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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- It's time to take a pause, Jim Cramer told his "Mad Money" TV show viewers Thursday.
There are too many negatives in the markets to still be buying at these levels, and investors need to be extra cautious until the many positives come into better focus, he said.
Cramer said that going into the weekend he expects many money managers will be cashing out on worries that news out of Europe will sour the markets over the weekend. He said this will likely lead to additional declines beyond today's weak close.
Additionally, Cramer said that he expects President Obama, who has been silent on the sequester of late, to begin speaking again next week as the spending cuts take hold. Add to that weak earnings from FedEx
Cramer said investors shouldn't become too pessimistic on the markets, however, as there are still many things that can go right. He said a grand bargain could be reached by Congress on spending cuts, or the Europeans could conceive of a better bailout plan for Cyprus. If either of those two were to happen, he said, anyone short or out of the markets would be left behind in the blink of an eye.
Cramer said that there's also the possibility of good news stemming from China as well as continued positive news from the U.S. retail and housing sectors. Those events could also spur the markets higher.
But with the negatives coming into focus and the positives still only possibilities, Cramer said investors need to get cautious and not buy anything at current levels.
Executive Decision: Lars Bjork
In the "Executive Decision" segment, Cramer spoke with Lars Bjork, president and CEO of Qlik Technologies
Bjork said Qlik helps businesses visualize their data so they can make real-time decisions about their business. He said unlike legacy software systems, where IT departments provide reports to users and managers, Qlik's technology makes it easy for users to generate their own reports at they need them.


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Opinion: Nintendo Switch is in trouble
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So Microsoft just finished up their press briefing in L.A. for this year's E3. We saw a bunch of new Kinect functionality with Bing and Internet Explorer, a new app called Smart Glass, a new SplinterCell, Halo 4, Gears of War, and tons more. Oh, and Usher performed. In case you missed it, here are some screenshots of the titles and features they showed off. Enjoy!


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2002 Audi TT Ratings, Reviews and Analysis
Pricing Trends
The average listing price for a 2002 Audi TT:
- LemonFree $10,572
- In California $9,164
Average price by trim:
- 180hp $8,981
- 180hp quattro $9,034
- 225hp ALMS Edition quattro $9,742
- 225hp quattro $10,540
- quattro $10,490
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2002 Audi TT
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2002 Audi TT (3/7/2014)
Campaign Number: 14E007000
Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Description: The Gates Corporation (Gates) is recalling certain aftermarket Tru-Flow Water Pumps, part number TFW 41127, sold at certain NAPA Auto Parts and/or installed by automotive service technicians after November 1, 2013 (and manufactured August 2013 through October 2013) that have a black-colored pulley/sprocket or do not have 'US9377' stamped on the water pump housing. These service replacement parts were sold for use in model year 1999-2005 Audi A4, 2000-2006 Audi TT, 1998-2005 Volkswagen Beetle, 1999-2006 Golf, 1999-2008 and 2011-2013 Volkswagen Jetta, and 2000-2005 Volkswagen Passat. In the affected water pumps, the pulley or sprocket that turns the timing belt may develop microfractures causing the timing belt to fail.
Defect: A failure of the timing belt may cause the engine to shut down, potentially increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Corrective Action: Gates will notify owners, and dealers will replace the water pump, free of charge. The recall began during May 2014. Owners may contact The Gates Corporation at 1-303-744-1911.
2002 Audi TT (3/29/2007)
Campaign Number: 07E023000
Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Description: CERTAIN CARDONE MASTER CYLINDERS WITH PART NUMBERS 10-2925, 10-2987, 10-2987MZA, 10-3083, 11-3015, 11-3042, 11-3044, 11-3045, 11-3047, 11-3064, AND 11-3156, AND WITH DATE CODES LOWER THAN DCA7078 SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE SEAL ON MASTER CYLINDER CAN FAIL AND LEAK BRAKE FLUID.
Defect: LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAN RESULT IN POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Corrective Action: CARDONE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE ANY DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDERS. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING APRIL 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT CARDONE AT 1-800-777-4780.


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text: With some of the most passionate music and memorable melodies, La Traviata is one of the most popular operas ever composed. In the glittering and decadent world of 1850s Parisian nightlife, Alfredo falls desperately in love with the beautiful Violetta, one of Paris's most notorious courtesans. Despite her reservations, she returns his love and they flee Paris for the tranquility of the countryside. Violetta's happiness is tragically shattered when Alfredo's father manipulates her into abandoning Alfredo to save his family's honor. The Emmy Award winning Renata Scotto returns to direct this sumptuous production featuring an outstanding cast of international Verdi singers.


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While tending to my separate vegetable, potato, and herb gardens (the last, grown in a bag) keeps me plenty busy, I recently started a new project that also will be used in the kitchen … edible flowers! I saw this idea in The Garden Fresh Cookbook and couldn't wait to get my pots ready!
I chose pansies, marigolds, and lavender. All three of these flowers are excellent for adding a hint of flavor and color to soups or a chicken or salad dish. Flowers also add an easy touch of elegance to dishes, so for your next dinner party, try adding a few petals of a brightly colored edible flower like calendula.
A local bakery I frequent makes lavender lemonade, and I am looking forward to making my own with freshly grown lavender. I can't wait to have the ingredients to make such a delicious beverage in my backyard!
For my pots, I used several from seasons past along with an old coffee tin. The pots were easy to fill with soil. I planted the seeds ⅛ of an inch below the surface and then brought the pots inside where they will stay until the chilly northwest weather begins to warm up and the flowers are ready to be planted outside. For now, they will grow near the window of my living room, where the sun will keep them warm for most of the day!
As you begin to think about using more edible flowers in your cooking, be sure to avoid harvesting flowers grown on the roadside, as they have been exposed to dirt and exhaust. You should also stay away from flowers from florists, nurseries, or garden centers since often times they have been treated with pesticides. If you have hay fever, asthma, or allergies, think about staying away from edible flowers altogether.
One of my closest friends from college would use dandelions from her backyard in the kitchen. It seemed strange, but her food was always delicious! With a little bit of research, I learned that dandelions can be used to make wine and also added to pasta sauces and salads. Next time you're pulling weeds, save the dandelions for dinner!
If you're thinking of growing your own edible flowers, here are a few tips from The Garden-Fresh Cookbook:
Calendula (pot marigold). Cut the flower head when it's fully open, then pluck the spicy petals. Use them fresh for soups, salads, and fish and poultry dishes, or dried as a salad and beverage garnish.
Clove Pink (carnation). Cut the spicy, clove-flavor petals away from the flower's bitter-tasting white base. Dry them in the oven on low heat (200° F) and then add them to cake batter. Also use them sprinkled over a bowl of mixed berries or in fettuccine with mushrooms.
Pansy. The mildly mint-tasting flowers look dramatic when set into gelatin mold for a salad or frozen into ice cubes or a ring for punch. Fresh blossoms also add vibrant color to green salads, desserts, and soups.
Jane received her Bachelor's in Fine Arts at Western Washington University where she studied Creative Writing. She now lives in the greater Seattle area, where she writes and drinks copious amounts of coffee. When she isn't writing, cooking, gardening, or taking photos, you can find her at local shows and concerts, or running to prepare for yet another half marathon.


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Can My Hepatitis C Go into Remission?
Taming Hep C
Taming Hep C
About 180 million people worldwide, including 5.2 million Americans, suffer from hepatitis C. The virus spreads mainly through intravenous drug use. Untreated hepatitis can lead to serious liver problems, including cirrhosis and cancer.
The good news is that with the right treatment, the virus can go into remission. Doctors refer to this remission a "sustained virological response" (SVR).
Click through the slideshow to learn if your hepatitis C can go into remission.
What Does 'SVR' Mean?
What Does 'SVR' Mean?
SVR means the hepatitis C virus cannot be detected in your blood at the six-month mark, after your last dose of treatment.
It's very likely that the hepatitis virus is gone permanently. While you can't say with complete certainty that you are rid of the hepatitis C virus, you are very likely now living without hepatitis C in your life. You can call yourself "in remission" or "HCV negative."
Spontaneous Remission
Spontaneous Remission
Between 55 and 85 percent of people infected with hepatitis C stay infected until treated, noted in a comprehensive report in a 2009 edition of Hepatology.
For some patients, though, hepatitis C can also clear up on its own. Infants and young women in particular may have a chance of the virus clearing itself out of their bodies on its own. This is less likely among older patients.
Drug Treatments
Drug Treatments
For your best chance of beating the virus into remission, your doctor may prescribe a course of interferon and ribavirin. She may add one of the new protease inhibitors, either boceprevir or telaprevir.
Newer drugs work to thwart the ability of the hepatitis C virus to reproduce itself. Scientists are testing simeprevir, sofosbuvir and ledipasvir in clinical trials. The goal is to find more effective drugs with fewer side effects.
The Importance of Genotypes
The Importance of Genotypes
The exact treatment will depend on the genotype or "blueprint" of your hepatitis C virus. Genotypes are assigned based on RNA sequences.
If you have genotypes 1 or 4 of hepatitis C, you'll take your medications for 48 weeks. If you have genotypes 2 or 3, your course of treatment will last 24 weeks.
In the U.S., genotype 1 is the most common type of the virus, and accounts for 75 percent of infections.
Who Tends to Clear the Virus?
Who Tends to Clear the Virus?
Your viral genotype and your viral load are predictors of your likelihood of clearing the virus. Chances are highest if you have genotype 2 or 3 and a viral load under 6000,000 IU/mL.
Other factors also predict, but to a lesser degree, the likelihood of a remission. These include:
- female gender
- under 40 years old
- race other than African-American
- a body weight under 165 pounds
- absence of insulin resistance
- absence of fibrosis or cirrhosis found during a liver biopsy.
The Non-Responders
The Non-Responders
Between 20 and 50 percent of patients do not respond to hepatitis C therapy. If you are in this category, you and your doctor can explore other options.
If you were treated in your first round with only interferon, your doctor may recommend a second round of interferon with ribavirin. You can keep your eye on FDA approvals of newer drugs and clinical trials. Or your doctor may recommend you as a candidate for a liver transplant.
Sticking with Treatment
Sticking with Treatment
For your best chance of remission, you need to adhere to your treatment regimen.
Side effects of drugs used to treat hepatitis C include fatigue, depression, symptoms resembling flu, gastrointestinal upset and anemia.
You can talk to your doctor about reducing your dose if you are suffering from side effects. Ask for support particularly if you are feeling depressed. Your doctor may have patient advocate resources to get you through your treatment and to your goal of being HPV-C free.
- Fox, R. K. (2013, December 11). Viral Hepatitis: Anticipating New Regimens with Direct Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved January 2, 2014, from http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/provider/hcv/DAA-update.asp.
- Ghany, M. G., Strader, D. B., Thomas, D. L., & Seeff, L. B. (2009). Diagnosis, Management, And Treatment Of Hepatitis C: An Update. Hepatology, 49(4), 1335-1374. Retrieved December 24, 2013, from http://www.aasld.org/practiceguidelines/documents/hepatitis c update.pdf.
- Porter, L. (2009, May 1). HCV Negative: A Guide for Healthy Living without Hepatitis C. HCV Advocate. Retrieved December 31, 2013, from http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/HCV Neg_09.pdf.
- Sun, X. (2012). Interventions to improve patient adherence to hepatitis C treatment comparative effectiveness. Rockville, Maryland: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Retrieved December 31, 2013, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK116470/.
- Viral Hepatitis. (2005, January 1). Hepatitis C Genotypes and Quasispecies. Retrieved December 31, 2013, from http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/provider/reviews/genotypes.asp.
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Team USA Maintains the Lead in XVII Pan Am Badminton Championships Team Event
Team USA Maintains the Lead in XVII Pan Am Badminton Championships Team Event
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The USA Badminton team extended its winning record to 14-1 Tuesday with a 4-1 victory over Mexico at the Manuel Bonilla Sports Hall in Lima, Peru during the XVII Pan Am Badminton Championships. USA powerhouse Sattawat Pongnairat (Orange, Calif.) remains undefeated in men's singles after beating Job Castillo two games to none, (22-20, 21-8). In women's singles, 22 year old Jamie Subandhi (Westminster, Calif.) continued her perfect record with a two game win over Mexico's Haramara Gaitan, (21-13, 22-20). Subandhi also paired with Phillip Chew (Orange, Calif.) in mixed doubles to defeat Mexico's Antonio Ocegueda and Haramara Gaitan in the shortest match of the day, only requiring a brief 20 minutes to take the win in two games, (21-14, 21-11). Identical twins Rulan and Rulien Yeh continue to dominate the tournament's women's doubles division with a two game win, earning Team USA yet another team point. In Team USA's first loss of the tournament, men's doubles pair Ryan Chew (Orange, Calif.) and Kyle Emerick (Oceanside, Calif.) fell to Andres Lopez and Lino Muñoz in two matches, (16-21, 15-21).
More tournament information and complete results, please visit http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=9FD7E48D-B4E3-45EC-8CC8-4FFA7AE9049B
Or follow USA Badminton on Twitter @USABadminton for live results and team updates
XVII Pan Am Badminton Championships Team Event Roster
Phillip Chew
Ryan Chew
Kyle Emerick
Sattawat Pongnairat
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Rulien Yeh
Karyn Velez
Congratulations to all the participants at the XVII Pan Am Badminton Championships!
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Saint Lorenzo Maiorano
- Laurence Majoranus
- Laurence of Siponto
- Lorenzo of Siponto
- Patron of Foreigners
Related to Emperor Zeno of Byzantium. Bishop of Siponto, Italy in 492, consecrated by Pope Gelasius I. Received a series of visions of the Archangel Michael following Michael's appearance on Mount Gargano.
- 7 February 545
- relics interred in Manfredonia, Italy
- most relics destroyed by invading Turks in 1620
- remaining relics preserved in the Cathedral of San Lorenzo Maiorano in Manfredonia
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
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- Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
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A data center is an owned or rented physical location in which computing infrastructure assets are housed, managed and secured for the purpose of storing applications and data for computing operations. Many corporate data centers are privately owned and operated; some other organizations colocate, maintain and operate their owned equipment in a secured third party facility shared with other customers. Commercial data centers also offer managed services to operate and maintain customer equipment.
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Welcome to the blog about the Science of Immune Attack. This page is just for fun reading and discussion.
The first topic is Nanotechnology.
The Nanobot in our game, Immune Attack is constructed of so far unspecified materials. For Immune Attack 2.0, we would like to specify how our Nanobot is constructed. We are currently working with McKinley Technology High School engineering students to answer some basic questions. So far I have asked the students, what material could we use to build a submarine that is a the size of a cell? How much pressure would it be able to withstand? And could we build a "ray gun" that is this small?
National Geographic article about Nanotechnology
POLICY about Nanotechnology.
Here is the summary of a talk that was given recently on concerns about nanotechnology and what kinds of concerns we should have about constructing things that are so small that our cells can absorb them.


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Debates of Feb. 27th, 2007
House of Commons Hansard #119 of the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was bank.
- Question Period
- Main Estimates, 2007-08
- Government Response to Petitions
- Committees of the House
- National Cemetery of Canada Act
- Points of Order
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Bank Act
- CN Rail
- Gasoline Prices
- Gaétan Innes
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Jean-Marie Guay
- Sylvia Lawton and Pauline Fitzpatrick
- Edmonton Oilers
- Kruger
- The Environment
- University of Manitoba
- Anti-terrorism Act
- Hamilton AIDS Network
- Passports
- Heart Disease
- Iran
- Anti-terrorism Act
- Quebec Elections
- Infrastructure
- Government of Canada
- Afghanistan
- Status of Women
- Finance
- Fisheries Act, 2007
- Democratic Reform
- Government Programs
- Status of Women
- Softwood Lumber
- Oil and Gas Industry
- Fisheries
- Arctic Sovereignty
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Afghanistan
- Government Programs
- Points of Order
- Bank Act
- Competition Act
- Business of Supply
- Anti-terrorism Act
- Committees of the House
- Criminal Code
A message from Her Excellency the Governor General transmitting estimates for the financial year ending March 31, 2008 was presented by the President of the Treasury Board and read by the Speaker to the House.
Main Estimates, 2007-08
Routine Proceedings
10 a.m.
Vic Toews President of the Treasury Board
Mr. Speaker, I have copies of the estimates for the Table.
Government Response to Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10 a.m.
Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre
Tom Lukiwski Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to one petition.
Citizenship and Immigration
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
February 27th, 2007 / 10 a.m.
Norman Doyle St. John's East, NL
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 11th report of the standing committee entitled, "Question of Privilege".
Status of Women
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10 a.m.
Yasmin Ratansi Don Valley East, ON
Mr. Speaker, l have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 12th report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women entitled, "Turning Outrage into Action to Address Trafficking for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation in Canada". This is a very important report. All committee members have shown great interest in it. We hope all parties will cooperate to review and implement the recommendations.
National Cemetery of Canada Act
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Mauril Bélanger Ottawa—Vanier, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-408, An Act to establish the National Cemetery of Canada.
Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to introduce Bill C-408, An Act to establish the National Cemetery of Canada in the House this morning.
First I want to thank the hon. member for Ottawa—Orléans for seconding this bill, and I know that the hon. member for Ottawa Centre will express his desire, later today, to second it as well.
The purpose of this bill is essentially to make Beechwood Cemetery the National Cemetery of Canada. Statesmen and stateswomen are buried in that cemetery as are a number of generals. In fact, a rather accurate reflection of this country can be found there.
I am pleased that the representatives of the cemetery and its not for profit foundation have demonstrated their respect for the bilingual nature of our country, our linguistic duality and cultural diversity.
The people who have been managing the cemetery for the last few years have demonstrated their sensitivity to the make up of Canada and the cemetery now reflects Canada's cultural diversity. It also reflects the proud military history and of the police. In effect, all the ingredients that are necessary for a national cemetery are found there.
I hope my colleagues will see the non-partisan aspect of this bill by the fact that members of the government and the other opposition parties have supported it, and will see to it that it becomes law.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Bill C-257—Canada Labour Code
Points of Order
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Michel Gauthier Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, QC
Mr. Speaker, as I indicated yesterday, I have more information to add to the arguments that I presented on Bill C-257 and the admissibility of the amendments that affect this bill.
During the meeting of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities on Thursday, February 15, the chair ruled on the admissibility of two amendments, and despite contrary opinions from the witnesses and the committee clerk, he nonetheless ruled the proposed amendment inadmissible because it was beyond the scope of the bill.
The purpose of the amendments is essentially to include in the anti-scab legislation the concept of essential services for the maintenance of activities in labour disputes in clauses 2.3 and 2.4 of the bill to amend section 94 of the Canada Labour Code.
The committee chair's ruling was overturned since three of the opposition parties, forming the majority in committee, felt that this concept was not beyond the scope of the bill.
Yesterday, the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons brought this up again in a point of order and went a step further in his argument than the chair of the committee did. He said that the three amendments proposed in committee were inadmissible.
Our current situation is rather unusual. Precedents concerning the admissibility of amendments proposed in committee are rare in this House. However, we note that, in 1992, Mr. Speaker Fraser faced a similar situation. The context was this: during a committee review of Bill C-54 concerning farm products marketing agencies, the committee chair ruled that three amendments were inadmissible, because two of them sought to amend the incorporating act, and the third amendment went beyond the scope of the bill. As in the current situation, the committee chair's ruling was reversed. Regarding the constraints imposed on the amendment process in committee, Mr. Speaker Fraser said:
It cannot infringe on the financial initiative of the Crown, it cannot go beyond the scope of the bill as passed at second reading, and it cannot reach back to the parent act to make further amendments not contemplated in the bill no matter how tempting this may be.
Furthermore, Mr. Speaker Fraser gave a clear example:
In some cases, this last cardinal rule is graphically clear. For instance, if a committee is examining a Criminal Code bill dealing with lotteries, a member cannot reach back to the parent act to propose amendments to those sections dealing with firearms. In certain other cases, this principle is more difficult to explain.
Based on this ruling by Mr. Speaker Fraser, it is quite simple to demonstrate to the House that the amendments proposed to Bill C-257 concerning the provision of essential services in the event of a labour dispute do not go beyond the scope of Bill C-257.
Moreover, during this session, you yourself ruled on the admissibility of committee amendments to Bill C-14. These amendments sought to include an appeal process in the Citizenship Act (adoption). At that time, you reversed the decision of the committee chair. Your ruling was completely justified, because including an appeal process in a bill designed to allow for a grant of citizenship to foreign adopted children without first requiring that they be permanent residents was quite logical and, as in the case before us today, did not go beyond the scope of the bill. I want to quote your decision, which was very wise:
Having reviewed the bill as reported to the House, I cannot conclude that an amendment which provides for an appeal of a decision by the minister is contrary to the principle of the bill. As I see it, such an amendment places a condition on how decisions of the minister are exercised, but the principle of the bill remains intact. In the view of the Chair then, the amendment is admissible in that respect.
The purpose of Bill C-257 is to prohibit employers under the Canada Labour Code from hiring replacement workers to perform the duties of employees who are on strike or locked out.
The bill also provides for the imposition of a fine for an offence. In this particular case and in the original version of clause 2.3, which set out some exceptions for protection of property, specifically in cases of labour disputes, I do not see how stipulating situations where the new conditions should be relaxed could be considered going beyond the scope of the bill. These are additional clarifications, exactly as you ruled in the case I mentioned previously.
The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons initially said that we could not amend Bill C-257 by making reference to section 87.4, claiming that this section was not in the original bill. This is not true. In the original bill, we referred to section 87.4 in clause 2.1. I suggest that he reread the original bill. The argument by the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons therefore simply does not hold up, because it is based on a falsehood.
In fact, this first amendment clarifies how section 87.4 is affected. Since the initial bill mentions subsection 94(2.1) and section 87.4 of the Code, this amendment merely clarifies how these two provisions relate to one another. It is very easy to understand.
Let us now move on to the clauses that posed problems in committee.
Bill C-257 amends certain sections of the Canada Labour Code, including section 87.6, subsection 94(2) and section 100. A reference to section 87.4 also appears in clause 2.1, as I was saying earlier.
Bill C-257 amends subsection 94(2.1) of the Canada Labour Code to include additional prohibitions against employers using replacement workers during labour disputes.
By adding a reference to section 87.4 of the Code—the section that covers the maintenance of activities during a strike or lockout—we are specifying that maintaining certain activities is sometimes essential to public health and safety, even during serious labour conflicts.
Section 87.4 of the Canada Labour Code is known as the essential services section. Integrating this concept illustrates that we recognize the risks a labour conflict may entail.
In fact, as I was saying yesterday, the amendments introduced in committee do not go beyond the scope of the bill. On the contrary, they reduce its impact and have the same effect on the replacement workers bill as the board of referees has on the Immigration Act, a situation you considered acceptable.
This provides further clarification. To say that it is impossible to introduce amendments that limit the application of a bill, that define and clarify it, would be to say that all committee work is totally useless because it cannot change the application of any bill being studied anyway.
The main argument is, I repeat: how can anyone claim that these amendments go beyond the scope of a bill when the purpose of these amendments is, in fact, to limit its scope? These amendments fall within the framework of the bill; they do not allow the boundaries of the bill to be overstepped. All these amendments do is limit the application of this law.
In my opinion, given these additional arguments and the wisdom you showed in the decision I quoted earlier, Bill C-14, if you apply the same principles and the same logic, which is always unshakeable in your case, Mr. Speaker, you will find you must tell the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons to redo his homework.
Bill C-257—Canada Labour Code
Points of Order
Routine Proceedings
10:15 a.m.
Joe Comartin Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Mr. Speaker, first I would like to say that I support the speech by the House Leader of the Bloc Québécois, and particularly his argument regarding the immigration bill.
I will not repeat some of those arguments. It seems to me that really there are two issues that I do want to address and that you should take into account in making your decision on whether the amendments to Bill C-257 are admissible or not.
The first one is the general principle of what is within in the principle and scope of legislation. We debate that a lot in committee and occasionally in the House. The second issue that I believe you need to take into account is really the authority of the committee to control its own process. I would remind you of the number of times that you have indicated in the House how strongly you feel about the right of the committee to control its own process. I think this is an issue that has to be taken into account here.
Let me go back, though, to the primary point about whether these amendments are admissible or are outside the principle and scope of the amendments contained in Bill C-257. Again, in support of the arguments you have heard from the member of the Liberal Party and now from the House leader of the Bloc, I do not see these amendments doing anything in the way of changing the principle and scope. When one looks at them in a holistic way, they simply are clarifying what is the intention of the author of the bill, which is to make it very clear that in the amendments with regard to what we always call anti-scab conduct and anti-scab legislation, the intent is to simply clarify when this legislation is to be used.
In effect, the amendments are saying that when it comes to essential services, whether it is the Canada Labour Relations Board and I suppose even potentially the House with back to work legislation, we would conduct ourselves as if essential services were outside the scope of these amendments contained in Bill C-257. The amendments to Bill C-257 really just address that point. That is what they are about. It is simply a mechanism to clarify. We are certainly not changing the principle.
That is very clear, Mr. Speaker, if you look at the fact that the author of the bill was quite prepared to accept these amendments. They are not contrary to the principle. The real issue is whether they are outside the scope. Again, this is simply carrying out the intent of the author of the bill and nothing more.
With regard to the second issue of the right and responsibility of the committee to control its own process, as you have heard, all of the opposition parties supported these amendments and did so by having to overturn the ruling of the chair. They did that not out of any partisan basis or out of spite. They did it because there was an honest difference of opinion in how these amendments should be interpreted.
The chair of that committee saw them as being beyond the scope and ruled accordingly. The significant majority of the committee said no, this is simply about clarifying, and it is quite within both the principle and the scope of the bill, and all we are doing is clarifying what we intend these sections to do, and nothing more. On that basis, because of that difference of opinion, the majority on the committee, arguing and maintaining the position that it was simply clarifying, overturned the chair's ruling and proceeded to make those amendments and send the bill back to the House.
I have read the submissions made by the House leader for the government. I understood the arguments, which were similar to the arguments made at committee, but they are missing the essential point. We are not making changes to the Canada Labour Relations Act and Labour Code. We are simply clarifying what Bill C-257 is intended to do, nothing more than that.
Although the points were well made by the House leader for the government, the government is in fact missing that essential point of these amendments simply being clarification. On that basis, they are not beyond the principle and they are not beyond the scope of the legislation originally proposed in Bill C-257. They are well within the authority of the committee to make that decision, to make that interpretation and to make that decision to overrule the chair.
I would conclude, Mr. Speaker, by saying that you should honour that decision by the committee and allow these amendments to proceed.
Bill C-257—Canada Labour Code
Points of Order
Routine Proceedings
10:20 a.m.
Peter Van Loan Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform
Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to the arguments of my friends, the member for Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean and the member for Windsor—Tecumseh, and I wish to respond briefly.
The member for Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean claims that the purpose of the amendments is simply to limit the application of the private member's bill before us and, as such, it does not go beyond the scope. That may well have been the intention, but the fact is that the device, the actual approach, used to achieve that objective is in fact a very different one.
It is not the case of one that is limiting the provisions of the bill that were already before the House of Commons and before the committee. Rather, it is to introduce entirely new sections, new provisions and new concepts, and the definition of essential services, one that did not exist. The amendments introduce new concepts that expand the scope of sections that were previously unaddressed by the private member's bill. As such, while the effect in part may be a limitation, the actual other effect and the reality of the approach and device used actually significantly expand the nature of the bill beyond the original scope.
With regard to my friend, the member for Windsor—Tecumseh, the argument he has made is essentially that the committee should be master of its own destiny, that it has the right to control its own process. In fact, the rule of order we are dealing with actually states quite the contrary. The basis of that rule is that the House of Commons is the master of its destiny, and when the House of Commons made its decision on second reading of Bill C-257, it did determine at that point the scope of the bill and what its principle was. It determined the essence of the matter in the bill.
Those are the parameters that have been set by the House within which that committee can operate, so in fact no, the committee is not master of its own destiny to do whatever it may like with the bill. It does not have the right to control its own process. It must do so within the parameters of the legislation that has been sent to it by the House. For that reason, Mr. Speaker, I submit to you that the arguments I made to you yesterday remain in place and that what we have in these amendments are amendments that go beyond the scope and purpose of the original bill approved by the House at second reading.
Bill C-257—Canada Labour Code
Points of Order
Routine Proceedings
10:25 a.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
I wish to thank the hon. members for Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, Windsor—Tecumseh, and the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons for their comments on this issue. Naturally, I will study the matter and come back to the House with a ruling.
Canadian Heritage
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:25 a.m.
Francis Scarpaleggia Lac-Saint-Louis, QC
moved that the 13th Report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, introduced on Wednesday, February 13, be concurred in.
Mr. Speaker, it is a great pleasure for me to rise today to move concurrence of the House in this report.
The purpose of this report is to protect and develop Canada's railway heritage. I would like to thank the members of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage who supported this motion.
The railway industry is such an integral part of everyday life—even modern everyday life, as we have seen—that we tend to take the preservation of our railway heritage for granted.
The purpose of this motion is to call on the government to support railway heritage in Canada by providing funds on a sustainable basis to the Canadian Railway Museum, also known as Exporail, located in Delson-St. Constant, Quebec, on the south shore of Montreal.
These funds would be given to the Exporail museum to help it maintain and enhance the national collection of railway artifacts that are spread out across this country in different railway museums, large and small, such as the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel in Cranbrook, British Columbia, and the Revelstoke Railway Museum in Revelstoke, British Columbia, in the riding of my colleague, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
As we shall see, this national collection is potentially vulnerable. Its continued existence should not be taken for granted either by the government or by Canadians themselves. Exporail has the infrastructure, expertise, critical mass and history to be the funnel or the coordinating agent for federal funds aimed at ensuring the long term viability of Canada's railway heritage.
This motion, if adopted by the House and acted upon by the Minister of Canadian Heritage, will help sustain a major component of the Canadian identity.
As I said before, we take our railway heritage for granted, perhaps because every day we witness and, in some cases, even participate in the daily traffic of trains, streetcars and subways. In so doing, we make the dangerously false assumption that our rail heritage is safe and sound. In this case, perhaps familiarity breeds laxity and a false sense of comfort and security.
The railways are the stuff of legends. They were a fundamental part of the industrial revolution and remain, even today, a precondition for economic development in developing countries. Rail transport is the cornerstone of our great country. It was instrumental in Canada's economic development. Without the railway, would we have been absorbed by our neighbours to the south?
Rail transportation was also the engine of Montreal's history and economy. Where would Bombardier—the major transportation and aircraft multinational that Canadians and Quebeckers are so proud of—be today had it not purchased Montreal Locomotive Works?
The railway was at the core of the industrial revolution. The railway is the cornerstone of our nation. The railway is ubiquitous. Just think of streetcars, freight trains, commuter light rail and subways. Aspects of the railway extend even back to Roman times. For example, I recently learned that the width between two railroad tracks is the same distance between the wheels of Roman chariots.
Moreover, rail transport will extend into the millennium as a major solution to the problem of global warming.
As my children, Mia and Caroline, know only too well, The Polar Express, another rail service, can even take us to the North Pole to Santa's workshop.
The inspiration for this motion is obviously my own love of rail travel and my deep concern for our Canadian heritage and identity. But in more immediate terms, the inspiration is a gentleman named Stephen Cheasley.
Stephen Cheasley is a well-known Montreal lawyer who, in addition to practising law as a partner in one of the country's largest and most prestigious law firms, has been a civic builder, both behind the scenes and on the public front lines.
At times when the City of Montreal has required vision to overcome temporary setbacks or challenges, Stephen Cheasley got involved. He has chaired boards of civic institutions, like hospitals, conducted task forces and, most recently, was a founder of Montreal International, an agency devoted to attracting international institutions and head offices to locate in our great city on the St. Lawrence.
Stephen Cheasley is also a rail enthusiast. He is president of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association. The association is a non-profit organization, founded in Montreal in 1932 by a group of rail enthusiasts. It is celebrating 75 years of existence this year. The Canadian Railroad Historical Association owns and operates Exporail, as I said, also known as the Canadian Railway Museum.
The association was originally committed to historical railway research and interpretation. In 1951, the association acquired its first historical artifact. Montreal streetrailway tramcar No. 274. This purchase signalled the expansion of the association's role to include preservation and conservation of railway rolling stock on a nationwide basis.
In 1955, the association acquired the CPR car the Saskatchewan, Sir William Van Horne's private railway car, which was present at the driving of the last spike ceremony of the CPR.
I have been in that car when I was on a tour of Exporail last summer. It is a heady experience for any Canadian, including for a member of Parliament of the country that was born on that historic day when hammer hit spike. At the time this car was acquired, it was slated to be burned. I would like to emphasize that point. It was slated to be disposed of.
The history of the preservation of our railway heritage is full of near misses, which drives home the point that we tend to take that heritage for granted and are saved from the disastrous results of our complacency by individuals like Stephen Cheasley and his predecessors at the Canadian Railroad Historical Association.
In 1962, the association founded Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum, in Delson/Saint-Constant, Quebec, on the south shore of Montreal. Ten acres of land were donated by Domtar to start this project.
At that time, due to the rapid pace of technological change in the railway industry that was causing old rolling stock to be replaced by newer types and models, the association rapidly acquired new items, such as the CN historical collection of locomotives and cars and the CPR historical collection of locomotives and cars, as well as other items from other Canadian transportation systems in the Maritimes, Ontario and the west.
In 1971, descendants of Charles M. Hays, President of the Grand Trunk Railway, who incidentally died on the Titanic and whose death postponed the opening of the Chateau Laurier Hotel which is just a few steps away from here, financed the building of the archives library building at Exporail.
In 1978, in recognition of its excellence, Exporail was designated as Canada's specialized museum for railways.
In 2004, with the help of the federal government, Exporail built and opened a $13 million state-of-the-art, 125,000 square foot building to display 47 pieces of rolling stock. The building includes exhibition rooms, a model railway, a restaurant, archives, a library and offices.
Why should we support the motion? We have dedicated museums for aviation and agriculture. That is the first point I would like to make. Yet, we do not have a dedicated museum for railways, which were so important, as I said before, in creating Canada.
Second, the motion has the support of other railway museums in Canada because they see this as an opportunity. If Exporail could be made a coordinating agent for federal funds aimed at preserving the national railway collection, which as I say, is spread across Canada, then these smaller museums would benefit as well. What every railway museum in Canada, no matter how large or how small, has in common is their deep love of Canadian railway heritage.
The quality of the Exporail collection is extraordinary. In the fall of 2004, the Government of Quebec commissioned an analysis of Exporail in order to determine, among other things, the state of its collection and its significance compared to other railway museums in Canada. This analysis, known as the Lord report, confirmed the exceptional and unrivalled quality of its collection. Consequently, in 2005, Exporail was named the best museum in Quebec by the Quebec museums association.
Exporail's collection of over 160 pieces of Canadian rolling stock is considered by museum experts to be one of the best in the world. When I went for a visit, I thought I was visiting a museum on the scale of the tramway museum in Maine, for example, a smaller museum for tourists who regularly visit that part of the United States. Exporail is a first class international museum that provides a comprehensive and inspiring portrait of the role of the railway in Canada.
To say that it is vital to Canadian identity is an understatement. Exporail is a resource to other rail museums. As I said, many of the pieces in Exporail's collection are lent to other rail museums across Canada.
Exporail has first-rate procedures and practices. For example, it has a rigorous acquisitions policy. Only 25% of potential rolling stock donations are accepted into its collection. In other words, Exporail does not just accept anything that is offered to it, it has a very carefully thought out, systematic and discriminating approach to the kinds of pieces and artifacts that it accepts into its collection.
Moreover, it does not lend its rolling stock to any museum or entity that requests a piece of rolling stock. Anyone requesting rolling stock or an artifact has to meet certain strict criteria.
In addition to rolling stock, Exporail includes a collection of small objects and archival and other two-dimensional objects, such as engineering plans.
In should also be noted that Exporail holds even three non-national pieces of railway rolling stock, one French and two British locomotives, which is extremely unusual for railway museums anywhere in the world.
Another reason why we need to support this motion is that the collection is vulnerable because of the large expenses involved in the proper preservation of railway rolling stock. We think that because trains, locomotives and train cars are made of steel and they roll on steel, that somehow they are not vulnerable to the elements.
When I visited Exporail last summer, I went to the brand new building which is all temperature controlled and keeps artifacts in a perfect state, but behind that new building is a warehouse-like structure that is full of rolling stock that is not really protected from the elements, despite the fact that these pieces of rolling stock are sheltered. Humidity enters the building. There are cracks in that structure. Air and cold enter the building. These extraordinary pieces of rolling stock are in a state of deterioration and it costs a great deal of money to preserve them. That is another reason why Exporail needs these funds for the preservation of its collection.
Another reason why it is important for the government to step in is that the collection is private. It is not public. Again, we assume that the government is taking care of all this, but if these artifacts, these pieces of rolling stock, cannot be kept, they could be sold off or just disposed of. The Sakatchewan was about to be burned when the Canadian Railroad Historical Association purchased it.
I would like to quote from the report by Barry Lord that was commissioned by the Quebec government in 2004. It stated:
However, the fact that the collections are in private hands leaves them vulnerable should the association and its museum function (Exporail) prove unsustainable in future—notwithstanding the fact that the collection is an irreplaceable part of the nation's heritage.
In a related matter, I would like to make the point that many railway cars today are being purchased by wealthy foreigners, namely Americans, to serve as private luxury cars for their travels around North America. These are Canadian artifacts that we cannot keep and maintain, therefore they are being purchased by wealthy individuals south of the border.
I have no problem with wealthy Americans having fun. I just do not want it to be at the expense of mine and my children's rightful heritage and identity.
The government tells us that it is working on a museums' policy but sometimes we need to get ahead of a policy and we need to act when the situation is urgent. We cannot simply wait until a policy is developed, which might not be released for quite a while because of an intervening election or whatever. It seems to me very clear that when the government wants to act, it does not wait for a policy. It makes the announcement and commits the funds.
As a matter of fact, we heard that the government is already taking action to transform the old war museum a few blocks from here into a museum with the participation of the Aga Khan Foundation. It is also apparently moving the Portrait Gallery from Ottawa to Calgary, which I believe would be in the new EnCana Centre that is being planned for downtown Calgary.
When the government has a reason to do something, it has no problem acting in advance of a policy.
The last reason why I think the House should support the motion is that it opens the door to a new and innovative approach to supporting museums and museum artifacts in Canada. We are not asking for direct funding to the Exporail Museum itself. We are asking for government funding to preserve a collection that is spread across the country. Exporail's role in this initiative would be as the coordinating body for the disbursement of these funds because it has the expertise to make such decisions in collaboration with the railway museum community. This funding of the national railway collection could be in the form of a pilot project which could be extended to other museum communities outside the railway museum community.
Before I conclude, I would like to appeal to members of the Conservative Party opposite to vote freely on this motion when it comes up for a vote. I think they owe it to their communities, many of which house railway museums, it to themselves as Canadians and to our country.
Some MPs may say that this funding is for a museum in Montreal, Quebec and they might have a museum that needs money too so they will vote against the motion because it is not for all museums. This is a pilot project. It could be the opening wedge in a bold new kind of museums' initiative that will help museums across the country in various ridings.
When the motion comes up for a vote, I would ask members to put their own specific local interests aside, because this motion will some day perhaps help all museums in all sectors, and do what is right for Canadian heritage and identity and for this country.
Canadian Heritage
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:45 a.m.
Louis Plamondon Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to say right away that the Bloc Québécois will support this motion, which we believe is very important to the Saint-Constant region. I would also like to say that the member for Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, who is currently attending the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, also supports it and will fully cooperate to get this motion approved. The same is true for our Canadian heritage critic, the member for Saint-Lambert.
I would like to ask the previous speaker a question. At one point in his speech, he spoke of the great historical significance of trains. He said that they had been instrumental to the economic development of Quebec and of Canada, and he also spoke of the environmental aspect of using trains.
I would like him to explain how this environmental aspect has been featured at the museum in Saint-Constant.
He spoke of the Lord report, commissioned by the Quebec government, which gave a very favourable review of this museum and which provided a detailed evaluation of the collection. I would like the member to tell us a little more about this report to give our colleagues here a better idea of the importance and present quality of this museum's collection.
Canadian Heritage
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:45 a.m.
Francis Scarpaleggia Lac-Saint-Louis, QC
Mr. Speaker, the reason I talked about the role of rail transport in relation to the future of our country and sustainable development in Canada and around the world is of course because this is one of the challenges that we are going to have to face and that we have already faced in the past. The federal, provincial and municipal governments have all invested in new rail infrastructures.
I raised this point because I wanted to stress the fact that, obviously, a museum takes a look at the past, but must also be a vibrant place turned towards the future. When we think about rail transport and the future, it is pretty obvious that the future lies in public transit. This railway museum is not exclusively about intercity or trans-Canada trains: it also takes a look at the development of commuter trains, tramways and subways, such as the metro in Montreal.
I also mentioned that rail transport is critical to the economic development of developing countries. It is a tool that will help society develop in Canada, in North America and around the world.
When I looked at the museum's collection, I did not see everything. In order to be a vibrant place, this museum should—and perhaps it has already done so—take a look at the future, and possibly show us futuristic designs of the trains of the future. As I said, this may already have been done. When I referred to the railway as a solution of the future to the problem of climate change and air pollution, I wanted to stress that, in my opinion, museums should also look to the future.
The Lord report is a rather voluminous document. It seems that Mr. Lord is one of the most renowned experts in the area of museums. I must congratulate the Quebec government for believing in the Delson/Saint-Constant museum, for believing in its value, to the point of commissioning a study to see where this museum fits among all the museums in the world and in Canada.
Canadian Heritage
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:50 a.m.
Bill Siksay Burnaby—Douglas, BC
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Lac-Saint-Louis for bringing this matter before the House today. It is an important issue around the preservation of an important Canadian heritage and certainly our railway heritage has been crucial to Canada's economic and social development.
I am glad he mentioned some of the important railway museums in British Columbia. I would also mention the West Coast Railway Museum in Squamish, B.C., which is one with which I am particularly familiar, but there are other excellent museums in Cranbrook, Revelstoke and Prince George, as well as operations of restored steam trains in British Columbia that are important to both heritage preservation and the local economy.
I want to ask the member a couple of questions about the coordinating role of Exporail in terms of coordinating with other museums across the country.
As a British Columbian, I am often envious of other parts of Canada because we do not have a national museum located in British Columbia. They are all in other places. We used to have the national museum of arts and crafts but it is no longer in operation. Sometimes we are a little envious of other parts of Canada having the designation of a national museum.
I would ask the member to talk a bit about how this coordinating role for Exporail will function so that other museums across the country benefit from this designation and the preservation of rolling stock and our railway heritage from coast to coast.
Canadian Heritage
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:50 a.m.
Francis Scarpaleggia Lac-Saint-Louis, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would go back to what I said at the end of my intervention, which is that I do not believe we should look at this motion as pitting one community against another or one part of Canada against another.
This motion represents a new direction in museums policy whereby we would no longer only have national museums in Ottawa. There would be a national railway museum on the south shore of Montreal but we would not be funding that museum per se. We would be funding its collection, which is spread across the country.
The idea would be that the museum would work with other museums, such as those in B.C., two of which, by the way, appeared before the heritage committee when it studied this issue. I was not aware of the Squamish museum and I appreciate the hon. member mentioning it, but there are museums across Canada that currently hold artifacts from the Exporail Museum for display. This community is quite well integrated. The players know each other and work together.
The importance of Exporail in all of this process is that it has the body of knowledge, so to speak. As I mentioned, the founding of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association, out of which Exporail was born, goes back 75 years, so it has the critical mass and expertise. I would encourage the member to visit it some day as it is a really remarkable experience. It has rooms of engineering designs, et cetera, so it has the expertise to evaluate.
The Lord report underscores that, of all the railway museums in Canada, Exporail is the one best suited to the task of evaluating what should be funded, what should not be funded and so on.


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We all face life's defining decisions
MENOMINEE – He walks on a trail through the woods; the features on his face are wrinkled because he is in deep thought and prayer. The reason for this is because of the decision he is about to make.
The pros and cons have been wrestled over and over countless times, and it all boils down to this one decision. This decision is what I call a life-defining decision. It will definitely affect his future, but it is one that he accepts.
Throughout our lives, many of us have had to make life-defining decisions. They may have occurred over friends, family, or work. Coming into play as a huge part of the decision are the core values, which are right and wrong/just or unjust.
The core values that have been infused in us come from our parents, family, faith, and school. They are the essence of who and what we are, and define us as human beings. These values have acted as a rudder on a ship, to guide our lives, enabling us to stay the course through many major decisions
Here are some suggestions to follow when making these life-defining decisions. Just think of the 4 R's: review, retain, resolve, and regret.
1) Review – Above all, do not make a major decision on a knee-jerk reaction. As I mentioned, take the time to review all of the pros and cons of a major decision, attempting to look at all angles and consider unintended consequences.
2) Retain – Always retain core values when making these decisions. These values will tell you if something is amiss or not, and guide you to making your decisions.
3) Resolve – Stick to the decision you have made unless new information comes to light.
4) Regret – When the decision has been made, don't do a "should have, would have." You need to understand that you have made the decision with the best information available, move forward, and "don't live in the past."
If you can try to incorporate the 4 R's as part of your life-defining decisions, please remember to trust your judgment, core values, and to use prayer as a foundation to guide you.
Dan Paul is the administrator at Menominee Catholic Central Elementary School. His columns, which explore family relationships, are published monthly in Lifestyles.


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