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This area is naturally a semi-arid, shortgrass prairie that would have few trees without irrigation. Growing trees here is difficult in wet years let alone in drought years. Drought makes growing healthy trees in this region all the more challenging and reinforces the value of a majestic shade tree. Properly placed and maintained trees are an asset to the environment and to our community.
What a tree under drought stress looks like
Ø Symptoms of drought injury to trees can be sudden or may take up to two years to be revealed. Drought injury symptoms on tree leaves include wilting, curling at the edges, and yellowing.
Ø Deciduous leaves may develop scorch,
brown outside edges or browning between veins.
Ø Evergreen needles may turn yellow, red
or purple. They may also turn brown at the tips of the needles and browning may progress
through the needle towards the twig.
Ø In continued drought, leaves may be
smaller than normal, drop prematurely or remain attached to the tree even though brown.
Ø Often times, drought stress may not
kill a tree outright, but set it up for more serious secondary insect and disease
infestations in following years.
Where to water your tree
Tree Watering: Amount of water needed
and methods to use.
During the
drought, trees must be given top watering priority over your lawn. However, caring for
trees requires different watering methods than your lawn. During water restrictions,
irrigation systems designed to water turf do not sufficiently water your trees. During the
drought, trees should be given a higher priority than lawns. Lawns can be replaced in a
matter of months whereas a 20 year old tree will take 20 years to replace.
¨ Small trees are best watered using the following methods:
Trees (8-15 diameter) -3
per month, April through September.
Me Medium sized trees are best
watered using the following methods:
Ø Large Trees (16+ diameter) -3 times per month, April through September.
¨ Healthy mature trees should be able to withstand a short-term drought.
¨ Large trees are best watered using the
following method:
Additional Watering Tips
Most people do not
understand what their trees root system looks like. Tree root systems consist of large
perennial roots and smaller, short-lived, adsorbing roots. The large, woody tree roots and
their primary branches increase in size and grow horizontally. At
least 90% are located in the top 12 inches of the soil. Root functions
include water and mineral conduction, food and water storage, and anchorage.
In contrast, adsorbing roots, although averaging only 1/16 inch in diameter, constitute the major portion of the root system's surface area. These smaller roots grow outward and predominantly upward from the large roots near the soil surface, where minerals, water and oxygen are relatively abundant. The major function of adsorbing roots is the absorption of water and minerals.
Large roots and small adsorbing roots occupy a large area under ground. Typically, the root system of a tree extends outward well past the dripline, up to two to four times the height of the tree.
Listed below are tree maintenance procedures that can significantly increase a trees chance of making it through drought periods.
Ø Mulch around your
trees with 4 inches of organic mulch to reduce moisture loss.
Do not fertilize a tree that is under drought stress. Salts in fertilizer may burn roots when there is not sufficient water. Fertilizers may also stimulate top growth resulting in too much leaf area on the plant for the root system to maintain during periods of limited soil moisture.
Keep your trees healthy and pest free. Postpone any construction activities planned near your tree to reduce impact to the trees roots. If your tree has any insect or disease problem that may be adding additional stress treat them accordingly to reduce the overall stress to your trees.
Properly prune trees and
shrubs during time of drought to improve structure, limb stability and to remove dead and
weakened branches. Leaving broken, dead, insect-infested or diseased branches can
further weaken a tree during drought and set the tree up for deadly secondary insect and
disease problems.
Many tree species are harmed by herbicides used in the lawn. Trees already stressed by drought can be harmed by a heavy application of herbicide in the root zone.
Prioritizing watering needs for different types of trees
The first trees to consider watering
are those that will be most vulnerable and affected by dry conditions.
Next to consider
are the trees that are generally better equipped to withstand drought conditions.
The need to water your trees in the winter
Even in years when drought is not a concern winter watering is crucial, especially with evergreen trees! Well-timed fall and winter watering may allow a tree to survive on less water than a regime of plentiful water applications during the growing season. Tree roots continue to grow throughout the winter and need moisture to survive. Generally, water one to two times per month October through March on a warm day when the ground is not frozen. Use the same amount of water as during the summer months.
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Leek, bacon & potato soup
Nutrition and extra info
- Don't add cream until you reheat
- Easily doubled / halved
Nutrition: per serving (for 6)
- kcal175
- fat11g
- saturates16g
- carbs15g
- sugars5g
- fibre4g
- protein6g
- salt0.68g
- 25g butter
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 3 rashers streaky bacon, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 400g pack trimmed leek, sliced and well washed
Like garlic and onion, leeks are a member of the allium family, but have their own distinct…
- 3 medium potato, peeled and diced
The world's favourite root vegetable, the potato comes in innumerable varieties. A member of…
- 1.4l hot vegetable stock
- 142ml pot single cream
- 4 rashers streaky bacon, to serve
Melt the butter in a large pan, then fry the bacon and onion, stirring until they start to turn golden. Tip in the leeks and potatoes, stir well, then cover and turn down the heat. Cook gently for 5 mins, shaking the pan every now and then to make sure that the mixture doesn't catch.
Pour in the stock, season well and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 20 mins until the vegetables are soft. Leave to cool for a few mins, then blend in a food processor in batches until smooth. Return to the pan, pour in the cream and stir well. Taste and season if necessary. Serve scattered with tasty crisp bacon and eat with toasted or warm crusty bread on the side.
This soup will keep in the fridge for a couple of days, but if you want to freeze it, don't add the cream until you reheat it.
Bacon know-how
For really crisp bacon, grill on medium-high until browned, then turn the bacon over with tongs and cook on the other side for about a minute more. Drain on kitchen paper, then crumble to serve.
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This soup was amazing. I left out bacon as I am a vegetarian, and added marjoram and thyme, salt and pepper in the pan and let it all sweat before adding stock. At the end before whizzing I added grated parmesan type veggie cheese, then once served added cream in swirls in the bowl and topped off with a bit more pepper, grated cheese and a few small chunks of stilton melted in for me, just pepper, cream and parmesan for husband. Both very satisfied, such an easy soup.
This recipe was perfect for me and tasted lovely with my own garden leeks and potatoes!
For those with 'thin' soup I'd have thought it would be obvious that your potatoes were a bit small. I used 3 baked potato sized ones and didn't peel them (the vitamins are in the peel of potatoes). I started with only 1L of stock because of all the comments but I ended up adding all the cream plus another 200mI of stock. Just start with 1L and add more stock after you blitz it to your preference.
I liked this, and I used the cream, as this was the first time I'd tasted leek and I found the leek very flavoursome... It was very thick and the cream I used actually thinned it out a bit. Perhaps the store bought vegetable broth I used was too overpowering? In any case I think I would even go so far as to water this soup down next time. But it was very tasty. Better too tasty than not tasty enough
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Tips (6)
This recipe is great, tastes very nice. However, you can easily enhance the flavor even more by just adding a few more ingredients.
1)Instead of using a total of 7 streaky bacon rashers, it is much better to use smokey bacon. The smoked flavor really comes out when the soup is cooked, plus it much enhances the flavor and aroma.
2)Add an extra onion and about 2 carrots, cut them up into small cubes, then just add them in when you normally add the rest of the veg.
3) Use a little more potato, normally about 2 more. If you do this, you won't need any cream and it increases the volume of soup you get.
4) Use chicken stock instead of veg. Chicken and bacon are 2 flavors that complement each other well and the use of chicken stock demonstrates that.
5)Make your own chicken stock. It isn't really hard. If you ever have a whole chicken, keep the bones cover them in water, boil and then simmer the water for about an hour.
Hope this helps, these tips take you an extra 5 mins max, and as a result the flavor is really enhanced.
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Stocks Erase Drop Before Index Changes; Commodities Rise
U.S. stocks erased losses in the final 15 minutes as investors bought shares before changes to MSCI Inc. indexes and weighed developments in budget negotiations. Commodities rose. Treasuries were little changed.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index closed up less than 0.1 percent at 1,416.18 at 4 p.m. in New York, erasing an earlier 0.3 percent drop and capping a second straight weekly gain. Yields on 10-year U.S. notes were little changed at 1.62 percent after losing seven basis points during the week amid concern about the U.S. budget talks. The S&P GSCI Index of 24 raw materials added 0.1 percent as industrial metals led gains.
The MSCI All-Country World Index of stocks added 0.1 percent. Some $321.9 billion was invested in exchange-traded funds linked to MSCI indexes at the end of October, according to MSCI, and about $3 trillion of funds are benchmarked against its indexes globally. Earlier losses in U.S. equities were triggered by skepticism that lawmakers will agree on a budget to avoid the fiscal cliff of automatic spending cuts and tax increases.
"Rebalances can sometimes create price dislocation and excessive volatility," Mike Shea, a managing partner at New York-based brokerage firm Direct Access Partners LLC, wrote in an e-mail. "There's a fair amount of potential for price dislocation there."
MSCI Changes
Changes to MSCI's global indexes were implemented at the close of trading today, causing the S&P 500 to jump as much as 0.2 percent to its highest intraday level of 1,418.86 within the final two minutes of trading before paring most of its gain by the close. The eight U.S. companies that were added included homebuilder Lennar Corp. and Under Armour Inc., a sportswear maker. For-profit education company Apollo Group Inc. and coal miner Walter Energy Inc. were among the seven stocks removed.
MSCI made the changes after a semi-annual review. Amendments to indexes can alter share prices as passively managed funds buy and sell stocks to mirror the benchmark indexes.
"A lot of the volatility near today's close is due to the MSCI rebalance," Ryan Larson, the Chicago-based head of U.S. equity trading at RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc., said by e-mail. His firm oversees $250 billion. "Outside of that, we've been trading solely on political rhetoric in Washington."
Equities also recovered after Norway's sovereign wealth fund said it plans to invest in U.S. real estate. The $660 billion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, plans to invest about $11 billion as it enters the U.S. property market, according to the chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, which oversees the pool.
Norway Investment
The fund, mandated by the country's finance ministry to eventually put 5 percent of assets in property, wants one-third of that, or 1.7 percent, to be in the U.S., said Yngve Slyngstad, CEO of Oslo-based NBIM. The pool held 0.3 percent in real estate, 60.3 percent in stocks and 39.4 percent in bonds as of the end of September, according to its quarterly report.
Stocks, commodities, bonds and the euro rose this month on signs of growth in the U.S. and Asia and speculation political leaders in America and Europe will take steps to keep their economies from deteriorating.
Market Movers
The S&P 500 closed at the highest level since the election on Nov. 6 and capped a 0.3 percent gain for November. U.S. equity funds tracked by EPFR Global attracted more than $10 billion in net inflows during the fourth week of November, their best showing in more than a year, according to the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based research firm.
Utility, telephone and consumer-staples companies led gains among the index's 10 main industry groups today, while industrial and technology stocks retreated. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Home Depot Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. added at least 0.8 percent for the biggest gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. (INDU)
VeriSign Inc. plunged 13 percent, the most in the S&P 500, after a contract extension letting the company register Web sites ending in .com limited price increases. Yum! Brands Inc. lost 9.9 percent after saying quarterly same-store sales in China will decline. MetroPCS Communications Inc. rallied 5 as Guggenheim Securities LLC said the wireless carrier may get a bid from Sprint Nextel Corp.
D.C. 'Stalemate'
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner stood their ground with opposing plans to avert the fiscal cliff and warned there was no quick path to a solution.
"In Washington, nothing's easy so there's going to be some prolonged negotiations," Obama said today from the floor of a toy factory in Hatfield, Pennsylvania.
"There's a stalemate, let's not kid ourselves," Boehner said less than 30 minutes later during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington.
Stocks also fell earlier as government data this morning showed spending by U.S. consumers unexpectedly declined and incomes stagnated in October as superstorm Sandy kept those in the Northeast from getting to work or from shopping. Purchases decreased 0.2 percent, the weakest reading since May, after a 0.8 percent gain in the prior month, Commerce Department figures showed. Personal incomes were unchanged.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index (SXXP) slipped 0.2 percent today, erasing earlier gains in the final hour of trading. The regional benchmark index climbed 0.9 percent this week, extending the November advance to 1.5 percent.
The euro appreciated 0.5 percent versus the yen, extending this month's advance to almost 4 percent. It also capped a fourth-straight monthly gain versus the dollar.
German lawmakers approved today Greece's latest rescue package designed to ease terms for aid and help resolve the three-year-old debt crisis.
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The Bloomberg-JPMorgan Asia Dollar Index, which tracks the region's 10 most-active currencies excluding Japan, rose for a sixth month, touching the strongest level since September 2011.
The Markit iTraxx Europe index, a benchmark for corporate credit risk, capped a six month of declines, dropping more than 30 percent during the period. The index of credit-default swaps linked to 125 investment grade companies rose less than one basis point today to 123, and is down from 177 basis points at the end of May.
Oil rose 1 percent to $88.94 a barrel and rallied more than 3 percent this month, after falling 11 percent in September and October. The S&P GSCI gauge of 24 commodities increased 0.1 percent and capped its first monthly advance since August.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (MXEF) climbed 0.3 percent, extending this month's advance to 1.2 percent. India's Sensex index added 0.9 percent to a 19-month high as the country's quarterly gross domestic product growth matched estimates. Russia's Micex Index gained 1.3 percent and the Shanghai Composite Index (SHCOMP) increased 0.9 percent. Benchmark gauges in Taiwan and Thailand added more than 1 percent.
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Description: An annual award to recognize the Best Conference Paper of the IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (IEEE CASE) presented in current year
Established: 2007
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"Plant Flexibility Planning: Problem Formulation and Performance Estimation"
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According to VCA Animal Hospitals, there are now more pet cats than pet dogs in North America. Cats are living longer than ever due to better nutrition and disease detection and prevention plans.
Although cats are living longer and healthier lives, the aging process presents certain troubles, such as arthritis, or even more serious problems like cat diabetes. VCA reports the most common aging problems include falls, inactivity due to osteoarthritis, periodontal (dental) disease, and degenerative changes in their vital organs such as kidney and thyroid disease.
In order to keep cats comfortable and safe with advancing age, owners should make sure they always have access to a warm and cozy place to rest, such as a warm padded bed. Try to keep the bed in a low location in a quiet room so an older cat can reach the bed easily and rest whenever necessary. Perching locations may need to be lowered to allow easy access by an older or arthritic cat. Other favorite sitting spots or scratching posts may require modifications so they are still useable by an older cat. To help avoid elimination accidents, offer your aging cat more than one litter box and you may need to opt for a tray or pan-style box instead of one with high sides so an older cat can get inside easily. Encourage your cat to drink as often as possible—this helps combat dehydration which is common in older cats—especially those with kidney disease. Try free-flowing water fountains or leave a slight drip from a bathroom sink to attract your
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A garden that just doesn't grow on you
Tom Sietsema wrote about the Biergarten Haus for a September 2010 First Bite column.
News of a beer garden opening on H Street Northeast this summer rekindled some of those fond memories and whetted my appetite for some of the lusty food of my youth.
The owners (from Washington's Russia House) got the look down pat. "It's like another dimension," a friend says as he walks from the dark-paneled front bar, decorated with antique steins, onto the sprawling brick patio of Biergarten Haus. A sea of sturdy communal tables and heavy benches, shaded by outsize umbrellas and fenced in with more wood, suggests a forest. Flags from Germany's 16 states flap from a small carriage house that has been turned into a brew dispenser. Along with a round of beer from the all-German list, assembled by local beer guru Bill Catron, my quartet orders a basket of pretzel rolls.
Dry and dull and served with ordinary mustard, they're the first sign we're not going to be visiting Germany tonight. Further into dinner, no amount of beer can erase the reality of arid sauerbraten, spongy bratwurst and a Wiener schnitzel whose stiffness could qualify the meat as a lethal weapon. The squiggly sauteed spaetzle are decent, but a guy can down only so many little dumplings.
The largely joyless food is eaten to the accompaniment of polka music, but the loudest notes are those playing in my mouth: oom-pah-blah.
Sept. 1, 2010
At Biergarten Haus in Northeast Washington, Oktoberfest is year-round
By Fritz Hahn
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, July 9, 2010
The buzz: Oktoberfest has come to H Street NE. That's the only way to describe the scenes in the festive outdoor beer garden at Biergarten Haus, a German-themed bar that opened in mid-June, just in time for the World Cup. More than 300 people can crowd onto the spacious back patio, and visiting is like wandering into a party in Munich.
Groups of laughing revelers toast with one-liter mugs of German beer at long wooden tables, as strolling accordionists play traditional drinking songs. The flags of Germany's 16 states flutter overhead, and chestnut trees and umbrellas offer shade.
Under a blue and white striped tent, waitresses carry trays of glasses and giant platters of sausages, sauerkraut and fried schnitzel to more tables, while a tall fountain burbles away.
But it was when Germany played in the World Cup that Biergarten Haus seemed farthest from Washington. Lines stretched down the block, with many people wearing a Bastian Schweinsteiger or Michael Ballack jersey, or a red, black and yellow scarf. As the games played on a pair of 100-inch projection screens under the tent, men in lederhosen danced on tables, hoisted steins and urged the team on with German songs. (The upside of Germany's semifinal loss? It'll be easier to get in this weekend.)
The scene: Despite the heat, Meg Rowland and her friends found drinking under the outdoor tent to be "a very enjoyable experience -- it doesn't hurt when you're drinking giant liters of beer," said Rowland, 25, the author of a blog called 2Birds1Blog.
"It's like Disney, but in a good way," said Andrew Violante, 24, who works for a nonprofit group, though he wasn't a big fan of the German marches playing over the sound system.
"It's schtick, but I'd definitely come back," Rowland added. "I can see this being wonderful in the fall."
The beer garden is the jewel, drawing everyone from college students to German natives in their 50s for a beer and a snack. It's so popular that bouncers are occasionally stationed at both the front door and the door leading out to the patio, which hits capacity early on. It's not as if being stuck inside is a bad thing. Twelve German draft beers are available inside. The two-level space is modeled after a Bavarian hunting lodge, with rich chestnut trim, displays of vintage beer steins, and mounted animal heads. (Don't miss the enormous red stag hanging upstairs.)
Biergarten Haus didn't make the best first impression in early days, however. During the first weekend, the beer coolers got too warm, and draft beers were mostly foam.
And until last weekend, any men who needed to use the restroom were directed to three portable toilets in an alley behind the bar. The early visitors should come back and give the place another chance.
In your glass: The beer list was created by local beer expert Bill Catron, who assembled the Belgian draft list at Brasserie Beck. So expect delicious German lagers (and two from Austria). There's a variety of styles among the dozen taps and 15 bottles: the hoppy Paulaner pilsner; light, refreshing Reissdorf Kolsch; the smooth, medium-bodied Warsteiner Dunkel, and one of my favorites, the dark Weihenstephaner Korbinian, rich with the aroma of raisins and plums.
For summer, there are five hefeweizens available, with three on draft and two in bottles. The liter-sized glasses are a hit with those looking for the Oktoberfest vibe, but one friend has a simple complaint: "If you don't have a place to sit, you're holding a heavy glass of beer"; a full one weighs about 5 1/2 pounds.
On your plate: The hearty German menu starts with warm laugenbrezel (rolls made from pretzel dough), served with spicy mustard and cubes of cheese. The stars of the show are the wurst platters. (The pretzel rolls come from Arlington's Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe; a family-run shop in Baltimore supplies the sausages.)
Price points: Expect to pay about $7 for most half-liter glasses and about $12 for a one-liter mug. Bottled beers, most of which are half-liters, are $7 to $14. Sausage platters and meat and cheese platters start at $13. Larger dishes cost $17 to $22.
Need to know: All tables are first-come, first-seated. The only way to reserve tables is to come with a group of 20 or more; visit the bar's Web site for more information.


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Sautéed Brussels Sprouts With Bacon
These make an ideal do-ahead Thanksgiving side dish. Most of the preparation gets done the day ahead. On Thanksgiving Day, simply pop them in the oven once you take the turkey out, and they'll be hot and cooked through by the time you are ready to serve your meal.


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Palm is by far not in its best shape at the moment and it is a big question whether the company can re-invent itself and return to success and profitability. As a result, analysts from Morgan Stanley claim that at least nine companies may be interested in acquiring Palm.
According to Morgan Stanley, Nokia and Motorola are among mobile-phone makers that would gain the most strategic benefit from taking over Palm. Palm may also be a "strategic fit" for Research In Motion and HTC Corp., but there also others, including Dell, Lenovo Group, LG Electronics, Microsoft Corp. and Samsung Electronics, who can benefit from acquisition of Palm.
"We believe the potential ownership of WebOS would create a more defendable and viable long-term mobile devices business for Motorola," the Morgan Stanley report said, reports Bloomberg news-agency.
Obviously, almost any hardware and software company that operates on the market of mobile devices would benefit from the acquisition of Palm as it would get a vast patents portfolio along with a pool of engineers.
None of the aforementioned companies have commented on the news-story.
Tags: Palm, HTC, Motorola, Nokia, RIM, Blackberry, Dell, Lenovo, LG, LG Electronics, Samsung


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Steve Lukather talks new solo album Transition track-by-track
Guys like Steve Lukather know the deal: You walk in the studio, hear a track once, plug in your guitar and blow the place away. You make something from nothing. Don't overthink it. After a while, you get pretty good at it.
Which is basically how the Toto guitarist and session star began recording his new solo album, Transition. "It was total clean-slate time," Lukather says with a laugh. "I got together with [co-producer] CJ [Vanston] in December of 2011, and I didn't have lick one. So we just wrote and recorded. The whole thing just rolled."
The first song Lukather and Vanston tracked, Judgment Day, kicks off the album, and the manner in which other numbers were written and cut is how they appear on the record. "It felt very natural to do it that way," Lukather says. "It's like I'm telling a story from beginning to end."
There was no mucking around with endless takes and punches, either – every performance is a single master from front to back. "We didn't want to go back and redo things," Lukather says. "We overdubbed the drums and bass and all that, but everything I did with CJ, we laid it down and kept it."
Being that he's played on something like a bazillion records, Luke has made a few friends over the years, and he called on pals both new and old to guest on Transition – in the bass department alone he's got fellow session aces Lee Sklar and Nathan East, along with Jeff Beck's go-to girl from Down Under, Tal Wilkenfeld. "The whole approach was to write a song and cast it like a director making a movie," Lukather says. "'This song sounds like Sklar… This part is Nathan.' We imagined the person in the tune."
Transition is Lukather's eighth solo album, and he sees it as the end of a trilogy that began with 2008's Ever Changing Times and continued on 2010's All's Well That Ends Well. "Stylistically and lyrically, I think I began a thread and saw it through," he says. "I've maintained a certain direction – I didn't go out and do a country album or a blues album or a metal album. I think I've found my voice."
Transition will be released on 21 January. In Europe, you can pre-order the album here, and in North American and the rest of the world, order it here. On the following pages, Steve Lukather walks us through the disc track-by-track.
Judgment Day
"I looked at CJ and said, 'Here we are – first day of the record. What do we do?' He started playing, and then I joined in. We did these cool little voicings, and suddenly there was a riff – we wrote the whole song in an hour. That really set the pace for the whole record.
"Lyrically, it's a song about people calling you out and blaming you for shit that you never did or said. The internet's a weird place: People say so much crap, and of course, everything that's written on it is supposed to be the truth. Well, guess what? It's not! So it's Judgment Day – all the internet hating and bullshit. I guess I was feeling like I was on the whipping post that day, so that's what came out. As we got more into the record, things brighten, and we go from darkness to light.
"I used my L3 Music Man, which is the latest version of my Luke guitar, with the passive DiMarzio pickups – also called the Transition pickups! How's that for a coincidence? [Laughs] I used that on pretty much the whole record.
"Toss Panos is on drums. He brought a real different feel to the song. He's like a rock 'n' roll Elvin Jones. Sklar's on bass, and he's awesome, as always. And that Phil Collen on background vocals. He's a good buddy of CJ and mine. He's got a great voice, and he just knows what to do and what a song needs. He toughens up the chorus and gives it an extra 'oomph.'"
Creep Motel
"Fee Waybill came up with that title. He helped me with the lyrics, which I darkened up a little. I gave him the germ of the idea, and he came back with all this cool stuff.
"It's like a fucked-up blues a la Steely, but a little more raw than that. I'm trying to write stuff that feels good but goes in a different harmonic direction than straight blues. The chorus is great; it's anthemic and big and cool. It's a real 'fuck you' to everybody. Who doesn't love to sing nasty words, you know what I mean?
"I dug being able to do the free-form, drop-D solo thing on it. Sounds pretty cool. Lee Sklar plays bass on Judgment Day and this one, too. We've known each other a long time, man. He's one of the greatest groove players of all time. When he plays something, it just feels right. He comes in and sets the groove.
"I even got a tiny bass solo out of him. I think I'm the first person to ever do that. He did this little bit after my guitar solo, and I was like, 'There it is! I finally got a Lee Sklar bass solo!' He said, 'No, no – fuck that shit!' [Laughs] But I left it in. It's too good, man."
Once Again
"This is a very personal song. It was a rainy day when I showed up at the studio and told CJ, 'I want to do something like Clapton's Wonderful Tonight.' I was looking for something simple, a nice, beautiful, clean melody. People don't hear that side to me sonically, where I play with my fingers and don't go apeshit.
"It's a sad song about the breakup of my marriage and how devastating that really is. I didn't just lose my wife – I lost my best friend. So the song is about me waking up in the morning and being alone again. I reach out in bed... and nobody's there. Thank God I have my dog with me [laughs]. But really, it hurts to be alone. It's no kind of fun at all.
"There's a little bit of Tom Pettty in the chorus. I tried to make the most out of the open chords, so they ring out a little differently. I don't really think of the solo here as a 'solo' per se. There's a lot of places on the record where the bridges goes to guitar melodies, but they're not these big solos. It's more like the guitar is taking the place of a voice."
Right The Wrong
"I wrote it with CJ and my son Trev – that's Trev playing that over-the-bar muted guitar part. He wrote the melodies and lyrics with us. Talk about talented – he just signed a major management deal with the people who work with Mumford & Sons. 2013 is going to be his year. He's my best pal.
"Chad Smith is on drums. How cool is that? I ran into him, told him I was doing a record, and he was like, 'Yeah, and… ?' He was waiting for me to ask him to play on it, and of course, I said, 'Dude, c'mon. Come play on it.' He came by the next day! [Laughs]
"Chad is unbelievable, as we all know. The stuff was recorded already, so he was able to play to the track. He's such a great feel player, but he's got a looseness that's all his. He finds the space and lets the song breathe. I didn't want the Steely Dan perfection-grid thing – I wanted Chad to float over it. And let me tell you, he floats, man."
"That's a wild riff. CJ came up with it initially. I brought in Steve Weingart that day to do keyboards, and I said, 'All right, we're going to write the extravaganza,' even though I didn't have note one. But I knew I wanted something cool and melodic so that we wouldn't have to call the jazz police on ourselves.
"We ended up writing it backwards. We came up with these really beautifully changes, a little Jeff Beck-ish-type intro and a recurring theme, not unlike all the prog records I loved from the '70s. Groups like Yes would have a really cool riff, and then it would get soft; then you'd have an acoustic drift in, and then, finally, you get the vocal. I love that! There's a Pink Floyd-esque kind of a solo section in this song – Weingart did a killer job on that.
"I brought Tal Wilkenfeld in on bass. I met her through Trev. She's like one of the family now. I call her 'number five' – she's the fifth child. What a brilliant player. She was in and out in, like, 20 minutes. We played her the track one time, and she said, 'OK, I know what to play.' She did some really wicked stuff, the kinds of things I never would have thought of."
Last Man Standing
"After the song Transition, I came up with the title Last Man Standing. Lyrically, it's about an older guy who's contemplating death and all the mistakes he's made. It's an interesting concept: Since I've fixed a lot of the shit I've caused, do I get credit for that?
"It's the transitional track on the album, going from darkness to light – things start to get happier. Like I'm waking up and going, 'It's a beautiful day! I've made it through the worst, and I'm not all fucked up.' That's the message: Even if I'm the last guy who knows it, I'm OK.
"Joe Bonamassa gave me a really cool Les Paul that I used for a chunky part on this song. It gives it a different kind of lift. The song is really a tribute to Joe Walsh, one of my longtime heroes who's also a friend. I channel Joe a little bit in the solo. He's such an influence, so how could I not? I wear my heroes on my sleeve."
Do I Stand Alone
"It's a little more of a political thing in the way of, 'OK, what's wrong with the world today?' You turn on the TV in the morning, and it's nothing but bad news. It's an anthem-like piece of music, and it rocks.
"I tried some different delay things, and I palmed the back of the bridge for one of the riffs to make it kind of interesting. I tried to take the open-position chords and let them blossom. I fooled around with the amps in a different way, but that's about it. Once you get a great sound, you should commit to it; otherwise, you just fuck everything up."
Rest Of The World
"I didn't write this one. I was looking for something a little more hopeful, or at least a track that was less angry. I wanted to end the album on a nice note – even though it's not the last track, but we're getting there. Although I liked the bluesy, Joe Cocker-type feel of this song, I was unsure of doing it at first. CJ wanted me to try it. We fought with it and tried it a bunch of different ways, and it finally ended up working out.
"It's probably the commercial song on the record. From a guitar standpoint, it's different for me, what with the reverse phase and the way I was playing the blues. I tried to Steely it up. It's got a wicked Bernard Purdie/Jeff Porcaro shuffle. It grooves.
"That's Nathan East playing bass. Man, talk about a guy who knows just what to do! He's played with Toto on the last three tours. I've known him forever, since the first Randy Newman session we did together in 1980. Nathan's amazing – he walks in, does a couple of takes, and I'm like, 'OK, you're done.' Guys on his level know what a song needs. You don't even have to tell them anything. How can you not love that?"
"That's a single live guitar take. I did one pass and was done. There's no click or anything – I just played. I did this song on the last tour as the second encore and just loved it. I was feeling it, and so I wanted to include it on the album.
"The lyric – 'Smile though your heart is aching' – that's what I was like during my darkest times. I was a clown who was empty and miserable and crying inside. My mother died, and she loved the song, so I wanted to do this as a dedication to her.
"It's not a flashy performance, it's not perfect, but it's simple and pure. We turned it from a guitar-and-Fender-Rhodes piece into more of a Stevie Wonder/Talking Book/Innervisions song. It's touching."


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FIU Hires Buck-Crockett to Coach Sand Volleyball
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 15, 2011) – Florida International University (FIU) has announced that it has hired U.S. Olympic volleyball player Rita Buck-Crockett to serve as head coach of its women's sand volleyball program, which will begin competition in the spring of 2013.
"Rita's hiring demonstrates FIU's commitment to developing a successful NCAA sand program," said Ali Wood Lamberson, USA Volleyball director of beach programs. "USAV Beach looks forward to assisting Rita and all NCAA sand coaches in identifying talented athletes and developing the sport at the collegiate level."
Buck-Crockett, who was recently inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame, will serve as head coach for sand volleyball and Assistant Director of Athletics for volleyball operations for FIU. Buck-Crockett (Tallahassee, Fla.) is a 1984 Olympic silver medalist with more than 30 years of professional experience as both a player and coach.
"I'm very honored and excited to become a part of the FIU Athletics Department as an assistant AD and Head Sand Volleyball Coach," Buck-Crockett said. "I look forward to leading our sand volleyball program to a National Championship and helping to get the indoor volleyball program to the next level."
Buck-Crockett served as the associate head coach at Florida State University from 2004-06 and as the head coach at the University of Iowa from 1998-2004. Internationally, Buck-Crockett was the head coach of RTV Basel in Switzerland from 1993-97 and served as the Swiss National Team head coach in 1995.
Buck-Crockett was a member of the 1980 Olympic volleyball team, but did not compete due to the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Games. She won the silver medal with the 1984 team in Los Angeles. A member of the All-World Team in 1981, Buck-Crockett also achieved success playing in Japan, Italy, Switzerland and Peru over the next 15 years.
Buck-Crockett was a world beach champion for the WPVA, partnering with the first ever Olympic gold medalist, Jackie Silva in 1989 and was also runner-up in 1990. She also played several successful seasons on the AVP professional beach circuit.
"We're extremely pleased to bring in a coach with the level of experience like Rita Buck-Crockett has," said Pete Garcia, FIU's Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment. "As a program, we're very excited to be a part of this new intercollegiate sport and we expect to be competitive right away."
Sand volleyball is an emerging sport and Division I competition became effective in August 2011. According to American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), there are currently 17 programs around the country and more are scheduled to be added in the future. Fellow Sun Belt Conference member FAU is also adding a program and six other Florida schools will compete in 2012.
The Panthers will field five doubles teams that will compete in best-of-three matches to 21, with the tie-breaker being played to 15. All sets are rally-scoring and must be won by two points.


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Städtisches Klinikum Harlaching
Munich, Germany
Cervical Cancer Diagnostics (program ID: 143601)
Dieter Grab
Department of Gynecology, Mammology and Obstetrics
Specialized in: gynecology, obstetrics, mammology
Prof. Dr. med. Dieter Grab ist seit 2003 Chefarzt der Frauenklinik im Klinikum Harlaching, seit 2011 außerdem Chefarzt der Frauenklinik im Klinikum Neuperlach.
The Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Harlaching cares for women with gynecological diseases and during pregnancy and birth. The department sticks to a gentle, safe, family-oriented obstetrics without unnecessary technology. All methods of pain management, biophysical monitoring and operational delivery are offered during childbirth upon request. The focus of the gynecology is the treatment of gynecological cancers.
Program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- general urine analysis
- biochemical analysis of blood
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
- indicators blood coagulation
- tumor markers (CEA, CA19-9, CA125)
- gynecological examination:
- colposcopy
- vaginal swab
- cervical biopsy
- histological examination
- pelvic ultrasound
- transvaginal ultrasound
- breast ultrasound
- ultrasound examination: pelvis, abdomen, thyroid
- CT/MRI of the abdomen and pelvis
- nursing services
- consultation of related specialists
- treatment by chief physician and all leading experts
- explanation of individual treatment plan
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December 8, 2008 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: Christmas Holiday
SUBJECT 2: November Caseload
SUBJECT 3: Importance of Following Mixing Instructions for Infant Formulas
SUBJECT 4: WIC Audit Closure Correspondence
SUBJECT 5: CDC Materials for Folic Acid Awareness Week
- Christmas Holiday: The State WIC Office will be closed and there will be no MOWINS/HANDS Help Desk coverage on Thursday and Friday, December 25 and 26, 2008.
If you have questions contact Mark Davis at email@example.com or 573-526-5323 or 800-392-8209.
- November Caseload: The November 2008 (FFY2009) participation level (147,222) dropped from the record high month of October 2008 (151,314) by 4,093, yet still setting a new record high for a November in any year back to 1989. See attached graph. November 2008 was 6,234 (4.4%) higher than November 2007; FFY2009 2-months YTD is 16,046 (5.7%) higher than same time period in FFY2008. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Jim Schindler at firstname.lastname@example.com or Lyn Konstant at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Importance of Following Mixing Instructions for Infant Formulas: It is very important that nutrition staff (CPA, HPA, and WIC Certifier) assure that participants understand how to prepare infant formula (powdered and liquid concentrated) properly. Understanding proper hygiene, preparation, dilution, use, and storage are important when preparing infant formula. Please make copies of the attached handout as needed. This handout will be printed and available at the DHSS warehouse by the end of December 2008. The State WIC office will notify you when it becomes available. If you have questions and/concerns, please contact Takako Tagami at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- WIC Audit Closure Correspondence: Please see attached correspondence in reference to destruction of WIC records for Federal Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004. If you have any questions, please contact Beth Thompson at firstname.lastname@example.com or 1-800-392-8209.
- CDC Materials for Folic Acid Awareness Week: On Friday, Dec 5th, the State WIC Office received the following information about Folic Acid Week, which is January 5-11, 2009: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created new folic acid promotion Spanish materials. Education materials are Niños del futuro (print ad & poster), Madres extraordinarias (brochure, print ad, and poster) and Madres del future (print ad and poster). The target audience for these educational materials is Spanish speaking women of child bearing age. All the materials have been tested.
To view the material, order samples or to order any other of our folic acid material, please visit http://www2.cdc.gov/ncbddd/faorder/orderform.htm. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.
For ideas for using these materials, please visit the National Council on Folic Acid's National Folic Acid Awareness Week materials at www.folicacidinfo.org.
Talking Points for National Folic Acid Awareness Week:
- All enriched cereals and grain products in the U.S. are fortified with the B-vitamin folic acid.
- Only one-third of U.S. women of childbearing age consume the recommended amount of folic acid (400 mcg).
- Taking a multivitamin with folic acid everyday is a key way that women can get the recommended amount of 400 mcg.
- Women especially need folic acid, even if not planning to become pregnant, since 50% of all pregnancies are unplanned.
- Taking folic acid before pregnancy reduces the risk of birth defects of the brain and spine, called neural tube defects, by up to 70%.
- Hispanic babies are 1.5 to 2 times more likely than others in the U.S. to be born with a neural tube defect (NTD).
- Latinas in the United States consume the least amount of folic acid and have the least knowledge about folic acid among racial or ethnic groups in this country.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Formula Mixing Handout TO WIC UPDATE 12-05-08
November 2008 FFY2009 Caseload Graph '07-'09
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Debates of Feb. 5th, 2002
House of Commons Hansard #139 of the 37th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was national.
- Government Response to Petitions
- Budget Implementation Act, 2001
- Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act
- Criminal Code
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Privilege
- Supply
- Montfort Hospital
- National Defence
- Member for Calgary East
- Research and Technology
- Boreal Forest
- Cambodia
- Poverty
- Arts and Culture
- Equilization Formula
- Golden Jubilee
- Thérèse Daviau
- Montfort Hospital
- William Poy
- National Defence
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Foreign Affairs
- Minister of National Defence
- Foreign Affairs
- Minister of National Defence
- Cultural Diversity
- Foreign Affairs
- Official Languages
- Foreign Affairs
- Grants and Contributions
- Taxation
- Immigration
- Justice
- Access to Information
- Infrastructure
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Canadian Heritage
- Access to Information
- Air Transport
- Supply
- Broadcasting Act
- Immigration
- Questions in the House of Commons
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Libby Davies Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Speaker, what is the cost of poverty? There is a terrible human cost in our local communities and in our economy overall, but how does one measure the cost of hopelessness when individuals know they have no future and no dignity?
The National Council of Welfare report released today is evidence of another nail in the coffin of failed public policy and a Liberal government that has failed to address the growing crisis of income inequality. Why does Canada have a poverty rate of 25% for single mothers compared to a low of 3% in Sweden? Because the government sacrificed its social agenda for tax cuts and a fiscal agenda that actually widens the gap between the wealthy and the poor.
Canada is a wealthy country, with adequate resources to ensure that Ed Broadbent's 1989 resolution to eliminate child poverty is realizable. While the Prime Minister says he has a vision to eliminate global poverty, and we support that, let us make it a political and economic priority right here in Canada today.
Arts and Culture
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Rodger Cuzner Bras D'Or—Cape Breton, NS
Mr. Speaker, the widely held assumption that Cape Breton Island remains the heart and soul of the east coast music industry was reaffirmed this past Sunday night in Saint John, New Brunswick, at the 14th annual East Coast Music Awards. This reaffirmation came not once but twelve times.
It is not just the sheer number of awards picked up by Cape Breton artists but the scope and diversity of the artists acknowledged. From the alternative rockers, the Jimmy Swift Band, to the traditional sounds of Mary Jane Lamond, as well as the outstanding songwriting abilities of Gordie Sampson, this event allowed Cape Breton artists to showcase their talents.
Two of Canada's most prolific singer-songwriters, Jimmy Rankin and Bruce Guthro, picked up three awards each and the reigning queen of Celtic music, Miss Natalie MacMaster, was crowned ECMA entertainer of the year.
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate all the 2002 ECMA winners. Cape Bretoners are very proud of their accomplishments and wish them all continued success.
Equilization Formula
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Norman E. Doyle St. John's East, NL
Mr. Speaker, during the last federal election the equalization formula was a major political issue in Atlantic Canada. The clawback allows the federal government to cream off 80% of all provincial revenues that we get from new resource development.
For too long Atlantic Canadians have been hewers of wood and drawers of water in our own nation, in exchange for the half a loaf that we call equalization. In Newfoundland and Labrador today the Hibernia and Terra Nova oilfields are up and running and the White Rose oil development will be our next project.
These days Atlantic Canadians may be pumping oil but as long as the lion's share of the financial benefits ends up in Ottawa we are no better off than we were before we started these projects. It is time the Liberals stopped talking about the equalization clawback and actually did something about it.
Golden Jubilee
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Jason Kenney Calgary Southeast, AB
Mr. Speaker, 50 years ago tomorrow the 25 year old Princess Elizabeth was awoken in a safari lodge in Kenya to learn that her father, King George VI, had died. She ascended to the throne as the 40th monarch since William the Conqueror and as the fifth sovereign of Canada since Confederation.
Since that moment she has dedicated herself unswervingly to her duty as the head of state of dozens of countries, the head of the Commonwealth, the patron of hundreds of organizations and regiments and, of course, as our Queen of Canada.
Her Majesty, to whom each of us in the House has sworn allegiance, opened parliament in 1957 on her first of 20 official visits to Canada. As we prepare for her golden jubilee visit in October, it is my hope that she will again be invited to do so in a concrete demonstration that the crown remains an integral element of parliament, what Eugene Forsey described as "the first principle of Canadian government".
We as members of this place will come and go depending on the political fashions of the day. But the Crown goes on as the ultimate symbol of order and continuity in our constitutional monarchy. Queen Elizabeth's 50 years of selfless service have personified our crown with dignity and grace.
Long may she reign. God save the Queen. Vive la reine.
Thérèse Daviau
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Marlene Jennings Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise to pay tribute today to Thérèse Daviau, who passed away on February 1.
She will long be remembered for her great energy, both on the Montreal political scene, where she was active for many years, and in her professional life.
As well, Thérèse Daviau suffered the terribly tragic loss of her daughter Geneviève, who was among the 14 victims of the École Polytechnique massacre on December 6, 1989. In its aftermath, Thérèse Daviau courageously devoted a great deal of her energies and generosity to the December 6 Victims Foundation Against Violence and worked tirelessly on behalf of gun control.
For all these reasons and more, Thérèse Daviau was an outstanding model for countless women wishing to get involved in public life. Her commitment and devotion to the many causes dear to her were a striking example of what women can do to make the world a better place.
I offer my sincerest condolences to Thérèse Daviau's family and friends. She will be truly missed.
Montfort Hospital
Statements by Members
February 5th, 2002 / 2:10 p.m.
Benoît Sauvageau Repentigny, QC
Mr. Speaker, last Friday marked the final verdict in the Montfort hospital case. As we had hoped, the Ontario government agreed to accept the decision of the Court of Appeal of Ontario, which recognized the indispensable role of Montfort Hospital in allowing francophone communities to achieve their full potential.
I extend the congratulations of the Bloc Quebecois to all those who have stood up for their beliefs over the past five years and have been involved to any degree in battling for the survival of the sole French language teaching hospital west of Quebec.
My thoughts go out particularly to Gisèle Lalonde, a lady whose strong convictions inspired the vigorous resistance and spirit of an entire community. She had a large part to play in this final victory.
Calling to mind the origins of this lengthy battle, the hugeness of the task to be accomplished, and the strength of the adversary, we must acknowledge today that from the very beginning the great symbols of communities have always been built upon the exceptional perseverance, convictions and effectiveness of a handful of extraordinary men and women.
Madame Lalonde deserves our congratulations and our gratitude for this great victory.
William Poy
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
John Godfrey Don Valley West, ON
Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise today to pay tribute to William Poy, who died on Sunday at the age of 94.
Mr. Poy was a great source of inspiration for his daughter, Her Excellency Adrienne Clarkson, the Governor General of Canada, and his son, Dr. Neville Poy. He was also a model of courage and perseverance for all Canadians.
Mr. Poy, who was self-educated, went to work to help support his family at the age of 12. He fought alongside the Allies in Hong Kong and received a military medal for his bravery. In 1942 he, with his wife and two small children, immigrated to Canada, where he became a successful businessman and lived to see his daughter become governor general.
His is a story of trials and tribulations but also one of great hope and possibilities open to those who make Canada their home. Mr. Poy once said "I have been in many countries, but this is the best country in the world". I believe that this great country has been made richer because of individuals like William Poy.
I ask the House to join me in sending my condolences to the Governor General and her family at this time of loss.
National Defence
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Cheryl Gallant Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON
Mr. Speaker, the decision by the Liberal government to even question the national identity of our armed forces as Canadian has shocked patriotic Canadians and angered our veterans. No wonder the confusion by the Minister of National Defence when he saw a newspaper picture of Canadian soldiers that he mistook for Americans.
Interdependence, the Liberal code word for surrender, and the issuing of generic uniforms with no national identity accelerate the process of assimilation of Canada's military with that of the United States. The low Canadian dollar policy of the Liberal Party means our country is for sale cheap; Liberal water export policy sells our birthright to a thirsty southern neighbour.
Liberal policy to underman, underequip and underfund Canada's military means we no longer have the means to defend ourselves as an independent nation. In the words of one Canadian newspaper, the Minister of National Defence is famous for blustering his way through questions with sly misinformation.
If Canadians love their country, Canada, they should look beyond Liberal propaganda and listen to the official opposition before it is too late.
Aboriginal Affairs
Statements by Members
2:15 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Deborah Grey Edmonton North, AB
Mr. Speaker, it seems that the junior minister of Indian Affairs is trying to make his mark in his new portfolio through hyperbole and fearmongering.
The secretary of state for Indian Affairs and Northern Development compared Canada's native youth population to young Palestinian militants, calling our native communities a "tinderbox" ready to blow if treaties are not resolved.
The junior minister does a tremendous disservice to aboriginals in this country through such inflammatory comments. The vast majority of aboriginal Canadians are peaceful people and he knows it. Alarmist rhetoric from the governing party can only hinder the already tenuous relationship between the federal government and our native peoples.
The secretary of state would be well advised to focus on constructive solutions to the problems facing Canada's aboriginal population rather than relying on this cheap, headline grabbing nonsense.
Why should Canada's aboriginals trust a government that whips up fear and suspicion against them. Shame.
Foreign Affairs
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast
Canadian Alliance
John Reynolds Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, the government did not give proper camouflage uniforms to our troops in Afghanistan but it has lots of camouflage for the Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defence.
The committee investigating the minister's statements must find out when the Prime Minister was told about the capture of al-Qaeda agents and their handover to the United States. Yesterday the government House leader said that the committee would not look into when the Prime Minister or his office were informed.
What do the Prime Minister and his staff know about the capture of al-Qaeda terrorists that they want to hide from the committee?
Foreign Affairs
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Ottawa South
John Manley Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Crown Corporations
Mr. Speaker, we have been through this for a number of days now.
The Prime Minister made it clear when he learned about the capture of prisoners by Canadian soldiers. The minister of defence has explained at length when he obtained knowledge and what he did with it. The committee has every opportunity to ask the minister of defence further questions about it.
The point is that it is ministers who are accountable to the House, not officials.
Foreign Affairs
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast
Canadian Alliance
John Reynolds Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, the government's camouflage for the Prime Minister is not forest green or desert sand, but a little more grey fog.
Last Monday, a full week after the minister of defence was informed about the handover of al-Qaeda terrorists to the U.S., the Prime Minister called the issue hypothetical. How could a week have gone by with the entire apparatus of the PMO, the PCO and foreign affairs not knowing about this significant international incident?
Foreign Affairs
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
York Centre
Art Eggleton Minister of National Defence
Mr. Speaker, as has been said many times in the House over the past few days, the JTF2, for purposes of national security, is not talked about in terms of its operations or in terms of the individuals involved.
Foreign Affairs
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast
Canadian Alliance
John Reynolds Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Deputy Prime Minister said that we should not be on a witch hunt for civil servants, and we agree. The Prime Minister himself must be accountable for his staff and his department.
Will the Prime Minister stand in his place and tell us that for a full week after the prisoners were handed over to the United States nobody in his office or the Privy Council had been informed?
Foreign Affairs
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Ottawa South
John Manley Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Crown Corporations
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister was informed on Tuesday at cabinet. The Minister of National Defence has explained when he learned and when he informed the Prime Minister. Those are the two people, the Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defence, who are accountable to this House to answer those questions.
The point still remains that at a time when we have Canadian soldiers representing us in a difficult and tense situation in Afghanistan, they are doing the job they are supposed to be doing. They acted in accordance with their instructions and they are acting in accordance with international law. Those are the key points.


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American Airlines Bankruptcy Helped JPMorgan To $6 Billion Loss
Updated to include testimony from former JPMorgan CFO Douglas Braunstein .
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- In the ever more twisted tale of JPMorgan's(JPM) risky trading activities, a Senate report released on Thursday indicates that the bankruptcy of American Airlines (AMRPQ) helped the bank to an over $6 billion loss, known as the "London Whale" trade.
The Senate subcommittee on investigations report -- titled JPMorgan Chase Whale Trades: A Case History of Derivatives Risks and Abuses -- makes the case that the bank's backfired trading strategy escalated on the heels of a $400 million payout from the bankruptcy of American Airlines in late November 2011.
Had American Airlines fallen into bankruptcy just a few weeks later, JPMorgan stood to lose on a trade in complicated credit derivative instruments, potentially exposing a flawed strategy undertaken by the bank, according to the Senate report.
Instead, American Airlines declared bankruptcy on November 29, netting JPMorgan between $400 million to $550 million in trading profits that the Senate report says gave traders and risk managers the confidence to grow the risky "London Whale" trade from about $51 billion in notional value at the end of 2011 to $157 billion by early 2012.
The move proved to be disastrous, eventually causing JPMorgan to hold an unwieldy trading position that has led to over $6 billion in losses, puts the banks ability to manage risk in question and has caused the biggest blemish in CEO James Dimon's career.
Media reports and corporate filings indicate some JPMorgan employees involved in the trade may face criminal probes, while others such as Ina Drew, a well-respected risk manager, have been forced out of the firm.
A Senate hearing on Friday will stoke further inquiry into the failed "London Whale" trade as advocates for Wall Street reform use JPMorgan's surprising loss to make the case for the Volcker Rule, a yet-to-be-finalized a piece of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act that prohibits banks from making proprietary trades.
"The 'Whale' trades expose problems that reach far beyond one London trading desk," said Subcommittee Chairman Carl Levin, a Democrat from Michigan, in Friday testimony.
The genesis of JPMorgan's "London Whale" trading loss began with the creation of its 'Chief Investment Office' in 2006, a unit set up to hedge the bank from various interest rate, macroeconomic and credit risks.
During the financial crisis of 2008, CIO helped insulate JPMorgan from what was an historic credit crunch, as risk managers such as unit head Drew managed effective hedges to risks ranging from rising and falling interest rates and exposures the bank faced on servicing failed mortgages, according to the Senate report.
In 2011, however, the CIO took on a new dimension, investing heavily in a portfolio of structured credit products such as illiquid credit default swap indices. Those trades, the Senate subcommittee says, turned the CIO unit from a hedge to one making directional bets on markets, with disastrous results.


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Secretary Clinton's Statement on Iraqi National Elections | Joint Statement By Ambassador Hill and General Odierno on Iraq's ElectionAbout the Author: Mike Lavallee, an Embassy Baghdad observer for Iraq's March 7 national elections, provides an update from southern Iraq's Dhi Qar province. The embassy has fielded 26 four-person teams nationwide to observe the vote.
We started out about 7:30 a.m. and just completed visiting our fourth polling site. All four were in Sukashyuk, a town about 20 kilometers east of Nasiriyah or about 40 minutes from the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). There have been no signs of fraud on any level. There have been a number of names not found on lists but overall a minimal problem. One woman in her seventies said her name could not be found but was determined to vote, so she walked to two other sites until she finally found her name. She proudly displayed her inked finger for us to see.
Polling sites had an average of seven stations at each site. The last one we visited also had three stations designated for internally displaced persons. The general mood is enthusiastic. People from their twenties to eighties are out voting and many are bringing their whole families along and dressed in Sunday best. Parents with kids are beaming with smiles as the children follow their lead dipping their fingers in the ink.
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HOUSTON - Fun festivities are happening all around town to ring in the season. Holiday events are taking place from Houston to Galveston.
Zoo Lights is a light show unlike any other and at the Houston Zoo. Approximately 300,000 lights are shining bright to transform the zoo into a winter wonderland.
Local 2 is excited to take you and your family on a special tour of Zoo Lights. It's a brand new Holiday tradition at the Houston Zoo, and Local 2 is a proud sponsor. Zoo Lights: A Wild Holiday Celebration takes you behind the scenes and what it takes to make it happen. It airs Friday on KPRC Local 2 at 7 p.m.
The Mayor's Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting will also help get you into the Holiday spirit. The spectacular event is a Holiday tradition complete with music, family fun and fireworks. A towering 63-foot White Fir holiday tree will glow with energy efficient LED lights to light up the streets of downtown Houston. Dennis Edwards and The Temptations Review is the headliner.
The tree lighting celebration is Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hermann Square at City Hall, 901 Bagby Street. The event is open and free to the public.
And in Galveston, Dickens on the Strand and the Festival of Lights at Moody Gardens are taking place this weekend. They will please even Scrooge.
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Getting a read on indicators
I'd like to begin this column with an apology to those who were happy I wasn't going to write anymore. Sorry, I didn't lie, but circumstances changed. So here I am again, speaking my piece, like it or not.
Any honest look at economic indicators will clearly show the economy is still weak, that any stock market rises are temporary at best, and that most of the issues that have been stifling economic growth for the last decade or more are still there.
Job growth numbers don't accurately reflect income. A rise in jobs that are predominantly in the service industries won't help the underlying weakness of the middle class and the reduction in its purchasing power. Even jobless statistics are misleading, as they don't count people who've given up the hunt and are now qualified for and receiving "Social Services benefits." They don't allow for people that have found work but for much less money than they made in their previous job. Those are not insignificant factors. Add them up and there are millions of dollars taken out of the economy, and all multiplied by lower tax collections and greater demands for public assistance.
I know it's popular to look at just New York and to make the case for state taxes driving industry and jobs to the South. In some cases, this might be true. But the facts are that most of those southern states have higher numbers of people collecting public assistance than we have here and by fairly large numbers. In fact, the worst overall economies in the country are generally in "Red States," Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and most of the rural areas in the rest of the classic south.
How ironic is it that all those "Red State" people are receiving all of those "Blue State" benefits they complain about. (These are facts by the way, not political dogma) Back to industry, the facts are that industry is leaving for cheap overseas labor and that includes non-union, "right to work" states. Yes, a few specific industrial plants were built in the United States for a variety of reasons, and yes, they went to the South, but overall the entire country, including the south, is losing our economic base to foreign countries. I doubt the hardest of the hard core truly expect Americans North or South to work for third world wages.
Health-care costs last year went up 150 percent, and have been running rate increases like that for many years. "Obamacare," as its detractors like to call it, isn't the cause it's the result of those increases. Unless our elected leaders are capable of exhibiting the courage to freeze all healthcare costs for a period of time while they figure out a long term fix, health care will continue to eat up huge piles of dollars we don't have to spend.
Social Security is having issues because the balance of those paying in and those collecting has become "topsy turvy" for the first time in its history. The Medicare portion is experiencing the same rise in costs as other health insurances but also saddled with that same imbalance of those paying in and those collecting benefits. These two issues are at least partly solvable by quite simply removing the cap for payroll deductions for Social Security and raising the percent used for Medicare to 2.5 percent from 1.5 percent. Those two simple changes would extend the viability of those two programs for a long time to come; perhaps even long enough for the system to self-correct the imbalances causing the issues.
Medicaid and other portions of the Welfare system are experiencing justifiable rises due to a crashing (or crashed) economy as well. Medicaid is just another healthcare system with the same rises in costs as the others, saddled with the usual inefficiencies of any government program. I'm not sure why so many have decided that welfare is increasing strictly due to laziness or those "milking the system" as opposed to an economy with not much to offer. Is there fraud in the system? Of course there is, as in any other government program, including disability Social Security. I hate to rain on other peoples parades, but if all the waste and fraud in all the systems were eliminated, you still couldn't reduce the costs enough without an increase of some sort in their funding. Currently we are paying less in income taxes than at almost any other time in recent history, and obviously, that has to change.
Everyone has their own ideas on how to fix things, but unless they address all of the issues involved, and include all of the people that need to be involved to initiate legitimate and intelligent compromise, I'm afraid we're in for a longer plunge toward that "fiscal cliff" everyone is talking about. This is not a Red State-Blue State issue. This is not a Democrat-Republican issue. Our economy is a United States of American issue. Nothing is going to change without truly bipartisan cooperation from everyone, coupled with enough knowledge to get beyond political diatribes and dogma and sound bites made for the campaign trail, not for governing.
For those in New York, wailing about how bad it is here, who routinely imply that things are better everywhere else but New York, you need to get out a little more. Yes, some places are better than here, and by here I mean Western New York, not all of New York, but it's that same way everywhere else too. You can't judge North Carolina just by Raleigh-Durham. You can't base your opinion of Georgia just on Atlanta. The facts are that every state has hot spots and low spots. You may not believe this, but many of those states are worse than here, lower taxes or not. My point is that New York has problems that are closely intertwined with National issues over which we have no control without cooperation from our entire government. Read a bit, study a bit, do some research.
We're in this together, or at least we should be. How about we use our hands to give each other a hand up instead of just for pointing fingers?
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Estimated grade. Sold by David Akers Numismatics May '98 Price realized $715
David Akers (1975/88): The 1927 is similar in overall rarity to the 1926 and can be obtained without much difficulty in MS-65 or lower condition. Gem quality specimens are available from time to time but certainly cannot be found in any great quantity. As with all the Pratt $2.5 and $5 issues, there is a dramatic drop-off in availability above MS-65 condition, and, for all practical purposes, superb quality examples, although they certainly do exist, are virtually unobtainable.
Like the 1926 and the other late Philadelphia Mint issues, the 1927 is usually very well struck with very good lustre and color. The color is similar to the 1926; that is, specimens range from light rose gold to a richer greenish gold. Along with the 1926, this issue is generally the most attractive of the series in high grade.


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DENVER — George Rivera's voice broke with emotion when he spoke his first words as Colorado state senator from Pueblo on Thursday.
"Whoever wants to become a leader among you shall be your servant," Rivera quoted from the Bible and began giving "thank yous," when his voice cracked, just after he took the oath of office on the Senate floor.
"It is just such an honor and humbling that people would have trust in me to be their senator," Rivera quietly explained later to The Pueblo Chieftain about the emotion he felt when he spoke briefly to accept the reins of office.
He fills the District 3 seat that had been held by Democrat Angela Giron until voters recalled her from office in a Sept. 10 special election. It was fueled by opponents of gun-control laws that she voted for earlier this year.
Bernie Herpin, a Republican, joined Rivera in being sworn in by Chief Justice Michael Bender of the Colorado Supreme Court. Herpin, also an opponent of the new gun laws, was elected to replace Sen. John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, in the recall election.
Republican Rivera, seated next to his wife Kathryn on a Senate bench, told The Chieftain he will work to repeal the gun laws. One bans firearms magazines, acquired after July 15, of more than 15 rounds. The other imposes fees and requires individuals to undergo background checks to transfer guns from one person to another.
Rivera, a retired Pueblo deputy police chief, said he also will focus on water and renewable energy legislation. He said immigration issues "should be taken care of at the federal level," not by individual states.
Rivera said the recall election was divisive. "Now we have to start doing what we can to get the community back together ... and I think it can be done pretty quickly." He said his goal is "doing the most good for the most people."
In his brief comments from the Senate floor, Rivera thanked his family and supporters, exchanging waves with loudly cheering supporters who sat in the gallery a floor above the Senate floor.
Rivera's mother, Blasa, three of the five children of Rivera and his wife, and their granddaughter proudly attended the ceremony. Members of Pueblo Freedom and Rights, a group that started the recall effort against Giron, attended, along with Pueblo County Republican Chair Becky Mizel.
The Senate has 18 Democrats and 17 Republicans after Giron and Morse lost to Rivera and Herpin. Democrats control the House 37-18.
The September elections were the first in Colorado history in which state legislators were ousted by recall.
Rivera said he was going to meet in caucus with other Republican senators after the ceremony and have a "meet and greet" session with persons who want his ear on legislative issues.


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100 mile point to point run from Richmond to Oxford
If I start training now, I might just manage it. Was thinking about doing the NDW 50 in august, so that might be a good training event for it, better get over to that thread and ask some questions ...
I only 'discovered' ultras recently and now I'm obsessed with completing one! The Thames Path 100 is the goal - but can't commit until I at least have done 50 in the late Summer/ Autumn.
Only started running a couple of years ago, and very, very slow.
Good luck with the training everyone. There is a song on the radio at the moment called 'slow down'. My favourite on the long runs!
I'm on Facebook if you're interested.... Martin Maudsley
I've entered this race it looks like a great first 100 miler. I am also doing the Toad Challenge as a training run - I did another XNRG event in April/May - the Pony Express - and can very highly recommend their events! Am entered for the Kent Challenge Hub in July as a 50 miler - anyone else doing this one?
I am wondering about lining up some pacers - do others plan to use pacers for the TP100?
Hi Runningbikechick
I am doing thames path and planning to use my brother in law as a pacer for the last 30 miles if everything goes ok. I am also planning to do the toad in september, but have not signed up yet , as i am injured at the moment, but as soon as i am back running i will be signing up. Good luck with the training and hopefully see you there
Having just ran my first 50 miler last weekend the Cardiff Ultra and loved every minute of it I think its now time to consider running 100 miles. With this event being 9 months away that should be enough time to prepare for this one...............I hope
On a practical note to those in the know how important do you rate having a pacer at these types of distances ???? I have no idea
Cheers lou
Thanks Wayne, yeah hope to see you at the Toads and hope your injury heals up soon, good luck with getting back into training
That's a good question Lou, and one that I've been wondering about ... I think it sounds really sensible - for moral support and practical help - in a race of that length, and from what I've read pacers can be really invaluable. So I have started trying to line a pacer or two up. I'd really love to do it for someone else sometime, I think it sounds like a nice long training run with no pressure
I've the West Highland Way in 18 days time. Will see if I can face any more if I complete this. Finally onto tapering now - phew.
Never used a pacer as such and often they're not allowed till about half way. They are then more of a pychological boost than a pacer and most welcome. The pacer is really needed in the first 20 miles to get than speed way down.
I've no idea how easy the route of the Thames 100 will - is it easy to follow? Coming from Scotland it would be a long way to do a recce.
Hiya Hillheader - yes it is pretty easy to follow, I live in London so run some of the southern sections of it quite regularly and have started to check out the race route. It's mostly a beautiful and varied trail and, as the race site says, no real navigation problems.
Yes I've heard pacers are more about psychological support, lying by telling you how great you look when you look shocking and as if you're about to expire, and talking you out of dropping out of the race I'm definitely going to use one for if can, I think it must be tough in the latter stages, especially with the lack of sleep and night time running in a 100 miler It sounds like a big leap from 50 mile races to 100 miles. Can't wait though!!
Hi runningbikechick- I too am doing the 50 mile challenge in July- my first 50 miler! Did my first 50K in Feb (London Ultra) so now stepping up! Hope to see you there
That's great Jenny I did the London Ultra too, it was my first ultra and responsible for my slowly getting hooked on them
Good luck with your training and hope to see you at the Kent Challenge
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"Fatal Error"
Devo Spice is a comedy-rapper from New Jersey who has been called "the red-headed stepson of Weird Al Yankovic and Eminem." His demented brand of hip hop has made him one of the most popular artists on the nationally syndicated Dr. Demento Show. Devo Spice founded the comedy rap group Sudden Death whose songs "Cellular Degeneration", "Getting Old Sucks" and "Pillagers" were the numbers 1, 2, and 4 most requested songs on Dr. Demento in 2007, and Devo has had several hit songs since.
Devo Spice performs regularly across the country at music clubs, comedy clubs, and science fiction conventions. He has shared the stage with Dr. Demento, MC Lars, MC Frontalot, Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, and many others. The live show features videos and animations synchronized with the music resulting in a hilarious show that goes over very well with a variety of audiences.
Sudden Death broke onto the scene in 2002 when their song "Dead Rappers" became a hit on the Dr. Demento Show. Devo Spice also teamed up with The Great Luke Ski that year on Luke's song "Peter Parker" which went on to become the most requested song of the year. In 2003 Sudden Death hit it big on Dr. Demento with "Ozzman," a backhanded tribute to the Prince Of F'ing Darkness.
2005 was a breakthrough year for Sudden Death on Dr. Demento when they had 2 songs in the top 10 at the end of the year with "Spam" at #10 and "Inner Voice" at #1. Then in 2007 Sudden Death produced a constant stream of hits on the show resulting in his songs ending up #1, #2, and #4 most requested songs of the year. Devo Spice also appeared as a guest vocalist on the #5 most requested song of the year, "Anorexiac" by Seamonkey.
In 2007 Sudden Death became a Core member of The Funny Music Project, or The FuMP (http://www.thefump.com) which releases 2 songs every week for free under a Creative Commons license. Devo Spice continues to release new songs there as they are completed.
Sudden Death's 2008 album Fatal Error was considered for a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album in the fall of 2008. Later that year Devo Spice decided to drop the group name Sudden Death due to rising confusion with other bands using that name.
Since then Devo Spice has continued to release music, including the 2011 album Gnome Sane which went to #28 on the Hip Hop charts on iTunes, and the 2014 Doctor Who concept album I Am The Doctor which features cameos by several actors from the original run of Doctor Who.
News, streaming music, and tour dates can be found at Devo Spice's web site http://www.devospice.com.
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