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Debates of Nov. 15th, 2005
House of Commons Hansard #150 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was afghanistan.
- Question Period
- Parliamentary Delegation Report
- Government Response to Petitions
- Modernization of Investigative Techniques Act
- National Capital and Gatineau Park Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Question No. 208
- Question No. 210
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Question No. 206
- Question No. 207
- Supply
- Forestry
- South Asia Earthquake
- Canada-Philippine Friendship
- La Mosaïque
- Cambridge Memorial Hospital
- Dr. Peter Zwack
- Wildlife Protection Officers
- The Family
- Volunteer Firefighters
- Ski Bromont
- Status of Women
- Banting Homestead
- Health
- Marc-André Fortin
- Christmas Miracles
- Route of Honour
- Sponsorship Program
- Keeseekoose First Nation
- Taxation
- Parliament of Canada
- Keeseekoose First Nation
- Public Works and Government Services
- Intergovernmental Affairs
- Economic Statement
- Airports
- Equalization
- Human Resources and Skills Development
- Parliament of Canada
- Agriculture
- Taxation
- Justice
- Economic Development
- Justice
- The Environment
- Health
- Taxation
- Presence in Gallery
- Privilege
- Supply
- Privilege
- Criminal Code
- Canada's military mission in Afghanistan
Parliamentary Delegation Report
10 a.m.
The Speaker
I have the honour to lay upon the table the report of the Canadian parliamentary delegation that visited the Russian Federation from October 11 to October 14, 2005.
Government Response to Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10 a.m.
New Brunswick
Dominic LeBlanc Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to five petitions.
Modernization of Investigative Techniques Act
Routine Proceedings
10 a.m.
Edmonton Centre
Anne McLellan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-74, An Act regulating telecommunications facilities to facilitate the lawful interception of information transmitted by means of those facilities and respecting the provision of telecommunications subscriber information.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
National Capital and Gatineau Park Act
Routine Proceedings
10 a.m.
Ed Broadbent Ottawa Centre, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-444, An Act to amend the National Capital Act (Gatineau Park).
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce my bill, an act to amend the National Capital Act, Gatineau Park. The bill is seconded by my colleague, the member of Parliament for Skeena--Bulkley Valley.
The bill would amend the National Capital Act to establish for the first time legal boundaries for Gatineau Park. If brought into legislation, it would give legal status to the park and would recognize that one of the objectives and purposes of the National Capital Commission is to acquire privately owned real properties or provincial properties situated in Gatineau Park. It would also require owners of real property situated in the park to give the NCC a right of first refusal on the sale of the property. In short, it would ensure Gatineau Park remains a treasure for future generations of Canadians.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Routine Proceedings
November 15th, 2005 / 10:05 a.m.
Rob Nicholson Niagara Falls, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have a petition signed by several hundred individuals from Ridgeway, Fort Erie, Welland, Crystal Beach and Niagara Falls.
These petitioners say that because marriage is the best foundation for families and the raising of children and that the majority of Canadians support the definition of marriage as the voluntary union of a single male and a single female, they petition Parliament to use all possible legislative and administrative measures to preserve and protect the current definition of marriage as between one man and one woman.
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Tom Lukiwski Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK
Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to rise today to present a petition from several hundred people from Regina and the Regina area, including Regina Beach, Buena Vista, Kinookimaw, Kannata Valley, Chamberlain, Marquis and Bethune, Saskatchewan.
All of these signatories want to express their belief that the government should reduce the level of taxation on gasoline. They are petitioning the House of Commons to ensure the GST is eliminated on taxation so we do not have tax upon tax.
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Jay Hill Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, as I have done so often this fall, it is my pleasure to rise again and present this petition on behalf of citizens from two provinces: first, from Waterloo, Kitchener, Paris and Cambridge, Ontario; and second, from Salmon Arm, Vancouver, Richmond, Port Coquitlam, Surrey, New Westminster, Port Moody and the great city of Chilliwack, all in British Columbia.
These citizens wish to draw to the attention of the House that on average about 2,000 children are adopted from foreign countries and brought to Canada each year and yet the government continues to refuse to grant them automatic citizenship.
Therefore the petitioners from both Ontario and B.C. are uniting to call upon Parliament to immediately enact legislation to grant automatic citizenship to those minors adopted from other countries by Canadian citizens with this citizenship being immediately granted upon finalization of the adoption.
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Inky Mark Dauphin—Swan River, MB
Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to present three petitions containing thousands of names from Canadians across the country.
Since we came back this week from Remembrance Day events in our ridings, my first petition calls upon Parliament to enact Bill C-295, an act to amend the Holiday Act to recognize Remembrance Day as a legal holiday that honours the men and women who died serving their country in war and in peacekeeping efforts.
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Inky Mark Dauphin—Swan River, MB
Mr. Speaker, in the second petition, the petitioners call upon the House to enact Bill C-391, an act to recognize and protect Canada's hunting and fishing heritage to ensure the rights of present and future Canadians to enjoy these activities are protected in law.
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Inky Mark Dauphin—Swan River, MB
Mr. Speaker, the final petition deals with the gas tax. The petitioners call upon the House to eliminate the federal excise tax on diesel fuel and gasoline used in farming operations and commercial fisheries, to cap the amount of tax it collects on gasoline and to eliminate the practice of applying the GST to the provincial fuel tax and the federal excise tax, a practice that charges a tax on top of a tax.
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
New Brunswick
Dominic LeBlanc Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, the following questions will be answered today: Nos. 208 and 210.
Question No. 208
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Loyola Hearn St. John's South, NL
With regard to the use of chemical agents by the Canadian military, were chemical agents tested by the Canadian military and, if so: ( a ) in what year(s); ( b ) which chemical agents were tested; ( c ) where were chemical agents tested; ( d ) were there different locations where chemical agents were stored and not tested; ( e ) were there chemical agents tested or stored at CFB Shilo and posted to CFB Petawawa and, if so, what type of tests were performed and how often; ( f ) what quantity of agents were stored at CFB Shilo and CFB Petawawa respectively and for how long; ( g ) were there ongoing shipments of chemical agents from base to base; ( h ) were military personnel made aware when they were involved in the transport or storage of chemical agents; ( i ) was there a safety policy relative to chemical agents at the time of storage or testing; ( j ) how many times has the safety regulations protocol pertaining to chemical agents been amended since the 1960s; and ( k ) does the current policy differ greatly from military policies of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s and, if so, in which way?
Question No. 208
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Toronto Centre
Bill Graham Minister of National Defence
Mr. Speaker, as agreed with the member of Parliament, the department has interpreted the original question on the order paper to read: With regard to the testing of agent orange/agent purple or other herbicides tested by the Canadian military, were such chemicals tested by the Canadian military at CFB Shilo and CFB Petawawa and, if so: (a) in what year(s); (b) which chemicals were tested; (c) where were these chemical tested; (d) were there different locations where these chemicals were stored and not tested;(e) what type of tests were performed and how often; (f) what quantity of these chemicals were stored at CFB Shilo and CFB Petawawa respectively and for how long; (g) were there ongoing shipments of these chemicals between CFB Shilo and CFB Petawawa; (h) were military personnel made aware when they were involved in the transport or storage of these chemicals on or between these two bases; (i) was there a safety policy relative to these chemicals at the time of storage or testing; (j) how many times has the safety regulations protocol pertaining to chemicals been amended since the 1960s; and (k) does the current policy differ greatly from military policies of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s and, if so, in which way?
To date, with the records available, there is no indication that agent orange, agent purple or any other herbicide was tested at CFB Shilo and CFB Petawawa and therefore our answers to questions a. to i. inclusive are nil.
That said, as a longer term due diligence project, National Defence, in early 2006, will initiate research to determine all of the herbicides that were routinely used at military bases across Canada. This project will review and report on factual historical information related to the regulation, the production, the sale, and the use in Canada of herbicides used or likely to have been used at Canadian Forces military bases. The information gained through this research project will provide the department with the information being requested by questions j. to k. This study will likely take at least two years to complete, as there are more than 50 years of files to be researched from sites all over Canada. Should any new information emerge that indicates agent orange, agent purple or any other herbicide was tested at CFB Shilo and/or CFB Petawawa, this information will be provided.
Question No. 210
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Brian Pallister Portage—Lisgar, MB
Did the government provide a severance package for André Ouellet when he resigned from Canada Post and, if so, what were the details and monetary figures of this package?


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Elpida Memory, a leading supplier of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), said on Wednesday that it has completed the development of 50nm process technology for memory production. Thanks to new fabrication process, the company is now capable of making 2.50GHz DDR3 memory with reduced voltage.
The lineup of DRAMs produced using 50nm process technology includes chips that can work at 800MHz, 1066MHz, 1333MHz, 1600MHz, 1866MHz, 2133MHz and 2500MHz with 1.2V, 1.35V or 1.5V voltage setting.
The new 50nm process DDR3 SDRAM chip was developed using the industry's most advanced 193nm (ArF) immersion lithography technology and copper interconnect technology and has a chip size of less than 40mm2. The new chips operate on not only DDR3 standard 1.5V supply voltage but even lower voltages of 1.35V and 1.2V and can contribute to the low-power operations of high-density memory systems such as servers and data centers.
The new DDR3 SDRAM will initially find applications in high-end desktop PCs. Applications are possible elsewhere based on the current shift away from DDR2 SDRAMs in notebook PCs and server equipment.
Mass production of the new 50nm process DDR3 SDRAM is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2009. Elpida is also aggressively developing 50nm process products for high-end digital consumer electronic products and Mobile RAM.

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Debates of June 20th, 2008
House of Commons Hansard #117 of the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was chair.
- Question Period
- Points of Order
- Privilege
- Standing Committee on International Trade
- Carbon Tax Proposal
- World Refugee Day
- Carbon Tax Proposal
- Municipalities
- Carbon Tax Proposal
- New Squadron in Bagotville
- Carbon Tax Proposal
- World Refugee Day
- Carbon Tax Proposal
- Aboriginal People
- Government Appointments
- Carbon Tax Proposal
- The Environment
- Ethics
- The Environment
- Aerospace Industry
- Regional Economic Development
- Foreign Affairs
- Canadian Wheat Board
- Manufacturing Industry
- National Defence
- Official Languages
- Court Challenges Program
- Economic Development
- The Environment
- Justice
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Points of Order
- Privilege
- Points of Order
- Conflict of Interest Code
- Government Response to Petitions
- Special Import Measures Act
- Criminal Code
- Committees of the House
- Early Learning and Child Care Act
Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
Points of Order
10:50 a.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The Standing Orders do not give the Speaker any powers to decide a committee's mandate. The Standing Orders state what they are. The Chair is able to decide something when the report comes here. If the report is beyond the scope of the committee, it is thrown out, and I have done that. But the Standing Orders do not say that the Speaker has a supervisory power over committees to decide whether rulings by chairs, in relation to the jurisdiction of the committee or any other aspect of a committee's work, are appealable to the Chair. It is not permitted.
In my view, we are stuck. The committee can file a report. If the report is beyond the committee's scope, beyond its powers, then, as Speaker, I can refuse a motion to concur in the report and send the report back to the committee, which is exactly what I have done once already.
Now, the hon. member's question of privilege, we will hear that.
Committees of the House
June 20th, 2008 / 10:55 a.m.
Ken Epp Edmonton—Sherwood Park, AB
Mr. Speaker, I have been around here as long as some of the older members. In fact, of all the members of Parliament, I have some pride in stating there are only now four members of Parliament who are older than I am, although some have been here longer because they started at a much younger age.
In all my years here I have gained a bit of a reputation of being a substitute. I often go into different committees for different people and so I have observed many different committees working over the years. In fact, I am so frequently at other committees that I got a permanent nameplate made for myself so they do not have to hand write one.
I have seen different chairs operating over the years and it has been a real privilege to observe that. But occasionally, we see things that do not seem quite up to par.
I remember, in an earlier Parliament, where a chair obviously breached a fundamental rule of democracy. That was an occasion, about 10 or 12 years ago, where the chair, when we were going through a bill clause by clause, asked, "Shall clause, whatever the number was, pass?" Nobody said anything except me. I said, "No". He said, "Carried".
So, I raised a question of privilege or point of order in the House, and I pointed that out because chairs of committees are not infallible. When it comes to something like that, I think that they have to be challenged. I did that and there again, you said, Mr. Speaker, that the committee was the master of its own fate. That is fine, but that is a fundamental violation of democracy.
I have another one that happened last Tuesday when I was, as usual, substituting in this committee for one of my members who had other duties. When I was in the seat as a substitute, I allowed the regular members of the committee to carry the debate because I am not one who usually intrudes into other people's work. I was there to help and to serve. I put my name on the speaker's list, but I dutifully awaited my turn.
Observing the way the committee meeting was going, I saw the chair, over and over again, cut off the mike. He turned around in his chair to signal the switcher to turn off the mike. My colleagues were busily making points with respect to the issue that was being debated and when the chair, and I will say this gently, heard things that he did not like, he cut them off. It was not that they were out of order or that they were repeating, but he cut them off.
So, Mr. Speaker, I think that it is important for you to hear my first intervention. I am going to read this into the record of the House, even though it is from the committee, because he finally gave me the floor, and then I--
Committees of the House
10:55 a.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
Order. I am afraid I have to cut the hon. member off because it is 11 o'clock and we have to move on with other business. However, I will hear him after question period and he will be able to complete his question of privilege then, but at the moment, under the Standing Orders, we have to move to statements by members.
I call upon the hon. member for South Shore—St. Margaret's.
Standing Committee on International Trade
Statements By Members
10:55 a.m.
Gerald Keddy South Shore—St. Margaret's, NS
Mr. Speaker, my Conservative Party colleagues on the Standing Committee on International Trade respectfully dissent from the report, "Human Rights, the Environment and Free Trade with Colombia".
It is clear that this report does not accurately reflect the views of all the members of this committee, nor does it reflect the testimony of the majority of the witnesses who appeared before the committee.
It is our opinion that a Canada-Colombia free trade agreement would expand Canada-Colombia trade and investment and would help ongoing efforts by the Government of Colombia to create a prosperous, equitable and secure democracy.
Our government's commitment to deepening its engagement in the Americas seeks to promote increased prosperity, greater security, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
Furthermore, the Conservative members of the committee believe these objectives are interrelated and mutually reinforcing. That is why we cannot align ourselves with the recommendations expressed in this report.
We believe that this report lacks balance as the opposition members played partisan politics to--
Standing Committee on International Trade
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
Order. The hon. member for Thunder Bay--Rainy River.
Carbon Tax Proposal
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Ken Boshcoff Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON
Mr. Speaker, when I was in university earning my graduate degree in environmental studies, the future of our planet seemed mighty grim. Eagles were disappearing and rivers did not freeze in the winter because they were so contaminated with mercury.
Since that graduation, I have been working on many environmental causes, as a councillor, as a mayor and as a member of Parliament, but yesterday, it all came together. The green shift is a plan that gives us all hope for the future.
Since yesterday's announcement people have been calling. They are excited and have encouraging words. For me, it is with a dynamic sense of optimism that I can tell my constituents that we have a plan that will work; that we have a plan that will help; that we have a plan that will bring about a richer, greener and fairer Canada and will restore that sense of democracy and optimism in our country.
World Refugee Day
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Meili Faille Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC
Mr. Speaker, refugee assistance agencies, such as the United Nations High Commission for Refugees and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, are joining together today to mark World Refugee Day. This year's theme is "Protecting Refugees: Rebuilding Lives in Safety and Dignity".
This day is an opportunity to pay tribute to the incredible strength, courage and determination of refugees throughout their ordeal. They have been uprooted and must make the journey from oppression and persecution to asylum and protection before finally finding a place they can call their own. Today is also an opportunity to recognize the people who help refugees rebuild their lives in safety and dignity.
My Bloc Québécois colleagues and I commend the agencies that help refugees rebuild their lives in safety and dignity. We must take real steps to protect refugees. Bill C-280, which was introduced by my colleague from Laval and is designed to protect refugees, will finally bring about the implementation of the refugee appeal division.
Carbon Tax Proposal
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Dennis Bevington Western Arctic, NT
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Liberals announced their carbon tax plan, which can only be characterized as a won't get it done plan.
As the British Columbia minister of the environment said, "They really are not actually taking the bull by the horns". As Dave Martin of Greenpeace said, "In our view, the [Liberal] plan really doesn't go far enough"
There are so many things wrong with this plan that it is hard to know where to start, but here are two. First, it has absolutely no targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; it does not even mention Kyoto. Second, there are no measures to encourage Canadians to embrace renewable energy.
All this plan would do is make Canadians, especially northerners and rural people, pay more, while large corporations continue business as usual.
This summer the NDP will be consulting with Canadians on how to best move forward with renewable energy. After listening to this, we will be putting forward a plan which would move Canada quickly toward a more renewable energy future, provide energy security, create new green collar jobs and, combined with our cap and trade plan, take real action to reduce greenhouse gases.
Carbon Tax Proposal
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Rick Norlock Northumberland—Quinte West, ON
Mr. Speaker, after finally getting the details of the Liberals' carbon tax grab, my constituents are very concerned.
Regardless of the Liberal leader's claims that his plan is revenue neutral, it is plain to see that this is impossible. The reason for this tax shaft is that the Liberal leader needed to find a way to pay for all his unbudgeted spending promises and he is doing it on the backs of the Canadian taxpayer. He plans to spend all the money it brings in on programs, on special interests, on endless priorities.
Canadians would feel the effects of this tax grab directly and indirectly. We cannot drive up the cost of transporting gas, groceries and everything else without hurting consumers. We cannot prevent manufacturers, once taxed, from passing their losses on to their customers.
The only green shift that would occur is the shifting of money out of Canadians' wallets.
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Mario Silva Davenport, ON
Mr. Speaker, when the previous Liberal government implemented its new deal for cities, municipal governments across Canada found a seat at the national table. Cities like Toronto, home to millions of Canadians, finally found a partner in their federal government.
In contrast, the Conservative government policy can be summed up in one statement, no deals for cities, leaving Toronto and other cities to fend for themselves.
The facts are alarming: $123 billion is needed for infrastructure work; soaring demands are being placed on municipal public transit systems; and the economic prosperity of our urban centres is being threatened.
The government must start responding to the needs of Canadian cities. Cities like Toronto deserve to be treated with respect.
Carbon Tax Proposal
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Kevin Sorenson Crowfoot, AB
Mr. Speaker, my constituents will not be deceived by the Liberals' carbon tax.
We know that the Liberal leader's plan is to impose a permanent new tax that would hurt all Canadians. On farms across our country, fertilizer prices are already costly and will be more expensive if the Liberals get to launch their new tax grab.
There are sin taxes already on alcohol and tobacco, and now the Liberals want to apply a sin tax on rural and urban Canadians who are heating their homes in the winter and driving to work year-round. They want to tax electricity even if it kills manufacturing jobs, and hits seniors and everyone else on a fixed income. The Liberals are promising to almost triple the tax on diesel. This would also hurt farmers and increase the cost of everything transported by truck or train, including food.
My constituents know that every carbon tax imposed in Europe has hit gas prices hard, very hard. The Liberal carbon tax plan would be a dirty trick and would hurt all Canadians.
New Squadron in Bagotville
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Robert Bouchard Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Conservative government has still not fulfilled its promise to form an expeditionary squadron at the base in Bagotville, despite the announcement made there in July 2007 by the defence minister at the time.
In light of the delay in completing this project, I recently submitted a brief to the conference of elected officials of the Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean region. I recommended that the region's elected officials join together to ensure that the Conservatives fulfill their promise and do everything necessary to bring in new soldiers as soon as possible.
The Conservatives must fulfill the promise they made to the people of Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean during the last election campaign. The people of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord will not accept half-measures when it comes to the Conservatives' commitment.
I remind this government that a promise is a promise.
Carbon Tax Proposal
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Daryl Kramp Prince Edward—Hastings, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday in The Chronicle-Herald, the Liberal member for Cape Breton—Canso suggested that he too is worried about the massive Liberal tax hike. I quote:
When you cross the street and get hit by a car, it doesn't matter if you were in the crosswalk. You're still dead. If we don't get this right, politically, we'll pay.
How prophetic for the Liberal Party. But while the Liberal members are worrying about their jobs and electoral prospects, Canadians are worried about paying for heating their homes, getting to work and putting food in their children's mouths.
This deceitful tax grab is supposed to be revenue neutral, but in fact it bleeds income from students, families and small business and puts it in the grips of the Liberal Party.
I am not going to be fooled. The Conservative members will not be fooled. The good people of Prince Edward--Hastings will not be fooled. All Canadians will not be fooled. They know when they are getting the shaft and not the shift.
World Refugee Day
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Glen Pearson London North Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of World Refugee Day, held annually on June 20.
It is a day to recognize the hardships that the world's refugee population faces, especially those who live without material, social or legal protection. It is also a day to celebrate the tireless efforts of all those striving to protect and improve the lives of forcibly displaced people, from the provision of food and shelter to support for those lacking legal status, or helping those who wish to return to their home country.
This year, World Refugee Day focuses on the fundamental need for protection. For some, protection means economic security. For others, this means freedom from violence, persecution or even death.
I ask my colleagues in this House and all Canadians to help protect refugees by raising awareness at the grassroots level, in local communities, workplaces and online. By forming a global network of supporters, we help ensure that protection is extended equally around the world and that the plight of refugees is in some small way improved.
Carbon Tax Proposal
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Jeff Watson Essex, ON
Mr. Speaker, a Liberal dirty tax trick by any other name, say, a green shift, is still a Liberal dirty tax trick.
The Liberal leader gleefully announced he would permanently up the cost of gas, electricity and everything Canadians buy, killing Canadian jobs. Peel back the green veneer and this permanent new Liberal tax is not about the environment. There are 40-plus pages about the crushing tax and not a single word about how many greenhouse gases this green shaft will reduce.
Polluting industries will not pay. They will pass on the tax to consumers. But truckers and farmers will pay. Canadians will pay on everything, including ultimately the price of gas. In fact, the only green shift that will occur with this Liberal tax is hard-earned money from Canadians' wallets to the Liberal leader's coffers.
The Liberals once promised to kill the GST. Now they are adding a tax as large as the GST, permanently, on virtually everything we buy so the Liberal leader can spend it all on programs, on special interests and endless priorities.
Under this punitive tax, the Liberal leader gets the green goldmine, while Canadians and the environment get the shaft.


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Universal shuts down 'Fast & Furious 7' production
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer
Published: December 4, 2013; Last modified: December 4, 2013 12:08PM
NEW YORK — Universal Pictures has shut down production "for a period of time" on "Fast & Furious 7" following the death of its star Paul Walker.
The studio announced Wednesday that the film will shut down "for a period of time so we can assess all options available to move forward with the franchise."
The seventh installment of the street racings series had begun shooting in September. When Walker died in a fiery car crash Saturday, the film was on break for the Thanksgiving holiday. Shooting had been planned to resume Monday in Atlanta, but production was put on hold following Walker's death.
While much of "Fast & Furious 7" has been filmed, it is far from complete.
Universal is scheduled to release the film in July.
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16 Ultra-Fabulous Ways To Welcome Spring
When I was growing up in the Mississippi Delta town of Greenville, we went to Memphis for everything: school clothes and allergy shots, haircuts and fine dinners at the (sadly) long-gone Justine's, visits to the zoo, and (when I was older) rock concerts at the Mid-South Coliseum (also now shut). Though Memphis is firmly in Tennessee, it was the cultural and emotional capital of the Delta, the rich alluvial floodplain that begins, in the words of writer David Cohn, "in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis and ends on Catfish Row in Vicksburg."
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Another writer, Peter Taylor, who captured the nuances of Southern society better than anyone I know, has a character put it this way in his masterpiece of a novel, A Summons to Memphis: "Nashville…is a city of schools and churches, whereas Memphis is—well, Memphis is something else again. Memphis is a place of steamboats and cotton gins, of card playing and hotel society." I happen to love Nashville, a city where I spent much of every summer with my mother's family, but really, where would you rather be?
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Norma, dinner looks great. especially that super young super fresh corn! Have a couple weeks to a month left till it rolls out of the farms here in southern NH. If you can't tell, I can't wait! there is no substitute. -marc
ive seen people use the big plastic containers. 2 on top of each other with water & fish tank heater in the bottom one. it works well
Do you have any ideas how you are going to proceed with a proofing box to fit the 14" cutter pan inside?
i havent tried it yet, i made mine in a small cooler. it will just fit my sourdough jars and a bowl or 2 of dough.looks like you've been in this thread, check the new posts Matt made one http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,11220.20.html
sear,I did see that thread and what Matt did. I didn't see he tried it out for his dough though. Thanks for the link and taking the time to answer my questions.Norma
Matt,Great to hear your proofing box is working great. Hope you can post some pictures of your pies in the WFO, if the weather cooperates. One of these days I will get to try a pizza made in a WFO. Sure would like to be able to taste one and see what I am missing.Maybe I also will have to go to plan B, (your idea) if this proofing box doesnt work out. Norma
Matt,Wow, that looks really nice. Thanks for showing a picture. I can see the 14" cutter pan would fit inside the box. Where did you buy that kind of box? I was just outside trying to put my proofing box together with the materials I have now.. Like I said before, I might need to go to your idea. I am not getting to far with my proofing box, because yesterday when I was mowing the lawn, I almost ran over a baby robin that fell out of its nest. I picked it up, dug some worms. fed it and put it in the one flower bed. At least, I think it is the father (because it has a red breast, but I am not sure) keeps coming into the flower bed and feeding it. I had taken some pictures yesterday, when I didnt know if the robin would feed it after I picked it up. I just came inside to get the camera again, because the robin keeps coming back and feeding the baby. I am more interested in watching that than working on the proofing box. That poor robin comes back about ever couple of minutes to feed its baby. LOLI would enjoy seeing some pictures when the proof is finished.Thanks,Norma
Hi Norma,They're pretty common boxes that you should be able to get anywhere. I would start with Walmart. They're the ones that are made to be stored under a bed. Just make sure that there is at least a 4" gap of air when you place once inside the other or it will not work. The ones that I bought are Sterelite & they have a hard plastic handle on the sides.Matt
If this experiment does work out for you, are you also going to go though the whole procedure and also have some par-baked crusts on hand in the freezer, if you feel the need to have one?
Peter,I also like success over failure, but I think each thing that happens in our lives teaches us something. I know the knowledge I learn by trying this project will surely teach me something, maybe many things.Somewhere on this forum I posted the story about Milton Hershey. I think it was in off-topic foods somewhere. I will have to look where I put it. I only live about 25 minutes from Hershey so I know the story well. He had a caramel candy business in Lancaster and also made clear toy candy at one time. He kept going, even after all his failures. The town of Hershey is beautiful. It has all the original houses Milton Hershey built for his employees. Even the park was his idea and he also built it for his employees. I love that park, because I still love roller coasters. The chocolate kiss lamps on Chocolate Ave. are something, too. I know a lady that worked on the whole candy exhibit for the Museum and she researched all what Milton Hershey produced as far as candy in his lifetime. I dont know if that exhibit is still there, because now they have Chocolate World. Milton Hershey also started the school for children that had less means than others. He was a wonderful man in my opinion.Well, like I always say, you win some and you lose some. I must have wired the proofing box wrong. I thought I had all the wires right, but when I went to plug it in, it blew the one circuit breaker in the shed. The sparks flew out of the receptacle. I will have to get a neighbor to help me with the wiring and see what I did wrong. Pictures below of finished or almost finished proofing box.Also a few pictures of the baby robin and I guess the father waiting to feed it. Since this was part of my building the proofing box, I thought I would include them. I wanted to take a closer picture of the parent, but it wouldnt let me get any closer. Maybe I paid too much attention to the robins and didnt watch what I was doing in making the proofing box. I have been known to make mistakes when I am busy doing something else. I had picked the baby robin up yesterday when it was in the grass, (it must have fallen out of the tree) because I almost ran over it with the lawn mower. I brought it inside and tried to give it some water and I dug him or her some worms. I didnt think the parents would take care of the baby robin after I had touched it, but they are taking care of it.Pictures Below of robins, too.Norma
Matt,What is the lead on the dimmer? The dimmer switch only had two wires.
Hi Norma,The 2 wires that you are referring to above are the lead wires. Matt
I would enjoy seeing some pictures when the proof is finished.Thanks,Norma


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About the Author: Conrad Turner serves as Public Affairs Officer at U.S. Embassy Belgrade in Serbia.
On October 12 and 13, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paid her first-ever visit to Belgrade, Serbia. During her stay, she met with Serbian President Boris Tadic and other officials, as well as social activists, journalists, and alumni of U.S. exchange programs. Her visit comes at a time of improving relations between the United States and Serbia, and heightened efforts by Serbia to speed its progress towards joining the European Union and forging closer ties with Euro-Atlantic security institutions. The United States is a strong supporter of Serbia's European aspirations, and for years has been a steady supporter through USAID programs in the reforms and development necessary for Serbia to gain status as a candidate for membership in the European Union.
The United States is also encouraging Serbia to seek to solve practical issues with all of its neighbors, including Kosovo. A member of NATO's Partnership for Peace, Serbia recently sent a military representative to NATO headquarters to assist its Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mission. The Serbian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces' excellent cooperation with the Ohio National Guard has for years been a highlight of the bilateral relationship, and this partnership has helped Serbia in its efforts to improve its ability to operate jointly with U.S. and other partner forces.
Secretary Clinton's visit also coincides with an increase in traditional ties between the citizens of both countries, such as high school, university, and professional exchanges, as well as links between cultural, educational, and scientific organizations. This has also been a time of greater opportunities for strengthening trade and investment ties between America and Serbia. While noting the government's accomplishments, the Secretary's meeting with representatives of civil society demonstrates the importance she attaches to the role of ordinary citizens in improving people's lives while protecting human rights, and the role they play in helping the government respond to citizens' needs and improve the quality of its services. Importantly, with her visit to Belgrade, the Secretary also conveyed the message that the United States looks to the future and is both Serbia's friend and supporter.
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Facts, Myths, and American HistoryPosted Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at 10:40 AM
"History is but fables agreed upon." This statement, attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, sets an ominous tone for the serious study of history... if it's true.
Looking through American history it takes very little effort to provide evidence that Napoleon was, at least, partially correct. The discovery of America, Jamestown, the pilgrims and Plymouth colony, the American Revolution, and the War for Independence are all examples of America's foundational events that have been corrupted by myth.
I have little intention of addressing errors in historical accuracy, which number somewhere in the neighborhood of infinity. Mistakes are just that, mistakes. Although one recent study alarmingly found 249 factual errors in just four high school history books, an issue that needs addressed, I want this column to dig deeper.
Myths and legends can be historical accounts that have been created and crafted with an intended purpose. They may also be embellishments of factual events that simply took on a life of their own. Either way, myths and legends have woven their way into the fabric of our nation's history and have become commonly accepted facts.
Some readers will be surprised, shocked, dismayed, or possibly offended when we learn factual truths about the history of our great nation. My endeavor is to be nothing more than a messenger. All sources of information will be available to be reviewed and verified by anyone who is willing. This may be as a direct reference in the article or on my North Stoddard Countian blog.
America's history provides fascination and awe at nearly every turn. The myths and legends have only put a dramatic mask on the true wonder of our nation and how it came into being.
As a graduate student, I had the privilege of teaching the course, American History to 1877. Curious about the knowledge of my students, I gave a quiz the first day of class: List the original thirteen colonies. The class of 35 recent high school graduates could name fewer than five on average. Some of the answers included France, England, Mexico, and Hawaii.
Here's a quiz for you. Without looking at a map, atlas, encyclopedia, or the internet, how many of the original thirteen colonies can you name? Does your number surprise or disappoint you? Don't be dismayed if you don't think you did very well. Most of us don't.
To be honest, there is little pleasure in memorizing a list of names for the purpose of knowing them. The fascination is in the details. What colony was started as an alternative to debtor's prison? What had Roger Williams done that resulted in his banishment from Massachusetts Colony and what colony did he later found as a result? Why did the Province of Carolina eventually become two separate colonies? Each colony has a unique foundation upon which it was built. Understanding those foundations will give you a new insight into the enormous complexity of uniting the thirteen colonies under a single central government.
I also want to take this opportunity to encourage you to be part of history. Families came into existence long before nations or countries and your family has a history that deserves to be preserved. Do not be afraid, it's not difficult. There are a lot of simple things you can do.
It is an extremely rare family that doesn't have pictures of people they can't identify. Make sure that you identify as many people as possible in the pictures you have. Try to record the event and approximate date the picture was taken.
Grab an ink pen or a computer and start writing. Don't feel as if what you write has to be historically significant or a major event. It's the little things that your family members want to hold onto. It's not as important that you bought a brand new station wagon in 1974 as it is that you forgot what number you were on after 83 verses of "99 Bottles" and had to start over again while on that trip to your family reunion.
I strongly encourage the use of a digital voice recorder or tape recorder. It's the easiest way to record your memories; all you have to do is talk. Interview your parents or grandparents about their memories. In the years to come you'll appreciate the fact that you can press play, listen to the stories, and hear a voice that warms your heart and brings you to tears.
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Listening to music may relax mechanically ventilated patients, but there are limitations to the quality of the available evidence
- Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Correspondence to Ulrica Nilsson
Department of Nursing, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden; ulrica.nilsson{at}nurs.umu.se
Implications for practice and research
▪ Music interventions may have a beneficial effect on heart rate, respiratory rate and state anxiety in mechanically ventilated patients.
▪ Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) following the CONSORT statement with sufficient sample size and well-established outcome measures are needed in testing music interventions.
The intensive care unit (ICU) environment is a strange place with its noises, equipment, constant activity and bright lights. The demands of critically ill patients in this environment often keep the care providers from recognising the hostility of the environment from the patient's perspective. Patients are often scared, confused and uncomfortable, and the ICU environment does little to provide comfort. Enhancing comfort leads to increased perceptions of well-being and decreased perception of stress.1 The majority of ICU patients are mechanically ventilated. Mechanical ventilation often causes major distress and anxiety in patients, putting them at greater risk for complications. Side effects of analgesia and sedation may lead to the prolongation of mechanical ventilation and, subsequently, to a longer length of hospitalisation …


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Fairy tale themes abound in television and movies right now. And they're not just for children anymore. Via ISDN, Krista Tippett interviewed Maria Tatar, a scholar of the Brothers Grimm and other classic tales who chairs the Program in Folklore and Mythology at Harvard University. They discuss what these old stories work in us — and how we work through them on our fears and our hopes. I live-tweeted the gems of their conversation — and there were many — and hope you'll share them with others.


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Everyone sees when your Facebook status goes from "Married" to "It's Complicated" and inevitably to "Single." It's difficult to watch your world fall apart privately, let alone in front of the virtual world.
Even if it's an amicable split, social media can be a haven for rumors and unwanted attention. The ex may be posting pictures of his or her new life – with the kids, a new home or a new significant other. If your friend has unresolved feelings, the hurt goes beyond simply closing a chapter in life.
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In Pictures: BlackBerry 10 smartphones
Our initial glimpse at RIM's (er, make that BlackBerry's) attempt to claw its way back into the smartphone market
Our initial glimpse at RIM's (er, make that BlackBerry's) attempt to claw its way back into the smartphone market
The newly rechristened BlackBerry delivered on its promise to breathe new life into an aging, iconic product line, but it still faces an uphill battle in a market dominated by Apple's iPhone and devices based on Google's Android operating system.
Despite some caution about the fortunes of BlackBerry, Facebook and Apple, solid financial results from tech vendors coupled with positive reports about the economy are boosting confidence in IT, with share prices of computer, consumer electronics an...
RIM has announced its BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, the top-of-the line BlackBerry that -- it hopes -- is going to take on the iPhone 5 and save the company.
Our initial glimpse at RIM's (er, make that BlackBerry's) attempt to claw its way back into the smartphone market
BlackBerry 10 launches today, but the firm's European MD adopted a bizarre strategy in promotional interviews this morning.
Many reasons exist for why you might want or need to "security wipe" a BlackBerry, or completely erase all personal data stored on your handheld: You got a new smartphone and plan to retire the older device; you're trading in your existing BlackBerry...
BlackBerry customers are at a crossroads: Either stick with BlackBerry or switch to some other smartphone platform. If you're still using a BlackBerry, then you've probably grown tired of watching the smartphone world pass you by. However, the new Bl...
Research In Motion continues to struggle as it works to finish the BlackBerry 10 operating system, but the audience at the London edition of the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour developer event still thinks the company can play an important role in the e...
The BlackBerry PlayBook is available for pre-order, and will be on the street in a matter of weeks. I am not sure the RIM tablet will see much consumer success, but then consumers have never been RIM's primary market. Consumer tablets aside, the Play...
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.


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Tip driven rotors IIJanuary 26, 2013 by Tim McAdams
Placing a small jet engine (such as a pulsejet, turbojet and ramjet) on a helicopter's main rotor blade tips for propulsion never developed into a major commercial success. Despite the advantages of no heavy transmission or anti-torque rotor, several major problems could not be solved. One was the high centrifugal loads acting on the engines. However, from a design standpoint, driving the rotor system from the blade tips was so attractive that during the 1940s engineers came up with another concept called the pressure-jet rotor.
The pressure-jet rotor operates by forcing compressed air out aft facing nozzles at the blade tips. An engine driven air compressor located in the fuselage pumps air through a rotating seal and into hollow rotor blades. Initially, this solved the noise issue that was associated with engines at the blade tips. However, compressed air alone did not provide enough thrust for flight, so fuel was added and then ignited at the blade tips. This added more thrust, but resulted in higher noise levels. Several prototypes were built as compound aircraft. This design uses the noisy rotor for take-off and landing, and then a propeller system with a small wing for forward flight. In an attempt to solve the noise issue without adding complexity, the French built a small helicopter with a large compressor that was successful without burning fuel at the rotor tips. It was quieter and worked well enough that the French Army ordered about 200 of them. However, using just compressed air was not powerful enough for a larger design.
The final attempt at a tip driven design directed exhaust gasses from a turbine engine through the rotor blades. Hughes Helicopters built a working prototype during the 1960s; however, pumping 800 plus degrees (F) air through a seal in the rotor was problematic. Eventually, the tip driven concept was abandoned in favor of the engine driven main and tail rotor design that is used on the vast majority of helicopters flying today.


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ISELF: A behavior changer
Friday, July 20, 2012
David DeGroote, dean of the College of Science and Engineering, at the ISELF construction site.
The building President Earl H. Potter III calls "a game changer" is a rapidly evolving rectangle of steel and poured concrete on Eighth Street South, east of the Education Building.
Workers this week poured the top floor of St. Cloud State's $45 million Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility (ISELF). View the ISELF webcam.
By Halloween the 100,000 square-foot building should be enclosed, according to Ben Holmberg, project manager for McGough, the Roseville-based construction manager at-risk.
When the science teaching and research building opens fall semester 2013 it will transform how faculty work and students learn, according to David DeGroote, dean of the College of Science and Engineering.
Five words illustrate ISELF's transformative promise:
Function – Learning activities and research projects will be driven by purpose, without regard to academic discipline. For example, in the senior design area, students of varying majors will team on projects, reconfiguring space and equipment to suit their needs. At the faculty level, this approach dovetails with the university's cross-disciplinary Faculty Learning Community initiative.
Collaboration – Cooperation among programs and departments will be an ISELF mantra. DeGroote is so committed to this guiding principle that he is partnering with Herberger Business School to ensure business faculty and students participate in projects. Science innovation has no meaning unless it can be commercialized, said DeGroote. Collaboration has another dimension: Central Minnesota businesses, including more than 50 precision manufacturing companies, can prototype new processes using ISELF space and student-faculty ingenuity.
Flexibility – Most furniture and equipment will be mounted on wheels. Services will be delivered to three above-ground floors and one below-ground floor via three utility shafts. Those services will be made available overhead on a grid system that enables easy reconfiguration.
Scale – ISELF's 14.5 foot ceilings, spacious freight elevator and large lab spaces are unprecedented in Central Minnesota. The 3,500 square-foot senior design area alone is roughly four times larger than any science lab on campus, according to DeGroote. With massive steel beams five feet on center, the building is highly vibration resistant. ISELF is the largest single construction project, measured in dollars, in Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system history. View ISELF project updates.
Sustainability – The building will be certified for its green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions within the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) framework. Among the features delivering sustainability are low-maintenance stained-concrete floors.
ISELF lab space will be temporarily allocated to projects and teams of people, not permanently given to campus entities. "They'll come. They'll work. They'll leave," said DeGroote.
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Maria has been getting offers to host talk shows, anchor news magazine shows and join news organizations, but she made it clear she does not want a time-consuming job that will take her away from her responsibilities as a mom.
We're told all of the usual suspects on broadcast and cable are trying to snag an interview with Maria, but she has no interest. We're told Maria has "a special place in her heart for Oprah" and if she ends up doing anything it will probably be with her.
Bottom line .... Maria doesn't want a full-time job now -- and with a settlement that could approach $200 million, she doesn't need it. - more on this story
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Local team just warming up for summer
Veterans help raise hopes for Loaf 'N Jug
It's not officially summer yet, but Team Loaf 'N Jug is already in the swing of things as its baseball season heats up.
Loaf 'N Jug, which has a 9-4 record, is Pueblo's premier Connie Mack League team.
"I'm excited about our team, we have a lot of arms and that's always good," second-year coach Michael Sanchez said. "We have 12 to 13 guys who can pitch and a lot of those guys were successful during the year."
Jerry Salazar returns as an assistant coach and this season former East High School standout Dean Martinez is the pitching coach.
Loaf's 18-man roster is dotted with veterans, including 13 players who graduated from high school this year.
Pueblo West High School's Class 4A state championship runner-up team has five players on Loaf's squad. Pitcher/shortstop Logen Letofsky, The Pueblo Chieftain's South-Central League most valuable player, is in the fold, along with two other first-team selections — first baseman Gavin Compton and center fielder/pitcher Peter Ward. West second baseman Derek Robinson, a secondteam choice, and Cyclones infielder/pitcher Jared Lasher also is in the mix.
Pueblo County also has five players on the roster: catcher Michael Downs, second baseman Dalton Drury, outfielder/pitcher K.C. Gallegos, infielder Ryan Miller and pitcher Trent Keys.
"We want to give everybody a fair amount of atbats," Sanchez said. "Yes, the seniors are moving on to play at the next level. On the other hand, you have the underclassmen who need to be ready to do things for their high school teams next year. Seeing this level of competition is good for all of them."
Loaf 'N Jug has a 50game schedule this summer and the team will be using wood bats.
"I think it is good to use wood bats," Sanchez said.
"You have to play small ball sometimes and it helps the pitchers out. We are excited for every tournament we are in and there a lot of confident guys on this team."
The marquee event is the annual Andenucio tournament scheduled Thursday through Sunday at Runyon Complex. Loaf also will compete in the Escobado tournament June 21-23 at Runyon.


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TribeinLA wrote:I agree with EYE. People call the Dolans cheap and now they're spending too much. Trevor Crowe...is he worth THAT much or is Abreu just THAT bad to some of you? I, too, saw the Angels/Indians game two weeks ago and he looked good to me. He'll draw some walks and as someone else said...this is all because Grady Sizemore has osteoperosis or something. We should benefit from this. Trevor Crowe...Jesus, I am sick of hearing the name. Sometimes, you just have to believe the Dolans, Ant, Shap, Manny, and crew know more than any of us.
So do they know more than us so they were going to make the trade (as long as LAAAAA ate enough salary) or do they know more than us because they did not make the trade?
To say anyone is flipping back and forth on the cheapness take is about as stupid as it gets. What is being said is, they have told us they have $X. If we took on $3M of Abreu, right now and since it would be for the full season, we are using up a decent chunk of $X. So this could be the one bullet a team with limited financial resources has to fire...and you want it to be on a guy at that age whose most redeeming qualities are centered around taking walks.
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HumanGazelle wrote:Oh yeah, while I'm here... was gutted to miss VFW Austria this year It clashed with a wedding, so I was in Glastonbury having the vegan option at a South African braai. Have seen a few photos, and it looks like there was a lot of fun being had. I really missed being there. Next year...
HumanGazelle wrote:Rest day - had 1 coffee and 1 beer. I'm really sensitive to coffee and it makes me hit the wall even if I'm resting, so that's something else I should cut out.
KaliBaby wrote:I'll cheer for you when you run and can take you out for a victory meal afterward!
baldy wrote:nice how you are worried about the coffee and not the beer
baldy wrote:If you are running 46 minute 10km, you should be on track for easy sub 4 hour IF you have enough long runs in your training program. Lets see it!
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Yoga class (which wasn't exactly rest but means a day of not running)
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Woodchucks are a rodent in the same family as squirrels. They usually weight no more than 14 pounds, and are about 25 inches long, including the tail. Their fur is a yellowish-brown to black in color. They have short legs and a bushy tail. They hibernate throughout the winter in underground burrows usually dug on land with a slight slope. Winter burrows are usually in wooded areas, whereas summer burrows are found near grassy or agricultural fields where food is available, sometimes under a barn. It is common for a woodchuck to have more than one summer burrow and make multiple entrances. Woodchucks are territorial, except during the breeding season, and will defend their burrows against intruders. They will make noise with their incisors and use short, sharp whistles to warn other woodchucks of danger. They are not fast runners, but will defend themselves when threatened without a way to escape.
Woodchucks are found statewide in a variety of habitats. They prefer meadows, pastures, crop fields, and yards that are close to a woody edge. They are common in brushy or weedy areas along fence rose or road right-of-ways.
Woodchucks breed in late February or March and usually not until the animal is close to 2 years old. Four to five young are born in April or May. A woodchuck will give birth to only one litter per year. The young will start to find their own territory when they are just a few months old.
Food Habits
Woodchucks eat plants such as grasses, ferns, leaves of bushes, and fruit. If they awake out of hibernation prior to new plant growth, they will eat bark and small branches. They will occasionally eat insects, eggs, and young birds, and will eat bean, peas, carrot tops, alfalfa and soybeans, if available. An adult woodchuck can consume over a pound of vegetation each day.
Prevention and Control
To prevent a woodchuck from eating your shrubs or plants in your garden, install a fence around it that is at least 3 feet high, made of heavy poultry or 2-inch mesh woven wire, and staked at a 45-degree angle. You must also bury the wire 10-12 inches below ground to prevent them from digging underneath. An electric wire fence placed 4-5 inches above ground outside the fence will also discourage climbing and digging underneath the fence.
Scarecrows can provide temporary relief, but they must be moved around regularly and in conjunction with a high amount of dog or human presence to scare them away.
Woodchucks can be live-trapped using a cage trap baited with apples. You do not need a permit to trap a woodchuck, but you must have permission from a landowner or property manager to release a woodchuck on their property.
Shooting, where legal, can also be an effective method or reducing or maintaining a low population of woodchucks. Woodchucks can be captured or killed year-round without a permit or hunting or trapping license from the DNR, and there are no limits to the number that can be taken.


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My god, it's full of tea.
So I'm traveling while I sample many of these fabulously inventive teas, which makes the tasting process extra nifty (other peoples' tea kettles, teacups, and general teaphilia or teaphobia all add to the experience)
As I would my own blends, I'm trying to honor these blends by trying them straight, sweetened and then if it seems appropriate, creamed. It's unlikely that I'll try them all iced and warm (that's six ways, really, and while traveling and with occasionally limited sample resources, it's not really practical) but if it pops up, I'll share tidbits about it.
Right now I'm drinking the Wooden Tiger Chai by Richard Bouchard (sp?) and unsweetened it was interesting -- it had an almost smoky flavor, that actually made me think of damp wood. In a good way! Ages ago a friend showed me some special wooden sticks that folks somewhere in africa use as dental devices, chewing on them has a similar effect as brushing your teeth, and the wood has a sort of a spicy/smoky flavor while tasting like wet wood. Again, in a good way. That's what the unsweetened version brought to mind. The sweetened version (two Truvia packets) was similar, only sweet.
Then I added cream, and it's like this tea just *blossomed* -- it's exquisite! With both tea and sweetener it's got this incredibly rich, nutty, warm but not biting flavor that lingers on your tongue. It's a versatile flavor, too -- I could see having this instead of coffee in the morning, or as a dessert tea, or while dressed in Victorian finery, taking a tea break while on safari.
It's thoroughly scrumptious, and it's *definitely* worth buying a bag. Well done, Richard, well done.


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BEIJING (AP) Maybe the Russian Devolution started with that taunting, come-and-get-it gesture from Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko to world champion Albert Selimov last week.
Just who did Lomachenko think he was, arrogantly crouching in that corner of the Workers' Gymnasium ring? Nobody acts that way when they're up against the Russian Olympic boxing team, widely assumed to be the scariest bunch in the sport.
But Lomachenko wasn't afraid of Russia's world champion featherweight or any of its 11 pedigreed fighters in Beijing. He was determined to get the upset - and ever since Lomachenko did it last Monday, one fighter after another has stood up to a Russian powerhouse that's now collectively staggering to its corner.
With light welterweight Gennady Kovalev's loss to Cuba's Roniel Iglesias on Sunday night, eight Russians have been knocked out of the tournament, an astonishing number for a boxing-rich nation that trails only the once-powerful U.S. in the sport's total Olympic medal tally.
The Russians will win at least one medal after heavyweight Rakhim Chakhkiev advanced later Sunday, but the games already are a disaster for a veteran team that planned to assume predominance in amateur boxing in Beijing by pushing past the young Cuban squad.
At a workout in China before the games, back when the Russians were speaking to the media, middleweight star Matvey Korobov predicted Russia would win five gold medals. Lightweight Alexey Tishchenko, who's still in the tournament, forecast three golds and six total medals, enough to lead all nations boxing in Beijing.
The lowest blow came Saturday, when Korobov - arguably the most talented boxer and best pro prospect in the entire field - didn't even show his teammates' usual disbelief and poor sportsmanship after he was beaten by Kazakhstan's Bakhtiyar Artayev. Korobov simply seemed to accept defeat, something nobody would have dreamed last week.
The only people the Russians are scaring these days are Olympic volunteers and referees in the frustrating moments following one loss after another. Most amateur boxing experts in Beijing think Russia's flop is the most inexplicable turn of events in the sport's recent history.
"It's a shock at this stage," said British coach Terry Edwards, whose super heavyweight, David Price, got an improbable second-round stoppage of Islam Timurziev, the Russian favorite.
"I thought Russia was probably first on the stage now, and Cuba was second, so it's stunning to see where we are now," Edwards said.
After winning three gold medals and three silvers in Athens, the Russians added three world titles in 2005 and three more in 2007, winning eight total medals last fall in Chicago. Russia also was the only team to qualify boxers in all 11 weight classes in Beijing, a measure of its top-to-bottom strength.
But the Russians' world champions have all been eliminated - and the fighters have been much more menacing in the interview area than the ring so far. Russian reporters rarely show up to cover the elite team, and nobody else can even get a civil word with a losing Russian fighter.
Lomachenko's virtuoso show finished Selimov, and such a dramatic loss surely must have staggered the Russians' confidence. Selimov also set the tone for Russia's sportsmanship when he refused to shake Lomachenko's hand, and the very sight of Selimov's vein-popping infuriation visibly wilted the handful of volunteers waiting to interview him.
Two more Russians then fell on Wednesday, with Price incredibly stopping a woozy Timurziev with two big shots to the face. Another Russian pair was sent home Thursday, including light heavyweight Artur Beterbiev, who finished second at the world championships but couldn't score against an awkwardly effective Chinese opponent.
When world champion bantamweight Sergey Vodopyanov lost a shocker to India's Akhil Kumar on Friday, he angrily berated the referee in the ring before sitting in a hallway at Workers' Gymnasium with his head in his hands, barking at anybody who approached him.
Middleweight star Korobov's loss is jaw-dropping only without the context of his faltering teammates. Korobov blew a fourth-round lead against Artayev, failing to land the difficult punches that usually come so easily to him.
Now, the Russians can win only a fraction of Korobov's predicted haul - if they stagger away from Beijing with more than Chakhkiev's medal at all.


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Most healthy babies who have plenty of love and attention develop new skills in a completely natural and continually surprising way. So much development takes place in the first 12 months that this is an amazing process for parents to watch.
Babies grow and develop at tremendously different rates – and often with blissful disregard for what parenting textbooks say they'll be doing!
Your instincts, plus knowing that your baby eats and sleeps well and doesn't grizzle whenever she's awake, tell you far more than a growth or development chart can.
Enjoy the variations. These variations are what make development so exciting and memorable.
Developmental achievements are called 'milestones'. Growth and development milestones are a useful guide, but they aren't something to get too worried about. Developmental milestones are grouped under headings according to the parts of the body they refer to:
Developmental progress can be affected by delays. These delays might be temporary or, less often, permanent. Premature birth and illness are two things that might cause temporary delays. Some disabilities can cause permanent delay. A baby's development can also suffer because of her environment.
Milestones are only a guide. Unless you're seeing delays in a few different areas over several months, it's unlikely there's anything wrong if your baby seems slow to do some things compared to other babies. Try to resist the temptation to compare your baby with others, because this can lead you to worry when you don't need to.
As a general guide, though, seek help if you notice your baby:
Babies do things at their own pace, particularly when it comes to walking and crawling. They develop in the same order, but at different rates.
There are still some key indicators that a baby might be experiencing a delay in development, as this video explains.
If you're ever concerned about your baby's development, or if you notice any of the signs explained in this video, talk to a professional. You know your baby better than anyone, and you'll have a good feel for what's happening.


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Jennings and Lopez await chance at bronze medals after losing opening matches
Olympic taekwondo competition got underway this morning at London's ExCel Centre with two Americans taking to the mat.
Terrence Jennings (Alexandria, Va.) started off his Olympic tournament facing top-seed and reigning world champion Servet Tazegul of Turkey. Tazegul, known for his spinning kicks, quickly put them on display as he landed two successive two-point back kicks to Jennings' body to take a 4-0 lead. But Jennings roared back, tying the contest at 4-4 with a three-point head shot just before the end of the opening round.
In the second round, Tazegul again landed a two-point spin kick to go on top 6-4. After both fighters were given simultaneous deductions, the score stood at 7-5 in favor of Tazegul after two rounds.
Jennings scored a point in the third to close to within 7-6 before Tazegul countered with a score of his own to close out an 8-6 victory.
"He's a good spinner and I got caught with a couple spin hook kicks inside," said Jennings. "I was trying to close them off but I need to do a better job in my next match. He's such a good and tough competitor, it was hard for me to beat him but in the end it was a good fight. It was a tough match against the world champion."
Said Tazegul of Jennings; "It was a close fight. I was a little bit unlucky to pick up such a strong fighter in my first match of today's competition."
Should Tazegul advance to the gold medal match, Jennings will be entered into the repechage round for a chance at a bronze medal.
In the women's -57kg division, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Diana Lopez (Sugar Land, Texas) lost her first match in sudden death overtime to two-time world champion Hou Yuzhuo of China. Hou scored the golden point 28 seconds into the extra frame with a counter kick. Both fighters played a cautious game throughout regulation time, waiting for the other to make the first move, and the match ended scoreless after three periods forcing the overtime.
"I felt stronger than her," said Lopez. "It was just me going off the line and her tapping my chest protector. I was waiting on her motion and she was doing the same. I thought I played my game pretty well. It was an overtime situation, things happen. That's taekwondo. You never know what's going to score."
Lopez must now play the wait-and-see game, like she did four years ago in Beijing, for a chance to fight for a bronze medal. If Hou advances to tonight's final, Lopez will be put into the repechage round and will need to win two straight matches to claim one of the two bronze medals awarded.


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After Sony Corp. confirmed that it had started development of the PlayStation 4 game console, many market observers started to make predictions about the forthcoming gaming machine considering the fact that it would not be as breakthrough as Sony PlayStation 3 from technological point of view. At least some analysts do not believe in the success of the new system.
"I have always wondered if Sony would be able to make another console, so I guess it is good news that they are working on PS4. I am not sure that Sony is in a position to lose as much money on console system sales anymore and this undoubtedly puts Microsoft in the driver's seat for the next console cycle as they can take a bath on systems and make it back from software sales and XBL. It could mean that Sony isn't going to invest too much in developing from scratch by using more existing parts," said Asif Khan, an analyst with Panoptic Management Consultants, reports IndustryGamers web-site.
Sony invested tremendous amounts of money into PlayStation 3 game consoles, which is currently still the worst-selling system in the current generation behind Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360. In particular, the consumer electronics giant co-developed Cell heterogeneous multi-core microprocessor with IBM and Toshiba and invested into chip manufacturing facilities, developed Blu-ray disc standard and spent money on BD replication plants, created a number of other technologies. Sony had been losing money on all PS3 consoles it sold for years after the introduction in 2006.
But that is not something that is going to happen to the PlayStation 4. The company is going to try to cut research & development as well as manufacturing costs. Partly, those expenditures should be reduced because the firm no longer plans to make major chips itself using proprietary manufacturing processes on its own fabs. In addition, the firm does not seem to have plans to create a new microprocessor for the console from scratch.
"What I think it means is 1) they are not going to be in a hurry to launch a PS4; 2) when they do launch a new system they are going to make sure the hardware is profitable. Obviously this may mean a higher price for the hardware; however, if Nintendo and Microsoft launch new systems first they may be able to be pretty high powered comparatively for a reasonable price," said David Cole, an analyst with DFC Intelligence.
Still, Sony cannot afford a "me too system" with minimum cost.
"If the PS4 is just a me too system when compared to Project Cafe and the next Xbox, it could fail. Which is pretty pathetic given the huge lead they had from PS2 momentum. [...] Management continues to lack any kind of vision. So yes, I think the risk of the next Xbox being better than PS4 is very high. Microsoft wants to win the next console war and it will most likely come down to them versus the Big N. XBL is a great platform and Microsoft is going to give it their all," said Mr. Khan.
What Sony will have to do is to reconsider its approach to game consoles. Instead of offering the best possible hardware, it may need a system with the best functionality.
"The consoles of the future will focus more on functionality and less on graphics. If we have learned anything from the onslaught of mobile and social games over the last three years, it is that consumers are beginning to prefer function, simplicity, and cross-entertainment integration," said Jesse Divnich, an analyst with EEDAR.
Naturally, nobody knows for sure whether Sony has already set the final specifications for the console and set the design targets. That said, everything can change in the several years.
"I think it is more than 3 years away, so pretty early to speculate. My view is that they started 'development' on PS4 when the PS3 launched, and felt compelled to disclose now because of Wii 2. They won't settle on final specs for another two years," said Michael Pachter, an analyst with Wedbush Securities.
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In the movie 'Dumb and Dumber' Harry and Lloyd are driving down the road singing "Mockingbird" about to get whacked by a hitman who is riding with them when they see a Hispanic family on the side of the road. "Pick 'em up," says Lloyd.
The hitman holsters the gun he was about to use on them and Harry and Lloyd are safe for the time-being.
Fantasy baseball can be a lot like that. Your team's early performance could be about to put you in a hole early in the season, but a few well-timed pickups could either turn everything around for you or at least keep you in the game until your slow-starters come around.
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MANISTIQUE – St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Manistique was the setting for the June 23 wedding of Heather Marie Madden and Timothy John Bosanic. The couple exchanged wedding vows during a 2 p.m. ceremony that was celebrated by Rev. Glenn Theoret.
Following the ceremony, a reception in honor of the newlyweds was held at Diamond Lights Banquet Center.
Ashley Madden, sister of the bride, served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were: Stephanie Madden, cousin of the bride; Connie Johnson, sister of the groom; and Shanna Taylor, Lindsley Swanson, and Renee Knoph, all friends of the bride. Junior bridesmaids were Alyssa and Lindsey Johnson, both nieces of the groom. Flower girl was Mykaella Bouchard, goddaughter of bride.
The groom selected his brother, Steve Cappeart, to stand as his best man. Groomsmen were: Nick Bosanic, cousin of the groom; Greg Johnson, brother-in-law of groom; and Chris Nord, Dave Ekstrom, Drew Baker, all friends of the groom. Marcus Madden, cousin of the bride, was junior groomsman. Ring bearer was Dawson Bosanic, cousin of the groom.
Seating the wedding guests were Kris Hewitt and Jeramie Williams, both friends of the groom. Chosen as lectors were: Kreg Arnold, cousin of the groom; Kristi Head, a friend of the bride; and Theresa Madden, aunt of the bride as lectors. Soloists were Ashley Jones, a friend of the bride, and Therese Schalm. Pianist/organist was Patty Faketty.
The daughter of Robert and Brenda Madden of Manistique, Heather is a 2004 graduate of Manistique High School. She attended Northern Michigan University and graduated with an associate degree from Bay de Noc Community College in 2008. She is employed at Schoolcraft County Medical Care Facility and Northern Comfort Specialized Care.
Tim is the son of William Bosanic and Janeen Cappeart of Manistique and is a 1998 graduate of Manistique High School. He is employed with Manistique Papers.
The couple is planning a honeymoon and will reside in Manistique.