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Have to thank our Russian friends for this one. After playing with the Rex Griggs reactor I wanted to try something else. Principal and cost are about the same design is different.
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What you will need:
Omni OB1 Series A House Filter
2- 1/2" Male Threaded Adaptors with Barb end
2- 3/4" 90 degree Street fitting
2- 3/4" PVC Male Adaptor
2- 3/4" x 1/2" PVC Bushing
1- 3/4" CPVC Coupling - Note this has to be CPVC not PVC as the PVC fittings are too big
1- 6 3/4" x 3/4" CPVC Pipe - Again has to be CPVC and not PVC
PVC Primer and Cement
CO2 Tubing
Teflon Thread Tape
Needle Nose Pliers
Filter Tubing
Drill and Drill bit for your CO2 Tubing
Total cost as ~ $23 each about the same as the Rex Griggs inline reactor if you don't use clear pvc.
Filter Housing:
Start by removing the Priming Button via the screw on the inside of the lid for the housing:
Drill out the hole to accept your CO2 tubing this hole shpould be smaller then your CO2 Tubing so it creates its' own seal.
Cut the CO2 tubing at a sharp angle so you can stick it through and pull it with the needle nose pliers. This should be slightly tough to pull through as it will create a seal as you pull the tubing through.
Cut the CPVC pipe off at 6 3/4", if you are using a different filter you may have to adjust the cut off length. I cut mine so it was about 3/4" off the bottom. Push the CPVC coupler over the nipple in the lid, should fit really snug. Then push the CPVC pipe into the coupler. I didn't glue this together as it was a snug fit and should be under little pressure.
Lay out and glue the fittings together, with the fitting I chose you won't need any extra 3/4" pipe as all the fittings go together.
Attach the fittings to each side jsut make sure you hook them up according to the Flow marking on the lid. Finished Product.
I will update tomorrow once I install these as to how effective they are, but based on looks they should function really well. According to the article I linked to about he got a .5 PH change in a matter of minutes.
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I am reading into the various DIY Cerges CO2 reactors for the 330g tank I am building. I came across this thread, which looks it could be very useful to read from Tom Barr, but all the images seem to be broken links:
How To Build A Cerges CO2 Reactor - Aquarium Plants - Barr Report
Was this design reported also anywhere else by Tom, where images would still be active?
Dual venturi DIY External CO2 reactor - Aquarium Plants - Barr Report
The link you posted, the JPG (JPEG) links aren't working for me (maybe you have to be a logged in member? or the OP deleted the pics from their computer), but all the other pictures throughout the thread display for me.
Any way, if you still can't see the pics on your linked page, the Cerges build on that thread is just a typical Cerges build.
I am reading into the various DIY Cerges CO2 reactors for the 330g tank I am building. I came across this thread, which looks it could be very useful to read from Tom Barr, but all the images seem to be broken links:
How To Build A Cerges CO2 Reactor - Aquarium Plants - Barr Report
Was this design reported also anywhere else by Tom, where images would still be active?
|@WaterLife I know the adjustable water filters with a built in cut off on top, have much smaller holes than the regular ones. I made the mistake of buying one of those first, thinking it would be a good thing, then noticed the holes inside were like 5/16" dia. That's just a guess, but they looked tiny. Had to go buy another one
|Anyone have links from Amazon for a WHF housing? The one I got at lowes has inlet and outlets that look super restrictive and is cutting my flow. This is for a 100 gallon. And a link to the center pipe, I used tubing but the Co2 is eating it. Like a defacto setup that is tried and true.
Anyone have experience using a SunSun 304/404 with either a Cerges or Griggs reactor in-line and can comment on flow rate reduction? Size of reactor housing (and maybe inlet/outlet diameters) info may be helpful.
What @Immortal1 stated about smaller internal holes on Cerges whole house filter housings makes sense. Anyone have a particular brand of WHF housing that had large holes/didn't reduce much flow?
I assume Griggs style reactors would not have the same issues (small holes significantly reducing flow)
I was thinking of doing a 20" Cerges since I liked the WHF housing appearance better than PVC Griggs, but if flow rate would be reduced much more with the Cerges, or require a by-pass to be made with PVC, then I might just go straight ahead and build a PVC Griggs and avoid the hassle (likely save some dough too).
For the SunSun mentioned above, the Cerges housing should have 3/4" inlet/outlet threads right, not 3/8"?
If I went the Griggs design, I would probably still do at least 20" in length (standing tall). What diameter pipes should be used?
Hello everyone,
I need advice on a buying a pump for this style of reactor. How many GPH do I want running into it. Tank is 55 gal before substrate, wood and plantings so I'm guessing it's about 45 gal or so. What size Cerges filter should I buy a 10" or 20"? Filter is a small Wet / Dry. Thanks for the advice....
Burr, are you asking about 8 bubbles per second at 10 psi cO2 pressure verses 8 bubbles per second at 30 psi cO2 pressure?
If so, then yes, there would be a big difference - if....
and the "if" is the tough part of the discussion to understand for some. I will give it a try. To begin with, assume the amount of water column pressure within the reactor is 10psi. If you set your cO2 regulator at 10psi then there really is not much incentive for the cO2 gas to travel thru the bubble counter and down the tube into the reactor.
If you set your cO2 regulator at 20psi then your cO2 would have an incentive to go into the reactor. Would it be a 10psi incentive? Likely not. The water colume pressure within the reactor will only put up a certian amount of resistance to the inbound cO2 gas. If you were to adjust the cO2 regulator to 30psi then you would assume your getting a lot more cO2 per bubble but again, the small tube from the regulator to the reactor offers very little resistance and the water colume pressure is still only 10psi (assuming for discussion).
Now, if you had a different type if cO2 dispersion method, say an in tank ceramic diffuser then the regulator pressure can make a significant difference. The diffuser is offering much more resistance than an open tube. Lets assume the diffuser requires 25 psi to blow tiny bubbles and at 35psi it blows a lot more tiny bubbles. My guess would be 8 bubbles per second at 35 psi would yield more cO2 dispersed than 8 bubbles per second at 25 psi.
Wow, lot of mumbo jumbo :-)
How about some more. If you mount your Cerges or Griggs reactor in such a way so that the top of the reactor was even with the water level in your tank, then the water column pressure within the reactor would be nearly zero. The incoming water from your canister filter would bounce the cO2 bubbles around a bunch but wound not necessarily "squeeze" the cO2 bubbles into submission. Also, the amount of cO2 pressure within the small open ended tube would be nearly zero psi so the amount of cO2 getting into the reactor would be very small.
If you mounted your reactor in such a way so that the top of the reactor was 10 feet below the water level of your tank there would be a significant amount of water column pressure to "squeeze" the cO2 bubbles into submission! Also, there would be a significantly higher amount of resistance to cO2 gas entering the reactor so you would have to increase your regulator psi which inturn would greatly increase the amount of cO2 gas entering the reactor!
Pretty sure non of us would like to mount our tanks 10' in the air. But, for those who have the display tank mounted on the first floor and the sump / filter equipment setup in the basement - I would guess you could dump a lot of cO2 into the water column!
As for the rest of us with normal setups, I would like to propose an interesting question. Which would be better, a 30" tall Griggs reactor made out of 2" PVC and mounted vertically under the tank? Or a 10" tall Griggs reactor made out of 6" PVC mounted vertically with the bottom of the reactor mounted a low as possible?
Ok, too much thinking. Time for a beer.
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Yes, with the bypass fully open, water still runs thru the reactor. How much exactly, I don't now. Will have to spend some time figuring out what regulator pressure, what BPS, what bypass valve setting works. Should be fun.
Would there be any difference between 8 bps going in at 10 psi wp and 8 bps going in at 30?
Still fine tuning my griggs and just wondering. On one hand seems like there would be no difference, but on the other hand seems like there might be.
Thanks so much, super helpful. I'll try it out.
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Our opinion: Paying the piper
Once upon a time – actually about five years ago – the Warren County School District offered up a Master Facilities Plan that brewed a storm of controversy, which at times appeared very close to a former superintendent's prediction of a "civil war" in the county.
The controversy was quickly extinguished when a new superintendent arrived on the scene and offered a compromise aimed at assuaging the fears of those who live in the northern and eastern parts of the county. Their high schools would be saved by converting them to K-12 facilities while at the same time mitigating at least some of the long-term costs by closing four elementary schools and using an interest-free bond program to pay for the work. Beaty-Warren Middle School would also receive a major renovation.
The district is now soldiering on with that plan.
Almost forgotten in the anticipation of a remodeled and expanded Eisenhower Middle/High School and an expanded Sheffield Middle/High School is the part of the original MFP that dealt with Warren Area High School. In the plan, WAHS was to receive a "moderate renovation" to take care of deteriorating structural items like windows and "the exterior envelope." The total estimated cost of the work, which was envisioned for 2013 through 2015, was about $14.3 million.
We have to assume the condition of those windows and exterior panels has not magically improved in the interim.
The Eisenhower and Sheffield work is being accomplished through the interest-free Qualified Zone Academy Bond program. Without that interest forgiveness, the district might not be able to accomplish its goals for those two schools without significant increases in taxes.
However, the QZAB well has run dry, which prompts us to wonder about the status of the once-proposed improvements to WAHS, the county's largest high school.
If the district goes ahead with the WAHS improvement program as originally envisioned, we can only assume some borrowing at current market rates of interest will be necessary. If the district shelves the program because the cost is now just too dear, does that mean it has been sacrificed for the benefit of two other smaller schools in the district, basically the same complaint Eisenhower supporters posed when their school fell into disrepair?
For years, succeeding school boards, in an effort to eliminate or reduce tax increases, delayed improvements and repairs on a number of schools in the county, especially, it seems, at Eisenhower. The piper has extended his hand, and this school board is saddled with paying him.


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JACKSON, Mich. -Casey Mark Heikkinen, age 31, passed away suddenly on Jan 20, 2013.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Althea Ann Heikkinen.
Casey is survived by his loving and supportive wife, Jonesta Heikkinen and his three incredible children, Eli Asher, Lillian Rowe and Laylah Grace; his father, Mark Charles Heikkinen; grandfather, Charles Henry Heikkinen; so many wonderful aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family and caring friends.
Casey graduated from Calumet High School in 1999 and Northern Michigan University in 2005 with a Bachelor's degree in Business Marketing.
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The brain and the immune system continuously signal each other, often along the same pathways, which may explain how state of mind influences health
The American experience of stress has spawned a multi-billion dollar self-help industry. Wary of this, Esther Sternberg says that, until recently, modern science did not have the tools or the inclination to take emotional stress seriously. She shares fascinating new scientific insight into the molecular level of the mind-body connection.
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I also believe stress has a part in how your body operates do hpw many people have high blood pressure.
Adrenaline has a huge impact
Adrenaline has a huge impact on the functioning of organs. It's good that stress is being taken seriously.
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About mind body interaction, not only in disease, but also in aging. I give you and example. You see that really healthy, filled with energy mid-late 50's people. They look nice for their age. They follow a pension scheme as soon as they are a little above 60. Most of them age fast. Extremely fast. And I think this is because the lack of their goals, the feeling of being useless and so on. I also think mind and body are extremely interconnected, and I think that there should be ways to channel the Placebo effect thru the power of our minds.


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Preparing for Multiculturalism and the Global Community: The Peace Corps Experience
John Garamendi
Multiculturalism and the global community have increasingly become part of the discourse within higher education as it strives to prepare students for an interdependent world of diverse societies. This session, "Preparing for Multiculturalism and the Global Community" will rely on the experiences of the Peace Corps to provide a model for educators to train their students to be successful in a world that is increasingly interconnected and multicultural. For more than 50 years, the Peace Corps has trained over 200,000 volunteers to work in 140 countries and become leaders in today's global society. This session focuses on the Peace Corps as a template of for best practices to provide insight and ideas to prepare our students for the 21st century's global community.
We are delighted that welcoming and introductory remarks for this session will be made by Peace Corps Associate Director for the Office of Volunteer Recruitment and Selection, Helen A. Lowman. She will introduce our honored keynote speaker, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-3). Congressman Garamendi will speak about Peace Corps' model of training and preparation. His remarks will be followed by a panel of returned Peace Corps Volunteers who will share their own personal stories, focusing on lessons learned from working in a global society.
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Juan Mata has mounted a passionate defence of Rafa Benitez ahead of Chelsea's Europa League semi-final against Basel.
The interim manager is within 90 minutes of delivering the Champions League holders' second successive European final appearance, and his side take a 2-1 lead into tonight's home leg.
But the build-up to the second leg has been overshadowed by Jose Mourinho's strongest hint yet he could return to Chelsea this summer, and Benitez was forced to field persistent questions about his one-time rival at his pre-match press conference.
Asked for a player's perspective on Mourinho's possible return, Mata instead chose to talk up the qualities of the man still in possession of the manager's job.
He said: "Rafa has had great seasons at every club he has been at. Since he came here, he's tried to do his best.
"For me and the rest of the players, he's a great manager. We are fighting for third place in the league and with a chance to win a trophy.
"So maybe the season in the end will look good for us and maybe for Rafa. And that will be because of the job he has done.
"Whether he is given more time or not doesn't depend on me. All I can say is that we are all working really, really well with Rafa."
David Luiz's last-minute winner in Switzerland means Basel must score twice at Stamford Bridge to stand any chance of reaching this month's Amsterdam final.
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"It's going to be a dangerous game," he said. "Even though we have two goals away, a great result, it's that kind of game that can be very risky.
"If we don't go into the game thinking about winning, thinking about defending well, thinking about trying to win again, it's going to be difficult.
"We still know we have to fight if we're going to be in the final. We got a great result in Switzerland, but now we have to play another 90 minutes and I'm sure they're not going to give up. They're a team who try until the end. It will be tough, for sure."


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Sand dunes at Wellfleet. (photo: Joshua Bousel/Flickr, cc by-nc-sa 2.0)
"If you don't teach your children to be alone, they'll only always know how to be lonely."
—Sherry Turkle, from "Alive Enough? Reflections on Our Technology"
The founder of MIT's Initiative on Technology and Self made this remark in the context of describing the awe she feels when she walks among the magnificent dunes near Provincetown, Massachusetts. I know well those sand dunes and the extensive tidal mudflats that mark the tip of the Cape.
Dr. Turkle thinks of these places as sacred spaces, and I agree. I take my earth science students there to witness the work of wind, water, and sand. And, for a week or two each summer, I go with my children so we can experience the flow of the tides. These are indeed remarkable places in the landscape ripe with possibilities for self-realization.
I take my geology students to the dunes and mudflats of the Outer Cape so that they can experience the vast time scales and spaces of earth system processes.
A satellite view of Cape Cod. (photo courtesy of NASA)
The Cape itself, as some readers may know, owes its existence to the great ice sheets that extended as far south as Long Island during the late Pleistocene more than 10,000 years ago. The mud of the tidal flats and the sand of the dunes are the glacial debris, reworked and sorted by the wind and water long after the ice sheet retreated north.
Other reminders of the presence of the massive ice cover in the region are cliffs above the dune fields — the edge of the glacial moraine (a pile of boulders pushed along as the ice pushed south) — and freshwater ponds of neighboring Truro and Wellfleet ("kettle holes" formed when stadium-sized chunks of ice broke off the glacier, became engulfed by glacial sediment, and then melted). All of these features stretch for miles and remind me and all my geologically time-traveling companions that 18,000 years ago — a seemingly long time — this portion of the Earth was covered by a one mile-thick sheet of ice.
Wellfleet Bay Audubon Sanctuary. (photo: Susan Cole Kelly/Flickr, cc by-nc-sa 2.0)
Encountering this landscape cultivates in me, and I hope in my students, what Jewish scholar Abraham Joshua Heschel called "radical amazement." For me, this is a soothing feeling of awe and connection. Walking in the dunes or across these mudflats puts me in touch with deep time — for the particles that compose them may themselves be millions of years old, silt and sand moved there merely thousands of years before.
Although we walk among them today, the particles have been through many cycles of existence. Formerly they were part of a mountainous land mass; subsequently they were eroded, transported, and deposited at least once. Each grain has an individual history. Collectively they tell a story that encompasses swaths of time that hold all of humanity. I find this reality comforting.
The sands of Provincetown's dunes. (photo: Leonarda DaSilva/Flickr, cc by-nc-nd 2.0)
Dr. Turkle worries helpfully about the inner effects of digital objects. Though she acknowledges the benefits of digital connection, Dr. Turkle laments what people lose as they take to the dunes and mudflats with their earphones in and handheld electronic devices on and open. To her mind, people lose the ability to feel at peace in their own company. I agree, but also would like to suggest that by unplugging from the electronic world in such sacred spaces we increase our capacity to encounter entities larger than ourselves — vast time scales, and past and ongoing earth processes. Thus we enhance our ability to connect with the earth system of which we are a powerful part, and this experience lessens loneliness.
Jill S. Schneiderman is Professor of Earth Science at Vassar College. She's also the editor of and contributor to For the Rock Record: Geologists on Intelligent Design and The Earth Around Us: Maintaining a Livable Planet. She blogs at Shambhala SunSpace and Earth Dharma.
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Debates of May 4th, 2004
House of Commons Hansard #47 of the 37th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was budget.
- Government Response to Petitions
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Question No. 74
- Question No. 77
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Question No. 75
- Privilege
- Budget Implementation Act, 2004
- Spirit of the Community Award
- Fisheries
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Persons with Disabilities
- Democracy
- European Union
- Father Anselme Chiasson
- Housing
- Refugees
- Marijuana Grow Ops
- Genie Awards
- Tulsequah Chief Mine
- Employment Insurance
- Asthma
- Health Care
- Hospice Palliative Care
- Racial Discrimination
- Sponsorship Program
- Employment Insurance
- Health
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- Older Workers
- Government Contracts
- Foundations
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- National Defence
- Canada Customs
- Softwood Lumber
- Air Canada
- Fisheries
- Foreign Affairs
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- Fisheries
- Veterans Affairs
- Taxation
- Points of Order
- Patent Act
- Criminal Code
- First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act
- Budget Implementation Act, 2004
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Foreign Affairs
Oral Question Period
May 4th, 2004 / 2:55 p.m.
Bryon Wilfert Oak Ridges, ON
Mr. Speaker, prosecutions by authorities in both Vietnam and Cambodia of ethnic minorities such as the Montagnards in Vietnam are increasing. Religious persecution, confiscations of land, and arrests have occurred recently.
My question is for the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Given Canada's stand on human rights, what steps has the government taken, either with the United Nations commissioner for refugees or through diplomatic channels, to convey our concerns and opposition to these actions? States that abuse human rights surely cannot expect to have relations continue as usual.
Foreign Affairs
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Toronto Centre—Rosedale
Bill Graham Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member from Oak Ridges both for his interest in the Orient and for his interest in human rights, which he has expressed regularly in the House. He would know that the government regularly expresses Canadians' concerns about human rights violations against minority groups, both in Vietnam and in Cambodia.
Indeed, at the March 2004 meetings of the UN commission on human rights, Canada's country statement encouraged Vietnam to stop the detention of citizens for their political and religious views and allow greater freedom of speech and association for minority groups. For several years now, Canada has co-sponsored a commission on human rights resolution on Cambodia, and Canada has called on Cambodia to improve its cooperation with the UNHCR.
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Christiane Gagnon Québec, QC
Mr. Speaker, in December, the Prime Minister abolished the sponsorship program and asked Canadian Heritage to find another way to fund festivals. Today, the Minister of Canadian Heritage said that festivals that do not have a cultural component will not be receiving funding from her department.
While we totally disagree with the minister when she claims that the sponsorship program was a good initiative, how does she now intend to fulfill the commitment made by the government when the sponsorship program was abolished, to the effect that the government would find a way to provide financial assistance to festivals? How?
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Hélène Scherrer Minister of Canadian Heritage
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Québec for reminding us exactly where the sponsorship program is at: it was indeed abolished on December 12.
At the time, the Prime Minister asked us to see how, with the existing programs at Canadian Heritage, we could support these events. Concrete efforts were made to contact the 780 events that received grants last year. We are proceeding with them.
Support will be provided through Canadian Heritage programs, which means that certain events will not be affected. The 50% figure was challenged. We are currently examining it.
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Loyola Hearn St. John's West, NL
Mr. Speaker, the original retirement plan for older workers in the fishery assisted those who were 55 years of age and over despite the fact that they might have only had a few years working in the industry, while it ignored people under 55 who might have had in fact over 35 years in some cases.
These people are still trying to eke out a living in an industry that has been mismanaged by the government and has a complete lack of leadership. When is the minister going to introduce a new plan for older workers so that they can retire in dignity--
Oral Question Period
3 p.m.
The Speaker
The hon. Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.
Oral Question Period
3 p.m.
Joe Volpe Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
Mr. Speaker, I gather from the question that the hon. member is looking for solutions for those who cannot find work or find work that remunerates them at a level that will allow them to lead their life in dignity.
I might add for him that over the course of the last several years we have been engaging in programs that have increased the employment opportunities. It has not happened everywhere, and we are the first to acknowledge that there are some problems associated with the programs as they exist, and we are moving in the direction of remedying those problems and eliminating anomalies.
Oral Question Period
3 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Loyola Hearn St. John's West, NL
Mr. Speaker, all this hon. member is asking for is fairness for older workers who have dedicated their lives to an industry and have been ignored by this government.
Let me ask a question of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. Inshore herring catches are down 80% on the north side of Prince Edward Island. This is mainly caused by seiners fishing inside the traditional 25 fathom line. If the department can change the harp seal hunting line from one mile to seven miles off P.E.I., why can it not move the herring seining line back to the original 25 fathom mark to protect the resource and the P.E.I. fishermen who depend on it?
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
Halifax West
Nova Scotia
Geoff Regan Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Mr. Speaker, in fact my hon. colleague may be aware that there was a study done on this issue. There was a report done not that long ago by Mr. Allister Surette, who studied the issue.
As he should know, there is a conflict between the fishermen of Prince Edward Island and herring seiner fishermen from New Brunswick who have different views about this matter. My department has been consulting as a result of this report and will be announcing results of that consultation in due course.
Veterans Affairs
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
Rose-Marie Ur Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Veterans Affairs recently appeared before a parliamentary committee stating that he was committed to modernizing services for Canadian Forces veterans and their families. Could the minister please inform the House of what types of programs he is considering for our younger veterans?
Veterans Affairs
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
John McCallum Minister of Veterans Affairs
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for her question and for her support of veterans. Today the government announced the most fundamental reform of veterans programs since the second world war, with a commitment for legislation in the House by the end of the year.
The government will go beyond simply compensating people who are sick to a new set of programs designed to make people well. As a country and as a government, we owe no less to those brave Canadians who put their lives on the line for us and come back physically hurt or psychologically broken.
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Darrel Stinson Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
Mr. Speaker, last summer's devastating fires in British Columbia have many landowners caught in a log salvage, higher income, no tax deferment situation. Is the Minister of Finance going to help B.C. landowners by allowing income tax on this emergency profit to be deferred and paid over 10 years, yes or no?
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
Scarborough East
John McKay Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for that question. It is one which I would not pretend to try to answer in this situation. I will undertake to the hon. member to respond in due course.
Points of Order
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
Halifax West
Nova Scotia
Geoff Regan Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Mr. Speaker, yesterday in debate on Bill C-33 I indicated that I would table certain correspondence in relation to consultations on that bill. I wish to do so now.
The House resumed from April 29 consideration of the motion that Bill C-9, an act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act (The Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa), be read the third time and passed.


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So far we only discussed routers in our reviews of network equipment but this is not the only kind of such equipment the ordinary user may be interested in. Today we are going to tell you about one device that is sure to appeal to a wide user audience, especially to those who exchange large amounts of data over a network.
The problem of the rapid growth of amounts of information that must be stored somewhere is common to large organizations that have to accumulate and process some kind of data, and this problem has also become urgent for many home users as various multimedia technologies develop and become more affordable. The digital archive of every modern man contains a lot of digital photos, video clips, musical files, etc. People also want to share such materials with friends, relatives, and other network users. It is for such people that the Network Attached Storage technology, long employed by serious companies for accessing large amounts of data, is offered now. Without delving deep into the functioning of the technology, suffice it to say that for the ordinary user it is just a data warehouse that is accessible as a disk from any machine on the same network.
For this review we've got an entry-level NAS device produced by D-Link. It's called DSM-G600. Besides NAT-related functionality, the DSM-G600 carries a Wi-Fi access point and can act as a media or FTP server. Let's see how useful all this functionality really is.
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We want to tell you right away that the DSM-G600 exists in two hardware revisions, A and B, which differ not only in the electronics employed by also in the functionality of the end product. We'll be talking about revision B below, specifically noting any reference to revision A. And here are the brief specs of the DSM-G600.
Wireless standard
- IEEE 802.11b
Encoding standard
- WEP (64/128bit)
One external dipole antenna
Signal modulation
Operating frequency
2.4 - 2.5 GHz
Nominal data
- 802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps;
Transmit power
15dBm (32 mW) 2dBi
Operating channels
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1 RJ-45 (10/100/1000 BaseT) 10/100Mbit/s Gigabit Ethernet
Other interfaces
- 2 USB 2.0 ports;
External power supply unit
274 x 137 x 64 mm
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- Media ser- media server;
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- GPL documentation
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- Category 5e Ethernet cable
- Rubber feet for the device
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Spring may be �sugaring� season when the maple syrup runs, but fall is when it shines in cool-weather recipes.
The log benches in Eaton's Sugarhouse may not be comfortable, but the food is certainly comforting. Vermont is best known for rustic cuisine, and Eaton's lives up to the expectation with down-to-earth dishes: sticky buns bound together with pure maple syrup canned on site and huge, delicious pancakes in imperfectly pleasing shapes made to order for the sturdy, flannel-clad farmers who line the counter.
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Eaton's is an unpretentious oasis for travelers who find themselves in rural South Royalton. Try to pin your hometown on the world map on the restaurant's wall and you'll struggle to find a free spot. Visitors from Boston to Beirut have landed in this part of the Vermont woods.
Connie Poulin, who has owned the restaurant with her son, Justin, since 2004, says the humble restaurant's worldly travelers are her favorite aspect of managing the place. "Especially on holidays or during foliage season, a lot of people plan their trips so they can catch us, and everybody's in a good mood because they're on vacation," Poulin says.Eatons has reinvented itself a few times since it opened in the 1800s. What began as a cider house became a maple sugaring operation. As many happy diners can attest, it then found its true calling as a restaurant and country store. After your meal, you can easily spend hours in Eatons gift shop, bursting with specialty items such as moose pajamas, regional books and wooden toys. But if you really want to take home a taste of Vermont, grab a jug of maple syrup from the shelf. Order Eatons Sugarhouse Maple Syrup at eatonssugarhouse.com —Story by Elizabeth Kelsey, a food writer in Lebanon, N.H. Recipes courtesy of Eatons Sugarhouse. Check out our story on maple syrup grades.


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When people talk about the cost of entitlements or pensions, there is often a whiff of condescension, as if government employees don't deserve their benefits. Often forgotten is the fact that private pensions are underfunded as well, and they are insured by the federal government. And now we are told that the military may have the biggest pension problem of all. Here is what the Financial Times reports:
Of all the politically difficult budget issues that Mr Hagel will face, few are more charged than the question of military entitlements which have risen sharply over the past decade. A report last year by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments concluded that at current rates, "military personnel costs will consume the entire defence budget by 2039". Robert Gates, Mr Obama's first defence secretary, once warned that these expenses were "eating us alive".
Just as pensions and entitlements will soon crowd out all other government spending, so too will military pensions crowd out all military spending.
No one today can responsibly argue against pensions and health care. And no one can call the soldiers lazy burdens on the public weal. But neither can we fail to recognize that our addiction to entitlements is destroying our politics and our public spirit. We are sacrificing public action—be it the pursuit of scientific knowledge, the erecting of monuments, the education of our young, the building of infrastructure, and even a well-outfitted military—for the private comfort of individuals. It is no wonder that our political system is broken at a time when all incentives in the country lead interest groups to focus on parochial interests above the common good. It is inconceivable that this situation is not in some way related to the emergence of entitlements as the central function of government.
The question is one of principle. We have gone from a common sense that people are responsible for themselves and the government provides a safety net to a common sense that everyone should receive an education, everyone should receive healthcare, and everyone should receive pension benefits for as long as they live. It is possible to embrace the latter common sense, but with it comes a significantly higher tax burden and a much more communal ethic than has typically reigned in America. This is not a problem that hits only public employees. It is endemic throughout society. And our military.
For more HAC coverage of the pension crisis, you can read "The Pension Crisis in Cities", "Can America Be Fixed", and "Pension Crisis Primer."


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Car Czar Thuggery (Updated)
Steven Rattner, the Obama administration's "Car Czar," was recently accused of acting, well, rather czar-ishly by White & Case attorney Tom Lauria. Those accusations were later corroborated by others privy to the meetings. Now comes a rather disturbing (and presently unsubstantiated) account of exactly what was said1:
Confronting the head of a non-TARP fund holding Chrysler debt and unwilling to release it for any sum less than that to which it was legally entitled without compelling cause, this country's "Car Czar" berated the manager of said fund with an outburst of prose substantially resembling this:
Who the f*** do you think you're dealing with? We'll have the IRS audit your fund. Every one of your employees. Your investors. Then we will have the Securities and Exchange Commission rip through your books looking for anything and everything and nothing we find to destroy you with.
Faced with these sorts of threats, in this environment, with valued employees in the crosshairs and AIG a fresh, open wound upon the market, the fund folded.
Keep in mind that the non-TARP creditors in the bankruptcy have been forced to lump their fates in with the TARP recipients (emphasis added):
As of last night's deadline, we were part of a group of approximately 20 relatively small organizations; we represent many of the country's teachers unions, major pension and retirement plans and school endowments who have invested through us in senior secured loans to Chrysler. Combined, these loans total about $1 billion. None of us have taken a dime in TARP money.
As much as anyone, we want to see Chrysler emerge from its current situation as a viable American company, and we are committed to doing what we can to help. Indeed, we have made significant concessions toward this end — although we have been systematically precluded from engaging in direct discussions or negotiations with the government; instead, we have been forced to communicate through an obviously conflicted intermediary: a group of banks that have received billions of TARP funds.
Rattner's alleged threats should give everyone some pause. Is it really the case that private companies will be forced to do the President's bidding or face the full brunt of the state's police power? Because that's exactly what's being alleged. I share the concern of the reporter of Rattner's comments in that I certainly hope the accusations are inaccurate/misstated/outrageously untrue.
It is my deepest wish at this point that there is nothing about this latest bit of Car Czar thuggery even remotely based in fact- as this would mean that this country has truly and unarguably descended into fascism.
I use this term, "fascism," quite deliberately. I also use it well aware that many will consider it needlessly inflammatory. Be this as it may, I submit there is simply no other term that properly describes the style and tenor of government emerging both in public and behind once closed doors.
The corporatist model — i.e. where unelected government officials and industry "leaders" fashion economic policy for the benefit of the state as whole, and in complete disregard of, and often quite hostile to, individual liberty — has never died, and is used more often than you might think (e.g. in the creation of energy policy, environmental policy, financial market rules, etc.), albeit in less radical form. That does not mean that Jews or any other disfavored groups will be marched off to concentration camps (opponents of gay marriage not named "Barack" can be forgiven for thinking otherwise). But it does mean that the preconditions necessary to ease the way for totalitarian control are already present. If enough people buy the "myth" presented by those in charge, then more and more power will eventually be ceded to a central authority, who will then have the ability to steamroll any opponents to the collective will. The accusations presented above suggest that Rattner (and one has to presume Pres. Obama), believes that enough Americans have bought the myth as to allow for such bullying. If so, that is a truly disturbing thought to contemplate.
UPDATE: In an article at the WSJ essentially chiding the MSM for failing to dig into this story, Tom Blumer notes the following (my emphasis):
The New York Times, in a report by Michael J. de la Merced and Jonathan D. Glater, does note the threats and Gonzales's ruling, and has the following at its second-last paragraph.
When the debtholders, calling themselves the Committee of Non-TARP Lenders, made their first public statement last Thursday, they said their group consisted of about 20 investment firms holding about $1 billion. According to their motion to file under seal, the group now claims about $300 million in holdings.
de la Merced and Glater were apparently not curious about the possible reasons why the amount involved, and presumably the number of holders, is significantly lower than it was just a few days ago.
Maybe it's because the threats are real, guys.
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Her complexion is not fair. Have any cream in market for fair-complexion. I have head about skin-shine, melaz any many more add with 30 days replacement guarantee. U advise me what should she use for better and soon result.
Hi Doctors, I am normal fair in colour. But from few months my face becoming too black. Not sure what reason. Can you suggest any natural remedies to get instant glow and to get fair.
I am losing hair quickly and have tried all shampoos but no effect yet. I am not sure what else can I do. Can you please help me with this?
I am losing my hair quickly and I tried all shampoos but no effect. I am not sure what to do now. Can you help me in this?
I have black spot scars on my body parts most of time it's disappeared self after few days. When it's comes out my body suffers with big pain.
Hi, My lips are very black I want to make then lighter or probably pink. Tell me what to do about it. Thanks.
Every woman endure menopause, by the time she reaches middle age. It comes with a lot of complications, and skin changes are also not spared. It is vital to know how to fight the skin changes of menopause to take right actions at the right time.
Changes Experienced: Major problems faced are hormonal changes and their declines. Ultimately, ovarian activity slows down decreasing in B-Estradiol levels. This leads to hot flashes or warmth feel under the skin, especially on face and profuse sweating. The overall experience leads to decrease in the production of estrogen and progesterone, leading to skin changes.
- Oily Skin: Testosterone production is prominent that stimulates sebaceous glands to secrete thicker sebum making skin appear oily.
- Facial Hair: Some women show development of facial hair, especially on chin.
- Sagging Skin and Wrinkles: Decrease in estrogen leads to fat redistribution. This results in skin sagging on face, neck, hands and arms.
- Elastosis: Lower estrogen levels lead to decrease in collagen and elastin in the skin dermis. UV rays destroy collagen resulting in elastosis.
- Thinning Epidermis: This leads to trans-epidermal water loss and dry skin.
- Hyperpigmentation / Age Spots: Melanin production is tampered.
How to Fight Against It
Here are some tips on how to fight the skin changes of menopause.
1. With age, skin becomes dry. Right cleanser with a creamy formula is a solution for dry skin.
2. Use heavier cream to moisten your skin. Avoid hot, long showers.
3. Skin protection from sunlight is a must. Choose a sunscreen that is from a broad-spectrum SPF30 or higher and use it regularly.
4. Due to hormonal changes, wrinkles appear, and hence you need to apply moisturizer on face, jawline and neck regularly. Use skin-care products meant to act against fine lines and sagging.
5. Face, hands and chest usually get affected with age spots. Use sunscreen every day. Those who are already affected with spots, use exfoliating products. These products help to shed dead skin cells. Toners may also help.
6. Apply moisturiser on hands too and wear gloves while doing household or yard work.
7. Eat foods with antioxidants such as brightly-coloured fruits and vegetables.
8. Soy, which is rich in isoflavones, acts like estrogen in the body.
9. Stress tends to make skin drier. Yoga, meditation, etc. helps to relax.
10. Do exercise regularly to tone your muscles.
11. Sleep well: Beauty sleep is most essential to regenerate your cells. Sleep prevents dark circles under eyes. Around 8 to 9 hours of sleep is recommended.
Now you know how to fight the skin changes of menopause. Follow the tips and then age will be just a number.
My wife is having pimples for last one week on her forehead and face. Two gone by itself but again came after 5 days. I would like to say that she is 26 weeks pregnant and having some medications like folic acid, calcium and progesterone tablets. Is this due to these medications or its normal during this time or any problem? Could you guide me.
Sir/mam I have an oily face mainly at the nose and sides of nose and some part on cheeks, can you please give me a medication or advice to get out of this oily face and make it normal.
Hi. I'm very shy to ask about this. I have a little pimple like thing at the opening where I poop. It's only one. I'm having a little pain when I poop. It's almost a month having that thing. I have constipation. Why it's came. Because of constipation ?how can I get rid of that thing? Help me.
I'm a 23 year old male. I've been suffering from acne and oily scalp from past 7 years. Recently from a doctor's advice I've started taking isotroin 10 mg tablets from past 6 months. Now my acne is gone and skin is oil free. But from a 2 weeks stopped taking isotroin and my skin is oily and pimples again. What to do? Can I continue with isotroin albeit in small dose? Is taking isotroin for long have any harmful effects?
Hello Doctor, Im a female of age 25 ,i can see some white patches on my back neck since a month when I google it I found it is similar to the term "Tinea Versicolor" but I couldn't find any itchiness or so. Can you please suggest me any cream or soap or tablets for that. Your prompt response would be appreciable.
Sir can I remove my tattoo by plastic surgery if yes how much it will cost and how much time it will take to cure.
Skin is the body's most extensive organ, but a few people know how to take care of their skin properly. Between media hype and amateur beauty tips, it is hard to differentiate between myths and reality. For example, should you splurge on an expensive moisturizer or not? Here's the truth behind three common beauty myths.
- You need sunscreen only when you're outdoors on a sunny day: Sunscreen should be applied everyday whether you're indoors or outdoors. It is a misconception that we are safe from the sun's UV rays when we're indoors. However, UV rays are of two types. While the UVB rays that causes sunburn are blocked by walls, we are still vulnerable to the UVA rays indoors. UVA rays are responsible for skin ageing and skin cancer. Similarly, on cloudy days, we are safe from UVB rays but still need protection from UVA rays. Ideally, your sunscreen should have a minimum SPF of 20-30. If you don't like applying makeup over sunscreen, pick makeup products that are enriched with SPF. You need to moisturize and tone your skin everyday.
- No two people have the same skin requirements: While it may work for a person with dry skin to moisturize their skin every day, this may be detrimental for someone with oily skin. If you have oily skin, look for a lotion instead of creams, but if your skin is dry, you definitely need a cream based moisturizer. Similarly, a toner is great for oily skin but can disturb the PH balance of dry skin. Also take a look at the climate before you moisturize your skin. Moisturizing your face regularly in a humid area can lead to breakouts, while using a toner in dry weather can make the skin rough.
- Makeup causes acne: Makeup aficionados can breathe a sigh of relief; wearing makeup for extended durations does not lead to acne. The way you use your makeup and the type of product you use are the villains here. Contrary to popular belief, foundation is designed not to be absorbed into skin pores but to form a layer over the skin. Using expired products is also one of the main causes of acne. The other reason makeup is thought to trigger acne is because, if you go to sleep with makeup on, you may wake up with a breakout. This is because not washing your face, clogs your skin pores with the day's grime and dirt.
Impetigo is a disorder caused by bacterial infection resulting in sores and blisters. It usually occurs more in children and less in adults. It is characterized by red sores filled with fluid, along with yellowish brown crusts. It is contagious in nature and may spread via sharing sheets, clothing and towels.
Impetigo may be classified as:
- Bullous impetigo: This type usually occurs in children below two years of age. The body, arms and the legs are the areas where the symptoms first appear.
- Impetigo contagiosa:This form of impetigo usually appears near the mouth and the nose. The rashes are not usually painful but may be itchy. After the blisters burst, they leave red rashes.
- Ecthyma: This is a form of impetigo that affects the second layer of the skin. The blisters may turn into open sores or ulcers. It may also lead to swollen lymph nodes.
The symptoms of impetigo are:
- You may have small red spots that turn to blisters
- The blisters emit fluid
- The blisters may increase in number
In addition to the above symptoms, you may experience swollen lymph nodes and skin lesions.
This disease is caused by strep or staph bacteria. The bacteria enter the body through other skin conditions such as insect bites, eczema, burns and poison ivy. It may also be triggered by irritation of the skin. The likelihood of contracting impetigo increases if you have allergies.
It may also occur if you come in contact with an affected person. Sharing personal items such as bedding, towels or comb may lead to symptoms of impetigo. If you have dermatitis, diabetes or have a weak immune system then you are prone to impetigo. The disease is treated with antibiotics. Mild symptoms of impetigo may be treated by following basic hygiene practices.


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I love beer, and I love pumpkin pie, so for Thanksgiving, I�m combining those two loves into one.
For Thanksgiving, I will be baking my Cape Ann Fisherman�s Pumpkin Stout Pumpkin Pie. It�s basically a twist to the Irish Pumpkin Pie recipe you can find online.
I�m not much of a baker, but the pie is the best pumpkin pie I�ve ever tasted, so I figured I�d share my recipe with everyone.
1 9-inch unbaked pie shell
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
2 eggs
1 and 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
6 ounces Cape Ann Fisherman�s Pumpkin Stout
Combine sugar, salt, cinnamon, and ginger in a bowl. Lightly beat in two eggs. Stir in canned pumpkin and stout until well combined. Pour into pie shell; preheat oven to 425 degrees and bake for 15 minutes. �Reduce heat to 350 degrees, and bake an additional 45-50 minutes, or until fork placed in center of the pie comes out clean. Cool, and serve.
Most importantly, while pie is baking, finish the rest of the stout, and then have more beer.