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National Comorbidity Survey: Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A), 2001-2004 (ICPSR 28581)
Principal Investigator(s): Kessler, Ronald C., Harvard Medical School. Department of Health Care Policy
The National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A) was designed to estimate the lifetime-to-date and current prevalence, age-of-onset distributions, course, and comorbidity of DSM-IV disorders in the child and adolescent years of life among adolescents in the United States; to identify risk and protective factors for the onset and persistence of these disorders; to describe patterns and correlates of service use for these disorders; and to lay the groundwork for subsequent follow-up studies that can be used to identify early expressions of adult mental disorders.
In addition to interviewing adolescents, information was collected from a parent or a parent surrogate to obtain an additional perspective on the adolescent's mental health and its correlates. Information from parents focused on the five adolescent disorders for which previous methodological research has most consistently shown that parental reports are important for making diagnoses: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, major depressive episode, and dysthymic disorder.
The study contains four data files: (1) data for the adolescent household and school respondents; (2) data for the parents who responded to the long self-administered questionnaire; (3) data for the parents who responded to both the long self-administered questionnaire and the short telephone interview; and (4) diagnostic variables based on information collected from both adolescents and parents.
Demographic information includes age, citizenship status, country of birth, criminal history, ethnicity, grandparents' country of birth, language(s) spoken in the home, parents' country of birth, race, religion, and sex.
Access Notes
One or more files in this data collection have special restrictions ; consult the restrictions note to learn more. You can apply online for access to the restricted-use data. A login is required to apply.
The data files are restricted from general dissemination for reasons of confidentiality. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete an Agreement for the Use of Confidential Data, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research. Apply for access to these data through the ICPSR restricted data contract portal, which can be accessed via the study home page.
Any public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.
This study is maintained and distributed by the Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA). HMCA is the official data archive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Study Description
Kessler, Ronald C. National Comorbidity Survey: Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A), 2001-2004. ICPSR28581-v5. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-08-28. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28581.v5
Persistent URL: http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28581.v5
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This study was funded by:
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Mental Health (U01-MH60220)
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Drug Abuse (R01-DA12058-05)
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Grant 044780)
- John W. Alden Trust
Scope of Study
Subject Terms: adolescents, health services utilization, mental disorders, mental health, mental health services, parents, psychiatric services, young adults
Geographic Coverage: United States
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Unit of Observation: individual
Data Types: survey data
Data Collection Notes:
ICPSR processing notes have been added to the User Guide.
The Codebook for Dataset 1 (Adolescent Household and School Respondents) is provided in two formats: PDF and HTML. The latter is supplied as a series of HTML files in a ZIP archive. In the ZIP archive, the file named Contents.html is the "homepage" with links to the other HTML files.
ICPSR generated the SAS, SPSS, and Stata setups and the ASCII, SPSS, and Stata versions of the data from the original SAS files provided by the principal investigator. The SAS special missing value codes D and R in the SAS files were recoded in the ASCII and SPSS data files: D was recoded to 8, 98, 998, or 9998 depending on the size of the variable, and R was recoded to 9, 99, 999, or 9999. In addition, the SAS missing value code denoted by a single period (.) was recoded to blank field in the ASCII data files and to the SPSS system missing value in the SPSS data files.
Only the SAS data files include value labels for the top and bottom codes (e.g., "20 or more" and "5 and under"). These labels are not included in the SPSS and Stata data files or the SAS, SPSS, and Stata setups.
Sample: NCS-A was originally designed to obtain the sample of adolescents from those residing in National Comorbidity Survey- Replication (NCS-R) households. However, the number of such youths was too small to generate the target sample of 10,000 respondents. Consequently, the households sample was supplemented by adding a school-based sample, leading to a dual frame design. One sample was recruited from the NCS-R households and the other from a representative sample of schools in the same communities as the NCS-R households. All schools (public and private, schools for gifted children, therapeutic schools, etc.) were included in their true population proportions. A stratified probability sample of students was selected from each school to participate in the survey.
Weight: The data were weighted for within household probability of selection (only in the household sample) and for residual discrepancies between the sample and population on a wide range of census sociodemographic and geographic variables. Please refer to the user guide to obtain weighting information for each part.
Mode of Data Collection: computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI), computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI), telephone interview
Response Rates:
The response rate of adolescents in the household sample was 85.9 percent, yielding 904 interviews, conditional (on adult participation in the NCS-R).
The response rate of adolescents in the school sample was 74.7 percent, yielding 9,244 interviews.
Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Performed consistency checks.
Original ICPSR Release: 2011-07-27
Version History:
- 2016-07-29 (1) A Zip archive with the diagnostic scoring algorithms was added to the data collection. (2) Descriptions of the values for the variable REGION (Census Region) in Dataset 1 (Adolescent Household and School Respondents) were added to the technical documentation and value labels for REGION were added to the setups and SAS, Stata and SPSS data files.
- 2013-08-28 Variable RESPGENDER (Respondent's Gender) in Dataset 1 (Adolescent Household and School Respondents) has been corrected. The previous version of this variable had incorrect values for 1,034 cases.
- 2011-10-24 The setup files and documentation were added to the restricted release. Those files were already available through the public release.
- 2011-10-20 The Stata setup and ready-to-go files and the tab-delimited files were released.
- 2011-10-12 The HTML codebook was changed to be available for public use. Also, the statistical files were replaced because the previous version of the data contained incorrect decimal corrections across statistical packages. The SAS and Stata files were changed so that the original special missing value coding was not lost.
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Ryan Tannehill (Texas A&M) is slotted to go around the 22 spot, which, coincidentally, well, you know.
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Edwards, who will be a free agent when the NFL labor impasse is resolved, fulfilled a promise today that he made to 100 eight-graders in Cleveland years ago. On May 16, 2007, Edwards promised $1 million in academic scholarship money toward college tuitions at the start of the ADVANCE 100 Program, an educational intiative established by the Braylon Edwards Foundation, in the Cleveland Municipal School District. Students and their parents signed a pledge at the time to fulfill their end of the bargain: Graduate from high school.
The students were provided academic assistance through tutors, mentors and workshops throughout the process. Edwards, who was just in his third year in the NFL when he decided to give back to the community, had two requirements for the students: 1) Provide 15 hours of community service annually and 2) Maintain a 2.5 or better grade point average.
Edwards, who has expressed his desire to re-sign with the Jets, relayed the news of the program's completion on Wednesday through a series of tweets.
"As the 2nd most hated man in Clev. & a man of my word," Edwards tweeted, "today I will honor a promise made to 100 students in Cleveland years ago. The last of my Advance 100 students will graduate from my program and head off to college on scholarships that I will provide them with. Guys enjoy & embrace your new beginnings and remember your promise to me, to reach back & help someone else along the way."
First, props to Braylon for keeping his word and doing a good thing.
Second, way to draw attention to yourself by tweeting about it.
Third, you really are delusional if you think you're the 2nd most hated man in Cleveland. You're just not worth it. You probably don't even make the Top 10. But being a clueless d-bag is why you made the list in the first place, so why should I be surprised?


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Charlotte Craig Wins Gold on Second Day of Pan Am Championships
2008 Olympian Charlotte Craig (Murrieta, Calif.) won the gold medal on Saturday in the women's flyweight division at the Pan American Taekwondo Championships in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Craig defeated Gladys Mora of Columbia in the finals by a score of 1-0 to lead a four-medal surge by the U.S. on Saturday.
Men's flyweight James Howe (San Ramon, Calif.) took the silver medal, while women's middleweight Dalia Avivi (Davie, Fla.), and men's bantamweight Bernard Posey (Greensboro, N.C.) both claimed bronze medals.
Howe lost a tight 4-3 decision to Guillermo Paba of Columbia in the final match.
Avivi earned her bronze medal by defeating Courtney Condie of Canada in the quarterfinals, 1-0, then falling to eventual gold medalist Deysi Oea of the Domincan Republic, 5-3, in the semifinals.
In a packed men's bantamweight division consisting of 20 athletes, Posey beat Josean Rivera of Puerto Rico, 6-(-1), then Paulo Acho Guerra of Peru, 8-1. In the semifinals, Posey lost to Leandro Garcia of Argentina, 5-3, despite scoring a two-point head shot with a flying side kick.
Women's bantamweight Eleni Koutsilianos (Astoria, N.Y.) lost in the quarterfinals on Saturday to Mexico's Rosa Reyna by a score of 11-4.
Men's middleweight Jayson Grant (Worcester, Mass.) also reached the quarterfinals and narrowly missed the medal round, losing 7-6 to Brazil's Douglas Marcelino.
On Friday's opening day of competition, women's finweight Alexis Martinez (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) won a silver medal.
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Is there any stopping Ed Sheeran? The flame-haired singer is celebrating a fourth consecutive week at number one with his new album 'X'.
Already the fastest selling release of the year after shifting 182,000 in its first week, 'X' is also now the longest running number one of 2014 to date.
The previous longest runner was Paolo Nutini's 'Caustic Love', which had a three-week chart reign in April and May.
According to the Official Charts Company's sales data X has sold over 367,000 copies in the UK in the past month.
Ed also made chart history earlier this month by becoming the first artist to see all of his album's tracks in the Official Singles Chart Top 100 simultaneously.
This week's album chart Top 10 is as follows:
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In today's National Catholic Register, reporter Joan Frawley Desmond talks to John Kennedy, a Grand Rapids-based business owner of Autocam, a company that makes both precision auto parts and medical supplies. Kennedy (who is a board member of the Acton Institute) speaks candidly about his faith, his company's future and the HHS mandate battle.
The Obama administration has sought to dismiss the merits of HHS lawsuits filed by business owners like Kennedy, arguing that free exercise and statutory religious-freedom protections only apply to individuals, not "corporations."
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MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser grabbed fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley around the neck in an argument in her chambers last week, according to three sources cited in in a story written by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and Wisconsin Public Radio.
The report cites unnamed sources that said an argument occurred before the court's release of a decision last week upholding the publication of a bill that cut nearly all collective bargaining rights of most public employees.
During the alleged argument, a physical altercation between Prosser and Bradley occurred in the presence of other justices, the report said.
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Both justices declined comment to the reporters covering the story, but the sources said that Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs was notified of the incident, according to the report.
One source said Tubbs came in to meet with the entire Supreme Court about this matter, according to the report. Tubbs was contacted by Wisconsin Public Radio, but declined to comment, the report said.
The Wisconsin Judicial Commission, a body that investigates allegations of misconduct involving judges, was also made aware of the incident, a source said.
The incident was investigated jointly by reporters Bill Lueders and Kate Golden, of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, and Wisconsin Public Radio reporters Gil Halsted and Teresa Shipley.
The state Supreme Court voted 4-3 to overturn Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi's ruling that the bill didn't follow the state's open meeting laws. The court's decision cleared the way for the law to take effect.
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BEIJING, China – A competitor who thrives on the world stage of the Paralympic Games, Erin Popovich (Fort Collins, Colo./Silverbow, Mont.) won her third gold medal in Beijing, posting a world record time of 1:31.60 in the women's 100m breaststroke (SB7.) Teammate Jessica Long (Baltimore, Md.) – who set the former world record of 1:32.52 in 2006 – finished with a time of 1:38.60 and the bronze medal.
"We knew we had a tough race because there's a lot of competition here," said Popovich. "I was just hoping to beat 1:35. I kept driving and pushing myself harder and harder." The golden girl has won three gold medals in as many days of competition, including a world record race in the women's 200 IM (SM7) and a Paralympic record race in the women's 100m freestyle (S7.) Popovich and Long weren't the only American duo to rule the podium tonight. Ashley Owens (Stockbridge, Ga.) took gold in the women's 100m freestyle (S10), setting a world record with a time of 1:01.57. Anna Eames (Golden Valley, Minn.) joined her on the podium, earning bronze with a time of 1:01.91.
"Our women's team is absolutely the best in the world," said Julie O'Neill (Colorado Springs, Colo.), head coach, U.S. Paralympic Swimming Team. "They are so dominant right now and have raised the level of competition across all events."
Rudy Garcia-Tolson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Bloomington, Calif.) represented the U.S. Men's Paralympic Swimming Team on the medal stand tonight with a bronze in the 100m breaststroke (SB7). His time of 1:24.01 was a personal best by approximately one second.
Additional Results
Men's 100m Freestyle (S2) – Curtis Lovejoy (Atlanta, Ga.) – 2:34.11 (6)
Women's 100m Backstroke (S6) – Miranda Uhl (Alachua, Fla.) – 1:40.44 (8)
Men's 100m Freestyle (S10) – Justin Zook (Plymouth, Minn.) – 55.68 (8)
Women's 100m Freestyle (S10) – Susan Beth Scott (Colorado Springs, Colo./Cape Girardeau, Mo.) – 1:02.33 (4)
Men's 100m Butterfly (S11) – Philip Scholz (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) – 1:11.76 (8)
Men's 100m Butterfly (S12) – Tucker Dupree (Raleigh, N.C.) – 1:01.53 (5)
Men's 200m Freestyle (S3) – Michael DeMarco (San Diego, Calif.) – 4:39.79 (6)
Men's 200m Freestyle (S5) – Roy Perkins (Del Mar, Calif.) – 2:46.68 (4)
Men's 100m Breaststroke (SB8) – Jarrett Perry (Colorado Springs, Colo./Wichita, Kan.) – 1:20.64 (8)
After three days of competition, the U.S. leads the medal standings with nine gold, four silver and seven bronze. In the overall medal count for swimming competition, the U.S. trails China, which has a total of 25 medals.
"I had no idea how fast I was swimming. It's a tough competition and I just had to get out fast and keep it strong. I love competing. I have that competitive drive and what a great place to make it happen…right here at the Paralympics."
"I just tried to swim out hard. I thought she [Katarzyna Pawlik (POL)] had it but I just got to the wall first. When I looked up and saw myself on the screen, I knew I had won. Words can't describe it. My goal was the gold medal – I'm at my goal."
"I felt really good. The heat was really fast. I'm happy for [Ashley] and glad to get two of us on the podium."
"I just had a great race. My goal was to get on the podium and I'm very happy with myself and my swim."
"It's not what I wanted, but it was a good race. It's tough competition out there – there are lots of young kids coming in, but I'm doing well and hanging in there. I'm looking forward to the next races to make it to the podium. It's just about buckling down and taking it one day at a time."
"I was out of my mind, thinking about the thousands of people in the crowd. The race felt good, though I was tired at the end. My goal [for the meet] is best times, but medaling would be nice."
"Other high performance directors from other countries have shared with us that they don't think that anyone, as a team, can beat our women's team. The women are very well rounded, with many swimming all four strokes and medal potential in five or six events. On the men's side, the athletes are single or double event specialists, and will win or set world records in key events."
"Today was our weakest day in the schedule. Tomorrow is our second weakest. After that, we get to our strongest events, where we have an opportunity for eight or more medals per day, and hope to move up further in the medal count."
For complete swimming results, visit http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/SW.shtml.
For more information, please contact Tara Dugan Kusumoto at 139 1063 1844. If calling from the U.S., dial 011 86 plus the local number.


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Debates of Nov. 24th, 2011
House of Commons Hansard #53 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was artists.
- Question Period
- Committees of the House
- National Strategy for Dementia Act
- Canada Pension Plan
- Stelco Inc. Acquisition Act
- Petitions
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Copyright Modernization Act
- R.B. Bennett
- Pathfinder Youth Centre Society
- Humber College
- Iran
- Shipbuilding Industry
- Affordable Housing
- Ukraine
- Ski Tourism Industry
- Yemen
- Grey Cup
- Access to Information
- Grey Cup
- René Maheu
- The Environment
- White Ribbon Campaign
- New Democratic Party of Canada
- Health
- President of the Treasury Board
- G8 Summit
- The Economy
- Justice
- Firearms Registry
- Justice
- Government Appointments
- Auditor General
- Justice
- The Environment
- Health
- Language of Work in Quebec
- The Environment
- Employment
- Health
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Transport
- Veterans
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Search and Rescue
- Lapierre Island
- Egypt
- Employment Insurance
- The Environment
- Presence in Gallery
- Business of the House
- Points of Order
- Privilege
- Copyright Act
- Privilege
- Copyright Modernization Act
- Improving Trade Within Canada Act
- Multiple Sclerosis
Grey Cup
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
James Bezan Selkirk—Interlake, MB
Mr. Speaker, out in B.C. they may have flirted with an orange crush earlier this year, but in 1958, 1984, 1988 and 2011 Conservatives won strong, stable majority governments.
In 1958, 1984 and 1988 the Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the Grey Cup. It is 2011 and the Bombers are going to win the Grey Cup on Sunday, too.
We Manitobans love swaggerville and 2011 has been a great year for the Big Blue, much like another Canadian political team associated with the colour blue.
In fact, 2011 has already been a great year for Winnipeg and Manitoba sports fans. It is going to get even better this weekend as I join football fans cheering on the Bombers in B.C. Place.
We are ready for our first Grey Cup in 21 years. With the leadership of our CFL all-stars Brendon LaBatte, Odell Willis, Jovon Johnson, Jonathan Hefney, and Ian Logan, we will remind all Canadians that blue, not orange but blue, is Canada's colour.
There is no better way to celebrate our final season in our team's old home than by winning it all. Go, Bombers, go.
René Maheu
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Stéphane Dion Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC
Mr. Speaker, René Maheu passed away on November 12, surrounded by his children and loved ones. René was the husband of our late colleague Shirley Maheu. For decades, René was one of the most active volunteers in Saint-Laurent, volunteering for the chamber of commerce, the optimist club, the United Way and the hospital foundation. In addition, René was the chief organizer for the Liberal Party of Canada in Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, in election after election, fundraiser after fundraiser, and one membership campaign after another. He did all this without complaint and with his nose to the grindstone because he believed in his party and his member of Parliament. Even on his death bed, he wanted to make calls about a benefit for the party.
In addition to René Maheu, I want to thank all of the party faithful—the supporters of all democratic parties—who, spurred on by their convictions, advance our democracy. They are what fuel our democracy, a forever-renewable energy, that is, as long as we keep in our hearts and minds the memory of fine people such as René Maheu.
The Environment
Statements by Members
2:15 p.m.
Rick Dykstra St. Catharines, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am glad I am following the godfather of the carbon tax.
The Liberal member for Vancouver Quadra wants to punish the Canadian economy with a tax on everything. She is not alone.
The member for Saint-Laurent—Cartierville has called for a global carbon tax. Families would pay more for gas, more for electricity, and more for everything else. That is the Liberal vision for Canada. A Liberal carbon tax on everything would hurt Canadian families and job creators.
The interim Liberal leader called for the end of tax credits for children, transit users and workers. The Liberals continue to call for higher taxes on job creators. These are reminders of the Liberals' hidden agenda of imposing a massive new tax on everything if they ever get the chance.
Just like its NDP friend, the Liberal Party has no new ideas other than high taxes for Canadian families. When the Liberal member for Avalon had a moment of clarity on the issue in 2008, he said, "Liberals should not kid themselves. It's going to be a tough sell".
White Ribbon Campaign
Statements by Members
2:15 p.m.
Joe Comartin Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Mr. Speaker, tomorrow marks the beginning of this year's White Ribbon Campaign, a time for men to unite and say "no" to violence against women.
Of course, this landmark campaign would not have been possible in the first place without the passion and dedication of our former leader, Jack Layton. He co-founded the White Ribbon Campaign back in 1991. Working out of a bedroom in Jack's house, he created a vision where men took greater responsibility and worked together to end violence against women.
While he may no longer be with us, Jack's vision is as strong as ever. Today, the White Ribbon Campaign has spread to 60 countries, with millions of men taking up the cause.
Starting tomorrow, I encourage all men to don a white ribbon and stand up against gender violence.
Violence against women can never be justified. It is up to all of us, men and women together, to put an end to it once and for all.
New Democratic Party of Canada
Statements by Members
2:15 p.m.
Rodney Weston Saint John, NB
Mr. Speaker, the NDP recently voted against helping the manufacturing sector stay strong; against helping small businesses hire more people; against tax credits for families, like the family caregiver tax credit and the children's arts tax credit; and against the volunteer firefighters tax credit.
The NDP opposes creating jobs. Then, to drive the point home, its members go abroad and attack Canada.
The NDP chooses to side with a small group of activists protesting against our energy resources. However, it also opposes other industries, such as mining, sealing, forestry, auto manufacturing, and trucking, just to name a few.
The NDP also wants to hit families and job creators with a job killing tax hike that would hurt our economy and set families back.
Undermining the economy and attacking Canadian jobs are yet more worrying examples that the ineffective, disunited NDP is unfit to govern.
Oral Questions
November 24th, 2011 / 2:15 p.m.
Nycole Turmel Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, provincial health ministers are meeting today and they will be joined by their federal counterpart tomorrow. The NDP believes that privatization should be off the table.
The government should bring forward a 10-year health accord proposal, including a 6% escalator of the federal contribution. In return, we need a clear, monitored and enforced commitment to respect the Canada health accord.
Does the Prime Minister agree?
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, as we have said before, health care is one of the most important services that governments deliver to the people of Canada. That is why this government has been firm in its commitment to health care funding and to the Canada Health Act and to supporting those provinces that have engaged in alternative service delivery to improve service and universal access to Canadian patients.
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Nycole Turmel Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, if the Prime Minister is committed to supporting the provinces, he should be able to tell us his position.
What is he bringing to the table? More specifically, what will be the term of the next accord? What escalator is he proposing? And will he commit to closing the door on privatization? Canadians want to know the Prime Minister's position.
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, this government has increased provincial health transfers to record levels. We strongly support our health care system. We are working with those provinces, including Quebec, that have used alternative service delivery to improve universal access to our health care system.
President of the Treasury Board
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Nycole Turmel Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, on another matter, why does the Prime Minister continue to defend his President of the Treasury Board?
In committee, we asked the minister if he would table all the documents sent to his office. In committee, he said yes. He said "sure" twice. Not once, but twice. Not only has he not tabled the documents, but the minutes were changed and he has the gall to ask for an investigation into the matter.
Does the Prime Minister realize that this farce has gone on long enough?
President of the Treasury Board
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, the President of the Treasury Board has already answered these questions about these documents. He has already sent the documents requested by the Auditor General to the Auditor General's office.
G8 Summit
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Charlie Angus Timmins—James Bay, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Muskoka minister made the claim, "the documentation that was in my purview was forwarded to the Auditor General, who had access to all documentation". That is simply not true.
Here is what the Auditor General said, "We received a small amount of documentation, which wasn't directly relevant".
Therefore, why is it that, even as he is trying to protect his privileges, he cannot give the House a straight answer? When will he bring forward the documents that he has been hiding, just as he promised to our committee?
G8 Summit
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Parry Sound—Muskoka
Tony Clement President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario
Mr. Speaker, the allegations from the hon. member are not true. I answered all the questions that were put to me at two committee meetings, 75 questions in all. I have co-operated fully with the Auditor General. The Auditor General, in her conclusions, made clear there needed to be more official documentation at the intake stage of projects. However, the Auditor General also made clear that all documentation for the approved project proved that all dollars were accounted for.
G8 Summit
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Charlie Angus Timmins—James Bay, ON
Mr. Speaker, it is the Pinocchio principle. The Auditor General said that the rules were broken. The minister told the committee that he had nothing to do with the review of 242 projects and no role in deciding which ones to support or reject. That is simply not true. We have a letter from his office, sent to Muskoka Lakes, telling him that he reviewed its project and he rejected it.
Therefore, why was this letter not given to the Auditor General and when will he live up to his promise and give over those documents that he hid from the Auditor General?
G8 Summit
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Parry Sound—Muskoka
Tony Clement President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario
Mr. Speaker, this is the same line of questioning that the hon. member pursued at committee. At that time, my hon. colleague, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, indicated that he made the final decisions on all projects.


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by Anton Shilov
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that James Cameron's epic Avatar became the best selling Blu-ray of all time after just four days in stores. According to unofficial reports, Avatar is also the most pirated Blu-ray ever, still, rather surprisingly official sales actually exceed downloads by at least the factor of ten.
The Twentieth Century Fox claims that 2.7 million Avatar Blu-ray units were sold in North America alone. Avatar Blu-ray sales crushed the previous record of 2.5 million units, which either was the Dark Knight or Iron Man. Retail sales of Avatar Blu-ray and DVD discs have exceeded 6.7 million units since its launch on the 22nd, on pace to be the best selling title in recent history.
The extraordinary initial sales for Avatar are clearly a game changer for the Blu-ray format. Blu-ray players for the first time are surpassing DVD players at retail outlets across the country as fans are upgrading their systems to experience the best picture and sound quality available.
Meanwhile, there are at least 200 thousand copies of Avatar movies that have already been downloaded from the Internet and the number will be growing.
But while 2.7 million copies is definitely an achievement, sales could have been even higher. The Twentieth Century Fox decided to release the Avatar without adding any scenes that were cut from the movie that was shown in cinemas or additional materials, while postponing release with additional scenes and materials to late 2010 and delaying Blu-ray 3D version even further. Moreover, if Fox had released Avatar at the same time around the world, not only sales would have been higher, but also the piracy would have been lower.


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Anna Kay (Lu) Zorza
GWINN, Mich. – Anna Kay (Lu) Zorza, surrounded by her loving family, left this world to journey into peace, on Saturday, March 16, 2013.
She will be joining her husband, Jerry, brother, John and many friends and family that have preceded her to the gates of heaven.
Lu is survived by her three daughters, Tanya (Mike) St. Andre, Tami (Ken) Roberts and Tara (Jim) Armatti; nine grandchildren, Danielle Roberts, Dustin Roberts, Davin Roberts, Deanna (Brian) Demars, Dayla, Don and Dakota Roberts, Amanda and Steven Armatti; and nine great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Andrew and Alivia Hill, Noah and Lucy Roberts, Daena and Diem Deamars, Tristian and Lila Armatti.
Per Lu's request, there will be no services. Her ashes will be combined with Jerry's and spread in the deep of the woods where all is calm and quiet.
Any memorial contributions can be made to LARC Marquette, P.O. Box 487, Marquette, MI 49855, a nonprofit organization helping individuals with disabilities live as a real community in honor of her grandson, Davin.
The Canale-Gwinn Funeral Home is assisting the family.


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Light in Sodium - California Veggie Burger
The unique savory flavor of Amy's California Burger comes naturally from a blend of organic grains, mushrooms, vegetables and walnuts, and contains only half the sodium of our regular California Burger.
Nutritional Information
|Nutritional Facts
|Serving Size: 1 Burger (71g)
|Servings Per Container: 4
|Serving Weight: 1 Burger (71g)
|Product UPC: 00-42272-00344-0
|Total Fat: 4g
|Saturated Fat: 0g
|Trans Fat: 0g
|Cholesterol: 0mg
|Sodium: 250mg
|Carbohydrates: 16g
|Fiber: 3g
|Sugars: 1g
|Protein: 5g
|Vitamin A: 15% • Vitamin C: 4%
|Calcium: 2% • Iron: 6%
Ingredients: (Vegan) Organic mushrooms, organic onions, organic bulgar wheat, organic celery, organic carrots, organic oats, filtered water, organic walnuts, wheat gluten, organic potatoes, expeller pressed high oleic safflower and/or sunflower oil, sea salt, organic garlic. Contains tree nuts & wheat.


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Topic: Rails and XMLHTTPRequest.readyState
I'm new here so be gentle.
At any rate, I am developing a mapping application and am using Rails for the back end. Separate from the backend I have developed an AJAX based page that does really nice mapping. I know that Rails has a built in JS framework, but I don't quite have the time to learn it at this time (demo in a week). At any rate here's the problem ...
In the page, I create an array of XMLHTTPRequest objects and send them off calling a Rails controller (they are calling the controller to make a map tile a la Google Maps). I assign all of the request objects to a onreadystatechange event handler with themselves as a parameter (in order to get a handle on them). The problem I'm having is that I never get past readyState 0. So while I can see the controller completing it's tasks, the javascript is never notified of this. Am I perhaps missing something? Or should I just bite the bullet and rewrite this in the Rails framework?


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Apricot Glazed Chicken with Dried Plums and Sage
Recipe courtesy of Dave Lieberman
- Good Deal with Dave Lieberman
This is an elegant way to make a whole lot of chicken that tastes really, really good. It's kind of sweet and sour; sweet from the apricot[ preserves and the plums and sour from the bit of vinegar that I add. But what makes this dish are the sage leaves. They give a distinctive taste to the dish and make it a beautiful, festive platter that you can really be proud of.]
- 2 roasting chickens, cut into pieces
- 1 (12-ounce) jar apricot preserves
- 15 medium dried plums, pitted
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 3 pinches salt
- 20 grinds black pepper
- 10 cloves garlic, peeled
- 20 to 30 sage leaves
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Trim any extra fat from the chicken pieces and transfer them to a large roasting pan or broiler pan. If you don't have a roasting pan that's large enough, use 2 identical 13 by 9-inch baking pans.
Toss all of the ingredients together with the chicken until the chicken is evenly coated with the sauce. Arrange the chicken pieces skin-side up in the pan, spaced evenly apart.
If you're looking to prepare in advance, you can do everything up to this point and cover the roasting dishes and refrigerate until you're ready to roast the chicken.
Roast, uncovered, until the tops of the chicken pieces are browned and the chicken is cooked through, and the juices run clear, about 35 to 40 minutes.
Recipe courtesy of Dave Lieberman
Cooking Tips
More Recipes and Ideas
Balsamic-Glazed Apricots with Ricotta Clouds
Recipe courtesy of Sunny Anderson
Apricot and Tequila Glazed Turkey
Recipe courtesy of Marcela Valladolid
Apricot Glazed Lamb Chops with Pistachio and Sumac
Recipe courtesy of Bobby Flay


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LINGUIST List 20.2454
Thu Jul 09 2009
Calls: Text/Corpus Ling, Eastern Yiddish, Western Yiddish/Germany
Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunett
LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3!
1. Sandra Birzer,
Yiddish Language Structures
Message 1: Yiddish Language Structures
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Yiddish Language Structures
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Full Title: Yiddish Language Structures
Short Title: YiLaS
Date: 30-Nov-2009 - 01-Dec-2009
Location: Regensburg, Germany
Contact Person: Sandra Birzer
Meeting Email:
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Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics
Subject Language Family: Yiddish
Call Deadline: 20-Jul-2009
Meeting Description:
The Slavonic Department of the University of Regensburg (Björn Hansen and Sandra Birzer) invites abstracts for the international workshop 'Yiddish Language Structures' to be held 30 November - 1 December 2009 in Regensburg/Germany. The main focus is supposed to be on structural aspects of the description of the Yiddish language system which includes both theoretical and empirical questions. The idea is to bring together specialists from the field of Yiddish linguistics and General Linguists working on language change and language contact.
The following scholars have been asked to deliver a keynote talk at the workshop:
Steffen Krogh (University of Aarhus) - confirmed
Johan van der Auwera (University of Antwerp) - confirmed
Yaron Matras (University of Manchester) - confirmed
Gertrud Reershemius (Aston University) - confirmed
The workshop is also meant to be a forum to discuss the new project of an on-line 'Corpus of Modern Yiddish' (CMY) which aims at compiling a balanced text corpus of Modern Yiddish of about 10 million words. The CMY is a joint project of scholars from Regensburg and Moscow.
The conference languages will be English, Yiddish and German.
Conference Homepage:
Third Call for Papers:
The Slavonic Department of the University of Regensburg (Björn Hansen and Sandra Birzer) invites abstracts for the international workshop 'Yiddish Language Structures' to be held 30 November - 1 December 2009 in Regensburg/Germany.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Phonology, lexicology, morphology and syntax of Yiddish
- Contact-induced grammaticalization
- Borrowing asymmetries
- Corpus linguistic research on Yiddish
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Please send your abstract to this email address:
Deadline for the submission of abstracts is 20 July 2009. Notification about the acceptance or rejection of submitted abstracts will be given by 30 September 2009.
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Apple's iPhone Silences Doubters: Tech Weekly
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- There was an earnings explosion this week thanks to tech titans such as Apple(AAPL) , Amazon(AMZN) , Netflix(NFLX) and AT&T(T) , with Apple, of course, getting most of the attention.
Apple reported earnings that shattered expectations on Tuesday, and set aside any fears about a slowdown in iPhone sales.
During its fiscal second quarter , Apple sold 35.1 million iPhones, 11.8 million iPads, 4 million Macs and 7.7 million iPods. Investors and analysts had been concerned that sales would slow, given possible supply constraints and an aging iPhone.
The technology giant noted, however, that iPhone sales grew 88% year over year, with sales more than doubling in Asia. iPhone sales in Greater China rose five times year over year, CEO Tim Cook said, during the Apple conference call. "We are happy with the iPhone pricing moves we made a few months ago on iPhone 3G, iPhone 4," he explained.
Quarterly earnings came in at $12.30 a share on $39.2 billion in revenue. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected EPS of $10.02 on revenue of $36.69 billion. Some $22.7 billion of revenue was from the iPhone, now available in more than 100 countries and on 230 carriers.
Apple's increased reliance on China led several analysts to raise price targets and upgrade the stock, as it continued to surpass analysts' expectations.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based firm also announced it would hold its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 11, with a big focus on software.
"We have a great WWDC planned this year and can't wait to share the latest news about iOS and OS X Mountain Lion with developers," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, in a press release. "The iOS platform has created an entirely new industry with fantastic opportunities for developers across the country and around the world."
Shares of Apple jumped 5.24% on the week to finish at $603.
Amazon shares jumped on Friday after the company reported strong first-quarter revenue growth and stabilizing operating margins.
The Seattle-based Internet giant reported quarterly EPS of 28 cents on $13.2 billion in revenue on Thursday, up 34% year over year. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected Amazon to report EPS of 7 cents on $12.9 billion in revenue.
Amazon's margins, investors' biggest worry going into the quarter, came in at 1.45%, in line with the fourth quarter's 1.5%.
Amazon shares soared 19.4% this week to finish at $226.85.
Netflix took a hit as the movie-streaming company said it expects weak streaming additions in the current quarter, despite reporting strong first-quarter earnings on Monday.
Due to increased seasonality, Netflix expects net additions to be below 2010's level. The company said it expects to have between 23.6 million and 24.2 million subscribers, implying growth between 200,000 and 800,000 streaming subscribers.


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by Anton Shilov
Nintendo Wii's motion-sensing Wiimote and Nunchuck game controllers immediately attracted attention of casual gamers to the video game system as nothing like this was ever available. Now, Asustek Computer wants to enable the same kind of gaming experience with its Asus Eee Stick GMC-1 set of controllers.
The Asus Eee Stick GMC-1 set consists of two controllers for right and left hands, USB dongle, quick start guide as well as support CD with drivers, manual and other useful tools, according to a filing of Asustek with FCC. The Eee Stick can be used with various software, however, it would definitely be very comfortable to play arcade games using the controllers, provided that those controllers can be calibrated to a particular title.
It remains to be seen how much Asus Eee Stick GMC-1 will cost and whether Asustek plans to sell them as separate game controllers, or exclusive game controllers sold with Eee PC desktops or laptops. In case the manufacturer decides to bundle the Eee Stick with graphics cards or sell separately, the controllers have a lot of chances to become quite popular, however, if the Eee Stick only becomes available bundled with Eee PCs, they have much fewer chances to reach gamers.
Asustek Computer did not comment on the news-story.


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Desi Housewives, Bhabhis – Hot Indian aunties – Pakistani Aunties – Bangladeshi Aunty and Mallu Aunties Photos
Dhaka is very busy city of Bangladesh. Its land of desi and foreign living Aunties. Some hot Bengali Aunties when come back to country, most likely they choose Dhaka city to live. As it have fun, entertainment and most beautiful colors of Bengali life.
If you look at current scenario of Bangladesh, It has been overcome by some extra-liberal societies which are using innocent desi housewives for sex and joy purposes, and they pay much money for this work which held only at home. All deals went over cell phones. Hot Bengali girls or Bangladeshi aunties, both are being used to have friendship via mobile phones. And they get enough money to spend their life with her children and poor husband or family.
These beautiful and Hot Bengali Aunties are awaiting you to call them for fun and send them some mobile credit and in return you will have all desired fun in whole night packages. Hot Desi Aunty of Dhaka will really get you warm and you will realize you are at the edge of fun and joy. Don't forget to comment below your cell numbers so these hot Bengali aunties gonna contact you soon.
Who lives in Dhaka, must be familiar with Bengali Aunties attitude. Cute Bengali Aunty is so comfortable to talk and meet. Only thing for care and protection is avoid to talk in public places. Mobile phone and Facebook are alternative ways to make good friendship with them. Here some cute photos of Bangladeshi Women. Which will realize you about importance of Bengali Beauty. Respect and care is part of Bengali Women. She is caring and lovely. Likes kids and family.
Dhaka is beautiful place to enjoy and live. Its Bangladeshi big city which is full fill by beautiful and hot aunties. Bengali Aunties in real life looks young and passion full. With slim and smart body sturcture Bangladeshi aunties in every picture looks great. Here is Rasheeda Aunty from Dhaka is washing her self in Bathroom. Her Bedroom pics are also included. She have shared her these pics on her personal page to offer the guys to be goof friend. She is a good example of hot Bangladeshi Aunties.


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March 4, 2013
GALESBURG—Stark County High School senior Danielle Kenney has signed to play next season for the Carl Sandburg College women's golf and softball teams.
An outfielder for the Rebels' softball team, Kenney earned first-team all-Lincoln Trail Conference honors as a junior. The 5-foot-2 Kenney qualified last fall for the girls golf Class 1A state tournament, tying for 54th at Red Tail Run Golf Course in Decatur.


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Avoiding Plagiarism
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Do you struggle with knowing how to correctly paraphrase or cite? Do you wonder what constitutes as plagiarism? Come and enjoy some pizza and beverages while you learn how to avoid plagiarism.
- Hosted by:
- Regent University Writing Center
- Location:
- Student Center - Fountain View Room
- Cost:
- Event is Free
- Audience:
- Everyone
- Required; see website below.


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November 6, 2006 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: Educational Opportunity
SUBJECT 2: Track Training Name Change
SUBJECT 3: Translated Versions of the WIC Participant Rights and Responsibilities (Outer Part of the WIC Participant ID Folder)
SUBJECT 4: WIC Caseload Tracking
SUBJECT 5: Medela Breastpumps and Pumping Kits
- Educational Opportunity: The American Dietetic Association Center for Professional Development and WIC and Nutrition Services' Nutrition Training Institute are sponsoring a free educational opportunity: Dietetics Practitioner's Role in New Technology and Medications for Diabetes on December 7th from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. This live, interactive phone teleseminar focuses on how to identify new diabetes medications and technology available for patient use, discuss the role dietetics practitioners can play in working with patients on new diabetes medications and explain how dietitians can use new insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor technology to help patients manage diabetes.
It is designed for WIC Nutritionists, Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians Registered who work in clinical and community health settings with diabetic patients. Please see the attached site registration form for details or contact Michele Bailey at (573) 751-6481 or firstname.lastname@example.com with questions.
- Track Training Name Change: This is to notify local WIC providers that the name for the WIC Track Training, Tracks 1, 2 & 3 is changing. The name change will more clearly identify what the trainings mean and who should attend the trainings. The training names will be "WIC Training - Clerical" specifically for Clerical staff, "WIC Training - HPA" specifically for HPA staff, etc. The trainings for the WIC Certifier, CPA and Nutritionist staff will be identified this way as well. The name change will assist employees to register for and obtain appropriate training.
Each trainee will be provided with training materials 3 weeks before their scheduled training date. The trainee is required to complete the exercises for the training(s) they are attending. If the exercises are not completed, the trainee will be rescheduled for the next time the training is offered. If you have questions please contact D'Anne Ward at 1-800-392-8209 or by email at email@example.com.
- Translated Versions of the WIC Participant Rights and Responsibilities (Outer Part of the WIC Participant ID Folder): Attached are the translated versions of the WIC Rights and Responsibilities. Only the Spanish version is currently being printed at the State Printing Center. Please feel free to make copies as needed. If you have any questions, please contact Takako Tagami at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Arabic = AR
Bosnian = BO
Chinese = SC
Farsi = Farsi
Korean = KO
Russian = RU
Somali =SO
Spanish = SP
Ukrainian = UKR
Vietnamese = VT
- WIC Caseload Tracking: The State WIC office tracks caseload monthly. We just received the October 06 caseload figures. The total number of participants served in October was 134,957, the highest number ever served in that month. Included is the line graph showing total participants served monthly for each fiscal year beginning in 2000. You will see a drop from the numbers served in August and September of FY2006, however, the drop was not as steep as in previous years. Clearly these increases are due to the efforts of local agencies. Thank you for all that you do to provide services to participants. We will continue to share caseload information. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Lyn Konstant at email@example.com or Jim Schindler at email@example.com.
- Medela Breastpumps and Pumping Kits: We are asking for notification of receipt of the electric and manual breastpumps and the pumping kits that the State recently purchased from Medela. You should have received the shipment the week of October 30th or the upcoming week. Please send email acknowledgement to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include your agency name and the number of each item received. For example: Andrew County - 1 Electric Breastpump, 20 Manual Pumps, and 20 Pumping Kits.
Please be sure to submit the serial numbers for your electric breastpumps to Michael Murphy (if you have not already done so) in order to receive your WIC property tag(s). Please complete the attached form and send to Michael Murphy by November 17, 2006. You may email him at email@example.com or fax to (573) 522-6501.
FYI: The Lactina Select Electric Breastpumps have a three year limited warranty. If a breastpump arrives damaged or needs repair while under warranty, contact Medela Customer Service at 1-888-633-3528.
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Geographic Range
Fin whales, or fin-backed whales, are found in all major oceans and open seas. Some populations are migratory, moving into colder waters during the spring and summer months to feed. In autumn, they return to temperate or tropical oceans. Because of the difference in seasons in the northern and southern hemisphere, northern and southern populations of fin whales do not meet at the equator at the same time during the year. Other populations are sedentary, staying in the same area throughout the year. Non-migratory populations are found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of California. (Gambell, 1985; Jefferson, Leatherwood, and Webber, 1994; Nowak, 1991)
In summer in the North Pacific Ocean, fin whales migrate to the Chukchi Sea, the Gulf of Alaska, and coastal California. In the winter, they are found from California to the Sea of Japan, East China and Yellow Seas, and into the Philippine Sea. (Gambell, 1985)
During the summer in the North Atlantic Ocean, fin whales are found from the North American coast to Arctic waters around Greenland, Iceland, north Norway, and into the Barents Sea. In the winter these fin whale populations are found from the ice edge toward the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and from southern Norway to Spain. (Gambell, 1985)
In the southern hemisphere, fin whales enter and leave the Antarctic throughout the year. Larger and older whales tend to travel further south than younger ones. (Gambell, 1985)
Biogeographic Regions: Arctic Ocean; Arctic Ocean :: Native; Indian Ocean; Indian Ocean :: Native; Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic Ocean :: Native; Pacific Ocean; Pacific Ocean :: Native; Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean Sea :: Native
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Rim to Rim to Rim - Page 3
I think I was about two miles from the top when the thunder started. Well, I thought it was thunder. But it kept getting louder, and lasted longer. By chance, I was next to a hiker when it started. He pointed up and then I saw it: an avalanche. Rocks tumbling down a canyon within the canyon. Only later would I learn that Shannon—still ahead of all of us—had been caught directly under the fall line. To survive, he had clung to the underside as scree flew by him.
I was safe, and pushed on. I soon encountered a ranger, who briefed me on the avalanche and warned me that things might still be unstable. So on I went. Now autumn colors gave way to pines. And the trail was a slippery, muddy mess. The Supai Tunnel—billed as a good destination for North Rim day hikers because it is only two miles from the trailhead—was my next landmark. Then, a mile from the top, I met a group of women hiking. I looked ridiculous, but I must also have looked cold, because one offered me her poncho.
Soon I hit Coconino Overlook where a group of hikers was, well, looking out . . . at what, I don't know. Clouds and snowfall had wrecked visibility. I asked my new favorite question: "How much farther?" "It's right around the corner," they replied, "Six tenths of a mile." Less than a mile? OK, gotta go."
6:10 after we had left the South Rim, I reached the North Rim.
The North Kaibab trailhead arrives quickly, without a lot of suspense. One minute you're locked into the relentless upward march, the next you're in a park with a bench and a drinking fountain. And an inch of snow. And Shannon.
He'd been up there about five minutes, he said, and looked great. I had a quick snack, refilled my reservoir, snapped a few pictures and we were away. It was too cold to sit around enjoying the moment.
It felt amazing to be going downhill. And to be running, or something that resembled running. Shannon was a lot better at this than me, and he set the pace. With snow, mud, rocks and pitch, the first few miles of descent were more about tap dancing than running. But The Colonel was a natural, skipping down the trail with grace and purpose. I couldn't hang, sure I'd break an ankle or plunge over the edge.
About a mile down, we met up with Tom and Tim. So that's how I looked on the way up. No wonder people were so concerned. They were 15 minutes away, but we told them they only had five to go. Later, Tom would acknowledge that meeting us was like "seeing angels."
By three miles down, it was still cold and windy, but the snow began to let up. Shannon let me lead. I started to figure out the footing and get a little more oxygen. As the grade became more favorable, I began to take advantage and make some good time. Climbing the North Rim was harder than I had anticipated, but descending was easier. I was really in a good zone.
But, damn, I was hungry. I hated to think about stopping, but after running a full marathon, and with 20 miles to go, I needed calories.
At around 7:30 into the run, I coasted in to Cottonwood Campground to enjoy the pizza I had stashed in my pack. Lots of envious hikers suddenly wanted to be my friends. I could have sold pizza for $100 a slice. But it was worth more than that to me. I gulped three pieces in less than 10 minutes, saving the last piece for "just in case" (and, later, "just in case" would arrive). Man, it tasted good, and recharged me. I pounded the fluids too, as my last "check" indicated that I was running on the edge of dehydration.
Halfway through lunch, Shannon pulled in. He still looked great. He planned to grab a meal then make his way down to Phantom Ranch, where he'd reunite with Tom and Tim. I ran on.
The stretch from Cottonwood to Phantom Ranch offers a nice downhill grade for running, and I did my best to make time. Here, for the first time all day, I saw the sun and, for a moment, it actually felt warm. The warm-up reminded me to keep pounding the fluids and salt tablets, just to be sure.
I hit Phantom Ranch at 9:05.
As I ran into the "village," an older man on the trail was shooting pictures ... pictures of me. And, as I ran past, he started running after me:
You look great. Are you running the rim-to-rim?
I'm running the rim-to-rim-to-rim. Have you ever done it?
I wrote the book.
Well, that certainly got my attention. I didn't know that there was a book.
Now that is something that I'd like to hear more about.
Do you mind if I ask you some questions? I don't want to hold you up, so I'm happy to talk as you run.
I'm going to fill my water at Phantom Ranch. I can give you a few minutes there.


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- Subjects:Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Literacy in Kindergarten Dramatic Play Centers, Part 4
- Grades: PreK–K
When we study weather in science, our dramatic play center becomes a weather station. With self-made instruments, hands-on experiments, and — as always — plenty of literacy, the weather station inspires the children with a sense of wonder and awe for the natural world.
Literacy in Your Kindergarten Weather Station Center
Kindergarten Centers Literacy Item: Current Weather Maps
The young meteorologists report the weather using animated, interactive local maps. You can find maps for your own kindergarten weather station center at Weather.com or Weather Underground.
Kindergarten Centers Literacy Item: Weather Words and Symbols
Students forecast both the local and national weather by affixing words and symbols to the U.S. map and seven-day pocket chart.
To determine the temperature and air pressure, the meteorologists check their thermometer and barometer. Wind speed is measured by seeing how fast their anemometer and windsocks move, and the wind chill factor is determined by seeing how fast hand sanitizer evaporates and cools their hands. Using a Doppler radar (a tape recorder), the children use the Doppler effect (the sound of a battery-operated razor moving back and forth) to forecast thunderstorms. They measure the depth and temperature of snowfall with a ruler and a thermometer.
Kindergarten Centers Literacy Item: Sun Clocks
The meteorologists read the shadows from their sun clock to determine the time, which is then broadcast on TV. Visit the Exploratorium to make a sun clock for your kindergarten weather station center.
Kindergarten Centers Literacy Item: Thunderstorm Tracking Charts
After it rains in a jar, two students may simulate a thunderstorm while the meteorologists track its distance and intensity. One student rubs a balloon in their hair and holds it up to the antenna on the weather station's state-of-the-art lightning detector (an AM radio), while another student blows into a paper bag, twists it closed, and pops it to make thunder. Since radio waves and lightning travel at the speed of light, while thunder travels at the speed of sound, the meteorologists listen to the lightning crackle and use a stopwatch to track how long it takes to hear the thunder. For every five seconds between the sounds, the storm is one mile away.
Kindergarten Centers Literacy Item: Tornado Warnings
The newscasters of the kindergarten weather station center use the Emergency Alert System to transmit a bulletin from the National Weather Service issuing a tornado warning. They then show live footage of the tornado by flipping over two attached soda bottles filled with water and debris.
Kindergarten Centers Literacy Item: Earthquake Special Reports
One student shakes the seismograph to simulate an earthquake while another pulls the paper through to record the earthquake's strength. The newscasters interrupt the regularly scheduled programming to give a special report.
Kindergarten Centers Literacy Item: Volcano News Flashes
Reporters in the kindergarten weather station center go "on the scene" of a live volcano. After reading the breaking news, they flash it in front of the camera.
Kindergarten Centers Literacy Item: Tide Charts
The marine meteorologists make tide charts showing the times and heights of high and low tide.
Kindergarten Centers Literacy Item: Constellation Names
Students make constellations on the bottoms of paper cups and name their creations. They project the constellations on the wall, and the meteorologists report on the night sky by holding up the names of the constellations they see.
Kindergarten Centers Literacy Item: Moon Observations
My students know that the dark spots on the moon look like Jack and Jill going up the hill, from the nursery rhyme. The meteorologists observe the daytime moon, and depending on whether they see Jack or Jill, they report whether the moon is in the first quarter or the third. You can download the Jack and Jill on the Moon activity guide for your kindergarten weather station center from the Madison Metropolitan School District Planetarium.
Do you incorporate weather into your dramatic play center? If so, what do you do?
Have a fair-weather weekend!
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Comments (9)
I really like this lesson and how you incorporated so many learning styles. The students appeared to really be engaged and apparently loved doing the activities. I like the last photo where-in the young lady was using a video or cam recorder to film the other young lady. Many children have seen weather channels or T.V. news reporters thereby may have some background knowledge. This lesson went beyond Science and incorporated other content areas.
Amazing stuff! thank you so much for sharing!
Hi Joy ~ I agree - anytime we provide vocabulary for students we are building a background for them. I think a lot of times we do assume students know what we are talking about and a lot of times, the kids won't say, "I don't understand" and you just keep going. So, I agree that building an explicit vocabulary, especially for the second language students is very important. Thanks for reading and commenting. ~Allie
Hi Charlotte ~ Wow - that's fantastic that you were able to get the meteorologists to come to your school. I wish I would have done that. I agree - anytime you can incorporate "real life" situations in the classroom you will be providing students with enriching experiences. Thanks for reading and commenting. ~Allie
Hi Heidi ~ Thank you so much for the compliment. It was hard work but the kids and I are enriched because of this experience. We were able to do amazing things. Thanks again for your kind words. ~Allie
Really liked the literacy activities. Great vocabulary, too. We have a tendency to assume our kids understand those words, but so many children, especially second language children need the explicit instruction.
Hi, Allie! My student loves learning about the weather. Two of our local Meteorologists from two of our news stations,came to our school and talked to the kids about their jobs and answered the kids` questions. It was neat!Your idea for the play area set up for them to pretend to be weather forecasters is a great idea!It also gives them a chance to learn public speaking. I like it!
Wow, Allie! You are so creative and hard working! I am amazed at all that you do and accomplish, and your ideas are amazing! You must be a "star" teacher at your school! Heidi Butkus


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At age 70+, AIDS and HIV activist Marion Bunch takes on the disease that took her son�s life in Africa and beyond.
When Marion Bunch says she�s �just a mom,� you might just believe her, watching her move among the crowd of women and children at this community health fair-like gathering, kissing a chubby baby cheek here and exchanging a mischievous smile with a toddler there. But Marion�s no ordinary mom�and this is no run-of-the-mill health fair, either. A tireless negotiator and strategic consensus builder with a never-surrender approach to projects she�s passionate about, the 70-something AIDS and HIV prevention advocate is the force behind Rotary Family Health Days. This effort, supported by Rotary International, brought crucial health services to hundreds of thousands of people over three days in May at 368 sites in three African countries, half a world away from Marion�s Atlanta-area home. RELATED: Fighting Polio�at Home and Abroad In just 72 hours, throughout the countries of South Africa, Uganda and Nigeria, mothers toting infants and toddlers in improvised slings on their backs, teens in well-worn school uniforms, and other residents of makeshift, impoverished townships and slums converged on community centers and other sites for HIV testing, polio drops, measles vaccines, diabetes screening and other health services. In all, 275,000 Africans were tested, treated, touched by Marion�s mission to stop the spread of AIDS in the areas of the world that are most vulnerable to the disease. That sense of mission was borne out of Marion�s grief at losing her son, Jerry, to AIDS in 1994. �He was just a good kid,� she says. �He was a friend to so many different people. He had insecurities because he was gay, but he was just a regular kid.� The Bunch family was faced with AIDS early on in the American epidemic, when misconceptions, stigma and outright bias were layered atop grueling treatments and bleak prognoses. �That was before the anti-retroviral drugs were discovered, so we knew all along when he was ill that it was ultimately going to be a death sentence,� Marion says. �I felt quite lonely not being able to discuss Jerry�s illness with anyone outside my family. I, like a lot of people, lost friends over the disease.� After Jerry�s death, Marion retreated into her grief. �You never expect to lose a child, and then when you do, you want to just go into a hole,� she says. One bright spot, though, was Marion�s growing involvement in the local Rotary chapter, which she first saw as an opportunity to make business connections. Little did she know that the international humanitarian volunteer organization with the motto �Service Above Self� would provide her a pathway to healing and, in effect, change the course of her life. At a Rotary meeting in 1997, glancing over the club bulletin before the day�s program began, Marion noticed an announcement that the president of Rotary International had signed a joint statement on AIDS with the United Nations. �I felt a tap on the shoulder right then, and a voice said to me, �Mom get up and get going. You haven�t done anything, and it�s been three years.� It was Jerry. And he sounded aggravated,� she says with a laugh. And get going she did. Using the skills she honed as an organizational consultant for large corporations like Hewlett Packard, Marion persuaded her Rotary chapter to partner with an Atlanta-area HIV/AIDS organization to create an education program for Georgia middle schools. Since its conception in 1998, more than 450,000 students have participated, learning the facts about testing, transmission and treatment. Despite her self-admitted lack of knowledge about public health, fundraising and community organizing, �I really kind of felt as though the wind was at my back,� Marion says. �It really was a God-driven moment�I felt uniquely pushed.� When a fellow Rotarian invited her on a mission trip to Kenya in 2001, Marion quickly realized the depth of the need in Africa, where 20 million orphans in Kenya alone have lost their parents to AIDS. �They have little to eat, they are often shunned by their community, and they drop out of school because they don�t have the funds to pay the school fees or get uniforms.� This�coupled with misconceptions about the disease (for instance, that having unprotected sex with a virgin can cure an infected man)�perpetuates the cycle of poverty, illness and destitution in these communities. That trip and the connections she made there led Marion in 2003 to create a plan to assist orphans and vulnerable children in six African countries with healthcare, education and other support services. Through the action group she founded, Rotarians for Family Health & AIDS Prevention (RFHA), Marion galvanized Rotary volunteers, the Coca Cola Africa Foundation, non-governmental organizations and the Emory University School of Public Health, to make an impact on the lives of 122,000 children over five years. In the process, the Evanston, Ill., native found herself connecting with government officials, corporate bigwigs and health experts at the highest levels. �I was afraid half the time about what people would ask me and how I would respond,� she says. But the �kick� she received from Jerry and her tenacity�lovingly described by her husband, Austin, as �bulldog-like��kept her going. It was in the office of a then-district governor of Uganda in 2010 that the idea for Rotary Family Health Days was born. Building on the partnership model that had proven so successful in the Kenyan project, Marion worked with the government, corporate sponsors, African organizations and Rotary volunteers to provide HIV testing and counseling, as well as other necessary health services to over 38,000 Ugandans in a single day at several sites around the country. �We knew we had a winner,� she says. �And we knew we could replicate it.� The success of the 2013 program in South Africa, Uganda and Nigeria is proof. A mere two months after the May event, Marion was on the road again�she estimates she�s traveled to Africa more than 40 times since that first trip 12 years ago�organizing for 2014, with the aim of expanding to at least four additional countries on the continent. She�s setting her sights on India for a pilot program in 2015. Despite the juggling act involved in managing a project of this scope (Marion �retired� in 2008 from her business to work with RIFA full-time), she never loses sight of why she became involved in the first place: Jerry. �He comes around every once in a while and lets me know, �This is cool, Mom. This is really great.�� Volunteering helped her process and move beyond the devastation of losing her �boy-child.� �I never dreamed I would do anything this big,� Marion says. �But the size of what you accomplish doesn�t matter. You just have to take one step, and that may be all you do. But it could be that a bunch of mini steps evolve into something big.� While Marion seems completely at� ease among heads of state (she shared a podium with the South African First Lady at the kickoff of this year�s event) and clearly thrives on uniting people and organizations around the goal of eradicating the disease that took her son, what she loves most is interacting with the African children. �That�s the most fun part�it�s not the speeches, it�s the kids.� Just what you�d expect from someone who is, as she says, �just a mom.� Want to help? Visit rfha.org. Brought to you by: Spry Living


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