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Saadawi, Nawal El
Nawal El Saadawi 1931-
(Name also transliterated as Nawal al'Sadaawi, al-Nawal Sa'adawi, and al-Nawal Sa'dawi) Egyptian novelist, essayist, short-story and novella writer, nonfiction writer, memoirist, and playwright.
The following entry provides an overview of El Saadawi's career through 2003.
El Saadawi is hailed as one of the preeminent voices in Middle Eastern feminist literature and women's rights activism. In her writings she exposes the subservient role that women are expected to play in a patriarchal society and details the tortures, mutilations, and spirit-breaking rules and regulations that contribute to the oppression of women. El Saadawi attacks fundamentalist religious groups of all types, pointing out that these extreme groups are based on a distrust of women and blame women for the sins of mankind. In her works El Saadawi advocates for the separation of church and state, the termination of the practice of female circumcision, and the recognition of women's rights to control their own bodies and destinies.
Biographical Information
El Saadawi was born on October 27, 1931, north of Cairo, Egypt, to El Sayed, a local education director, and Zeinab, a homemaker. Although her family held progressive views and El Saadawi and her sisters were educated, she was forced to undergo a traditional clitoridectomy when she was six years old, a memory recounted in El wajh el ary lilma'ra el arabeya (1977; The Hidden Face of Eve. After secondary school she enrolled in the University of Cairo, where she was one of only a handful of female students seeking a degree as a medical doctor. She specialized in psychiatry and received her degree in 1955. That year she married a fellow physician, Ahmed Helmy, and had a daughter, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1956. In 1958 she began working for Egypt's Ministry of Health in Cairo and was eventually named the department's Director of Health Education, but after the publication of her nonfiction book El ma'ra wal ginse (1971; Women and Sex), she was summarily fired from her position. El Saadawi's writings became censored, and she was forced to publish from Lebanon. In 1978 the United Nations offered her a position in Ethiopia as director of its African Training and Research Center for Women, but in 1980 she resigned and returned to her homeland to concentrate on her writing career. In 1981 Anwar Sadat, the President of Egypt, rounded up political dissidents, both male and female, and imprisoned them for their beliefs. El Saadawi was one of the women held at Qanatir Women's Prison. Her incarceration was the basis for her memoir, Mozakerati fi signel nissa (1983; Memoirs from the Women's Prison). Her contact with a prisoner at Qanatir served as inspiration for an earlier work, a novel titled Emra'a enda noktat el sifr (1975; A Woman at Point Zero). Due to political persecution and threats on her life, El Saadawi left Egypt in 1993 and accepted a post at Duke University. Since that time she has held positions at many prestigious colleges and universities worldwide, including Duke, Cairo University, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, the Sorbonne, Georgetown, Florida State University, and the University of California, Berkeley. El Saadawi has since returned to Cairo, where she lives with her third husband, Sherif Hetata, a physician and the translator of many of her works. In 2001 a fundamentalist Islamic group sued to annul Hetata and El Saadawi's marriage on the grounds that her heresy was causing harm to his soul. The case was eventually dismissed, but it illustrates the continued antagonism toward El Saadawi and her writings.
Major Works
Although Women and Sex created a huge controversy in Egypt for its frank discussion of the sexuality of women, El Saadawi was unknown to most Western audiences until 1980, when The Hidden Face of Eve was translated into English. The essays in this collection describe female genital mutilation, chronicle the rules and regulations governing the lives of women, and tell of the difficulties and shame associated with being a woman in a repressive patriarchal society. These themes are repeated throughout El Saadawi's writings. In Emra'atan fi emra'ah (1968; Two Women in One), Bahiah, the protagonist, goes to attend university and begins to make choices for herself concerning love and her future. Her father is unhappy with her stance that she is free to make these decisions, so he sells her into marriage. She flees and is eventually imprisoned. El Saadawi's own imprisonment in 1981 is the basis for her autobiographical Memoirs from the Women's Prison. A Woman at Point Zero was inspired by meetings El Saadawi had with a female prisoner at Qanatir, a prostitute named Firdaus, in 1974. El Saadawi creates a story around Firdaus, who seeks to gain financial independence through prostitution. After she is labeled as dishonored, she decides to turn to a more traditional career. Although she rises quickly to the top echelon of female workers in her field, the realization that she has not regained respectability and that she is still selling her body—albeit in a different way—prompts complete disillusionment with society and causes her to return to her former life as a prostitute. The exploitation and subjugation of women is the focal point of Mawt el rajoh el waheed ala el ard (1976; God Dies by the Nile) and Ughniyat al-atfal al-da'iriyah (1978; The Circling Song). God Dies by the Nile centers on two sisters who are molested at a young age by the local magistrate. When the official finds that one of the sisters is pregnant, he murders an innocent man from the village and frames the girls' father for the murder. The Circling Song also portrays two siblings—this time Hamida and her twin brother, Hamido. Hamida is repeatedly molested by neighbors and extended family members. When she is found to be pregnant, her mother sends her away in secret, to protect her from repercussions that will surely follow. Her brother is sent by the men in the family to find her and kill her to regain the family honor. Her innocence and the fact that the pregnancy is the result of rape are not issues the men feel are worth contemplating; in their minds her condition is the result of the inferior morality of women. El gha'aeb (1965; Searching) focuses on a woman striving for love and self-actualization. Fouada is a high-level government employee whose personal quest is to make a positive impact in the world around her. She begins a romance, meeting her new man each week at a local restaurant. When he ceases to show up for dates and is unreachable by telephone, she grows despondent. She begins to feel that she has deluded herself and believes that she will never be able to make a significant mark in her career because women are not taken seriously in her professional world. The limitations of women's roles in a repressive society are further explored in Suqut al-Imam (1987; The Fall of the Imam) and Ganat wa iblis (1992; The Innocence of the Devil). The Innocence of the Devil has been viewed as a modern fable that draws heavily on allegory and magical realism to tell the story of Ganat, a woman who is institutionalized. The novel examines the dangers of religious fanaticism and asserts that women are often the most susceptible to abuse and suffering when religious laws become more stringent. Many of El Saadawi's recurring themes are brought together in The Fall of the Imam: abuse of power by male officials, rape, exploitation, and the unjust punishment of women for crimes committed by men. The story follows Bint Allah, a woman born out of wedlock whose father is the religious leader of the community. Throughout the novel he continually strives to have her killed and discredits her existence as a sin against God, refusing to acknowledge his paternity. El Saadawi has also written two autobiographies. A Daughter of Isis (1999) covers El Saadawi's childhood and describes her activist role in Egyptian feminism; Walking through Fire (2002) continues to outline her political battles to change the role of women in Middle Eastern society.
Critical Reception
Although El Saadawi enjoys predominantly favorable critical attention among Western reviewers, a handful of Middle Eastern and Islamic commentators contend that instead of simply exposing injustices, her negative depiction of religious laws, Middle Eastern culture, and Islamic men actually reinforces Western stereotypes. Some critics maintain that because El Saadawi consciously writes for Western audiences, her works accomplish little more than raising indignation and a political backlash that further represses the marginalized women whose condition she wishes to expose. Both Western and Eastern commentators applaud El Saadawi for attempting to expose the mistreatment of Middle Eastern women, but they differ in their assessment of the effectiveness of El Saadawi's writings and politically-charged activism in bringing about change. Feminists applaud El Saadawi's courage in writing texts that are considered revolutionary and politically subversive.
Principal Works
Mozakerat tabiba (novel) 1958; published as Memoirs of a Woman Doctor, 1988
Talamt el houb (short stories) 1958
Hanam kalil (short stories) 1959
Lahzat sidk (short stories) 1962
El gha'aeb (novel) 1965; published as Searching, 1989
Emra'atan fi emra'ah (novella) 1968; published as Two Women in One, 1986
El ma'ra wal ginse [Women and Sex,] (nonfiction) 1971
El khait wa ain' el hayat (short stories) 1972; published as She Has No Place in Paradise, 1987
Emra'a enda noktat el sifr (novel) 1975; published as A Woman at Point Zero, 1983
al-Mar'ah wa-al-sira al-nafsi (nonfiction) 1976
Mawt el rajoh el waheed ala el ard (novel) 1976; published as God Dies by the Nile, 1985
El ensan (play) 1977
El wajh el ary lilma'ra el arabeya (nonfiction) 1977; published as The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World, 1980
Ughniyat al-atfal al-da'iriyah (novel) 1978; published as The Circling Song, 1989
Mowt ma'ali el wazin (short stories) 1979; published as Death of an Ex-Minister, 1987
Mozakerati fi signel nissa (memoirs) 1983; published as Memoirs from the Women's Prison, 1986
Isis (play) 1986
Rihlati hawla al-alam (memoirs) 1986; published as My Travels around the World, 1992
Suqut al-Imam (novel) 1987; published as The Fall of the Imam, 1988
Ganat wa iblis (novel) 1992; published as The Innocence of the Devil, 1994
The Nawal El Saadawi Reader (collected essays) 1997
A Daughter of Isis: The Autobiography of Nawal El Saadawi (autobiography) 1999
Walking through Fire: A Life of Nawal El Saadawi (memoirs) 2002
Miriam Cooke (review date spring 1986)
SOURCE: Cooke, Miriam. Review of Two Women in One, by Nawal El Saadawi. World Literature Today 60, no. 2 (spring 1986): 356-57.
[In the following review, Cooke examines the oppression faced by Bahiah, the protagonist of Two Women in One.]
The theme of Nawal el-Saadawi's at once powerful and programmatically feminist novel/text [Two Women in One] is contained in its dedication to young people, and particularly to young women. They must resist like roses, whose tender petals become "sharp protruding thorns [so that] they can survive among hungry bees."
The reader meets Bahiah Shaheen as she is beginning to realize that her body, and...
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Sara Terry (review date 5 September 1986)
SOURCE: Terry, Sara. "Journey into the Heart of a Radical Arab Woman." Christian Science Monitor (5 September 1986): B5.
[In the following review of Two Women in One, Terry expresses doubt concerning the liberating aspects of Bahiah's sexual awakening, but believes that the novella offers an insightful look into the life of a young Arab woman.]
The fifth and most recent volume in the Seal Press series "Women in Translation" (which includes already-published volumes of work by Danish and Norwegian female authors) comes from Nawal el-Saadawi, an Egyptian feminist, political activist, and author whose previous works include The Hidden Face of Eve, a...
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Miriam Cooke (review date winter 1990)
SOURCE: Cooke, Miriam. Review of The Circling Song, by Nawal El Saadawi. World Literature Today 64, no. 1 (winter 1990): 187.
[In the following review of The Circling Song, Cooke notes El Saadawi's examination of gender roles and the oppressive power of men in the book.]
Nawal El Saadawi wrote the original Arabic version of The Circling Song in 1973, published it two years later in Beirut (she was on the Egyptian government's blacklist at the time), and has now had it translated anonymously and published in the United Kingdom and the United States. From the dedication to the closing section, which is a two-page verbatim repetition of the opening,...
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Louis Werner (essay date 25 June 1990)
SOURCE: Werner, Louis. "Arab Feminist Pens Powerful Prose." Christian Science Monitor 82, no. 146 (25 June 1990): 14.
[In the following essay, Werner evaluates El Saadawi's She Has No Place in Paradise, The Fall of the Imam, and Death of an Ex-Minister, asserting that integral to these works is a recurring theme of power abuse and oppression, especially in male/female relationships.]
The Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi is a remarkable and courageous woman. Successfully balancing vocations in literature, social criticism, and medicine, she has broken a path that most of her countrywomen can only hope one day to follow.
And for taking...
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Lucasta Miller (review date 19 July 1991)
SOURCE: Miller, Lucasta. "Without Doubt." New Statesman and Society 4, no. 160 (19 July 1991): 36.
[In the following review, Miller discusses El Saadawi's travelogue My Travels around the World, which she contends is a mixture of travel writing and autobiography designed to fight oppression.]
Doctor, writer, UN representative, and, for a time, political prisoner, Nawal el Saadawi has been a rebel with a cause since childhood. From the moment she stamped her foot and rejected a frilly white dress for a toy aeroplane, she was determined to escape the limited role assigned to the daughter of a traditional Egyptian family. Her new book [My Travels around the...
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Kenneth Payne (essay date winter 1992)
SOURCE: Payne, Kenneth. "A Woman at Point Zero: Nawal El Saadawi's Feminist Picaresque." Southern Humanities Review 26, no. 1 (winter 1992): 11-18.
[In the following essay, Payne investigates the rogue aspects of Firdaus's actions in A Woman at Point Zero and establishes that her behavior is not merely an act of rebellion but an effect of her dissatisfaction with an oppressive society.]
Nawal el Saadawi's A Woman at Point Zero was conceived in the autumn of 1974 at Qanatir Women's Prison, where the author began a series of meetings with a female prisoner who was awaiting execution for having murdered a man. The prisoner was Firdaus, and A...
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Nawal El Saadawi and Angela Johnson (interview date March 1992)
SOURCE: El Saadawi, Nawal, and Angela Johnson. "Speaking at Point Zero: [off our backs] Talks with Nawal El Saadawi." off our backs 22, no. 3 (March 1992): 1, 6-7.
[In the following interview, El Saadawi shares her views on the political aspects of female liberation, discusses women's political oppression in Egypt, and outlines the impetus behind her writings.]
At the recent National Organization for Women (NOW) 25th Anniversary Conference [off our backs] collective member Angela Johnson interviewed Egyptian writer and activist Nawal El-Saadawi.
[Johnson]: What did you think of the conference?
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Evelyne Accad (review date spring 1992)
SOURCE: Accad, Evelyne. Review of Searching, by Nawal El Saadawi. World Literature Today 66, no. 2 (spring 1992): 396.
[In the following review, Accad presents an enthusiastically positive assessment of Searching, stating that in this novel, El Saadawi explores women's self-actualization and independence in a repressive, male-dominated atmosphere.]
The well-known Egyptian novelist, physician, and psychiatrist Nawal El Saadawi, whose many achievements were made in spite of the bias she encountered within her society and who has already amazed us with her courage and her relentless struggle against the harmful stereotypes of women in the Arab world, has...
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Nawal El Saadawi and George Lerner (interview date April 1992)
SOURCE: El Saadawi, Nawal, and George Lerner. "Nawal El Saadawi: 'To Us, Women's Liberation Is the Unveiling of the Mind'." Progressive 56, no. 4 (April 1992): 32-5.
[In the following interview, El Saadawi expresses her opinion on the strides toward equality that women have made in the Middle East, discusses the political climate in Egypt, and excoriates American interference in Middle Eastern politics, finding that American involvement adds to increased fundamentalism and therefore more oppression of women.]
Nawal el-Saadawi, the author of more than two dozen books, is a champion of the women's liberation movement in Egypt. A physician by training, El-Saadawi,...
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Ramzi M. Salti (review date spring 1993)
SOURCE: Salti, Ramzi M. Review of Ganat wa iblis (The Innocence of the Devil), by Nawal El Saadawi. World Literature Today 67, no. 2 (spring 1993): 437-38.
[In the following review, Salti examines the ways El Saadawi reconfigures oppressive religious ideologies in The Innocence of the Devil.]
Nawal El Saadawi's latest novel, Jannât wa-Iblîs [The Innocence of the Devil], differs from her previous works in that it emphasizes a subject matter that had thus far been circumvented in her novels. For the first time in her thirty-four years of literary production, the author of such relatively "secular" works as Al-ghâ'ib (1976; Eng....
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M. D. Allen (review date summer 1995)
SOURCE: Allen, M. D. Review of The Innocence of the Devil, by Nawal El Saadawi. World Literature Today 69, no. 3 (summer 1995): 637-38.
[In the following review, Allen finds The Innocence of the Devil fraught with omens and negative imagery in which the text becomes mired.]
"I knew," reflects Firdaus in Woman at Point Zero, the best known of Nawal El Saadawi's novels, "that men were in control of both our worlds, the one on earth and the one in heaven." The Innocence of the Devil makes the same point, going on to claim that male control of women in this world is facilitated by a patriarchal theology that subordinates them sub...
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Nawal El Saadawi and Pat Lancaster (interview date December 1997)
SOURCE: El Saadawi, Nawal, and Pat Lancaster. "Unveiling the Mind." Middle East, no. 273 (December 1997): 40-41.
[In the following interview, El Saadawi relates her opinion on politics and the controlling elements of fundamentalist religious movements.]
On the morning of the day I was to interview Nawal El Saadawi I heard her speaking in a discussion programme on BBC Radio 4. There was growing international concern about Saddam Hussein's decision to bar Americans from all UN weapons inspections. The possible ramifications of his decision were high on the agenda of the discussion panel, which also included former British foreign secretary Douglas Hurd, who held...
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Nicki Hitchcott (review date December 2000)
SOURCE: Hitchcott, Nicki. Review of A Daughter of Isis, by Nawal El Saadawi. Journal of Modern African Studies 38, no. 4 (December 2000): 722-23.
[In the following review, Hitchcott compliments the wealth of information about El Saadawi's life and family contained in A Daughter of Isis.]
In her fictional writings, Nawal El Saadawi emphasises the need for women to become the subjects of their own stories, to speak in their own words and thus to create their own meanings out of their lives. Now, in her autobiography [A Daughter of Isis], Saadawi begins to construct herself as subject of her own fascinating story. Recognised throughout the world as an Arab...
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Nabila Jaber (review date winter 2001)
SOURCE: Jaber, Nabila. Review of A Daughter of Isis, by Nawal El Saadawi. Arab Studies Quarterly 23, no. 1 (winter 2001): 81-4.
[In the following review, Jaber recommends A Daughter of Isis to readers, stating that the autobiography is expertly written and thought-provoking on issues of gender relations and racism.]
Seeking a temporary respite from death threats back home and agonizing over living a status of exile in North Carolina, the author takes up the project of writing her autobiography as a way to make sense of her existence. Now over 60 years old Saadawi engages in the process of self-reflection while consciously challenges her representation of...
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Earl G. Ingersoll (essay date 2001)
SOURCE: Ingersoll, Earl G. "Nawal El Saadawi's The Fall of the Imam and the Possibility of a Feminine Writing." International Fiction Review 28, nos. 1-2 (2001): 23-31.
[In the following essay, Ingersoll probes the style of The Fall of the Imam and maintains that through the use of fantasy, multiple points of view, and non-linear plot techniques, El Saadawi focuses on patriarchal societies and religions while controverting the masculine narrative structures used in most novels and replacing the form with a more feminine discourse.]
The writing of Nawal El Saadawi1 reminds readers that not all "democracies" of what we used to be...
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Marilyn Booth (review date January 2003)
SOURCE: Booth, Marilyn. "Dramatic Monologue." Women's Review of Books 20, no. 4 (January 2003): 11-12.
[In the following review of Walking through Fire, Booth acknowledges the pivotal role that El Saadawi played in Middle Eastern feminism, but wishes that the author would have elaborated on other feminists in the regime and explained the impact of the various organizations she has founded or worked with.]
In 1956, baby daughter in her arms, Nawal El Saadawi traveled from Cairo to her father's village, Kafr Tahla in the Nile Delta. Newly graduated from Cairo University Medical School, she welcomed a change of air and took a post running the government-built...
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Ilona Lo Iacono (review date February/March 2003)
SOURCE: Lo Iacono, Ilona. "Ilona Lo Iacono on a Portrait of the Writer as a Young Woman." Arena Magazine 63 (February/March 2003): 54-5.
[In the following review, Lo Iacono provides an overview of Walking through Fire and highlights El Saadawi's religious and gender-specific political views.]
This second volume of Egyptian feminist and writer Nawal El Saadawi's autobiography begins in North Carolina in 1993 and moves backwards in time and place, examining the events which led her to leave her home country in fear of her life in 1992. Known for her novels, short stories and writings on women, El Saadawi has a reputation as a passionate activist whose writing...
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Further Reading
Amireh, Amal. "Framing Nawal El Saadawi: Arab Feminism in a Transnational World." Signs 26, no. 1 (autumn 2000): 215-49.
Analyzes the differences between the aims of El Saadawi's writing and Western interpretation of her works, asserting that Western opinions of Arabs are clouded by stereotypes and unfamiliarity.
Darraj, Susan Mauddi. "'We All Want the Same Things Basically': Feminism in Arab Women's Literature." Women and Language 26, no. 1 (spring 2003): 79-82.
Examines women's issues within a global context, detailing the different agendas and definitions of feminism among various Middle...
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I've recently been introduced to this whole tea things by some insistent friends who've been nudging me for a while now to try the stuff.
Well, I've been hooked now ever since I had my first cup of Earl Grey. I visited a nearby Teavana store (It seems like this may not have been the best decision? Teavana seems to get a lot of negative feedback?) and bought myself 2 oz. of their Earl Grey with Creme and a stainless steel strainer.
I've loved being able to make my own tea and I'm really happy with the Earl Grey with Creme, but as I mentioned, I'm wondering if Teavana tea was really the best place to start. Is there a standard Earl Grey that is high quality and a good place to start as a newbie to all of this?

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Debates of April 26th, 2010
House of Commons Hansard #33 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was refugees.
- Question Period
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
- Balanced Refugee Reform Act
- Missing Children Society of Canada
- Bay of Fundy
- Maison de la famille LeMoyne
- Health
- National Food Policy
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Infrastructure
- Competition for Disabled Athletes
- Canada-India
- Canada-Vietnam
- Quebec's Forest Economies
- Lake Avenue Elementary School
- Firearms Registry
- Status of Women
- David Freiman
- Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
- Afghanistan
- Ethics
- Lobbying
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Ethics
- Afghanistan
- International Cooperation
- Military Police Complaints Commission
- Member for Beauce
- Tax Harmonization
- Agriculture
- Foreign Aid
- Environment
- Forestry Industry
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Anti-terrorism Act
- Firearms Registry
- Access to Information
- Anti-terrorism Act
- Airport Security
- Pensions
- Vancouver 2010 Winter Games
- Health
- Government Assistance
- Presence in Gallery
- Points of Order
- Export Development Canada
- Documents Regarding Mission in Afghanistan
- Government Response to Petitions
- Increasing Voter Participation Act
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
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Bay of Fundy
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Scott Brison Kings—Hants, NS
Madam Speaker, the 270 kilometre-long Bay of Fundy between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia is home to the highest tides in the world, where 100 billion tonnes of water flow in and out of the bay twice per day, an amount greater than the combined total of all the world's freshwater rivers.
The Bay of Fundy is the sole Canadian entry remaining among the 28 finalists in the third and final phase of the New7Wonders of Nature contest. Over one billion votes are expected to be cast before voting ends and the winner is announced in November 2011.
Visitors to my home in Cheverie have stared in bewilderment at a bare sea floor, which just hours earlier had been a sea of waves lapping along the shoreline. However, the Bay of Fundy is more than just high tides. It is the home of 300 million year old fossils at sites such as Blue Beach and Joggins. It is one of the world's most diverse marine environments.
I urge all members and all Canadians to cast their votes at www.votemyfundy.com to make the Bay of Fundy one of the New7Wonders of Nature.
Maison de la famille LeMoyne
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Josée Beaudin Saint-Lambert, QC
Madam Speaker, today I wish to pay tribute to a family support agency in my riding, the Maison de la famille LeMoyne.
On March 31, the Maison de la famille, nestled in the LeMoyne neighbourhood of Longueuil, celebrated its 10th anniversary at its annual fundraising dinner at the Jacques-Rousseau school in Longueuil.
This agency, which has become an essential resource in a neighbourhood where needs are great, puts its faith in the strength of parents and helps them to build their families with dignity and self-esteem.
Through parental support, help with homework, drop-in learning centres and parent-child workshops, the Maison de la famille contributes to the well-being of the people in the community.
I want to congratulate the "Maison" on its excellent work and unparalleled dedication and wish everyone there another wonderful decade of success.
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Jim Maloway Elmwood—Transcona, MB
Mr. Speaker, Norman Guilbert, a grandfather and retired educator from Elmwood—Transcona, who had never phoned a politician's office in his life, called to inform me that Health Canada announced that beverage companies would now be allowed to add synthetic caffeine to all soft drinks, as much as 75% of that allowed in the most highly caffeinated colas.
Canadians already have concerns over their children drinking coffee and colas because they know caffeine is an addictive stimulant. Soft drinks have been designed and marketed toward children for generations. It is already hard enough for Canadian parents to control the amount of sugar, artificial sweeteners and other additives their children consume. By allowing such amounts of caffeine in all child-marketed soft drinks, Canadian parents will lose further control over protecting their children's health.
It seems the government is willing to follow American deregulation at the sacrifice of the health of children and pregnant women, which goes against what Canadian parents stand for.
National Food Policy
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Larry Bagnell Yukon, YT
Mr. Speaker, rural Canada matters. On an Ontario farm today, the Liberal leader unveiled Canada's first national food policy to link urban and rural Canada and put more homegrown food on our tables. Our national food policy would improve our health and build our economy with five core areas: healthy living, safer foods, sustainable farm incomes, environmental farmland stewardship and global leadership on food promotion.
Our food policy would work with farmers to build new programs from the farm up, introduce new health labelling and create tough standards on trans fats. We would build practical, bankable farm programs to meet the costs of production, stronger environmental farm plans and new market opportunities. We believe in a nation where economic opportunity and high quality of life can be achieved in all regions.
We have also announced a plan to attract doctors and nurses to rural Canada. We give a different choice to Canadians than the current government. By freezing corporate tax cuts, we can invest in deficit reduction and important economic initiatives such as a national food policy.
Buying local is good for our farmers who grow the world's highest quality foods for our families and for the environment.
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
James Rajotte Edmonton—Leduc, AB
Mr. Speaker, the Canada Foundation for Innovation is an independent corporation created by the Government of Canada to fund research infrastructure. The mandate of the CFI is to strengthen the capacity of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research institutions to carry out cutting-edge research and technology development that benefits all of Canada.
Our government is pleased to announce that, following an overall performance evaluation and value for money audit of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, an independent international review panel has declared that it is the most successful research funding organization of its kind in the world.
Our government is proud of the CFI's accomplishments. We recognize that in the global economy knowledge, research and innovation are at the heart of economic growth and success. That is why this government has provided over $1.34 billion in funding since 2006.
We congratulate everyone at the CFI and wish it continued success. We congratulate Dr. Eliot Phillipson who has served so well and is retiring as president after six very successful years at the helm.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Dean Allison Niagara West—Glanbrook, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to highlight a recent investment that our government has made in my riding of Niagara West—Glanbrook. In co-operation with the government of Ontario and the YMCA of Niagara, a total investment of $12 million is paving the way for a brand new YMCA in the town of Grimsby.
I was very pleased to attend the groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday and I am look forward to seeing the results and the benefits for our community that this new facility will bring. Continuing in the fine tradition of the Y, I am certain that this new complex will be an important hub for Niagara West—Glanbrook in developing strong kids, strong families and strong communities. Over 80 person years of employment will be generated through its construction and once it is open, it will employ nearly 100 people in full and part-time capacities.
I am proud to be part of a government that is providing funding for projects across the country that are getting shovels in the ground, creating jobs and enabling organizations like the YMCA of Niagara to grow and prosper.
Competition for Disabled Athletes
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Pascal-Pierre Paillé Louis-Hébert, QC
Mr. Speaker, the 27th edition of the Défi sportif will be held this year from April 27 to May 2. With a slogan this year of "Choose to win", this international sporting event brings together elite athletes with all types of disabilities. More than 3,200 athletes from over 20 countries will face each other with one goal in mind: winning.
There is one major difference this year: for the first time, the Défi will host the World Hockey Championship for Amputee Athletes. Five teams will compete for the gold medal in this tournament. Good luck to all the hockey players and to all the athletes at the Défi sportif, particularly those from Quebec.
I have no doubt that the spokesperson for the event, Chantal Petitclerc, a 14-time gold medallist at the Paralympic Games, will be an inspiration to all of the participants.
We will see them from April 27 to May 2 at the Défi sportif.
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2:05 p.m.
Deepak Obhrai Calgary East, AB
Mr. Speaker, Canada-India ties continue to strengthen following the very successful visit to India by a strong delegation led by the Prime Minister last November. Canada is home to a large Indo Canadian community. Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Jains all contribute immensely to further this relationship.
India is the world's largest multicultural democracy. It also has a well established legal process. India today is an example of the fruits that co-operation between communities bring. The Government of Canada and Canadians stand strongly behind efforts to strengthen our relationship and in no way will accept, support or encourage any efforts that undermine a strong, united and multicultural India.
This government strongly condemns the recent threats of violence made by extremists within the Canadian Sikh community. This is unacceptable.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Bryon Wilfert Richmond Hill, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to give recognition to the special delegation of the citizens' complaints committee of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which is here today on Parliament Hill.
The purpose of its visit is to enhance its understanding about the role of members of Parliament, communications with the constituency and how to resolve citizens' complaints. This occasion also provides parliamentarians with an opportunity to share information, discuss issues of mutual concern and strengthen our bilateral relations.
The Canada-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group continues to play an important role in the development of parliamentary relations and I am pleased that many of my colleagues have attended a number of meetings and discussions. They have learned that "complaints" is a very negative term. We like to use the word "concerns" of constituents. I think it was very useful in the deliberations we have had over the last few days.
Quebec's Forest Economies
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2:05 p.m.
Jacques Gourde Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC
Mr. Speaker, this morning my colleague, the Minister of State for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec announced the establishment of the temporary initiative for the strengthening of Quebec's forest economies.
This three-year, $100 million measure is intended to support communities affected by the forestry crisis in their efforts to expand and diversify their economic activity.
The initiative will make it possible to assist the industry and its workers by providing funding for local projects that improve the performance of enterprises in communities hit by the crisis in the forest sector.
The Government of Canada is well aware of the magnitude of the forestry crisis in Quebec and of the pressure it is placing on the communities whose economies rely heavily on the industry.
Our government is acting in the interests of local workers and their communities by strengthening the economy in these regions. This is yet another example of a tailored response to the specific problems facing those populations struggling with the crisis in this industry.
Lake Avenue Elementary School
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Wayne Marston Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, ON
Mr. Speaker, this past Saturday in my riding of Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, my wife and I had the great pleasure of attending a fundraising spaghetti dinner for the Lake Avenue Elementary School's band.
This senior band had just taken home the gold in a local competition. Now the band gets to travel to Ottawa and participate in our capital city's renowned MusicFest competition on May 21.
These young people's achievement is all the more impressive, when we realize the catchment area for Lake Avenue Elementary School is in one of the poorest areas of Hamilton and indeed in the country. Not only that, but when we also know that English is the second language for 85% of this school's student body, that adds other challenges.
My heartfelt congratulations go out to music teacher Matthew Skinner and his very talented students for their wonderful achievement. They have made us all so very proud.
Firearms Registry
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
David Anderson Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
Mr. Speaker, since the Liberal leader announced his plans to force his MPs to keep the wasteful and ineffective long gun registry, the Liberal member for Avalon has been awfully silent.
The member for Avalon has not said whether he will represent his constituents and oppose the wasteful long gun registry, or if he will ignore his constituents and instead be forced by his Liberal leader to keep the registry.
Even worse, by his silence, the Liberal member for Avalon is condoning the actions of the Liberal leader whose MPs attempted to hijack the public safety committee to prevent Canadians, including officers and police chiefs who are opposed to the long gun registry, from coming forward to speak out.
It is time for the Liberal member for Avalon to come clean. He either listens to his constituents and votes to scrap the long gun registry or he falls in behind his leader and votes to keep the long gun registry. There is no in between on this issue. It is that simple.
Status of Women
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Nicole Demers Laval, QC
Mr. Speaker, April 25 was the 70th anniversary of women's suffrage in Quebec. This event should prompt us to reflect on true gender equality.
We have indeed come a long way, but we still have work to do to ensure gender equality in society and politics. Currently, women occupy only 29% of the seats in the National Assembly, 14% of elected positions at the municipal level and 20% of the seats in the House. The mission spearheaded by women like Marie Gérin-Lajoie, Thérèse Casgrain and Claire Kirkland is still in progress.
I urge all women and men to reject the stereotype that women are not interested in politics. We must accept that they have a place here and that they do things differently. To carry out the mission started by these pioneering female politicians, we should nominate women for seats that they have a good chance of winning.
As Élaine Hémond of Groupe Femmes, Politique et Démocratie said, we have to look beyond reassuring projections—
Status of Women
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The hon. member for Etobicoke Centre.
David Freiman
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Borys Wrzesnewskyj Etobicoke Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of David Freiman. Born in what is now Sambir, Ukraine, his story traces a history of both tragedy and triumph.
A lumber foreman before the war, Mr. Freiman's life was overtaken by the horror of the Nazi Holocaust. Of a pre-war population of some 10,000, Mr. Freiman along with Esther, the woman who was to become his wife, were among the less than one hundred miraculous survivors of the murderous evil brought upon Sambir's Jewish community. He lost everything: parents, brothers, sisters, a toddler son. What he never lost was his will to live, to succeed for the future of his new family and of the Jewish people.
That drive brought him to Canada where, through hard work, intelligence and a sterling reputation for ethical conduct, he became a leader in business circles and a stalwart pillar of the Jewish community.
David Freiman's family is here to mark this special day and to honour his exemplary life.
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T'he nishmata tsrura bi'tsror ha'chayim.


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The latest: I just heard on FOX news that 3 separate "help" requests were denied during the Benghazi attack on Sept. 11. The first request is made by operatives on the ground there in Benghazi, when they hear the gun fire and know the Ambassador and consulate are under attack, they request to go to the aid of the Ambassador to help but are told by their superiors to stand down. An hour later, they again make the request, and again are told to stand down, but this time they ignore their orders and go over to the consulate to help, but by then it's too late. Tyrone Woods, one of the Seals, who was already in Benghazi, is in this group...they recover Sean Smith's body, but still cannot locate the Ambassador so they gather up everyone else, including Smith's body, and head by vehicle to the Annex, what is supposed to be the "safe" house. Along the way, two separate grenades are thrown under their vehicle and they take direct gun fire from the terrorists who are waiting along the road. They finally get to the Annex.
In the meantime, Glen Doherty, the 2nd Seal, is with a small group that flies in from Tripoli. It takes them 45 minutes to make it to the Annex because they can't find an escort from the airport because there is infighting among the Libyans. They finally make it to the Annex, but the terrorists soon reposition themselves at the Annex also. Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods call in for a military plane to fly over to provide fire, they already have GPS and/or lasers on the enemy so the plane will know directly where to fire, but the Seals are told to abort or stand down. There is no plane sent in to help them. They start taking mortar fire, at some point Glen Doherty takes a direct hit and is killed; Tyrone Woods is also killed. This attack starting at the consulate and ending at the Annex lasted for over 7 hours, but no help is ever sent.
An unmanned drone(s) was over Benghazi during the attacks and was recording, in real time, what is taking place on the ground. Anyone with the clearance could get and see the video and watch in real time as the attack is taking place. An hour and a half after the initial attack started on the consulate, the President, the Vice-President and Leon Panetta, the Secy. of Defense are all together at the White House along with several other key people.
What are they doing while our people are being attacked--calling on them to send help? What exactly is the President doing while our people are being murdered?
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It is just hard to wrap my head around that. disgusting
He was actually asked some tough questions about it by a great reported from Colorado. Of course, all Obama's answers were evasions and campaign talking points. Well worth listening to the whole thing though. Our national media need to be asking these same questions but they are not. It's absolutely despicable.
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Rejoice ever more. 1 Thessalonians 5:16
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Judge Jeanine Pirro had a panel of former military brass on her show tonight talking about Benghazi and the President's failure to act. At the end of the segment she asked each of them to describe the President's failure to send help, these are their words: disgraceful, unacceptable, cowardly, and from the former Commander of the USS Cole...culpable negligence.
As one colonel explained, the Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta would be the one to give the orders, BUT ONLY AFTER the President gave him the go ahead. He also said the President would have definitely been watching the live feed coming in at the time of the attack.
Judge Jeanine ended her opening comments at the beginning of the show with, "Mr. President, with all due respect to the Presidency, you're calling your opponent a "BSer."
On previous shows she's paid tribute to three of the four killed in Benghazi, tonight she paid tribute to Tyrone Woods, the Navy Seal who disobeyed orders to stand down for a second time in order to go to the aid of those being attacked at the consulate. She quoted from Gen. MacArthur's speech, Duty, Honor, Country:
"In his youth and strength, his love and loyalty, he gave all that mortality can give. He needs no eulogy from me, or from any other man. He has written his own history..."
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(Thats the sad truth IMO)
He's been on tv today showing everybody how he's on top of this big storm, Hurricane Sandy, that's about to hit the east coast in another day or so. How he's going to make sure our people are taken care of without delays or rules getting in the way. That's real funny coming from the guy who takes no responsibility for the deaths of four Americans in Libya, the Commander-in-Chief who watches while Americans are being attacked and does nothing.
What do you think Netanyahu is thinking right now after seeing the American President refuse to help his own people while they are being attacked? Maybe..."If Obama won't even help his own people who are being attacked..."
Its been quiet since he had a falling out with Obama about that...but last I checked, people are still expecting an Israeli air strike BEFORE the US General Ellection
The Next Two Weeks could be important to the shape of the international future concerning Iran, Israel and the US. Not only do we have a US General Ellection which is too close to call right now, indicating that Obama could be about to topple, we also have the Libyan insurgence at the Embassy, we also have the entire Eastern Seaboard declairing a state of emergency in the anticipation of a tropical storm. On top of that Israel is threatening to carry out an airstrike on Iran, who will doubtless retaliate...and the Syrian Civil War is begining to suck in both Lebanon and Turkey...They threatened to use biological and chemical weapons against any outside interference...and rather uniquely, the US said..."oh...okay, get on with it, we'll leave you to it then"
Crazy times
HANNITY: All right. Now, moments ago, I spoke with the father of this American hero Tyrone Woods to get reaction to these developments. An incredible interview. Here is what he had to say.
We have learned so much in the aftermath of this attack. And you know we've learned that the ambassador first requested security. It was denied. We learned that while they were under attack that they requested security and none was forthcoming and we learned that they were watching this in the state department, Charlene Lamb said, they were watching this in Real Time, so everybody knew what was going on.
CHARLES WOODS, FATHER OF FALLEN NAVY SEAL TYRONE WOODS: Right, exactly. When I went back to Washington, D.C., when the bodies were flown in, I knew that something was fishy. It just -- it was just obvious that something was wrong with this picture and in my mind, I questioned, you know, this was obviously a long drawn out battle. Why was there no immediate air support sent in that would have saved the lives of not just the other 30 people but also the life of my son who truly was an American hero?
Now, it has come out that pleas for help were made not just by the other individuals but also by my son and these pleas were turned down by the White House. Now, as you know I'm a retired attorney and I know that these actions legally do not constitute murder but in my mind the people in the White House all of them who have authority to send in reinforcements to prevent what they knew was going to be the death of my son are guilty of murdering my son.
There is new information that came out this morning that my son on a couple of different occasions requested permission to go to the aide of those 30 people who were being attacked and on at least two of those first occasions, he was told stay where you are at, let them die, don't go and it does not surprise me that my son disobeyed orders in order to save American lives. That is the type of American hero he was.
HANNITY: Let me -- so after he was told to stand down as I understand that there were numerous other pleas for help and your son actually as I understand it rescued many people and got them out of the consulate. Is that true?
WOODS: You know, one of the real touching e-mails I got was -- I won't mention a name but I received an e-mail from someone who said, your son's sacrifice saved my life and he saved more than one life and that is the type of man he was. That is the type of leadership the military needs.
HANNITY: So, if he would have obeyed that order to stand down rather than help the ambassador's team, that person is telling you they wouldn't be alive today.
WOODS: That is correct.
HANNITY: And then --
WOODS: And many other people as well.
HANNITY: And your son first got involved, was told to stand down after they heard shots at approximately 9:40 p.m. Now, as I understand it, it wasn't until about 4:00 a.m. the next day that your son after he had rescued other people was still fighting in this attack and it was then that he took on mortar fire?
WOODS: That is my understanding. For seven hours the cowards in the White House were watching something they knew that was going to potentially kill those 30 people and potentially kill my son and they refused to do that even though they had a moral duty to send support they chose not to. This is not the way the SEALs operate. The SEALs are an honorable unit and Ty was honorable by disobeying the powers in the White House that told him not to rescue those lives.
HANNITY: Your son was told to stand down. Here's a Navy SEAL, with all the time and training and effort, he risks his military career, risks his life for seven full hours, rescues all these people. Multiple requests throughout the entire period go, it is being watched in Real Time and nobody sends any help. I can't fathom this. And then we are told the president goes out there for two weeks and couldn't admit that this is a terrorist attack. Why do you think that he tried to blame it on this video or denied that it was a terror attack?
WOODS: You know, unfortunately, Sean, we have a generation of liars who have no moral background. Hopefully my son's sacrifice and his moral courage and his moral strength will encourage our next generation to be completely different. That we will change our direction. That we will raise up a new generation of true American heroes such as my son who have moral courage and who are not liars like too many people in authority are nowadays.
HANNITY: I know you met the president and you met Hillary Clinton, when they had this service.
WOODS: That is, correct. At Andrew's Air Force Base.
HANNITY: At Andrew's Air Force Base.
WOODS: When the bodies were flown in.
HANNITY: You said, the President couldn't look you in the eye and it was like shaking hands with a dead fish.
WOODS: That's exactly right. Yes.
HANNITY: And so, you felt he couldn't look you in the eye and that basically he felt no empathy and you said the same thing pretty much about Hillary Clinton?
WOODS: Right. What happened was he came through there kind of after everyone else had been, you know, in the room circulating and he came over and shook my hand, you know, I wanted to do more than just shake his hand, so I kind of put my arm around his shoulder to have just a little bit of physical warmth, not a major hug but just a small one. And, you know, he kind of -- it wasn't in a powerful voice it was more of just a whiney little voice I'm sorry. You know, and I could tell by his voice he wasn't even sorry.
It would be like a little kid that is told by the teacher to go apologize to Johnny out on the play ground and when looked at me his face was pointed towards me but he couldn't look me in the eye. He was looking over my shoulder and like I say, I thought, you know, political -- literally like shaking hands with a dead fish. I did not believe him at all as far as his being sorry and now we understand why.
Was he one of those cowards that was in the White House watching my son being murdered on TV and refusing to do anything? That is a question that he will probably not have the courage to answer publicly but I would like to personally know that answer and one of these days, the whole I'm sure that we will have that answer.
HANNITY: It is the hardest thing to lose a child and learning about the heroics of your son are beyond inspiring. He put everything on the line, you know, if we want to use a biblical quote no greater love hath a man to lay down his life for somebody else. Your son lay down his life for others.
WOODS: That's right.
HANNITY: Yes.
WOODS: So, thank you very much, Sean. And I really appreciate the work that you are doing.
HANNITY: I appreciate your time. Thank you for being with us.
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Received my first email today regarding renewals. No mention of a price cut beyond the token savings if you renew early(which I think they used to talk about every year anyway). They want an initial deposit by March 25th but now offer the option to pay quarterly or by the month (thanks!). Are they freaking crazy? I've been an absolute diehard Cavs/NBA fan since I was 8 years old and lived through some putrid basketball. I spend a lot of my entertainment dollars on sports and wouldn't even CONSIDER renewing for less than 20% off the current New York Knicks-esque pricing. We were basically strongarmed into paying a big deposit, they reportedly didn't want to play ball and negotiate with anyone on deposits after LeBron left(i.e. not letting people go down to a half season and making them eat 2 grand if they wanted out), and it turned out to be a horrible product. Isn't the payroll going down by a decent amount next year anyway?
This doesn't seem like a way to restore some much needed goodwill with your main customers. Even if I still wanted to go to every game, I can get tickets for half of face value (or less) on Flashseats or from a scalper and at the very worst, pay single game face value for what will surely be a huge amount of available tickets. Why would anyone in their right mind pay big bucks for a full season? Are they really in this much denial on the state of the franchise or are they just resigned to taking a bath and making it up in a few years?


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The Chamber provides a monthly online newsletter, packed with information about chamber services, items from our six Community Chambers of Commerce, and Chamber Member news. In addition, we write and distribute the Chautauqua Business Weekly email to all chamber members – providing a quick reference point for key items and coming events and always with direct links to additional Web-based information.
The Business Over Bagels series of workshops each year provides trainings for chamber members seeking to improve specific skills. The trainings are designed for businesses of all size, often focusing on human resource issues, marketing and more.
Guest speakers invited to the chamber's main events always offer interesting and worthwhile information. Most recently, the chamber hosted a vice president from the Business Council of New York state to discuss state budget issues related to business tax and regulatory items.
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Each year the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce provides opportunities for its members to have a direct conversation with elected officials from each level of government. This year, the State Legislative Breakfast will be held April 19 at the Lakewood Rod & Gun Club. State Sen. Cathy Young and Assemblyman Andrew Goodell will provide their insights about legislation in Albany, and be available for questions from the audience.
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Award winners this year are: Business of the Year, Newbrook/Excelco; Community Service Award, Lake Erie Regional Health System of NY; and Continued Years of Service Award, Benchley Contracting & Rental.
The cost to attend is $15 per person. For more information, or to register, contact Hanover Community Chamber Coordinator Kevin Lowther at 366-6200, ext. 304.
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"When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it."
"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out."
"Away she hurried, not beautiful, not supremely brilliant, but filled with something that took the place of both qualities -- something best described as a profound vivacity, a continual and sincere response to all that she encountered in her path through life."
"They fuck you up, your mum and dad. / They may not mean to, but they do. / They fill you with the faults they had / And add some extra, just for you."
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I have a question.. How is everyone handling the very wet doughs spread out for a thin crust? I have a hard time keeping mine together, maybe I am mishandling it, but I almost always end up re-balling after my final proof because I screw it up. The dough is just so delicate...I was thinking about just spreading it out in the cutter pan, par-baking it, and then putting it on the stone...Any tips?
I am making a modified crust from Peter Reinhart's "Bread Bakers Apprentice" that fits the Chicago-thin tradition. Reinhart seems really worried in his recipe about taking all of the air out of the dough, so for me it seems like the use of the rolling pin would kill the texture I'm going for. Maybe I should just roll it out in the cutter pan, let it proof for 90 minutes, par-bake, and then transfer to the stone for the finish..


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DSU held its annual Employee Recognition Ceremony and Dinner on Sept. 27 in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center. For images of the event, click on the below photo slideshow, followed by more information about the awardees:
The following persons were presented the Vice President Choice Award: Chief Harry Downes Jr. of Public Safety, James Whitaker of the Office of Testing, Rhonda Holt of the Office of Financial Aid Services, Cherese Winstead of the Department of Chemistry, Erin Hill of the Office of Admissions, Nyonohpyne Ethel Harris of Custodial Services, Crystal Canon of the Payroll Office, Gerre Depp of the Office of the Provost, and Brenda Farmer of the Division of Institutional Advancement.
The recipient of the Inspire Excellence Award was Keith Coleman of Residential Education.


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New CBO Report Supports Innovation Center's Approach to Improving Care
January 24
By Rick Gilfillan, Acting Dir. of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovations. Crosspost from Healthcare.gov
The United States has one of the best health care systems in the world – and one of the most innovative. We lead the world in developing new treatments, drugs and procedures to help heal patients. At the same time, we know that we need to do more to help ensure every patient gets the very best care – and that we are spending our health care dollars wisely.
Last week, a report from the independent, non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) outlined how difficult this challenge is. The report showed how projects implemented by previous Administrations struggled to reduce Medicare costs.
And the same report recommended that future efforts focus on collecting better data, targeting resources at the patients who need it most, and encouraging care providers to work together.
Even before this report came out, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation was already putting some of these lessons and recommendations into practice. The Innovation Center is charged with engaging doctors, hospitals, and other providers that want to try new approaches to keeping their patients healthy and out of the hospital. Here are just a few examples of how the Innovation Center has already adopted some of CBO's recommendations:
- CBO Recommendation: Gather timely data on the use of care, especially hospital admissions.
- Innovation Center Action: Health systems participating in the Pioneer ACO and ACO Shared Savings models will receive updates on care received by their patients within a few weeks of when it occurred, down from 6 months or more in previous demonstrations.
- CBO Recommendation: Focus on transitions in care settings.
- Innovation Center Action: The Community-Based Care Transitions Program will invest up to $500 million in organizations such as Area Agencies on Aging that help seniors as they leave the hospital, including through home visits. In addition, the Demonstration to Reduce Hospitalizations of Nursing Facility Residents will invest $134 million in providing additional care and supports to help reduce preventable hospitalizations among nursing home residents.
- CBO Recommendation: Use team-based care.
- Innovation Center Action: The Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative provides new supports from both Medicare and private health insurers to make sure that participating primary care practices have robust care teams – which could include nurses, pharmacists, and dieticians – available 7 days a week to coordinate care and avert visits to the emergency room.
- CBO Recommendation: Target interventions toward high-risk enrollees.
- Innovation Center Action: Along with the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, the Innovation Center is empowering states to invest in new models targeted toward beneficiaries that are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, a group of beneficiaries at particularly high risk for having multiple chronic health conditions and high health care costs.
- CBO Recommendation: Limit the costs of intervention.
- Innovation Center Action: The Innovation Center is testing several new payment models, such as the Pioneer ACO Model and the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement, with no upfront payments to participating doctors and hospitals. Rather, these groups will be rewarded once their innovative approach is proven to have reduced costs and kept patients healthier.
In addition, the CBO report cited the Medicare Participating Heart Bypass Center Demonstration as one example of a pre-Affordable Care Act project that succeeded in reducing Medicare costs without harming the quality of care seniors received. Based on this evidence, the Innovation Center launched in August of last year the Bundled Payment for Care Improvement initiative, which will allow seniors in other parts of the country to benefit from the success of the Heart Bypass Center Demonstration.
The Innovation Center is a new way of doing business for Medicare and Medicaid. We are looking to models of health care that are already working in communities across America and finding ways to help doctors and hospitals in many other parts of the country make similar improvements for their patients. And we're learning from Medicare's previous work to develop better, more effective ways to save money and improve the quality of care. By putting into practice important lessons learned from both the private and public sectors, the Affordable Care Act is working to ensure that seniors in every community can enjoy the benefits of higher-quality, more affordable health care.
For more information on the Innovation Center you can visit www.innovations.cms.gov.


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In a recent Skype call on a large monitor at the front of the classroom, George Gagnon, Founder of Prairie Rainbow Company, met with students and faculty for an introductory session to clarify parameters for the project and to present the concepts the two student teams developed in a 48 hour turnaround.
The eleven students enrolled in the class were divided into two teams and tasked with creating a video game version of the Rainbow Squares table top game. Rainbow Squares is a puzzle game designed for elementary, secondary or adult learners to use as an individual or group learning tool. The game consists of six squares, each made up of three different rainbow-colored pieces. Each of these pieces can be used to form other squares using two, four, five or six pieces or can be used to learn addition and fractions.
"Rainbow Math Models are designed to engage students and let them learn through the method that is best for them," said George. "Feelings learners get to build a physical model, image learners can create a visual model, while language learners have the chance to hear, read, or write a number model," added George. "I think by offering Rainbow Squares as a virtual learning tool, more students will have access to the learning method that works for them."
After students introduced themselves, a representative from each team outlined the concepts they were considering for the game design.
The Red Team started with general ideas and then branched out. They thought it was important for the video game to represent the physical game since the product has been so successful. The team's goal is to make students want to play the game over and over. They also discussed implementing different levels for different shapes such as one level to focus on manipulating squares, another for pentagons and another for triangles. Other ideas involved creating a limited moves mode or an addition mode with each block being assigned a numerical value. The team would also like to explore a multiplayer option.
The Blue Team first wanted to know if George would prefer a more structural approach to presenting the concepts of addition and fractions or would he consider a more spatial representation of the math concepts through graphs or perhaps as weights on a scale. Would he like the final game to be more session-based play or individual play? If he would like a more structural approach to teaching the concepts, then they are thinking about a more traditional approach with something like Tetris.
"I love the creativity the teams have put into the process. I'm excited about what I've heard today and can't wait to see the finished products," said George.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (401 votes).
In short: Great race really well organised with lots of friendly marshalls. Good turn out from all local running clubs but still a really nice beginner feel to it for those wanting to take their time .......Date of review: September 22, 2014
In short: Please organise again for 2015Date of review: September 22, 2014
In short: Shame this is the last time it will be heldDate of review: September 22, 2014
In short: Third time at this event. Great shame the event won't be held again. Have greatly enjoyed participating in this race. Date of review: September 21, 2014
In short: Great well organised raceIn full: Thoroughly enjoyed this. Great marshalling and support on a tough course. Lovely to run it in September instead of freezing in January . Will miss this as its on of my favourites! Don't know why cause the hills are evil! Thanks dartford RR.Date of review: September 21, 2014
In short: Some Challenging Hills !!!Date of review: December 8, 2013
Date of review: March 19, 2013
In short: great eventIn full: everything positive about this great event, organisation, facilities, course scenery, marshalls and medal all brillDate of review: March 18, 2013
In short: Well organised and perfectly run race.In full: Well done to Brian and DRR for putting on such a brilliant race. Everything was perfect from the HQ to the traffic free course. Also well done to all the marshalls, there were loads on the course all smiling and encouraging the runners. Date of review: March 18, 2013
In short: No traffic this year - fantastic to run In full: Great that they closed the roads this year - made it so much more enjoyableDate of review: March 18, 2013
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March 6, 2006 WIC Update
SUBJECT: Direct Entry Implementation Training Meetings available in June 2006
SUBJECT: USDA Non-Discrimination Statement for WIC Materials - Supercedes what was sent in Dec. 5, 2005 Email
SUBJECT: Breastfeeding Coordinator Training - April 4 and 5, 2006
SUBJECT: Missouri Takes Action On Obesity Conference - June 29th
SUBJECT: WIC 30 Revision - Comments and Samples Wanted
SUBJECT: Microcuvettes Ordered
- Direct Entry (DE) allows the keying of certification data directly into the Health Agency Network Data System (HANDS), eliminating the use of WIC 1 and 2 forms (except as back-ups for system outages).
As a reminder, agencies may convert to Direct Entry on a voluntary basis. If your agency is interested in converting to Direct Entry, please use the Fax-back form included with this e-mail to notify WIC and Nutrition Services of your interest. Please note any agency replies received by May 25, 2006, may be eligible to convert to Direct Entry during FY 2006 depending upon equipment and resource availability. Additional Direct Entry conversion opportunities may be offered in during FY 2007.
Sessions are scheduled in various district offices noted on the fax reply form. Training session start-times are specified on the Fax-back form and they should not exceed two(2) hours. State staff will be available for technical assistance with Direct Entry issues after each session.
For questions, please contact Doug McKeever (816) 350-5453 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
- Attached is WIC Policy Memo WC 06 15 P dated February 3, 2006 from USDA titled USDA Non-Discrimination Statement for WIC Materials . Please note that the memo is an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file. This Policy Memorandum supersedes the e-mail from USDA dated November 22, 2005, which also provided information pertaining to this topic. The previous email regarding the discrimination statement was sent in the Monday Email December 5, 2005. If you have any questions, please contact Carol Steinman by email at email@example.com.
- Breastfeeding Coordinator training is scheduled for April 4 and 5, 2006. The two-day session will provide attendees with updated program information and clarification regarding breastfeeding. New information will be shared regarding policy and procedures on handling breast pumps in your agency. The training will be held in the Governor Office Building, 200 Madison St., Room 450 in Jefferson City.
Agenda Items include Identifying the Role of the Breastfeeding Coordinator; Loving Support Makes Breastfeeding Work; Communication Skills; Talking with Mothers About Breastfeeding: Early in Pregnancy, During Pregnancy, During the First Two Weeks After Delivery, During Months 1 to 12 and When Mother and Baby are Separated. In addition, Medela will have a presentation on cleaning and maintenance of breast pumps.
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One Breastfeeding Coordinator from each agency must attend the training. If you are a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Coordinator who attended the BFPC Coordinator's training in August 2005, then this training (April 4 & 5) is optional. Fax the registration form as instructed to the State WIC office before March 15, 2006. Please register using the attached form only.
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- MISSOURI TAKES ACTION ON OBESITY - June 29 - Save the Date!
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Leon Wieseltier's critique of Google's "emotional intelligence" curriculum ("The Tao Jones Index," The New Republic, May 24) is worth reading and rereading. In a few words he nails what's wrong with the concept of workplace "mindfulness" (as put forth by the Google engineer Chade-Meng Tan) and points to larger problems as well:
"Pay[ing] attention moment-to-moment" is a renunciation of the critical temper. The pure present is for infants and mystics. The serenity that Meng teaches is a go-along, get-along quietism, an organizational submissiveness—a technique designed to strip the individual of any internal obstacle to the ungrumbling execution of his tasks. … Meng and his authorities—"happiness strategists," "leadership scholars"–insist upon the "non-judgmental" character of the mindful ideal. This is one of the great American mistakes. Instead of teaching people how to judge, we teach them not to judge—but there is no circumstance or context in which the absence of judgment is not a judgment, specifically one of accommodation and acquiescence."
In other words, mindfulness of this sort amounts to abdication of mind. Read the whole piece.
I see this play out in school curricula and policy: "Instead of teaching people how to judge, we teach them not to judge." We give judging a bad name, equating it with knee-jerk reaction. At its best, judgment is anything but knee-jerk. In fact, if we do not know how to exercise judgment well, we are all the more susceptible to impulsive reactions, both our own and other people's.
I have attended PDs where everyone was supposed to create quick "art," put it up on the wall, and then take a "gallery walk" around the room, writing "nonjudgmental, observational" comments on Post-its and placing them upon the rushed piece in question. Nonjudgment of this sort should have its own circle or pouch in the Inferno. My guess is that Dante would have included it in Malebolge, the Eighth Circle, which has ten pouches for ordinary fraud.
Update: A number of commenters below seem to have taken Wieseltier's article (and my post) as an attack on mindfulness itself. As I see it, Wieseltier is criticizing a particular sort of workplace spiritual doctrine and its attendant jargon.


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Salt 3/4 tsp
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Milk(warm) 1/2 cup
Honey 1 tbsp
Active dry yeast 2 1/4 tsp
Yogurt 3/4 cup
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Onion 1
Red pepper 1
Mint leaves 1 tbsp
Tomato puree 1 tbsp
Oil 1 tsp
Salt to taste
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Cook the corn , keep aside to cool.
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OB/GYN had previous personal record of 10 deliveries in one day.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- Dr. David Kroska wasn't planning for a very busy workday last week but that's exactly what he got when he delivered more than a dozen babies in a single day.
The board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist with CentraCare Clinic delivered 13 babies — a personal record — in a 24-hour period that ended Friday the 13th.
"They just came in the door — spontaneous labor," said Kroska, medical director of the L.I.F.E. program at CentraCare Clinic. "They were all single babies; they weren't twins or triplets."
The lineup included two cesarean section deliveries.
Kroska said he had no inkling that it was going to be busy when he was working at St. Cloud Hospital, also a CentraCare Health facility. He has been practicing medicine for 32 years.
"They just came one after another in kind of a nonstop; I had a very, very busy night," Kroska said.
"It was kind of a blur almost — work all night, not sleeping — but I had some catnaps, maybe 15 minutes here and there to refresh myself," he said.
Kroska studied at the University of Minnesota Medical School and did his residency at Miami Valley Hospital, but nothing really prepares a person for the sheer number of deliveries.
"Every now and then, you get what's called a 'doubleheader,' and that's when the babies kind of come at the same time, so you have to juggle what you're doing to be there for them," he said.
Kroska began his 24-hour shift at 8 a.m. Sept. 12 and delivered the first baby about an hour later. However, he almost ended up delivering 14 babies when it was all said and done.
"We had one situation in the middle of the night where in fact we had a senior resident that was working with me — a delivery occurred at 1:04 a.m. and 1:05 a.m. — and I delivered one of them, and he delivered the other one," he said.
Kroska summed up the frenzy as a "nonstop event ... that happened all at once." It was only later that he realized he had bested his own personal record from years ago of 10 deliveries in a 24-hour period.
"We have a group of 12 OB/GYNs at CentraCare and have that many patients in our patient pool, so it's possible to get a busy day ... but it was an unusual event," he said of the 13 babies. "And it's still fun after all these years."
Kroska said there is no friendly, informal competition among local physicians that he is aware of to deliver the most babies in a given period.
"I have not heard of any of my partners ever say that they've had that many deliveries, and I'm not sure it's an all-time record anywhere," he said. "But it's such a privilege and truly an honor to be part of these babies' and parents' lives."


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Topic: Rails3.1rc4: CoffeeScript Precompilation Breaks in/for Production
I'm having issue getting coffeescripts to precompile (i.e. 'rake assets:precompile') correctly for production (meaning they are not doing so correctly at all). I have this in my app/javascripts:
application.js (application code)
application_test.js (Jasmine tests for application code)
base.js (vendor and third-party frameworks)
base_test.js (vendor frameworks for testing, i.e. Jasmine)
We'll look at two. Examples of application and base:
// application.js
//= require_self
//= require_tree ../../models
//= require_tree ../../controllers
//= require_tree ../../views
// .... more application specific code ....
// base.js
//= require jquery
//= require jquery_ujs
//= require_tree ../../../vendor/sprockets
// ... overrides of third-party stuff as needed ...
In development, this all works fine. When I go to precompile it or run in/for production mode, it breaks. That is, I run this command: "bundle exec rake assets:precompile RAILS_ENV=production". And just for completeness, my production.rb has this:
config.assets.precompile += %w( application_test.js base.js base_test.js base.css )
Thoughts? I'm using Rails 3.1 rc4 with sprockets 2 beta.10. Why this is not working baffling me.
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Description: Increasing militant activity in western Pakistan poses three key national security threats: an increased potential for major attacks against the United States itself; a growing threat to Pakistani stability; and a hindrance of U.S. efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. This report addresses this issue at length. It also describes the recent upsurge of militant activity on the Pakistani side of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, as well as the general political climates of Pakistan and Afghanistan and their relationships with the United States.
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