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Debates of Feb. 8th, 2011
House of Commons Hansard #126 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was liberals.
- Question Period
- Supplementary Estimates (C), 2010-11
- National Strategy for Serious Injury Reduction in Amateur Sport Act
- Justice for Victims Terrorism Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Business of Supply
- Gananoque
- Radio-Canada Acadie
- Alex Harvey
- Youth Suicide
- Taxation
- Para-Athletes
- Red Tape Reduction Commission
- CEO of VANOC
- Cancer Care
- Child Care
- Taxation
- Fire Safety On Reserve
- Taxation
- Youth Suicide
- Canada-U.S. Relations
- Taxation
- Sales Tax Harmonization
- Government Appointments
- Taxation
- Human Resources
- Shipping Radioactive Waste
- The Environment
- Child Care
- Social Housing
- The Economy
- Public Safety
- Government appointments
- International Co-operation
- Natural Resources
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Foreign Affairs
- Census
- Culture
- Agriculture
- Justice
- Census
- Presence in Gallery
- Points of Order
- Business of Supply
- Seeds Regulation Act
International Co-operation
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Maria Minna Beaches—East York, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Canadian Teachers' Federation Project Overseas is now in its 50th year. It has sent nearly 2,000 teachers to over 50 countries to train teachers, develop curriculums and teach children.
Canada has made a commitment to help these countries meet their millennium development goals, but the Conservative government is abandoning its responsibility to these children.
How can the Conservatives spend $2 million on a fake lake, while they cut $2 million to help kids learn in developing countries?
International Co-operation
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Lois Brown Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation
Mr. Speaker, as I said yesterday and last Friday, this decision was made at the program level in the agency. We understand that agency officials expressed concern with CTF regarding a lack of focus, a lack of sustainability and a lack of budgetary information.
CTF is more than welcome to address these issues and to apply for funding under the new call for proposals.
International Co-operation
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Maria Minna Beaches—East York, ON
Mr. Speaker, it is unacceptable.
In Kenya, Canadian teachers have trained 3,600 teachers who in turn are now teaching 350,000 kids. The local programs also educate both teachers and students about HIV and AIDS in Kenya.
Teachers in Sierra Leone have said that without our good Canadian teachers the country will fail to meet its development goals.
These volunteer teachers help save lives, empower women and reduce poverty.
Once more, how can the Conservatives find $2 million for PMO press clippings, but find nothing for dedicated teachers abroad?
International Co-operation
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Lois Brown Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation
Mr. Speaker, our government is bringing real accountability to development funding to ensure that taxpayer dollars bring real results.
Canadian International Development Agency staff have been working with the Canadian Teachers' Federation for the last six months to help it adapt its program to the funding criteria. CTF knows full well why the agency refused its proposal.
Natural Resources
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Nathan Cullen Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Mr. Speaker, after a completely inadequate review process, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission gave the green light to ship more than 1,600 tonnes of radioactive waste through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. Only a few hours of hearings were held to rush through a scheme that would impact the drinking water of more than 40 million people.
People in places like Owen Sound, Windsor, Sarnia, Toronto, Montreal and Trois Rivières are hardly fearmongering. They are deeply concerned for their own safety and the safety of their families.
The minister must step in now and stop this dangerous nuclear shipment. Will he finally listen to the concerns of Canadians and stop this radioactive flotilla?
Natural Resources
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Christian Paradis Minister of Natural Resources
Mr. Speaker, this is fearmongering of the worst sort.
Paragraph 48 of the decision clearly notes that surface radiation from one steam generator is no more than one would find in a package of medical isotopes, the same packages that are delivered in each hospital every day in the country.
I do not know why the member is once again trying to undermine the credibility of a quasi-judicial organization, which is arm's-length from the government.
Fisheries and Oceans
Oral Questions
February 8th, 2011 / 2:55 p.m.
Fin Donnelly New Westminster—Coquitlam, BC
Mr. Speaker, the federal court ruled that the government must protect orca whales and their critical habitat on the Pacific coast.
Because these majestic whales are in danger, they are protected under the Species at Risk Act. Now we learn the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans plans to appeal this decision, arguing DFO has no duty to protect Canada's orcas.
Why is the minister wasting time and money on an appeal rather than doing her duty and protecting this important icon in British Columbia?
Fisheries and Oceans
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Gail Shea Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Mr. Speaker, it is also our duty to speak for the fishing industry. To appeal this decision is in the best interest of Canadians and the fishing industry.
Foreign Affairs
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Scott Reid Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON
Mr. Speaker, John Diefenbaker was a champion of human rights throughout his public life, culminating in the adoption of the Bill of the Rights in 1960, something he regarded as the caps on his career.
Today Canadians learned that the Government of Canada has created a prestigious new human rights award named after John George Diefenbaker. Could the Minister of Foreign Affairs inform the House about this award?
Foreign Affairs
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Lawrence Cannon Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Speaker, the Diefenbaker award will honour individuals and groups showing exceptional courage and leadership in defending human rights and freedoms. This annual award also reflects our government's strong support for human rights and the efforts of individuals and organizations to promote freedom and democracy worldwide, often under very difficult circumstances.
Our government will continue to be a relentless advocate of human rights around the world.
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Carolyn Bennett St. Paul's, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Conservative head count in our far north is already under way without the long form census.
As Elisapee Sheutiapik, the mayor of Iqaluit, told the industry committee this summer:
—to keep Canada strong, we need to know how the country is changing, where people live, work, and raise their families. This census helps us do that.
Poverty, hidden homelessness and education are serious challenges for people of the north. How does the government plan to address them with only a head count survey?
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Parry Sound—Muskoka
Tony Clement Minister of Industry
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for giving me an opportunity to report on the success so far of the initial stages of the census and the national household survey.
She is right. We have already started to roll out, in advance of the May national census, the short form in northern Canada, as well the national household survey. She would be pleased to know that so far all of these are an absolute success.
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Carole Lavallée Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
Mr. Speaker, the end of the assistance program for literary and artistic magazines with low circulation will have a dramatic effect on French-language periodicals. Forty-four specialized periodicals are being threatened as a result of yet another ridiculous decision by the Department of Canadian Heritage. After targeting the performing arts by eliminating assistance for tours and after introducing a bill that robs creators of their income, the Conservatives are now attacking literary publications for no reason.
When will the Conservatives stop picking on the cultural sector?
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam
James Moore Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
Mr. Speaker, these changes to government policy were announced a year and a half ago and the Bloc Québécois is just now opening its eyes and seeing what was done. We established our policy in this regard after consulting with cultural organizations. In addition, more Quebec periodicals than ever will receive federal government subsidies as a result of these changes. We are increasing funding; we are not making any cuts. We are protecting culture throughout Canada, including in Quebec.
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Alex Atamanenko British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
Mr. Speaker, I received over 12,700 letters of support for my private member's bill, Bill C-474. This bill would protect farmers from economic harm that could arise from GE crops of which our export markets want no part.
B.C. fruit growers in the Okanagan and Similkameen Valley are saying that they are dead against the release of a genetically modified non-browning apple. They are worried about cross-pollination, which could kill the organic apple industry.
Why is the government continuing to take farmers for granted and refusing to protect them against the release of genetically modified crops, like alfalfa, wheat and apples?


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The Columbus Dispatch - August 30, 2013 09:34 AM
The Columbus Clippers have drawn 612,565 and Indianapolis is at 608,320 as the International League rivals each have two home games left in a race to lead the minor leagues in total attendance this season. Clippers president and general manager Ken Schnacke called for fans to "rally 'round the challenge" as the Clippers host Toledo at 6:05 Sunday and again on 3:05 on Monday, a Dime-a-Dog Day final.
Columbus might have won total attendance easily, but it had two Saturday dates and a Dime-a-Dog date rained out. Indy had only one rainout this year. For that reason, the Clippers should top the minors in average attendance. In 67 openings, the Clippers are averaging 9,142. In 69 dates, Indianapolis has averaged 8,816. Lehigh Valley, which lost three dates, has averaged 8,970.
If the Clippers top the minors in total attendance, it would mark the second time in the five-year history of Huntington Park. They also led in their inaugural season there. This is the fourth time in franchise history they have drawn more than 600,000 fans.
Crew general manager Mark McCullers said earlier this season that when the team hit 7,000 season tickets we'd know it, and he was true to his word. The team sent out a press release this week announcing its "Save. Support. Be Massive. 2014 season ticket campaign" and quoted Mike Malo, the team's senior vice-president of sales and marketing, with the news.
"The Columbus community has really responded to our Goal 10K campaign and has helped put us on a path to accomplish this milestone," Malo said. "We certainly need to continue this momentum now that we have surpassed the 7,000 season ticket benchmark and are in the home stretch."
The team began its quest for 10,000 season ticket holders prior to the 2012 season and had never publicly acknowledged what its numbers were before McCullers admitted that it was under 7,000 this summer.
While the team appears to have a long way to go, the release indicated that 2013 new season tickets set a Crew record, besting the 2012 record. It noted that "corporate support has been the hub of that success, growing the club's corporate season ticket base by almost 200 per cent in the last two years."
With the Clippers and the Double-A Akron Aeros both out of their respective playoff races and the Indians still hanging close in both the division and wild card races, the Tribe seems likely call up a lot of players when the roster expands on Sept. 1.
Cleveland starter Danny Salazar is on a pitch count and is expected to remain on one until the end of the season, so the Indians are likely to bolster their roster with relievers (Vinnie Pestano, Scott Barnes, Nick Hagadone, C.C. Lee, Preston Guilmet, Matt Langwell) and may even consider going to a six-man rotation which could give them a place to use Josh Tomlin or Trevor Bauer.
With Akron shortstop Francisco Lindor hurt, the Tribe isn't expected to get much September help from its minor league position players, but still could call up as many as eight to 10 players when it has the chance.
Terrelle Pryor had an opportunity to seize the Oakland Raiders starting quarterback job last night during an exhibition game with Seattle.
The former Ohio State star didn't do much – he was 3 of 8 for 31 yards with an interception – although he wasn't given much of a chance to get into rhythm during his half of work. The Seahawks had 20:24 of possession in the first half and Oakland (1-3) ran only 19 offensive plays. Matt Flynn sat out with a sore elbow.
Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson created an offensive package in the off-season to get Pryor on the field, primarily because he didn't want to let his athleticism to go to waste.
Olson had no idea at the time that Pryor would play so well during the pre-season and put the heat on Flynn, the expected starter, who was signed in the off-season.
"We signed Matt [Flynn] with the thought being that he's going to come in and be the starter, and we would have that package for Terrelle," Olson told CSN Bay Area. "But Terrelle has done some things in these preseason games that we've been excited about; stuff that a lot of people are excited about. With his success on the field, we'll continue to add to that package. It was the thought process going in to it. There wasn't a big package for him a year ago, so we had to absorb that first part. As we continue to grow offensively, we'll continue to add plays for Terrelle."
Pryor's package of plays will have to be further expanded and he will have to handle those if he is to become the team's starter.
"When you see Terrelle in a game, he just looks faster than the other players on the field," Olson said. "That's what jumped out at me, and probably jumped out at most people when they watch him play. He can run. He is a tremendous athlete, and he's got the ability to make plays. Right now we're looking for playmakers."
After bolstering their offensive with a trade for Mets outfielder Marlon Byrd on Tuesday, the Pirates now have their eye on former American League MVP Justin Morneau, according to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman.
The Twins first baseman cleared waivers, and the team is reportedly willing to pay some of the close to $3 million left on Morneau's $14 million salary, depending on the value of the prospect Minnesota receives in a trade.
If Pittsburgh were to acquire Morneau, that would enable the team to utilize Garrett Jones in the outfield. Outfielder Starling Marte has been out with a hand injury.
With a long range eye on the 2016 Olympics, Canada Basketball this week announced the final roster for the senior men's basketball team that will compete in the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, a qualifier for next year's World Cup. Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristain Thompson is considered the best player on the team, which also includes San Antionio Spurs point guard Cory Joseph.
According to Sportsnet.ca, Thompson, the fourth overall pick in the 2011 draft, has developed into the team leader on the young team, which Canada hopes can get enough international experience to compete for a medal in the 2016 Olympics.
Notre Dame's first official depth chart of the 2013 season has eight true freshman on it, including outside linebacker Jaylon Smith as a starter. That is reportedly three more than at the beginning of last season. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound Smith will become the first freshman linebacker to start a season opener for the Irish since Kory Minor in 1994.


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Apple Watch: Soon for sale in stores
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Dozens of health insurers say higher-than-expected care costs and other expenses blindsided them this year, and they're going to have to hike premiums for individual policies well-beyond 10 percent for 2016.
TOKYO (AP) - Godzillas galore, including last year's Hollywood version, stomp on buildings, thrashing about and breathing fire, in a video game going on sale globally mid-July. But don't expect any references to radiation, the mutant reptile's trademark affliction.
MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP) - Google is making its privacy controls easier to find and understand in an attempt to make the more than 1 billion users of its digital services more comfortable about the personal information that they give the Internet's most powerful company.
SAN JOSE (AP) - Intel is buying chip designer Altera for about $16.7 billion in cash to expand its reach into new chip markets that are powering the wireless revolution, smarter cars and more.
MENLO PARK (AP) - Several dozen people gathered at Facebook's headquarters to protest a company policy of asking users to authenticate their identities if questions have been raised about the names on their accounts.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Those automated phone calls during the dinner hour, late at night or to your wireless phone can be so frustrating - and the government is taking note.
NEW YORK (AP) - McDonald's is tweaking how it cooks it burgers in hopes of winning back customers.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - In a nondescript industrial park, beer geeks line up several times a week outside Bissell Brothers to get the latest batch of fresh beer - much like foodies seeking the freshest baguettes, pomegranates or kale.
WASHINGTON (AP) - IRS investigators believe the identity thieves who stole the personal tax information of more than 100,000 taxpayers from an IRS website are part of a sophisticated criminal operation based in Russia, two officials told the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Utility regulators Thursday opened the way for development of a natural gas-fired power plant on the coast near San Diego, perhaps one of the last of its kind in California as the state pushes toward a green energy future.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - As PayPal prepares to split from its corporate parent, its new chief executive is promising to expand the popular online payment system, adding a variety of services for consumers to use when shopping on their phones or in traditional stores.
Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Center has been rated high performing in heart failure treatment in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals for Common Care ratings released this week. The ratings evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide on common inpatient procedures and conditions.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The IRS is refunding a total of $10 million to thousands of tax preparers who paid to take a competency test, the agency announced Thursday.
PLEASANTON (AP) - The message-in-a-bottle routine is going Wi-Fi. And that means pretty soon you'll have your very own mini Times Square at the bar, right on the bottle.
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Nothing screams clean more then the heady whiff of bleach or hospital strength disinfectant, right? Wrong, wrong and wrong again. We all know that the chemicals in conventional cleaning products are as horrible for our health as they are for the environment. That's why the real housewives of Orange Country and New York City are opting for a greener approach to cleaning their homes. And where these early adopters lead, the rest of the country will follow: just look at the popularity of breast implants.
But seriously, using non-toxic cleaning products in your home is a no-brainer. In the same way asbestos is now outlawed, I'm sure one day we'll look back on the days of 2-butoxyethanol (EGBE), sodium hypochlorite, sodium dichloroisocyanurate with a certain nostalgia, I mean nausea.
Supply seems to be meeting demand with a host of green cleaning companies springing up nationwide. Executive director of the Association of Residential Cleaning Professionals, Perry Phillips, explains: "It's definitely a trend in our industry, more and more customers want their homes cleaned in a health-conscious way." What's more, customers are happy to fork out premium prices for the service, which is often due to the higher costs of eco-products.
In addition to eco-maids armed only with Seventh Generation, Ecover, Method, vinegar and baking soda, this new breed of green cleaners also offers education and consulting services; eco-painting; eco-janitors for the workplace; even (eh-hem) space blessing and energy clearing.
Okay maybe that last stuff is little new age-y, but as far as cleaning services are concerned, there's no doubt in my mind that green is the new clean.
(thanks to ABC News, Zen Home and Green Clean LA for the info)
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From the Gilded Age to the Digital Age
Shafer celebrates several anniversaries including 130 years of grape growing on our Stags Leap District site
This year we're marking several major milestones at Shafer – including one we only recently learned about.
While we've known about these first two anniversaries for some time – and they are detailed in Doug Shafer's critically acclaimed memoir A Vineyard in Napa (University of California Press, 2012) – we only recently pinned down another fascinating part of the history of this place that stretches back well into the 1800s.
Wilderness to Wine Country
Mark Twain called it The Gilded Age, an era of booming expansion from about 1877 to the turn of the century, in which the United States transformed from Europe's hick cousin to a major player on the world stage. It was a time when enormous fortunes were made and lost.
Napa Valley was a mirror of these times, moving rapidly from wild west days into a era of fervid growth, mainly centered around the new wine industry.
Napa Valley's first vintage came in 1841 or 1842, when George Yount (the pioneer for whom Yountville is named) made his first wine with grapes from his small vineyard. By 1880 the Valley was home to 49 wineries and within just six years that number more than tripled to 175.
Recently we've done some digging in local archives and have learned more about our hillside estate property and its place in Napa's history.
What we discovered is that our property has been the site of grape growing for about 130 years, dating back to the early 1880s.
Between 1880 and 1882 a man named John Burkart purchased four pieces of land and combined them into a single property. It is likely that a vineyard was planted here about that time when in 1885 Burkart sold the acreage to a German immigrant named Jacob Ohl for $100 in gold coins.
Tax records at the time indicate that Ohl was growing and selling grapes from the start and it appears that he extended his planted acreage beyond that originally cultivated by Burkart.
Booming Business
The wine boom in the Valley came to a grinding halt in the 1890s with the onslaught of phyloxera, a tiny insect that spreads a vine root disease. The spread of phyloxera in France in the two decades earlier had been so dire, many, including the writer Robert Louis Stevenson, believed they were seeing the end of French wine altogether.
Now phyloxera wreaked havoc in Napa Valley causing vintner after vintner to lose major portions of vineyard acreage. By the mid-1890s local banks were becoming major landholders thanks to defaults on loans.
Jacob Ohl's property was not immune and by 1898 he sold his property at a huge loss, for just $10, to Security Savings Bank of San Francisco.
The bank owned the land for a few years, selling it to a new owner in 1904. By this point the scourge of phyloxera had passed and it seemed like Napa Valley had another chance to thrive as a wine country.
Those hopes were dashed in 1919 with the passage of the Volstead Act, which ushered the U.S. into the era of Prohibition.
Jazz Age Grapes
The property passed through several hands until it was purchased by an Italian immigrant named Batista Scansi in 1920, during what became called the Jazz Age. Even in the middle of Prohibition this enterprising young man saw the opportunity to make money in wine grapes thanks to a loophole in alcohol laws. A home winemaker could produce up to 200 gallons of wine per year for personal use, and so Scansi and other grape growers throughout California made money by selling grapes for this kind of winemaking – done in basements and bathtubs throughout the country.
Scansi, unfortunately, didn't live to see the end of Prohibition. He died and the property passed through other hands including Frank Perata, in 1943. His son Frank Perata, Jr. was 10 at the time his family lived here and shared several memories including the story of his father tearing down an old, decrepit barn and under the floorboards finding a secret barrel storage area.
Also, Frank says there's an old moonshine still buried along the creek, which runs above the winery. It's possible that Scansi was doing more than simply selling grapes!
In 1961 the property was sold to Al Phillips who continued to grow and sell the grapes that Scansi had planted in 1922. By 1969, Phillips was ready to sell and had his property on the market for three years before a fortuitous visit by John Shafer of Chicago in 1972, who was looking for hillside property suitable for a vineyard.
The Shafer family is proud to be part of the ongoing story of this historic vineyard property and, as this site's longest owners, look forward to caring for this special place for many years to come.


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Are you sure Pino's doesn't paint their cornice with oil. It has a somewhat similar look to the browning of a Mozza crust.
I showed my wife your pics of the Pino clone last night and she said "That looks just like I remember it!"
Ok - I'll post this just because I found it pretty funny. The 24 hour dough ball turned out to be super flavorful, an awesome crumb, nice and tender, and had some nice crust blisters. The complete opposite of Pino's! This is almost a study in flour: gluten is not made equally, and those HG flours they use in pizzerias that are mixed intensively have a lesser quality gluten that does not turn into beautiful crumb structure. But I can say without a doubt the Pino's is a same day dough with minimal refrigeration - probably only for holding. So even subjecting KABF to 10 minutes of mixing still won't break it down.Marc - thanks for the paste recommendation. Near perfect with that addition. I tried another mozz but it is still not right. I need a larger grate to begin with.I need more top heat, plain and simple. Will be back this weekend with a modified formula and possibly different oven setup. Thanks again everyone.John
There are still some pretty cool neighborhoods in Boston - even if they are right next to that dump Brookline!John
Woah woah woah... and to think I was just about to compliment you....
Apologies - that was completely a joke about how great Brookline is compared to Brighton.John
I do like your 24hr pizza better than Pino's too. That's a personal preference though.
I sort of did as well, but I really want to get that Pino's dough texture down. I have had great success with many other styles but I just can't wrap my head around true NY yet.John
Maybe someone can suggest a TF for me.
I have changed my stance on ascorbic acid.


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Respect the Distance
A speedster dives into Moab's Red Hot 33K and learns some valuable lessons
I come from a speed background. ...
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Pete Stevenson running a slickrock section of the Moab Red Hot 55K en-route to a fourth place finish.
I come from a speed background. My high-school and college years consisted of a dedicated focus on a four-lap lactic acid burn: the mile. Practice enforced preparation and taught strategies. I knew everything there was to know about staying on heels, countering moves and taking the lead when least expected. I concluded my college career with an NCAA Division III 1500-meter championship title.
Recently, though, inspired by my housemates (successful ultrarunners), I decided to venture to the "dark side" and register for a longer race distance (in my mind, anything over a 20K). My debut death march would be the Moab's Red Hot 33K in Utah.


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1. After i move the burning woods, i put pizza on the floor but the upper part is cooking slower. I noticed that if i lay wood coals around the dough it helps a little but the edges of pizza tend to burn quickly that way.


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News outlets question whether "refugee" or "evacuee" describes those displaced.
When it comes to coverage of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, when do "refugees" become "evacuees?"
For Bill Marimow, managing editor at National Public Radio, the shift came Sunday, while sifting through a collection of e-mails from listeners and a colleague questioning the use of the term "refugees" to describe those displaced by Katrina's swath of destruction.
"It's clear to me that the word has a strong connotation of fleeing to another country to avoid either an invasion, persecution or some kind of political oppression," said Marimow, who consulted several dictionaries and a few co-workers before releasing a two-paragraph statement discouraging use of the word. "As a way of being fair, you need to use the word that is the best word."
Reacting to similar overtones of meaning, many other news outlets have chosen to avoid use of the R-word in describing hurricane victims, including the Washington Post, CBS News, MSNBC, the Boston Globe, the Miami Herald and the St. Petersburg Times. The National Association of Black Journalists on Tuesday criticized the word's "imprecise connotation and more specific application in the context of those seeking political refuge."
Looming in the background: concern that use of the word unfairly labels the largely poor, largely black Katrina victims as second-class citizens.
"It almost made them sound like they were some kind of alien group," said Mark Effron, vice president of news/daytime programing for MSNBC. "It just felt like the wrong word."
But other news outlets have chosen to keep using "refugee" in their coverage, including ABC News, the Associated Press and the New York Times. And they also cite the dictionary as proof.
"The dictionary definition is a displaced person. . . . It isn't necessarily someone who is displaced by international events or leaving a nation," said Paul Slavin, senior vice president of news at ABC. "There's no question that "refugee' bothers some people. I'm sure it bothers the Bush administration. But the word is not incorrect."
For critics of the word, the subtext is significant. With more than a week of media coverage featuring victims whose problems may have come from being overlooked by disaster planners and mainstream society, some outlets are wary of echoing such marginalization by using a controversial label.
"Frankly, I had been so focused on the scope of the catastrophe (initially), I hadn't had time to think much about language," said NPR's Marimow.
For Slavin, the back and forth over "refugee" echoes an earlier controversy over the term "looting" in coverage. "(Initially), we weren't making a distinction between people who were taking food or taking a TV," said ABC's Slavin. "That was a tough word because you just couldn't do the reporting necessary to determine the truth."
At the advocacy group Human Rights Watch, officials agreed the term "refugee" wouldn't apply to hurricane victims under international law, because they are not fleeing persecution in another country. But they also were alarmed to note that some Americans saw the term itself as an insult.
"It's troubling that people see refugee status as being a second-class status, because it shouldn't be," said Iain Levine, program director at Human Rights Watch, which highlights human rights abuses worldwide. "If ever there was a reason to treat people well, surely it's because they're fleeing their homeland on the worry of being persecuted."
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LINGUIST List 25.1200
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Calls: Computational Ling, Text/Corpus Ling, Applied Ling, Discourse Analysis/Lithuania
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Date: 26-Sep-2014 - 27-Sep-2014
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The Sixth Baltic Conference
Human Language Technologies - The Baltic Perspective
Kaunas, Lithuania, September 26-27, 2014
The Sixth Baltic Conference is a great opportunity for researchers in the Baltics and surrounding regions to meet and discuss problems, issues, challenges, and achievements, as well as to foster cooperation in the area of natural language processing and human language technologies.
The conference is the successor of the five previous Baltic HLT conferences held in Riga (2004), Tallinn (2005), Kaunas (2007), Riga (2010), and Tartu (2012).
Invited Speakers:
Walter Daelemans, Anwerp University
Adam Kilgarriff, Lexical computing Ltd.
Steven Krauwer, CLARIN ERIC
The Conference is organised by the Centre of Computational Linguistics, Vytautas Magnus University and the company ViaConventus.
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Organisers of the Sixth Baltic Conference invite the submission of abstracts on substantial, original, and unpublished research in the area of natural language processing and language technologies, including but not limited to the following areas:
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- Machine learning methods and application of language technologies
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- Text summarization
- Question answering
- Rule-based and statistical MT
- Machine translation
- Application of Language technologies
- New language processing tools
- Speech recognition and synthesis
We especially welcome original research on processing of 3 Baltic languages (Lithuanian, Estonia, Latvian).
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Barnes & Noble, Amazon Offer Tablet Discounts
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - As the holiday shopping season heats up, some retailers believe it's necessary to lower a price or two to keep sales churning.
For instance, Barnes & Noble(BKS) . Over the weekend the retail giant announced that it would be lowering the price of its Nook Simple Touch book reader by $20. The holiday season price is now $79 whether you buy one online, at a B&N store or from a retail partner like Walmart(WMT) , Target(TGT) or Best Buy(BBY) .
In B&N's own words: the Nook Simple Touch is "the highly acclaimed, easy-to-use E Ink Reader, combining an ergonomic design with a paper-like, glare-free readability, even in bright sunlight. The lightweight device features an ergonomic form with a soft-touch back that's comfortable to hold for hours."
We've never tested one so we'll have to take their word for it.
Not to be outdone by the competition, Amazon(AMZN) has announced a bargain of its own. Starting and ending today, Amazon is lowering the price of its 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD tablet by $50.
Amazon tablets run on Google's(GOOG) Android operating system. Prices usually range from $299 for the 16 GB Wi-fi model to $599 for a 64 GB Wi-fi/4G-LTE device.
The offer is extended to all models with 8.9-inch touchscreens. The trick is that you need to enter the special discount code "FIREHD89" when you place your order.
Remember, the discount is Amazon's "Deal of the Day" "Deal 0of the Day"which means it's good for today only.
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Oigawa Railway runs real Thomas & Friends train - First time in Asia
Oigawa Railway, a railway company in Shizuoka prefecture in Japan, will run a real Thomas steam locomotive from the internationally-famous British animated TV series Thomas & Friends.
They will provide the real Thomas SL service for a limited time mainly on weekends from July 12 to October 12. This will be the first time in Asia that a Thomas train will run!
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Teragaki-Labo unveiled a speaker device that produces sound from a stylish, curved plate. The speaker is called Music Plate.
The price will be about ¥250,000. They will start accepting advanced orders on August 1 and delivering to buyers around early September.
Music Plate generates sound by vibrating a built-in voice coil located at the bottom of the device and transmitting the vibration to the front plate.
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The Future of American Families: Implications for Social Work Research, Practice, and Education
In this article I briefly describe the changing face of contemporary families in America, and in particular focus on four areas of social work practice in which a family-centered approach is needed. I then present future suggestions for social work research, practice, and education. This is not meant to be an exhaustive review of the literature nor is it an in-depth analysis of one particular area of families.
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Credible wolf review needed
To the editor:
In regards to the plan to remove wolves from the endangered species, which has been on hold, it is unknown if it will delay the delisting of the wolves.
Some of the leading wolf experts were removed from the list to stifle descent. There were 16 scientists who signed a letter to Interior Secretary Jewel which flouted the ruling and they made a statement that it would cause an ecological disaster.
The process has come under fire due to the removal of the wolf experts from the review.
The FWS did not order the removal of the scientists, but they wanted to make sure that it would be independent thinking.
The solicitation for experts were sought with backgrounds in wolf ecology. The scientists were not doing advocacy work and there would not be a conflict of interest.
The review process could not be cherry picking by the FWS and could not flout the rules of the White House which established that there had to be experts with a variety if opinions.
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Kevin Dale Graves, 52, of Galatia, born May 18, 1960, passed away at his home noon April 6, 2013.
He is survived by his mother, Janet (Clark) Graves and was preceded in death by his father, Bobby Graves.
He was the loving husband of wife, Cathy (Bird) Graves, also of Galatia. He was the proud father of children, Benjamin, Danielle, Devin, Ashley, Kasey and Maricel. His grandchildren are Alannah, Gabriel and Dalton. He is also survived by siblings Johnny and Kitty.
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Partners purchase station
April 17, 2007
Joe Walker, center, and Bill Kurtis share a laugh after Dan Stoddard of Clovis presented them with their first dollar as a Clovis business. Walker and A&E documentarian Kurtis are partners in Tallgrass Broadcasting. (CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson)
With a renowned documentarian and a lifelong businessman at the helm, Tallgrass Broadcasting is taking root in Clovis.
Owners for Tallgrass held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday at the building that houses KICA, KKYC and KMUL stations that broadcast to Clovis, Portales and Muleshoe.
The station is the ninth outlet purchased by Tallgrass, which includes documentarian Bill Kurtis and Joe Walker. Walker said the company plans to have 36 stations purchased by the end of the year and will use its Clovis office as a central command area.
"The upside from being in this area five years from now is incredible," Walker said.
Walker is the business partner of Bill Kurtis, an on-air personality for the History Channel and A&E.
Kurtis got his start in broadcasting and worked with CBS for 30 years. He worked mainly on documentaries and wanted to keep the format alive when "48 Hours" and "CBS Reports" were no longer profitable.
He said he never really focused on crime, but the market shifted that way and he became the on-air personality and executive producer of A&E's "Cold Case Files," "Investigative Reports" and "American Justice" series.
Kurtis said he enjoys the Clovis area because he grew up in a miltary family and he owns a cattle company.
"It's booming economically. We see a population that is growing and an opportunity for these stations to serve it."
They'll serve the area with more than $2 million in new equipment. Walker said fiber optics have been installed and a computer system will be set up in the office capable of controlling 250 stations.
Buying small media outlets is the plan, Kurtis said, because there will always be a market.
"The Internet is a major, tectonic change in media businesses," Kurtis said. "By losing newspapers on a national level, losing cable, advertisers are losing platforms for reaching people. They are turning more to local newspaper and radio stations. There is always hope for community connections."
The Internet and portable technology have also changed the radio consumer, Walker said.
"We understand we're in an iPod world," Walker said.
Walker said the local stations are undergoing appropriate changes, with emphasis less on artists and more on music with a consistent sound.
If your average listener is 41 years old, Walker said, a classic rock station will heavily feature music from 1982, when that listener was 16, with songs from 1978 to 1988.
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How the Current NEM 1.0 Works
SCE customers who produce their own electricity, have eligible renewable energy generation systems connected to SCE's system (interconnected) and meet program requirements, are eligible for a rate option called Net Energy Metering (NEM). The NEM option allows you to receive a credit for the surplus electricity you supply to the electric grid. This credit will then be applied to your energy bill, to offset all or part of the costs associated with the energy you consume each month.
To be eligible for the current NEM 1.0, your system must be sized to your historic electric use and cannot exceed 1,000 kilowatts.
Plug-in generation systems that have the ability to interconnect onto the customer's facility electrical system through an electrical outlet are not approved to operate in parallel with SCE's Distribution Grid. These types of interconnections pose a safety and reliability concern to the public and SCE employees due to the ability of the end user to move the plug and play generator to any electrical outlet, thereby, violating NEC code 705.12(D)(1).
How to Request Interconnection for Net Energy Metering (NEM)
Step 1: Submit an Application (Your contractor will probably do this on your behalf)
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Request REC compensation after ownership transfer of your REC certificates for Only the REC's created by your Net Surplus Energy
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Standard NEM 1.0
The NEM program uses a bi-directional meter to track the "net" difference between the amount of electricity you produce and the amount of electricity you consume during each billing period. This can be accomplished on a cumulative basis or on a time-of-use basis, depending upon your rate schedule.
As a Residential/Small Commercial NEM customer, you will continue to receive monthly bills, but only for non-energy related charges such as taxes and fees. On an annual basis, you will be billed for electricity based on your net use for the previous year – for example, the amount of electricity you used minus the amount you generated. Large Commercial/Industrial NEM Customers will continue to receive monthly bills, which will require payment of the monthly non-energy related charges (taxes and standard billing fees) and "Net" energy charges.
For SCE customers who install renewable energy system using:
1 To qualify for standard NEM, a fuel cell system must be powered solely with renewable fuel.
2 A "small hydroelectric" generating facility is not an eligible renewable generating facility if it will cause an adverse impact on in stream beneficial uses or cause a change in the volume or timing of stream flow.
3 Qualifying "solid waste conversion" is defined pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 25741(b)(3).
NEM 1.0 with a Paired Energy Storage Device
For an NEM eligible generator that has an integrated or directly connected energy storage device (e.g., a battery) behind the same revenue meter.
NEM 1.0 Aggregation
An eligible NEM customer-generator with multiple meters can elect to aggregate the electrical load of the meters located on the property where the Renewable Electrical Generating Facility is located and on all property adjacent or contiguous to that property, provided those properties are all solely owned, leased or rented by the eligible customer-generator. Under NEM Aggregation, the renewable generating facility must be sized to not exceed the annual on-site load of all the aggregated accounts and must have a total generating capacity of not more than one megawatt (MW).
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For SCE customers on a Time-of-Use (TOU) rate who:
- Install a system using technology that the CPUC has determined will achieve reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases pursuant to subdivision (b) of PU Code § 2827.10, and
- Meets the emission requirements for eligibility for funding set forth in subdivision (c) of PU Code Section 379.6, and
- Commence operation on or before January 1, 2015.
Virtual Net Metering (VNM) 1.0
Virtual Net Metering (VNM) allows energy produced by a renewable generating facility to be credited to individual tenant and/or common area utility accounts.
We offer two VNM options: Schedule NEM-V (Virtual Net Energy Metering for Multi-Tenant and Multi-Meter Properties) and Schedule MASH-VNM (Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing Virtual Net Metering). Schedule NEM-V is available to an owner or operator of a multi-tenant, multi-meter property where the owner or operator elects to allocate a percentage of the total metered output of a renewable generating facility to service accounts that are located behind the same Service Delivery Point (SDP) as the renewable generating facility, which are referred to as "Benefitting Accounts"1. Schedule MASH-VNM is available to owners or operators of multifamily affordable housing properties where tenants are individually metered by us. Solar energy produced by the solar generating facility is credited to common area and/or tenant service accounts, as designated by the owner or operator, that are located at the same income-qualified residential complex as the solar generating facility.
1 SDP is as defined in SCE's Rule 16, where SCE's Service Facilities are connected to either the Owner or Operator's conductors or other service termination facility designated and approved by SCE. Customer-owned line extensions that deliver power to other meters on the same property are not considered separate SDPs.
General Market
The NEM-V Rate Schedule allows energy produced by a renewable generating facility to be credited to individually metered tenants who are connected at the same service delivery point1
1 For purposes of VNM service the Service Delivery Point (SDP) is defined as the point where the distribution extension line drops from the utility's primary distribution lines to deliver power to the customer. Extension lines that deliver power to other meters on the property are not considered separate service delivery points.
The combined capacity of generator(s) is limited to the cumulative coincident peak load of all Benefitting Accounts.
Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing (MASH)
The Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing (MASH) program, part of the California Solar Initiative (CSI), is designed to subsidize PV systems in multifamily housing which will offset electricity loads and provide economic benefits for housing property owners and managers as well as building tenants. Learn More about the MASH program.
The MASH-VNM Rate Schedule allows MASH program participants to apply the credits from a single solar system to multiple accounts at an eligible low income building.
NEM 1.0 – Military (Senate Bill 83)
On February 10, 2016, SCE's Advice Letter 3282-E "Tariff Modifications Necessary to Implement the NEM Provisions of Senate Bill (SB) 83 for the U.S. Armed Forces" was approved by the California Public Utilities Commission with an effective date of November 1, 2015.
SB 83 expanded the definition of an NEM Eligible Customer-Generator to include an establishment under the jurisdiction of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard (hereinafter referred to as an "Armed Forces base or facility") when using a renewable electrical generation facility (REGF), or a combination of those facilities, with a total capacity that does not exceed the lesser of (a) 12 megawatts (MW) or (b) 1 MW greater than the minimum load of the Armed Forces base or facility over the prior 36 months.
The statute includes the following additional provisions, which are applicable only to NEM Eligible Customer-Generators as newly defined under Section 2827(b)(4)(C):
- The REGF must be located on premises owned, leased or rented by the Armed Forces base or facility, be interconnected and operate in parallel with the electrical grid, and be intended primarily to offset part or all of the Armed Forces base or facility's own electrical requirements.
- Unless prohibited by federal law, a REGF shall not be eligible for NEM for privatized military housing if the REGF was procured using a sole source process. A REGF procured using best value criteria, if otherwise eligible, may be used for NEM for privatized military housing.
- The Armed Forces base or facility shall not receive compensation for exported generation.
- Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 2827,2 an electrical corporation shall be afforded a prudent but necessary time, as determined by the executive director of the California Public Utilities Commission (Commission or CPUC) but not less than 60 working days, to study the impacts of a request for interconnection of an REGF with a capacity greater than 1 MW.
- If the study reveals the need for upgrades to the transmission or distribution system arising solely from the interconnection, the electrical corporation shall be afforded the time necessary to complete those upgrades before the interconnection and the costs of those upgrade projects shall be borne by the NEM Eligible Customer-Generator.
- Upgrade projects shall comply with applicable state and federal requirements, including requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). For any REGF that interconnects directly to the transmission grid or that requires transmission upgrades, the Armed Forces base or facility shall comply with all FERC interconnection procedures and requirements.
- An electrical corporation shall make a tariff, approved by the Commission, available to implement these new NEM provisions for an Armed Forces base or facility by November 1, 2015.
For questions regarding the NEM Provisions of Senate Bill 83 for the United States Armed Forces, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Additional Information
Have Questions about your NEM application? See FAQs
Metering & Rates
For NEM customers, SCE provides a meter capable of measuring energy flow in two directions, known as a bi-directional meter. SCE will reprogram (Smart meters can be programmed to be bi-directional) or swap your meter as needed at no charge after receiving a complete NEM application, or apply a credit based on estimated generation during any delay.
Net Energy Metering and Transition Period
The current Net Energy Metering 1.0 programs will be closed to new customers in the next year, either on July 1, 2017 or earlier if SCE reaches its NEM program limit of 5 percent of SCE's aggregated customer peak demand (currently set at 2,240MW and reviewed annually each October 1).
Customers who are already participating in an NEM 1.0 program (i.e., Net Energy Metering (NEM), Virtual Net Energy Metering for Multi-Tenant and Multi-Meter Properties (NEM-V), Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing Virtual Net Metering (MASH-VNM), or NEM Aggregation) will be allowed to continue taking service on their current program for a transition period of up to 20 years before they will be transitioned to the successor tariff.
Note: The transition to a new successor tariff is directed by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), pursuant to Assemble Bill 327 and CPUC Decision 14-03-041.
NEM Successor Tariff (NEM 2.0) Application Documents
In accordance with Resolution E-4792, SCE is making the NEM Successor Tariff ("NEM 2.0") interconnection documents available effective September 1, 2016.
How to Apply for Interconnection under NEM 2.0
All NEM 2.0 Interconnection Applications must be submitted online using the NEM 2.0 Interconnection Online Application System. Please note that there are two concurrent NEM Interconnection Application online systems available (i.e., one for NEM 1.0 interconnection requests and another for NEM 2.0 interconnection requests). Please make sure that you are in the correct online application system.
Start the application process here: NEM 2.0 Interconnection Online Application System
The customer or applicant will be required to pay an interconnection fee. For an interconnection request where the total generating capacity is 1 MW or smaller, the fee is $75. For an interconnection request above 1 MW, the fee is $800.
Until an electronic payment option is available, interconnection fee payments must be paid via check made payable to Southern California Edison. An interconnection fee invoice with instructions for payment will be sent to the applicant once the application has been received.
Note, although SCE will accept and process NEM 2.0 interconnection requests prior to the date that NEM 2.0 is effective in our service territory, SCE will not be able to issue a Permission to Operate for these generating facilities until the earlier of SCE hitting its 2,240 megawatt (MW) NEM 1.0 cap or July 1, 2017.
Interconnection Documents
Customers interconnecting a NEM 2.0 generating facility sized >1 MW must enter into one of the following interconnection agreements, as applicable:
- Form 14-971, Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing Virtual Net Metering and Generating Facility Interconnection Agreement for Generating Facilities Sized Greater Than One Megawatt
- Form 14-972, Generating Facility Interconnection Agreement for Multiple Tariffs Using a NEM-ST Generating Facility Sized Greater Than One Megawatt
- Form 14-973, Virtual Net Energy Metering For Multi-Tenant and Multi-Meter Properties Interconnection Agreement For Generating Facilities Sized Greater Than One Megawatt
- Form 14-974, Southern California Edison Company Net Energy Metering and Renewable Electrical Generating Facility Sized Greater Than One Megawatt Interconnection Agreement
Customers interconnecting a NEM 2.0 generating facility sized ≤1 MW must enter into one of the following interconnection agreements, as applicable:*
- Form 14-653, Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing Virtual Net Metering and Generating Facility Interconnection Agreement for Generating Facilities Sized One Megawatt and Smaller
- Form 14-773, Generating Facility Interconnection Agreement Multiple Tariffs
- Form 14-909, Virtual Net Energy Metering for Multi-Tenant and Multi-Meter Properties Interconnection Agreement for Generating Facilities Sized One Megawatt and Smaller
- Form 16-344, Southern California Edison Company Net Energy Metering and Renewable Electrical Generating Facility Interconnection Agreement for Generating Facilities Sized One Megawatt and Smaller
*There is no benefit for customers with generating facilities sized ≤1 MW to apply early for the Successor Tariff. Instead, customers should apply for service under NEM 1.0 using the online application system.
The following additional forms may apply depending on the interconnection request:
- Form 14-654, Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing Virtual Net Metering Allocation Request Form
- Form 14-910, Virtual Net Energy Metering for Multi-Tenant and Multi-Meter Properties (NEM-V and NEMV-ST) Allocation Request Form
- Form 14-912, NEM Customer-Generator Warranty That It Meets The Requirements For An Eligible Customer-Generator And Is An Eligible Renewable Electrical Generating Facility Pursuant To Section 2827 or Section 2827.1 Of The California Public Utilities Code
- Form 14-937, Net Energy Metering Aggregation Account Information
- Form 556, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facility
Direct Access Customer Eligibility
As of June 23, 2013, Direct Access (DA) customers are eligible to request and receive service on our Net Energy Metering (NEM) rate schedule.
Prior to June 23, 2013, DA customers were only eligible to receive monthly Generation credits from their ESP, if offered. Now, DA customers are also eligible to receive monthly Delivery Service energy credits, when applicable, from us. However, DA customers remain ineligible to receive net surplus compensation (NSC) from us at the end of their NEM Relevant Period.
In order for a DA customer to be served on our NEM tariff and receive Delivery Service credits from us, their ESP must also offer an NEM rate - which will be verified by our Customer Choice Services (CCS) organization.
DA Service Accounts with NEM Interconnection Agreements approved after June 23, 2013 will be placed on Schedule NEM effective with the date that Permission to Operate is issued and/or metering upgrades are completed.
DA Service Accounts that installed NEM-eligible generating facilities prior to June 23, 2013 must submit a rate change request to be placed on our NEM tariff. After ESP approvals and/or metering upgrades are completed, our NEM tariff will be established on a going forward basis from the approval date of the rate change request. Any applicable Delivery Service credits will be calculated and applied by us on our monthly billing statement. Similarly, any applicable Generation credits will be calculated and applied by the ESP on their monthly billing statement.
For additional information, please call us at 1-800-799-4723.
Net Energy Metering Cap Data
Legislation (Assembly Bill 327) passed in 2013 requires large electrical corporations to file a monthly report with the CPUC detailing the progress toward meeting the NEM program limit established in Public Utilities Code Section 2827. The information filed monthly with the CPUC is also posted below for reference purposes. The NEM program limit is currently set at five percent (5%) of each large electrical corporation's aggregate customer peak demand, and for SCE may never be lower than 2,240 MW.
NEM Monthly Growth
Recent historical approved monthly interconnections. Learn more
Option R Tariff
Effective January 1, 2015, the enrollment cap for Option R of Rate Schedules TOU-GS-2, TOU-GS-3 and TOU-8 was increased from 150 MW to 400 MW. As a result, customers meeting the eligibility requirements for Option R may now have their eligible accounts placed on this rate option after receiving written Permission to Operate (PTO) their Generating Facility from SCE. Customers cannot "reserve" capacity under the Option R enrollment cap prior to receiving PTO.
Customers receiving service under the TOU-8 Option A Special Solar Allowance may request to take service on Option R beginning January 1, 2015, and will not be subject to the 12-month requirement of Rule 12, Section D.2.a provided they transition prior to July 1, 2015.
Interested customers should work with their SCE Account Representative to receive an Option R rate analysis so that they can ascertain the how the rate option may impact them. Customers who request to move forward with receiving service on Option R should complete and submit Form CSD-179-A, Request for a Change of Rate Schedule to MCB SPOCs
Additional Information
To qualify for Option R tariff, your account must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Account must have annual peak demands greater than 20 kilowatts (kW) but not exceeding 4 MW
- Account must have an approved generating facility interconnected that is powered by solar, wind, fuel cells or other eligible onsite Renewable Distributed Generation Technologies as defined by the CSI or SGIP
- Eligible generating facilities must have a net renewable generating capacity equal to or greater than 15 percent of the customer's annual peak demand, as recorded over the previous 12 months
- For customers without 12 months of demand data, SCE will determine the annual peak demand once the customer has three months of demand data
- Account must qualify for service under Rate Schedules TOU-GS-2, TOU-GS-3 or TOU-8
- No other non-renewable generators on site
- Permission to Operate (PTO) letter issued
Option R will be closed to new service accounts when the 400 megawatts (MW) enrollment cap is reached. After the 400 MW cap is reached, service accounts placed on Option R cannot increase the generation system size above what was previously approved. If the generation system size is increased, the account will be removed from Option R.
Below is the cumulative total.
|Approved to Transition to Option R Tariff (MW)
|Available Megawatts
This figure is currently updated quarterly. The frequency of the updates will increase as the available capacity decreases.


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William "Bill" Starnes, Ph.D., a celebrity in the world of plastics, has been chosen as the featured speaker and honorary degree recipient for Union College's 2013 Commencement ceremony. His wife, Sofia M. Starnes, will also be the recipient of an honorary degree.
This year's commencement will take place on Saturday, May 4, at 10:30 a.m. in Union's Robsion Arena. Starnes will be presented with a Doctor of Science, honoris causa, while his wife, Sofia M. Starnes, will be presented with a Doctor of Letters, honoris causa.
Starnes is currently the Gottwald Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus at the College of William and Mary. However, he is also listed as "Consultant in Polymer Science and Chemistry," and as editor-in-chief for the "Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology." He earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech.) Prior to that, he attended Union College, where he took courses in organic and general chemistry.
Starnes has been on faculty at College of William and Mary since 1989, where he has taught chemistry and applied science. He has also held faculty positions at Polytechnic University and University of Texas, Austin. He has worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories and Esso Research and Engineering Company as well.
Most notably, Starnes is considered to be the world's leading expert in the chemistry of vinyl plastics. His most recent accomplishment was the invention of the Ester Thiol technology for the heat stabilization of vinyl plastics. These are non-toxic, and can be used to replace the hazardous heavy metal compounds, which were previously being used to prevent degradation.
In recognition of his work, he has received numerous honors, including being named as one of less than a thousand individuals worldwide who has the greatest impact on the history of plastics by the Plastics Pioneers Association; named a Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science; listed in Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in America; received an Excellence in Innovation Award from the Hampton Roads Technology Council; and in 2008, Starnes joined other notable celebrities when he became the only scientist to be a charter inductee into the Southwest Virginia Walk of Fame.
Alongside her husband, Sofia Starnes will also be recognized at graduation, and will receive a Doctor of Letters, honoris causa. Sofia, who is an accomplished poet, has received numerous recognitions and national awards for her work. She is the current poet laureate of Virginia. Her publications include five books and more than 250 publications of her poems in journals.
Union College's annual Commencement ceremony is open to the public. For more information, contact the Union College Office of Communications at 606-546-1610.
Union College is a four-year liberal arts institution related to the United Methodist Church.


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Sugar Grove Area News in Brief
Pancake dinner
The Chandlers Valley Community Center located at 9250 Jackson Run Road will have a pancake dinner on Oct. 17th. The dinner will start at 5 p.m. and continue until supplies are gone. The cost is a goodwill donation. We hope that everyone will come out and let us warm you up during the cold weather with a delicious dinner.
School schedule
Mark your calendars as the Warren County School District will not have classes on Monday Oct. 14. There will also be Parent Teacher conferences held in November. Watch your flyers coming home from school for directions on how to sign up for a Parent Teacher Conference in your school.
School pictures
Sugar Grove Elementary School Students can plan on their fall school pictures happening Thursday, Oct. 17th.
Sugar Grove Food Pantry
The Sugar Grove Food Pantry is currently open two evenings during the month for those in need of supplies. The facility, located at 210 Jamestown Street in the Sugar Grove Free Methodist Church, is open on the first Tuesday of each month and also on the third Wednesday of each month.
During these evenings individuals are welcome to come from 6 p.m. -8 p.m. Volunteers do ask that you do not arrive or line up before 5:45 p.m. as other activities are happening in the same location. The Second Harvest Mobile Food Distribution also takes place at this location on Saturday, Oct. 19, beginning at 8 a.m. in the gymnasium.
This facility distributes food for the coverage area of the Sugar Grove Borough, the Sugar Grove Township, the Brokenstraw Township, Pittsfield Township, the Lander and Farmington Township area, Bear Lake and Freehold Township, and those living in the North Warren area west of Dutch Hill Road. If you live outside of those areas you might want to check out the other food pantries in Warren County.
Similar facilities are located at the Clarendon Mobile Food Pantry, the Evangelical United Methodist Church, The First Church of the Nazarene in Warren, Praise Fellowship Church in Russell, the Salvation Army in Warren, the St. Josephs Church Soup Kitchen in Warren, The Youngsville Ministerial Food Pantry at the United Methodist Church in Youngsville, and the Tidioute Mobile Food Pantry at the Tidioute Fire Hall
Fall sports
The Eisenhower Knights continue their fall sports schedule, and there are a number of games and events to come out and watch this week. Dress warm for the outdoor activities and come on out and cheer on the Knights.
The Junior High Football team will travel to take on Union City on Oct. 17 with a game starting at 5 p.m. The JV Football team will also travel this coming week to play a 6 p.m. match against the Conneaut Area on Oct. 14.
Tonight the Varsity Football Team is back on the Pasture of Pain with a home game against Conneaut. The Knights are coming off an impressive winning road trip. The will also play at home next week at 7 p.m. against Union City. Our Knights Soccer teams will have a coupe of matches to catch this week.
Boys will play tomorrow, Oct. 12, at home against Titusville beginning at 11 a.m. and then the Girls team will also take on Titusville starting at 1 p.m. It's a day of soccer on the Eisenhower field. During the week you can see the boys in away match against Seneca on Oct. 14 and then in a home match against North East on Oct. 16. The girls will have two away matches this coming week on Oct. 15 against North East beginning at 6 p.m. and on Oct. 17 against Iroquois beginning at 7 p.m. The Knights volleyball team will have two matches this week. They will play Oct. 15 in an away match against Union City beginning at 6 p.m. and then the all important Youngsville Match up on Oct. 17 also starting at 6 p.m. Rounding out the week the Junior High Girls Basketball Team will play Monday, Oct. 14, at 5 p.m. in Bradford and then they will take on Youngsville at home on Oct. 16 with a game starting at 4 p.m. The Cross Country Team will attend their regional meet on Oct. 19 next week. The time and location will be announced later.
Lunch schedule
The Community Lunches in the area continue to be well attended. All lunches begin at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend any or all of the area Community lunches. Each month lunch is held on the 1st Friday of the month at the Mission Covenant Church at the corner of Matthews Run and Jackson Run Road. On the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Sugar Grove United Methodist Church located at the corner of Race Street and Jamestown Street in the center of town. On the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Hessel Valley Lutheran Church located in Chandlers Valley. Everyone is invited to attend.
Book Club
The Sugar Grove Library Book Club will meet Oct. 28. The selection is The Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan. It is the non-fiction story of Edward Curtis, the renowned photographer who documented the saga of the American Indian. Pick up a copy on line or at the Library and then join in the fun for the book club discussion.
Sidewalk expansion
The Sugar Grove borough council is considering expanding sidewalks on Catlin Hill Road from Forest Street to West Mill Street. If you have an opinion on the sidewalk expansion, or an idea for funding, please contact the borough office at 489-7822.


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Here come the stars and the stripes
In the spring of 1780, the second Great Seal committee consulted Francis Hopkinson, designer of the American flag and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His contributions to the final design include the 13 red and white stripes on the shield, the constellation of 13 stars, the 13 arrows, and the olive branch with 13 olives—all on the front of the seal.
National Archives, Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention