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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (282 votes).
In short: Excellent. Even the weather was well organisedIn full: It's rained every year since the date was moved from Summer to Winter. However this year, the rain stopped at 5 mins before the start. Now that's what I call organisation. Well organised as usual & an excellent cotton goody bag (lots of grub). Well marshalled & watered (that's the cup variety not the puddles)Shame that only one person was available to remove timing chips. It's not the bending down that hurts, it's the getting back up again.Date of review: November 29, 2009
In short: Another great race by Conac. Well done all. Even better without the hill and the sunshine more than helped. Showers, massage, changing rooms, bag storage, fruit, goody bag, PB potential - see you next year.Date of review: November 29, 2009
In short: well organised, winter raceIn full: Prior to the race start the heavens opened, however this stoped when the race actually started. The competitors were very friendly. The race went well and i aceived my expected time to gain a P.B. with the aid of a predicted splits time tape. Loved it.Date of review: November 29, 2009
In short: No complaintsIn full: Great not to have that hill to finish on. Lots of marshalls to cheer you on and direct you. Great finishing touch at end by the man with the megaphone. Personally, I had a great morning.Date of review: November 29, 2009
In short: nice race Date of review: November 29, 2009
In short: Very enjoyable half marathonIn full: Weather was great after the downpour 30mins before the start!!!.Organisation was very good, all ran smoothly, plenty of marshalls and water stations.Course was good, a couple of challenging inclines in places, roads were quite tight, especially when runners decided to walk 4 abreast across the road blocking the whole road, not good!.Overall, really good event, nice medal, good goody bag!Date of review: November 29, 2009
In short: Worth the trip, even in the mud!Date of review: November 29, 2009
In full: weather was poor but not much they can do about that..not sure the roads were sutiable for the amount of runners..nice touch having your name read out at the end though.Date of review: November 29, 2009
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Nate Berkus shares his simple, chic steps to setting a party-ready tableMore
"I've never been the cook in the family, so I learned how to set a mean table," says interior designer, author, and TV star Nate Berkus. While the chic tablescape he created for us is fit for a gourmet meal, it can be easily recreated at home thanks to Berkus's tried-and-true guidelines. Click through to watch him transform an empty table and get his tips along the way. Try it tonight—and ask someone else to handle the cooking.
Step one for a beautiful table setting: a clean, blank table, with all the pieces you'll need close-at-hand. "Know what you need to make your hostessing job easy," says Berkus. "Room for wine. Salt and pepper within easy reach. Once you have that, you can start on the design details of the table."
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Debates of March 23rd, 2011
House of Commons Hansard #147 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was information.
- Question Period
- Ray Walter and Ken Rea
- Acadian and Francophone Women
- André Lachapelle
- Infrastructure Funding
- The Budget
- Filipino Canadians
- Pakistan
- Guaranteed Income Supplement
- The Budget
- Government of Canada
- Israel
- Gender Equality
- The Budget
- Ethics
- The Budget
- Ethics
- Employment Insurance
- Forestry Industry
- Agriculture
- The Budget
- Champlain Bridge
- The Budget
- Champlain Bridge
- The Budget
- Health
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Industry
- Shipbuilding Industry
- Presence in Gallery
- Points of Order
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
- International Convention against Doping in Sport
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Fairness for Victims of Violent Offenders Act
- Message from the Senate
- Fairness for Victims of Violent Offenders Act
2:05 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
It being Wednesday, we will now have the signing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Timmins—James Bay.
[Members sang the national anthem]
2:05 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
Order, please. I have the honour to inform the House that a communication has been received as follows:
Government House
March 23, 2011
Mr. Speaker:
I have the honour to inform you that the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will proceed to the Senate chamber today, the 23rd day of March, 2011 at 3 p.m., for the purpose of giving royal assent to certain bills of law.
Yours sincerely,
Stephen Wallace
The Secretary to the Governor General and Herald Chancellor
Ray Walter and Ken Rea
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Gary Schellenberger Perth—Wellington, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to two fallen firefighters, Ray Walter and Ken Rea. These two brave men were killed in the line of duty last Thursday while battling a fire in Listowel, Ontario.
Ray and Ken were not just firefighters, they were also community leaders. Ray was vice-president of the Listowel Kinsmen and a second generation member of the North Perth Fire Department. Ray leaves behind his wife Holly.
Ken was a founding member of the Atwood Fire Department and active in the Atwood community. He leaves behind his wife, Louise, three children and three grandchildren.
Ray and Ken showed true courage and dedication as firefighters by entering a burning building to protect their friends and neighbours. Let us hold their example as an inspiration as we mourn their loss.
I know that all hon. members will join me in honouring these two brave men who gave their lives while serving their community.
Acadian and Francophone Women
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Jean-Claude D'Amours Madawaska—Restigouche, NB
Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, March 6, 2011, I had the honour to attend a dinner at the Campbellton Civic Centre, organized by Femmes acadiennes et francophones de Campbellton in honour of International Women's Day 2011. The goal of the event was to highlight the volunteering done and contributions made by a number of women in their respective communities. I would like to take a moment to highlight the work of the nine women who were recognized: Sister Thérèse Daigle, Lucille Boudreau-Doucet, Nicole Légaré-Dumont, Julienne Perron-Haché, Gisèle Thibodeau-Laviolette, Lorraine Parisé-Léger, Lyne Raymond, Diane Béchard-Robichaud and Monique Arseneault-Savoie.
I sincerely thank them for the time and effort they have invested for the good of their communities. It is very much appreciated. I would like to give special thanks to the organizing committee, chaired by Lorraine Ahier, who helped make this event a huge success. I also thank Denis Poirier for the wonderful music he provided for the evening. It was a pleasure for me to attend this event. To the nine honourees, I say thank you and congratulations.
André Lachapelle
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Roger Gaudet Montcalm, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to a great missionary who was taken from us on March 12, 2011. My cousin, André Lachapelle, the sole Quebec victim of the tragedy in Japan, was a priest who dedicated his life to all Christians. His nickname was "le Japonais" and though he returned home only once every two years, each of his visits was a celebration.
Last summer we celebrated his 50 years of priesthood in his birthplace, Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm. He was deeply and sincerely committed to the missions in Japan. He was ordained in 1960 and left for his first mission to Japan the following year. In 2010, he received a certificate from the Japanese justice department thanking him for 25 years of service at the Sendai prison. He had also written three books in Japanese.
Memorial masses were celebrated in his honour: one in Laval for foreign mission priests and one in Saint-Jacques for family and friends. I know that for a man of religion, death is not the last sleep, but the final awakening. Sayonara domo arigato.
Infrastructure Funding
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Dennis Bevington Western Arctic, NT
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the government announced that it would support the building of a highway from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk, a project that I have personally supported for a number of years and one that is in environmental assessment at the request of northerners. It is a great project but where is the money?
Unfortunately, there is no money assigned to do this. Nowhere in the government's detailed spending estimates is there a budget line for this highway.
What do we find in the main estimates? We find a cut of 70% to funds for the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the north's natural resources, and a 58% cut to funding to promote the social, political and scientific development of the three territories.
Northerners remember how the Conservatives promised Iqaluit a port but never delivered. We remember the armed ice-breakers now shelved. We remember a food mail program that caused prices to climb. Hollow promises all.
Northerners will not be waiting for this new hollow promise to come true. If the Conservatives really want to help northerners build this road, then it should be in the main estimates.
The Budget
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Bev Shipley Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON
Mr. Speaker, the next phase of Canada's economic action plan will keep taxes low and continue to create jobs for all Canadians.
What was the response of the opposition coalition? Together, it said no, no to seniors, no to municipalities, no to laid off workers, no to rural doctors and nurses and no to homeowners who want to make their homes more energy efficient. Shockingly of all, the coalition said no to our brave volunteer firefighters who put their lives on the line every day.
Today it is clear to all Canadians that the opposition coalition is the party of no. No to balanced budgets, no to small businesses, no to our brave men and women in uniform, no to jobs and job creators and no to farmers. The only thing the coalition wants is an election that Canadians do not want.
I look forward to returning to my constituents in Lambton--Kent--Middlesex to tell them about this Conservative budget.
Filipino Canadians
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Kevin Lamoureux Winnipeg North, MB
Mr. Speaker, given the societal turmoil happening in the world today, I bring to the attention of the House a significant world event a quarter of a century past.
Twenty-five years ago, the Filipino people changed, without bloodshed, a dictatorship that they had detested to a democracy that they have since enjoyed.
People power has since been shown to work in other countries when a courageous population is determined to effect change.
Filipinos and Canadians of Filipino origin can truly take just pride when they celebrate the 25th anniversary of their people power revolution this year.
It is a Filipino legacy and an inspiration to a world committed to the democratic ideals of freedom, human rights, peace and justice, as my friend Dr. Rey Pagtakhan, a former MP, so beautifully reminded me last week. He continued to say that it helps remind everyone that freedom is so precious a human aspiration that the people of a nation, when long deprived of it, willingly face the danger of death to regain it.
I ask all members to join me in saluting the Filipino community in Canada in its celebration of people power.
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Devinder Shory Calgary Northeast, AB
Mr. Speaker, today, March 23, marks the anniversary of the 1940 Lahore resolution that called for Pakistan's independence.
For the thousands in the hardest working riding of Calgary Northeast and those across Canada with roots in Pakistan, I wish them a happy republic day.
Pakistan has come a long way but continues to face threats from a small group of radical extremists. A great champion against such radical extremism, Shahbaz Bhatti, was cowardly gunned down three short weeks ago. We in this House know that Mr. Bhatti's legacy will continue.
On the streets of Cairo, in Benghazi and all around the world, we see men, women and children standing up to claim the freedom, democracy and human rights for which all human hearts cry.
While oceans separate us, we stand with them united in the cause of freedom.
Guaranteed Income Supplement
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Carole Freeman Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, QC
Mr. Speaker, with budget 2011, the Conservatives have failed in their duty to ensure a better life for our vulnerable seniors. The funding announced is only half of what seniors need to reach the low income threshold.
The Conservatives are proposing a guaranteed income supplement top-up benefit of up to $600 a year for singles with an income under $4,400 and up to $840 for couples with an income under $7,360 a year. That is woefully inadequate.
Only one in three GIS recipients will benefit from this measure. Thus, the government has rejected the demands of the Bloc Québécois and seniors' advocacy groups, including FADOQ, which are still calling for the GIS to be increased by $110 a month. Furthermore, the budget does not include any retroactive GIS payments or automatic registration for the estimated 40,000 eligible seniors in Quebec.
The Conservatives have some nerve, trying to save a few pennies at the expense of our most vulnerable seniors. How shameful.
The Budget
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Lee Richardson Calgary Centre, AB
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Minister of Finance tabled our government's new budget. It is a solid budget, a budget I encourage opposition members to support. It is a budget that seeks to implement phase two of our economic action plan, a plan that has served Canada well, effectively navigating us through the worst of the global recession.
The budget reiterates our government's commitment to Canadians. We will keep taxes low. We will undertake additional targeted investments to support jobs and growth. We will control government spending and stay on track to eliminate the deficit. Unlike previous Liberal governments, we will not cut transfer payments for crucial services like health care and education. We will not give in to opposition demands to impose massive tax increases.
Our budget includes sound measures that address the needs of hard-working Canadians and it contains significant new supports for families and local communities from coast to coast.
It is the budget Canada needs to keep our economic recovery on track.
Government of Canada
Statements by Members
2:15 p.m.
Scott Andrews Avalon, NL
Mr. Speaker, from the overcast skies of St. John's this morning came the government's Challenger jet. Why, we might ask? It is to allow the desperate government to make a quick pre-election announcement. While the Minister of National Defence ducked inside the terminal for a quick political photo op, he kept the Challenger idling on the tarmac for two hours.
The government spent over $70,000 to fly the Challenger to St. John's. It has lost focus and has abandoned seniors, students, families and hard-working Canadians. It is so ironic that the minister neglected the opportunity to tell Newfoundlanders about the proposed cuts in his budget.
Why did the minister not tell them that his government plans to cripple Marine Atlantic? Why is he gutting the DFO budget? Why did he not tell them about the huge cuts to ACOA?
Government ministers want to tramp around the country on expensive jets making commitments that we cannot trust. We want permanent EI pilot projects and meaningful GIS increases for our seniors. The government is failing Canadians.
Once again, the government has been busted abusing its authority and demonstrating nothing but contempt for taxpayers, but Canadians will not be fooled with these election goodies.
Statements by Members
2:15 p.m.
Rod Bruinooge Winnipeg South, MB
Mr. Speaker, earlier today, an explosion occurred in a crowded market in Jerusalem. Canada strongly condemns this cowardly act of terror against the Israeli people. Our sympathies are with the victims, their families and with the people of Israel.
Terrorism must be rejected as a means of achieving political ends. A comprehensive, just and lasting peace can only be reached through negotiations. These heinous acts of terror cannot be tolerated. Those behind this criminal act must be brought to justice and held accountable.
Further, we urge both parties to return to peace negotiations as soon as possible to stop the further escalation of violence and civilian casualties.
Our government stands by the people of Israel on this tragic day.
Gender Equality
Statements by Members
March 23rd, 2011 / 2:15 p.m.
Irene Mathyssen London—Fanshawe, ON
Mr. Speaker, Canada has recently dropped in the UN ratings for gender equality. A key factor in this is the increase in maternal death rates in this country.
Specifically, the Canadian maternal mortality ratio has been growing steadily since 1990. In fact, the number of deaths has doubled. There are many factors that contribute to this, including rising obesity rates, more caesarean sections and an increase in overall maternal age.
To reverse this trend, we need investment in education and women's health, more specifically, family-centred care that promotes the healthy, normal process of pregnancy and birth.
Another factor affecting gender equality is access to regulated, affordable child care. Yesterday's budget ignored the needs of Canadian families. The government failed to take steps to increase the number of affordable regulated daycare spaces.
Like their Liberal predecessor, the Conservatives refused yet again to introduce a national child care program that would give Canadian women a much needed boost in the direction of equality.
The Budget
Statements by Members
2:15 p.m.
Jacques Gourde Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC
Mr. Speaker, my constituents keep telling me they do not want an election and they absolutely cannot understand why the opposition would force the country to go to the polls at this time.
The opposition will be voting against help for seniors, against bringing more doctors to the regions, against infrastructure projects and against all the measures for helping families.
I am sure that when voters are forced to go to the polls they will remember that the coalition of the Liberal Party, the NDP and the Bloc is only interested in raising taxes, cutting jobs in the regions and stirring up old quarrels just to be in power.
Our Conservative government has listened to the regions, held consultations and presented a responsible budget that will not put an extra burden of debt on our future generations.
Keeping the economy vibrant and keeping taxes low in order to stimulate growth and employment are what people expected from the budget, not an unnecessary election.


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A Taiwan-based newspaper reported about graphics chip designer ATI Technologies' plans to acquire a Taiwanese graphics startup XGI Technology. However, a number of analysts believe that the merge between the two companies seems unlikely.
Economic Daily News, a Taiwanese newspaper, said in its issue that Markham, Ontario-based ATI Technologies was planning to acquire XGI Technology. According to the report, ATI worked with XGI to gain a contract to supply graphics chips for Microsoft Corporation's Xbox 2 console.
XGI Technology is a spin-off from Silicon Integrated Systems that acquired graphics division of Trident Microsystems last year and delivered a rather unsuccessful XGI Volari Duo V8 Ultra graphics card to the market. Some industry sources believe there are a number of world-class specialists in XGI from overseas, but what is pretty clear, the number of such engineers is not enough to form a large design team for PC graphics chips.
"It does not make sense at all to me. If ATI is going to make acquisitions, it will be to build up their consumer business," a UBS Warburg analyst Martin Cecchetto told Dow Jones Newswires.
Other analysts noted the same thing, claiming that ATI's acquisition roadmap is aimed to gain a foothold in the consumer markets, but not to pour fresh blood into PC graphics teams.
Comments from both XGI and ATI Technologies were unavailable, as both firms do not comment on rumours.
While there is hardly a visible point for ATI to acquire XGI Technology for about $75 million, it may make sense for Silicon Integrated Systems and its partner to sell XGI Technology, as SiS' graphics business has been unsuccessful for a number of consecutive years.
Last year SiS' John Hsuan said that although Hsinchu, Taiwan-based chipset designer would give preference to graphics cores from its subsidiary XGI, in case there is market demands, SiS may also secure license on incorporating graphics cores from ATI into its chipsets. At that time an ATI Technologies' representatives said that the Markham, Ontario-based graphics and multimedia company would be happy to have SiS among its clients.


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A group of black belts head to Greensboro, Alabama, to participate in Rural Studio home-building projects.
Auburn's Rural Studio in western Alabama draws architectural students into the design and construction of homes and public spaces in some of the poorest counties. They're creating beautiful and economical structures that are not only unique but nurture sustainability of the natural world as of human dignity.
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is an associate professor of Architecture at Auburn University and director of the Rural Studio.
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This 1998 essay by Sam Mockbee, the founder of Rural Studio, exhibits exactly why his spirit and ideas live on after his death.
SOF producers spent a week in Alabama talking to students, clients, and teachers about the Rural Studio. They journal their own observations about the work being done, and the issues being raised and addressed.
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Rural Studio structures dot the landscape of four counties in Alabama. Get a sense of that space and place. Zoom in and click on the pincushions to see these selected buildings and learn a little bit more about them.
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The iconographic structures of Mason's Bend have become synonymous with Sam Mockbee and the Rural Studio. We've put together a feast of images and voices from the people who live and work there.
The Rural Studio 20K House is in its fourth generation now. All have been single story and aluminum clad. This group of students are changing that, and face the challenges of creating a two-story loft.
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The Rural Studio has completed their third generation of the 20K House — budgeting $10,000 in materials and the rest for future profit for a contractor. In a clever twist for a pair of brothers, they've combined the two in the form of a dogtrot. Take a look.
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A family enjoys the newly constructed ball fields at Lions Park in Greensboro, Alabama.
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This story reminded me of the "trash houses" that Dan Phillips builds near Huntsville, Texas. Houston has a tradition of preserving "art houses" built by individual artists, generally for their own use, in a social climate without zoning laws, but Mr. Phillips builds them for low-income people, using unskilled labor and donated materials. His ingenuity is such that the houses are individual and quite beautiful. I first saw one of his slide shows of the various houses during a Bioneers satellite conference at the University of St. Thomas in Houston.
This Rural Studio sounds like one of the best examples of a current higher education buzzword, "service learning." It's something that many colleges around the country are talking about. Successful implementation is much less common. Academics often tend to be more interested in solving immediate problems than in building long-term relationships, and my experience is that this focus hamstrings many well-intentioned interventions. "Been there, done that, wrote the paper, what's the next problem?" Is this a personality trait? A function of the continual turnover in student populations?
It's 7 am,l Sunday in New York and NPR clicks on with Speaking of Faith. Today the story is about compassion and architecture. I've been half-listening for several years. But today your story of the tiny enclave in Alabama and the School of Architecture made me bolt awake. I'm a social worker by profession but painting is my way of feeding my soul. Ten years ago I visited the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Something soared in me and I've been trying to express it on canvas ever since. At 72, I am a work in progress but thank you for making me think more this Sunday about compassionate work. Blessings. Mary Jane Hodge
I am not at all a religious person, particularly as it is manifested in belief of some higher being. I attend church (albeit about once a month) because I appreciate the discussion of topics relating to personal growth or that bring people together for a greater good. SOF topics, such as today's "sustainability" program, fit into my "practice" of religion. Thanks for a great show. P.S. -- I am a graduate of Brown University, which I just learned is Krista's alma mater.
I'm commenting on the Rural Studio story. This was the only public comment link on that page.
I watched some of the videos. Yes, this school is doing great things to build homes for people, and to try to make them beautiful and ecologically sound. But in one of the videos, the narrator says that some feedback from the community was that their buildings, with the aluminum siding, look ugly and temporary. Then she says that their response was to build a two-story "loft", which is another contemporary architectural style not necessarily in harmony with the residents' needs or preferences. In fact it was noted that it would be dangerous for some. Was this an indication of the general attitude? In that case, they need to do more to elicit and listen to the intended beneficiaries and their community.
Your recent broadcast that featured the rural project of Auburn University inspired me to consider my own personal influence as a minister who helps people meet their needs for housing. You have captured a profound place of space for real people who worship God, work, live in families and communities and have limited financial resources. Thank you. You inspired me to be more hands on and attentive to the possibilities of affordable living space. (I have long loved "sacred space" for worship and the architecture involved) A new fan, Rev. Martin Bergstrom
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Rural areas and undeveloped areas need special attention and planing in development. but no body wiling to learn.it is great to see that some local talent is coming in face of solution of this problem which is also very good as these local talents know their environment better then us. so they can give a better technique and design to counter this kind of big probe,
Architects in Dublin is very popular in providing good and innovative designs.


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- 1 cup uncooked tricolor spiral pasta
- 1/2 cup chopped seeded cucumber
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
- 1/2 cup sliced radishes
- 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 cup sliced ripe olives, drained
- 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon Italian salad dressing mix
- 2 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the cucumber, celery, onion, radishes, tomatoes, olives, cheese, garlic powder and pepper. Drain pasta and rinse in cold water; stir into vegetable mixture.
- In a bowl, whisk the dressing mix, vinegar and oil. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat. Serve immediately or refrigerate. Yield: 5 servings.
Reviews for Veggie Spiral Salad
"Good pasta salad. Vegetables blended in and hardly realized we were eating them. I left out the olives but otherwise made as written."
"Great salad for a summer dinner - went perfectly with our grilled port chops. I left out the radishes, as no one in my family cares for them, but followed the rest of the recipe as written. Will make again!"
"Similar to my Daughter-in-Law's recipe. She uses Ken's Lite Italian and adds chopped mini bologna sticks."
"Even the kids loved it"
"Great side dish for a barbeque, although I added a bit of Salad Supreme spice. Yum! Guests and family really enjoyed it.(Edited for grammatical errors)"
"Use Gazebo Room Greek salad dressing. Much tastier."
"Great for a hot day like today. I only gave it four stars, because I didn't use the Italian dressing, I used Kraft's Coleslaw dressing, we don't care for italian dressing, and added smoked salmon to it. Next time I will use ranch. Use quite a bit more dressing than was called for."
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When it comes to celebrating Valentine's day most people reach for the usual things, like chocolate, flowers and a candle light dinner at home.
But as always Il Salviatino dares you to think bigger, welcoming you and your beloved one with a special Package valid from 11th to 19th of February. May that be a triumphant beginning to what will be an unforgettable romantic getaway.
This year's St. Valentine Package includes, besides accommodation in De Luxe Room with breakfast "à la carte", a romantic dinner for two and a 30 minutes couple massage.
Although it will be hard to want to leave the hotel even for a minute, we advise you to do so and explore the city of Florence which is on its own very romantic.
A golden sunset in Ponte Vecchio gazing at Arno river, a sip of Tuscan's fine wine, and a quick stop in one of the top Florentine Chocolatiers could provide you lovely memories to treasure for a lifetime.
It is said that originally St. Valentine in Italy was celebrated by young lovers in ornamental gardens enjoying music and poetry reading. It could be pleasant to take a few hours of your time to visit Pitti's Palace and stroll into the Boboli's Gardens, to have a little taste of what this day could have been like so long ago.
Trusting your fine taste Il Salviatino welcomes you, with a glass of Champagne, to an Aphrodisiac Dinner for two to be served on the February 14th , with a tailored menu created by our Chef Carmine Caló.
As a guest in this 5 star hotel in Florence set your mind on simply enjoying with your Valentine the incomparable environment of Florence, the City of Renaissance.
Costume parades, joyful music, splendorous masks… Those are no more than just a few of the countless details that make Carnival in Tuscany simply magical.
This festivity usually takes place four Sundays before the Shrove Tuesday, in Italian "Martedi Graso", and it is an event celebrated like no other, specially in Viareggio. A city located at a relatively short distance from Florence.
Begun in February 1873, Viareggio's Carnival is considered worldwide to be one of the finest celebrations in all Italy, and its biggest assets are definitely the float parades displaying enormous figures made of papier-mâché, alongside 200 people dressed up in full costume.
Every year thousands of people from all over the world choose Viareggio as a Carnival destination, and many say the major reason to do so is the opportunity to enjoy the parade and see what theme they come up with each year.
Although dressing up in full costume is not strictly required most people choose to do so, while other prefer to keep it simple and just wear a "Burlamacco" mask or put on some fancy make-up. Whatever may the case be, what really matters is enjoying the party atmosphere.
Needless to say that no description could ever match the sensation of being there.
Il Salviatino will be keeping at your disposal a special carnival package, valid every weekend from the 4th of February to the 4th of March.
It includes, besides a 2 nights stay in De Luxe Double Room of our luxury hotel in Florence, a trip to Viareggio with Lunch for two. All of this to let you experience Tuscan's Carnival at its best.
Without a doubt, the most special and magical moment of the year is New Year's Eve. As we prepare to bid goodbye to the year full of memories, we also await a new beginning filled with unknown excitement.
If we want to start the year with a positive attitude, we should follow New Year's Eve traditions. Eating lentils before the clock strikes midnight will bring fortune to the New year. As throwing something old will give us renewed dreams. Let's not forget about wearing red underwear underneath our best attire. This will bring us good luck as soon as the very first minute of 2012.
For this night, our luxury hotel in Florence Il Salviatino has prepared for you a very special event: "L'Epoca Garbata" (Gracious Years) , linked to the package "An Italian Christmas" . This will make your stay at the the hotel very memorable during the holiday season.
Il Salviatino has taken utmost care in organizing the details of New Year's Eve celebration. We have prepared an exquisite dinner menu which includes dishes like Scallops with Jerusalem artichoke, asparagus and red prawn cream; Red mullet and hazelnuts with parsley and candied lemon, anchovy crumble… Last but not least, a desert that unites the essence of Christmas season with gastronomy: Christmas cake pudding with exotic fruits and berries, English vanilla sauce. And Holiday pastries.
Dinner will be accompanied by live music and entertainment to enjoy an extraordinary performance that pays tribute to the period when elegance reigned supreme in Italy.
The Roaring Twenties, ladies wrapped in long evening gowns dancing a wild swing and, for the first time, showing off their sensual legs in a stylish – and sometimes cheeky – way. The noir ambience of the Thirties, when cigarettes were taken out of shiny silver cases and smoked in the dim light.
The cheerful gaze of people dreaming of a brighter future in the Fifties, and wearing the first colorful clothing and prints. That is the essence of "L'Epoca Garbata" (Gracious Years), a performance that underlines the special aspects embodied in the first decades of the 20th century in Italy.
Guests only have to worry about enjoying this very special night. Il Salviatino provides you a unique environment to have an unforgettable start of 2012.
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Christmas, a season for spreading good cheer and spending time with family, is almost upon us. This period casts a particularly strong spell on Florence, where the whole city is all decked out and a number of special activities take place to spread the Christmas spirit both to locals and to tourists taking advantage of the festive period to visit one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Florence Duomo from Il Salviatino
Naturally, Christmas in Florence has something special for the little ones, too. The Christmas Market at Stazione Leopolda features shows and displays that are bound to delight kids. Various other markets also take place, where you'll find crafts, antiques and Christmas articles, across different parts of the city. Check out this list to find out when and where the most important ones are taking place.
The Parade of the Three Kings of the Orient, on 6 January, is one of the most eagerly awaited events of the year, running from Piazza Pitti, in the city centre, along to the Cathedral. It begins at 2:30 p.m. and the Three Kings will be happy to welcome any kids interested in coming up to ask them for their presents.
The Christmas spirit can be well and truly felt throughout every inch of the city. Evidence of this comes in the very special Christmas experience that has been put together at Il Salviatino. The hotel has taken care of everything, down to the smallest detail, to make sure you have a totally unforgettable stay in Florence: from 8 December to 8 January the 5 star hotel in Florence Il Salviatino will be offering the "An Italian Christmas" pack, featuring a host of extras that make a real difference, including a surprise gift on the door of your room every morning, a free phone card worth 20 euros to call your loved ones on Christmas or New Year's Day, plus chocolate tasting sessions taking place every evening and special activities organized for younger and older guests, among many others.
Don't forget that you can enjoy authentic central and southern Italian cuisine courtesy of chef Carmine Calò, as well as the special gala dinner on New Year's Eve. Il Salviatino is offering all of this to make sure that, beyond simply having a good stay, your experience in Florence is one to remember.
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Or at least write the music for one? Just a couple posts earlier we were talking about composer Chris Becker's work with dancers. If this is always something you've thought about doing, and you happen to be in NYC, a fantastic opportunity is just waiting for you to respond:
Every year, the Joyce Theater Foundation presents "Free Advice", a series of seminars for dance companies and choreographers spanning a wide range of management and presentation subjects. As part of their schedule this year, on Monday June 22nd at 6:15pm they're hosting a Choreographer/Composer Meet and Greet, where they promise you can mingle with choreographers who are eager to work with composers, chat each other up, and trade work samples and contact information.
It doesn't get any easier or better than this, y'all. But word from Joyce SoHo is that they've got way more choreograpers signed on than composers. So here's your chance to take a chance, step up and represent our end of the artistic deal. It's free, but you do need to RSVP with the little form on their webpage. Joyce SoHo is located at 155 Mercer Street, between Houston and Prince. So put on your walking shoes and pack along some CDRs; you might just find your next big work waiting to happen.


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I just came across this paper by Peter Doyle and John Conway (though it seems that Conway disowns it!).
Ostensibly it proves something simple: that if there a bijection from A×3 to B×3 (where 3 = {0,1,2}), then there is a bijection from A to B. The catch is that the authors choose not to use the axiom of choice and so must explicitly describe the bijection. It turns out this is a hard problem. Lindenbaum claimed a proof in 1926 but it was 'lost'. Tarski published a proof in 1949 but Conway and Doyle think their proof is probably a rediscovery of Lindenbaum's original.
It's very curious. A priori I'd never have guessed this was a tricky problem.
It seems that the ubiquitous John Baez mentioned this a hundred 'weeks' ago here. Does that man have to have already written on everything that interests me in mathematics!? :-)
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
How to Divide by Three
Posted by Dan Piponi at Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Labels: mathematics
3 comments:
- Kenny said...
I seem to recall reading on the Foundations of Mathematics e-mail list that this is possible for three but not for two, or something equally crazy. (Of course, it's trivial as long as at least one of A and B is known to be finite.)
- Thursday, 22 June, 2006
- sigfpe said...
Actually, it's true for any finite set, not just 3. But 2 is easier and the method needs to be varied a bit for larger finite sets.
- Thursday, 22 June, 2006
- David R. MacIver said...
That paper does go on a bit, doesn't it? I'm vaguely interested in the result, but I really can't be bothered to dig through the waffle to hunt down the actual bits where they prove things... :)
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Debates of Feb. 6th, 2008
House of Commons Hansard #45 of the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was french.
- Question Period
- Lunar New Year
- Black History Month
- Supply Management
- Social Housing
- 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games
- Black History Month
- Government Policies
- Suicide Prevention Week in Quebec
- The Conservative Party
- Government Policies
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- Health
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- Afghanistan
- The Francophonie
- Canadian Grain Commission
- Health
- Softwood Lumber
- The Environment
- Justice
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- Child Care
- Tourism Industry
- Manufacturing and Forestry Industries
- Canadian Wheat Board
- Ethics
- Lobbyists
- Presence in Gallery
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Death Penalty
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
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2:05 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem, but we are going to be led today by a special group. The Watoto Children's Choir from Uganda will join us in the gallery.
[Members sang the national anthem]
Lunar New Year
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Ed Fast Abbotsford, BC
Mr. Speaker, I send warm greetings to Canadians celebrating Lunar New Year. This year we enter the Year of the Rat, an animal traditionally associated with discipline, hard work and material success.
During this special time of year, Canadians of Asian heritage will join their families and friends in feasts and celebration.
As the Prime Minister said when attending a Lunar New Year event last year, Canada "is a country in which what you've done and where you're going matter more than who you are or where you're from, a country united at home and respected abroad, a country unwavering in its commitment to freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law; in short, a country of which we can all be proud".
I encourage all Canadians to use the Lunar New Year period to celebrate the tremendous contributions that members of the Asian community have made to this country's rich and diverse heritage.
I hope the Year of the Rat fulfills its promise and brings all Canadians health, wealth and happiness.
Black History Month
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Judy Sgro York West, ON
Mr. Speaker, February is Black History Month.
This is a time to celebrate the many achievements and contributions of black Canadians, who throughout history have done so much to make Canada such a culturally diverse, compassionate and prosperous nation.
Today we are delighted to welcome to Parliament Hill young guests from the Children's Breakfast Clubs, a non-profit charitable organization that believes every child is entitled to a nutritious breakfast.
An estimated 4,000 meals are served each week in the more than 20 clubs across the greater Toronto area.
After question period today, all members are invited to a reception in Room 200, West Block with the Committee on Community, Race and Ethnic Relations of Toronto, where this year's Black History Month poster will be presented to all members.
Supply Management
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Mr. Speaker, the chair of the WTO's negotiating group on agriculture is about to release a report on the modalities for agriculture. The Bloc Québécois shares the concerns of supply managed producers.
Tomorrow, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food will address the milk producers who are currently holding their AGM in Ottawa. He is to confirm that the government plans on respecting the full unanimous motion of the Bloc Québécois. The Bloc fought alongside Quebec producers to use article XXVIII in order to limit milk protein imports and to guarantee the protection of supply management.
The Conservative government's attacks on the Canadian Wheat Board have made us very vigilant. Quebec producers can count on the Bloc Québécois to keep fighting.
Social Housing
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Irene Mathyssen London—Fanshawe, ON
Mr. Speaker, 1.8 million Canadians cannot afford proper housing and 300,000 Canadians, including 20,000 children, are homeless.
This is a national disaster and a disaster for women. The government is failing ordinary Canadians. Women and children in Canada are disproportionately affected by the housing crisis.
One in five families with children is led by a single woman and 42% of these families experience housing affordability problems, while 72% of senior women cannot afford adequate housing.
Canada is the only industrialized country with no national housing program.
In January, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, led by Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best and Mayor Sam Sullivan, released an action plan to end homelessness and deliver affordable housing.
New Democrats applaud this report and call on the government to allocate an additional 1% of the federal budget toward social housing.
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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2:05 p.m.
James Moore Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, BC
Mr. Speaker, we are joined today by John Furlong, CEO of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paralympian Ray Grassi, Olympian Jayna Hefford and Bell Olympian Jeff Bean.
Two years from now, the Olympic flame will be lit in Vancouver.
Around the world, three billion people will be watching Canada as we host the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
That flame will shine a light on our country like never before, giving us a once in a generation opportunity to share our athletic and creative excellence.
It will also give us an opportunity to honour our aboriginal heritage and to present the very best of Canada to the whole world.
The Vancouver 2010 Games are Canada's Games.
I would like to invite all Canadians to join us in welcoming the people of the world in a spirit of peace, brotherhood and respect.
The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games are a time to celebrate, cheer our athletes to gold and show the world the best of Canada.
Black History Month
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Yasmin Ratansi Don Valley East, ON
Mr. Speaker, 2008 marks the 175th anniversary of the act to abolish slavery in the British Empire.
It is also 12 years since the Hon. Jean Augustine introduced a motion in the House that declared February Black History Month in Canada.
It is time to celebrate the unique contributions of great Canadians such as Lincoln Alexander, former lieutenant governor of Ontario; Alvin Curling, the former Speaker at Queen's Park; and, naturally, jazz legend Oscar Peterson, who will be sadly missed by all Canadians and in fact the entire music world.
Unfortunately, in the past two years that the Conservative government has been in power, little has been done to advance the cause of pluralism and multiculturalism in Canada. That is why it is so important to recognize these great citizens of Canada.
On behalf of all Canadians and the people of Don Valley East, I invite all parliamentarians and staff to join us after question period in Room 200, West Block in celebration of Black History Month.
Government Policies
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Brian Jean Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
Mr. Speaker, two years ago on February 6, 2006, our Conservative government was sworn in. Today, we continue to deliver positive results for Canadians.
Two years ago, our Prime Minister said, "We will build on the shared achievements of Canadians--past and present--to keep our country strong, united, independent and free".
With his strong leadership, this Conservative government is working together with Canadians to build a better Canada. By setting focused priorities, we continue to pursue an agenda of clear goals with real results.
Unlike our opponents, we choose to govern, not to rule. Our country has seen that leadership without service is self-serving, just as leadership without priorities goes nowhere.
Today, our government is more accountable, our economy is stronger, and our country is more united. Canada is back. Happy anniversary.
Suicide Prevention Week in Quebec
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Christiane Gagnon Québec, QC
Mr. Speaker, this week is suicide prevention week in Quebec. The theme is "Open your eyes", which encourages people to pay attention and to eliminate taboos.
Although the suicide rate in Quebec is falling, it is still higher than in other provinces. Even more alarming is the fact that the suicide rate is even higher among first nations and members of the armed forces.
The suicide rate among aboriginals is three times higher than in the general population, and among aboriginal youth, it is five times higher.
Four percent of military personnel who served in Kandahar have thoughts of suicide, and 4.6% suffer from serious depression. In 2006, 10 soldiers committed suicide during their military service.
The Bloc Québécois is urging the government to open its eyes and take action to put an end to the psychological distress experienced by military personnel and aboriginals.
The Conservative Party
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Steven Blaney Lévis—Bellechasse, QC
Mr. Speaker, today, after two years, I would like to congratulate my Conservative colleagues, who are addressing the real issues that Quebeckers truly care about.
The softwood lumber dispute, which only deteriorated under the Liberal-Bloc regime, is finally over. We said yes to $8 billion in tax relief for the manufacturing sector. Yes to $1.3 billion for research in science and technology. Yes to a green plan with concrete targets, restrictive standards and more than $5 billion for renewable energy. Yes to $190 billion in tax relief for families and seniors. Yes to supply management with concrete action and not just rhetoric.
Meanwhile, the Bloc rambles on, endlessly criticizing and offering no concrete record of action for Quebeckers.
As everyone can see, while the Bloc Québécois blows every which way, advocating first one thing and then the very opposite, the Conservatives are thinking about the real interests of all Quebeckers and all Canadians.
Government Policies
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Roger Valley Kenora, ON
Mr. Speaker, today marks two years of broken promises by the Conservative government. The government started off promising to be squeaky clean and to achieve five priorities. Instead, it opted for mismanagement and harpocracy. Here are some examples.
The government broke an election promise not to tax income trusts, resulting in a loss to Canadians of $25 billion and counting.
The finance minister flip-flopped on the disastrous interest deductibility measure.
The government gutted 92% of funding for climate change programs and then repackaged them with new names, less money and less commitment.
The government broke an election promise to honour the $5.1 billion Kelowna accord.
The government turned back the clock on women's equality by removing the word "equality" from the mandate of the women's program.
The government broke an election promise to create 125,000 new child care spaces.
After two years of harpocracy and two years of broken promises, this is not a happy anniversary.
Tackling Violent Crime Act
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
David Tilson Dufferin—Caledon, ON
Mr. Speaker, another week has passed and again I am forced to question why the leader of the official opposition allows his Liberal colleagues in the Senate to block passage of a bill offering free legal protection for Canadian families.
Bill C-2 was passed in the House of Commons after a month of debate. However, after 69 days in the Senate, the bill is not even close to being passed.
MADD Canada's national president said today, "We plead with the Senators in the Committee and in the Chamber, don't delay passing Bill C-2".
The Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness also called on the Senate to move the bill quickly through the upper chamber. It stated, "It is essential to ongoing public safety and the maintenance of continued citizen confidence in the Canadian criminal justice system that this legislation be quickly passed".
Despite the support of these organizations, the Liberal Premier of Ontario and ordinary Canadians, the official opposition leader's weak leadership continues while his Liberal senators stall and delay.
Member for Vancouver Kingsway
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Peter Julian Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
Mr. Speaker, a little over two years ago a then Liberal candidate said:
If they get elected, they are going to begin a massive review of programs and a massive set of cuts to government programs....I'm going to be [the Prime Minister's] worst enemy.
However, two years ago today, the former Liberal MP for Vancouver Kingsway betrayed his constituents and Canadians by becoming a non-elected Conservative MP. It was only the beginning of a long career of broken promises.
As the minister of trade betrayals, he signed a softwood lumber sellout that rewarded U.S. producers with $1 billion in the proceeds of trade crime so far and cost over 10,000 lost jobs here. He has pursued a sellout with South Korea that guts the Canadian auto industry. He was out-negotiated by the tiny state of Liechtenstein and sold out Canada's shipbuilding industry to EFTA. He is selling out Canadian values of justice and human rights by pushing an agreement with Colombia, with the worst human rights record in the western hemisphere.
Betrayals, sellout, he sure is consistent. What a shame.
The Conservative Government
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Pablo Rodriguez Honoré-Mercier, QC
Mr. Speaker, this is a pretty dismal second anniversary, I would say, for the Conservative government. For a party that ran on a platform of accountability and trustworthiness, it has a long record of broken promises and missed opportunities.
This government had promised to respect official languages, something that is at the heart of our identity. Since taking office, however, the Conservatives have launched attack upon attack on bilingualism. They have cancelled the court challenges program and weakened bilingualism both on military bases and in the armed forces in general.
The Conservatives had promised to maintain the level of funding for the Canada Council once elected, but we soon found out that culture matters little to this government, which quickly cut the budgets of museums, assistance programs and international initiatives.
When it comes to defending the fundamental elements of our culture, which define our distinct identity, the Conservatives have not hesitated to renege on their promises. And that is something the Canadian people will remember.
Statements By Members
February 6th, 2008 / 2:15 p.m.
Raymond Gravel Repentigny, QC
Mr. Speaker, over the past ten years, the various governments in office have put a total of $95 billion toward the debt, without prior debate in the House. Yet, over the years, in excess of $3 billion has been siphoned away from seniors. Even more despicable is the fact that the member who, when he was in opposition, was a strong and very vocal advocate for seniors, is now turning a deaf ear and is not doing anything to help those seniors who have glaring needs. The Bloc Québécois is asking the government to fully repay the seniors who were adversely affected by the poor management of the guaranteed income supplement program.
The poorest of our seniors are truly doing an incredible feat by surviving on what little money the government is giving them. It is terribly ungracious on the government's part to announce billions in surpluses, while leaving the needy to choose between getting adequate food and adequate clothing.
Seniors will remember that, and the Bloc Québécois will make sure they do.


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Media Continues To Ignore The Obvious In Ft. Hood Murders
Charles Krauthammer takes on the developing media spin about Ft. Hood murders.
That, of course, is that Hasan's religion had nothing to do with any of this – instead he had just heard so much from returning vets that he "snapped". He, in effect, developed secondary PTSD. Says Krauthammer:
Really? What about the doctors and nurses, the counselors and physical therapists at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who every day hear and live with the pain and the suffering of returning soldiers? How many of them then picked up a gun and shot 51 innocents?
And what about civilian psychiatrists — not the Upper West Side therapist treating Woody Allen neurotics, but the thousands of doctors working with hospitalized psychotics — who every day hear not just tales but cries of the most excruciating anguish, of the most unimaginable torment? How many of those doctors commit mass murder?
It is a pretty untenable and unbelievable attempt to divert attention away from the elephant in the room – the fact that Hasan was a radicalized muslim who proselytized for his religion (something his colleagues heard but neither reported or did anything about), had "SoA" (Soldier of Allah) on his business card and shouted "Allahu Akbar" when he began his murder spree.
As Krauthammer points out the religious aspect of this is something the politically correct crowd would prefer to ignore. Instead they literally invent something to replace it on the fly and in its stead:
Secondary post-traumatic stress disorder, a handy invention to allow one to ignore the obvious.
And the perfect moral finesse. Medicalizing mass murder not only exonerates. It turns the murderer into a victim, indeed a sympathetic one.
And it isn't a recent attempt on the part of the media. Consider this – not even one full day after the massacre at Ft. Hood, Newsweek's Andrew Bast wrote this:
What if Thursday's atrocious slaughter at Fort Hood only signals that the worst is yet to come? The murder scene Thursday afternoon at the Killeen, Texas, military base, the largest in the country, was heart-wrenching. Details remained murky, but at least 13 are dead and 30 wounded in a killing spree that may momentarily remind us of a reality that most Americans can readily forget: soldiers and their families are living, and bending, under a harrowing and unrelenting stress that will not let up any time soon. And the U.S. military could well be reaching a breaking point as the president decides to send more troops into Afghanistan.
It's hard to draw too many conclusions right now, but we do know this: Thursday night, authorities shot and then apprehended the lone suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. A psychiatrist who was set to deploy to Iraq at the end of the month, Hasan reportedly opened fire around the Fort Hood Readiness Center, where troops are prepared for deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. And though this scene is a most extreme and tragic outlier, it comes at a time when the stress of combat has affected so many soldiers individually that it makes it increasingly difficult for the military as a whole to deploy for wars abroad.
Not even a full day after the murders, you have the stage being set for precisely what Krauthammer notes – medicalizing (stress, PTSD, victim) the tragedy instead of pointing to the real reason – or even mentioning it.
Fast forward to yesterday and an AP story:
Rising suicide rates and a shooting spree last week by an Army psychiatrist at a base in Fort Hood, Texas, have raised new questions about the effects of combat stress and the state of the military's mental health system.
For most, Hasan's "shooting spree" has raised few questions about the effect of combat stress and the state of the military's mental health system.
Instead it has raised questions about the media's insistence on crediting the obvious for his "shooting spree" and why they're so afraid to confront it? Does combat raise stress – yes, of course it does. It always has. This is nothing new. But given what we've learned, that's not why Hasan murdered 13 people.
Yet, as the AP story shows, that's still the track some in the media prefer over the apparent truth of the matter.
Political correctness. As we've learned now, it kills. Unfortunately, not all of us have learned that as AP, Newsweek and a whole host of other poilitically correct apologists for Hasan's motives continue to prove.


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Hi !
Im a newbie. A previous post here, posted on 2009-11-19 08:53:19
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Hi !
Im a newbie. A previous post here, posted on 2009-11-19 08:53:19
RUBY on Rails Bible" Ch. 7 bookshelf example, Amazon AWS help
Im a newbie. The last post here on the subject, posted on 2009-11-19 08:53:19,
and responses to it, may be out of date: the code there does not work for me,
(it does not seem that my SECRET_KEY is getting through) . Per the book, Im
using Ian Macdonald's Ruby/AWS interface. Also, is it possible that it is
NECESSARY to get an "Associates_ID" in order for one's SECRET_KEY to work,
although this was not necessary before (I have not gotten one ). ?
Essentially Im getting the dreaded HTTP 400 error. From what I can make of
things, my AMAZON secret key is not getting through, from the line:
resp = @request.search(is)
Im getting two kinds of errors.
error 1) "
RuntimeError in BookController#search
ObjectSpace is disabled; each_object will only work with Class, pass -X+O to
Well, I did a little homework on this one, and then hesitantly enabled
ObjectSpace by adding these two lines to development.rb:
require 'jruby'
now , i get error 2: "
Amazon::AWS::HTTPError in BookController#search
HTTP response code 400
...with the "get_page" and "search" lines being the top two in the trace
report, just as in the previous post mentioned above.
In both error cases, the error report lists an "authenticity_token" that does
not match my secret key (which I put in an Amazonrc.txt file per recent
instructions). And from my testing using rails console, it does seem as though
I get the path to Amazonrc.rb handled appropriately.
anyway , heres my code and some relevant info. Tx in advance for your help !!
Windows XP
Netbeans 6.8 IDE
RUBY/AWS 0.8.1, installed via RubyGem
.../Libs/amazon_interface.rb :
require 'amazon/aws/search'
include Amazon::AWS
include Amazon::AWS::Search
@request = Request.new('MY_KEY_ID')
is = ItemSearch.new('Books', {'Keywords' => "ruby programming" }
is.response_group = ResponseGroup.new( :Medium )
resp = @request.search(is)
products = resp.item_search_response.items.item
# Any line that starts with a hash character is a comment.
key_id = 'MY_KEY_ID'
secret_key_id = 'MY_SECRET_KEY'
cache = false
locale = 'us'
#encoding = 'iso-8859-15'
#default encoding is UTF-8, which is the one used here
...and placed in the file .../Configuration/environments/development.rb , is
ENV['AMAZONRCDIR'] = "#{RAILS_ROOT}/Libs/"
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Hai frinds please help me how to make a connection to MYSQL database....
Are those mandatory to use production and test database?
Following is The our database,yml file
adapter: mysql
database: vikram_development
username: root
password: root
host: localhost
timeout: 5000
# Warning: The database defined as 'test' will be erased and
# re-generated from your development database when you run 'rake'.
# Do not set this db to the same as development or production.
adapter: mysql
database: vikram_test
username: root
password: root
host: localhost
timeout: 5000
then tell me the steps to make a connections between ruby on rails and mysql
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NWS: EF0 tornado caused tree damage in Trempealeau wildlife refuge
CENTERVILLE, Wis. - The La Crosse National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday morning that an EF0 tornado caused tree damage in the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge Monday evening.
The EF0 tornado, which produces winds from 65 to 85 mph, had a path width of 35 yards and path length of over land of a 1/4 to 1/2 mile, according to the NWS Facebook page.
The tornado struck the National Wildlife Refuge from 5:20 p.m. to 5:24 p.m. The NWS says that does not include the time the tornado was over the Mississippi River.
Severe storms swept across the area Monday afternoon bringing with them large hail and even reports of at least one tornado.
Video shot by Winona viewer, John Redig, shows a funnel cloud on the backwaters of the Mississippi River.
Redig said it moved from the Minnesota side of the river to the Wisconsin side and it was on the ground for at least a couple of minutes.
There were no reports of any injuries and not much for damage from the storm either.
A News 8 photographer got a birds eye view from an airplane Monday night of a line of trees toppled over in the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge.
That's the same area where the tornado was captured on camera. "Something happened there that I've never seen before, it had two tails. On a funnel cloud, on a wall cloud, you normally have a tail which is the air rushing in to feed the cloud and there was two of them, and a little while later the funnel cloud dropped down, and the tornado touched down," said Redig.
The National Weather Service in La Crosse will survey the damage to determine the size and strength of the tornado.
Other areas saw ping-pong to golf ball sized hail from the storms.
|Appears to be a tornado from the east side of Winona, MN.
|Golf ball-sized hail near Peterson, MN.
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Early edition: A troop surge in Iraq could mean putting National Guard and Reservists back on deployment there.
By BRADY DENNIS
Published January 16, 2007
The conversations have taken place around dinner tables and in kitchens and late at night when couples lie in bed, wondering what comes next.
Last week, a day after President Bush called for an additional 21,500 troops in Iraq, Pentagon officials announced a change in policy to allow for shorter and more frequent call-ups of the National Guard and Reserves.
The change meant units that already served a tour in Iraq might be pressed into action again. It also meant a new round of waiting and worrying in homes from Pompano Beach to Pensacola.
"I really, really do not want him to go again," Ana Gonzalez , 22, said of her husband, Sgt. Cesar Garcia, a member of the Florida National Guard's 124th Infantry, which served in Iraq during 2003 and 2004. "I'd be very upset. I'd be very angry with the government. The war has gone on so long."
The Gainesville couple has talked about starting a family, and Garcia, 24, is due to graduate from the University of Florida in December. Another deployment would delay those goals, Gonzalez said.
And yet, the worry that has crept into so many military homes seems offset both by a sense of duty and the hope that no Florida troops will be called back anytime soon.
"We serve in a volunteer army," said Michael Scionti, 38, an Army Reservist and freshman state representative from Tampa who served a year in Iraq. "Although I enjoy being home with my family, my military commitment is something I took an oath to.
"When it comes to duty, we just do what we have to do. Somebody's got to do it."
Lt. Col. Ron Tittle, a spokesman for the Florida National Guard, said no new requests for troops have arrived from Washington, and it's possible that Florida may return more troops from Iraq and Afghanistan than it deploys this year.
He said as many as 800 Guard troops are scheduled to return in 2007, while officials anticipate deploying no more than 500.
"We don't see any units being mobilized in the next few months. We could get a mobilization order next week, but we don't see it," Tittle said.
"This is the caveat: Anything is subject to change on a moment's notice. We just don't know."
Last week, the head of the Florida National Guard met with Gov. Charlie Crist and sent out an announcement assuring troops that the governor and the Pentagon "are fully aware of the contribution Florida's soldiers and airmen are making."
He also reiterated the policy changes announced by the Department of Defense.
Among them: that troops would be mobilized for a year at a time, unlike previous stints that sometimes lasted 18 months; that, to maintain cohesion, the military would try to mobilize reserve forces as units instead of individuals; and that officials would try not to deploy reserve forces more than once every six years whenever possible.
More than 500,000 Guard and Reserve troops have served on active duty since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and at times they've made up nearly half the forces deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Previous Pentagon rules limited those troops to no more than 24 months of active-duty service every five years. Part-time soldiers who had been to Iraq once could be sent back only if they volunteered.
The result is that only about 10 percent of the 522,000 soldiers in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve are available for service, and more than half of the units that deploy now have to rely on volunteers from other states to fill their ranks.
In Florida, about 80 percent of Guard units already have been deployed, Tittle said. Which ones will return overseas and when is anyone's guess, he said.
But inside homes across the state, military families are facing the possibility. In Tampa, 1st Sgt. Mark Alfonso, 40, who served in Iraq with the 124th Infantry, and his 35-year-old wife, Kim, have weighed the implications of another year apart:
What burdens would it bring? How would it affect their two children? When will the call come?
In the end, Kim Alfonso said, they will be prepared.
"I'm probably a little more scared this time, only because we've had so many deaths," she said. But "if his duty is to go back, that's what he'll do.
"I believe what he believes. You did sign your name on that dotted line."
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