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Debates of May 5th, 2009
House of Commons Hansard #51 of the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was organizations.
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1:40 p.m.
The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer
(Motion agreed to, bill read a third time and passed)
Criminal Code
Government Orders
1:40 p.m.
Niagara Falls
Rob Nicholson Minister of Justice
moved that Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (auto theft and trafficking in property obtained by crime), be read the second time and referred to a committee.
Criminal Code
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1:40 p.m.
Fundy Royal
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Rob Moore Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak today in support of Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (auto theft and trafficking in property obtained by crime).
The bill is aimed at tackling the separate but related problems of auto theft and trafficking in stolen property and other property obtained by crime. The bill reintroduces offences for tampering with a vehicle identification number and for trafficking in property obtained by a crime, which was initially set out in Bill C-53, a bill that our government introduced in the 39th Parliament.
Bill C-26 also proposes a new distinct offence of theft of a motor vehicle, which is similar to the offence proposed in Bill C-343, a private member's bill introduced by the hon. member for Regina—Qu'Appelle, which died on the order paper in the last Parliament. I would be remiss if I did not mention at this time the efforts of the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle for his outstanding work on behalf of his constituents and for raising awareness of this serious issue.
Auto theft is one of the most pervasive forms of property crime in Canada. While there has been a downward trend in auto theft rates in the last decade, it stills remains one of the highest-volume offences in Canada. In its December 2008 report on motor vehicle theft, Statistics Canada reported that in 2007 approximately 146,000 motor vehicle thefts were reported to the police across Canada, averaging 400 thefts per day.
Motor vehicle theft has created a significant impact on owners, law enforcement and the insurance industry. The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimates that auto theft costs Canadian more than $1 billion each year, including non-insured vehicle theft, policing, health care, legal costs and out-of-pocket costs such as insurance deductibles.
Motor vehicle theft also creates public safety concerns for Canadians, as stolen vehicles are often involved in police chases or dangerous driving, which can result in injury or death to innocent bystanders. Such was the case of the tragic death of Theresa McEvoy, a Nova Scotia educator and mother of three children who was killed on October 14, 2004, when her car was struck by a youth driving a stolen vehicle. Sadly, this is not a rare incident. A study carried out by the National Committee to Reduce Auto Theft reported that in the period of 1999-2001, 81 people were killed as a result of auto theft and another 127 people were seriously injured.
The bill therefore proposes that a new offence of motor vehicle theft be added at section 333.1 of the Criminal Code. It is true that many offences in the Criminal Code already address motor vehicle theft, such as theft, fraud, joyriding, possession of property obtained by crime and flight from a police officer. However, the bill would create a distinct offence with an enhanced penalty for a third and subsequent conviction in the form of a mandatory minimum sentence of six months imprisonment.
The creation of this distinct offence is an important measure that will assist prosecutors. A problem currently facing the courts is that very often a prosecutor is unaware that the offender is a career car thief. Normally, the offender is simply charged with theft over $5,000 or possession of property over $5,000 and there is no indication on the available record as to the type of property that was stolen. The result is the prosecutor and the judge do not know if they are dealing with a prolific car thief or with a car thief involved with organized crime. The proposed distinct offence will help give the courts a clearer picture of the nature of the offender for bail hearings and when it comes time to impose a sentence.
In a report published in 2004, Statistics Canada estimated that roughly 20% of stolen cars were linked to organized crime activity. Organized crime groups participate in the trafficking of stolen autos in at least three ways. First, they operate chop shops, where stolen vehicles are disassembled and their parts are trafficked, often to unsuspecting customers. Second, organized crime is involved in the process of altering a car's legal identity through changing its vehicle identification number, commonly known as its VIN. Third, high-end, late-model luxury sedans and sport utility vehicles are exported from Canadian ports to far-off locations in areas such as Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
The bill takes serious steps to address organized crime's involvement in motor vehicle theft in a number of ways, including by the proposed creation of two new offences of general application that will target trafficking in property obtained by crime whether stolen property or property obtained by fraud or other crimes. Let me be clear, though. The scope of the proposed trafficking offences is comprehensive and will extend to all forms of trafficking and property obtained by crime, not just stolen autos.
To understand how the proposed offence of trafficking and property obtained by crime would help, consider what ultimately happens to personal property when it is stolen during a typical break and enter. Members in the House probably have constituents who can relate to the offence of break and enter. When thieves break into homes, the first thing they usually do with the goods is sell them to a fence, who buys them at a significant discount and then sells the stolen property at a profit, either to pawn shops, legitimate businesses or directly to customers who have ordered a specific item such as a high-end bicycle or electronics.
In the theft cycle it is the fence who provides the avenue to pursue the financial incentive that motivates the thief to commit the initial crime.
Another example of trafficking involves the stealing of vehicles to export or dismantle for parts. This is a lucrative business for organized crime and one that affects the legitimate retail industry. Stolen parts are easily fenced and often sold to unsuspecting customers or garages. It is far easier to traffic automotive parts than entire vehicles, especially when exporting by sea.
Selling automotive parts can also be more lucrative than selling an entire automobile because parts from cars older than five years old are often worth much more than the vehicle would be worth if it was sold as a whole.
Chop shops that disassemble stolen cars thrive in urban areas, especially those with easy access to ports. Canadian chop shops export automotive parts throughout the world.
Presently the general offence of possession of property obtained by crime in section 354 of our Criminal Code carries a maximum of 10 years imprisonment for property valued over $5,000. It is the principle Criminal Code offence that is used to address trafficking in property obtained by crime. There is no specific trafficking offence that adequately captures the full range of activities involved in trafficking, such as selling, giving, transferring, transporting, importing, exporting, sending or delivering stolen goods. The current theft and possession provisions also do not recognize organized crime involvement in these activities.
There is an organized nature to the activities involved in dealing in property obtained by crime. Take auto theft as an example. Chop shops often keep as little inventory as possible to avoid detection and to minimize the risk of multiple counts in the event of a raid. The offence of possession of property obtained by crime does not capture the fact that the chop shop operation processes far more motor vehicles than are normally seized during a raid. Additionally, the police often only charge the person who is in possession of the property at the time of the raid. In many cases none of the other players can be fully prosecuted during the existing theft or possession offences.
To more effectively address organized crime, including commercial auto theft, it is necessary to target all the middlemen, including the seller, the distributor, the person chopping the car, the transporter and the person arranging and organizing these transactions. This is also the case in regard to the trafficking of stolen property in general.
The proposed reforms in Bill C-26 will give law enforcement and prosecutors new tools to target those who participate in any part of the entire range of activities that are involved in the disposal of illegally obtained goods. To this end, it will make it an offence to traffic in or possess for the purpose of trafficking in property obtained by crime.
The proposed offences will be based on a wide definition of trafficking. It will include the selling, giving, transferring, transporting, importing, exporting, sending or delivering of goods or offering to do any of the above. As such this, new law will target all of the middlemen who move stolen property from the initial criminal act through to its sale to the ultimate consumer.
I should mention that there are victims at both ends of the spectrum, the individuals who have had their property stolen and the unsuspecting purchasers of goods obtained through the theft from innocent victims.
This government believes that serious crime should be appropriately punished. Accordingly the proposed trafficking and possession for the purpose of trafficking offences will have higher penalties than the existing possession offence in section 354 of the Criminal Code. If the value of the item trafficked exceeds $5,000, the maximum penalty will be 14 years imprisonment. If the value is less than $5,000, the matter will be a hybrid offence and will carry a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment on indictment or six months on summary conviction.
As noted, the movement of stolen property across Canada's international borders, especially automobiles, is a particular problem. However, at our ports now, Canada Border Services Agency officials cannot use their administrative powers under the Customs Act to stop suspected stolen vehicles from leaving our ports. In order for the CBSA to be able to bar the cross-border movement of property obtained by crime, goods must first be classified as prohibited goods for the purpose of importation or exportation.
No such classification is currently set out under federal law. If customs officials come across suspected stolen automobiles, they do not currently have the administrative authority to detain the shipment, or even to determine themselves whether the cars are stolen by accessing databases. They can, of course, refer clear cases of criminal activity to the police, but the application of administrative customs' powers would be far more effective in helping to interdict the export of stolen goods.
To address this concern, I am pleased to say that the bill proposes to supply the necessary express prohibition against the importation or exportation of property obtained by crime. This would trigger the administrative enforcement powers of the Canada Border Services Agency.
In the case of auto theft, for example, CBSA officers would be able to investigate, identify and detain imported vehicles or vehicles about to be exported, and to search databases to determine whether such vehicles were indeed stolen. These actions could ultimately produce evidence that would allow the police to conduct criminal investigations and lay criminal charges.
As I have mentioned, another one of the ways in which organized vehicle theft is facilitated involves disguising the identity of stolen vehicles. This process involves stripping the vehicle of all existing labels, plates and other markings bearing the true vehicle identification number, and then manufacturing replacement labels, plates and other markings bearing a false vehicle identification number obtained from imported or salvaged vehicles.
There is currently no offence in the Criminal Code that directly prohibits tampering with a vehicle identification number. Like trafficking, the current Criminal Code provision used to address VIN tampering is the general offence of possession of property obtained by crime.
The proposed amendment would make it an offence to wholly or partially alter, obliterate or remove a VIN on a motor vehicle. Under the new offence, anyone convicted of tampering with a vehicle identification number could face imprisonment for a term of up to five years on indictment, or punishment on summary conviction.
As of October 1, 2008, when Bill C-13 came into force, the general penalty for an offence punishable on summary conviction is now a fine of not more than $5,000, or a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. This would be an additional offence. A person could be charged with both the possession of property obtained by crime and the proposed VIN tampering offence, which could result in a longer sentence. In order to ensure that the proposed VIN tampering offence does not capture lawful behaviour such as automobile body repair, recycling and wrecking, the offence also includes an express exemption provision.
This government is serious about fighting crime, and this legislation is a strong measure to help law enforcement and prosecutors punish criminals who commit auto theft and trafficking in property obtained by crime.
I want to take this opportunity to thank our Minister of Justice, who has carried the ball on a number of significant measures that tackle violent crime, gang crime, organized crime and motor vehicle theft. As he is fond of saying, we are just getting started.
There is so much more we can do, and we are doing that. This bill is a big part of protecting all Canadians from the offence of motor vehicle theft.
Criminal Code
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
Brian Murphy Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB
Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure today to rise in the House to speak to Bill C-26, which was formerly introduced as Bill C-53 in the last Parliament. That Parliament was stopped, so we did not get to consider that bill.
This is an act to amend the Criminal Code, specifically with respect to auto theft and trafficking in property obtained by crime. The theft of autos has become a very prolific business for organized crime in the country. I do not mean to pick on cities, but certainly with respect to Montreal and Winnipeg, we, at the justice committee, have heard time and again about the auto theft challenge for mayors.
Being a former mayor, I understand that complaints about the state of one's city come from the people to the mayors and councillors. It becomes a complaint that resonates through a city, and it can affect the image of a city. No city wants to be called the car theft capital of Canada or a province or a region.
Anything we can do through the Criminal Code, through provincial regulations, through public safety programs, public education programs is important. Initiatives as simple as telling people to lock their cars or not to park their cars in certain areas have started at the municipal level. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has addressed the issue that is so rampant in some of its member cities with respect to how to prevent auto theft, how to avoid the occasion of auto theft.
At the other end, organized crime has made it a business. It has become the Fortune 500, so to speak, of stealing autos in larger centres.
In the middle, all we can do in Parliament is review legislation with a view to making the situation more tolerable in our large cities, and indeed throughout the country, with respect to auto theft. That is one part of this bill.
I would like to say that the Conservatives are learning; they are getting a little better. The parliamentary secretary said such nice things about the Minister of Justice. I would not want that to go to their heads. The fact is that Bill C-53, which when introduced was virtually going to end auto theft according to the Conservatives, has now been changed in this bill, Bill C-26, and it is a separate offence in the Criminal Code in order to deal with auto theft. The Conservatives made it a separate offence, which is a good thing. We applaud that. We will be supporting it.
However, I think it is important for members of the House and the public to know that despite all the rhetoric that appears on CTV, CBC, and all the other networks across this country, from the spokespeople of the Conservative Party, we cannot do everything from this Parliament. It is not possible.
What is possible is to work well with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. It is not to make enemies of mayors and councillors, which the government has done so often, but to work in harmony with all levels of government to make auto theft a priority--
Criminal Code
Government Orders
2 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
I hesitate to interrupt the hon. member, but of course the time demands it. There will be 16 minutes and a bit remaining in the time allotted for his remarks once the debate resumes.
The hon. government House leader is rising on a point of order.
Criminal Code
Government Orders
2 p.m.
Jay Hill Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, there have been negotiations between all parties and I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following:
That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practices of the House, the notice period for a Take Note Debate be waived in order to allow for a take note debate tonight that would take note that the seal hunt is a humane and legitimate economic pursuit, and that the European Parliament's recent decision to ban the importation of seal products is misinformed, inflammatory, counterproductive, and should be rejected.
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2 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
Does the hon. government House leader have the unanimous consent of the House to propose this motion?
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2 p.m.
Some hon. members
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2 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
The member for Hull—Aylmer on a point of order.
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Government Orders
2 p.m.
Marcel Proulx Hull—Aylmer, QC
Mr. Speaker, could you delay the vote a little so we can obtain a final, word-for-word copy of the motion? In that way we will be able to make an enlightened decision.
Criminal Code
Government Orders
2 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The member is asking that the vote be postponed to later, perhaps around 2:15 p.m.
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Ray Boughen Palliser, SK
Mr. Speaker, on Friday, May 1, I was fortunate to witness the Snowbirds demonstration team, Squadron 431, performing their acceptance show at 15 Wing Moose Jaw. The next day I was able to see them perform again in celebrations for Canadian Forces Day.
Spectacular. Amazing. Unbelievable. I am not sure that any of these words are strong enough to describe the performance of the Canadian Snowbirds. The show is truly a ballet in the sky, and the skill and expertise of the pilots is something to behold.
The Snowbirds are a Canadian icon. They showcase our armed forces throughout North America in a unique and exciting way. They are ambassadors as well as entertainers.
I encourage all of my colleagues and all Canadians to take in a Snowbirds show. Their schedule can be found on website snowbirds.forces.gc.ca.
I ask all members to join me today in wishing the Snowbirds a great 2009 show season.
Bracelet of Hope
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Frank Valeriote Guelph, ON
Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in congratulating Bracelet of Hope, a humanitarian initiative which began in Guelph. Bracelet of Hope is the idea of local physician, Dr. Anne-Marie Zajdlik, and is raising money to support an HIV-AIDS clinic in Lesotho in Southern Africa.
This group raises money by selling bracelets of hope, one of which I have been wearing for several years, successfully raising $1 million to date. The idea has spread around southwestern Ontario as the organizers work toward seeing a bracelet on the wrist of every Canadian.
I invite hon. members to visit braceleteofhope.ca to learn more about this worthwhile initiative.
I ask the House to join me in thanking everyone who has worked on the Bracelet of Hope campaign to help put an end to AIDS in this African country.
This is the kind of news that makes me proud to be a Canadian and very proud to be from Guelph.
The Outaouais Wild Ball Hockey Team
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2 p.m.
Richard Nadeau Gatineau, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Outaouais Wild, a ball hockey team representing a Gatineau mental health centre called Centre Inter-Section, has come back to the region with a gold medal from a sporting event held in Montreal from April 29 to May 3, the Défi sportif.
This international event is the only one of its kind in the world, and brings together more than 3,000 mentally challenged athletes representing about fifteen countries and thirteen different sports disciplines.
In its eighth appearance at these games, the Gatineau team beat the Montreal Échelon in the finals.
The Bloc Québécois joins with me in congratulating all of the winning ball hockey team, as well as the centre they represent, Centre Inter-Section.
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2:05 p.m.
Charlie Angus Timmins—James Bay, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Iroquois Falls paper mill has been the jewel in the crown of Abitibi for 100 years. Even as AbitibiBowater totters under bankruptcy protection, this mill continues to turn a profit.
Yet, retirees who have spent their entire lives paying into the pension fund are now finding that their pensions are being cut or suspended altogether.
I spoke today with a man who had 35 years of service before he was let go. Then his severance was cut off which left him with no income whatsoever.
Economic restructuring cannot be done on the backs of workers and retirees. All across Canada our pension plans are under attack, whether its Abitibi, Nortel or Air Canada. On top of that, millions of Canadians have not set aside any pension funds whatsoever despite working hard.
There is a pension crisis in this country and we have a government that is completely asleep at the switch.
We need to reform the federal bankruptcy laws to put workers first and not last. We need an overhaul of the Canada pension plan, and finally, we need a government that is willing to stand up for workers, retirees and seniors citizens in this country.


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This course is designed to acquaint the undergraduate student with current and correct information concerning fitness and its components, and wellness concepts. Lifetime fitness and wellness is a general education core course providing life-long learning by addressing general information concerning fitness and wellness promotion, as well as HIV/AIDS and drug abuse prevention. Course includes two hours of lecture and one hour of lab.
Credit: two hours.
This course offers a basic introduction to movement science foundational principles from different perspectives. Student will be provided with information about career opportunities, professional organizations, and resources available in the pre-health, health professional, kinesiology, and fitness industry and education.
Credit: one hour.
The course will focus upon the Fitness Gram, a health-related fitness test developed by Cooper Institute for Aerobics. Students will be required to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Fitness Gram through application and analysis of the data. From data interpretation, the students will plan and develop improvement plans integrating the F.I.T.T. principles to maintain or improve upon the health-related fitness components for self and others. An out-of-class field experience is required.
Credit: three hours.
University Seminar is a two-semester General Education course sequence that develops academic skills including critical reading, thinking, writing, speaking, and computer and information literacy. The goals and objectives of the General Education Program are introduced in these courses and subsequently embedded across the curriculum in each of the majors and selected concentrations. Class activities provide each student with the opportunity to cultivate the skills and knowledge necessary to become a life-long learner. A global, multi-cultural perspective is used to discuss moral and ethical issues, values, peer pressure, wellness, nutrition, and health issues. Other goals of this course are: knowledge of the University's history, development of the sense of University community, and a shared common educational experience with other freshmen.
Credit: one hour.
University Seminar is a two-semester General Education course sequence that develops academic skills including critical reading, thinking, writing, speaking, and computer and information literacy. The goals and objectives of the General Education Program are introduced in these courses and subsequently embedded across the curriculum in each of the majors and selected concentrations. Class activities provide each student with the opportunity to cultivate the skills and knowledge necessary to become a life-long learner. A global, multi-cultural perspective is used to discuss moral and ethical issues, values, peer pressure, wellness, nutrition, and health issues. The second semester course focuses on career and graduate school information, resume development, and development of communication skills. Other goals of this course are: knowledge of the University's history, development of the sense of University community, and a shared common educational experience with other freshmen.
Credit: one hour.
This course provides students with the skills to recognize and respond to emergency situations and enables students to earn the American Red Cross Adult, Child and Infant CPR, AED and First Aid Certification.
Credit: one hour.
These foundation courses are designed to provide fundamental knowledge of the structure and function of the systems of the human body. This first course of the two-semester course sequence presents the study of human anatomy and physiology at the cell, tissue, and organ system levels of organization. An emphasis is placed on anatomical terminology, integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems. This second course of the two-semester course sequence focuses on topics, which include the cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive systems, human immunity, electrolytes and water balance, and human growth and development. Both courses consist of three (3) hours of lecture and one (1) one-hour of laboratory per week.
Credit: four hours.
These foundation courses are designed to provide fundamental knowledge of the structure and function of the systems of the human body. This first course of the two-semester course sequence presents the study of human anatomy and physiology at the cell, tissue, and organ system levels of organization. An emphasis is placed on anatomical terminology, integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems. This second course of the two-semester course sequence focuses on topics, which include the cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive systems, human immunity, electrolytes and water balance, and human growth and development. Both courses consist of three (3) hours of lecture and one (1) one-hour of laboratory per week.
Credit: four hours.
This course examines the health-fitness specialist's role in facility administration and program management. Students will discuss the role of the health and fitness administrator and learn how to conduct health promotion programming, evaluation and marketing strategies, equipment maintenance and legal implications of documented health screening, and safety procedures.
Credit: three hours.
This course will address theories of behavior change as they apply to physical activity participation and other health behaviors. There will be an emphasis on application to understand factors related to physical activity and exercise participation, and health behavior intervention planning to maximize adherence. Additionally, this course will address physical activity and exercise as they relate to psychological health issues. The course will be taught with an emphasis on application of concepts and the critical analysis of the scientific research.
Prerequisites: MVSC 110
Credit: three hours.
This course will introduce the root words that comprise the basic prefixes, roots, and suffixes for medical terminology relating to the anatomic, diagnostic, symptomatic, and procedural terms. Practice and interpret standard abbreviations and pharmacological terms used in medical fields.
Credit: three hours.
This course is designed to present an overview of nutrition as it relates to physical activity. Course topics include carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamin, mineral, and water requirements for fitness and sport. Popular nutritional supplements and ergonomic aids used by physically active individuals will also be discussed, along with an in-depth look into specific athlete's nutritional requirements for their given sport.
Prerequisites: None.
Credit: three hours.
This course introduces students to the principles related to learning and control of psychomotor skills. The course focuses on motor skill acquisition and control. Primary focus is placed on the cognitive and neuromuscular processes underlying acquisition of motor skills and neuromuscular factors related to skilled motor performance.
Prerequisites: None
Credit: three hours.
This course presents practical experiences and theoretical knowledge in the selection, administration, and interpretation of various health-related fitness tests. Emphasis is placed on proper technique and communication throughout the assessment process. Course includes three hours of lecture and one hour of lab.
Prerequisites: MVSC-201, 202, and 355
Credit: four hours.
This course examines and compares types of research design. Students will write a literature review and construct a research design. Research protocol, statistical analysis as it relates to research design, reporting techniques, APA formatting, and reference styles are incorporated. This is a writing emphasis class.
Prerequisites: MTSC 241 OR PSYC 322 OR SCWK 310, ENGL 101, ENGL 102.
Credit: three hours.
This course examines fundamental mechanical principles involved in the process of the production of human movement and optimization of performance. Application of kinematics and kinetic principles to human movement are discussed and students are introduced to qualitative and quantitative mechanical analysis of human movement.
Prerequisites: MTSC 121 and MTSC 241 OR PSCY 322 OR SCWK 310.
Credit, three hours.
This course is designed to provide students with a physiological perspective of how the human body responds, adjusts, and adapts to exercise. Course content includes study of energy transfer and energy expenditure at rest and during exercise, bioenergetics, contributions and adaptations of the neuromuscular, pulmonary and circulatory systems during exercise, environmental aspects (e.g., thermal stress, altitude, microgravity) of physiology related to exercise performance, and body composition.
Prerequisites: MVSC-201, MVSC-202. Course includes three hours of lecture and one hour of lab.
Credit: four hours.
This course exposes students to epidemiological methods that are relevant to the study of physical activity. It is intended to enhance students' ability to understand and apply epidemiological methods to physical activity-related research. Basic epidemiological study design, methods, and issues pertinent to the study of physical activity are presented early in the course. Subsequent classes are structured to provide opportunity for in-depth analysis and discussion of how epidemiological methods are used to study injury patterns and trends and physical activity behavior.
Prerequisites: MVSC 201, MVSC 202
Credit: three hours.
This course provides the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to design personalized eercie programs that elicit specific physiological responses and adaptations. Emphasis is placed on prescribing safe and effective individualized cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal and weight management programs.
Prerequisites: MVSC-201, MVSC-202, MVSC-355, MVSC-362
Credit: three hours.
An opportunity to actively engage in a mentored research project in a Movement Science discipline. A scholarly report is required. The sequence begins in the spring semester of the junior year, laying the groundwork for development of a full research project.
Prerequisites: Second semester junior or senior standing in Movement Science
Credit: one to three hours each semester.
An introduction to the study of how the nervous system controls muscle activation and movement. Relationships among neural and muscle tissues, neural elements and force production, acute and chronic adaptations to stress, neural plasticity, neural elements of movement disorders, prevention of and recovery from injury will be discussed.
Prerequisites: MVSC-255, MVSC-360
Credit: three hours.
This course is an introduction to the biomechanical properties and behavior of human tissues and joints. Human tissue behavior under various loading conditions, including sitting, standing, gait and fundamental movement skills will be discussed. In addition, the development and etiology of fractures, strains, sprains and arthroplasty will be presented and discussed.
Prerequisites: MVSC-319
Credit: three hours.
This course provides a comprehensive exposure to and experience in the clinical aspects of exercise physiology by exploring the relationship between exercise and chronic disease. The pathophysiology, medical and clinical considerations, as well as exercise prescriptions designed for specific diseases will be discussed. Course includes two hours of lecture and one hour of lab.
Prerequisites: MVSC-257, MVSC-265, MVSC-355
Credit: three hours.
This course will provide students with knowledge of how environment (heat and cold exposure, microgravity, chronobiological factors, altitude, diving, pollution) can impact an individual's capacity to perform exercise and work. Students will be encouraged to participate in and conduct experiments designed to replicate these conditions in the laboratory setting and submit their findings in professional laboratory reports. Course includes two hours of lecture and one hour of lab.
Prerequisites: MVSC-257, MVSC-265, MVSC-355
Credit: three hours.
The course is designed to introduce roles of the sports medicine team, liability issues, and necessary skills and competencies required for identification, basic injury treatment, and basic rehabilitation principles of basic athletic injuries. Students in this course will modify exercise programs to accommodate injuries. The course includes the study of common causes of injuries and evidence-based best practices of injury prevention and care.
Prerequisites: MVSC-201, MVSC-202, MVSC-355, MVSC-362, MVSC-365
Credit: three hours.
This courses provides an overview of the methods and techniques associated with the strength and conditioning of athletes through cardiovascular and resistance training. The physiological principles for developing strength and conditioning training programs, utilizing both anaerobic and aerobic systems and performance assessment methods, will be addressed. An emphasis will be placed on metabolic energy systems and specific physical adaptations to exercise. The use of plyometrics, speed/agility/speed-endurance training, Pilates, and core training to maximize and athlete's performance will also be addressed. As a final project, students are required to use knowledge gained throughout the semester to develop a one-year training program for a specific athlete.
Prerequisites: MVSC-201, MVSC-202, MVSC-355, MVSC-362, MVSC-364, MVSC-365.
Credit: four hours.
Recognition and understanding of normal and abnormal electrocardiographic patterns are examined, with an emphasis on the underlying physiologic mechanisms and pathophysiology. Use of the resting electrocardiogram (ECG) to identify contraindications for exercise and use of the exercise ECG to identify clinically significant cardiovascular disease will be emphasized. A student successfully completing this course will be prepared to successfully complete the ECG portion of the American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Specialist or Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist Certification Exams.
Prerequisites: MVSC-355, MVSC-362
Credits: three hours.
This course addresses the role of physical activity in at-risk populations for health promotion and disease prevention and treatment. At-risk populations are groups that traditionally report low levels of physical activity and/or have a high risk for chronic disease. Students will learn how to promote physical activity and how to prescribe physical activity for specific high risk populations.
Prerequisites: MVSC-201, MVSC-202, MVSC-355, MVSC-362, MVSC-364
Credit: three hours.
This course introduces the student to the use of technology commonly used in movement analysis techniques. The processes of data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting using video, force, and EMG techniques will be introduced and explored. Quantitative analysis of human movement toward understanding the mechanisms of injury, reduction of injury production and improved movement outcomes will include kinematic and kinetic aspects of total body and isolated joint movements and electromyographic activity of muscle. Course includes two hours of lecture and one hour of lab.
Prerequisites: MVSC-319, MVSC-360,
Credit: three hours.
This is an intensive workshop designed to address and fine-tune theory and practice specifically related to the content of NSCA's Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist examination. Students will review exam topics through a combination of classroom and practical experience. Throughout this course, students will be taking practice CSCS exams.
Prerequisites: MVSC-201, MVSC-202, MVSC-355, MVSC-362, MVSC-463
Credit: one hour.
This intensive workshop allows students to review the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to sit for and pass American College of Sport Medicines's Health Fitness Specialist Certification Exam. The course focuses on the ten competency areas of the exam, with an emphasis on exercise physiology, testing, and prescription. Practice questions and a practice exam for the HFS exam are provided.
Prerequisites: MVSC-201, MVSC-202, MVSC-355, MVSC-362
Credit: one credit
This course will provide an opportunity to actively engage in a mentored individual research project in a Movement Science discipline. A scholarly report is required. This course with MVSC-482 is a senior capstone experience option for movement science students.
Prerequisites: MVSC-200, MVSC-201, MVSC-202, MVSC-355, MVSC-362, MVSC-364, MVSC-361, ENGL-101, ENGL-102
Credit: three hours.
This course will provide an opportunity to actively engage in a mentored individual research project in a Movement Science discipline. Students will collect data, write a scholarly report, and submit report to a national or regional association. This course with MVSC-481 is a senior capstone exserience option for movement science students.
Prerequisites: MVSC-200, MVSC-201, MVSC-202, MVSC-355, MVSC-362, MVSC-364, MVSC-361, MVSC-481, ENGL-101, ENGL-102
Credit: three hours.
A seminar course and capstone experience required of all Movement Science majors. Students may meet this requirement by completing an internship with a business or company in the health and fitness fields. Students will write a paper describing a field experience and relate it to current literature. Students must present their work orally in an open meeting format and provide a final paper detailing the work to the department.
Prerequisites: MVSC-200, MVSC-201, MVSC-202, MVSC-355, MVSC-362, MVSC-364, MVSC-365.
Credit: six hours.


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This clipping offers a $30 reward for each Confederate deserter listed and described. The South was especially hurt by deserters. Confederate Army desertion rates for the entire war were about 12 percent. But during the war's final two years rates increased sharply. Many Confederate deserters took off for a few weeks to visit family or help with farm work then returned to their units. But others left permanently, and some organized guerrilla bands to resist capture.
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June 14 is Flag Day, and Americans everywhere are proudly flying the red, white, and blue. Here at the State Department, and at U.S. embassies and consulates around the world, we are joining Secretary Clinton to gear up for Global Economic Statecraft Day . Today in Washington and nearly every other world capital, more than 350 events in 138 countries will let U.S. diplomats show what they do every day to help American businesses around the world. You can watch Secretary Clinton's remarks on Economic Statecraft right here on state.gov.
U.S. embassies are using this day to bring together local and American business to forge stronger economic ties, increase trade and commerce, promote tourism, and create jobs. Our embassies in Brazil, China, Australia, Libya and elsewhere have organized online and in-person discussions with business leaders to highlight the importance of economic linkages. Our embassies now have a "business" section on their websites where American companies interested in exporting to foreign markets and foreign companies looking to invest in the United States can easily find useful information. Central to this effort is travel and tourism. It is a critical element of the economic statecraft agenda because it translates into American jobs -- for every 65 visitors who come to the United States, one U.S. job is created.
The President's National Travel and Tourism Strategy is an effort by the U.S. government to show the world that America is open for business and ready to welcome visitors. The State Department is working with our interagency partners to make the United States a more welcoming place by streamlining our visa process, adding new interagency resources to embassy websites, and showing our overseas audiences the many wonders that our country has to offer. We have launched a campaign, 50 States in 50 Days, which invites the Department's 10-million-plus social media fans and 12-million visitors to our American Spaces to learn more about travel to the United States at DiscoverAmerica. Embassies around the world are sharing this content on their social media feeds and personalizing it for local audiences. The State Department is also launching a tourism page on its website.
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The GeForce GTX 570 graphics is powered by cut-down GF110 graphics chip with 480 stream processors, 60 texture units (with improved FP16 filtering performance), 40 render back ends, 15 geometry/tessellation engines, 320-bit memory controller, 640KB unified L2 cache and so on. The chip itself functions at 732MHz, while its compute stream cores operate at 1464MHz. Nvidia recommends its partners to clock 1.28GB of GDDR5 memory at 3008MHz.
The novelty supports all the modern technologies that the industry and Nvidia have to offer, including acceleration of physics effects using PhysX tech in select games, Nvidia 3D Vision stereoscopic technology, SLI multi-GPU technology and so on.
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On Sept. 11, 2001, I was in uniform, walking out the door of my hotel room in Oklahoma City, Okla., when my wife called. She told me that an airplane had just crashed into the World Trade Center. Since I had just been watching the Weather Channel, I had missed the news. Still I found it hard to believe, as the entire U.S. was in for a gorgeous day. When I switched to the news, with my wife still on the phone, I told her that there was no way that this was anything but a deliberate act. Neither of us realized that the second tower had been struck.
Ten years later, the industry has been changed in gut-wrenching ways. Cockpit doors are now fortified, and the cabin crew cannot casually pay a visit to the flight deck as they could in days past. Pilots can now carry guns, and for the record, I do not support in any way the Federal Flight Deck Officer program as it is currently structured. I also think it is unnecessary. Passengers have since taken matters into their own hands when someone raises a ruckus in the cabin, a la United 93. The TSA was created, and security screening is an ever-evolving process fraught with aggravations and problems, but it is more consistent than it ever was before. Unticketed persons can no longer go to the gate to wait for flights, which I thought would have changed by now (and it should).
The price of fuel soared in the middle of the decade, and the airplane that may well have saved the airlines—the CRJ and ERJ fleets—suddenly became too expensive. Bankruptcies and failures rocked the industry. Remember Midway Air, of Raleigh? They closed their doors on Sept. 12. General aviation had to fight for its survival, and to this day the training industry has yet to recover.
It's been a long decade, one that at times seemed to crawl and at other times seemed to pass me by. But the industry is in many ways better off. The last of the old guard managers has left, and new disciplines have been introduced. Flights that lost money are no longer operated for the sake of maintaining market share. Flights are more quickly "right-sized" than before. International operations are a much more important part of the profit plan for legacy carriers. Low fare airlines are not always so low anymore, but they tend to be better products, and passengers continue to flock to Southwest, which has shown that less expensive tickets do not mean a cheap operation. Northwest and America West no longer exist, and once-major-hub airports are now a fraction of their once-dominant size (CVG, PIT, STL). Expensive and inefficient labor contracts have been redone–though, in some cases, to an extreme that will come back to bite the airlines.
There has not been a pilot strike in a decade.
The biggest threat facing the industry now is the lack of pilots on the horizon, combined with a lack of CFIs and appropriate institutions to teach them. General aviation is still way too costly for most to consider pursuing an airline career. But on the whole, improvements have been made; airlines are now ordering airplanes in large numbers. Looking back, it is amazing just how much waste there was that was easy to see and yet was still missed. Capacity control is much tighter, so revenues have climbed. And as much as I hate the new fees, they have reaped huge profits for the carriers.
Sept. 11, 2001, forever changed a lot of things. I went to Ground Zero days after those events, and the smell of burning wire, wood, metal, and human flesh, and the taste of dust and debris in the air are things I will never forget. Nor will I forget all the airline wings put on the ground in front of the engine house that lost so many. The city skyline just doesn't look right without the towers, and it never will.
But our collective spirit has survived the bumps and bruises, and will continue to do so. Lady Liberty still greets us in the harbor, holding her torch high and proud. And every airplane that takes off and lands, be it a jet or a Cub, is proof that in the end, we as an industry will prevail. We must. We owe it to those who died that day.
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Posted on 01/20/2013 6:39:41 PM PST by re_nortex
...But Im still going with a Brother vs. Brother Super Bowl.
Yes, I love the road teams on Sunday. Throw the point spreads, the recent history, and the home crowds away.
In Harbaugh(s), I trust.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.foxsports.com ...
Jeez. We are going to hear this harbaugh brothers crap 24 hours a day.
the nfl has gone soft with this stinkin' human interest angle. just tell me the score. I don't care if the left tackle's mother is battling foot odor.
that's exactly the crap that led me to give the Olympics. It was unwatchable. 3 hours of crap leading up to a 90 second race.
Jeez. We are going to hear this harbaugh brothers crap 24 hours a day.
the nfl has gone soft with this stinkin' human interest angle. just tell me the score. I don't care if the left tackle's mother is battling foot odor.
that's exactly the crap that led me to give the Olympics. It was unwatchable. 3 hours of crap leading up to a 90 second race.
Joe Flacco turned in Tom Brady and Tom Brady turned into a very average quarterback. Get ready for two long weeks of the Ray Lewis lovefest.
CBS just showed a graphic where Brady is 67-0 when leading at the half. Well, make that 67-1 now.
Oh, yes, I like that a lot.
Now, let the haters commence. Tis music to my ears.......
Brady can't do it all by himself. Pats offensive line sucks.
F*ck Ray L. I live in Baltimore (Towson), they worship that as*hole on a daily basics. I tell everyone once that thug is gone, I may support the Ravens, until then, I am hoping they lose in every game. He needs to spend 52 months/years in jail as far as I am concerned. What's that "N" word? F*ck him and the Ravens.
I'll go with Jim.
This will be a hard Super Bowl to predict a winner but I'll go with the 49ers....too many options on that offense
Did you see Ray Lewis thuggishly mugging for the cameras during the National Anthem? The commentators said he was emotional but, at least to me, it revealed he has no reverence at all for America.
Pollard's hit on Ridley head to head (KO-ing Ridley) wasn't called, add the ref standing on the way of a run by Brady and that was the game!
Yup. Thug stabbed 2 people and the MSM loves him. I hate both teams.
Ray Lewis will not win the game for the Ravens. They win when Joe Facco comes to play. I predict he outplays
Colin Kadiddenopper and the Ravens win the Super Bowl.
The way the Seahawks took apart SF it is hard for me to believe they could win the Super Bowl. They damn sure aint the best team in the league, Denver is, even though they pissed away the game to the Ravens.
It is good to see Jim continues his committment to Christ.....I had assumed he would. Nice article.
"We are going to hear this harbaugh brothers crap 24 hours a day."
We'll be seeing them in everything from Dorito's to car commercials.
and during the game, they will hype the brother angle on nearly every play.
john watches jim watch a first down. jim watches john watch a turnover. john reacts to jim's reaction. oh, then the post game hug.
no thanks. I'll pass.
I thought Tebow was the only Christian in the NFL and that everyone else is a Satan-worshiper for not picking and/or starting him. ( I don't need a sarcasm tag here do I?)
The last time the Niners were in the Super Bowl, their soon-to-be foes were still the Cleveland Browns!
No you won't . The brother angle will be neutralized by the Eastern
sports media establishments typical ignoring of West Coast teams
(except when it comes to LA). However, be prepared for copious
quantities of Ray Lewis.
Bo Schembechler is smiling!
Good Catholic boy, but so is his brother, but will have to go with the Ravens because of Joe Flacco.
Harbaugh Humbug!
This game is meaningless without the best team in the NFL.
Go Seahawks!
Brothers and family party, TOGETHER. after wins. Do they now decide who should get the win Anyone think of possible COLLUSION- This scenario is BAD for football
Metrosexual Tom Brady is (was) 67-0 when leading at the half at HOME. He lost 2 Super Bowls when leading at the half.
Also, the low class Patriots haven't won jack since they were busted for cheating. 18-1 baby.
Ugh ... ravens v. 9ers.
Since both can't possibly lose playing against one another, I guess I'll have to support the ravens. Can't have the 9ers get to 6 Lombardis before my Cowboys do. But alas ... the Cowboys are doing everything they can to make it easier on the 9ers to do so.
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In Remembrance of the Victims of the Attacks on America on September 11, 2001 on this the Tenth Anniversary.
Greetings TeaFriends, welcome to TeaDay. We hope everyone will share this TeaDay with us.
Yesterday we discussed TeaSenses. You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.
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Our frienemy, Mr. Murphy, has long held court in the aviation world. In the airlines, he's on a first-name basis with just about everyone. Try this on for fun: Walk up to a pilot or a flight attendant and query them on the frequency of a glitch occurring on the "last day and the last leg." Chances are, you will get a wry smile and a tale or two.
It always seems that a trip will go swimmingly right up until the very end…and then fall apart. I offer myself up as evidence, but rest assured that it isn't just me who suffers from this affliction. Several years ago, we operated a lot of trips that centered on Atlanta. The last day of the trip—I usually bid for four days—would be anywhere from three to five legs, and our scheduling computer would build the trips such that a lot of the trips would end with ATL to ABE (Allentown-Bethlehem, PA) to CVG. In fact, for roughly three months, my last day finished this way just about every trip.
And for three months, the last day of my trip never seemed to go as scheduled. I'd get to ABE…and the aiplane would break. I'd get to ATL…and weather would shut down the airport. I'd get to ABE…hours late because of a problem someplace else in the system. I'd get to ABE…and the fuel truck would break down. I'd get to Allentown…and they'd close all the factories down. OK, that was already done, but I began to feel like a curse. In fact, the station personnel began to see me as such. They'd get my flight release, see my name on it, and begin to rebook passengers! I couldn't catch a break. But for me, it wasn't all that bad. I just had to get to CVG, and I'd be home. If my first officer or flight attendant was a commuter, they'd be tapping their feet, concerned about missing their flight home. And, flying with me, they usually would.
Once in DCA—this is a long story, so I'll spare you the details—we reached the limits of our duty day. We could not fly anymore. Dead in the water we were. It was my sixth day of work in a row, and since I had to have a calendar day off from duty, I got sent to the hotel. Now, I could have gone into "passenger mode" and non-revved home, but I decided to take advantage of the fine summer day and free accommodations. I spent the next day at Mount Vernon, and then met my parents for dinner. The following morning I caught the early flight home and still made it to my daughter's softball game. Talk about turning a lemon into lemonade.
Nowadays, I am one of the commuters, and so I get to deal with the thrilling stress of trying to get home. I've got the foot-tapping thing down cold.
My most recent experience was in December 2011. Again, for three days, things rolled along like a greased wheel. Then, Day Four. Three legs. Easy. YYZ (Toronto)-DTW-MHT-DTW. I'd be done in time to catch the 3:20 flight home. Unfortunately, Mr. Murphy was working that day. We had to deice in DTW. So did everyone else. Twenty extra minutes on the ground for a spray of Type II and then Type IV. MHT tower informs us we have a flow control time to DTW. We also had to buck a headwind to DTW that was well over one hundred knots. In the gate at 3:50. The 5:20 was full. Oversold actually. There were no viable two-leg options to get home. I was tired. Off to the hotel, spent the night, took the early flight, and got home while my wife and kids were still eating breakfast. Not exactly lemonade, but not really a lemon either. Such is life.
The next time your flight is late, and the crew is a bit jumpy, chances are it is the last day, and the last leg, and trust me, they want to be going every bit as much as you do, if not worse. Either that, or I am your captain. I'll be the one shaking my head and tapping my foot.—By Chip Wright


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The Saline County Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet will feature many successful businesses starting 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the SIC Foundation Center.
This year there will be two businesses honored as business of the year — one in the large business category and one in the small business category. Those categories are determined by number of employees, according to a release from the chamber.
From 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. is a social hour with dinner, awards and the silent auction following.
This year 25 percent of the silent auction proceeds will be donated to the Harrisburg Tornado Victims' Memorial Fund.
Any chamber business may sponsor a table for $20 to decorate in such a way to promote the business.
Tickets are $30 per person when purchased in advance and $35 at the door and a table of six may be purchased for $175 in advance.
For more information contact the chamber at (618) 252-4192.
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Skip to comments.Caption Chinese replica of Hussein made from human hair (donated by 'Plugs' Biden?)
Posted on 11/14/2009 7:15:24 PM PST by Libloather
Chinese hairdresser Huang Xin works on his latest creation, a replica of U.S. President Barack Obama made from human hair, at his barbershop in Beijing November 14, 2009. Obama will visit China from November 15-18.
Just when you've think you've seen it all bttt.
Barack Hirsute Obama?
Ewwww! Probably made from the hair of executed political prisoners.
What is it the Chinese find so interesting in this idiot?
They KNOW they can roll him.
Can't wait to see him come out wearing a Mao suit. He was wearing some odd outfit today.
Can't wait to see him come out wearing a Mao suit. He was wearing some odd outfit today.
Why is it when a chinese person makes a sculpture or a painting...they always make everyone with chinese eyes? Even when the person is clearly NOT chinese.
I saw a painting of wild horses in a chinese restaurant that made me laugh. every horse had chinese eyes.
It's like that old MASH episode when col potter gets a bust of himself made by a local korean. the korean made potter with chinese eyes.
Gawd, that's ugly. Guess he was looking at the man inside...
That IS more creepy or at least AS creepy.
We can only hope that he is hair today, gone tomorrow.
I've been thinking I need a new advertisement for my barber shop.
Appropriate, because he is a hairball.
The thought of making a hairy statue is beyond gross. Don't these people have better things to do? They can keep the live one since they worship him so much.
"Harmful little fuzz ball" ? ? ?
Anyone remember Karen Black and the African Zuni fetish doll in that movie?
Drones love a tyrant.
They go together like peanut butter and jelly.
LOL! Oh, my tummy hurts from belly laughing.
Does it have head lice?
Well, look what the cat coughed up!
I see one the other day down the street made of human excrement.
VooDoo Doll! Needs hat pins.
I wonder if they will make a hairy Michelle to go with Hussein?
The world leaders say. He belongs to us.
Maybe it is made from PUBlIC HAIR. Har, Har!
hahahahhahahahahahhahahahaha — YES! And the resemblance is amazing!
It's racist too! Note how much longer his arms are than his legs, like an ape.
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日期: 六月 2013
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日期: 五月 2013
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日期: 三月 2013
發表: Eveline K. (Vienna - Austria)
日期: 六月 2013 - Austria
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日期: 五月 2013
發表: Blanka M. (Split - Croatia (Hrvatska))
日期: 三月 2013 - Croatia (Hrvatska)
發表: Marcio K. (Campinas - Brazil)
日期: 三月 2013 - Brazil
Excelent School to improve English Skills and add an outstanding experience in my CV; Teachers and all professionals are very nice and helpful; The structure is also great and the ambience very good; I definitely recommend the EC London
發表: Anna maria S. (Zürich - Switzerland)
日期: 一月 2013 - Switzerland
發表: Guillaume P. (Echenevex - France)
日期: 三月 2011 - France
Ec london school, is a good learning school.
-Teachers : are not all competent, I had 4 different teachers and 50% were really good and seems motivated.
-Reception people : were all of them kind, polite and seems enjoyed to help me.
-The organisation is really good, I think it's because they already have a long experience.
-Another important point : is the extras are great and helpful. Pronunciation class, one movie every weeks, and parties.
-Accomodations : I was in a Host family and it was not a good experience because my family takes students just for money and not to help their students.
-Buildings : There is just one "great" building, the others are really bad and I think, It's unfair to pay this price if have not the same qualities everywhere.
Ec Café : I was a Ec café's customer for my first month but I could not stayed longer and support the employees because they were too rude and not really kind. The first day, the chef and boss said "it's a good and fresh "cuisine" !" but I never see fresh meals, only freezing meals.
To conclude, Ec school, is a good school where you can learn english but nothing else.
發表: Ana isabel F. (Spain)
日期: 三月 2011 - Spain
I would like to talk about my experience in EC college writing about of five point.
1. Teachers: I think EC college has excellent prfessionals. All the professionals are very motivates.
2. Administration people: They are kind, polite and very motivate for help to people. Them main objetive is solve the problem the students.
3- Management of the teachers and teaching is very organizate. In my opinion there are a good team of coordinators or supervisor.
The social program that EC school organizate is interesting and friendly.
4.- Management acomodation. I think EC school must work for better this point. In my opinion the relation quality price is not good. The quality that EC offer is less than the price that the student pay (I am talking in concret about residence).
5.- Building. It can be better and EC must work in Its.
In conclusion, in my opinion EC college offer good teaching with excellents professionals, with friendly evironment. For me it's the most important, but is important that EC school continues working on other points.
發表: Seyedreza H. (tehran - Iran)
日期: 三月 2011 - Iran
Hi, I'm a student in EC College and I've been in EC about 6 month. When I arrived in london I was very upset because I couldn't speak English as well as now. So after this time, now I can speak English and I've got good feeling.
If I want to give score to EC, than 0 to 100, I give 87 because here there are many good item and a little bit bad item.
There are many teacheres who are friendly and helpful. They teach you in the best way and every time you can get help from them.
There are good staff in EC.
There are 4 building in london to EC students. Building 1 is the best and you can find any thing in EC cafe.
發表: Armin M. (Tehran - Iran)
日期: 三月 2011 - Iran
I think EC School has good teachers .
They have good behavior with their students.
EC school is in the centre of london so we are very close to popular places therefore it's very good to communicate with society'people .
I think Ec don't has a big place to practice speaking skill , I think EC'Cafe don't has enough space for all student.
I am happy that I am here .
I would think i can improve my English language with Ec'method in short time .
發表: Ochi H. (Tokyo - Japan)
日期: 三月 2011 - Japan
I really enjoy this school.The teachers are friendly and have a good temper.I speak with my friends from other countries every day. There are a lot of social programs every weekend.This school is good location that takes 5 minutes from tube satation.London has a good transport system inspite of expensive cost. I recommend this school.
發表: Tianliang Z. (shanghai - China)
日期: 三月 2011 - China
I'm from china.
I have studied English in EC school for 5 months.
the Ec school's teacher has a good pronunciation.
The EC has important place of london because the EC in the centre of london and it near the Oxfort street.
the trainsport is very quickly for the student to go anywhere.
In the Ec school I find new friends of different places.The students has more time to speaking .
發表: Shayan M. (tehran - Iran)
日期: 三月 2011 - Iran
I came here to study engtlish 3month ago.I think so EC is a good place to learn. I will try to know more who how does the teachers teach?And which one is better and has a good behaviour because it necessary for me and I will believe that .certainly it will effect in life.First day I confused because I can't under stand very well but now my language is better than 3 manth ago some time i have gone to cafe ana speak with guys frome other country that is intersting and our discussion was very effective'
發表: Svetlana D. (Moacow - Russia)
日期: 五月 2010 - Russia
Svetlana, Russia, Moscow
I am very glad that I have a chance to share my opinion concerning my staying at the EC School! I was at EC twice and it was a great experience! If I need more practice to improve my language I will learn English only at this school. I will try to explain and give some reasons for that.
It was my first day at EC school when Rich giving us a welcome speech told us - "There is a place for everyone in London" first I thought that this phrase was just words of some kind of hospitability but later on his words were proved by practice because during the whole staying at EC school I felt more comfortable than at home.
First of all, learning English here is a great pleasure. You should not think about anything else because everything is already organized that you can enjoy learning English in order to you will be able to make a great progress. EC teachers are very professional and demanding. They can explain everything in a very easy and accessible way. They have individual approach to every student. They are very kind and friendly and are always ready to help you with any question. All teachers are very good but the best one is Anthony. He is a very talented teacher with an inexhaustible desire to teach and to help.
Moreover, EC provides a wide range of social programme. You can choose any according to your taste: going cinema, museums, zoo and visiting historical places, sport competitions and entertainment. So EC School gives an opportunity not only to study English at class but also during your free time.
Furthermore, the atmosphere at the school is so friendly and admirable that students do not want come back home at the end of the course and many of them return here again.
I also studied English at others schools they are good but the distinguished features of this school are attention to their students, methods of teaching, a strong desire to teach by any means and even if you even do not want you will, the school creates special atmosphere where a hard process of learning English turns to a great please and this allows to achieve greater results. All this facts mentioned above make the school unique.
I would recommend this school to everyone who wants to improve their language. EC School opens enormous opportunities to realize your dreams and to achieve your goals it is good start in the future prospects.
發表: Tomoko Y. (Fukuoka - Japan)
日期: 五月 2010 - Japan
Hello. I am in Japan!! I has been great experience learning English!!!
teacheres were very kindness and all time helped me.
I swear that EC is really nice language school in London.
I'll go back to London for one year. I need EC!!!
I hope learn again in EC
發表: Helena W. (Curitiba - Brazil)
日期: 五月 2010 - Brazil
Hello there! My experience at EC London was great! I cannot complain about anything. The teachers are fantastic and the staf as well, whenever I needed anything they were very helpful. I would study there again, for sure!
發表: Annalisa M. (Torino - Italy)
日期: 五月 2010 - Italy
Hi, i had really a great time in EC school in London .....good school,good location, good teachers and good students/friends.
發表: Marija A. (nis - Yugoslavia)
日期: 五月 2010 - Yugoslavia
I had been feeling down for quite a long and felt that I was stuck in a rut, so I deceided to come to EC London to chear myself up. So, going to London so sad, I wonder myself what school really is and what kind of people i will meet? And I was little afraid.But to my suprise, everyone, I mean literally every teacher I have met there was so kind,so helpful so full of understanding and so determinate to solve every my problem that only thing I could say was THANKS GOD !
And you know what was most astonishing ? When I realised how I became a part of that big society-society of people( in terms of learning english) with whom I could share same worries, same suffering and same joy !
I will tell you without exaggeraton that is the best gift you could have ever get. Nothing really nothing didn´t warm my heart as much as kind words and gentle smile of my teacher John (curly one) ! So I can´t hide the truth and I want to tell the hole world that thanks to people who works there LONDON EC school is the best school ever SO if you want to make yourself happy just go there !!!!
Marija Andjelkovic from Serbia
發表: Katharina W. (Salzburg - Austria)
日期: 五月 2010 - Austria
Hi Guys !
When I think back to EC London, a lot of wonderful memories become vivid.
The internationality, especially in this school and the happiness the people portrayed there were just amazing. The emphasis teachers and students put into their work speaks for it's own. Overall,London is definitively the place to be.
發表: Andres V. (Seville - Spain)
日期: 五月 2010 - Spain
I enjoyed all days in ec London. The social programme was wonderfull. I had a lot of free activities after class, walking tours, parties, trips, live music, ... I learned English during all day, not only in the classrooms. I'll go again to a ec academy.
發表: Marcos L. (Brasília - Brazil)
日期: 五月 2010 - Brazil
Very nice school! I had two different teachers who were at the top of their game! The other members of staff (reception and director of studies) were very friendly and committed in helping the students to get their best results. The cafeteria was ok and their coffee just about average... :-) But as I wasn´t there for the coffee I cannot do anything else but to recommend EC London.


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AMAZING!!! At $75,691 the project became the 3rd most funded Arts project ever! There is still plenty of room so don't hesitate to jump on board (maybe 1000 backers?). It is in the final minutes now & I am absolutely bowled over by the amazing ride & support. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! For all those showing up late in the game do not think for a minute that I don't still appreciate your support. Having hit 3rd place the project now will show up in the 1st row on the most funded page! This means continued residual activity long after project end & helps solidify the amazing significance of this new platform for sharing art. COMPLETE BITCHEN AWESOMENESS! Thanks again to all who participated in this pivotal event in my career! I now drink a cold delicious beer in your honor...CHEERS!
I'm introducing my new sculpture entitled Crania Anatomica Filigre & looking to Kickstarter to help get my work seen & collected by more people. The traditional way of communicating, exhibiting, & selling art is profoundly changing & I intend to embrace it. The idea is to offer my work for a limited amount of time directly without the extraneous exhibition costs & markups...a sort of pre-release. I will make as many as are pledged for in the next 45 days...be it one or a million billion. Assuming all goes spectacularly, I intend to offer all my work this way before it goes to a gallery or exhibition. This sculpture is simultaneously powerfully delicate, a great conversation piece, & completely bitchin cool. It is a deviation from my typical tangles series but similar in aesthetic & certainly in process, read on...
My work has been primarily drawings & sculptures of what I call tangles. I started the drawings about 20 years ago & because of their complexity there was no practical way to create them sculpturally. About 5 years ago a perfect storm of software, technology, & materials engineering all came together that now allows me to create my work 3-dimensionally. See here for process insight & details.
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Slow-Roasted Filet of Beef and Basil Parmesan Mayonnaise
- 1 whole filet of beef tenderloin, trimmed and tied (4 1/2 pounds)
- 3 tablespoons good olive oil
- 4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
- 10 to 15 branches fresh tarragon
- Basil Parmesan Mayonnaise, for serving, recipe follows
- Basil Parmesan Mayonnaise:
- 2 extra-large egg yolks, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves, lightly packed
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup vegetable oil, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup good olive oil, at room temperature
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees. Use an oven thermometer to be sure your oven temperature is accurate.
Place the filet on a sheet pan and pat it dry (all over) with paper towels. Brush the filet all over with the oil, reserving about half a tablespoon. Sprinkle it all over with the salt and pepper (it will seem like a lot but believe me, it makes a difference). Place the tarragon branches around the beef, tying them in 4 or 5 places with kitchen twine to keep them in place, and then brush the tarragon with the reserved oil.
Roast the filet of beef for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours, until the temperature registers 125 degrees in the center for rare and 135 degrees for medium-rare. Cover the filet with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 20 minutes. Slice thickly and serve warm or at room temperature with Basil Parmesan Mayonnaise.
Place the egg yolks, lemon juice, Parmesan, mustard, basil, garlic, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Process for 20 seconds, until smooth. Combine the vegetable oil and olive oil in a 2-cup liquid measuring cup. With the processor running, slowly pour the oil mixture through the feed tube to make a thick emulsion. Taste for seasonings -- the mayonnaise is a sauce so it should be highly seasoned. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use; it will keep for up to a week.
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I will no longer tolerate blantant attacks on either Paul or Heather. Don't bother trying to post it. If you do it will be deleted with no warning. I'm not pointing fingers at anyone. I didn't think "Marriage on the Rocks" was an appropriate topic either. Please try and show some respect in the posts here. Anyone being disrespectful will loose posting priveleges.