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This week and next, I am down under in Australia and New Zealand for a seven-city Storage Optimisation Breakfast series of presentations to clients and prospects. My first city for this seven-city tour was Sydney, Australia.
|Here is the view from my room at the [Shangri-La hotel], including the famous [Sydney Opera House] and Circular Quay, from which to take a water taxi or ride the Manly Ferry. [Sydney harbour] is the deepest harbour in the Southern Hemisphere, allowing boats of all sizes to enter. This section of the city is known as "The Rocks".
Sydney is a very modern metropolis. The last time I was in Sydney was in May 2007 to teach an IBM Top Gun class. My post back then on [Dealing with Jet Lag] is as relevant now as it was back then. In addition to being 9 hours off-shifted from last week in Dallas, Texas, I also have to deal with the colder climate, about 40 degrees F cooler down here. The weather is crisp and clear, it is Winter going into Spring down here as the seasons are flipped below the equator.
Many of the buildings are recognizable from the movie ["The Matrix"] which was filmed here. We joked that this seven-city trip was also similar to [The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert], in that both journeys started in Sydney. If you haven't seen the latter, I highly recommend it to get to learn more about Australia as a country.
(Completely useless trivia: Actor Hugo Weaving appeared in both movies. While most people associate him with Australia, where he has lived since 1976, he actually was born in Nigeria, and traveled extensively because his father worked in the computer industry.)
|Here I am standing next to our banner.
The line-up for each event is simple. After all the attendees sit down for breakfast, we have the following three sessions:
- First, Anna Wells, local IBM Executive for Storage Sales in Australia and New Zealand presents IBM's strategy for storage, and how IBM plans to address Storage Efficiency, Data Protection and Service Delivery. She then highlights various products that are currently available to help meet customer needs, including XIV and the SAN Volume Controller (SVC).
- Second, we have a client or two share their success story. We will have different speakers at the different locations.
- Third, I present on future trends that will impact the storage marketplace. With only 40 minutes for my section, I decided to focus on just three specific trends, with a mix of some colorful analogies to help emphasize my key points.
We had a great turn-out for our first event in Sydney, lots of clients and prospects came out for this. There is a lot of enthusiasm for IBM's vision, thought leadership, and broad portfolio of storage solutions.
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Not all that long ago I wrote an article about approaching life and faith with a sense of artistry. Art isn't limited to painters and poets—that would be boring! Using a wide lens view, art is really just a practice where ordinary people apply authenticity, imagination and experiment to every corner of our lives. We need each of these elements as we encounter the present moment. Authenticity enables us to say it like it is—just as we feel right now. It's the honest admission that we don't have all the answers; we're all cracked pots. It's the acknowledgement of our own mundane messes. Imagination is the ability to rethink those obstacles, those immediate realities. Imagination looks at a dilapidated shanty and pronounces it to be a cottage or a bungalow. Imagination reshapes the landscape of the "here and now" with the "could be" and "what if." Imagination is the engine that drives all great transformations. Finally, experiment is the leap of faith to attempt, to risk, to try—regardless of possible failure. An air of adventure clouds around an experimental person. Experiment lifts our honesty and our fantasy and places them on the solid ground of reality, if only for a moment. These qualities transform plumbers and politicians, mothers and millet grinders, car salesmen and cow herders into true artists.
Futures studies – an interdisciplinary field covering science, business, sociology, and psychology – tells us that there are actually a variety of types of futures. For the most part we're used to dealing with what we might call "the relative future." If we change our diet and exercise routine today, something will be different tomorrow as a result. The relative future is the future that is literally relative to what we are doing right now in the present. It's the dent that we make on tomorrow, and the children of tomorrow, by the choices we make in this moment. In general we don't consider the relative future enough. We still feel too much like little boats getting tossed around by the hurricane of fate, Sovereignty, or inevitability. Generally speaking, while our culture talks a lot about "freedom of choice" and the power of that freedom, most people doubt that they're really going to make an impact. Consider the staggeringly small percentage of the population that actually determines a political election. The number one reason people give for not voting is because they don't believe their vote will make a difference. It's the same reason why people don't make adequate retirement plans or start saving income when they're young or even planning for next week's agenda. Culturally we have an underdeveloped view of the relative future. It seems too unrealistic; too unrealized; too far away. Organizations and individuals must begin to take the future seriously in the immediate moment and use the qualities of the artist as the road map forward. Authenticity, imagination, and experiment are how we prepare for the future in the present. I believe these tools will be incredibly important tools for navigating the complexity of the 21st century. But I also believe they are inadequate. There's another kind of future, one we're even less equipped to face.
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I am pleased to join millions of our older citizens as they celebrate Older Americans Month. The theme of this year's celebration, "Never Too Old To Play!" puts a spotlight on the important role older adults play in sharing their experience, wisdom, and understanding, and passing on that knowledge to other generations in a variety of significant ways. International travel is increasingly one of the more popular ways that older Americans "play" as they visit new places and learn about new cultures. The experiences older Americans share with their families and friends upon return further enrich all generations in our communities.
One of the primary responsibilities of the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs is to ensure the safety and welfare of our fellow citizens overseas. An estimated 6.3 million Americans live overseas and another 65 million travel abroad annually, and these numbers continue to increase. This includes a growing community of older Americans who are retiring to another country, cruising the world's oceans, or taking an educational excursion abroad as part of a lifelong learning tour. From Washington, we help prepare you to travel by providing important information about every country in the world and warning you of the international financial scams that may target you as you travel. When you travel or live overseas, consular personnel at U.S. embassies, consulates, and consular agencies will advise and help you with important tasks such as replacing a passport or obtaining federal benefits, and will provide guidance and support during a crisis.
As we celebrate Older Americans Month, we encourage our fellow Americans in this growing part of our community to prepare well for their travel abroad. We want your trips or overseas retirement to be as enjoyable as you wish them to be. With that in mind, we hope you will find the travel information links below useful. We wish all older Americans, as well as all those who love and support them, a happy Older Americans Month and safe and enjoyable travels.
Retiring Abroad | Traveling With Disabilities | Help in an Emergency Abroad | Older Americans Month Website
Tony Frank P. in France writes:
Travelers should remember that if they plan to be away from the United States during next November's General Election, they need to vote early or make preparations for voting by absentee ballot from overseas.
Visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program 'http://fvap.gov' for information. You can get the needed forms there, as well as a blank, write-in ballot you can vote with should you be unable to receive the ballot issued by your state.
Happy trails, and happy voting!
Tony Frank P.
Founder & Chair
Union of Overseas Voters - Empowering American voters abroad


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4As holding forum Monday for Poe, Skop
The African American Accountability Alliance will hold a forum Monday for the remaining Gainesville City Commission candidates — Lauren Poe and Nathan Skop. After finishing first and second, respectively, in Tuesday's election for the commission's At-large 1 seat, Poe and Skop will square off on the ballot in a runoff on Feb. 28 as no candidate reached the 50-percent threshold to win outright. The forum will be held at 7 p.m. at the Alachua County Health Department, 224 SE 24th… Read More »


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(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO ) – Dr. Charles Butler (Kalamazoo, Mich.), a long-term ringside physician and AIBA committee member, has been elected to serve as the President/Chair of USA Boxing. Butler was chosen by his fellow USA Boxing Board of Directors members to fill the role following the removal of Hal Adonis as President.
"It is a great honor to be elected President of USA Boxing 16 days before our team leaves for London. The time is critical for USA Boxing. We have a great and proud tradition. Now we must support that tradition with achievement," Butler said. "We will provide for all needs of our athletes and coaches in this short preparation period. Once the Olympic Games are over, we will work to increase the number of both men and women boxers in our country and work to restore boxing to its rightful and historic place among all sports in the United States."
In his first days as President of the organization, Butler implemented a financial incentive program for the 2012 Olympic Team, encouraging the team members to train and perform at their highest levels. The athletes will be rewarded for their efforts both in training camp as well as medal performances in London per Butler's new program. Following the Olympic Games, he will turn his attention to updating USA Boxing's rulebook and bylaws to ensure they are consistent.
Butler has served on the medical committee from 2003 to the present date, holding numerous positions on the board. He currently holds positions within numerous Ringside Physicians organizations both in the United States and abroad. Highly respected throughout the globe, Butler has been heavily involved at the international level over the past decade. He is a member of the AIBA Executive Committee, AIBA Reform Committee and AIBA Executive Bureau as well as serving as the Chair of AIBA's Medical Commission and is the AIBA Medical Representative to the IOC. Butler was elected to USA Boxing's Board of Directors in 2010 in the role of AIBA Director prior to being elected President on Monday.
Dr Butler is a highly respected Cardiac Surgeon who has held teaching positions at Harvard University, the Mayo Clinic, the University of Alabama, University of Utah, LSU, and Michigan State. He was the Director of Cardiac Surgery at Michigan State University's Bronson Methodist Hospital from 1985-2005. Butler is a father of three, and he and his wife, Penny, live in Kalamazoo, Mich.


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Suzanne Stettinius (Parkton, Md.) and Sam Sacksen (Somerset, Pa.) won the bronze medal in the mixed relay competition on Monday at Modern Pentathlon's World Cup #4 in Chengdu, China.
Competition began with the fencing event and the U.S. team got off to a strong start with four straight victories. But they faltered a bit in the second half of the fencing competition and finished in 8th position with 728 points.
The next event of the day was the swimming competition. Stettinius swam a time of 1:06.40 over the 100-meter freestyle course and Sacksen clocked in at 1:01.80, which placed them 9th for the swim.
The American duo moved up in the standing in the riding event by placing 2nd with 1160 points. This put them in 6th place in the overall standings, 1:06 behind the leaders, the Russian team of Ilia Frolov and Polina Struchtkova.
In the final discipline, the combined run/shoot event, both athletes shot well and Sacksen was able to pass China's Jiahao Han at the finish line of the run to clinch the bronze medal for the U.S.
"The result is simply awesome," said Stettinius. "This is my comeback event after I broke my collarbone and to cap it off with a bronze medal is a dream come true.
"I am very pleased, my hard training was the key to the final sprint which won us the bronze," added Sacksen.
The team from Germany won the gold medal in the mixed relay while Poland took the silver medal.


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We as Americans are very proud of our history. We admire our forefathers who took a stand for liberty to found this great nation, but it would be unwise, as her former colonists, for Americans to overlook the British contribution to human freedom following the events of 1776. Doing so will allow us to understand more fully the role of religion and freedom in our own society.
The beginning of the 19th century was a tumultuous time for those who love liberty. Embroiled in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1793-1815, Great Britain fought and bested every sea power in Europe. With her naval supremacy assured by the victory at Trafalgar in 1805, Britain undertook a new moral enterprise in 1807—the end of the slave trade in the Atlantic.
While Great Britain was the only country with a navy capable of pursuing this endeavor, an underlying question remains unanswered. Why would the British attempt this? Britain was the foremost slave trading power in the two decades preceding the Slave Trade Act of 1807, and her government made tremendous profits by transporting human cargo to the New World. Furthermore, the embattled crown committed 13 percent of her navy to a newly formed, "West Africa Squadron" in order to suppress the illicit industry. The squadron would operate until the 1860s and more than 25 percent of its sailors would die, mostly from malaria and yellow fever. Despite these figures, the Royal Navy freed 150,000 Africans from bondage, captured 1,600 slave ships, and burned slave trading depots from the Cape of Good Hope to Morocco, which effectively ended the trans-Atlantic slave trade by 1866.


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Outside barrage not enough for L'Anse; Gladiators fall
ISHPEMING – Ishpeming isn't in midseason form quite yet. But everybody it's playing is.
Competing in just their second game of the season, the Hematites pulled away in the third quarter for a 72-56 victory over L'Anse on Friday night.
The Purple Hornets (2-3) grabbed a 33-29 halftime lead by sinking 9 of 12 three-pointers.
"We played some very, very good defense in the first half, but you couldn't have told it by the way they were hitting their threes," Ishpeming coach John Tiziani said. "I told our guys at halftime when we get the rebound, we're going to push the ball.
"I think L'Anse was absolutely exhausted by the end of the third quarter."
And probably disheartened after getting outscored 23-6 to fall behind 52-39.
Senior Joey Lyle led the Hematites (1-1) with 17 points, while junior teammate Derek DeCaire added 16 points and eight rebounds and another junior, Bobby Zhulkie, had 14 points.
Dan Perrow paced the Purple Hornets with 15 points, including four threes, while Keith Denomie and Jacob Ostermeyer had 13 apiece. Denomie made three treys and Ostermeyer one as L'Anse made 11 triples altogether.
Ishpeming also won the JV game, 58-30.
The Purple Hornets (2-3)?host Houghton Monday night.
L'Anse 16 17 6 17 – 56
Ishpeming 16 13 23 20 – 72
L'Anse – Logan Roe 6; Daniel Perrow 15; Jonny Magaraggia 4; Joe Hansen3; Brett Martinez 2; Jacob Ostermeyer 13; Keith Denomie 13; FT: 9-11; 3-point field goals: Perrow 4, Denomie 3,Roe 2, Hansen 1, Ostermeyer 1.
Ishpeming – Millimaki 5; Zhulkie 14; DeCaire 16; Lyle 17; Kugler 4; Mackey 7; Laurin 6; Dompierre 3; FT: 15-30; 3-point field goals: DeClaire 3, Mackey 1, Dompierre 1.
Republic-Michigamme 43,
Ontonagon 29
ONTONAGON – The Gladiators could never find their shooting touch Friday night, and it resulted in a double-digit loss to the Hawks.
"We, offensively, could not get anything going all night. We struggled offensively. We struggled mightily," Ontonagon coach Tim Nelson said.
The Gladiators only made nine of 55 two-point attempts and one of 17 attempts from downtown.
Still, the game remained close after a low-scoring first half, with R-M holding a narrow 13-12 lead. But, the Hawks found their offense first, pulling ahead 26-21 after three and icing the game by making 11 fourth-quarter free throws as part of a 17-8 final frame.
"That was due to our attempt to create some turnovers by pressuring the ball," Nelson said, but even when those turnovers were forced, they didn't translate to points.
"We missed lay-ups, we missed uncontested shots in the paint. Until those shots are dropping, we're going to struggle on offense," Nelson said.
Aaron Kaikko's 14 points led the way for the Glads. No other teammate had more than five. Republic-Michigamme had three players with at least nine points, led by Jonatan Lygdeman's 10.
Republic 7 6 13 17 – 43
Ontonagon 7 5 9 8 – 29
Republic-Michigamme – Jonatan Lygdeman 10, David Simula 9, Zach Kangas 4, Marcus Antila 9, Phillip Koski 11; FT: 13-20; Fouls: 12; Fouled out: none; 3-point field goals: Simula 1, Antila 1.
Ontonagon – Seth Rowles 2, Luke Pattison 2, Tony Soumis 5, Kyle Karttunen 4, David Pollard 2, Aaron Kaikko 14; FT: 8-12; Fouls: 16; Fouled out: none; 3-point field goals: Kaikko 1.


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by Anton Shilov
Texas Instruments is interested in taking over production equipment of Qimonda AG in Richmond, Virginia, according to media reports. However, the firm does not want to enter the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) business.
According to EETimes web-site, the Delaware insolvency court plans to auction Qimonda's equipment on the 23rd of September. Texas Instruments has already offered the price of $172.5 million for Qimonda's equipment. The contract between Qimonda and TI contains a breakup payment of $4.3 million as well as up to $750 thousand in expense reimbursement payable to TI should Qimonda accept the offer.
Texas Instruments reportedly indicated that taking over the 300mm manufacturing equipment would result in the world's first acquisition of 300mm analog wafer manufacturing facility, providing TI a significant manufacturing cost and scale advantage.
Earlier this year Qimonda officially said in a statement that it did not have money to upgrade the Richmond, Virginia-based plant in order to make chips using the company's much-discussed Buried Wordline technology and leading-edge fabrication processes. Moreover, the company said it was no longer in a financial position to provide for severance benefits to the employees.
What is intriguing is whether the manufacturing tools used to make DRAM can be utilized to produce computing chips at sufficient yields. Texas Instruments, which makes chips based on ARM micro-architecture, has not provided any information regarding its plans to use Qimonda's equipment.


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If you're on the mailing list, you got this. If not, here's the link:
That would be awesome if someone would record Sam speaking Monday and post a link… :shock:
Sam, be sure to let me know next time you're in the South, preferably Greenville, SC, or as close as possible.
I'm finding that the silver lining in being a member of the overwhelming minority, is that it makes for far less crowded events. The only competition I have for tickets to see Harris or Dawkins this coming month, for example, are my fellow, soulless atheist/agnostics .
I believe they post the audio on the website after the event. npyl.org


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Janette B. Perry
PEMBINE, Wis. – Janette B. Perry, 79, of Pembine, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Bellin Memorial Hospital in Green Bay.
She was born in Niagara on May 26, 1933, daughter of the late LaGrange and Signe (Dahlin) Leslie.
Janette was united in marriage to Alvin in 1949 at the White Rapids Church in Chalk Hills.
She was active in the GCIU Union and acted as chief steward.
Janette enjoyed camping, knitting, crocheting, gambling and especially playing bingo.
She loved working with her daughter and granddaughter at Audrey's Ravioli Shop. She also was a hunter, and was successful one year when she shot a 12 point buck with her single shot 30-30.
She will be missed by all who loved and knew her including her favorite dog Snowball "her 11th child."
Janette is survived by her husband of 64 years, Alvin; 10 children, Bev (Jim) Watson, Quinnesec, Nancy Perry, Crivitz, Mike (Sue) Perry, Coleman, Lorraine (Joe) Provencher, Niagara, Casey (Diane) Perry, Green Bay, Jeff (Lynne) Perry, Waucedah, Tracey Perry, Roxane (Mark) Tauschek, New Franken, Cliff (Cheryl) Perry, Gillett, and Audrey (Shawn) Brown, Niagara; grandchildren, Christine Watson, Donna Sjoquist, Brenda Chartier, Pam Revord, Cindy Vivio, Doug Palmcook, Cory Palmcook, Mike Perry II, Scott Perry, Caroline Brazeau, Dan Perry, Darlene Schuh, Diane Blosser, Ed Provencher, JoAnne Thompson, Joey Provencher, Marcia Vandehey, Kimberly Perry, Brad Perry, Becky Earley, Chris Perry, Jessica Kramer, Levi Perry, Tanya Perry, Travis Perry, Kalvin Perry, Jennifer Perry, Erik Tauschek, Kyle Tauschek, Emily Tauschek, Jason Tauschek, Candace Anderson, Stacy Perry, Erika Perkins, Nicholas Brown, and Shannie Brown; great-grandchildren: Tamara, Tyler, Timothy, Tnyia, Brooke, Mandy, Teri, Jimmy, DJ, Heather, Holly, Dani, Gaby, Dan, Chris, Andy, Kaylee, Layla, Mike III, Jack, Tommy, Joey, Molly, Matt, Jordan, Kayla, Eric, Megan, Allie, Scott Joe, Gabby, Bryce, Destin, Ashley, Kevin, Abigail, Reese, Paige, Aaron, Payton, Dylan, Marissa, Payton, Brandon, Miles, Jayden, Jennah, Lucas, Jordan, Mahkayla, Lantz, Zoe, Bellah, Lucas, Samantha, Sarah, Kalvin Jr., Brandon, Alyssa, Austin, Jenna, Gabriella, James-William, and Nixon; great-great grandchildren, Devin, Nevaeh, Abigail, Sierra, Lexi, Emma, Laureen, Nathan, Ethan, and another on the way named Natalie; and a sister, Joyce Schaffer.
Janette was preceded in death by her parents; two children, Jeff and Lorraine; and three grandchildren, Carl Palmcook, Kevin and Wendy Provencher.
Funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 2013, at the Messar-Roubal Funeral Home in Wausaukee, Wis., with Pastor Gene Wickman officiating.
Friends may call from 4 p.m. until the time of the service on Sunday at the funeral home.
Internment will be in the Pembine Cemetery.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.messarfuneralhome.com.
Messar-Roubal Funeral Home of Wausaukee is assisting the family with arrangements.


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On July 4, Secretary Clinton met with President Aliyev of Azerbaijan at the Presidential Palace in Baku, Azerbaijan. Secretary Clinton said:
"I am both honored and delighted to be here for my first visit to Baku, and to your country. And it is especially appropriate that I am here on our Independence Day, because I know that your country has worked very hard during the last few years to establish a strong foundation for economic and social progress.
"I am very committed to our relationship. You and I have had several long and very substantive conversations over the last 18 months. And the issues that you mentioned are of importance to us. And I think it is significant that we have this opportunity for a very comprehensive discussion.
"And so, again, I thank you for welcoming me here. It's such a beautiful day right here, on the Caspian Sea, in the spirit of friendship and partnership between our two countries."
Blackwolf in Australia writes:
Mrs Clinton has done a fantastic job in her talks with President Aliyev.
Lets hope fair trade is resulted.
Palgye in South Korea writes:
Dear to,
(Everybody knows the story)
Obviously I'm sure there will be a good result.
Perhaps a good result I think probably in the development of Ukrainian aircraft industry, he thought he had the hint. However, the presence of existing aircraft production industry (derived from Russian) engine and provides an electronic device receives from the west and lowest best meet the needs of the intermediate products,
To provide the industry to create new supply markets by offering to lead them, you're as good as the same side trying to think. They came from Russia's industry is still durable, but still very crude because it I think. Tuvok by combining comfort and reliability as the new demand and supply is also an attempt to explore the market I think.
But if there is anxiety about security, the formation of a new community by making a new concept of security and the economy by forming a block - gongdongunmyeongche - how to sign up at the same time I think. What they want in the middle ...................
June, the United States was going to have me come in the mail here. I want to go somewhere you're a member, personally, it's not chinhageona was a deep conversation, and perhaps something would be done, I think he had the heart. I want to say confused, thought the violin worth a listen.


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When the members of Mississippi College's first physician assistant class graduated in December 2013, no one was more excited for the new PAs than Dr. Rod Cutrer '72.
Dr. Cutrer left his successful, 32-year family medical practice in Hattiesburg to serve as the PA program's medical director, bringing with him more than three decades of hands-on medical experience, a signature sense of humor, and a unique prescription for healing that he didn't learn in medical school.
"The best doctors have to keep a sense of humor. There is already enough pain and misery in the medical field. Laughter is the hand of God on the shoulder of a troubled world." — Dr. Rod Cutrer
By the time he was 14 years old, Rod Cutrer knew he wanted to become a doctor. His decision was driven by two of the parables of Jesus, the story of the Good Samaritan and the parable of the talents.
"The idea of finding someone who was sick or hurting, binding their wounds, and then also caring for them afterward appealed to me," Dr. Cutrer says. "The Good Samaritan didn't just tend to his patient's physical needs, he also cared for his patient's emotional needs.
"The parable of the talents tells us that if God gives us a talent, we should use it 100 percent. Figuring out what was wrong with a patient and making the right diagnosis was the gift God gave me," Dr. Cutrer continues, then adds with a smile, "If it had been up to me, I would have become a professional athlete."
Following his graduation from Mississippi College, Cutrer's talent led him to the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, and then to practicing family medicine in Petal and in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. As a doctor with the Hattiesburg Clinic, he treated virtually every type of ailment and medical emergency, from serious illnesses to children with bugs stuck in their ears.
Dr. Cutrer modeled his practice after that of the storied "country doctor," making house calls to deliver medicine, checking on his patients outside of office hours, and forming relationships that went beyond simply treating symptoms. His patients benefitted not only from his medical expertise, but also from his unfailing sense of humor and his genuine concern for physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Dr. Cutrer's prescriptions – all written on his official prescription pad – often took the form of inspirational Bible verses or recommended activities that would help patients focus on something other than their illnesses. As one often-written prescription read, "Exercise, get outside of yourself, and count your blessings."
In 2009, Mississippi College invited Dr. Cutrer to teach with the university's new PA program. Leaving his family practice of 32 years and the city he and his wife, Carroll, loved was a life-changing move, but one that Dr. Cutrer felt he had been called to make.
"Dr. Cutrer has a passion for healing the 'broken' whether from a physical, emotional, or spiritual aspect. That's clear every time he steps into the classroom.
-Luke Brasel '13
"When you're called by God to do something, it takes the pressure off," Dr. Cutrer says. "I know this is what I need to be about now. I have this knowledge and experience, and every heartbeat I have is to impart that knowledge and experience to my students."
Dr. Cutrer's biggest concern was taking care of his patients, many of whom had been with him all of their lives. He spent six months winding down his practice and finding the right doctors to care for his patients in Hattiesburg.
"Your patients have been so incredibly lucky," a former patient wrote to Dr. Cutrer. "But your students will continue that legacy because you are a natural teacher."
Dr. Cutrer came to MC as an assistant professor, but soon accepted additional responsibilities as the PA program's medical director. An important part of the program is clinical rotations that find the students working in healthcare settings statewide. As medical director, Dr. Cutrer assists in recruiting the physicians and clinics that participate in the rotations.
While Dr. Cutrer enjoys his role as "a doctor from Mississippi out on the forefront" of promoting the MC program, what he enjoys most is teaching. Dr. Cutrer brought the same deep caring spiced with humor that made him a well-loved physician into the classroom at MC, where his teaching techniques include counseling students on their lives outside of school and dancing for the class to the Bee Gees hit, "Stayin' Alive." It's little wonder Dr. Cutrer's PA students describe him as anything but textbook.
"I want to be the kind of provider Dr. Cutrer was. He doesn't approach medicine like many doctors do. Instead, he taught us that medicine is a mix of medical knowledge and truly caring for your patients," says Stephen English '13. "Dr. Cutrer exudes the kind of love and compassion that comes from Jesus Christ and directs it toward his patients, his students, his family, and his friends. Dr. Cutrer is an honest, enthusiastic, energetic, funny, wise teacher and doctor, and he's full of love."
"Dr. Cutrer has a passion for healing the 'broken' whether from a physical, emotional, or spiritual aspect. That's clear every time he steps into the classroom," says Luke Brasel '13. "I was one of the older students in the class and married with children, which made it a lot to manage sometimes. Dr. Cutrer was always there to keep me putting one foot in front of the other."
"The most miserable people are those who don't have something bigger to focus on than themselves."
-Dr. Rod Cutrer
"While I was away on clinical rotations, it was not uncommon to receive an email or phone call from Dr. Cutrer asking about what I was learning and offering words of encouragement," says Hannah Clark '13. "That support meant so much to me. The title of medical director,' can sound intimidating, but Dr. Cutrer is a mentor and a friend to every student in the program."
His PA students honored Dr. Cutrer with the program's 2013 Didactic Faculty Member of the Year Award, presented to the faculty member who helps the most in student learning, as well as the Spirit of MCPA Faculty Award, presented to the faculty member who most exemplifies the ideals of the physician assistant profession through service and leadership.
"Dr. Cutrer is passionate about medicine, serving others, and helping students succeed," says Courtney Wright '13. "He leads his life with a servant's attitude while continuously striving to be the best husband, father, grandfather, instructor, and physician he can be."
Speaking to the first class of PA program graduates, Dr. Cutrer offered words of wisdom on building a successful career. "Medicine is not just about curing strep throat. It's about caring. Be there for the least of these. Compassion will drive you to learn and to excel. I realize you need to have a job and an income, but true happiness and joy will come when you realize your life was meant to be given away."
For as much as he has given his life to his patients and his students, Dr. Cutrer has received much in return. Shortly after he came to MC, Dr. Cutrer suffered a detached retina and lost the sight in his right eye. His efforts to learn the new skills his position required were hampered by his limited vision, and with his 61st birthday approaching, he wondered if it was time to begin slowing down.
"Then I walked into class, and the students surprised me with a birthday card and their rendition of 'Happy Birthday to You,'" Dr. Cutrer says. "That reminded me that it was never about me. It was always about them, my students. This is where I need to be. Even if my vision leaves completely, I can still teach from my heart and brain. I'll just ask someone to lead me around."
Over the years, Dr. Cutrer has received hundreds of cards and letters from grateful patients, and is now adding notes from grateful students to his collection.
"When I get down or I'm searching or a little depressed, I get those cards and letters out and read them. Those notes remind me why I was put on this earth. The most miserable people are those who don't have something bigger to focus on than themselves."
A letter from one of Dr. Cutrer's former patients summarizes his past built on caring for his patients, and looks to the future of the MC PA program under his guidance.
"Thank you for taking care of all aspects of our health. Not only are you such a gifted physician, you possess that priceless spirit – Holy Spirit – that permeates everything you do...As much as I will miss having you as our family doctor, I thank our Heavenly Father that you were obedient to His call to teach and train future [physician assistants]. I am certain that countless lives will be changed."
"It has never been about money or prestige or being a doctor," Dr. Rod Cutrer says. "It has always been about giving something back, knowing that God asked me to do something on earth, and fulfilling it."


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Buffett Buyback Math Key to Post Stress Test Bank Earnings
Updated to include stress test results
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- There is a way to tie a final set of Federal Reserve bank stress test results to the industry's long-term growth prospects.
The key hinges on the investing mathematics preached by Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) and the Fed's approval of capital returns to investors.
In the final piece of the 2013 stress tests, formally known as the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review or CCAR, the Fed has approved plans by most of the nation's largest banks to either boost dividends, buy back shares or do both, in what represents growing momentum of capital returns to investors.
While some have criticized a seeming monomaniacal focus on bank capital returns over the industry's long-term earnings prospects in this year's stress test jockeying, there is a way to tie the two together.
Investors might do well to hunt for banks that are using Fed-governed capital returns to grow their bottom line by shrinking overall shares . Given a still uncertain earnings environment for Wall Street titans and Main Street lenders, net buybacks that drive share counts lower could help drive overall earnings per share growth in 2013 for a handful of banks.
In that scenario, American Express, US Bancorp, State Street and Bank of New York Mellon appear to be a clear winners, given their mix of share buybacks and dividend increases. American Express will be buying back $3.2 billion in shares a starting in the second quarter, while its quarterly dividend will rise 15% to 23 cents.
At State Street, buybacks will be $2.1 billion as its dividend climbs to 26 cents a quarter. US Bancorp will buy back $2.2 billion in shares and pay a 23 cent quarterly dividend, while Bank of New York Mellon will buy back $1.35 billion in stock a quarter and boost its payout 15%.
JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs both received "conditional approval" for their capital plans, with the Fed requiring both companies to submit revised capital plans "by the end of the third quarter to address weaknesses in their capital planning processes."
A focus on buying back shares cheaply to create room for earnings growth would be straight from the investing playbook of Warren Buffett, who spent a significant piece of Berkshire Hathaway's 2011 annual letter detailing why stalling stock gains at IBM(IBM) and an aggressive share buyback authorization play to investors' favor.
The logic Buffett applies to his IBM investment also may be a crucial aspect of Berkshire's large stock investments in the banking sector, including big positions in American Express (AXP) , U.S. Bancorp (USB) and Wells Fargo (WFC) , to a lesser extent, given a lack of clarity on share buybacks.
A Jan. 14 analysis by bank research firm KBW shows that among banks submitting capital plans to the Fed, there are just five large banks that have been able to consistently reduce their share count through share repurchases in the wake of the crisis, including American Express, U.S. Bancorp, Bank of New York Mellon (BK) , Goldman Sachs (STT) and State Street .


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New Music Concert: Laura Jordan and Friends on May 11th, 2012, New York, NYPosted by s21concerts in Concert Announcement, tags: Cello, flute, golijov, japanese, lang, mackey, marimba, miki, percussion, perich, takemitsu, vibraphone
Contemporary works featuring marimba and percussion
Presenting 19 world premieres for marimba and percussion
Percussion and marimba virtuoso Laura Jordan will be joined by guest performers flutist Sarah Carrier, Bang on a Can All Star cellist Ashley Bathgate and the percussion duo NoiseBox to present an evening of premieres and works from the 21st and late 20th centuries.
World premieres:
"Fifteen Minutes of Fame"- New one minute works marimba and flute, co-sponsored by Composer's Vox Series.
"Certain Dreams Uncertain" for solo marimba by Mark Janello
"Chaos Control: lrotnoC soahC" for solo percussion by Brian Mark
Works by David Lang, Paul Simon, Toru Takemitsu, Minoru Miki, Jacob TV, Tristan Perich, Martin Bresnick, Oswaldo Golijov and many more!
Friday, May 11, 2012
Fort Washington Collegiate Church
729 W 181st Street
New York, NY 10033
Corner of 181st Street and Fort Washington Avenue (A train)
$20/$10 students*
*suggested donation
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by Anton Shilov
Blackberry on Friday said had entered into a five-year strategic partnership with Foxconn, the world's largest manufacturer of electronic products and components. Under this new relationship, Foxconn will jointly develop and manufacture certain new BlackBerry devices and manage the inventory associated with those devices. The initial focus of the partnership will be a smartphone for Indonesia and other fast-growing markets targeting early 2014.
"This partnership demonstrates BlackBerry's commitment to the device market for the long-term and our determination to remain the innovation leader in secure end-to-end mobile solutions. Partnering with Foxconn allows BlackBerry to focus on what we do best – iconic design, world-class security, software development and enterprise mobility management – while simultaneously addressing fast-growing markets leveraging Foxconn's scale and efficiency that will allow us to compete more effectively," said John Chen, executive chairman and chief executive officer of BlackBerry.
BlackBerry will own all of its intellectual property and perform product assurance on devices through the Foxconn partnership, as it does currently with all third-party manufacturers.
BlackBerry will focus heavily, via internal development, on market segments where its continuous innovations in secure hardware, software and services remain critical and integral to enterprise and government customers. BlackBerry also intends to drive adoption of its multi-platform BBM, deliver real-time, reliable and secure messaging through its Network Operations Center (NOC), and grow its enterprise mobility and mobile device management business through on-premise and cloud-based solutions for cross-platform devices as well as its own.
"BlackBerry is an iconic brand with great technology and a loyal international fan base. We are pleased to be working with BlackBerry as it positions itself for future growth and we look forward to a successful strategic partnership in which Foxconn will jointly develop and manufacture new BlackBerry devices in both Indonesia and Mexico for new and existing markets," said Terry Gou, founder and chairman of Foxconn.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (1519 votes).
Date of review: September 24, 2012
In short: The title says it all - GREAT RUNIn full: Amazing day, superb organisation from start to finish. First GNR, watched it from my "bed" for many years and didn't think I would ever be part of it let alone run it. The crowds were fantastic, cheering you all the way round. The last mile was awesome. Ace display by the Red Arrows to cap it off.Date of review: September 22, 2012
In short: It's GREAT. End of story.....In full: My first time at GNR and I'll definitely be back next year, with friends from my club. Date of review: September 21, 2012
In short: Great (Race) North (ern hospitality and support) Run (PB)!In full: Excellent race yet again. 6th visit to the GNR, finished within 20 seconds of last year! Really well organised considering the amount of entrants; excellent cameraderie between various levels of runner and superbly supported the whole way round by the Great North East and I'm not a local!Will be back next year if they'll have me again. Gotta beat 1:40!Date of review: September 21, 2012
In short: It's addictive, once you start, you can't stop!In full: It was my 7th GNR, and thankfully, it does feel easier each passing year! I used to really feel the hills, but not anymore, don't notice them anymore.Having started from different zones in the past (green, white, various oranges), I'd say the the starting position does affect the overall time despite it being chipped timed. The atmosphere and the crowd is always electric. The only negatives are the toilet queues - why year after year, the number of toilets just never increase despite very long queues. This was not a problem at the recent Great Yorkshire Run where there were more toilets than queues! Also, the times on the lollipop the pacemakers were carrying were very small. When they are far ahead, the words pacemaker were large enough but not the times! I think if they had only the time on, that should be sufficient, we know they are pacemakers. Thankfully they had the times on their T-shirts, large enough, but again not visible when they're surrounded by crowds of runners!Overall I highly recommend it, especially for first timers to a half marathon.Date of review: September 21, 2012
In short: AwesomeIn full: Pity it rained the whole way as I cant abide running in wet shoes (But thats me) The race itself is always organised superbly, no other mass participation event could possibly run as smoothly. Only sad part about the whole experience was that someone nicked my goodie bag with all the contents when I was changing by the busses. :-(Date of review: September 21, 2012
In short: 23 years in a row...In full: And it just gets better and better1From arriving at the start,the baggage buses,the entertainment the whole pre-race build up is better than anywhere.The race(or run)is supported by some wonderful people,from start to finish.The water stations,First Aid points,showers (not that we needed them given the rain!) and those magnificent people of Newcastle,Gateshead and South Shields.Blooming fantastic!There is one niggle (and it crops up year after year!).There are still those halfwits who are starting in the wrong zone.The large lady who I passed after less than a mile was wearing an ornage number for zone B.She wasn't even walking,it was a ruptured duck waddle.I suspect she was wearing a number that someone had sold on via e-bay or something.However 'm not going to let that spoil my memories!I'll be back next year for number 24!Date of review: September 21, 2012
In short: Has got me hooked.......In full: This was my third and best run of the GNR, love the north east folk and the atmos. Brilliant to see elite and back of the pack folk all in one race. Will be back no doubt.Date of review: September 21, 2012
In short: Fab half marathon, the atmosphere, the crowds and well organised Date of review: September 21, 2012
In short: iconic - the very best half marathonDate of review: September 21, 2012
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Pacing Diana - Page 2
When the snows clear from the high passes, we run together—the entire Hardrock course over the span of five or six days. We visualize the race on those training runs—plan the sections where she can relax, identify the hard spots where she will have to push through herself if she wants to do well. We memorize the turns. We become familiar with suffering.
She wants to do well (said, repeatedly, like a mantra). But more than that, she wants to continue her two-year streak and win again. To state this goal would be presumptuous, possibly a jinx, maybe egotistical. "I want to leave everything I've got on the course," says Diana. The official stance. I know better, and she knows I know better. But we don't talk about it.
One hundred miles is a long way, and no one knows what the day will hold, but she prepares for it with the idea to win this one event, Hardrock, again. The Event is always with us. It is both draining and life affirming. It takes so much of our time it can be an annoyance; we wonder what we would do without it.
And me? I run with her, shadowing her training. I memorize the course so I can pace her the last 40 miles, in the dark, so we don't get lost. I am also there as a cheerleader, shrink, realist. In training, we have run the entire course together four times. Four hundred miles on the Hardrock course, not counting the actual race. Dedicated insanity.
The morning before the start is like being a kid preparing to leave home for college. You think you have a good idea of what is coming, but you cannot be sure. I wanted Diana to be safe, have fun and no matter how she finished, to not be disappointed in herself. I hoped she would win, be the first woman to run back into Silverton and kiss the rock for the third time in a row. But I would save that hope for the last 40 miles, to see how things shook out.
At a race like Hardrock, or any 100-miler for that matter, the start is a relief. I watched the runners trot through the early morning light, looking for Diana, dwarfed by the men; almost miniature next to them, 5' 4", 105 pounds, the blue shirt, black shorts, white visor—the colors that I and our crew would be looking at each accessible aid station. Over the next 48 hours, each runner would write his or her story in the wildflowers and talus of the San Juans. "The Juans," as we call them, are the jagged, unruly outlaws of the Colorado Rockies—remote, steep, inaccessible. The quiet arena had come to life.
Diana's parents (on deck to perform crewing duties) and I headed to the first crew-accessible aid station in Telluride, mile 27. In a 100, mile 27 is the end of the beginning, barely. Hardrock has a total of 12 aid stations, but only four are crew accessible. We arrived in Telluride hours before the first runner. Diana was the fourth runner through Telluride, and the first woman. She did not even stop, just exchanged one Camelbak for another. She looked fresh, confident, and left with a light jaunt and smile. It is something to see, that poised belief, which can seem to elevate such a seemingly frivolous endeavor into something approaching art. Such mastery is beautiful, I think to myself in Telluride. I hope it lasts.


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Following a (tennis) lead
By all accounts Pueblo West High School tennis coach Nathan Mutz' homecoming was an overwhelming success.
Mutz, a former Pueblo South standout, was given the opportunity to lead the Cyclones boys program for the 2012 season.
And lead he did.
The Cyclones finished second in the very tough Hornet Invitational and the Kadet Classic, and ultimately captured a share of the South Central League championship.
The Cyclones also continued their tradition of strong doubles play, qualify two doubles teams for the state tournament.
Coach Mutz said he is proud to see that high school tennis is strong in Pueblo and Southern Colorado, and said he is excited to help bring it to the next level. "Like most high school sports, tennis demands a year-round commitment for serious players," Mutz said.
"I am very proud of the work ethic of our team's leaders.
"They followed the lead of our top players from last season and made the commitment," he added.
The Cyclones top singles and doubles players like Jack Morrrison, Steven Coy, Greg Wakefield and Michael Trevithick have certainly gone the extra mile in the offseason.
Whether competing in United States Tennis Association tournaments, grinding through strength and conditioning drills, or driving to the Springs once a week for skills training, these young men will do what it takes to excel.


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International Summit: A Mountain Chalet in Aspen
Fashion designer Lisa Perry is known for collections with clean lines, geometric shapes, and bold colors that pay homage to the 1960s. Her Madison Avenue boutique not only serves as an eye-catching place for building a chic wardobe, but acts as inspiration for anyone looking to make the most of their closet space. Perry favors a functional closet that has room for personality, making it clear that the space should go beyond storage—it should show off your true style. Here, she shares her tips for making it happen.
Lisa Perry in her Madison Avenue store.
Perry's store shines with bright white on the walls, floors, and ceiling, as the neutral palette lets clothes speak for themselves. "Closets should be as light as possible so you can see everything," the designer says. "White is sophisticated and timeless—It's one color that will never compete with your taste."
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Superior Central girls remain perfect with victory over Ishpeming
EBEN – Placing three players in double-figures scoring-wise, the Superior Central High School girls basketball team dumped visiting Ishpeming 62-48 Tuesday night in non-conference play.
Brooke Pasanen poured in 22 points, Vanessa Freberg tossed in 18 and Teslyn Tyner added 11 as the Class D No. 3-ranked Cougars improved to 9-0 on the season.
SC took a 16-6 lead in the first quarter and held a 33-20 advantage at the half.
"We took that early lead, then the game went back-and-forth," SC coach Greg Trowbridge said. "Our press worked well and our 15 of 18 free throws for the game were big.
"Ishpeming's a pretty good team, though, and we threw the ball around too much in the second half when they pressed us. They gave us a lot of pressure."
The Hematites (4-5) got 16 points from Jessica Spencer.
Ishpeming won the JV game, 41-15.
Bark River-Harris 70,
Munising 41
For Munising, it was a case of too much Sarah Madalinski on Tuesday night.
The Bark River-Harris star fired in 25 points and snared 17 rebounds to lead the Broncos to a Central U.P. League win over the host Mustangs.
"I don't know if anyone in the U.P. can guard her," Munising head coach Matt Mattson said. "She's a nightmare for anyone. It was a tough matchup for us."
Caitlyn Frazier added 14 points for BR-H (7-2, 4-1 CUP). Kortney Genshak chipped in 11.
For the Mustangs (4-5, 1-5), Megan McLaren notched 15 points and collected seven boards.
"We could have rebounded better (BR-H held a 55-24 edge), but the effort was there for my girls," Mattson said. "We competed."
BR-H won the JV game, 52-22.


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Omega Nutrition's organic Pumpkin Seed Butter is a great tasting alternative to peanut butter! The rich delicious flavor goes great with crackers, bread, muffins, cooked vegetables and in any recipe that requires nut butter. Add to soups, pasta, stews, and tomato-based spaghetti sauces to enhance flavor.
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Refrigerate after opening.
Pumpkin Seed Maple Spread
|1/2 cup
|Pumpkin Seed Butter
|120 ml
|2 tsp.
|Maple syrup
|10 ml
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|Cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg
Other Ingredients
Organic pumpkin seeds, organic pumpkin seed oil and Celtic sea salt.
No added sugar, fillers, starch, additives, stabilizer or artificial preservatives.
Oil may separate naturally from butter. Stir before using. Color variation may occur due to the natural properties of seed and small batch manufacturing process.
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So healthy and versatile. Fresh and no plastic taste. It's packaged in one of the safer types of plastic. Although, I usually prefer glass, I found this acceptable with no evidence of leaching. There will likely be oil separation when you first open it. If you stir it well and keep it refrigerated it will stay well mixed for some time. It is essential to keep this product refrigerated after opening. I've eaten it right out of the jar, mixed it with maple syrup for an emergency dessert, have added it to enchiladas. The uses are numerous. It is a very healthy addition to anyone's diet. I highly recommend it.
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Ilove pumpkin seed oil with its nutty taste...However this butter as way to much salt for my liking! Salt is the overall taste here! I think they have done this to not only extend the shelf life, but to try & make it taste like peanut butter which is a mistake, because if that's what i had wanted then that's what i would have bought.
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First time I tried pumpkin seed butter.I love all nut and seed butters and this one was no exception.Great tasting, healthy, perfect for a snack.One star less because of the salt in it-unecessary- and the plastic container.Will, however, buy some more.
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Debates of April 24th, 1996
House of Commons Hansard #32 of the 35th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was pension.
- National Volunteer Week
- Liberal Party Of Canada
- Farm Credit Corporation
- Bert Cosman
- St. James Breakfast Program
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- Drummond's Economic Performance
- Volunteer Week
- Clifford Olson
- National Volunteer Week
- Christine Ichim
- Gasoline Prices
- West Bank And Gaza
- Manitoba Flood
- Harmonization Of Sales Tax
- Armenian Genocide
- Government Grants
- Tribute To General Jean Victor Allard
- Goods And Services Tax
- Somalia Inquiry
- Goods And Services Tax
- Unemployment Insurance Reform
- Goods And Services Tax
- Manpower Training
- Goods And Services Tax
- Telecommunications
- Veterans Affairs
- Goods And Services Tax
- Presence In Gallery
- Naming Of Member
- Privilege
- Canada Labour Relations Board
- Government Response To Petitions
- Committees Of The House
- Criminal Code
- Employment Insurance Act
- Petitions
- Questions On The Order Paper
- Motions For Papers
- Message From The Senate
- Budget Implementation Bill, 1996
- Canada Labour Code
2 p.m.
The Speaker
As is our practice on Wednesdays, we will now sing O Canada, which will be led by the hon. member for Vancouver East.
[Editor's Note: Whereupon members sang the national anthem.]
National Volunteer Week
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Anna Terrana Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Speaker, this is National Volunteer Week, an opportunity for us to thank those Canadians who devote their time and energy to helping individuals and causes and to improving the quality of life in our communities.
As a volunteer for many years, I know the dedication necessary to get involved in important causes to improve our society.
In my riding of Vancouver East life would be much worse without the help of our volunteers.
Volunteerism is a tradition as old as Canada itself and is quite unique to Canadians. Active, caring citizens have always played a critical role in our society. In celebrating National Volunteer Week we are recognizing the vital contribution of today's volunteers. At the same time, in highlighting their example, we are helping to nurture volunteers for the future.
I urge my colleagues and all Canadians to join me in thanking all the volunteers in Canada. They are undoubtedly our greatest asset.
Liberal Party Of Canada
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Ken Epp Elk Island, AB
Mr. Speaker, voters need accurate information to make wise decisions at election time. With one vote they are asked to choose their member of Parliament, select the government for the term, indirectly choose the Prime Minister and give their approval to a complete all or nothing list of agenda items.
During an election campaign it is not acceptable to say that the GST will be axed with pledges to resign if it is not, to write in small print that it will be harmonized, but to keep it and hide it once the election has been won. It is not acceptable to promise more free votes if all this means is that the status quo of free votes on private members' bills will be maintained. It is not acceptable to say that MPs will be given more authority to represent their constituents if it means nothing and that MPs will still be whipped into submission by threats and actions of expulsion.
I cannot understand why the Liberal Party, running on words of rebuilding the trust of Canadians, would so blatantly ignore its campaign commitments now that it has gained power.
Farm Credit Corporation
Statements By Members
April 24th, 1996 / 2 p.m.
Len Taylor The Battlefords—Meadow Lake, SK
Mr. Speaker, it would appear that the federal Liberals are planning to turn the future of farm financing back to the banks. Liberals in the Senate, particularly those on the banking committee, have released a report calling for the shutdown of the Farm Credit Corporation.
While there has been warranted criticism of the FCC, which has yet to be properly addressed, there is no question about the need for an understanding and supportive farm lender. The banks have demonstrated that they would rather make outrageous levels of profit than provide service. They cannot be trusted to be the sole lender in the farm community, especially with respect to the needs of the primary producer.
The Liberals are using the back door, through the Senate, to get this issue into public debate and to continue their undermining of our agricultural support institutions. In response, the Liberals should be told that there is a role for a public sector lender with a
farm background and that there should be no support for the shutdown of the Farm Credit Corporation.
Bert Cosman
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Elsie Wayne Saint John, NB
Mr. Speaker, as this is National Volunteer Week, I rise today to thank all the volunteers in my riding of Saint John, which has been ranked third nationally for volunteerism.
In particular, I want to congratulate an outstanding volunteer, Mr. Bert Cosman, who resides in the greater Saint John area. Mr. Cosman recently returned from working overseas for CESO, the Canadian volunteer advisers to business. CESO volunteer advisers are retired, professionally skilled men and women who share their experience with businesses and organizations in developing nations.
Bert went to Romania to assist a government owned company which manufactures high voltage equipment such as power transformers as well as electric and diesel locomotives. He interviewed all management and trade union representatives. He then prepared a report which recommended the centralization of market planning and sales and improvements in areas such as customer service.
I congratulate Mr. Cosman for his dedication and commitment to making this world a better place in which to live.
St. James Breakfast Program
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Peter Adams Peterborough, ON
Mr. Speaker, the St. James Church men's club is one of the volunteer organizations in the Peterborough riding which is providing an early morning breakfast program for students. They feed between 50 and 75 students every morning of the school year. They do this at minimal cost.
They believe, and I agree with them, that their program goes way beyond simply providing a good breakfast for the children who attend. The children find themselves in a happy, welcoming environment. They get a good meal to start the day but they also get to start their day in an upbeat, friendly atmosphere.
I thank all the volunteers across Canada who, like the St. James group, are giving our children a head start.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Denis Paradis Brome—Missisquoi, QC
Mr. Speaker, when the federal election campaign kicked off on April 25, 1896, Wilfrid Laurier, the Liberal member for Québec-Est, was Leader of the Opposition. He said at the time that Canada could accommodate more than one race; he was referring to French and English Canadians. Today, he would probably say more than one people.
However, Laurier also added: "But there must be only one nation".
From Saint-Lin-des-Laurentides to Arthabasca, from Cap-aux-Meules and Halifax to Vancouver and Victoria, let us follow, in the coming weeks, Wilfrid Laurier's election campaign.
The people of Brome-Missisquoi would now say to the then member of Québec-Est: "Good luck, Wilfrid Laurier".
Drummond's Economic Performance
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Pauline Picard Drummond, QC
Mr. Speaker, a recent report by the Société de développement économique de Drummondville shows that, in 1995, our region broke industrial investment records, with the creation of 43 businesses for a total of 13,000 jobs.
These figures clearly highlight the entrepreneurial spirit of the industrial community in Drummond and result from the various local stakeholders' successful partnership to promote economic development.
I wish to point out that our region boasts the highest rate of entrepreneurship in Quebec, with 51 manufacturing businesses per 10,000 people, compared to 17 for all of Quebec. With a rate that is three times the provincial average, our region is more than ever Quebec's industrial heartland.
Volunteer Week
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Eleni Bakopanos Saint-Denis, QC
Mr. Speaker, this week in Quebec, we are celebrating volunteer week under the theme "Volunteer work; it concerns you".
Tens of thousands of volunteers regularly dispense to those around them the friendship, care, understanding, respect and human touch we all need so much. In today's world, can you think of a better way to express love than through the daily actions of these volunteers?
It is with great pleasure that I take this opportunity to acknowledge the dedication of our great many volunteers in the riding of Saint-Denis, who, like those of PEYO, la Maisonnette des enfants, la Maison des grands-parents and Moisson Montréal, through their patience and generosity, reflect the common values which are at the heart of Canada's identity.
The greatest gift one can give is oneself. Through volunteerism these people do that everyday. They deserve our gratitude and our continued support.
Clifford Olson
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Allan Kerpan Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, SK
Early release, Mr. Speaker, early release. Go out and kill 11 children, admit to it, and apply for early release under section 745 of the Criminal Code. No problem.
If the self-proclaimed beast of British Columbia or any others of his ilk ever get early release under section 745, then all Canadians will lay the blame at the feet of the Prime Minister, the justice minister and this Liberal government.
The member for Saskatoon-Dundurn who was the chairman of the justice committee and the member for Prince Albert-Churchill, who is the parliamentary secretary to the justice minister and who has Clifford Olson living in his riding, had better be prepared to answer to their constituents if Olson is released and goes on to commit another violent crime.
A final note. If Clifford Olson is released early, he will have served 1.36 years for each murder.
National Volunteer Week
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Osvaldo Nunez Bourassa, QC
Mr. Speaker, this week is National Volunteer Week, which celebrates the work of millions of Canadians and Quebecers who volunteer their time, energy and talents to help others. These volunteers, 55 per cent of whom are women, express their love and generosity through a wide range of actions.
I want to praise the thousands of volunteers in my riding of Bourassa who generously help enhance their fellow citizens' quality of life. I am proud to represent a riding where dozens of community organizations are active. I would like to draw special attention to the work the Centre d'action bénévole de Montréal-Nord has been doing for several years now.
I encourage all Canadians and Quebecers to keep acting with solidarity, generosity and dedication toward the most disadvantaged members of our society.
Christine Ichim
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
John English Kitchener, ON
Mr. Speaker, courage is expressed in many ways. Sometimes it is the heroic effort of a Canadian peacekeeper or the selfless act of a firefighter who saves a child from a burning building. However it is expressed perseverance and strength always shine through in the drive to overcome nearly insurmountable odds.
Today I wish to acknowledge the courage of one individual, a young woman, Christine Ichim, who is from my riding of Kitchener, has taken upon herself the challenge of roller blading across Canada in an effort to raise awareness and research funding for the deadly disease of leukemia.
Her case is not unique in that thousands of Canadians and their families suffer as a result of this terrible cancer. With her mother falling ill with leukemia, Christine has made it her personal mission to find a cure to this disease, first by establishing a centre devoted to its study and more recently by organizing her personal challenge to skate across the country to raise funds for continued research.
It is for this reason I feel it is appropriate we acknowledge her courage to fight rather than despair. I salute Christine Ichim and ask that my colleagues share with me in wishing her all the success deserving of such a worthy cause.
Gasoline Prices
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
John Cannis Scarborough Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my dismay at the recent increase in the price of gasoline.
I do not remember reading about a crisis in any of the countries belonging to OPEC. I have not heard about a shortage in oil or petroleum and we all know there was no gas excise tax increase in the last budget. Therefore I am at a loss as to how to explain to my Scarborough Centre constituents why the price of gasoline keeps going up and up. They are fed up as I am with the greed of the large oil companies.
Could it be that the only reason the prices are increasing is that these oil giants are in collusion with each other? We have been told to reduce the deficit, to reduce our spending, not to raise taxes, to stabilize our monetary policies and we have done so and have acted in good faith. We are now asking these large oil and gas companies also to act as good corporate citizens and stop their gouging.
Canadians should not have to put up with gas price hikes every time the weather gets warm or every time a long weekend comes around. The time has come to let these oil giants know that enough
is enough. Canadians want to know what justifies these gas price increases.
West Bank And Gaza
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Carolyn Parrish Mississauga West, ON
Mr. Speaker, no one in Canada tolerates the random acts of terrorism committed by Hamas in Israel. The violence in Lebanon has also shocked and saddened all of us. However the prolonged state of siege that the Palestinians are enduring in the West Bank and Gaza is causing unbelievable hardship to the residents, particularly the women and children who are desperate for food and medical supplies.
With their border crossings closed, an already fragile economy is enduring 90 per cent unemployment. The movement of goods has shut down. While people are hungry, tonnes of fruit and vegetables are rotting in the fields. Schools have closed down, turning thousands of children loose in the streets. Universities have also been shut down. Many cases of maternal and infant deaths have been recorded as access to hospitals is restricted. All Palestinians are being punished for the insane acts of a few.
Is it not time for Israelis who have known hunger, torture and fear to lift the regulations to keep hundreds of thousands of men, women and children in the worst conditions imaginable? How can peace be achieved when such suffering is allowed to continue?
Manitoba Flood
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Jake Hoeppner Lisgar—Marquette, MB
Mr. Speaker, again this spring we are watching anxiously as Manitoba residents battle flood waters. Certain parts of the province have been declared disaster areas as people try to salvage what they can of their personal belongings and livelihood.
We have all seen the images of flood waters rising to the roofs of houses and barns. Our hearts go out to these people who have bravely faced these disastrous conditions. We cannot help but admire those who are reluctant to leave their homes and are determined to get back as soon as possible to start rebuilding.
I hope that all three levels of government will be able to work co-operatively to give all possible assistance to these besieged families. I know all members of the House would like to join in offering our support for all those affected by the Manitoba floods.


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Collected treasures
When I was in my 20s, I had a roommate for most of a year who had what she called her glory box. It was a small wooden, rectangular box with a hinged lid that held a variety of things that made her feel good.
So when Jan felt down, or was having a bad day, or just needed a lift for whatever reason, she would pull out her glory box. She'd look at her assorted treasures from favorite places or favorite people, and she'd read letters she'd received that complimented her or told her how much the sender appreciated her. And that made Jan feel better
When I was cleaning out my file drawers last week, I came across what amounts to my own glory box. Only this was a file folder labeled "correspondence" that was full of notes of appreciation from folks I met over the years while I was doing a story about them. So I read through the all again, remembering those days and how pleasant it was to visit with these folks who were generous enough to give me some time and to tell me about their favorite cause or their new business or their favorite hobby/collection/person.
Of course, I must admit here that I couldn't place everyone who had written me a note. But then some of the correspondence had been in that file for 15 to 20 years, so maybe that's not so bad. Even if I couldn't exactly recall who had written to me, what I read did make me feel good, just like the contents of Jan's glory box did for her.
Having a glory box of some form or other is really a fine idea, one that I recommend.
Further along on this memory lane trip through my files, I came on several folders from the school years of my children, so that was fun. Here was a random Jean report card, there was a summary of results from standardized testing, a note from a teacher to tell me that Will had completed his application to his college of choice that day (at last!).
Then came files of college application letters and scholarship award certificates. I also saved some of the dreaded tuition bills (marked paid). I must have kept those just to remind me of what we could accomplish even though it seemed terribly daunting at the time going in.
In spite of this evidence, I don't consider myself much of a saver. I generally don't keep things just to be keeping them. But after my recent journey down memory lane via my file drawers, I have to admit that there are some things that one just needs to keep. They just may bring with them a very valuable perspective later.


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Topic: Refactor a db search based on received params
Hello dear forum members,I'm hoping someone can help me to refactor this long code using some ruby sweetness. I think it is possible but I don't know exactly how to abstract the common parts. Basically I'm sending the db column that the user desires to search in a param such asparams[:titulo] so I check if this param arrived from the browser, and if so run the mysql search, paginate, and throw it into my @ventas variable for display (actually send out via AJAX/JSON).My overall approach might be wrong as well, but for starters I'd love it just to reduce the repetitiveness seen below (I have about 15 of these constructs for each column that is searchable):
if titulo = params[:titulo].presence
@ventas = Venta.paginate(:conditions => ["titulo like ?", "%"+titulo+"%"] ,:page => params[:page], :per_page => params[:rows], :order => "#{params[:sidx]} #{params[:sord]}")
if tipo_de_actividad = params[:tipo_de_actividad].presence
@ventas = Venta.paginate(:conditions => ["tipo_de_actividad like ?", "%"+tipo_de_actividad+"%"] ,:page => params[:page], :per_page => params[:rows], :order => "#{params[:sidx]} #{params[:sord]}")


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Share Your Orders Thread
Small order from Butiki with my winnings from the "Where is Butiki Teas?" Contest.
Taiwanese Wild Mountain Black (1 ounce)
Caramel Vanilla Assam (1 ounce)
I've never had any of Teavivre's teas. Haven't gotten any in swaps, haven't ordered from them. I think it's time to change that. I also desperately need teaware, sooooo this happened:
Fengqing Dragon Pearl Black Tea 100g
Bailin Gongfu Black Tea 100g
Superfine Tan Yang Gong Fu Black Tea 50g
Yun Nan Dian Hong Black Tea Full-leaf Sample 14g
Strawberry Oolong Tea Sample 14g
Yixing Purple Clay (Zi Sha) Tea Set 14 Pieces
I spent more than 60.00 so I also got the Gaiwan as my free gift and these three samples: Yun Nan Dian Hong Black Tea, Premium Keemun Hao Ya Black Tea, and Taiwan Oriental Beauty (Bai Hao) Oolong Tea
Fantastic prices. I do wish there had been a 50g size option on a couple of the teas I bought. Oh well, I chose some crowd favorites from here and a couple I thought sounded good. Hoping for the best.
You'll really enjoy those. I tried the Strawberry Oolong several weeks ago and really enjoyed it.
I'm going to use the "I need to round out my cupboard – I don't have enough black teas excuse" to justify this order. (The Verdant one above was easier – I was mostly replacing favorites – only 1 new one to add to the cupboard.)
They give a gaiwan as a gift over $60? Where do they say that? 'Cause that's a really tempting deal. For me at least. Lol.
It's part of their Anniversary Promotion that's on right now.
They have different teas on sale every day and free gifts based on how much you spend.
Here is the thread from Steepster too.
Ah. That's what I though it might be from, but I couldn't seem to find anything other than the list of what teas are on sale.
Oh man, now I'm considering an order and I really shouldn't be. Lol.
Another Mandala order. Couldn't resist ordering a cake of Year of the Dragon. I have been craving it.
Nice! I have a sample of that tea not tried yet and smells great. I've been eyeing Mandala recently – I need to get my claws on some more cakes, but I got so much unopened tea!
I just finished my sample and it's delicious. I tried to stop myself from buying a cake but I failed. Miserably.
I know what you mean about excess of tea. I have 20 cakes that I haven't even tried yet…not counting the new one. And I have a list of more cakes to buy. But I am a weakling when it comes to Mandala. A big, giant weakling. I need to go to the Tea Hiatus Group again…
I've never tried Mandala but since I'm becoming interested in pu I've been really tempted recently…
I made another Whispering Pines order :)
1 ounce 2007 Lincang Shou Puerh
1 ounce Manistee Moonrise Spirit Blend
1 ounce Bi Luo Chun Yunnan Black
1 ounce Yunnan Gold Black Tea (Organic)
1 ounce Eucalyptus Leaf
1 ounce Elder Berries
1 ounce Manitou Mist
2 touchas Mossy Cave Pu-erh Cups
1 ounce Whispering Pines Black Tea
1 ounce Ashes of Autumn Lapsang Souchong
Had a couple gift cards, so I ordered from Della Terra and David's Teas.
Hurray for gift cards! :-)
Someone control me! I just made another order, from 52 teas. I couldnt resist the tea of the week.
-gingerbread smoke
and then i added
-pink lemonade iced tea.
yikes but yay!
Unsubscribe from the newsletter. :-)
An expensive order for me…
Gold Thread Reserve 2 oz
Monkey Picked Tieguanyin 4 oz
and a sample of Heritage Aijiao from Red Blossom Tea Company.
While I stare at the bags, I think I'll drink the 2008 Puerh from the same company that I brewed as it arrived.
Mandala tea!!!!
YESSS! YESSS! Crap, I really don't need more tea, I have like 20 I haven't opened yet but whatever. It's pu'er, it'll get better with age.
Wait a minute, I really do need more tea. Freaking phatty cake 2 and two other awesomely rated pu'er!
Phatty Cake II: The Sequel
Special Dark – 2006 Loose Ripe Pu'er (1 ounce)
Mandala Noble Mark Ripe Cake – 2012 (1 ounce for now)
You will be mine, Phatty Cake II! MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Great choices!!! Noble Mark is AMAZING!!! Special Dark is just that "special". I haven't tried Phatty Cake II – but I have a sample of it. That might have to be my tea of choice tonight!!! Trying really hard not to place another Mandala order….. I love their stuff. Rumor has it they are getting more teaware in. I'm trying to wait until that is up on the website then make a decision.
I'm sure you will enjoy your choices. :))
I've been holding out for Phatty Cake 2 and I really wanted to dry noble mark and special dark for awhile, so I'm very pumped!
Oh man, more teaware? I almost bought some with this order but held off for now. I probably won't be able to hold off next time!
On 10Aug Garret wrote on their facebook page that they have gotten in more teaware, some of which will be "newly online next week". Hoping for some fun and interesting pieces. I need teaware more than tea, but I don't think it's possible to NOT order tea if placing a Mandala order.
UGGG No buy! No Buys after this, OMG!
Steep City Teas
1x Citrus Sunshine Oolong – 2 oz (25-30 servings) for $5.50 each
1x Purple Peach – 2 oz (25-30 servings) for $7.75 each
1x Blushing Geisha – 2 oz (25-30 servings) for $4.50 each
1x Orange Glam – 2 oz (25-30 servings) for $4.50 each
1x Choco-Honeyberry – 2 oz (25-30 servings) for $5.00 each
1x Nutty Love – 2 oz (25-30 servings) for $6.00 each
1x Flirt With Me – 2 oz (25-30 servings) for $4.50 each
Discount (code: summersale): $-7.55 USD
Shipping : $5.95 USD
Total : $36.15 USD
great deal, I needed more Blushing Geisha, but uggg, I have so much tea!
Sounds like a great excuse for a party! Maybe a big tea tasting party or summer garden // iced tea get together. If you gathered together a group of friends, I'm sure they'd be happy to help you out with favorites from your stash and new arrivals (especially if everyone brings a baked good or a salad). ;)
citrus sunshine oolong! Blushing Geisha!! Choco-Honeyberry!!! AHHHHH I want to order! If you order a tin through them, do they send a label for the tea like DAVIDsTEA?
Lily: haha, with all the pu'er I ordered yesterday, we just need tea to make it an energetic, rocking party!
Brewteally Sweet: Not sure, I never ordered their tins. They do look sexy and I've been tempted.
Dang okay Thank you!
Go for it, Awkward Soul! Nobody ever said tea always has to be polite flowers and mellow music. We've thrown some great tea-cocktail parties here at the Tea House recently: candles, live music, bar snacks, gongfu tea and crazy tea and herbal elixirs up at the bar. :D
Last day for the Laoshan tea sale at Verdant! I ordered some-
Laoshan Black
Laoshan green
Laoshan Bilochun green
and samples of
sweet cinnamon puerh
vanilla citrus
silver buds yabao
YAY! I can't wait to compare the bilochun to the regular green, and also taste the summer harvest for the first time (the autumn is my favorite so far though, I think!)
Great order (and good timing!)! I almost forgot that it was Thursday already, and almost time for the Tea Tour Sale to move on to Dragonwell and Mrs. Li.
Can't wait to see what you think of the Summer harvest and the Bilochun! I love tasting the He Family's teas back to back. It's amazing to see the similarities that come from terroir, but just as fun to see the differences that come from oxidization, leaf shape, hand-curling vs flat pressed…
Happy sipping!
nice order:) I ordered a few days ago the sweet cinnamon pu'er, vanilla citrus spice, and the summer harvest Laoshan green also!!!
I did add the Laoshan roasted oolong along with golden fleece as well ha ha. I see you ordered the silver buds:) I hope you get well soon so you can taste all of these!
Your order sounds nice too! I've already tried the Laoshan Roasted Oolong already and the Golden Fleece too high fives
Can't really go wrong with Verdant ;)
I have found that to be so true! ha ha! I am so excited for both of those teas the most!
Wish I had ordered a few samples of the blends, the more I keep seeing about them the better they're sounding haha.
Can't wait for my Laoshans :)
Oh my goodness, I'm such an idiot. XD I was looking out for the Laoshan sale but I missed it by like two weeks. Good job me.


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by Anton Shilov
ATI, graphics business unit of Advanced Micro Devices, said that the adoption rate of the next-generation Microsoft DirectX 11 application programming interface (API) by game developers is rather high and that the company expects to see "a wave" of titles supporting DirectX 11 already this year.
"We now have more startups with DirectX 11 than we saw at this stage with DirectX 10. […] After DirectX 10 was formally released in the very end of November, 2006, there was a lag of something like 5 months before the very first [DX10] title arrived. We expect a wave of [DX11] games to arrive during this calendar year," said Richard Huddy, senior manager of software developer relations at AMD/ATI, at a conference on Thursday.
Apparently, there are so many game developers working on titles that utilize the DirectX 11 technology that ATI's developer relations team is working on full throttle to support them.
"Right now my problem is supporting enough game developers, not finding game developers [to adopt a new technology]. A big issue is to give sufficient support to game developers who want to work on DirectX 11 tech right now," added Mr. Huddy.
The developer relations chief refused to say whether "numerous" game developers have already received their ATI Radeon graphics cards supporting DirectX 11 features, but indicated that the hardware itself is not needed to implement certain benefits of DirectX 11. For example, improved multi-threading support by the new API will boost performance of multi-core microprocessors in future games and some other optimizations will further improve performance of titles on any hardware, provided that it is installed into a system with DirectX 11.
Earlier this week ATI said that the first DirectX 11-supporting titles will emerge on the market from companies like Codemasters, Phenomic/Electronics Arts, Emergent and Rebellion.
The key new innovations of DirectX 11 are Compute Shaders, Tessellation, Multi-Threaded Rendering, HDR Compression, Dynamic Shader Linkage and numerous others. The new capabilities will enable richer graphics experience as well as standardized approach for using GPUs for general-purpose computing (GPGPU), which will allow game developers to use graphics chips for computing of artificial intelligence, physics effects and so on.
ATI/AMD is confident that it will be the first company on the market with the DirectX 11-supporting hardware. To prove its confidence, the developer demonstrated its code-named DX11 Evergreen graphics processing unit at Computex Taipei 2009 trade-show earlier this week.


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Tupper Lake school budget process begins
TUPPER LAKE – The Tupper Lake Central School District is beginning its budget planing process for the next school year.
At Monday's school board meeting, Superintendent Seth McGowan outlined a timeline for completing the budget. That plan included an opportunity for the public to weigh in during a budget forum on Feb. 3, a yet-to-be scheduled budget hearing in May and the budget vote on May 20.
McGowan said the main objective for himself and district Budget Officer Garry Lanthier is conservative planning. To do that, they will have to estimate expenses in the upcoming months, including salaries, benefits and the debt service.
McGowan and Lanthier will also have to estimate state aid, building aid, the gap elimination adjustment, appropriated and unappropriated fund balance and the yet-to-be determined tax levy.
Balancing the rising costs of salaries and benefits with the rising expectations of schools imposed by the state's Common Core standards is of particular concern.
"Right now it's almost a little absurd to be talking about what the budget next year will look like," McGowan said. "We know our costs are going to go up, just from health insurance and retirement. Everything's going up."
McGowan said employee benefits account for about 30 percent of the operational budget. That includes health insurance and retirement costs of all administrative, educational and support staff.
A large chunk of the school's fund balance reserve was used to balance this year's budget, so there will likely be no additions to staffing or programs next school year.
"If there are reductions, I expect they'll be through attrition, and they'll be consistent with our school enrollment," McGowan said.
The district has experienced a decline in total enrollment but a leveling off at the elementary level.
Despite the unknowns, McGowan wants to get moving on the budget.
The board agreed that it could help to form a subcommittee for budgetary affairs, consisting of some board members and representatives of local civic groups. The subcommittee would only be an advisory committee and not a decision-making body.
McGowan said a recent trip to Albany to meet with officials from the state Department of Education left him optimistic about the future of the district.
"The Tupper Lake school district is a topic of discussion in Albany," McGowan said. "They're really looking at us as a model for other schools around the state."
He said the education department praised Tupper Lake for its implementation of the Common Core standards, its strategic planning process and its participation in the School Works video project.
The district is still underfunded, though.
Being underfunded has forced the board to make some tough decisions in recent years, including large reductions in instructional staff.
"Elimination of the GEA (gap elimination adjustment) would put the district's tax levy below the tax cap and allow it to build back some of its find balance," McGowan said.
Board member Trish Anrig asked what the chances of the GEA going away are. McGowan said he wasn't sure.
"I think there's a big effort on the part of the Rural Schools Association and the State Consortium on School Finance," McGowan said. "These are very strong organizations, but it'll be for the Legislature to make that happen."
McGowan said he is part of a state advocacy committee for school superintendents, and he confirmed that removing the GEA is part of their efforts.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (194 votes).
In short: Well organised and reasonably testing runIn full: Well done and thank you to Barnsley AC for a well organised and marshalled run. The rolling course made its way through Yorkshire farmland, making for a pleasant if unspectacular course. Having heard tales of the hills at the end and being prepared for them in my pacing I found myself undone early on by the incline around the 1 mile mark, coming into it too quickly from the fast start and paying later on with a slower than anticipated time. I guess the ups and downs balance out so with better hill training and sensible pacing this could have been reasonably quick.Overall a good race and worth the trip.Date of review: November 15, 2010
In short: Seemed more ups than downs, but a good race.In full: One minute silence was reasonably well observed, although those at the back probably didn't hear the announcer. Should have used his megaphone. The race itself is challenging without being suicidal, and we appeared to be going uphill a lot more than we did down. Overall a very decent race and one for the calendar for next year.Date of review: November 15, 2010
In short: Another excellent Barnsley 10kmIn full: Once again Barnsley AC dont let us down and providing us with an excellent 10k. Really good testing course and well marshalled. See you next yearDate of review: November 15, 2010
In short: quick raceIn full: one of my yearly races and got 42 mins great route and will be back next yearDate of review: November 14, 2010
In short: Good race and pb potential despite a few hillsIn full: Enjoyed this race, good accurate mile markers and well organised. If I was being hyper critical, the start is a tad chaotic, quite narrow and lots of pushing and shoving. And too long hanging around waiting for presentation of the prizes afterwards. Nice to see portaloos this year. Date of review: November 14, 2010
In short: very well organised good race with a couple of hills and a long drag. the hill at the end is a sod though. brilliant organisation and cheap as chipsDate of review: November 14, 2010
In short: Great run with superb organisationIn full: Really enjoyed todays run. Got there early and everything ran like clockwork. The course is hilly especially at the end and it does test you. Will be back to try again next year. Thanks Date of review: November 14, 2010
Date of review: November 14, 2010
In short: Well Organised, Challenging Race.In full: Made a last minute decision to do this race as Running the Leeds Abbey Dash 10k the following week. But really glad I did on the back of a recommendation by club. This is a good 10k with a couple of decent hills to keep you honest at 4.5miles and just before 6 miles. Good Support from the locals and a nice pre race fun run for the kids. I had a massive PB to boot but again this is not as hilly as some of the races in and around the Huddersfield and Holmfirth circuits, so if you run round there this race is right up your street.Date of review: November 14, 2010
In short: very good race quite challenging in places but well worth the effort third year i have done this one and still catches me out on the hills but great fun to do .Date of review: April 26, 2010
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