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Mary Elizabeth Beal Shea, 52, of Granite City, died 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at Gateway Regional Hospital in Granite City.
Services are 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at Wojstrom Funeral Home in Granite City.Visitation is from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, at the funeral home.
Mary is survived by her husband, Michael Shea; her parents; two daughters; a son; three grandchildren; and five brothers.
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Installation of Energy Efficient Traffic and Pedestrian Signals Begins Today in Peekskill Through Power Authority Program
January 31, 2005
PEEKSKILL—Beginning today over 600 energy-efficient traffic and pedestrian count-down signals will be installed here with assistance from the New York Power Authority (NYPA). The first installation will be at the intersection of Main and Nelson Streets. This $96,000 project is expected to be completed by the end of March. These installations are the first in Westchester County to be managed by NYPA along with work in the City of New Rochelle scheduled to begin later in February.
"Improving the visibility of many of our traffic and cross walk signals is a bright idea that will save Peekskill taxpayers money through lower energy and maintenance costs plus keep the air cleaner by reducing energy use," said John G. Testa, mayor, City of Peekskill. "We are pleased to work with Governor George E. Pataki and the New York Power Authority to bring this improvement to our city which represents another effort by the City to revitalize the downtown."
"Mayor Testa and his fellow leaders in Peekskill should be commended for their vision in participating in Governor Pataki's initiative encouraging local governments to follow his mandate to state agencies to reduce their energy use by 35% by 2010," said Eugene W. Zeltmann, president and chief executive officer, NYPA. "With cities like Peekskill, and other towns and villages throughout the state working with NYPA to be more energy-savvy, we can reduce energy use, save taxpayer dollars and lessen dependence on foreign oil."
Using the existing signal light housings, the new lighting technology consists of green, red, yellow and white precision-lensed light emitting diode (LED) modules to replace the current incandescent bulbs that use colored filters or lens. The LED signals have a longer operating life and lower maintenance cost, consume about 90% less energy and use no filters or lens.
NYPA has been involved in a wide variety of LED signal projects including work with the Metropolitan Transit Authority and the New York City Rail Transit, and also installing energy efficient traffic signals in various parts of New York City.
Project management is conducted by NYPA staff, while the material and labor contracts were awarded by NYPA through competitive bid for timely and cost-effective installation. NYPA provides full turn-key services and finances the total cost of these LED traffic signal projects at very low interest rates. Municipalities have a payback period of usually less than five years depending on the quantity and signal types to be installed.
The City of Peekskill, its Housing Authority and the Peekskill School District are government customers of the Power Authority and receive some of the lowest cost electricity in the state for operations. Since the early 1990s, NYPA has invested over $660,000 in energy efficiency improvements at several Peekskill facilities including the courthouse and schools. These initiatives annually save taxpayers over $115,000 in municipal electric costs, reduce energy use by over 350 kilowatts per year and eliminate 730 tons of greenhouse gases each year contributing to cleaner air.
NYPA is the nation's largest state-owned electric utility. The Power Authority owns and operates 17 generating facilities across New York. NYPA also owns and operates over 1,400 circuit miles of transmission lines in various parts of the state. NYPA is a national leader in advancing energy efficiency, clean energy technologies and electric vehicles.


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Loyal Steinbrenner still repaying Saban for favor [8:56 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'The friendship between George M. Steinbrenner III and former Buffalo Bills coach Lou Saban has endured since the summer day they met on a playground in Cleveland 55 years ago.'
Lindell looks forward to joining Bills [5:20 AM]
D and C reports: '�Nothing fazes this guy,� said Paul Sheehy, Lindell�s agent. �His mentality is absolutely perfect for a kicker. He�s never too high or too low. I think this is a great fit.�'
Bills lure Adams with incentives [5:19 AM]
D and C reports: 'The playing time incentive takes into consideration Buffalo�s use of rotating linemen and the fact that the Bills potentially could be protecting a lot of leads using extra defensive backs against the pass.'
Seahawks let Bills acquire Lindell [5:18 AM]
Seattle Post Intelligencer reports: '"It's not breaking my heart that I'm leaving (Seattle)," said Lindell, who was born in Vancouver and attended Washington State.'
Lindell gone after Hawks don't pay hefty Bills [5:17 AM]
Seattle Times reports: 'Lindell had one streak of eight consecutive field goals last season, and two with seven in a row. He also missed three attempts in two games at one point, and Coach Mike Holmgren was close to replacing him on several occasions in the past two years. The Seahawks have had six workouts for kickers in that time span, but Holmgren never found the right person to take over the job.'
Seahawks let Lindell shuffle off to Buffalo [5:16 AM]
Everett Herald reports: '''(Buffalo) almost has a college town feel to it,'' Lindell said. ''It kind of reminded me of a bigger Pullman - a huge Pullman. So I thought it would be the perfect place for me.'''
Seahawks allow kicker Lindell to join Buffalo [5:15 AM]
Tacoma News Tribune reports: 'The Seahawks were generally satisfied with his field-goal kicking, but wanted more depth on kickoffs. The Bills cited Lindell's kickoffs as a plus in making a four-year, $4.2 million offer last week.'
Gary still searching for work [5:14 AM]
Denver Post reports: 'Unfortunately for Gary, none of those teams has a starting running back job available. Travis Henry is entrenched in Buffalo's backfield, Fred Taylor in Jacksonville, Tiki Barber in New York and James Stewart in Detroit. What's left now are backup jobs and backup wages. Most likely, the 27-year-old Gary will sign a one-year contract that allows him to showcase his skills before testing the free-agent waters next winter, when Denver's former 1,000-yard rusher hopes the need for his services will be greater.'
Bills sign kicker Lindell to four-year deal [9:53 PM]
Fox Sports reports: '�What we had to ask ourselves is who is he as a kicker? We think he�s a good kicker. But probably at that level ($4.2 million), we wanted a great kicker."'
Bills Sign Defensive Tackle Adams, Kicker Lindell [9:39 PM]
Bloomberg reports: 'Lindell made 23 of 29 field-goal attempts and all 38 extra- point tries last season for a career-high 107 points. He's made 58 of 78 career field-goal attempts, including seven of 12 from 50 yards or longer, and has six game-winning kicks. He's also made all 96 of his extra-point attempts.'
Lions sign RB Shawn Bryson [9:38 PM]
AP reports: 'Bryson ran for 967 yards and two touchdowns during his first four NFL seasons, all with the Buffalo Bills. Bryson will compete for the backup spot behind James Stewart.'
Seahawks don't match Buffalo's offer to Lindell [9:37 PM]
AP reports: 'Lindell is not worried about the swirling winds that are common in Ralph Wilson Stadium during the winter. He played at Washington State and kicked for two years at Husky Stadium while the Seahawks' new facility was being built. ``For me it's just about kicking the ball,'' Lindell said.'
DT Sam Adams agrees to deal with Bills [9:36 PM]
Sportsticker reports: 'The 6-3, 330-pound Adams will enter his 10th NFL season after spending 2002 with the AFC champion Oakland Raiders. He spent six seasons with the Seattle Seahawks and two with the Baltimore Ravens and has 29 career sacks.'
The 1983 draft: A class to remember [9:36 PM]
NFL.com reports: Of course, the Class of '83 will be forever known as the "Year of the Quarterback," because of the six signal-callers chosen in Round 1 -- Elway, Marino, Jim Kelly, Eason, Ken O'Brien and Todd Blackledge. But the overall talent produced in that draft -- from top to bottom -- makes the quarterback story just one chapter of a blockbuster tale.
Restricted free-agent kicker heads to Bills [9:35 PM]
ESPN reports: In addition to his physical skills, Lindell appeals to Bills officials because of his age, and his potential to stabilize the kicker position for several years.
Bills add Adams; Saints trade Turley; NFL Europe on hold? [5:32 PM]
Pro Football Weekly reports: PFW: Can Adams help the Bills reach the playoffs and possibly the Super Bowl?
Bikoff: Not by himself, but he is a step in the right direction. The Bills were all about offense last year and the defense seemed to get overshadowed even if they didn�t always deserve to be. This year, with Adams in the lineup the Bills will have to be more respected by teams, and earning some respect is a big key to victory. Now it is up to the defensive unit to come together and prove that the faith the front office has in their talents is merited.
Opening Weekend Posibilities For Bills [5:23 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Based on the opening weekend schedule of national games that the NFL released on Monday, here are the Week 1 possibilities for the Bills. Home: Miami, New England, Houston, or Cincinnati. Away: Miami, New England, Jacksonville, NY Giants or Kansas City.
Rian Lindell Becomes A Bill [4:50 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: 'A restricted free agent, Lindell signed an offer sheet with the Bills last week that his previous team, the Seattle Seahawks, has opted not to match.'
Lions reach agreement with Bryson [4:47 PM]
ESPN reports: 'Bryson preferred to sign a one-year contract, hoping he can demonstrate to teams that his knee is 100 percent rehabilitated, and then be eligible for free agency again next spring.'
5th Down: The Survivors [3:07 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Here's a question that ought to be easy: How many players on the Buffalo Bills roster today were on the team two years ago? Or put another way, how players have been here longer than Tom Donahoe and Gregg Williams?
Bills New TE Mark Campbell Talks with Media [2:33 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: '"It feels great. I've only been here a couple of time before for personal reasons and I've only been really since yesterday. I haven't gotten to see a whole bunch but I'm excited about the opportunity here and with everything I've seen so far. We have amazing fans, I'm really looking forward to that."'
Bills Reach Verbal Agreement With Sam Adams [2:32 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: '"It would be an honor to play next to Pat (Williams)," said Adams during his visit to Buffalo on March 7. "You can't go to war with someone that you can't trust. Pat's been a part of the family for a long time and he's one of the best tackles in the league and together we can do some damage."'
NFL Announces Nationally Televised Kickoff Weekend Games [2:24 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: The Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers will open September 8 on ABC�s NFL Monday Night Football (9:00 PM ET) against the Eagles in Philadelphia�s new Lincoln Financial Field, a rematch of the NFC Championship Game.
Win a Takeo Spikes Autographed Football [12:40 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Win a Wilson Authentic NFL Game Ball autographed by linebacker Takeo Spikes!
The Week In Bills History (March 24-31) [12:32 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: March 29, 1973 - BILLS SET HOME ATTENDANCE RECORD Kenneth Souliske purchased the 46,207th season ticket for the 1973 season, assuring the Bills of their largest home attendance ever.
DT Sam Adams agrees to deal with Bills [10:58 AM]
Sportsticker reports: 'The 6-3, 330-pound Adams will enter his 10th NFL season after spending 2002 with the AFC champion Oakland Raiders. He spent six seasons with the Seattle Seahawks and two with the Baltimore Ravens and has 29 career sacks.'
Broncos courting Beuerlein as backup [10:58 AM]
Denver Rocky Mountain News reports: Former Broncos running back Olandis Gary finally will dip his toes into the free-agent waters. He is scheduled to visit Buffalo on Thursday, and a meeting this week with Jacksonville also is in the works. He also is scheduled to visit the New York Giants next week, and possibly Dallas.
Bills, Adams agree on four-year deal [9:01 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"The big thing is we entered the offseason feeling that we had to impact the inside of our defense, our run defense especially," Bills coach Gregg Williams said Sunday at the NFL owners' meetings. "Sam obviously would be a huge factor in improving that area of our defense."'
Bills beat clock to land DT Adams [5:22 AM]
D and C reports: 'A deal finally came together when Adams, who was eager to play alongside friend Pat Williams in the middle of the Bills� impressively remade defense, agreed to Buffalo�s incentive-laden offer.'
Chiefs' Hunt wants to eliminate first-round playoff byes [5:21 AM]
Kansas City Star reports: 'The Chiefs offered contracts to recent visitors to Arrowhead Stadium -- running back Shawn Bryson and defensive lineman Jeff Zgonina.'
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Someone give me a reason not to graveyard this.
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just do it.
i think its just a matter of learning.
handseals seem to me as a way to control chakra and are not always needed but make things easier ( similar to how naruto uses clones for rasengan, he can do it himself but he finds it easier to do it with clones)
if you learn 2 hand seals then you are mainly going to use 2 handseals for the jutsus that need them. thats not to say you cant learn single handseals, its just easier for you to focus your chakra threw both hands.
i would think that singles are for only the situations that you need them in, or just an option if you are good at them.
and then some jutsus dont need the seals becasue of the users ability to focus there chakra well enough when trying to perform the jutsu they they are so use to performing.
it makes sence with no need to speak of bloodlimits and such.
I thought it was part of hos bloodline......If it wasn't wouldn't5 other people use it? So i th ink it is part of his bloodline :s:
i don't know if this was said but the chic which was in chunin exams that has the cursed seal did one handed seals, excuse my bad english
Didn't Haku do a water jutsu after he did the one handed seal?... He couldn't do his ice jutsu because that would require both hands (like Yamato, when explaining fuision elements).
I just figured that anybody with a fusion element could use a one-handed jutsu.


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Shocker from Queens Puts Pfeiffer's Playoff Hopes in Jeopardy
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BURLINGTON, N.C. – A stingy defense and opportunistic offense did the job as Queens (10-9, 5-2 CC) pulled off the upset of No. 6 Pfeiffer (14-2, 5-1 CC) with a 12-11 victory in the semifinals of the 2013 Conference Carolinas Women's Lacrosse Tournament on Saturday, April 20 at Williams Stadium in Burlington, N.C. The Royals advance to the championship game on Sunday, April 21 where they will face No. 2 Limestone while the Lady Falcons will now have to wait on a potential NCAA tournament bid as Saturday's loss will put a dent in their chances.
Jena Ready led the way for Queens with four goals and an assist while Brittany Barnwell had four scores, eight groundballs and five draw controls. Arika Zimmerman finished with three goals and Nicole Forgione had the only other Royals score. Danielle Horoschak played all 60 minutes in net, allowing 11 goals and making 11 saves to pick up the win.
A mismatch on paper was anything but on the field as No. 6 Pfeiffer only managed three goals over the first 14 minutes and then saw third seeded Queens rally with back-to-back goals by Arika Zimmerman and Brittany Barnwell to cut it to 3-2 with 11:02 on the clock. The Falcons then responded with consecutive scores of their own, a free position by Ashleigh Kassab and Shannon Bonnel goal off a pass from Sarah Daly.
That burst put them back ahead at 5-2 and threatened to open up the game but the Royals Jena Ready would have none of it as she scored back-to-back goals at 8:16 and 7:08 to pull back to within 5-4. Kassab notched another at 6:04 to put it back to a two goal lead.
That margin would not last as Queens responded with a goal by Barnwell off a pass from Ready at 2:53 and then drilled home the equalizer off a shot from Nicole Forgione with 1:24 left. That 6-6 deadlock is what the teams would take to the locker room.
The second half would be much the same way as Kassab opened with a goal for Pfeiffer, giving them back the lead at 7-6, before the Royals answered with consecutive scores by Ready and Zimmerman to pull ahead 8-7 by the 19:29 mark. Pfeiffer'sKatherine Athens answered with a goal 37 seconds later to tie it but Queens would not go away.
Following that score Zimmerman and Barnwell converted five seconds apart to take a 10-8 advantage with 14:08 remaining. It would be Pfeiffer's turn to answer as Conference Carolinas Co-Player of the Year Shannon Bonnel scored on a free position attempt and Kristina Anderson tied it at 10-10 with an unassisted score at 11:08.
With 7:47 on the clock, Ready struck again off a pass from Caitlin Miller to give the Royals back the lead before Barnwell made it a two-goal margin as she took it herself at 4:53. Queens would buckle down on defense and kill the clock before allowing the Falcons one more scoring opportunity. That would come with just two seconds left on the clock as Daly converted on an unassisted score to reach the final margin of 12-11, giving the Royals the upset victory over No. 6 Pfeiffer.
Bonnel led the way for the Falcons with three goals and four groundballs and Kassab finished with three scores. Daly added a pair of scores and an assist and Cassidy Wilson played 24:13 in goal, allowing seven goals and making three saves to take the loss.
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Land Bank Corporation Applies For $3 Million Grant
The Chautauqua County Land Bank Corporation is applying for a $3 million grant in the hopes of using the money for a variety of improvements.
The Land Bank Corporation met for a special meeting Monday. The meeting was called to discuss business associated with the acquisition of a property being donated to the land bank.
"Wells Fargo Bank was interested in granting a property over to the land bank, and so I had sent out information to the board members," said Mark Geise, deputy director of Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development.
Following advice from Steve Abdella, county attorney, Geise said members checked out the property, located in Stockton, for themselves, before meeting to discuss it with a formal board resolution. Geise said the board unanimously approved the acceptance of the property.
The board also spent a significant amount of time discussing a resolution to apply for a grant from the Attorney General's office. According to Geise, the Attorney General's office allocated $20 million in grant funding for the seven New York land banks.
"It's a pot of money that we have to apply for," Geise said. "So, the application is due Sept. 20. We were brainstorming about what type of programs we want to include in our grant request."
Geise said the maximum amount of money the land bank can receive from the grant is $3 million, which is what the Land Bank Corporation applied for.
"All said and done, we're going to ask for $3 million," Geise said. "Not to say that we're going to get it, but we're going to ask for it. That's the limit, $3 million."
Some of the ideas the corporation tossed around during its Monday meeting for uses for the money included financial assistance for developers for land bank properties; money to pay closing fees on a side lot disposition program, which enables the land bank to grant side lots to existing property owners; establishing the land bank as a repository for bank-foreclosed properties, which would allow banks to grant properties to the land bank as Wells Fargo did; develop a website and marketing information; funding to help administer programs; and a countywide demolition program.
"(The program) would assist the cities and the rural municipalities in demolishing some high-priority residential and/or commercial properties," Geise said.
Finally, the Land Bank Corporation also formally accepted the properties the Chautauqua County Legislature approved to be granted over to the land bank. A total of 12 properties were acquired from the tax foreclosure auction. Geise said the resolution passed unanimously.


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Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. Imagine being a part of this new and dynamic group of followers of Jesus Christ. There had been a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost and the Church, then called "The Way," was exploding. The whole city of Jerusalem was buzzing with rumors. Then came the persecution and an enemy of the Church named Saul. No one would have predicted that he would later become the one through whom God would take the Gospel to the Gentiles.
Conversion of St Paul. Rome, Italy
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1/26/2013 (3 years ago)
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Keywords: St. Paul, conversion, saints, Paul, evangelization, evangelism, Christ
WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic Online) - "Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord." This extract from the Acts of the Apostles Chapter 9, verse1 underscores how radical the conversion of St. Paul really was.
Imagine being a part of this new and dynamic group of followers of Jesus Christ. There had been a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost and the Church, then called "The Way," was exploding. The whole city of Jerusalem was buzzing with rumors.
People were presenting themselves to the apostles and other disciples to be baptized. They would then meet in homes on Sunday, called the Lord's Day, after attending Synagogue on the Sabbath. There they would offer Thanksgiving and partake of Holy Communion, using bread and wine in the manner Christ had taught them.
Sure, there was opposition from the Jewish leaders and those from Herod's palace. In fact, many people were afraid to get involved out of fear from being ostracized. It was a dangerous time to be a disciple of Christ, but it would soon become even worse.
After the martyrdom of Stephen, the deacon, a major persecution broke out across the city of Jerusalem. It became so dangerous for The Way, that many of them fled into other parts of Judea, up into Samaria and beyond.
 At that time, a brilliant rabbi, Saul of Tarsus, who was a star pupil of the master teacher, Gamaliel, had assumed a personal vendetta against Christians. In Jerusalem, he proceeded to track down Christians in a house-to-house search and drag them off to jail.
Knowing that many had fled the city, Saul obtained letters from the high priest to take with him on a crusade to capture these Christ-followers and bring them back in chains. It was in the context of his preparations for this journey that those scathing words - "breathing murderous threats" - were used to describe his posture.
Then came his encounter on the road to Damascus and the rest, as they say, is history.
What a transformation took place during that encounter, but our Lord did not remove Saul's passion. Rather, he redirected it, that it might become a powerful tool for the gospel. He still was a force with which to be reckoned, however, now he was proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ with all of his heart, soul, mind and strength.
In the process of his conversion, there is no point where, like Peter, he is specifically given a new name. It is almost more of a side note by St. Luke, who writes at the beginning of Saul's first missionary journey, "But Saul, also known as Paul." (Acts 13:9a)
While that may be the first time he is called Paul, it is the last time he is called Saul. St. Luke did not want us to forget that something remarkable happened in this man "who once was blind but now I see" as that great old hymn declares.
The Saul's
The conversion of St. Paul shows us that anything is possible with God. You can take the worst sinner and enemy of the Church and, with the work of the Holy Spirit, he or she can become a friend of God.
Many years ago I was working on a special curriculum certification for Religious Education. At one of the seminars we were divided into pairs and given the assignment of writing a paraphrase for a couple of verses of Scripture. Our text was Colossians 1:28-29 - Him we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man mature in Christ. For this I toil, striving with all the energy which he mightily inspires within me.
We wrote the following: "We see in everyone the fantastic potential of being an effective disciple of Jesus Christ. For this reason we labor with all the energy the God gives us to challenge and teach everyone in order to bring this about."
Looking through God's lens, the venomous rabbi who was breathing threats was merely a lost soul who was about to come into his calling. He was being viewed through the eyes of potential.
In today's society it is so easy for us to write people off. We have often polarized our perspectives, seeing those who do not agree with us as only the enemy. It may not be as simple as that.
Our challenge right now is to look at the world through these eyes - eyes of potential that see what someone could become rather what they are right now.
It was not very long after I had written that paraphrase that I encountered a young man that - while not venomous and hostile - was still quite unimpressed with the things of God. He was also not that impressed with me - or so it seemed - since I represented a world of faith with which he was not involved or interested. It would have been very easy to simply write him off.
For some reason, I didn't. Over time, as I got to know him, we were able to share more and more about life and ultimately about the Gospel that I held so dear. I was not only able to bring him to accept my message but also to embrace it for himself. He was baptized and began living his life for Christ.
Not long ago I heard from this man again. He let me know that he was still living out his faith actively as a part of Christ's Church and wanted to let me know what a difference our encounter had on him.
The beautiful thing about the Gospel, is that we are able to have such divine encounters with many people over the course of our life. The Saul's are out there. Some are angry, hostile and working to overturn the things of God. Others are not as antagonistic. All of them, however, need to the redeeming grace of Christ applied to their lives. They need their own Damascus road.
The Not-yet-Paul's
Faith is, in many ways, a journey of discovery. Paul set out on the road to Damascus, not aware that there was another destiny awaiting him at the end. Many scholars have tried to determine exactly where on the road Paul's conversion took place. All we know is he was "nearing Damascus."
Paul's journey, however, was not just about encountering a blinding light at a certain place on the road but meeting a man at the end of the road by the name of Ananias. Led by the hand of his startled companions, Paul waited in his epiphany-imposed darkness for three days, not knowing what to expect.
At the same time Paul was awaiting his enlightening, God was preparing Ananias.
Just think for a second, what would it be like to get a message from the Lord to go and visit a man who had a reputation of doing evil toward Christians? He was also informed that the man is now in your city. What conclusion could you draw other than he was there to reproduce the same pattern of behavior there?
Yet, in obedience to the direction he received from the Lord, he went. Not only did he go to Saul but called him "brother!" The three days of darkness were broken by a man who Saul had never met before but who treated him with divine love.
Over the years I have met a lot of "not-yet Paul's." They weren't notorious enemies of the Church. They were, however, a bit rough around the edges when it came to spiritual things but they had been touched and didn't know what to do with what was happening to them.
In this Year of Faith, we need to take seriously our role of encouraging others in their relationship with God. We can think of Ananias as our model for this.
About forty years ago there was an interesting occurrence in our nation called the "Jesus Movement." In the height of the flower-power generation, a group of these young people started reading the Scriptures and had an amazing encounter with God. Excited about Spiritual things, they headed to church - any church. Those who had been raised in a church often went back to the place of their roots, but bringing a new passion for Christ combined with the outward signs of the sixties. They had long hair, ragged jeans, tie-died t-shirts, etc.
Often, the church didn't know what to do with them. These "Jesus people," as they often called themselves, didn't always act the way "normal Christian people" behaved. Many had no clue that many churches and denominations also had a special vocabulary - ways of talking as believers - that everyone was supposed to learn. It was not unusual for these young people to feel unwelcomed or even downright dis-invited from a local congregation.
The churches that did welcome the new converts profited immeasurably. With understanding and patience they brought this rag tag army along. As a result, these parishes experienced many blessings from what these young people contributed to the life of the faith community.
I know because I was one of these people. Raised in the Episcopal Church and very active as an altar server, etc. I had wandered away as a teen - getting involved in playing in a rock back and ultimately becoming a rock-n-roll DJ in the regional radio markets.
My encounter with the Lord was profound and life-changing. However, it took an Ananias - in the form of a local pastor and also one of the church families - to support my formation and maturation as a Christian. They spent a lot of time with me, answered my questions and gave me the opportunity to get involved in ministry. I am forever indebted to them for looking at me through the eyes of potential.
The Paul's
We need more Paul's in our parishes. These are men and women who take their faith seriously and also have a commitment to take it into the world. Their relationship with Christ and His Church is paramount in their worldview. Everything in their lives is built upon this great foundation of faith - with their family, their careers and even their flexible time. It's all about Him.
At the local parish where I am currently in part-time residence, I've been leading a Bible study in the Acts of the Apostles. We are just about at the end of the book and have been journeying with Paul as he was sent out to preach the gospel in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and beyond.
Paul described the experience of his ministry to the Corinthians this way: Five times at the hands of the Jews I received forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I passed a night and a day on the deep; on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own race, dangers from Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers at sea, dangers among false brothers; in toil and hardship, through many sleepless nights, through hunger and thirst, through frequent fastings, through cold and exposure. And apart from these things, there is the daily pressure upon me of my anxiety for all the churches. (II Cor. 11:24-28)
As the Apostle told the Philippians, For to me life is Christ, and death is gain. (Phil. 1:21)
In this day and age, how the Church needs more men and women like that; committed faithful disciples who are willing to take on whatever hardships await for the cause of the Gospel. The more you read the lives of the Saints, the more you see how much they are like St. Paul, devoted to Christ above all else.
I believe there are many like this alive today. In fact, you may be one of them.
As you are reading this, I am in downtown Washington, DC for the annual March for Life. This has been an annual pilgrimage for me over many years. Some years it is warm, some years (like this one) quite cold. There are years with heavy snow and years of bare ground.
The one thing that never changes is the crowd. These are not fair-weather Christians. There are thousands upon thousands of young people, families, along with older men and women who are all standing for Life no matter the climate.
In this mass of humanity gathered on the National Mall, I believe there are myriads of Paul's from every generation. They don't just come out for Marches. They pray in front of abortion clinics, they volunteer at pregnancy centers, they talk to people about Christ and the cause of life. We even have some committed to involvement to the weird world of politics, that pro-life legislation and initiatives might be brought forth.
Today's feast is not a celebration of one Paul alone. We also mark this as a day to remember and celebrate those who have come after him in every decade and century. Even today, those Paul's walk among us who have taken seriously the call of Christ from today's Gospel, "Go into the world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature."
There are catechists, apologists, evangelists, pastors and others who desire nothing more and nothing less than seeing in everyone that fantastic potential of being an effective disciple of Christ. Clergy and lay alike, they have given themselves to the service of Almighty God and His Church. And like Paul, one day they will be able to say, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."
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Skip to comments.Kill List rule book may be coming soon to the White House Situation Room
Posted on 11/25/2012 3:18:15 PM PST by haffast
The White House "kill list"--a regularly updated chart showing the world's most wanted terrorists used by President Barack Obama during kill or capture debates--may soon be getting a rule book to go with it.
According to the New York Times, the administration--faced with the possibility that President Obama might lose the 2012 election to Mitt Romney--"accelerated work in the weeks before the election to develop explicit rules for the targeted killing of terrorists by unmanned drones, so that a new president would inherit clear standards and procedures."
Until now, President Obama has had the "final moral calculation" overseeing the "kill list," the existence of which was first revealed in May in the wake of a drone strike that killed an al-Qaida leader.
But according to the paper, administration officials are looking to curb the power of the commander in chief with the rule book:
"There was concern that the levers might no longer be in our hands," said one official, speaking on condition of anonymity. With a continuing debate about the proper limits of drone strikes, Mr. Obama did not want to leave an "amorphous" program to his successor, the official said. The effort, which would have been rushed to completion by January had Mr. Romney won, will now be finished at a more leisurely pace, the official said.
Earlier this year, critics of the "kill list" launched a petition on the White House website to create a "Do Not Kill" list to protect U.S. citizens from drone strikes by their own government. The petition, though, failed to meet the 25,000-signature threshold required to get an official response from the White House.
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Rule #1
"If there is the slim or great chance an American citizen might be killed..."STAND DOWN".
First implemented in Benghazi, 9/11/12. /sarc
It's OK to kill people with Democrat missiles. It is not OK to kill people with Republican missiles.
Thank God Odumbo doesn't use Water-boarding!!
0bama wanted to shield himself from criminal prosecution after leaving office. 0bama could give a f--k about clear standards and procedures otherwise.
Under Obama it is quickly becoming safer to not live within the US. At least if you are outside the US, there is a chance that the local government might try to protect you or at least raise a stink after the fact.
The problem with "kill" lists is that those on the list make up their own lists.
This is what comes to my mind when I think of this administration hidden away safely in the White House Situation Room with a drone circling some remote village and a 'kill list' drawn up by valerie jarrett,
With this type of authority unchecked and growing, its just scary,
"He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. "
Psalm 10:8-9 KJV
Four or fewer...no action required....
Oh, so it's ok when you do it that way, just not for anyone else? F'ng hypocrites. You are everything you accuse the other side of being. Everything. As discussed in another thread, my bug-out-bag isn't for natural disasters, it is for when my own government comes after me just for loving freedom and liberty.
First Nobel Peace Prize winner with a kill list.
The updated Kill List to include all those who signed the secession poll on www.whitehouse.gov, who so thoughtfully provided their IP addressess to Dear Leader.
It will also include the membership list of the NRA and GOP. If you think those lists are protected, think again.
what a load of crap. The drone program started before Obama and Obama simply continued it. If Romney had become President he wouldn't have needed Barack's rules on how to "carry out kills while President is on golf course"
What goes around can come around in the hands of our own government or in the hands of terrorists (see my tag line)!
See also Caltech micro-UAV survey of near future asymmetric lethal capabilities with declassified roadmap for multiple Kamikazi micro-UAV anti-personnel drones:
In the near future, micro-UAVs will experience the most growth in the defense industry, as their surveillance capabilities will be highly sought after in a world of asymmetric warfare.
Furthermore, micro-UAVs will develop the capability to execute lethal force on the battlefield, as infantry and special operations forces develop an acceptance of unmanned technologies. This shift will initially be imperfectly implemented though, as a learning curve exists at the senior leadership level of the military and the Department of Defense.
Consider Figure 2 from a recently declassified Air Force Report, which details the MAV capabilities that are desired in the future: (see figure page 7)
ii. Strike Capability
Another capability that we examined in depth was the ability of a MAV to execute lethal force. We began with the hypothesis that in the near future increased payload capacities would allow MAVs to deploy some specially adapted weapons system. Our most recent research illustrates that although there is a desire to weaponize MAVs, payload capacity is not increasing fast enough to make this a reality. Thus, AeroVironment led an effort to develop a small unmanned aerial system referred to as the Switchblade (pictured below), which is small enough to be carried in a backpack, can be launched into the air through a tube, can stream real-time video, and carries a small warhead that explodes on impact. Thus, the system is designed to be a small, unmanned Kamikaze capable of eliminating small groups of individuals and light vehicles. AeroVironment received $4.9 million for this project in 2011 from DARPA, $5.1 million from the U.S. Army on March 20, 2012, and the company predicts that the device will be carried by American soldiers in 1-2 years [10].
This prediction, with regards to UAVs, is in line with the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Roadmap released by the Department of Defense, which predicts that the Predator and Global Hawk platforms (the major full size UAV systems used today) will be in service until 2030. (see future UAV roadmap page 10)
" The updated Kill List to include all those who signed the secession poll on www.whitehouse.gov, who so thoughtfully provided their IP addressess to Dear Leader.
It will also include the membership list of the NRA and GOP. If you think those lists are protected, think again. "
Those people would be known as today's PATRIOTS !
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This is despot dictator stuff.
Have we photoshopped any king pictures of Hussein, crown scepter and robe?
I think there is suspicious that Obama supporters have been deliberately messing with petitions by splitting them up so the signatures don't reach the needed level.
Perhaps... Don't forget that the late and unlamented Yasir Arafat 'won' the Nobel Peace Prize as well. I would not doubt that *he* had a kill list as well...
the infowarrior
Nixon only had an enemies list. Obama has a kill list.
I dont remember that enumerated powers clause in the constitution
When I read Kill list in the title, I thought it was going to be about Obamacare and the death panels.
Yet, no one seems to understand.
Obama is a FASCIST ( sorry for yelling)!!
A tango here , a tango there, who cares?
But bear in mind that the Dept of Homeland Security has an
operating position paper that terrorists in America come from Ex military and right wing extremists ( fascist code word for conservatives), so called.
But then a TANGO is a TANGO...who cares?
The president will push the drone button whenever he wishes.
And if it happens that the target is an American Citizen, who is successfully rallying the masses to revolt against Obama, then who is to say that person is not a Tango? Is he not a TANGO?
Barak , a fascist animal, after all, is simply doing what fascists do.And he already has a data base of the GPS coordinates of every one counted in the last census in a discretely accessable data base at the White Hut. Just punch those numbers into theat slick, Obama, missile carrying drone.FASCIST FAIT ACCOMPLIS!!!
Obama is making sure that the next leftist president has the SAME power.The fact is that the treasonous lot of them should be tried, convicted , jailed and forgotten.
Good Read:
I would bet good money there's a private list with Tea Party people's names written all in it. They have more than once called us domestic terrorists.
-Bible Believen'active Churchmember
-Conservative worldview to the Right of the GOP
-On FR since 1998
-Former FFL License holder
-Formerly active practical shooter (IPSC)
-Drives in the Right lane except to pass
-Walks down the Right side of a store aisle
-Holds doors open for others
-Have back-ups to my back-ups
-Independent do-it-my-selfer
-wife gets nervous when she hears a helicopter fly over
Yep, my guess is I'm a "terrorist" and on acronym lists everywhere. I'm OK with that.
A good, looong read. Need to reread again carefully. I'm struck by many of the older articles in which the authors saw clearly then what Dear Leader and his followers are, and the blindness of the people. The people are cast under a spell and desirith a king.
"When I read Kill list in the title, I thought it was going to be about Obamacare and the death panels."
That's in another section under "Economy" and a brief mention under "Homeland Security" ("..to secure the nation from the many threats we face...")
(Anger a Conservative by telling a lie; Anger a Liberal by telling the truth....RWR 8-)
Like your tag.
"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill disciplined, despotic, and useless. Liberalism is the philosophy of sniveling brats." - P.J. O'Rourke
Have you seen their BigDog:
these aare greeeaaat!
To defeat Obama and his flash fascist movement we must all understand what kind of political animal Obama is.
He must be exposed by truth, his propaganda machine defeated
and overcome, and his movement needs to be ridiculed.
Obama must be held to the Constitution.He avoids this at every turn with disinformation and prevarication, and maybe murder.
Sorry about the long read, but it is the most accurate view in terms of historical analysis.
We may be shown today just how far his grip and propaganda machine extends:
Sen. Kelley Ayotte speaks at 2pm, McCain at 4pm to comment on their meeting this morning with Rice and Morrell.
Thank you for the long read.
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Debates of March 4th, 2008
House of Commons Hansard #59 of the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was seniors.
- Question Period
- Government Response to Petitions
- Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act
- National Fish and Wildlife Heritage Commission Act
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Petitions
- Committees of the House
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Request for Emergency Debate
- Points of Order
- The Budget
- Olivier Villeneuve
- Marion Christie
- Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
- Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
- Afghan Women Parliamentarians
- Health
- Alberta Election
- The Conservative Government
- The Budget
- Post-Secondary Education
- Liberal Party of Canada
- Salmon Habitat Restoration Program
- China
- Minister of Public Works and Government Services
- Health Assessment
- Ethics
- Trade
- Ethics
- Older Workers
- Fisheries
- Ethics
- Aboriginal Affairs
- The Economy
- Trade
- Taxation
- Arts and Culture
- Foreign Affairs
- Post-Secondary Education
- Health
- Mont Tremblant Airport
- Cruise Ship Industry
- Presence in Gallery
- Points of Order
- The Budget
- Old Age Security Program
Financial Statement of Minister of Finance
The Budget
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
The Acting Speaker Andrew Scheer
We will have the five minute question and comment period after question period. As it is two o'clock, we will move on to statements by members.
Olivier Villeneuve
Statements By Members
1:55 p.m.
Luc Harvey Louis-Hébert, QC
Mr. Speaker, today I will not be talking about the Bloc Québécois. I have something much more important to talk about. I would like to tell you about an 11-year-old boy.
This little boy's life has been a struggle since day one. Before his first birthday, he went through three heart operations and spent over 80% of his life in the hospital. To illustrate just how big a challenge he faced, he had to relearn how to eat at 18 months because he had been force-fed continuously since birth.
Now, he goes to school and dance class, and he participates in lots of other activities. Little Olivier Villeneuve has shown the kind of courage that so many should find inspiring. There were many times when he could have given up, but that was not his way: he did not know how to give up or back down; he only knew how to forge ahead.
I thank Olivier for setting an excellent example for everyone who knows you. I salute and respect him.
Marion Christie
Statements By Members
March 4th, 2008 / 2 p.m.
Geoff Regan Halifax West, NS
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honour the memory of Marion Christie, who passed away at her home on February 23. On April 5, she would have turned 102.
Known as Bedford's matriarch, Marion Christie was a wonderful volunteer who made a lasting impact on her community through a lifetime of dedicated involvement.
She spent decades educating and informing residents of Bedford as a teacher and journalist and still she found time to participate in numerous volunteer endeavours and public speaking engagements.
Marion Christie was active in all aspects of life in Bedford, especially Bedford United Church, where she was an honorary elder and honorary historian and held a UCW life membership.
Scott Manor House was one of her major interests. Until late 2007, she presided at the reading room. A meticulous historian, she kept detailed scrapbooks which chronicled events in Bedford.
She was a remarkable woman who was loved and respected by all.
Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
France Bonsant Compton—Stanstead, QC
Mr. Speaker, as I am sure you are aware, 2001 to 2011 has been declared the Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism. It deserves to be recognized.
More than 60 years after the UN declared the right to self-determination and even after the withdrawal of European countries from Africa, colonialism still exists. This colonialism is more insidious than at the time of the conquest, but the fact remains that certain populations and nations are still trying to assimilate others through their actions and their values.
When I see the Conservatives' attitude towards the French language today and their actions that go against the values of Quebeckers, and above all, when I see members from Quebec acting against the best interest of their nation, I wish that colonialism really was a thing of the past.
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Wayne Marston Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, ON
Mr. Speaker, multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system. Most commonly it begins in young adulthood. In Canada, it is the most common neurological disease affecting young adults.
When one learns that Canadians have one of the highest rates of MS in the world and that every day three more Canadians are diagnosed with MS, it would be easy to get discouraged. The dedicated volunteers and activists of the Hamilton chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada refuse to be discouraged. Their work in my community is inspiring.
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend a benefit for the Hamilton chapter. With over 500 people in attendance, it raised over $30,000 to fight MS in our community. I would like to recognize the work of John Fuca, whose family put on this eighth annual edition of this event in our community.
My sincerest thanks go out to Mr. Fuca and his family, along with the honorary MC, Angelo Mosca, former CFL player and member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and all the other volunteers who made Sunday's event such an amazing success.
As a community, we can beat MS.
Afghan Women Parliamentarians
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Cheryl Gallant Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON
Mr. Speaker, in the lead-up to International Women's Day, our government is hosting the first ever delegation of Afghan women parliamentarians to Canada. Their role in shaping Afghanistan's future is a symbol of progress and of hope.
These parliamentarians have been invited to Canada to take part in a capacity building program that will address issues including women's rights and the roles women parliamentarians can play on issues relating to nation building, conflict resolution and peace building.
While we as Canadians are doing our part to transform Afghan civil society, it is the people of Afghanistan who will be the agents for real and long term change.
The active participation of Afghan women in Afghanistan's political future shows that their society is changing and that the foundations are being laid for the future.
We are deeply honoured by their visit and we look forward to continued cooperation and exchanges with them and their colleagues.
I hope all members of Parliament will join me in welcoming them to Parliament Hill today.
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
John Maloney Welland, ON
Mr. Speaker, many Canadians, especially children, are being exposed to dangerous toxic products. Lead-based paint on children's toys as well as plastic bottles containing bisphenol A are threatening the health and safety of all citizens.
Bisphenol A is a chemical used in the creation of plastic food containers and baby bottles and has been known to cause many adverse health effects. The leaching of this chemical has led to trace amounts being found in human tissues and also has been associated with causing developmental problems, including cancer, obesity and early puberty, to name a few.
Some Canadian companies have already removed merchandise containing this toxic chemical from their shelves. Others are still looking to the federal government to provide guidance on the safety of such products.
I call on the government to take immediate action to ban harmful products of this nature from retailers' shelves and to prohibit such products from entering our country. The health and safety of Canadians must be protected without qualification.
Alberta Election
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Brian Storseth Westlock—St. Paul, AB
Mr. Speaker, we in the Alberta federal caucus are proud of many things in our great province, not the least of which is the fact that we are rat free.
For weeks the opposition parties and the national media were convinced that the winds of change were blowing across the prairies, but once again a warm chinook wind has taken over Alberta.
Albertans have decided on a change that works for them. With 52% of the vote, Premier Stelmach will be bringing 28 new Conservative MLAs with him to the legislature, with 72 of 83 seats.
Albertans have chosen a leader who brings a mature, professional approach to federal–provincial relations and a Conservative government that leads on issues such as the environment, health care, infrastructure and accountability.
Albertans have once again proven that in Alberta good guys still do finish first.
I extend congratulations to Premier Stelmach and his government.
The Conservative Government
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Pierre Paquette Joliette, QC
Mr. Speaker, we are accustomed to not receiving satisfactory answers to our questions. However, last Thursday, the Conservative ministers reached new heights of ineptitude. Their answers had absolutely nothing to do with the important questions we asked.
The Minister of Human Resources and Social Development was particularly adept at this when he spoke about the Mental Health Commission in response to a question on social housing. When asked another question about the fiscal imbalance, he spoke about the student loans program. His colleague, the Minister of Justice, spoke about the tackling violent crime act in response to a question about a young girl who was able to leave Canada and go to Morocco unaccompanied and without permission.
This type of attitude demonstrates the disregard of the Conservatives for citizens who find themselves in difficult situations. The lack of interest in the questions of opposition members and the failure to take them seriously shows a lack of respect for the House and is an insult to the Quebec nation, which democratically chose to be represented by a majority of Bloc Québécois MPs.
The Budget
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Daniel Petit Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC
Mr. Speaker, in the budget tabled on February 26, 2008, our government put words into action, by creating the Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board, an independent crown corporation that will ensure that EI premiums are dedicated exclusively to the EI program.
This is a pivotal event when it comes to the protection of premiums paid by workers as well as employers.
By opposing the Conservatives' third budget, the Bloc Québécois is once again letting down Quebec workers. The Bloc members should know that doing an about-face and voting against workers is not a value admired by Quebeckers.
If we think about it, this party, which should never have even become one, is aptly named. Since it is unable to get anything done, all the Bloc Québécois can do is block things, while our government is determined to build a stronger Quebec and a better Canada.
Fortunately for Quebec workers, the Conservatives are in their path delivering the goods.
Post-Secondary Education
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Michael Savage Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS
Mr. Speaker, today members of the Liberal caucus met with representatives from polytechnic schools across Canada. We have seven polytechnics with 37 campuses and approximately 94,000 full time students, and many more part time.
These are unique institutions that offer students a wide range of educational options, including undergrad degrees, diplomas, apprenticeships, postgrad certificates and complete student mobility. They partner with industry to address skills shortages and quickly develop solutions.
These schools help keep Canada at the forefront of the business and technology sectors by using a combination of theoretical learning and applied research targeted at the most dynamic areas of our economy.
We need more research funding in Canada, including the applied research offered by the polytechnics.
Canada is the only OECD country that does not have a national credential framework, which would help students transfer between universities, polytechnics and colleges and increase international recognition.
I want to acknowledge and thank our polytechnics for the excellent programs they provide to students across Canada. I urge all members to visit these campuses and experience the great work they do.
Liberal Party of Canada
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Mike Lake Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
Mr. Speaker, last night, during the broadcast of election results coming out of Alberta, a CBC analyst commented that it might be time for the provincial Liberals to consider a name change due to the damage the federal Liberals have done to the Liberal brand.
With last evening's vote here in the House of Commons on the Liberal budget amendment, the Liberal Party dealt itself another devastating body blow. Unbelievably, only seven Liberals even bothered to show up to vote for their own amendment.
I know the Liberals have been abandoning ship at an alarming rate and, sitting here on the Liberal side, I am used to being surrounded by a sea of empty seats, but last night's vote only highlights the Liberals' growing internal confusion and disinterest, resulting from their complete void of coherent leadership.
As it seeks to address its growing internal crisis, perhaps the Liberal Party should consider stepping aside for the time being and relinquishing its official opposition status to an opposition party that, while terribly misguided, at least knows what it stands for.
Salmon Habitat Restoration Program
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Penny Priddy Surrey North, BC
Mr. Speaker, I frequently hear the statement that the environment and youth are the keys to our future.
The city of Surrey has a program that exemplifies those two things. It is called SHaRP, salmon habitat restoration program. This program has provided career oriented training and employment to hundreds of high school and post-secondary students.
Over its 12 years of operation, SHaRP has been recognized as an innovation that promotes sustainability and assists students to fund their education. The goal is to rehabilitate creeks and streams to improve salmon habitat.
The students are involved with ravine cleanup, stream bank planting, spawning bed enhancements and minor erosion control works. Over 100 tonnes of debris have been removed from local creeks, 5,300 plants have been established in riparian zones and there has been the stabilization of over 100 metres of creek banks.
Funding comes largely from the city with contributions from the provincial and federal governments, until this year when the federal government decided to withdraw its funding. Youth and the environment are keys to our future.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Raymond Chan Richmond, BC
Mr. Speaker, China has suffered from severe cold weather to an extent not seen in hundreds of years. In Bijie, located in the province of Guizhou, the already very difficult lives of the people living in this mountainous region have been further complicated by the extreme weather conditions.
Twenty of our fellow parliamentarians, along with the Ice Breaking Care Society, have joined together to form the Bijie ice storm relief committee aimed at raising funds to provide emergency relief to these victims.
Mr. Speaker, we thank you for hosting a reception this afternoon to honour the efforts of the committee. I would also like to thank my fellow parliamentarians and members of the committee, some of whom are here today: George Chen, Zhao Zai Chen, Danny Ng, Michael Ching, Kim Kum Chow, Henry Hung, members of the Heart2Heart Club, Ting Ting Wang, Clara Chow, Yuen Li and the many volunteers and artists.
I thank them all for sharing their good fortune with our brothers and sisters in Bijie.
Minister of Public Works and Government Services
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Meili Faille Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC
Mr. Speaker, in the past two years, Michael Fortier, the unelected minister and senator from Rougemont, was given four opportunities to run for office during byelections in Quebec, but he refused all four. That says a lot about how important he thinks democracy is. This situation cannot go on without being considered an abuse of power. Michael Fortier has no status as a representative of Vaudreuil-Soulanges.
Let us take a moment to discuss his remarks during a broadcast of Tout le monde en parle, about how the other place is expensive, and about how its members do not work very hard. He seems to have learned quickly, because in the past two years, he participated in only five of 34 votes, he delivered two speeches, and he did not even participate in the vote on Bill C-2, which his government deemed a confidence matter.
What did he fail to understand about his own government's expectations, and what does he fail to understand about the concept of democracy? He should face the voters as soon as possible.


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Missing: No reason for Hancock-area man's disappearance
The sweet spot/The Red Line
Ever hit a golf ball, a softball, a hockey puck so clean you didn't even feel the impact?
I have – right on the sweet spot. And it's magic.
They tell me there's a lot of physics behind the science of the sweet spot; stuff like inertia, momentum, velocity, et cetera. I was a chemistry guy in high school so I'll have to take their word for it.
I've hit hundreds of golf shots off the toe or the hosel of the club or buzzed my hands to the bone on an inside pitch, but there's something about getting it just right that makes all the wrong ones feel worth it.
Of course, this is February, not May, so the clubs and the bats will remain in storage for now, but Wednesday morning I realized one need not have a tool in hand to hit the sweet spot.
It's Feb. 7. Two months ago, winter was barely beginning. Two months from now, winter will be over (God willing.) Right in the middle of it, Michigan Tech and the Houghton community celebrates Winter Carnival 2013.
I did a little roving reporting at the all-nighter Wednesday night looking for life's sweet spots and found a few.
The snow fell steady and sparkling, just enough to make one feel like they're inside a snow globe but not quickly enough to mess up the roads.
I've been to a few shivering all-nighters when I wanted to take one of those statue-styling irons and hold it to my face for warmth. But Wednesday, it was chilly enough to put a sting into your cheek and get your attention, but not so cold you couldn't finish your free Library chili before Jack Frost took the leftovers.
Speaking of food, no recap of Winter Carnival would be complete without a discussion of food and beverages. My favorites are the shish kebabs from the Society of Women Engineers.
Don't get me wrong: the words "Deep Fried Twinkie" put a shiver down my spine for all the right reasons. But that's a feast for the young and those with better metabolisms than I. An SWE kebab is hot, tasty and will not make one hope there's a cardiologist in the house.
Because I am old, another of my favorite All-Nighter pursuits is MTU Pep Band ice golf. I carded 2-2-2 on the first three holes. It might be the pinnacle of my entire golf career. I even touched the brim of my cap like Tiger and Phil after picking the ball out of the 'cup.'
As the next few holes proved, the sweet spot can be fleeting. I think my next three scores were '?', 'X' and 'forget it.'
Then there's the snow statues. They're not sculptures. I?think the term sculpture might be a little too uppity for the U.P. But they're not exactly ice, either.
The best ones judged today will be brilliantly ornate, but there'll be winners for one-day jobs as well. It's a chance for some art for everyone can make and enjoy.
The sweetest part of the whole evening was just seeing the whole community out enjoying itself in different ways. I hope you have the time to enjoy some of what Winter Carnival has to offer you – but keep your celebrations on the sweet spot.
Brandon Veale can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/redveale.


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Crohn's can bring out the best and worst in us
I have been on 15 mg of prednisone for over a month now, so now I have to decrease my level of dosage. I hate doing this because I was just starting to feel good and felt like my brain was no longer in a fog. Right after we got back from San Francisco, I started the decrease of prednisone and have been feeling the effects ever since. Friday I was just plain emotional, needy and cranky. It also doesn't help when I am stressed and tired, which is what I have been. I haven't been able to sleep (even with a sleeping pill) and I know that lack of sleep plays a big part in my mood. Everything was great in San Francisco, but when we came home my Crohn's started reacting on top of not being able to sleep. I wanted my husband to just do all the chores because can't he see that I need to rest? I told him that I was going down on my meds and this, in my mind, means "therefore you should help me out more," but that's not what it meant to him. I came home tired, cranky and hungry and when I found out that he hadn't started dinner yet, I blew up at him. And, unfortunately I yelled at him in front of my daughter and said, "Don't you care if I am going to flare?!" This was a stupid thing to say – of course he cares. He cares a lot. I just get these too high expectations and become ultra sensitive when I am going through prednisone withdrawal.
My daughter gets upset when we fight, which is normal, but this time she was acting a little bit strange. She had put something in my purse and was giving me hints that she wanted me to find it. When I looked in my purse, I saw that she had placed her wallet (with all of her allowance money that she has earned over several months) into my purse. I asked her why she put her wallet in there and she told me that she was giving all of her money to the Crohn's foundation. I just wanted to cry. It was the sweetest thing that she has ever done, but I kept asking myself – why? I felt so guilty and really felt like maybe I have been talking with her about my Crohn's too much lately. I mean, since she is with me a lot she knows when I am sick and I have been pretty honest about it with her. She knows that I have been raising money for the Crohn's Take Steps Walk (she walked with us) and she knows the importance of my health and my regimen. But she is almost nine now and is starting to think about things more and I have discovered that she really worries about me.
When I was putting her to sleep that night, I started talking with her about her fears. I told her all of the good things that come with my disease. For instance, I take time to play with her more because I realize just how precious every moment is. And that I may not ever be heavy because I can't seem to eat anything but fish, chicken, cooked veggies and rice. And this means that I will be healthier in general. I talked about how I get to try to get more rest and sleep more. Of course, she points out that I don't sleep, but I said that was okay because I try to rest and relax more. I told her that even though I get sick and will probably get sick in the future, I am a strong woman and can take a lot. I also let her know that she does not need to worry until I tell her that she needs to worry (which will be never).
I talked with my best friend tonight about this and she pointed out to me that whether healthy or sick, we all impact our children's lives and it matters more what they learn from the experience. I hope that I can teach my daughter how to face the hard battles in life with an optimistic attitude and a smile. She is certainly what motivates me to behave better.
I apologized to my husband for yelling at him and did this in her presence and just explained (once again) how I get too sensitive sometimes. I do need to watch my outbursts and make sure that I watch what I say in front of my daughter. She really pays attention to everything.
Take care everyone,
|Everything was great in San Francisco


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Hello! Welcome to Fenrir's Sprite Domain! This page is home to the sprites (and animated gifs and other goodies) that I have captured from games. Now very generously hosted by Final Fantasy Q, a webcomic site.
Feel free to look around the site and take whatever you want. Don't direct link to the files for message board avatars and such, though. Upload them elsewhere. If you add something to your site from the Sprite Domain, a link and a credit would be nice. Have any question/comments/broken links? Send me an email or contact me in the Sprite Domain forum at FFQ.
July 4, 2006
I've added 18 animated gifs from Samurai Shodown 3 and 18 animated gifs from Samurai Shodown 5 to the Battle Ground.
I've also added 57 sprites and 1 animated gif (Extra Agumon) from Digimon Battle Spirit to Digimon Sprite Central.
Update Archive
Fenrir's Final Fantasy VI Monster Reserve
is dedicated to Final Fantasy VI (Final Fantasy III in the United States). Here you will find an almost complete sprite monster sprite archive, a bunch of character sprites and animated gifs, a variety of maps, and more!
The Goemon Sprite Page
contains sprites and animated gifs from the Ganbare Goemon series. It currently has content from "Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shougun Magginesu" and "Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Juroku Hyoe no Karakuri Man Katame!"
The Battle Ground
The Battle Ground is where all the fighting game characters reside, from Street Fighter II, Samurai Shodown, and more!
Digimon Sprite Central
Digimon Sprite Central is my section for sprites from the Wonderswan Color and Game Boy Advance Digimon games!
The Mega Man Sprite Page
is dedicated to the ever-popular Mega Man series. It currently contains sprites and animated gifs from Mega Man 7, Mega Man X, X2, X3, and Dr. Light's Robot Database from Rockman and Forte.
Miscellaneous Sprites
Mario. Link. Batman. Sailor Moon. This area contains all of the sprites and animated gifs that don't have their own devoted pages.
The Links Page
Here's my page of links, both related to the site and not.
|All characters and images from Final Fantasy VI are the property of Square. All Mega Man related characters and images are property of Capcom. All characters and images from the Goemon series are propery of Konami. All other characters and images belong to their respective owners. This site is not endorsed by any official entity. This site is for entertainment purposes only.