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Debates of April 29th, 2004
House of Commons Hansard #44 of the 37th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was drugs.
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Criminal Code
- Agricultural Pest Control Products Replacement Act
- Income Tax Act
- Ethics Commissioner
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Question No. 46
- Question No. 47
- Starred Questions
- *Question No. 73
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Question No. 42
- Patent Act
- Cruelty to Animals
- Forest Industry
- Quebec Mining Week
- The Environment
- National Poetry Month
- Old Tyme Heritage Fiddlers
- Bill C-250
- RAI International
- Trade
- Health
- Premio Awards
- Bill C-250
- Liberal Party of Canada
- Father Anselme Chiasson and Léone Boudreau-Nelson
- Canada-U.S. Relations
- Canadian Human Rights Commission
- Education
- Bill C-250
- Cancer
- Ethics
- National Defence
- Government Grants
- Government Contracts
- St. Lawrence Seaway
- Softwood Lumber
- National Security
- Official Languages
- Finance
- Health
- Foreign Affairs
- Agriculture
- Softwood Lumber
- Research and Development
- Port Security
- Foreign Affairs
- Port Security
- National Defence
- Government Contracts
- Employment Insurance
- Points of Order
- Business of the House
- Patent Act
- Criminal Code
- First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act
- Criminal Code
- First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act
- Criminal Code
- Canada Marriage Act
Government Response to Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10 a.m.
Roger Gallaway Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I am pleased to table, in both official languages, the government's response to two petitions.
Interparliamentary Delegations
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Bernard Patry Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34, I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, two reports from the Canadian branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, as well as the related financial report.
The first report deals with the meeting of the parliamentary affairs commission held in Vientiane, Laos, April 7 to 10, 2004.
The second report deals with the meeting of the education, communication and cultural affairs commission held in Bucharest, Romania, April 15 to 18, 2004.
Criminal Code
Routine Proceedings
April 29th, 2004 / 10:05 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Leon Benoit Lakeland, AB
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-521, an act to amend the Criminal Code (search and seizure).
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce this private member's bill on search and seizure. This bill is meant to correct something that was improperly inserted in Bill C-68, the gun control act. That bill allows for search and seizure without a warrant, which is something that is very unusual. This bill would correct that and require a warrant for search, and also restitution for unnecessary damage done as a result of that search.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Agricultural Pest Control Products Replacement Act
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Leon Benoit Lakeland, AB
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-522, an act respecting the replacement of agricultural pest control products.
Mr. Speaker, this private member's bill is meant to protect farmers in particular against the removal of a product that is very important to them in protecting their livestock and crops. A product may be taken away without scientific evidence to indicate why it should be taken away.
I have seen this several times over the 10 years I have been in the House, in particular the use of strychnine to control gophers. The scientific evidence to remove that product was not there. This would simply protect against that and require that a committee of the House actually examine the removal of a product which is very important to farmers or others.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Income Tax Act
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Andy Burton Skeena, BC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-523, an act to amend the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations (Queen Charlotte Islands).
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce this private member's bill. The intent of the bill is to amend the Income Tax Act to make the Queen Charlotte Islands a prescribed northern zone for the purpose of section 110.7 of that act in recognition of the high costs associated with living in such a very remote area of Canada.
It would also amend the income tax regulations so that the Queen Charlotte Islands would no longer be a prescribed as an intermediate zone for the purpose of section 110.7 of that act.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Ethics Commissioner
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Brossard—La Prairie
Jacques Saada Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister responsible for Democratic Reform
Mr. Speaker, I move:
That, pursuant to section 72.01(1) of the Act of Parliament of Canada, chapter P-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada (1985), the House approve the appointment of Bernard Shapiro, from Montréal (Québec), as ethics commissioner for a five-year term.
Ethics Commissioner
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
The Speaker
Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Ethics Commissioner
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Some hon. members
Ethics Commissioner
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Some hon. members
On division.
(Motion agreed to)
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Roger Gallaway Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I move that the 25th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs presented on Tuesday, April 27, 2004, be concurred in.
I am pleased to speak to the motion which calls for the adoption of the 25th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. The report contains three recommendations.
The first recommendation, being the most important in my view, recommends that the conflict of interest code, which is appended to the report, for members of the House of Commons become part of the Standing Orders of this House and that the code would come into force and effect at the beginning of the 38th Parliament.
This matter has been discussed and debated in committees in both this place and in the other place for some time. In fact, in 1996 both this Chamber and the other place adopted resolutions, which I will read in part:
That a Special Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons be appointed to develop a Code of Conduct to guide Senators and Members of the House of Commons in reconciling their official responsibilities with their personal interests, including their dealings with lobbyists.
Part of that mandate was that the committee would consult broadly and review the approaches taken with respect to these issues both in Canada and in other jurisdictions with comparable systems of government. Out of that process, which began in 1996, came a code of conduct which came about after a great deal of discussion both with members of this place at the time and with others who were from other legislatures in this country and in other jurisdictions.
The 25th report has certain guiding principles that lay out the principles that should guide members of Parliament. It notes that "service in Parliament is a public trust and the House of Commons recognizes that its members are expected to serve the public interest and represent constituents to the best of their abilities".
That is an important principle because it recognizes and upholds the representative capacity, indeed the constitutional role of members of Parliament, which is always to represent constituents. In fact, it is an acknowledgement of the principle that we, as members of the House, come from those we represent and from nowhere else. That is the first principle.
The second principle with respect to the code of conduct is that members are expected to fulfill their public duties with honesty and uphold the highest standards so as to avoid real or apparent conflict of interest and to maintain and enhance public confidence and trust in the integrity of each member of the House of Commons.
The third principle is to perform their official duties and functions and to arrange their private affairs in a manner that bears the closest public scrutiny, an obligation that may not be fully discharged by simply acting within the law.
Those are some of the principles that are laid out.
Let me move on to recommendation 2 because the committee's 25th report contains three recommendations.
Recommendation 2 states:
The Committee further recommends that the Standing Orders of the House of Commons be amended
a) by deleting Standing Orders 21 and 22;
It is technical in the sense that it refers to the specific standings orders that need to be either deleted or amended.
Recommendation 3 is also technical in nature in that it recommends that the Clerk of the House be authorized to make any editorial changes required by the adoption of these amendments to the Standing Orders.
This is important in terms of the Standing Orders because what we have seen in the House over the past several years has been a number of attempts, and very good attempts, at creating a code of conduct. On March 15, 2001, the member for Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough had a motion on the Order Paper under private members' business asking the government to introduce legislation to establish a code of conduct for members of Parliament. It too was based on the final report of the Special Joint Committee on a Code of Conduct for the House of Commons.
The member for Halifax had a private member's bill, Bill C-417, in the second session of the 37th Parliament which was much the same. The purpose of that bill was to establish a code of conduct for members of the House and to provide for an officer of Parliament to be known as the ethics counsellor.
If one looks at the joint committee report, a committee established by resolution of both this Chamber and of the other place in 1996, it carefully considered whether in fact we should have a code that would be placed in the Standing Orders or, alternatively, whether we should move on a statutory front, which is what the member for Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough recommended by his private member's motion of 2001, and also what was attempted to be done by Bill C-417, which had first reading on March 20, 2003.
In its report of 1997, the special joint committee recommended against a statute, that is putting it into a law passed by this place and the other place and given royal assent. There was good reason for that. We have to understand that the Standing Orders are procedural in nature. They apply in this place and are not intended to allow, in any way, outsiders to come in here, outsiders in the sense that the courts can move into this place and pass judgment on what is an internal matter.
In my view it is important that we not move on that front because the privileges of the House and indeed the privileges of the Senate are a special body of law, the law of Parliament. The law of Parliament has nothing to do with the courts. The law of Parliament is the evolutionary body of jurisprudence which evolved under our system and has never been touched by the courts. There are still court decisions where judges have said that the law of Parliament should not be considered or touched by the courts. We are a constitutional body, unlike the courts, and we control our own proceedings.
That is why it is important that this code of conduct be included in the Standing Orders and not in a statute. A statute would very clearly allow for someone at some point, under some circumstances, to seek redress or adjudication in the courts and that ought never be done. This code gives a framework for members and guidance.
This has been a long process. It has been discussed in this place. In embarking on such a process it is important that there be due consideration, due debate and there certainly has been due discussion, if I can put it that way, in terms of how this should be set up.
This is not new in similar jurisdictions. British Columbia has had a code for a number of years. British Columbia has a commissioner who works and reports on possible conflicts of interest. Ontario has a similar regime to give advice, to monitor and to assist members of the provincial legislature in how they might best act in a way that avoids conflict of interest, that upholds high ethical standards and in fact is a form of protection of members. It may not be perfect or foolproof but it is an important framework within Standing Orders to assist and guide members.
More interesting, in the United States, all state legislatures have state ethics committees or commissions, it varies, within one or both of their chambers, because in certain U.S. states there are senate chambers. In fact 39 of the 50 U.S. states have external ethics committees.
I do not purport to suggest that we are moving on the vanguard here but I think it is very clear that this code of conduct is something that is widespread throughout parliaments, throughout legislative assemblies and throughout state assemblies. Knowing that the world has become a much more complex place, that governments have become more complex in their operations and members can find themselves in situations where allegations may be made against them in which, under and through entirely innocent circumstances, they find that they are the brunt or the subject of suggestions that they are in conflict of interest.
It is important to note that the principles, which I put on the record earlier, form the framework and the basis but this code of conduct lays out specific rules because it is within the Standing Orders and, more important, it affords a level of protection for members who I would say 99.99% of the time act in good faith but, notwithstanding all that, may find themselves in a situation which, in some cases, they were unaware of or in some cases over which they had no control.
The code of conduct that we are considering here today is an important new benchmark, not only for members but for the public.
Once again I will say that this code of conduct may not have foreseen all contingencies that may arise but it is a good beginning. The important thing is that the proposal to include it in the Standing Orders means that it would stay under the control of the Chamber. It can be updated or it can be amended if parts of it are found to be too onerous or are not workable, as opposed to statutory law, which would end up making it more difficult to change, both from a legislative point of view and from a public perception point of view in the sense that legislation being changed or amended is much more difficult to deal with.
The other part of these Standing Orders, of course, is not that it is just a code of conduct, but it includes a reference specifically to the ethics commissioner. The ethics commissioner who has been named, Mr. Shapiro, is the contact person for members if they are looking for advice and interpretation. He is the contact person if they are looking for some form of self-satisfaction in terms of whether they are doing the right thing in a world which is very complex and in a position of the House, that is, as a member of the House, which is often not easy and is sometimes very difficult. As a result, it is important that the code of conduct be adopted and that the recommendations, number two in particular, be included in the Standing Orders as laid out by the 25th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs and then moved on.
There are those who say, and I have made these suggestions myself, that there are portions of the code that could be abused, in the sense, I think, that if one wishes to make accusations against a colleague, one might do so. I have heard suggestions that this may be used for spiteful reasons or mean reasons. Having said that, if one reads more closely the code of conduct, one will see that in fact there are measures to strike back against those who would make frivolous and vexatious claims against colleagues.
Quite frankly, I think that notwithstanding our differences, both between and among individuals of the same party and individuals of other parties, there is still an enormous amount of goodwill among people in terms of personal lives and a great insight into the complexity of lives, both before people arrived here and while we are serving here in the House of Commons.
As a result, I would urge all members, not as partisans of a particular party but as members of the House, to consider the importance of this code. I would ask that they join in and endorse and support not only the code but this motion I have moved today.
On that point, because I know my time is almost up, I will conclude my remarks.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Ken Epp Elk Island, AB
Mr. Speaker, I listened intently to the speech made by the hon. member who just presented the motion.
One of the things on which I would like him to comment is a certain provision in the code, this code that will hereby be adopted because we are pretty sure that the Liberals can pass this; they have a pretty good majority so it is a given that this will pass. I would like him to comment on that part of the code which has to do with disclosure of not only a member's income, assets and liabilities but also those of immediate family members, and the difficulty that may pose to some individuals in terms of actually disclosing this.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Roger Gallaway Sarnia—Lambton, ON
Yes, Mr. Speaker, my friend opposite is correct in noting that disclosure of income is a part of this code.
My understanding is that even in British Columbia this disclosure provision applies. It certainly does in Ontario, of that I am aware, and in many other American jurisdictions.
I will make an inference from the general nature of the question, and that is, what about other people under that envelope of family? What about a spouse? We often hear, and in some sense I agree, that when we come to this place we do not bring family with us. I think that families suffer from this position in some sense. Certainly members of my family are sometimes not imposed upon, I will not say that, but they are made aware that public life is not easy. I will say that in a very general way. I think we all appreciate this.
In fact, sweeping in one's wife, husband, spouse, or partner is an obligation which fails to recognize, acknowledge and uphold the fact that our spouses have other lives. Our wives and husbands have other lives which in fact are nothing to do with us. I think that is a fair comment, but I would respond to that part of it by noting that I as a parliamentary secretary am subject to another code and in fact my spouse was able to comply with it and my spouse works. In fact, it was not onerous at all. I must say it was much more simple than I presumed and anticipated. In the end, the process did not in fact unduly unsettle my wife.
However, having also said that, I can contemplate situations where someone may feel otherwise. Let us understand that this is not law, that that is a code of conduct and that this is within the Standing Orders. In my dealings when those situations have arisen, I have found that there is a sufficient flexibility and an acknowledgment of the independence of people in relationships, particularly marriages, such that the scenario that I believe is being raised by my friend opposite would not create a problem.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Peter Adams Peterborough, ON
Mr. Speaker, I must say that unlike my friend opposite I am strongly in favour of the disclosure provisions. I think they work well, as my colleague on this side explained, in the provincial jurisdictions.
As I understand it, the disclosure is summary disclosure as far as the complete public record, the website, is concerned, and that works well in Ontario. People can look up the summary disclosures of the members of the Ontario legislature and of their families in summary on the website right now as we speak, and they disclose completely in private.
As my colleague tried to explain, if in fact a spouse or a partner does not wish to disclose, it is quite obvious that it is not possible to force a person who is not a member of the House to disclose. In that case, the way the code is written, the obligation on the member of Parliament is due diligence. In other words, he or she has to go to all possible lengths to persuade members of the family to disclose.
I have a question for my colleague. I am very interested in this matter. It is being raised now. We understand that there might be an election relatively soon. We understand that an ethics commissioner is going to be appointed relatively soon. Here is what I would say to my colleague who is making this presentation. Does he not think that even though this code may be flawed and will be studied and perhaps changed in the next Parliament, it is in fact very important that it be passed now so that candidates, people who have never been in the House but are seeking to be in the House, as well as members of Parliament here who may be returned, would then know what the terms of reference of the position are? Also, it is important so that the commissioner, if he is appointed, will have something to work with when he takes over this important new position.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:35 a.m.
Roger Gallaway Sarnia—Lambton, ON
Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend for that question and I certainly agree with him on all points.
There are many expectations, particularly for new candidates who are elected. People who arrive in this place are looking for answers on a whole bunch of fronts, but many of those fronts have to do with one's personal life and personal status and what the expectations are. It is vitally important that those who come here in the 38th Parliament, the new members in particular, be given some guidelines so that they are not in a position of uncertainty and are not caught in the situation where allegations or suggestions are made or whisper campaigns are started, from which there is sometimes little defence.
I think that a code such as this is simply a framework, because I again will agree with my friend in saying that this is not perfection. No code is. No Standing Orders can contemplate all of the contingencies that can arise in this place and, more important, in the personal life of the 308 members of the 38th Parliament. But it would give one a level of comfort and a guideline. It would give one a framework. I think that is very important.
Finally, I would note that this is not something new in terms of parliaments, legislatures and state assemblies. In North America it is widespread and I understand that in Great Britain a similar regime exists, although it is not identical.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:35 a.m.
Larry Bagnell Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Mr. Speaker, something that has bothered me for years about parliaments, not just about our Parliament but many parliaments, is that we seem to get egocentrically concentrated on our own personal activities, such as how one member has done this or how another member has done that. We seem to spend an excessive amount of parliamentary time debating and discussing these things when the affairs of the nation are ignored or not taken care of, and it is not that these things are not important.
I am wondering, because my colleague has an interest in the machinery of government, if he thinks there is a way that these issues can be dealt with or controlled so they do not interfere so much with the business of the state. I am not sure what that might be. Perhaps it should be mandatory to first raise these problems in a committee before they are allowed to come to Parliament. Then, if they have to, they can be referred to Parliament.
I do not know if the member has given any thought to some of the things we spend House time on given that it is very limited time. It takes us away from debating the major issues of the day that affect all Canadians, not just ourselves personally.


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Our "Photo of the Week" comes to us from Laurens Vermeire, a public affairs colleague accompanying a State Department and USAID delegation to Turkey and Jordan. The delegation includes U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford; Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Anne Richard; and USAID Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Nancy Lindborg.
The photograph shows the delegation's visit to the Islahiye Refugee Camp for Syrians near the Syrian-Turkish border in Turkey on January 24, 2013. During the visit, the delegation members spent several hours talking with camp residents about their concerns and listening to them share about their daily lives at the camp.
"Several stories really struck me," Ambassador Ford said. "I met a woman who lost two sons in the past year fighting against the Assad Regime...and yet she was still hopeful that Syria would be free one day. She said to me, 'Mr. Ambassador I hope to see you back in Damascus in a free Syria.' She's suffered so much, and now she's in a refugee camp, and she yet she hasn't lost hope. People like that, their bravery and strength, is quite remarkable."
The delegation also met officials of the camp and visited some of the camp's facilities, including a school and a laundry facility. Assistant Secretary Anne Richard said, "I come away very impressed by the way the Turkish government has provided so much to the Syrian refugees. Many of the Syrians with whom I've spoke today are very grateful to the Government of Turkey, to the people of Turkey. That's the good news piece of the story, and so I was very happy to see children who are well fit, who are being kept warm, and are in a safe place. The part of the story that worries me is that they can't go home and they know that, and they are very, very worried about their own families and I share that concern with them. We are working to ensure that if more people come out of Syria they will also get a reception like this. We are supporting the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. USAID is working with World Food Program, so we want to continue the ability for refugees to cross open borders and get the help they need."
To date, the United States is providing $220 million in humanitarian assistance to help more than three million people in Syria and more than 650,000 people who have fled to the safety of neighboring countries. Life-saving food, medical care, blankets, and essential winter supplies from the American people are reaching children, women, and men in all 14 governorates inside Syria, as well as refugees outside the country.
"This is a crisis of enormous proportions," Assistant Administrator Lindborg said at the camp. "We are moving aggressively to provide additional assistance; we call on other countries to do the same. The Syrian people need our support. We need to support those countries that are hosting huge refugee populations, and we need to try every means possible to get help to those who are still inside Syria. Throughout the country there are needs, including in the areas that are still experiencing conflict, and we need to help ease some of that suffering."

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Short takes for Jan. 18
Progress at the Pointe
THUMBS UP: It's nice to see steady progress being made at the Heritage Pointe senior living center on North 4th Street in Marshall – the former site of the Marshall Junior High School. After the school was razed, the area had sat empty for a number of years, but no more. Today, we see the new building taking shape and we look forward to its grand opening.
Another cheating athlete
THUMBS DOWN: Could've went sideways with this one, but in the end it's hard to positively recognize Lance Armstrong's apologies and admission of doping this week after he spent years defending himself and denying any wrongdoing while winning seven Tour de France titles. Whether it was his conscience or his PR people who made him confess, the fact is he cheated. Then he lied about it, joining a number of professional athletes who had previously come clean, as it were, after trying to get away with doping. The apology and confession came this week after Armstrong promised to answer questions from Oprah Winfrey "directly, honestly and candidly" for a much-talked-about interview. Whatever, Armstrong. You're a passionate champion in the fight against cancer and your work in that respect should be recognized, but "on the field" you're a cheater and will always be known as such. You got to the top of the mountain in your sport the wrong way and sent the wrong message to your fans and anyone who looks up to you and admires you. Armstrong, who made millions of his fame and abilities, was rightfully stripped of his Olympic medal this week and will have this cloud of shame follow him, probably for the rest of his life. Sadly, he is just one more example of why parents are and always should be their kids' No. 1 role model. Children with good parents don't need pro athletes to look up to, especially ones who cheat.
New cross country coach
THUMBS UP: We like Marshall High School's hiring of Brian Leibfried, who will take over the reins for long-time coach Mike Jacobs. Big shoes to fill, indeed, but we think Leibfried, a local product and an accomplished runner in both high school and college, is up to the task. He's been an assistant with the program for five years, so he knows the program and obviously works well with student-athletes. It's been more than three decades since someone other than Jacobs has led this team, and we're pleased to see the baton has been handed to Leibfried.


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Liponema brevicornis
Liponema brevicornis is a species of sea anemone in the Actiniidae family, commonly known as the pom-pom anemone or the tentacle shedding anemone. It is a deep water species and has been relatively little observed. It often remains unattached to a substrate and can roll across the ocean floor propelled by water currents.[3]
L. brevicornis can grow up to 30 centimetres (1 ft) in diameter. It can adopt various shapes ranging from globose and inflated to low and flattened. It has a well-developed base and a short, smooth column. The wide oral disc overhangs the column and is covered with a very large number of short tentacles arranged in whorls. There is a sphincter muscle at the base of each tentacle which can be contracted in order to jettison the tentacle.[4][5]
Distribution and habitat
L. brevicornis is found in deep water in the north east Pacific Ocean. The depth range is said to be 100 to 1000 metres (330 to 3,300 ft) but it has been found at much greater depths. Large numbers were observed at the site of a whale carcase that had sunk to the sea floor at 3000 metres (10,000 ft). These anemones are typically found unattached on muddy, sandy and gravelly sediments but also occur near deep water hydrothermal vents and cold seeps.[1][6]
L. brevicornis is a predator and scavenger. It uses its tentacles to capture plankton, small crustaceans, krill and other organic food particles floating past.[3]
Unusually for a sea anemone, L. brevicornis usually remains unattached to any solid substrate. Sometimes it rolls itself up and allows itself to drift with the current and roll across the seabed like tumbleweed before coming to rest against any solid object it encounters.[3] In a study of a whale carcase that had fallen to the seafloor in Monterey Canyon, it was found that many specimens of L. brevicornis accumulated alongside. Associated with these were a large number of sea spiders in the class Pycnogonida. More than one of these was observed standing over an anemone with its proboscis inserted into the sea anemone's tentacle to suck out its body fluids. The anemone was not killed by this but afterwards had a somewhat deflated appearance. Other pycnogonids were observed to carry tentacles away, presumably to be consumed elsewhere.[7][8]
- ^ a b Liponema brevicornis (McMurrich, 1893) World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ Liponema brevicornis Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ a b c Pom-pom anemone Monterey Bay Aquarium. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ Liponema KU Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ D. F. Dunn and G. J. Bakus, Redescription and ecology of Liponema brevicornis (McMurrich, 1893), with definition of the family Liponematidae, Astarte, 1977.
- ^ Redescription and ecology of Liponema brevicornis (McMurrich, 1893), with definition of the family Liponematidae (Coelenterata, Actiniaria) Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ Sea spiders and pom-pom anemones Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Unit. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ Pycnogonid-cnidarian trophic interactions in the deep Monterey Submarine Canyon Wiley Online Library. Retrieved 2011-09-10.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (330 votes).
Date of review: January 11, 2011
Date of review: January 5, 2011
In short: My first 10k. The atmosphere made up for the dull city centre. Would definately do this race again just for the atmosphere.Date of review: August 24, 2010
In short: Nice race - shame about the crowdsIn full: Just to echo what many people have said already....1 - There was no segregation between fast and slow runners. It took me over a minute to cross the start line and due to congestion I was already 1 Minute down my usual pace at the 1km point.Why people feel the need to queue up 40 minutes in adavance of the start I have no idea.There were green and red runners but they both started together - craziness!2 - There were wheelchair entrants but there were parts of the course which were too narrow for both wheelchairs and runners - either find a wider road or let the wheelchairs set off 20 minutes or so in advance.Other than that a nice, fairly flat run... will these issues be sorted for 2011 ? most likely not as the same comments have been made in previous yearsDate of review: July 6, 2010
In short: bob and weave!!In full: My watch says 10.3k and I can understand it with the amount of sideways dodging at the start. There were pens of sorts last year which as an average runner meant no walkers in front. I bettered last year by a minute but wonder how much faster if I started running from the start (2 mins behind target at 1st k was a bad start!!) This event must attract more beginners than any other in Yorks and I find that utterly inspiring, indeed 2 work collegues ran 10k here for the 1st time in around an hour any it was so good to get to watch them come in and cheer them home and thanks to Jane's legacy there are 2 more in the world with the running bug.That said there is nothing worse than watching an overweight middle aged man trying to impress his young female work collegues by havin all the gear and bragging at the start how easy 10k is only to see him sprint off then start barfing at 2k!! Did any one see if he finished? I just hope he gave loads of money to charity for his 'efforts' as that is what this wonderful and wonderfully fustrating race is really all aboutDate of review: July 5, 2010
In short: Promising but a few tweaks still needed.In full: To get the bad out of the way, don't even bother with a goodie bag if you aren't going to put anything in it! It is a valid point that the energy drinks on course were in a cup and should be in a bottle. I ended up with half of it in my eyes which isn't a pleasant experience.I didn't have a problem with queuing as I was up near the front (I'm getting better at guessing where I should be- chip and gun finishing places were 3 apart) but I can see why this would be a problem and time groups should be introduced.The atmosphere was fantastic and the km markers were clear. The course is fairly flat so has PB potential IF you can avoid the overcrowding. But is is a Run for All and has that feel about it, which is great and allows for a much wider participation and takes away any sense that this is just for an elite group.Big thanks to the stewards and St John's Ambulance who did a superb job on the day.Date of review: July 5, 2010
In short: Amazing atmosphere, Dont expect a PB (Like I did :-( )In full: The atmosphere was amazing, excellent support all the way, loved the various bands that had come out in support. Very slow race though, queuing at the halfway point and it was awful running up meanwood road as it was just to busy. except for this it was an excellent day with lots of drink stations and a good mix of age and abilities. Date of review: July 5, 2010
In short: Brilliant but could be betterIn full: Loved - loved - loved the atmosphere, but could do with better organization, especially considering the size of the event. Runners should be at the front, may be a different coloured BIB could help, joggers and walkers at the back.. had to stop and walk at certain points because of bottle necks and felt bad in asking people to let me through every time as I was going really slow and saying "sorry, sorry coming through!". Certainly not a PB event unless these issues get sorted. The goody bag was very bad.. Which goody bag? I don't mean to be ungrateful but a chocolate and some fruit flakes inside a large empty bag? T-shirt was really good, have to admit with choice of size which is great! Plenty of water and Gatorade at the start and finish, shame about the gatorade point during the race giving gatorate in the cups which was a mission to drink, had it all over my face so had to stop to drink it.. could not they make small bottles for these type of events? The full bottle would be such a waste same as for 500ml bottles of water thrown away.. It is a big brand, they should think of these things!!! Marshalls were amazing, people cheering were extremely supportive, will def make my way up to Leeds to take part to this event next year as I do want to support such a great cause, this event seems to be growing fast every year so the organizers have a tough job ahead to keep up with it!!Date of review: July 5, 2010
In short: Gets better every yearIn full: This is the 3rd time I've taken part in the Leeds run and by far my most enjoyable (despite my slowest ever time but this had more to do with the lack of training than anything else). I found the field less cramped than previous years (apart from a bottleneck just before 2k and again at the turn). It was great to see Paula Radcliffe there this year. Jane Tomlinson was a special lady and I will continue to support these events. Date of review: July 4, 2010
In short: As always brilliant, nice, good feeling raceIn full: Starting pens would help but it still relies on people being honest about their abilities! At Hull there were start pens and yet walkers were on at the front! Lovely to have Paula Radcliffe and Nell McAndrew joining in as well as the occasional celeb too - Chris Chittell (Eric Pollard of Emmerdale) - could do with more celebs to raise the profile of this excellent 'home grown' event.Date of review: July 4, 2010
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Steele ranks his Top 10 incoming frosh in each of eight position categories.
Buckeyes have 4 kids in this top 80 (LB Curtis Grant, QB Braxton Miller, CB Doran Grant, TE Nick Vannett)
Big Ten newcomer Nebraska has two...QB Bubba Starling and RB Aaron Green, but beyond that, the other TEN conference teams have a total of ONE guy on Steele's list...MSU LB Lawrence Thomas.
I've harped on this before, but this is further confirmation that the talent gap in the Big Ten is growing, not shrinking...at least among the so-called "elite" players.


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By ROBERTA KELLER
I have been a faithful observer of all political activity for many years of my life. The most recent years have been disheartening years, due to the extreme divisiveness of all the political parties.
I found the last election to be particularly tedious and felt disrespected by ads that did not address serious national issues with substantive information: but rather, used advertising techniques to develop emotional reactions in prospective voters. Polls would indicate that I am not alone in my frustration with politics and politicians. Americans have clearly said they want both parties to work together and compromise to solve our national issues.
President Obama's State of the Union speech seemed at times to embrace the idea that we can work together to address our nation's needs. I would encourage our elected officials to come together and leave their philosophies behind. It is time to be pragmatic and to compromise toward common goals. All would agree that the country needs to find new ladders of opportunity into the middle class.
Since our recession in 2008, a significant number of Americans are in a financially vulnerable situation. They are struggling to pay the mortgage, keep food on the table for the family, afford to keep the vehicles gassed up, and pay their utility bills. They have lost most of their expendable income. These vulnerable Americans cross age demographics, they cross educational demographics, they cross racial and gender demographics.
We would all agree that it is past time to get our "fiscal house in order" and to significantly reduce the deficit. This is not and should not be a time to "target and blame" but to work together to operate in a financially responsible manner. We did not create this deficit through services to the poor.
We fought two wars, we stimulated ourselves out of a deep recession, we provide extensive financial support all over the world, we respond financially to multiple natural disasters (at home and abroad). The afore-mentioned costs are significantly greater than any services we provide to our citizens who are in need of assistance. Most people utilizing supportive services are working (some working two or more jobs), but not making a living wage.
Before we turn on one another in a blame game, let's find mutually supportive solutions that will reduce the deficit and empower Americans to earn a decent living in a globally positioned economy of the future.
This will take some creativity and certainly, some cooperation. The gain is universal whether rich or poor if we solve these problems, America is stronger for it and we model for the next and future generations that our "system" is viable and works for all.
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Osteoarthritis, which is also known as degenerative joint disease is the most common type of arthritis in dogs. There are several factors that contribute to the condition, according to VCA Animal Hospitals. Hip dysplasia in dogs, obesity, joint injuries and other joint conditions are commonly associated with arthritic animals.
The condition can affect dogs of any age. However, it is more common as pets age and large-breed dogs are more likely to suffer from arthritis than smaller dogs.
Because your dog can't vocalize his discomfort, owners with dogs that show any of the clinical signs of arthritis for more than two weeks should make an appointment at their veterinary hospital. Diagnosis involves a physical exam by a vet as well as x-rays in many cases.
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I've mentioned here before that I work as the director of broadcasting and media relations for a team in the Junior A NAHL, the Wichita Falls Wildcats. I had hoped that maybe, just maybe, leaving Cleveland and moving to Texas would spare me from the archetypal Cleveland Loss.
It didn't. It followed me to the Wildcats.
We finished third in the South Division this year with a 24-25-9 record, putting us in the playoffs against the Topeka Roadrunners. Games 1 and 2 of the series were played in Topeka. Game 1, the Roadrunners take a 3-0 lead, hold on to win 3-2. Game 2, they win 6-3. So, we're down 2-0 in the series, heading back home.
Friday, in our arena, Topeka takes the lead 1-0 in the second. That was all our goalie would give up though. With 1:48 left in our season, a forward picks up a rebound and puts it past their goalie, tying the game. Three minutes into overtime, we pull off the victory, with a blast from a defenseman from the point past a screened goalie, giving us new life.
Saturday, it happens again. Topeka scores in the first, but that was it. We evened it up late in the second on the power play, scored a shorthanded goal early in the third, added an even strength goal and finally an empty netter for a 4-1 win. We were headed back to Topeka for Game 5.
Things start out well-- two goals in the first from our crash line (all three forwards on the line were in the league's top 10 in PIM in the regular season, 1st, 2nd, and 8th), solid goaltending... Got outshot 21-5 in the first period, but led 2-0. Second period ends, still 2-0.
And then, the luck runs out. A goal on a deflection to cut it to 2-1. A blocked shot from the blue line goes right to one of their players and he unleashes a blast from the high slot to tie it. With under 4 minutes left, another deflection on the power play gives Topeka the lead. Final 30 seconds, net empty, we get called for a phantom penalty. A player argues it and gets tossed. Topeka adds the empty netter.
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The Yudu™ personal screen printing system is perhaps the most exciting development in screen printing in some time. When I encountered it at the 2009 Craft and Hobby Association fair I knew that the Yudu system was something we needed so I beat my way through the crowds to watch the demo. This one machine will not only act as a screen printing press, allowing you to make multiple prints over and over with ease, but it also is an exposure unit and flash dryer. You can put photo emulsion on your screen, burn the screen (no darkroom needed), and dry it, all with this one machine. It's like having a whole screen printing shop right in your studio!
Great for personal and home use, for making shirts for your team, your hiking club, motorcycle group, company shirts for your employees, shirts for the school fund raiser, wearing around your own art, you name it. With access to a computer and an ink-jet printer, you'll be able to create and print your own designs not only for t-shirts or other apparel, but also for home decor, art prints, posters, cards, school work, and much more! With this revolutionary personal screen printer, you can let your voice be heard today, no matter where you are or what you're doing.
The Yudu personal screen printing system comes with all of the following:
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We've been asked if the kit is all inclusive. The basics you need to get started are included in the kit. It only comes with a small black ink so you might want to buy some Speedball or Versatex Printing Ink. In addition some folks buy extra emulsion sheets in case they mess up, emulsion remover if you want to re-use the same screen and an extra screen if you want more than one image. Other then that you don't need anything else. The registration panels are useful if you are doing a multi-colored print but that's about it.
Note: The Yudu Screen Printing Machine is set for 120v and any standard power converter will work for international plugs. Also the photo emulsion sheets do have a shelf life of up to 6 months, if kept in light-less, temperature controlled conditions.
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I have to say I was really excited to come to Dharma Trading and purchase my Yudu machine...I couldn't wait to get home and open it...I was a little leary at first wondering why they were selling their machines so cheap and on my receipt it didn't say whet the $199.00 purchase was but they took care of me assuring me that if anything was wrongh I could return it...I was praying nothing was wrong with it...Well I opened it and inspected it and it seemed ok...So I was satisfied...I started playing around with it practicing with the emulsion (messed up a cpl times but its ok trial and error) and on to actually printing on my shirts..messed up a cpl times but again trial and error...Now i'm an expert! lol! I Love this machine! My shirts look great!! I recomend it to any one who wants to learn screen printing or is already doing it...the supplies are a little pricey but you can shop around...the prices at Dharma are pretty good :)
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This machine works like they say. However in all the tutorials and videos I have looked at it no one ruins emulsion sheets burns and image crooked or prints a pocket image in the middle of the chest like I have...multiple times. If I was on a limited budget I would have been in despair and given up. I really wish there was some real help with lining up the image before burning so that it prints in the correct place. Four of my emulsion screens were wasted by the fact that I could not use the platen to put the image where I wanted it. Or letters were at an angle because I didn't burn it right or the t-shirt although it looked straight was not. I wasted 4 emulsion sheets as well by not getting enough water or too much and the emulsion running off the sheet. I am waiting for liquid emulsion to see if that is cheaper to waste while I learn. Someone please give some more detailed lessons.
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I am very happy with my Yudu. The capability of detail in the screens is very good. It will take a few tries to get the hang of getting the emulsion onto the screens properly but I wouldn't say it was too hard. I would say that they underestimate their stated drying times. It took 45 minutes to an hour for my screens to dry but I do live in a humid climate. I found that it took just about the same amount of time to dry whether I was using their drying racks and the internal fan or just placing the screen under the breeze of a ceiling fan. Anyway creating the screen is just the first step in the printing process and I didn't find the time it took me to make one to be too excessive. I love all the features of the yudu and I love that it takes up so little space compared to all the conventional screen printing equipment that it replaces. If you are running a large operation the Yudu might not be sufficient but for most artists it's an economical alternative.
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I have been enjoying this machine few first time mistakes... 1.Once you lay emulsion down on wet screen don't try to pull off and reapply. 2.emulsion must be COMPLETELY dry before burning image. These are mistakes that cost me $20 in materials..
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I admit it. I was a little worried about jumping into the unknown after reading all the reviews about photo emulsion not working and the hassles...really - if you read the instructions watch the videos on this site a number of times - you are set. I added too much water - it still worked. I added too little water - I still coaxed it to work. You just need to be patient and allow for the screen to dry completely before beginning. Also ditch the cheap squeegee and get the rubber ended one. When doing a lot of t-shirts keep the screen flooded. I am a complete novice at this (although I have a fine arts bkgd) and I have completed at least 4 mass projects (20 ) shirts in addition to little ones for my family in the last month. I am addicted!! Thanks to everyone that rated this product and gave their advice it helped me so much!
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Thanks to Dharma for putting this on sale. I've wanted one for some time but couldn't quite justify the cost. It's never on sale where I live. This gadget is a great timer saver and easy to use. Screen printing is now fun not an aggravation!
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I admit I cheated -- I used the Yudu with PhotoEZ screen sheets instead of using the Yudu screen with emulsion. The benefit is I can save and reuse the PhotoEZ sheets. Combining Yudu and PhotoEZ works great. I did a marathon weekend and created over 50 screens (multiple images on each) that I can use over and over. Love the Yudu!
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This was quite an adventure. I spent the day learning the steps and will be using it for an altered book project soon. i would never be able to make the images I want any other way.
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Awesome machine. The screen printing ink that comes with the machine is terrible. The Jacquard and Speedball inks are great and seem to work fine with the Yudu screens.
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appreciate the sale or would not have been able to afford. On learning curve but it has a great training cd.
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I worked in screen printing back when I was younger and alway wanted a unit that I could have at home. Now I'm 62 and got just what I wanted. Thanks for making a old man Happy.
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A great way to get started with screen printing with a small investment. Like any other art or craft there is a learning curve...it's not a magic box. But what you get with this package is a great value for someone starting out and doing small runs.I recommend purchasing a more professional squeege when you buy this kit. The squeege contined in the kit will be your biggest obstacle. You may as well purchse extra emulsion sheets and transparancies. I also purchased some emulsion remover and some Versatex ink (the Yudu ink will be ok for your first tests but you'll want a better quality ink for the real thing).As a professional garment decorator I'm always prepared to "ruin" some t-shirts while learning the process (whatever the process may be) so don't get frustrated and don't use your favorite tee until you've practiced a little bit.There is a wealth of information on the internet...use it to get yourself familiar with terms and the process to help shorten that learning curve a little bit.There are many places where you can buy the Yudu but Dharma Trading is always my vendor of choice. Their customer service department is excellent and you're not likely to find this unit at a lower price anywhere.
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Here is my sauce; locally grown (Rockdale) tomatoes.
In line with one of my stated philosophies, namely that good pizza is made with fresh ingredients, not necessarily expensive ones, I will try to make a Mexican equivalent to the Margarita: the Guadeloupe (pronounced "wad-a-loop-e"):Queso Fresca in place of fior di latteCilantro in place of basilCherry tomatoes crushed and salted only.This will be the first pie made, at very high temps.After checking the dough at 3 hours, I think I will let it bulk rise for another couple, maybe even 5 or 6.
Very Nice Tom, looks like a caputo pie. Am I way off?


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I'd say the complete opposite, apart from Sicilian. I know some DD Places in Chicago cook the sauce but the best, IMO is uncooked until it's put in the oven, unless that's what you mean by cooked sauce, cooked in the oven and not before.
for most american/deepdish/sicilian and non-neo styles, a cooked sauce is most accurate to the consistency of the nature of the beast, it seems. i would assume that due to FDA regulations, that products have to be heated to a certain temperature to be sold but this could be speculation


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In the field with a Montana couple hunting wolves
We're hunting wolves on an Arctic December morning in Montana, just north of Yellowstone National Park. Ryan Counts and Becky Frey lead me along a hillside above a shelf of open grass and sage known as Decker Flats. The local hunter gossip pinpointed a pack in this area the final day of elk hunting season, one week ago, and since wolves circuitously patrol their territory, they will return soon.
Counts and Frey, a couple who live on a nearby cattle ranch, are dressed in battered layers of wool. We shuffle down a snow-packed trail into a sagebrush coulee. Airborne icy particles melt on our faces. Their little cow dog, Minnie, scares up a pod of mule deer, as the cobalt sky gently empties into dawn. Suddenly, wild barking erupts from a steep draw ahead. Frey and Counts lean their rifles against a boulder and pull out binoculars. Two coyotes yap about 600 yards below, among fallen ponderosas. Then a new form shoulders through the trees: an adult male mountain lion. It briefly confronts the coyotes, then slinks back uphill like a furry commando.
"That right there makes this whole trip worth it," says Counts. We chuckle like penguins. Most people never see predators in the wild, and witnessing the faceoff of two species is extraordinary.
He and Frey refocus their attention on a 75-head elk herd on the edge of Decker Flats, a quarter-mile in the opposite direction. This is how they hunt wolves: Find the elk herd and glass the fringes for the lurking pack.
Congress authorized this hunt when it removed wolves from endangered species protection in 2011, after more than a decade of court battles. Environmentalist lawyers had delayed hunting long enough for the total wolf population in the U.S. Northern Rockies to grow to 1,500 or so -- five times larger than the original goal of the federal wolf-restoration program.
A previous government program extirpated local wolves in the 1920s, paying Counts' grandfather and other hunters a bounty for each wolf killed. These days, Counts -- who's a hunting guide when he's not working on the ranch -- accepts the presence of wolves as long as he can hunt them. He believes in maintaining population control and relishes the satisfaction of problem-solving the hunt for a smart and able predator.
While some environmentalists still work to spare wolves from death by bullet, a new era is already unfolding. State wildlife agencies in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming are taking the lead, controlling the population by hunting and trapping, but stopping short of extirpation.
To kill a wolf, a hunter has to be either very lucky -- stumbling across one while hunting something else, for instance -- or very skilled. Counts, who learned hunting from his father, rode his horse 14 hours into the Hell Roaring Wilderness, a ways uphill of here, twice in one week in October 2009 when a break in the court battles allowed an initial round of wolf hunting. He slept in the dirt and, on the last day, he spotted 527F, a well-known and beloved alpha female from Yellowstone's Druid Pack, trotting across a low meadow outside the park. Counts shot her on the run at 350 yards.
This is a great example of human behavior that contributes absolutely nothing, it only takes away. This is also an excellent example of the pathological hatred and disregard that is necessary to go far out of one's way to destroy wildlife.
If you wanted to have a really good time you would torture the animals to death, like trappers do.
LaRubbio might be romanticizing a bit too much to think that, thanks to the very liberal hunting permitting in MT, that hunters will want the wolves around enough to not hunt them to extinction. That a majority of professional guides fought wolf introduction because the wolves competed with hunters. I hunt for food and because it give me the opportunity to get outside and enjoy the 'place' I happen to be. Whether that's hunting on a ranch or public lands. I don't hunt for sport nor for trophies nor to prove my bravado. But there are plenty out there that do and their disregard for healthy ecosystems is prevalent through poaching and hyperbolic stances by local law enforcement, politicians, dubious outfitters.
If folks like Frey think they've "deserved" or have a "right" to hunt apex predators, they're being a bit myopic. It's one thing to protect your home and livestock on private property or protecting them on grazing leases (in the moment of predation) it's quite another to assume the right to hunt any apex predator on public lands because they pose an existential threat to your livelihood. His "right" to graze and hunt on public lands is really a privilege. One that comes with great responsibility to continue such privileges.
That mountain lion and wolf permits are ridiculously cheap and easily obtainable says much about a hunter deserving the opportunity to hunt them. The permit prices and availability should be commiserate with the estimated population and rarity of such animals. So if the Montana Fish & Wildlife wanted to "manage" 10% of wolf population out of 1000 animals then that would mean 100 permits available by lottery and comes with a hefty price tag. 60,000 wolf tags over three states is not just ludicrous but has absolutely NOTHING to do with management of wolf populations, let alone bear or mountain lions, and everything to do with eradication by "management."
One, he states that even though one-in-two Northern Rockies wolves was killed by private citizens or government officials in the 2012-2013 season, AND that research suggests that greater than 22% take will reduce the overall population, "...there are probably still more than 1,500 wolves in the three states." Which is it? How those claims can be made to jive requires some journalistic sleight-of-hand. Is the science right or wrong?
Two, the food web dictates that the positive gains wolves have helped bring about in Northern Rockies ecosystems, such as improvements in the quality of riparian areas, come at a cost to local elk, moose, and domesticated (read: exotic) livestock populations. To say these are "negative effects" is disingenuous; you can't have over-abundant herbivores co-existing with healthy, functioning ecosystems. Again, the science is lacking. In addition it would have been appropriate to have some mention of the compensation program undertaken by Defenders of Wildlife and others, at least in Wyoming, which is funded by conservationists to reimburse individual ranchers for livestock predation. To omit any discussion of that important program makes it sound like ranchers have no choice but to a) grit their teeth, or b) take up arms in defense of their herds. These are not the only options.
This was a more thoughtful piece than LaRubbio's previous effort, but there are still some evident blind spots in his reporting. Despite his more earnest attempts to offer a balanced perspective, this article represents just one side in the debate about the role and future of wolves in the Northern Rockies.
Don't doubt the challenge of this hunt. With a little more than 600 wolves taken in three states, which, combined sold over 60,000 tags, that's a 1 percent success rate. One hundred high-priced tags, as you suggest, would yield one wolf per year. Though, maybe 20,000 high-priced tags would suit you. It's a good area of debate. There is no journalistic sleight-of-hand with my numbers, however. At the end of 2012, wolf managers believe at least 1500 wolves resided in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, probably more. The amount of wolves taken through the hunting season of 2012-2013 are largely offset by their prodigious breeding this spring, so the 1500 number is a very safe estimate.
You draw the correct conclusion, however, and this is where I'd encourage environmentalists to focus their attention. Sustaining a viable wolf population is unreasonable without science-based quotas. Any take over 22 percent will reduce numbers (not necessarily by an equal percentage), and people working together can craft precise population targets, acceptable pack dynamics and methods of sustaining those. Just don't spook the herd by suggesting that hunting alone can eradicate wolves. If the population decreases, wolves only become harder to hunt, so that 1 percent success rate drops lower. The real reason they were eradicated 100 years ago was because people could legally poison them.
Please understand my primary motivation for writing this story is to dispel prejudice. To say that "myopic" wolf hunters show "disregard for healthy ecosystems" and that they sport hunt just to prop up their bravado is simply perpetuating the same recycled excuses for demonizing the other side. That's a view invented from the headlines and doesn't reflect an understanding of who 60,000 wolf hunters, state and federal wildlife biologists, ranchers and their supporters actually are. It doesn't reflect the subjects of my story. I expect subsequent comments to follow the same vein. No one wants to give up their hard-thought opinion about these creatures. But there's a common ground within this 100-year debate, and I believe my story is pretty close to representing that.
Thanks for the reply. I wasn't trying to imply some sort of unethical stance to Frey and Counts because they hunt apex predators for the challenge and management. But often-times the line of "management" gets blurred by those who would use it as a way to eradicate apex predators. That I wouldn't hunt a mountain lion, wolf or bear for sport doesn't mean I don't appreciate the challenge or the skill involved and I'm a firm believer in fair chase. Spotting these animals in the wild at a distabce is a great pleasure and only makes me appreciate their existence more so. And while the 1% permit success rate might seem low, it doesn't take into account illegal poaching and poisoning. If we hunters really do want to keep the apex predators around for those that want the challenge then we have a greater responsibility to police ourselves and check the anti-wolf/bear/mountain lion rhetoric at the door regardless if you are pro or anti-hunting.
But I do think the discussion needs to be had whereby the number of available permits & the price for the privilege should be commiserate with the populations being managed. That might mean moratoriums some seasons but that also means diligence in estimating populations. And because of the large hunting ranges of these animals it would stand to reason that MT, WY, & Idaho and even CO could enter into a regional "management" agreement whereby the permitting and management goals are less reliant upon the political winds of the moment and based on more sound science and an understanding that the issue of apex predator protection & management isn't just a "State" thing. Perhaps the regional management plan would go a long way for the States in question to establish a realistic management plan that wouldn't have the Feds vacillating between de-listing and re-listing every few years.
As humans, I think our hubris gets the best of us sometimes when we think we can "manage" the wild and leads us towards short sighted gains to the detriment of long term goals.
All in all, I woud like to say that it's an excellent article and HCN needs more reporting like this.
It is good to realize wolves have a place in the ecosystem also. They are trying to make a living also.


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We answered to all received mails, no matter of our decision about it.
You have an answer now, sorry for the delay.
Illori, actually take a look at that page again :P (just updated, been a bit busy)
I've sent an email.
I am wondering, however, how many people outside the translator team are actually interested in obtaining a "Pirate Speak" language to put on their forum for Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 19th? I am currently working on this, and hope to be finished with it within the next couple of weeks. Even after translating phrases, I'm having to do tweaking to make sure everything is good for everywhere that string is used, and I'm being careful to make it as authentic as possible. The automatic translators online are horrific, and just don't seem to do it proper justice. I'm writing my own translation program, that will be designed to read in an SMF language file, and output a new language file with the proper translation. It will make sure it doesn't start translating until after the assignment operator on a line ("="), and will also ignore HTML keywords within HTML tags, and will ignore URL addresses so that links are not broken. This will make it possible to translate language files that come with mods that I haven't installed, so that people who write mods can make a pirate language easily available for their mod.
Isn't that Pirate Day Talk thing just for.. like.. 12 year olds?
I don't believe anyone is interested in making 'official not-real language' packs available through the site, as there was at least one other language pack that was developed through that sort of method but not allowed on the main languages page.
@Shambles: BELAY THAT, MAN! TALKIN' LIKE A PIRATE BE FER ALL AGES, EVERY MAN JACK O' US.
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History of Soccer
The earliest evidence of soccer dates back to the fourth century BC in ancient Greece and was referred to as Phaininda. The game was played by Antiphanes and was similar to the later-known Greek game called Episkyros, a very early form of soccer was played that allowed players to dribble a leather ball and permitted ball carrying. Although the Greeks are said to have played games very similar to that of soccer, ancient China is credited with the earlier scientific evidence as a pioneer in soccer for its ball game called Cuju, which was a competitive sport that involved kicking a ball into a net. According to the Chinese military manual compiled during the third and second century BC, cuju is documented as a game that required players to kick a ball into a net affixed to bamboo poles, using just their feet, chest, back, and shoulders.
Both of the Greeks and ancient Romans played a game that resembled modern soccer, although in this early version, teams could consist of up to twenty seven players. It is very impossible to say where and when soccer started, but it to assume that some type of ball game – from which the organized sport we know today developed – has been played somewhere on the planet for over 3000 years. In medieval times, towns and villages played against rival towns and villages – and kicking, punching, biting and gouging were allowed. The object of the game was to move the ball to an agreed spot which had been marked out before play commenced.
The modern-day outgrowth of soccer is known to have started in England, and the first ball reportedly was the head of a dead Danish brigand. Although King Edward III prohibited soccer in 1365 because of its excessive violence and for military reasons playing took time away from archery practice the game had become too popular to be curtailed. King Edward III passed laws in 1331 to try and suppress football. In Scotland, King James 1, in 1424, proclaimed in Parliament, "That na man play at the Fute-ball" (No man shall play football/soccer). Hundreds of people took part and games could last all day. So violent did these matches become that many attempts were made by the authorities to ban soccer. Good Queen Bess, Queen Elizabeth 1 of England, had a law passed which provided for soccer players to be " jailed for a week, and obliged to do penance in church." But no law could stop the game in Britain. It was too popular."
"In 1815, the famous English School, Eton College, established a set of rules which other schools, colleges and Universities began to use. Later, these were standardized and a version, known as the Cambridge Rules, was adopted by most of England's Universities and Colleges in 1848. But now, football was divided into two separate camps. Some colleges and schools preferred to follow rules drawn up by Rugby School – rules which permitted tripping, shin-kicking and carrying the ball, which were all forbidden by the Cambridge rules. On 26 October 1863, eleven London clubs and schools sent their representatives to a meeting in the Freemason's Tavern to establish a single set of fundamental rules to govern the matches played among them.The supporters of the Rugby School rules walked out, and On 8 December 1863, Association Football and Rugby Football finally split.
In 1869 The Football Association included in their rules a provision which forbade any handling of the ball – so establishing the foundation on which the modern game stands." Today a World Cup Soccer Championship was developed by the president of FIFA at the time, Jules Rimet. Planning for the first event began in 1926 with the idea to have the World Cup "in between" the Olympics. This original concept doesn't work as well now with the staggered hosting of the Winter and Summer Olympics but nonetheless it was a good idea.
With the help of other officials, Rimet organized the first event for 1930. The first world cup was the only event to not include the modern qualifying rounds. The European teams involved were France, Belgium, Yugoslavia, and Romania. Many other European teams were dissatisfied with the location and refused to travel the distance to Uruguay.There were a total of 13 teams in the first world cup. The remaining countries besides the host Uruguay were Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Mexico, and the United States.The first world cup soccer match kicked off on July 13th, 1930 with France beating Mexico 4 to 1, thus beginning a long, rich history of world cup action. The original FIFA World Cup Trophy was named the Jules Rimet Cup after its president and main World Cup organizer.


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