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In short: A rural race round a reservoir & wonderful sceneryDate of review: June 10, 2015
In short: well organised and improved route. Good potential for a PB or also a good first half marathon. New chip timing a good bonus. Car parking queues were a bit long, but not sure how this could be improved. Enjoyed my 3rd time here and will be back. Date of review: March 10, 2014
In short: Excellent flat course with bags of PB potentialIn full: After a chilly 9.00am start the race warmed up enough for me to be glad to be wearing a vest. The support was great in the first couple of miles and generally throughout. I think the organisers need to put up all the mile checkpoints as some times I only had my Garmin telling me when another mile had gone by. I enjoyed the race, finishers t shirt & medal. Will be back fo more next year!Date of review: May 8, 2013
In short: Sublime 5 mile raceIn full: Loved this race and got a PB at this distance for the first time in 3 years. A bit of a tight fast start with the footpath narrowing, but after that it settled down. A definite PB potential and one of the best 5 mile races I have done. Vyer good amount of marshals and most shouted out encouragement which helped. Loved the free handmade cakes at the end and the medal. Worth the journey from Leicester and will be back next year.Date of review: June 15, 2012
In short: A great race and flat roads gving the perfect opportunity to get a PB. I nearly did and will be back next year for another go!Date of review: February 21, 2012
In short: sort out the start - it was a jokeIn full: After all the who-ha about being allocated pen numbers the fact it was not policed was a joke. Having a pen 3 position I looked around to see loads of people with 4,5,6… on their numbers. 5 miles in & still dodging people & running on pavements to get past people was not how I imagined it to be. The crowd support was phenomenal and the fact I had my name on my Charity vest made the race worthwhile & got me round. Will have to rethink whether i do this again. Will probably try Berlin or Dublin next time. Don't get me wrong I had a brilliant time but was very annoyed by the unorganised start.Date of review: April 27, 2010
In short: Good flat end of season raceIn full: Another well organised event. Enjoyed it again. Needs better parking facilities if you are going to increase numbers next year. Why not use Victoria Park?Date of review: October 11, 2009
In short: What goes up, must come down!In full: A great scenic race with a good sized field. Very well marshalled. Enjoyed the race although it was tough. Practical, quality pair of socks at the end.Date of review: September 6, 2009
In short: Well improved course - except for the For Sale sign!In full: Next year can the organisers make sure that any protruding For Sale signs are avoidable! I made a sharp left turn in the village at mile 9 and nearly got knocked out by a low positioned sign attached to a building. I am still nursing the bruise and trying to explain to work colleagues that I really didn't see the 3ft x 2ft sign! With a great improvement on the course to previous years, this will only increase the popularity of this hidden gem. There is PB potential and although there are some undulations, the last 2 miles (yes that's right - 2 miles!) are all down hill. So if you can make it to mile 11, you can let rip for the final 2. Another good t-shirt at the end (although my name was covered up by the second silver ink colour!). I'll be there next year for the 6th year in a row.Date of review: May 11, 2009
In short: Flat as pancake, fantastic momento!In full: Probably one of the best quality momento's I have received so far in 5 years of racing - glass block with 2 runners in middle & engraved with Belvoir Half & year. 2nd time doing this race and new PB of 1.25.26. It's a definite put your foot down and try and hold on kind of race. Three other team mates also got PB's as well! The only downside was the toilets & queues. I know it is a tough call for the organisers, but I think they need to get more porta-loos in for next year. Really enjoyed the race and will definitely be back again next year.Date of review: April 12, 2009
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In short: Rain-filled, ice-cold mudfest - Not for the faint hearted!In full: The organiser was very clear that it was a tough race so I knew what I was getting myself into on the surface of things - but then it rained. REALLY rained.Six hours later I was plodding (never has that word been more apt) past the finish line having fallen over three times, lost my shoe and excavated it from its clay tomb, been buttock deep in mud, and rescued after being swept into a stream.If it sounds like Hell, then this race isn't for you. If your blood's pumping just at the idea then see you next year!!Date of review: February 11, 2013
In short: Fun and friendly run with world-class marshalling. Loved it.In full: A windy and chilly 10-miler on the lovely Isle of Wight. Lots of club runners meaning there were only a few back-of-packers by mile four and few others to be seen. Being an avoider of hills and steady inclines, I wasn't sure this was for me. But I was pleasantly surprised. I counted three hills in total and only two on the steep side.The marshals were a cheery bunch and each had some words of encouragement as I puffed past - thank you.Ryde Harriers always seem to be very well organised which means pre-race faff isn't a problem. As with the Isle of Wight Half Marathon, a lovely medal too.Date of review: February 3, 2013
In short: Slippery, squelchy mud-fest! Love, love love it!In full: After last year's fantastic first race, this became a firm favourite on my running calendar. This year it's cemented its position despite being, muddier, dirtier, squelchier and tougher. I blimmin' loved it.The route changed a little on last year's - no clay cabbage patch [thank you God]. If anything it was better, more off-road and that additional final challenge - a boggy home straight with the finish line taunting you from the top of the field.The personalised medal this year was a beaut and well worth the effort - not to mention the finish-line mince pies and mulled wine.The marshals were upbeat and great fun, despite being pretty cold I imagine, and the organisation was top notch [thanks for holding off the briefing while us late comers nipped to the loo].Thanks so much for a great event - still a calendar highlight!Date of review: December 30, 2012
In short: Great fun for all abilities, putting you in the mood for ChristmasIn full: Great fun. Our mission was to reach the finish line with sweaty santa garb, inc beard, intact. It was tougher - and sweatier - than we thought. A great race to get you into the festive spirit and suitable for all abilities. I'll be back again next year.Date of review: December 30, 2012
In short: Great route with some spooky fun along the wayIn full: I really enjoyed this race and am glad I turned up despite having a last minute wobble about it being cold - wimp! The atmosphere was fun and loads of people turned out in fancy dress. I loved the pumpkin lanterns leading the way across the darkest parts of the course.I was nervous about being jumped out on. In was supposed to be running with a friend who had to pull out so was a bit of a scaredy cat about doing it alone. I needn't have been worried - while the mischeivous marshals might spook you, there's no Freddy Kruger-esque/Dawn of the Dead-style chasing. The medal made my week! For such a low cost run (£10/£11 from memory) the medal was top notch and who doesn't love a goody bag with actual running goodies in? Oh, and the festive toffee apple as a sweet post-race treat. I really enjoyed this race. It was a great bit of Hallowe'en fun and something I would do again for sure. My advice to future participants - invest in a headtorch. It's an absolute must! You don't want to get left behiiiiiiind!Date of review: November 3, 2012
In short: This is a must-do every yearIn full: I love the Great South Run. It's one of only two races in the calendar I vow to do every year. This year was the hat-trick for me and I'm already looking forward to 2013.GSR is not only geared for the elite-y PB chasers but the fun runners and newbies as well which makes it the perfect fit-for-all race. I started out as a running novice and am slowly working my way up to PB-chaser status (although still far from elite!)It's a flat course. V flat. And takes in the historic dockyard and the lovely Southsea seafront via the city centre (ish) where there are plenty of spectators to keep your spirits up when your legs begin to tire. The atmosphere - even on this year's nippy day - is always upbeat.There have been a few gripes about the medal but I have no complaints. I love how they're all different enough for you to pick out the race they belong to without seeing the date, but same-y enough to know they're all from the GSR.I'll be back next year for more miles and more bling!Date of review: October 29, 2012
In short: Beautiful day and speedy courseIn full: The only thing that let this otherwise great race down was the incorrect marshalling at the turning point for the Pieces of Eight (where 10k runners turned off and PoE runners continued). If there were signs they were obscured and the marshalls a bit vague.I ended up running just 10k, as did one or two others apparently, and one 10k runner continued with the 8-mile lot. Disappointing in terms of what I set out to do but still had PB potential so not a race wasted.I did enjoy the 10k immensley and the distance markers were spot on.Next year I'd suggest having a marshall directing runners, rather than the signs which are easily obscured when running in a crowd.Date of review: October 7, 2012
In short: Great choice for a first marathon.In full: This was the perfect first marathon. The crowd and marshals were encouraging, plenty of water on hand, more gels/blocks/Powerade than you could shake a stick at and the highest point on the course (mild incline) was out of the way before the first mile was up. Loved it.Date of review: April 16, 2012
In short: Superb race with buttery-smooth organisation and a band of very merry marshalsIn full: This was an absolutely superb race which I thoroughly enjoyed.The distance markers were pretty spot on, the fuel stops exceeded all expectation and the marshals were simply lovely - incredibly enthusiastic and encouraging every step of the way.As most of this race was along country roads it was important that traffic was managed safely. The marshals did a fantastic job of keeping us safe along the busier stretches and were quick to jump in if a car was getting a tad too close for comfort. I was happy to part with my £25 for this event. Not only were there more gels and Jelly Babies than you could shake a stick at on every water stop, everyone got a drink and a chocolate bar at the end and the medal was a great quality bit of bling - something worth earning. For a small donation you could even get a post-race massage at the end.I will definitely be back for this race next year. Thank you for a great day and keep up the good work! Date of review: March 19, 2012
In short: Challenging run - especially in the glorious sunshine. Shame about the unenthused marshals and lack of water stops.In full: It pains me to say it but was fairly disappointed with this race. The route was a mix of everything which was enjoyable and challenging - especially with the glorious sunshine. However, there was more encouragement from passing walkers and cyclists than from the marshals along the route, most of whom didn't look up from their phones as you passed by. There was no water at the second water stop when I reached it and no race memento at the end, despite the listing saying there was one. I do these runs for the challenge but it's still nice to have something to show for it and remember it by. The 'goody bag' had a race leaflet and an energy bar in it, which for a £25 entry fee was bitterly disappointing. If I do this run again it'll be on my own as a training run. It just wasn't worth the cash. Such a shame. Date of review: March 11, 2012
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These 3 I am considering to order from.
In paticular thunderbolt and tea emp.
I saw the packaging pics Victoria posted about tea emporium and they look fantastic. But then I look at the pictures of the leaf and they mostly do not look as whole as thuderbolts.
Does anyone have a preference one over the other? Care to say why?
My guess from browsing websites is that lochan is not as good as these 2. Has their website design fooled me?


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (4 votes).
In short: a good winter raceIn full: Timing chips would be nice as those at the rear of the starters automatically had over a minute added to their real times .The finish line was a little obscure and robbed me of my finishing burst ( ha!ha! ) - I am still not sure where the exact finish was except I was marshalled into a corridor formed of metal barriers and awarded a rather nice medal.Perhaps another water station so a 5,10,15 split was achieved. No serious complaints overall except that prizes were distributed prior to my finish. I realise that at my age I will never feature along with the elite but all seemed a bit rushed?Date of review: January 7, 2013
In short: Cheap as chips race that delivers a flat half and is well organised.In full: Park and ride was a great addition, and operated smoothly.Good HQ and nice to be able to get a brew and bacon butty at the end.Great route and on a calm day it is PB city.Presentation was poor and missed a few prizes. Think more care should be taken to get this right.Referee maybe should have a few lessons in manners. He may find 'shut your gob' a jovial term but he just appeared to me to be obnoxious.Date of review: January 7, 2013
In short: great January haf marathonIn full: Well organised, the park and ride seemed to work well.Excellent value for money.Only 1 slight critisism.Would have prefeffer more than the two water stations for a half marathon,but guess as it is January,overheating isn't going to be a real problemDate of review: January 6, 2013
In short: Another jolly good showIn full: Fills a winter half marathon void with style.Date of review: January 6, 2013
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Debates of April 6th, 2006
House of Commons Hansard #4 of the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was farmers.
- Question Period
- Privilege
- Points of Order
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- National Appreciation Day Act
- Canadian Forces Superannuation Act
- Canada Elections Act
- Development Assistance Conditions and Accountability Act
- Nuclear Energy Act
- Employment Insurance Act
- Income Tax Act
- Parliament of Canada Act
- Income Tax Act
- Sale of Medals Prohibition Act
- Canada Health Act
- Canadian Autism Day Act
- Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act
- Internet Child Pornography Prevention Act
- Income Tax Act
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Resumption of debate on Address in Reply
- Child Care
- Canadian Heritage
- Legal Awareness Event
- Mining
- Volunteerism
- Canadian Heritage
- Veterans Charter
- Valéry Trottier
- Livestock Industry
- Vimy Ridge
- Child Care
- Walk of Life
- Social Development
- Normand Saey
- Child Care
- Liberal Party of Canada
- Child Care
- The Environment
- Taxation
- The Environment
- Arts and Culture
- Aboriginal Affairs
- The Environment
- Government Policies
- Member for Eglinton—Lawrence
- Canada-U.S. Border
- Government Contracts
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Social Housing
- Accountability
- Arts and Culture
- Gomery Commission
- Softwood Lumber
- Foreign Affairs
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Presence in Gallery
- Business of the House
- Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply
- Agriculture
10 a.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
Order, please. The Chair has notice of a question of privilege from the hon. member for Scarborough Southwest. I will now hear from him on his question of privilege.
Communications between Bureaucrats and Members of Parliament
10:05 a.m.
Tom Wappel Scarborough Southwest, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have two questions of privilege. How do you want me to proceed? Did you wish me to proceed with both at once or one at a time?
Communications between Bureaucrats and Members of Parliament
10:05 a.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
If the hon. member could proceed with both, we will deal with them at the same time.
Communications between Bureaucrats and Members of Parliament
10:05 a.m.
Tom Wappel Scarborough Southwest, ON
Mr. Speaker, the first question involves an issue which arose during the election campaign in my capacity as a member of Parliament, and obviously the earliest opportunity to raise it is this morning. In order for you to understand what has occurred, I have to give a bit of background.
In the 38th Parliament I was a member of the House Subcommittee on Public Safety and National Security of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. The House of Commons had charged that committee in December 2004 to study and report to the House of Commons within one year on Bill C-36, the Anti-terrorism Act. The subcommittee finished its hearing of witnesses in October or November, I cannot quite recall which, and we were just about ready to sit down to begin deliberations of our report when the election was called.
When the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness of the time appeared before the committee, they came with a number of officials, two of whom, Mr. Stanley Cohen and Mr. Douglas Breithaupt, were identified as the experts on the Anti-terrorism Act. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness of the time invited me, if I wished to, to contact these two gentlemen and any others through his office if I wished to discuss any matters with respect to Bill C-36.
Of course, the election occurred, and it occurred to me as an individual who never likes to go down a one-way street that there are always two possibilities in an election: one either wins or loses. I was hoping I would win, of course, but I thought that in the event I were to lose I had put over a year's work into this committee and had 104 recommendations and questions that I wanted to put to the ministry so that it would have the benefit of my views. I therefore sought a meeting with these two individuals so I might communicate these 104 points to them, so that in the event that perchance I was defeated in the election, at least the work that I had done would survive by having been passed over to the appropriate justice department officials.
I began by doing everything in accordance with the channels of communication that I was told to do, namely, I contacted the then parliamentary secretary and asked that he arrange a meeting with these two individuals. I did not hear back, so on Monday, December 12, I contacted Mr. Stanley Cohen directly through my office. When I say "I", I mean my office. We got his voice mail. We left a detailed message explaining why I wished to speak to Mr. Cohen and asked that he call me back.
Mr. Cohen did not call me back, so on the following day my assistant called and talked to his office coordinator and assistant, Linda Ménard. Actually, we got her voice mail. Again it was explained what I wanted. When he had not heard back by 2 p.m., he called again. She answered and they had a conversation in which it was explained what the purpose of my call was and why I wanted to speak to Mr. Cohen. She assured my assistant that Mr. Cohen had received my message and would return my call.
By Wednesday I had not received a call from Mr. Cohen. I began to get frustrated. I called the chief of staff for the then Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Hilary Geller, and explained the difficulty. She indicated that she understood there was a PCO directive that had gone out instructing bureaucrats not to speak to members of Parliament during an election campaign. I indicated that I wanted to speak with justice officials and spoke with the chief of staff of the Minister of Justice. His name is Jonathan Herman. He said he would contact Mr. Cohen personally and suggest that he at the very least return my call. Mr. Cohen never returned my call.
My assistant then called his assistant again on December 14 and left a message explaining that I was getting more and more frustrated. She returned the call and indicated that Mr. Cohen was not going to be available for two or three days. In my view, it became clear at that point that Mr. Cohen's office was being intentionally uncooperative in returning my telephone calls.
I then turned my attention to Mr. Doug Breithaupt, who was the second gentleman who had been identified as an expert. My assistant called his direct line and left a message on December 15 and also spoke to his assistant, who suggested that I make the request by e-mail. I made the request to Mr. Breithaupt by e-mail, asking that he contact me. Mr. Breithaupt did not return my call or respond to my e-mail.
I tried to find out what was going on. Since it had been suggested that it was the PCO that had issued the directive, my assistant contacted the PCO. We contacted the clerk's office there through the then Prime Minister's switchboard, asking them what kind of directive had gone out to bureaucrats not to speak with members of Parliament during an election.
A Hali Gernon returned the call, indicating that she was not aware of any such directive but that it would not have come from the communications and consultation section, which is where she worked, if it had been issued. My assistant then spoke with the PCO clerk's office manager on December 15 and explained my problem. By the following Friday, my assistant had not heard, so again called. She indicated that she had just been told that the PCO had not issued a directive and that it may have come from the Public Service Commission.
My assistant then immediately called the Public Service Commission and spoke with Debra Crawford, director of parliamentary affairs, who, believe it or not, did return our call. She said that the Public Service Commission had posted clear guidelines for the impartiality of public servants on the PSC website, but in no way do those indicate that bureaucrats cannot speak to MPs. In fact, she said that MPs and their office staffs continue to receive regular service for their daily business with the public, and of course I knew that because we were dealing with them.
My assistant indicated the problem and that we had come full circle. I still had not been able to speak with these two officials, nor had I been able to receive a copy of any written directive to the public service indicating that no one should speak to members of Parliament.
On Monday, December 19, not having had at least the courtesy of a telephone call from either of these two gentlemen to explain that they, in their view, could not speak to me, I then called the Deputy Minister of Justice, John Sims. The Deputy Minister of Justice did not return my call either; however, Melissa Cassar, from the then Minister of Justice's office, called and indicated that there could be no conversations because of an e-mail prohibiting bureaucrats from speaking to members of Parliament. I asked for a copy of that e-mail from Melissa and of course she could not locate such an e-mail.
The reason I am raising this is that, in my view, my abilities as a member of Parliament have been impaired. In my opinion, and I believe this is correct, we remain members of Parliament, and certainly our constituents consider us to be members of Parliament, until the actual date of the writ. That is why they continue to come into our office. That is why they continue to ask for our help.
I can understand if there would be some sort of a directive from bureaucrats, but it seems incumbent that if there is a direction to bureaucrats it should also be given to members of Parliament, so that we know, first of all, who gave that direction not to speak to members of Parliament, second, on what basis that direction was given, and third, so that we have some input into coming up with some kind of reasonable policy during an election period.
What I have determined as a result of my experience is that either there is no such vague policy directive or, if there is, everybody is afraid to show it to a member of Parliament. I believe that has breached my privileges as a member of Parliament to effectively exercise my duties. Let us suppose I had not been running for election. Let us suppose I was going to retire, wanted to finish off some files before I did so and called these justice department officials to try to finish off some of these files. Even though I was not seeking re-election, according to this phantom directive they would have been prohibited from speaking to me.
Mr. Speaker, I think this is completely outrageous and I believe it is a breach of my privileges, and if you so find, on a prima facie basis, I would be prepared to move a motion to refer this matter for further study to the procedure and House affairs committee. That is the first point.
Advertising Expenses
10:20 a.m.
Tom Wappel Scarborough Southwest, ON
Mr. Speaker, the second question of privilege is one that might be considered minor in terms of monetary amounts but it is an irritation and it is a possible overzealous interpretation, in my view, of the manual of members' services.
On October 28, 2005, I was contacted by a newspaper called The Interim to place my usual Christmas greetings. I have placed my Christmas greetings in that newspaper for at least the last 16 years. Immediately my office indicated that I would be prepared to place my Christmas greetings in The Interim that year. The cost of that was $100 plus 7% GST which is $107.
On November 24, 2005, Interim Publishing mailed me the expected invoice for $107. That invoice arrived in my office on December 1, obviously mailed before the election and arrived after the election was called. I approved the invoice for payment on December 3 and sent it in. It was rejected. The reason given to me for the rejection was section 6.2 of the Members' Allowances and Services manual entitled Constituency Offices and Services. I say parenthetically that this has nothing to do with my constituency office. I have dealt with this through my Ottawa office for 15 and a half years.
In any event, under the heading Constituency Offices and Services it states:
Advertising: Because of certain restrictive provisions of the Canada Elections Act, Members are not allowed to use their Member's Office Budget to advertise during dissolution up to and including election day. Members should review and cancel their advertising commitments.
Being a lawyer I wanted to check everything out so I contacted The Interim and I received a written letter indicating that the particular issue had been published and mailed to the public on November 25, four days before the election was called. I had approved it a month before the election was called. It had been prepared and mailed before the election was called.
House administration believes that under the heading of advertising in section 6.2 it indicates that the invoice could not be paid even though I could not possibly cancel my advertising commitments since they had already occurred and since the matter was already being delivered across Canada. By the way, this paper goes across Canada, not into the riding of Scarborough Southwest exclusively so that I might be re-elected.
In my view, my privileges as a member have been breached because we are entitled to advertise. I believe I have complied with all of the rules and regulations but House of Commons officials have taken an interpretation which I believe to be too restrictive under the very unique circumstances that occurred. Everybody knows I have no control over the timing of an election. I did not know an election was going to be called. Had an election been called before the issue had gone to press I would have been happy to cancel it. However since it had already been mailed it was too late.
In this instance I would suggest that if you find that there is at least a prima facie case of privilege this matter could be referred by way of motion to the Board of Internal Economy to examine it.
I say parenthetically as well that there were numerous members of Parliament on both sides of the House who also advertised in that particular edition of that particular newspaper. I do not know how many of them had their particular request for payment authorized or how many of them were rejected. If any of them were authorized, then mine should have been authorized. If they were all rejected, then I would suggest that all of those bills be reviewed and that the wording of that particular section be very carefully examined by the Board of Internal Economy.
The bureaucrats who service us as members of Parliament are not agents of Elections Canada which has its own people. If for some reason Elections Canada believes this particular expense should be included within election expenses, then that is something that my campaign and Elections Canada will work out individually. I ask that this matter also be found to be a prima facie case and referred to the Board of Internal Economy.
I hope on both of these issues I will have the support of the House.
Advertising Expenses
10:20 a.m.
Jay Hill Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, I just want to make a remark in connection with the first question of privilege that my hon. colleague lamented about. He expressed his frustration about an alleged directive from the PCO that prevented interaction between him and his office and specific bureaucrats. While I certainly can sympathize with his frustration, I want to point out for viewers who might be watching this at home and anyone who might be in the gallery today, that this is in connection with the direction of the former government of which the member was a member. This has nothing to do with the administration of this new Conservative government.
Advertising Expenses
10:20 a.m.
Yvan Loubier Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to comment on the first question of privilege my colleague raised.
The most recent election marked my fifth campaign. It was the first time I too had heard of this alleged directive. During the campaign, I had the feeling that my privileges as a member were being breached, even though we remain members until election day.
Since 1993, I had never come up against a bureaucratic brick wall when trying to solve problems for constituents. And I am not alone. My colleagues had the same experience as my Liberal friend. This is not normal.
In the end, not only are our privileges breached, but we are unable to obtain immigration, revenue and other services for our constituents. Even during an election campaign, we have to be able to serve the public. For 50 years, the public has suffered because of an inappropriate directive. Like my colleague, I am wondering whether it actually exists.
Yet calls my office made to departments in Ottawa to deal with issues on behalf of constituents systematically went unanswered because of this directive.
Old government or new, this sort of barrier to public service must be eliminated. When the next election is called, members should not be faced with a bureaucratic brick wall.
Advertising Expenses
10:20 a.m.
Alexa McDonough Halifax, NS
Mr. Speaker, speaking to the first point of the privilege that has been raised by the Liberal member, it is up to the Speaker to determine whether there is a prima facie case of privilege but I have to say that I and my colleagues experienced many of the same kinds of frustrations that are being described.
I think two very important points need to be made. First, it is of course up to the Speaker to decide whether there is a personal question of privilege for an individual member but I think it is in the minds of many members and of the public that exactly what we have heard described and what we experienced was the predictable, lamentable outcome of the culture of entitlement that really characterized the previous government.
The second point is that I know our public servants, who work very hard for Canadians, do not expect nor should they expect that they will have their names, individually, and their reputations, individually, dragged across the floor of this House by members who are complaining about their own privileges having been trampled upon. I wonder whether there is not every reason to be guarded and concerned about the situation that is evolving here on the floor around this discussion.
I think it is absolutely in order for us as individual members to indicate that our privileges have been interfered with but I would urge the Liberal member, who has chosen to name public servant after public servant, to look upon his own government's actions, which was the government in power at the time that created the clamp down, the shutdown, not just on information but on cooperation that is normally extended by those very professional public servants.
Advertising Expenses
10:25 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, although the hon. member may have a grievance I really do not see under what guise the Speaker could consider this a prima facie question of privilege.
This is the first time we have heard of this and, if it does please the Speaker, I would look into the matter and get back to the House later today or first thing tomorrow before the Speaker's ruling.
Advertising Expenses
10:25 a.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
I think I have heard enough on this point for the moment. I will deal with the second question of privilege first.
The hon. member for Scarborough Southwest has raised a question about advertising that, in my view, has nothing to do with his privileges as a member. The rights granted to him by the Board of Internal Economy to advertise, to give him a budget and so on are not privileges of members of Parliament. They are rights that are granted by the board and by statute and do not come with the package of privileges that we normally claim as privileges of members of the House. Accordingly, I will treat the matter as referred to the Board of Internal Economy.
The member could write to the board and make it clear but I think the board could receive the Hansard of today, look at it and decide whether or not the member has an argument. However it is purely a technical argument with the board. It has nothing to do with privileges and, accordingly, in my view it ought not to be raised as a question of privilege and I dismiss it out of hand.
On the first question of privilege we have heard submissions from various parties in the House and I thank hon. members for their submissions. I will take the matter under advisement so that if the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons wishes to come back later he will have an opportunity to make further argument on it. It need not necessarily be today. Then, if the hon. member for Scarborough Southwest wishes to respond to his arguments, I will hear more.
I will take the matter under advisement. I will look into it and come back to the House with a ruling in due course.
Member for Haldimand--Norfolk
Points of Order
10:25 a.m.
Diane Finley Minister of Human Resources and Social Development
Mr. Speaker, I rise today on a point of order. Graves' disease is a genetic thyroid condition that affects 1 in every 100 Canadians. Its symptoms include a dramatic increase in metabolism, shakes and tremors, and sensitivity to heat, cold and light. It also sometimes affects the eyes in a range of different ways. While there is no cure yet, there is treatment. It just takes time.
I was very recently diagnosed with this non-life-threatening condition and am responding well to treatment. As it now appears that I have had this disease for almost a year, I can assure everyone that it in no way affects my ability to do my job.
I raise this today to ease the concerns of my colleagues and constituents and to explain why from time to time I may wear tinted lenses when I have the honour to rise here.
Interparliamentary Delegations
Routine Proceedings
10:25 a.m.
Jay Hill Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group respecting its participation at the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region's 15th annual summit in Seattle, Washington, July 14 to 18, 2005.
While I am on my feet, I would like to present a second report, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), in both official languages, the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-United States interparliamentary group respecting its participation at the 46th annual meeting of the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group held in St. Andrews by-the-Sea, New Brunswick, September 30 to October 3, 2005.
National Appreciation Day Act
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Daryl Kramp Prince Edward—Hastings, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-201, an act respecting a National Appreciation Day.
Mr. Speaker, today I am extremely proud and pleased, on behalf of the good citizens and constituents of Prince Edward—Hastings and, of course, the balance of the people of Canada, to introduce a bill entitled national appreciation day.
This enactment would designate the third day of March in each and every year as a day for the people of Canada to express appreciation for the heroic work of members of the Canadian Forces and emergency response professionals, including police officers, firefighters and paramedics.
I believe all members of the House and all parties would agree to support and see a speedy passage of this bill.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Canadian Forces Superannuation Act
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Daryl Kramp Prince Edward—Hastings, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-202, An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act (marriage after the age of sixty years).
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce a bill entitled "An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act". This enactment would amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act to allow the survivor of a contributor to receive an annual allowance after the death of that contributor, notwithstanding the fact that the contributor and the survivor married or commenced to live in a conjugal relationship after the contributor had attained the age of 60 years. In all fairness and decency, I believe all members would agree to the swift passage of this bill.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Canada Elections Act
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Daryl Kramp Prince Edward—Hastings, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-203, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (telephone, fax and Internet service to campaign offices).
Mr. Speaker, in consideration to some of the difficulties that colleagues from all parties in the House may have experienced on occasions, I am pleased to introduce this bill to amend the Canada Elections Act. This enactment would ensure that telephone, fax or Internet service is provided in a timely manner to the campaign offices of each and every candidate in all federal elections and in all parties. In order to ensure parity, I believe my esteemed colleagues would agree to seek approval and swift passage of this bill as well.
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|Pentagon: Ex-SEAL faces legal action for book
|Updated 8/30/2012 9:43 PM ET
The letter, addressed to Mark Owen, the pseudonym for Matt Bissonnette, alleges that he broke two non-disclosure agreements. He signed the agreements after leaving the Navy in April 2012 and in 2007, and they prevent him from releasing classified information.
It was sent to Bissonnette by Jeh Johnson, the Pentagon's top lawyer.STORY: Pentagon investigating Navy SEAL's book for secret info
"I write to formally advise you of your material breach and violation of your agreements, and to inform you that the (Pentagon) is considering pursuing against you, and all those acting in concert with you, all remedies legally available to us in light of this situation," Johnson wrote in the letter, which was sent in care of the publisher, Penguin Putnam.
The book, No Easy Day, gives a first-hand account of the May 2011 raid that killed bin Laden, the terror mastermind. Bissonnette did not submit the book to the Pentagon for pre-publication review as required by the military, according to the Pentagon.
Dutton, the publisher, has maintained that the book does not disclose secret information. It goes on sale Tuesday.
It's unclear how far the military is willing to go in punishing a member of the team that killed bin Laden after a decade on the run. Two officials have told USA TODAY that prosecution is unlikely.
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County GOP eyes three, but no names
MAYVILLE – County Republicans have their eye on three potential county executive candidates, but have no intention of releasing their names in the near future.
According to Allan Hendrickson, Chautauqua County Republican Committee chairman, the group has approached three individuals it believes are qualified for the county executive position. Although he would not provide the names of the individuals at this time, Hendrickson said two have expressed interest in possibly running for the position, for which County Executive Greg Edwards announced recently he would not be seeking a third term.
"We have a candidate-support committee, which is also our search committee," Hendrickson said. "We have contacted three people, all three of which would be qualified (for county executive)."
As of yet, Hendrickson said no one had voluntarily come forward to express interest in the position; however, the committee would be more than willing to meet with anyone who may want to throw their hat into the ring.
"We aren't soliciting. We haven't put ads in the paper or gone on the radio or anything," Hendrickson said. "I think any one of the three we are talking to would be good. But, if somebody came forward, we would certainly interview them, talk to them."
When looking for a candidate, Hendrickson said the committee looks especially for someone who has business experience. He also said a candidate with political experience helps during campaigning, but isn't necessarily the most important aspect of a potential candidate.
Hendrickson said when it comes to announcing a candidate, he does not anticipate releasing a name until after June 30.
"I would not announce a candidate until the full county committee meeting does the endorsing," Hendrickson said.


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You pick a new team every week. Can only use each player one time over the course of the season.
There are leagues with $60 and $200 entry fees. Have a couple buds that have been playing in it for a while and love it, finally got a team this year. I really like this concept.


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(Thanks to G4TV.COM for this article)
The mysteries behind the GTA IV trailer are unraveling! Everyone waited with baited breath for the trailer, hoping that it would answer a myriad of questions and put the rampant speculation to rest. Instead, it only worked the online gaming community into an even bigger feeding frenzy.
There were new questions being asked, questions no one had definite answers to. Who is that new guy? Wheres he from? Is that New York or Liberty City? Today, thanks to an in depth preview of GTA IV in the latest issue of GameInformer, we have the definitive answer to at least one of those questions.
The next protagonist in the GTA series is none other than one Niko Bellic, which sounds Russian or Romanian. This October, Ellis Island (or her doppelganger) is going to bear at least one more tired, poor, member of the huddled mass yearning to be free.
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Shyoko Honiden, MD
Associate Professor Term; Associate Program Director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Program
Research Interests
Clinical Trials as Topic; Hyperglycemia; Hypothermia, Induced; Intensive Care Units; Lung; Liver Failure, Acute
Research Organizations
Internal Medicine: Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Research Summary
Dr. Honiden has a wide array of interests related to the care of critically ill patients in the ICU. She has been involved in research related to the management of patients with acute liver failure, as well as studies that examine the biological effects of hyperglycemia in the ICU. She is also involved in a number of quality improvement projects, as well as ongoing clinical trials in the ICU.
Specialized Terms: Hyperglycemia in critically ill patients; Management of acute liver failure in the ICU; Therapeutic hypothermia in acute liver failure
Extensive Research Description
Ongoing clinical trials in ICU
Selected Publications
- Shilpa S, Inzucchi SE, Goldberg PA, Cooper D, Siegel MD, Honiden S. "Adapting to the New Consensus Guidelines for Managing Hyperglycemia During Critical Illness: The Updated Yale Insulin Infusion Protocol. Endocr Pract. 2012 May 1;18(3):363-70.
- Honiden S, Abdel-Razeq SS, Siegel MD. "The Management of the Critically Ill Obstetric Patient." J Intensive Care Med. 2013 Mar-Apr;28(2):93-106, 2011 Aug 12 [Epub ahead of print]
- Honiden S, Inzucchi SE. "Glucose Controversies in the ICU." Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2011 26(3):133-150
- Honiden S, Siegel MD. "Analytic Reviews: Managing the Agitated Patient in the ICU: Sedatives, Analgesia and Neuromuscular Blockade." Journal of Intensive Care Medicine 2010; 25(4):187-204
- Honiden S, McArdle JR. "Obesity in the intensive care unit." Clin Chest Med. 2009; 30(3):581-599
- Honiden S, Gong MN. "Diabetes, insulin, and development of acute lung injury." Crit Care Med. 2009 Jun 15.
- Schilsky ML, Honiden S, Arnott L, Emre S. "ICU management of acute liver failure." Clin Chest Med 2009 Mar;30(1):71-87
- Honiden S. , Schultz A, MD, Im SA, Nierman DM, Gong MN. Early versus Late Intravenous Insulin Administration in Critically Ill Patients. Intensive Care Med. 2008; 34(5):881-887.
- Chang LH, Honiden S, Haithcock J, Das AM, Short K, Nierman DM, Carson SS. Utilization of Bronchodilators in Ventilated Patients without Obstructive Airways Disease. Resp Care 2007 Feb 52(2):154-8.
- Honiden S, Sundaram V, Nease RF, Holodniy M, Lazzeroni, LC, Zolopa A, Owens DK. The Effect of Diagnosis with HIV infection on Health Related Quality of Life. Qual Life Res. 2006 Feb 15(1): 69-82.


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When you see or hear the word oolong, what tea site/store/merchant comes to mind?
It seems to me that you need multiple threads for oolong! I would be surprised to find one vendor at the top of most lists for green oolongs, aged oolongs, dark oolongs, roasted oolongs, bai hao, and dan cong.trent wrote:EDIT: What shop do you think has the best aged oolong? What about the best dan cong?
Victoria wrote:tenuki wrote:ThinkingOutLoud wrote:Fear ... just the word fear. (I think I can, I think I can, I think I can ....) The TKY sample has arrived and tomorrow is the day for the *big brew.* <sigh>
Uh, it's just tea, you add water then drink it.
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The Rochester chapter of the American Institute of Architects has announced its list of recipients of the 2013 Design Excellence Awards.
Projects receiving awards—though which awards they will receive have not been disclosed—are as follows:
The project winners will be announced at the Design Excellence Awards Gala on June 1 at the Memorial Art Gallery.
Winners of individual AIA Rochester honors also were announced.
James Durfee of Mendon is the winner of the 2013 AIA Rochester Medal of Distinction, the highest award conferred upon an outstanding architect by his or her peers. He is a past president of AIA Rochester, serves on the board of the Architectural Foundation of Greater Rochester, and is president of the Memorial Art Gallery Board of Managers.
Jason Streb of Rochester received the Emerging Architect of the Year Award. Streb, an associate employed by Clark Patterson Lee, is also the education director for AIA Rochester and leader of the Explorer program.
Adam Stoker of Rochester is the recipient of the Emerging Architect Creative Excellence Award. He is a master's degree candidate at Rochester Institute of Technology's new Master in Sustainable Architecture program, and won the award with his watercolor painting, "Architecture Unveiled."
AIA Rochester scholarship recipients were announced.
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You might call Tami Simon a spiritual entrepreneur. As a college dropout and a seeker in her early 20s, she started Sounds True with a tape recorder and $50,000 she inherited after the death of her father. Sounds True is now one of the fastest growing privately held companies "disseminating spiritual wisdom" from Ram Dass to Eckhart Tolle to Brené Brown. Our interview with Ms. Simon is in production and will be available on Thursday. In the meantime, I've compiled my live-tweets of Krista's conversation with her in studio. Enjoy and share your favorites.
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Like the practicality of some of these tweets - the simple act of touching your own face or arm, breathing before a meeting - sometimes the simplest ideas are the ones that stick with me after one of your programs. I'm still trying to fold clothes differently since listening to Boorstein for the first time on your program months ago! :>) And after your program with poet Marie Howe, for the first time in about 50 years, I wrote my first two poems and I like them! Also intrigued to hear more about "emptiness" and "self secret." You folks do useful work. Thanks.
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Are you going to interview her for a show? I hope so. Tami's interviews on Sounds True are equal in importance to the On Being shows for me in the last couple years. She interrupts very little and has a knack for asking just the question that I would want to ask.


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Last year I paid 700 Dkr. which is about 120 $ for a ticket to see Macca in Horsens. How much are the tickets in the US?
Bob Dylan plays in Aalborg, Denmark some time soon and people are complaining about the prices of the tickets, which are about the same as I paid for Macca.


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County says yes to sale of landfill carbon credits
MARSHALL – When the Lyon County sanitary landfill built a flare system to burn off methane and carbon dioxide gas at the landfill, county commissioners had looked at it as a potential source of revenue. At Tuesday's regular meeting of the county board, they approved an agreement that would make it so.
Lyon County Environmental Administrator Paul Henriksen presented commissioners with a proposed agreement to sell carbon credits generated by the gas flare. Commissioners approved that agreement.
The flare was built at the landfill in 2010. It burns off methane and carbon dioxide gas that builds up in the landfill as trash decomposes. The arrangement cuts down odor and prevents greenhouse gases from being released into the air.
At the time the flare was built, commissioners had discussed the possibility of using it for a gas-to-energy project. However, they didn't move forward with the idea because of the costs involved.
The flare could still be a source of revenue for the landfill, Henriksen said Tuesday. Element Markets, LLC, offered to purchase carbon credits the flare generates for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Element Markets is a Texas company that buys carbon credits to trade to other industries. Under a proposed contract Henriksen brought to the board Tuesday, Element Markets would purchase credits from the Lyon County landfill at a rate of $1.25 per ton of greenhouse gas reductions. The contract would be for credits generated between 2010 and 2016.
The possibility of an agreement with Element Markets had been discussed at an earlier county board meeting, but commissioners had expressed concerns that the contract didn't leave the county open to use the gas in the future. Henriksen said the contract presented Tuesday had been revised to help address those concerns.
Board members voted to approve the contract.
At Tuesday's meeting, the board also voted to award a professional services agreement with an agency that would help a group of area counties bid for health insurance together. Lyon County Board chairman Rick Anderson said Lyon County, Murray County and Redwood County, as well as Southwest Health and Human Services, selected the agency for the task at a meeting earlier this month.
The contract with RJF, an agency of consulting and insurance services company Marsh & McLennan, would cost $14,000, Anderson said. The monthly costs of the contract would be divided among the participating counties and SHHS, based on the number of employees eligible for benefits.
Lyon County Attorney Rick Maes said he had reviewed the contract. The Murray County attorney had reviewed it as well, Anderson said.
Commissioners also approved a low bid for pre-design work for the Marshall to Camden State Park bike trail project. Lyon County Public Works Director Suhail Kanwar presented bids from three companies to the board. The low bidder was the firm of Bolton and Menk, with a bid of $4,300. Board members voted to accept the bid.
The pre-design work for the trail project includes environmental and archaeological assessments that must be completed before the county can enter an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for Legacy Grant funding.


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Soo falls short of state title
PLYMOUTH – A four-minute stretch in the middle of the second period cost Sault Ste. Marie a chance to win its first MHSAA state hockey championship since the 1980s on Saturday afternoon.
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood scored three times in that stretch to post a 4-2 victory over the Blue Devils for the Division 3 crown at Compuware Sports Arena.
The Soo (22-9) had reached the title game by defeating Flint Powers Catholic 4-3 in double overtime in Friday's semifinals and 4-1 over Houghton in the Wednesday's quarterfinals played in Marquette.
On Saturday, Cranbrook (28-2-1) held a huge 38-10 advantage in shots on goal, but Blue Devils goaltender Nickolas McKenzie held his team in the game, stopping 13 shots in the second period and 14 in the third. Cranes goalie Spencer Applebaum had to make just eight saves.
Cranbrook scored the only goal of the first period at 8:11, an unassisted tally by Austin Alger, before beginning its three-goal barrage in the second.
During the Cranes' scoring binge, the Soo got its first goal from Alex Teneyck at 8:51.
But Cranbrook's Kevin Shand scored at 7:23 and Alex Alger at 10:10 and 11:26 to make it 4-1. The final goal was on a power play, one of seven the Cranes had.
The Blue Devils scored the only goal of the third period from Chase Gamelin at 5:34.
The Soo was hampered in its comeback attempt down the stretch with two shorthanded situations in the final eight minutes.
Sault Ste. Marie has won two state titles, in 1984 and 1989 in Class B-C-D, and has been runner-up five previous times, most recently in 2001.


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Get an overview of this hotelOn Canada Line, close to Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver: 13 km
Located on the Fraser River, this resort is 4 km (2.5 mi) from Vancouver International Airport, 13 km (8 mi) from downtown Vancouver, and 42 km (26 mi) from the US border.
70,000-square-foot casino
The 24-hour casino features over 900 gaming machines, a 25-table poker room, and table games. The River Rock's spa offers massage, facials, and hydrotherapy.
Specially designed beds
Each suite features a Eurotop cashmere king-size bed (designed exclusively for River Rock), a spacious bathroom, elegant decor, and a separate sitting area with a queen sofa bed.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
River Rock Casino Resort
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- Swimming pool
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The River Rock Casino Resort, with its 144-berth marina, sits on the Fraser River, 13 km (8 mi) from downtown Vancouver and 42 km (26 mi) from the US border. It is the third stop on Canada Line transit after leaving Vancouver International Airport.
The resort's 70,000-square-foot, 24-hour casino includes more than 900 gaming machines and a 25-table poker room with games such as blackjack, roulette, baccarat, and craps. There are also on-site dining and bar options.
The River Rock Show Theatre is home to a regular eclectic mix of high-profile entertainers, dinner theater, trade shows, and special events. For a complete listing of current shows and events, contact the concierge.
The heated indoor pool includes a waterslide. The Absolute Spa offers beauty services, manicure and pedicure, massage, and hydro treatments such as balneotherapy and thalassotherapy.
This pet-friendly property is entirely smoke-free. Violation of the no smoking policy will result in a $250 penalty charge.
- 24-hour front desk
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Casino
- Concierge services
- Coffee shop or café
- Elevator/lift
- Fireplace in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Total number of rooms - 202
- ATM/banking
- Marina on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 11
- Restaurant
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
- Indoor pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave (on request)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Refrigerator
- Microwave (on request)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free newspaper
- Free toiletries
- Desk
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
- Partially open bathroom
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Separate sitting area
- Shower only
- Slippers
- Sofa bed
- Turndown service
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
Where to Eat
Tramanto Fine Dining Restaurant - This restaurant features southern Italian cuisine made with fresh local ingredients, a wine list with more than 500 varieties of reds and whites, and views of the Fraser River. A private dining room seats 16. Reservations are recommended.
Buffet - Buffet includes salads, a variety of entrees, and rich desserts. It features domestic and international dishes, including a carving station and Asian-inspired offerings. It is located on the third floor and open for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch. There is a wrap-around heated deck with Fraser River views.
International Food Court - Located in the main casino, the food court is open 24 hours a day and includes Asian, Italian, and West Coast-inspired options.
The resort's 24-hour casino includes more than 1,000 gaming machines, a 24-hour poker room, and games such as blackjack, roulette, baccarat, and craps.
Beyond the casino, Lulu's Lounge, an intimate, 125-seat show lounge, features live, round-the-clock entertainment. Bar service is available 11 AM-2 AM.
The resort's 995-seat River Rock Show Theatre hosts a regular eclectic mix of high-profile entertainers, dinner theater, and special events. For a complete list of upcoming shows and events, contact the concierge.
Nearby Things to Do
Guests can swim in the heated indoor pool, complete with a waterslide. An on-site exercise facility features cardio- and strength-training machines.
Vancouver's 1,000-acre Stanley Park is a popular destination for hikers, bikers, and in-line skaters. A number of bicycle and skate rental shops line the entrance to the park. Once inside the park grounds, visitors can take the complimentary Stanley Park Shuttle to access the park's gardens, four on-site restaurants, the Vancouver Aquarium, and other attractions.
The recreational activities listed below are available on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
Spa Services
- Deep tissue massage
- Prenatal massage
- Sports massage
- Detoxification wrap
- Number of treatment rooms 6
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 2:00 AM
Minimum check-in age is 19
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of CAD 25 per accommodation, per night (maximum CAD 75 per stay), plus a deposit of CAD 25 per stay
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: CAD 17.95 per person (approximately)
- Pet deposit: CAD 25 per stay
- Pet fee: CAD 25 per accommodation, per night (maximum CAD 75 per stay)
Hotel Name
- River Rock Casino Resort
- River Rock Casino Resort Richmond
- River Rock Casino Richmond
- River Rock Resort
- River Rock Resort Casino
- Rock River Casino
- River Rock Hotel Richmond
- River Rock Richmond
Awards & Affiliations
- The property is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.


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A friend of mine just referred me to a great blog on education, training and learning technology… by Richard N. Landers, Ph.D. Dr. Landers is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, USA. The blog is called Thoughts of a Neo-Academic. Richard wrote a series of blogs in September 2010 about a series of research papers published in Journal of General Psychology that are focused on video games.
Today's post is about how we might create more engaging video games. This paper is the subject of the post: Rodrigo, M. (2010). Dynamics of student cognitive-affective transitions during a mathematics game. Simulation & Gaming, 42 (1), 85-99. doi: 10.1177/1046878110361513.
Dr. Rodrigo observed 7th grade boys while they played an math game. She and her colleagues paired up to take note of the cognitive affect states of the students as they played the math game, Math Blaster. The team assessed how the students' states changed while they played the game. The states the team defined and noted were
1. Boredom
2. Confusion
3. Delight
4. Engagement
5. Frustration
6. Surprise
7. The Neutral state (No affect discernible)
She noted that students often transitioned from confused to engaged. She noted that boredom was the only state that persisted. My post here is just a quick one, and if you want more details, please read Dr. Lander's post for a nicer description. What I would like to point out is that confusion is not a bad thing…. confusion may draw us in. Confusion, I think, is a necessary step to learning anything. This research is unique and powerful, I believe. If you know of more, please let me know.
Rodrigo, M. (2010). Dynamics of student cognitive-affective transitions during a mathematics game. Simulation & Gaming, 42 (1), 85-99. doi: 10.1177/1046878110361513. You can download the paper here.


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Anyway, back the visceral blog - it linked to the New York Times and an interview with the man who wrote and illustrated 'Where the Wild Things Are' published in 1963. I recall this children's book in the same way as I recall 1970's decor and the 'brownness' of everything that seemed to permeate my early years. What was it with the 1970's and decorating with brown?!
So I found myself, alone on a Monday afternoon, shedding tears at what was said in this interview with Maurice Sendak - he speaks of the topic I spend a disproportionate amount of time considering: making the best of life. The advice is this: live your life, live your life, live your life. Listen to it; it's heart-wrenching important advice.


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Without a tripod, though, you can often cobble together some books to prop up the camera, and then use the self-timer so you can hit the shutter button, step back, and then the camera will give you a nice long exposure without that first vibration of you pushing the button.
And you don't really need a macro lens for most photos of teawares, at least not for the entire piece at one view. It's needed when you want to get closer and closer like this....
Seigan blue by debunix, on Flickr
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Dentist headed to prison
December 12, 2006
James Smith signs a plea agreement Tuesday morning, while CO-Counsel for defense Rebecca Reese,left, looks on. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks
Editor's note: Content in this report may be offensive to some readers.
Laura McNaughton's family had strong words for the Clovis woman's convicted killer during a sentencing hearing Tuesday at the Curry County Courthouse.
Maria Beardmore, the victim's mother, asked defense counsel to move so she could see James Smith as she addressed him.
"You took a beautiful life," she said. "I don't know what made you commit such a violent crime — I don't know what happened to you. When did you change — 21, 22? You don't have the opportunity to be called a doctor any more — you are just a killer and a rapist and a predator."
Smith, who will spend at least 57 years in prison as part of a plea agreement, stared ahead, avoiding eye contact with her as she hurled angry statements his direction.
"I don't understand you. You know, a man is supposed to be given an upper strength and the strength in his body to protect a woman. And did you protect Laura that night? You used it for your advantage. You beat her to death. A man is supposed to protect his wife. Did you protect your wife that night and your children? Look where you left your own children — where you left my grandchildren," she said. "Why don't you step up to the plate and admit what you did?"
Smith, 37, was married with three children at the time of McNaughton's death in December 2005.
McNaughton's father, David Beardmore, called Smith a "psychopath" and said "to all those that knew Laura, she will be sorely missed. Today will be the first chapter on your way to hell. We will never forgive you or at least I won't. You crossed the line and now you have to pay the price."
When family members continued to direct emotional and angry statements at Smith, 9th Judicial District Judge Joe Parker instructed them to direct their statements to the court, not Smith.
Family described McNaughton, 30, as a beautiful woman and mother who was attempting to better her life and that of her daughters.
David Beardmore read an excerpt from a college essay McNaughton had written about a month before her death as she was looking toward receiving an associate's degree.
"There were many times I wanted to give up the fight, but surprisingly there was always one more fight left in me," she wrote, describing her life as a working student and single mother.
Jeff McNaughton, Laura's former husband, said the worst night of his life was when he had to tell his children their mother was dead. "I watched them cry so hard their faces swelled up," he said.
Maddie McNaughton, 12, told Smith in a videotape played for the court that her 6-year-old sister was not going to remember their mom.
District Attorney Matt Chandler addressed Parker prior to sentencing.
"The last thing (Laura) saw before she met her maker was this man's face. I believe it is quite possible she blocked out James Smith's eyes as he looked into her face and she pictured her family — her children."
The sentencing followed Smith's agreement to enter an Alford plea in which a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges sufficient evidence exists to convince a judge or jury of guilt.
Under the terms of the agreement, Judge Parker said Smith will be sentenced to life in prison plus 27 years.
At a minimum he will serve 57 years in the New Mexico Department of Corrections before he is eligible for parole, Parker told onlookers as he read the agreement.
Smith will also be required to pay restitution to provide counseling for the children of the victim, Parker said.
A single mother of two, McNaughton's body was found in a rural ditch by hunters on Dec. 10, 2005.
She died of strangulation, records show.
The Alford agreement was reached just after 10 a.m. Tuesday. A full day of motion arguments had been scheduled in the case in preparation for a June jury trial.
Smith entered the Alford plea to charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping in the first degree, attempted sexual penetration and tampering with evidence, Parker said.
He was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping, sexual penetration and three counts of tampering with evidence last year following his arrest.
Looking to show probable cause a kidnapping and sexual assault occurred, two of the aggravated factors required to seek the death penalty, prosecutors presented testimony in a hearing Monday, seeking the judge's consent to pursue the death penalty.
After hearing evidence of blood found in Smith's vehicle and forensic testimony that McNaughton was brutally beaten, Parker found there was probable cause to proceed with a death penalty case.
Summarizing his case to satisfy court protocol, Chandler told Parker Tuesday, "It is the state's position that we could provide evidence and testimony that this was a planned, willful, premeditated murder of Laura McNaughton."
Defense attorney Mark Earnest addressed Parker, confirming on behalf of his client, that he agreed to the terms of the plea agreement.
"We believe that there is enough of a factual basis to find (Smith) guilty," he said.
Attempts to reach Smith's family were unsuccessful.


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Topic: 302 after moving rails app
I had a rails site working and had to move servers, after the move our restful_authentication stopped working.
In short here is whats happening:
When a user logs in, they are just redirected back to the login page.
If I check the logs, The controller action they are trying to go to fails.
Filter chain halted as [:login_required] rendered_or_redirected.
Completed in 1ms (DB: 0) | 302 Found
So we are getting a 302 temporally moved
If I remove the before filter from the controller, the same url now works and I get a 200 ok.
So something is not working right and I am 100% lost on were to start looking.
Its like its not sending the fact that a user is logged in to the other controllers (session cookie issue ?)
---> In my session controller I have this
def create
user = User.authenticate(params[:login], params[:password])
if user
# Protects against session fixation attacks, causes request forgery
# protection if user resubmits an earlier form using back
# button. Uncomment if you understand the tradeoffs.
# reset_session
self.current_user = user
new_cookie_flag = (params[:remember_me] == "1")
handle_remember_cookie! new_cookie_flag
if current_user.is_admin
redirect_back_or_default(:controller=> "navigation", :action=> "show")
flash[:notice] = "Logged in successfully"
flash.now[:error] = "Could not validate Username/Password"
@login = params[:login]
@remember_me = params[:remember_me]
render :action => 'new'
and under the if current_user.is_admin I can redirect them to say google and this works. When a user logged is the current_user.is_admin does fire and will send them where the redirect is set.
if current_user.is_admin
If its set to a controller that uses the before_filter: login_required then I get the 302 and filter chain error.
if current_user.is_admin
Not sure whats where here or where to start debugging this.
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