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Ex-AFC Wimbledon boss Terry Brown has admitted he leaves Kingsmeadow with no hard feelings.
Brown and assistant Stuart Cash were sacked on Wednesday after a 1-0 League Two defeat to Torquay United left the Dons 21st in the table after a run of four-straight defeats.
The 60-year-old former Aldershot Town boss bid an emotional farewell to fans at the final whistle sparking speculation he had resigned, but it wasn't until a board meeting today that his exit was rubber stamped.
Chief Executive Erik Samuelson confirmed the club's board had decided the management team should step aside with immediate effect and have placed coach Simon Bassey in temproary charge of first team affairs.
And, in a club statement, Brown admitted the writing had been on the wall.
"Last night was a special moment as not many managers get to leave in such a way by saying goodbye to the supporters," he said.
"Stuart and I felt that we had to get a couple of wins out of our home games and that if we lost both games then we would no longer be at the club.
"That is sad, but I will remember five absolutely fantastic years at the club. I cannot say I have enjoyed this season as it has not gone well, but my abiding memory will be our three promotions.
"I will never forget having the honour of being the manager who took Wimbledon back into the Football League.
"It is really important that whoever takes over this club understands the history of this great club and hopefully the next manager will win the matches to keep us in League 2 and maybe get us into League 1."
"I really feel as a manager that you have a timespan at a club, unless you are someone like Sir Alex Ferguson or Arsene Wenger, and can continually be successful.
There comes a point when it is time to move on and maybe a club needs someone else. I may have a heavy heart at the moment, but I will be at Wycombe on Saturday supporting the boys.
"I would really like to thank the board, who have supported us all the way. They have been fantastic, even up until the last week when we needed to bring in Steven Gregory and Will Antwi due to injuries.
"I must also say a big thank-you to the volunteers at the club as they have been a huge help to me. The fans have been absolutely fantastic to me as they were even singing my name when things were not going well and it looked like I would be leaving.
"I will still look for Wimbledon's results and will still come and visit even if Stuart and I find another club.
It is not a time for being despondent about leaving the club, it is time to remember the fantastic times that we have had here."
Samuelson added: "This is a terribly sad moment for all of us. Terry has been a wonderful manager and a fantastic ambassador for the club since we appointed him over five years ago.
"He and Stuart guided us from the Ryman League into the Football League and for that we will be forever grateful. On behalf of everyone at the club and all the fans, I'd like to thank them for everything they have done for us."


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Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif share great connections on and off screen. So far, we have heard a lot about Katrina's rumoured affair with Ranbir. But, the latest rumour is that Ranbir Kapoor haunts Ms Kaif even in her upcoming movie Jab Tak Hai Jaan (JTHJ).
According to a leading daily, Ranbir Kapoor's mother Neetu Kapoor will play Katrina's mother in Jab Tak Hai Jaan. But, that's not the end of it as it is also heard that Rishi Kapoor will play Katrina's father in the film. Earlier, Rishi had played Katrina's father's role in the movie Namastey London.
It looks like Ms Kaif is bonding really well with the Kapoors. A while ago, it was reported that Katrina had visited the Kapoor residence to meet Ranbir's parents. Well, witnessing all this, we wonder what's actually going on between Katrina and Ranbir!
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Sleeve Notes for Chris Wallace-Crabbe's The Domestic Sublime
Like his men dressed in a blue singlet vernacular bringing up bags of tact – expensive but worth it – in this survey of his work Chris Wallace Crabbe delivers. The tact is impressive but it may be the least of it. Here is a shipment of poems – appealingly idiosyncratic, pairings of insight and intellectual high jinks, puns and history are all here along with depths of care and memory.
This selection is drawn from four decades of Wallace-Crabbe's award winning books. If you don't know his work this reading makes a perfect introduction to Wallace-Crabbe and if you do, it's an essential insight into how these poems work best.
Carol Jenkins
'A witty, endearingly slangy, yet unostentatiously philosophical Australian Poet."
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Biographical Note
Chris Wallace-Crabbe was born in 1934. After leaving school he worked as cadet metallurgist at the Royal Mint, Melbourne, then at diverse jobs, including six months in the RAAF. Graduating in English and philosophy, he became Lockie Fellow in Australian Literature, University of Melbourne, in 1961. Over the next decades he taught at Melbourne, gaining a Personal Chair from 1988. He was Harkness Fellow at Yale University, 1965-67, Professor of Australian Studies at Harvard, 1987-8 and Visiting Professor at the University of Venice, 1973 and 2005. His first book of poems was published in Australia in 1959. Oxford University Press began publishing his work in 1989 with The Amorous Cannibal. He has given readings of his poetry around the world, but never in Africa. His most recent books of verse include The Universe Looks Down (Brandl & Schlesinger, 2005), Telling a Hawk from a Handsaw (Carcanet, 2009) and the bilingual Each Line of Writing Still Is to be Done (Officina, 2006). He chairs the Australian Poetry Centre in Melbourne. Also a commentator on the visual arts, he specializes in "artists' books". His critical collection, Read It Again, was published by Salt in 2005. Among other awards, he has won the Dublin Prize for Arts and Sciences and the Christopher Brennan Award for Literature. Devoted to team sports and landscape, he has become Professor Emeritus in Historical Studies, University of Melbourne.
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The information below was sent to me by a genealogy colleague and I
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update nightly with information from burials the previous day.
"The nationwide grave locator contains more than three million
records of veterans and dependents buried in VA's 120 cemeteries since
the Civil War. The locator also has records of some burials in state
veterans' cemeteries and burials in Arlington National Cemetery
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cemeteries that use VA's database to order government headstones.
Arlington National Cemetery, operated by the Department of Army, has
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"The Web site displays the same information that visitors to
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Pran pratistha
is the technique that brings the life energy to the murti. Differents mantras invoke different energy fields (devta) in to a particular
The dispersion of the energy is limited by the small doors
as entry and exit. The dome shape of the top helps reverberate the chanting of mantra and
purifies the space, mind and body of the temple and individuals.
The ghee lamp, the fixed times of aarti and puja all that
is part of a science and not a false fixed belief.
Many examples have been used in this book to try to convey
our meanings.
They are simplistic models and should be taken as such.
The whole basis of idol worship or murti pooja is the
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England call-up for Bury boxer Sarah Dunne
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Bury Amateur Boxing Club's Sarah Dunne is celebrating after being selected for England ahead of the European Championships, which begin on May 23.
The 26-year-old boxer, from Prestwich, was recently named the Diamond in the Ring Champion after beating Jane Mellor from Aintree ABC.
Dunne, pictured, enjoyed further success last Friday evening as she won a unanimous points-decision over Kirsty Hill of Grimsby Amateur Academy.
Last weekend saw the Class A and B junior championships take place at Walkden Sixth Form College.
Ibrahim Nadim won on a split decision over W McFall from Collyhurst and Moston ABC in his 40kg bout, while Hasnain Sajyad lost unaminously on points over C Taylor from Jimmy Eagles ABC in his 66kg fight.
In the following round, Nadim won on points over Connor Burton from Middleton Select. He will now box against a representative from Cheshire and Merseyside in the pre-quarter-finals at Walkden on Saturday.
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Paul Harvey
Wherever we look, in every corner of human history, we find religion. No other living species has it—why do we? How did it evolve, and what's it for? Scanning the globe, The Really Big Questions explores the power of religion to create nurturing communities and vengeful armies, to console sufferers, and control non-conformists. We meet scientists searching for the underlying causes, and theologians, secular scholars and ordinary believers, who argue that these scientists are asking the wrong questions about the wrong things. Why do religions insist on truths that are either objectively false or unverifiable? Why is science unable to speak intelligibly about God, or Spirit, or the Divine? And can scientists trying to "explain" religion really do what they say?


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Patient investors in
Melbourne-based Sigma boss
Sigma has already flushed out most of the franking credits available, having paid a fully franked final dividend of 2¢ a share plus a special dividend of 1.5¢ a share for the year ended January 31, so an off-market buyback was unlikely.
"We have a significant amount of cash on balance sheet," Mr Hooper said. "We are really focused on working capital and therefore the cash just fell out.
"We will do some work in the next few months and, come next year, if we are still in this same position, then we will go there. An on-market buyback is most likely, but we have not made any final call on that as yet."
Sigma, which is celebrating its 100th birthday this month, swung to the black in 2012, reporting a $50.3 million net profit after two years of losses. It has not provided any guidance, but the market is expecting a contraction in sales and flat earnings before interest and tax this financial year, given pharmaceutical benefits scheme pricing reforms kicked in on April 1.
Prices of generic drugs were cut by a mandated 23 per cent, helping the government save more than $500 million on the PBS next fiscal year.
Mr Hooper has estimated PBS growth to be negative for the first time this year. He said he was focused on getting the core business to run efficiently Return on invested capital rose to 12.4 per cent in 2012 from 7.3 per cent the prior financial year.
Credit Suisse analyst Saul Hadassin estimated a $70 million buyback would be 5 per cent earnings-per-share accretive.
"Management have flagged further cost savings and release of working capital as trading terms with certain customers continue to be renegotiated, both these measures should buoy earnings in the near term," he said.
"With little debt and limited exposure to retail/non-government-backed revenues, Sigma is in our view the least risky stock in the Australian small-cap healthcare sector."
Dr Hadassin said Sigma made a compelling investment, however, he listed several risks around the stock including further PBS reforms by the government and an overhang of class action stemming from 2010 capital raising disclosure.
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Divorce: The Things You Thought You'd Never Need to Know
In this 2004 edition, Jill Black QC and Elizabeth Auckland steer readers through what can be a 'minefield'. On the way, they transform the awful legalese and officialese into plain English. A broad insight into how courts make their decisions, especially regarding the children, the home and finances. Tax considerations are dealt with.
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Nvidia releases Geforce 372.70 WHQL drivers
One to have for Battlefield 1 Beta and WOW:Legion
Following the launch of Battlefield 1 Open Beta, which became available to some today, as well as the launch of World of Warcraft: Legion and some other games, Nvidia has released its newest Geforce 372.70 WHQL driver which promises to bring optimizations for these games and some other fixes.
Nvidia rolls out new Geforce 372.54 WHQL drivers
Support for new Geforce 10 series mobile GPUs and Game Ready drivers
Nvidia has officially released its newest Geforce 372.54 WHQL-certified drivers which bring support for the recently released Geforce GTX 10 series notebook graphics cards, the GTX 1080, GTX 1070 and the GTX 1060, as well as include all the optimizations for a couple of games, including No Man's Sky and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
Nvidia releases new Geforce 368.81 WHQL Game/VR Ready drivers
VR Fun House now available on Steam as Free to Play title
Nvidia has released its newest Geforce 368.81 WHQL drivers, which are also both Game and VR Ready, and has released the Nvidia VR Fun House, a set of mini-games to show off some VR and Nvidia technologies in action.
Nvidia rolls out new Geforce 368.69 WHQL drivers
Game Ready for DiRT Rally VR
Nvidia has released its newest Geforce 368.69 WHQL Game Ready drivers which will bring all the optimizations for the new DiRT Rally VR game, which heavily focuses on virtual reality experience.
Nvidia releases Geforce 368.39 WHQL Game Ready drivers
Fixes GTX 1080 fan issues and brings optimal experience for Mirror's Edge
Nvidia has released its newest graphics card drivers which are not only Game Ready drivers for the new Mirror's Edge Catalyst game but also bring support for Geforce GTX 1070 which should launch in a few days and fix the GTX 1080 Founders Edition fan issues.
Nvidia rolls out Geforce 368.22 WHQL Game Ready drivers
Optimizations for Overwatch and couple of fixes
Nvidia has released its new Geforce 368.22 WHQL drivers that bring several game specific optimizations as well as a couple of SLI profiles and fixes.
Nvidia rolls out new Geforce 365.19 WHQL drivers
Game Ready drivers for Doom and couple of other games
Nvidia has rolled out its latest set of WHQL-certified Game Ready drivers which should provide optimal gaming experience for the new Doom and a couple of other games, the Geforce 365.19 WHQL Game Ready drivers.
Nvidia releases new Geforce 365.10 WHQL drivers
Game Ready drivers for Battleborn
Nvidia has releases its latest Geforce 365.10 WHQL Game Ready drivers which bring all the optimizations for the new Battleborn game as well as some other games that will be coming soon.
Nvidia releases Geforce 364.72 WHQL VR Ready drivers
Support for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and some game improvements
Nvidia has rolled out its latest Geforce 364.72 WHQL drivers which bring support for Oculus Rift and an improved experience for HTC Vive, as well as some improvements in current and upcoming games.
Nvidia releases new Geforce 364.47 WHQL Game Ready drivers
Coming with bonus install problems
Nvidia has released its newest Geforce 364.47 WHQL Game Ready drivers which are the ones to have in case you are looking to play Tom Clancy's The Division, which launched earlier today, but unfortunately, there are some install problems as a bonus as well.


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First Time Cruise: Majesty of the Seas Cruise Review by glq1946
Overall Member Rating
First Time Cruise
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami
Checking in was very quick. Our room was ready. Luggage arrived late afternoon.
The staff was wonderful. The service was great. The food, both in the dining room and in the Windjammer was fair. I would rate it 6 on a scale of 1-10.
The shows were good. The choreography was excellent.
The bars serve a heck of a drink. I thought the prices were reasonable.
The room was like being in a pop top camper. We booked an inside cabin. The bed was nearly on the floor and very hard, although I must say, I slept very well. The bathroom was small but adequate. I would definately recommend booking a larger room.
The ship is one of the oldest in the fleet. However, it's clean and well maintained. There aren't enough elevators. Trying to get from deck to deck is impossible and extremely More frustrating. Coco Cay was great except for the seagulls. During the meal, which is at picnic tables outside, the gulls are everywhere. They're on the ground around the tables, hovering over your table, and if given the opportunity, will steal the food right off your plate. I had one swoop down and steal a hamburger off my plate. They need to get rid of the birds.
Lastly, disembarking was exasperating. We waited nearly an hour to get off the ship. It took another half hour to locate our bags, and the line going through customs wasn't moving. To make matters worse, one of the customs officers left, slowing the process further.
The overall experience was good. Given the number of people, the staff was excellent. We had fun and booked another cruise while on board. Less
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Cabin review: Q5449 Interior Stateroom
The inside cabins are very small. I'm a big guy, 280 lbs. My wife and I could barely pass each other in the cabin. This was a 4 day cruise, so the closet and drawer space were adequate. Any longer and you wouldn't have enough hanging or drawer space. The bathroom and shower are small, but I fit with a little room to spare. We chose not to separate the bed. This leaves a very small aisle on one side of the bed. However, it was sufficient. The mattress was very firm. The A/C was great! We like it cold with extra blankets, so it was perfect. I would recommend booking a larger cabin.Read All Interior Stateroom (Q) Reviews >>
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Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has admitted he can live with Hayden Ballantyne's occasional suspensions because of the aggression and tenacity the pesky small forward brings to Dockers' side.
Ballantyne has long polarised footy fans. He does the spectacular and puts his body on the line in desperate acts but also spends his share of time watching from the stands, which could cause a major problem for the Dockers come September.
This morning Ballantyne and Fremantle accepted a one-week suspension for a behind-play punch in Fremantle's win over GWS on Sunday.
The repeat offender, however, still has the "love" and support of his coach, who is happy for him to play on the edge.
"We want our guys to play with passion we don't want them to be robots. Hayden's as passionate as we've got, it's driven him the hard road from down at Peel and Mandurah," Lyon told 6pr's Sports Today program on Monday night.
"His absolute strength we love and if it tips over and occasionally becomes a weakness we'll wear that and move on.
"I'll always pick Hayden, we love Hayden. He's been terrific for us this year, so it is what it is and whatever happens we'll just move on and keep picking him."
The Dockers coach's stance appears to have softened.
Back on April 21 Lyon said Ballantyne had "let himself and the team down" after he was suspended for two incidents against the Sydney Swans.
This week's suspension marks the ninth time Ballantyne has been sanctioned in his career and the fourth time he has been reported this season.
The latest ban means the Freo goal sneak still has 59 carryover points on his record and being the third time he has been suspended in the last 18 months, any future penalties will be increased by 10 per cent.
"He's a great man we all know actions and outcomes. He wins us more than he loses us and the rest wouldn't do him any harm anyway," Lyon said.
"Look we wouldn't want 13 blokes [doing it ]. That might be a different situation but I think it's really at the low end and it is what it is and I think we have better things to talk about "
The Dockers have now won eight straight games and have moved into second favourites for the flag behind Sydney but Lyon isn't getting carried away.
"What we've spoken about internally is we've tracked along OK but earlier in the year Port Adelaide beat us, Sydney beat us, and Hawthorn," he said.
"In the ensuing weeks we play Geelong, Hawthorn, and Port Adelaide, three of the top five. So until we beat those teams our credentials aren't as solid as we would like them. "
"Our big challenges are coming. We might sit second but in reality I think we've still got to prove some of our bona fides."
In some good news for the Dockers, Luke Mcpharlin will return from a calf injury against St Kilda this week but Garrick Ibbotson will miss the next three to four weeks with a more serious calf injury.
Michael Walters still remains a few weeks away from returning from a serious Achilles injury.
He is back running but still has a fair bit of work to do before returning to the senior side.


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Microprocessors and Interfacing: Programming and Hardware
This text focuses on the Intel 8086 family that are used in the IBM PC's and teaches students the programming, system connections, and interfacing of microprocessors and their peripheral devices in detail. Students begin with a brief introduction to computer hardware which leads to an in-depth look at how microprocessor-based computers are programmed to do real tasks. They also cover assembly language programming of 8086-based systems. Throughout the text, the emphasis is on writing assembly language programs in a top-down, structured manner. Included are comparisons between CISC and RISC microcomputer architectures and their trade-offs. 1990 HC 000pp
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Four years ago the President and I put aside politics during one of the most important elections of our time. We united and did what was right for America. If you elect me President of the United States, that's exactly what I'll do for the next four years.At the time of publication, Rocco Pendola was long NWSA.
Speaking of sociopolitical issues, research from Pew, via The Wall Street Journal, shows that across age groups, support for gay marriage continues to increase. Sixty-two percent of 18- to 29-year-olds favor legal marriage for gay and lesbian couples. Numbers continue to tick up even among those in the 30-49, 50-64 and 65-plus age groups. So there's change coming. It's already here. Although I don't think it has much to do with Obama, he doesn't hurt. The president mentioned "gay or straight" in his victory speech. He's apparently "delighted" to see gay marriage votes pass in several states. And now Sean Hannity has "evolved" on immigration reform. My uptight, elitist, socially liberal friends need to chill; we've come a long way. Hannity knows this. He's anything but dumb. If he sticks to hardcore conservatism, he'll eventually die out as his most ardent supporters "evolve" or expire. He'll "evolve" as much as he needs to just to keep suits at News Corp. ( NWSA) happy with his ratings. Although I believe he's genuine vis-a-vis his heartache for New Jersey, Chris Christie (and Jeff Christie) also knows the score. Timestamp this take: Christie will run for President in 2016. Though he'll likely maintain Republican status to fend off any meaningful challenges, don't be shocked to see him run as an independent. No matter the formal label, he'll brand himself an independent. He'll commend President Obama for "a job well done" over the last eight years but add that "there's still work to do." The pitch will continue:


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After the founders of The Pirate Bay were jailed, BT and Mobile Broadband ISPs look set to block access to the torrent site
The Internet Watch Foundation has teamed-up with BT's Mobile Broadband service to block its users access to The Pirate Bay file-sharing site.
It's understood that all five of the UK's major mobile operators have agreed to participate.
The move follows the conviction of four founders of the site in a Swedish court, who were found guilty of assisting in making copyright content available.
Some mobile broadband operators, such as Vodafone, do already block certain 'adult' content and restrict access to content that could impact on its own revenue, such as free calls over Skype.
Interestingly BT has advised its customers to contact their customer services department if they wish to request that the block is lifted.
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The Center for Research (CfR) was established in 1992 with the purpose of facilitating and encouraging faculty and student research in the College of Science and Health that will culminate in publications in peer-reviewed journals, presentations at research conferences, and/or application for external funding.
The main support mechanism provided by the CfR is a summer competitive research-funding program. The CfR awards summer stipends for faculty, as well as financial support for student assistants, supplies, and travel. A smaller amount of money is available on a limited basis to support faculty who were not funded, but who show promise in their research efforts. An outside panel of experts, prepared in academic specialties similar to the applicants, reviews submitted research proposals and makes recommendations for funding that are forwarded to the Dean for final approval.
As an example of this scale of funding, in the summer of 2006, the CfR provided funds for 15 summer faculty stipends (including funding for 11 student assistants).
For more information on the summer award programs, see Faculty Guidelines.
The CfR provides other means of support for researchers in the College of Science and Health. These services, which are available to all faculty in the College of Science and Health, include:
Dr. Betty Kollia, Director
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Eckel's Return A Positive Step
By Kevin Saleeba, Patriots Insider
September 5, 2007
FOXBORO - A familiar face has landed on the New England Patriots 2007 practice squad.
Fullback Kyle Eckel, who opened some eyes during the 2005 training camp, has returned to the Patriots on the practice squad this week. He was originally signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent and played four preseason games in 2005 prior to being cut. He spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons with the Miami Dolphins.
Eckel, a 250-pound fullback out of Navy, finished his first NFL preseason for the Patriots with 20 rushes for 80 yards and two touchdowns and two catches for 11 yards. What endeared him to fans and the media at the time was the bullish way he plowed over opposing defenders to cross the goal line for his two scores. He was also serving on active duty for the Navy while fighting for a roster spot, which also appealed to fans.
|Army cadets chase Navy fullback Kyle Eckel (32) as he carries the ball 23 yard for a touchdown in the second quarter Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy)
"It's tough. I'm balancing a lot of things," Eckel told the media during the 2005 camp. "The guys I graduated the Naval Academy with don't get a lot of free time, but the free time they've had since we graduated they've spent doing things and I was here working out in mini-camp and training camp. That's where I spent my leave." At the same time, when the Pats were on their break, "I was at the Naval Academy. It's kind of been all work, no play. It's been pretty intense for the last month or two, and I don't expect it to die down any time soon. But at the same time, this is what I want to do and I don't want to eliminate any possibilities."
The Patriots released Eckel as part of their final round of roster cuts with the hope to sneak him onto the practices squad in 2005, but he was claimed by Miami and remained property of the Dolphins since Eckel was placed on the reserve/military list. He was given his release from active duty in the armed forces last October.
According to the Miami Herald, a spokesman for the Navy described the separation as an involuntary "administrative separation" from the service, and Eckel told the Herald that he "was given the opportunity to submit a letter of resignation, which was accepted."
Now he's made his way back to New England and he brings a hard nose lead blocking style with a strong ability to handle the ball, especially in short yardage situations. He lacks the speed and agility and pass catching ability of a Heath Evans, but could serve as a suitable replacement if Evans were to go down with an injury.
According to Scout.com prior to the 2005 NFL Draft, Eckel was scouted as a "hard working lead blocker with the ability to handle the ball. Quick out of his stance, explodes into blocks and effectively uses body positioning to seal defenders from the play [He] creates space as a lead blocker. Gives top effort until the whistle blows."
Eckel attended Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia and was a student and a letterman in football and baseball. In football, he was a two-time first team All-Area and All-League selection and also garnered first team All-City honors as a senior.
Going into his senior year at the Naval Academy, Eckel was ranked as a preseason All-American and the top NFL fullback prospect in the country by draftboardinsider.com. He rushed for 1,147 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior, including handling the ball 26 times for a career-high 179 yards and one touchdown against Army en route to being named the Philadelphia Sportswriters Most Valuable Player of the Army-Navy game for the second consecutive year. Eckel, an economics major, collected 13-career 100-yard rushing games, the fourth most in school history, and became just the third player in school history to twice gain 1,000 yards rushing in a single season. He finished his career with 2,906 rushing yards, which ranks fourth all-time at Navy, and registered 25 career rushing touchdowns, the fourth most in school history.
Filling Out The Practice Squad
The Patriots practice squad also included six other players: WR Bam Childress, WR C.J. Jones, DL Santonio Thomas, OL Clint Oldenburg, LB Corey Mays, and TE Jason Rader.
|WR Bam Childress (Photo Kevin Saleeba / PatriotsInsiders.com)
Bam Childress provides the Patriots with versatility on both sides of the ball. In his first career NFL game on Jan. 1, 2006, Childress achieved a rare feat. He led the team with three receptions while also recording five tackles as a reserve cornerback on defense. He's played three games during the last two years, spending most of his career on the practice squad. He has five receptions for 39 yards.
C.J. Jones was signed by the Patriots in June 2007. He was last signed by the Seattle and played in NFL Europe before the Seahawks released the 5-foot-11, 195 pounds wide receiver in September 2006. He was a member of the Cleveland Browns practice squad as a rookie in 2003. Jones was a two-year starter for Iowa and caught 72 passes for 902 yards and 10 touchdowns in 24 collegiate games. He added 31 career kickoff returns for 743 yards and as a senior in 2002, finished third on the team with 38 receptions for 468 yards and nine touchdowns
|DL Santonio Thomas (Photo Kevin Saleeba / PatriotsInsiders.com)
Santonio Thomas, a 6-foot-4, 305 pound defensive lineman was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Patriots in 2005 and spent the entire 2005 season on the practice squad. He was signed to the active roster for the final game of the season, but was listed among the day-of-game inactive players for both Pats playoff games that season. He also spent the entire 2006 season on the Patriots practice squad. He provides increased depth to an already deep defensive linemen corp.
Clint Oldenburg was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round (171st overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. Oldenburg was an All-State selection as a linebacker and tight end at Campbell County (Wyo.) High School. He received the Milward Simpson Award given to Wyoming's top high school athlete in 2002. He was a three-sport athlete who earned state and regional honors in football, basketball and track and placed second in the state in the discus in track as a junior. He was a finalist for the Wyoming National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame Award and is a two-time All-State and three-time All-Conference choice. He also earned a degree in technical journalism from Colorado State.
|LB Corey Mays (Photo Kevin Saleeba / PatriotsInsiders.com)
Corey Mays was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2006 and was signed to the Patriots practice squad that September. He saw action in eight games primarily on special teams as a rookie after being signed from the practice squad on Nov. 4, 2006 and recorded nine special teams tackles. Mays tied for the team lead in special teams tackles twice and stuffed Jason Simmons for no gain on a fourth-and-one play during a fake punt in the first quarter against Jacksonville in December. He played in two playoff games last season and notched a solo tackle and a forced fumble on special teams' coverage during the AFC Championship game against the Colts.
Jason Rader, according to ScoutNFLExperts.com, is a solid blocking tight end, effective as a pass catcher in the short field. The 6-foot-4, 260 pounder could find a home for a team that wants a blocking-third tight end. He could be valuable to the Patriots if Kyle Brady or David Thomas are not healthy. He was recently signed as a free agent after the Dolphins released the Marshall alumnus.
David Herron was signed by the Vikings as an undrafted rookie free agent following the 2007 NFL Draft. The Patriots claimed him off waivers after the Vikings snagged TE Garrett Mills from the Patriots last week. According to Scout.com, Herron is fairly productive but doesn't truly stand out in any one area. He has athletic limitations in the open field, particularly for a Cover-2 linebacker
Tough, run-defending two-down linebacker, flows to the action, wedges his way up-field and quickly fills gaps in run defense. He's explosive at the point and quickly closes to the action. He's a productive linebacker with a good head for the ball in run defense. Herron has possibilities as a backup in a 3-4 defensive alignment.
Materials from Scout.com articles and wire reports were used in this story.
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Newcastle Knights CEO Matt Gidley said negotiations are progressing to release Joseph Tapine this season to Canberra, but he wants to ensure his club is fairly compensated.
Gidley spoke with Raiders CEO Don Furner on Thursday afternoon and Knights coach Nathan Brown and his Canberra counterpart Ricky Stuart have also been in talks.
Tapine's contractual wrangle has become increasingly messy. On Wednesday his manager Jim Banaghan lodged a formal complaint to the NRL because his client had been excluded from Knights training after he signed a three-year $1.5 million deal with the Raiders from 2017.
"We're not dragging our feet on this," Gidley said on Thursday. "I had a conversation with the Canberra CEO this afternoon. It's all moving forward.
"Like any negotiation it takes a bit of time. We need to make sure it's in the club's best interest that we're exploring all options under the proposed release, so that's what we're doing. I don't think anyone wants it to go any slower than it needs to."
The clubs are investigating a player swap, a Canberra buy out, or an early release which would clear room in Newcastle's salary cap. It is understood the Raiders are highly unlikely to entertain a player swap.
It has created an intriguing subplot for Saturday night's trial between the clubs at Orange.
"Nathan and Ricky have had a number of conversations around some opportunities with some players and they will continue to do that," Gidley said.
"If they can find some agreement somewhere, then fantastic. If not, we'll look at another option.
"They are good friends and have a great relationship, so I think if Nathan identifies a player who can improve our team, there's going to be no delay. Ricky will give him a yes or no quickly."
The Sydney Roosters were interested in a player swap for Tapine this season, but Gidley said Tapine was unwilling to join the Bondi club.
"He was certainly a player that could have come and strengthened our side in the short-term and longer term as well," Gidley said.
"We could have played hardball there, but we recognised it was in Joe's best interests to go to Canberra given he's going next year and beyond, rather than jump around the Knights, to the Roosters to Canberra in 12 months."
An NRL spokesman said: "we've been in touch with the Knights and we expect the club to resolve it."


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This is in response to the Dec. 6 Record-Courier editorial, "Senate stumbles on treaty on disabilities," criticizing as "indecent" the Senate's defeat of the vote on the proposed international treaty to ban discrimination against people with disabilities.
An opinion piece in The Hill, a newspaper for people who work on federal legislation, written by Dr. Susan Yoshihari, who participated in the negotiations for the United Nations treaty, explained why the disability treaty was a bad deal for Americans.
Dr. Yoshihari points out "the vast disparity between our aspirations for the treaty on one hand, and the limitations of the text, including deep flaws in the U.N. system in which it would be interpreted." She wrote: "Proponents said we could have it both ways -- an international rights committee powerful enough to change other countries' laws but too weak to interfere with our own."
I agree wholeheartedly with Dr. Yoshinara. It's my strong belief that U.N. regulations should never be allowed to infringe on the God-given rights and freedoms of the citizens of the United States as defined in the Declaration of Independence and our wonderful Constitution. As long as there are politicians on this earth, we will continue to be inundated with well-intentioned laws that do little but restrict our freedoms, whether they are intentional or not.
Chuck Marshall, Atwater
3rd....I agree with defunding an organization that was creatd to eliminate the black race.
Excellent letter. The Senate was right to vote down the treaty that would spread abortion, deny the parents of special needs children their rights, and compromise U.S. sovereignty. Article 25 of the CRPD called on nations to furnish the disabled "free reproductive health and population-based public health programmes." which of course is interpreted as abortion.
Funny stuff Chuck. This lady wants to defund Planned Parenthood internationally and completely restrict abortion rights to everyone. But you go right ahead and back her based on infringing on your god-given rights.


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|Information Bulletin
All Chiefs' Task Force
The All-Chiefs' Assembly will take place on May 18-20, 2010 at the Chief Joe Mathias Centre in North Vancouver. The purpose of the meeting will be to review and determine next steps for the work of the All-Chiefs' Task Force in the following areas: Coordinated Action; Political-Legal; and Operational-Technical. Also, appointments to the new First Nations Health Council structure (3 representatives per region) will take place at this Assembly. Travel costs will be reimbursed for 1 delegate per First Nation. Further information, including meeting materials and an agenda, will be provided in the coming weeks.
The All-Chiefs' Task Force – a volunteer group of First Nation leaders from across the province – was established at the August 2009 All-Chiefs' Assembly to build upon the outcomes and energy of the gathering by drafting and implementing a short-term action plan which addressed two goals:
• Communicate the urgency and importance of raising awareness and recognition of Aboriginal title and rights at the provincial, national and international levels, as well as with the general public.
• Strive to maintain unity and increase efficiency by better organizing ourselves internally as First Nations in British Columbia by working together on issues of common concern.
Since that time, the Task Force has undertaken a number of initiatives:
Operational-Technical: Have engaged a contractor to review the Leadership Accord, processes and work to date (for the purpose of improving First Nations political meetings and decision-making processes, and enhancing unity amongst First Nations. A survey and interview process is underway and we encourage all Chiefs, Leaders and senior staff of First Nations organizations to participate. The survey only takes 5-10 minutes and all personal information is confidential. To participate, please visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DZLN2C5
Coordinated Action: Working with a public relations firm to develop and implement a strategy to raise awareness of First Nations issues – with particular focus on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, title and rights, poverty/human rights, and missing and murdered women. All information on the campaign can be viewed on the Task Force blog http://firstnationstaskforce.wordpress.com/
Political-Legal: Identifying goals and a strategy to achieve a) effective implementation of section 35 constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and treaty rights, court decisions, and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, b) revision of the comprehensive claims policy, and c) implementation of the duty of the Crown to negotiate in good faith and uphold its fiduciary duty.
First Nations Health Council
March 24th, 2010 the First Nations Summit passed a resolution calling for the current politically appointed First Nations Health Council (inclusive of the First Nations Interim Health Governance Committee) to transition to one regionally representative council. UBCIC co-Chair of the First Nations Interim Health Governance Committee Kukpi7 Wayne Christian brought forward the original resolution at last week's Union of BC Indian Chiefs meeting, he comments: "This resolution represents an important step in the process. The transition to regional representation creates greater space for Nation to Nation dialogue and lends the new council a strong mandate to move this work forward."
The resolution brought forward at the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and the First Nations summit calls for the following substantive actions:
1. That the First Nations Summit Chiefs in Assembly & the Union of BC Indian Chiefs call for presentation of the Basis for a Framework Agreement on Health Governance to First Nations, Tribal Councils, the UBCIC Chiefs Council, the First Nations Summit, and the BC Assembly of First Nations for a full review of the risks and benefits associated with this agreement.
2. That the First Nations Summit Chiefs in Assembly & the Union of BC Indian Chiefs replace the current structure and appointment of the First Nations Health Council which was set out in the Health Council Terms of Reference and endorsed by First Nations Summit Resolution #0907.10. The new membership structure will provide for 15 members. Nations within each of the five Regions (North, Interior, Fraser, Vancouver Coastal and Vancouver Island) through their own processes will appoint three representatives at the All Chiefs Assembly in the month of May 2010. In the interim, the existing First Nations Interim Health Governance Committee structure shall continue until the full establishment of the newly structured First Nations Health Council or May 30, 2010. The term of this transitional structure shall be for two years. This 15-member First Nations Health Council will be responsible for reporting to Nations in their regions, accountable for progress and processes at all levels, representation, and ensuring that ratification processes and decision making process that are community driven and Nation based.
3. The newly appointed First Nations Health Council will oversee the health governance negotiations pursuant to the Basis for a Framework Agreement on Health Governance. The new First Nations Health Council will appoint a negotiation and support team, and continue to provide resources for a community engagement and ratification process.
FNS co-chair of the FNIHGC Grand Chief Doug Kelly has been supporting the health governance work for the last 18 months, and welcomes the new structure "We have seen regional representation work well in Fisheries, and Children and Families. Direct accountability to the Nations, clear lines of accountability and reporting, and a more inclusive and community-based process will emerge from this shift. Most importantly, this shift signals a renewed commitment on behalf of leadership to work together towards advancing the development of a new First Nations Health Governing Body."
First Nations Energy and Mining Council
1. Environmental Assessment Report
In 2009 resolutions were passed at the UBCIC and FNS meetings to propose a solution to the environmental assessment processes. Both the federal and provincial processes do not meet the needs of First Nations and many completed assessments end up in costly litigation for the First Nations.
Update: Letters have been sent to the Minister of Environment, Minister of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources, and the Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. All have responded stating the process meets the standards of the Courts on consultation of Aboriginal rights and title. On April 8th, 2010 the FNEMC issued a press release announcing the First Nations discussion paper and their willingness to engage with the BC government.
2. Reforming the mining free entry system in British Columbia.
First Nations have asked our council to engage on reforming the outdated mining free entry system where exploration companies can stake claims on First Nations territories without prior and informed consent of the impacted community. We saw first-hand how this can cause major upheaval when the Chief and Council of the KI6 in Ontario were sent to jail when they opposed a mineral exploration company on their territory.
Update: The request to discuss free entry reforms has been raised at the BC Minister's Council on Mineral Exploration and Mining. It has been put on the agenda for the next meeting that will likely occur in the next 2-3 months.
3. Website
The FNEMC developed a communications plan including a website to inform First Nations, public governments, and stakeholders of the Council's work, including areas of collaboration with government and industry, information on major natural resource projects in BC and the associated regulatory and environmental assessment processes.
Website: The website for the FNEMC has been developed and will be officially launched in March 2010. The address is www.fnemc.ca
The website includes the following:
• Mandate.
• Vision for the Council.
• Relevant documents such as the First Nations Energy Action Plan and the BC First Nations Mineral Exploration and Mining Action Plan.
• Initiatives such as reports, protocols, and agreements.
• Overview of the Council including the board of directors and CEO.
• Relevant links – ex to the Major Projects Management Office, First Nations Summit, BC Assembly of First Nations, Union of BC Indian Chiefs, National Assembly of First Nations, BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Unites States Council of Energy Resource Tribes.
• Career opportunities.
• News releases.
• All documents produced by the Natural Resources Canada contribution agreement.
4. Renewable Energy/Bioenergy strategy.
The FNEMC has developed a renewable energy strategy including a bio-energy strategy that supports First Nations long-term plans and views related to sustainable development that will aim to identify the potential to develop renewable energy resources (eg. solar, wind, wood pellets, cogeneration, etc.) that will benefit FN businesses and communities. These include new employment opportunities, new revenue streams for communities through the generation of power and the economic and environmental benefits of sustainable energy use.
This strategy could be a very useful guide for the federal and provincial governments to work with First Nations in BC on renewable energy opportunities. A major opportunity exists with those First Nations that are still using diesel-powered generators to provide electricity and heat to their communities. We recommend these communities could be a priority as there may be ways to seek assistance from private investments (banking institutions) and Indian Affairs Canada to attain financing to convert them to green power. This conversion may save millions of dollars in diesel costs savings if run-of-the river, wind, or bio-energy sources are utilized.
Update: Bioenergy Implementation
With the recent announcement of the joint protocol with the BC Bioenergy Network, the FNEMC, and the First Nations Forestry Council there is interest to take the agreement to the next step: to work to prioritize one or two First Nations communities that would be the best candidates to consider bioenergy facilities in their communities.
The First Nations bioenergy strategy outlines a number of opportunities for First Nations and bioenergy and recommends prioritizing those communities that are still using diesel generators to power their communities. The mountain pine beetle epidemic has created hundreds of millions of cubic meters of dead pine that will never be harvested. These vast volumes of dead wood create a real fire threat to isolated communities. Implementing a bioenergy strategy by clearing the dead pine trees to power generators and heat public buildings while at the same time reducing costs of expensive diesel is a solid plan.
BC First Nations Fisheries Council
Cohen Commission
The Cohen Commission, appointed by Canada to look into the demise of Fraser sockeye, is now receiving submissions. Many First Nations have applied for standing before the Commission. The First Nations Fisheries Council has been hosting some dialogue and discussion related to common themes that B.C. First Nations would like to see put before the Commission. A scoping paper looking at possible themes will be posted shortly on the Council website, and then a First Nations-only one day workshop will be held on June 1 in Vancouver to further discuss these themes. A registration form for the session will be available on the FNFC website.
Appointments to the Groundfish Integrated Advisory Board
Fisheries and Oceans Canada will soon be appointing members to the new Groundfish Integrated Advisory Board. The First Nations Fisheries Council has been working with communities and DFO to ensure that First Nations from the various coastal geographic regions of B.C. have representation on this multi-stakeholder board, as well access to a bi-lateral process with DFO, and associated funding to support participation. For more information please contact the Council at email@example.com .
The First Nations Fisheries Council partnered with DFO in order to undertake some analysis and capacity-building in First Nations communities with respect to the issue of the development of a new B.C. regulatory framework for aquaculture. As a part of the initiative the Council developed 4 major pieces of analysis, including a legal and policy overview of the issue. Nine meetings were held around B.C. which included First Nations only and First Nations/DFO discussions. Results from the individual meetings and a draft summary report have both been posted on the FNFC website's aquaculture page.
Appointments to the Council
At this time 10 of the 14 seats on the First Nations Fisheries Council have been filled by communities from the 14 geographic regions previously approved by the UBCIC, FNS, and the BCAFN. The Council will be working with communities the remaining 4 regions to ensure that they have ongoing information relating to the activities of the Council. The Council recently held a strategic planning retreat to prepare for the upcoming year.
Council Members by Region
• Allan Claxton: South Island
• Cliff Atleo: Nuu-chah-nulth (West Coast Vancouver Island)
• John Henderson: Kwakwaka'wakw (Northern Vancouver Island & Mainland Inlets)
• Steve Carpenter: Central Coast
• Russ Jones: Haida Gwaii
• Don Roberts: North Coast
• Walter Joseph: Upper Skeena
• Vacant: Northern Transboundary
• Howie Wright: Columbia Transboundary
• Thomas Alexis: Upper Fraser
• Vacant (2 seats): Mid-Fraser
• Ken Malloway: Lower Fraser / Fraser Valley
• Vacant: Lower Mainland
Don't forget – the First Nations Fisheries Council has a website which is designed to keep you and your staff up to date on issues important to B.C. First Nations. Check out the bulletin board, news clippings, and monthly Communiqués which are all available on the Council website at www.FNFisheriesCouncil.ca. A master calendar on the website provides information about important upcoming fisheries meetings. The Council also hosts a First Nations only Regional First Nations Fisheries Organizations Bi-Weekly Conference call. Information on the call can be obtained directly from the Council at firstname.lastname@example.com.
First Nations Technology Council
FNTC and FNESC have formalized their commitment to working together in an MOU. Some of the projects they're collaborating on include:
- FNESC's Shared Learning initiative – using technology to deliver Math 11 and Creative Writing 12 to five communities;
- Computers in the Homes (CIH)being led by FNTC where computers are being placed in the homes of high school students in four communities where connectivity to the homes permits; and,
- data management (FNESC has also endorsed a system called Unification that has been developed by Sto:lo Nation to manage income assistance and education. FNTC has presented a business case to INAC to secure funding so they can share this system with any First Nations who wants a tool to better manage their social programs.
In the CIH project, three of the communities are also ainvolved in the Shared Learning initiative. The CIH project is model developed in New Zealand. By involving the family, not only did the educational outcomes of the students improve, some parents also became actively engaged in on-line learning and some Mothers have gone on to become qualified teacher.
The First Nations of BC Portal has recently gone public (see www.fnbc.info). This is a partnership between FNTC and the New Relationship Trust that will be managed by FNTC. The aim is to support capacity building and share 'best practices' by making key documents/initiatives/processes developed in one community available to others. Other features include a space for 'communities of practice' or working groups to share information in a private space only available to members; an events calendar, including registration; a job bank; Facebook and Twitter pages; and an opportunities for businesses to buy advertising space. Success is dependent on you sharing the good things going on in your community. To share information about the projects your community is proud of, please contact Heather Bohn (at email@example.com) or Sue Hanley (at email@example.com). By phone, contact Heather or Sue at 1-888-921-9939.
Aboriginal Tourism Association of BC
Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia (AtBC) continues to realize significant consumer demand for Aboriginal cultural tourism in British Columbia.
AtBC stakeholders were ambassadors for the Aboriginal cultural tourism industry for thousands of visitors in Vancouver during the 2010 Olympics/Paralympic Winter Games including:
• The Kla-how-ya Village at Pan Pacific Vancouver
• Four Host First Nations Aboriginal Pavilion
• The Aboriginal Crafts Pavilion at Vancouver Community College
• Aboriginal Tourism Showcase at Robson Square
• BC Canada Pavilion, Vancouver Art Gallery
• Robson Square main stage
Immediate results from AtBC's Olympic initiative include more than 75 local and international media stories on television, radio, in print and online. AtBC stakeholders and members of the Board of Directors were interviewed by NBC, the BBC, ARD (Germany), DWTV (Germany) and others including USA Today and the London Daily Telegraph.
AtBC's media coverage during the games, if purchased for marketing purposes, has provided the Aboriginal cultural tourism industry an estimated $1 million dollars in marketing support. The media attention and coverage received was a tremendous success!
Moving forward, AtBC is already finalizing plans to capitalize on this world-wide exposure. Our 2010-2011 marketing and publicity plan will help AtBC's stakeholders turn this attention into real, tangible benefits.
The options we're looking at include:
• An increased media FAM trip itinerary to individual stakeholder businesses across the province
• Regional marketing and media relations workshops for stakeholders
• A social media campaign featuring reviews and recommendations of AtBC stakeholders on leading travel industry web sites, forums and online discussions including Facebook and Twitter
• Participation in the 2010 Rogers Santa Claus Parade in downtown Vancouver
• Development of tour packages
• First ever AtBC Call Center to assist consumers with vacation options for their Aboriginal cultural tourism experience
• AtBC online store
• A number of marketing events in the summer 2010
• Plus many others…
We'll keep all stakeholders updated as the 2010-2011 marketing plan goes through the approval process at the end of April.
Finally AtBC will be sending out the annual stakeholder fee campaign in April. AtBC will call on all stakeholders to consider the benefits this association continues to provide. AtBC has revised all forms and will be forwarding in the very near future to seek continued support to ensure the Aboriginal cultural tourism grows.
Economic Development
The BC First Nations Economic Development Action Plan was adopted by resolution of the BCAFN, FNS and UBCIC in 2008. A volunteer Working Group (composed of First Nations organizations, committees, governments, and educational institutions with mandates related to economic development, and resources to contribute to the Action Plan) is coordinating the implementation of current priorities under the Action Plan.
Recently, an environmental scan was conducted to develop an inventory of economic development related tools, programs, and supports, and make recommendations for the further development of tools for First Nations communities. All of the content from the scan will be posted to the new BC First Nations web portal in the coming weeks, and a launch event will be planned.
The Working Group is also exploring the concept of creating an economic development "SWAT" team pilot program to provide economic development support and advice to communities.
Work on these priorities is resourced through the contributions of First Nations and other partner organizations that have geared their existing resources towards the priorities established by First Nations in the Economic Development Action Plan.
Calendar of Events
• May 18-20, 2010: All-Chiefs' Assembly (Chief Joe Mathias Centre)
UBCIC is a NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.


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Farewell Fiordo Bernardo
By Andrew Gage (Macalester College '15)
Que Vida, Che!
Dressed from head-to-toe in all black, we snuck into the enemy camp. The objective was simple: cause as much damage as possible, in the form of tent-stake removal, before our cover was compromised. Our extensive plan (including backup plans A, B, and C) dictated that we split into two groups once we reach the middle of their camp. After we made this split, nothing else went as planned. There were no tent stakes, but rather small sticks and rocks with pare-cord attached. Using only the red settings of our head-lamps, we couldn't see their tents until we were stumbling over them. We managed to entirely un-stake three tents and nearly collapsed one before a NOLS student woke and nearly saw us…a clear sign to abort the mission. We ran off, Bolton leading the way with his cunning athleticism, baa-ing like sheep (as planned) all the way back to our camp across the road. "April Fools! Baaaaaaaaaaa!!!" we cried.
This devious April Fools prank on the NOLS Patagonia campers is not where this blog post should have started, chronologically speaking, but after meeting the group 1st in Fiordo Bernardo, and then finding them camped for the night, just a few hundred meters from our base in Cochrane upon our return, it seemed appropriate. Now I'll bring you back one week in time to our return from El Refugio Tempano to El Refugio Fiordo Bernardo. After a longer journey than we had expected, full of uncertainty and sopapillas, we were all delighted to be back at our basecamp in Fiordo Bernardo. The cozy kitchen, with a rustic wood stove and enough (comfortable) seats for about four of us, is not a place I think any of us will forget. We shared many mates and even more laughs sitting around that stove.
Upon our arrival, we continued the trail work we had begun with Orlando, our fearless Gaucho-leader. The stormy weather kept us inside for a large portion the following days. We spent a lot of time upstairs in the refuge trying to catch up on school-work, but also set aside time for Rummy 500, any number of peculiar movies that came on the tv, and plenty of reading. I made a sizeable dent in the Lord of the Rings (acquired from a NOLS student for the price of 1 chocolate bar), which was extremely fitting after the running joke Orlando made about Bernardo O'Higgins being Mordor.
One of my highlights in our last couple of days at Fiordo Bernardo was a fishing lesson that Felador gave Chloe and I. We hopped into the zodiac and zipped across the Fiord to a river mouth in the northeastern corner of the Fiord. We dropped anchor (a big rock with a rope tied around it) and got out our cans. Fishing equipment in Patagonia is certainly not what we are accustomed to in the States. Instead of a fishing pole, we wrapped some fishing line around a tin can which had a small handle nailed across the mouth of it. On the hook at the end of our line dangled a big 'ol hunk of sheep meat. To fish, you would just swing the meat-hook and toss it out as far as you could and slowly reel the line back in, wrapping the line around the can. We didn't reel in any fish on this outing, but it was a great lesson nonetheless.
The more memorable part of this outing was the amazing wildlife we got to see. Within a five-minute window, we saw a 3+ foot long Salmon (introduced to the region for fish farms), eight turkey vultures, an Andean Condor, three Huemul deer, and a sea otter. I had seen nearly all of these species prior to this outing, but I was still amazed in that moment because it all happened so fast. "Solo en el Fiordo Bernardo!" as Orlando would say. Our fishing lesson quickly turned into a Huemul survey, as we cruised down the coast and spotted four more Huemul right by the water. Felador drove our little zodiac (that was quickly losing air and had a large rock-anchor bouncing around inside) through the choppy waters like a madman. I think he would have slowed down if Chloe and I hadn't been laughing our asses off the whole way.
Our time in Fiordo Bernardo came to an end quicker than some of us wanted. There was a good deal of confusion over when the boat (La Libertad) would arrive to take us back to Tortel, but when it finally did we had a good going away fiesta. The boat crew brought some white wine ashore to make a bowl of Ponche (white wine + canned peaches + an ungodly amount of sugar) and Felador played the guitar late into the night. Everyone went upstairs to listen to Felador's music and for "mucho dancing queen", which was our gauchos' way of describing our poor attempt at the local dancing style. Really what we were doing was jumping around in pairs; there was hardly any method to the madness.
We awoke before the sun the following morning, and got ready to load the boat. With a solemn face Orlando said to Laurel, "Algunos van a quedar y algunos van a salir." (Some will stay and some will leave). With a few of us feeling as we never wanted to leave this amazing place, Laurel replied, as a joke, "Quien quedan?" And in response came the typical and frequently mimicked exclamation from Orlando, "Pwaaaaah, es obvio!" (indicating, or so we thought, that Orlando and Felador would indeed remain at the refuge and we would not be leaving any students behind). We got ready to say goodbye to the Guardaparque Gauchos we had come to know and love during our 3 weeks at Fiordo Bernardo. Once we had walked down to the boat and loaded our gear, I gave Orlando a big hug and let him know how much I appreciated all he and Felador had done for us, in the best Spanish I could muster. He was grateful, but a bit awkward. He seemed confused by my parting words, and then proceeded to hop on the boat. Felador followed suit, and we all stood a bit confused. "Ven Chicos" he said. We all hopped on, and realized several hours into the ride that they were in fact accompanying us to Tortel. Laurel made sure to poke fun at Orlando for his sassy comment about how they were "obviously" going to stay in Fiordo Bernardo.
The boat ride was spectacular. There was a cute wood fired stove in the cabin, a bunk bed to take naps and read on, and an open area on the bow to enjoy the vistas. For about a half-hour in the middle of the 15-hour journey, six or seven dolphins danced around the front of the boat. The seas were calm and the skies clear. The mountains had been dusted with a blanket of snow the night before, that came to less than 1,000 feet from sea level. But more amazing than almost any of the mountains or glacial valleys we passed, was the sunset. The sky turned a deep fiery red as we sat on the front of the boat eating our pasta dinner. It was a perfect moment to bring to a close that section of our adventure. We talked about how many of us wanted to come back to Fiordo Bernardo one day to study anything from glaciers to the gaucho lifestyle. They say if you eat a calafate berry, you're destined to come back to Patagonia. Lucky enough for this group, I think we've eaten enough calafate to spend a lifetime here.
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$1 million bikeway to be constructed in Grand Rapids
A long-awaited bicycle route will be constructed next year on the west side of Grand Rapids. The route is approximately 3 1/2 miles and will link Kent Trails with the Fred Meijer White Pine State Trail.
The Seward Avenue Bikeway will connect existing bicycle paths and introduce new paths along popular streets in order to provide safe bicycle access to businesses and residential areas. The bikeway will also connect more than 190 miles of regional trails.
Running through the heart of the city, the bikeway will be constructed along Seward Avenue, connecting Wealthy Street to Riverside Park.
Tom Tilma, executive director of the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition, reflected on the significance of the bikeway.
"The Seward Avenue Bikeway is one of the most important corridors in the City of Grand Rapids' planned network of 100 miles of bikeways," Tilma said.
He commented on the bikeway's main function.
"[The bikeway] fills an important gap in our excellent regional multi-use path system," Tilma said.
The Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition has been advocating for the Seward Avenue Bikeway as part of its mission of bicycle advocacy.
Tilma expressed excitement regarding the construction of the Seward Avenue Bikeway. He anticipates the bikeway will be another positive step in accommodating the increasing number of bikers in Grand Rapids.
"Our coalition's bike traffic counts have shown increasing ridership from 2011 to 2013," Tilma said. "After the bike lanes were installed in 2012, bike traffic doubled from 2011."
The steady increase in bicycle traffic in Grand Rapids is one of the motives for the Seward Avenue Bikeway.
Tilma also discussed the wide range of individuals who will benefit from the bikeway.
"The cyclists in that corridor are roadies cutting through the city, GVSU students going to class and neighborhood residents running errands," Tilma said. "This project will be used by people cycling for recreation, exercise and transportation."
The bikeway will include a variety of features, including new bike lanes, shared lane markings (sharrows), parking stations, a trailhead and a rest area.
Tilma discussed the innovative nature of the bikeway.
"The bikeway has a creative combination of multi-use paths, on-street bike lanes and shared lane markings," Tilma said. "There'll be a new bridge over Indian Mill Creek near Ann Street."
Several organizations and businesses have contributed funds to the project, including the Michigan Department of Transportation, Bikes Belong, Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc. and Freewheeler Bike Shop.
The Michigan Department of Transportation awarded the City of Grand Rapids with a $619,514 grant Monday to help construct the bikeway. A federal grant also funded a significant portion of the project.
The construction of the Seward Avenue Bikeway is set to begin this spring.