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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Baby Days and Prompts
Recently at a workshop at the Desert Foothills Library in Cave Creek, Arizona author Patricia Brooks stressed how important it is to hand write things down. It embeds that thing firmly in your mind. That is a proven fact. I also believe that hand writing your memoirs takes you deeper into the subconscious to bring those memories to the front. I don't know if that's true scientifically. It sure works for me.
I'm going to continue with the prompts with different format. I will write a story about a memory I have, a photo or one of my ancestors. This will be the main prompt for the week. I will also give you a word to write for delving into memories. You can use this word to write from directly and to make lists of things that come to mind. Lists lead to more ideas, more prompts, more memories. It is a constant work in progress.
Not all the prompts will work for every person. We are from different cultures and generations. Do the ones you can. There are no rules except to keep writing. One reader and her mother are working on the prompts together. Isn't that wonderful?
So here we go with more memories:
I don't remember my father so seeing him with me gives me a warm feeling. From other photos I think we were visiting one of my aunts in Wisconsin. They are all gone now but I try to keep piecing things together.
Find some photos that give you a warm feeling. Why?
Word for the Week: Recess
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- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2014 at 2:06 PM
Hi Rita, I was just a kid when I knew your dad. I can tell you that he loved deeply and that he loved his children. I always sensed (as a child) that he had been deeply hurt somewhere and somehow. How or where I never knew, but children have radars. This picture brought both a sense of warmth and tears. Maybe some mixed feelings for the reasons that I have just mentioned. This is not a picture of my home growing up. It doesn't look like Aunt Ann's home in Wisconson who is still living and in her 90's. It reminds me of a place we visited him in Kansas when I was very small. I am sorry that I cannot give you more information on the location. We went to visit your mother when I was about 10 and she was living in Great Bend, Kansas, but I do not know if this is the house. Just be assured that I know that your dad loved you girls with all of his heart. When he would visit our home, he played with my brother and I as if we were his children. Our Wilburn roots loved deeply. When your father died in the car accident, I still remember the deep sense of loss that was felt by our Wilburn family members. I do not know if this helps, but also be assured that our mothers always kept your school pictures and names in front of each of us. We knew you even though we rarely saw you. Love, Linda Griffin HoskinsonReplyDeleteReplies
Linda, I can't tell you how much your comments mean to me. I have no memories of Dad and now that Betty is gone no connections. I want to learn more and understand what happened. I think Mom always loved him but couldn't live with his problems. As she was dying I found comfort that they would be together and they would both be healed. Now Betty is with them too. I feel so alone.Delete
I'm guessing you were about 6 months here. I am your cousin (your Aunt Ann's daughter) and when I saw this picture it brought back fond memories of your dad, our Uncle Hermon. As Linda said in the above post, your dad and his family were dearly loved by your grandpa, papa and aunts and uncles back in Kansas. I remember the day we got the news about your dad's death. I was pretty young, but I remember the feelings well…such sadness and a great sense of loss. I am so happy to connect with you here on your blog. Looking forward to catching up through your writing! With love from your cousin, DebReplyDeleteReplies
Deb, I'm so glad this door was opened. I love hearing about my dad and the chance to get to know my cousins is awesome. Ann and LaFern both came to visit when I was first married but I haven't kept in touch. Their visits are the only memories I have.Delete


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (282 votes).
In short: My first half-marathon so just pleased to finish. In full: Break down of results published quickly. Good to see chip-timing as well as positional timing.Would recommend this to anyone else thinking of entering their first half.Date of review: November 30, 2008
In short: Good course, excellent organisation and a friendly atmosphere.In full: Conditions were much better this year, the organisation was as good as ever and I really enjoyed the run. I liked the t-shirt but the goodie bag was full of advertising leaflets. I'll be back next year!!Date of review: November 30, 2008
In short: Good race, getting better each yearIn full: Delayed start, excellent marshalls, fantastic medal, disappointing goodie-bag, but overall very good race, loved it.Date of review: November 30, 2008
In short: Good race with exellent support from Marshall on course.Date of review: November 30, 2008
In short: well run with excellent orgainisationIn full: ANother excellent race although the start was delayed yet again due to traffic on the A47. Great marshalls, a little bit pricy & the goody bag was rubbish - far too many leaflets - not very enviromentally friendly, but the best t-shirt ever (a technical one)Date of review: November 30, 2008
In short: It would be so much better if it was held in the City centre being that it is called "City of Norwich 1/2 Marathon"Date of review: November 30, 2008
In short: Excellent race friendly marshals and good facilitiesIn full: Apart from the 15min delay at the start a really good well organised race, enough undulations to make it interesting, good facilities for changing, coffee etc. Cheerful marshals will be back next year!Date of review: November 30, 2008
In short: Great Half marathon, event seems to get better each year.In full: Organised very well this year, great to have race number and chip tag sent in advance. I know people are not always happy when there is a delay but 15 mins is no big deal, it was relatively mild and it was the right decision due to the traffic jams. I think organisiation was spot on this year, I was even suprised how quick and easy it was to leave at the end.Really enjoyed the race itself despite having been ill during the week and suffering from a sprained ankle. I knew a PB would be out of the question as a result but was still suprised at how quick I ran which is probably down to the great atmosphere and tremendous support provided by the marshalls and spectators. Will be back for 2009, see you there!Date of review: November 30, 2008
In short: Well organised race. A reasonably flat course, except for the hill going back into the Showground. Thanks to the Marshalls and people manning the drinks stations.Date of review: November 30, 2008
In short: my first half a marathon - i am just pleased i got round!In full: My first half - so i found it tricker then others. Yes there was a slight delay - but no problems. Organisation and marshalls i thought were fab. The weather was good. Slightly disappointed with the goody bag to be honest - you get better from 10k races! But that is not what you come for!Date of review: November 30, 2008
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Ortiz loses for first time since May 4; Yanks lose IL North lead
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Rochester, NY – The International League North race is becoming a three horse race between Pawtucket, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and Lehigh Valley. The Pawtucket Red Sox regained the division's top spot with a 4-2 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees on Tuesday night at Frontier Field in Rochester, NY.
Gomez put Pawtucket on the board in the top half of the first with an RBI single to left field. Repko scored easily from second after being hit by a pitch to lead off the game. Gomez's 61st RBI of the season gave the PawSox a 1-0 advantage heading into the home half of the first.
Jason Repko then extended the lead to 3-1 with a two-run blast into the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre bullpen in the top half of the second. Jonathan Hee made the trot around the bases on Repko's 6th homer of the season after reaching on an infield single earlier in the inning. The home run proved to be the difference in the ballgame as the Yankees scored two runs.
The Yankees got one back in the bottom half of the fifth when Darnell McDonald crushed a solo homer way over the centerfield fence. It was McDonald's first homer and RBI as a member of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. Andy LaRoche provided Pawtucket with an insurance run in the top half of the sixth with an RBI double to left-centerfield, making it a 4-1 Pawtucket lead.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre cut the Pawtucket lead in half when Eduardo Nunez roped a double off the left-centerfield field wall, then advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on yet another passed ball. However, 4-2 was as close as the Yankees would come in the contest.
Ortiz suffered the loss for the Yankees, falling to 9-4 on the season. The veteran right-hander allowed four runs on seven hits over six innings on the mound, He stuck out two and walked two. Justin Thomas tossed two innings of shutout ball in relief of Ortiz, while striking out three Pawtucket hitters. Stewart earned the win tossing five innings allowing just one run on four hits, while striking out eight. With the win he improved to 2-2 on the season. Chris Carpenter picked up his 2nd save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
With the loss the Yankees are again 0.5 games out of the International League North Division. However, they still hold a 1.5 game lead over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the wildcard race. The Yankees get the day off on Wednesday before beginning a four game home series against the Indianapolis Indians at Frontier Field in Rochester, NY. Adam Warren (6-6, 3.69) is scheduled to make the start for the Yankees, while fellow righty Daniel Cabrera (4-5, 4.37) gets the nod for the Indians.


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The big story back then was of electronic health records, or EHRs, which would transform care by giving doctors data on their patients. I naively assumed this would benefit mainstream tech companies, like Microsoft (MSFT) and Google (GOOG) , which had the necessary technology. They assumed as much, too.
We were wrong. Both those companies exited the market with their financial tails between their legs.
The 2009 Recovery Act included $19.2 billion in stimulus for EHRs, and politically-connected CEOs like Glen Tullman of Allscripts (MDRX) assumed they would win the money by selling software as a service, or SaaS, requiring less upfront cost to doctors and clinics, along with faster upgrades done centrally.
The argument made sense, but Tullman, too, was wrong. Since December, he has also been out as CEO, as Forbes reported. Shares in Allscripts now sell for little more than they did when health reform was first proposed.
Instead the gains have gone to incumbent medical technology firms like Cerner (CERN) , which has quadrupled in value under this president, and McKesson (MCK) , which has more than doubled while adding a handsome dividend. The new Allscripts CEO is a former Cerner executive.
More importantly, medical care inflation still outstrips that in the general economy, according to MetricMash. Overall prices from October 2009 through October 2012 were up 7%, medical costs were up 10.5%.
Khosla confronted doctors directly in September, as Wired reported , saying "healthcare is like witchcraft and just based on tradition," rather than driven by data. He said 80% of what doctors do could be done better by computers.
Khosla blames a natural resistance to change on the part of doctors, device makers, and others in the industry. At the Health Care Blog , David Liu didn't disagree with Khosla's diagnosis, but called his entrepreneurial mind set "problematic and dangerous."
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Khosla writes that in just a few years their customers will be able to buy "digital first aid kits" for just $100 with apps that monitor "blood pressure, A1c levels, ECG waveforms, blood oxygen levels, skin/ear/ENT conditions, social interaction, and other indicators of how well patients are managing their diabetes, asthma, depression, and other chronic conditions." Drug stores would then become "healthcare service stations" where the data can be analyzed and people given real care at low cost.


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CAROLINA: Cardiovascular Outcome Study of Linagliptin Versus Glimepiride in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Boehringer Ingelheim
Eli Lilly and Company
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First received: November 17, 2010
Last updated: September 6, 2016
Last verified: September 2016
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The aim of the study is to investigate the longterm impact on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, relevant efficacy parameters (e.g., glycaemic parameters) and safety (e.g., weight and hypoglycaemia) of treatment with linagliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes at elevated cardiovascular risk receiving usual care, and compare outcome against glimepiride.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Drug: linagliptin
Drug: glimepiride
Drug: linagliptin placebo
Drug: glimepride placebo
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Multicentre, International, Randomised, Parallel Group, Double Blind Study to Evaluate Cardiovascular Safety of Linagliptin Versus Glimepiride in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at High Cardiovascular Risk.
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Drug Information available for: Glimepiride LinagliptinU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Boehringer Ingelheim:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Time to first occurence of any of the following adjudicated components of the primary composite endpoint: CV death, non-fatal MI (excluding silent MI), non-fatal stroke and hospitalisation for unstable angina pectoris [ Time Frame: 400 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Time to first occurrence of any of the following adjudicated components of the composite endpoint: CV death (including fatal stroke and fatal MI), non-fatal stroke, non-fatal MI (excluding silent MI) [ Time Frame: 400 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Proportion of patients on study treatment at study end, that at Final Visit maintain glycemic control (HbA1c <= 7.0%) without need for rescue medication, without any moderate/severe hypoglycaemic episodes and without > 2% weight gain (from V6 on) [ Time Frame: 400 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Occurence of any of the adjudicated components of the composite primary and composite first key secondary endpoint. [ Time Frame: 400 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Transitions in albuminuria classes between baseline and Final visit. [ Time Frame: 400 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Proportion of patients on study treatment at study end, that at Final Visit maintain glycaemic control (HbA1c <= 7.0%) without need for rescue medication and without > 2% weight gain (from V6 on) [ Time Frame: 400 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Occurence of and time to composite endpoint of all CEC confirmed adjudicated events [ Time Frame: 400 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change from baseline to Final Visit in diabetes related laboratory parameters: HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose, Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, Triglycerides, Creatinine, eGFR (MDRD formula), Albumin [ Time Frame: 400 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2019
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|February 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: linagliptin
patient to receive linagliptin or glimepiride placebo overencapsulated tablet QD
Drug: linagliptin
linagliptin tablets 5mg QDDrug: glimepride placebo
glimepiride placebo
Active Comparator: glimepiride 1-4 mg QD
patient to receive glimepiride 1-4 mg or linagliptin placebo tablet QD
Drug: glimepiride
glimepiride over-encapsulated tablet 1-4 mg QDDrug: linagliptin placebo
linagliptin placebo
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|40 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion criteria:
- Type 2 diabetes
- Elevated glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c): 6.5 - 8.5%, inclusive, if treatment naïve or mono-/dual therapy with metformin and/or an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor; 6.5 - 7.5%, inclusive, if treatment with sulphonylurea/glinide in mono- or dual (with metformin OR an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor) therapy)
- Pre-existing cardiovascular disease OR specified diabetes end-organ damage OR age => 70 years OR two or more specified cardiovascular risk factor
- BMI =< 45kg/m²
- age between >= 40 and =< 85 years
- signed and dated written ICF
- stable anti-diabetic background for at least 8 wks before study start
Exclusion criteria:
- Type 1 diabetes
- Treatment with other antidiabetic drugs (e.g. rosiglitazone, pioglitazone, Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogue/agonists, Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitors or any insulin) prior to informed consent (previous short term use of insulin (up to two weeks) is allowed if taken at least 8 weeks prior informed consent)
- treatment with any anti-obesity drug less than 3 months before ICF
- uncontrolled hyperglycemia
- previous or planned bariatric surgery or intervention
- current or planned system corticoid treatment
- change in thyroid hormones treatment
- acute liver disease or impaired hepatic function
- pre-planned coronary artery revascularization within 6 months of ICF
- known hypersensitivity to any of the components
- Inappropriateness of glimepiride treatment for renal safety issues according to local prescribing information
- congestive heart failure class III or IV
- acute or chronic metabolic acidosis
- hereditary galactose intolerance
- alcohol or drug abuse
- participation in another trail with IMP given 2 months before IMP start
- pre-menopausal women who are nursing or pregnant or of child-bearing potential and not willing to use acceptable method of birth control
- patients considered reliable by the investigator
- acute coronary syndrome =< 6 wks before ICF
- stroke or TIA =< 3 months prior to ICF
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01243424
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Boehringer Ingelheim
Eli Lilly and Company
|Study Chair:
|Boehringer Ingelheim
|Boehringer Ingelheim
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 18, 2017
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Marx N, Rosenstock J, Kahn SE, Zinman B, Kastelein JJ, Lachin JM, Espeland MA, Bluhmki E, Mattheus M, Ryckaert B, Patel S, Johansen OE, Woerle HJ. Design and baseline characteristics of the CARdiovascular Outcome Trial of LINAgliptin Versus Glimepiride in Type 2 Diabetes (CAROLINA®). Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2015 May;12(3):164-74. doi: 10.1177/1479164115570301.
|Responsible Party:
|Boehringer Ingelheim
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01243424 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|1218.74 2009-013157-15
|Study First Received:
|November 17, 2010
|Last Updated:
|September 6, 2016
|Health Authority:
|Argentina: Admin Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos Tecnologia Medica
Australia: Dept of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Admin
Belgium: Federal Agency for Medicinal and Health Products
Brazil: National Health Surveillance Agency
Bulgaria: Bulgarian Drug Agency
Canada: Health Canada
Chile: Comision Nacional De Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica
Colombia: Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos
Czech Republic: State Institute for Drug Control
Finland: Finnish Medicines Agency
France: Afssaps - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Saint-Denis)
Georgia: Ministry of Health
Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
Greece: Ethics Committee
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Hungary: National Institute of Pharmacy
India: Drugs Controller General of India
Ireland: Irish Medicines Board
Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration
Italy: Ethics Committee
Japan: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Malaysia: Ministry of Health
Mexico: Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks
Netherlands: Central Committee Research Involving Human Subjects
New Zealand: Medsafe
Norway: Norwegian Medicines Agency
Peru: General Directorate of Pharmaceuticals, Devices, and Drugs
Philippines: Bureau of Food and Drugs
Romania: Ministry of Public Health
Russia: Pharmacological Committee, Ministry of Health
Serbia and Montenegro: Agency for Drugs and Medicinal Devices
Slovakia: State Institute for Drug Control
South Africa: Medicines Control Council
South Korea: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS)
Spain: Spanish Agency of Medicines
Sweden: Medical Products Agency
Switzerland: Swissmedic
Taiwan : Food and Drug Administration
Tunisia: Ministry of Public Health
Ukraine: State Pharmacological Center - Ministry of Health
United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
United States: Food and Drug Administration
Portugal: INFARMED, National Authority of Medicines and Health Products, IP
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
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I was in downtown Seattle today and found store that has shelving full of different olive oils to choose from. Even a table to sample some of them. Where do i begin? LOL
Don't knock it 'til you've tried it. Santini rebranded for Trader Joe's.
Anybody experience with 'Rapeseed oil'?
I'm a big fan of unfiltered "Paesano" (bottled by Barbera of Frantoia fame and cheaper) and filtered "Saica." Look for the greenest and cloudiest bottles of Paesano at HEB if you have said store in your area. Saica is priced well and golden colored and tastes uniquely buttery and fresh. Mail order. Wish I had pix. Check them out. You will like.Cheers


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I bought some Tie Guan Yin this week and am enjoying it really much. This is the first time I buy Oolong and I'm rather new to finer teas. The tea has a lot of stems/stalks/twigs (I'm not sure which word to use) in it. Is this alright or have I bought bad tea? It was called Superior and the most expansive Tie Guan Yin that my local store provided, but it was still cheap in my opionion (1 dollar per 100 gram). I've always thought that good teas don't have stems in them - except for kukicha, of course! - but maybe I'm wrong.
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Shout out an 'Amen' to this fun ACT comedy
Those "Hallelujah Girls" over at Alpena Civic Theatre sure know how to make a person want to shout out a hearty "Amen" to a rollicking Southern comedy.
The feisty females Jackie Herbert, Rosina Phillips, Thelma Stevens, Donna Roussin, Mary Jo Skiba and Carol Rundell make reaching middle age both fun and funny. Five of the six play small-town gal pals in ACT's newest production, which just happens to be called "Hallelujah Girls." Rundell, the sixth among them, plays their hateful though equally humorous adversary determined to get her own way at any price.
Written by the popular writing team of Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, the show is jammed packed with great one-liners, all delivered with bounce and attitude by this group of solid actresses. Director Grace Morrison did a masterful job of casting.
None of the characters and each is distinct take themselves or their situations too seriously. As the show opens, they have just buried a close friend. It's a life experience that makes them stop in their tracks and consider the importance of pursuing deferred dreams before it's too late.
Thanks to the chief dreamer among them, Sugar Lee (Skiba), the path of self-examination leads to the opening of the Spa-Dee-Dah day spa in an abandoned church in their hometown of Eden, Ga. Much in the tradition of "Steel Magnolias," the spa/salon becomes the gathering place for the women as they trade wisecracks, heartache, wisdom and gossip.
Carlene (Herbert) is the "Black Widow" of the group, having buried three husbands. Long-suffering Nita (Phillips), is addicted to Harlequin romance novels and gets caught up in running interference between her problematic son and his probation officer. Mavis (Stevens) is so stifled by her marriage that she ponders faking her own death to escape from it. And finally, Crystal (Roussin) has been touched in the head ever since she suffered a car accident. Her talent is writing lyrics year-round to classic Christmas carols and dressing up for every holiday in the calendar year.
Though it's a woman's world at the Spa-Dee-Dah, there also are a couple of guys who lend their own brand of hilarity. Bobby Dwayne, played with countrified sex appeal by Dennis Szatkowski, shows up at the door ready to make a bid on building Sugar Lee's spa. Sugar Lee's plans gets muddled, however, since Bobby Dwayne's her ex-boyfriend from high school and she still holds a grudge. In true "Hallelujah Girl" fashion, be sure to check out Szatkowski's legs whenever he's on stage.
Once Carlene reluctantly agrees to jump back into the dating scene, the object of her affection turns out to Porter Padgett, well played by Chip Lavely. The aging Porter works for the post office and still lives at home with his mother, which could be a bit of a complication for Carlene.
Costumes, designed by Marilyn Kettler, are topnotch as always at ACT. The best ones have to be those donned by Roussin's character. With her character's penchant for holidays, every time Roussin shows up on stage representing another holiday, the costumes seem to get sillier.
The set, which as first starts out as the shuttered old church filled with furniture draped in large sheets, ultimately could pass for a pretty decent salon. It's got a glamorous phone, manicurist's table and shelves well-stocked with beauty products. Besides her obvious finesse with directing the show, Morrison also designed the set.
Scene changes between acts last a few moments, but even that's been spiced up with some appropriate music filtered in to add to the levity. Kudos to Jim Phillips and Scott Edgar for light and sound design, and to Jackie Grulke as stage manager and props mistress, who remains on the ball between the scene changing, making sure the proper holiday decorates get hung.
Other key production team members include Donna Mullen as assistant director, and Bill Herbert and Bill Morrison on set construction.
Collectively, the six women and two men featured in the "Hallelujah Girls" seem to have great chemistry together with no one particular character stealing the scenes. Everyone of them makes seeing this latest ACT production a surefire reason for shouting "Amen" at the end of the evening or at least giving them all a standing ovation like they earned on opening night.
Remaining performances are this week, Jan. 17-20. For reservations, call the box office at 354-3624.


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- ^ USFWS. ssp. marcescens. Species Profile.
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- Thomson, Paul H. (1993). Dudleya and Hasseanthus handbook. Bonsall, CA: Bonsall Publication. ISBN 978-0-9602066-5-0.
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Reality ??Posted Thursday, May 3, 2012, at 6:33 PM
I read this commentary and it helped me understand certain peoples difficulty wrapping their head around certain facts. You see, it simply doesn't fit their definition of reality. See if they accepted certain things, then they would have to admit that their perception of reality is completely skewed. Kind of like, well I don't accept it, so, therefore it's false. They will hold onto this position at all costs, and will resort to name calling and other tactics rather than admit that someone else who holds a different opinion is right. Facts and figures and sources are irrelevant. This, in my opinion is what is wrong with politics today.
This is an interesting read in my opinion.
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this issue has been around a lot longer than Carter has pills. It has never been a political one considering that each generation of women have met certain challenges.
Quite frankly, I am a little disappointed that you would think that it had merit at all.
In Victorian times, a woman's money was not her own, but her husbands.
We were not allowed to vote. We entered the work force in the 40's to help the war cause and promptly were dispatched home when the men came back from war.
Ms. Maddow is amply compensated for the type of work that she does. She is certainly given free-license to spout her opinion without challenge.
She does not speak for me as a person who has been discriminated against as far as pay goes. Life is not fair but I don't label it as a partisan problem, but human nature as a whole.
No matter how prettily the rotten fish is wrapped, it still stinks. And when we keep handing it back and forth to each other, it gets on our hands too.
As much as I respect you as a person, I probably won't comment on these type of blogs anymore. It makes me sad and a little angry that someone could think that I don't have enough common sense of my own to know that the facts of life are not political issues or partisan ones.
Keeping it simple and voicing your own opinion gained my respect. This is only throwing out bait to see if the fish will bite the hook.
-- Posted by KH Gal on Thu, May 3, 2012, at 11:42 PM
Bonnie, I'm sorry about how you feel, but I think you missed the point I was trying to make. The point was, that there are people of both political persuasions that fail to see certain truths because it doesn't fit their political agenda.
The subject matter of the commentary is really secondary(the wage issue).
The more extreme some peoples political agenda, the more they refuse to see certain things and then stoop to name calling and derision, as opposed to adult discussion.
-- Posted by royincaldwell on Fri, May 4, 2012, at 8:33 AM
Some can't see the forest between the trees. Interesting.....
-- Posted by MsMarylin on Fri, May 4, 2012, at 9:52 AM
While the article is true, as far as it goes, it leaves out a lot of the facts about this discrepancy. Truth is, there is about a 5% discrepancy in equal jobs, not the 23% this article claims.
"cherry-picking the data can get you ...what you want if you try hard enough."
Good try Mr. Pratt! But, no cigar.
-- Posted by IdahoFrank on Fri, May 4, 2012, at 3:10 PM
I wonder what part of "the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U. S. Census Bureau, and the Congressional Budget Office" run contrary to your political agenda Frank?
-- Posted by royincaldwell on Fri, May 4, 2012, at 5:05 PM
Based on Mike's and Frank's comments, point made!
-- Posted by royincaldwell on Sat, May 5, 2012, at 3:38 AM
Roy, regarding your link to the commentary (blog) of one Raul Relative. It seems that Mr. Relative is a prolific contributor to Associated Content, and will write about just about anything, anytime, anywhere. Associated Content is, by the way, owned by Yahoo and has been suspected of condoning web content creation designed to dilute the effectiveness of competing web search engines. Mr. Relative also proclaims to have 5 college degrees and is working on a sixth (all liberal arts fields).
My personal experience with individuals having numerous degrees in multiple areas is that all those books smarts often have little practical application in a real world setting.
As for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau and CBO, I could find no reference on any of their web sites to Republican agendas, wars on women or similar interpretive analysis. I did watch the video that was embedded in Mr. Relative's article and found it somewhat amusing that Ms. Maddow's position on the set was to the left of the image of her preferred candidate for President.
I guess I'll have to step in line with those that have a difficult time wrapping my mind around such drivel as Ms. Maddow espouses and continue thinking for myself.
-- Posted by wh67 on Sat, May 5, 2012, at 7:10 PM
I am amazed everyone missed this!
The subject matter of the commentary is really secondary(the wage issue).
-- Posted by royincaldwell on Sat, May 5, 2012, at 7:32 PM
"Once you control for factors like education and experience, notes Francine Blau -- who, along with fellow Cornell economist Lawrence Kahn, published a study on the 1998 wage gap -- women's earnings rise to 81% of men's. Factor in occupation, industry and whether they belong to a union, and they jump to 91%. That's partly because women tend to cluster in lower-paying fields. The most-educated swath of women, for example, gravitates toward the teaching and nursing fields. Men with comparable education become business executives, scientists, doctors and lawyers -- jobs that pay significantly more."
(Information from a 2010 Study of the subject)
-- Posted by IdahoFrank on Wed, May 9, 2012, at 12:42 AM
Keep trying Frank. No cigar yet. Men and women in the same exact field, same education. Lord your dense.
-- Posted by royincaldwell on Wed, May 9, 2012, at 6:52 AM
Education AND experience. Same exact field. about 5% discrepancy.
women gravitate toward the teaching and nursing fields. Men with comparable education become business executives, scientists, doctors and lawyers -- jobs that pay significantly more.
-- Posted by IdahoFrank on Wed, May 9, 2012, at 7:51 PM
Frank, what part of same field, same education eludes you???
You are blinded by your ideology, that's all. Admit it.
-- Posted by royincaldwell on Wed, May 9, 2012, at 8:00 PM
Oh Roy, you are so superior in your bio:
"I don't engage in or tolerate name calling. Name calling reduces an adult discussion to grade school play yard level."
Then there was this...
"Keep trying Frank. No cigar yet. Men and women in the same exact field, same education. Lord your dense."
-- Posted by royincaldwell on Wed, May 9, 2012, at 6:52 AM
-- Posted by OpinionMissy on Thu, May 10, 2012, at 7:35 AM
Oh but you still have the freedom in a Military town to sit at the post office holding signs labeling Obama as Hitler with his face on the sign. Now compare Bush's signs to that!
I can remember at least 30 years ago people Respected their President no matter if he wasn't the party of their choice and you didn't like his Politics. I can also remember NO Military Dependent spoke out in public against sitting presidents nor did they protest or march in protest parades.
Zook you always want to go back to the 50's, you know as well as I do what goes on today didn't happen back then. Your Hero Roy Rogers sure wouldn't be labeling our President as Hitler
Yup we have come a long way since then.
And a little note for our younger bloggers, I'm sure you don't know what I'm talking about...
-- Posted by MsMarylin on Thu, May 10, 2012, at 11:27 AM
Mike and OM, no name calling, just statement of fact. I thought same job same education was pretty straight forward, but somehow that doesn't register with Frank.
-- Posted by royincaldwell on Thu, May 10, 2012, at 9:31 PM
Roy, your link is NOT the only one I read. Dig a little deeper, and see the real facts for yourself!
I am not the one who appears to be "dense" here. Read your own comments, and try to keep it civil. I know it will be hard for you, but try anyway! I am not the one "blinded by ideology" here. Look in the mirror. "Name calling reduces an adult discussion to grade school play yard level."
-- Posted by IdahoFrank on Fri, May 11, 2012, at 1:17 AM
Frank you keep going on about same education but different fields. My point is same education and experience in the same field doing the same job. Mine is apples to apples, yours is apples to oranges. Big difference.
I have been civil. Try reading Buckshot's comments.
-- Posted by royincaldwell on Fri, May 11, 2012, at 5:21 AM
Same education and experience in the same field doing the same job. Different results on different sites. Your site shows what you state, but it is not the only site with results. Some show different results (5% discrepancy) Spin it any way you want...
-- Posted by IdahoFrank on Fri, May 11, 2012, at 9:13 AM
Frank, what part of same field, same education eludes you???
You are blinded by your ideology, that's all. Admit it.
-- Posted by royincaldwell on Wed, May 9, 2012, at 8:00 PM
"Education AND experience. Same exact field. about 5% discrepancy."-- Posted by IdahoFrank on Wed, May 9, 2012, at 7:51 PM"
"women gravitate toward the teaching and nursing fields. Men with comparable education become business executives, scientists, doctors and lawyers -- jobs that pay significantly more."
-- Posted by IdahoFrank on Wed, May 9, 2012, at 7:51 PM
The second half of this comment is what threw you off, Mr. Pratt. Those women who gravitate to lower paying jobs, such as flaggers, for instance, make less money, percentage wise, IN THE SAME FIELD, WITH THE SAME EDUCATION, than those who choose to become doctors, lawyers, etc.
In other words, same education, same field, higher paying jobs (read doctor, layer, etc.) approximately 5% lower pay for women.
Lower paying jobs (read teachers, nurses, flaggers, etc.) The discrepancy increases. NOW do you understand what I said, or is it still too hard for you to comprehend?
That is about as simple as I can make it!!!
-- Posted by IdahoFrank on Sat, May 12, 2012, at 3:56 PM
I KEEP HEARING about thye shoe throwing incident why???? I dont know anyone who thought that incident was cool.I dont remember the media playing it up as cool.I didnt think it was cool.That incident took place on forgien soil and was considered and insult to the US,it was not and AMERICAN JOURNALIST NOR ONE THAT WAS AFFILITATED WITH AND AMERICAN MEDIA. So why is it brought up as if someone from our country specificaly the left,perpetuated the incident and condone it, they did not.Truthfully the question should have been asked how he got to do that, and how did he get to throw 2 shoes.He should have been DEAD at 1
THE president condemned the treatment of GOV PALINS children so why such a viseral anger to leaving his 2 girls alone??? They have been subjected to some pretty heavy racist taunts from some very visible people to include MR LIMBAUGH.IS there a perception that they should be subjected to those kinds of taunts because they are who they are??? How about we dont because they are who they are.????
YOU seem to have a problems with apology's well look at it this way.....THE PUBLIC HAS SPOKEN ON RUSH......THEY WENT AFTER HIS SPONSORS if the same feeling is there about those that were mentioned then you should do likewise.I personally have very bad feelings towards RUSH so therefore I will refrain in this post from commenting on him.I have had problems with all that you have mentioned and have said so.BEAR THIS IN MIND YOU HEAR WHAT YOU WANT TO. DONT WANT TO HEAR SOME THINGS YOU WONT.....ALL THOSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SOUNDLY CRITERCISED YOU JUST CARED NOT TO HEAR IT.....FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
-- Posted by lamont on Sun, May 13, 2012, at 6:54 PM
zook.....YOU ARE BEING SARCASTIC......I Dont think he blamed anyone in the first state of the union,I dont think he had a good grasp on what the heck he had gotten into.....my opinion.TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION I DONT KNOW.
LIKE I said before we give them money that does not buy the country or there way of life.If that is what we exspect than we should only lend with a signed agreement spelling that out.
Rush didnt apologize he tried to justify what he said and then did it again the next day.I DONT CARE....what I think about him is not something I can do here and do it justice.
I cannot applaud HOW he tried to change the discourse I CAN applaud that he tried.I hate to say this but for me the sealing of some records dont bother me.....why??? BECAUSE NOBODY IS PERFECT AND IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT THIS MAN WOULD STILL BE UNDERGOING INVESTIGATIONS.THAT PLUS PEOPLE HE EVEN KNEW SLIGHTLY WOULD BECOME PART OF THE CIRCUS.There is and element out there that no matter what a black does or accomplishes if he/she is succesfull it will be suspect and they will dig till they either find something or someone or they will manufacture something.ex; a child eats what is feed them and do you see what was made of it?? HE BECAME RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PASTOR SERMONS.THERE are people who are willing to talk about him but they are not saying what some want to hear.THE gov of hawaii talked about him ....you didnt hear much about it did you?? THERE ARE PEOPLE IN INDONISA WHO TALKED ABOUT HIM SAME RESPONSE.Some one had to know him in chicago he got elected, they are not saying the things some want to hear,you know and I know they are out there asking.Birth Certificate was and insult period.And fit in with and old stereotype.MICHELLE spoke the truth like it or not our hands are not clean,bad timing YES she didnt need to say it YES.Those are there mistakes they have to live with them.
ECONOMY he will live with, it was created for him and for all practical purposes he cannot affect it very much, couple that with American impatience and he has a problem.I guess some people think we had stimulous today and we should be back on boom street tomorrow.Been here done this before it takes awhile to be truthfull it took us about 10yrs last time.People seem to forget that.
Why ARE YOU COMPLAIONIONG ABOUT reid AND THE BUDGET ???? WHEN THE REPUBS WERE FILERBUSTERING EVERYTHING NOBODY COMPLAINED WHY NOW??? ANYHOW JUST SOME THOUGHTS.......LATTER
-- Posted by lamont on Sun, May 13, 2012, at 10:00 PM
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Students whose bachelor's degree is in a subject other than music must receive special permission from the director in order to apply for admission, and must be able to demonstrate proficiency in piano, music history, music theory, conducting, musicianship, and singing. Tutoring, participation in the Solfa Fundamentals course, and/or other course preparation may be required. The degree requirement cannot be waived for students taking courses for graduate credit.
Due to the unique content of AKI courses and the number of credit hours per course, AKI/Loyola does not accept transfer credits from other institutions toward the Master of Education in Kodály Music Education.
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Level I courses are prerequisites for Level II courses. Level II courses are prerequisites for Level III courses. There are no prerequisites for Level IV courses or Solfa Fundamentals.
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Friday, January 6, 2012 - Story by Don Hearn | Photos by BadmintonPhoto
Korea's Bae Youn Joo has been in the finals of some of the world's most prestigious badminton tournaments and has won titles both at home and abroad but this weekend, she gets set to do something she hasn't done in a long time: play in the semi-final of a major tournament in her home country.
In fact, it is difficult to compare the last time to this - as she has entered the semis of the 2012 Victor Korea Open, an OSIM BWF World Superseries Premier event – except that the last time was also auspicious.
Bae Youn Joo had just turned sixteen when she reached the final four of her very first international event, the 2006 BWF World Junior Championships, in Incheon.
In the 2007 edition she improved to runner-up but it was in 2010 that she shocked everyone by beating world #1 Wang Yihan en route to the final of the Proton Malaysia Open Superseries.
Since entering the top echelon, Bae has struggled with two Chinese opponents in particular. But on Wednesday, she scored her first ever victory over Wang Xin in 7 attempts and then today, she finally found a way past Li Xuerui, who had beaten her four times, including twice back in their junior days.
"Compared to a lot of players, Li tends to drive more than she attacks," explained Bae Youn Joo after her match.
"I wasn't just lucky to beat her. I've played her a lot and I know how she plays and I was ready for the match. My net shots were going over well and I was hitting confidently from the back of the court.
"I felt I was getting confident with every point and that's why I started to celebrate more as the match went on.
"Not only is this the Korea Open, at home, but it is also a big event and my draw has definitely not been easy. So making the semi-finals is really satisfying and I feel I can really go into the next match with a lot of confidence.
"It's so great that there are so many people here to watch and cheer me on. For all the fans and even the players on the national team who don't tour as much, I haven't been able to show them how well I'm capable of playing, like in the tournaments overseas, so it's really great I finally can.
"My family is watching on TV back in Masan, my hometown, too."
For her family members, though, even seeing Youn Joo on television is a rare enough treat. Despite having reached three Superseries finals in the last two years and the semi-finals of six more major events, the twenty-one-year-old has never before managed to perform in an event that has been televised in her home country.
Bae Youn Joo just happened to be born in the southern city of Masan, where her high school, Sungji Girls' High School, has had a top badminton team since her parents were children, and whose alumnae list reads like a Who's who of Korean women's badminton.
"There was a badminton team at my elementary school and I happened to go to a practice one day, tried it and was asked if I'd like to join."
Badminton was not something that ran in the family for Bae, though, unlike many of the stories of so many of today's players, such as that of her compatriot Sung Ji Hyun, daughter of one of Korea's first national team badminton couples.
"My body was always rather frail when I was very young and I was sick a lot and really skinny – I've been doing sports for so long so I look a lot healthier now," Bae laughs.
"My mother told me she didn't want me to play but I was really stubborn."
"Now, though, she is very supportive and always tells me to play hard."
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Debates of Nov. 21st, 2005
House of Commons Hansard #154 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was property.
- Question Period
- Points of Order
- Parliament of Canada Act
- Criminal Code
- Rodd Hotels and Resorts
- Landfill Site
- Gun Violence
- John Junior Hanna
- La Seigneurie
- Agriculture
- A. M. Sormany High School
- Centenarians
- National Child Day
- Pearson Airport
- Federal Gas Tax Funding
- Automobile Industry
- Mayor of Vancouver
- Henri Tranquille
- Child Care
- House of Commons
- Saint-François Forestry Cooperative
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Automobile Industry
- Federal-Provincial Relations
- Government Policies
- Seniors
- Government Policies
- Softwood Lumber
- Sponsorship Program
- Government Appointments
- Government Contracts
- Employment Insurance
- Foreign Affairs
- Automobile Industry
- Justice
- Intergovernmental Affairs
- Automobile Industry
- National Defence
- Child Care
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Taxation
- International Trade
- Agriculture
- Equalization
- National Defence
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Government Contracts
- Shipbuilding Industry
- Business of the House
- Global Partnership Program
- Government Response to Petitions
- Committees of the House
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Alternative Fuels Act
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Question No. 215
- Question No. 216
- Question No. 217
- Question No. 218
- Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act
- Criminal Code
- Supply
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Réal Lapierre Lévis—Bellechasse, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to tell the House about some exceptional people from all walks of life in my riding.
I have the immense privilege of paying tribute to six constituents who are turning 100 years of age this year, including Alphonsine Bolduc-Corriveau of Levis; Juliette Carrier of Levis; Marguerite Santerre of Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse; Alexina Therrien-Lamontagne of La Durantaye; and Alice Savard of Saint-Gervais, whose birthday is today. Next Monday, Sylvio Godbout of Saint-Damien will be joining the centenarian club.
The Bloc Québécois wants to extend its best wishes of joy, happiness and health to all of them. We salute the exceptional contribution each of them has made to our communities.
Let us hope that the secret of their longevity can be passed on to all our fellow citizens.
National Child Day
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Susan Kadis Thornhill, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday was National Child Day. First enacted by the Government of Canada in 1993, this day commemorates the unanimous adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The Liberal government is working hard to improve opportunities for children and families by building a national early learning and child care program, by supporting social programs and by increasing access to post-secondary education.
Each year the Government of Canada invests more than $13 billion in children, including over $8 billion through the Canada child tax benefit. The child tax benefit is the most significant national social program created since medicare. We have just introduced further tax measures to significantly increase our support for low income families, as well as the families of children with disabilities.
This Liberal government is committed to ensuring that Canada's children have the opportunities that they need to achieve their full potential.
Pearson Airport
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
David Tilson Dufferin—Caledon, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address an important issue for my riding.
Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport is not only the busiest airport in Canada and an international gateway into this country, it is also one of the largest employers for the riding of Dufferin—Caledon.
Recently, however, the citizens of my riding have become increasingly alarmed at the significant fee hikes at Pearson and what this will mean for the airport's national and global competitiveness.
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority reports that these fee hikes are necessary because of the federal government's unreasonable rent charges. These landing fees will increase by 6.9% and general terminal charges by 8.9% by 2006.
This is a serious problem for ridings like Dufferin—Caledon. Canada's largest international airport needs to be globally competitive and everyone, from the ground services personnel and ramp crews to the passenger service agents and flight crews, depend on the government to facilitate this. It is time the--
Pearson Airport
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member for Saint Boniface.
Federal Gas Tax Funding
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Raymond Simard Saint Boniface, MB
Mr. Speaker, last Friday, the government signed a deal with Manitoba on delivering $167.3 million in federal gas tax funding over five years. Another $29.3 million in public transit funding is set to flow to Manitoba over the next two years.
As Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz stated, "This is a phenomenal first step. I thank everybody for being part of something wonderful".
I could not agree more. I would like to thank the Prime Minister, the Minister of State for Infrastructure and Communities, the regional minister and our Manitoba caucus for their hard work in ensuring a made in Manitoba approach that builds on national priorities while meeting local infrastructure needs.
This is the 10th gas tax deal signed since April and over 95% of Canada's population now benefits from these agreements.
When it comes to the new deal, our government is demonstrating the leadership to get the job done but, unfortunately, the opposition continues to put partisan pursuits ahead of opportunities for Canada's cities and communities.
Automobile Industry
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Joe Comartin Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Mr. Speaker, today, General Motors announced it would be cutting 30,000 jobs worldwide. Thousands of those lost jobs will be in Oshawa, St. Catharines and Windsor.
Unfortunately, we are witnessing the impact of 12 years of Liberal inaction on auto policy. North American automakers have cut jobs, opened no new production facilities in the last decade and smaller auto plants, like the one in my area, the Fleetwood plant, have closed. It begs the question: Are we ever going to have an auto policy?
During election campaigns and in the lead up to voting, the Liberals certainly promised action. They did so in the elections of 1993, 1997, 2000 and 2004 and we are still waiting.
Twelve years of inaction by the Liberals cannot be fixed with the same old promises days before the next election.
Mayor of Vancouver
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Steven Fletcher Charleswood—St. James, MB
Mr. Speaker, today I wish to congratulate my friend, Sam Sullivan, on his election as mayor of Vancouver. I have known Sam for eight years. We both have similar interests in the outdoors, politics and we both happen to be quadriplegics.
Sam made a name for himself when he co-invented equipment that allows people with disabilities to enjoy outdoor activities, such as hiking and sailing. He was also a city councillor for 12 years and now he is the first quadriplegic to be mayor of a major Canadian city.
I am very pleased to have gone to Vancouver to help Sam win. Sam Sullivan's victory is great for Vancouver and all of B.C. because, unlike the former mayor who used his mayoral seat to campaign for a Senate seat he now occupies, Sam will put Vancouver first. He is independent, thoughtful and will work with, not against, the upcoming Conservative government for the benefit of Vancouver.
Perhaps one moral of our story is that one should never underestimate the ability of a quadriplegic. I say way to go to Sam. His friends and all Canadians are very proud of his success.
Henri Tranquille
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Maka Kotto Saint-Lambert, QC
Mr. Speaker, we were saddened to learn of the passing, yesterday morning, of Henri Tranquille, a pioneer in Quebec's bookselling world.
A cultural institution in itself, from 1937 to 1975, his library was a stepping stone for many intellectual and literary figures in Quebec.
A freethinker and book enthusiast, he promoted books and reading all his life. He did not hesitate to launch the Refus global manifesto and to give exposure to such avant-garde artists as Alfred Pellan and Marcelle Ferron.
Faithful to the Montreal book fair, he was in attendance last Thursday. Henri Tranquille was truly a lover of books till the very end.
The Bloc Québécois pays tribute to this exceptional man for his generous contribution to Quebec's society and offers its condolences to his family and friends.
Child Care
Statements By Members
November 21st, 2005 / 2:10 p.m.
Carol Skelton Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK
Mr. Speaker, family rallies took place this past weekend from coast to coast. Parents gathered to demand that the Liberals respect the need for choices in child care.
Today some of those same parents who came here on their own money attempted to meet with the Minister of Social Development but he refused.
While the Liberals continue to impose their one size fits all institutional day care scheme, Canadians demand better. Not all families are the same and not all communities are the same. Parents are the child care experts in this country and they are demanding choice. This choice is best achieved through direct universal assistance to all parents, not through a restrictive program that benefits a lucky few.
This next election will offer Canadians clear choice: Conservatives who respect parents and their families and Liberals who do not.
House of Commons
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Françoise Boivin Gatineau, QC
Mr. Speaker, an article on the front page of this Saturday's Le Devoir reported on the allowances paid to members of this House to reimburse certain expenses incurred.
In addition to revisiting the impressive travel claim made by the member for Montcalm—but never made public by the Bloc Québécois whip—the article also pointed out that MPs' expenditures reimbursed by this House are exempt from the Access to Information Act.
I would remind hon. members that the member for Repentigny, who admitted in February that he had been living in a hotel for 12 years to avoid having to make his bed in the morning—believes the present rules "comply sufficiently with transparency". I personally would consider them more elastic than transparent.
It is time for Quebec to be un-Blocked.
Saint-François Forestry Cooperative
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
André Bellavance Richmond—Arthabaska, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the Saint-François Forestry Cooperative of Windsor on its recent achievement. It was given the award of excellence, agricultural or forestry sector, at the 12th environmental awards gala of the Eastern townships environmental foundation.
This well-deserved honour recognizes its environmental activities, in particular integrating wildlife management and environmental protection with conventional forestry practices.
The cooperative successfully exploits forest resources while respecting the need to maintain biodiversity and existing ecological processes. Their environmental commitment is a tribute to the vitality of the community.
Congratulations, and best wishes for continued success in our community.
Aboriginal Affairs
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North, MB
Mr. Speaker, high ranking officials at Health Canada have mishandled tens of millions of dollars in public funds in their dealings with the Virginia Fontaine Addictions Foundation.
A former assistant deputy minister of Health Canada, Paul Cochrane, was recently found guilty of fraud and income tax evasion. Last week, a Health Canada director, Patrick Nottingham, was convicted of influence peddling and fraud. One received a fine and served three months of a total one and a half year jail sentence. The other received a two year house arrest. So much for the Liberal promise to severely punish anyone responsible for abusing public funds.
No doubt it makes the government look better for someone else to take the fall but this is not about Liberal image. It is about government officials who put their own greed ahead of a first nations community desperately in need of government support for health programs for its people. It is about a Liberal government that is so steeped in a culture of entitlement, so ethically bankrupt that it cannot see, let alone judge, its own criminal behaviour.
Never has the need been greater for an independent inquiry.
Automobile Industry
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, thousands of Canadian auto workers woke up today to find out that General Motors is cutting thousands of jobs and closing plants in this country. In March of this year, the government poured $200 million into General Motors, assuring us all that it would lead to job increases.
Did the Prime Minister, when he made his $200 million deal with General Motors, get assurances that it would not cut jobs in Canada?
Automobile Industry
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Vancouver Kingsway
David Emerson Minister of Industry
Mr. Speaker, the Beacon project was in fact a fundamentally important investment made by the government. This is why the GM complex in Oshawa will continue to receive massive investments of over $400 million.
GM announced just last week that it was putting investments in Oshawa of more than $400 million in addition to the Beacon project. The Beacon project is a fundamental reason why there will not be any pink slips given out by General Motors in Canada.
Federal-Provincial Relations
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, I guess that is a no.
On another matter, a few days before an election is to be called, the Prime Minister prefers to criticize the leader of the Parti Québécois rather than work with the federalist Premier of Quebec. He is trying to pass himself off as the champion of federalism by citing the Clarity Act.
How can a party that has acted illegally for years now claim to be the guardian of the law in Quebec?


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Growing up Country: Part IIPosted Thursday, May 6, 2010, at 7:53 PM
Since I have no actual photos of Bruce the Rooster, I have chosen a rooster with the same ATTITUDE and rural brush background. Note how high the tail is carried, a sure sign of a mean little bird!!! Bruce was actually red, gold, and brown, but all those photos looked wimpy.
Bruce the Rooster may have been a little banty chicken, but he obviously was under the mistaken impression that he was in charge of this farm for a period of several months back in the early days of our life out here in the Tillman Outback. My oldest son son Todd must have been at least eight, since I remember Kristin, my youngest, playing with Bruce through the living room windows when she was barely walking. Matthew was five years younger than Todd and three years older than Kristin. That places the date around 1983-84.
The farm was a lively place back then, with cattle, pigs, chickens, geese, and wild turkeys running rather rampant throughout the Tillman hills. My husband farmed, built houses with his dad, and generally left us to our own devices. I was taking a break from teaching, and it was an idyllic time of gardening, mowing hay, taking care of the menagerie of animals, reading bedtime stories, and enjoying country life.
Bruce came up to the house one day, tucked in Todd's shirt with four other little balls of fluff.
"Something happened to their mother, Mom. Can they come live up here?" Todd asked. "They were in the barn all by themselves."
How could I refuse? When chicks are that young, you can't tell which are going to be sweet, sedate little hens, raising more adorable balls of fluff -- and which are going to be irritating, obnoxious, ill-tempered roosters.
Turns out that there were three hens and two roosters. The hens were promptly eaten by hawks , one right in front of us, as we pulled up to the house from a trip to town. The hawk wasn't much bigger than she was, so he had to fly-drag her across my front lawn to a place where he could dine in peace.
I wondered why the hawks took all the hens and left the roosters, but I soon found out. For their weight, banty roosters have to be one of the toughest, meanest creatures on this earth.
Eventually, only Bruce was left. Lacking wives to terrorize, he took out his meanness elsewhere. All the dogs had to walk a wide berth around him, and if I was working in my flower beds, I was constantly on guard, lest I feel the little terror's sharp spurs and claws. A rustle in the leaves behind me could cause me to put my neck out by whirling around too fast.
My sons Todd and Matthew, who were about 8 and 3 at the time, would torment Bruce with a water hose -- then they would run jump in their "fort" to get away from him. The "fort" was nothing more than a hole out at the edge of the yard with a piece of plywood pulled over it. The boys would high-tail it across the yard, with Bruce in hot pursuit, leap under the plywood, and laugh at the little rooster, as he strutted furiously around and around the hole.
Kristin, then just a wobbley little toddler, would play with Bruce through the windows, laughing at his antics, as he tried to peck at her fingers through the screen. Ah, yes, we all thought he was "playing," but we were soon to discover his true intentions.
When the weather got warmer, I bundled her up in a little jacket and bonnet and took her out to practice walking on the concrete sidewalk in front of the house. All went well for some days, but then Bruce the Rooster seriously overplayed his hand in a most egregious manner. Creeping up from behind, he pounced on my darling baby girl and dug his sharp little spurs into her legs! Her scream of terror sounded the death knell for one brilliantly-colored little banty rooster!
A friend of mine happened to be visiting the next day or so, and she brought an army of lively, fast-running children. Counting my two boys and her three girls, we launched the assault, chasing that rooster through the underbrush behind the house, until we had run him to ground. As he lay panting, we picked him up, plopped him into a dog carrier, and sent him off to unknown realms in the back of someone's pick-up truck.
I never knew what became of him, and I never asked.
Thus ends the story of the second most obnoxious animal who ever lived on the DeJournett farm. Soon to follow: "The Tale of Billy Goat Gruff."
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Oh my, and to think the little mean fella could not even made a good pot of chicken and dumplins. Those little roosters could really be terrorists. Al queda(sp) type.
-- Posted by Dexterite1 on Thu, May 6, 2010, at 8:41 PM
Your boys' tormenting of Bruce and then running to their fort reminds me of a similar story. When I was young, my grandparents had a an old well with a pump handle in their front yard that always had a wasp nest in it. I was such a bright young lad that everytime I visited I had to see if I was fast enough to pump the handle and then run inside before I was stung by the angry wasps! Needless to say, good thing I wasn't allergic! -- Love your last two blogs Mrs. D, hope all is well!
-- Posted by 20/20 on Fri, May 7, 2010, at 12:37 AM
Oh, the things that kids can think of to occupy their time!
When I was a kid, we had an enormous red and gold rooster which we nicknamed "The Count." He ruled the roost on a farm we rented near Pyletown, south of Dexter. I was old enough that he didn't pick on me, but he terrorized everyone else, I think.
On summer, my ornery cousin Mike came to spend some time with us, and he organized my two brothers into a counter-terrorism unit, which chased the Count all over the farm. I was furious! There wasn't much I could do about it while Mike was there, but after he went home, my brothers caught it!! (and I don't mean the Count...)
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, May 7, 2010, at 7:05 AM
Did you and the 'Count' ever get even with that ornery cousin? Roosters are supposed to rule the roost, as the story goes.
-- Posted by Dexterite1 on Fri, May 7, 2010, at 1:27 PM
The only retaliation I remember as effective against my mean cousin Mike was that I very spitefully would not loan him my Hopalong Cassidy radio to listen to a ballgame he wanted to hear.
All other means of revenge were useless - He just laughed all the harder!
-- Posted by goat lady on Sat, May 8, 2010, at 9:38 PM
That Hopalong Cassidy radio today would be worth two fortunes. I would have thought you would have had a Roy Rogers and Dale Evans radio! Handsome dudes back then and straight morals. Limited violence except when someone was shot, but you never saw blood, those were the days of clean and entertaining shows.
-- Posted by Dexterite1 on Sun, May 9, 2010, at 6:46 AM
FYI, heading north just before the Boat House entrance on same side of road about 1 mile, there are dozens of 'Bruces' roaming the farm yard. What a great sight.
-- Posted by Dexterite1 on Sun, May 9, 2010, at 9:17 AM
Yeah? Well, don't stop and pick one up, if ya know what's good for ya, Dexterite! They'll claw yer face off!
I never knew what happened to my Hopalong Cassidy radio. The family moved away from the area when I went to college, so it may have even been left behind in the old house, which later burned.
More than likely, my mom tossed it in the trash, never realizing its future worth.
I had outgrown Roy Rogers by the time Mike chased the Count, and I was never a big fan of Dale Evans. She was such a sissy! I don't think she ever even shot anyone!
-- Posted by goat lady on Sun, May 9, 2010, at 6:28 PM
Is that a crime to not shoot anyone?? Dale was a wimp, don't know what Roy ever saw in her, he deserved better...haha. Oh well, he always had trigger.
-- Posted by Dexterite1 on Sun, May 9, 2010, at 7:32 PM
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Madeline (Giles) DeJournett is the Advance writer for the North Stoddard Countian. A retired high school English/history teacher, she spent 32 years teaching in 5 schools in Missouri and Alaska. These days, she lives quietly with a menagerie of wild and domestic animals on 52 secluded acres in the remote Tillman hills south of Advance. She graduated from Dexter High School in 1960 and Southeast Missouri State in 1964. She can be contacted at email@example.com.
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Konstantin wrote:vegansludge wrote:I work at Whole Foods.
So, everything imaginable.
If I did I would weigh 180kg.
We can't eat "on the floor" so snacking is a no-go, technically, but some of my supervisors are more lenient than others. However, I don't snack that much either way and usually just go nuts at the salad bar and in the bulk food aisle. And, on days when I fit it into my macros, I do hit up the bakery pretty intensely. Ha.


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debunix wrote:Lovely!
andrzej bero wrote:debunix wrote:Lovely!
Thank you again debunix.
news from the kiln (available via links you can find on my blog)
thanks for looking
kikula wrote:going fast.
debunix wrote:kikula wrote:going fast.
Like hotcakes--already many gone when I first saw them this morning.
茶藝-TeaArt08 wrote:I also enjoy the darker background for the photos of the teapots. It shows the teaware in a much better light
Chip wrote:Just so you know, you are permitted to post links in your Teaware Artisan topic
debunix wrote:We are happy for what you share with us, whether it is something available for purchase or just to enjoy viewing.