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A study in the Journal of American College Health reported that half of all college students gain weight during their freshman year.
Defy statistics and stay fit with these 10 easy steps to avoid the Freshman 15!
1. Walk to Class
That morning walk to class is just enough activity to get your body awake and ready for the day. A brisk pace and goo d posture will increase the benefits and help hold back additional weight.
2. Get Involved
College is about forming relationships. Participate in an intramural sport to form a community and stay in shape. Enjoy your favorite sport while meeting new people and exercising.
3. Create a workout routine
If you want to lose or maintain current weight, creating and maintaining a varied workout routine is key. Scott Simpson, an undeclared sophomore at Samford University, works out four times per week. �I look forward to it now because I started my routine.� It�s a good time to think, clear my head,� he says.
4.� Sleep
While college has its share of late nights, sleep is essential to maintaining healthy weight. Clinical psychologist Dr. Michael Breus says that not getting enough sleep results in hormonal imbalances, which negatively affect appetite. The body is also drawn to high-calorie, quick energy foods to get through the day. Quick snacks add up to excess pounds. By getting between 6.5-7.5 hours per night, your body should be able to maintain hormonal balance and make it through the day.
5. Fast Food: Lasting Results
Finding cheap, healthy, off-campus food can be tough. Dr. Marion Nestle, author of What to Eat, says large portion sizes at fast food restaurants can trick you into eating more than you actually should.�� Instead of grabbing a greasy burger, purchase some healthier options from your local grocery store.
6.� Snacking and Studying Don�t Mix
The combination of reading and Ruffles could destroy your diet.� �I try not to [eat while studying]. I lose track of what I�m eating,� says Sarah Wilson, an undeclared freshman at Belmont University.� If you do snack and study, try eating healthy foods like fruits and nuts.
7.� Take a class
Taking a physical education class keeps you fit and can count toward your course credits. Lauren Rogers, a sophomore English major at Belmont University, says she exercises in her tap dancing class.
8.� Eat Smart
Vary your diet and make wise food choices, making sure to include good proportions of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Substitute a dessert with an apple. Eat enough to have energy, but know your limits and when to stop. And do not settle for pizza every meal.
9.� Avoid Alcohol
It�s called a �Beer Belly� for a reason. Even �light� beers pack on the calories. Natural Light, one of the cheapest and thus most popular beers at many universities, has 95 calories per 12 oz. bottle. Drink responsibly�for your sanity and your weight.
10.� Don�t Stress Eat
You can find healthier alternatives to deal with stress than eating a jar of peanut butter.� Alicia Ayers, a sophomore nursing major at the University of Alabama, says she runs or practices yoga to unwind.


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August 22, 2011 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: Last Reminder: Fourth Quarter Holiday Office Hours
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SUBJECT 3: Status of Baby Your Baby Health Keepsake books (#1081)
JOB OPPORTUNITY: WIC Dietitian/Nutritionist-Truman Medical Centers, Kansas City
Last Reminder: Fourth Quarter Holiday Office Hours: If you have not already done so, please complete a quick survey to determine WIC Help Desk Coverage for the upcoming holidays in October (Columbus Day) and November (Veteran's Day and day after Thanksgiving). The survey will be closed on Wednesday, August 31st. If you have questions, please contact Michelle Nienhuis at email@example.com or call 800-392-8209 or 573-751-6244.
Void/Redeemed WIC Checks: The State Auditor's Office, in their fiscal year 2010 WIC program audit, cited the WIC program for having inadequate controls to ensure that the disposition of voided food instruments (WIC checks) are properly accounted for as required by program regulations. The issue was that 2,191 checks voided in the data system were redeemed by WIC participants. While WIC policy states that local WIC providers are to deface as void and destroy these checks, this is not always happening and has resulted in $43,140 identified as a questioned cost. The program has now received a letter from USDA demanding repayment of $43,140 in expenditures that should not have been charged to WIC. This is a very serious issue that needs immediate resolution.
The state WIC staff have been working with agencies to identify the reasons for giving voided checks back to participants and to reinforce proper procedure. A report has been developed that helps agencies identify the voided checks and the individual that entered the check as void in the system. We need local agencies to reinforce proper procedures for handling voided checks.
We will continue to monitor/track this practice over the next several months to identify any patterns. If the practice does not change to eliminate the redemption of voided checks, the state agency will be forced to consider more direct methods to stop this from happening, possibly going so far as to require the local agency to reimburse the state for the redeemed amount of the voided check.
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Stephen King's excellent Dark Tower series is going to be a movie trilogy AND a TV series.
How it would work is the first movie will play first, then the TV series will bridge the gap between movies 1 and 2. The second movie would then play, followed by the second season of the TV series (which would go into the part of the story where the Young Roland takes center stage. The third movie would conclude the series.
The actors would have to sign on for 3 movies and 2 TV series...which is highly unusual, possibly unique (at least in terms of signing on for movies and TV at the same time).
If this works, could it spawn a new way of doing epic stories? Could we see something like the Illiad or Odyssey?
The other thing is, maybe THIS is how to do things like Mass Effect...which I don't think will work as a movie. The story is just too big to be told in 2 hours.


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Skip to comments.What a pizza ...! Preposterous poll ranks NY 4th
Posted on 08/09/2013 7:29:58 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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All we are saying, is give pizza a chance.
I have some friends who moved to the Boston area and they say they can't find a good pizza anywhere.
Two Brothers Pizza!
Boston pizza is overrated. I lived there. The North End has excellent restaurants some of which have good pizza (Antico Forno). Pizzeria Regina is legndary but usually packed. If anything, I'd get bakery pizza in Boston. But Boston isn't truly "a slice" city as is New York if that is desired. Boston is seafood, pubs and Dunkin Donuts.
Uno's and Due's Chicago. Best deep dish EVER.
Agreed...in fact; pizza in Red England is crap, by and large.
Best pizza I ever had (over 30 years ago):
A friendly reminder:
(copyright 1999 but it still rings true)
T. Anthony's. They've even got a decades old photo of the Pope riding by in front of their restaurant.
I like Giordano's.
Santarpio's in Eastie, by the airport end of the tunnel, used to be really good. My parents used to take us there as children mmmppphhh years ago. It was still great last time I was there 3-4 years ago.
Imagine theres no pizza
I couldnt if I tried
Eating only tacos
Or Kentucky Fried
Imagine only burgers
Its frightening and sad
Youre lucky you have pizza
To feed your kids for you
Only frosting or cookies
And no dishes you must do
Imagine eating pizza
Each and every day
You may say that its junk food
But to me its so much more
It gives my life its meaning
And it makes a lot of dough
Imagine mozzarella
Anchovies on the side
And maybe, pepperoni
Rounds out your pizza pie
Imagine getting pizza
Delivered to your door
You dont have to give up now
On my skateboard I will go
Ill be back in 30 minutes
I just bought Dominoes
All I am saying
Is give pizza a chance
All I am saying
Give pizza a chance!
All I am saying
Is give pizza a chance
All I am saying
Youve got to, got to give pizza a chance!
- Herman Cain
Sure and you can get great spaghetti and meat balls in Kentucky— lol
Ahhh the ever enduring notion that NYC is the center of the universe......
On the other hand, I recently ate pizza at Grimaldi's in Las Vegas (Caesar's Forum). Excellent!
Oh, and the lady in the article who states,"Las Vegas doesn't have any good food..." is out to lunch. At Mickey D's. I ate at Craftsteak. El Diablos, and Pearl. All great places. Many of the best chefs in the world are in Vegas. The days of the 99 cent buffet are gone. Even Gordon Ramsay's restaurants are good-except for the shouting! LOL!
Pretty much comes down to what I'm in the mood for.
Thin crust goes to White Cottage in Wood Dale.
I live in Boston - the pizza here sucks - especially in the North End. The restaurants think far too much of themselves.
I have a friend from Chicago who lives near Atlanta. She often praises this Atlanta restaurant:
Haven't been to the Nawth End in centuries and I wondid if it was still thehe.
(Spelling Bostonian English is a lot hahdah than speaking it.)
Civic Boosterism Alert.....
Pittsburgh absolutely belongs on this list. We experienced a mass influx of Italians during the 30's, 40's and 50's. Lots of mom and pop pizza shops that are VERY authentic. National chains have a tough time competing with them in this town.
I'm just not sure it was pizza.
Usually when Chicago are not one and two it is some snooty gourmet non-pizza beauty contest. I have had pizza in just about every part of the country, often recommended by locals. Chicago deep dish and NY pizzas are different but the best anywhere.
I'm from Chicago area but I believe NYC-style pizza is the truest form of pizza. Chicago deep dish is good food but it is not true pizza. Globally, everything is compared to NYC pizza.
A few years ago, a channel (Travel Channel?) aired a feature where firemen from each city was given the other city's pizza. Some reactions were comical.
Is it pizza if there's no Provel cheese?
Onesto's in St. Louis, or Talayna's or Imo's if you must.
Primanti's is not known for pizza. The chain locations have it on the menu, but their core product is that sandwich on thick Italian bread with cole slaw and fries on top. Not everyone's cup of tea so they expanded the menu.
Fiori's on Capital at West Liberty Ave. is one of the oldest (and best)
There is good pizza in the LA area. I think the best is in OC, at A Slice of New York in Seal beach.
Our experience in Louisville was always quantity over quality.
Boston DOES have good Pizza!
Fuhgedabout da pizza!
Have da Eyetalian Beef!
I've had a lot of pizza in different places but I don't like just one type of pizza though. Sometimes I like deep dish Chicago style and other times I like the greasy dripping NY style and sometimes I like a nice Sicilian style. If I had to rate fast food chain pizza I'd probably favor the Topper's Chain for the #1 spot plus no place I've encountered beats their topperstix. If I stuck to just national chains that are everywhere. I'd have to give a slight edge to Pizza Hut though Papa Johns and Dominos are good on occasion. The best local pizza is a great place called Pizza Express. The pizza is real NY style and they deliver everything.
The most unique experience I've had at a pizza restaurant
was at the Fat Cat Pie Co in Norwalk CT. If you expect big greasy pizza you won't like it. Its not a place for take out or delivery. Its pizza is thin and the ingredients are all organic. What I loved the most is the assortment of spices that they bring out with the pizza which allow you to make each slice a unique experience if you desire. It also has a wonderful atmosphere with an excellent bar filled with a great selection of wines and beers. It is the only "pizza" place I'd recommend for an elegant date night.
Lastly the number one discount pizza in my book is Little Caesars though Cicis is close behind.
Yes, Regina's is still there. They have branches in many of the malls but they can't compare to the original in the North End.
I agree. The steel areas of west PA and east OH are swimming with good Pizza.
I wondered about Santarpios. I used to go by there frequently but never got around to visiting. Every other Boston pizza place I visited was unimpressive.
The one in Lauderdale is known for one of the best pies in the city. The sandwiches - not so much.
Where's the love for Old Forge, PA? Talk about a pizza place on every corner...
Mineos is one of my favorites
Though they are now back, at one point both Dominos and Little Caesars had all but pulled out of Pittsburgh. Very hard to compete with the established old-school competitors.
They can not compete where I grew up.
It is all mom and pop shops.
Heck, Even St Anthony's Church churns out better pies!
My Family still makes pizzas with the neighbors weekly.
Little vino for sipping, some garlic and hot pepper infused olive oil for dunking the crust..
I bet Trip Advosor has the best Chinese restaurant listed in south Texas.
China Grove, right?
*Los Angeles* has Mexican. So does Texas. So does Arizona. New Mexico has Mexican/Indian. Everywhere else, you might as well be eating Taco Bell. I saw a Mexican place in NYC regarded as 'NYC's best authentic Mexican' and it was like some kind of upscale Chevy's that served colorful margaritas.
The flour tortilla is heresy. Corn tortillas should be no larger in diameter than a baseball and made within a very short time of being served.
Sorry to hijack the thread. Someone mentioned Mexican.
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Hi all,
I been following this tutorial,
http://clarkware.com/cgi/blosxom/2007/0 leUploadFu
and since I'm not very good with Rails yet I got this error when tried to run the application.
undefined local variable or method `mugshots_path' for #<#<Class:0xb6abfe58>:0xb6abfe30>
but I don't understand very well where the problem is or what the error means, did I miss something?
here is my code http://pastie.caboo.se/73714
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As a trained research methodologist at the United States' Government Accountability Office (GAO) in Washington D.C., Dr. Gilbert works with teams in many areas of policy-making. "As a methodologist at the agency, I am usually working on several projects at a time, spanning many policy and issue areas: homeland security, international affairs, education… I am working now to develop a panel of economic experts to evaluate various policy options to mitigate climate change, and to make recommendations to Congress, for example—but that is one of the fifteen projects I'm working on right now."
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Calder Barn Notes: Apriority Works Half-Mile in Advance of Upcoming Churchill Start
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (April 28, 2012) – Donald Dizney's Apriority, runner-up in the Grade 3 Count Fleet Handicap at Oaklawn Park on April 14, worked a half-mile in :48 at Calder Casino & Race Course on Saturday in advance of a May 5 start in the Grade 2 Churchill Downs Handicap.
"He worked this morning and will board a plane to Louisville on Tuesday," trainer Dave Fawkes said. "It was an excellent move; he did it well. And we changed the bit on him, so he didn't drift out, which is good."
"I was a little disappointed he was so far back in that race," Fawkes said. "He really doesn't like running from that far off, so I thought he should have been closer. I think he was the best horse and should have won."
Following his upcoming appearance in the Churchill Downs Handicap, Fawkes reported that Apriority would return to his home base at Calder where he will be pointed towards a mid-season start in the Grade 2 Smile Sprint.
Also on the Saturday work tab for Fawkes was the promising 3-year-old Bahamian Squall, who had his first morning move since a fifth-place finish in the $75,000 Sophomore Stakes at Tampa when covering five furlongs in 1:02.20, the second fasted of 19 at the distance.
A maiden winner in his career debut at Gulfstream on February 5, the son of Gone West returned to finish sixth in the Grade 3 Swale at Gulfstream before his failed attempt in the Sophomore Stakes.
"In the Swale, the winner (Trinniberg) just ran off, and there was nothing we were going to do about that," Fawkes said. "Then, in the race at Tampa, I don't think he got the best of rides. He checked four times, and I mean four times hard, and in the end he didn't get beat much more than two lengths."
Bahamian Squall is being prepared for an upcoming start at Calder, although the exact race remains in question.
"We nominated him to the In Summation (run May 12) but there's an allowance race in the condition book (May 6) that I'm looking to run him in," Fawkes said. "After he won his first race, we kind of threw him to the wolves, and right now he just needs to win a race; I want him to get his confidence back.
"If the allowance goes, he'll run there. But the stake isn't out of the question either."
Tamarind Hall, last seen finishing 10th in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint while under the tutelage of trainer Jeremiah Englehart, also made a morning workout appearance for the Fawkes barn on Saturday. The daughter of Graeme Hall covered a half-mile in :48.
Fawkes indicated that the 5-year-old graded stakes winner will steer on course towards a run in the Grade 1 Princess Rooney.
Trainer Marcus Vitali was a two-time winner on the Friday program at Calder, visiting the winner's circle with Adela's Song and Surf Road to improve his record to four wins from 11 starts during his brief April stop at Calder.
"We'll head back north this week," Vitali said. "We'll go back to Boston and have our usual string at Suffolk. We'll ship around a little to run at Delaware, Belmont, tracks like that. Then come back down here in the fall."
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Public land, locked up
In the Rocky Mountain West, more than 4 million acres of federal public land are rendered off-limits because there's no way for the public to access them.
In the Rocky Mountain West, more than 4 million acres of federal public land are effectively off-limits – simply because there's no legal way to access them. The nonpartisan Center for Western Priorities, a Denver-based think tank, recently used GIS mapping to quantify such "shuttered" public lands, mostly managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.
Western lands have long had a patchwork of owners: federal, state, local, tribal and private. In the late 1800s, the federal government gave railroad companies every other square mile along rail corridors, creating a public-private checkerboard. But because it's illegal to even step across a corner from one public parcel to another, many remain inaccessible. Others are marooned in a sea of private property with no right of way. Some landowners even illegally close public roads across their holdings.
Congress has tried to tackle these problems, but 2011's "Making Public Lands Public Act" failed to pass. The HUNT Act, introduced in September, would improve hunting and recreation access. One crucial source for buying easements and other private land is the Land and Water Conservation Fund – but Congress usually gives it considerably less than half of the $900 million in energy royalties it's allocated.
The public uses our public lands, and in return we get trash and more noxious weeds.
We take exception to the bad rap given to ranchers, because it's this user who exhibits the most responsible use of the land. The grazing permittee makes sure the fences are in good repair, clears deadfall from hiking trails, regularly distributes cattle to ensure proper grazing, actively participates through funding and labor in our weed control program, and regularly communicates with us on the general state of affairs on the forest. He's the steward, and he pays for his use. The rest of the public just uses it.
From time to time my neighbors and I consider closing our road to protect the public land from the public. And frankly, with the kind of anti-grazing sentiment that we all hear and read about, along with all the other impacts the public can create, I can't blame responsible ranchers for keeping the public out of public lands adjacent to their homes. I don't know what Ed Abbey would do if he and his likes were given access to public lands, but Aldo Leopold said " A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community".
I do not have a grazing permit, but rather am a former federal grazing specialist with 30 years of experience in managing western public lands. I could write volumes in answering your thoughtful questions. However, they are not necessarily germane to an article about locked up public lands, and I choose not to answer them in this forum.
Yet the topics you bring up are huge, let alone hot, and there are lots of intelligent folks expressing similar concerns. I have found over the years that these same people , though intelligent, are not necessarily educated in public land management.
I encourage all of you, rather than depending on agenda-driven publications and closed minded discussions, to read the science based literature. Talk to agency specialists about your specific area, as well as the land users. Learn to take your concerns to a level and fair playing field, and you'll be amazed at the progress that can be made.
The public lands are in trouble these days, but not from what you think. The agencies have been crippled from inside and out in their ability to make good and timely land management decisions. And the only good land stewards I know of, and there are many, those who have been in place for generations, are now unwelcome.
Why not require farmers and ranchers receiving Federal payments to allow access to public land surrounded by their private property? If this isn't acceptable they could decline the Federal payments.
It's a wheat versus chaff situation.
Also, "wildlife" is a common topic in public meetings and news media among ag producers, but mostly in the negative. How to get rid of wildlife and how to avoid the restrictions of the Endangered Species Act are the biggest subjects. Obscure legal and legislative developments during the 1980s and beyond allow complete subversion of the ESA as needed through such surrogates as Habitat Conservation Plans. The results of these vague conservation programs usually conserve agriculture rather than wildlife and amount to little more than another ag subsidy.
Agriculture, especially livestock ag, is by far the main reason for the decline of the sage grouse (and many other species). It requires very little "science" to support that proposition. "Science" is very political. The science of how to most efficiently graze livestock is institutionally acceptable in land management agencies, but the science of conservation biology and restoration biology are taboo.
Ag land is not wildlife habitat, no matter how many times that is repeated in the media. It is propaganda intended to pacify under-informed environmentalists. Wildlife exist on ag land despite agriculture not because of it.
However, I've eaten many fat, corn-fed deer, hunted plenty of game birds in and around grain fields, and annually apply for elk permits that allow hunting adjacent to alfalfa fields.
Many wildlife species require "edge" habitat, that zone between two vegetation types where one side provides cover for concealment, and the other (cropland) provides food. Small mammals and songbirds abound along dense fence rows between crops and pastures.
On the public rangeland I've observed sage grouse turning over cow pies to get at the insect larvae growing there, and have watched grouse drink at livestock water developments alongside cattle. I've seen them bring their broods onto grazed meadows to pick insects from the wild flowers. I have examined burrowing owl holes ringed with cow dung which insulates the burrow and masks the owl scent from predators. Antelope and geese commonly loaf in grazed pastures as this openness affords protection from predators. The list goes on.
Depending on the species, habitat needs are well met by a variety, or mosaic, of vegetation types within the population area. We should manage wildlife habitat and agriculture for diversity rather than monotype, depending on specific needs. Good agricultural and proper grazing management can make for some great wildlife habitat and healthy populations. And good public relations to boot!
And as far as agriculture (grazing) in national parks is concerned - if the activity is within the park's resource objectives then I'm for it. If not then other management actions should be considered.
NOTE: If readers would acquaint themselves with the Upper Green River Basin Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan, May 24, 2007, they would find Mr. Bullock's comment about declining sage grouse a bit misleading.
Other edge species (exotics, rodents, grasshoppers) are annihilated with public subsidies as their populations surge to pestilential proportions in biologically impoverished ag & range lands. Ecological ruin is the price of maintaining huge surpluses of ag commodities, which is the reason for large ag exports. The public pays for this with state and federal trade delegations to foreign countries to market this excess.
Regional and national livestock associations haven't convinced foreign countries to lower their food-quality standards, so they get the best. Lower quality commodities remain in the U.S. Periodically, the federal gov't buys tens of millions of pounds of surplus ground beef (an agricultural waste product) to support the industry. It is dumped on our public schools, which can't afford to pass up a bargain.
Rural schools are notoriously poor because they have insufficient tax base. They are surrounded by minimally taxed ranchlands, another public cost which biases land use and creates more surplus. Ag favoritism and subsidy negatively affect all of society and nature.
This discussion is eminently relevant to public land access. Nearly all federal and state public land is devoted to the overproduction of livestock with considerable subsidies. This single use detracts from every other use. Preserving public lands for a shrinking number of species and natural processes that cannot tolerate human activity is a better use than recreation or production of excess livestock. Until current abuses end, further access to public land should be denied.
Mr. Hohenberger: "All in all, the nation's farmland has turned into a death trap for grassland birds." – Dave Mayfield, military reporter for the Virginian-Pilot ["A Farewell to Arms"; "onearth" (formerly "The Amicus Journal"), publication of the Natural Resources Defense Council; Fall 2001; vol. 23, no. 3; p. 29]
This is exactly the type of plan that has replaced the ESA. It says so in its purpose statement: "for the purpose of improving sage-grouse numbers and precluding the need for listing under the Endangered Species Act." It has dozens of recommended management practices that seem good, but it's all voluntary. It has no teeth like the ESA, which is why this is happening – to allow ranchers and others to continue business as usual.
Still, ranchers objected to the plan according to the "Pinedale Roundup" (Jan. 18, 2007). The chairman of the working group was surprised. He should be; the plan is voluntary, and ranchers would almost certainly be paid for doing anything. The public subsidizes the industry and pays for its damages. Some effort was expended to blame ravens for Sage-Grouse endangerment.
The southwestern willow flycatcher has a similar conservation plan. The resource related corporation's spokesperson wrote that ag producers were legally covered by the plan for all of the farming and ranching activities that they have always done, "and will not be required to do anything to receive coverage." Wildlife are in big trouble in this country.
This in no way is meant to criticize the scientists and researchers who provided enormous amounts of data and analysis for this plan (147 pages). I criticize the planners.
Perhaps though, the greatest environmental catastrophe in the making is the invasion of public and private lands by non-native plants. Cheat grass, leafy spurge, several species of knapweeds etc are rapidly degrading millions of acres. As these weeds become the climax vegetation numerous plant and animal species will decline or disappear.
Decades ago, Aldo Leopold noted the public indifference to the ubiquity of cheat grass. ("Oregon and Utah"; "A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There") He considered livestock agriculture to be the biggest cause of the spread and persistence of cheat grass.
One crucial source for buying easements and other private land is the Land and Water Conservation Fund – but Congress usually gives it considerably less than half of the $900 million in energy royalties it's allocated.


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WebMemo #3324 on United Nations
July 22, 2011
July 22, 2011 | WebMemo on United Nations
U.S. contributions to the U.N. system reached a record level of $7.692 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2010—a staggering 21 percent increase over FY 2009.[1] This is the third consecutive year in which U.S. contributions set new records.
The current budgetary crisis should focus congressional attention on whether increased funding for the U.N. is a priority, particularly considering well-documented U.N. management and oversight deficiencies. Having an accurate account of U.S. contributions to the U.N. is critical to this evaluation.
Record-Setting Contributions to the U.N.
The United States has been the largest financial supporter of the United Nations since the organization's founding in 1945. The U.S. is assessed 22 percent of the U.N. regular budget and more than 27 percent of the U.N. peacekeeping budget. In dollar terms, the Administration's budget for FY 2012 requested $568.7 million for the U.N. regular budget and more than $1.92 billion for the U.N. peacekeeping budget.[2] In addition, the U.S. also provides additional billions in assessed and voluntary contributions to other organizations in the U.N. system each year.
Despite America's detailed budgetary process and documentation, comprehensive information on U.S. contributions to the U.N. have not been readily available until recently. Most U.S. contributions to the U.N. originate in the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). For FY 2010, for instance, the State Department and USAID accounted for over 95 percent of all U.S. contributions to the U.N.
However, hundreds of millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars go to the U.N. and affiliated organizations through other parts of the U.S. government. For instance, the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides funding to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Department of Energy provides funds to the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the Department of Health and Human Services provides funds to the World Health Organization.
Because of the complexity of U.S. funding to the U.N., prior to 2006 there was no definitive data on total U.S. contributions to the U.N. system. Estimates relied on incomplete State Department data. In an effort to get an authoritative figure for total U.S. contributions to the United Nations, Senator Tom Coburn (R–OK) asked former OMB director Rob Portman for a comprehensive report on total U.S. contributions to the U.N. system for fiscal years 2001 through 2005.[3] Because OMB is in charge of overseeing the preparation of the President's budget, it was in a position to require all parts of the U.S. government to report the requested information.
The results of the first report were eye-opening. The State Department inexactly estimated that the United States contributed "well over $3 billion" to the U.N. in 2004. In its 2006 report, OMB calculated that U.S. contributions to the entire U.N. system actually totaled $4.115 billion in 2004 and $5.327 billion in 2005. Thus, the State Department estimate for 2004 was only about 75 percent of the actual U.S. contribution for that year as calculated by OMB.
According to OMB, total U.S. contributions to the U.N. system reached record levels for the third year in a row in FY 2010. U.S. contributions to the U.N. exceeded $7.691 billion in 2010. This is more than $1.3 billion more than the previous record of $6.347 billion in FY 2009 and more than $1.6 billion more than in FY 2008.
U.S. Financial Crisis Requires U.N. Budget Cuts
The staggering increase in U.S. contributions to the U.N. in recent years (contributions in 2010 were more than 21 percent more than in 2009) is indicative of the rising budgetary trends across the U.N. system over the past decade[4]:
The rapid expansion of U.N. budgets has been combined with minimal attempts at prioritization. For example, spurred by complaints in Congress and fiscal belt tightening by member states, the U.N. Secretary-General declared his intent to impose a 3 percent cut in the upcoming U.N. regular budget for 2012–2013. Indeed, the proposed $5.197 billion biennial U.N. regular budget for 2012–2013 is 3.2 percent less than the revised $5.367 billion budget for 2010–2011.
However, the Secretary-General's claimed budget savings are based on speculative efficiency gains, such as videoconferencing in lieu of travel or reducing printed reports in favor of electronic documents, which have yet to be approved by the General Assembly or implemented. The budget avoids the overdue necessity to analyze and eliminate ineffective or duplicative mandates, some of which date back to the 1940s. It also makes only a cosmetic staff cut of 44 posts (after U.N. employment funded by the regular budget increased more than 20 percent from 2008 to 2009) and largely ignores the need to reduce staff costs, which account for roughly 65 percent of the U.N. budget.[5]
Moreover, the Secretary-General's claims of budget austerity are based on an apples-to-oranges comparison. The proposed budget for 2010–2011 (the current stage of the 2012–2013 budget) was only $4.887 billion—some $310 million less than the 2012–2013 proposed budget.[6] Doubtless, without strong U.S. pressure demanding budgetary constraint, the proposed budget for 2012–2013 will grow substantially as did the previous budget.
The failure to prioritize budgets is not restricted to Turtle Bay. There are reports that other U.N. organizations are unable to effectively use the resources that the member states have provided. For instance, the Norwegian government recently concluded that four of the U.N.'s biggest development and aid agencies—the U.N. Development Program (UNDP), the World Food Program (WFP), UNICEF, and U.N. Population Program UNFPA)—had consistently increased their budgets despite accruing at least $12.2 billion in unspent cash by the end of 2009. "UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP and WFP are building up considerable reserves and/or [are] unable to spend a growing share of resources," according to the report, which adds that "the buildup of reserves implies that substantial donor funding is not being used for development purposes."[7]
Each of the four U.N. organizations in the Norwegian report increased their budgets by 80 percent to 120 percent between 2000 and 2010.[8] The Norwegian report indicates, however, that they have routinely requested more resources than they require. While these organizations doubtlessly do good work, America's budget crisis no longer allows for the extravagance of providing them resources that they do not or cannot use effectively or within their budget cycles.
Budgetary Cuts and Permanent Reporting Requirement Needed
The U.S. has fought a difficult battle for U.N. budgetary restraint and management reform for decades. Making sure U.S. contributions are used appropriately and how to best allocate them to advance U.S. interests starts with knowing how much the U.S. is providing to the U.N. and where that funding originates. Congress is right to demand accurate information. The legislative reporting requirement expires in 2011. Congress should take action to make this reporting requirement permanent.
America's current budgetary crisis adds fiscal necessity to underscore that oversight responsibility. The record-setting level of U.S. contributions to the U.N. in recent years and the notoriously weak and inadequate oversight, transparency, and accountability standards in the U.N. system should lead Congress to reverse the trend of increasing U.S. contributions to the U.N. and demand budgetary restraint in the U.N. system.
Brett D. Schaefer is Jay Kingham Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, a division of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, at The Heritage Foundation and editor of ConUNdrum: The Limits of the United Nations and the Search for Alternatives (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009).
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[1]Jacob J. Lew, "Annual Report on United States Contributions to the United Nations," Office of Management and Budget, June 6, 2011, at http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/legislative_reports/us_contributions_to_the_un_06062011.pdf (July 22, 2011).
[2]U.S. Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification Volume 1: Department of State Operations Fiscal Year 2012, pp. 544 and 671, at http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/156215.pdf (July 22, 2011).
[3]Rob Portman, "Report on US Contributions to the United Nations System," Office of Management and Budget, July 31, 2006, at http://www.eyeontheun.org/assets/attachments/documents/OMB_report_on_US_contributions_to_UN.pdf (July 22, 2011).
[4]For sources and more details see Brett D. Schaefer, "United Nations: Urgent Problems That Need Congressional Action," Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, January 25, 2011, at http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/112/sch012511.pdf (July 22, 2011).
[5]For details see Brett D. Schaefer, "The U.S. Must Maximize Its Influence over U.N. Budgetary Decisions," Heritage Foundation WebMemo No. 3234, April 25, 2011, at http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/04/The-US-Must-Maximize-Its-Influence-over-UN-Budgetary-Decisions.
[6]U.N. Secretary-General, "Proposed Programme Budget for the Biennium 2012–2013: Foreword and Introduction," United Nations Document A/66/6 (Introduction), May 27, 2011; Secretary-General, "Proposed Programme Budget for the Biennium 2010–2011: Foreword and Introduction," United Nations Document A/64/6 (Introduction), September 11, 2009.
[7]George Russell, "U.N. Aid Agencies Heaped Up Huge Amounts of Cash," Fox News, July 20, 2011, at http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/07/20/report-un-aid-agencies-stockpile-huge-amounts-cash/ (July 22, 2011).
[8]U.N. Secretary-General, "Budgetary and Financial Situation of the Organizations of the United Nations System," United Nations Document A/65/187, August 3, 2010.


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Team USA set for Mondays Paratriathlon World Championships
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - A talented group of 31 paratriathletes, including 11 members of the USA Paratriathlon National Team, will represent the United States on Monday at the 2012 International Triathlon Union (ITU) Paratriathlon World Championships.
The world championships is scheduled to take place Monday afternoon and is the final event of four days of competition in Auckland, which will host the ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final on Saturday and Sunday. Nearly 400 Americans are slated to compete in the events, which also include sprint- and Olympic-distance age group triathlon world championships, as well as aquathlon, junior and under-23 events.
Visit usatriathlon.org for full coverage of each event.
The paratriathlon event features a 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and a 5-kilometer run, starting and finishing at Queen's Wharf.
Members of the USA Paratriathlon National Team earned their spots in Auckland with first-place category finishes at the 2012 USA Paratriathlon National Championship, held in Austin, Texas, on May 28. The eleven athletes on the roster from the national team include:
- Erica Davis (TRI-1, Carlsbad, Calif.)
- Geoffrey Kennedy (TRI-1, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico)
- Melissa Stockwell (TRI-2, Chicago, Ill.)
- Mark Barr (TRI-2, Galveston, Texas)
- Beth Price (TRI-3, Spanish Fort, Ala.)
- Sean Vangerena (TRI-3, Orlando, Fla.)
- Robin Caruso (TRI-4, Ridgefield, Conn.)
- Daniel Hathorn (TRI-4, Virginia Beach, Va.)
- Patricia Collins (TRI-5, Harker Heights, Texas)
- James Brown (TRI-5, Carlsbad, Calif.)
- Patricia Walsh (TRI-6, Austin, Texas)
Stockwell looks to defend her TRI-2 world title for the third consecutive year, and TRI-5 competitor Danielle McLaughlin (Ramona, Calif.) also returns to defend her 2011 world title.
The U.S. won eight medals at 2011 Paratriathlon Worlds in Beijing. In addition to Stockwell and McLaughlin, silver medalists Price and Andre Kajlich (TRI-1, Seattle, Wash.) and bronze medalist Walsh also return in search of more hardware.
Click here for a complete roster of the U.S. athletes competing in Auckland.


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The literal definition of the word Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word "Yuj" meaning to yoke, join or unite. This implies joining or integrating all aspects of the individual – body with mind and mind with soul – to achieve a happy, balanced and useful life, and spiritually, uniting the individual with the supreme. That seems to still be a fairly brief description when trying to find out why you should try yoga.
If you poll the general population as to what they think yoga is, you will get a variety of answers. Some will say it's just stretching, or its people sitting really still and meditating for an hour, or it's just for women. Others might say it's a total body experience and workout. Let's explore that last statement.
Yoga has been practiced for more than 5,000 years and close to 11 million Americans enjoys the benefits of practicing yoga, which offers the greatest health benefits by enabling you to develop your flexibility, strength, and balance.
When some people think of yoga, they imagine having to stretch like a gymnast or be able to twist into a pretzel formation. That makes them worry that they're too old, unfit, or "tight" to do yoga. The truth is you're never too old to improve flexibility, and it's never too late to start. Yoga stretches the body in all different directions, releasing the lactic acid that builds up with muscle use and causes stiffness, tension, pain, and fatigue. In addition, yoga increases the range of motion and fluidity in joints. Yoga stretches not only your muscles but all of the soft tissues of your body. That includes ligaments, tendons, and the fascia sheath that surrounds your muscles. And no matter your level of yoga, you most likely will see benefits in a very short period of time. In one study, participants had up to 35% improvement in flexibility after only eight weeks of yoga. The greatest gains were in shoulder and trunk flexibility.
Yoga is also a great way to build strength in the body. Many of the poses, such as Downward Dog, Upward Dog, and Plank pose, build upper-body strength. As we age, our bodies start to lose bone density, leading to Osteoporosis and Arthritis. Building strength becomes crucial as people age to counteract the effects of bone loss. The standing poses, especially if you hold them for several long breaths, build strength in your hamstrings, quadriceps, and abdominal muscles. Poses that strengthen the lower back include Upward Dog and Chair pose. When practiced correctly, nearly all poses build core strength in the deep abdominal muscles.
Perhaps one of the most studied areas around the health benefits of yoga is its effect on heart disease. Yoga has long been known to lower blood pressure and slow the heart rate. A slower heart rate can benefit people with hypertension, heart disease, and stroke. On a biochemical level, studies point to a possible anti-oxidant effect of yoga. And yoga has been associated with decreased cholesterol and triglyceride levels as well as a boost in immune system function.
Yoga also benefits other chronic medical conditions, relieving symptoms of asthma, back pain, and arthritis. There have even been studies on yoga and its health benefits for insomnia and multiple sclerosis.
One of the biggest benefits that yoga has, that is sometimes noticed after the first class, is feeling less stressed and more relaxed. Some yoga styles use specific meditation techniques to quiet the constant "mind chatter" that often underlies stress. Other yoga styles depend on deep breathing techniques to focus your mind on the breath. When this happens, your mind becomes calm.
At Shane Diet Resorts weight loss program for adults, our schedule offers several different types of yoga classes, taught by highly qualified instructors. The classes can range from a gentle stretch to more of the classic yoga format, enabling everyone to find a class that suits their needs. The only way to be certain of all that yoga can do for you is to try it for yourself and see.


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Rosario + Vampire
Body Measurements and a Vampire
Episode 17 | TV-MA
Yukari's feeling down about her under-developed body, so Mako helps out with a little magic. Yukari's new look makes quite a splash at school - but she still can't seem to catch Tsukune's eye!
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Debates of Dec. 9th, 2002
House of Commons Hansard #41 of the 37th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was plan.
- Committees of the House
- Food and Drugs Act
- Privilege
- Kyoto Protocol
- Business of the House
- Kyoto Protocol
- Child Pornography
- Convention Centre
- Health Care
- Radio Nord Communications
- Éduco-Pop des Bois-Francs in Victoriaville
- Kyoto Protocol
- Literacy
- École de médecine vétérinaire de Saint-Hyacinthe
- Middle East
- Kyoto Protocol
- Michel Berthiaume and Allan Loney
- Health Care
- Government Contracts
- Human Rights
- Firearms Registry
- Queen's Jubilee Medal
- Acts of Bravery
- Goods and Services Tax
- Government Contracts
- National Defence
- Firearms Registry
- Government Contracts
- École de médecine vétérinaire de Saint-Hyacinthe
- Government Contracts
- École de médecine vétérinaire de Saint-Hyacinthe
- Immigration
- Francophonie
- Health
- Firearms Registry
- École de médecine vétérinaire de Saint-Hyacinthe
- Kyoto Protocol
- Coast Guard
- Motion Picture Production
- Highway Infrastructure
- Kyoto Protocol
- Organized Crime
- Kyoto Protocol
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Gun Control Legislation Expiry Act
- Petitions
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Question No. 17
- Question No. 38
- Request for Emergency Debate
- Kyoto Protocol
Child Pornography
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
The Acting Speaker (Ms. Bakopanos)
The hon. member for Vancouver Kingsway.
Convention Centre
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Sophia Leung Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, December 4, the Prime Minister and Premier Campbell of British Columbia announced $495 million for the expansion of a convention centre in Vancouver.
The convention centre is expected to generate over $1.5 billion in economic benefits to the industry, over 6,700 person years of employment during construction and 7,500 full time jobs throughout the province once the expanded facility is operational.
For many years the federal B.C. Liberal caucus worked closely with the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers to develop this much needed expansion to the convention centre. The agreement brought the three levels of government in British Columbia together to solve the need for a larger convention centre that will benefit all British Columbians.
Health Care
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Mac Harb Ottawa Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, my constituents of Ottawa Centre, as well as Canadians, remain deeply attached to the core values found at the heart of health care and they want health care to remain a publicly funded and operated system that offers universal service to all Canadians.
Last week I received a call from one of my constituents who grew up in P.E.I. at the time when health care was provided on a private basis and based on a person's ability to pay. He reminded us that our society has already experienced private health care and that any return to the past would effectively end the principle of universal health care for all Canadians.
On behalf of Ottawa Centre, I thank the Prime Minister for taking this excellent initiative and adopting a long term view to preserving our health care system. I also congratulate Mr. Romanow for a job well done.
Radio Nord Communications
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Guy St-Julien Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, QC
Madam Speaker, a labour dispute has been dragging on at Radio Nord Communications in Abitibi—Témiscamingue since October 25. As a result, the population there is being deprived of a source of information provided by real reporters.
This company is in a monopoly situation as far as regional television coverage is concerned, being affiliated with TVA, Radio-Canada and TQS.
The services provided by Radio Nord are deteriorating and this has a direct impact on the people living in communities far removed from major urban centres.
Radio Nord no longer has any reporters assigned to the Abitibi West region, or even in the Témiscamingue area.
Radio Nord is gradually disengaging from Abitibi—Témiscamingue by centralizing its operations in Gatineau.
Radio Nord has applied to the CRTC to reduce the length of its regional news broadcasts on each of its stations.
Both parties need to return to the bargaining table and reach a negotiated agreement.
Éduco-Pop des Bois-Francs in Victoriaville
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Mark Assad Gatineau, QC
Mr. Speaker, Éduco-Pop des Bois-Francs in Victoriaville will be receiving financial assistance between October 21, 2002 and March 2003 for its project Stratégie 2003.
In conjunction with the Commission scolaire des Chênes and two other school boards, this organization is working to improve the availability of literacy services in the central Quebec region.
Their intended approach is to develop an action plan in order to design communication tools and get all stakeholders in the region involved.
I wish them all the best in their undertaking.
Kyoto Protocol
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Monte Solberg Medicine Hat, AB
Mr. Speaker, the former finance minister seems to have twisted himself into a knot once again on the Kyoto file. He has been for Kyoto, with conditions; he has been against Kyoto, with conditions; and now he is telling Premier Klein, "Trust me because I'll straighten it all out later when I win the Liberal leadership race".
Why should anyone trust him? In the period of a few short weeks he has managed to betray both the pro and anti Kyoto forces. He said that we would never support Kyoto if it would create investment uncertainty, damage our economy or punish a single region. Kyoto has already done all those things and the contortionist former finance minister just watches with amusement and pats himself on the back with his own left foot. But then practising extreme yoga, turning oneself into knots, and being all things to all people is only difficult if one happens to have a spine, something that the member for LaSalle—Émard is missing.
Statements By Members
December 9th, 2002 / 2:05 p.m.
Gérard Binet Frontenac—Mégantic, QC
Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure today to inform the House of two initiatives supported by the National Literacy Secretariat of Human Resources Development Canada in the riding of Lotbinière—L'Érable.
The organization ABC Lotbinière received $19,000 for a study on distance education using the Internet. The next stage will be to develop a distance education Internet site to enhance access to literacy services.
In Sainte-Sophie de Lévrad, the Centre d'action bénévole of the Bécancour RCM received $12,000 to develop a communication plan designed to raise public awareness of illiteracy.
It is through such community initiatives that the people of Lotbinière will be able to address the problems associated with illiteracy and build empowerment on a day to day basis.
École de médecine vétérinaire de Saint-Hyacinthe
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Yvan Loubier Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Mr. Speaker, today is the day when the dean of the École de médecine vétérinaire de Saint-Hyacinthe has to produce his report to meet the requirements of the American Veterinary Medical Association, confirming whether or not the funding is available to make the required improvements. The Government of Quebec did its share months ago, with a $41 million investment.
But the dean has received nothing from the federal government. He will have nothing to report because of the failure to act of this government, which is still refusing to fund the only French language veterinary college in North America.
Instead, the dean will have to announce to the college's 400 French-speaking students that the validity of their diplomas may be questioned and that this government would rather keep its billions to fund sponsorship programs exclusively designed to reward friends of the Liberal Party of Canada, or that the federal Liberal members from Quebec prefer to engage in petty partisan politics, rather than deal with issues that are fundamental to Quebec.
Ottawa has no money to spare for a jewel in the crown of education in Quebec and a vital part of our scientific heritage. Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Quebecois will not let the federal government sabotage this institution and, once again, weaken Quebec.
Middle East
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Bernard Patry Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC
Mr. Speaker, violence only leads to violence. All violence, no matter what kind or who perpetrates it, must be roundly condemned.
This is why, as a parliamentarian, I must speak out against and strongly condemn the remarks made by the leader of Hezbollah's political wing, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah. Last week, he called upon young Palestinians, encouraging them to become human bombs around the world.
This call for suicide bombers will only increase terrorism and the number of innocent victims worldwide. Furthermore, these senseless remarks will only delay negotiations to re-establish a dialogue aimed at finding a fair, equitable and lasting solution to the Middle East conflict.
For this reason, I am urging the Government of Canada to take direct action to intensify efforts to rapidly renew peace talks and ensure an end to all this needless violence.
Kyoto Protocol
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Dale Johnston Wetaskiwin, AB
Mr. Speaker, today the Prime Minister confirmed his legacy. Was it a cure for Canada's ailing health care woes, a solution perhaps for the problems plaguing the firearms registry, or a bold initiative to bring about peace in the Middle East? No, it was none of these. It was the stifling of the free and open debate on the Kyoto accord.
Earlier today the Prime Minister closed off debate on this important issue. If used on occasion closure is a distasteful practice but this Prime Minister has taken this undemocratic tactic to a whole new level. Today, as a matter of fact, marks the 81st time that the Prime Minister has muzzled debate in the House, a total that would make even the previous record holder, Brian Mulroney, blush.
Through actions such as this there can be no doubt that the Prime Minister will go down in history as the most dictatorial and arrogant Prime Minister of all times. Now that is a legacy.
Michel Berthiaume and Allan Loney
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Serge Marcil Beauharnois—Salaberry, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to underscore the courage of two individuals in my riding of Beauharnois—Salaberry, Michel Berthiaume and Allan Loney, who received the Medal of Bravery today for an act of bravery under dangerous circumstances.
On September 10, 1999, they came to the rescue of a colleague who was seriously injured during an explosion at a chemical plant in Saint-Timothée, Quebec. Alerted by the sound of the explosion, they ran toward the victim, who, despite his injuries, had managed to escape the burning building. Despite the risk of collapse of the brick wall, next to which the victim was lying, and the shower of explosive debris, Messrs. Berthiaume and Loney carried the victim a distance from the building where hundreds of kilograms of explosive powder could have ignited at any moment. They then laid the man down in a van and administered first aid until help arrived.
Health Care
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Bev Desjarlais Churchill, MB
Mr. Speaker, there is no end to the government's wasting of taxpayer dollars: the billion dollar boondoggle by HRDC, millions of untendered contracts to Groupaction, millions more to Attractions Canada to promote tourism when we already fund the Canadian Tourism Association, and now the 400% cost overruns of the gun registry.
Under the direction of the former finance minister from LaSalle—Émard, the Liberals slashed health care funding and cut EI benefits while raking in a $40 billion surplus.
The Liberal government pretends to care about Canadians while wasting dollars that could go to health care funding.
The Prime Minister has received the Romanow report. Canadians have spoken but is the government listening? Is the Liberal government promoting Romanow's recommendations? No, it is silent. Canadians wanting to review the report must pay $49 to get a copy.
Canadians want a publicly funded, publicly delivered system. Canadians agree that there should be accountability by the provinces but how can the Liberal government ensure that accountability when it misuses and abuses taxpayer dollars?
Government Contracts
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Monique Guay Laurentides, QC
Mr. Speaker, this government has had too many scandals to count. On Saturday, we learned that certain Liberal cronies were awarded contracts of close to $150,000 to surf the Internet. Some devoted supporters of the Liberal party tried to convince us that they worked more than 10 hours a day for 365 days of the year, for the benefit of Canadians and Quebeckers. Others appear to have submitted somewhat padded bills as well.
However, it is unfortunate that the revelation of these scandals has depended on leaks, reports from the Auditor General and informed but usually anonymous sources.
Time passes, but the names remain: Gosselin, Everest, Groupaction, Lafleur, Polygone, Coffin. Unfortunately, while the players are the same, the sums of money involved continue to grow.
How long will it take to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel? How long will it take before we really find out the true extent of the damage? Will we have to rely on Groupaction to get the study done?
Human Rights
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Irwin Cotler Mount Royal, QC
Mr. Speaker, 54 years ago today, the United Nations adopted the genocide treaty, sometimes referred to as the never again treaty, to prevent and protect against this most unthinkable and unspeakable of crimes.
Regrettably, and incredibly, genocide became the paradigmatic form of armed conflict in the 1990s, including the advocacy and perpetration of genocide in the Balkans and Rwanda.
The enduring lesson of the Holocaust is that Nazism succeeded not only because of the industry of death but because of the ideology of hate. It was this teaching of contempt, this demonizing of the other, this is where it all began.
Fifty years later we have witnessed an appalling trafficking in state sanctioned hate, which led us down the road to the unthinkable, ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, the unspeakable, the preventable genocide in Rwanda, and the demonizing, once again, of the Jews.
What is needed at this point is a strategy of prevention, a culture of human rights in place of a culture of hate; a culture of respect in place of a culture of contempt, of respect for the inherent dignity of the human person, and the equal dignity of all persons everywhere.
Firearms Registry
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
John Herron Fundy Royal, NB
Mr. Speaker, last week the Auditor General said that the government misled Parliament by hiding an unprecedented $700 million.
The Liberal government's accounting has been a prodigy of slyness and concealment. The safe handling of firearms is needed. All Canadians support this, but a cost overrun of $700 million is not a break in procedure but a break and enter on the Canadian taxpayers.
We all know the program got off to a rocky start by the founding father who originally guesstimated the cost to be $2 million. Seven years later the cost is over 400 times that figure.
Next up we have the Minister of Health, another player in the firearms fiasco. I think all members are curious over the fact that these numbers were kept secret during an election year. How was it that justice officials were saying that the program would cost $300 million, then simultaneously asked for half a billion dollars in supplemental estimates?
Then we have the revisionist finance minister. He now says that the firearms registry needs to fixed. He fixed it all right, by approving supplemental estimates of half a billion dollars.
Why does the government not cut its losses for the taxpayers and scrap this bureaucratic billion dollar blunder?


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Rethinking Art Education
Introduction by Steven Henry Madoff
In recent years the role of the art school has moved to a position of prominence, pushed there by the encroachments of an aggressive marketplace and the professionalization of every aspect of the artworld, from the dominance of gallery and museum brands, to the cultural tourism of art fairs and biennials, to today's art itself now so often created precisely for the scale, spectacle, and capitalization of these events.
Under such pressures, art education has become the subject of widening debate, raising a range of issues and questions. To whom should the academy be responsible? Presumably to its students and faculty. But what about to its local community, as a social stakeholder? To the global community, on which it makes its mark as a moral authority or as a talent factory? Should the art school be a research center that enlightens conceptual practices while de-emphasizing skills, or a course of study in entrepreneurship, presentation, strategic thinking, and other matters to prepare young artists for the ruthlessness of the market? Or is art school in the 21st century simply the physical surrogate of MySpace and YouTube—the spawning ground as social network?
Of course there are numerous ways to answer these questions and many others—and a range of conferences and publications attests to this. As an outgrowth of my involvement with a series of international symposia sponsored by the Anaphiel Foundation in Miami, I recently brought together two of the most distinguished artists and art teachers alive today, John Baldessari and Michael Craig-Martin. Their conversation captures some essential lessons from their experiences over 30 years at CalArts and UCLA, and Goldsmiths College in London, respectively. And in their voices we hear the seriousness, wisdom of hindsight, and risible memories of two old pros whose improvisations and practicality still shed light on the issues facing art schools now. Lane Relyea lays out many of these with vehement clarity (and more than a few moments of j'accuse), describing exactly what is at stake in this continuing conversation, and what alternatives are in play to rehabilitate the noble, broken, and endlessly malleable legacy of art education. One of the more interesting questions concerns the very nature of the academy: Do we even need this centuries-old institution anymore? Claire Bishop suggests that the very concept of the art school is being eroded by new initiatives that artists and collectives are establishing—initiatives as fluid, itinerant, and potentially expansive as the artworld itself.
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Ive got two mixers in the shop. An 80 qrt and a Kitchen Aid Mixer. The 80 is so big that I can't bother to experiment with dough in order to make a dozen balls. But, I gotta tell you, that KA simply sticks. Does anyone else have a problem with how it mixes?? I mean the dough hook doesn't even hit the bottom of the bowl!Am I doing something wrong? Thanks a million for any responses.
Screw? Thanks, didn't know about that...i'll check.Scott....... I thought about hand kneading also, it may be what I do....thank you.
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Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to the Balkans and Brussels, where she met with European Union officials and participated with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in a joint NATO ministerial.
U.S. Ambassador to the EU William Kennard provided a behind the scenes look at the Secretary's EU meetings, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Tom Countryman reflected on seeing progress made by the Balkans over the last 10 years.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Secretary Clinton held a town hall meeting at the National Theater, where she encouraged the next generation to forge a future together. The Secretary also dedicated the new U.S. Embassy Sarajevo compound, which features the work of Bosnian photographer Ziyah Gafic. The Secretary honored the memories of Robert Frasure, Joe Kruzel and Nelson Drew, American diplomats who lost their lives en route Sarajevo to participate in the 1995 peace talks. Secretary Clinton said, "We re-dedicate ourselves to the cause for which they died, the cause of peace, stability, prosperity in Europe."
Secretary Clinton paid her first-ever visit to Serbia, where she met with President Tadic and civil society leaders in Belgrade. In Kosovo, Secretary Clinton met with Prime Minister Thaci and participated in a townterview for young Europeans.
The next generation was also a focus of Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith's outreach in Guyana. In Afghanistan, U.S. and Afghan officials provided young people kites inscribed with justice-themed messages to increase public knowledge of rule of law issues. And Under Secretary Maria Otero shared a personal experience from her own youth to underscore the significance of addressing water issues and informed us that 4,500 children die each day from water related diseases.
In Sudan, Ambassador Susan Rice met with young refugees at the Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced people and led a UN Security Council visit to Southern Sudan. USAID officials announced a food voucher program to assist Sudanese families.
Ambassador Ertharin Cousin and her team in Rome commemorated World Food Day. As part of the U.S. response to ending global hunger and advancing sustainable agriculture, Ambassador Cousin and colleagues also participated in the 36th Committee on World Food Security. Assistant Secretary Jose Fernandez traveled to Iowa to help honor the 2010 World Food Prize winners and participated in the Borlaug Dialogues to address cutting-edge issues in food security and nutrition.
In California, Secretary Clinton addressed innovation and American leadership and underscored U.S. commitment to work with scientists, researchers and others to improve peoples' standard of living. For example, Alec Ross described how U.S. and Mexican officials are working with Mexican mobile providers to create a secure tipline that will be available to residents of Juarez and are partnering with civil society groups to develop an online platform through which they can then review trends in crimes reported and responses by authorities in Juarez.
Partnerships continued to play an important role in how American diplomats are addressing global issues elsewhere. In Atlanta, Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall led a delegation of nearly 50 foreign ambassadors, representing over 500 million people from around the world, to encourage business partnerships and to share with them American culture. Meanwhile, in Ottawa, U.S. diplomats embraced local traditions and joined their colleagues in celebrating the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday. Ambassador Luis CdeBaca described the launch of the Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking, and Daniel Rosenblum addressed how U.S. assistance to the Crimea is building goodwill towards the United States and establishing long-term partnerships between Americans and Ukrainians.
The United States continued to contribute to flood relief and recovery efforts in Pakistan, and U.S. assistance to the country also provided a new dormitory for midwifery students. U.S. Embassy Islamabad colleagues and Pakistani musicians honored the life and legacy of Daniel Pearl to connect our two countries through music and spread a message of hope and unity in the face of violence. In the week ahead, U.S. and Pakistani officials will hold the third high-level meeting of the Strategic Dialogue in Washington. In advance of this event, the DipNote team invited our readers to consider: "Why is it important to strengthen ties between the United States and Pakistan?" We look forward to reading your responses to this question, as well as your comments on all of our postings this week.
On a final note, all of us here were inspired by the rescue of the Chilean miners last week. We join the world in celebrating the miners' safe return to the surface and applauding this remarkable feat.


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Debates of March 11th, 2010
House of Commons Hansard #7 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was women.
- Question Period
- Gender Equity in Indian Registration Act
- National Office for Fire and Emergency Response Statistics Act
- Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act
- Tanning Equipment Warning (Cancer Risks) Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Resumption of debate on Address in Reply
- Olympic Athletes
- Azeri Community
- Jacques Hétu
- Ukrainian Voice
- Taxation
- Volunteerism
- Delta Community Leader
- Jasey-Jay Anderson
- The Budget
- Collège Jean-Eudes Football Team
- The Budget
- Persons with Disabilities
- Earthquakes
- Haiti
- Earthquakes
- Earthquake Victims
- Afghanistan
- Government Spending
- Telecommunications
- Justice
- Status of Women
- Taxation
- Haiti
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Government Spending
- Persons with Disabilities
- The Budget
- Telecommunications
- Scientific Research
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Burma
- Haiti
- Employment Insurance
- Rights & Democracy
- The Budget
- Business of the House
- Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply
- Protection of Insignia of Military Orders, Decorations and Medals Act
The Budget
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Daniel Petit Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the opposition voted against the economic recovery. Canadians, however, have made it very clear to us that the economy is their priority. Our budget focuses on jobs and economic growth and will also help us head in the direction of a balanced budget.
Our government tabled a budget containing a number of measures that will benefit the people of Quebec and Canada. In addition, we were very clear: we will not raise taxes and we will not cut the main transfer payments to individuals and the provinces.
Yesterday, the Bloc opposed this budget. The Bloc claims to be here in Ottawa to defend the interests of Quebeckers, but it voted instead to defend and promote its own interests.
We, the 11 Conservative members from Quebec, will never let the people of Quebec down, as the Bloc did. We will always work hard on the things that are important to them.
Collège Jean-Eudes Football Team
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Massimo Pacetti Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC
Mr. Speaker, on November 13, 2009, in Trois-Rivières, the Collège Jean-Eudes football team, the Aigles, defeated the Vert & Or of the Séminaire Saint-Joseph by a score of 55-32, winning the AA cadet league Bol d'or.
With three consecutive touchdowns, the Aigles took control of the match in the first quarter and had an impressive lead. The defence managed a number of interceptions and its ability to brilliantly contain the running game of the Vert & Or was a big help.
As the member for Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel and as a football fan, I want to extend my congratulations on an exceptional season to the young Aigles, their head coach Olivier Baillargeon, his assistants Guillaume St-Armand, Derek Kalinauskas, Patrick Mechaka, David Michaud, François Bougie, Jeffrey Pierre and Charles Truchon and football coordinator Alain Cloutier.
What excellent teamwork!
The Budget
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Larry Miller Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, ON
Mr. Speaker, last night the opposition coalition voted yet again against Canada's economic recovery. Our government's budget is based on hundreds of consultations with Canadian workers, businesses and families from coast to coast to coast. We heard one message loud and clear: Canadians remain concerned about jobs and the economy.
In keeping with these priorities the budget completes our economic action plan. It contains stimulus measures to create jobs now, additional steps to protect existing jobs and looks ahead to secure Canada's long-term growth. We made it clear in the budget that our government will not raise taxes or cut major transfers to key programs like health care or to other levels of government. No wonder the Liberals voted against it. Our jobs and growth budget continues a plan that is working.
Canadians can count on this government to continue to focus on what matters to them. We will not let them down.
Persons with Disabilities
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Maurice Vellacott Saskatoon—Wanuskewin, SK
Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I inform the House today that our Conservative government has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This convention promotes the full inclusion of persons with disabilities around the world.
We know that Canadians with disabilities make significant contributions to our communities and to our economy. That is why our Conservative government has made important investments to create opportunities and support their full inclusion.
For example, the registered disability savings plan is giving Canadian families peace of mind by helping them save for the long-term financial security of a loved one with a disability.
Today all Canadians can truly be proud. The ratification of this historic convention is yet another step to ensuring Canadians with disabilities have opportunities to contribute to our great country.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
John Rafferty Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON
Mr. Speaker, I would like to join my New Democrat colleagues and all of my friends in this place in paying our respects and offering our shared concern and sympathy for people who are enduring immense suffering in the wake of massive natural disasters.
The immense loss of life, of physical and social structure in Haiti has been gut wrenching to witness for all Canadians, but especially those who have come from Haiti to Canada or have friends, family members and loved ones living and working in that country.
In response to this disaster the people of Canada showed through words and deeds that we stand with the strong people of Haiti and are committed to the long-term recovery of that country with whom we have a special relationship.
Let us also take a moment today to remember the plight of the people of Chile and Turkey who have experienced similar upheaval recently due to powerful earthquakes. Thankfully the people of these countries were spared the immense human toll paid by the people of Haiti, but there was still significant loss of life, physical infrastructure and economic stability.
We offer our deepest condolences to the families of Canadians who lost their lives and to the people of Haiti, Turkey and Chile and re-commit to helping them recover and rebuild.
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Maria Mourani Ahuntsic, QC
Mr. Speaker, we were horrified on January 12 to hear about the 7.0 Richter scale earthquake that struck Haiti. There are no words to describe the magnitude of this tragedy that indiscriminately struck a people already suffering. The number of victims is staggering, with many Quebeckers among them.
Quebec, where almost 90% of Canada's Haitian community lives, mobilized quickly and donations quickly materialized in an outpouring of unprecedented generosity.
We are also saddened by the disaster in Chile, which was struck by an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale on February 27, unleashing a tsunami and killing more than 500 people. Turkey was also rocked by an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale three days ago, leaving 50 victims in its wake.
The Bloc Québécois wants to assure the Chilean, Haitian and Turkish communities of its support during these difficult times. We are sure that, like the phoenix, these countries will rise from their ashes.
Statements By Members
March 11th, 2010 / 2:15 p.m.
Michael Ignatieff Etobicoke—Lakeshore, ON
Mr. Speaker, on January 12, catastrophe struck Haiti. Family ties and compassion have created a deep bond between our countries.
Canadians followed their hearts and showed true generosity in helping a country that has had more than its fair share of catastrophes. It is still difficult to comprehend the scope of the disaster. The grief felt at the loss of family, diplomats, humanitarian workers and Canadian police officers working with the UN in Haiti is still raw.
We will not forget those who were lost, especially Serge Marcil, who was our colleague and our friend.
We promise to follow their example of solidarity with Haiti and its people. The Canadians who were lost represented the best of ourselves.
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Pierre Poilievre Nepean—Carleton, ON
Mr. Speaker, Canada's government stands in solidarity with the people of Chile and Haiti after the disastrous earthquakes that so profoundly damaged both countries.
Given the unprecedented damage to Haiti, the Prime Minister set in motion ambitious and rapid assistance measures.
A revitalized military made this action possible. Large numbers of Chilean and Haitian Canadians also reacted out of concern for family and loved ones.
We pay tribute to the millions of Canadians, especially our soldiers and aid workers, who sacrificed to help friends they may never meet in their hour of need. But that is the Canadian way: quiet generosity, determined action, concrete results.
Today we honour those who were lost and pledge solidarity with those who remain.
Earthquake Victims
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
Order, please. Following discussions among the representatives of all parties in the House, I believe there is agreement to observe a moment of silence in memory of the earthquake victims in Haiti and Chile.
I invite hon. members to rise.
[A moment of silence observed.]
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Michael Ignatieff Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, the detainee issue is about fundamental issues regarding Canadian democracy. It is about the respect for human rights, our international obligations under the Geneva Convention, and ministerial responsibility to fulfill those obligations.
We on this side of the House have called for months for a full public inquiry about the Afghan mission, going right back to the beginning in 2001, and no new information will change this party's position on that issue.
I ask the Prime Minister once again. Will he do the right thing and allow Justice Iacobucci to lead a full public inquiry?
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, the opposition has inferred that somehow Canadian public servants are withholding information that would support the kind of unfounded allegations that it has made. These decisions are made by respected public servants.
We have asked Justice Iacobucci, who is a very respected Canadian, to review that work and ensure that all information is indeed available. I think that information continues to show that all personnel of the Canadian government have acted with regard to their obligations at all times.
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Michael Ignatieff Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, the core of this issue is, and always has been, the conduct of the government and the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister has done everything to prevent Canadians from getting to the bottom of this matter. The government boycotted the Afghanistan committee, censored documents, intimidated public servants, smeared Richard Colvin, shut down Parliament, and now is using Justice Iacobucci to buy some time. None of it has worked.
The question that Canadians want to know is this. What are the Prime Minister's specific grounds for refusing a public inquiry?
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, the government's position has been clear. Canadian officials have at all times conducted themselves in a most exemplary manner. The record is clear on that. Whenever problems have arisen, they have acted to address those problems.
Not only did we conclude a new transfer agreement some three years ago, but let me read what a former Liberal chief of staff had to say about this government's work: "The [Conservative] government improved the agreement. The concerns that Ms. Olexiuk had raised and the provisions that she apparently at that time had argued for, were indeed put in the agreement by the [Conservative] government. And kudos to them for doing so".
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Michael Ignatieff Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, that does not change anything. The Prime Minister did everything in his power to hide the truth regarding Afghan detainees. He abused his power.
He shut down Parliament in order to avoid crucial questions on this matter. Now he is hiding behind Justice Iacobucci.
Why does he refuse to call a public inquiry? Why does he refuse to tell Canadians the truth?
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, it is the Leader of the Opposition who refuses to face the facts. The fact is that Canadian soldiers and public servants have conducted themselves in an exemplary manner at all times.
There is no evidence to support the allegations concocted by the opposition. We are very proud of the work of our soldiers and public servants in Afghanistan.


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