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Debates of Oct. 5th, 2010
House of Commons Hansard #77 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was victims.
- Question Period
- Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- Protecting Canadians by Ending Sentence Discounts for Multiple Murders Act
- Committees of the House
- Income Tax Act
- Business of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
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- Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime Act
- Breast Cancer Awareness
- Small Business
- National Youth Centre Day in Quebec
- Holyrood Community League
- National Family Week
- Lou Gehrig's Disease
- World Sight Day
- World Teachers' Day
- Justice
- Huntington's Disease
- Justice
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
- National Women's Centres Day
- Family Caregivers
- Employment Insurance
- Government Priorities
- Ministerial Responsibility
- Foreign Takeovers
- Air Canada
- Foreign Takeovers
- Ministerial Responsibility
- Infrastructure
- Afghanistan
- Prime Minister's Office
- Veterans Affairs
- Afghanistan
- International Trade
- Census
- International Trade
- Justice
- National Defence
- Veterans Affairs
- Citizenship and Immigration
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- Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime Act
- Tackling Auto Theft and Property Crime Act
- Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Basins
International Trade
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Peter Julian Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
Mr. Speaker, Canada does not work when we have the federal government imposing irresponsible sellouts on provinces right across the country, which is exactly what the Americans have done in the United States.
The pretensions of the government are absolutely ridiculous. AbitibiBowater is a Canadian company. Its NAFTA claim from a mail box had no chance of succeeding and yet the government capitulated, gave in to the shakedown and sold out Canadian interests once again. Everyone remembers the softwood lumber sellout.
It is very simple. Why did the government not uphold the public interest? Why did it not fight this bogus claim? Why did it not save $130 million that could be put to better use?
International Trade
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Peter Van Loan Minister of International Trade
Mr. Speaker, this complaint that was raised by the company as a result of an action by the Newfoundland and Labrador government was settled in the best interests of Canadian taxpayers. Our responsibility is to look out for the bottom line best interests of Canadian taxpayers and ensure that we keep in place a trade agreement that has resulted in tremendous benefits to Canada.
There has been a significant increase in our trade with the United States, which has almost doubled, and our trade with Mexico has gone up almost five times. What does that mean? It means that we have millions of Canadians working together as a result of that trade agreement. We want to defend it, keep it in place and protect its benefits for all Canadians.
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Ed Fast Abbotsford, BC
Mr. Speaker, today, the Minister of Justice introduced a bill to end volume discounts for multiple murderers. Under the current system, criminals convicted of multiple murders serve their sentences concurrently, meaning that they are eligible to apply for parole in some cases after just 10 years and in other cases after just 25 years in prison.
Would the Minister of Justice please update the House on the important piece of legislation that was tabled today?
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Niagara Falls
Rob Nicholson Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for chairing the justice committee and for all his efforts in fighting crime in this country. It is much appreciated.
This is exactly what this country needs. The idea that one can commit multiple murders in this country and there is no additional punishment is ridiculous and wrong. This is why I call on all members of the House to do the right thing and let us get this bill passed.
National Defence
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Rob Oliphant Don Valley West, ON
Mr. Speaker, Canadian Muslims are hurt, disappointed and feel betrayed by the Minister of National Defence. Perhaps the minister did not know that Islamic history month is the key project of the Canadian Islamic Congress, or that Dr. Delic is a thoughtful, respected imam, or that the congress completely disavowed itself from hateful remarks made six years ago. It is too late to include him in yesterday's event but it is never too late to apologize.
Will the minister apologize to Dr. Delic and to Canadian Muslims?
National Defence
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Central Nova
Nova Scotia
Peter MacKay Minister of National Defence
Mr. Speaker, I have a news flash for the hon. member. The Department of National Defence certainly did know about Islamic heritage month and that is why it planned an event. It was a positive internal event that was held at national defence headquarters yesterday. It was done to recognize the many positive contributions made by Muslim Canadians within the Canadian Forces and, in fact, the event went forward as planned.
What we did not do was include an organization that has made inflammatory statements in the past and has embraced extremist views that espouse violence. What we wanted to do was focus on the informative and accurate portrayal of what Muslims bring to our country and the Canadian Forces.
Veterans Affairs
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Christiane Gagnon Québec, QC
Mr. Speaker, some 6,000 people signed the petition that I tabled in this House calling on the government to amend the veterans charter to restore the lifetime monthly pension for injured soldiers as compensation.
Instead of remaining unmoved by this injustice against injured soldiers, will the Conservatives finally listen to the calls from 6,000 people, from the veterans' ombudsman and from veteran's associations, and restore the lifetime monthly pension?
Veterans Affairs
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Jean-Pierre Blackburn Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister of State (Agriculture)
Mr. Speaker, the new veterans charter, adopted in this House and unanimously accepted by the member and her party, ensures that the focus is now on the rehabilitation of our injured veterans so that they can return to civilian life, continue to achieve their potential, and of course, find jobs. That is the direction we are taking. Furthermore, last week, we announced nearly $2 billion in additional funding to help our veterans and to fix the problems in the new charter that was adopted four years ago.
Citizenship and Immigration
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Olivia Chow Trinity—Spadina, ON
Mr. Speaker, we have all heard of newcomers with Ph.D.s driving taxis. This is fast becoming the norm. The government's indifference is costing Canada $5 billion in lost productivity each year, but there are solutions: more pre-departure recognition, loan programs for newcomers to obtain recognition services and expanding mentorship, bridging and internship programs.
New Democrats have provided a road map for action. The all party immigration committee even agrees. Why will the minister not act?
Citizenship and Immigration
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Calgary Southeast
Jason Kenney Minister of Citizenship
Mr. Speaker, we share the concern, I believe, of all parties and all Canadians about the challenges that newcomers have with successful integration, which is why our government has acted.
We tripled the investment in settlement services to help improve language skills and job skills for newcomers. We created overseas pre-arrival orientation for newcomers. We created the Foreign Credentials Referral Office and invested tens of millions in helping to streamline and speed up the process of credential recognition.
Just today, I announced a new program for expanding the internship opportunities for newcomers in the federal public service. We are acting.
CN Railway
Oral Questions
October 5th, 2010 / 2:55 p.m.
Merv Tweed Brandon—Souris, MB
Mr. Speaker, since the expiry of their collective bargaining agreement earlier this year, there has been speculation about an impending work stoppage of conductors at CN Railway. Many Canadians have been concerned about the effects that a strike would have on the economy and on local communities.
Could the Minister of Labour please give this House an update on the status of the labour negotiations at CN?
CN Railway
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Lisa Raitt Minister of Labour
Mr. Speaker, our economy remains fragile and the stability of it depends upon the productivity of our industries. That is why I am very happy to say that a tentative agreement has been reached between CN and the Teamsters union.
I congratulate both parties that, with our mediator at the table, reached this settlement, because the best solution is an agreement reached by the parties, and it is always in the best interests of the Canadian public that we do not have a work stoppage.
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Helena Guergis Simcoe—Grey, ON
Mr. Speaker, as the finance minister says, the economy remains fragile. One of the best ways to encourage private sector investment is to substantially reduce capital gains taxes. Many economists claim that it will not hurt revenues because of the new business start-ups, the innovation jobs and the economic activity it will create.
Fifty-five per cent of those reporting capital gains have incomes under $50,000 a year. While the tax-free savings account is a good start, it is not enough.
When will the government substantially reduce capital gains rates to boost the Canadian economy?
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Jim Flaherty Minister of Finance
Mr. Speaker, the member raises an important question about capital gains taxes.
The tax-free savings account is probably the most significant tax change in Canadian public life since the RRSP. Almost five million accounts have been opened now. I encourage Canadians to open tax-free savings accounts. Over time they will have the effect of virtually eliminating taxation of capital gains when they are used by Canadians.
I am pleased to see so many Canadians taking advantage of tax-free savings accounts.
National Defence
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Rob Oliphant Don Valley West, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am a Christian who knows well that there are many divisions and opinions within my own faith, and I expect that there are as many within Islam or other religions. The role of a minister of the Crown is to rise above the noise, to build bridges and to not tear them down.
Dr. Delic has released his planned remarks. They are thoughtful and articulate.
Has the minister read Dr. Delic's remarks? If not, will he? If so, does he now recognize his mistake? Will he apologize?


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Skip to comments.East Texas woman charged with bigamy
Posted on 12/06/2012 8:52:04 AM PST by Army Air Corps
GREGG COUNTY, TX (KLTV) - For more than a year, KLTV has been investigating the allegations by several East Texas men that they were all married to the same woman at the same time. Now, that woman has been charged with bigamy.
Candice Andrade, 32 of Kilgore, was arrested in Gregg County on November 15 and released the same day. Her trial date has not been set.
In June of 2011, two men said they discovered they were married to Andrade at the same time. They told KLTV they found a third husband in Houston. In November 2011, they discovered a fourth.
The men claimed Andrade left their marriages and themselves in shambles. One claimed Andrade was "going from guy to guy, ripping them off."
In June of this year, KLTV sat down with an exclusive interview with Andrade. She claimed she never stole anything from the men. She also claimed she left two of the marriages because of abuse, and that she filed divorce papers for all of the marriages.
When asked if she knew she was committing bigamy, Andrade said, "I did know." Andrade said she has a medical condition that causes memory lapse.
She's just the gal who can't say no. She's in a terrible fix.
Guilty with an extra large gavel!!!
I think we should obtain Laz's verdict on the issue.
Holy Moses!
Keep looking at post 5 - then post 2 - then post 5...
Is this the same person? I think so. Pictures must be 5 years and 50 pounds apart.
Hoo Wee!
ummm she must have money
Why? Does Laz have extra-jurisdictional powers adjudicating such matters? :-D
Ok, what say you, Laz?
In East Texas, 50 bucks in the bank means she "has money."
bigamy. that just for who're wimmen?
what's it called when a sistuh goes from one baby daddy to next?
dag the word. White. was hijacked by the stupid phone.
I take it you haven't been here long.
Wow; Guilty with Aggravating Sentencing Factors!
Take our wife, Please!
New meaning to the word
This Candy ain't dandy.
Obviously a n00b if you have to ask.
What's amazing is that three men would ADMIT to being married to that!
Capt. Spaulding: [to Mrs. Rittenhouse and Mrs. Whitehead] Let's get married.
Mrs. Whitehead: All of us?
Capt. Spaulding: All of us.
Mrs. Whitehead: Why, that's bigamy.
Capt. Spaulding: Yes, and it's big of me too.
Groucho Marx in "Animal Crackers"
Capt. Spaulding: [to Mrs. Rittenhouse and Mrs. Whitehead] Let's get married.
Mrs. Whitehead: All of us?
Capt. Spaulding: All of us.
Mrs. Whitehead: Why, that's bigamy.
Capt. Spaulding: Yes, and it's big of me too.
Groucho Marx in "Animal Crackers"
husband in laws.
Who are we to say love(s) is wrong?
"Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell"
Hurrah for Captain Spaulding!
Not Bigamy.
Interesting that her name is "Andrade" LOL.
OK, it's distasteful. The funny thing to me is that if she weren't married to either of them and just living with and two-timing both of them, it would be perfectly legal. The law wouldn't care. Most of society wouldn't care, either—only two guys, it's hardly worthy of a Jerry Springer appearance.
Yes, I see. You do have great wisdom in this area. Thousand pardons. :-D
Gina Lollobrigida was far prettier.
So let me guess, Laz was husband #5?
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3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Nov. 9
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- What's happening in small business today?
1. Startup rate among veterans sinks as population ages. Veterans aren't starting nearly as many small businesses as they used to, according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal , citing a study by the Kauffman Foundation .
Kauffman found that veterans accounted for more than 12% of all startups in 1996; in 2011, only 6% of new businesses were started by veterans, citing an aging veteran population and not enough resources available to help younger veterans launch businesses.
"Younger veterans now have less support from within their own community of veterans as they consider their own entrepreneurial ventures: fewer networking opportunities, mentors and funders among the older generations of vets," Dane Strangler, Kauffman's director of research and policy, told the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. "What we don't yet know is how this may affect younger veterans' pursuit of entrepreneurship."
Separately, the Small Business Administration partnered earlier this year with the U.S. Marine Corps to provide entrepreneurship training to returning service members. The program will be expanded next year to all branches of the military, the article says.
2. Not-for-profit launches to help more veterans qualify for small-business loans. The Veterans Business Fund , a not-for-profit organization created to provide financial assistance to veterans, will launch on Monday its first low-interest loan for veterans. The organization was established in response to the high unemployment rate among veterans, many of whom are skilled through their military experience to become successful small-business owners but lack sufficient equity capital to qualify for a small-business loan.
Veterans Business Fund will provide capital to veterans in the form of low-interest loans with favorable terms. All principal and interest paid to the organization will be made available to future veteran entrepreneurs requiring assistance in meeting the equity requirements for a small-business loan. The fund was established by BoeFly, an online marketplace connecting small-business owners with more than 2,400 lenders, in conjunction with the International Franchise Association, SCORE, SunTrust (STI) and others.
The fund has aligned with the International Franchise Association's VetFran program to help encourage franchising, with its focused training opportunities, defined structure and systems, and requirement for operational excellence as a viable path for veterans.
"BoeFly has a solid understanding of the equity requirements required by small-business lenders and the challenges many veteran entrepreneurs face in meeting them, and we realize small-business ownership is out of reach for too many veterans who lack the capital," said Mike Rozman, co-president of BoeFly and a member of the VBF Board of Directors. "We created the Veterans Business Fund to provide veterans with the supplemental capital required to satisfy the equity requirements for a small-business loan, and ultimately help make it possible for them to apply their military experience to owning a business while creating jobs and helping to boost our economy."


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What William Yeoward Can't Live Without
It's possible that virtually every home in America already has a touch of Nate Berkus. Whether a homeowner took an on-air tip from his many appearances on Oprah or his own Emmy Award-winning talk show, saved a magazine page featuring his stylish interiors for inspiration, or purchased a woven basket or chevron pillow from his Target line, they've brought in a piece of Berkus's chic yet approachable aesthetic. His new book, The Things That Matter (Spiegel & Grau), continues his path into our homes, this time with an emphasis on the personal. "We all have a story to tell, and part of the way we do this is through our homes," he writes, and each of the 14 people featured in the book—including Berkus—do just that with their interiors. Readers will love the peek into the lives of such subjects as Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Fabiola Beracasa, but will ultimately come away with the desire to exercise their own personal style, so that their home can tell a story as well. Here, we spoke with Berkus about the book, his quirks, and what's next.
ELLE DECOR: Your book features a wide range of personalities and styles. How did you choose who made it in?
NATE BERKUS: The one common thread between all the people in the book is that their stories and their pieces really tell the story of who they are. Which means it's not all my work – it's a mix of my own homes, friends who asked for my help, friends who didn't want my help, and then strangers I met through the show.
ED: What famous characters – living, dead, or fictional – would you have loved to include?
NB: I would have loved to have Diane Keaton in my book because her personal style is so distinct.
Shortlist: The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Thomas Campbell


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Many of the trends that have choked grassroots green activism in China have been evident for years.potential impacts. Armed with that research, a coalition of green groups sent a letter of concern to Premier Wen and China's State Council before the most recent annual meeting of the National People's Congress in March. But this time, their plea drew no response. Instead, the government has announced plans to build a flurry of new dams over the next decade — which will have a capacity equivalent to nearly twice that of all dams ever built in the United States. The foundation for at least one of the Nujiang dams is already under construction.
A new sense of dread has rippled through China's broader public-interest community.prominent Chinese activists, writers, and public-interest lawyers — most of whom had no explicit role in calling for a "jasmine revolution" — were detained or, even more threateningly, "disappeared." (One of the most famous examples, the artist Ai Weiwei, has just been released.) Meanwhile at least 200 Chinese activists and lawyers were put under house arrest. While none of those targeted were devoted wholly to environmental causes, a new sense of dread has rippled through China's broader public-interest community. The mood is tense.
Activist Wen Bo says the government does not want any single green group to gain too much influence.groups in China. Yet he adds that he sees a clear glass ceiling for Chinese environmentalists; the government does not want any single group or activist to gain too much influence. "There are many small heroes, but it is hard to become a big hero, to impact a lot of people," he says. "If you become too big, the government will be worried and will try to stop you. That is why there are many small groups, but few big trees in China's environmental movement."
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Welcome to my Six Sentence Sunday sample for this week.
It is from my newly released - Circles Interlocked.
She gazed out at the ocean listening to the waves splash against the shore. Had it really been that long ago? Five years since she had left her friends, her family and the longhaired, scruffy guy who snuck his way into her heart. Notorious gang member or not, he still portrayed a sense of vulnerability and innocence. Then in true gang style, he stabbed her heart - figuratively. She shook her head. "No, don't think of him."
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With the Republican convention underway, it's time to speculate about Romney's pick for Education secretary. Over at Politics K-12, Alyson Klein writes that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is the number one guess among GOP insiders. Bush wrote the foreword to Romney's education plan and is the "godfather" of the state superintendents' group "Chiefs for Change," which has "had a major impact on state-level education policies."
Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, of Minnesota also is a top mentionee.
If Romney looks for a state superintendent, Tony Bennett of Indiana, a Chief for Change, and Tom Luna of Idaho are possibilities.
. . . given Romney's dissing of the teacher's unions, Luna's got anti-union street cred to spare—his tires were slashed last year when he tried to raise class size and put merit pay in place.
Other folks are fans of New Jersey's Chris Cerf, a registered Democrat who, works with a GOP governor (Tuesday's keynote speaker, Chris Christie).
Former superintendents include Robert Scott (Texas), Paul Pastorek (Louisiana) and Lisa Graham Keegan (of Arizona).
Folks have also suggested that Romney could use the Education Department as the one place to stick a (non-state chief) Democrat, to show his administration can be bipartisan. The name that came up most often? Former New York City chancellor Joel Klein. Other folks suggested Michelle Rhee, a Democrat, who is now running the Students First juggernaut and will be in both Tampa and Charlotte. She'll be at screenings of the parent-trigger movie "Won't Back Down."
The darkest of dark horses? Some of Klein's Republican sources suggested Romney could ask Arne Duncan to stick around. "Even if it is a joke, it shows Duncan's still got some cross-aisle credibility," writes Klein.


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The School of Athens, detail of Tolomeo & Zoroastro
The School of Athens by Raphael has been admired during the course of nearly five hundred years. Nowhere was this more evident than during the unveiling of the restoration of this masterpiece on April 22, 1996. Patrons and their guests from all areas of the United States joined Mrs. Henry J. Gaisman, benefactress of the restoration project, in marveling at the revealed genius of Raphael's palette.
The new publication, Raphael's School of Athens, by Prof. Arnold Nesselrath, Director for Byzantine, Medieval and Modern Art, describes the details of the magnificent restoration he directed with the Vatican Museums restoration team led by Enrico Guidi.
Several hand prints that date from the time of the fresco's execution were found in an almost straight line across it at the height of the shafts of the pilasters. Although a detailed analysis of the fingerprints has not yet been undertaken, one hand must almost certainly be Raphael's. The others could belong to his assistants or to visitors on the scaffold. This discovery placed the artist and restorers into sudden communion. The generosity and vision of those who help conserve Raphael's art will enable us into the 21st century to still appreciate and be moved by his visual legacy.


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Autodesk Can't Seem to Design a Growth Plan
It seems that although the company is doing well managing costs and maintaining its adjusted margins, there just isn't enough revenue growth to justify its current valuation.
Granted, profitability is the name of the game. And the company's management deserves a lot of credit for doing what needs to be done to produce on the bottom line. On the other hand, it seems that investors have become confused as to whether to treat the company as a growth stock or a mature company -- it can't be both.
The Quarter That Was
For the period ending in October, Autodesk reported revenue of $548 million, down $1 million from the same period a year ago. Its GAAP operating margin also declined, from 16% last year to only 6% this quarter. Revenue for Europe, the Middle East and Africa did an about-face, declining 3% to $196 million after increasing by 3% in Q3 fiscal 2012.
On the other hand, profitability was more respectable. Its non-GAAP operating margin increased 190 basis points to 26%, compared to 25% in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. As noted above, cash flow from operations continued to impress -- arriving at $157 million and growing 14% year over year.
Non-GAAP diluted earnings were 47 cents per share, beating analysts' estimates and increasing 7% from a year before.
I just don't believe this is enough to support a stock that is already trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 31, when other software companies such as Microsoft (MSFT) and Adobe (ADBE) trade at much lower P/Es (14 and 22, respectively).
Adobe seems to present the much better value. In its most recent quarter, Adobe reported a 7% increase in revenue with roughly 5% in organic growth. The company's digital media segment grew 3% while its digital marketing segment produced a decent growth figure of 21%. Yet Adobe trades at a P/E ratio that is almost 10 points less than Autodesk's. So from the standpoint of revenue growth, Adobe presents the much better value.
Moving Forward
For Autodesk, the good news is that the company continues to do well in the Americas, as evidenced by the 4% increase in revenue, which arrived at $209 million. However, this was offset by poor performances overseas in areas such as Asia-Pacific.
The company continues to struggle in emerging markets, which represent 15% of total revenue. Autodesk has seen sales eroded by 9% to just $80 million. Unfortunately, management does not appear confident that things are going to get any better.
In discussing the company's struggles to overcome macro concerns, management became extremely conservative with guidance. The company is now expecting fourth-quarter revenue in a range of $570 million to $600 million, with EPS between 43 cents to 51 cents. That's less than consensus estimates for revenue of $604 million and EPS of 54 cents.


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In the Chamber Music Series at the Legion of Honor, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco present free concerts in collaboration with the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music (SFFCM). Now in its fourth season, this popular series is held one Sunday each month from January to June. Concerts are from noon to 2:00 p.m. in the Rodin Gallery (Gallery 10) and are free of charge after museum admission. The performing ensembles are either affiliates of SFFCM or recipients of grants from the Musical Grant Program, and together they represent the tremendous diversity of musical talent here in the Bay Area.
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Friction Quartet, recipient of the 2012 Berkeley Piano Club Emerging Artist Award, has established a reputation for edgy programming and exhilarating performance. Ever since the quartet's performance at the 2012 Hot Air Music Festival, where Examiner.com's Stephen Smoliar hailed its rendition of John Adams's String Quartet as a performance "with energetic gusto" and "no shortage of wit," Friction has been inundated with requests from composers throughout California to perform their new works for the string quartet medium. As a result of their success at the 2012 festival, Friction will return to headline the Hot Air Music Festival in 2013.
Through artistic collaboration, commissioning of new works, crossing into genres outside of classical music, adding movement to performances, and incorporating mixed media, Friction Quartet creates a progressive and inviting concert atmosphere that attracts audiences of all ages and interests. Community improvement and education are crucial elements to its mission of building and sustaining a vibrant culture, while broadening future audiences of classical music, through free public performances and outreach in struggling communities and schools.
Ensembles presented in previous seasons include: Hausmann Quartet, Duo Revirado, Classical Revolution, Bridge Chamber Virtuosi, Del Sol String Quartet , and Les Grâces, all in 2010; New Esterházy Quartet, Musical Arts Quintet, Revolution Quartet, the Rhythm Sisters, Voices of Music, San Francisco Guitar Quarte, and sfSound in 2011; and Eos Ensemble, Ariel Ensemble, Vocallective, Revolution Quartet, Musical Arts Quintet, Assisi Quartet, Gold Coast Chamber Players, and Left Coast Ensemble in 2012.


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How to Win an Oscar Pool
Nominations are announced next week, and the Academy Awards are being televised in less than six weeks. Mark your calendar for the social event of the season: March 7, the 2010 Academy Awards Party at George Eastman House. Tickets to the party are $50, and include free valet parking. Info, photos from previous years, and tickets are here. It's a night of drinks and dancing, movie-themed food, watching the Oscars, and bidding on great silent auction items. There will be a drawing for Best Picture and everyone with the correct guess receives a Dryden Theatre pass. One lucky winner receives a grand prize of his-and-hers jewelry from Cornell's. From Wired magazine, here's how to increase your chances of going home with the jewelry.
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Coming up empty on Oscar night hurts – especially when it's you losing Best Performance in an Office Pool. Awards show guru Tom O'Neil and pro gambler Big Al McMordie reveal how to take home the gold.
Time your vote
Studios craft their hype campaigns to peak in January and early February, when most Academy members cast their ballots. Whoever's hot then will win.
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Of the 10 nominees for Best Picture, eliminate the five (or more) not also up for Best Director. The same movie has won both awards in 25 of the past 30 years.
Follow the pros
For more obscure awards like Best Animated Short, defer to industry insider sites (like Variety.com), which tend to be savvy about low-profile categories.
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Now separate yourself from the pack with a bold pick. The Supporting Actor categories are the place for upsets. Put your money on a promising long shot.
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MADISON, Wis. - A prosecutor has filed more charges against a husband and wife accused of torturing and starving the man's teenage daughter and forcing the girl to live in their basement.
Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne on Monday filed new felony counts of causing a child mental harm, failing to protect a child, false imprisonment and child neglect against both Chad Chritton and Melinda Drabek-Chritton.
They are already facing charges of reckless endangerment, child abuse and child neglect. They both pleaded not guilty to all the counts Monday afternoon.
"We looked through the information we had and we thought we should file new charges," Ozanne said.
The girl's stepbrother, Joshua P. Drabek, also has been charged with sexually assaulting her. He stood silent in front of the judge Monday. The judge entered not guilty pleas to a charge of child abuse and two counts of sexual assault on Joshua Drabek's behalf.
Defense attorneys filed additional motions on behalf of their clients.
"For the most part, these are pretty much standard motions," Ozanne said. "One's dealing with bail; the other is jurisdiction of the court. The only motion we haven't normally seen is the one regarding the health of one of the defendants."
That motion addresses Drabek-Chritton's reported chronic kidney disease. Her attorney said the condition isn't being properly treated by jail staff.
Issues regarding Drabek-Chritton's medical condition are set to be discussed April 23.
Further court appearances for her, Chad Chritton, and Joshua Drabek are set for May.
The victim was 15 years old when she was found wandering barefoot outside in February, underdressed and severely underweight.
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Who Needs A KGB If You Have An IRS?
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At a peaceful demonstration in front of the IRS office in Jamestown, a sign said, "If we were deer, it would be called poaching." Other orderly demonstrations around the country had Department of Homeland Security vehicles on site. Who needs a KGB, if you have an IRS? While the president's administration scrubbed references to "jihad" and "Islam" from its FBI training manuals, it has done all it can to suspiciously target law-abiding citizens coalescing to exercise their freedoms. The IRS demanded lists of books, Facebook and Twitter entries, donor lists, and even names of family members, not to mention the contents of what was prayed. What more do you need for turning the initials of the IRS into the IRI as in "Inquisition?"
When Congress issued a subpoena to Lois Lerner, she pled the 5th while the inquisition she forced on citizens resulted in her getting bonuses and an administrative leave (a paid vacation). She had every right to plead the 5th, but how did that make those who were mercilessly hounded feel when a belligerent bureaucrat of the IRS conveniently pled the 5th?
An official for the Obama administration said that the law in this case was irrelevant. Wouldn't it be nice if we could say that the laws which the IRS lords over us are irrelevant? One thing it certainly does is make the words from the President saying that everyone must play be the same rules ring hollow. They?re just about as hollow as him touting transparency in his administration. Commentator Greg Guttfeld is right: "This administration has the transparency of a burqa."
The time is long overdue for abolishing the IRS. In the meantime, IRS special agents continue their training with "assault rifles," the kind that exist only to kill people, according to gun-grabber Piers Morgan. "Are Americans that much of a target that you need that kind of capability?" US Congressman Jeff Duncan asked the IRS. Wondering why agents were in possession of AR-15s, the IRS told the congressman that controls were in place to use them appropriately, like those controls to prevent wasting taxpayer money on worthless extravagant seminars, I suppose. I can see it now when an incident over an inappropriate use of an AR-15 erupts, the IRS commissioner will say, "It was just sloppy customer service."
I sure would like to see RIP over the IRS… Oh no, is that an audit coming over the horizon?
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I love watching movies so I go to the cinema on a regular basis. Vue cinema in Plymouth is situated within the Barbican Leisure complex.
Vue cinema in Plymouth is very expensive, the tickets are very expensive and the food and snacks are also very over-priced! they sell a range of snacks and food for people to share or just to eat by your self. They sell hotdogs, nachos, popcorn, ice cream and a variety of different chocolate and sweets. The sweets are around £3 a bag and the popcorn is around £5. They do sell 'combos' of different foods and snacks which is ok because you save a little money. Vue cinema sell a range of soft drinks and water. I have to say that the price of water is an absolute rip off; £2.55 for a bottle of water, I felt robbed after I bought that. Upstairs in the cinema there is a 'Ben & Jerry's' stand where they sell their delicious ice - cream.
They have recently put VIP seats in the cinema screens. The VIP seats are not much better than the normal seats , they are hard and black leather and they have arm rests that do not move. When I tried out the VIP seats I wish that I hadn't because I had a numb bum at the end of the film, it was also a pain because I couldn't put the armrest up and cuddle into my partner. I paid extra money to sit in these seats and we kept getting pestered to show our ticket to make sure we wern't in the wrong seats! The staff were very polite but it was just annoying having to keep getting the ticket out.
From my experience at Vue cinema, the staff have all been very friendly and helpful. I will go there again but I will make sure that I eat before I go or save money before I go so I can afford to buy food and drink there!
Prices of tickets at the moment are:
Adult - £7.80
Teen - £6.25
Student - £6.65
Senior - £5.90
Child - £5.90
The reason I have written (prices at the moment) is because I recently heard from a member of staff that they are going to put the prices up again sometime this year!
At 9:45am on a Sunday morning, with the exception of the concession stands, Vue cinemas are barren of staff and all payments must be made via card as the cash desks are closed. The self serve machines are clunky to use, the touch screen was out of sync with the cursor, tickets are displayed most expensive first fortunately they're simplistically laid out. Select the day of the film you want to see, followed by a film, a time, the number of people in each category and specify sets where applicable then insert your payment card and panic as a 20 second countdown commences but nothing more happens. For those of you fortunate enough to be under 4' tall there's a keypad attached to the card reader which requires you to input your pin but for those of us at the 6' height it just looks like a card reader. Fortunately there's a "try again button" and with some prompting from my seven year old accomplice we eventually succeeded in purchasing tickets.
The system also allows you to pre-book tickets for films several days ahead. You can also do this from the comfort of your own PC paying a surcharge for the privilege and collecting your tickets from the lobby machine upon arrival at the cinema.
The array of tickets on offer is surprisingly large with an array of discounts available. Prices start from 95p at 10am on a weekend or school holiday showing to an astronomical £9.85 each for adults watching 3D films on evenings and weekends. Unfortunately there is also a £1.55 per seat surcharge for a specified pre-booked faux leather seat with a wide armrest, leg room and a good view. The cheapskates are relegated to the sides and front of the auditorium where latecomers find themselves craning their necks to view the screen.
The lobby is spacious and amply stocked with over-priced sweets, popcorn and hot junk food. Toilets were clean and reasonably well maintained and there's plenty of free parking.
The Vue website http://myvue.com/ is extremely comprehensive and often includes some downloadable 2 for 1 offers as well as film times.
The last time at visited VUE in Plymouth I had quite the experience. I go to the cinemas at least twice a month but have never been treated like I was at Plymouth.
The VUE
You can find VUE all over the country but I have only been to the one in Plymouth. They have up to 12 screens and show the latest films several times a day. They always have offers for all ages and are very generous when it comes to students and kids.
At the cinema you can buy food, drinks, snacks, sweets, ice cream and of course popcorn but keep in mind that it costs a fortune and maybe bringing your own is a better idea. The tickets you can buy either at the ticket counter if they are open or at the desk where you buy snacks. You can even buy them online and print them of at one of the ticket machine just inside the main doors.
Outside you can park for free. You can also choose from several different restaurants, so the VUE in Plymouth has definitely a good location. You can either walk there or drive, I prefer driving.
Inside everything is very organized and there are signs on show for everything so getting lost is not easy.
A few weeks ago I went to see 'The Imaginerium of Dr. Parnassus' which I have been waiting for a year to see. I had high expectations so I wanted everything to be perfect; it wasn't. The lights in the middle were left on and the first 20 minutes of the film I could barely hear what they were saying. Apparently there is a new law this year that the middle lights must be kept on during the whole time. They call it security and fair enough but I couldn't see the screen properly because I sat right under one of these lights. I complained. I didn't want my money back because of the new law but I demanded an improvement on the sound. Next time I went, I saw '9' and I sat almost in the far back and not under one of the middle lights. My friend did and he had to where his hat on to protect his eyes from the light. Is this what it has come to? Be able to see you sweets, see your knees and even the person sitting next to you like it was in the middle of the day.
Apparently they turn of the lights in Exeter according to one of the other people at the cinema who saw the same film as me, who also complained about the light. When I saw '9' the sound was perfect but I just can't get over this with the lighting. I complained once again and heard got the same answer, which I suspected. They treated me like I was stupid and didn't get security. Okay, I am a Swede but I have been speaking English since I was 8 years old. I understand security but that is what the lights on the floor is there for, at least what I thought.
I live in the middle of nowhere and Plymouth is the closest cinema but still takes 45 minutes with the car to get there. I will keep going there because in my opinion some films have to be seen at the cinema. I do recommend bringing a hat or a cap to see the screen better but maybe not if you are on a date. Maybe it is just me that finds this annoying and maybe it isn't but I will visit VUE again because I have to see Avatar at cinema when it comes out.
Vue cinema, Plymouth, is located on the Barbican Industrial Estate near Plymouth's Marina. The estate also hosts other really good venues such as Nandos, Oceana, Pizza Hut, a Gym, Frankie and Bennys and other bars/restaurants.
The cinema consists of 15 Screens and can seat upto 3315 people; I have frequented this cinema many a time whilst I was a student of Plymouth for 3 years. As you enter the cinema you confronted with a large ticket booth which is rarely used, past that and you get the large concessions bar where you can purchase a large selection of over priced drinks.
The concessions stand hosts a variety of food, drink and snacks. The vue, like many cinemas have a number of deals where you can purchase a hot dog and a large drink for £5.50 (for example) or popcorn and drink deals. The snacks selection ranges from nachos (with or without jalapenos), sweet, salted or toffee popcorn, popcorn, boxed sweets such as maltesers and revels, ice cream such as ben and jerry's, pic n mix and crisps. Drinks consist of coca-cola, fanta, fanta still, 7up, a slush puppy-type concoction, bottled waters, tea and coffee. All are grossly overpriced and is a typical example of the unnecessary prices 99% of cinemas offer today. Sweets are double what they are in a shop and no different, the drinks are 60% full of ice and the smallest size is pretty much a bucket. Almost all staff are trained to 'upsell' which is simply pushing on the 'deals' such as "would you like a large for an extra 10p?", most upsells are based around you thinking you have taken a good deal when all that has happened is you have paid too much for something you most likely wont even finish.
The seating is very good, with rows that are perhaps a little more steeper than your average cinema and the seats are all the same price. This is refreshing compared to places like the Odeon where you have to pay even more than the average price of £10 just so your neck isn't strained. I have been a few times just as a film is about to start and my group and I have had to go to the front of the cinema as there were no other seats, at the vue Plymouth, this hasn't been too bad considering how close you are the screen, other people may disagree though.
Another pet hate of mine at cinema's is the lack of regulation with staff and possible disturbers of the peace, yes I'm talking about annoying teenagers and their insistence to joke around and talk loudly during films. What annoys me even further is when cinemas are too scared to assert their authority and throw these people out. The Vue, Plymouth, however, I have not had one of these experiences and hopefully never will. This could due to luck but I would like to say that this is because of a good staff prescence - I have definately noticed when staff pop their head in on a film just to check the crowd are behaving.
The Vue, Plymouth, has many offers, the most popular probably being the orange Wednesdays where you can 2 for 1 when you text 'film' to 241. I have definately used this offer on a few occassions without a hitch. Another favourite of mine is using nectar points, it's around 1000 points to see a film at any time, any day at a Vue cinema and despite the staff being occassionally baffled we are usually able to use it now and again. It is also one of the best nectar offers in terms of value for money. There are also discounts for students (NUS card), servicemen/women, OAPS and kids.
All in all this is a pretty good cinema, no one can criticise the size of the place and i have never experienced a totally sold out night, suggesting there is plenty to accomodate everyone. The food is grossly over priced and should be illegal but then all cinemas do this and it beats the Odeon in price (around £6 per adult on a night without discount) and in even seating choices.
I've watched 2 films now in less than 2 months - Star Trek and Angels and Demons at the Vue cinema complex (formerly Warner Village) in Plymouth.
Vue has approximately 14 screens so there is normally something for all, and they do also have a Sunday morning performance for children at a very reasonable price - which parents will love.
I love watching films at vue, but ticket prices are high and it makes it difficult for many to justify compared to waiting 6 months and buying the dvd. I certainly like the sound effects and the comfortable chairs, but I certainly don't love the cost! I really don't know how people can afford to spend so much on drinks and popcorn, it's just not possible for many in the current financial climate.
In reality, the last film I watched at Vue cost me less than £6 for the 3 of us as we'd received 2 free tickets from Love Film, I'm not sure despite being my stepdaughter's birthday recently that we would have gone if we had to pay the full cost.
If you want to make it into a bit of a night out the venue also offers ten-pin bowling, Nanods, a nightclub, pizza hut, New Orleans and Frankie and Bennys or even a day with the National Aquaraium, Barbican and Hoe all in easy walking distance.
Vue cinema located in Gunwharf Quays is a great attraction to Plymouth.
It might be a bit pricey compared to other cinemas such as the Odean and ABC's etc but you certainly get what you pay for. It is centralised in the middle of Gunwharf stretches over the shops.
The entrance is at the top of an escalator with surrounding restaurants either side which makes it well located if you happen to turn up and see you have an some time to spare before the film and fancy a bite to eat.
It has a big fouya area after the ticket desk. The ticket desk is only open when the cinema is very busy otherwise you can just walk through to the food/drink counter to buy your tickets. They serve a variety of different foods and soft drinks like tortilla crisps with sauces, Ben and Jerry's ice cream, pick 'n' mix, hot dogs etc.
It has over 10 Different screens varying in sizes obviously for big releases and films that have been out for a while but are still being shown.
As you walk through to the screens you have windowed passage ways which overlook the shops in the surrounded areas which is a nice touch! The seats are very comfortable and you have a lot of leg room so you never find yourself fijitting during films.
Busy nights are obviously Fridays and Saturdays and also Wednesday for the buy one get one free deals on the Orange mobile network.
I don't think there is one bad thing i can really say about this cinema apart from the prices are more expensive than other places but as I said, you get what you pay for and definitely has a more upper class feel for it. I write this on helphound aswell.
I have to say, before Vue cinema came to Plymouth many years ago I had never even heard of Vue! It is one of two cinemas in Plymouth at present, the other one is small and traditional. Vue in Plymouth offers the audience a chance to experience modern day comfort and amazing graphics.
Location - it is situated in the inner city centre called the Barbican Leisure Park, and reachable by the main road and is about twenty minute walk from the city centre and about ten minutes walk from the famous historical barbican. This makes it ideal for tourists and people living here alike. I have to say, it is not very well sign posted so it is probably best to get someone to direct you, most people living in Plymouth would probably know where it is. This is because it is situated on a complex of Cannons gym, Megabowl, Frankie and Bennies resturant, Oceana nightclub and Old Orleans. Also just across the massive car park is a Pizza Hut. This means it is ideal for all other attractions - and you will never go hungry while here!
Prices - This has been a growing debate with friends of mine and probably other people have the same problem in other cinema's across the country with the credit crunch and price rises! I remember about two years ago for an adult it used to be £4.95 to go here and watch a film, it is now £6.90 monday to thursday after 5pm, or £7.65 on saturday or sunday. If you happen to not work during the day on a weekday it is £5.75 for an adult, this is again Monday to Thursday. If you have children it is based in the same way and varies from £4.30 - £5.75.
Facilities - when the cinema first opened I remember it seeming massive, but sadly we all grow up and things seem less "massive." The cinema is a 15 screen multiplex cinema, housing 3328 seats! When you walk in there is so much leg room, you won't get bad squashed legs no matter how tall or short you are! Each screen hosts huge floor to ceiling walls, that combine Dolby Digitial Surround Sound with with a really open and free feeling. This really is a key feature of the cinema - roomy and very dramatic sounds. This is especially good for those big movies, such as James Bond, Pirates of The Carribbean etc.
Orange Wednesdays - the 2 for 1 deal with orange every wednesday is very good value for money, it means that you can go to the cinema for half the price! If you are going to use this offer it is probably best to attend the Plymouth Vue in the daytime, because during the evening time you cannot get a car parking space, and often the showings of most films are few/sold out - which is most annoying/disappointing. This is particularly bad when it is raining and people have no where else to go. Best to be avoided really.
Staff - the staff are mostly always friendly, and often they are very young, some look like they haven't even left school! There has been one time when I was approached by a very rude person working there that was taking my ticket - but this was an isolated occasion.
Food/Drink - these can be quite pricey - so I usually take my own! I have never been "caught" as it were, and I am pretty sure alot of the staff are aware this happens. They have a selection of pick and mix, popcorn, drinks, malteasers, ice cream and slush puppies called Ice Blasts! Oh and they also do these nachoes which are quite expensive with the large being nearly £4.50 but they are lovely - quite cheap tasting but something nice about them!
Toilets - these are generally very clean, modern looking and nice smelling. Do not even venture into them around 7pm or after on a wednesday evening, because they are just terrible - no loo paper and some on the fall and busy with lots of people - best to be avoided these times!
The overall cinema is excellent, the sound system is amazing, and the quality of the viewing is always very good. A little pricey but you get what you pay for alot of the time.
Go here if you.....like great quality movies with amazing top quality state of the art sound systems, modern and airy feeling
Don't go here....on wednesdays!


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It's a girl's year on American Idol -- and the guys know it.
"We all know that Nicki [Minaj] wants a girl to win -- it's okay," says Devin Velez, the singer most recently ousted from the show. "But we have our own opinions about Nicki, too. It goes both ways."
(On Monday, the Idol judge said a guy had no chance of winning his year and named Ange Miller, Kree Harrison and Candice Glover as the competition's front-runners.)
Curtis Finch Jr. and Paul Jolley went home in the first weeks of the final rounds. Velez joined them this week following a calamitous group performance Wednesday he says "most definitely" contributed to his elimination from the show Thursday.
"I think my solo performance was definitely an A+," says the 18-year-old singer from Chicago, whose syncopated, behind-the-beat rendition of Tracks of My Tears drew raves from the judges and from Smokey Robinson. However, "the group performance was so disastrous, and also after my solo performance, that it was the last the judges and the viewers remembered.
"It hurt us in the end, specifically me."
The rendition of I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) that Velez sang with Lazaro Arbos and Burnell Taylor was one of the most dreadful ever heard at this stage in an Idol season, more closely resembling a Hollywood Week train wreck, with at least one singer missing a cue and things going downhill from there. Afterwards, a furious Minaj lit into the trio.
"I don't know what that was but I'm going to act like I didn't see it or hear it, okay?" she said, specifically targeting Arbos, the singer who appeared to have forgotten his line, for also being "flat at as pancake." She ended by telling all three of them to "Get off the stage!"
Velez didn't disagree with Minaj, "though I think she went to the extreme. That should not happen this far into the competition." However, "when she said, 'Get off the stage,' I think that was just Nicki being Nicki."
As Minaj castigated the group, Velez reminded himself of some advice from his mother. "The way my mother raised me was whenever someone is correcting you or giving you comments that are derogatory and you know it's not about you, then you shouldn't feel offense," he says. "When she was saying thing like you were flat, off-pitch and didn't know the words -- well, I wasn't flat, I wasn't off-pitch and I did know the words, so I knew she wasn't addressing me."
So what did happen during I Can't Help Myself? "We're not going to throw anybody under the bus," Velez says. "I know that I knew my lines and knew my part. I can say that I tried saving it. Maybe the pressure got the best of us.
"I think we all have our bad nights performing."
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Even though Velez found himself near the bottom of the voting in the first weeks of the finals, he didn't add extra pressure to improve his standing. "When you over-think things, you can show it on stage and you can hear it in your once, which is never good."
As for getting eliminated in a week where he knew he performed well? "Man, it wasn't as disappointing as everyone make its sound," he says. "It's surprising to me that I'm doing as well as I am. I'm not ashamed, I'm not nervous about anything, nor do I have any regrets."
On the bright side, Velez has received all sorts of mail and other items from fans, including a large, inflatable yellow ball with Bible verses on it that arrived yesterday. "I'm thinking, 'How am I going to get this ball back to Chicago?'" he says.
Like Velez, all the Idols gets loads of mail from viewers. "Angie gets a lot of fan mail, and so does Lazaro," he says. "Kree gets so much."
For now, Velez plans to buckle down and start writing songs with the hope of getting to perform one on teh summer tour. "I know a lot of us are writers," he says. "I'm an early writer. I have one or two songs I've written that I think are good enough to pursue. I haven't shown them to anyone yet.
"I think I've got to step it up. I'm going to have to write something that will last for decades."


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Orlistat reduces weight but its cost–effectiveness remains unclear
- School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Correspondence to: Dr Lennert Veerman
The University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Herston Road, Herston, Queensland 4006, Australia; l.veerman{at}uq.edu.au
Commentary on: Ara R, Blake L, Gray L, et al. What is the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of using drugs in treating obese patients in primary care? A systematic review. Health Technol Assess 2012;16:1–195.
Implications for practise and research
Ara and colleagues studied the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of weight-reducing drugs and found that they provide statistically significant weight loss and are worth the investment.
The analysis contains several unwarranted assumptions, notably around the amount of weight lost, subsequent weight regained and the permanency of weight loss. Definitive conclusions cannot be drawn from this study.
Obesity is a large and growing health problem. For patients unable to achieve sufficient weight loss by improving their lifestyle, weight-reducing drugs are a treatment option. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of three pharmacological interventions (orlistat, sibutramine and …


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The law requires you to carry it, but that doesn't mean you can't find Arizona auto insurance that fits your needs and your circumstances. That's the great thing about being able to compare carriers hassle-free—you can choose just the right one that offers discounts and features that work for you.
For example, if you do everything on your phone, you absolutely want a company that offers you the ability to communicate with them by mobile app and to file claims, too. That is a feature being offered and more these days to mobile-savvy consumers.
Auto insurance discounts help
You may also want some discounts that take the bite out of your premium cost. The nature of the discounts will depend on what your life is like. If there is a brand new young driver in your household, you know that the bite can be significant. But you may not know that it can be significantly reduced if the teen takes a safe driving course or if he or she is a good student. These are discounts you will want to learn more about.
Perhaps you are a retiree. Mature drivers can also find discounts for taking a safe driving course tailored specifically to them. Courses like that lower risk and make the demographic group more appealing to carriers.
Discounts are available, too, to those who own their own residences, this time because those who own are considered better risks than those who don't. Other risk factors include credit score—if you have credit problems you will pay more than consumers who do not. You can, however, do something to fix your rating before you apply.
As you would expect, driving history and habits play a role in pricing. A clean driving record will keep costs lower. If you can prevent points from moving violations on your license you will be better off.
Money off auto insurance for affiliations
Affiliations can also bring lower costs. Some carriers offer military personnel discounts. Others will give discounts if you are affiliated with certain groups they list.
You'll find money off for multiple cars, for having certain safety features on your vehicle and there are multi-policy and multi-line discounts. Bundling coverage is usually going to be cost-effective.
It is smart to compare three or four different carriers to see which one caters to your specific needs. Regardless of your situation, there will be a company that is the best fit.


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Well the most important way of improving, certainly, I wouldn't say it is the only factor.
As I said, I have no problem with making the situation as advantageous as possible for workers to unionize; even making unionization the default position and requiring them to have a vote to opt out or decertify.
But making it a government-enforced mandatory process seems to me something that takes the choice out of the workplace, and has the potential for corruption, IMO. As we see in our province, the government is all for unionizing - on their terms
I don't need to discuss it further; we disagree.
George-- you could take it as a critique of your post not of the person -- a little harsh but not way out of line.
I asked I think more politely the same question -- can you clarify because I have no idea what you are trying to say.
I was counting on folks to read the opening posts of this thread, Sean, more than a year back.Before it became all about Canadian unions there was a struggle to save it from Beijing's announcements about the greening of China, the world.
Joey Ramone wrote:NDPP
This is why I gave up posting in this thread. I'm interested in talking about how to best support the interests of the hyper exploited workers of China and it's colonies, but as long as the gang of corrupt thugs who rule China cynically call themselves the "Communist" Party of China, all such discussion will be derailed by obfuscation about whether their capitalists are more efficient than our capitalists.
Keep trying JR. It's important and will become more so. Do you know China Labour Bulletin?
Going It Alone
JR did give up. And so it goes.
And back in China, the party leadership spend sleepless nights formulating appeals to the leaders of the resource-rich nations coming under their protection to keep workers' rights in mind.
The CPC are taking advantage of the massive corruption and economic meltdown in the west by scooping up world resources. Apparently we'll have to democratize our own corrupt states here before we can do anything to stop Beijing consensus from replacing the Washington version.
And back in China, the party leadership spend sleepless nights formulating appeals to the leaders of the resource-rich nations coming under their protection to keep workers' rights in mind.
And back in Ottawa the party leadership spent a sleepless night formulating appeals to the leaders of the resource rich nations coming under their protection to keep workers rights in mind. At dawn they decided the best way to ensure the protection of those workers was to bomb the fuck out of them.
I hate that China is so ruthless. If only they would listen to good Western governments they could improve so much.
Actually, the Chinese are fascinated by what other countries do and they do like to study the actions of other countries. The words, not so much. those are unwelcome. Everyone, plays the word game, mostly for domestic consumption. We are not swayed by advice from China anymore than they are by the same from us. But when we or they do something that clearly works the other notices.
Anyone who thinks that people here are concerned about the reception of any appeal we make over there I think is rather naive-- those are politically calculated for here. The only time either country is concerned about an appeal or advice is when their own citizen's are involved. When we have an issue with a Chinese national -- either they have done something wrong or are in trouble or are hurt-- we will listen to them more. And in reverse, they will to us.
The main reason so many Canadians are better off than people in most other countries is because of the wealth in this country not because our government is superior.
When people get that they can see that if you want to help people in other countries you have to tone down the exploitation. You want to do that? You can start with Canadian mining companies and lobby the government for regulation of their behavior abroad. You can look to our procurement practices and lobby for regulation to stop the competition for who can find the cheapest most exploitative contract that would be based on illegal treatment of workers here. We can also consider the waste in energy, the environment here. There is a lot we can do to help the world. Thankfully it mostly can be done from here. And if you are one of those interested in our influence and you want to reach countries like China remember they will watch what we do even if they do not consider what we say. And we pretty much do the same as well-- we also are more interested in what people do than say. It would not take all that much to achieve a greater understanding. I have had many political discussions with Chinese people-- one thing I can tell you from those-- they are not impressed by hypocrisy. Many I have spoken to are very critical of their government but don't take kindly to BS and double standards.Of course there are many Chinese I know who absolutely detest thinking about or discussing politics-- even more than Canadians.
Others may have a different experience but there is mine -- interesting representative or not.
I have had many political discussions with Chinese people-- one thing I can tell you from those-- they are not impressed by hypocrisy. Many I have spoken to are very critical of their government but don't take kindly to BS and double standards.Of course there are many Chinese I know who absolutely detest thinking about or discussing politics-- even more than Canadians.
Others may have a different experience but there is mine -- interesting representative or not.
Living in Burnaby that has been my experience as well. I have met numerous people who left China because they were being repressed. I have also met a fair number of business people who immigrated from Hong Kong and Taiwan. It seems the one thing they all agree on is they hate the hypocrisy of the West. They want change in their former country but cringe at the Orientalism in most of the commentary.
The motivations for coming here is a whole interesting topic.
I know some who came because family members did, others who believed our propaganda about how much better it was here and how well immigrants were treated (some of those have returned now). The most common has been people who came as a visitor, made connections here, or studied and got job offers here and then immigrated. Of course now it is not like that anymore since immigration is a long wait with mostly refusals.
For parents and grandparents it is something over ten years now-- The people arriving now applied more than 7 years ago but those currently in the system know that each step is moving slower so previous history is no indication. The progress for those who applied in 2007 towards the first stage has been moving one day forward in a month for some time now. That means if you are one year away you would expect to come to the top of the pile in 30 years. We are pretty much not taking anyone now since the delay for grandparents is beyond reasonable life expectancy. Canada won't say no because hopeful people pay $2,000 each in fees. It is far too profitable to take their money and throw the applications in storage than to admit the answer is really no. As well by taking the applications the government then has the reason to refuse them from coming as visitors. Once a family member applies they pay the money, can never visit and will never get to immigrate. For Canada I heard that over 100,000 people still apply each year. That would come to $200,000,000 revenue a year to the government if the figures are true. To bad it is such a lie. Our family has relations in China that nobody can see because the kids are in summer school like arrangements and the grandparents are not allowed to visit.
Most Canadians like it this way because of the massive amount of anti-immigrant propaganda that has been spread around the last few years.
Leading US Think Tank Urges Naval Buildup in South China Sea - by Jim Lobe
"...As the decades-old-rules-based system fostered by the United States is being called into question by a rising China, the South China Sea will be the strategic bellwether for determining the future of US leadership in the Asia-Pacific region..."
China Explores a Frontier 2 Miles Deep
The men, who descended more than two miles in a craft the size of a small truck, also signaled Beijing's intention to take the lead in exploring remote and inaccessible parts of the ocean floor, which are rich in oil, minerals and other resources that the Chinese would like to mine. And many of those resources happen to lie in areas where China has clashed repeatedly with its neighbors over territorial claims...The global seabed is littered with what experts say is trillions of dollars' worth of mineral nodules as well as many objects of intelligence value: undersea cables carrying diplomatic communications, lost nuclear arms, sunken submarines and hundreds of warheads left over from missile tests. While a single small craft cannot reel in all these treasures, it does put China in an excellent position to go after them.
Kingdom, China Ink Nuclear Cooperation Pact
"Saudi Arabia signed an agreement with China in Riyadh Sunday for cooperation in the development and use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes, which will help to meet the Kingdom's rising demand for energy and cut its growing dependence on depleting resources..."
Greenpeace says it is winning against genetically engineered rice in China.
Why China makes our electronic products (it's not just cheaper labor)
It's not just that workers are cheaper abroad, according to an important article in The New York Times Saturday. Most of the components of cellphones, computers, and other electronic products are now manufactured in China (and European and other East-Asia countries), so assembling the device half-a-world away would create huge logistical challenges, the article points out.
China now has a far larger supply of qualified engineers than the U.S. And China's factories are far bigger and can react faster than those in the U.S. "Made in the USA." is no longer a viable option for most electronics products. So, many companies have closed major facilities in the United States to reopen in China, and middle-class jobs are disappearing as the nation has stopped training enough people in the mid-level skills that factories need.
Jan 25, 2012- Quelling of rising unrest in Tibet , following self-immolations.
Stephanie Brigden, Free Tibet Director (a UK based group):
"The international community must unequivocally condemn these shootings and call on China to act with restraint as well as hold those who have opened fire to account. ... It's the largest shooting of Tibetan unarmed civilians since 2008."
Don't quote me but I think the Free Tibet movement and the notoriously well-informed Radio Free Asia are intimately tied to the American National Clandestine Service/CIA based out of Langley, Virginia. They've been active in various surrounding areas in Central Asia, Nepal, golden drug triangle in SE Asia etc for many years since Chiang Kai-shek and his gangsters were chased to Formosa and Burma by 1949. It's no wonder there has been "unrest." International unrest has tended to manifest as armed insurrections and even acts of terrorism in recent times.
Careful not to conflate the broader "Free Tibet movement" with the Free Tibet NGO quoted above.
I don't think one can say the Free Tibet movement is being masterminded by the CIA. The main impetus for it comes from Tibetans themselves. But it would certainly be logical for the CIA, such as it is, to support the movement and try to steer it in certain directions. Which of course would harden the Chinese government position. Ordinary Tibetans pay the biggest price, being used as pawns.
China shows signs of neo-fascism, J. Michael Cole, Taipei Times
Chinese Fascism's Global Consequences, Roland Farris, Truthout
...we have already seen the early stages of this global trend. A powerful fascist state of such maturity and size in the world will increasingly come to determine political debate in nominally democratic countries as the economic advantages of such a regime draws more and more financial resources away from less "efficient" political systems. If China continues to be able to use its fascist state apparatus to attract investment at the cost of liberal democratic nations, then the characteristics of these nations will tend toward increasing fascism in an imitative defensive response.
China Investment Deal in Canadian Oil Sands a Sell Out, Says Party Leader
China's totalitarian regime will be able to sue Canada over lost profits resulting from stricter environmental controls or other regulatory changes under a foreign investor protection agreement Stephen Harper announced during his current trip to China..."Our rights and sovereignty to exercise over decisions made in Beijing are narrowing down to very few choices on a limited menu," [Elizabeth May] said.
China Sets Up Fund to Bankroll Takeovers
"Boasting $3.2 Trillion in foreign currency reserves, China has created a new fund aimed at financing takeover bids abroad. The fund also seeks to boost China's currency in global financial markets.."
The People's Republic of Wukan , Gordon Chang, Dec. 2011
The Chinese people, in Wukan, Haimen, and a thousand other locations, are pushing the Communist Party out of their way. This spring, the unrest could be historic.
Meanwile, the official triumphalism: The China Wave (Al-jazeera interview, Jan. 2012; don't know if this prof is an official CCP mouthpiece, but he certainly must be tantamount to one)
Professor Zhang Weiwei...is now an international scholar arguing a case for China as the world's exceptional civilisation. In his latest book, The China Wave: the Rise of a Civilizational State, he offers a robust rebuttal of critics, especially in the West, who keep emphasising China's shortcomings.
I think the interviewer gave the prof a terribly easy time.
Insight: Conflict Looms in South China Sea Oil Rush
"A decades old territorial squabble over the South China Sea is now entering a new and more contentious chapter, as claimant nations search deeper into disputed waters for energy supplies while building up their navies and military alliances with other nations, particularly with the United States.
Reed Bank, claimed by both China and the Philipines, is just one of several possible flashpoints in the South China Sea that could force Washington to intervene in defense of its Southeast Asian allies."
- It would also be bad news if valuable resources (other than seafood-which may be contaminated now anyway) are found in the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands just northeast of Taiwan, along the way to Okinawa. They are claimed by China, Taiwan and Japan - a potential trigger for an intriguing (given the unsettled situation between Taiwan and China) multi-sided conflict that could drag in the US. In a crafty move to strengthen its claims, Japan started giving the islands in the group Japanese names, during a mini-honeymoon period just after the Taiwan election in January, when the party favored by both the PRC and US (the KMT) won re-election.
- China interest in Argentina land irks locals - reportedly to grow genetically modified soy and corn, for animal feed and biofuels.
Like in Australia and around the world, the name of the game China is playing is "buy up resources before others do," an updated variant of "colonialism."
Like in Australia and around the world, the name of the game China is playing is "buy up resources before others do," an updated variant of "colonialism."
They've been unsuccessful at buying into key sectors of the U.S. economy, though. Apparently British free trade theory only works for marauding western capital when used as a Trojan horse for buying Asian labour, real estate and valuable assets. The west has basically asked China to please commit economic suicide by opening up more markets to marauding capital and floating the Yuan, selling off state-owned banks and investment funds. And Beijing is basically telling western capitalists to go fuck themselves.
And Beijing is basically telling western capitalists to go fuck themselves.
They're getting more and more refined at this.
Hong Kong's new leader must restore trust
Perhaps Leung's most difficult challenge will be paving the way for full suffrage in the next chief executive election in 2017, as promised by Beijing.
Unplugging Americans From The Matrix - by Paul Craig Roberts
"...The Chinese are less threatened by their 'extractive elites' than Americans are by their counterparts. Moreover, it is America's not China's extractive elites who are bombing, occupying, and droning other countries. As the bumber-sticker says, 'Be nice to America or we will bring democracy to your country..'
and their little [Canucklehead] dog too...
The South China Sea is the Future of Conflict - by Robert D Kaplan
"The 21st century's defining battleground is going to be on water.."


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Pyrrharctia isabella
The moth Pyrrharctia isabella is known by different common names at its two main life stages. The adult is the Isabella Tiger Moth and the larva is called the Banded Woolly Bear. The larvae of many species of Arctiid moths are called "woolly bears" because of their long, thick, furlike setae.
The insect can be found in many cold regions, including the Arctic. The banded Woolly Bear larva emerges from the egg in the fall and overwinters in its caterpillar form, when it literally freezes solid. First its heart stops beating, then its gut freezes, then its blood, followed by the rest of the body. It survives being frozen by producing a cryoprotectant in its tissues. In the spring it thaws out and emerges to pupate. Once it emerges from its pupa as a moth it has only days to find a mate before it dies.
Caterpillars normally become moths within months of hatching in most temperate climates, but in the Arctic the summer period for vegetative growth and hence feeding is so short, that the Woolly Bear feeds for several summers, freezing again each winter before finally pupating. Some are known to live through as many as 14 winters.[1]
This species is black at both ends with a band of coppery red in the middle. The adult moth is dull yellow to orange with a robust, furry thorax and small head. Its wings have sparse black spotting and the proximal segments on its first pair of legs are bright reddish-orange.
The setae of the Woolly Bear caterpillar do not inject venom and are not urticant—they do not cause irritation, injury, inflammation, or swelling.[2] However, they will play dead if picked up or disturbed. Handling them is discouraged, however, as the bristles may cause dermatitis in people with sensitive skin.
This species is a generalist feeder—it feeds on many different species of plants, especially herbs and forbs.[3]
Recent research[4] has shown that in the related moth Gramminia incorrupta, whose larvae are also called "woollybears", larvae consume alkaloid-laden leaves that help fight off internal parasitic fly larvae. This research reports this phenomenon as the "the first clear demonstration of self-medication among insects.
In culture
Folklore of the eastern United States and Canada holds that the relative amounts of brown and black on the skin of a Woolly Bear caterpillar (commonly abundant in the fall) are an indication of the severity of the coming winter. It is believed that if a Woolly Bear caterpillar's brown stripe is thick, the winter weather will be mild and if the brown stripes are narrow, the winter will be severe. In reality, hatchlings from the same clutch of eggs can display considerable variation in their color distribution, and the brown band tends to grow with age; if there is any truth to the tale, it is highly speculative.[5]
Woollybear Festivals
Woolleybear Festivals are held in several locations in the fall.
- Vermilion, Ohio, in October, begun in 1973, features wooley bear costume contests for children and pets.
- Banner Elk, North Carolina, begun in 1977, features crafts, food, and races. The winning Woolly Worm predicts the winter weather for the following winter.[6]
- Beattyville, Kentucky, begun 1987, features food, live music, "Woolly Worm Race" in which people race the Woolly Bear caterpillar up vertical strings.
- Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in early fall, begun in 1997, featuring crafts for kids, food, games, a pet parade, and a "Weather Prognostication Ceremony."
- Oil City, Pennsylvania, Woolley Bear Jamboree, begun in 2008, features "Oil Valley Vick" to predict the winter weather. Though some may have hoped[by whom?] he can someday draw a crowd similar to Punxsutawney Phil, Oil Valley Vick made his first and only prognostication in 2008.[7]
- Lions head, Ontario, it has been held for two years now to rival wiarton willy
- ^ Co-produced nature documentary Frozen Planet. Series 1, episode 2, at around 26min 45sec.
- ^ Mullen, Gary Richard; Lance A. Durden (2002). Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-510451-0.
- ^ "Entomology Collection > Pyrrharctia isabella". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum, University of Alberta. http://www.entomology.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?s=215. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ ""Woolly Bear Caterpillars Self-Medicate -- A Bug First" - National Geographic". http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090313-self-medicating-caterpillars.html?source=rss. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ Predicting Winter Weather: Woolly Bear Caterpillars, The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1999.
- ^ Old Farmer's Almanac, 1999.
- ^ Robertson, Dan. "Oil Valley Vick & the NWPA Wooly Bear Society". Mystic Outer Rim Society. http://nwwoolybearsociety.9f.com/. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
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In honor of the Wilderness Act, signed into law by President Johnson 50 years ago on September 3rd, a new publication from The Wilderness Society celebrates the role of wilderness in shaping national character, highlights the significance of wilderness to today's diverse America and calls
The following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's new rule regulating carbon pollution can be attributed to Chase Huntley, senior government relations director for The Wilderness Society.
The Wilderness Society (TWS) praised Rep.
As the Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness is officially dedicated today, The Wilderness Society praised Michigan Representative Dan Benishek and Senator Carl Levin for championing the bipartisan legislation that now protects this incredible place – the first wilderness area to be approved by C
Healthy kids needs healthy lands – The Wilderness Society
A new bill from Senator Mark Udall and Rep. Ron Kind aims to get kids (and their parents) back outside to improve their health and their connections to the great outdoors.
A plan was released today to implement President Obama's directive t
(May 9, 2014) —The Wilderness Society (TWS) issued the following statement regarding the illegal actions planned for this weekend at Recapture Canyon in San Juan County, Utah:
A report on landscape-based mitigation released by the Interior Department Energy and Climate Change Task Force, "A Strategy for Improving the Mitigation Policies and Practices of The Department of the Interior," provides a blueprint for better protection for fish, wil
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