced in a way that will make them succeed.
We are talking about a cut of 10% to newcomer settlement organizations, which will reduce budgets by up to 70% in many cases. The organizations were concentrated in Ontario, but Nova Scotia and British Columbia also took a huge cut. Our concern is not just Ontario-centric, we are also concerned about people outside of the GTA.
I have concern not only about the absolute cuts, the programs that will not be funded and the newcomers who will suffer, but I also have concerns about the government's tendency to bully people in these agencies who might actually raise a concern about the cuts.
It was reported in the Toronto Star that one particular organization had received a recommendation, or perhaps advice, or perhaps stronger words, to not raise this issue while it was in negotiations. Did it fear being critical of the government and having its services cut?
From the agency standpoint this is not criticism of the government. It is a positive expression of concern from the clients these agencies are attempting to serve and that means being critical of a government that is cutting funding, that is failing to respond to newcomers' needs in large and small cities alike.
This is not just about Toronto and Ontario. This is also about places like Guelph. At committee we heard of an agency in Guelph that is losing all its funding. These are smaller centres that do not necessarily have natural organic organizations that flow to help newcomers in Canada, to help people get acclimatized to Canada. That funding is intrinsic in making sure that people are linked up with others and with services.
The Flemingdon Neighbourhood Services and the Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office are two significant agencies in my riding. FNS put in an application on this last round and received zero funding. It would have been a new agency responding to changing immigration patterns in that community. Flemingdon is a priority neighbourhood in Toronto.
Some 12 or 13 neighbourhoods in Toronto have been identified as having high poverty rates and relatively high crime rates. These neighbourhoods try to ensure that newcomers have a chance. Flemingdon Neighbourhood Services is a small but efficient organization that multiplies its dollars to help. Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office, still in negotiations on this, is an equally large organization which responds to newcomers mainly from South Asia. It needs to expand its programs, not have them threatened.
The government needs to stop boasting about huge immigration numbers while cutting away at the edges. The Conservatives claim that newcomers are not coming to Ontario in the same numbers but that is not the case. Ontario is in fact still receiving a significant number of newcomers and Toronto is still particularly underfunded in doing this work.
March of Dimes Conductive Education Day February 17th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise in the House today to commend March of Dimes Canada and recognize next Thursday, February 24, as March of Dimes Conductive Education Day.
March of Dimes, headquartered in Don Valley West, has been delivering programs and services to Canadians with disabilities since 1951. This is its 60th anniversary of working to improve the lives and livelihoods of Canadians with disabilities, advancing accessibility and creating a society inclusive of people with disabilities.
Conductive education is an innovative learning system that maximizes the independence and mobility of children and adults with neurological motor disorders like cerebral palsy, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis and those who have had a stroke or brain injury. The conductive education program has the potential to make a life-changing impact on the mobility and independence of close to nine million people in North America.
I ask all members to please join me in congratulating March of Dimes Canada and recognizing and supporting the conductive education program, a cornerstone of our ongoing efforts in Canada to achieve full inclusion of Canadians with disabilities.
Points of Order February 11th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I have a point of order arising out of question period with regard to the answer I received from the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation.
She would be well aware that her predecessor had to issue an apology for having misled the House of Commons. He had to apologize because he stated that the government's priorities had not been met by the application made by KAIROS for funding its 23 projects. He said that he did not know and was not aware that the priorities had actually been met.
We now know that the priorities of the government were stated to CIDA. KAIROS put in an application, they were approved for funding by the officials and now the parliamentary secretary, once again, has indicated that this application did not meet the priorities.
This is the second time that a member on that side of the House has attempted to mislead us by stating that the government was not made aware of the priorities. It was made aware; it is on the record.
A previous parliamentary secretary has been shuffled out and, once again, the House is being misled. I think the House deserves an explanation.
International Co-operation February 11th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary obviously did not see the Globe and Mail this morning.
Reasonable people want a reasonable answer. We know officials from CIDA gave KAIROS the green light. It met all the stated criteria for funding. It is effective and efficient at delivering international aid.
I will reiterate. We know why this cut was made. KAIROS is committed to the things the government cannot abide. Its ministers have confirmed that.
What exactly can it not abide: equality of women, economic development, clean water, democracy building, human rights or peace? Could the government tell us?
International Co-operation February 11th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I believe all members here to be reasonable people. In your words, then, of yesterday, we must all be "extremely concerned, if not shocked, and might well begin to doubt the integrity of certain decision-making processes" of the government.
We know experts at CIDA were over-ridden with the stroke of a pen, cutting funding to 23 well-established projects supported by the Canadian church body, KAIROS.
We know why this decision was, political, but will the minister come clean and tell us the what, where, when and how of the decision to cut this funding?
Child Soldiers February 11th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition that tomorrow, February 12, is International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers or Red Hand Day. This day serves to commemorate those children who have been coerced into the conflict of war, and it is a global peace initiative.
On February 12, 2002, the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict came into force as an addition to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. By failing to recognize the horrific plight of child soldiers, such as in the case of Omar Khadr, the government has failed to live up to Canada's international obligations.
Liberal Senator Roméo Dallaire has worked tirelessly to stop the abuse of children as soldiers. He says that Khadr's situation is, "--dead against the [Geneva] Conventions we have agreed to.... We've been tested with one of our own, and we have failed flagrantly--".
The government should listen to the message of this day, it should hear the cries of children used by adults in war, and should lead the world in protecting the young. Even one child soldier is too many.


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Labour School
Educating our members
NAPE consistently offers educational and training opportunities to its members. The annual NAPE Labour School is a large part of that effort.
The School is an opportunity to bring NAPE activists together from across the province to share their experiences in the workplace, hear from guest speakers, and participate in educational workshops. The ultimate goal of the School is to provide NAPE activists with the tools they need to effectively represent their fellow brothers and sisters in their workplace.
The School is primarily organized by the NAPE Education Committee. Applications are open to all members in good standing and selection is made on a Province-wide basis with consideration being given to equal regional and gender representation.
The Labour School is normally held in November of each year. The dates and location of the 2012 School have not yet been selected. Please check back here or with your local officers for updates.
The 2014 Labour School has not yet been scheduled.
Please check back for details.
Spring 2013 Labour School
May 9-12, 2013
Dear Brother/Sister:
NAPE will be holding a Labour School on May 9-13, 2013 (Thursday to Sunday) inclusive, at the Terra Nova Resort and Golf Community, Port Blandford.
Selection will be made on a Province-wide basis with consideration being given to equal regional and gender representation.
Application forms must be completed in full and returned to NAPE's Education Committee, by fax at (709)-754-0726 or mail at P.O. Box 8100, St. John's, NL, AIB 3M9, by April 4, 2013.
The application form can be downloaded here: 2013 NAPE Labour School Application Form
The Education Committee will make final selection no later than April 8, 2013. This year the Committee will be compiling a waiting list, therefore, if you apply and cannot attend, it is important that you inform us immediately since the Committee will be "backfilling" from the wait list.
Transportation for the School will be provided by charter bus, which will pick up passengers at designated stops along the Trans Canada Highway or you have the option of using your own transportation and mileage will be paid. Members will be reimbursed for their mileage travelling from their homes to and from the nearest place the charter bus stops. Buses will be leaving St. John's and the West Coast on Thursday morning, May 9th, and leaving to return after lunch on Sunday, May 12
Registration will be on Thursday, May 9, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. in the main lobby of the Resort. Please make every attempt to register as early as possible in order to accommodate the evening meal and classroom orientation being held that same evening.
Accommodations will be provided to all students (double occupancy). If you require a single room you must pay half the cost and let us know as soon as possible as rooms are at a premium. Accommodations cannot be changed upon arrival at the facility. Should a student choose to arrange other accommodations, the amount payable under the Union's policy is $25.00 per night plus $6.00 incidental expense. These amounts will not apply to area residents. A stipend of $100.00 for out-of-pocket expenses will be awarded to each activist.
You are expected to arrange your own time off; however, where required, your Union will assist you with any support letter your Employer may request, e.g. date and time of school, proof of attendance, etc.
The following courses (descriptions below) are being tentatively scheduled for the 2013 School and will be offered, depending on the choices of the applicants.
1. Economics for Everyone
2. Shop Steward Level I and II/Leadership Training
3. X, Y or Boomer? Talking Between Generations in the Union
4. Transforming Conflict into Union Activism
Yours in Unionism,
Kelly Roche
Detailed Course Descriptions
1. Economics for Everyone
This popular economics course is designed for Union activists who want to learn the basics of economics and what this means for the economy of a country and the kind of society in which we live. It uses the methodology of popular education in that it starts from what people know, builds on that knowledge, and adds a new knowledge. The course content includes areas of economics such as paid and unpaid work, the value of work, the role of money in an economy, wealth distribution, economic theory, debunking economic myths, with a focus on the Newfoundland and Labrador and Canadian economies.
Upon completion, participants will understand the basic features and relationships of modern-day capitalism. They'll see where working people fit into the big economic picture – and the points of opportunity where we can try to build a better, fairer system.
2. Shop Steward Level I and II/Leadership Training
This course is meant for NAPE's untrained Shop Stewards and it will focus on providing the Steward with an understanding of their role, which would include: determining what a grievance is, knowledge of the grievance procedure, how to file and present grievances. It will also create an understanding of how to work with the membership and Local Executive through grievance preparation and conflict resolution. A short overview of grievance mediation and arbitration will also be presented.
In addition to Steward training, we will be providing you with some leadership training which will familiarize participants with the variety of methods by which they can evaluate Local Union leadership and their performance. It will introduce participants to the concept of problem solving in their Local Union activities through case analysis and the types of leadership styles.
3. X, Y or Boomer? Talking Between Generations in the Union
This course will increase your awareness of the needs and realities of the members of different generations in the Union and workplace. It will build your level of comfort and skills for engaging in meaningful cross-generational dialogue. We invite you to explore how the Union might respond to the values of the different generations in our midst, and share perspectives on how Union culture can continue to adapt to meet the needs of each generation. This course requires the participation of both young workers, and workers of other generations who are young at heart in order to run successful.
4. Transforming Conflict into Union Activism
This course will provide participants with a tool kit of strategies, tactics and skills to resolve specific disputes as well as conflicts in the workplace. The course focuses on mastering coaching and communication skills, investigative techniques, documenting facts, utilizing frameworks for analyzing disputes, problem solving strategies, evaluating options and identifying techniques to deal with systemic conflict.

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Sow the seeds for your child's future
SEED provides a safe and nurturing learning environment for children. Our Quality Educational Programs for Play school, Preschool and Kindergarten comprise of highly qualified, caring and committed teachers and support staff. We are passionate about providing your children with the tools they need to be successful in all aspects of their lives.
Gift your children a memorable childhood.


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14 Spring Animal Crafts from The Kids Co-Op
Spring Animal Crafts
I think one of the reason that I love Spring and Easter so much is the adorable animals associated with them. All of the twitchy pink noses, fluffy wool, and soft feathers. And I think Spring animals, like chicks, bunnies, lambs, and birds, are so fun and interesting for young kids. Here's a collection of my favorite Spring animal crafts from last week's Kids Co-Op to help you have some animal fun and learning with the kids this week…
14 Spring Animal Crafts from The Kids Co-Op
- TP Roll Bunnies (Reading Confetti)
- Spring Bird Wand (Buggy & Buddy)
- Contact Paper Chick (House of Burke)
- Garland Bunny Craft (Crafty Journal)
- Paper Bag Nests and Chicks (An Idea on Tuesday)
- Egg Carton Sheep Craft (Blog Me Mom)
- Rockin' Peeps (Crafty Journal)
- 5 Little Ducks Song & Puppets (Let's Play Music)
- Chicks Cookie Craft (Life with Moore Babies)
- G is for Goose Craft (Toddling in the Fast Lane)
- Paper Plate Bunny (Love, Play, Learn)
- Crafty Lamb Snack (JDaniel4's Mom)
- Owl Handprint Craft (House of Burke)
- Chicks & Eggs Craft (Taming the Goblin)
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And fail it did.
The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 1990, but that did not prevent Patch and Kugler from hiring attorneys to go after Teele to recover their money. In early 1993 Kugler sued the county commissioner. That same year Teele's first wife Celestra filed an affidavit with the Alabama courts claiming that Teele was not providing adequate financial support for their son. Celestra also claimed that Teele still owed her more than $200,000 from their 1984 divorce settlement.
This financial pressure led Teele to look for a quick infusion of cash. According to sources familiar with the current case, Teele spoke to several people in 1993 about his need for a loan, including Lunetta and an attorney by the name of John LaCapra, who represents the Florida Ports Council, among other maritime clients.
Lunetta is alleged to have arranged for Fiscal Operations to transfer $85,000 from one of its seaport accounts to a law firm in Puerto Rico, which in turn sent the money to Teele in Miami. Sources familiar with the case say that in order to hide the unsavory nature of this transaction, the money was disguised as a loan, with LaCapra serving as trustee for an unnamed lender. LaCapra's attorney has said he did this as a favor to Lunetta, whom he has known for years.
LaCapra, who has also known Teele for more than ten years, has been cooperating with federal agents in building the indictment against his old friends, filling in the blanks from the incomplete trail of bank records and wire transfers. But even with his help, the most difficult aspect of the case will be proving who knew what when.
It is entirely possible, sources familiar with the case say, that Teele did not know the money was coming from Fiscal Operations and Calvin Grigsby. It is also possible, they contend, that Grigsby had no idea the money Lunetta asked him to send to Puerto Rico was going to wind up in Teele's hands.
And for anyone who has watched Teele and Grigsby over the years, the possibility that each was unaware of the other's involvement actually makes sense. The men were often adversaries, and on several occasions Teele, as county commission chairman, attempted to scuttle projects Grigsby brought before the commission. In fact, one of the reasons Grigsby allegedly began bribing Burke was to gain an ally to counter Teele's evident animus.
It is hard to imagine that Grigsby would ever knowingly do a favor for Teele, or that Teele would place himself in the position of being beholden to Grigsby. Even LaCapra's attorney has said that although his client acted as the loan's front man, he didn't know it was coming from Grigsby.
The only person who indisputably had complete knowledge of all aspects of the transaction was Carmen Lunetta, who built a fiefdom at the Port of Miami based on his willingness to do favors for powerful people. Such favors included soliciting campaign contributions on behalf of elected officials, finding jobs at the port for their relatives, and funneling money to their pet projects and charities. In return Lunetta wanted just one thing -- to be left alone to run the port as he saw fit, without supervision or oversight.
Teele is expected to defend himself by arguing that if he didn't know the money was coming from Grigsby and Fiscal Operations, it was impossible for him to know he was doing anything improper or illegal. That defense might work on a basic count of wire fraud. But other charges are possible that would not hinge on proving Teele knew the exact source of the money.
For instance, former federal prosecutors say that a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud does not require all participants in the conspiracy to know all the details. A jury would merely have to believe that the various players were acting as part of a scheme to acquire money through false pretenses.
Another wire fraud count in an indictment could arise from Teele having filed false financial disclosure forms in Tallahassee. In his 1994 disclosure forms, Teele did not separately list the loan in which LaCapra was acting as a trustee. Teele may try to counter the accusation that he did not report the loan by contending he believed the source of the $90,000 he received was a long-time Haitian friend named Claude Douyon, who had often loaned him money in the past. Rather than listing the $90,000 loan as distinct from the other Douyon loans that were still outstanding, Teele could argue, he lumped them all together. In 1994 he listed total debts to Douyon of $170,000.
But a jury may find this argument difficult to believe. They may wonder why Teele would negotiate one $90,000 loan from Douyon using LaCapra as a trustee when he'd never handled any of Douyon's other loans that way. (In 1996 Teele told me that during the previous thirteen years Douyon had loaned him approximately $1.5 million. According to Teele, Douyon, a former member of the Jean-Claude Duvalier government, would provide financial assistance to him whenever it was needed -- in blocks of $100,000 or $200,000.)
After receiving the $90,000 in May 1993, Teele signed a document agreeing to repay the loan within six months. Five years later he still hasn't paid back the money. Taken by itself, this might be damning evidence, as it could lead the jury to suspect it wasn't a loan at all but rather a direct payoff. Teele, however, has a history of not paying back his loans on time. As Teele noted to me in 1996, he has always been late in paying his debts -- but he does pay them.


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A publishing magnate with aristocratic pretensions built this ivy-covered faux château in 1860. The estate covers 173 acres of woodland and includes two swan-filled ponds (one for fishing, the other just for looks). There are also 19th-century greenhouses, a swimming pool, tennis courts, and flower gardens. Not all the 25 guest rooms and 11 apartments (by far the best accommodations available) are in the main house, and the carriage house has been carefully designed to reflect vernacular styles. Most accommodations are spacious and strike the right balance of antique and modern: It's not unusual to find a room with arcs of rough wooden beams and fat antique chests of drawers set off by a flat-screen TV and walls of glass overlooking the gardens. A treat to stay at and impeccably run, this is also the perfect base from which to visit Château de Chambord (François I's 440-room pleasure palace) or Chaumont-sur-Loire, just across the river. The Michelin-starred restaurant serves seasonal fare in three dining rooms.
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Consumer testers loved the look and feel of this creamy lip color that lasts little over three hours. One commented, "it had a nice shine that I was surprised stayed on." Though it didn't stay bright all day in GHRI tests, our volunteer testers praised it across the board for its excellent color (it comes in 18 shades) and great feel that didn't dry out their lips.
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Our wedding website has complete information, please visit us there. Link is above left: 'Weddings in Puerto RIco'.
Hacienda Siesta Alegre offers the perfect balance of outdoors and indoors. You can have all your wedding tables set up under a roof and yet feel totally outdoors.
Courtesy Bridal Room. These brides maids are helping the bride get ready in the Bridal Room, a courtesy of the owners, yours for the night..
Lodging for your guests is available on the property. Breakfast is served in the morning (to HSA guests only).
Offering Spanish charm and Puerto Rican hospitality.
This is a partial listing of some of the recent comments and feedback we have received about weddings held at Hacienda Siesta Alegre:
8/28/10 – Dear Norma, I hope this e-mail finds you well and safe from the hurricane. I wanted to take a moment to thank you. Having our wedding there at the Hacienda last Friday was such an amazing experience. I knew doing a wedding outside was a risk because of weather, but God and all the Angels were on our side. What an amazing night it was – it is all that I hoped it would be and then some. Your hospitality is amazing and so personal. Please let the owners know that the Hacienda is such a gem and all of my guests were amazed at the venue. They didn't know what to expect and they were blown away by the beauty and privateness of it. How can a hotel wedding compare to that? No way. Everything in NY has become so out of hand and expensive and the quality is lacking. Events can become more stressful then enjoyable. Frank and I are hard workers and we are just honest, loving people. Having our wedding at the Hacienda was such a gift because we deserved a wedding so beautiful and to be able to afford it and have enough hours there made our special day and memory a moment in time that all of our guest and ourselves will remember for the rest of our lives and strive to have again. You guys gave that gift to us and we are so grateful. What a night. All of my guest said it was the wedding of the century . Also, to wake up there in that beauty is breathtaking. Please stay as amazing as you are. Thank you so very much! Tanya and Frank Vazquez
8/2/10 -It has been a couple of weeks since Sarah's wedding… Just wanted to thank you for the wonderful time that we and all our guests had at the Hacienda on July 17 for Sarah and Andrew's wedding celebration. Everyone was so impressed with the Hacienda and had a wonderful time and were disappointed when the evening ended. The Hacienda was everything and more that we hoped it owuld be. What a beautiful and magical place! We could not have picked a better location! - Shirley McElvian MOTB
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As we have said here before, sometimes the law of unintended consequences catches up with you.
As we have said here before, sometimes the law of unintended consequences catches up with you.
Sgt. Javier Magana, Madera High School graduate, has served seven years with the Marines.
I learned today of AB231 from two Democrat legislators that want to force all gun owners to buy liability insurance.
The Vatican announced on Monday that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning at the end of February. The 85 year old pontiff said he can no longer keep up with his responsibilities.
A 43-year-old woman attempting to across southbound State Route 99, just south of Avenue 24, was struck and killed shortly after 6 a.m.
About 100 employees of Madera County Office of Education (MCOE) moved into a new building last month and are set to cut the ribbon and sh
Madera police detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who allegedly robbed the Esperanza Market at gunpoint.
A daylong multi-agency law enforcement operation Friday resulted in 19 felony arrests as of late afternoon, authorities said.
A highway drug bust in Madera County led to the discovery of a stolen military assault rifle at a Fresno home, according to authorities.
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We have already discussed how the two main events of cellular reproduction are the copying of cellular components and the cleavage of the cell. These two events, copying and cleaving, represent the two larger phases of the cell cycle, interphase and Mitosis. Mitosis is the part of the cell cycle when the cell prepares for and completes cell division. During interphase, appropriate cellular components are copied. Interphase is also a time of checkpoints to make sure that the cell is ready to proceed into mitosis. Both of these two phases have further sub-divisions. Since the cell cycle is a "cycle" it has no distinct beginning or ending. Cells are continually entering and exiting the various phases of the cycle. Mitosis will be covered in depth in the next SparkNote; here we will focus on what goes on during interphase.
We will begin our discussion of the events that take place during interphase with those that occur immediately after a cell has successfully divided during mitosis. This phase is called G1.
G1 is an intermediate phase occupying the time between the end of cell division in mitosis and the beginning of DNA replication during S phase. During this time, the cell grows in preparation for DNA replication, and certain intracellular components, such as the centrosomes undergo replication. Before a cell begins DNA replication, it must ensure that it is biologically ready to take on such a process. G1 is the phase when this cellular monitoring takes place.
During G1, the cell reviews the cellular environment and the cell size to ensure that the conditions are appropriate to support DNA replication. Not until the cell is ready does it leave G1. If all is not ready to undergo DNA replication, cells can pause during G1 and enter a phase called G0. Depending on a cell's preparedness to continue in the cell cycle, G0 can last days, weeks, or even years. When the cell has reached an appropriate size and is in a supportive environment for DNA replication, it will exit either G1 or G0 and enter the next phase of interphase called S phase.
S phase
S phase, or synthesis, is the phase of the cell cycle when DNA packaged into chromosomes is replicated. This event is an essential aspect of the cell cycle because replication allows for each cell created by cell division to have the same genetic make-up. (The specifics of how this replication takes place is covered in the DNA replication SparkNote in the series of SparkNotes dedicated to Molecular Biology.) During S phase a number of events additional to chromosomee replication take place. Cell growth continues through S phase, as does the rate of synthesis of a number of proteins and enzymes that are involved in DNA synthesis. Once DNA replication is complete the cell contains twice its normal number of chromosomes and becomes ready to enter the phase called G2.
G2 phase
Similar to G1, G2 is an intermediate phase, a time for the cell to ensure that it is ready to proceed in the cell cycle. Occurring between the end of DNA replication in S phase and the beginning of cell division in mitosis, G2 can be thought of as a safety gap during which a cell can check to make sure that the entirety of its DNA and other intracellular components have been properly duplicated. In addition to acting as a checkpoint along the cell cycle, G2 also represents the cell's final chance to grow before it is split into two independent cells during mitosis.
Interphase is made up of three distinct phases: G1, S phase, and G2. The G1 and G2 phases serve as checkpoints for the cell to make sure that it is ready to proceed in the cell cycle. If it is not, the cell will use this time to make proper adjustments that can include cell growth, correction or completion of DNA synthesis, and duplication of intracellular components. S phase involves the replication of chromosomes. All three stages of interphase involve continued cell growth and an increase in the concentration of proteins found in the cell.


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All too often, an organization's strategy comes down from the corporate mountain and the Brand comes right out of the marketing department. Both are imposed on the most critical human resources—those at the bottom. How can you get the boots on the ground to become ambassadors of the Brand and the corporate strategy? How do you build an organization of 'ardent believers'?
As a major shareholder in an oil & gas exploration company, I know my way around a board room. It's funny how some things make perfect sense there on a white board, but none in the field. Instead, let's develop a corporate strategy that's not so specific as to impede the boots on the ground while still being free of corporate puffery. As my father likes to say, "Folks, everyone can say the word 'Tango'—damn few can dance!"
Once you've got a corporate strategy that's measurable and accountable (read: has dates and numbers not meaningless adjectives), go to the boots on the ground. Ask not what corporate can do for them, but what can they do for corporate. Challenge them to come up with local strategies that mirror the overall corporate strategy. Then reward those who make innovations that help achieve that strategy.
For example, if the corporate strategy is to cut production overhead by $1 million by the end of Q3, then the local managers could devise strategies like, running the power-hungry manufacturing processes at night when electricity is cheaper. Impose an over-simplified, silver-bullet strategy and watch your ego slump along with profits.
Build an organization of innovators and ardent believers by giving those at the bottom the authority to make small but meaningful changes you and your white boards wouldn't come up with in a million years.
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text: Coffee cups are a necessity for any household even if there aren't any inhabitants who enjoy hot beverages and these keyboard coffee cups help add a little bit of a quirky touch. Boasting a design that looks like a numerical keypad found on a set of keys, the keyboard coffee cups only resemble this computer component when flipped upside down because the symbols are printed on the bottom.They're fun, a little bit nerdy and would make a great gift because coffee cups are one of the few items in the kitchen you can never have too many of. Having such a large array of them gives an eclectic feel and makes sure no one ever goes without a mug.


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- Equip your rig with the Trailmaster SSV Shocks for unsurpassed handling and incredible smoothness
- These custom-valved shocks use Trailmaster's groundbreaking Speed Smart Valve system-automatically reads the road conditions and makes on-the-fly adjustments
- Your Trailmaster SSV Shocks are firm on off-road adventures and smooth on pavement
- Work for both lifted and stock-level vehicles
- Twin-tube design for greater strength and higher oil capacity
- The Trailmaster SSV Shocks' large 2 3/8" diameter cylinders outlast skinnier shocks and add an imposing look to your suspension
- Heavyweight 14mm carbon steel piston rod provides strength and durability
- The platinum-gray outer finish of your Trailmaster SSV Shocks is incredibly durabletested using a punishing 240 hour salt spray test
- Each Trailmaster SSV Shock features a black urethane dust boot and bushings
- Given a low-pressure nitrogen gas charge to reduce the risk of oil foaming
- The mounting eyes and stems on your Trailmaster SSV Shocks are double welded for nearly indestructible strength
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For a set of hi-performance dampeners with both brains and brawn, the only choice is Trailmaster's SSV Shocks. Unlike traditional one-size-fits-all shocks, these premium parts are completely custom-valved for your unique year, make and model.
Your intelligent Trailmaster SSV Shocks utilize an advanced Speed Smart Valve system. It automatically senses the road conditions and makes on-the-fly adjustments. Whether you're slogging across rocky trails or cruising down the highway, your Trailmaster SSV Shocks deliver optimal handling.
Besides being incredibly smart, your Trailmaster SSV Shocks are also built like tanks. They boast a burly twin-tube design, heavy-duty 14mm carbon steel piston rod and a huge 2 3/8" diameter cylinder. And, their low-pressure nitrogen charge fights off oil foaming.
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- OR - Select an option belowSome folks have been crowing about Ambrosia's pizza for 31 years, as long as the restaurant has been in business - so the huge "Best Pizza!" sign on the door reminds anybody within squinting distance. Not much has changed in all that time, least of all the bizarre and ugly décor. Go for the pizza and skip the mediocre Italian menu - your pizza will come to the table sizzling hot enough to sear the roof of your mouth, a good, old-fashioned American pie reminiscent of early Pizza Hut. With its nicely browned, chewy, doughy crust, soft and custardy in the thickest parts, dried flecks of oregano and canned mushrooms, this pie is neither New York style nor bubbly, blackened Neapolitan. But at $12.95 for a medium, it's a rare bargain and a nostalgic trip back in the time machine.


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How a raw vegan corrected her vision naturally
November 16, 2010 by Kristen Mehendale
Filed under Featured, Health Articles
Jen Laur, owner of Raw Love, Life Food, a Toronto-based catering company she owns with her husband Mike, recently lead a raw food retreat with the House of Verona. On that retreat, she shared her story of how she corrected her eyesight after going raw.
Like so many, Jen suffered from poor eyesight. Once believing eyeglasses were a permanent sentence, her perspective shifted after attending a vision-correcting seminar. She was surprised to learn that a traumatic event is often a trigger to bad vision and immediately thought back to a stressful event, which seemed to affect her vision overnight.
She began looking into alternative therapy for eyesight, including the Bates method, which takes a proactive, holistic approach to correcting eyesight that includes exercise and nutrition.
Jen took full responsibility for her eye health and realized that in addition to exercises, her diet was a crucial component of her healing.
Jen's raw vegan diet was full of nutrients her eyes needed to repair themselves. She noted that the most important nutrients for her eyesight included:
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Omega 3 Fatty Acids (sprouted chia seeds are the highest food source)
- Zinc
Eating foods whole and raw ensures that the maximum amount of nutrients remain intact.
According to Dr. Mercola, lutein is also an essential nutrient for proper eye health. Lutein is found in dark leafy green vegetables and produce with a strong yellow colour, such as papayas, oranges, squash, and carrots.
Just like an athlete needs to support strength training with proper nutrition, Jen continues to fuel herself with eye-supporting foods (the eye is, after all, part muscle!) Now, Jen enjoys vision that is better than when she wore glasses.
Jen's top foods and supplements for eyesight:
- Gogi berries (high in beta-carotene and antioxidants)
- Chia seeds (excellent source of Essential Fatty Acids)
- Marine Phytoplankton (incredible rich source of nutrients, supports cellular health)
To contact Jen Laur, or put in an order for organic raw food to be catered to you in Toronto, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call +1-416-551-8820.
To book a spot on a raw food retreat at the House of Verona, call 1-800-252-2826 or email email@example.com.
Guest Author Kristen Mehendale is a Holistic Nutritionist in Toronto, Ontario. View her website athttp://www.kristenmehendale.com and follow her on Twitter @HappyCellsKM.


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The iPad is proving to be a big hit with kids. They already love the iPhone but they love the iPad even more because its bigger. A fast becoming popular category is the Children's books. With the iPad's gorgeous screen, audio capabilities and that great touch input allowing interactivity, it's not difficult to see why. Here's a list of some of the best iPad children's Books Apps that are available:
Aesop's Fables Audiobook
A beautiful rendition of 20 classic all-time favorite fables that teach morals. Next, think of spinning the wheel of fortune. Before reading any stories, children have to spin the wheel that makes selection of fable story fun and exciting. Readers are also rewarded with simple spot-the-difference games after reading fables. It also has both pre-recorded and recording audio functions in different languages. With intuitive and fun elements, children will grow to love this reading experience.
The Little Mermaid and other stories by H. C. Andersen
A classic tale brought to life with animations and sound effects. Also includes "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Happy Family". Very similar to Alice for the iPad with its physics engine enabled interactions that use the accelerometer to move objects around within pages. A pretty good job of digitally remastering the original illustrations was done.
Alice for the iPad
This is probably one of the first that come to mind when you hear about children's books on iPad. Beautiful artwork coupled the first physics engine enabled interactions. My favorite scene has got to be the one where Alice gets bombarded with cards.
Toy Story 3 Read-Along
The third part to this great series of iPad books that keeps getting better! It sports all the stuff you've come to expect from this series: narration, games, coloring. Now it also has a recording functionality and a song sing-a-long section. Kids can't get enough of the characters from this great movie.
Dr. Seuss series
This is another very popular series for preschoolers. Their current top seller is "Green Eggs and Ham" but they have at least 9 others in the Top Grossing Books Chart, showing just how popular this series is. They use mostly the original artwork from the printed books and added a great narration engine. Readers can also tap on objects on the page to see and hear the name of the object displayed.


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Breakfast Topic: What you call home
Everyone just wants different things out of their cities. I like cities with tons of flavor, with a very city feel. Stormwind feels like people really live there, despite how small it is. Dalaran most definitely feels like a city of mages, and there's a ton of flavor and neat stuff to look at there. The fact that every single person who gives you directions in Dalaran has a name is crazy neat. The little daily event at 9 PM where you get to help turn on the lights is amazingly cool for how simple it is.
How about all of you, what's your favorite? What do you like about it, or dislike about the others? What would your ideal capital have, if you're not very fond of any of them?
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The Golden State Warriors basketball team uses Apple's iBeacon technology in its stadium and connects its fans on social media while preparing for a new sports complex.
Technically Incorrect: A middle school basketball game carries on with the referee signaling calls one-handed. In the other, he's making a call.
At CES 2015, Hall of Famer Clyde "The Glide" Drexler made an appearance at the ZTE press conference to endorse ZTE's line of products.
If you think an NBA court is somehow state of the art, take a look at what they have in China.
A Japanese producer is showing off his advanced face tracking and projection technology, and it's crazier than we could have ever imagined. Can you think of all the different ways society would use this kind of technology if it became mainstream?
On today's show, we're checking out a wild new advance in face tracking/projection tech, Nike's new all-LED basketball court for Kobe Bryant, and JPL's origami-inspired solar panels.
Microsoft's former CEO starts his second career as the NBA officially approves his purchase of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Bryant tells Bloomberg that he did, indeed, hold court with Apple's Jony Ive. But he doesn't mention an iWatch.
The 94Fifty Smart Sensor Basketball is designed to look and feel like a regular basketball but has sophisticated sensors hidden inside. CNET's Sumi Das and Brian Tong hit the court with the high-tech, high-priced ball that coaches players.
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In theatre, a group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform as an ensemble to describe and comment on a play's action. Choral performances, which originated in the singing of dithyrambs in honour of Dionysus, dominated Greek drama until the mid-5th century BC, when Aeschylus added a second actor and reduced the chorus from 50 to 12 performers. As the importance of individual actors increased, the chorus gradually disappeared. It was revived in modern plays such as Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra (1931) and T.S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral (1935). Choruses of singers and dancers came to be featured in musical comedies, especially in the 20th century, first as entertainment and later to help develop the plot.
Learn more about chorus with a free trial on Britannica.com.
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And Now We Pause for this Message from Those Who Still Have a Life
Ted B. Kissell's "A Life in Jeopardy!" (April 6), a great lighthearted read, proves that even without Elian, high school sports, and Alex Penelas, there's still life at New Times.
Jim Gordon
North Miami
What Is a Mitzel?
It just so happens I saw that episode of Jeopardy! and I remember the introduction of "a journalist from Miami." I was hoping to see Marilyn Mitzel or even Michael Putney. But Ted B. Kissell? I had no idea who he was, and even wondered if he were a real journalist.
The article, which was full of humor, wit, and intelligence, was enjoyable and informative. Ted definitely is a journalist.
Jose E. Cabrera
via the Internet
Who Is Mr. Embarrassed?
"A Life in Jeopardy!" brought back memories. I also tried out last May in Miami and passed the test. They scheduled me for taping in early August, and my show aired October 19. I finished second, like Ted, and won a trip to Jamaica, which we took just last month.
One interesting anecdote: The defending champion was from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. We had a $1000 clue in a category in which all answers included the letters eau. The answer was: "This Wisconsin city ..." and the correct question was: "What is Eau Claire?" I beat the champ to the buzzer, which must have caused immense embarrassment for him when he returned home (counting his money, of course).
Paul Sharman
Fort Lauderdale
Alex Trebek, You've Been Dissed
I'll take "Wastes of Time" for $300, Alex. And the correct question is: "What is a slow news week?"
Why were we unwillingly subjected to the drivel that was Ted B. Kissell's losing account of his life on Jeopardy!? What's up, New Times? Were you really that hard up for news that you had to feature such a lame story? If Mr. Kissell had been on Who Wants to Marry a Journalist?, then maybe. But reading about Jeopardy! is as interesting as reading about what Elian ate for breakfast. Stick to the stories you're good at and leave the cheesy game-show stories for the other rags.
Samantha Lee
Miami Beach
Speaking of Cheese ...
As a concierge at one of the leading hotels on South Beach, I always try to catch your informative restaurant reviews. I was very amused and entertained by Lee Klein's recent review of Mark's South Beach ("On the Mark," March 30). Since he and I obviously share a love for details, I feel compelled to point out a very important detail about the origins of one of the world's most famous cheeses: Gruyère.
This beloved sharp and yet very delicate cheese is one of Switzerland's many prides. Authentic Gruyère is only produced in Switzerland, and therefore will never come out of a French cave (as Mr. Klein wrote), unless it was brought from Switzerland to France. Gruyère is made in romantically beautiful Gruyères, a Medieval hill town in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. (The town is correctly spelled with a s at the end, but the cheese ends with an e.) For the ultimate cheese enthusiast, there is even a cheese museum with an on-site "cheesery."
One more detail: I cordially write as a Swiss expatriate.
Martin Anker
Miami Beach
On the Block
In an act of audacious short-sightedness, Miami is offering its finest bayfront property to the highest bidder
By Jose Luis Jim�nez
The Little Convention Center That Could
Please let this letter serve to correct some misinformation concerning the Coconut Grove Convention Center, described in Jose Luis Jiménez's article "On the Block" (March 16).
Mr. Jiménez described the center as "the little-used Coconut Grove Convention Center on Dinner Key," and then used a picture showing just one exhibitor parked in front of the building in order to prove that point.
The truth is that the Coconut Grove Convention Center is one of the most popular public-assembly facilities in Miami-Dade County. The center hosted 67 events last year, an average of more than 5 per month. The "little-used" center already has 43 events scheduled for this year.
The article went on to describe the facility as a commercial disaster from the day it opened. Two facts Mr. Jiménez needs to be aware of:
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Then there's the stomach, that area of the body that bore the brunt of childbearing, as well as being the trouble spot of many women, mothers or otherwise. Menopause is no friend to the belly. Lowered metabolism and fatigue can cause weight gain around the stomach area, known as visceral fat.
And visceral fat is the most worrisome of fats. It adversely affects the risk for heart health, diabetes and some kinds of cancer. Since heart disease remains the number one killer of women, belly fat is not something to be ignored.
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A new study conducted by Duke University Medical Center focused on three groups that participated in a set workout. All of the nearly 200 participants were overweight and had an inactive lifestyle.
One group did aerobic training. This is exercise that causes a person to move quickly, increases heartbeat quite significantly, and increases lung function. Aerobic activities include running, tennis and swimming.
Another group did weight and resistance training only, such as free weights, weight machines and push-ups. The third group did a combination of both.
From Medical News Daily, this is how the three groups were set up:
• Aerobic training group, doing the equivalent of 12 miles jogging weekly, at 80 percent maximum heart rate.
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The participants were supervised closely to make sure they participated correctly.
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January 7, 2006 About 4:05 p.m. officers responded to The Emerson Cleaners at 768 East Fourth Street for an armed robbery report. Victim reports a male suspect entered the store wearing a black ski mask and showed a handgun demanding money. Victim handed over the money and the suspect demanded the safe be opened. Victim opened the safe and handed over the money. Suspect was extremely nervous, shaking and at one point drop the gun and picked it back up. Suspect then fled out the back door to 'M' Street. District six detectives responded to the scene. To be further investigated. January 8, 2006 About 12:10 p.m. officers from district six drug unit were in the area of Boston Street conducting an on going drug investigation. A known drug user was observed walking back and forth as if waiting for a drug delivery. A short time later a vehicle pulled along side the curb and the user entered the vehicle. Officers observed the driver remove an object from his mouth and hand it to the user. This is consistent with a drug transaction. The vehicle then drove towards Edward Everett Square and then on to the Expressway. Officers called for a marked police unit to assist with stopping the vehicle. The vehicle was stopped and officers recovered several large plastic bags containing a white powder believed to be heroin. Officers recovered numerous assorted power tools believed to have been stolen and sold for drugs. Suspects placed under arrest and transported to district six for booking. Drugs secured at district six drug locker. January 9, 2006 About 6:45 p.m. officers from district six drug unit were in the area of Old Colony Avenue and Dorchester Street conducting an on going drug investigation. Officers observed a known drug user enter a building inside the development. The user then exited the building and left the area with officers following the suspect vehicle. A short time later the vehicle pulled along side the curb at 'K' Street and East Seventh Street. The passenger began talking with a group standing on the corner. Officers observed what appeared to be a drug transaction between the passenger and several youths. Officers approached the group and asked the female suspect to exit the vehicle at which time she dropped several packages of a rock like substance believed to be crack cocaine. Officers secured the drug and suspects will be appearing in South Boston District Court.
About 10:30 p.m. victim walked into district six to report while walking on Pilsudski Way an unknown male suspect approached her from behind and grabbed her hand bag. Suspect then fled towards Patterson Way. Victim reports cash, credit cards, cellular phone and personal papers. District six detectives will be investigating.
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About:  | Barry was injured in Iraq in May 2007. We want to thank him for the sacrifice he and his family have made for our country. THANK YOU BARRY! WE LOVE YOU! |
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Joe Garrett "With hero's like you this country is in great shape.Thank you for serving this great country. My hat is off to you. We love you and everybody who is serving. an old sub sailor for 20+ years "
Stephanie "God bless you, your family, and your comrades. Thank You for your service, willingness, courage, and sacrifice for all of us and our great Nation. We are praying for a supernatural healing and recovery with the favor of God upon you! You truly are our Hero and Shining Silver Star."
Kathy Burnette "Barry, thank you so much for your service to our country, you are an American Hero. God Bless you and I pray you have a speedy recovery."
Jennifer Dube "Everyone at the HHC is thinking of you and praying for your quick recovery. You and your family have sacrificed alot for this country and it won't be forgotten. Thank you. Hurry back and visit us."
Ava Pannullo,MD "Barry. I'm so glad you are home! Every one in the Department of Medicine wishes you a speedy recovery. "
Connie Smilowitz "We all wish you a speedy recovery...Know that your friends at the Hebrew Home are giving you support and love."
Alisha Walton (HHC) "Hey Barry! It's been awhile since I've seen or spoken to you, but my prayers are with you and your family. I wish you a swift recovery."
Cathy Storey "Barry, God Speed your recovery. Thank you for your sacrifice. Welcome to the Silver Star Family. We will never forget."
Linda McDonnell "Barry, I wish you well in your recovery. Your patriotism has not gone unnoticed and I appreciate your service and dedication. Thanks to your family for keeping all your co-workers at HHC updated through Nancy. GET WELL SOON!!!"
Debbie Davis "Thank you Barry for your service to our country. Prayers are being said for your speedy recovery. Know that there are people out there that care for you and your family. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. "
Andy Swatik "Thank you Barry my prayers go out to you i wish you a speedy recovery.. Thank you for serving our country and the rest of our troops my prayers go out to them that are in harms way..."
"Hey Barry, I know there are no words to say that can make things different---but please know--you are a true United States of America Hero. Many prayers are being said for you and your family. Keep dreaming, keep hoping, a new day is coming. We will NEVER FORGET. You are a Silver Star shining for sacrifice. "
Leslie Gottlieb "It takes a very special person to "complete his mission" in life. Thank you for your sacrifice. You are a hero."
Sue Anderson "Thank you for your service and your sacrifice and that of your family! I can't wait to meet you! Any friend of Nancy's is a friend of mine. God Bless you and come home soon!!!"
Olivia Hurley "Thank you Barry for everything you've done! I can't wait to be a member of the armed forces just like you! You are such a hero and such an inspiration to us all! We love you!"


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Like its bad how much he is raging at his team on Easy Coop vs. AI... im sorry but everyone in there is a noob so why are you calling them that... I was just blown away. The best part was he was terrible at PVP...
Lol I've had one of those people in a co-op vs ai game awhile back. Swore crazily at me and the rest of my team all because I told him to chill since our Warwick "KS'd" him. Yeah I know it seems silly to report someone in Co-Op vs Ai but they way I saw it was if he acts this way in a bot game I really hate to see how he acts in a real game.
Warwick kill-secured for him, then he raged? Totally uncalled for.
well no the WW in this game was a complete jerk, i voted to punish because in a Normal or even Ranked game what he was saying was completely uncalled for, let alone in a bot game. I just never thought anyone would rage in one of those games.
Yeah it's sad that people get so angry over the a mode meant for practice or just to relax and play a nice easy match =(.
I think it is legitimate frustration though. If it was an intermediate game, those games actually require people to not be complete noobs. People tend to do bot games for farming ip and fun. When a game is ruined cause of noobs being in intermediate where they clearly shouldnt, it can get annoying. All the coop vs ai intermediate games ive lost are due to this and that is a decent amount of ip lost. Noobs should not be allowed in the intermediate bot games, although there is no way to prevent it.


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What a difference a few days can make! Welcome back to another Outer Banks beach report, this is Brandon from OBX vacation rental provider Seaside Vacations.
The picture above and YouTube video below are from 8:30 am this morning at Ferris Ave. public beach access in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
Beach Report
The frigid temperatures of Monday are gone, and today is an absolutely beautiful January day on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Temperatures reaching the high 50s this afternoon with plenty of sunshine in the forecast. Small chance of rain (30%) later tonight and temperatures dipping down into the low 50s later this evening. Perfect winter day for a long walk on the beach!
Surfing Report
Ocean water temperatures are around 45 degree this morning on the Outer Banks. There is some decent surf out there especially if you can find a nice sandbar. If you've got a wet suit, boots, gloves and a hat, today would be a great day to enjoy some easy to catch waves on a long board or ocean kayak. Winter seems to be the best time of year for eager local surfers looking for some fun when it's cold outside.
Fishing Report
Great day for surf or pier fishing on the Outer Banks. If you have a permit to drive on the beach, I'd recommend hopping in your four wheel drive vehicle, parking on the beach with the tailgate facing the ocean, and hanging out with a pole in the sand.
Thanks for reading today's beach report, we hope to see you soon…. have fun! :)


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Are you a coward? Chicken? When it comes to the issue of race, why are Americans [including Christians] so reticent and reluctant to engage in honest conversations? What are we scared of? This is a thought provoking and honest assessment about the American people and the issue of race by Attorney General Eric Holder [6].
Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards...
I have two instructions for you:
For those bored, I have some previous stuff dealing with race:
Here's the article: [10]
[1] http://sojo.net/blogs/gods-politics
[2] http://sojo.net/biography/eugene-cho
[3] http://sojo.net/blogs/2009/02/19/eric-holder-america-and-race-nation-cowards#comment-covenant
[4] http://sojo.net/letter-to-web-editor?post=Eric%20Holder%20on%20America%20and%20Race%3A%20%27A%20Nation%20of%20Cowards%27
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[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Holder
[7] http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/why-many-americans-prefer-their-sundays-segregated/
[8] http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2006/10/20/i-dont-dislike-white-people/
[9] http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/obamas-historical-speech-on-race/
[10] http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/holder.race.relations/index.html?iref=mpstoryview