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Craft - Nature Poetry and Handmade Books at Derwentwater
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Holiday overview
Deepen your love of nature by reading and writing your own nature poetry. Make your own watercolour concertina book, with a hard cover. Create artwork to enhance your poetry, using paint, ink, stamping and collage techniques.
Holiday Highlights:
- Create your own handbound book of nature poetry
- Our professional craft leader will guide and encourage
- Share inspiration and exchange ideas
- Gain knowledge to continue crafting at home
Great Reasons to Join Us
- Great value: price includes Full Board en-suite accommodation and guidance from our expert leader
- Accommodation: enjoy high quality accommodation and excellent food at Derwent Bank
- Expert leaders: our leaders are expert in their field and will ensure that you get the most from your holiday
- Sociability: spend time with like-minded people in a fun and relaxed environment
Set right on the shores of Derwent Water our Country House treats you to scenic walking straight from its door. Admire stunning panoramas across the mirror-smooth lake set against the backdrop of razor-edged ridges and humpbacked fells.
Choose your room
|Classic Rooms
• Check in from 2:30pm
• Comfortable accommodation
• En-suite bathroom with bath or shower
• Hairdryer
• Tea and coffee-making facilities
• Large double or two single beds
• Sole occupancy available for an extra £15 per night
|Premium Rooms
• Check in from 1:30pm
• Enjoy extra space or exceptional views
• Toweling robe, complimentary slippers
• Same facilities as our classic rooms
• Available from an extra £10 per person per night
|Family Rooms
• Check in from 2:30pm
• 3 or 4 beds
• Same facilities as our classic rooms
• Full sized twin or double beds for adults and bunk or occasional beds for children
|• Welcoming bar with local beer
• Conservatory with superb views
• Extensive gardens
• Lake jetty
• Formal Garden
|• Putting green
• Croquet lawn
• Boot Room
• Drying room
• Free WiFi in some public rooms
|• Large, comfortable lounge
• Attractive dining room
• Board games and books
• Mini-golf
|All holidays at our Country Houses are full board accommodation including evening meal on arrival to breakfast on the day of your departure. All of our Country Houses have a well-stocked bar serving local beers, wine and spirits.
√ Start your day with our extensive breakfast.
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All of our bars are stocked with locally sourced drinks so you can really soak up your surroundings.
Due to the layout and age of Derwent Bank, bedrooms within the main house are not accessible for wheelchair users, with all accommodation being reached by stairs. We do have some chalets in the grounds which are on the ground floor which can be used for wheelchair users, however mobility will be restricted in the room. Once you have gained access to the house all public rooms are accessible for wheelchairs.
More details on Derwent Bank accessibilty
Additional information
- The fire procedure is displayed in each room and explained to guests on arrival. Guests requiring assistance during an evacuation should identify themselves on arrival
- Mobile phone reception is generally good in the main building
- Assistance dogs accompanying a visually or hearing impaired guest are welcome. Dogs must be kept on a lead or harness at all times
- Information can be provided in large print
- Staff have received disability awareness training
- Special diets can be catered for. Specialist food can be obtained with prior notice
- Fridge for medication is provided
Monday: Arrival day
You can check in to your room from 2.30pm onwards. Please join us for afternoon tea at 4pm. All guests are invited – we'll introduce your leader and welcome you to your holiday.
Tuesday: Making a start with some basic bookmaking and some ice-breaking poetry
We start with an introductory session to practise basic bookmaking skills; creating some simple books to learn basic folds. The introduction to writing poetry includes reading some nature poetry, some ice-breaking poetry games, and some writing exercises. There'll also be a demonstration of some of the books your leader has made. The afternoon session will include further reading in the group and discussion of the poems selected by your leader, including some of her own published poems. Using one of the books made in the first session, we'll a short walk, making notes for a poem of your own. The concertina books' inner pages are constructed and left to dry overnight.
Wednesday: Developing techniques as we texturise the pages of our book
Today begins with more reading and writing of poetry, and some independent walks in the grounds for you to find inspiration. The morning will be focused on writing poetry and the afternoon on starting to texturise the pages of your book using inks, stamps, paints or any other method. Your leader will provide opportunities for individual feedback on poems written so far. At this point you'll be deciding which poem you intend to use in your handbound book. This can be one of your own, or one published by another poet. Once the decision is made, the poem can be added to the book.
Thursday: Completing our wonderful handmade books - handwriting, collaging and stamping
The morning will focus on finishing off the inner pages, including adding your chosen poem using a range of possible methods, including handwriting, collaging and stamping. You'll cut the boards to size using scalpels and cutting mats. Suitable paper and ribbons will be chosen and the hardcovers attached and left to dry. The afternoon will include further poetry reading and writing. There will be an option to wander in the grounds or find a quiet place to write following the writing workshop. By the end of the day, the books should be dry enough to inspect and exhibit to the rest of the group.
Friday: Depart after a leisurely breakfast
What to bring
- An apron or cover up
- A preferred pen
Optional extras are:
- Watercolour or acrylic paints and brushes
- Inktense or watercolour pencils
- Sketching pencils
- Ribbon and strong paper for book covers
- Preferred rubber or acrylic stamps
- Any collage scraps or photos
- Writing notebooks
- Washi tape
Local area
Discover the Lake District
The Lake District is England's premier national park with outstanding mountain scenery.
The nearest town is Keswick, about two miles away. As a popular tourist destination it has a range of facilities including supermarkets, banks, a post office, pubs and cafés. It is also well known for its huge number of outdoor shops where you can buy an array of clothing and equipment for the outdoors.
During your visit to Derwent Bank you may enjoy visiting the following places of interest:
Derwentwater Launch
Take a leisurely journey around Derwentwater on the ferry - a great way to see the surrounding mountains from a different perspective. The nearest stop at Nichol End is just a few minutes' walk from Derwent Bank. www.keswick-launch.co.uk
Theatre by the Lake
Situated by the lakeshore in Keswick, the theatre offers an excellent repertoire of plays in the main house and smaller studio theatre. The theatre's popularity means that advance booking is recommended, especially in the high season. www.theatrebythelake.com
Honister Slate Mine
Go underground on the mine tour at this famous Lake District mine which is situated at the top of Honister Pass between Borrowdale and Buttermere. Here you can travel underground and learn about the history of Lake District slate production. Honister is around 30 minutes' drive from Derwent Bank, and can also be reached directly using the Honister Rambler bus. www.honister.com
Whinlatter Forest & Go Ape!
Relax at the visitors centre and cafe, or follow the excellent new mountain bike trail; one of the best in Britain. The high-ropes Go Ape course is great option for active teenagers. www.forestry.gov.uk/whinlatter or www.goape.co.uk
Derwent Water Marina
Hire a canoe or sailing boat and enjoy one of England's most beautiful lakes. Just five minutes' walk from Derwent Bank. www.derwentwatermarina.co.uk
Grasmere is about 30 minutes' drive from Derwent Bank and is famous with its connections with William Wordsworth. The poet's homes at Dove Cottage and Rydal Mount can be visited, the former of which includes the Wordsworth Museum. Wordsworth's birthplace can also be visited in Cockermouth; a pleasant market town to the north-west of Derwent Bank. Both Grasmere and Cockermouth can be reached by local bus from Keswick. www.wordsworth.org.uk
About 30 minutes' drive from Derwent Bank is Ullswater, arguably the most beautiful of the Cumbrian lakes. Enjoy its glorious scenery either on foot or by steamer. If you are visiting the Ullswater area you could also visit the superb waterfall of Aira Force or the country house and gardens at Dalemain. www.ullswater-steamers.co.uk or www.dalemain.com
Lake District Wildlife Park
Well worth a visit for the whole family. You can watch the antics of the otters, apes and monkeys and marvel at the flying displays of eagles and vultures. www.lakedistrictwildlifepark.co.uk
Carlisle, about 45 minutes from Derwent Bank is the historic county town of Cumbria. Here you'll find a good selection of shops, the cathedral, and castle. Of particular interest is the Tullie House Museum which is recognised for its exciting, varied events and exhibitions programme and is full of exciting interactive displays. www.tulliehouse.co.uk
Travel to Derwentwater
Our address is: Derwent Bank, Portinscale, Nr Keswick, Cumbria CA12 5TY
By train:
The nearest train station is at Penrith on the main line between London and Glasgow. For train times and general rail enquiries visit www.nationalrail.co.uk or call 03457 484950 (from outside the UK call +44 20 7278 5240).
HF station transfer - great value!
Our station transfer operates every Friday and Monday between Penrith station and Derwent Bank. The pickup is at 4.50pm from Penrith railway station. On departure day the transfer will get you back to Penrith station by 9.50am. This transfer costs just £10 return, however a place must be reserved in advance by calling 0345 470 7558.
By taxi:
If you can't meet our station transfer, the 20 mile journey from Penrith to Derwent Bank can be made by taxi. Pre-booked taxis cost approx £30 per journey (or around £50 if not pre-booked). Details of our current recommended taxi company and rates will be sent to you with your booking. The return taxi journey can be arranged on your behalf by the Derwent Bank Manager.
By bus:
The X5 bus runs approxiately every hour from Penrith station. The nearest bus stop is on the A66, about ¾ mile walk from Derwent Bank. Alight at the Portinscale bus stop and take the road on the left (signposted to Portinscale, Grange and the Newlands Valley). Follow this road through Portinscale village - Derwent Bank is on the left-hand side after the Derwentwater Marina. For bus times see www.traveline.info
By car:
From Penrith - leave the M6 motorway at junction 40 and take the A66 towards Keswick. After 17 miles you'll reach a roundabout in Keswick - continue ahead following signs to Cockermouth and Workington. One mile beyond the roundabout, and 200yds beyond the B5289 turning to Keswick, turn left off off the A66 signposted to Portinscale, Grange and the Newlands Valley. Derwent Bank is approx ¾ mile along this road on the left after the Derwentwater Marina and before the Nichol End Marina. There is a large car park available at Derwent Bank.
Travelling from overseas
For most guests the most convenient option is to book a flight to Manchester Airport. There are direct trains every hour from Manchester Airport to Penrith - this is straightforward journey - allow 2 hours to Penrith. See www.nationalrail.co.uk for train times.
From Penrith station you can complete the journey to Derwent Bank using our transfer, by bus, or by taxi (see above).
Flying to London Heathrow airport is another option, but has a longer onward train journey - allow at least 4½ hours to reach Penrith. From Heathrow first take the train to London Paddington station. Next take the Underground train to London Euston. Finally the main line train from London Euston to Penith takes 3 hours. See www.nationalrail.co.uk for train times.
Angela Topping
Angela Topping is a well-known professional poet with an impressive range of solo publications. Her poems have appeared in over 70 anthologies. She is a seasoned performer at literary festivals. Her poems are regularly featured on Radio 4's Poetry Please. She has a background in education and holds two master level degrees in literature. She has written three critical books on literary texts and given talks in a range of venues across the UK.
Further information about Angela Topping can be found on her blog at: https://angelatopping.wordpress.com/
Dates & Prices
We're sorry, there are no dates available for this holiday at the moment. Please check out our other tours and breaks or call our team on 0345 470 8558 to be notified of new dates as soon as they become available.
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- Premium single room: £15 per night
- Premium twin/double room: £10 per person per night
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Golfing: We are surrounded by beautiful golf courses. Rideau Lakes Golf & Country Club in Westport, The Maples Golf & Country Club in Elgin, Lombardy Glen Golf & Country, and the Evergreen Golf Course in Westport, to name just a few!
The Winking Rosebud Retreat
The Winking Rosebud Retreat 80-acre retreat is nestled amongst beautiful mature trees on the crystal clear waters of quiet Murphy's Bay on Big Rideau Lake. It hosts a spectacular 3,000 sq. ft. Main Lodge (built in 2008), a 1200 sq. ft. Guest Cottage, a beautiful Annex, a delightful Boat House with a coveted sleepover. The Main Lodge incorporates a Spa which includes an indoor Pool and Sauna. The 'Endless Pool' can be used for lap swimming, for therapy and relaxation with hydrotherapy jets, or as a wave pool for the kids. Everyone loves the pool!! The Spa also has an indoor Infrared Sauna and highly recommended for its effectiveness in detoxifying
Beautiful handcrafted decks adorn the property with gorgeous stone and rustic walkways to take you to the water. The waterfront is very private and located on the crystal clear, spring fed Big Rideau. A long private dock extends from the boathouse offering the perfect location for mooring your boat, with plenty of dockage for several boats. There is swim ladder at the end of the dock, a swim raft with a water slide, and a mooring ball.
The Winking Rosebud Retreat incorporates both the private waterfront on Murphy's Bay and the Winking Rosebud Nature Reserve, a75-acres of mixed forest. The land has extensive nature trails that can be enjoyed year round for bird-watching, hiking, biking, skiing, snow-mobiling.
There are four separate buildings on the property: the Main Lodge (which sleeps 12); the Guesthouse (sleeps 10); the Annex (sleeps 5), and boathouse (that sleeps 5). The entire property will sleep 30 people very comfortably.
It is an absolutely incredible location for a family reunion, small wedding, corporate retreat, or get together with friends.
The Winking Rosebud Main Lodge
The 3500 sq` Main House is an exquisitely custom built home all decorated in South American decor with Mexican Saltillo and Talvera tiles. Most of our guests comment on feeling that they have been transported to another world when they first enter the retreat. A beautiful post and beam interior with 20' ceilings with a spectacular view of the lake is simply breathtaking. Three sets of French doors open up onto huge expansive decks across the front and side of the Main Lodge with a beautiful log and stone walkway to the lake. There is also a HUGE fireplace,
The Winking Rosebud Spa hosts a beautiful 15 x 8 indoor pool and Infra-red Sauna. The Endless Pool is designed to be used as both a lap pool for swimming and as a therapeutic aid with powerful therapeutic hydro-therapy jets. The Infra-Red Sauna is a great detoxification agent, and helps lower blood pressure, and increase blood circulation, according to Dr. Oz!
The Winking Rosebud Chef Kitchen. Chef's, this is your opportunity to let your creative juices go wild. The kitchen is a CHEF'S dream with French doors opening up to a gorgeous deck and huge barbecue with spectacular view of the lake. The kitchen has a gorgeous gas stove & grill, and electric oven, a huge double ceramic sink, several prep stations for your sous-chefs, and great knives and other culinary aids (most spices) and appliances (there's even a Belgium waffle maker!). There are two two-tiered bars for others to watch you create: an exquisite mapa burl bar built from an ancient European Elm tree, and a TIKI Bar a designed from copper and walnut incorporating a Mexican copper sink, a perfect spot for your bartender.
The Winking Rosebud Retreat Music Station: One of the highlights of the Retreat is the music station with a new drum kit, keyboard, microphone, and karaokee kit. Located directly in front of the Tiki bar, your entertainers are well situated in the centre of the house to create music for your guests. .
Note that the Winking Rosebud Retreat does not permit smoking in any of its buildings.
The Guest Cottage (VRBO listing 433396). The Guest Cottage is completely private from the Main Lodge separated by a 100 feet and a large cedar hedge. It is a gorgeous, 1200 sq' cedar cottage with cedar interior, and enjoys an expansive view of the lake. Newly renovated with all new windows, kitchen, bathroom, the cottage is tastefully decorated with hardwood floors throughout. A large deck with a hot tub offers a spectacular view of the lake and a fantastic place for star-gazing at the end of the day. Private walkway and a private dock suitable for most reasonably sized boats (please talk to us about your draft size).
The Cottage has four bedrooms: queen-sized beds in each of two bedrooms, and two bedrooms with double-bottom-single-top bunk beds and sleeps 10 comfortably). It has one and one-half bathrooms, a Vermont castings woodstove, a large laundry room, five new appliances, and a terrific foosball table. It also has an outdoor fire-pit and a horse shoe pit both overlooking the lake,.
The Winking Rosebud Cottage also enjoys a separate private dock suitable for most reasonably sized boats. There are several stores close by (Portland, Westport, Smith Falls, and Perth, as well as a local market every Saturday morning in Crosby which sells all kinds of great local produce and a fantastic second hand book dealer for those who love to read). The cottage has a TV, satellite, DVD player, great movies, a foosball table, some board games, books, etc.
The Winking Rosebud Boathouse. Conveniently located at waters edge, the Winking Rosebud Boathouse has coveted 10 x 24 sleeping quarters on the upper level with a beautiful picture window overlooking the lake. For those of you who love to hear the call of the loons, this is where you want to be! Photographers bring your cameras and capture both the spectacular sunrises and the blue heron that nests in Murphy's Bay.
The boathouse has a Queen sized bed, a set of single bunk beds, a couch, and a mini fridge.There is also Pump house for your use wit h a sink, shower, a composting toilet, and hot water.
The Waterfront/Beach. Enjoy easy access to the waterfront along the beautiful meandering stone and log walkway from the Main Lodge. Access can also be had directly with 4-wheel vehicles can also be had down a small road to the lake.
The Winking Rosebud Annex. Located directly beside the Main Lodge the tastefully decorated newly built ANNEX enjoys a spectacular view of the lake. It is ideal spot for those who require a higher degree of privacy. It can accommodate five comfortably with two double beds and a futon couch/bed, a bathroom with an eco-toilet and sink.
The Winking Rosebud Retreat is located 72km southwest of Ottawa, only minutes away from the quaint summer vacation towns of Portland, Westport, and Newboro. Located on the Rideau Lake System, Big Rideau Lake sits at the top of the Rideau Canal offering navigable waters through a series of locks all the way to the Thousand Islands and Ottawa and Montreal. The Rideau Canal is a heritage site recognized by UNESCO and also rated #2 as an exceptional historic site destination by National Geographic.
Keywords: Cottage, house, retreat, lake, fishing, getaway, private, waterfront, beach, dock, hot tub, pool, fireplace, trails, Rideau, Rideau Canal, UNESCO Heritage, Newboro, Westport, Perth, Portland, golf, sanctuary, yoga
Fantastic meeting place between Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto. Beautiful private 80 acre nature reserve for hiking, mountain biking, skiing, snowmobiling. Close to tourist loving Westport, Perth, and Newboro for fantastic country shopping. Lovely flee and vegetable market every Saturday morning during the summer months in Crosby. Close to Casino in Gananoque. Live theatre and music abound in Perth, Westport, Gananoque, Kingston, and Brockville!! A spectacular location.
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Please also note that our payment terms require payment of 25% on booking and the balance is paid in three installments at 120 days, 90 days, and 60 days prior to taking up your reservation.


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Group Therapy: What's the Funniest Thing You've Heard a Kid Say?
What's the funniest thing you've heard a little kid say? Reddit.com polled their users and here are some of the best answers:
- "When my daughter was three, she accidentally walked in on me changing. Later on, she announced t o a crowd of friends and family, 'My dad has a tail! In the front!'"
- "I was babysitting a four-year-old. She was mixing sand in the sandbox and tole me it was 'people soup.' When I told her I didn't want to taste it, she said, 'Well, if you don't want to eat it, maybe you'd like to be IN it.' Then she started chasing me."
- "At a baseball game, my four-year-old said, 'I hate that guy because he's black, daddy!' Everyone looked at us. Then he said, 'We hate the black guys, don't we daddy?' I had to LOUDLY announce he was talking about their uniforms."
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I do my snowboarding mostly at Tyin or at Hemsedal, both places located in Norway.
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Bob understands that the best stewards of the land are farmers and ranchers who depend on it for their livelihood -- in some cases, for generations. These are the people who understand what it means to protect the land's viability and who understand its importance to our Arkansas heritage and our economic stability and strength. Bob will protect private property rights -- trusting and believing in those who care for the land, and will stand against a government that tries to trample this constitutionally-given right by taking improperly what belongs to the private citizen, oppose unnecessary or onerous EPA regulation, introduce or co-sponsor new legislation protecting the farmers and ranchers in District 97, and fight Obama and the Democrats to do what is right and necessary to lower gas prices which are devastating all Arkansans and more particularly our food producers.
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One woman said the sound of a rushing ocean encouraged her to "keep going on."
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Another lowered the shell from her ear and said she'd heard: "We're not there yet."
The eight men and women sitting in a semi-circle at
The service was conceived by Halsted, who leads this congregation with a long history of fighting for the rights of African-Americans, women and gays. Lately, many of his members had become environmental activists, so he crafted a celebration that would allow them to pause and renew their spiritual connections to the earth.
Now the Earth Sabbath format has found a sponsor with the North Carolina chapter of Interfaith Power and Light, an organization that works with faith communities across the state to address the causes and consequences of climate change.
Earth Sabbath celebrations are now held in a handful of
"I need it for the grounding, or I'd be crying all the time," said Karen Bearden of Raleigh, a volunteer with 350.org, the climate change campaign founded by environmentalist Bill McKibben.
The destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Sandy might awaken more religious congregations to the realities and dangers of climate change. But while many are already swapping incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescents, eliminating foam and plastic coffee cups, planting gardens and installing solar panels, few have paid attention to the spiritual dimensions of this work.
"More and more religious congregations are asking, "Why are we doing this? Is it just to save money?" said John Grim, co-director of the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale University. "Suddenly, it opens up a deeper contemplative and spiritual vision about our relationships with the planet."
Earth Sabbaths are not entirely new; the United Nations started an "Environmental Sabbath Service" in 1990, with a declaration that read: "We need to rest and allow the earth to rest."
For example, celebrations may feature Buddhist meditation, Tai Chi exercises, or prayers to the four elements or directions, an element of Native American spirituality.
And though these rituals often take place in church fellowship halls or classrooms, special attention is paid to the surroundings. At a recent Earth Sabbath celebration in
Halstead said he developed a template for the Earth Sabbath when he realized revival is impossible unless people recognize the sacred in nature.
"We've lost touch with the sacredness of the Earth," said Halsted. "We take too much for granted. We need to reconnect. It's only when we reconnect that we appreciate it more deeply."
Linda Rodriguez, an environmental activist at a Baptist church and an Earth Sabbath enthusiast, said she's learning to cultivate gratitude.
"Our earth, our water, our air — if we didn't have any of those we wouldn't survive," she said. "If we would understand it's a gift we're given every single day, we might realize how precious it all is."
These activists acknowledge religious congregations don't always march at the forefront of social movements. Bound by tradition, faith communities are often the Johnny-come-latelies of change. Many still cling to a biblical vision from Genesis that calls human beings to "fill the earth and subdue it."
But that shouldn't prevent more progressive congregations from embracing a cause and spurring others to action, said Dianne Small, a Baha'i participant at the recent Earth Sabbath in
"It's vitally important that faith communities embrace the science and not live in a fantasy that we can use and abuse the Earth without serious consequences for our children and children's children," said Small, who lives in suburban Cary. "There's an ethical and moral dimension to this. The more we can protect the environment, the more we can create a peaceful world."
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Hooray for the Affordable Care Act
Regarding "Our Readers Say" letter on June 18 titled, "Affordable Care Act is bad all on its own" — this Tea Party notion certainly does not relate to millions of Americans, including me.
A few years ago, just after the Affordable Care Act's first benefits became law, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
My health insurance company, thanks to the ACA, was not allowed to refuse me coverage and sneer, "Pre-existing condition!"
Without argument, they paid 100 percent of my expensive proton beam therapy (radiation) at our local and world-renowned Loma Linda University Medical Center. And today I am cancer-free.
Without the ACA, I know I would have been denied coverage because a few years before the ACA became law, my health insurance refused to cover lower back surgery recommended by my specialist.
Under the ACA (also known by many as "Obamacare"), health insurance companies cannot deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions or even new conditions.
They also have to cover all children of policy-holders through the age of 26.
The June 18 letter was erratic and incoherent, typical of a Tea Party drone.
The truth is that Bill and Hillary Clinton did all they could to pass health care reform in the '90s, but the Republicans in Congress blocked it.
Luckily, there were just enough Democrats in Congress during Obama's first term to pass the ACA for his signature.
Thank you, President Obama and the Democratic Party, for caring about my health!
And thanks to Presidents Roosevelt and Johnson and the Democrats in Congress for Social Security and Medicare—all very valid issues for millions of senior citizens and that includes me!
Those without health insurance may apply for coverage (and perhaps financial assistance) at CoveredCA.com. Or call 800-300-1506.
— David Salvaggio, Redlands


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- Sector
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- Hours
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As a German speaking Technical Support Representative you will be a supporting customers in both German and English through troubleshooting with peripherals, gaming & audio devices, web cameras, security systems and Harmony remotes.
This position offers a three week training program to ensure our successful candidate becomes a product specialist within their particular field of expertise.
As a Technical Support Representative you will be the first point of contact for both existing and new customers either by telephone or email. This will be a perfect opportunity to use your excellent customer service skills to ensure our customers are highly satisfied.
The successful candidate will be highly motivated, enthusiastic, target driven and fully focused on delivering results. Customer satisfaction, timely resolution and driving loyalty are at the heart of this role so you must be professional, confident, assertive and engaging when dealing with all potential and existing customers.
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Mountain View's girls soccer team debuted at No. 2 in the Division I seedings Tuesday.
There's a good chance that ranking could only get better.
The Mountain Lions are 5-0 in meaningful games so far and face only three current-top-20 opponents in their final seven games.
Mountain View was one of two Southern Arizona teams in the top 16 of the Division I rankings. It opens the second half of its season at Tucson tonight at 6 p.m.
The only other team was Sierra Vista Buena at No. 15. The Colts won the Tucson Champions Cup last month by beating Ironwood Ridge 2-1 in the final and open the second half of their season against Nogales tonight.
The Nighthawks are among five girls squads in the top 16 of the Division II seedings at No. 11.
Defending three-time state champion Catalina Foothills debuted at No. 3 in the seedings and host seventh-seeded Sahuaro tonight at 6 p.m. This will be the third time the two have met, with Foothills having won the first two matches.
Sahuarita came out one spot ahead Sahuaro at No. 6 and travels to Rio Rico this afternoon.
In the Division III seedings, Pusch Ridge Christian was the top Southern Arizona team at No. 2 and opens up it's second half with a tough test at Ironwood Ridge at 6:30 p.m.
Palo Verde, last year's state runner-up, was ranked fifth in the Division III as well while the Titans' boys squad came in at No. 4. Neither team plays tonight.
Salpointe Catholic (No. 7) and Catalina Foothills (No. 13) were the only two teams in the top 16 of the Division II boys seedings. Each team has won a state title within the last two years and they face off for the third time this season Thursday at 6 p.m.
There was also just a pair of Southern Arizona squads in the boys Division I seedings with Tucson ranked fifth and Rincon/University ranked 16th.
The seedings will be updated at 10 a.m. daily according to the Arizona Interscholastic Association. The top three teams from each division earn automatic bids while the final seven spots go out according to rankings.
The first round of the state tournament for girls kicks off three weeks from today while the boys open their tournament a day after that.


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Theatre Arts
Finalized May 2017
JEFF COUSSENS, Professor, Chair
A.B., Augustana; M.F.A., Indiana
ANDY GUTSHALL, Assistant Professor
B.S., Illinois State, M.F.A., University of Nebraska
JENNIFER POPPLE, Assistant Professor
B.A., Drake University; M.Ed., University of Utah; Ph.D. University of Colorado
Major in Theatre
31 credits, including THEA-141, THEA-240, THEA-242, THEA-244, THEA-301, THEA-341, THEA-343, THEA-350, THEA-450, THEA-460; THEA-314 or THEA-315; one elective from the following: THEA-314, THEA-315, THEA-340, THEA-344, THEA-410; at least two practical theatre experiences including one at the 245 level and one at the 345 or 445 level.
Minor in Theatre
18 credits in Theatre Arts including THEA141 (Introduction to Theatre) and 15 additional credits in theatre, 6 of which must be at the 300-400 level.
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Marty's Market Pilots iPad POS System
Grocer says the system requires minimal training
Marty's Market—a specialty food market with five checkout lanes in Pittsburgh that focuses on bringing fresh, all-natural food to its customers, is pilotingSan Francisco-based Revel Systems' POS system designed specifically for supermarkets and grocery stores.
"We've seen so many great benefits of the system in the time we've had it live in our store," said Lawrence Capozzolo, who heads up IT for Marty's Market. "With its now familiar intuitive touchscreen interface, the iPad makes it so simple for our employees to learn so that we don't have to spend days training them. Adding to the simplicity and compactness of the iPad POS system, the solution ties in to our flatbed scanner and card reader in a way that matches the flow of our store."
According to "Trouble in Aisle 5," a recent study by Jefferies.com and Alix Partners, the Millennial generation (those born between 1982 and 2001) will surpass the Baby Boomer generation in buying power over the next decade, so grocery stores throughout the industry are paying more attention to what this group demands. Coupled with the fact that Millennials are more focused on technology than prior generations, this triggered Revel Systems' plan to build a Grocery POS system to tackle the growing industry of specialty grocery stores. These stores need a Grocery POS system that can suit the needs not only of their business, but also of their clientele, making Revel's flexible Grocery POS a great fit with outlets like Marty's Market.
Features of Revel's Grocery POS system include:
- Integration with Dwolla, a new payment platform that charges no fees for transactions under $10 and only 25 cents per transaction for any amount over $10 with no service agreement or cancellation fees for the stores. LevelUp's payment platform is also a supported plug-in.
- Hardware connections via wireless connection through Revel Systems' Revel Router to best-of-breed peripherals that include Honeywell flatbed scanners, Epson printers, chip/PIN attachment for PIN debit transactions, cash drawers, scales and more
- Import/export of products made just for supermarkets to enable price changing on the fly
- Price-embedded SKUs that enable deli and other sections of the store to preprint price-embedded barcodes to expedite front register scans
- Grocery Store API that allows modification of products at an advanced level
- Coupon capability to scan manufacturer coupons or printable online coupons
- Customer-facing kiosk mode for self-checkout lanes
- Full-blown POS back-end features that include real-time reporting for inventory control, and employee scheduling
"Revel Systems is about building a platform for all commerce to interact, and our Grocery POS system has been in development for over a year to provide our customers with the features they really want and need to run their businesses," said Lisa Falzone, CEO and co-founder of Revel Systems. "The payment industry is super competitive right now, not to mention that these specialty stores want sleek design with attachment to best-of-breed peripherals. Our partnership with Dwolla for payments and our API, which connects to Honeywell scanners and other peripherals, give our customers the most advanced features at an extremely competitive price point."
Revel's Grocery POS software license is $2,000 per seat plus additional hardware bundling options and is currently available at www.revelsystems.com or by calling (855) 738-3555.


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2. I'll let you drive if you want
3. I'll hold your hair when you get sick
4. You can drink the last of the orange juice I won't mind
5. I'll always be faithful
6. I'll love the way you look when you wake up in the morning
7. I wont leave the seat up
8. I wont drag you to my family outings
9. I will get jealous "I am a guy"
10. I'll love your imperfections
11. I'll will give you flowers when you're mad at me
12. I like to argue, just to make up
13. You can sleep on any side of the bed you want
14. I'll never tell you nothings wrong when there is
15. I share the radio in the car
16. I wont make you go somewhere that you don't want to, as long as
you don't do it to me
17. I'd rather stay home and drink than go to the bar
18. I'll always ask you what you want to do
19. I'll never leave without saying goodbye
20. I wont be mad if you fart
21. I'll wash your hair
22. I'll wait for you to take a shower first, or I'll take one with
23. I'll brush your hair until you fall asleep
24. I'll walk behind you just to stare at your ass
25. I like candles and foreplay
26. I love to give oral
27. I'll always let you cum
28. I'll fix your car if it breaks
29. I'll fix you if you break
30. I'll never hit you out of anger
31.I'll never talk down to you
32. I'll always tell you the truth about what I'm doing and where I
33. I don't cheat
34. I'm not big in to sports
35. I love to kiss your neck
36. I'll act silly just to see you smile
37. I can unclog the sink
38. I like southpark too
39. When we go to the movies you can pick the flick
40. I'll lie for you to the cop's or your boss if you need me to
41. I wont be mad when you want a girls night out
42. I know How to wash dishes
43. I won't giggle at your sunglasses
44. I'll always be your beer pong partner
45. I'll always be there for you when you need someone to talk to
46. I love the smerfs
47. I like to cuddle too
48. I like to cook
49. I don't have a problem with public affection
50. I will watch you while you sleep
51. I'll never hang out with an ex
52. I don't make a lot of money but I don't live with my mommy
53. My career is not more important than you
54. I wont forget your birthday
55. I'll rub your feet if they hurt
56. 420 is ok with me
57. I don't drive drunk
58. I do care if you do
59. I'll leave the light on for you
60. I spent the time to make this list
61. I'm not a racist
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63. I know how to knock
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66. I can keep a promise
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75. I love to massage your neck and back
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77. I have good manners
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79. I'm Tall enough to reach the stuff in the top cupboard
80. I'm afraid of rollercoasters
81. I have a job and work mon - fri
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83. I'll kill the nasty spider for you
84. I like cats and dogs
85. I like scary movies
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88. I like to go camping
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90. I know how to dance
91. I can flip my eyelids inside out
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94. I I'll be nice to your friends even if I don't like them
95. I always check my voicemail
96. I will kisses you with meaning.
97. I'll hold you all night
98. I'll hold your hand when you get a shot
99. I'll let you hold the remote
100. Kinky is ok with me
101. You can scream I will scream with you
I'm looking to meet someone who is down to earth.A woman who appreciate car doors being opened for you or little notes found in odd places letting you know how I feel. I am a Full time father to old son (note, I am a independent father I know my responsibility and not looking for help)I been doing the father thing 4 along time . I in-joy having my son in my life.
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With the EFF's vocal presence in it's hallowed halls, the ruling party can't hide behind Parliament any longer, writes Dumisani Hlophe.
Parliament is an institution of political power contestation. While traditionally it is a law-making and oversight institution over the executive, the key players approach this as key battles of political power contestation.
Both the law-making processes, and the monitoring of the executive, are essentially instruments and processes of political power contestation.
However, both the rules and processes of law-making and oversight over the executive are also subject to power contestation over their validity.
The actions of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) since the beginning of this term of Parliament, indicates it is in Parliament to wage a power political battle.
Its key target, if not the only one, is the ANC.
In this regard, it has identified two crucial soft points: first, it is state President Jacob Zuma, mainly over the Nkandla over-spending. Secondly, it is Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, over the Marikana massacre.
In both instances, the political battles are largely personal: both Zuma and Ramaphosa presided over the firing of EFF's Julius Malema and company from the ANC.
While the EFF has developed a strategic plan for its battles against the ANC, the latter does not seem to have an engagement plan against the EFF.
Typical of established ruling parties; the ANC has become very comfortable, and conservative. In the typical myth that it "will govern until Jesus Christ returns", the ANC has taken comfort in the fact that the UDM, and Cope have not grown to pose a challenge to the ANC.
Therefore, it assumes, the EFF will also die a natural death. The comfortable laurels in the ANC are that all parties that emerge to challenge the ANC, sooner or later, assume a natural death.
Therefore, sooner or later, the EFF will also die. Hence, the little concern in the ANC to contest the EFF's political growth and challenge.
Suddenly, South Africa has two political pole positions: an arrogant conservative ruling ANC, on the one hand; and a raw abrasive EFF, on the other hand.
The DA is in the middle battling to find relevance both in terms of race, and policy direction.
The sum total of all this is that South Africa has a political leadership that suffers the poverty of a moral high ground.
Zuma's possible moral high ground status is dented by the Nkandla debacle; Malema's possible one is dented by tax evasion; and Zille's potential moral high ground status is dented by rent-a-black politics.
These political shenanigans bedevilling all political parties play themselves throughout society.
Consequently, what happened at the national Parliament last week is a culmination of the status of political shenanigans that happen throughout society on a daily basis.
It is a culmination of the endless denialism by the security cluster on the Waterkloof military base landing by the Guptas; the Marikana denialism; and the Nkandla denialism championed by the security cluster, and the president's evasive response.
It is the culmination of Malema's bitterness for his expulsion from the ANC which has shaped the EFF's state of opposition to the ANC.
All of this, landed on the shoulders of Baleka Mbete, who as Speaker of Parliament, battled to balance between being a parliamentary chair, and her party political role to protect Zuma as the ANC's president, and distantly the state president.
In other words, Mbete was officially the chairwoman of the National Assembly, while actively being the chairwoman of the ANC. Faced with these two roles: Mbete chose the ANC role, protecting her party president and the ANC.
Unfortunately, she failed on both: while she ordered the EFF out of the National Assembly, she actually left the House; Zuma made an unconventional exit, followed by the ANC, and the rest of the MPs, minus the EFF MPs who remained inside.
Mbete ought to justifiably feel undone by her own political party. Her authority also dried as she called security to remove the EFF members, and no security implemented her instruction.
Even the police when they eventually got to Parliament, stopped ANC members from going back, rather than removing EFF members.
The ANC's inability to strategise on how to politically engage and manage the EFF was, ultimately, left on the shoulders of Mbete.
Perhaps, it can be assumed, that both the parliamentary security, and the police, understood that Parliament is another site of party political power struggles.
Thus both these security institutions would not be drawn into party political squabbles in Parliament.
Perhaps the Western Cape police is aligned to the provincial ruling DA, and was not keen to come to the aid of the ANC leadership.
Or, it clearly understood that this was not a criminal act, but a political squabble. Therefore, it did not warrant its intervention.
The lesson for the ANC is simple: it cannot rely on state institutions to fight its political battles.
Nor use parliamentary positions to silence its political opponents.
The fact the EFF was expelled from Parliament did not end up as any disciplinary or criminal punishment.
The same is playing out with the Gauteng provincial legislature expulsion of EFF members.
These are political battles that require political engagement.
Thus far, the ANC has been useful in contributing to a growing hero status of the EFF. It is the case of Goliath and David respectively.
Political support is always passionate and favourable towards the underdog.
The ANC might inadvertently create a public impression that it is fearful of the EFF, hence, its resort to the usage of state institutions in dealing with the EFF.
Perhaps because the ANC has never been a minority in Parliament, it has not internalised the fact that Parliament is another site political power terrain struggle.
Well, it is! For years, the ANC has subconsciously relied on having powerful leaders in Parliament such as Nelson Mandela, and Thabo Mbeki. These were fierce debaters.
This cannot be said of the incumbent leader, Zuma.
He relies and requires ongoing protection of a much stronger collective ANC.
Parliament is a legitimate forum of party political power contestations.
The EFF has taken this war to the ANC. What the ANC needs is a political engagement strategy.
Resorting to rules, procedures, decorum, and parliamentary laws, will only project the ANC as "hiding behind" institutions and procedures rather than accounting to the acts of its leaders.
Parliament is not an ice cream van.
* Hlophe is a political analyst and head of programmes at Power98.7. Twitter – @KunjaloD
** The views expressed here are not necessarily those of Independent Newspapers
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London Glory can Ease Khannouchi's Olympic Heartbreak
World marathon record holder Khalid Khannouchi - his dreams of Olympic glory apparently wrecked by bureaucratic red tape - has instead set his sights on winning Sunday's London Marathon.
Khannouchi, a Moroccan who had set his sights on Olympic glory for the United States in Sydney in October but the Moroccan exile's hopes of gaining US citizenship.
"London is an important race to win and that's what I want to do for all my friends and supporters," Khannouchi said at a press conference on Tuesday. "Yes, it is one of the greatest marathons in the world but you cannot compare it with an Olympic gold medal.
"That is my biggest ambition. It would be something to cherish and a gold medal can never be taken away from you."
Khannouchi could still yet run at the Olympics for Morocco, but when asked about his country of birth, he countered: "I don't want to talk about Morocco. It is the blame of the Federation. They do things differently and make me angry."
"It's not as if the men are running the race for me. I still have to run 26 miles (42km) and I still have to do the time.
"I've wanted to run in London for some time and I don't really care what kind of race I run in. But I think I have to prove on Sunday that I'm also a woman."
But the pre-race favourite still continues to insist there are other class runners in the field apart from fellow Kenyan Chepchumba, who also won in 1997 when passing Liz McColgan almost in the final five yards - to deny the Scot a second successive victory.
Loroupe sent a timely reminder to the remainder of the elite field not to ignore last year's World Championships gold medallist Jong Song-Ok of North Korea and Romania's Lidia Simon, who in the all-woman Osaka race just over two months ago ran a personal best 2:22:54 - LONDON (AFP)
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In-Laws from Hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have the in-laws from hell especially my mother-in-law. She got mad at me over money so she is taking it out on my child. She shows favoritism between the grand-kids. When my child tries to speak to her she ignores him and walks over to the other kids hugs and kisses them in front of him. She has had nothing to do with him for at least 7 years. He has point of sadness and tell us he knows his grandmother does not love him. It breaks my heart that he is hurt and nothing I can do to help. We have tried talking to her and she feels she does nothing wrong when she treats him this way. At this point we just don't go around her hoping this will ease some of the pain if he is not confronted with it on a regular. This also is causing major issues in my marriage because my husband just say nothing except he knows his mother treats him different then the other kids. My mother is deceased and she is his only grandparents and he has never had the love most kids get from a grandparent.
So heart breaking. I don't have my parents and my in laws watch my kids and everything. She did have some adopted mostly grown grand kids she hardley saw and they were treated a little diffrent at the begining of the marrige. I think she was upset with the marrige. But 7 years is a long time. I would have him express his personality with her through leters or something. Let her see the great kid he is. Doesn't mean it will work, maybe she will have her heart warmed by the jesture.
I have been to my friends grandparents as a child and been treated like an outcast. I remember to this day because it does not feel good in anyway. They had the sweetest, kindest mom and this was their father's mom. She wouldn't even talk to me and gave all the other kids something (Popsicles or something)and not me and my sister. There had to be 10 or more children there. I remember telling my mom how aweful I felt after going there to swim.
I would save him the pain and only visit when no other grand kids are visiting and that would only be for your DH really. Maybe he only goes there with DH. Who is she really mad at anyways???
I think it's really important to understand the limits of your power in this situation.
You really can't control the bitch, and it's a waste of time trying. In fact, since I can almost guarantee she's doing it FOR the attention she gets, ignoring it will be much more effective than anything you can say to her.
On the other hand, what you CAN do is help your child handle what's happening, and describe it in neutral, observational language. 'Oh, honey, you look so disappointed that grandma walked away from you while you were talking to her. I don't know why she does that, dear,' and 'yes, she certainly does appear to show more affection for your cousins, it's cruel that she does it so blatantly in front of you, isn't it?' 'I suspect you're right, that your grandma does not love you. That's hard to believe, but her behaviour certainly makes it look that way to me.'
Helping him understand his feelings --and making it clear that they are real and reasonable, that he's not imagining things-- is important.
You can also avoid her company. While it's a common fallacy that 'most kids get love from their grandparents' the fact is that selfish, evil-minded, nasty and thoughtless people do not magically become generous, loving, kind and supportive people because their children procreated. Most people have real people as grandparents, no matter what Hallmark might like everyone to think.
Up until the mid-1900s, it was extremely uncommon for humans to have one living grandparent by the time they were 10.
So: you don't need her around, your husband certainly doesn't need her around and your son absolutely has no need for any contact with her, ever. Find nice old people to socialize with, if you think he'd benefit from intergenerational society...
I had a grandma who did the exact same things - initially it was hurtful - but when I saw what a nasty person she was in many ways - it stopped bothering me. Trsut me - it has had NO lasting effect on me or my emotional development. I guess its the way my mom dealt with it - my mom hated her guts and she was NOT politically correct in front of her kids LOL - so she would talk to us about her and tell us what a nasty piece of work my grandma was - I dont know wehter that was the right thing for her to do but the effect was that we stopped minding about the fact that our grandma loved our cousins and didnt love us. We didnt want to have anything to do with her anyway and we only tolerated her for the sake of our dad (my dad was like your dh - he would say nothing even when grandma did stuff which showed clearly she didnt care for us - for example she would make fun of me and my sis all the time). My mom protected us like a fierce tigress which helped!
I'm sorry she treats him like that :( I would tell your husband if he can't control his mother you won't be visiting her. Let your son choose whether he wants to go to family gatherings. Help him cope with the disappointment if he chooses to go and support him if he chooses to stay home. Good luck!
Your poor son.. and your MIL is a bitch. Who does that??? To a child??? Digusting.
Honestly, he is better off without someone so toxic and mean in his life. She has done him a favor.
I feel your pain in the G'parent department. We dont have a grandma... 2 grandpas.. one is clueless... (oh, was I supposed to get him a birthday gift?) and another who is too far away- heart in the right place, but out of sight out of mind with that one...
Anyway... enough said. Id tell your son that you dont understand it either. You dont like it either... but express that you love him... your hubby loves him... he has aunts and uncles? (I assume who love him) and it has NOTHING to do with HIM and everything to do with her.
just awful. HUGS!
I would just not go over there anymore. I'd rather my kids not have any relationship with a grandparent than have a heartbreaking one.
Poor kid, that's a shame, BUT he has you in his life so you just tell him when he notices that Grandma treats him badly that she is rude and some people just are rude and that's life. Life isn't fair but we can still be happy! And limit the exposure to her.
My MIL is an asshole too, so we stopped letting the kids be around her. They honestly don't remember her anymore. I told DH he could see his family whenever he wanted but the kids and I would no longer be joining him. He hasn't seen his family in almost a year, and the kids and I haven't seen them in 3 1/2 years.
Sad to say but with a gram like that I would choose NOT to have one. There is NO way in hell I would subject my child to that kind of mental abuse. By the way your hubby needs a good swift kick! It breaks my heart to hear this so imagine how a child must feel.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, it's time to end the war in Afghanistan and bring U.S. troops home, several House Republicans and Democrats demanded on Wednesday.
President Barack Obama will begin drawing down some of the 100,000 troops in Afghanistan in July, with all combat forces due out by 2014. But that timetable is unacceptable to a growing number of war-weary lawmakers, who argue that the death of the al-Qaida leader is an opportunity for the United States to recalibrate its strategy.
"The successful mission that located and killed Osama bin Laden has raised many questions about the effectiveness of America's strategy to combat terrorism through a now 10-year-old nation-building effort in a deeply corrupt Afghanistan, especially in light of the serious fiscal challenges we face at home," Reps. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Peter Welch, D-Vt., wrote in a letter to colleagues on Wednesday.
They said it would be more effective to use "a targeted, worldwide counter-terrorism strategy similar to the intelligence and special operations mission that located and killed bin Laden in Pakistan earlier this month."
Chaffetz and Welch planned to offer an amendment to the defense bill for withdrawing ground troops from Afghanistan. A group of eight Republicans and Democrats were pushing another measure to accelerate the transition from U.S. to Afghan control of operations.
While the amendments were unlikely to pass, the votes expected Wednesday were certain to provide a measure of the congressional opposition to the war — numbers that won't go unnoticed at the Pentagon and White House.
For a second day, the House debated the broad, $690 billion defense blueprint that would provide a 1.6 percent increase in military pay, fund an array of aircraft, ships and submarines, slightly increase health care fees for working-age retirees and meet the Pentagon's request for $119 billion to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
By voice vote, the House adopted an amendment that would extend whistleblower protection to members of the military who speak up about "ideologically based threats" by fellow service members that they believe could undermine U.S. security.
Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, the sponsor of the measure, cited the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, and the accused shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. A Pentagon review found Hasan's supervisors expressed concerns about his behavior but failed to heed their own warnings.
Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the November 2009 shooting spree on the Texas military post.
House Republican leaders hope to finish the defense bill on Thursday, but first must plow through 152 amendments, several to eliminate disputed items in the bill that have drawn the threat of a presidential veto.
Provisions in the bill would limit Obama's authority to transfer terrorist suspects from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries. The bill also bars transfer of detainees to facilities in the United States, even for trial.
The administration said the bill's provision "is a dangerous and unprecedented challenge to critical executive branch authority to determine when and where to prosecute detainees, based on the facts and the circumstances of each case and our national security interests."
The administration also opposes language in the bill revising the authorization to use military force established after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Republican proponents say the provision mirrors what the Obama administration has spelled out as its justification for prosecuting various terrorist cases. Critics say it would give the president unlimited authority not only to detain terror suspects and prosecute them in military tribunals, but also to go to war.
"This authorization goes on forever," said Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif. "We should never allow any president to have that unlimited opportunity to wage war."
The bill also includes a provision that would prohibit providing money to the administration for removing nuclear weapons from operation unless it reports to Congress on how it plans to modernize the remaining arsenal. The bill also says the president may not change the target list or move weapons out of Europe until he reports to Congress.
Last December, the Senate ratified the New START, signed by Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in April 2010. The pact would limit each country's strategic nuclear warheads to 1,550, down from the current ceiling of 2,200. It also established a system for weapons inspections.
START stands for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
The administration said it objected to the bill's onerous conditions on its ability to implement the treaty. The White House also said the legislation "raises constitutional concerns as it appears to encroach on the president's authority as commander in chief to set nuclear employment policy — a right exercised by every president in the nuclear age from both parties."