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Debates of Nov. 22nd, 2007
House of Commons Hansard #22 of the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was crime.
- Question Period
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Canada Elections Act
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Petitions
- Canada-United States Tax Convention Act, 1984
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Privilege
- Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Infrastructure
- World Peace Week
- End Exclusion 2007
- Afghanistan
- Eid ul-Fitr
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Quebec's Economy
- Hobbema Cadets
- Health
- Afghanistan
- Forestry Industry
- Vancouver Airport Taser Death
- Paul Vallée Sawmill
- Family Physicians
- Democratic Representation
- Justice
- The Environment
- Social Housing
- The Environment
- Foreign Affairs
- Guaranteed Income Supplement
- Pay Equity
- Employment Insurance
- Official Languages
- Afghanistan
- Criminal Code
- Manufacturing Industry
- Federal-Provincial Relations
- Atlantic Accord
- Canada Revenue Agency
- Manufacturing and Forestry Industries
- Airbus
- Airline Security
- Foreign Affairs
- Airbus
- Human Resources and Social Development
- Manufacturing and Forestry Industries
- Foreign Affairs
- Presence in Gallery
- Business of the House
- Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Employment Insurance Act
Youth Criminal Justice Act
Government Orders
1:50 p.m.
Edmonton Centre
Laurie Hawn Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence
Mr. Speaker, I listened very carefully to my colleague and again I would challenge him on a couple of things.
He talked about the Statistics Canada statistics for crime saying that crime was down. That is true if we talk about all crime, including petty crime. The fact is that petty crime is not reported anymore because nothing is done about it.
The fact is that violent crime and youth crime are up, and we are talking about Bill C-25, the amendments to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
He talked about deterrence and prevention. I agree that if someone has already been sentenced that will not deter the person because it is too late. However, it might deter somebody else who looks at somebody actually being caught and actually being held to account for what he or she has done.
If we want to talk statistics, statistically an habitual offender, if he is in jail, will not commit the 15 crimes in the next year that he would have committed had he been on the street. Therefore, we are talking about deterrence, not necessarily of that person but of somebody else. We are talking about the prevention of crimes and, while that person is in jail, whether it is a youth or an adult offender is immaterial, the person will not be committing crimes.
Why does my hon. colleague ignore some statistics and selectively picks others.
Youth Criminal Justice Act
Government Orders
1:50 p.m.
Thierry St-Cyr Jeanne-Le Ber, QC
Mr. Speaker, indeed, I was referring to Canadian statistics indicating that youth crime is down. In this regard, I would like to say that there is no such thing as petty crime because, when these petty crimes are not taken into account and nothing is done to rehabilitate young offenders, one day they will become hardened criminals and commit more serious crimes.
I agree that incarcerating an individual has a preventive aspect. What I am saying is that judges are in the best position to establish, on a case-by-case basis, the most appropriate sentence for a youth. A judge could decide to incarcerate a truly dangerous individual for a longer period of time in order to protect society. It is not up to us, the legislators, to automatically impose a predetermined sentence without taking the circumstances into account.
We have often heard the Conservatives criticize judges for political activism or for getting involved in politics, but the Conservatives want to do the opposite. As legislators, they want to get involved in judicial matters. In my opinion, as legislators, we must pass laws and then guide judges by indicating the maximum sentence for each crime. However, after that, we must let the judges decide what is most appropriate.
In the bill before us here today, it is especially hypocritical that the government talks about punishment as a means of preventing crime, yet it wants to amend the Young Offenders Act to include punishment as a deterrent. The government must make up its mind.
Is this meant to prevent people from committing other offences by putting them behind bars, or is it meant to deter other people from committing crimes? It is logically incoherent.
Youth Criminal Justice Act
Government Orders
1:50 p.m.
Dean Del Mastro Peterborough, ON
Mr. Speaker, I listened to what the hon. member had to say and part of what I do not think he understands is that our government does not disagree with the fundamental point that he is making, which is that there needs to be a focus on prevention. We agree with that.
In fact, we have worked very hard to support families and to support communities. We believe assisting families and communities is fundamental. Stronger families mean safer communities in my opinion.
What I do not understand and what I can never comprehend, when I hear these arguments from members of the opposition, is that they do not believe there should be an adequate punishment for crime. In my riding, people are very often outraged with what they see as lenient sentences that, quite frankly, do not fit the crime at all.
Our government is saying that sentencing is a deterrent. It is an important deterrent and Parliament should be giving direction to the courts in sentencing that we feel is fitting for the crime, in particular violent crimes, but more than that, because we made a serious commitment to Canadians for safer streets and communities.
Does the member believe that in order to have a justice system we must have just sentences, or does he believe that sentences should be completely immaterial to the crime and that we should just focus on prevention, keep the blinders on and pretend that crime is not out there, even though our communities tell us otherwise? Is that the approach he would like to take?
Would he prefer justice or would he prefer pretending it is not out there, putting the blinders on, talking kindly to people and maybe they will not do bad things anymore?
Youth Criminal Justice Act
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
Thierry St-Cyr Jeanne-Le Ber, QC
Mr. Speaker, indeed, we believe that the punishment must fit the crime and it must be suited to the context of the crime. The only person who can decide this is a judge. Only the judge, while considering the guidelines set out by the legislators who establish maximum sentences, can determine the most appropriate punishment for the crime, the context and the individual in question.
Now, we, as parliamentarians, are all being asked to determine the minimum sentences for crimes x, y and z, full stop. And this is how to determine the appropriate punishment? Come on! We will end up with even worse disparities. For instance, two people in completely different situations will be slapped with the same minimum sentence, because the judge will not have had the latitude to gauge the most appropriate sentence for each individual. Thus, by taking away a judge's capacity to determine the best punishment, we are inviting the exact opposite: punishment that does not fit the crime.
The second thing I would like to point out is this hypocrisy. We hear talk about making our streets safer and protecting our communities, yet in the meantime, the gun registry is being dismantled. Is this not the most abysmal hypocrisy we have seen from the Conservatives? This will facilitate the circulation of firearms in our communities, yet we just heard that it is the opposition that is hindering the safety of our communities. The government must ensure that the gun registry is maintained as it is. Only then can we talk about the safety of our streets.
Youth Criminal Justice Act
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie
I am sure the hon. member would like to carry on the debate, but we have reached the time for statements by members.
Statements By Members
1:55 p.m.
Gary Schellenberger Perth—Wellington, ON
Mr. Speaker, municipalities in my riding are looking forward to the roll out of the building Canada fund.
Unfortunately, most municipalities in my riding of Perth—Wellington did not benefit from COMRIF, created by the previous Liberal government. Most municipalities applied to all three rounds and received nothing. In the meantime, important projects have been put on hold.
Funding from our new building Canada fund along with significant investments in the gas tax fund will help our municipalities upgrade and renew their infrastructure. Our $33 billion of infrastructure funding over the next seven years is the largest single federal commitment to public infrastructure in 50 years.
I look forward to working with the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and his team in support of our municipalities.
Statements By Members
1:55 p.m.
John Maloney Welland, ON
Mr. Speaker, the federal government plays a critical role in the health of Canadians across the country. Recognizing such and to commemorate our country's Centennial in 1967, a previous Liberal government established a program to assist municipalities, large and small, to build recreational facilities such as community pools, libraries, seniors centres, ice rinks and baseball diamonds, just to name a few.
After 40 years of intensive and enjoyable use by children and adults alike, our country's deteriorating recreational infrastructure is in need of immediate attention. We must ensure that quality recreational facilities will continue to be available for our citizens of all ages to contribute to a positive lifestyle and, more important, their health.
Our towns and cities are in fiscal crisis and need financial federal assistance to address the compelling need. I urge the government, in partnership with the provincial and local governments, to immediately create a new infrastructure program dedicated to replacing our crumbling recreational facilities.
I say this to the Prime Minister. Yes, our municipalities are important.
World Peace Week
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Vivian Barbot Papineau, QC
Mr. Speaker, from November 17 to 24, YMCA World Peace Week will focus attention on the commitment of individuals and groups who work for peace. It is an opportunity for us to think about peace and especially our own ability to resolve conflicts around the world.
Since 2006, the situation in Darfur has steadily worsened; thousands have died, and people have been displaced, raped, starved and subjected to daily violence.
To restore peace in Darfur, the Bloc Québécois urges the federal government to increase humanitarian aid, continue to support the International Criminal Court and provide greater financial and logistical assistance to the African Union and the UN, in additional to engaging in diplomatic efforts.
Peace is not just the absence of war. It is also the creation of an environment conducive to the well-being and development of all human beings.
End Exclusion 2007
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North, MB
Mr. Speaker, End Exclusion 2007 is an extraordinary gathering taking place in Ottawa today.
More than 300 delegates, representing over 90 organizations from across Canada, seeking meaningful equality for persons with disabilities are here working out a plan of action to convert their vision of an inclusive and accessible Canada into a new and vibrant reality.
They have a message for all of us: enough with the studies, enough with the promises, it is time for action now, time for the federal government to build a Canada where all people living with disabilities have the supports necessary to fully access and benefit from all that Canada has to offer, where we work together to remove barriers and ensure that active citizenship and full inclusion of Canadians with disabilities is a reality.
We have reached a turning point. It is time for the federal government to show leadership and improve the daily lives of the 12% or more of Canadians living with disabilities. It is time to get to work building a Canada where all citizens can enjoy full citizenship and where we base our values on equality, self-determination and accessibility. It is time for us to act so all generations will look on this moment with pride.
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Colin Mayes Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
Mr. Speaker, this past summer there was outpouring support from my constituents, who signed a nine metre long banner for our troops in Afghanistan.
This was one part of a major effort led by Vernon, B.C. based HevyD's Old Fashioned Kettle Korn. HevyD's has also dispatched 2,600 commemorative bags of fresh kettle korn to the troops in Afghanistan, bearing messages from school children and cadets.
Copies of "We Salute Our Heroes" CD and DVD packages will also be sent. The goal is to raise $100,000 for "We Salute Our Heroes Foundation". This is an effort to support injured troops and their families.
Actions such as these reassure our troops of our support and that they are always in our hearts.
I salute HevyD's Old Fashioned Kettle Korn and all the volunteers for their efforts to support our troops.
Eid ul-Fitr
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Dan McTeague Pickering—Scarborough East, ON
Mr. Speaker, a major festival in Islam is Eid ul-Fitr, which is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, the month where Muslims fast from sunrise to sundown.
Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. The month is also marked by prayer and charity. It is also an opportunity for Muslims in countries around the world to interact and develop a better understanding of each other's heritage.
Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the organizations involved, I extend an invitation to you and to all colleagues in the House and in the other place to attend the 13th annual Eid ul-Fitr celebration on Parliament Hill tonight, in Room 200 of the West Block, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Once again, this event promises to be an evening of celebration of all faiths and recognizing the important contribution the Muslim community makes to Canada.
On behalf of this House, I wish all Canadian Muslims a Happy Eid Mubarak.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Steven Fletcher Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, MB
Mr. Speaker, I am speaking today to recognize the pride of Manitoba, my hometown team, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. With a rich history of 25 Grey Cup appearances and 10 Grey Cup wins dating all the way back to 1935, the blue and gold are truly one of the CFL's finest.
I would like all Manitobans and Blue Bomber fans from coast to coast to coast to echo these rousing words when they take on and crush the not so rough Roughriders. Like the Blue Bomber victory march says:
We'll shout as you go charging by,
We'll send up our cheers to the sky,
Behind you we'll stand,
You're best in the land.
And we'll shout out our praise on high.
Fight! Fight!
Quebec's Economy
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Paule Brunelle Trois-Rivières, QC
Mr. Speaker, since the beginning of this session, the Bloc Québécois has been trying to get the Conservative government to listen to reason and understand the need to take immediate action in the forestry and manufacturing crisis. The Minister of Finance and the Minister of Industry have said in this House that everything is just fine. The economic reality is not fine: an oil boom in Alberta, based on developing the tar sands, and a major crisis in the forestry and manufacturing sectors in Quebec.
The Forest Products Association of Canada, the Quebec manufacturers and exporters association and the Réseau des ingénieurs du Québec have recently thanked the Bloc Québécois for their position on the forestry and manufacturing economy. My colleagues and I share their concern for their future.
The Conservative government is having trouble recognizing the catastrophic situation Quebec's economy is in right now. The Bloc Québécois has solutions to propose. The urgency of the situation demands that the government take action.
Hobbema Cadets
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Blaine Calkins Wetaskiwin, AB
Mr. Speaker, today marks the second anniversary of the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps.
With over 970 participants, this remarkable cadet corps is the largest native cadet program in Alberta and perhaps the world.
Under the direction of RCMP Constable Richard Huculiak and Sergeant Mark Linnell, the program emphasizes native culture, sports, a healthy lifestyle and requires cadets to stay in school. It has proven to be such an effective crime prevention initiative that in two short years school attendance is up and there are fewer bullying issues, fights or other complaints.
So amazing are these cadets, that they received a standing ovation at the 2007 "Models of Excellence for Youth" Provincial Congress in Toronto, following the screening of the documentary Shades of Blue that tracked their remarkable progress.
The Hobbema cadets are discovering that there is an alternative to gangs, drugs and violence. With new found confidence, they are on the road to becoming responsible, future leaders who will ensure the traditions and values of their heritage are upheld in a safe and vibrant community.
I encourage the four Hobbema bands and the community to invest in their young people by continuing to support this most worthwhile initiative.
Statements By Members
November 22nd, 2007 / 2:05 p.m.
Karen Redman Kitchener Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, the untimely death of Ashley Smith, an 18-year-old inmate at the Grand Valley Institution for Women, has everyone talking about the care provided to inmates with mental health issues, everyone, that is, except the government.
Ashley Smith began her six year sentence as a young offender and it ended tragically four years later when she suffocated herself just weeks before she was to be released. This mentally unstable teenager had spent most of her sentence in segregation.
Canada's correctional investigator has been telling us for several years that Canada's penitentiaries are becoming warehouses for the mentally ill. Yet our prisons remain ill-equipped to treat those who suffer with mental health issues. Segregation should not be confused with treatment.
I call on the government to make it a priority to implement the mental health strategy that has been languishing since 2004, to ensure that no future inmate will end up sadly as Ashley Smith has.


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No. Only hercules and tetris.Originally Posted by Turasleon
Lawsuit? Not like you would be under NDA.Originally Posted by Gazrella
Originally Posted by ethzero
The thing with fansites are that you obey Blizzard rules from start to end. Every officiall fansite agrees to a Code of Conduct, and if that's broken by any means, you don't get to be in the fansite program.
I quote:
"2. Code of Conduct. As in all things, your membership in the World of Warcraft Fansite Program is governed by certain rules of conduct that must be adhered to by all members. It is your responsibility to know, understand and abide by the following rules of conduct:
§3. Fan sites should neither host nor direct others to hacks, cheats, exploits, or unreleased content. Such content is damaging to the game and the community; since we are attempting to build the community and encourage its growth, we ask that you do not host or link to such content on your site. This includes "leaked" information such as unconfirmed patch notes. Violation of this rule can result in removal from the program."
And the third chapter states:
"3. Equitable Relief. You hereby agree that Blizzard would be irreparably damaged if the terms of this Code of Conduct were not specifically enforced, and therefore you agree that Blizzard shall be entitled, without bond, other security, or proof of damages, to appropriate equitable remedies with respect to breaches of this Code of Conduct in addition to such other remedies as Blizzard may otherwise have available to it under applicable laws. In the event any litigation is brought by either party in connection with this Code of Conduct, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other party all the costs, attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred by such prevailing party in the litigation."
So yes, posting anything on your officiall website, when you've accepted the Code of Conduct, can lead to court and lawsuits. That's why no one, even The Master of Leaks (Boub) won't leak anything to the public.
To sum it up: 1. You break the rules that Blizzard made to the officiall Blizzard fansites (in this case World of Warcraft) & 2. By breaking the rules, if repeated, could lead to either fansite program termination or a lawsuit.
No one _needs_ to know anything about Cataclysm. There is no universal _need_ to know something that you are not supposed to know - Yet.
When the first beta-phase arrives (for press and public selected people), the NDA will be lifted, I quote the beta preparation, press admittance e-mail:
"As a final note, we do not currently have a date to announce for the start of the beta test. Once it does start, there will be no NDA associated with the beta so you will be free to write and take screens or capture videos as you please."
That's when you'll get your information. IF you find information on another site, that's fine, they don't simply care. Or they're simply not a fansite. A fansite support Blizzard in every weather, that's why it's called a fansite, not a leaksite
Oh I will get the key, I swear on the founding pile of shit I walk on I SHALL GET THE KEY, and then put it on Ebay.Originally Posted by Tauror
>>This is where I'd put a witty quote for my Signature<<
Because there will be keys this time around..Originally Posted by Lansworthy
Oh wait.
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You shouldn't link to a wow account page where it's going to ask you to log in. Not because you're not trustworthy, but so you don't teach people the bad habit of typing their info into a link from an outside page.
If you didn't specifically agree to the NDA, they can't "sue" you. They can only (literally) force you to take it down with threats of legal ramifications. It's a safe guess that Boub is in the Alpha, hence he cannot do it. If you're not in the alpha, you didn't agree to anything and they can't adhere a contract to you that you never agreed upon. Images need to be taken off this site because again, Boub agreed to the NDA, and this site is owned by Boub.Originally Posted by Gazrella
Then again, judging by your avatar showing that you're a female, you seem to yearn for attention, so I'm going to guess you don't have any information everyone else hasn't already seen anyway.
"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age"
Even if you don't agree to the NDA personally, posting images you know to be gained via someone else violating their NDA seems a shady thing to do. It's like you have a friend who robs a bank, then you use the money that you know is stolen for your own benefit. (Except, less dramatic legally. Still, I'm sure they can ban you if they can figure out your account -- it's their game and all that.)Originally Posted by skylla05
What?Originally Posted by skylla05
Not sure if it really means anything but http://www.wow-europe.com/beta-charcopy/ is now showing a Apache Tomcat 403 thing :P Thought it might mean its going to be up soon or something, but I thought I'd point it out
There is nothing illegal if you're not the source of the leak. Worst Blizzard can do is claim use of their copyright without consent and force you to take it down. If you add something to it to turn it into a joke, that would be parody and count as fair use and render Blizzard powerless to in a legal battle.Originally Posted by Sunshine
Nothing wrong with being female, he's just stereotyping.Originally Posted by Sunshine
Yeah and im a dude and love attention!Nothing wrong with being female, he's just stereotyping.
if you didnt catched it on this website http://www.leakerz.com/wp/2010/05/07...ideo-update-1/ they are posting more stuff from the cataclysm alpha, videos and stuff.
The problem with this logic is that mmo-champion.com is NOT an official fansite and has no official dealings with Blizzard. As such they have no responsibilities to Blizzard and can freely post whatever they want.Originally Posted by east1337
The list of official fansites are here: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/community/fansites.html
The thing is because the information is under an NDA Blizzard can sent a letter asking boub to cease and desist (C&D) which he has all the rights in the world to turn down. After that Blizzard can go to court with their NDA backing them and have a C&D order put out forcing mmo-champion to remove all information that is described in the NDA.
If anything is going to happen you'll likely see all the information stripped from the site and Boub telling us that he has been asked to cease and desist.
I have copied to source code of the main page of mmo-champion before Blizzard asked Boub to remove all the Cataclysm Alpha content. So i still have some information about it on my forum but many screenshots are missing.
Now if Boub asks me to remove the content on my forum or Blizzard i will have to do so sadly =[. Also on the screenshots that you click it wont take you anywhere and give you 404 error since all of the stuff is linked of mmo-champion.
All credit goes to Boub & MMo-champion.
My forum (direct link to the thread): http://www.prophecy.clan-board.com/vp1174.html#p1174
I do understand this post will get deleted so be quick
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ban me if you liek dont care, i can make a new account right away on mmochamp, but i have to get this out.


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Consultations between nurse prescribers and patients with diabetes in primary care: a qualitative study of patient views
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Implications for practice and research
■ The study suggests that nurse prescribers' consultations have a positive impact on patients with diabetes and highlights characteristics which nurses might include in their consultations.
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The parade of people who really couldn't stand Todd Graham just won't end. The Rice marching band figurative incinerated him. The the Steelers organization was appalled by the way he treated people. The local media seemed to relish the national attention on his hypocrisy. And now, add local high school coaches to that list (via the PG):
[Thomas Jefferson Coach Bill] Cherpak said new coach Paul Chryst and his staff have done a great job reconnecting and putting out the welcome mat.
"We didn't come to this camp last year for obvious reasons," Cherpak said, referring to departed coach Todd Graham. "[Pitt director of operations] Chris LaSala does an amazing job of setting this up and organizing it, and the staff now makes us all feel so welcome.
"It was like a second home, and it is starting to get back to that way after the disaster from last year. This staff has made a place where people are going to love coming down here and being here. And Chryst has made it clear he wants [high school coaches] to be a part of things and give him input again. So it is a welcome change."
The whole debacle is really looking better and better for Pitt.no comments
COLLEGE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN! The Orlando Sentinel is ranking all 120 FBS schools. Today, Pitt comes in at #53 (9 ahead of Arizona State, I'm just sayin').
ASHTON GIBBS DOIN' WORK. The NBA Draft is five days away, and the Minnesota Timberwolves are bringing in Ashton Gibbs for a workout.
SHOW ME THE MONEY! The recently arrested suspect in the Pitt "Anonymous" Video case is claiming that he has no idea why he is being charged and has no connection to Pitt. There is someone attending WVU with the same name as the accused, but it is not the same guy. To post a YouTube video would require a better internet connection than is available in West Virginia (28.8bps AOL dial-up)
FBSWA4TP (FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION WITH A FOUR TEAM PLAYOFF). Brett McMurphy of CBS Sports offers up a Q&A on how it is looking like the new four team playoff system will work.
EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM IS NOW DUMBER FOR HAVING LISTENED TO IT. Today's award for "The Dumbest Thing Written On The Internet" goes to a correspondent at Bleacher Report (shocking, I know!) that claims the ACC needs to invite UCONN and Rutgers for stability (at least he didn't turn it into a slideshow). My response:
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The NCAA's Academic Progress Report (APR) scores were released yesterday and Pitt athletics has nothing to worry about. In particular, men's basketball and football have nothing to worry about.
Men's basketball was specially recognized as being in the top ten percent of programs, while UConn basketball is officially banned from the 2013 post-season (Big East Tournament and NCAAs). Notre Dame was the only other Big East program to earn the recognition.
As for football, the results were still positive, just not as much so as spectacular as basketball. Here's how Big East football stacks up (via ESPN):
- Rutgers: 982
- UConn: 963
- Pitt: 955
- West Virginia: 953
- Syracuse: 950
- Cincinnati: 939
- Louisville: 911
The average for football is 948.
Good for Pitt and good for Jamie Dixon especially. Also deserving of recognition is Mike Farabaugh, Pitt Athletic's Director of Academic Support Services, his staff and Steve Pederson.no comments
THE FIGHTING WANNSTACHES OF BUFFALO. First it was Scott McKillop. Now it appears that Dorin Dickerson has a shot at making the Bills roster. No word on how many years it will take Dave Wannstedt to find a useful position for him.
ARREST MADE IN POORLY MADE YOUTUBE VIDEO CASE. Police have arrested an Ohio man for making a poor knockoff of the "Anonymous" videos in which he threatened the University by claiming to have stolen personal data.
IT MUST BE SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL TIME AGAIN. Chip Brown of Texas' Rivals.com site OrangeBloods.com writes that Notre Dame will join the Big XII in all sports besides football, but will schedule half their football games against Big XII teams. Riiiiight.
PLAYOFFS? YOU KIDDING ME? PLAYOFFS? It sounds like the conference commissioners have spoken and are endorsing a four team playoff model, consisting of the top four teams chosen by a committee with additional weight given to conference champions. Do you really thing John Swofford would be this calm, collected, and endorsing this format if he was worried of FSU and Clemson leaving?
LATEST IN FATHEAD TECHNOLOGY. The WVU messageboard "We Must Ignite This Couch" has a thread for photoshoping the best Tino Sunseri Fatheads. Here's my favorite:
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It was a bit of a forgone conclusion, but James Robinson and Team USA won the gold medal last night over host Brazil. Robinson had six points (3-4) and six assists in the win. While his point total for the tournament is low, Robinson excelled at getting the ball to the team's star scorers, Jarnell Stokes and Julius Randle. The points he had, however, came at a crucial time (via):
Brazil pulled to within five, 18-13, but James Robinson (DeMatha Catholic H.S./Mitchellville, Md.) drove down the middle twice for layups, and Rasheed Sulaimon (Strake Jesuit College Prep/Houston, Texas) converted a steal into a layup in the quarter's final seconds to push the U.S. advantage to 24-16 after one quarter of action.
Ashton Gibbs had a similar experience in New Zealand playing for Team USA. Hopefully the comparisons don't stop there.
Congratulation to James.no comments
GO FOR THE GOLD! With James Robinson as a role player, Team USA U-18 finds itself in the Golf Medal game tonight.
BUILDING THAT FENCE. KDKA Sports talks about the new crop of WPIAL stars and how Pitt will benefit from this. Plus, they reference our "work" twice!
SHELL COMES TO OAKLAND. This Sunday, Rushel Shell reports to Pitt to begin summer workouts. Hopefully this is the beginning of a great era.
THE TREY ZEIGLER EFFECT. Apparently Trey Zeigler's waiver to play immediately is having a ripple effect throughout the NCAA.
I SEE PRIDE, I SEE POWER! Remember those hideous "Maryland Pride" uniforms the Terps wore in football? Well, Pitt's permanent rival in the ACC is bringing the pride to the hardwood.
KEEP DRINKING THE KOOL-AID ASU FANS. Because it's a slow news week, I feel like throwing a few shots across Arizona State's bow today. Support in Tempe continues to grow! It's not whether he wins or loses (it's if he sticks it out for a 2nd year.) Toddy wants to shake hands with 74,000 ASU fans before the first game.
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It's the offseason and we're all bored. The from the buzzer in New Orleans until kickoff August 30 in Nashville, it's a long, long offseason in NCAA major revenue sports. And that boredom can - and often does - lead to blowing up small stories into big stories, or taking actual big stories and blowing them up even bigger than they should be. There've been two interconnected "big stories" this spring: conference realignment and a college football playoff. Those are legitimate big stories - but that doesn't excuse rumor-mongoring based off of message boards and anonymous twitter accounts.
There's a third story "big story" that's dominated the coverage lately, and it's of the "bored summer" variety - the notion that somehow the SEC and Big 12 creating a bowl game squeezes out the ACC. I have no idea why this has gotten the coverage it has. The most widely held belief seems to be that somehow this "Champions Bowl" as it's being called now will be some sort of national semi-final. Let's be clear: There is absolutely no way that could happen. The BCS went out of its way to include non-AQs like Utah, Boise and TCU and still was on its way to being labelled anti-competitive by the Justice Department. A postseason exclusive to the B1G/Pac12/Big12/SEC is so blatantly a violation of the rules of the road that no one is even suggesting it except bad sportswriters.
That's what the SEC/Big12 bowl isn't. Here's what it is: It's a fallback in case one or both of the conferences' champions fail to reach the four team playoffs. So if a highly ranked, conference champion Oklahoma loses late and doesn't make the playoffs, it has a great game to fall on, against say, an SEC runner-up Georgia. It's an insurance policy. A good one that will make each conference some extra cash, but that's it. Its creation in no way excludes the ACC. Jumping to the conclusion that so many apparently have is Underpants Gnome Logic.
If the ACC champion is good enough, it will be in the playoff. Just like the Pac12, Big12, B1G, or SEC.no comments
Because of all the attention after the announcement that he was committing to Pitt, I had a rough idea of how Steven Adams was going to play in Greentree. Even though it's against stiffer competition than what he's used to in New Zealand or in the New England Prep scene, Greentree is essentially playground-style basketball. The player I was most interested in hearing about was Trey Zeigler, a guy whose time at Central Michigan is tougher to find footage from than anything Adams did since arriving at Notre Dame Prep this winter.
But in what is surely going to be a recurring theme this offseason, last night was the Steven Adams Show (via the Trib):
Pitt five-star recruit Steven Adams was surprised to see fans standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the tiny gym at Greentree Sportsplex.
"For real, people standing up?" he said. "What the hell? It shows you how committed they are."
Adams didn't disappoint. Despite going just 2-for-8 from the field, he added 18 rebounds and reportedly played pretty well on defense against older and more experienced opponents in Dante Taylor and WVU's Pat Forsythe.
Adams seems to be intent on learning as much as he can from Pitt's other big men (via the Post-Gazette):
"Me personally, I don't think I'm doing too well skill-wise," Adams said. "They know a lot of technical things. I still have to learn that. I'm still kind of raw. I used to be able to rely on my size. Now that I'm versing bigger and stronger dudes, I have to get my footwork right. Talib, he's amazing. He's a good player. He's been teaching me. He's a real good team player, too. He's been teaching me all the basic stuff I need to know."
Contrast that to Khem Birch, who infamously cried during practice against Zanna and then left the program and started a public spat with Zanna on Twitter. The comparisons don't stop there (via the PG):
One big difference between Adams and Khem Birch, a freshman everyone wanted to see a year ago, is Adams' physical stature. Since coming to America this winter, he has put on 33 pounds and weighs a solid 248 without any noticeable body fat. Birch came to Pitt frail and stayed that way until he transferred to UNLV midseason.
Adams credits strength and conditioning coach Tim Beltz for his physique. He also has become a solo advertising campaign for some of the local eateries, where he sometimes consumes three meals in a sitting.
Adams' favorite spot is the Fuel and Fuddle in Oakland, where he takes full advantage of late-night, half-price specials. He usually goes for a steak burger, a turkey burger and a small pizza.
"The [workouts] are just so intense I can eat whatever and just run it off," he said.
Adams and Birch are two different players with two different body-types. The comparison may not be completely fair - these are 18 year olds at different levels of their physical development - but pretty valid nonetheless. Adams certainly has the physisque to compete immediately in the Big East, something Birch sorely lacked when he was under the basket.
And three meals at Fuel? I'm speechless with envy. Just make sure he stays away from the beer list.
And hey, in other news, according to the Trib Dante Taylor was told he's going to be putting in some time at power forward. If he can handle the added ball-handling and passing responsibilities, that would give Dixon a solid "big" option behind Talib instead of having to go small with either Moore or Patterson. I'm skeptical it will happen, but if it can, Pitt would be very versatile at both forward positions.
The official stat sheet indicates that other guys actually played last night too. Lamar Patterson scored 24 points for his team in the win, going 4-for-7 from three. Taylor had a 14-and-7 night and redshirt freshman Durand Johnson was not shy shooting the ball, going 6-for-21 (!!!), adding 14 points. I understand it's a summer league and all, but maybe Durand needs to slow it down a little....
And Zeigler? Well the only coverage the much-heralded transfer got was from new Pitt News sports editor RJ Sepich (via Twitter):
I'm excited.no comments
ANDREA ADELSON TAKES A BEATING. You may recall the other day that I mentioned BIG EAST Blogger Andrea Adelson ranked Pitt tied for 4th in football facilities in the eight team conference. Apparently you guys let her know that Pitt fans were none to happy.
THE BIG 33 GAME. The battle between Pennsylvania and Ohio took place this weekend and Urban Meyer, Paul Chryst, Bill O'Brien, and Steve Addazio were all there to take in the sights. Oh yeah, and Ben Roethlisberger?
STABILITY? AT PITT? INCONCEIVABLE! The Erie Times-News talks about how us Pitt fans hope that Paul Chryst can bring stability to the program. It's been so long, I've forgotten what that even is.
"ZOMG, UR AWESOME!!!! COME 2 PITT" -- JAMIE DIXON This past weekend, a new rule went into effect, removing the limit on the number of phone calls, texts, and private messages via social media a D1 college coach can send to athletes that have finished their sophomore year. Rumor is that Jamie Dixon installed Swype so that he can text faster than anyone else.
GREENTREE BEGINS TONIGHT. Steven Adams will be there. Nothing else to be said.
ROADKILL, AT A WEDDING? Sounds like something straight out of Morgantown, doesn't it? Well, this is actually from somewhere in the SEC...and whoever it is, they aren't a fan or Uga or the Georgia Bulldogs.
WELCOME TO THE ACC. You and I both know that this is why Russel Wilson left NC State for Wisconsin.
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According to CBS Sports, it appears that former WVU quarterback Pat White is now exploring an acting career.
"I'll be taking some workshops and I've got to work on some headshots," White said. "Those will be coming up here soon."
Perhaps White should have taken these workshops a few years ago. His portrail of "a Heisman Candidate and potential National Champion" in December of 2007 was as bad an acting job I've seen on my television since watching ABC's TGIF lineup.
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If you've raised multiple children, you've dealt with sibling bickering, particularly if said children are close in age. With a three-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl, both just 13 months apart, our family has suddenly reached a stage where sibling play can be either wholly endearing or down-right frightening. Alas, just as quickly as human love learns to bubble up and reach out, human sin seeks to stifle and disrupt it. If that's too heavy for you, "kids will be kids."
The areas of contention vary, but most of it comes down to that age-old challenge of sharing, or, as others might frame it, the classic economic problem of scarcity. There is only one fire truck, one soccer ball, and one Buzz Lightyear, even when, in reality, there may be two or three or four. If Toddler X wants to play with Toy Z, no matter how many alluring gizmos and gadgets sit idly by, Toddler Y will all of a sudden long for Toy Z as well. Did I mention the Fall of Man?
My wife and I have done our best to teach proper behavior, maintain order, wield discipline accordingly, and love and hug and encourage along the way. When it comes to sharing, it's no different. We promote generosity, emphasize patience, teach to inquire politely about the prospects of "collaborative consumption," seize items when peace is rendered impossible, enforce property rights and ownership where fair and applicable, and so on.
Yet, as any parent knows, toddlerhood is characteristically suited to making a mockery of one's parenting philosophy, whatever it may be. Just when you think you've trained your child to sit quietly when silence is appropriate — teaching manners, establishing authority, setting boundaries, padding the circumstances with (sugary) incentives, etc. — junior will kindly decide that he'd rather forget about all that and shout something about lavatories or Dad's big bald head. (more…)


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BluSeed artists participating in international exchange in Mazatlan, Mexico
SARANAC LAKE – Seven North Country artists are participating in an upcoming international exchange with artists in Mazatlan, Mexico.
The project, "Paper Migration: A Cross-Border Exploration of Art, Culture and Community," is an international collaborative exchange between BluSeed Studios, in Saranac Lake and a cooperative of artists in Mazatlan, Mexico including Glen Rogers Studio, Luna: Arte Contemporaneo, and the Municipal Institute of Culture, Tourism, and Art of Mazatlan (Cultura). Through art exhibitions, workshops, public lectures and street performance, the exchange will use art as a tool to transcend borders, challenge stereotypes and create cultural awareness and artistic collaboration.
BluSeed Studios and Glen Rogers Studio have worked together since 2009. In 2010 the relationship evolved into a small cultural exchange that served to build a new relationship with Cultura, Luna Gallery and the Saranac Lake community. BluSeed Studio artists will be travelling to Mazatlan in May. During the May visit to Mexico, BluSeed artists will participate in papermaking and printmaking workshops with Mexican artists, gallery talk, group exhibition, demonstrations and plein-air painting. As part of the project, BluSeed Artistic Director and North Country Community College Faculty – Carol Vossler and resident artist – John LaFacle will bring their papermaking equipment and skills to Mazatlan to share this art form with students from the Escuelade Arte with free demonstrations, and to the community at large with workshops, artist talks and interactive street art. Later in the summer, Mexican artists will come to BluSeed Studios for 8 days which will feature a group exhibition, artist demonstrations and public art workshops.
Artistic Director, Carol Vossler, speaks of this international exchange as "An opportunity for artists to participate and collaborate on the artistic process and create a common dialogue that moves beyond language and cultural barriers. BluSeed Studios is honored to participate in such an exciting exchange and we are looking forward to welcoming the Mexican artists to the Adirondacks over the summer."


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Get Involved!
There are many ways you can become involved with the Interpersonal Violence Prevention team! The IVP team welcome's volunteers at any time of the year and receives applications for internship positions at the end of every semester. If you are interested in becoming involved with preventing instances of violence here at Binghamton University, consider filling out a volunteer or intern application depending on your availability. Check out the Intern or Volunteer page to find out more.
The IVP team is comprised of students, staff, interns and volunteers. The IVP team is available to provide information for students, staff, faculty, parents and community members about healthy relationships and resources on and off campus. The IVP team can schedule client appointments and presentations as needed.
Join the outreach and awareness team:
The Outreach and awareness team helps spread awareness about IVP issues and
services to Binghamton University community through tabling, creating awareness events, developing outreach material, and managing the IVP social media accounts.
Join the Education team:
The education team creates and facilitates presentations to different groups on campus on a range of IVP topics, such as but not limited to: IVP basics, rape culture, and healthy relationships.


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Interest Level
Grades PreK - 3
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 1.6
Lexile® Measure: 330L
Guided Reading: I
- Media Tie-In
- Easter
About This Book
An Easy-to-Read Holiday Adventure
Expressive claymation pictures from the hit television show and accessible text recount Dragon's funny attempts to create an egg hunt for his friends.
Dragon wants to give his friends a wonderful Easter egg hunt, if only he can resist eating the chocolate eggs in his basket. What will he do to make them seem less tempting? When he decides to turn them into chocolate mice, it seems like his problems are solved, but he may have made them too hard for everyone else to find!
Items Added to Cart:
1 Paperback
2 Hardcover
1 Teacher's Edition
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Stock Futures Flat Ahead of Debt Ceiling Vote, Apple Earnings
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Stock futures were mixed Wednesday as the markets awaited a vote from Washington lawmakers on extending the debt ceiling temporarily, and received some upbeat earnings reports from a number of big tech and blue-chip companies.
McDonald's(MCD) and United Technologies (UTX) shares were edging higher after their announcements Wednesday. Both Google(GOOG) and IBM (IBM) shares were popping more than 4% in premarket trading after their fourth-quarter reports Tuesday evening.
Investors were also looking ahead to Apple's(AAPL) earnings after the markets close Wednesday.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 11 points, or 34.79 points above fair value, at 13,685. Futures for the S&P 500 were down 2.25 points, or 0.11 points below fair value, at 1487. Futures for the Nasdaq were up 1.50 points, or 12.81 points above fair value, at 2752.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is widely expected to vote Wednesday on extending the debt ceiling out to May 19. The decision to temporarily suspend the spending limit is expected to occur between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. EST.
President Barack Obama indicated Tuesday that he would not oppose the plan, while U.S. Senator Harry Reid said he is happy to see the clean debt ceiling legislation in the House, and that it's a "big step in the right direction."
"The worst fears of a disorderly default ... early March won't come to pass apparently," said RBS strategists.
The economic calendar was very thin in the U.S. Wednesday.
The European markets were mostly wavering ahead of the U.S. debt ceiling vote. The FTSE in London was up 0.11% and the DAX in Frankfurt was down 0.01%.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng finished down by 0.10%, and the Nikkei in Japan fell 2.08% as investors remained disappointed at the Bank of Japan's efforts to bolster the economy.
Gold for February delivery was falling $1.30 at $1,691.90 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, while March crude oil futures were up 7 cents at $96.75 a barrel.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury was up 1/32, diluting the yield up to 1.844%. The dollar was dipping by 0.19%, according to the U.S. dollar index.
In corporate news, Apple(AAPL) , the iPod, iPhone and iPad maker, is expected by analysts Wednesday to post quarterly earnings of $13.43 a share on revenue of close to $55 billion.
Shares of the tech giant have fallen more than 20% over the past three months, which has prompted research firms to posit that there may be waning interest in Apple's products.
"The overwhelming problem with Apple has been that it's fallen under the curse of high expectations," said Jeffrey Sica, president and chief investment officer of Sica Wealth Management. "Although Apple was a strong company with great potential for growth, it was priced for perfection which meant that any setback would result in a significant sell off."


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Effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine in treating liver fibrosis
Source: http://7thspace.com/headlines/406858/effectiveness_of_chinese_herbal_medicine_in_treating_liver_fibrosis_a_systematic_review_and_meta_analysis_of_randomized_controlled_trials.htmlThe studies on the effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicines (CHM) in treating liver fibrosis (LF) were not consistent. This study aims to systematically review the effectiveness of CHM on treating LF patients.
Methods: Databases including MEDLINE, AMED, EMBASE, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, TCMOnline, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, and Chinese Medical Current Contents were searched up to March 2011.
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving LF patients receiving CHM, Western medicine, combined CHM and Western medicine compared with placebo, Western medicine or no intervention were included. LF markers including serum hyaluronic acid (HA), laminin (LN), procollagen type III (PC-III), type IV collagen (IV-C), matrix metalloproteinase (MMP), and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase (TIMP) were measured as primary outcomes.
Liver biochemistry, including alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartarte aminotransferase (AST), and improvement of related clinical symptoms were measured as secondary outcomes. Risk of bias of allocation sequence, allocation concealment, blinding, incomplete outcome data, selective outcome reporting, and other biases were assessed.
Results: Twenty-three RCTs with 2123 participants were analyzed in subgroups of types of comparison and study quality.
Fifteen studies were graded as good quality. CHM alone and combined with Western medicine showed significant improvements in HA, LN, PC-III and IV-C compared with Western medicine alone.
However, there were no significant differences observed between CHM and placebo treatments.
Conclusion: The current inconclusive results in determining the effectiveness of CHM treatment on LF, due to the poor methodological quality and high heterogeneity of the studies, suggests that large RCTs using standardized Chinese medicine syndrome diagnosis and CHM formulae with longer follow-up are required for further evaluation.
Author: Fan CheungYibin FengNing WangMan-Fung YuenYao TongVivian Taam Wong


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Religious Club News
St. Dominic Parish Altar and Rosary Society
St. Dominic Parish Altar and Rosary Society met Jan. 18 in the Church Hall. President Anna Marie June called the meeting to order.
Plans for the Soup & Sandwich Luncheon were discussed. It will be held on Feb. 6. A variety of homemade soups and freshly-made sandwiches will be offered.
Lucy Rasinski reported that the raffle quilt is coming along nicely and should be finished soon.
The next meeting will be March 8 at 9:30 a.m. All women of the parish are invited to attend.


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September 11, 2006 WIC Update
SUBJECT: New WIC MICAs - Data by Agency
SUBJECT: Nutrition Education - HANDS changes to the HWNE screen
SUBJECT: Program Updates Training and VENA
SUBJECT: WIC-10-SP- (10-06 version) Spanish
SUBJECT: Educational Opportunity
SUBJECT: Bright Ideas for using the Eat Smart Play Hard
- New WIC MICAs- Data by Agency - A new tool is now available to help LWPs analyze data about their participants. This data allows the user to create and download tables, based on selected variables such as age, education and Medicaid status from the following files: Prenatal, Postpartum, Prenatal/Postpartum, Infant and Child The data is available at WICMICA. We will send the User name and password by e-mail to the WIC Coordinator. (Because of confidentiality issues it is necessary to make this data available only to LWPs, not the general public.) The data you will see are new WIC MICAs that are comparable to the WIC MICAs that have been available for several years (at MICA), with one big difference. The new data is presented by agency also, not only by county as in the past. The data will be your participants' data, regardless of where they live. On the left side tool bar on the WIC MICA home page, you will see links to Definitions, Documentation and a Tutorial/Demo. These links will assist you in better understanding the data If you have questions about the new WIC MICAs, please contact Mark Davis at email@example.com or 1-800-392-8209.
- Nutrition Education - HANDS changes to the HWNE screen - Beginning Monday, September 25, 2006, the current HWNE screen will be changed to accept the new nutrition education codes that you received in the August Program Updates training (also see attachment named NE Codes for revised HWNE screen).
The screen will be completely revised to allow for individual and/or household contacts to be keyed and will be much easier to use.
Reference the two attachments:
1. "How to key Nutr Ed" - This is what the new screen looks like with notes on how to key.
2. "4.05900 HWNE" - These are revised procedures for keying the new HWNE screen The procedures also list possible error messages that you may see and how to correct them.
For additional assistance when keying the screen or to report errors that cannot be corrected, please call the WIC HANDS Help Desk at 800-554-2544.
- We are preparing the list of Questions and Answers that were asked during Program Updates Training. Once completed we will send this out to the LWPS There was a question about the implementation of the new Nutrition Assessment forms Local WIC providers will be able to begin using the new Nutrition Assessment forms after they have attended the Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment (VENA) training in October and November Please realize though, that these forms will not be in HANDS until January 16, 2007. Attendees at the Program Updates are concerned about implementation dates of VENA overall The following is the timeline for VENA Implementation:
December 15, 2006 - The Self-Evaluation is due to USDA The LWPs will be receiving a questionnaire for the purpose of getting LWP input into current nutrition assessment processes and practices; staffing; training and quality assurance specific to their LWP The LWP input will be included in the Self-Evaluation
August 15, 2007 - The State WIC office submits the VENA Implementation Plan to USDA.
October 1, 2009 - VENA is to be fully implemented.
We have 2007, 2008 and most of 2009 to put our plans in place This will be both LWP and State WIC office working together on VENA Implementation VENA Implementation will certainly take much planning and we will be having LWP input along the way Certainly things will change, but we also want to be able to use all of our great WIC staff at the LWPs and WIC State office Will current processes and current practices change? Yes, but it is too early to say how they will change. Missouri WIC will be changing and all for the better for the WIC participants overall. It is an exciting time in WIC.If you have any questions, please e-mail Phyllis Fuller at email@example.com.
- Attached is the Required Signature Statement - Spanish (WIC-10-SP). It is being printed at the State Printing Center and should be available by the end of September. You must order this form from the DHSS warehouse as needed. Please feel free to make copies until you receive your shipment from the DHSS warehouse. If you have any questions, please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Attached is a registration brochure. St. Louis Community College is sponsoring the 1st Annual Healthy American Summit: Obesity, Exercise, and Nutrition on Sept 29 at the Florissant Valley campus. Family Care will be providing an educational display about breastfeeding. The cost is $30. Please see the attached for additional information.
- Bright Ideas for using the Eat Smart Play Hard materials can help you turn kids and their parents on to nutrition education! The Bright Ideas section on the web features unique ways to use the materials within FNS programs, including WIC. Use the online order form to request multiple copies of parent brochures, kid's activity sheets (Be An All-Star is a great one for our pre-school audience), Power Panther stickers, and posters for the clinic area. Additional resources include static window clings, screen savers, public service announcements, songs, electronic greeting cards and emoticons.The new kids web page is loaded with songs, experiments, activity sheets, comics, clipart, worksheets, games and recipes. Tasty low cost menus and recipes meeting MyPyramid guidelines are posted at the new Healthy Lifestyle page.
Note: Many of the materials, such as the parent brochure Make Family Time An Active Time, will support your Fit WIC Missouri messages.Check out Bright Ideas on the Eat Smart Play Hard website. Discover the Eat Smart Play Hard kids' website and the Healthy Lifestyle. For additional information contact Rita Arni at email@example.com


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Welcome to the Faculty Delegate Assembly
Welcome to the Faculty Delegate Assembly's website. We are keenly interested in your suggestions and updates to this new effort to provide a portal to Hunter College faculty resources. We are especially interested in your ideas for additional resources we can list or link to under the Faculty Matters tab. Please send your suggestions to email@example.com.
FDA General Meetings (1203HE; 1:00—3:00)
Spring, 2017
February 22
March 15
April 19
May 17
FDA Social: February 8
Draft of SAS bylaws and supplementary documents as well as meeting dates to discuss
SAS Bylaws Preliminary Draft
Summary of Preliminary Draft
Proposed SAS Governance Structure
Meeting Dates/Times:
Wednesday November 16: 10:30am-12pm in B126 Hunter West
Thursday November 17: 12-1:30pm in B126 Hunter West
Tuesday November 22: 1:30-3pm in B126 Hunter West
2016 FDA Executive Committe
President: John Wallach (Political Science)
- John Wallach is a classically trained political theorist (Ph.D. in Politics, Program in Political Philosophy from Princeton University, 1981) attuned to historical, contemporary, and practical issues in political thought. He mostly teaches courses in ancient and contemporary political theory, focusing on political ethics, democratic theory, and the political theory of human rights. Before coming to Hunter in 1991, Wallach was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Yale University and Vassar College. His publications include The Platonic Political Art: A Study of Critical Reason and Democracy (Penn State Press, 2001); a co-edited volume (with J. Peter Euben and Josiah Ober), Athenian Political Thought and the Reconstruction of American Democracy (Cornell, 1994.) Currently, he is finishing a book of historical and theoretical studies on democracy and the good. Wallach has been a Liberal Arts Fellow in Political Science at Harvard Law School (1998-1999), recipient of a NEH Fellowship for College and University Teachers (2003-2004), and Director of a NEH Institute for College & University Teachers at The Graduate Center (Summer, 2006), on the subject of "Human Rights in Conflict: Interdisciplinary Perspective
Vice-President: Jochen Albrecht (Geography)
- Jochen is an associate professor in the Geography Department. He joined Hunter College in 2005 and has been a member of the Hunter as well as the University Faculty Senate for the past six years. Following his interests, he serves on numerous committees both at the Hunter and the CUNY level (assessment, scholarly communications, computing/IT, educational technologies, etc.). He is an active researcher with 50 peer-reviewed publications and twenty years of teaching experience, including increasingly hybrid and online courses. He is running for a position on the FDA Executive Committee because he is concerned about the constant encroachment on the role of faculty at Hunter and CUNY and feel that the FDA needs all the support it can get to strengthen faculty representation.
Secretary: Debbie Sonu (Curriculum and Teaching)
- Debbie Sonu is Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Hunter College and doctoral faculty in the Urban Education Program at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Her research interests include curriculum theory and practice as it relates to urban schooling and social justice pedagogies in the United States. She has served as department representative and secretary-elect for the FDA since 2009.
Committee Members:
Peter Dudek (Art)
- Peter Dudek is an artist. He has been an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Hunter College Art Department since 1990 where he has taught Sculpture, Drawing, Art & Current Ideas, Graduate Seminar and a Seminar in Public Art. At Hunter he has also curated several exhibitions including: Dead-Fit Beauty, Photasm and Architecture, Architecture, Architecture.
Information about his art works, curating and writing can be found on www.peterdudek.com.
He is the Founder of the Adjunct Drinking Association, and has been active in the union concerning adjunct issues.
Past teaching experiences include the School of Visual Arts and Haverford College.
Berndatte McCauley (History)
- Bernadette McCauley is a member of the history department and teaches the U.S. survey and courses in immigration history and the history of medicine and social welfare. She serves on the Thomas Hunter Faculty Council, is a member at-large of the College Senate and has been Secretary and President of the Faculty Delegate Assembly. She graduated from Hunter College where she majored in history, received her PhD at Columbia University and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for American Religion at Princeton. Her research focuses on the history of women religious and the history of caretaking and medicine; her current work examines the spirituality of American Catholic women and the paths that brought women to the religious life through the 1960's.
Barry Zimmerman (Chemistry)
The results of the FDA report on hiring practices is now available.
The FDA passsed the following resolutions at its meeting on November 18th. The first concerns promotion to full Professor and the second to the COACHE survey.
The Faculty Delegate Assembly recognized discussion in the college regarding personnel procedures in consideration of promotion to full Professor. We encourage the college to proceed to follow the promotional schedule published by the Office of the Provost and consistent with the Charter of the college.
Be it resolved that the Faculty Delegate Assembly requests that the Hunter College Senate establish an ad hoc committee to obtain and review both qualitative and quantitative data and to report to the faculty body no later than the end of the 2015--2016 academic year.
Recent Events and Issues:
- Link to the Office of Research Administration's Alert regarding Important Proposal and Award Management Information, August 14, 2015.
- Link to the most recent edition of the Faculty Voice.
- Link the updated protocols for use of Hunter-L, passed by the Hunter Senate, May 2013.
- Link to read the UFS crafted policy statement on the assigning of faculty-published texts.
- Link to Instrumentation Summary of the COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey.
- To renew your free NY Times digital subscription, please follow this link.


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In Search Of...Service and Sacrifice: Part 2
LA CROSSE, Wis. - How do you measure the sacrifice of our soldiers?
For the Ehlers family of La Crosse, they are about to find out. You see, it is 'D' day, departure day for Navy Reserve man Doug Ehlers who is being deployed to Kuwait for the next year. picture"
They've had 8 months to plan. 8 months with this one looming date. "I sure hope that I can hold it together. I want to be strong for them - but I just don't know."
Doug has been in the military for nearly 20 years, but this is his first deployment...and with it comes a mixed bag of emotions. "It's like starting a new job. It's a little exciting and nervous. I've been in the military this long and I know what to expect for the most part and I know how to do my job. I'm not worried about myself being over there but I worry about them. That's the biggest thing."
"My kids, that's my biggest fear. That and what he's going to end up doing and if he's going to be in a safe spot. I worry about being the only parent. The stress of not being able to tag team. When I get frustrated and mommy needs to take a break. I just want to make sure that I'm still patient."
They've done their best to prepare 10-year-old Maggie, 9-year-old Emma and 7-year-old Gwenna for the road ahead. But on this day, it's so hard understand why daddy has to go away. "I'm really sad. Every night I'm going to go downstairs to say goodnight to daddy and he's not going to be there."105502
"I think our youngest is going to be a lot more clingy. She already has. Every time I need to go somewhere she says, 'don't leave me.' So we're going to have that separation anxiety with her. The older two, I know they'll have their sad moments, but I think they're going to kind of step it up. They're talking about doing dinner one night a week and doing the laundry. Maybe in the long run it will be good skills that they learn."
"I'm going to miss him. I can't say how much I love him. I really love him."
"We try to stay real positive. We've got to plan things as we go so every month we'll have something to look forward to. Like when Doug leaves, we're going to get a new kitten. They've been really looking forward to that. Then what's next...are we going camping trip. Every month for 12 months and then he'll be back!"
Back at the airport, it's time for Doug to board and the tears begin to fall.
So how do you measure the sacrifice of our soldiers? Perhaps it's in the faces of those being left behind. The ones who must now head home to face their new reality. "I don't want daddy to go."
Or maybe it's in the face of the soldier watching them walk away. The one who now heads off to war.
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Apple is expected gain significant share of the tablets market, with strong pre-orders for iPad tablets and millions projected to ship in 2010. Yet, many other suppliers are rolling out tablet products this year, with a fair share of these based on Google's Android operating system. Up to a quarter of all slate-type PCs are projected to use the Google OS.
"The user interface and content that a tablet supplier brings to the table will likely influence purchase decisions just as much as hardware requirements. Suppliers are realizing the importance of content and service and many are turning to the Android ecosystem to be able to offer the complete user experience and compete with Apple's offering," said Anna Hunt, an analyst with IMS Research.
In addition to Android and Apple OS, Microsoft Windows 7 will also account for a fair share of the tablet market, estimated by IMS Research at 10% of shipments in 2010 and expected to grow its share onward. IMS Research estimates that about 24% of the tablets shipping in 2010 will be based on Android.
"Right now many of the applications specifically designed for the iPad platform, which are starting to hit the iTunes App Store, are actually more expensive than apps for the iPhone OS platform. This leaves an opportunity for suppliers that can offer a tablet solution that is overall more price competitive," said Ms. Hunt.
IMS Research forecasts that starting in 2012, over half of the tablets sold each year will be distributed via mobile and fixed carriers, who will offer increasingly competitive service plans and up-front equipment subsidies to attract purchasers and increase subscription revenues.
"Over the next couple of years, we can expect a variety of tablet models that may not be able to run word processing software, but will offer a variety of web-based and multimedia applications for under $200 to the end user," the analyst indicated.
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Hello, I've been recently into a tea kick, I have had yerba mate before but it was a mass market lemon flavored iced tea kind of drink I bought at a convenience store.
Question, I would like to try yerba mate, more traditionally. I would prefer an easy way to make it, like from a tea bag or something. Does anyone recommend any brands? I just came back from the local supermarket and they had none in their tea isle, also the nearest health food store near me closed awhile back. So I'm looking for online sources.
Thanks a lot if anyone has any recommendations.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (326 votes).
In short: Ouch but good race!In full: Good well organised race. Bit lonely for us extreme slowcoaches, but the marshals and St John volunteers were very cheery and I certainly thought I'd achieved something by the time I finished.Date of review: September 19, 2008
In short: Tough tough race!In full: No amount of training prepares you for those hills! Good atmosphere but missed the mud. Very dry conditions 2008. I'll be back next year.Date of review: March 12, 2008
In short: The only down side of the event was the hideous T-shirts that were given out to all who completed the grueling course. They should have read "I completed the Terminator and all i got was this crappy T-shirt". T-shirts aside though(turned into a rag fDate of review: March 1, 2008
In short: my fifth terminator - the fastest yet !In full: very dry this year, hence the fast times, the start was a all-out sprint until we got off the road - which was hard in trail shoes - but they did come into their own on the fast downhill sections - i did see the horses heading for the gate before I got the coombe - I was thinking "whats going to happen next" but I was too busy running to look back!Sadly managed to get out sprinted at the finish. 9 minutes quicker than last year but 3 places down !!Prehaps its time to make it longer again as I know the route too well !Date of review: February 29, 2008
In short: One of my favourite events. no training copes with the pain of the ascents but the view is great. needed more rain this year!. always fun and friendly.Date of review: February 29, 2008
In short: Love it - Again!!In full: One of my favourites - well done guys, shame not as much mud as last year though!!! Gr8 Crocodile - nice touch, made me laugh when it peered out at me from under the shoe wash bridge!! See you in 09! Thx loads xxDate of review: February 28, 2008
In short: This race was not for the faint hearted and difenately a challange all the way around, some interesting vountrysideDate of review: February 27, 2008
In short: yes, knocked 33 mins off 2007 time and that's prob all due to the dry weather. Fantastic race and wonderful marshals. Date of review: February 27, 2008
In short: Would have been more interesting if we had the mud of previous years!Date of review: February 27, 2008
In short: very enjoyable,tough race great.I,ll be backDate of review: February 26, 2008
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Dear Adagio Admin:
Perhaps I'm not the first one to suggest this, but wouldn't it be great to have a separate category for pu-erh discussions only? They are not exactly green or black or red or yellow...and certainly pu-erh doesn't deserve to be chucked under the "Other" category with Lipton and Tazo teas.
Just my two cents. Thank you.


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I Love ThesePosted Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at 10:58 AM
My daughter is one of those LUCKY kids that has "ridden all her life" She got her first "own pony" when she was 3. (My son got one at the same time, when he was 5) She was lucky, in that her pony, Mandy, lived in her backyard, basically. Mandy spent a lot of time in our actual yard. Heck, she nearly came in the house a few times. She never did, though other horses did, with Katie's encouragement. You've read me brag about Katie (all my kids) so, here I go again! She has always always always loved horses. And she has the knocks in life to remember. She had 4 broken arms, thanks to horses.... let me tell ya, that makes a Mom wonder if it's all worth it. Trips to the hospital do give you pause to think..."Barbie dolls are not this dangerous!" But Katie never waivered.... she rode 4 summers with her little tiny casts...(yep, I've saved them, and yes, they stink) She rode in 4 Elmore County Horse Show Fairs with casts...bringing home ribbons each time. Her determination was not to be outdone.
My Dad loves to tell a story about a time when Katie did NOT win. I wasn't there during this particular conversation, but I think she was about 10 years old. Dad told me later that Katie said "That will NOT happen again." Very matter of fact. That did NOT in fact, happen again. I have to remind her to smile.... because she gets so serious. I've had people tell me that maybe I shouldn't push her so much, and maybe not have her ride/try to hard. I told them, "You tell her to quit, cause I'm not about to go there"
She started "starting'" her own horses at 10 years old, and has been to 4 National Shows in Reno. She has boxes of trophies, ribbons, buckles, and saddles. I taught her a lot, but after awhile, I was just there really for support.
This was last Friday, when she brought her boys over to ride. Rather than stand around, she sprung up on Marshmallow, who she had ridden once before. Note that there is just a bailing twine around her neck, and gets to know the filly a bit.
Also, note, the evil grin on my daughters face as she is coming towards me while I'm behind a camera, and can't really tell how close she is! Who raised this woman anyway??!!
Katie decides Marshmallow is ready for a jump. So, she hops off and makes a jump. My Son, Evan, has been known to comment about these photos, "Looks like another broken arm coming"
Letting her walk over it first.
It took awhile.... but they got it done.
ya know, I've talked about the things that give you Joy. And that you never know when something simple will give IMMENSE Joy. This is one of those moments. Maybe I'm just getting soft in my "older age" but even as I type this, I feel all sentimental. There was nothing planned about this moment. The Yellow Filly is filthy muddy, Katie isn't dressed up, the jump is just some old boards she rigged together. But really, for me, this is one of the most beautiful things ever. May daughter riding bareback on my filly, with a bailing twine she picked up off the ground. The filly is willing and untroubled, and has confidence in what is happening. This isn't just a horse jumping. This is magnificently awesome, in so many ways.
Marshmallow's 2nd jump of her career.
And her 3rd.
Everyone needs a hug for a job well done. Don't think for a minute that Marshmallow doesn't appreciate this moment too...
Can you tell the difference between these photo and the ones from above?
There is no twine now, total trust is happening. Yep, my heart sings!
My Dad sent me a message after he saw these photos. He says
"Amazing horsemaship. She's still got it. Hope she appreciates me teaching her all I know about riding"
I am sure she does!
Remember though, that the boys were riding....
Boys will be boys, and they love to climb hills. We are working the land a bit, and this dirt pile has not been spread yet...so it's a perfect 'hill' to practice on
Waiting his turn
Yep, they love that hill!
I put him up behind his Mom and told him to keep his feet up front.. he looks like a little spider Monkey
These are without doubt, the things that give me joy.
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Yes, Brenda, Less is often the Most.
Katie, I'm not sweet, I am just honest!
-- Posted by jessiemiller on Mon, Mar 12, 2012, at 10:57 AM
Thanks again for sharing great family photos. Sometimes its the simple little "twine" that can tug at our hearts most. I always tell my grandkids that sometimes less is more!!
-- Posted by Brenda Fincher Publisher MHNews on Fri, Mar 9, 2012, at 3:02 PM
You're so sweet. They are great pictures. My favorites are of cash and I riding down the road. :) And Austin in his way cool cowboy hat.
-- Posted by ktlm on Fri, Mar 9, 2012, at 2:44 PM
I fully believe that having that type of resposibility is part of why my kids are the adults they are now. Along with just simply being their Grandfather's Grandchildren...they can't help being who they are.
-- Posted by jessiemiller on Tue, Mar 6, 2012, at 11:09 AM
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Chamber Corner
Support NRG Repowering – Contact The PSC Now
Not only is repowering the NRG plant in Dunkirk good for Chautauqua County and Western New York, it is good for the entire state and for the northeast region of our country. NRG has proposed an investment of $700 million to convert the existing coal-fired plant to a natural gas plant; a move that would continue to provide electric power generation, improve the environment, preserve and create jobs, and lead the way in continued economic re-investment and tax stabilization in our region.
It is estimated that the project will reduce the annual wholesale cost of electric energy for New York consumers by $142 million per year. Very importantly, the project will reduce New York's reliance on out-of-state generation of power, bringing value to the entire state.
Environmentally, re-powering the Dunkirk plant to operate by cleaner-burning natural gas rather than coal will substantially decrease emissions of mercury, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and greenhouse gases.
The NRG plant is the single largest taxpayer in Chautauqua County. Loss of the facility would be economically devastating to the City of Dunkirk, the Dunkirk School District, and to the entire county. The loss of the tax base would undermine any potential for rebuilding the City of Dunkirk and providing high quality education. If Western New York is to thrive economically, businesses need access to cost effective and reliable power. The NRG Dunkirk repowering project will help provide both cost effective and reliable energy solution to consumers while also helping maintain the tax base and contributing significantly to the regional economy.
It is important to note that repowering projects and the development of transmission infrastructure are not mutually exclusive options. The reality is that we need both. New York State can control its energy destiny by permitting investments that enhance transmission and keep New York State in the business of manufacturing energy.
In order for the project to move forward, the Public Service Commission must vote to allow the NRG repowering. This is a time for all businesses and residents in Chautauqua County to make their voices heard on this issue. Please write to the PSC now. You can send support letters to: Chairman Garry A. Brown & Acting Secretary Jeffrey Cohen, NYS Public Service Commission, Agency Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223. Please reference Case # 12-E-0577. In addition, you may send comments and concerns to Hon. Andrew Cuomo, Governor, New York State, Executive Chamber, NYS Capitol, Albany, NY 12224. If you prefer to email, you can find a link directly to the PSC's comment page for this case on the Chamber's website at www.chautauquachamber.org. Thank you.
Experience Chautauqua With A County Fair Preview
Once again this year the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce will provide its members with a preview of the Chautauqua County Fair. This special Chamber networking event is scheduled for Thursday, July 18 from 5-6:30 p.m.
This event is sponsored for Chamber members by DFT Communications, Fredonia Place, GPI Greenman-Pederson, Jamestown Jammers Baseball, Lake Erie Regional Health System of New York, Nestle Purina PetCare, OBSERVER, and The Post-Journal.
The cost is just $8 for pre-registered guests, or $10 for walk-ins. You can register online at www.chautauquachamber.org, or call the Chamber at 484-1101 or 366-6200.
Chamber Golf Tournament Is Aug. 15
The 2013 Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament will be held Thursday, Aug. 15 at Peek'n Peak. This year's event offers golfers a chance to play on the Peek's Upper Course – a championship caliber course which offers optimum playing conditions in a spectacular setting. In addition, each team can choose whether they want to play a scramble or a two best ball format this year.
The Chamber Golf Tournament is being sponsored this year by DFT Communications, Community Bank NA, Cummins, Inc., Fredonia Place, GHD Consulting Engineers, Greater Woodlawn FCU, Lake Shore Savings Bank, Lawley-Tradition LLC, National Fuel Gas, Ed Shults Chevrolet Inc., the OBSERVER, and The Post-Journal. For more information or to register, visit the Chamber website at www.chautauquachamber.org, or call 484-1101 or 366-6200.
Hanover Chamber Business After Hours
The Hanover Community Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business After Hours event at Cabana Sam's Sunset Bay Grill in Irving on Thursday, June 27 beginning at 5 p.m. All Chamber members and their guests are invited. The cost is $5 per person and will include fun, food, a cash bar, drink specials, and music after 7 p.m. Pre-registration is not required.
Mayville Concerts In The Park Begin July 11
The Mayville-Chautauqua Community Chamber of Commerce will once again hold its popular series of Concerts in the Park this summer. Beginning July 11 with a concert by Jackson Rohm, the series will continue Thursday evenings through Aug. 29. Concerts will all be held this year at Lakeside Park. Bring your own seating for outdoor concerts. They will run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and in case of rain will be moved to the Carlson Community Center at Lakeside Park. These free events are sponsored by the village of Mayville and the town of Chautauqua.