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Debates of March 24th, 1998
House of Commons Hansard #79 of the 36th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was debt.
- Government Response To Petitions
- Energy Price Commission Act
- Petitions
- Questions On The Order Paper
- Budget Implementation Act, 1998
- Business Of The House
- Budget Implementation Act, 1998
- Money Laundering
- Liberal Party
- Engineering
- Quebec's Fiscal Balance
- World Meteorological Day
- Academy Of Motion Pictures, Arts And Sciences
- Liberal Party
- Immigration
- Greek Independence Day
- Liberal Party
- Liberal Party Of Canada
- Minister Of Intergovernmental Affairs
- Reform Party Of Canada
- Radarsat Ii
- Pensions
- Liberal Party
- Fisheries
- Minister Of Intergovernmental Affairs
- The Senate
- Fisheries
- The Senate
- Customs Controls
- The Senate
- Old Age Security
- Film And Television Industry
- Search And Rescue
- Pay Equity
- Job Creation
- The Atlantic Groundfish Strategy
- Foreign Affairs
- Tuition Fees
- Rcmp
- Post-Secondary Education
- Canada Labour Relations Board
- Foreign Affairs
- Air India Disaster
- Royal Canadian Mint
- Option Canada
- The Senate
- The Atlantic Groundfish Strategy
- Young Offenders Act
- Privilege
- Points Of Order
- Budget Implementation Act, 1998
- Taxation
Government Response To Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10 a.m.
Peter Adams Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to eight petitions.
Energy Price Commission Act
Routine Proceedings
10 a.m.
John Solomon Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-384, an act respecting the Energy Price Commission.
Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to introduce in the House today a bill to establish the Energy Price Commission. This bill will establish a commission to regulate the wholesale and retail price of gasoline. The purpose of price regulation is to avoid unreasonable increases which affect the cost of living and depress business activity.
The bill will facilitate reasonable consistency in prices from province to province, allowing for production and distribution costs.
The regulations will further minimize the risk of collusion in pricing and will prevent dominant suppliers from setting unreasonable prices.
The bill links the issue of price control to competition. Any investigation of an alleged offence under the Competition Act which is related to gasoline pricing will be remitted by the competition tribunal to the commission for investigation, and the commission will report to the tribunal before it makes a determination or order on the matter.
Many Canadians are looking for this bill so that gasoline and oil companies will stop the gouging of consumers, business people and farmers in Canada.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Routine Proceedings
March 24th, 1998 / 10:05 a.m.
Gar Knutson Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON
Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to present a petition signed by 100 constituents of my riding.
The petitioners pray that Parliament act immediately to extend protection to the unborn child by amending the Criminal Code to extend the same protection enjoyed by born human beings to unborn human beings.
Questions On The Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Peter Adams Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.
Questions On The Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
Is that agreed?
Questions On The Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Some hon. members
Budget Implementation Act, 1998
Government Orders
10:05 a.m.
Raymond Chan for the Minister of Finance
moved that Bill C-36, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 24, 1998, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
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Government Orders
10:05 a.m.
Stoney Creek
Tony Valeri Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Finance
Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a few moments to speak on behalf of the government in support of Bill C-36.
The proposed legislation contains some very important provisions that will help build a strong economy and a strong society, goals which this government has pursued since coming to office in 1993.
We have pursued these goals first and foremost by getting our fiscal house in order. The federal books will be balanced this year for the first time since 1970 and we will balance the budget next year and the year after that for the first time in almost 50 years. It will be the first time in almost 50 years that Canadians will see three consecutive balanced budgets.
Our commitment to fiscal responsibility, to putting an end to credit card government, does not end there. We will reduce Canada's debt burden through a two-front strategy of stronger economic growth and a concrete debt repayment plan.
What we will do is take the same approach to the debt that we have successfully used against the deficit since 1993. We took the deficit down step by step. The same incremental approach will, year by year, steadily reduce the debt burden.
We intend to keep the debt to GDP ratio on a permanent downward slide using a two-track strategy, a strategy of supporting economic growth and reducing the actual level of the debt.
This means that we will continue to present fiscal plans based on prudent economic planning assumptions. Let me say that most budgets fail because they are based on overly optimistic assumptions. The consequence is severe. It is lost credibility.
In addition to prudent planning assumptions we will continue to build our plans on a substantial contingency reserve of $3 billion a year. This is designed to handle unexpected events and to provide greater certainty that we will meet our balanced budget targets.
However, if the contingency reserve is not needed, and in fact it has not been needed in each of the past three years, it will go directly to paying down the overall stock of debt.
Where do we expect this prudent approach to budget planning to take us?
We project that by 1999-2000 the debt to GDP ratio, by our comprehensive Canadian measurements, will have fallen almost 10 percentage points from its peak of almost 72% of GDP in 1995-96. If we use the measurement which most other countries use, that being the debt held by the public, Canadians' market debt to GDP ratio will fall from a peak of almost 59% in 1995-96 to 48.5% by the year 1999-2000.
In fact the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is forecasting that between 1997 and 1999 Canada will have the largest decline in debt burden among the G-7 countries.
While we must ensure the continuing decline of the debt, we also recognize that the tax burden on Canadians is too high and has to be reduced. That is why we have introduced targeted tax relief measures in each of our previous budgets. For now these measures are modest because the so-called fiscal dividend that makes them possible is still modest. But even so, 90% of all taxpayers will get some degree of personal income tax relief from our recent budget.
Some 400,000 low income Canadians will be taken off the tax rolls entirely. As our financial resources permit we will broaden tax relief in future budgets.
Of course, some would argue that the dividends should go only to reducing debt and cutting taxes. In my view this would be shortsighted and, quite frankly, bad economics. We recognize that the private sector is the engine of job creation, but government too has a responsibility to provide leadership in the economy.
To meet that responsibility we are putting the fiscal dividend to work by increasing our investments in access to education, in skills development, in low income families with children and in health care.
For example, in last month's budget we unveiled the Canadian opportunities strategy. It is a co-ordinated set of measures to provide Canadians with enhanced access to knowledge, knowledge and skills for jobs that can deliver a better standard of living for the 21st century.
In fact, Bill C-36 implements some very important elements of this strategy. For example, it establishes the Canadian millennium scholarship foundation. This arm's length foundation with an initial endowment of $2.5 billion will award more than 100,000 scholarships each year over 10 years to full and part time students across Canada.
Scholarships will increase access to post-secondary education for low and middle income Canadians to prepare them for the jobs and knowledge based economy of the 21st century.
As the minister of finance said in the 1998 budget speech, "This investment in the future of our country is the result of our successful battle against the deficit. It is an investment that will pay for itself over and over again in the years ahead".
The Canada millennium scholarships are, in effect, the largest single investment ever made by a federal government to support access to post-secondary education for all Canadians. They will be awarded to individuals who need help financing their studies and who demonstrate merit. For full time student scholarships will average $3,000 a year. Individuals will be able to receive up to $15,000 over a maximum of four academic years of undergraduate study.
What this means is that a student receiving a $3,000 scholarship for four years will in fact see his or her student debt load cut by $12,000, about half of what it otherwise could have been.
These scholarships are not just for young Canadians at university. Canadians of all ages studying full or part time in publicly funded universities, community colleges, vocational and technical institutes, and cégeps will be eligible. Awards will help recipients to study away from home, particularly outside their home province. They will also support limited terms of studies in other countries.
Student debt has become a heavy burden for many Canadians. In 1990 a graduate completing four years of post-secondary education faced an average student debt load of about $13,000. By next year the same graduate's average debt will almost double to $25,000. At the beginning of this decade less than 8% of student borrowers had debts larger than $15,000; now almost 40% do.
Last December federal and provincial first ministers agreed that something must be done to reduce the financial burden on students. They asked the federal government to take action in the 1998 budget and we have. Bill C-36 will put in place a number of provisions that will help individuals manage their student debt loads.
First, we are increasing the income threshold used to qualify for interest relief on Canada student loans by 9%. What that means is that more graduates will be eligible for interest relief.
Second, we are introducing graduated interest relief which will extend assistance to more graduates further up the income scale.
Third, for individuals who have used 30 months of interest relief, we will ask the lending institutions to extend the loan repayment period to 15 years.
Fourth, if after extending the repayment period to 15 years a borrower remains in financial difficulty, there will be an extended interest relief period.
Finally, for the minority of graduates who still remain in financial difficulties after taking advantage of these relief measures, we will reduce their student loan principal by as much as half.
Together these new interest relief measures will help up to 100,000 more borrowers. Over 12,000 borrowers a year will benefit from the debt reduction when this measure is fully phased in.
Any long range plan to acquire knowledge and skills for the 21st century must look ahead to the students of tomorrow. The best way to help to ensure children's futures is to save for education today. We want to establish a new partnership to help parents save for their children's future.
Bill C-36 introduces the Canada education savings grant. What it does is it makes registered education savings plans even more attractive.
Beginning January 1, 1998 we will provide a grant of 20% on the first $2,000 in annual RESP contributions for children up to age 18. That is $400 of grant money per child that would go directly into an RESP program. With the introduction of this new grant, RESPs will now be among the most attractive savings vehicles available to Canadians for their children's education.
Bill C-36 also contains measures for the Canadian opportunities strategy to help address the urgent problem of youth unemployment. In this bill we propose to provide employers with an employment insurance premium holiday for hiring additional young Canadians. Canadian employers who hire young Canadians between the ages of 18 and 24 in 1999 and 2000 will be allowed to take advantage of a premium holiday in employment insurance. This will increase employment opportunities for youth and reduce payroll costs for employers by about $100 million over the next two years.
While the role of education is very important in ensuring equality of opportunity, the capacity to learn does not begin in school. It begins at home and depends on the nurturing and caring provided to the smallest infant.
That is why over the past year federal, provincial and territorial governments have begun to build a national child benefit system that will help fight child poverty so as to provide a good start in life for all Canadians. To build the system the 1997 federal budget allocated $850 million to create an enriched and simplified Canada child tax benefit. Bill C-36 implements this commitment.
The new benefit commences in July and provides $1,625 for the first child and $1,425 for all other children to all families with incomes up to $21,000. In the future legislation will be brought forward to implement the commitment in the 1998 budget to further enrich the child tax benefit by an additional $850 million. The federal government will announce details of this enrichment after discussions with provincial and territorial partners and Canadians.
The Canadian opportunities strategy and the child tax benefit provide diverse and comprehensive assistance to Canadians. These initiatives will help Canadians acquire the knowledge and skills they need for better jobs and a better life in the 21st century. By expanding access to opportunity we are building a stronger economy and a more secure society. I urge all members in this House to support Bill C-36 in moving us forward to implement key elements of our strategy.
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Government Orders
10:20 a.m.
Monte Solberg Medicine Hat, AB
Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure today to rise and lay out why I and the Reform Party stand in opposition to Bill C-36, the budget implementation act. I will start by giving the House an overview of the three big reasons why Reformers stand opposed to this legislation.
The first reason is that there is simply no overarching plan that really defines the roles and limits of government in this bill or in fact in any of the previous legislation we have seen from the government and which really establishes what the relationship is between government and its citizens.
The second point is that there is simply no solid plan to pay down the debt in this bill. Canadians have spoken with one voice from across the country and have said that paying down the debt is their number one priority. We see nothing that addresses that need in this legislation.
Finally there is no net tax relief in this legislation. I ask my friends across the way to note that I used the word net. While government members would have Canadians across the country believe that they are going to be better off after this budget, Canadians will pay more in taxes this year than they paid last year as a result of Liberal government tax increases.
I ask people to consider those as the reasons for our opposition to this legislation.
I want to make my point by speaking in the form of a metaphor. Taxpayers are like the goose that laid the golden egg. In fact you could say they are like the flock of geese which keep laying golden eggs. Over the last many years we have seen Ottawa run around and scoop up those golden eggs as quickly as they are laid. In some cases the government uses them to run essential programs and we are grateful for that.
People in Canada value some of the programs they get from government. They want a strong health care system. All members acknowledge that. They want a system that ensures they can get a decent education. They want a system that will provide vital essential services like national defence, foreign affairs and criminal justice. People do not begrudge for a second having to see the golden eggs that they produce go toward those types of programs.
We also know that much of what taxpayers produce in the form of revenue or golden eggs for the government is used for things that are simply not essential. The best example of that is the interest we have to pay on our debt today as a result of previous governments that have lived far too high on the hog.
Taxpayers are producing these golden eggs to the tune of about $45 billion a year just to pay the interest on the debt. The way it works out is that the average taxpayer in Canada today pays over $21,000 in federal taxes. Roughly a third of that, $6,000, goes to pay the interest on the debt.
My point is that these geese are laying a lot of golden eggs currently and Ottawa is scooping up the huge majority of them. Ottawa scoops up at least half of all the income of the average Canadian today. That is a tremendous amount.
As a result we think that these geese who are laying these golden eggs are feeling more than a little bit abused. They do not mind seeing the government take its fair share of these golden eggs, but they get a little incensed when they see the government eyeing their golden nest egg. That is exactly what is happening today in Canada.
As a matter of fact members should know that according to the Fraser Institute, since this government came to power in 1993 we have seen disposable incomes fall by $3,000 for the average family of four. We know that in Canada today we have virtually a negative savings rate. In other words people are having to dip into their savings to pay their taxes so that the government can spend more money on all kinds of inane things. Sadly that has been the case for a long, long time. When those sorts of things happen, there are real consequences.
What has happened is that we see these Canadian taxpayers, these geese who are laying these golden eggs, looking to the south. They are starting to say "We are Canadian geese. We do not want to go south, but unfortunately we are being forced to consider that option because we have mouths to feed". They have all these goslings that have to be looked after. They have to feed the people they are responsible for. They are starting to cast about for other alternatives.
We point to the Nesbitt Burns study which came out not long ago. It showed that many professionals are fleeing this country for better opportunities south of the border and in other parts of the world. That study points out that although there are a few engineers coming in from other parts of the world, there are a whole lot more engineers disappearing from this country and going to places like the United States where they have a far better tax environment and more opportunity as well. Taxes are lower and there are more jobs in their field.
We see the same thing happening with people with skills in the high tech industries, computer scientists for instance. We also see the same thing with respect to the medical profession with both doctors and nurses. They are fleeing in droves. I know that my friends in the House, especially those from smaller centres, will acknowledge that there is not a doctor in the country who does not regularly get offers from American hospitals. Many of them ultimately end up going. As a result this country has a shortage of physicians.
As a consequence the situation today is people are being educated in Canadian universities at a tremendous cost to the Canadian taxpayers. Then we see them quickly leave to go to other jurisdictions around the world because there just is not the opportunity here.
The best example is British Columbia. British Columbia today has the highest taxes in all of North America. We can thank the provincial NDP government for that, but all of the blame does not lie there. We also have to point a finger at the federal government.
In Canada today we have the highest personal income taxes of any country in the G-7, not by a little but by over 50%. Our income taxes are 56% higher than the G-7 average. Is it any wonder that British Columbia today is entering a recession? It has gone from being the fastest growing economy in Canada to being 10th out of 10 provinces and 2 territories. It is unbelievable.
My friends across the way still continue to fire this tired rhetoric about the need to invest. That is fine. We understand the need to invest. However, if one is investing in education only to see the people who benefit from that education flee the country in terror at the prospect of having to pay taxes that are staggering compared to anywhere else in the world, does it make any sense?
The government talks about a balanced approach. Let us have a balanced approach but let it be an approach where we see taxes starting to fall in a meaningful way so that we can remain competitive with people in the United States, the U.K, Japan and other countries around the world.
Yesterday I pointed out to the House that we have members in this place who have seen family members leave for other countries to make a living. When I talk about this I should also point out that it is not necessarily just for lower taxes that they leave. An added incentive is that lower taxes create more jobs and better paying jobs.
Today the United States which has 4.8% unemployment does not have to worry about three people chasing every one job. Three jobs are chasing every one person. It is the complete reverse to Canada. As a result, wages are much higher, so people can go down to the United States and essentially command whatever price they wish.
We recently read in the newspapers the story of Waterloo university. A third of the graduating class disappeared to the United States because Microsoft made them an offer they could not refuse. I was talking to a gentleman who is on the board of directors of Waterloo university. He raised this issue with me as a serious consideration. The budget has done nothing to address that problem.
I know my friends across the way will talk about the tax relief in the budget. In fact, an hon. member at the beginning of my speech yelled across the way what about the tax relief in the budget. It is fair he raised that, but I think it is also fair for me to point out that Canadians have come out behind as a result of the government's actions since the beginning of the year.
Let me explain. It is true that the government will lay out about $7 billion in tax reductions over the next three years. However, what my friend across the way would have us forget is that on January 1 the government produced the biggest tax hike in Canadian history, a tax hike that will see CPP premiums rise by 73%.
What my friend across the way would also have us forget is that every year as a result of deindexation of the income tax system we now have an automatic tax increase called bracket creep that pushes different people in different income groups into higher tax brackets as a result of the impact of inflation.
Therefore, in this current year alone the impact of bracket creep will bring in just over $1 billion in new revenues for the government, wiping out the $880 million the government is to give people in tax relief. People are behind. My friends may call that progress but it is a perverted view of progress. We are going backward.
It is no wonder we have colleagues in this place who have children fleeing Canada as economic refugees and going to other parts of the world. Yesterday I referred to the member for Red Deer who has three children all living in different parts of the world because they went where the opportunities were best. What can they do? Are they to work in some minimum wage job simply so they can remain in Canada? They cannot do that. They need to pursue opportunity wherever it is.
My friend from Red Deer has a son who is now teaching at Princeton. He is a Rhodes scholar but he could not get a position at a Canadian university so he is teaching at Princeton. What is going on with this country? He has two daughters. One is in Norway and one is in the Netherlands. They had to leave to pursue opportunity. I point to my colleague from Calgary Southeast who has family members spread out all over the world because that is the only place they could find jobs to meet their skill levels. We have a problem.
It is fine for the finance minister to focus on education and for the parliamentary secretary to wax eloquent about what the government is doing for education. On the other hand they do not talk about what people do after they get that education. The millennium scholarship fund will end up being a subsidy to Microsoft. It will end up being a subsidy to big American corporations that scoop up those people who then go to the United States and other countries around the world. What about the balanced approach? Why has the government not addressed this problem?
I was talking a minute ago about British Columbia and I want to continue down that same path. As I mentioned, British Columbia is now in a recession. The government was patting itself on the back during the Liberal convention on the weekend, just about dislocating its shoulders. It was patting itself on the backs for the wonderful job it has done with the economy.
The Liberals forget that big chunks of the country are in serious trouble. Atlantic Canada is certainly in trouble with double digit unemployment. The fishery is dead. In many parts of the country there are no prospects.
In British Columbia both the NDP government at the provincial level and the federal government did what they could to kill the economy of one of the shining lights of the country. I point to a specific example of how that impacts on people. I could point to a number of examples from B.C. but I want to point to a recent example.
I just received a fax that was actually sent to another member of Parliament, the member for Edmonton North, by a lady from Port Moody, B.C. Members may have heard that a byelection is being held in Port Moody—Coquitlam, so it is interesting we would get this fax.
This lady is complaining about the amount of tax she has to pay. She enclosed photocopies of two cheques she sent to the Receiver General for Canada. At the bottom of the fax it says "taxes paid in instalments during the year, $46,000, which represented 23% of a $200,000 profit. The above two cheques are for profit exceeding the small business tax credit of $200,000, i.e. these amounts represent 55% of the profit".
The total amount of these cheques would be somewhere in the range of $98,000 which they have had to pay in taxes to the federal government. That is a staggering amount of money.
Is it any wonder the job creating engine of the economy, small business, is staggering to create the jobs that are necessary? We still have an unemployment rate of 8.6%. I know my friends across the way think that is good, but it is almost double the unemployment rate in the United States. We are nowhere near our job creating potential. I encourage my friends across the way to consider that small businesses, the real creators of employment in Canada, are staggering with the tax levels.
My friends across the way have received visits from members of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, one of my favourite organizations. These people stand up for small business owners. They stand up for people who are doing all the things that annoy Liberals. They are hardworking, honest and pay their taxes. They are complaining bitterly about high taxes.
When will the government understand that $7 billion in tax relief against probably a $15 billion tax increase means people are coming out behind? We cannot continue down this road. It is killing jobs. It is killing opportunity and is driving people from the country. This has to come to an end.
I will conclude by asking my friends to look up to the relief on the wall just above the gallery. They will see a word carved on the top of it. The word is "tax" carved in stone. How appropriate that in the House of Commons in Canada we have a shrine to taxes, but that is indeed the case.
Under the word "tax" we see a family sitting on a bench. It looks as though it is a very gloomy looking family. There is a mother, a father and a child. They are sitting on the bench probably in the ante-room of the minister of finance or perhaps in Revenue Canada, waiting to find out the verdict after they have submitted their income tax for the year. I guarantee they will be sorely disappointed. We know in Canada today they would find out they owe half their income to government.
The symbolism of having that relief on the wall is interesting. It is the only tax relief we have in Canada today. There it sits almost directly over the head of the finance minister and almost in direct alignment with the finance minister. That symbolism speaks volumes. It speaks more eloquently to our situation than I ever could.
There are a couple of interesting symbols just below that family. One of them very appropriately is a serpent, a snake. Somehow to me that symbolizes the government's approach to dealing with taxpayers. At the very bottom we see a whale. I think we should take that to represent government which has become huge and consumes about 46% of the wealth of the economy every year. The final figure is the man with the briefcase just on the right hand side.
Budget Implementation Act, 1998
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10:40 a.m.
Charlie Penson Peace River, AB
The taxman.
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10:40 a.m.
Monte Solberg Medicine Hat, AB
The taxman. The member for Peace River has correctly identified the taxman. We see his briefcase bulging with proceeds he has taken from individual taxpayers across the country.
I encourage people to reflect upon this tax relief, the only tax relief we have, sitting above the head of the finance minister, and to consider the symbolism of that piece of work above the public gallery. It speaks volumes about where the country is and perhaps even speaks to a perversity the government has in honouring taxes that I do not think should be honoured.
I conclude with the following amendment. I move:
That all the words after the word "that" be deleted and the following substituted therefor:
this House declines to give second reading to Bill C-36, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 24, 1998, since the principle of the bill, while charging the consolidated revenue fund to establish and fund the Canadian millennium scholarship foundation, fails to guarantee that appropriate and objective accounting standards will be followed as advocated by the auditor general.
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10:40 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
There seems to be a hue and cry for questions and comments. I should advise the House that on 40 minute speeches, as this one was, there are no questions or comments. I know it was shorter than 40 minutes but the rule is the rule.
In the opinion of the Chair the amendment moved by the hon. member for Medicine Hat is in order and therefore I put it to the House.
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10:45 a.m.
Ken Epp Elk Island, AB
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Since there was some expression of interest in interrogating and cross-examining the member for Medicine Hat, I would ask that you seek unanimous consent to extend his time by 10 minutes so that debate can take place.
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10:45 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
Does the House wish to give unanimous consent for a question or comment period consequent on the speech of the hon. member for Medicine Hat?
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ATI, graphics business unit of Advanced Micro Devices, did not let all of its partners to roll-out factory-overclocked graphics cards based on ATI Radeon HD 4770 (RV740) graphics processing units (GPUs) and recently admitted that it could not supply enough of such chips due to production issues. However, the company claims that a dual-chip ATI Radeon HD 4770 graphics board is actually a good idea.
"A dual ASIC board utilizing the ATI Radeon HD 4770 chip is a great concept idea. This would be up to our partners to bring to market," said Patrick Moorhead, vice president of advanced marketing at AMD, in an interview with Technologizer web-site.
ATI Radeon HD 4770 X2 graphics card would offer performance on par with ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 that is only available from Sapphire Technologies and which cannot be bought from every retail or online store. Moreover, dual-chip ATI Radeon HD 4770 would be considerably cheaper to manufacture thanks to less complex power supply circuitry as well as 128-bit memory bus (vs. 256-bit on the Radeon HD 4850).
Unfortunately, there are numerous obstacles on the way of ATI Radeon HD 4770. At the moment ATI/AMD cannot supply enough ATI RV740 graphics processors even for single-chip graphics cards. It is rumoured that ATI will be in position to supply sufficient amount of RV740 chips around mid-August. Meanwhile, the company plans to release DirectX 11-compatible graphics cards ahead of Windows 7/DX11 launch in late October. Provided that it takes several weeks to ramp up production of a graphics card (in case its print-circuit board had been developed and tested), hypothetical ATI Radeon HD 4770 X2 can only reach the market weeks ahead of DirectX 11 chips, which would be preferred by gamers looking for high performance and compatibility with future video-games.
All-in-all, while ATI does not prohibit its partners to create dual-chip ATI Radeon HD 4770 graphics boards, add-in-board makers are unlikely to introduce such a product.
ATI Radeon HD 4770, which is powered by ATI RV740 graphics processing unit, features 640 stream processors, 32 texture units, 16 render back ends and 128-bit GDDR3/GDDR4/GDDR5 memory controller. ATI recommends its partners among graphics cards makers to clock the chip at 750MHz and install 512MB of GDDR5 memory at 3200MHz.
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A new report says Ozaukee County is the healthiest of Wisconsin's 72 counties, and Leelanau County is the healthiest of Michigan's 83 counties.
The rankings were recently released by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The groups ranked the counties based on 25 factors that influence health. They include rates of smoking and childhood poverty, obesity levels, teen birth rates, and access to medical care.
Wisconsin's top five counties were Ozaukee, Kewaunee, St. Croix, Pierce, and Door.
Its bottom five were Menominee, Milwaukee, Marquette, Adams and Forest.
Florence County was ranked 23rd and Marinette County was ranked 59th.
Milwaukee County ranked low in part because 29 percent of residents were considered obese and 30 percent of kids were growing up in single-parent households.
Michigan's top five counties were Leelanau, Ottawa, Clinton, Livingston, and Washtenaw.
Its bottom five were Wayne, Alcona, Genesee, Arenac, and Calhoun. Keweenaw County was not rated.
The top Upper Peninsula county was Alger at number six. Dickinson County came in at number 29 and Iron County was ranked 50th.
The least healthy Upper Peninsula counties were Luce at number 66 and Ontonagon at number 65.


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Critical Discussion On Health Care
Changes have been constant with the new adjustments in health care insurance coverage.
According to a group of health care professionals speaking at the James Prendergast Library on Tuesday, those changes will continue.
About 15 people attended the library-sponsored critical discussion panel on the upcoming health exchange insurance system. Those participating in the program included Roberta Keller, Chautauqua Opportunities executive director; Dr. Rudy Mueller; Greg Krauza, Chautauqua Chamber of Commerce member development director; Betsy Wright, WCA Hospital president and chief executive officer; Art Wingerter, Univera Healthcare president; and Ann Abdella, Chautauqua County Health Network executive director.
Abdella said the new system will start next year, with all Americans expected to be enrolled in a health care insurance plan. on Oct. 1, open enrollment starts with coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2014. There will be two programs in the health exchange insurance system – one for individuals and one for small businesses. She said people should be able to shop for insurance coverage on the Internet, which will be similar to shopping on popular online sale sites.
"You will be able to compare apples to apples," she said. "There will be side-by-side comparisons."
Those who don't enroll in a health insurance plan will be penalized. Abdella said those penalties will increase year-by-year. She said in 2014 the penalty will be $95 for an adult, $37.50 for a child and $285 for a family or 1 percent of its income. In 2015, the penalty will be $325 for an adult, $162.50 for a child and $975 for a family or 2 percent of its income.
Wingerter said it is difficult to determine how many people will enroll into the health exchange insurance system, at first. He said young and health individuals may select to pay the penalty instead of paying more for an insurance plan.
"We don't know for sure," he said about how many people will enroll in the system.
Krauza said for those with questions on the health insurance exchange, the county's chamber is a good place to start asking questions. For the past two years, the chamber has been offering a similar insurance exchange system for local businesses. He said business leaders can request chamber officials to visit for more information before making a decision. He said in speaking to business officials the past two years, many are confused by their options because there are so many available.
"Too much choice equals no choice," he said.
Krauza said it is estimated 450,000 small business employees will join the exchange.
Mueller said the new health care coverage will hopefully lead to more people visiting physicians, which will lower visits to more expensive health care options like the emergency room. He said it will also help the underinsured receive the coverage they need, as well.
"There are 2.7 million people with no health insurance in the state," he said. "There are probably 2 million underinsured."
Keller said with more people with health insurance coverage, more children will receive proper medical examinations.
"Many children will be allowed the access they need," she said so they can be diagnosed for childhood diseases and be treated at an earlier age.
Wright talked about the changes at WCA Hospital with the new the health insurance coverage plan through the Affordable Care Act. One change is a $16.4 billion cut in the health care industry. For WCA Hospital, that means $44.5 million has to be cut in the next 10 years.
Despite this obstacle, Wright said the hospital will continue to keep and attract new physicians and medical professionals.
"We believe the hospital is well positioned for the future," she said.
For more information on the health exchange insurance system, visit www.healthcare.gov. The next critical discussion at the library will be on hydrofracking on March 21.


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"Look's like God's put that intern in charge of famous deaths again. The one who hates genius. "
New Hampshire's North Country
"Remember, tight tuck," coached Chris, a plucky zip-line tour guide, as she readied my cables for one of the granddaddies of zips-an 830-foot-long swoop over Rosebrook Canyon in Bretton Woods, N.H. "Use your left hand to straighten out if you start to turn."
I was on a small wooden platform circling a spruce tree some 60 feet off the ground-my launching pad for the next zip. There were seven of us tethered to the branches with lanyards and large safety clips, and we were all holding onto the tree trunk with iron grips and eroding bravura as the bullying wind whooshed unpredictably.
I was the first to go. We'd already completed seven zips that progressively increased in length and intensity, but they were child's play compared with this one. My knees knocked together like castanets as I studied the zip cable, which looked like a giant tightrope strung over an abyss. Another huge gust bent the birch and spruce trunks as if they were elastic.
"Clear for zip," I heard our other tour guide, Nick, radio from the destination platform, which was indiscernible from our perch. I took a deep breath, sat into my harness, lifted my knees and raced 30 miles per hour into the resinous air over a forest of hemlocks and white pines. It was a smooth and exhilarating run. A woman who was trying to overcome her fear of heights went next, landing with a huge grin.
The Bretton Woods Canopy Tour is something new to northern New Hampshire's White Mountains. It was completed two years ago and is operated through the Omni Mount Washington Resort. Its dual cable system is sturdier and quieter than the single-line operations typically found in places like Costa Rica. Zip-liners travel the top line on a pulley and apply pressure to the lower cable to brake before landing. The ride, at more than three hours, is the longest zip-line canopy tour in New England and one of the longest in the continental U.S. In addition to 10 zips, there are three rappels and two sky bridges 50 feet off the ground. The tour operates year-round, even in subzero temperatures.
Zip-lining was one of several reasons my family and I decided to explore northern New Hampshire and the small towns of Bretton Woods and Dixville Notch. Solitude was another draw: Not many tourists are familiar with this part of the state. Indeed, when I told people we were heading to northern New Hampshire, their first reaction was often, "What's there?" The Granite State has more well-trammeled spots farther south, places like Portsmouth on the Atlantic and the congested Lake Winnipesaukee. In winter, crowds flock to the Waterville Valley, the site of several World Cup races.
The upper third of the state, by contrast, is the land of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken," particularly the Great North Woods area near the Canadian border. Yet unlike the desolate stretches in some states where you're lucky to find a diner and a motel, the top third of New Hampshire is rich in history and accommodations. Three of the state's four surviving grand hotels are here, including the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods and the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville Notch, both discussed below; and Mountainview Grand Resort and Spa in Whitefield, N.H., which we didn't have time to visit. All three are on the National Register of Historic Places and all have offered travelers the same thing for more than a century: opulence in the midst of wilderness.
Though Bretton Woods and Dixville Notch deliver distinctly different experiences within 70 miles of each other, they both provide enchanting escapes, with a regional airport less than 45 miles away.
Zip-lining would be a good reason to visit Bretton Woods, but the town has many other attractions. The first ski resort in the country opened in New Hampshire and the sport remains beloved here. Bretton Woods is home to the largest ski area in the state, with 375 skiable acres. Ski magazine named it one of the five best ski destinations in the East for snow. Locals say there's never a dry season.
The 464-acre mountain has 101 downhill trails for skiing and snowboarding and 10 lifts, including four high-speed quads. You'll also find 100 kilometers of cross-country terrain that wends through the White Mountains National Forest and leads to icicle-crusted waterfalls. (Ice-climbing instruction is available.) For warmer temperatures, there's an 18-hole, Donald Ross-designed golf course.
The White Mountains' peaks have inspired writers like Nathaniel Hawthorne and Louisa May Alcott. The range is defined by Mount Washington, which at more than 6,200 feet is the tallest peak in the Northeast and which until recently held the record for highest wind gust ever recorded on Earth-231 miles per hour.
The 800,000-acre White Mountain National Forest attracted travelers in droves during the Industrial Revolution, when cash was abundant and railroads made once-remote places accessible. Dignitaries, presidents and celebrities all vacationed here in getaways called grand hotels. The posh retreats, with capacity for at least 400 guests, provided gas lights, lawn tennis, elegant dining and hiking guides. They were built entirely of wood and almost all of them succumbed to fire. The Mount Washington, the last grand hotel built, was completed in 1902.
The 335,000-square-foot Omni Mount Washington Resort is still the hub of life in this area. The stately red-roofed facility, an example of Spanish Renaissance architecture, recently completed a $50 million renovation that included a 25,000-square-foot spa. Its sprawling porch, complete with white wicker chairs, faces the imposing Mount Washington, the golf course and the snaking Ammonoosuc River. A heated outdoor pool stays open year-round. There's also a dark, stone-walled bar called The Cave-a former speakeasy-that has nightly entertainment.
If you drive from Berlin regional airport 44 miles north to Dixville Notch, you enter some of the remotest territory in New Hampshire. Cars are sparse, moose are plentiful and a quieter way of life prevails. It's a place where nature's beauty unfolds slowly, when you're rounding a bend or driving at dusk. On our drive north on Route 26, families of deer grazed along the roadside. A Canada jay made a ruckus atop a spruce.
Yet despite its remote location less than 20 miles equidistantly from Canada, Vermont and Maine, Dixville Notch isn't off the radar. The town's only prominent hotel, the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel, displays signed photographs of everyone from McDonald's magnate Ray Kroc to singer Michelle Phillips of the pop group the Mamas and the Papas-all of whom have visited or stayed here. Dixville Notch also gets national media attention every time our country elects a president: The "ballot room" in the Balsams is where some of the nation's first votes are cast at midnight.
Yet there's an unmistakable feeling when you spend time in Dixville Notch, which has a scant 75 year-round residents, that you're not just "getting away"-you're really away. One morning I heard a coyote howling from the North Woods, its captivating call drifting through my screened hotel window as if dovetailed on the gentle breeze. Along the hiking trails, there were wild turkeys and red-tailed foxes.
It's routine to see moose on the roadside at dawn and dusk. Signs warn to "brake for moose" and locals have plenty of stories of near-collisions and fatalities. Our waiter told us his father hit a moose one night and they ate the meat over the course of two and a half months, moose macaroni and cheese being among the concoctions.
In fact, Dixville Notch suffers from a touch of moose mania. Local businesses from eye-care specialists to ice cream shops have moose pictures in their ads or the word "moose" in their names or tag lines. There are moose festivals, "moosely" information guides and antlers everywhere. First Colebrook Bank advertises "Finance With the Moose." Even the Balsams' daily activity flier said, "Think Moose."
The Great North Woods has a network of well-defined trails, including a downhill mountain with 16 trails that has been attracting skiers for 45 years. Winter brings below-zero temperatures, but also guaranteed snow. Locals claim the challenging and well mapped cross-country trails surrounding the Balsams are among the best in the Northeast.
The Balsams is the mother lode of civilization in this otherwise untamed, 8,000-acre wilderness. When we arrived here, we were struck by the sheer cliffs insulating the hotel, as well as by the heady smell of pine. My seven-year-old daughter commented that the hotels in Bretton Woods and Dixville Notch were very different. "The Omni is very grand," she said. "This is more heartwarming."
Indeed, the Balsams, like Dixville Notch, is a place that charms surreptitiously, with profound dividends. While there is plenty of activity on and off the property, from skiing and snowshoeing in winter to kayaking and tennis in summer, it's so peaceful that you'll find yourself captivated by hummingbirds buzzing around red feeders (in warmer months) and not realize 20 minutes have passed.
The hotel is really two halves. The older wing is a pre-Civil War stucco palace while the "new" wing was constructed almost a century ago. Both are a throwback to the days of simple elegance and sophistication. Rooms don't have TVs, windows have screens and billowy white curtains and walls are papered with ivy vines or roses. The spa looks like a simple beauty salon with a massage room off to the side.
Dinner, on the other hand, is serious business: you are assigned a table for the duration of your stay and men are required to wear jackets. Service is flawless but not indulgent, delivered by a staff that has been employed here for years, if not decades. As for the food, it's arguably the high point of staying at the resort. Meals are impeccably prepared and everything down to the stocks and relishes is made in-house.
Traveler Fast Facts
WHAT IT IS: Two northern New Hampshire towns-Bretton Woods and Dixville Notch-that are known for their breathtaking beauty, untamed wilderness, guaranteed snow, great skiing and historic grand hotels.
CLIMATE: This isn't Phoenix. In January and February, average highs are below freezing while average lows are in the single digits. The warmest months are June and July, when average highs reach the 70s and nights are in the low to mid 50s.
GETTING THERE: Airline passengers arrive at Portsmouth International Airport, 114 miles south of Bretton Woods, but you can land closer to your destination. Berlin [N.H.] Regional Airport is 35 miles northeast of Bretton Woods and 44 miles south of Dixville Notch. It has a 5,200-foot paved runway. Errol [N.H.] Airport, which has a 3,680-foot gravel runway, is 11 miles southeast of Dixville Notch.
Traveler Report Card
ACCOMMODATIONS (A-): ForbesTraveler.com named the Omni Mount Washington Hotel & Resort in Bretton Woods one of the world's 10 best mountain hotels. The facility (www.mtwashington.com), with 200 guest rooms, features a 25,000-square-foot spa and an octagonal formal dining room with commanding views of Mount Washington and live music nightly. Winter room rates start at $189.
The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel (www.thebalsams.com) in Dixville Notch has 219 guest rooms. A deluxe room starts at $200 per person per night (non-holiday) and includes breakfast and dinner. Suites and pet-friendly accommodations are available. Amenities include a game room, billiards room and movie theater.
FOOD (A): Both hotels offer exceptional food. Dinner at the Balsams is a highlight and can be a five- or six-course affair.
QUIETUDE (A+): Northern New Hampshire has thousands of miles of untamed wilderness, which can be accessed easily from both Bretton Woods and Dixville Notch.
ACTIVITIES (A): Both Bretton Woods and Dixville Notch offer miles of downhill and cross-country trails, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, sleigh rides and dog sledding. Bretton Woods has a year-round zip-line canopy tour, which can be reserved through the hotel. For summer visitors, both resorts have 18-hole golf courses, swimming, mountain biking, whitewater rafting, fly-fishing, kayaking and clay tennis courts.
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Topic: Leveraging view assets precompile and caching
We are new to scaling Ruby on Rails, but we have a very well performing (simple DB) site and scale our machine to 100% CPU, and have balanced our Apache and Ruby process to about 60 web requests per second, on a simple 4 core single slot Intel System. We are using 2 APM system to fine tune and learn, New Relic and Tracelytics. Each of them points to the render time as the primary culprit of the transaction time, over 100ms, the Apache time and Active Record time is each under 10 ms.
I figured I could get render (or html/template/view) processing well under 100ms as well with assets precompile and assets caching. So we tried.
1. bundle exec rake assets:precompile
2. bundle install
3, Railsenv is set to "production" in the apache virtual configuration
4. The production.rb is the delivered one and it has all the right settings, and I have rails static asset server turned off.
3. restarted the environment
But still New Relic and Tracelytics each show 100-120 ms in "view processing" time.
We are on Ubuntu with Apache 2.2 -> Phusion Passenger 3.0.18 -> Rails 3.2.8
How can I truly tell if I am serving static assets?
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By GARY ARRINGTONSports writer
It was a tough night for the Lady Spartans as they lost a game that they probably should have won last week when they traveled to Heber City and played the defending 3-A state champions in a non-region basketball contest. Final score was 59-54.
Head Coach Steven Gordon said, "We could have and should have won that basketball game. There were three really bad calls at the close of the game and each of them went Wasatch's way." I also heard from other sources that Coach Gordon's assessment was correct just in case anyone would think that Steven is prejudiced.
Emery trailed 17-14 after the first period but tied the score at the half at 28-28. Emery then had a third period lead of 49-48 before only scoring five points in the final period of the loss.
Not only is Wasatch the defending champion, they also return the top player in the state. Wasatch is a quality team that could win it all again this year. But they are only one of six teams that actually could win the title in probably the most open tournament in a while. Emery is another of those teams that could take it as is region rival Carbon High.
Sophomore Taylor Mann, a 6'1" post player, came off the bench and made the most of her time on the floor. Taylor scored 18 points in by far her biggest game as a Spartan as she hit eight of 10 attempts from the field. Mann also pulled down three rebounds, had an assist and had a blocked shot.
Point guard Frankie Komar had two regular baskets plus two 3-point baskets and was four for four at the free throw line to finish with 14 points. Frankie also had two assists and two rebounds. Jodi Robertson scored nine points and was charged with defending Wasatch's top players. Robertson finished with two rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Also scoring in the game were Abbie Kay and Tiffany Tuttle with six points each and Jessica Murray with two points. Tuttle led the team with eight rebounds and a blocked shot while Kay had two rebounds and two blocked shots.
Emery was 18 for 33 from the field inside the 3-point line and two for nine beyond the line. Emery was also 12 for 15 at the free throw line.
Inspite of the fact that Emery lost, this was a good game for the team. They played won of the best teams on their floor and played well. While one never wants bad calls to influence the outcome of a contest, this was a deciding factor in the closing minute of the game.
The Lady Spartans also will enter league play as they will host two games this week in the Spartan Center. First the pesky Delta Rabbits come to town on Tuesday night and then rival Carbon High will come to town on Thursday night. Sophomore games start as 3:30 p.m. with varsity starting at around 7 p.m.


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I mentioned in this thread that I bought a green tea starter kit from O-Cha.com that included a 100 gram ( 3.5 ounces ) bag of Sakura Sencha.
The directions on the bag called for a Leaf/Water Ratio of 0.6 grams per ounce of water.
Eight ounces is "1 cup", no problem there.
However, Googling around I couldn't find anything about how many grams of tea would be in a teaspoon.
I have a very nice Cuisanart stainless steel electric food scale at home and I have a very nice stainless steel measuring spoon set.
So, I thought I would post my results here for future Googlers with the understanding that different types of tea will have different weights.
On my food scale, with packing my O-Cha.com Sakura Sencha down, a tiny bit and letting it heap in the teaspoon, a little bit I got
1 teaspoon of O-Cha.com Sakura Sencha == 1 gram
So, according to the directions on the bag, if I want 1 cup of tea ( 8 fluid ounces ) I will need 4.8 grams of their Sakura Sencha tea. About 5 teaspoons.
The directions gave steeping times for 1st infusions ( 1 minute ), 2nd infusions ( 0.5 minutes ) and 3rd infusions ( 2.0 minutes ) at 175 F/79C.
So, though 5 teaspoons per cup is a lot for one cup of tea, that 5 teaspoons will let me have 3 cups.


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Artificial insemination
Artificial insemination is a method of insemination in which sperm is deposited in the vagina of women through mechanical means that replace copu Artificial insemination is a method of insemination in which sperm is deposited in the vagina of women through mechanical means that replace copulation, and in the near ovulation time. In this way, the sperm travel up the fallopian tubes is shortened, and therefore, there are more likely to approach the more sperm egg. The aim is to increase the chances of pregnancy in couples who have difficulty conceiving a child. The technique consists, first, to collect a semen sample which is treated in the laboratory to concentrate sperm. The doctor inserts a speculum into the vagina to see the cervix and injecting the sperm into the uterus. Usually, it's a bit painful process, and usually accompanied by ovarian stimulation techniques. ...
Frozen Embryo Transfer
Embryo transfer is the introduction of one or more embryos into the woman's uterus through the cervix. It is the culmination of a technique of in vit Embryo transfer is the introduction of one or more embryos into the woman's uterus through the cervix. It is the culmination of a technique of in vitro fertilization. Embryo transfer can be carried out with embryos of the in vitro fertilization or embryo from a previous cycle (which have been frozen for preservation). In the case of frozen embryos, to perform the procedure, the first woman's uterus is prepared, the embryos are brought to a physiological temperature (37 °) and transferred into the uterus. The transfer is performed under ultrasound guidance to know what is the ideal place to deposit the embryos. In recent times, it has implemented a method of embryo selection called embryoscopy, which controls the embryo from the moment of fertilization until the transfer to the uterus. ...
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a novel technique assisted reproduction whereby a sperm into an oocyte injected with a microneedle. The dif Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a novel technique assisted reproduction whereby a sperm into an oocyte injected with a microneedle. The difference with conventional in vitro fertilization is not in traditional sperm incubated the egg for fertilization to occur, but is forced by injecting the sperm fertilization. But the probability of success is the same in both procedures have in common that the patient should be submitted in both techniques to a previous ovarian stimulation. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection is indicated when a man has a concentration of very small or low sperm mobility, when it has undergone a vasectomy, when presenting an infectious or infertility causes immune disease, among others. ...
In vitro fertilization (IVF)
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the union of egg and sperm artificially in the laboratory in order to obtain a suitable number of embryos to tran In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the union of egg and sperm artificially in the laboratory in order to obtain a suitable number of embryos to transfer to the uterus and fertilize; thus she becomes pregnant women. This procedure can solve certain cases of infertility, and is usually resorted to when other assisted reproduction techniques have failed, such as artificial insemination. Insemination of the oocytes can be performed by conventional technique or IVF using intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), which is used mainly when there is a male sterility factor. ...
Infertility is the inability to father children after a period of 12 months or more keeping unprotected sex. This term should be distinguished from sterility, which is the absolute inability to achieve pregnancy. According to the World Health Organization, infertility affects 15% of couples. In approximately 40% of cases, it is male infertility; in another 40%, the problem comes from the woman, and the remaining 20% either of the two, or unspecified causes. The causes may be varied: genetics, immune, endocrine, toxic, infectious, etc. So both partners must undergo medical tests. Treatment may include techniques such as in vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, transfer of zygotes to the fallopian tubes, intracytoplasmic sperm injection. ...
Ovarian Stimulation
Ovarian stimulation is used to increase the number of eggs in women who want to undergo assisted reproduction technique, either by artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization, because they have difficulty getting pregnant. The treatment involves placing a subcutaneous injection of a hormone prepared daily from the third day of the menstrual cycle. On the fourth day begins tracking the number and size of follicles (where the eggs will develop future) by vaginal ultrasound to determine the best day for the egg retrieval. Oocytes are extracted for several cycles to fertilize and then implanting the embryo in the uterus. Ovarian stimulation may increase the risk of a multiple pregnancy. Meanwhile, intercourse is usually applied directed, a treatment that involves sex on your most fertile days. ...
4D ultrasound
The 4D ultrasound consists in obtaining four-dimensional images per second. This will get to see the baby and moving in real time. Best 4D ultrasounds are obtained between 24 and 30 weeks gestation. Thanks to the proportion of amniotic fluid and intermediate size baby enable optimal viewing. ...
Assisted reproductive technologies
Assisted reproduction techniques are useful to help a woman become pregnant. Some of these techniques include artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization (IVF). ...
Egg donation
Egg donation, egg donation also called, is the process of delivering anonymous, altruistic and selfless egg in order to help women who wish to have a child and can not process for different reasons. The requirements are to contribute between 18 and 34, have health conditions healthy without having any sexually or inheritance and have legal authority to grant permission. Before performing this procedure, the patient must pass a medical examination to assess the state of physical health with a medical review that takes into account family history and a gynecological examination, and psychological. ...
Embryo Adoption
The adoption of embryos refers to the realization of a treatment to achieve pregnancy with embryos that have lost their destiny by their biological parents. When a woman is subjected to a treatment of assisted reproduction, there is usually implement all embryos. The law establishes what is the fate of surplus embryos, which must be properly frozen and stored. The options are: implantarselos the same woman (if a posteriori wants to try to get pregnant ), destroy them, donate them for research or donated to other patients. If a woman decides to donate their embryos to other couples problems playing MAY BE GRANTED. In such cases, physicians and anonymous donors often look similar physically to future recipients parents. ...
Embryology is a science that studies the prenatal development of organisms.
Fertility Study
The fertility testing is a medical protocol that aims to diagnose the causes of infertility in order to find the necessary help to get pregnant, within which can be seen assisted reproduction techniques. The study is conducted to the two partners, if they take at least a year trying to conceive a child without contraception without success. Studies generally last between one and two months, they are relatively simple and consist in finding out if the man has a sperm of normal characteristics, if the sperm reach the uterus after intercourse, if the woman has a right ovulation or the uterus and the fallopian tubes are normal. To do this, the fertility study may include tests such as transvaginal ultrasound, bacteriologías, hormonal study and hysterosalpingography, in the case of women; in the case of men, sperm count and sperm capacitation test. ...
Male Infertility
Infertility is the inability to father children after a period of 12 months or more keeping unprotected sex. This term should be distinguished from sterility, which is the absolute inability to achieve pregnancy. According to the World Health Organization, infertility affects 15% of couples. In approximately 40% of cases, it is male infertility; in another 40%, the problem comes from the woman, and the remaining 20% either of the two, or unspecified causes. The causes may be varied: genetics, immune, endocrine, toxic, infectious, etc. So both partners must undergo medical tests. Treatment may include techniques such as in vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, transfer of zygotes to the fallopian tubes, intracytoplasmic sperm injection. ...
Oocytes freezing
Freezing oocytes (immature ova ) is a technique used in assisted reproduction that serves to preserve, ie, to maintain their structures in latent form for a while. The oocytes that survive the thawing have a similar to those that have never frozen behavior. This means that their quality is not altered, and subsequently can be fertilized with sperm from the partner or from a donor in a laboratory and then implanted in the uterus of women those embryos that are developed, leading to a possible pregnancy. Oocytes therefore are not fertilized before freezing. Before starting treatment, the patient must take medication to produce a large number of ovules along two or three weeks. ...
Ova bank
A bank of ovules is a dependence of assisted reproduction clinics that aims at freezing and storage of ova in order to use in assisted reproduction techniques such as in vitro fertilization. The ovules are stored in special containers. The receipt of donated ova is, for some women, the only option for mothers, and it is possible because there are donors who voluntarily decide to lease its ovules. Besides donor ova storage, preservation of frozen ova is useful when the patient is to undergo cancer treatment (producing damage in the ovaries ) when you want to postpone motherhood or when you need to accumulate ovules because it has a low response ovarica. Unlike sperm, which can be frozen without loss of quality, the eggs produce ice crystals can destroy the cell inside. This situation has gotten reversed with the technique of vitrification. ...
Partner ova reception treatment
Receiving eggs from the couple (CLOTHING) is an assisted reproduction treatment aimed at gay couples formed by women. It is a technique of in vitro fertilization in which one of the women of the couple undergoes ovarian stimulation to produce mature eggs, which are extracted through an ovarian puncture. Subsequently, an egg is removed and fertilized with sperm from a donor. The resulting embryos are transferred into the uterus of another partner, which is being conducted Dead pregnancy, using the same procedures used in conventional treatment. Receiving eggs of the couple is a new technique from the social point of view, but medically not mean any changes in laboratory routines. ...
Pregnancy is the period of 40 weeks from fertilization to birth in which the fetus is gestated.
Prenatal Diagnosis
Prenatal diagnosis is the set of tests to find the right training and development of the fetus. Different techniques are both invasive and noninvasive. - Test of fetal DNA in maternal blood. From week 10 you can know the risk of Down syndrome or other abnormalities related comorsomas. - Ultrasound. Several throughout pregnancy are performed. Three months to detect some images of markers comosomopatías and second you can diagnose possible malformations. - Amniocentesis. Get amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus to detect chromosomal abnormalities. ...
Repeat Abortion
The abortion of repetition is the loss of three or more consecutive pregnancies before 20 weeks of gestation. Each case must be individualized, age of the woman, the circumstances surrounding the lost or anxiety partners should be aspects to consider. ...
Sperm Bank
A sperm bank is a department with assisted reproduction clinics this intended for freezing and storing sperm for later use in fertilization of ovules in assisted reproductive techniques such as in vitro fertilization. It uses a sperm bank when the woman has no partner, when couples have infertility problems by male end factor, or when there is a high risk of transmission of paternal hereditary disease, among other cases. Frozen sperm is also useful in the case of men who are about to undergo chemotherapy or radiotherapy, because these treatments could jeopardize their future fertility. Besides, donor semen anonymously must meet the requirements indicated in the applicable law and subject to some controls to donate the sperm bank. The quality of the frozen samples does not deteriorate over time, but patients are required by law to report periodically to the bank's desire to continue keeping them. ...
Sperm DNA fragmentation
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OGASAWARA, H.; KATO, H.; HOFMANN, G. e DE BRUIN, P.. Trial of the BX conical-ended borehole overcoring stress measurement technique. J. S. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall. [online]. 2012, vol.112, n.8, pp.749-754. ISSN 2411-9717.
Information on rock stress is important for safe mining in seismically active ground. On a major gold mine, a few tens of crews are continuously conducting geological drilling with small pneumatic machines. However, stress measurements are not often carried out in South African deep-level gold mines. One of the reasons is the drilling diameter that overcoring requires, which is much larger than the diameters used in regular geological drilling, e.g. Boart Longyear Metre Eater, which drills AQ or BQ holes. Larger diameter holes result in slower drilling advance, more load in transportation and handling at sites, and higher cost. In order to enable overcoring in BX size (60 mm diameter), we modified the compact conical-ended borehole overcoring (CCBO) technique that has been suggested by International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) and was originally designed for NX drilling (76 mm diameter). With a single overcoring, the 3-D stress tensor can be determined. We tested this modified method at a depth of about 3 km at Moab Khotsong mine in South Africa. We worked with drilling crew who usually work at geological drilling with the Metre Eater. In January 2011, we tried using regular geological drilling tools (a sequence of a normal BX bit, reamer, and rod) without success. In August and September 2011, introducing stabilizers and thin BX bits, we succeeded. We could complete a cycle of procedures necessary for an overcoring, including shaping the borehole-end conically, glueing a 16-element strain cell, and overcoring, within 2.5 hours. Only 10 cm overcoring is needed, which increases the chance of successful overcoring in heavily fractured conditions. This modified method is suitable for up-dip holes to depths of 10-15 m from tunnels, and has the potential to be widely used at the initial stage of geological exploration drilling at many localities.
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Topic: fragment caching and cache sweeping
i've setup fragment caching one one particularly slow part of our app.
i am currently using :file_store, "/fragment_cache"
but I will likely change that to :mem_cache_store if i can figure out how to do that on our (mt) Grid-Server.
in my "wall" view.
[code = ruby]
<% cache do %>
<%= render :partial => 'increment', :collection => @incrementindex %>
<% end %>
i've read a little about cache sweeping, but didnt really grasp how it works.
how would i set up a sweeper for that fragment?


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IRON RIVER – Renovation work to transform the former Central School in Iron River into the 22-unit Apple Blossom Apartment complex is scheduled to start Monday.
Iron River City Manager Perry Franzoi said that workers recently completed the lead paint abatement of the building.
All submitted samples passed the clearance test, he added.
"Developer the Hovey Companies has taken control of the building effective March 25," said Franzoi. "They now own the building."
The Hovey Companies, which is based out of DeWitt, Mich., also worked on remodeling the former Crystal Manor in Crystal Falls into the Crystal View Apartments.
Wolverine Building Group of Grand Rapids, Mich. will serve as the general contractor for the project, said Franzoi.
Work on the $6.6 million project is scheduled to be completed in December.
The Apple Blossom Apartments project has been in the works for more than eight years.
Located at 218 West Cayuga Street, the building was constructed in 1902 as a high school. It was also used as an elementary and middle school before closing in 1980.
The building has been unoccupied since that time. It went through a series of owners, with the last owner owing back taxes on the property.
Due to the back taxes, the property was set to revert back to the state of Michigan in 2004.
That's when the Iron River Downtown Development Authority (DDA) stepped in. The DDA purchased the property in November 2004, then started researching how the building could accommodate different housing options.
There were several delays to the project.
First, there was an unfavorable tax credit market. Then, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) determined that the DDA would need to remove some underground tanks on the property, and asbestos and lead paint in the building.
With a Brownfield loan of more than $700,000, the DDA was able to address most of the environmental concerns in 2008.
In early 2012, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) approved the DDA's request for tax credits.
The lead paint abatement then began in late 2012.
"From the DDA's perspective, we are overjoyed that the project is coming to fruition," said Ron Basso of the DDA. "The DDA views this as an opportunity for economic growth in the area, as residents will need services offered by our local businesses."
"Jim Gibula, the chair of the DDA, and Terry Tarsi, our mayor, along with the rest of the DDA and our city council, have worked tirelessly to make this a reality," he added.
When completed, the Apple Blossom Apartments will be an affordable housing complex similar to the Crystal View Apartments.
A ceremonial ground breaking event will take place later this spring.
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Preparing readers for next month's release of the theatrical movie "The Golden Compass," the National Catholic Register this week offers a story on the controversy surrounding the film. Since part of the controversy is about the atheism of the author on whose book the film is based, the paper also lists what it calls six common myths of atheism.
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I'm giving the Square Foot Garden another try this year, after so-so results last year.
For 2011, I'm doing a few things differently.
First, I've doubled the depth of the box. Even though the Square Foot Garden guru says you can get by with a depth of only six inches (and I built my original box with 2X6 lumber), I don't think that depth was enough for the harsh Houston heat, so I doubled the depth for this year, and repainted in a nice semi-gloss brown (the stain didn't look so great by the end of last year).
Second, I'm only planting tomatoes (in the photo) and green beans this time around. Last year, I experimented with tomatoes, green beans, onions, peppers, lettuce, and herbs. The tomatoes were so-so (I think they needed more depth), the green beans were so-so (didn't plant enough, but the plants I had did well), the lettuce was meh (took up lots of space, didn't produce much, quality didn't beat what I could grab at Central Market anytime), the onions and peppers sucked, and the herbs did fine but the soil was WAY too friendly for them and didn't stress them enough for the best pungency (they are going all-container this year, and are on display in the photo).
For the tomato varieties, I'm going with Celebrity (3), Big Boy (2), and Bush Goliath (1). All are supposed to be well-suited for Houston, with the Bush Goliath being more of a container garden hybrid. We'll see how each variety does.
For the green beans, I'll go with Contender again. My dad has raised them for years, they produce a great bean, and they seem to grow fine in Houston. I'll plant half the remaining squares with them tomorrow, and then plant the other half in a few weeks, to stagger the yields a bit (hopefully!).


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